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

[bizzibii]

Well today was 3 dp5dt for me. The days are just draaaaaaagging along. Glad to finally be having some company in it! No symptoms for me yet. Been getting some bad dreams and feel like I'm coming down with a cold, but I think that's just from the progesterone and estrogen. I always get icky feeling on progesterone; I can't believe the estrogen is any better!

Confessional: I'm just so afraid that the pregnancy won't take that I'm having a hard time believing that pregnancy is even possible. It's making the TWW much harder than normal. After all the IF treatments, part of me just refuses to believe we may have a chance. Does anyone else feel like this? I felt so positive about everything up until transfer, but as soon as the transfer was done, the worry and disbelief set in hardcore. I know it's not possible, by I'm worried that just thinking I'm not pregnant could make things not work. Afraid that all this worrying is ruining my chances. I know it's not actually possible, but still, I can't shake the feeling.

Buny - I think all women have similar thoughts, I " feel " it's not the time yet for me but I think I am just preparing myself for possible failure. I think of it like its a natural mechanism , especially If you had failures in the past. ( I remember when I had my first IUI done , I was positive it would work - when It didn't I was crushed ). The way I deal with it is - I realised I cannot possibly do anything at this point. it will either work or it won't so I may as well enjoy the time and take the full advantage of my hubby and his willingness to do everything ( housework, cooking etc ). Good luck to you, when are you going to test ?

 

[sunshine8]

Dear Ladies,

Me a PUPO now with one three day embryo transferred. Bizzibii, we became PUO the same day, how are you doing hun?

SUNSHINE -isn't that great ? we are exactly on the same schedule

I am feeling fine. My ET went well. I didn't have a day off in the end , because my ET was at 4pm and I work till 3 so I just took it easy , went home drank more water and cycled to the clinic. My hubby is away for work so I had few girlfriends over last night, we ate nachos and watched some tv.

How are you feeling ? I know its a strange questions, but can you feel your ovaries when you pee? I think my ones are still enlarged and its a weird feeling of pressure or something. Other than that I feel fine ( oh my boobs hurt ,).
How exciting

Bizzbiii, yes it is exciting to have a cycle buddy. Bunyhuny is nearly with us to.
Regarding the ovaries, both my ovaries feel sore still and especially when I pee, I can feel the pressure. I spoke to the Doc about it, apparently it is normal, as the ovaries will stay enlarge for quite sometimes, it has this yellow body called corpus letumn I think, which stays active until one get periods, but if pregnancy occurs it produces pregnancy hormones until the placenta develops and takes over that function. So its usual to feel sore as we have many follies turning into corpus letunem.

Are you at work today. I am at home, just taking it easy this week. Do you know of any dos and don't for PUPO?

Take care and hugs,

 

[sunshine8]

Thanks, Sunshine. Congrats on being PUPO!

I too find the differing medication regimens odd. I wrote my doctor today to ask if I could come in for a blood draw to check my hormone levels. I am currently on 600mg of progesterone a day (200mg at breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and 6mg estrogen (also split between three doses). I am not sure if I really need this much. After a couple days on the hormones, I started getting frequent heart palpitations. I have had mild palpitations occasionally for much of my adult life, but never this frequently! Now, after over a week on the progesterone and estrogen, I am getting palpitations off and on all day every day, bad enough that I can't even sleep when they're happening! I told my doctor this in the e-mail I sent her and I hope she gets back to me soon, as I am getting really worried that I am on too high a dose. From what I have read, normal progesterone supplementation is 400mg? Not totally sure on that though. How much are you on?

My clinic doesn't have a standard beta test day. Normal protocol is to start doing hpts about 9dp5dt and call in as soon as we get a positive to schedule a beta. If the test is still negative, we would continue testing daily until 14dp5dt. If it's still negative at that point, we would call in to schedule a beta to confirm the negative so we can start our FET cycle.

Ohh Bunyhuny, hope you feel better soon. Its a good idea to speak to your docter and discuss with him about your palpitation. I am on 400 mg progesterone. It is a suppository and I have to use it three times a day, so no oral intake. But they haven't given me any estrogen, which I am wondering why.

You at work or home. Take care lovely, you have been brave and just discuss this with your doc for your peace of mind.

HUGS

 

[nlk]

ladies, I've got a match!! I'm so happy!

 

[4magpies]

Right I still have a lot of follicles but I have about 12 that are bigger than the others ranging from 11mm to 14.5mm so the biggest have nearly grown 4.5mm in 2 days which is ok but still slow.

I'm now taking another drug (injection) ergh called cetrotide that I do in the morning which stops ovulation.

Back on Monday for another scan, really hoping ill be ready for trigger and collection.

Have to stay on same dose of stims as I still have so many follicles. She showed me on scan and my ovaries looked huge like the size of a fist each.

Hoping collection will be Wednesday.

Think that's it.

 

[adroplet]

Sunshine & Bizz - Congrats on PUPO!!!! Sending positive thoughts your way!

For those who have ER or ET today...good luck and fingers crossed for you.

 

[TeeinAZ]

Morning ladies. I'm on my phone again. I'll get on the comp later this weekend. I'm still in pain from the retrieval. So I will catch up with all of your posts.

So my retrieval went great!! 18 eggs!!! I couldn't believe it. Now I'm waiting for them to call me on how many matured? I was so out of it, I don't remember. Will they let me know how many are fertilized?

Whew. One step down and a few more to go.

I'm in bed still, feeling better than yesterday but still pretty sore. I can't wait to feel normal again. I'm drinking tons of Powerade!

I'll post more and get on when can sit up better. I hope everyone is doing well. Xoxox

 

[Serenyx]

So my retrieval went great!! 18 eggs!!! I couldn't believe it. Now I'm waiting for them to call me on how many matured? I was so out of it, I don't remember.

Wow that is a good number! I hope the majority of them fertilise for you

We had our EC this morning - it went OK. Out of 27 follicles only 12 of them were mature and of those 12 only 9 contained eggs. So not great but not too bad either.

DH's sperm count had improved dramatically (so much so that I am half concerned they have him mixed up with someone else ) so they are going to do all with normal IVF instead of ICSI which they initially thought we would have to do.. So for us it is just a waiting game now until we find out how many manage to fertilise.

I'm still feeling a bit groggy so taking it easy in bed this afternoon

 

[Mrs. T]

Had my egg retrieval today!!! They got 12. I am not gonna lie, it was the most painful experience of my life and I am so glad it's over. I am resting now and very groggy. I will update with a fertilized # tomorrow.

 

[4magpies]

Sereny that's a good number!

I need a minimum of 8 or else I can't share and have to give them all away.

xxx

 

[sunshine8]

Had my egg retrieval today!!! They got 12. I am not gonna lie, it was the most painful experience of my life and I am so glad it's over. I am resting now and very groggy. I will update with a fertilized # tomorrow.

Take rest hun. Bravo on completing one of the most crucial task. When ET?

 

[sunshine8]

Sereny and TeeinAZ, great you are done with the most difficult task and soon all of you will be with us PUPO. Take good rest darlings

 

[Plex]

Hope everyones is well? xxx

Going to try to update the front page again - 24 pages eek!

Congrats to all that are pupo and good luck to all in their cycles! xxx

 

[Serenyx]

Sereny that's a good number!

I need a minimum of 8 or else I can't share and have to give them all away.

xxx

Wow I didn't realise you had to give them all away if you don't get enough I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you but it does sound promising

I was also on cetrotide and have to admit I didn't like it as much as the menopur. It wasn't bad per se but I found the syringe was a lot stiffer and therefore a bit harder to inject. It didn't cause any problems though apart from soreness in the injection site after. I was just worried about doing it at exactly the same time each day as I didn't want to be late and ovulate naturally

 

[adroplet]

Ms. T - At least that part is over with now and great to hear about your 12 eggs. Awesome! Have they told you when ET might be?
I was sore, bloated, crampy, gassy for two days...but it's almost completely gone now. I think all the Gatorade and V8 juice helped, I carried it all around the house and just kept on drinking.

I'm here waiting for the office phone call to let me know if my levels came back down and if my ET on Monday is a GO.

 

[Mrs. T]

sunshine8, I am oing a 5 day transfer so that will be Wednesday.

adroplet, I got 12 eggs and will have a 5 day transfer. Good luck and I hope they call soon with good news!

 

[Mrs. T]

Plex since you are updating, you can change my dates since I ended up stimming longer. See my siggie.

 

[Plex]

Mrs T - yeah i just copied ur siggy ta hun xx

Ive only just read back those pages and made notes not even done the front page yet lolol its great this thread moves so quickly xx

 

[TeeinAZ]

Quick update. 9 embryos growing!!! Possible transfer on Sunday!!!!

 

[TeeinAZ]

I promise to get on the comp and catch up tomorrow.