IVF/ICSI/FET OCTOBER "4 LEAF CLOVER" CYCLE-Anyone joining me?*** UPDATES ON PAGE 1***

[Megg33k]

I'm so confused! My lining is too thick not thin. Whatever. Point is I'm returning for a sono and bloodwork on Sat morning. So for now I'm doing the AF dance!

Megg - I totally hope that we're bump buddies!

Hmm... I had docs in the past mention that they thought mine was too thick, and apparently that was due to the polyps and stuff. Have you been checked for similar?

 

[Mrs-G]

Mrs f, we miss you too but don't want you back, you deserve to be in pregnancy section, stop worrying and keep positive, if it doesn't take then there is obviously something wrong and it's better to find that out now, but we don't think like that and lots of people have bleeds and go on to have healthy pregnancy's and that will be you!!!

Sparkle - congratulations honey, that is fab news, another success story, make sure you look after yourself!

 

[sparklexox]

Mrs f, we miss you too but don't want you back, you deserve to be in pregnancy section, stop worrying and keep positive, if it doesn't take then there is obviously something wrong and it's better to find that out now, but we don't think like that and lots of people have bleeds and go on to have healthy pregnancy's and that will be you!!!

Sparkle - congratulations honey, that is fab news, another success story, make sure you look after yourself!

Thanks MrsG all the best to you xxx

 

[maxxiandniko]

I'm so confused! My lining is too thick not thin. Whatever. Point is I'm returning for a sono and bloodwork on Sat morning. So for now I'm doing the AF dance!

Megg - I totally hope that we're bump buddies!

Hmm... I had docs in the past mention that they thought mine was too thick, and apparently that was due to the polyps and stuff. Have you been checked for similar?

I was checked and everything was ok. They like a thinner lining for when you start injections and getting AF helps with that. As of this morning there was no AF for me so my lining was still a little thick. But guess what? Now it's a go! She's here! Figures that had to happen in the afternoon though because now I've missed my start date! I'll have to wait till Saturday.

 

[Sammy2009]

Mercy - congrats!

Mrs G - Congrats too! They're not just trying to make you feel better!

Megg - I have a really good feeling about you and your cycle in December!

Isi - any news?

I'm still waiting to hear from the fs. I have some cramping so hopefully AF will get here soon. Is what it is. I was even planning to leave work early so I could prepare myself for these shots!

Thank you! I think we'll get to be bump buddies in the end!

Hoping AF shows herself soon! Mine is leaving, I could send her to you... she was unpleasant though!

Hi all, wow so much newbies!!

I Just wanted to share my successful ivf/icis after 5years of ttc and 2m/c. After some1 on here worried me silly with there penny's worth hence why I haven't been on. We are utterly stunned but completely delighted to have a bfp and NOT a false from trigger like some1 suggested.

I wish all your girls the best of luck.

x

So happy for you! I'm really glad it wasn't a false positive. Its a shame you had to worry about it, but it was a valid concern. The trigger WILL give a false positive on a test, but only until its out of your system. Some triggers are gone within a week, and others can take almost 2 weeks. But, I'm very happy to hear that yours was a true BFP! CONGRATS! [/QUOTE

Thank you! just on have been for over a week!!!

I totally understand it can happen but I explained I had tested it out! I think some people should keep there negativity to themselves.

I just wanted to boost this thread with a positive vibe and my storie. As it was positive stories that helped dh and I on our 5year ttc journey.

I don't think anyone intends to be negative on here. Congrats

Me neither... there is a lot of hype about the trigger shot and what it can and cant do. I myself, have experienced it in many different forms and at 2 days late for AF you would never think that it would still be lingering around... but it was (or it was a chemical - guess we will never know that! lol) Another time it was out of my system in 4 days. You have to take on board what people say sometimes. I have had people tell me the same that it might be the trigger shot, last time they were right! I think generally people are just being honest and want to help and not meaning anything maliciously. Personally i would prefer someone to be grounded and honest than to say "dont worry everything will be fine" Yeah i heard that from soooo many people after my baby was diagnosed at 21 weeks gestation with Hydro. By 24 weeks she was no longer alive! I prefer people just to be honest and realistic...

 

[Sammy2009]

I'm so confused! My lining is too thick not thin. Whatever. Point is I'm returning for a sono and bloodwork on Sat morning. So for now I'm doing the AF dance!

Megg - I totally hope that we're bump buddies!

Hmm... I had docs in the past mention that they thought mine was too thick, and apparently that was due to the polyps and stuff. Have you been checked for similar?

I was checked and everything was ok. They like a thinner lining for when you start injections and getting AF helps with that. As of this morning there was no AF for me so my lining was still a little thick. But guess what? Now it's a go! She's here! Figures that had to happen in the afternoon though because now I've missed my start date! I'll have to wait till Saturday.

Hey hun... thats a bummer we would be stimming together on the short protocol if they had let you start today!

The short proto is great... its all over in no time and 10 days of injections is more than enough for me!

 

[Megg33k]

I'm so confused! My lining is too thick not thin. Whatever. Point is I'm returning for a sono and bloodwork on Sat morning. So for now I'm doing the AF dance!

Megg - I totally hope that we're bump buddies!

Hmm... I had docs in the past mention that they thought mine was too thick, and apparently that was due to the polyps and stuff. Have you been checked for similar?

I was checked and everything was ok. They like a thinner lining for when you start injections and getting AF helps with that. As of this morning there was no AF for me so my lining was still a little thick. But guess what? Now it's a go! She's here! Figures that had to happen in the afternoon though because now I've missed my start date! I'll have to wait till Saturday.

Totally figures! But Saturday isn't far off! I'm glad she showed!

 

[Doodar]

Hi girls,

Just popping in to say HI. See how your all doing.

Sparkle congratulations hun.
Sammy sorry to hear your embie didn't make it. Good luck with your fresh cycle.

We have been told we can't do an FET until new year now, well have to wait 2 periods beforehand so was hoping to maybe get second in Dec and then maybe FET in early Jan. Here's hoping my periods return to normal very quickly because the wait is gonna kill me. Been back to clinic today and had hcg tests. My hcg level has risen since last week so they think one of the embryos may have implanted in the fallopian tube, back next week for more tests to see if it drops. Really hoping I don't have to have surgery because that will put FET back even longer.

 

[Megg33k]

Hoping you don't have one in your tube, Vickie!

 

[Blue12]

Hi ladies- After a week now, have had the strength to get back on BnB. Went for a failed IVF appointment with the RE and what was till now suspected is confirmed. My Endo (the left over bit from the Lap) is bad enough to be causing problems with my egg quality and implantation. So- I will have to go with what the doc was suggesting from right after my lap but I was hoping to avoid. 3 months of Lupron Depot injections to dry up the endo. After that she says my chances with IVF are 50% which is at par with the best success rates possible with the treatment. Am not looking forward to the injections as basically I will be in menopause for the next 3 months, but its either this or nothing. So am going ahead with them. Am also starting the adoption process as that takes a bit of time. So staring to fill up the forms from next week.

I wish all of you the very best. I think I am going to be away from Bnb for a bit, but I wish everyone all the happiness that we are looking for. xx

Lupron wasn't so bad. I didn't notice much of anything from it, honestly! I've learned that the setbacks, though heartbreaking, are going to be worth it in the end. Just think of it as your way of sacrificing for your baby now. You're already being a good mother by doing this for your future little one. On that note, it really does suck that you have to wait and I'm really sorry. I know how upsetting it is!

Good Morning ladies... Well I had a small shock this morning. I went to the toilet this morning and looked into the toilet (as you do) and thought "that water looks dark". Wiped and full red blood flow! I'm only on CD 26 and I have been having 29/30 day cycles for the last few months so I was ultra surprised that AF is here early! Its a good job we ordered the meds (which are being delivered tomorrow) otherwise we would have been scuppered. Thankfully I have a large bag of left over meds from the last cycle and I only have to take the Decapeptyl for the first two days. So today (while buttering my toast - late as usual) i stabbed in the injection and flew out the door. No time to think or worry... stab and go! lol. Here we go again..... ::sigh:: (exciting though)

Glad you had your meds!

Glitterqueen - don't want to ignore the post but I don't know the answer. Someone will though.
Looknomore - it'll work out one way or the other.

I went for my bloodwork and sono this AM and of course my lining isn't at 8 yet. AF isn't here either. No shots for me tonight. Maybe this weekend. How frustrating.

I don't really know the answer either!

That is frustrating! I'm sorry, hun!

Eight of the thirteen eggs fertilized!!!
Trying not to get hopes up, but feeling rather elated for the moment. Will know more about growth rates tomorrow...

Woohoo!

Oh dear, I'm feeling a bit deflated, not much sleep last night, lay awake for 5 bloody hours!!!! Really feeling sorry for myself!

Had scan this morning and I'm a little disappointed, only had 12 follicles, most around 14mm but biggest 19mm (I guess that one will over mature, is that how it works). So I'm thinking only 11 will possible produce eggs, only 6 or 7 will fertilise, that doesn't allow much room for error, it's pretty horrendous these emotions, clinic said I should be really pleased with 12 at this stage and that the average is 8, I think they were just being nice though as they could see I was disappointed.

OH came in with me though and saw follicles on screen and what I have to go through so that's good. Next scan Saturday am x

Isi you still on for 5 day transfer?

12 is good, honey! For real!

Mrs-G I think 12 is good!

I would be happy with 12, remember you don't want too many, it's quaility over quanitity and the more you have the less quaility they will be of (that's what the hospital told us anyway)

Good Luck hun

Ooh! Didn't realize that! I like the sound of it!

This is true in most cases. I ended up getting 24 eggs from 46 potential follicles. I ended up with severe OHSS and was hospitalized for a week. AND then only ended up with 3 embryos and none of them worked. The fs thinks that the quality was poor due to (not necessarily the quantity) but the OHSSS which is linked to number of follicles. I think for every 1 is about 1000 units of a hormone like estrogen. You only want to have about 12,000 of this hormone = 12 eggs. With a maximum of 18,000 to be safe.

I ended up at about 36,000. I won't get into the details of what happened with my body with the OHSS but it wasn't good.

Anyway - long ramble.
12 is a really good number.

Best wishes.

 

[Megg33k]

Hi ladies- After a week now, have had the strength to get back on BnB. Went for a failed IVF appointment with the RE and what was till now suspected is confirmed. My Endo (the left over bit from the Lap) is bad enough to be causing problems with my egg quality and implantation. So- I will have to go with what the doc was suggesting from right after my lap but I was hoping to avoid. 3 months of Lupron Depot injections to dry up the endo. After that she says my chances with IVF are 50% which is at par with the best success rates possible with the treatment. Am not looking forward to the injections as basically I will be in menopause for the next 3 months, but its either this or nothing. So am going ahead with them. Am also starting the adoption process as that takes a bit of time. So staring to fill up the forms from next week.

I wish all of you the very best. I think I am going to be away from Bnb for a bit, but I wish everyone all the happiness that we are looking for. xx

Lupron wasn't so bad. I didn't notice much of anything from it, honestly! I've learned that the setbacks, though heartbreaking, are going to be worth it in the end. Just think of it as your way of sacrificing for your baby now. You're already being a good mother by doing this for your future little one. On that note, it really does suck that you have to wait and I'm really sorry. I know how upsetting it is!

Good Morning ladies... Well I had a small shock this morning. I went to the toilet this morning and looked into the toilet (as you do) and thought "that water looks dark". Wiped and full red blood flow! I'm only on CD 26 and I have been having 29/30 day cycles for the last few months so I was ultra surprised that AF is here early! Its a good job we ordered the meds (which are being delivered tomorrow) otherwise we would have been scuppered. Thankfully I have a large bag of left over meds from the last cycle and I only have to take the Decapeptyl for the first two days. So today (while buttering my toast - late as usual) i stabbed in the injection and flew out the door. No time to think or worry... stab and go! lol. Here we go again..... ::sigh:: (exciting though)

Glad you had your meds!

Glitterqueen - don't want to ignore the post but I don't know the answer. Someone will though.
Looknomore - it'll work out one way or the other.

I went for my bloodwork and sono this AM and of course my lining isn't at 8 yet. AF isn't here either. No shots for me tonight. Maybe this weekend. How frustrating.

I don't really know the answer either!

That is frustrating! I'm sorry, hun!

Eight of the thirteen eggs fertilized!!!
Trying not to get hopes up, but feeling rather elated for the moment. Will know more about growth rates tomorrow...

Woohoo!

Oh dear, I'm feeling a bit deflated, not much sleep last night, lay awake for 5 bloody hours!!!! Really feeling sorry for myself!

Had scan this morning and I'm a little disappointed, only had 12 follicles, most around 14mm but biggest 19mm (I guess that one will over mature, is that how it works). So I'm thinking only 11 will possible produce eggs, only 6 or 7 will fertilise, that doesn't allow much room for error, it's pretty horrendous these emotions, clinic said I should be really pleased with 12 at this stage and that the average is 8, I think they were just being nice though as they could see I was disappointed.

OH came in with me though and saw follicles on screen and what I have to go through so that's good. Next scan Saturday am x

Isi you still on for 5 day transfer?

12 is good, honey! For real!

Mrs-G I think 12 is good!

I would be happy with 12, remember you don't want too many, it's quaility over quanitity and the more you have the less quaility they will be of (that's what the hospital told us anyway)

Good Luck hun

Ooh! Didn't realize that! I like the sound of it!

This is true in most cases. I ended up getting 24 eggs from 46 potential follicles. I ended up with severe OHSS and was hospitalized for a week. AND then only ended up with 3 embryos and none of them worked. The fs thinks that the quality was poor due to (not necessarily the quantity) but the OHSSS which is linked to number of follicles. I think for every 1 is about 1000 units of a hormone like estrogen. You only want to have about 12,000 of this hormone = 12 eggs. With a maximum of 18,000 to be safe.

I ended up at about 36,000. I won't get into the details of what happened with my body with the OHSS but it wasn't good.

Anyway - long ramble.
12 is a really good number.

Best wishes.

Well, you officially have me hoping for 12! LOL That's the # that's been stuck in my head. Maybe it means something!

 

[Sammy2009]

Blue - Nice to see you again hun - its a funny old game isnt it? You can get 40 eggs, all go to blast but even then at the end of the day only two can be transfered and then it doesnt matter whether its blast or 3 day you are not guaranteed anything! I have seen people get loads of eggs and BFN, people with Grade A embies and BFN and people having 5 transfered and BFN. People with poor embies and BFP, only 2 eggs and BFP and only 1 transfered and BFP. There is no pattern to it all so you just never know. I always thought that because the first IVF worked that the second would. The embies were the same grade but they never stuck. Have you any further plans for further treatment? x

Doodar - Nice to see you in here (horrible in another way!) Thats a long time to wait for a FET!! Can they not do it sooner? Its only a transfer not a fully medicated IVF cycle. How many frosties do you have? I can imagine you are anxious to get started again... I'm excited, its been so long since i did anything but on the other hand im dreading it. Its sad when you prefer the 3 daily injections more than the 2WW!!! I really hope you dont have an embie stuck in your tube... you so do not deserve that!!!! Fingers crossed for you xxx

 

[Blue12]

Today was my first day of DR Sammy

Glad to hear that you are starting again (well you know what I mean) and lets hope it is our last try too. xo

 

[Sammy2009]

Today was my first day of DR Sammy

Glad to hear that you are starting again (well you know what I mean) and lets hope it is our last try too. xo

Oooh huge congrats!!! Yep last time for us Blue!!!

Are you staying in the thread? I will mainly stay in here now... I can add you to the first page if so, just let me know if you want adding hun and GOOD LUCK!!!

 

[maxxiandniko]

Mercy - congrats!

Mrs G - Congrats too! They're not just trying to make you feel better!

Megg - I have a really good feeling about you and your cycle in December!

Isi - any news?

I'm still waiting to hear from the fs. I have some cramping so hopefully AF will get here soon. Is what it is. I was even planning to leave work early so I could prepare myself for these shots!

Thank you! I think we'll get to be bump buddies in the end!

Hoping AF shows herself soon! Mine is leaving, I could send her to you... she was unpleasant though!

Hi all, wow so much newbies!!

I Just wanted to share my successful ivf/icis after 5years of ttc and 2m/c. After some1 on here worried me silly with there penny's worth hence why I haven't been on. We are utterly stunned but completely delighted to have a bfp and NOT a false from trigger like some1 suggested.

I wish all your girls the best of luck.

x

So happy for you! I'm really glad it wasn't a false positive. Its a shame you had to worry about it, but it was a valid concern. The trigger WILL give a false positive on a test, but only until its out of your system. Some triggers are gone within a week, and others can take almost 2 weeks. But, I'm very happy to hear that yours was a true BFP! CONGRATS! [/QUOTE

Thank you! just on have been for over a week!!!

I totally understand it can happen but I explained I had tested it out! I think some people should keep there negativity to themselves.

I just wanted to boost this thread with a positive vibe and my storie. As it was positive stories that helped dh and I on our 5year ttc journey.

I don't think anyone intends to be negative on here. Congrats

Me neither... there is a lot of hype about the trigger shot and what it can and cant do. I myself, have experienced it in many different forms and at 2 days late for AF you would never think that it would still be lingering around... but it was (or it was a chemical - guess we will never know that! lol) Another time it was out of my system in 4 days. You have to take on board what people say sometimes. I have had people tell me the same that it might be the trigger shot, last time they were right! I think generally people are just being honest and want to help and not meaning anything maliciously. Personally i would prefer someone to be grounded and honest than to say "dont worry everything will be fine" Yeah i heard that from soooo many people after my baby was diagnosed at 21 weeks gestation with Hydro. By 24 weeks she was no longer alive! I prefer people just to be honest and realistic...

Well said!

 

[maxxiandniko]

Doodar - any more news? I hope it's not an ectopic. You been through enough already.

Sammy - I wish we started injections on the same day too!

Everything with me is status quo. I'll go to the office in the morning for blood work and a sono and will hopefully start tomorrow. Some humor - the maxxi half of maxxiandniko (one of my little doggies) had surgery on Wednesday. He went in for a teeth cleaning and they decided to remove a lipoma he has. So he's on pain medication and my husband had to give it to him last night. He had to extract the right amount from the bottle and use a syringe to put it in something that Maxxi would eat. Well to make a long story short the liquid went everywhere and the little bit that he did get into the treat was wasted because Maxxi spit the treat out as it was dripping with the medication. My husband calls all flustered and tells me that I'm going to have to give Maxxi the medication when I get home and all I'm thinking is "Thank god dh is not doing my injections".

 

[sparklexox]

Mercy - congrats!

Mrs G - Congrats too! They're not just trying to make you feel better!

Megg - I have a really good feeling about you and your cycle in December!

Isi - any news?

I'm still waiting to hear from the fs. I have some cramping so hopefully AF will get here soon. Is what it is. I was even planning to leave work early so I could prepare myself for these shots!

Thank you! I think we'll get to be bump buddies in the end!

Hoping AF shows herself soon! Mine is leaving, I could send her to you... she was unpleasant though!

Hi all, wow so much newbies!!

I Just wanted to share my successful ivf/icis after 5years of ttc and 2m/c. After some1 on here worried me silly with there penny's worth hence why I haven't been on. We are utterly stunned but completely delighted to have a bfp and NOT a false from trigger like some1 suggested.

I wish all your girls the best of luck.

x

So happy for you! I'm really glad it wasn't a false positive. Its a shame you had to worry about it, but it was a valid concern. The trigger WILL give a false positive on a test, but only until its out of your system. Some triggers are gone within a week, and others can take almost 2 weeks. But, I'm very happy to hear that yours was a true BFP! CONGRATS! [/QUOTE

Thank you! just on have been for over a week!!!

I totally understand it can happen but I explained I had tested it out! I think some people should keep there negativity to themselves.

I just wanted to boost this thread with a positive vibe and my storie. As it was positive stories that helped dh and I on our 5year ttc journey.

I don't think anyone intends to be negative on here. Congrats

Me neither... there is a lot of hype about the trigger shot and what it can and cant do. I myself, have experienced it in many different forms and at 2 days late for AF you would never think that it would still be lingering around... but it was (or it was a chemical - guess we will never know that! lol) Another time it was out of my system in 4 days. You have to take on board what people say sometimes. I have had people tell me the same that it might be the trigger shot, last time they were right! I think generally people are just being honest and want to help and not meaning anything maliciously. Personally i would prefer someone to be grounded and honest than to say "dont worry everything will be fine" Yeah i heard that from soooo many people after my baby was diagnosed at 21 weeks gestation with Hydro. By 24 weeks she was no longer alive! I prefer people just to be honest and realistic...

Well said![/QUOTE

you think? Humm am not sure this tread seems far to opinionated!

good bye

 

[Isi Buttercup]

I'm PUPO, ladies . 3 beautiful embies (2 blasts and 1 compacting morula) on board. No frosties though, but by God's grace that doesn't matter. Fingers crossed!

So....the waiting begins! Test date is the 18th, and I sure as heck will not POAS before then.

 

[Britt11]

I'm PUPO, ladies . 3 beautiful embies (2 blasts and 1 compacting morula) on board. No frosties though, but by God's grace that doesn't matter. Fingers crossed!

So....the waiting begins! Test date is the 18th, and I sure as heck will not POAS before then.

OMG!! thats fantastic Isi, I still remember when you were thinking of doing IVF, wow that did not take long to get the ball rolling. So pleased for you, so does that mean you have a chance of having triplets? I think they only do 2 embies here and 3 only if you have had a hard time previously.
How do you feel? Looking forward to hearing about your bfp

 

[mercyme]

I'm PUPO, ladies . 3 beautiful embies (2 blasts and 1 compacting morula) on board. No frosties though, but by God's grace that doesn't matter. Fingers crossed!

So....the waiting begins! Test date is the 18th, and I sure as heck will not POAS before then.

Wonderful news, Isi!!! Good luck to you!

I got an update from the lab. At 48 hours, we have:

2 4-cell, grade B
1 3-cell, grade B
3 2-cell, grade B
2 non-viable

So, they're taking them to blast -- I'm doing a five-day transfer on Monday.
I don't really know what the above numbers mean; it's just what they told me today. I guess that's okay? All I know is that we're doing a five-day transfer, so that's a good thing.