First ivf march 2014! Please join me!

[Peachy1584]

At least you can be in denial it's already snowing here. Junk.
And I must be way off because I thought it went by how much you spent not each purchase. My ass is starting to feel the pain now. Hubby messed up last night (first time though and we have done a butt load (ha ha) of these shots) so we had to do it twice. I will have to check and see how many points I have.

 

[messica]

At least you can be in denial it's already snowing here. Junk.
And I must be way off because I thought it went by how much you spent not each purchase. My ass is starting to feel the pain now. Hubby messed up last night (first time though and we have done a butt load (ha ha) of these shots) so we had to do it twice. I will have to check and see how many points I have.

Sun is shining and we're sittin at a lovely 32* right now, most of the snow finished melting over the weekend. Hence, my denial lol. How crummy that you're seeing it already!

Which ones are you doing in the bum if you don't mind my asking? Is that the progesterone? I have a friend who last IVF ended up switching to suppositories before week 12 because she was all knotted up and sore from all the injections.

I too thought the Walgreens deal was about how much you spent, that's why I was so excited to see where I was at!

 

[Peachy1584]

Yes its the progesterone. There are things you can do to make easier. The good thing about it is that it's easily measured in your blood which I find comfort in. I just showered and boy did it feel good. Couldn't even do that for 2 days. It's 27 here. Just keeps alternating between snow and sleet. I thought by tomorrow we were supposed to have around 4 inches of the wet slushy stuff and up north was supposed to get 6+. I am watching the news now so we'll because the last I saw it wasn't even supposed to start until tonight. I have a window open anyways I need fresh air.

 

[messica]

I heard it could top out at a foot of snow or more......if that's the case, mother nature can kiss my patoot for teasing us with spring last week.


I too have been cracking my windows, especially at night. Nothing beats the fresh air

 

[mononoke]

Hi Ladies:

Happy St Patrick' Day and sending you all the luck of the Irish and baby dust!

Peachy - your embies are absolutely gorgeous! Did you do AH? Bed Rest sucks, you lucked out having to do only two days, I have to do three (3) and I was going crazy to top that I was on bed rest on Christmas eve, Christmas and the day after..lol! But it was worth it and got our Christmas present.

AFM - some of my symptoms subsides already like nausea, I can see my linea negra getting darker now ..today is our anniversary..yey! we were hoping to have a quiet early dinner but seems like not going to happen. CA had an earthquake this morning and so hubby will be staying at work more hours to make sure there's no leaks in underground pipelines

Messica and Lanet - good luck and can't wait for you guys to be PUPO!

 

[messica]

Say, are you doing anything else right now to help implantation? I've heard pineapple core, and then no pineapple core but pineapple juice, brazil nuts, exercise/yoga for blood flow.

Same for pre-retrieval, was there anything special you have heard of and did to try to up your odds?

 

[Peachy1584]

Ours will stop within the hour and get in the upper 30's then start again late tonight. I'm so over it. Lots of crashes all over. It'll probably go right from furnace to A.C. like last year. Glad you guys get to cycle together it makes it easier having someone doing it at the same time : )

 

[messica]

mononoke - how scary! What does DH do? Maybe it's because I've never experienced one that the prospect of earthquakes just terrify me!

 

[Peachy1584]

Thanks Mono no we didn't do AH. He said he didn't think it was necessary. 2 days was awful enough it made me sore everywhere. Hubby told me i would never make it in jail. Umm duh!! I heard about the quake on the news this morning and it seemed pretty localized. True? Yay for your anniversary! Maybe some candles and take out for when he gets home?

 

[mononoke]

I agree Peachy, Messica and Lanet are fortunate to cycle almost at the same time - its nice having a buddy

Does anyone here heart about the implantation glue or embryo glue, they are quite popular in UK. not sure if they work, I think what they do is they cover the embie with it before transferring it.

Messica - hubby works is an Operations Specialist for BP...he does alarm and pipeline system control...can't afford to have another major leak like back in 2010. Earthquakes are scary.. the one we just had is not that strong..I myself experienced a 7.7 in the Philippines back in 1996...and I really thought it was the end of the world...it only lasted 15 seconds but killed so many and destroyed too much...well Midwest and the east coast is not in the pacific ring of fire so don't worries..earthquake there is unlikely

 

[Peachy1584]

Messica I tried lots of that stuff on my other 2 cycles and honestly I don't think it helps or hurts. I think acupuncture can be beneficial simply for relaxation and I did a lot of that but it gets spendy doing it every week and you can do yoga and meditation at home. I have a fertility yoga dvd I could send you if you want it. I had a hard time because I have bursitis in my hip. It's supposed to improve blood flow and relaxation same as acupuncture. Do anything you think will help you so no regrets later on.

 

[Peachy1584]

Mono I have never heard of that but I know women who have done the uterine scratching. Crazy enough we actually do get quakes here in MN. They are small though and I would totally freak if my things started flying all over the place.

 

[mononoke]

This is what I found online re: embryo glue

High concentration of hyaluronan increases pregnancy rates

EmbryoGlue® is the only available transfer medium containing a high concentration of hyaluronan. When EmbryoGlue® was used for transfer the clinical pregnancy rate was significantely increased from 41% to 50% 2 compared to when a conventional culture medium with low or no hyaluronan was used.

 

[messica]

Peachy - that's super generous. You'd have to let me pay you for it but otherwise absolutely I'll snag your yoga dvd if you're willing to part with it. I was doing bikram yoga up in Fergus and Perham but with finances getting so tight paying for this cycle I've had to forgo it the last few months. I have a couple "Rock Your Yoga" shows recorded off Veria but again, had to downgrade our tv services to save and that was one that we lost before I had a chance to dvr many.

I meditate daily. It's the only thing that's saved my sanity this whole journey. Haven't tried acupuncture but now I want to call and see if insurance might cover it. I have seen it's about he only thing that's been legitimately proven to help and so many seem to swear by it.

RE had the same opinion about doing what speaks to me in regards to diet, but doubts any of it has anything more than a placebo effect.

 

[messica]

mononoke - FLIPPIN. YIKES. Seriously. I see a crack in my driveway and wonder if it's because the earth is shifting deep below and eventually I it'll open up and swallow the whole house........usually I'm not that ridiculous but it's a legitimate phobia of mine. Hope your hubs stays safe and there are no dangerous situations he has to deal with as a result!


peachy - again I will counter with straight up denial

 

[AMANDAKT512]

Red all my RE and OB cared about was that I was taking 800 of folic acid. Which as long as you have been baby should be just fine. So excited for you! Feeling prego yet? Transfer is at 11:45 but I have to be there an hour early. I honestly think I have a more painful full bladder than anyone else so am dreading it worse than retrieval : )

Amanda I'm praying for your embies too. Can't wait til you get that call tomorrow to put your mind at ease. Are you starting to feel more comfortable since retrieval?

Lanet have a blast today!!

Feeling so much better!!

Saturday they froze 2 a 6 cell and a 7 cell. They were going to let the other a 2 cell culture a little longer, I should hear today how it is.

 

[lanet]

Amanda I'm so glad they made it! Did they say how soon you could do fet?
Mononoke we are near the New Madrid fault line, which several years who caused an earthquake so strong the Mississippi River flowed backwards.
Messica I ordered the circle and bloom fertility program. You listen each night for 20 minutes and it helps visual what should be happening on that day. It starts before ivf, then each day of stims, and then er and et, and then 2ww It's so relaxing, it's ultimate meditation, I can't even feel my my arms and legs at the end and I just roll over and go to sleep. I've done the free one for awhile but decided to order the ivf one. It's usually $60 but I found a discount on it and got it for $34. Like peachy said, I think most of it's just to relax, so whatever benefit comes from that.
It's sunshiny here, but my deck is in the shade and always the last to melt.
I'm calling walgreens now to hopefully get a final price!

 

[Peachy1584]

Mono that sounds interesting I am going to have to ask RE about that.

Messica PM me your address and I will send it out tomorrow. I will not take a cent at least it will be used instead of collecting dust at my casa.

Amanda so glad you've got frosties and praying for a great report today!

Lanet I hope the discount makes a huge difference for you. Did you get one for the Menopur ?

 

[lanet]

Not really. They had me sign up through a program through them, so I pay $25 to enroll, and then get a $25 Walgreen gift card, and $100 off a $1000 prescription. So I got $100 off. My total is around $2000 so I'm ok with that!

 

[Peachy1584]

If I have to cycle again I'm definitely going to look for a program for the Menopur. It's super spendy.