IVF Cycle #1 - Anyone else?

[pbl_ge]

MrsB, I like the idea of using your break to work on egg quality. I'm not 100% certain on how much it all works, but there are some things that have scientific support. No alcohol, CoQ10, fish oil, etc. Weight gain/loss as needed. All these things have been shown to increase IVF success, but I think you need three months to make a difference. Would you consider acupuncture?

Beta call should come after 3 pm today. It's going to be a loooooooong day.

 

[Mrs B.]

Wonderful beta pbl! Congrats H&H 9 months to you

I think I'm going to struggle to help the egg quality much as I suspect it's all down to the PCOS. I already do some of that - don't drink alcohol and I'm (so they tell me) the correct weight. So that's good. I've tried fish oil before for joints but it didn't seem to make any difference so I stopped. I might give those a go once I've got the next IVF out the way (I don't want to do anything that might mess with my body until I'm finished with the treatment - particularly because my periods have a habit of changing when I start taking something new!). I would like to give acupuncture a go - think I might try it over the summer (my clinic don't care for you to do alternative therapies at the same time as ivf). At the moment I'm hoping I can focus on planning a short holiday over easter before we do ivf. I'm not going to stop trying, but I'm going back to what I was doing before the first ivf - not thinking about it if I could avoid it! Not thinking about it didn't help me get pregnant, but at least my life wasn't revolving around thinking about getting pregnant.

 

[pbl_ge]

Hi Ladies! Hope everyone is doing well. Wanted to come by and see if Dodima had any news.

 

[Mrs B.]

Hi pbl, how you doing? Beta's looking good!

Dodima, any news?

 

[pbl_ge]

MrsB, I'm doing okay, but feel like I'm in purgatory. I refuse to get excited until we've seen a heart beat, as the mc risk is just too high right now. Time is draaaaaagggggging.

How are you?

 

[GdaneMom4now]

I know you guys are already into your cycles... I'm on 7th day of lupron with my baseline ultrasound this Wednesday... is there t ime for me to join?I know pbl from another thread do any of you guys journal?

 

[Dodima1999]

Hi all. Didn't get on here much during the week. Hate work

Still no sign of AF and tested this morning I don't mind too much but if they don't start soon we might not be able to do IVF till end of January. The clinic closes for Christmas from 20th for 3 weeks just wish they'd hurry up already.

 

[Mrs B.]

Pbl - Aww, you hang in there. Time dragged for me so much, and I was only preggo for a few days, I can only imagine how it's dragging for you! I have everything crossed, and I'm looking forward to seeing your scan pics!! When's your first scan? I'm doing okay I guess, I've been pretty up and down, and poor hubby has had to put up with some serious mood swings! Mostly I just want to take a break and forget about it for a while, but that's often easier said than done. Especially when I'm buying Xmas pressies for my friend's kids (don't get me wrong, I love them and love buying pressies for them, but it's just hard knowing I'm back to square one).

Gdane - You're welcome to join us whenever you like! A couple of us have already finished our cycles, but we're still around I don't journal personally... not sure if anyone else does though

Dodima - Eugh! I hope AF comes for you quickly so you get get on with ivf. Why does it always do this to us - when we don't want it, it comes early, but when we want it, it stays away!! GRRR!

 

[pbl_ge]

I journal. Link in my siggie.

Gdane, def welcome to join us, although maybe not the most active thread at this point. You're getting so close!

Dodima, sorry you're still waiting for the Soooo frustrating! Do you chart or anything?

MrsB, I think you're entitled to a much-earned break! Maybe plan a trip or something fun? I know how hard it is to be around kids, especially during the holidays. And then there are the relatives who pester about when you're going to have children! They're always lucky when they don't get punched in the face.

I've had one scan (in journal), but too early to see much. 9 more days til my next one, which should show a heartbeat.

I wouldn't say you're back to square one, btw. I know it feels that way. Have you been able to discuss your cycle with your doc? Did s/he have suggestions for changes next time? MOST people don't get preggers with IVF #1, although I'm sure it seems like they do.

 

[Mrs B.]

Thanks pbl I'm hoping we can have a little holiday around Easter... hubby is finishing his PhD so we're having to watch what we spend, but he will hopefully need to go to a conference at Easter - might as well bring me along too, eh

Haha, that is so true! Luckily most of our relatives or friends that would ask, know about ivf... although there are some that don't. I just smile through clenched teeth when that happens!

Actually, I need to book an appointment with the doc to discuss it. I'm not in a hurry because we won't be doing ivf 2 until May/June - I'll try and get an appointment around Jan/Feb. Problem is, because of the PCOS, there are limits to what they can change without putting me at risk of OHSS. What the embryologist suggested to me on the phone was that we should do ICSI... we got 11 eggs, and 6 were mature, but only 2 fertilised. So if we do the same drugs (and perhaps leave it an extra day or 2) and get a similar number of eggs, then hopefully ICSI would give us a better chance. To be honest, I really don't want to go through it again!! But I've only got one more cycle of ivf to do, so I'm just trying to focus on the fact I only have to do it once more!

And I guess I'm not back to square 1 - square 2 perhaps. I did at least get pregnant, even if it didn't last very long, which is a first for me. So it's good to know that I can get PG!

I've got my FX for your next scan pbl! It'll be such a relief for you to hear the heartbeat

 

[Dodima1999]

Hi all, woohoo AF just started. Woohoo.

Have to call doctor tomorrow but I should be starting Stims on Tuesday. So excited now.

Happy Sunday to all.

Mrs B sorry for being so happy when it didn't happen this time for you. to you.

 

[Mrs B.]

That's awesome Dodima!! YAY!! And never apologise for being happy, you have every right to be, and I'm happy for you too... but thanks for the hugs I'm so glad you get to start now... it would have been awful to have to wait until after Xmas. Let us know how you get on with the stimms!!

 

[GdaneMom4now]

we're cycle buddies!I got af late last night. full flow this morning

 

[pbl_ge]

Very excited for you both!

MrsB, I like "square two." Agree with you about ICSI. Do you have a male factor at all, or completely unexplained?

 

[Mrs B.]

Square two does sound a lot better than square one We were unexplained (definitely no male factor) but ivf picked up the PCOS problem... so I guess we're out of the unexplained and into the PCOS category! I don't have all PCOS symptoms though, so I think our problem is mostly low egg quality. And possibly a bit of a fertilisation problem -- which could be related to low egg quality I guess. I'm glad we at least know what the issue is because I couldn't deal with the unexplained. I would always be questioning 'what if' if we hadn't found out the problem. How you doing? Not too long now until the scan!

 

[Mrs B.]

How you all doing?

 

[Dodima1999]

How you all doing?

Hi Mrs B. How are you doing? I'm in clinic tomorrow for Egg Collection. Had my last scan on Friday and had lining of triple something and 11.9mm and follies looking good at size 21mm 18mm 17mm 16mm and then several others ranging from 14mm and below. I had to take my menopur on Friday and took my trigger shot last night.

Few hurdles left with a big one tomorrow. Just taking it one day at a time.

How is everyone else doing???

 

[GdaneMom4now]

dodima: we're on the same exact schedule! My.egg retrieval is tomorrow. my butt is sore from yesterday's trigger shot

 

[Dodima1999]

dodima: we're on the same exact schedule! My.egg retrieval is tomorrow. my butt is sore from yesterday's trigger shot

Ha ha. My shot is in my tummy but since all shots are there I didn't notice. Glad to have a night off injections tonight. Fun should start tomorrow and then the suppositories 😖😖

 

[GdaneMom4now]

I'd rather do Suppositories than these massive needles every night in my butt!