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IVF First Round Buddies? April/May!

It WILL happen for you and Wish, n8ie. I know it will. Some doctors say that the first round of IVF is sometimes known as "trial & error" so they can fix/adjust meds or whatever the second time around. I hope your August round ends with a much better result! I'll be praying for you everyday! Maybe we'll see a surprise bfp before you go in for your next try ;) FX!

Im so sorry your going through this n8ie. Im happy your DH is being very supportive. Thats what you need most right now. :hugs:
 
Aidensmommy - it's a BFN. The worst part is that some rude nurse gave me the results. But I will be fine. Looking forward to August. I'm even searching on what food will be good for good quality eggs and sperm. Something to keep my mind focused on for the time being.
 
aidensmommy - you're the best cheerleader on this site! Thank you so much for always being so uplifting! When is your next scan and I hope you'll post pics for us??

N8ie - I have to get my HCG down to 0 and also wait for one full normal cycle to happen first, then we can start on the following cycle. So it may take about 4-6 weeks for me to get my first AF, then we have to wait until the cycle after that, I guess. So I won't be starting until Sept, probably. We're going to do a fresh one again so we can hopefully transfer 2 embies again. We only have one frozen. So looks like a stressfree summer, which will be nice I guess. And if we are lucky to have it happen again right off the bat, then it also doesn't mean a delivery in the middle of snowstorms!! I so hope you get your sticky bean this next try!!
 
I'm so sorry about the official results :( Many hugs your way :hugs:

You do have a great plan for August though! Thats what I did while preparing for IVF and in natural cycles before I even knew I had IVF coverage.. I just focused on what foods could boost my egg health and I cut caffeine out of my diet completely (switched to decaf coffee) and I truly think it all helped. Eat lots of leafy green vegies and lean meats. Also, leading up to my ivf cycle, I met with a meds specialist and he advised me to take extra folic acid, on top of what's already in my prenatals. He said that can help with egg health. I took it for 2 months leading up to my retrieval and continued to take it through out the TWW and beyond. Around 6wks I stopped them and now just get the folic acid that's in my prenatal vits. I truly think it helped some. But yea, focusing on a "fertility diet" is a great idea. It'll make you healthier which will also make your eggs healthier and it kinda took my mind off of things a bit. And have your DH eat lots of leafy green vegies as well because it can help his swimmers, also. I'm in a bit of a fog at the moment but when I think of anything else that I specifically ate for fertility, ill share it with you. If you drink caffeine, that's a big one to try and stop. Luckily for me, I had already switched to decaf over 6 months before I even knew I had the option to try IVF so it wasn't a struggle for me but I know it was pretty hard when I originally cut it out of my diet. Anyway, I wish you a ton of luck and dust and I can't wait to see how amazingly your August cycle goes! I'll be saying lots of prayers for you and your eggys! ;) Good luck, hun! :hugs:
 
Wish, I should have my next scan on July 13th. I cant wait for this one, as s/he will look like a baby and not a "squid", as my son put it...haha. And I will DEF post pics for you! ;)
How are you doing & feeling?
 
Wish- you are so right, Aidensmommy is the biggest cheerleader. She keeps me motivated.

Thank you so much for the tips and words of encouragement Aidensmommy.

Wish- my August cycle is at the same time as DH birthday, mid August (according to my period tracker) that means we will be doing our fresh cycle the same time as yours. And I believe we will both have sticky beans.
 
so funny you guys are talking about the 'diet' - I had wine Monday night (after the u/s results, I owed it to myself), a turkey sub last night for dinner and caffeine-full coffee today. I'll go back to the good diet tonight, but i wanted to get all of these in! :) I have had a really good diet for the past couple of months so I'll continue with that - it just made me feel good. I'm trying to decide what to do for exercise too - I did a 6-week cycle of kickboxing/boot camp at a local gym and I loved it! But I don't want to sign up for month to month if I'll just have to stop when/if I get another BFP. I think it's too strenuous of an exercise for the first tri. I'm definitely going to pick up running again - I did last week, actually. So I guess boring old weights in the basement and running will do.

I may pick up some extra folic acid, aidens - thank you for the tip. We'll get the pathology results in a few days/a week on what happened with the embryo. That'll be good to know too.

a squid?! :rofl: that's the funniest one I've heard yet!

N8 - we'll definitely have ours, I'm so happy we'll align (if my AF comes closer to 4 weeks than 6!)! bump buddies - we can do this!
 
I know :haha: My son has a huge imagination, that's for sure! I laughed so hard when he said "our baby's a squid!!" :rofl:
 
Squid, lol.

Wish- you deserved that meal. Today I'm also having a bad diet then come tomorrow I'm back to normal. I'm going back to running too. My half marathons, running keeps me sane.
 
Hi girls!

N8 - I responded on the other thread but after reading this one I just wanted to add that I also took CoQ10 leading up to the egg retrieval. My Dr told me to take it - 600mg a day if I remember rightly - as it's meant to help with Egg Quality... Also I have a book called "Eat Yourself Pregnant" which I really like. It's got some great recipes in it as well as lots of advice about foods that are beneficial for fertility and explains why etc! My DH was over the moon when we read that Bacon is good for sperm!! ;) Anyway I've put the link below. I am guessing you are in the US but if not you can get it from any Amazon I think....

Anyway I love how strong you girls are - you are inspirational and I am so excited for your upcoming cycles. And yay for the bad diet days!!! Haha I did the same after I found out we had to do a frozen cycle! :D

Here's the link for the book:

https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Yourself-Pregnant-Essential-Fertility/dp/1848991983
 
I agree, wish does deserve to cheat on her "diet plan", no doubt about it! Whatever helps you get through everything is a-okay in my eyes! :thumbup:

And thank you ladies! I'm glad to know my cheerleading has helped you - And I will continue to be one of your biggest cheerleaders until you guys get your BFP's and beyond! :)
 
Hi ladies, it's been ages. Hope you all are well. It's been a tough time for me, at work with 5 pregnant ladies and all they seems to be discussing every day is the pregnancy, babies etc. They even joke around about being surrogate mothers for ladies who struggle to conceive 😔. It's gotten so bad that I'm even thinking of resigning. I can't imagine how bad it will be when they are start showing.

Wednesday I have a follow up appointment to discuss the way forward. I'm hoping that August will be our month.
 

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