IVF Aug/Sept 2015 Fresh & Frosties

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beneathmywing said:
Sorry if I missed anyone. Have an awesome weekend everyone! I will be throwing alcohol drinks over my shoulder while no one is looking at the bday party so no one asks why I am not drinking :haha:
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That reminds me when I stopped drinking for my first IVF. People caught on, but didn't ask me directly. They asked my sister (who was one of only two people who knew what was going on). She had to distract and side step for me. Not even substituting with the sparkling grape juice in a champagne glass fooled my cousins. They had to wait two months before I confirmed for them.

Hopethisyear said:
AFM - I had my endometrial biopsy (boo!!!) and acupuncture (yay!!!!) today. (If you want details they are in my journal) Glad the first is over and can't wait to do the second again on Monday. My new diet per my acupuncturist is no sugar, caffeine, alcohol, dairy, wheat, spicy food, raw food, or items colder than room temperature. I've pretty much been doing this for the last few months but am bummed to give up my morning smoothies and lunch salads. Excited for the weekend though, we are hiking the waterfalls, playing paintball and doing a couple dinners with friends.
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I think I did read something when I was doing my first IVF to avoid really cold foods and drinks. Even through pregnancy. I think I ended up avoid really cold at least through the first tri.
 
Wow hope, you are almost on the same diet as I am. The only difference is replace no raw foods with only allowed zucchini, squash, tomatoes, greens and peppers. No garlic, onions, fruit, no natural or artificial sugars. You may find some good recipes under vegan, gluten free & fodmap.

It seems weird that a burger and fries are allowed so long as it is a gluten free bun. I don't know if I could do the no Raw food diet, red bell pepper slices and fresh cherry tomatoes are two of my favorite snacks.
 
Hey how come cold food/drink can cause issue ? There's so many rules my head gets overloaded x put a deposit down on a ford kuga so hoping to get it nxt weekend x back out for my first run tomoz since I injured myself last August recon I'm gonna struggle something bad but want t start making my body stronger in hope of carrying a baby especially rebuilding my damaged muscle amazing how one action can take months to fix x

Heard a lot of people mention acupuncture may have to look into it see how you ladies get along with it I'm still learning so much about Ivf/icsi excuse me if I don't always understand the full ins and outs of all what you say ladies xx
 
Dizzy - This is the diet my acupuncturist recommend for me based on Traditional Chinese Medicine. According to him it's important to eat warming foods to keep the body from becoming damp. Here is a bit more info https://innerlight-wellness.net/articles/the-chinese-medicine-diet

Ren - I will check out FODMAP, but it looks like there are a few differences. TCM cooks with a lot of onions, garlic, ginger, rice. I'm going to miss my salads, but I put my cherry tomotos & greens into my scrambled eggs this morning.
 
Fodmap has been amazing for me. It works with most digestive disorders. Ibs, IBD(Chrons, ulcerative colitis), gluten intolerance, celiac disease. It just provides a really handy way to figure out what foods your body digests the easiest. Now my body can focus on my uterus rather than my intestines all the time.

I never thought I had an issue with garlic, onions and beans. Then I stopped eating them and wow was my body happier. It was a new level of awesome I never knew existed.

The best part is it has been tested to be nutritionally complete. So you don't have to worry that you are hurting your body by going without.

Here is the Stanford guide my GI sent me home with.
https://stanfordhealthcare.org/cont...nutrition-services/docs/pdf-lowfodmapdiet.pdf
 
Hi, all. Thanks for the warm welcome!

Ren - I'm sorry to hear you've dealt with cancer as well but congrats on making it 8 years cancer free! That is a huge milestone! So true it really does make everything else seem doable. As for the intralipids and scratch, it is really tough to trust our doctors sometimes. Especially when we see others having these procedures. I know some clinics seem to do the scratch as standard protocol but it's not offered that way at my clinic.

Christie - my clinic offers assisted hatching but I remember from my orientation session that it's very rarely used.

Psalm - the stims haven't been too bad this time around. I am feeling more fatigued than I remember. Can't wait for ER. That's interesting they don't allow embryo freezing there. Egg freezing is supposed to have very high success rates now so that's definitely a good option to have.

Hope - that's great you had your biopsy and acupuncture. I did acupuncture with my first IVF and it was so relaxing. I meant to do it this round but time got away from me. I'm impressed by your willpower for dieting! I would have a problem cutting out all cold food because I love ice cream a little too much :haha:

BMW - Hope you have lots of fun at the bday party!

AFM - I went in for blood work and ultrasound this morning and it looks like my retrieval will be on Tuesday. I have to go back in tomorrow morning for the final verdict. I'm starting to feel really bloated and tired so I can't wait to get this show on the road.
 
Hope thank you that's really interesting it's amazing what we eat can do to our bodies and I love food so much me and dh are sugar junkies but we rarely drink and don't smoke. I asked our doc if dh should do anything to improve his level but they said smoking and drinking were the main culprits. It's hard when you think other ppl lead lifestyles that are the big ttc no no and get pregnant with no effort. We got told with dh' s prob we'd have a 50% chance of conceiving on our own but then with my added issue who knows doc tried to persuade us to keep trying on our own for another year but after 2 yrs were so ready. We're lucky to have the nhs and get a complete cycle free including any frosties they manage to get and from reading you ladies who don't get funding I'm extra great full xxx
 
Em260 said:
Hi, all. Thanks for the warm welcome!

Ren - I'm sorry to hear you've dealt with cancer as well but congrats on making it 8 years cancer free! That is a huge milestone! So true it really does make everything else seem doable. As for the intralipids and scratch, it is really tough to trust our doctors sometimes. Especially when we see others having these procedures. I know some clinics seem to do the scratch as standard protocol but it's not offered that way at my clinic.

Christie - my clinic offers assisted hatching but I remember from my orientation session that it's very rarely used.

Psalm - the stims haven't been too bad this time around. I am feeling more fatigued than I remember. Can't wait for ER. That's interesting they don't allow embryo freezing there. Egg freezing is supposed to have very high success rates now so that's definitely a good option to have.

Hope - that's great you had your biopsy and acupuncture. I did acupuncture with my first IVF and it was so relaxing. I meant to do it this round but time got away from me. I'm impressed by your willpower for dieting! I would have a problem cutting out all cold food because I love ice cream a little too much :haha:

BMW - Hope you have lots of fun at the bday party!

AFM - I went in for blood work and ultrasound this morning and it looks like my retrieval will be on Tuesday. I have to go back in tomorrow morning for the final verdict. I'm starting to feel really bloated and tired so I can't wait to get this show on the road.
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Thanks! It was a great time, even though I was the only sober one there!!

Retrieval is so soon! How exciting!
 
Em - the retrieval will soon be here! You must be so excited. I get you on feeling full. These last couple of days I feel so bloated and full. Let us know what day they confirm for.

Dizzy - well done on the 5k! The last thing I feel like doing right now is running but being in shape is a great thing. I feel like if our bodies are in half decent shape before IVF and hopefully pregnancy, it has to be easier to get that pre-pregnancy body back, right?

BMW - well done for being sober. Hope there weren't too many questions! People can be so nosey.

Hi to everyone else!

AFM - had a good appointment today. We are tentatively scheduled for ER on Thursday. Have a follow up on Tuesday where it will be confirmed. Dr. decided to halve my Gonal F dose to 150 IU and added 150IU of Pergoveris. I hadn't heard of it before but apparently it's for LH. I still have 9 follicles so hoping they all contain mature eggs by ER!
 
Psalm23v6 said:
Em - the retrieval will soon be here! You must be so excited. I get you on feeling full. These last couple of days I feel so bloated and full. Let us know what day they confirm for.

Dizzy - well done on the 5k! The last thing I feel like doing right now is running but being in shape is a great thing. I feel like if our bodies are in half decent shape before IVF and hopefully pregnancy, it has to be easier to get that pre-pregnancy body back, right?

BMW - well done for being sober. Hope there weren't too many questions! People can be so nosey.

Hi to everyone else!

AFM - had a good appointment today. We are tentatively scheduled for ER on Thursday. Have a follow up on Tuesday where it will be confirmed. Dr. decided to halve my Gonal F dose to 150 IU and added 150IU of Pergoveris. I hadn't heard of it before but apparently it's for LH. I still have 9 follicles so hoping they all contain mature eggs by ER!
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Wow bet your getting relly excited now fingers crossed for you huni let us no how tues goes xxx
 
Psalm - yay you're getting so close! Yeah, the bloating is pretty bad this time. Good thing for stretchy waistbands :)

BMW - glad you had a good time! Sometimes it's even more fun being the sober one and watching all of the drinking antics.

Dizzy - wow congrats on the 5K! It's great to start this journey in such good shape. How wonderful that you have a NHS funded cycle too!

AFM - It's official I'm triggering tonight and my retrieval is on Tuesday. My doctor wants me to trigger with Lupron because my estrogen is a little high. So weird because I've never had this problem before. I don't think my estrogen even got above 2000 on either of my first two IVF cycles. Anyway, I'm excited for Tuesday!
 
Psalm23v6 said:
Em - the retrieval will soon be here! You must be so excited. I get you on feeling full. These last couple of days I feel so bloated and full. Let us know what day they confirm for.

Dizzy - well done on the 5k! The last thing I feel like doing right now is running but being in shape is a great thing. I feel like if our bodies are in half decent shape before IVF and hopefully pregnancy, it has to be easier to get that pre-pregnancy body back, right?

BMW - well done for being sober. Hope there weren't too many questions! People can be so nosey.

Hi to everyone else!

AFM - had a good appointment today. We are tentatively scheduled for ER on Thursday. Have a follow up on Tuesday where it will be confirmed. Dr. decided to halve my Gonal F dose to 150 IU and added 150IU of Pergoveris. I hadn't heard of it before but apparently it's for LH. I still have 9 follicles so hoping they all contain mature eggs by ER!
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Actually, I wasnt bothered, which I was surprised about. Word spreads quickly too so I am sure a lot of people knew not to ask questions. ER will be here before you know it!!!

Em260 said:
Psalm - yay you're getting so close! Yeah, the bloating is pretty bad this time. Good thing for stretchy waistbands :)

BMW - glad you had a good time! Sometimes it's even more fun being the sober one and watching all of the drinking antics.

Dizzy - wow congrats on the 5K! It's great to start this journey in such good shape. How wonderful that you have a NHS funded cycle too!

AFM - It's official I'm triggering tonight and my retrieval is on Tuesday. My doctor wants me to trigger with Lupron because my estrogen is a little high. So weird because I've never had this problem before. I don't think my estrogen even got above 2000 on either of my first two IVF cycles. Anyway, I'm excited for Tuesday!
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Lol I was the photographer and got to capture all the crazies lol I still had fun. Yay for trigger time!!!!!
 
looking forward to all of the Tuesday appts!! good luck on the ER, Em!

BMW - yeah - i'm somewhat glad that I have the summer to do what I want. Too many plans to have to give different reasons as to why I'm not drinking - concerts, 40th bday parties, etc. But starting in Sept, we'll start to hibernate again and it'll be easier to hide that from people!

Hope - so glad you liked your acupuncture! I hope it does the trick!

Dizzy - great job on the 5k! it's way too hot here for me to be doing races but I should get my butt on the treadmill in the basement!

I can't even believe that diet! I guess I should hang up ice cream, not that I should have it so much anyway. But allllllllll of that other stuff? I already try to avoid wheat and caffeine and am fairly successful, I only add sugar to my decaf coffee (dang it!) but I love raw veggies over cooked ones, have been trying to roll in fruits instead of bad snacks! AHHH!!!
 
Goodluck tomorrow to all those with appointments
Hope they go well xx
 
Good luck to everyone who has appt tomorrow!

I up my Estrace tomorrow from 2 to 4mg! Hope it treats me nicely.
 
Good luck Em! Thinking of you.

BMW - crossing my fingers for you on the estrace!
 
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