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

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Jessica, thanks but I can't take anything but the tylenol. I'm in a study. I just have to suffer. But I only have had the 1 migraine fxd. Lol. Today Is day 5. I'm cramping off and on. I think my lupron period is trying to start. I just want to strangle anyone and everyone. I even yelled really bad words at a car in front of me that was taking too long (in my opinion only) to turn into his drive way. Ugh. I hope I'm not this mean in the morning.
 
Hey ladies. I'm back on BnB after taking the few months since my miscarriage to work through things. Can't wait to catch up and see how everyone is doing. <3 It has been incredibly, incredibly hard these last couple months, but I've made it through! I had one natural cycle after my m/c, only one of two natural cycles I've had in the last two years!, but this new cycle I never did manage to O.

I also found out that I has a colorectal polyp. It was so scary. It was really large. So thankful it did not turn out to be cancerous. During that whole scare I found out something VERY important. We ladies should be taking FOLATE, not Folic Acid. Apparently, research has shown that Folic Acid actually can cause cancer and make it grow very fast- especially colorectal! So scary. My old RE had put me on 2500mcg of Folic Acid when I was seeing him, instead of the normal 800mcg. Something about because I have PCOS. I had continued taking it after switching to my new RE in the Czech Republic, so I was on that much for over a year! The polyp they found was HUGE, over an inch long! (That's saying something being that anything over .25 inches is considered to be large.) I have switched over to Folate now. So scary. Doctor said had they not caught the polyp, I would have had cancer within the next two years. WOW.

TTC Stuff:

Last Friday I went in for an u/s at the local hospital to check to see if I had any follicles developing. I didn't, and since that was CD 50, my RE in Prague told me to go ahead and start on progesterone suppositories to induce AF. (Luckily I have a bunch of meds left from my m/c.)

So plan at this point is:
7 days of progesterone 3xday
stop progesterone and wait for AF
when AF arrives let RE know
CD2 start estrogen 3xday
CD10-CD12 u/s to check lining
once lining is 8mm thick, start progesterone 2 sups 3x day, fly to Prague
FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER on forth day of progesterone
fly back to US and keep fx'd!

We're going to transfer both of our frozen embryos. One is a 3AB and the other is a 3BB. Hoping that this time around we get a very sticky bean (or two!!!).
 
:hi: bunyhuny! Good luck with your FET!

Jessica, good luck tomorrow with you beta.

Plex, sorry about your side effects. Think about what this could lead to though. Happy thoughts. :thumbup:

Postal, lupron is not the only thing that makes me go coocoo, I think i've broken a few things during IVF that I probably will never get back. :wacko:

So ladies, I'm getting very nervous for this week. I am still waiting for my Harmony test results, which should come this week. I also have my NT scan tomorrow. I haven't had a scan in over a week and am just so stressed.

So much in IVF is about chance and things out of our control....I hope we all get through this week one day at a time with all good news. :hugs:
 
bunyhi! I hope all goes well this time. My RE swears that FET is the way to go. It's a lot less strenuous on your body.

postal sorry you're stuck with Tylenol. It will get better. I found that things were much better once I was reduced to 10 units.

AFM- beta #3 tomorrow morning. We need 350+. We are still in the non viable danger zone. I'm really worried....
 
JessicaG121 said:
bunyhi! I hope all goes well this time. My RE swears that FET is the way to go. It's a lot less strenuous on your body.

postal sorry you're stuck with Tylenol. It will get better. I found that things were much better once I was reduced to 10 units.

AFM- beta #3 tomorrow morning. We need 350+. We are still in the non viable danger zone. I'm really worried....
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Thanks, Jess! :wave:

I hope your beta numbers start doubling nicely. I know firsthand how scary it is when they don't. <3 <3 <3 I'll be keeping you in my thoughts. Just know that you are not alone and so many of us know what you're going through. Take care of yourself, eat a little chocolate, and drink some herbal tea, take a walk at twilight, listen to your favorite album, anything that you can find some relaxation/beauty in. And above all, do not let low/weird betas distract you from the time you have with your baby- which will hopefully be many, many years! Every moment is precious. :flow:

(Warning, m/c mentioned below.)

As far as FET's go, I've been reading the same thing, so I am really feeling hopeful. During IVF cycle #1, I really think my body just ended up being so very worn out by the time implantation happened that it couldn't deal with a pregnancy. I started spotting during week 5 and it got heavier and heavier until we finally lost the baby in week 10. :cry: I couldn't think, couldn't focus, it was just horrible- and not normal! (Around 14dpo I literally found myself wandering around a grocery store for two hours before realizing I had no idea why I was even there, very bizarre. All my memories from the pregnancy are very surreal.) I've made a lot of changes in my diet/lifestyle since the m/c so I'm really hoping my body holds up better this time! I just had my full blood panel done for the first time since my PCOS diagnosis last year and all of my levels have normalized even though I stopped all medications 3 months ago! Definitely at a better place than I was during IVF #1. Hoping for some adorable little twins now!
 
Postalmom - My protocol didn't include Lupron, but I'm sorry to hear about your side effects. I hope you feel better soon! :hugs:

bunyhuny - Welcome back. You've been so strong through all that you've been through! I finally found success through FET, and I wish you the best f luck with yours! :hugs: :dust:

Sunshine - I'm sure your harmony results will be fine. It will be fun to find out the gender of your LO! :thumbup: I'm still waiting for the final bill for my MaterniT21 test, but the lady I spoke to on Friday said that the cost would be no more than my deductible (which I met early in 2013) plus $200 if insurance won't cover it (I already know they denied the claim). I'm sad that my deductible and out-of-pocket max reset on Jan 1. Now I have to go back to paying for stuff. :dohh: Good luck with your NT scan! We decided not to do one because our PGS and MaterniT21 results were both good. I haven't seen our LO since my last ultrasound at 10+4. My next one isn't until 18-20 weeks (anatomy scan).

Jessica - I'm praying for good beta numbers for you. :hugs: :dust:

Hi Plex! :hugs:
 
Disneyfan88- Ooooo!!! Congratulations! So very happy for you, hunny! And a girl, too! How wonderful!!! :happydance:
 
I know why I was so crazy lady night. .. my lupron period had arived. Hopefully my last period for a,long time. I Was told too call the re when I got it so things can start moving along. I hopeing my levels will be low enough to start my stims in a week. I don't remember what levels they were checking. I know normally anything under 60 is OK for ivf, mine was in the 30 and they need it to be in the 25 or less. I think that's what they had said. They said if I had to I may have to do 3 weeks of 20 units of Lupron. Maybe yall know what I'm talking about. I'll ask when I call later
 
bunyhuny said:
Disneyfan88- Ooooo!!! Congratulations! So very happy for you, hunny! And a girl, too! How wonderful!!! :happydance:
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Thanks, bunyhuny. :hugs::hugs:

PostalMom said:
I know why I was so crazy lady night. .. my lupron period had arived. Hopefully my last period for a,long time. I Was told too call the re when I got it so things can start moving along. I hopeing my levels will be low enough to start my stims in a week. I don't remember what levels they were checking. I know normally anything under 60 is OK for ivf, mine was in the 30 and they need it to be in the 25 or less. I think that's what they had said. They said if I had to I may have to do 3 weeks of 20 units of Lupron. Maybe yall know what I'm talking about. I'll ask when I call later
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Good luck with your levels, PostalMom! Fingers crossed that you get to move on to stims. :dust:
 
Hi everyone! we are starting our IVF journey(Homerton Hospital London) (self funded) due to secondary infertility. i have endometriosis and a tortuous tube, have been trying 3 years , our first born is now 9. i start suprecur injections on 25th Jan, bloods on 12th Feb then 1st scan on 13th Feb xxx. good luck and baby dust to all. feeling quite apprehensive! x
 
Postal, I hope you don't have to do 3 more weeks! Lupron was so awful. At least it was for me.

Buny, thanks. I've been doing what I can to keep my mind off things. But, I'm just not feeling it. I know that everyone says that pregnancy is different for everyone, but I feel like I should feel something. I'm hoping for the best.

I don't have anything to report. I don't feel well. I woke up at 2am with terrible nausea and haven't been right since. I had my beta this morning, but they sent the blood to an outside lab - it seems my IVF fees have been exhausted, as pregnancy was confirmed and levels doubled. So now, everything is out of pocket. Ironically, I drove 30+ minutes to my RE office (followed by 45 min to work) to have them send the sample to a lab less than 5 min from my house. Had they told me ahead of time, I could have skipped the drive and just gone to the lab. But, since it went to the lab, I have no idea when they'll have an answer for me. It might not be until tomorrow. :shrug:
 
Hi ladies!!!! I'm back with the new year and a new attitude!

So glad to see all these BFP's and those BFP's turning into gorgeous u/s pictures I get to ohh and ahhh over :)

As for me, whew! Things have been a little nutty.

I just had my first ever Lap done on 12/23/13 I have stage IV Endo unfortunately BUT it is contained to my left ovary...strange but not terrible. I had a little bit of it elsewhere and got it all cleaned up and also found out that my tubes are sort of clubbed but open and not really an issue. So my new plan is IUI every month or every other month until the next IVF cycle in April or May. IUI is free for us so we are going to take advantage. I am also only considered borderline DOR (more awesome news!) I've had hubby on FertilAid for Men for almost 4 months now and I have started FertilAid for women, FertilCM, and OvaBoost. I'm going to have cd 3 bloods and repeat AMH next cycle and pray that 2014 is our year. I feel so hopeful I can't even describe it. I had fears of going into my REs office today and him saying Donor egg. While I think it is a lovely option and all I just didn't want to hear that at age 28 and he said I am no where near that and to stop worrying. He said if we gave IVF 3 cycles he could almost guarantee we would be pregnant. 40% chance each cycle with IVF even with the endometrioma. Not bad I'd say.But since tubes are open, ovulation is not an issue and hubby only has low morph who knows what could happen!!! To top it all off I just had my first job interview in two years and I must say (without tooting my own horn) it went fantastically. Nothing fancy, I've always worked in banks, just a teller or teller supervisor but I enjoy it and it pays decently. I just have to say I am so glad 2013 is over. It was an awful year for me personally. So much heartache and just a lot of depression. I feel like I am finally turning a new leaf.
I believe with my whole heart that DH and I will have our own biological child someday. From what I have read women with Endo aren't infertile they are sub fertile so while we can get pregnant it may just take a little bit longer and I'm okay with that as long as it comes eventually.

I'm on cd9 right now, natural cycle just supplements and sort of timed intercourse. I'm using my fertility monitor but I'm not going to get too crazy.

Hope everyone is doing well. Sorry I have been MIA for a few months, I needed to just be and I know all of you ladies understand that.

I have been stalking though! :)

Blessing to you all! <3 <3
 
Feeling good today! All my blood test results from my draw last week came back NORMAL! Previously, they were a mess- cholesterol was borderline high, insulin was wacky, testosterone was no good, blood pressure was a bit on the high side, blood cell counts were weird, etc. And the best news, I'm not even taking any meds since October, just supplements, AND I'm down 18lbs since my m/c!

If any PCOS ladies are trying to figure out how to fix their levels without Metformin or other pharmaceuticals, I totally recommend checking out "Primal" and "Paleo" eating along with blood sugar monitoring. My husband and I switched to Primal right after my m/c and I also picked up a blood sugar monitor so I could figure out how I react to certain foods.

Over the last 3 months since we switched, my fasting blood sugar has gone from an average of 109 all the way down to 88 and ALL of my blood counts have normalized. I've even had one NATURAL ovulation. Just feeling so thankful right now. On Metformin my fasting sugar actually went UP, so I am really, really happy to see it go back down and then down some more!

Supplements I've been on for the last 3 months: Myo-Inositol, DCI (d-chiro-inositol), Probiotics, half a kids multivitamin, 1mg Folate (not the same thing as folic acid, folic acid turned out to be bad), 1g magnesium, 1g calcium. That's it!
 
ababy4us- Hey hunny! I just got back onto BnB, too! Glad to see another familiar face. I'm definitely feeling you on that needed-a-break-but-ready-to-be-back thing.

Sounds like you've been getting all sorts of better news. That's great that you're definitely in no need of donor eggs. :D And congrats on the job interview.

That's wonderful that they were able to get in there and clean up some of that endo. A friend of mine who has endo had to use donor sperm since her husband has azoospermia. With donor sperm she only needed 3 IUI cycles to get pregnant- and she's due next month! Endo in and of itself is not at all the bad thing it sounds like. I think your doctor is right about you being able to get pregnant quickly with IVF. And now that they have a baseline from your last IVF cycle, I would think you'd do even better this next time around. (Though, of course, I hope that your natural cycles or IUI do the trick before then!) :flow:
 
Jessica - hang in there! I hope you get your results soon. :hugs:

bunyhuny - Congrats on the great blood work! It sounds like you are doing amazingly well. I changed my diet and started doing fertility acupuncture after my first IVF cycle failed. Who knows if either contributed to our success, but I think it helped. We decided to skip the fresh ET after my second IVF cycle and waited for a FET. I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed that you'll get your BFP after your FET, too. :hugs:

ababy4us - It's so great to see you back here as well! It sounds like you are in a really good place right now. I really hope that you find success with your IUIs. You'll get your BFP one way or another! :hugs:
 
Disney and Buny <3 <3

I really missed all of you girls. I'm glad I am in the right frame of mind to support others again. I'm starting to get to that point where I see pregnant women and smile instead of wanting to run and cry and I thank God for that. I hated feeling that jealousy towards strangers and friends. Its still hard when I see pregnancy come so easy but it gets better everyday. Anywho thanks for the warm welcome back! :) :)
 
Jessica, I'm waiting with you. Lol.
Afm. I'm scheduled for an hsg today. Ugh. Part of my requirements. Today's is day 7 of 20 units lupron. Feeling OK. Yesterday I tried too video me giving myself the shot. But. . It didn't go in all the way and I had to push hard to get it in. It hurt the most of all of them so far and kinda took me right back to being scared again. Lol. I wasnt holding the skin enough I guess. Ugh. So now I'm flinching again. Also, my brother and his girlfriend ate flying down at the end of the month. She is 16 with pregnant with twins. He is going to propose. So I put my creativity to work. I got my daughter's boyfriend to agree to be the tour guide. . ( she's never been to florida, a beach or anything. ) I will go onto the local Island and draw a heart on the sand with a will you marry me drawn in it. I will put the ring on the drift wood. I will secretly video from the tree line. Jack will then bring her and my brother on his sail boat to the Island and when they walk around the corner he will drop to his knee. After I will have a pretty jar to scoop up the "will you marry me" sand and put it on the jar as a keep sake along with any shells she wants. The only problem.. my EL and ET should be that week.
 
PostalMom said:
Jessica, I'm waiting with you. Lol.
Afm. I'm scheduled for an hsg today. Ugh. Part of my requirements. Today's is day 7 of 20 units lupron. Feeling OK. Yesterday I tried too video me giving myself the shot. But. . It didn't go in all the way and I had to push hard to get it in. It hurt the most of all of them so far and kinda took me right back to being scared again. Lol. I wasnt holding the skin enough I guess. Ugh. So now I'm flinching again. Also, my brother and his girlfriend ate flying down at the end of the month. She is 16 with pregnant with twins. He is going to propose. So I put my creativity to work. I got my daughter's boyfriend to agree to be the tour guide. . ( she's never been to florida, a beach or anything. ) I will go onto the local Island and draw a heart on the sand with a will you marry me drawn in it. I will put the ring on the drift wood. I will secretly video from the tree line. Jack will then bring her and my brother on his sail boat to the Island and when they walk around the corner he will drop to his knee. After I will have a pretty jar to scoop up the "will you marry me" sand and put it on the jar as a keep sake along with any shells she wants. The only problem.. my EL and ET should be that week.
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The proposal sounds really sweet. My husband proposed in the security line at the White House. That way I "won't get all emotional or anything".

Don't worry about the Lupron. Every now and then I'd have one that didn't go in very well (remember, I did it twice). I think it was more the needles than me. Those insulin needles are so flimsy; I actually broke a few of them in the Lupron bottle and had to get extras from the RE. They said it happened all the time.

AFM: No news yet. I thought I missed the RE's call yesterday - he calls from his cell and blocks the number & I had a "unknown caller" missed call. But, no one called me back later in the day. I've tried to get the results from the lab online, but they are still "pending". So, who knows.
 
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