"impatiently waiting and complaining" IVF November/December/end of the year bumps

[ashknowsbest]

I'm not sure yet. I think we're aiming for a day 5 but they're going to call me tomorrow morning if it has to be tomorrow and then well go in then or they'll call me tomorrow and tell me that we're going to transfer them on day 5 which would be Wednesday

 

[Kirs_t]

Hi girls!

How are you feeling after ER Ash? Any more news on when transfer will be? Its very exciting to think that you have those little embies - part of you and your partner - just waiting to become little people!

Afam - Hows things? I generally try not to have any caffeine from the start of the cycle - and just have the occasional glass of wine if I am out with friends... then nothing after transfer day. Having said that - I have just started day 1 of my FET cycle and just had a coffee and cupcake. Bad start but oh so worth it!
My acupuncturist/naturopath also said that she wants me to eat slow cooked lamb shanks a few time in the week before transfer?? Apparently all those tendons and meat is meant to help with a sticky lining and implantation. Will see if it works!
Do you follow a high protein diet? What else do you guys do diet wise?
Also what is the verdict on how much rest and activity after transfer? At my clinic in Aus - we pretty much go back to normal life straight after, but no strenuous exercise. Im thinking of having a few days off work this time though - just to rest and give it the best shot.

Snow - how are you going? Where are you up to in your cycle atm?

AF is finally here for me! First blood test is tomorrow and should transfer around the 24th November! Yippee

 

[babydesire]

Me-36 DH-40 I am on long protocol had decapyptyl injections in Sep and Oct. After 15 days of these inections I had GonalF and luveries and HMG 300 and Certix. Yesterday which Dr considered D10 I had 3 follicles 24.1 and 14.9 mm rt side and 9.9 at left side. What are the chances of my ivf please rply

 

[Sandy83]

Morning Ladies

Sorry ive been MIA for a while been really busy last week, but was keeping an eye on all your posts.

Sorry if i dont mention everyone but am hoping you are all well and sending you

Ash - Great news on the number of eggs 24 amazing and great on 10 fertilising. Cant wait to see how many get to 5 day as with 10 there is no doubt about going to blasto. I have 10 fertilised and had 3 at day 5 so Fx'd

Kirs_t - Great news on AF showing and Fx'd for 24th im sure it will be here in no time.

Afam - I didnt go on any diet with the first IVF but i eat health anyway, i did reduce the caffine and changed to green tea and give myself a treat maybe once a week to a cup of tea as really missed it. As for Alcohol i didnt drink anything once on the stims but that was just personal choice making up for it now! My IVF didnt work but i dont think it was down to anything i did or didnt do and my personal opinion is its a hard enough time anyway physically and emotionally never mind being strict with yourself with a diet and not allowing yourself those little indulgences now and again. But each to there own!

L4hope, Snow, Kchope & Sept - Hope you are all doing well sorry i havent done personals but lost track as to where you all are will your cycle

AFM - Nothing new to report waiting for to show so Impatiently waiting. Thought it might have came early ad bad cramping last week but no luck. So the waiting game once again for me! hope i can join you ladies soon xx

 

[ashknowsbest]

Babydesire - I'm not sure what your odds are but ivf has great success rates. If you go to your doctors website I'm sure they have their success rates on there.

Kirs - no more pain after ER just bloating which is annoying because I can only eat so much food at a time even if I feel starving!! I will get a call this afternoon around 11 wether were doing the 3 day transfer which would be today or if my embryos are doing good and were having a day 5 transfer. I'm having mixed feelings about when I want it done. I kind of want them back in my belly today but I've heard and read that 5 day transfers have SLIGHTLY better success rates. I guess I jus have to see what the doctor says.

Sandy - thanks I hope I get at least 3 so I can have one frosty and maybe won't have to go through the ER anytime soon. It wasn't really the ER but the bloating afterwards that sucks!!

I hope everything else is doing okay. Ill be letting you girls know as soon as I know.

 

[Sandy83]

Keeping my Fx'd for you Ash that you get a 5 day transfer. Cant wait to see your post later.

I was bloated after ER but mine was due to have moderate OHSS. Hope the bloating settles down soon for you. xx

 

[ashknowsbest]

I haven't been diagnosed with OHSS but honestly I'm pretty sure I had a mild case of it also. I was very bloated like I could barely eat anything and I was also extremely sore and the first day I was having a little bit of trouble breathing. It was like I couldn't take a deep breath. Who knows ... I'm sure when I go to the doctor everything is going to look like I didn't have OHSS because I have been drinking a ton of gatorade and I already feel better today.

 

[Sandy83]

Yeah just make sure you drink plenty and the only time i would worry about it is if you cant keep any food or water down. It was uncomfortable for me but bearable nothing i couldnt cope with. xx

 

[Afamilygal]

Kirs- YAY for AF being here!!! the 24th is 3 weeks away!! YAY! so what all will you have to do to prepare for this FET? what s the blood testing for today? estrogen?

I think taking off a few days is a great idea. Try to stay off your feet for a while and be very zen. I have heard of women doing NOTHING for the 2ww and being BFP and women who get right up and get going also being a BFP. I would say listen to your doctors, AND your body.
If I get lucky enough to be in the 2ww I'm not going to do ANYthing. I'm going to cook and freeze beforehand and watch a lot of TV but whatever you feel is best for you is the ticket.

thanks for your reply on the eating/drinking. slow cooked lamb shanks eh? interesting! I wonder why that is good, did she/he say?

babydesire- Your dr is going to be the one to ask on this one. seems like a 24.1mm maybe isn't going to be there when you retrieve. I always thought they had to be under a certain size to be able to use it. but having said that, I know very little on the subject, we are all kind of learning as we are going too. sorry to not be much help. be sure to ask your Dr and not be pushed into doing something you don't feel good about. GL!

Sandy- thanks for the response on the eating/drinking, I am glad that everyone seems pretty relaxed about what they are doing. I'm not going to change anything too dramatically just stay away from sweets (which I am meant to do always) and drink red wine now and then (it lowers my blood sugar so I think that is a good thing) and stop the tea except if I need a treat then have a decaf. I was wondering if I should increase protein some. I keep hearing that is good to do.

ash- good luck with the call today. I think whatever it turns out to be is what is meant to be. if it is today, then they are back in your body where they belong and if it is day 5 then they will be more advanced. both have their advantages.

afm, nothing new here. one more week til the u/s.

 

[ashknowsbest]

I got the news about my ET. I will be doing a day 5 transfer I asked the nurse how many embryos I had left and she said she couldn't tell me so I e-mailed my doctor and am just waiting to hear back! I have to assume that since we're going to day 5 they're doing okay right and there are probably a good amount of them ... ?

 

[kchope]

Ash - Yay for 5-day transfer that is such good news! I'm sure you'll have some excellent quality to put back!

Kirs - Excellent news that AF arrived and now you can move on with your FET! I bet it's nice not having to do all the meds this time round and your body will be in great condition for the little bean!

aFam- I'm so terribly sorry to hear about your meds situation. I'm not sure if there is anyway around the situation? I wish I could send you a few items of my stock pile. I've also had my fair share of dealing with insurance and fighting to get my meds. I have been granted through August 2013 and then I'm cut off and will need to pay for the meds - at that point I'll be throwing in the towel!

As for your question on diet and all, I'm not on any strict diet but have always been a good fruit and veggie eater. I don't drink any caffine - can you believe no coffee ever in my life!! I have given up alcohol but from my comment below it clearly hasn't done anything to give me a reason to refrain...

Sandy, L4, Sept, Snow - hope your week has started off well!

AFM, went in today for a progress report and of course I'm going to be a debbie downer as nothing in my life is ever easy...only have 4 follicles growing. I suppose I should be excited that the follicles are growing this time. I'd love to understand what has happened between March 2012 when I had 8 (still low but a BFP) until now where I'm only producing 4?? It must be me aging - ugggh! So, looks like we are marching onward and will have another update later this week. I know it only takes 1 but there is just no room for error...how the heck am I suppose to be stress free? Where is my glass

 

[septbride]

Kchope, I'm sorry you're not feeling good about the number. Hang in there, chica. I know someone from another thread who had four follicles, ended up with one egg and got pregnant! I know it's kinda irritating to hear these stories about it just taking one, but at the same time...it's true. Did you have a good amount fertilize last time?

Kirst, great that AF is here! So interesting about the lamb shanks. That sounds pretty yummy for the cold winter months.

Ash, great about 5 day transfer. Hope they tell you the # soon.

Re: diet, I went off all caffeine and alcohol when I started stims last time and will do the same again for this round. I started drinking wine pretty much the second I got my negative blood test back last time.

AFM, I'm almost finished with BCP and likely looking at baseline on Saturday/Sunday.

Hope all are feeling well!

 

[L4hope]

Kchope you sound like my hubby, he's never ever had coffee either! Sorry you are feeling down! You have every right to worry and be stressed, no matter what I think it'd hard not to. Did you change your protocol between the cycle where you got 8 and thus one with 4? If not you should ask your doctor why there is a change in outcome. But hey, if they fertilize nicely for you than you'll be good to go.

Ash, I'm sure that thinking you'll have 4 at least is a good possibility since you are doing a day 5 transfer. Any word from your doctor as to how many you have still growing? Sometimes they won't give you another report until the day you go in for transfer.

Kirs yay for AF shoeing up! Wow your FET is going to be here in no time. So exciting!

Afam, that's a huge disappointment that your meds aren't covered. I'm all out of pocket for treatment other than getting samples from my clinic which is awesome! As for diet... I don't really do anything crazy either. I'm a pretty healthy eater. Love fruits and veggies, and thanks to my hubs I eat plenty of protein daily. I do stop caffeine when starting my cycle, but I have drank decaf coffee/tea/soda at times. Maybe I should lay off it this time. I also stop alcohol just before retrieval till beta. I'm not sure any of this is absolutely necessary. Sometimes I just think we're so desperate to get that darn bfp that we will do anything if it gives the slightest chance of helping. But c'mon with all these women getting knocked up in the world who are eating horribly, drinking alcohol, overweight, on drugs... Why are we adding more stress and worry. I don't know what the answer is. I know I'm going to try my hardest to not stress and worry about every little thing as much as I possibly can. I'll prob fail miserably but that's my goal!

To everyone else, Sandy, Sept, Snow... Manic Monday's just about over! Hope this will be a good week!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Thanks everyone for the well wishes!! I just got an e-mail from the doctor and he said that 5 are progressing nicely and the other 5 are progressing but are a little slower. I'm very happy with that and it really does put me mind at ease! I think he was a little bit irritated that I e-mailed and asked him but it's his job and honestly I think not getting a report except for the fertilization is ridiculous! I just like to know what's happening!

L4Hope - how are you doing?

Sept - yay for getting started!!!

kc - I'm so sorry you're feeling down! I was reading the other day all of these stories about people who get 4 eggs, they all end up fertilizing and then they do get pregnant. Keep your head up! We're all here for you

 

[L4hope]

Hey ash, I'm still chillin on bcp. Oi vey will it ever end?!

Good for you making your doctor give you an answer! We have every right to call and email as much as we want. We have to much invested in this process not to. Sounds like you are gonna have some great embabies for transfer and a few frosties for later!! Now you can relax till transfer.

 

[Snowbunny]

Ash - great news on the 5 day. It sounds like you've got some great quality embies growing there. Just think, in a couple of days you'll be PUPO! Relax and enjoy the transfer. I found it was very moving and awesome.

Sandy - I hope the witch shows up soon. I know how frustrating that can be.

Kirs - great news on moving forward. I hope this is your turn.

kchope - I know there are no words to make you feel better. Just know that it truly only does take one. We're all here for you.

Afam - sorry about the meds. It must be harder having to pay for something when there was a possibility you didn't. Unfortunately everything for us has been out of pocket. I could have a new car for what we've spent over the last 1.5 years...it will be all worth it though, right!!

Sept - yay for almost being done bcp's. Good luck at the baseline.

L4/Kchope - my DH does not drink coffee, tea or anything. He totally doesn't get my caffeine addiction...lol.

I'm sure I missed someone...but rest assured I'm sending sticky vibes to all of you.

 

[Afamilygal]

KChope- It isn't necessarily aging, I could just be the cycle. I know that isnt exactly comforting but it doesn't mean all is lost by any means. I know what it is like to get a unsatisfying cycle and TBH I wish we hadn't cancelled that cycle (I had 4 too) cause I keep hearing about women who dont have many follicles but they get one good egg and the rest is history! I look forward to adding your happy story to those women!
but I know it is disappointing and worrying- I'm sorry but like all the ladies have said. It takes one! and heck, maybe all 4 will fertilize!!! you NEVER know right?
<<hugs>>

Sept- HORRAY for the last of the BCP and for your upcoming u/s! YAY!!!
when will you be starting stims?

L4- it does seem like it is so easy for everyone else with all the things that are meant to be bad- you are right that it shouldn't make us stressed. It's so hard not to let it though isn't it?
once I start stims I am going to not do any caffeine at all, that is the one I read the most negative things about.

Snow-that's funny (also not funny) about the car. I hear you. We have gotten pretty lucky up until now with insurance helping but we have still also spent enough to buy a car of sorts. all the surgeries are what sent us over the edge. but it is infuriating about insurance since our premium is SO freaking high!!! I need to try to get a cheaper deal now that I know they wont be helping us at all.
how are you doing?

afm, just waiting to complete this last week of BCP. I have started spotting (well a bit more than spotting) which my Dr calls "break through bleeding" I'm like- Break through what exactly?? anyhoo. I always seem to do this on low estrogen BCP. I think it is because I am estrogen dominant and my body gets mad at me.
6 days til my baseline! BRING IT!
(please god, no cysts!!!)

 

[Sandy83]

Afam - 6 days isnt long at all it will be here before you know it and im sure everything will be fine. xx

 

[ashknowsbest]

afam- yay for 6 days! It will fly by!!

AFM - I can't believe my transfer is tomorrow ... I'm soo excited ... I don't know how I'm going to make it through today. I'm feeling 100% better from the ER ... I can move around in bed on both side which makes me so happy I've been getting good sleep but going to bed pretty early as I'm very tired. My boobs are completely sore too I'm sure from the PIO shots. Oh and this is kind of weird but I HATE taking the doxy pills ... they're capsules and they HATE going down and it's very annoying. If I could have an antibiotic in a shot like the PIO's I would take it! I'm not finding that the PIO shots are as bad as they sounded.

 

[Sandy83]

Ash - That has came around so quick im sure transfer will go smoothly and you will be PUPO very shortly! xx