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

[PostalMom]

Plex, I'm not sure how long I will be on the Lupron. I think until the end, it's says no more than 16 Days from the start until ER. I'm part of a group thing that I don't know if I can talk about. I just have a general idea of my schedule but have not been given a calender. But this is a one shot chance for me as we can't afford to pay full price for IVF. But from the out line I was given I believe I will be having ER the mid of January. And it will be a 3day. It will be ICSI.

 

[PostalMom]

Small Town. That's so exciting that you'll be right behind me. We can learn together! Seems like my BCP make me have mood swings. Yuck

 

[Plex]

Thats not bad timing at all For my first IVF i did egg sharing but ended up with too few eggs so donated them all to the recipient. I got my cycle at a greatly reduced cost so am in the same boat as you as far as costs for ivf go. Because i donated all my eggs this cycle for me will be free of charge, with the exception of my meds which cost me £550. I really REALLY hope i get more eggs this time as we cant afford to pay for the full cost of another treatment. xx

 

[PostalMom]

Oh wow. Cool. When I went in for my first first apointment, they were looking at my eggs and kept saying how great they are and something about four 5s. But hey seamed very excited. They also told me I have a beautiful uterus. So im very hopeful. I was on the 2nd day of my menses. Is 4 5s good?

 

[JessicaG121]

Postal- I did a clinical trial too. It reduced the cost about 30%, which was enough to bring us into the realm of affordability. My trial was to study whether freezing the embryos immediately after fertilization is more effective than freezing blasts. I drew the test group, so my embryos were frozen immediately. I got one excellent blast from my cycle.

Right now, I'm 3dp6dt. Oh the waiting. I'm a high school teacher, so I don't go back to work until Jan 6... A week after my test date. Nothing to do but hang out and wait.

 

[Plex]

Postal - I couldnt say hun They didnt say much when they did my scan except that i was good to start buserelin the next morning. Sorry i cant be of much help
Im assuming its ur folicle count before stimulation ie 4 follicles at 5mms each. As i said though they never really said anything to me at my baseline scan so couldnt say either way. xx

Jessica - Its good that ur off till the week after u test - are u doing any bed rest at all? xx

 

[sunshine1217]

Everyone!

Welcome PostalMom!

Jessica, OMG it's almost time!! Will you do an HPT?

Plex, are you getting excited?

SmallTownGirl, you have an education class? LOL, you probably know more than everyone just from being on bnb.

flagirlie, how are you feeling, still hungrY?

Disney, I hope your MS is getting better. How long did it take to get Maternity21 results?

AFM, still feeling pretty crappy. I've been crampy, nauseous, and tired. My son is doing a much better though. DH is also home to help so it makes a world of difference. I am getting the Harmony test done on dec 30. The results take 10 to 14 days. The test is out of network for me so I'm wondering if I should try and take another one that is in network. My RE's office is contracted to do Harmony though.

 

[JessicaG121]

I have a level check on Tuesday - I think just checking my estrogen and progesterone. It is only 5dp6dt, so not a beta. My beta is 12/30... Assuming AF doesn't show up. I'm sure I'll do hpt before that. No way I can hold out.

Currently, I'm miserable. My back and breasts are sore, I'm getting hot flashes. I'm also breaking out in hives, just for fun. Oh yeah, and the headaches. I assume most of that is a side effect of the massive doses of progesterone.

 

[sunshine1217]

My next scan is also dec 30! You can probably test in 3 days

 

[MeganScott]

Hey everyone, how have you lovely ladies been?

Its been busy but I wanted to stop by and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings!

Plex 3 days to go until you start the new cycle meds. Excited! Good luck hon!

Disney I hope you're getting enough rest with all that work! And you're right California is an awesome place to live. As for the taxes and cost of living, its almost the same as NYC / NJ where we live, so thats not a significant impact on disposable income.

I ache for warmer weather. God, the snow is pretty from a distance but ugly when you have to live through sub-zero temperatures for months. I hate it.

What are you doing over the holidays?

Sunshine thanks for the suggestion on MTHFR gene. I will certainly inquire about it. How are your symptoms? Any plans for Christmas?

Jessica congratulations on the ET. Not too far to OTD. Good luck hon!

PostalMom Welcome to the forum and good luck with your cycle!

AFM - There hasn't been much happening TTC wise, except that I heard from Dr. Palter's office and they sent me some paperwork for their COMPREHENSIVE FERTILITY AUDIT. I like the way that sounds, and I hope it holds up to the promise!

Okay, so something weird is happening. AF is 2 days late already.

We didn't do anything since the FET failure and the AF that followed, so I'm not sure why that would be? Dr. Hughes confirmed that I did ovulate this month (she did an ultrasound the day we went to consult her and told me she could see that I had already ovulated this month) I have sore boobs today, and some mild headaches for couple of hours every evening for the last 3 days, and occasionally a pang in one or the other ovary but no cramping or spotting or any other signs I typically have with AF. The nasty migraine is missing-in-action too.

I'm thinking I'll wait out this week and do a HPT over the weekend. But if the HPT is negative and AF hasn't hit by the coming weekend, I'm going to be super-worried about my AF cycle becoming irregular. Doesn't make sense, if I did ovulate, then why is AF late?

 

[Disneyfan88]

Disney, I hope your MS is getting better. How long did it take to get Maternity21 results?

AFM, still feeling pretty crappy. I've been crampy, nauseous, and tired. My son is doing a much better though. DH is also home to help so it makes a world of difference. I am getting the Harmony test done on dec 30. The results take 10 to 14 days. The test is out of network for me so I'm wondering if I should try and take another one that is in network. My RE's office is contracted to do Harmony though.

It's actually gotten worse with me now throwing up several times a day lately. I've also been getting headaches lately -- I've had the current one since at least 4:00 am yesterday. I'm still as tired as always. I am starting to feel more cramping and stretching. Maybe that means I'll start to show a little soon.

I was told that it would take 10-14 days to get my Maternit21 results, but it took 7 days from the blood draw at my RE's office.

Feel better!!

I have a level check on Tuesday - I think just checking my estrogen and progesterone. It is only 5dp6dt, so not a beta. My beta is 12/30... Assuming AF doesn't show up. I'm sure I'll do hpt before that. No way I can hold out.

Currently, I'm miserable. My back and breasts are sore, I'm getting hot flashes. I'm also breaking out in hives, just for fun. Oh yeah, and the headaches. I assume most of that is a side effect of the massive doses of progesterone.

I hope you feel better! I caved and started testing at 6dp5dt after my FET. My official test date was 8dp5dt. Good luck!!

Disney I hope you're getting enough rest with all that work! And you're right California is an awesome place to live. As for the taxes and cost of living, its almost the same as NYC / NJ where we live, so thats not a significant impact on disposable income.

I ache for warmer weather. God, the snow is pretty from a distance but ugly when you have to live through sub-zero temperatures for months. I hate it.

What are you doing over the holidays?


AFM - There hasn't been much happening TTC wise, except that I heard from Dr. Palter's office and they sent me some paperwork for their COMPREHENSIVE FERTILITY AUDIT. I like the way that sounds, and I hope it holds up to the promise!

Okay, so something weird is happening. AF is 2 days late already.

We didn't do anything since the FET failure and the AF that followed, so I'm not sure why that would be? Dr. Hughes confirmed that I did ovulate this month (she did an ultrasound the day we went to consult her and told me she could see that I had already ovulated this month) I have sore boobs today, and some mild headaches for couple of hours every evening for the last 3 days, and occasionally a pang in one or the other ovary but no cramping or spotting or any other signs I typically have with AF. The nasty migraine is missing-in-action too.

I'm thinking I'll wait out this week and do a HPT over the weekend. But if the HPT is negative and AF hasn't hit by the coming weekend, I'm going to be super-worried about my AF cycle becoming irregular. Doesn't make sense, if I did ovulate, then why is AF late?

You're right about cost of living being close to NY/NJ. C'mon on over. We are celebrating Christmas with my family -- Christmas Eve then Christmas morning at my parents' house (they only live about 6-7 blocks from here), and Christmas dinner at my aunt's house. All f our family is fairly local (within 1.5 hours or so from here), but DH's parents and brother will be traveling (we did Christmas with my in-laws last night).

How are you spending Christmas?

I hope that AF works itself out and that your cycle hasn't become affected.

 

[flagirlie7]

Ahhh still hungry! Although things changed a bit. I kinda feel sick and tired of eating hahah just coz I eat all the time. Nothing seems appetizing anymore

Excited and worried for this Friday - 8 week scan.

 

[JessicaG121]

Lol. I'm the opposite. I'm hungry, but once I have the food in front of me, I just don't want it.

I go in tomorrow for levels... Which means get up early and hike across town. Blek. But at least it's Christmas! Yay!

What do all of you have planned? Is there anyone else TWW? Or is it just me??

 

[MeganScott]

Disney, we had this awful luck Sunday morning with a leak that started in the exterior wall of the entire Living / Dining / Kitchen / 1st Bedroom area. The wooden flooring is damaged and all plans of a get together at our place are shot for now. We are now on to plan B at my cousin's place, and I'm not going to be able to cook anything for Christmas Dinner... I love to cook for family dinners and play host, but my kitchen is a war-zone with dryers and dehumidifiers trying to save the cabinets against the wall. Sigh. What bad luck on Christmas.

And today is day 3 post AF... it passed with no sign of AF. 3 days late, nothing yet. Who knew I'd be rooting for AF to come, lol.

Flagirlie I hope food becomes appetizing very soon. What's your favorite part of Christmas dinner? Good luck with Friday's scan!

Jessica when is OTD? I'm praying for your BFP this time round!

 

[JessicaG121]

Jessica when is OTD? I'm praying for your BFP this time round!

12/30. Ugh!!! Another week!!

 

[Disneyfan88]

Disney, we had this awful luck Sunday morning with a leak that started in the exterior wall of the entire Living / Dining / Kitchen / 1st Bedroom area. The wooden flooring is damaged and all plans of a get together at our place are shot for now. We are now on to plan B at my cousin's place, and I'm not going to be able to cook anything for Christmas Dinner... I love to cook for family dinners and play host, but my kitchen is a war-zone with dryers and dehumidifiers trying to save the cabinets against the wall. Sigh. What bad luck on Christmas.

And today is day 3 post AF... it passed with no sign of AF. 3 days late, nothing yet. Who knew I'd be rooting for AF to come, lol.

Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear about the leak! I hope that you can salvage most of your stuff and that the cleanup isn't too bad.

Maybe AF is giving you a Christmas break. I think it was last year that AF arrived on Christmas (and ruined any hopes of our first attempt with Clomid working ). GL with AF.

Jessica when is OTD? I'm praying for your BFP this time round!

12/30. Ugh!!! Another week!!

Hang in there. I'm rooting for you!

 

[Disneyfan88]

Ahhh still hungry! Although things changed a bit. I kinda feel sick and tired of eating hahah just coz I eat all the time. Nothing seems appetizing anymore

Excited and worried for this Friday - 8 week scan.

I thought I included this post on my multi-quote from my last response.

Hang in there. Things will get better!

I'm sure your scan will be great. My LO was fairly active at my 8 week scan. Maybe you'll see some movement during yours. Good luck!!

 

[flagirlie7]

Haha I already feel like they are moving inside (tiny flutters) but my DH just looks at me like I'm crazy! They are in two separate locations as well. Maybe I'll ask doc where they're at.

Megan, I think we are keeping this year fairly low key. I don't want to eat steak (usually for Xmas eve) coz I have to have it well done (bleh), so it might just be a chicken! We are both from other countries so we are not eating turkey or ham. Where I'm from its fried fish and potato salad (I don't like either). So we just eat whatever we feel like excited for my presents!

Happy Christmas all!! I'm forever thankful for the best gifts I ever got that came a month early

 

[SmallTownGal]

Yes, so excited for my IVF edu day, Plex! And it's getting close to starting northisterone for you!

Crossing everything for you for in Jan., PostalMom! I've just taken my first bcp, and I'm hoping it doesn't make me sick (esp. since there's lots of yummy holiday food to eat). Sorry your bcp's are making you feel moody

Crossing everything for you too, for this upcoming cycle, Plex!

Sending you sticky dust and crossing everything for you, Jessica! Sorry your feeling so miserable from the side effects!

Sunshine, my IVF edu day class is a class just for DH and I and it's basically the nurse going over our particular protocol and what we need to know for our own case (they call it a class to be cute, I think). I hope you feel better soon! And FX'd for your Harmony test!

Megan, I hope either you get a bfp or AF hits before too long (pref the former)!

Sorry you are getting even more MS, Disney! Hope it subsides soon!

FX'd for your 8 week scan, flagirlie!

Megan, sorry you got that awful leak in your house! Hope you are able to salvage those shelves and I hope the repair costs for what is damaged isn't too much!

AFM: AF started on Sun., so I am now officially in my first IVF cycle. Took my first bcp today and will continue thru Jan. 6th. On Jan. 6th I will have an u/s to check to see if my ovaries are ready to start stims, and if they are I will start stims on Jan 10th and hopefully have ER on Jan. 21st or 22nd.

Having Christmas Eve tonight with my parents (mom and step-dad) and step-uncle. We are doing the now traditional Christmas Eve dinner at LaRosa's Pizza and probably watching a good Christmas or winter holiday themed movie together, and then DH and I are spending Christmas Day with my in-laws (where yummy homemade food will be provided) and we can watch the little niece and nephew open their gifts. And of course, there will be gift opening for all, at both events.

Merry Christmas Eve and Happy Holidays, everyone!

 

[sunshine1217]

Happy holidays ladies!

Disney, you poor thing, have you been able to gain any weight? You're having a girl right...it's proving the stereotype true.

Flagirlie, I'm so jealous that you can eat so much! Good luck at your scan, time is flying, huh?

Jessica, you should test, I like those symptoms... Yes I'm a terrible instigator.

Megan, maybe you're pregnant!! Did you this cycle?

SmallTownGirl, Good luck!! You will have an october baby with a bit of luck. My DS was conceived the same time.

AFM, DH is off this week so we're just trying to spend some QT with LO. Our families are coming over for christmas day dinner. Nothing too elaborate b/c I'm exhausted. Oh, and I'm definitely starting to show. I've been unable to fit into any pants so I had to pull out my maternity pants, which are still a bit too big but feels much better than my regular skinny jeans.