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

[michelle01]

Yay kchope for being PUPO......it sounds like you will keep the bfp's going at your clinic

Afam - Yea, this whole time I have felt icky! I was/am soooo tired and headaches, nausea and just not myself. I am now coming down with a cold; my son is soooo sick. I took theraflu last night and this morning. I hope you start to feel better!

 

[Kirs_t]

Just popping in to say hi girls! Hope you are all ok and had a nice weekend xxx

KC- I cant wait to also be PUPO and will soon be joining you on the two week wait! Transfer is this Thurday for me! How is the waiting going? Are you going to test early? I nearly made myself insane last time and wasted alot of money and heart ache on those pee sticks! I think i will test before beta but not nearly as much as last time. I was a preggo test monster!

Afam and Michelle - Im so sorry you arent feeling too well. I completely understand though. I was so sick on my fresh cycle... I did end up in hospital for a week after ER though (they managed to bugger up my bladder during the procedure) But i felt so nauseous and fatigued while stimming. I could barely walk by the end too. It wasn't until two weeks after that cycle that i felt like a fog kinda lifted and I was ok again! Don't underestimate what our bodies go through! I remember thinking 'ladies do this all the time, maybe I'm the only one finding it so hard' ... but it is hard. Look after yourself, go gently and remember that we are here any time you need an ear!

Hi to snow, sandy, sept L4, missnic and anyone I missed
Lots of love.

 

[septbride]

KChope, congrats on being PUPO!

Michelle and Afam, sorry you're not feeling good. I'm in the same boat. The Lupron has been making me feel really tired and nauseous, and I have a cold too. Blar.

Kirst, congrats on ET coming up! That's terrible about your bladder during last ER... hope all goes smoothly this time around.

xo to all!

 

[Snowbunny]

Afam - I'm sorry you aren't feeling well. Like it was mentioned earlier, this is a crazy process. We all think that what we are doing is just so normal (I feel more normal stimming than not...) that we forget that we are putting our bodies through some crazy a$$ stuff. I really hope you feel better soon though.

Septbride/Michelle - I hope you both feel better soon too! The stimming is almost over and then you'll be getting prepared to be pupo.

Kchope - PUPO!

Kirst - only 4 more sleeps! I hope you're feeling okay.

Hey to anyone I missed here...Sandy, L4, missnic...

 

[Afamilygal]

thanks dolls. I am feeling a bit better today. I managed to sleep the whole night which is key. I'm going to call my clinic today and find out if its ok for me to take extra vitamin C. I bruise so easily and this whole 5 shots a day thing isn't helping. I need to try to get it under control if I can.
I think taking the allegra for allergies helped a ton too. my allergies are just awful and if I take nothing I feel dreadful.

Michelle- sorry about the cold! that stinks! hopefully the theraflu will nip that in the bud sharpish. ER is getting close huh? EXCITING!!!

Kirs- whoa, your bladder? yikes! how mad were you at them? my bladder got messed with during one of my surgeries and it was HORRIBLE. yuck, well lets hope that wont ever happen to you again!

sept- sorry you feel bad colds are the pits aren't they? drink lots of water and stay warm! the lupron has been giving me headaches which was surprising, I guess I thought micro dose, micro side effects?

snow- it is some crazy stuff indeed! how are you doing?

love to everyone else!!!

afm, as I said, doing better YAY! Im wondering if I can still slip in a yoga class today. I'm a little stiff and could do with some preservation of the mind. I could do restorative or something light? My body doesn't feel all that bad, some pressure and light 'activity' around my ovaries and I'd love to get excited that it is doing something but last time I felt that too and there were so few follicles. I'm a little scared to get my hopes up. but I'll find out tomorrow what's cooking in there. I'm so excited/scared/anxious. (the usual conflicting emotions you all know well)

 

[L4hope]

Ladies somehow I've found myself behind again! There's been lots of action here as always!

Fam, glad you're feeling a bit better dear! We are really putting are bodies through the ringer. What should be more surprising is when we don't feel too many side effects. Microdose equalling micro side effects!! Ha ha that was a good one my friend! I'm anxious for your report tomorrow!

Sept sorry you have a cold on top of everything else But exciting that you'll be PUPO soon!

Kirs I bet you're getting so excited for Thursday!

Michelle that's no fun having a sick child and getting sick yourself on top of everything else right now. Two more days till ER though...exciting!

Snow, Sandy, missnic...hello!

Ash, thinking about you girl!

 

[septbride]

Michelle and Kirst, so exciting that your ERs are almost here!!

Afam, how are you feeling, love? Is the Lupron easing up on you any?

Kchope, hope the wicked TWW is going OK so far.

L4, how are stims treating you?

I'm still sick with this cold. And I'm afraid my stimming might not be going well. Only had one measurable follie at my first scan, with "more to come." Had second scan this morning and it seemed suspiciously short, like they weren't doing much measuring. Still waiting on results.

Snow, Sandy, MissNic, everyone else,

 

[kchope]

Sept - I'm so sorry that you are not feeling well. I do hope you get some better feedback today from your scan. I so know how it feels with the results of the scans and wishing our bodies would respond like that of a younger generation of us. Keep your chin up it's still so early in the game!

Kirs - Yay almost there for Transfer!!! I will be testing early but that's just me. I plan to test on Friday this week if I don't have to do a stinking hcg booster shot!

L4 - how are you doing? hope all is well with you!

Afam - I'm so sorry about your poor thigh and the allergies you suffer from. Since you are from Texas do you suffer year round allergies since the weather tends to stay decent? I have also heard the menopur sucks big time It's great that you feel a little twinge in your ovaries - keeping my Fx for good follie growth!

Michelle - how are you doing? did you trigger yet? ER should be here for you soon right? I'm hoping you are able to overcome the sickness in your household. With this crazy weather we keep having it's been a miracle I've made out so far...better knock on some wood!

Sandy - You are getting closer to your appt? next week right? hope you are well

Snow - Thinking of you too and hope all is ok

AFM, had BW yesterday and my hormone level came back in excellent shape. I did a very small hcg booster shot so hopefully that will be out of my system by end of the working week. I've been having dull lower backaches and crampiness but can't read into any of that since I'm on progestrone supplements. Any of you have to do crinone?? uggh it's the worst for my poor vagina Someone needs to come up with a better alternative. I have another round of BW tomorrow and then beta next week...too much stress!
xoxoxox

 

[L4hope]

Sept, sorry your first scan wasn't the best. Hopefully things are looking better today. Have you gotten your results yet?

Afam, what's up with you?? How dis your appt go? Hoping the twinned were a sign of action in those ovaries!!

Kchope that's exciting you will be testing this Friday!! Fingers crossed for you!

Sandy, Michelle, Kirs, and anyone I missed, how's it going?

Afm, I have my baseline bloodwork and ultrasound tomorrow. Should be starting stims on Saturday. For now, continue with the Lupron shots which have been giving me horrible headaches. Hopefully when I reduce my dose and start stims they will get better. That's if the stimming doesn't give me headaches!

 

[michelle01]

L4- good luck tomorow and sorry the lupron is giving you headaches.

Kchope - wow beta next week, time is gonna fly

Afam - how are you feeling??

Sept - Sorry to hear about your scan, do they think things will pick up? I hope you feel better.

Hope everyone else is doing good!

I trigger tonight!!! Er is turkey day.

 

[Anxiously]

Hi ladies, it took me some time to consider coming back to this forum...I guess I've been kind of jaded since the MMC last year and I couldn't bear the thought of reading about anything related to TTC. I took 6 months to recover emotionally from the loss, and it felt as if I was going through a miscarriage every month whenever AF shows up, tearing up at the sight of the first drop of blood. I've kept a strong front for DH, as he gets heartbroken at seeing me depressed. But sometimes it just gets so tiring, you know?

So it's been 14 months since the loss. DH and I finally decided to take the leap with IVF this month, especially after further tests revealed that my ovarian reserve is on the lower normal range (AMH = 1.0).

I started the antagonist cycle 11/5 - 11/15, and had Pregnyl trigger on 11/15 evening. Had the ER on 11/17 and Day 2 ET on 11/19.

So now I'm in the 2WW, and I've been moping around at home alone (the clinic gave me medical leave for 18 days). Nobody except my brother knows that we're going through IVF - and that was only because we had to explain why I need to stop yoga class with him. My mind is all messed up again, and there's just no avenue for me to unload my worries. All day long I've tried to pass time by reading novels, watching TV, sleeping, etc but 1001 questions still linger at the back of my mind. The symptoms spotting isn't helping either.

So here I am again, back on the forum and I'm glad for this thread. I hope to share my experiences with everyone on board, and get some advice and support as well.

Sorry for the long rant!

 

[missnicole]

Hi ladies!

I went in for my beta today (a day early) because I had a positive pregnancy test. My beta was 78.42 @ 7dp5dt. They said it was really good!!! I thought I would be super happy, but I am so nervous. This is the first positive test I have seen.

I hope that everyone else is doing well.

Michelle - good luck with ER (I am surprised that they would do it on Turkey day)

 

[Snowbunny]

Missnicole - that's awesome. Keep us posted.

Anxious - welcome!

Talk to ya'll soon...busy, busy today.

 

[septbride]

Thanks for the well wishes, ladies! I think I'm starting to kick this cold.

Kchope, I had the crinone gel for my last cycle and will be using it again in my upcoming 2WW. I absolutely hate it. I feel like it made me a moody mess, much more than the stims did. Hang in there!

Wow missnicole, congrats!! Keep us posted!

L4, good luck tomorrow! I hope the headaches go away when you start your stims.

Anxious, welcome! You are riiiight in the thick of it, girl. I hope it's a little bit comforting to know that we all know exactly how you're feeling right now. Remember you'll feel better very soon. Are there fun treats you can give yourself during this time? I'm a huge proponent of acupuncture, mani-pedis, going for walks, and shopping. I've also bought myself some acrylic paints -- never used them in my life, but plan on doing so during my 2WW! Anyway, feel free to vent to us. Hope you don't feel too crazed.

AFM, things are looking up. I have four measurable follies now, with "more to come." I know I'll never get tons of follies/eggs, so I'm cool with the 5-9 range. Next scan/bw are Friday.

Snow, Sandy, Michelle, Kirst

 

[Anxiously]

Congrats mssnicole! It's really great that you didn't have to wait so long for the test since yours was a day 5 blast! I'm literally going crazy here!

Septbride, I'm actually dying for a massage right now but I'm afraid to do anything that has a chance to disturb the embryo. It's paranoia at its peak I swear! My tummy is so bloated and its causing backaches. Am having mild cramps, which I hope is just my uterus lining building up from the estrogen pills (weird when I saw those as I recall seeing my mom take similar pills during menopause!).

Speaking of uterus lining, did any of your doc monitor the thickness closely? I had light period since the D&C and the lining grew at a really slow rate during stims. But nobody said anything about it during the almost daily scans that I went. It was 6.9mm 2 days before trigger. And the doc didn't even bother to check it again during ET until I asked him to. It was only 7.7mm at ET and the doc said while not ideal at >8mm, it's still close and viable. So now I'm popping pills from both north and south and hoping that the lining is thick and comfy by implantation time (which should be in another 2-3 days).

 

[Kirs_t]

Hi girls!

Whoa - lots has been happening for everyone.

Firstly - congrats missnic! that is such beautiful news. Keep us posted on how you are going. I hope that will all be us soon x

KC - hope your waiting is going ok! As for crinone - i know what you mean! that stuff is pure evil. I was so down and emotional on that stuff... not to mention the poor vagina For the FET i am on progesterone pessaries... they are nowhere near as bad in terms of side effects. Not sure why they changed from crinone?

L4 - good luck for starting your stims this weekend! How did your scan go?

Michelle - good luck for ER! will be thinking of you x

Anxiously - welcome to the thread. I hope you are ok... this forum has really been a saviour for me in terms of support - so you are in the right place as for your lining - i had the same stress out recently. Mine was only 7 at the last scan. I will have in measured again tomorrow but in teh mean time i have been having acupuncture, taking royal jelly and eating lamb shanks! All things that are meant to help the lining. (the lamb shank thing is a bit weird - but my naturopath recommended it and hey - i'll try anything )

Sept - Keep us posted on how your follies are doing and good luck for your bw and scan on friday! xxx

Afam/snow/sandy - how are you?

Ash - I hope you are ok chicken xxx

ET is tomorrow for me! YIPPEE! Feeling pretty excited and relaxed and ok about whatever the outcome will be... Will let you know how the embies survive the thaw tomorrow. Looking forward to a few days on the couch in front of the aircon - its so bloody hot here this week! Lots of love xxx

 

[Afamilygal]

helloooo. clearly it is a bad idea to not post for a day, this thread has gone wild!

Kirs- good luck tomorrow!!! I'll have my FX for you dear!

anxiously- hi there! welcome to the thread, glad you are joining us! you certainly are in the 'thick of it' I liked Sept's advice about doing something nice for yourself.
I don't know all that much about lining, sorry I can't be much help there.

sept- horray for kicking that cold to the curb! hope you have a ton of new follies on Friday! FX!

snow- hiya doll! sounds like you are one busy little bee!

Missnicole- yay that is great news!!! is that our first BFP on this thread??
wohooo! GL with your 2nd beta!

Michelle- YAY for trigger! (and horray for no shots today) GL tomorrow darling!!! FX!!!!

L4- how did the scan go?

Kc- I have allergies all year round. and to boot, Im allergic to my dog (not cool but she is worth it! just no cuddles these days...)
so beta is next week? EEK! exciting! what day?
I will be on crinone too. It doesn't bother me the way it bothers a lot of women, I prefer it to the shots. its annoying to wear panty liners all the time though...

sandy- hi! how are things?

afm, my 1st u/s was yesterday and I have 8 growing but the biggest one is 16mm and the smallest was 4 which is mental.
I go in tomorrow for my 2nd scan since it is all moving much faster than they thought. we are going to have to let the biggest one (possibly 2) go and get bigger than 20mm so the others have a chance at ER which is going to be painful and annoying since the eggs in the big ones won't be any good at that point... I hope more have had a chance to grow since yesterday!!

my ovaries are SORE so I'm going to go and lie down for a spell.
love to you all!!

 

[michelle01]

Welcome Anxious! I am sorry for everything you went through; it is so rough and the other girls are right, you came to the right place for support. The 2ww is long, but hang in there and try to keep busy

Congrats missnicole! That is an awesome number

Hi snow!

sept - YAY for more follies; that is fantastic! Hope more pop up for you And yay for starting to feel better.

kirs - Good luck tomorrow for ET!

Afam - Hope you have more follies that catch up! I assume they lowered your meds? And did they say when ER would possibly be? Did they give you your estrodial level? That usually will help indicate when they do ER as well; the nurse told me for every 250 there is a mature follie. And remember, there can be more then one egg within a follie!!! Hope you have a good scan tomorrow!

 

[L4hope]

Welcome anxious! I hope you find our thread to help you along. We have a great bunch of supportive women here. The tww is by far the toughest part. Hope you can find some distractions to help pass the time!

Missnic that's fabulous! Congrats on the great beta!!

Michelle, good luck with ER tomorrow! Hope you get lots of good eggos!

Hope you have a great transfer tomorrow Kirs!

Kchope are you still thinking of POAS Friday? Hope your tww is going by quickly for you!

Afam, I can't wait to see how you make out tomorrow. I'm surprised they didn't lower your dose so will be interesting to see what's going on down there! since you will be letting the lead follie go, do they have to give you something to stop ovulation? Ahhh...I'm sooo ready for sore ovaries!!

Sandy, Snow, Sept love and fertile thoughts your way girls!

Afm, baseline BW and U/S went well. They don't give me specifics with this just that I'm all set for starting stims on Saturday and what my doses will be.

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate and to the rest Happy Thursday!!

 

[Anxiously]

Afam, I had 2 new 6mm follies discovered the day before my trigger when my lead was at 17mm, and a new 9mm 2 days before that. So don't be surprised to see newcomers every now and then! Each one grows at a different rate, so your 4mm may just catch up by ER day!

Michelle, can't wait to hear about your ER! Drink lots of water to help with the bloating, heard Gatorade helps as well. My ovaries actually hurt a lot after the ER, I had to stay horizontal during those 2 days! Not sure if you have the same experience in your prior ERs.

Kirs, how did the ET go?

GL for all who are doing their scans today - I remember I was always impatient for the nurse to read out my follie sizes like some kind of lucky prize announcement

For those who are still stimming, keep it up! I'm sure you're all "experts" at jabbing yourselves right now (although I still cringed at every shot of Ganirelix till the end - it burns!). A lady who was waiting for her ER next to me said "our men got it off easy didn't they?"

AFM, I dreamed last night that I had twins, 1 boy 1 girl Woke up with cramps on the right side today and boobs are still sore.