Gonal Girls

[bizzibii]

Bizz, I hope you get better news. Why did they push back your IVF?

In the Netherlands all infertility treatments are paid by insurance , because of that factor there is a waiting list. The insurance companies tell the clinics how many IVF treatments they can do per month. So let's say per it's 10 per month per clinic, if all the spots are taken you are scheduled for a following month. So what happened to me is between my first and second appointment all the gaps have been filled with other "wanting babies" people..... The first available spot is in May then... so I can start treatment in April... and I don't want to leave the clinic I am at because apparently it is the best one in the country... 3 years in a row ;-).
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Kmae- how are you ? when is ur first scan ?

 

[alicatt]

so quiet on here.... ;-). At the moment I am still waiting for AF. 16 days late so far, of course I am not pregnant . FS said it's just my body getting over the meds..... tralalala, My IVF have been moved... again. So I will be doing it in April/May.... not happy .

When I went for my final consultation the nurse was great, she said I have 25% chance.. WTF? She didn't give me much hope, because after the FET, technically I will be pregnant and if I still get the BFN it just doing of mother nature.... Thanks, something I DID NOT know before... Since I am classed as Unexplained she also told me I am not pregnant down to bad luck.....

Happy Sunday to All

So sorry for the delays bizzibii.. I am suffering from the same thing right now. AF is 10 days late, but I'm not pregnant. I certainly feel like she is on her way, but she is still not here! So frustrating. I am seeing my FS on Wednesday to find out what is going on. With my luck AF will show that morning!

 

[Kmae]

Bizz and Alicatt, I hope AF gets here soon.

Bizz, it's great to hear you have IVF coverage- bit it sucks that you have to be on a waiting list. Hurry up April!!!

I have my first scan this Friday. I just can't wait to find out what's going on. I'll be 6w6d.

Okay, so I feel kind of guilty right now. One of my friends got pg a week after me - the thing is she has only been trying for two months. I know that it will be great to have our kids together, but something about her only trying 2 months and me trying 2 years and getting pg together really bothers me. It's like I wanted this special time to myself. Also, last time I got pg another friend of mine got pg a week before me. I ended up having a m/c and she now has a healthy baby. Seeing her tummy grow and her baby shower and baby announcements just killed me. I am scared to death this is going to happen again. Plus, I am a twin so I have shared a lot of big events- this one I just didn't want to share. But, I know if she had been struggling like me- I would be happy to share this time with her. Kind of shitty thinking on my part huh!?

 

[alicatt]

Bizz and Alicatt, I hope AF gets here soon.

Bizz, it's great to hear you have IVF coverage- bit it sucks that you have to be on a waiting list. Hurry up April!!!

I have my first scan this Friday. I just can't wait to find out what's going on. I'll be 6w6d.

Okay, so I feel kind of guilty right now. One of my friends got pg a week after me - the thing is she has only been trying for two months. I know that it will be great to have our kids together, but something about her only trying 2 months and me trying 2 years and getting pg together really bothers me. It's like I wanted this special time to myself. Also, last time I got pg another friend of mine got pg a week before me. I ended up having a m/c and she now has a healthy baby. Seeing her tummy grow and her baby shower and baby announcements just killed me. I am scared to death this is going to happen again. Plus, I am a twin so I have shared a lot of big events- this one I just didn't want to share. But, I know if she had been struggling like me- I would be happy to share this time with her. Kind of shitty thinking on my part huh!?

No, you have the right to your feelings and opinions. I think that as time progresses you will be happy to have a friend to do through this with. Just give it time, and be happy with your own pregnancy for now. If you find that it is still bothering you, then make sure you have separate showers and make a point to differentiate between the 2 pregnancies.

 

[bizzibii]

so quiet on here.... ;-). At the moment I am still waiting for AF. 16 days late so far, of course I am not pregnant . FS said it's just my body getting over the meds..... tralalala, My IVF have been moved... again. So I will be doing it in April/May.... not happy .

When I went for my final consultation the nurse was great, she said I have 25% chance.. WTF? She didn't give me much hope, because after the FET, technically I will be pregnant and if I still get the BFN it just doing of mother nature.... Thanks, something I DID NOT know before... Since I am classed as Unexplained she also told me I am not pregnant down to bad luck.....

Happy Sunday to All

So sorry for the delays bizzibii.. I am suffering from the same thing right now. AF is 10 days late, but I'm not pregnant. I certainly feel like she is on her way, but she is still not here! So frustrating. I am seeing my FS on Wednesday to find out what is going on. With my luck AF will show that morning!

Ali- that is exactly what has happened to me . Last week they told me to wait another week if the AF is still not here by Tuesday ( today ) I should come in , last night PING!.... there she is.... AF came 2.5 weeks late .

I have a question, I Have read somewhere that spotting before the AF might indicate some fertility problems, do you know anything about it ? I will ask about it when I go for my next appointment in march but thought maybe some of you ladies know anything about it

 

[bizzibii]

Bizz and Alicatt, I hope AF gets here soon.

Bizz, it's great to hear you have IVF coverage- bit it sucks that you have to be on a waiting list. Hurry up April!!!

I have my first scan this Friday. I just can't wait to find out what's going on. I'll be 6w6d.

Okay, so I feel kind of guilty right now. One of my friends got pg a week after me - the thing is she has only been trying for two months. I know that it will be great to have our kids together, but something about her only trying 2 months and me trying 2 years and getting pg together really bothers me. It's like I wanted this special time to myself. Also, last time I got pg another friend of mine got pg a week before me. I ended up having a m/c and she now has a healthy baby. Seeing her tummy grow and her baby shower and baby announcements just killed me. I am scared to death this is going to happen again. Plus, I am a twin so I have shared a lot of big events- this one I just didn't want to share. But, I know if she had been struggling like me- I would be happy to share this time with her. Kind of shitty thinking on my part huh!?

No, you have the right to your feelings and opinions. I think that as time progresses you will be happy to have a friend to do through this with. Just give it time, and be happy with your own pregnancy for now. If you find that it is still bothering you, then make sure you have separate showers and make a point to differentiate between the 2 pregnancies.

Kmae - don't be afraid to be selfish.... because of all the things you went through you do deserve to be it only ur time, and as you are saying you will be great full to have your kids together later

Women who have no problems getting pregnant just don't get it. One friend of mine told me once " oh I don't know how hard it is for you wanting to have a baby not having one...I guess it's like the feeling you get when you want something really really much ".... my reply was " imagine, someone took your daughter and told you , you will see her next month, then next month told you you will see her next month.... and so on for 5 years.... then after those 5 years told you , you might never see her ..... this is how I feel ! "...... she got it after that ... another friend knowing very well the problems I have getting pregnant understood everything UNTIL she got pregnant herself , the moment she got pregnant ( trying also for 2 months ) she told me, OH I wish you would hurry up and got pregnant so we could be bump buddies together..... I went ballistic at her . If I could get pregnant, I would have 3 kids by now, have you just forgotten everything??????? !!!!!!!!. The point I am trying to make , I am being very selfish about it. If you don't understand what I am going through don't speak to me about it, don't tell me I need to relax, don't tell me about a woman you have read about or you cousins sisters friend and they got pregnant after so many years of trying or whatever.....

I kind of went off the subject... what I wanted to say ... KMAE- you are half way there.. you are pregnant ( you are in better situation then most of us on here ) , it will stick.... it has too, looking forward to the news from your scan !

 

[alicatt]

so quiet on here.... ;-). At the moment I am still waiting for AF. 16 days late so far, of course I am not pregnant . FS said it's just my body getting over the meds..... tralalala, My IVF have been moved... again. So I will be doing it in April/May.... not happy .

When I went for my final consultation the nurse was great, she said I have 25% chance.. WTF? She didn't give me much hope, because after the FET, technically I will be pregnant and if I still get the BFN it just doing of mother nature.... Thanks, something I DID NOT know before... Since I am classed as Unexplained she also told me I am not pregnant down to bad luck.....

Happy Sunday to All

So sorry for the delays bizzibii.. I am suffering from the same thing right now. AF is 10 days late, but I'm not pregnant. I certainly feel like she is on her way, but she is still not here! So frustrating. I am seeing my FS on Wednesday to find out what is going on. With my luck AF will show that morning!

Ali- that is exactly what has happened to me . Last week they told me to wait another week if the AF is still not here by Tuesday ( today ) I should come in , last night PING!.... there she is.... AF came 2.5 weeks late .

I have a question, I Have read somewhere that spotting before the AF might indicate some fertility problems, do you know anything about it ? I will ask about it when I go for my next appointment in march but thought maybe some of you ladies know anything about it

I don't know too much about spotting being a sign of fertility problems. Unless you are spotting early for example only 8dpo or something like that. Otherwise I think as you age it is common for it to happen. When I am having normal cycles (prior to doing IUIs and IVFs where my cycles have been controlled or I've been on progesterone) I would have a little brown spotting 6-12 hours before my full flow started. From all I know, this is normal, providing it starts 13-16 days after your ovulation. If it is happening before that time, it is called a short LP (or short luteal phase). This can be a problem as it means your progesterone may not be strong enough to support a pregnancy, but they can fix this by giving you progesterone supplements. Actually I think most of the time they just do this anyway.

 

[Turkey16]

Hey Everybody!!! Peeking in again after a self-imposed break. I mentioned a while back that we were gonna sit down with our RE to discuss the next step in our "journey" if you will. Conceived via IUI early in 2009, after laser surgery to remove a smidge of endometriosis...thought we'd get pregnant no prob the second time around, but that wasn't the case. Had 3 failed IUIs this summer, the last of them aided by Gonal-F. The whole summer was an awful stressful mess...hence the break!!! So, after 6 months we met with our doc and due to my history and age, I'm 40...the horror!!! ;0) he's recommending IVF, and we're gonna go for it!! Excited & Nervous!! Had my financial consult, and our nurse's consult is Monday morning. Hoping to do a March cycle...anybody have words of wisdom???

Best of luck to everybody!!! You guys were the only fertility-themed indulgence I allowed myself while on my break!!! You all give me so much hope & inspiration!!!

 

[alicatt]

Hey Everybody!!! Peeking in again after a self-imposed break. I mentioned a while back that we were gonna sit down with our RE to discuss the next step in our "journey" if you will. Conceived via IUI early in 2009, after laser surgery to remove a smidge of endometriosis...thought we'd get pregnant no prob the second time around, but that wasn't the case. Had 3 failed IUIs this summer, the last of them aided by Gonal-F. The whole summer was an awful stressful mess...hence the break!!! So, after 6 months we met with our doc and due to my history and age, I'm 40...the horror!!! ;0) he's recommending IVF, and we're gonna go for it!! Excited & Nervous!! Had my financial consult, and our nurse's consult is Monday morning. Hoping to do a March cycle...anybody have words of wisdom???

Best of luck to everybody!!! You guys were the only fertility-themed indulgence I allowed myself while on my break!!! You all give me so much hope & inspiration!!!

Hi Turkey, welcome back!
I have done 2 IVFs and the second one was more successful, but alas I'm still not pregnant. I do have 4 embryos and we are planning on doing a FET in March. So we will be doing a cycle around the same time!

I'm on a thread that deals with IVFs and I thought it might help you out:
https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/a...vf-jan-feb-mar-2013-everyone-welcome-127.html

People there are great, and will answer all your questions about IVF, and what goes on. BTW, I'm 40 as well, so it is possible!

 

[Kmae]

Thanks Bizz and Ali. Bizz , dont even get me started with all of the insensative comments I've heard over the years.

Well, my friend decided that she is going to announce her pregnancy early to our friends at the next girl's night. Everyone knows that I have been going through treatments and ask me every girls night (we get together monthly); so, I'm going to skip this next girl's night. I just don't want to announce my pregnancy along with her's (sorry if that sounds petty) something about it makes me uncomfortable. I waited for so long for these moments and really want my own time to announce it. I feel like you ladies are the only ones I can share this with- so thanks for listening.

On a very very positive note, I had my scan today and baby (had 4 mature follicles and 1 stuck) is measuring on time (7 weeks) and had a very fast heartbeat! With my m/c the heartbeat was very slow and baby was measuring 2 weeks behind- so I am overjoyed that everything is looking so positive. I really hope I give you all some hope. I've been doing a variety of fertility treatments for 8 months (after trying for over a year) and finally found the right treatment and all the stars aligned (hubby sperm motity was inconsistant). I wish I had the power to make you all mommies right now. but since i cant- i just made a wish for you all and am sending positive thoughts..

 

[scerena]

Congrats kame that is amazing news so happy for you enjoy your pregnancy

 

[Galen]

Hi ladies! Mind if I join in this thread? I am currently in the agonizing tww following Femara cd 3-7, but I'd like to join in here as I am anticipating an injectable cycle the next go 'round.

A quick bit about me...35 years, DH 34, we have an 18 month old daughter conceived on our second IVF. Hoping to give her a sibling, and hoping to get lucky before wading back into that pool again.

I'd like to go back and read all the previous posts, but bear with me, that might take me a minute!

Does look there are some recent BFPs though, so big, big congrats to you ladies!

I am curious as to what your relative doses of FSH have been in your cycles?

 

[Kmae]

Welcome Galen! I hope you are able to give your daughter a sibling without too much delay. It seems that the way everyone's body responds to injectables varies. For me, I did a combo cycle 50mg Clomid for days 3-7 and 75 IUI of Menopur (FSH) from cd 8-10. With this I created 4 mature follicles; however, I was told it is very rare to have that sort of response on a combo cycle. Basically, it seems like the first time you do injectables, it's sort of a test to see how your body responds to them, then they do some "fine tuning" until they get your dose just right for your body. Good luck!!!

 

[lilyannabella]

Hello ladies....I'm new to this thread. I just started taking menotrophin on alternative days at 75 IU.
I have no idea what to really expect. I've been using this thread as a " holy grail".
I'm really happy to see the recent BFPS and hope the same happens for all of us xxx

 

[Galen]

Thanks, Kmae! Hope you are feeling well!

Hi Lily! Good luck this cycle. Alternate days seems like it might be a good option to limit the amount of expensive medicine you have to use. Keep us posted...I'm curious how it works!

I'm just sitting over here, driving myself absolutely nutty, overanalyzing every tweak, twinge or tickle I feel right now.

 

[lilyannabella]

Thanks Galen!!
Thats exactly what the specialist said. He doesnt want me taking 75 IU everyday for the first week because he's seen women get overstimulated that way. Also they counted how many immature follicles i have on each ovary and one had 27 while the other had 20. So he decided he isnt taking any chances. he only wants 2 follicles to develop. I have my next scan on feb 14th. i hope its good news I will keep you ladies posted.

Dont drive yourself crazy Galen, we all know its hard not to but i realise now we just have to relax and let the meds work.

 

[ambernov20]

Hello Lily & Galen! Welcome! :wave:

Sorry I've been MIA.....I'm out this month too. My Dr referral ran out unbeknownst to me so when I was supposed to go in I got a phone call that morning instead. So I had to call my Dr to get the referral going again and wouldn't you know it was approved the next day....CD5! The latest my Dr will do meds is CD4 I was very upset. So my holiday hiatus which was to be a month....two at the most is now 3 months! I'm just hoping it all happened for a reason and this will be our month somehow someway. But if not I'll be back in as soon as AF shows up (which isn't for a few more weeks lol!)

 

[alicatt]

Hello Lily & Galen! Welcome! :wave:

Sorry I've been MIA.....I'm out this month too. My Dr referral ran out unbeknownst to me so when I was supposed to go in I got a phone call that morning instead. So I had to call my Dr to get the referral going again and wouldn't you know it was approved the next day....CD5! The latest my Dr will do meds is CD4 I was very upset. So my holiday hiatus which was to be a month....two at the most is now 3 months! I'm just hoping it all happened for a reason and this will be our month somehow someway. But if not I'll be back in as soon as AF shows up (which isn't for a few more weeks lol!)

Amber - so sorry to hear of your delays! That is too bad I started my trial cycle last week, so I'm having a non-cycle too. Only I'm going through all the meds, with no chance of being pregnant at the end! Luckily the only meds are Estrogen and Progesterone. They are basically prepping my uterus as they would for a FET, then they are going to do 2 bipsies around CD 19-22. Hopefully the next cycle will be my cycle.

So when do you think your next cycle will start?

 

[sugarpi24]

Hello ladies...I used gonal f last cycle and ovidrel and got my period instead of a bfp...so hoping this next cycle when we do an IUI if my insurance will cover the injections we will get our bfp.

How do you ladies like gonal f?

 

[bwilson1019]

Hi ladies-- My name is Monique I am 32 and my husband is 34. We have been ttc for about 3 years. I start my first round of Gonal F this Friday. I was dx with PCOS when I was 22 never really affected me because I didn't want to pregnant after 10 years of marriage we decided its time and it didn't happen like we thought it would. So we shall see what this cycle brings my RE is starting me out on a high dose for 3 days to wake my ovaries up as he calls it and then drop down to a low dose for a few days and I will have my ultrasound next Tuesday and then everyday after from there on out. We are really hoping that it only takes this one round of Gonal F but are in for the long haul.