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

[Afamilygal]

YAY L4! you guys are better at me at this so when will you hear the report? tomorrow morning? FX!!!
sorry about the crampy/sore bit... hopefully it wont last long. rest as much as you need.

thanks for the words of encouragement ladies, hopefully it is just the progesterone, it has since gone away but now when I wipe I hold my breath. this is the worst.

sept- my mums parents are from london/scotland/ireland and somewhere else in England that evades me. I love Oxford, my sister used to live there and I used to visit her often when I lived in London.
I'm really sorry to hear about your embies it is really sad isn't it?
I have to now try to convince my DH to try IVF one more time, Im not ready for egg donors. Im just not...

I have a Q- is AF typically 'on time' after an IVF cycle or is it more often late?

 

[michelle01]

Snow - Sorry I didn't include you in my last post! Sorry the test was a bit painful, but glad you got it done and hopefully that will help with your BFP

Afam - With both my last cycles I never got AF while using the endometrin/progrestrone. Once I stopped it, then AF came with cycle 2, but with cycle 1 I had to have a d&c and then AF didn't show for about 5 weeks.

 

[Kirs_t]

Morning girls!

L4 - great to hear that your ER went well! Now to look after yourself and go gently for as long as you need. I was really crampy and sore after mine too. NOt long till transfer day dow! Yippee! Keep us posted on how your lil embies are doing. xxx

Afam, Sept and Michelle! So close to betas! I amk literally holding my breath in hope for you guys. Afam and sept - I am hoping, begging, praying that your spotting is from the progesterone too. It is a common side effect. And I am so sorry to hear about your other lil embie Afam xxx Your post about being braless was hilarious and made me laugh out loud!

Thanks to all of you lovely ladies, who manage to brighten my days! This place is defn an amazing source of support.

Snow - hope youre feeling better after the biopsy and so exciting that the show is getting on the road!

Anx - glad to hear that you had your wft appointment. I hope youre feeling a lil better. Thinking of you xxx

Ash - how did yours go???

Lots of love sandy! xxx

Afm - I am finding the wait to my next beta really hard! My clinic does them weekly.... I just cant get my head around being up the duff - and it doesn't feel real! I still have to poas every day - just to make sure. My sister is getting married this weekend and from today - life gets insane with family coming to stay with us and all the prep. I am the maid of honour. It will be a beautiful celebration but i am also terrified of miscarriage. We told most of our friends and family the news on monday - and now i'm worried that was a bad idea and i've jinxed it! Ah well - thanks for the vent girls.... i know I should just be bloody grateful i have even made it to this point!

Lot of love xxx

 

[Snowbunny]

Afam - as I said on your journal, pg symptoms are often confused for after symptoms...fxd girl.

Sept/Michelle - getting so close to betas!!!

L4 - 13 is a great number...can't wait to hear your reports.

Anx - it sounds like you had a good wtf meeting. Athough blasts have better success rates, don't discount those day 3s. My girlfriend did four or five 5 day transfers and then got pregnant with a 3 day transfer.

Kirs-t - hang in there...I totally don't blame you for posting everyday...I'd be doing the same.

Michelle - don't worry bout it...I miss people often...sometimes this thread moves quick.

Sandy, loch, kchope, anyone else I missed hello!

 

[Snowbunny]

Oh and yes, I am totally sick of hearing about Kate...totally jealous!

 

[lochbride]

Wow, lots going on

Afam - don't give up yet. I know how you feel when you hold your breath going to the loo. It's fricking terrifying! AF generally comes a bit later with progesterone pessaries, so spotting now doesn't mean anything negative.

Sept - yes, I'm just praying we get to the stage of buying a normal pregnancy test and feeling like a normal fertile lady!!

Woop for L4 and your ER - great lot of eggies too - I was super sore after this one too, maybe the pain will all be worth it!?!

I'm pretty sure that the 'ow' twinges I was feeling a couple of days ago were trapped wind. In fact I'm almost positive but will err on the side of maybebaby! I've had the worst heartburn/ acid reflux/ indigestion for the last 3 days - absolute killer and prob down to me eating too much sugar when I don't have it that often. Feeling like I deserve treats for feeling so crap and then it makes me feel worse - vicious cycle anyone?! Like Google, how many posts on 'heartburn 2WW' can a girl realistically do! Many apparently which is why I thought I should jump on here to hear some sense from you all No other symptoms at all and heading back to work tomorrow (6DP3DT). Beta in a week. Oh F*ck!!!!!!!

Right, this is all getting mildly hysterical so will contain myself and go do something productive with my day. Sorry for missing people, I'm just getting a quickie in today!! Hope you're all doing - wtf meetings with doctors are just annoying, spotting is annoying, 2WW's are annoying and oh yes, even royal babies are annoying!

Good luck everyone and keep going!

 

[L4hope]

Hi my impatiently waiting and complaining friends!! Seriously, like any if us wants to hear about the royal baby? Or about half the tv shows on right now showing knocked up characters. Give me a break!

Afam hope you're hanging in there girl! You are almost through the wait. As scary as it is to think of a negative beta, at least then you know and can stop all of the second guessing and wondering if. At times it seems nice to consider staying blissfully ignorant. Have you decided when you'll test?

Snow do you have a tentative transfer date, I can't remember?

Anx, glad your meeting went well. I think I kinda agree with your doctor. But I guess the only downer is that doesn't always help for freezing since they have to make to blast to be able to freeze. Or does your doc have a different policy for freezing? But I wonder if a day 3 transfer would have been any different. We could drive ourselves crazy with the what ifs though. Sounds like you have a good plan in place which always helps.

Loch, sometimes it's just worth dealing with negative side effects to indulge in guilty pleasures! not sure if heartburn is an early pregnancy sign, thought that came later. But hey who knows... I've barely been pregnant and I've never had heartburn. So what do I know? It's all pure speculation. It's so hard not to read into every little thing during the tww. One down one to go!

Kirs after all we go through to get pregnant it's no wonder we worry still even once it happens. Hopefully the wedding craziness will help take it all off your mind! And btw...up the duff?? Never heard that one?

Sept and Michelle how's it going? Getting excited for your betas I'm sure? Michelle you are POASing right? How bout you Sept?

AFM, I ended up with 14 eggs, they found one more after I left. However only 8 were mature. They all are showing signs of fertilization. Have to wait for tomorrow to see which ones graduate to embaby status. Please please please let them all keep growing!!

Kchope, thinking of you girl.

Sandy, how's it going sista?

 

[michelle01]

L4 - Yes I have been poas My results are in my journal. So excited to hear your fert report tomorrow

Afam -How are you holding up? So exited for your beta!!

Hope everyone is doing good!

 

[Sandy83]

L4 - Cant wait to hear your Fertility report xx

 

[michelle01]

Thinking about you today L4 and hope to hear a great report

Afam - I took a peak at your journal Did you decide if you are going in tomorrow or Sunday for your beta?

I have updated my journal with my tests from this morning!

 

[septbride]

L4, that's great that you have 8 fertilized guys growing! Fingers crossed for the embryo report. How are you feeling post-ER?

Michelle, this seems like exciting news!! I definitely see those two lines.

Lochbride, I completely agree, everything is completely bloody annoying. Hope you're holding it together during the 2WW.

I'm maybe NOT holding it together so well -- my best friend who just got married in October just told me she's pregnant after her first cycle off birth control. I want to scream and run away to a desert island right about now. I'm probably not going to test early, just sticking it out for the blood test or at least the morning of the blood test. Feeling pretty PMS-y, but that could be anything.

 

[michelle01]

Sept - Thanks! Hearing news like that can be so frustating. Does she know what you are going through right now with IVF? Big to you and lots of I have been feeling like AF was coming all along; earlier this week I was having some major cramps going on, lower back pain and my chest is so sore, so it is hard to tell from any PMS'ing signs! When is your OTD? And just think, maybe you will have great news to share with her

 

[kchope]

Hi chicks

Kirs since I've missed bunches of posts I wanted to send you a huge congrats!!! I'm so happy and excited for you. Try to relax and don't stress for next beta you had a nice strong beta and know it will continue to rise!

L4 8 mature eggs is most excellent news! You'll be pupo very soon!

Snow so sorry about your endo biopsy! I know that's in the past but I'm sure it was still difficult to go through. Here's to moving forward!

Afam keep your chin up! Hoping the spotting has stopped. Thinking of u

Sept, Michelle, loch you all are one day closer to beta countdown keeping my Fx's crossed for you all!!

Hi to anyone I missed!

I have my f/up scheduled after New Years. Surprisingly I could have gotten in next week but honestly just needed to take a month off of visiting the stupid office. I will need to prepare myself as I have a feeling the donor word will be mentioned. I know my dh is ok with using donor sperm just not sure if I could deal with donor eggs right now.

Last weekend I was out walking my 2 shepherds when a cute little girl asked why I had 2 dogs. Her mom responds "so people aren't lonely"....needless to say I was so upset by the comment. All I want is a normal life...

Cheers to everyone - enjoy the weekend!

 

[michelle01]

kchope - How many cycles have you been through now for them to consider DE? And the sheer stupidity of some people, to say that...so does that mean everyone that has dogs is because they are lonely....I don't think so! What an idiot! I am sorry she said that and you will be a mommy and have a normal life; never give up hope!

 

[L4hope]

Kchope, how incredibly rude and insensitive of that lady!! Ugh I really have no patience for ignorant people! We have dogs cause they're awesome and sometimes better to be around than people! I have two Weims and honestly can't imagine my life without them. What an idiot that woman. Anyways, I hope the time off will help you recharge and be ready to move forward.

Sept it's never easy to hear that kinda news while we are struggling so. I hope your friend didn't know what you were going through or otherwise she should have gone about it with more understanding and considering your needs. You're getting close to beta my dear and I really hope you get good news to share with your friend.

Michelle I'm so excited for you to get your positive beta on Monday!!!

Afam, how are you doing dear? Thinking of you..

AFM, 7 if my 8 are officially embies. Now I wait till I go in for transfer on Monday to find out how many have made it to blast. While I would love to have some to freeze, I just really really hope to have two good blasts to transfer. That alone would make my day. I better keep busy over the weekend!

 

[michelle01]

YAY for 7 L4 And here is to praying that you have 2 awesome blasts for Monday GOOD LUCK, I will be thinking about you Monday!

 

[kchope]

kchope - How many cycles have you been through now for them to consider DE? And the sheer stupidity of some people, to say that...so does that mean everyone that has dogs is because they are lonely....I don't think so! What an idiot! I am sorry she said that and you will be a mommy and have a normal life; never give up hope!

Ummm let's see I've had 5 iui's all with very good results on my end (estrogen in 3000 range at time of trigger) but sperm always under a mil

Once we moved to IVF my body has been having difficulty responding to the meds. I've been producing such low results unlike my iui's with clomid. I'm sure DS will be discussed but I want to prepare if DE come into equation.

Would you mind passing along your acu info?

 

[kchope]

L4 excellent news on fert report! Def keep busy over the weekend so you can relax after transfer! You're almost to the best part!

 

[michelle01]

kchope - Here is the link to the website - https://www.twelvepathwaysacupuncture.com/ His name is Eric and the number listed is his cell phone; he works out of a wellness office, but must rent the room or something? Anyhow I have been going to him for a few months now and I truly believe this helped me. He is right off of 53 and Hobson in Woodridge. Maybe the FS can go more aggressive with your protocol next time? It took me 3 cycles with a very aggressive protocol and added in acu.

 

[Snowbunny]

Kchope - did you do icsi with your ivf? I can't remember. I don't blame you for really for needing time away. It gets crazy. Btw - I love shepherds, I had one growing up, beautiful. The comment however was ugly!

Sept - I feel for you. I know how hard it can be to hear news like that. My sister did the same thing...made me want to shoot her off to an island.

Afam - thinking of you. Hope the spotting has stopped.

Michelle - ill have to pop on over and see your latest pics.

L4 - that is great news about your embies!

Hey eoe!
Afm - I have my first monitoring appointment tomorrow. Excited and nervous.