February IVF Buddies!! 2nd Cycle. FET

[Hatethewait85]

barb- Any updates on your beta??? I've been checking in all day (and your blog too!!) anxiously awaiting the good news! FX!!

eveclo- Good luck with the stims! Hope lazy lefty is pulling their weight this time It seems so long to me to wait until Monday for a scan - I think my first one was after 3 doses! But maybe since you've done one already they know you'll be fine until then?

CJ- So nice to get weekly scans. Hopefully they prove to be very reassuring that your bean is snuggled in tight and growing like a weed!!

AFM- I'm just hanging it out in Non-ART land! Hubs and I have decided to jump in with both feet to this TCM and are actually NOT trying this month so I can take these 'strong' herbs that are contraindicated in pregnancy/ttc. But after this cycle is over - I'm definitely back in the game. And very secretly hoping for a natural BFP (but certainly not holding my breath ). I also heard back from the RI and it appears I'll qualify (I think it was more of a please jump through all of these hoops before we'll schedule the appointment). I will hopefully hear back from them tomorrow or Friday to schedule an appointment. So we shall see. In the meantime, consider me your personal cheerleader because I want to see you all take home your rainbow babies!!!

 

[barbikins]

Hi HTW! I just updated my blog. All is looking well!
1724! I'll go back this weekend for a blood draw and weekend of the 10th we will have our first u/s!

 

[Hatethewait85]

Oh yay! I must've just missed your update- I checked a bit before posting here! So excited and happy for you. This has to be it. Now we just have to find out how many strong bean(s) you are cookin'. Keep us updated please.

 

[barbikins]

Enjoy your break, HTW and good luck! I was doing TCM as well however, my tubes were blocked and I didn't know it. I am sure it helped some. It worked to solve some stomach ailments too xo

 

[Hatethewait85]

I've been doing it since October and haven't noticed much but I think it's because I need the herbs to get things better. Anyway I hope it works! At the very least it is relaxing!

 

[tulip1975]

Barb - huge congrats! I am so happy for you!

 

[barbikins]

It takes at least 6 months for it to kick in. It takes time. I was taking Tibetian Herbs too & it was a lot about patience and time. I hope it works out for you. I really do! Some times it just takes a new protocol or a new RE. Would you consider a new RE??

 

[eveclo]

Woo hoo! Congrats on the beta Barbi. Excellent news.

htw- yay! I'm glad they 'accepted' you & you can hopefully get some answers! At least the next ivf cycle (if you choose to do so) you will have all the help you need so if there are any areas needing addressing you'll find them hopefully!!!

Day 3 of meds for us today, and I'm not feeling much in the ovaries. The last cycles I definitely felt lots of cramping and just them feeling larger, but I am only on day 3 of stimms so we will see yeah, I thought my first scan was quite late but maybe that's because I started stimms on a Tuesday ? I have no idea...
Anyway, hope all of you ladies are well x

 

[3chords]

eveclo, we're on a similar schedule as I'm on Day 1 of stims. I actually haven't really had bad side effects at all although I am now starting to feel my ovaries. Not painful or anything, I just can tell that they are growing. I don't go in for a scan until Saturday (Day 6) so I won't know until then what kind of progress has been made.

 

[barbikins]

yay for stims! you know, both times i didnt feel like myself and by the end, i couldnt wait for it to be over. im glad to be off the drugs now. i will deal with new hormones however. hopefully they will be nice to me.

 

[Hatethewait85]

Yeah, that's what my acupuncturist said too Barbi. So I'm trying to be patient. Based on my RI appointment (Not scheduled until the end of July with results mid Aug), I won't be able to do another cycle until September at the earliest- but I do plan to try another protocol then. I'm open to another RE, but I really like mine (hubs does too). If I were to switch, I'd have to drive a few hours away which would make it really hard with work. There's another RE near my current but I haven't heard as good of things about them so I don't think I would switch to that clinic. But I have several months to sit and think about things now (and research things ) so maybe I'll feel differently in a few months.

Can't wait to see how your first appointments go eveclo and 3chords! This part of the process is so exciting and full of hope. I've got everything crossed you're growing egg(s) for your rainbow right now!

 

[3chords]

I expected not to feel like myself based on what I read and a couple of friends who have gone through IVF. Also, I found clomid and femara/letrozole REALLY difficult, basically had a 5-day long migraine each cycle. So I am shocked at how easy the stims have been so far. I know it will get worse towards the end but frankly that I've had 4 days with basically no side effects is awesome.

 

[Hatethewait85]

I expected not to feel like myself based on what I read and a couple of friends who have gone through IVF. Also, I found clomid and femara/letrozole REALLY difficult, basically had a 5-day long migraine each cycle. So I am shocked at how easy the stims have been so far. I know it will get worse towards the end but frankly that I've had 4 days with basically no side effects is awesome.

That's great! I had zero problems with stims- couldn't even feel anything going on until after the trigger actually (then I started feeling pretty full and uncomfortable). Hope that's the case for you!

 

[3chords]

Ooh I hope so too!

How are you liking acupuncture? I have been doing it since last month, never tried it before but I figured if I was spending all this time and $ on IVF, may as well try it all.

 

[barbikins]

I did IVF acupuncture this cycle that I got pregnant. There is a statistic that it can increase your chances of a successful IVF cycle by 20%.

 

[eveclo]

Hope all of you ladies are having a good weekend!

How are you feeling Barbi? Getting any mega pregnancy symptoms?

Day 6 of Gonal F and having a little bit of feeling in my ovaries but definitely not as much as last time... I'm guessing I might have a few less follicles than I did my previous cycle. I started orgalutran blocker injections last night, and will continue them until EPU. Have our first scan tomorrow so fingers crossed these follicles are growing and filled with excellent eggs!

 

[3chords]

eveclo, looks like we're on almost the same schedule. I am finding the Orgalutran a HUGE pain to inject. Damn needle is so dull/blunt you really have to stab yourself!

I am on Day 7 with Puregon+Menopur and started Orgalutran yesterday. After 5 days of stims I had 10 lead follicles which were all about the same size (and all over 10 mm). I go back in tomorrow to see what progress has been made. ER will likely be Thursday or Friday.

barb - I wonder if we are using the same lady in TO for acupuncture? Seems like there is one that most people I know who did IVF use. I've been going since I started the long protocol and I find it very relaxing.

 

[eveclo]

eveclo, looks like we're on almost the same schedule. I am finding the Orgalutran a HUGE pain to inject. Damn needle is so dull/blunt you really have to stab yourself!

I am on Day 7 with Puregon+Menopur and started Orgalutran yesterday. After 5 days of stims I had 10 lead follicles which were all about the same size (and all over 10 mm). I go back in tomorrow to see what progress has been made. ER will likely be Thursday or Friday.

barb - I wonder if we are using the same lady in TO for acupuncture? Seems like there is one that most people I know who did IVF use. I've been going since I started the long protocol and I find it very relaxing.

I can't believe I'm only having my first scan today! It feels like forever! Hopefully there's something going on in there. I guess we will find out later this afternoon!

That is great about the 10 follies, hopefully they are al staying the same size and growing nice and steady!

Yep! Orgalutran is a really bad needle! (Compared to the gonal anyway!) I get my husband to do it (as it has to be done at 8pm on my protocol). I usually get an ice cube, and numb up the area a heap then wipe off the water and get an alcohol wipe and be jabs me. He says its harder to get in because my skin goes all taut but if I can't feel it I don't care! First cycle I didn't numb it and my god it hurt! Haha.

Good luck with your scan!

 

[eveclo]

Scan today went ok, I have 5 follicles on the left and 5 on the right. Left have larger follicles though. Going for another scan on Wednesday, and doc thinks egg pick up will be on Friday or on Monday (they don't do surgery on the weekends- ugh)!

So roughly about 10 follicles give or take. About the same as last time. I asked the doctor about our options if this cycle doesn't work- she has no idea. As our fertility issue is supposed to be a 'male' one. I am healthy & only in my early 20's. she seemed pretty much stumped as to why it hasn't worked for us, but will look into doing a laparoscopy or something else if this still doesn't work. I'm not sure how to feel positive about it after 3 failed transfers! The only thing we are doing different to the previous cycles is transferring two (hopefully... If we get that many!)

Hope all you ladies are well!

 

[barbikins]

3chords, i went to my natropath so unlikely.
who are you going to? i know of two bigger named acupuncturists in TO.
Kate Kent (whom I've gone to) and Francis Rock.