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

[Katielbkr]

Katie, I'm so sorry! You have all the right to be sad and devastated. Do you have a plan for what's next? I have not been in your situation yet. But I always feel I need a plan B! We were gonna do another fresh if this one fails. Luckily we have two frosties now! Will you do frozen next? Do you have a timeline?

We did get accepted into the shared risk program which means we paid for 2 fresh cycles upfront but get unlimited frozen transfers and 6 fresh cycles until you take a baby home from the hospital or your money back. However we are already 30,000 dollars in and we are completely cash pay for all meds... We will do a frozen transfer with the one embryo we have before we move to another fresh cycle bc that's what our contract says we have to do. I would feel better if we had more then one frozen since they say it's fair quality. I am really in shock. I really thought this would work since our issue is male factor. I am beyond devastated and I feel like there is no hope. I always thought I would be a mother....but maybe I am not meant to be one I just don't know. I lost a twin pregnancy in 2005 and now lost twin embryos.... How can I pick up and move on?

 

[sunshine1217]

Katie, I'm the same. Have been crying on and off for the past couple of days. My sticks are not getting darker so I know what's coming. I have lost all confidence in my reproductive system. DH said something that made some sense yesterday though not too helpful - he said thankfully IVF is one of those things where you don't need confidence to succeed. I am not looking forward to more torment but I know that once the cycle starts again, I will regain some hope. I know you will too. Until then, PM whenever you want.

Megan, I have a great feeling about your embies, hang in there. Fatigue is a great symptom!

Flagirlie7, how come you are doing another fresh cycle if you have frozen ones? I'm thinking maybe I should do that, too, since I don't have much hope in mine surviving the thaw.

 

[MeganScott]

Thanks sunshine. OTD is just a week away; anxious, excited, scared...

When do they test you again?

 

[adroplet]

Hi there ladies. I haven't been on for about 2 weeks, I've been trying to relax and regain my PMA. We decided to take Nov off for IVF/FET. I will be having my sister and fam over for Thanksgiving week and didn't want to feel crappy with guests over. Also, most of my fam has no idea we are TTC. I have only told my youngest sister since she's the only one who can keep a secret.
We will be doing another IVF for my next cycle and if that doesn't work we will then be doing FETs with whatever frosties we have stored.
For now I'm looking for an acupuncturist nearby for IVF appts and I will be doing the pineapple core and chicken meals next time. Fingers crossed it works next time.
I will be lurking here until then.
For all of you who are PUPO - and good luck!

 

[flagirlie7]

Sunshine, I just found out we have 2 frosties, so we would do that next. Otherwise, we would do another fresh (in my mind, I had all sorts of doubts if any eggs would fertilize or make it to freezing)....

Megan, I will do tons of protein (have been for the past week actually). Got inspired by you and had chicken today! But me think no pineapple core....

Katie, hang in there!! Wish you all the best!

 

[JessicaG121]

Megan. Fwiw, you can quit eating the pineapple. My RE says there's zero correlation between eating it and a successful IVF. He debunked a number of those things before we even did ER. The only things that do show correlation are low carb, low caffeine. So technically, the pineapple may be high carb.

 

[MeganScott]

adroplet hope you enjoy the thanksgiving weekend with family. I'm sure the time off will help you garner new energy with your next cycle.

Jessica, thanks hon... I just went for it because we'd read some research saying it actually helps implantation... Plus it was something that people with BFPs swore by, including Disney who'd taken it the cycle she got her BFP too... I figured as much that it musn't be proven, but then, what the hell, no harm giving it a shot, right?

Plus, the core isn't as sweet as the flesh, its more fibre actually so its gotta be lower carb content than the flesh? Just two more days to go, I HATE it but since I've started it, I'll brave through it. If it doesn't work this cycle, I won't bother with it again though...

flagirlie Sliced Italian sausage for lunch, and now chicken and rice for dinner. I'm focusing on proteins with every meal. I had the twinges and lower back pain today too, a lot more prominent than yesterday... and a dull headache too. Blood test tomorrow morning to check Progesterone / Estrogen levels and determine dosage starting tomorrow. Whew, 1 day down (almost) 6 more days to go!!

 

[Hennapop]

Katie, So sorry - take care of yourself and let your feelings out. They will come and go in waves and that is ok. Thinking of you!

 

[Hennapop]

Megan & Flagirlie- good luck relaxing! FYI my DH and I have been watching House of Cards with Kevin Spacey on Netflix as well as Portlandia. Both really good

 

[sunshine1217]

Flagirlie, good luck!!

Megan, my beta is at 8:30 tomorrow, won't have results till 3 pm pst

Hennapop, is that the one where they count cards (the book is bringing down the house?)

 

[MeganScott]

Sunshine good luck for your beta tomm! Fingers crossed for you!!

 

[MeganScott]

Okay so this morning, I found a huge lump on the left hip at the PIO injection site. Its swollen, red and angry looking, and very painful.

The RE took a look at it when I went for bloodwork this morning, and he thinks I should switch to vaginal progesterone twice a day on alternate days to give both injection sites some rest...

I'm afraid the vaginal progesterone won't be strong enough, and it will make my Progesterone levels drop and interfere with my chances for success.

Not sure what to do. Brave the injections or do what RE says? Any advice would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

[Hennapop]

Flagirlie, good luck!!

Megan, my beta is at 8:30 tomorrow, won't have results till 3 pm pst

Hennapop, is that the one where they count cards (the book is bringing down the house?)

House of Cards is a DC drama with Kevin Spacey. I think it was a British show in the 90s remade by Netflix. Pretty good!!

 

[Hennapop]

Katie, I'm so sorry! You have all the right to be sad and devastated. Do you have a plan for what's next? I have not been in your situation yet. But I always feel I need a plan B! We were gonna do another fresh if this one fails. Luckily we have two frosties now! Will you do frozen next? Do you have a timeline?

We did get accepted into the shared risk program which means we paid for 2 fresh cycles upfront but get unlimited frozen transfers and 6 fresh cycles until you take a baby home from the hospital or your money back. However we are already 30,000 dollars in and we are completely cash pay for all meds... We will do a frozen transfer with the one embryo we have before we move to another fresh cycle bc that's what our contract says we have to do. I would feel better if we had more then one frozen since they say it's fair quality. I am really in shock. I really thought this would work since our issue is male factor. I am beyond devastated and I feel like there is no hope. I always thought I would be a mother....but maybe I am not meant to be one I just don't know. I lost a twin pregnancy in 2005 and now lost twin embryos.... How can I pick up and move on?

So sorry Katie. Im thinking of you.

 

[Hennapop]

Hi Megan, Some folks say to ice first then use heating pad after....did you do any of that? Id try the other side and see if it happens again. Ive never taken it though - so what do I know?? Good luck! Im sure whatever you decide will be fine.

 

[Kzee]

Katielbkr - just wanted to say I know how you're feeling. I'm in the middle of my TWW but AF is here already. Had brown spotting this morning and I wasn't expecting it end this way at all. First thing on a Monday morning, in a rush, on the way to work, I had about 5 minutes to tell DH and cry together and then go and get through today and it has been hellish. I just want to go home and comfort myself and lovely husband who seems to be so devastated, beyond what I could have imagined.

I now feel that because this has failed, why would the other cycles work and we'll probably have to wait over 6 months and I just feel like my life is on hold and i'm getting older.... I'm petrified and devastated. I've never had a BFP and can't even begin to imagine what it's like.

I wish you all the best for the future, take care xx

 

[Katielbkr]

So I have been reading about the high protein diet and it says it helps your body create better quality embryos. Has anyone read it can help on a FET?

 

[sunshine1217]

kzee, it's probably not AF. I am most likely having a chemical pregnancy and I started spotting/bleeding on 6dp5dt. My last BFP which yielded my DS, I started spotting/bleeding on 5dp5dt. You should try to get your beta earlier, call the office and get tested. They say most likely it's not AF b/c progesterone should keep AF away for a while.

Katie, my BFF got pregnant while she was on the atkins diet so I bet there's some truth to that. I may try that next time around.

 

[bettybee1]

Yep protein helps with FET it helps reduce misscarrigage too if your low on protein that's not that good !

I drank a pint of whole milk everyday only just stopped becOz it was making me gag !

I also eat Brazil nuts & walnuts & pineapple everyday !

And upped my veg & greens & fruit and didn't consume ' fake suger ' just natural ones !

And these changes were the only ones I did didn't in cycle 1&2 and this cycle worked and everything was better quality ! !!!! X

 

[sunshine1217]

Congrats BettyBee!

Megan, here's what my dr told me re progesterone. A good embryo that implanted well generally do not need extra progesterone so doing the shots will not help much. However, that said, I felt like I didn't have enough from day 1. I never had any of the normal progesterone symptoms I had before and I suspect maybe it's because I'm using a different type of progesterone (endometrin, before it was always prometrin). If you're having doubts about your levels maybe you can do an early blood draw and reevaluate then.