IVF/FET in Aug'13' - Aug'14' buddies wanted!!*13 BFP's!!**Updates on first page**

Did anyone gain weight during their ivf cycle?

I didn't, but I've heard that it's very common for women to gain wait while on their IVF meds. I asked my doctor about that before I started my first IVF cycle, and she indicated that it's mostly water weight and it normally comes off after ER. It's important to drink beverages with electrolytes (Gatorade, Powerade Zero, Smart Water, etc...), especially after ER. It seems counter-intuitive to drink more, but the electrolytes will help flush your system while also helping with the bloating.
 
Disneyfan- Thanks so much

Prayin4babies- How are you doing? any word on getting started?

Katie- My first cycle I didn't gain anything during the cycle, but gained 20 lbs after. I took 14 off and was so nervous during ivf number 2 that I remained in Weightwatchers. Because of water weight I didn't gain any weight, but lost 4 lbs the weekend after ER. This cycle I'm being very careful and am staying the same. I am continuing with weight watchers just to make sure I'm staying even.
Focus on proteins and drinking Gatorade. I did that during ivf cycle 2 and it worked. Water and Gatorade.:happydance: Good luck!:thumbup:

Did anyone gain weight during their ivf cycle?
 
Prayin4babies, good luck!! I hope its not a long wait for you hon! :hugs:

adroplet Rest up!! Stick little bean, sticky stick!! :thumbup:

Samsfan hope those follies increase in number and size soon! Good luck!! :thumbup:

Disneyfan I had a lovely Fall trip last weekend, and it made a world of difference.. Have a great time at Disneyland!! Enjoy :) :happydance:

Jessica I am on almost the same timeline as you are, and I've been miserable on the Lupron too, besides the terrible headaches from the Lupron, I seem to be perpetually in Acid Reflux, and add to that intense cramping and bleeding and fatigue from getting my period after stopping the BCP!! I have two more weeks of Lupron too, but I started with Delestrogen shots tonight, so the Lupron dosage reduced from 20 units to 10 units... I hope that makes me feel atleast a teensy bit better!! :wacko:

ababy its good to hear from you... Good luck with your laparoscopy!! :thumbup:

Katie, I gained nearly 30 pounds over 8 months of stims (4 IUIs, 2 fresh IVFs and now 1st FET underway). I feel helpless because I'm tired all the time, I can't work out, some days I can't get out of bed and cook, and we order a pizza or take out, and no matter how hard I try to eat healthy, the pounds are creeping on. I did call Weightwatchers to ask if they can help, but they told me if I was trying to or going to be pregnant, I should follow the diet prescribed by my RE and not trying to lose weight... I figured, I'll deal with the IVF process first, then focus on losing weight once this is done. I used to be a lot heavier before, and worked my butt off to lose nearly 50 pounds, and its painful to see them creeping back with all the inactivity :( :shrug:

AFM - Tonight we started the IM Delestrogen, and DH gave me the shot. It hurt quite a bit, though we did the massaging for a couple of minutes after.

DH was doing a shot for the first time ever and was very nervous about sticking me with a 1.5 inch needle... He aspirated like I told him to, but I couldn't see what he did, and he's not confident he aspirated it right. He thought he didn't draw blood and injected it, but after he pulled the needle out, there were a few drops of blood that came out at the site. When I pushed the plunger to check that he injected all of the medication, I saw a really tiny drop of oil and a tiny drop of blood come out from the tip of the needle... Is that something to be worried about??
 
FET done!
It went smooth and now I'm on bedrest for 48 hrs. OTD is Nov. 7th. This is exciting!
and for you viewing pleasure, here are some pics...

Adroplet - congrats on being PUPO!!! Fingers crossed for you!!! :hugs:
 
Adroplet- Awesome!!!!!!So excited for you praying for your BFP

AFM- I started stimming. I have a sono tomorrow. I'm praying for my follies to catch up to my 2 bigger follies.

FET done!
It went smooth and now I'm on bedrest for 48 hrs. This is exciting!
and for you viewing pleasure, here are some pics...

Samsfan - how are you feeling this go around? What day Stims are you on?? Do you have an estimate for ER? :hugs:
 
Well ladies my number tripled and is now at 44. They have me scheduled for another beta Tuesday and because of what happened last time, an ultrasound next Thursday. This is going to be a VERY long week!

Lucie. How are you feeling? What time is your appt tomorrow??
 
Feeling VERY nervous! Just trying to take it day by day. I have my blood work tomorrow at 7am, hoping to have my results by 1pm or so.
 
Hello ladies!

Lucie - So sorry for the roller coaster ride you are on. Good luck tomorrow. I will be praying for you!

Sam - Glad you were able to get started again right away. I am keeping you in my prayers as well.

Hi ababy! Welcome back! I have low AMH too and had a laparoscopy back in Sept last year. They thought I had endometriosis as well and removed what looked like 2 endometriomas but on biopsy it turned out it was nothing. I am glad I had the procedure regardless though because I would always wonder in the back of my mind if that was what was causing our infertility. Good luck with whatever you decide!

Yay! Congrats on finally being PUPO, adroplet!! Beautiful pics!

Megan - I give shots all the time at work and when I aspirate I don't see blood but occasionally there is a bit of blood after I pull the needle out. I can't really explain very well why it happens but as long as there is no blood during aspiration, it is fine! Also, don't worry if he missed a drop or two. Just encourage him to ensure he presses down all the way next time.

AFM - My next ultrasound is this coming Thursday! I am looking forward to hearing the heartbeat and getting to see my LO again. :)
 
MeganScott -- Thanks! I was actually thinking about you today and was wondering how you were doing. :hugs: DH hates giving me my PIO shots, but I think he's been doing a good job. As much as he hates doing it, he said that it gets easier each time as he gets more and more "practice". I hope the pain gets better.

Feeling VERY nervous! Just trying to take it day by day. I have my blood work tomorrow at 7am, hoping to have my results by 1pm or so.

Good luck, Lucie. I'm keeping everything crossed for you! :dust:

AFM - My next ultrasound is this coming Thursday! I am looking forward to hearing the heartbeat and getting to see my LO again. :)

Awesome! <3 I think Chickadeedee has her first ultrasound on Thursday. Mine is on Friday -- I'm hoping that we can see the heartbeat. I'm keeping everything crossed that all of our appointments go well. :hugs:
 
Thanks Disney &#128522; I was a little worried he injected in a vein instead of the muscle and that freaked me out a little!!

I've been silently stalking last few days.. Lupron side effects made me miserable, plus AF from stopping the BCP and I was hesitant to say something that sounded off because I just didn't feel like myself, and I didn't trust I was going to respond the right way...

Last weekend we went for a visit to the mountains to see fall colors, plus Oktoberfest events there and it was amazing... I still feel the side effects but I'm coping better though...

Lucie good luck with your test!!! Prayers and good thoughts your way!!

To the amazing women who're preggers n scheduled for their next tests, good luck!!! Seeing n sharing with you inspires the rest of us to keep up with the process however hard it gets... Thank you!! &#128512;
 
Megan, your weekend trip to the mountains sounds wonderful. :thumbup:

DH gave me my shot about 30 minutes ago. I ended up bleeding today, too. I think his hand slipped as he was pulling out the needle. Ouch. :dohh: But it's all good-- he cleaned me up afterwards. :thumbup:

I'm sorry to hear that the Lupron is still giving you bad side effects. I hope you aren't on it for much longer. Your transfer will be here before you know it, and it will be so worth it. Hang in there! :hugs:
 
Megan, I'm sorry you're miserable too. But, I'm a little relieved to know its not just me.
I also got to cut back on the lupron today. I am having a mini period too, from the Aygesten. I'm all bloated and crampy and exhausted. I started estrogen tonight & am down to 10Iu of Luron.

Hopefully the worst is past me for now.
 
Disney - you are right - my ultrasound is Thursday at 9:40 EST! I'm hoping for a heartbeat but it's early so I'm going to TRY not to panic. I'm more worried that for some reason there won't be anything there :shrug: I still can't quite wrap my head around the fact that I'm pregnant.. Because I don't feel any different! I mean tired - yes, really tired. But no morning sickness yet!!! Maybe I'll be a lucky one and not get it!! But it would be a little reassuring to have more symptoms...
How are YOU feeling!!???!! :hugs:

Megan - so sorry you are feeling miserable :hugs:
 
Disney - you are right - my ultrasound is Thursday at 9:40 EST! I'm hoping for a heartbeat but it's early so I'm going to TRY not to panic. I'm more worried that for some reason there won't be anything there :shrug: I still can't quite wrap my head around the fact that I'm pregnant.. Because I don't feel any different! I mean tired - yes, really tired. But no morning sickness yet!!! Maybe I'll be a lucky one and not get it!! But it would be a little reassuring to have more symptoms...
How are YOU feeling!!???!! :hugs:

Megan - so sorry you are feeling miserable :hugs:

I feel the same as you -- meaning nothing. I'm not even as tired as I think I "should" be (I do get tired as the day goes on, but I'm not super tired). I do feel
something going on in the uterus (occasional twinges or minor cramping), but that's about all. I'm hoping for a heartbeat, too, but I am trying to go in with the same mindset as you as it's still really early. I just hope that whatever's supposed to be there at this stage is there, and there's nothing that will cause me to worry non-stop all weekend or until the next appointment.
 
Have you made an appointment with a regular OB yet? I'm kind of waiting until I've "graduated" from the FS, but then again I don't want them to be all booked up!
 
Good Morning Ladies,

I am fairly new here. (Another silent stalker!) Congratulations to all the BFP's!!! And good luck to all of those waiting to test.

My DH and I have unexplained infertility. We have been trying since August of 2011. I had my first IVF cycle this month and today am 9dp5dt. I am scheduled for my beta tomorrow but I could not wait and did my first hpt for this cycle this morning and it was a very clear BFP on first response and a light BFP on a dollar store test. Can I feel confident with this?? My trigger should be out by now right? Tomorrow just seems so far away...
 
Well ladies they said I will trigger tomorrow with ER on Friday! I only have 6 follicles ready but a few more that are really close.... But it only takes one right :)
 
Good Morning Ladies,

I am fairly new here. (Another silent stalker!) Congratulations to all the BFP's!!! And good luck to all of those waiting to test.

My DH and I have unexplained infertility. We have been trying since August of 2011. I had my first IVF cycle this month and today am 9dp5dt. I am scheduled for my beta tomorrow but I could not wait and did my first hpt for this cycle this morning and it was a very clear BFP on first response and a light BFP on a dollar store test. Can I feel confident with this?? My trigger should be out by now right? Tomorrow just seems so far away...

Congratulations Breezie!! I think you should be very confident with this, because the trigger is generally supposed to be out of your system in 10 days, 9dp5dt means its been 15 days or more since you triggered, and yes, its true that some women do have a 13-14 days window for the trigger to get out of their system, but I think at 15 days post trigger you are fine and this is a BFP!!

Yay! Excited to hear your test results tomorrow... Goodluck!! :thumbup:

Well ladies they said I will trigger tomorrow with ER on Friday! I only have 6 follicles ready but a few more that are really close.... But it only takes one right :)

Katie, you're right, it only takes one! and this number could still increase by the time you get Friday... Good luck! :thumbup:
 
Thanks Megan!

Good luck Katie! I only had 8 follicles and only 3 eggs made it to fertilization, so you should keep your hopes up! Like you said, you only need one. :)
 

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