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

[Hanawanabump]

Hanawanabump & Chickadeee Good luck to you both for your EC on Thursday.

I triggered last night at 10.30pm and EC is 10.30am tomorrow, really getting nervous now.
I started with a full blown cold last night and didn't get a proper night's sleep. Taken paracetamol and tried to drink plenty of fluids. I have bought some breathe easy nose strips to hopefully help me sleep. Hoping it doesnt cause any issues for tomorrows EC, Im feeling much better now so hopefully all will be ok.

Really hoping it all goes well, my last scan on Monday showed my biggest follicle at 21mm and there are around 12 that range from 13-21mm. Here's hoping there's some good eggs in there.

Good Luck all x

Oh no poor thing!! Hope your feeling better this morning! Hope all goes well today, I'll be thinking of you! Xxx

 

[Izabela]

Good luck to everybody who is testing soon or goes for blood test. BFP wishes. X

Good luck with egg retrieval and fertilization report who is at this stage. X

I am 4 days post 2 day FET today and I am already struggling with the wait.

 

[dovkav123]

2ww girls,
I feel for you!
are you on progesterone? It mimics PMS. Don't drive yourself crazy. You may have already BFP and don't know. I had a new symptom every day.
When I quit progesterone, my AF comes in 3 days.
I took 600 mg a day and on CD25 it was very high 140ng/ml. Do you have any of your progesterone numbers to compare?
Good luck everyone for EC and ET and betas!

 

[MeganScott]

Is still early so keep positive. I have everything cross for you. With my ectopic pregnancy I had a negative test 12 days post 5 transfer and at 7 weeks blood test showed high beta as in normal pregnancy.

Thinking of you. X

Did it show negative in blood test?

Megan in UK most of the clinics don't do blood test and unfortunately this is why I lost a good tube and I had 6 weeks of work with a full C section. It was my first IVF so I only tested once as the failure was too hard. But it gets easier with consequent IVFs.

Wow, I'm sorry you had to go through that.

I do have another question for anyone that is keen to answer - how many Frozen embryos did you have after your cycle? I am really hoping to have a few so i don't have to go through this again (wishful thinking eh?)

In my first IVF they retrieved 10, 8 were mature, all 8 fertilized normally but we got only two 5-day blastocysts and had none to freeze. With this second cycle though, they retrieved 24, 20 were mature, 18 fertilized, we transferred two 5-day blasts and froze another 5 blasts on the 6th day. So this cycle, we got a total of 7 blastocysts.

My RE told me that from the total number of eggs retrieved, approximately 60% fertilize, and approx. 30% of mature eggs make it to the day 5 (Blastocyst) stage.

2ww girls,
I feel for you!
are you on progesterone? It mimics PMS. Don't drive yourself crazy. You may have already BFP and don't know. I had a new symptom every day.
When I quit progesterone, my AF comes in 3 days.
I took 600 mg a day and on CD25 it was very high 140ng/ml. Do you have any of your progesterone numbers to compare?
Good luck everyone for EC and ET and betas!

Thanks dovkav! I am on Progesterone Suppositories : Crinone 8% Gel once daily, which you insert vaginally in the morning. No injections or pills for Progesterone, just the gel. For Estrogen they've given me Estrace pills, which is 2mg, twice daily.

OTD is TOMORROW! And I'm having this pink spotting since yesterday afternoon accompanied by a migraine and horrendous cramps and its driving me nuts!!! I still haven't had the courage to test myself. With all my crazy symptoms though, if I get through today and tonight without AF hitting, I'll be lucky!

 

[ababy4us]

I'm really stalling on getting this beta. I just don't want to. I just want to stop the progesterone and start the inevitable. FRER huge huge HUGE snow white stupid f=ing BFN this morning.

 

[ababy4us]

I'm so over it. Feeling so depressed all the time. I've had enough.

 

[Prayerful]

Becki, good luck with ER today!! And good luck to Hana and Chick on Thursday!!

AFM: EC went well. There were 8 follicles & six mature eggs. They will do ICSI and call tomorrow with a fertilization report. We drew the early freeze protocol, so they will be frozen tomorrow and some will be thawed next month for FET. FX!

That's great Jessica! Congratulations on the good number!

Can I just say, this all really super sucks. I have terrible mood swings more so lately I go from sobbing uncontrollably to just plain pissed off!! Right now, I am so angry.

Yet another lovely sign AF is coming...

I'm really stalling on getting this beta. I just don't want to. I just want to stop the progesterone and start the inevitable. FRER huge huge HUGE snow white stupid f=ing BFN this morning.

I'm so over it. Feeling so depressed all the time. I've had enough.

Oh hunny, big I know this is so hard. If it does turn out to be a BFN today, perhaps there are still options for you. On another thread, a girl was in a similar situation financially and couldn't do another cycle, but she ended up finding a clinic in Australia (I think) that did IVF for only around $1500. She tried again and is now pregnant. Maybe that would be option for you. You can also do fundraising. I know some people think it is tacky but if people can do it for adoption, why not for IVF? I set up a fundraising page on gofundme.com and even though we only gave the website address out to a few family members, we have raised $3500 for our IVF. Don't give up yet!

Thank you for all the replies! It really has flown by as i had my scan yesterday and she measured 5 or 6 on my left ovary (after having 100iu Gonal F for 4 1/2 days) and she said there was 'more' on my right. Which felt totally correct it seems as though my right ovary has been in overdrive! She asked to see me again on Friday afternoon and tonight at 8pm (in Australia here so time is different to many of you guys) i will be starting my 'night injections' (which i believe is the blocker). She thinks EC will be on MONDAY! so not too far away!

I really thought 100iu was very low compared to others I've seen but apparently its working!

Monday will be here before you know it!!

I do have another question for anyone that is keen to answer - how many Frozen embryos did you have after your cycle? I am really hoping to have a few so i don't have to go through this again (wishful thinking eh?)

We had 9 retrieved, 6 were mature, and 5 fertilized. We transfered 2 on day 3 and none of the other 3 made it to freeze. Everyone is different though!

2ww girls,
I feel for you!
are you on progesterone? It mimics PMS. Don't drive yourself crazy. You may have already BFP and don't know. I had a new symptom every day.
When I quit progesterone, my AF comes in 3 days.
I took 600 mg a day and on CD25 it was very high 140ng/ml. Do you have any of your progesterone numbers to compare?
Good luck everyone for EC and ET and betas!

I am taking 1mL (50mg) progesterone injections daily plus 200mg progesterone suppositories twice a day. I don't know what my progesterone level is though.

OTD is TOMORROW! And I'm having this pink spotting since yesterday afternoon accompanied by a migraine and horrendous cramps and its driving me nuts!!! I still haven't had the courage to test myself. With all my crazy symptoms though, if I get through today and tonight without AF hitting, I'll be lucky!

I am still so hopeful for you Megan. Good luck tomorrow!

Sekky - How are you doing??

 

[Prayerful]

So I tested again this morning and though still faint, today's line was darker than yesterdays. The bloody discharge has stopped. I don't fully believe it is a BFP yet, but I am starting to feel more encouraged again. I wish I didn't have to wait 2 more days for OTD!

Here is a pic of my tests from Monday (bottom) to today (top).

 

[MeganScott]

I'm so over it. Feeling so depressed all the time. I've had enough.

I know how hard it is, hon. I hope you feel better soon!

So I tested again this morning and though still faint, today's line was darker than yesterdays. The bloody discharge has stopped. I don't fully believe it is a BFP yet, but I am starting to feel more encouraged again. I wish I didn't have to wait 2 more days for OTD!

Here is a pic of my tests from Monday (bottom) to today (top).

Wow, that sure looks like a !!! Yay for you!!!

 

[ababy4us]

Prayerful- I think you have a BFP there for sure! We actually did a GoFundMe, borrowed money from DH's mom and the rest on a credit card.

I really appreciate all of the well wishes and support, they have made this bearable but I am so beyond heartbroken I just need to not be on BnB for a while. I just keep thinking, I'll never see Adam (my DH) with our baby in his arms, he'll never watch his baby grow inside of me, I'll never watch my mom swaddle my child like she did my sisters kids, I'll never have a little person growing inside of me. I cannot keep going on like this, at some point you just have to stop the torture. 2+ years of trying naturally, 3 IUIs, and 1 completely heart wrenching IVF later I am done. For my mental and emotional state I can't afford to have any hope left.

I hope all of you wonderful ladies get your BFP and have wonderful happy healthy pregnancies.

Take Care

Ashley

 

[Prayerful]

You brought me to tears. Good luck in whatever you decide for the future.

 

[sekky]

Ababy you can't just give up. I know it's hard but you've got to keep fighting and one day you will win. I've been ttc for over 4yrs with no single BFP. And am still hopeful that it will happen.

Well nothing happening with me. No cramps, headache or emotional. So not sure where I stand as well.

Really hoping that's your BFP prayerful. Megan all the best with beta tomorrow.

 

[ababy4us]

Just wanted to update. I can't leave you ladies completely. I need to know you all got your BFPs.

My beta came back at 0.06 so very negative

For what its worth I am glad I tested early as it would have been a huge shocker and may have destroyed me completely. This is just my personal opinion.

 

[TeeinAZ]

Just wanted to update. I can't leave you ladies completely. I need to know you all got your BFPs.

My beta came back at 0.06 so very negative

For what its worth I am glad I tested early as it would have been a huge shocker and may have destroyed me completely. This is just my personal opinion.

I am so sorry ababy. What are your plans for moving forward?

 

[sekky]

Just wanted to update. I can't leave you ladies completely. I need to know you all got your BFPs.

My beta came back at 0.06 so very negative

For what its worth I am glad I tested early as it would have been a huge shocker and may have destroyed me completely. This is just my personal opinion.

wish the outcome was different. I hope you find an easy way to move forward from the disappointment.

As for me still in the limbo thinking of testing with frer tomorrow and see if something comes up. I will be 14dpo i.e. 9dp5dt. But so scared to do it

 

[TeeinAZ]

Just wanted to update. I can't leave you ladies completely. I need to know you all got your BFPs.

My beta came back at 0.06 so very negative

For what its worth I am glad I tested early as it would have been a huge shocker and may have destroyed me completely. This is just my personal opinion.

wish the outcome was different. I hope you find an easy way to move forward from the disappointment.

As for me still in the limbo thinking of testing with frer tomorrow and see if something comes up. I will be 14dpo i.e. 9dp5dt. But so scared to do it

I know how scary it is to want to test but then want to wait. I dove myself batty the last week of the 2ww. I had my beta on 10dp5dt and then went home and had to POAS just to see it.

I am crossing my fingers for you sekky!!

 

[sekky]

Thanks TeeinAZ my clinic is so mean that they make us wait two weeks post transfer. Wondering if I should do a beta or just a blood pregnancy test? Hmmmmmm

 

[TeeinAZ]

Thanks TeeinAZ my clinic is so mean that they make us wait two weeks post transfer. Wondering if I should do a beta or just a blood pregnancy test? Hmmmmmm

Two weeks after transfer? WOWZA! That is one heck of a wait! I mean, we've been through this since we started doing stims. Now you have to wait even longer?!

 

[JessicaG121]

Just wanted to update. I can't leave you ladies completely. I need to know you all got your BFPs.

My beta came back at 0.06 so very negative

For what its worth I am glad I tested early as it would have been a huge shocker and may have destroyed me completely. This is just my personal opinion.

Sorry. Take a step back, regroup & you will find the decision that is right for you and your husband.

 

[Izabela]

Just wanted to update. I can't leave you ladies completely. I need to know you all got your BFPs.

My beta came back at 0.06 so very negative

For what its worth I am glad I tested early as it would have been a huge shocker and may have destroyed me completely. This is just my personal opinion.

I am so so sorry for you. I hope you have a huge luck coming from somewhere and get you deserved baby.