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

[septbride]

Ash, you're almost there! I know what you mean about taking the pills -- they feel funny going down. Anyway, 5 embies growing nicely is a great sign!!

Afam, only a few more days til your baseline!! You've come so far already! I'm so sorry about the insurance woes. It is criminal that this isn't universally covered. AFM, I will start stims Sat/Sun, depending on whether I get a period. And of course, assuming my baseline doesn't show a cyst like it did last time.

Kchope, are you feeling any better today?

Snow, Sandy, Kirs, L4, hope you ladies are all well!

 

[Afamilygal]

Sandy- thanks lady!

Ash- thanks! and I'm sure you are excited! this is great! I can't believe you are already nearly PUPO!! oh! and about the doxy. I hate them too since you have to take them 1 hour before or 2 hrs after food. Its a PAIN! but as far as swallowing it, take it with LOTS of water! I find that drinking a bunch after I take the pill helps it not to feel like it is 'caught' in my chest or throat. (shudder) I hate that feeling!!!
glad you are feeling better and GL for tomorrow! Can't wait to hear how it goes! 5 is an amazing number and who knows, maybe the others will catch up! It is great to have some to save for the future.

Sept- thanks darlin'. Insurance is the pits BUT I refuse to let it get me down, I am too grateful to be able to try this at all. and I don't care WHAT the Dr says, I CAN do this, I can, I can. (I figure if I say that enough maybe it will happen!) besides, people have gotten pg on 20% all the time right?
so you're doing flare right? does that mean you will be starting the micro lupron after u/s?

hi to all the other ladies out there!

 

[septbride]

Afam, good for you with the positive mental attitude! I feel like we need a new acronym for that -- GFU!!

Yes, I'm doing the microflare...I believe I start Lupron on Saturday and then Menopur and Follistim on Sunday/Monday. That may all shift around by a day or two depending on whether I get a period.

L4, I wish I was like your hubby and had never had coffee! I'm dreading having to cut it out next week.

 

[L4hope]

Sept, start weening yourself now so it's not such a shock to the system!
I pretty much only drink decaf now that I'm used to it. Unless I have a headache cuz caffeine always helps. Yes we would probably been much better off never trying it. There was no hope for me. I grew up in a coffee drinking family. Anytime we went to my aunts or grandparents to visit a pot of coffee was put on...no matter what time of day! Once you've had it there's no turning back!

 

[Afamilygal]

GFU... sounds like an insult. like it's said with the flick of the hand under the chin.
GFU a$$(0%! (jk, I like it!)
It can be hard work to have a good mental attitude I tell ya. But so far it is going ok. It's when the going gets tough that it is extra hard to maintain an even head about everything. Das the hard part.

I agree with L4, do the weening now nice and slow, it will help a lot! caffeine withdrawals are the worst!

you know, my clinic is starting me on lupron on cd3 off the BCP regardless if I get AF or not. Does anyone find that odd?

 

[Sandy83]

Good luck for today Ash!

 

[L4hope]

Good luck Ash! Let us know how transfer goes!!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Thanks girls I'm still waiting for the call

 

[septbride]

Hi ladies! Yes, I gotta start weaning off the coffee again. Just not this morning...kind of a late night!

Afam, that's too funny about GFU! You're so right! Oh and re: Lupron, my clinic is starting me regardless of AF too. I think that's standard.

GL Ash!

 

[ashknowsbest]

I got the call I go in at 1:20 for the ET .. I'm so excited now .. I hope time passes quickly!

 

[Afamilygal]

GL Ash!

 

[ashknowsbest]

thanks!

 

[michelle01]

Mind if I join in?! I see a lot of familiar names/faces. I am currently starting my 3rd IVF cycle, just had my baseline this morning and I have 17 follicles; better start then last cycle. My DH has his SA tomorrow, since it was a year ago October he had the last one, so that delayed stimming a few days. I start that Friday. I stimmed 11 days my previous cycles, so estimated ER this time is 11/21 and ET is 11/26. This cycle I started acupuncture; hopefully that is helping and will get me my BFP by the end of the year!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Hi Michelle! Welcome to the group

 

[kchope]

First I'd like to give a shout out to Blue! I did get a little nervous last night watching all the red span out over the states but had to remember that there is much more land and not so many people! (sorry, that will be my only political comment)

Ash - Good luck hun! Yay for 5 day transfer and some excellent quality. As I type I should say Congrats on PUPO!!!

Michelle - Hi!! That's awesome news on your antral follicle count. I had a meltdown when I received my poor little 1 2 3 count but I'm over it and moving onward! Yay for starting stims this week! Wishing you a nice BFP for the holidays!

Sept - that's wonderful news that your baseline will be this weekend! Did AF arrive for you yet? I'm glad to have some company!

Afam - You are almost rid of the BCP! I also spot too with the low estrogen BCP and do think it's completely normal for you to start lupron before AF arrives. You are doing the microflare protocol correct?

Snow, Sandy and L4 - hoping time if flying by for you!

AFM, thanks ladies for keeping me in check as my emotions have been all over the place. I went to acu last night to destress and felt much better. Today for my scan I was told things are looking really good. It appears another follicle popped up so now I have 5 all about the same size 15/13. I don't know why my right ovary has to work so hard while my left ovary just hangs out and watches the day with only 1?? So it looks like we are marching forward and my RE thinks retrieval will be next Tues. Good lordy I will need to pray very hard for this numbers game to work! I'm thinking of all you ladies and keeping my fx's crossed for all our holiday wishes to come true!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Well ladies, I'm PUPO with ! We transferred two embryos, 1 excellent quality and one good quality. The good quality embryo was just behind the excellent one by a little bit! The doctor told us the chance of twins is 25% and we're okay with that. It went well, they found my cervix easily, and I had a little bit of cramping with the catheter but nothings crazy almost like the HSG but not as bad. I got to see them on the screen when the embryologist was sucking them up into the catheter and it really was amazing! So touching and my OH almost cried. He's so sweet! I saw him get teary eyed but I didn't say anything cause I didn't wanna make him feel bad or anything. It was a wonderful experience and now I'm just laying on the couch getting rest!

kc - agreed, yay for blue and best of luck to you in this cycle. Keep your head up, it only takes one but all of these numbers do get very stressful! I always obsess over things too so it's terrible but it will work out!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Here's the picture : they're so beautiful but I am biased!

https://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc506/ashliknowsbest/IMG_0638-1.jpg

 

[L4hope]

Welcome Michelle! Join us impatient women!! Third times gotta be a charm for you!

Kchope, glad you are feeling better today. We all have our emotional ups and downs. I'm hoping all the medicine is helping you grow 4 super eggs that will be beautiful embies!!

Ash yay for being PUPO!! I think most of us would take the two for one deal at this point in the ttc game. Your little blasts are precious! How about your other embies..any to freeze?

 

[ashknowsbest]

There are two other embryo's still growing but they won't freeze them until they make it to tomorrow. So I'll know by tomorrow if I have any to freeze. The doctor said they're looking good ... they're just slow. So FX'd!

 

[Kirs_t]

Hi girls!

Ash - I have just read all your updates! So exciting to have the embies on board! I remember feeling so emotional and overwhelmed when I had my transfer! The tww wait begins! Hope it goes fast for you and we will be here to help too

KC - good luck for the EC next week. Will be thinking of you too. How are you feeling now? It is so hard physically and emotionally - Look after yourself xxx

Welcome Michelle! and afam, hope L4 hope, Sept, snow - I hope you girls are good too!

I'm STILL just impatiently waiting. Have had my first round of bloods and will start the scan/bloods every second day starting next week. I can wait to get my little embies on board too! Im still feeling really apprehensive and nervous about Christmas... Just don't know how I'll cope if we are still not pregnant SO many fertile women in my family!!

Have a beautiful day xxx