IVF until we all get our bfp! 2012-present *13 w/twins & 1 w/triplets!*

[Stinas]

azlissie - She didnt take good ones this time...blahhh Im upset I didnt record the heartbeat scan too....next time I will.

 

[Jenn76]

Honey: Congrats!!!!! Great Number!!! I hope the pain eases up, you poor thing. I hope you don't have that severe morning sickness like princess Kate had.

Stinas: Congrats on getting to hear the HB's. Glad to hear your scan was perfect!!

Lindsay: Sorry you are in pain. I hope you can muddle through. Mom's always seem to find the strength when needed.

Azlissie: Wow your little man is getting so big! Love all the FB pics you post. Sending you tons of prayers for your little man and his surgery.

Sekky: Congrats on 18 eggs that is fantastic. Rest up!!

Angie: I think it is sad that your daughter feels you will steal her thunder. A baby shower is about that mom to be and I'm sure the guests would respect that. I couldn't imagine my mom not being at my shower. I can understand it being weird for your daughter to have her mom pregnant at the same time as her. But given that you were obviously very young when you had her these things can happen, especially in divorced families. She should be happy for you and your hubby.

Michelle: Thinking about you. I know how frustrating colic is, hopefully it passes soon.

 

[never2late70]

Thank you Jenn.

 

[Chris_25]

Hi ladies hope you are doing well and I have I catch up!

I am going to start my injections today gonal 450iu and menopur. This will be my first time using menopur and I'm a nervous wreck and having crazy anxiety about this whole process. I've done gonal f before with my iui's and had no problems thank God. I then tell myself to cut the crap and I want a baby so bad I will do anything! Anyone do their IVF starting with gonal and menopur? Are they similar to each other?

 

[bubumaci]

Good luck Chris!
Can't help you with the Gonal-F / Menopur question. I had Gonal-F (first round 150, second 175, third 200) and then Pergoveris for the fourth round...

 

[MoBaby]

The menopur contains fsh and lh whereas gonal is just fsh. I did both but never started with both; I added menopur after about 3-4 days.

 

[bubumaci]

Oh - then it might be similar to the Pergoveris that I used last time around - which is a mixture of FSH and LH ... had pretty good results with that (led to the BFP that I promptly lost - but the embryos were the best-developed we had ever had).

 

[Chris_25]

The menopur contains fsh and lh whereas gonal is just fsh. I did both but never started with both; I added menopur after about 3-4 days.

Thanks, I wonder why I'm being started with both.

 

[MrsC8776]

Got my beta numbers. Its 143!! It feels so surreal. I can't believe this is finally happening to me. It hasn't sunk in yet. I was just sitting in shock at the clinic.

Great beta!! Do you get a second one?

Ladies we have heartbeats!!!!!! I got to hear them too!! It was AMAZING!!
One is measuring 6w4d 120bpm and the other is 6w3d 115bpm! She said its normal for them to measure a few days behind with a FET. I go back next Friday !!
Not out of the woods yet, but today was a huge milestone. I'm excited but still scared to be too excited. Lol

Thats such great news!!

Congrats honey and Stinas. So very happy for both of you.

AFM we got 18 eggs. Now the waiting starts

18 is great!!

Honey, that's a great beta! Congrats. Hope the cramps & bloating ease up soon - it sounds miserable.

Stinas, that's awesome that you heard the heart beats! Do you have a scan pic for us to see?

Sekky, congrats on getting 18 eggs! Rest up for your transfer.

Michelle, I hope things start to improve for you soon. So sorry Dylan has colic - that must be so hard & exhausting.

MrsC, I hope things go okay for hubby in Africa - I'm hoping it's calmer there than the Philippines was!

Angie, I think maybe some distance would be good - I'm sure your daughter will calm down & start to miss you. Just relax & try to not stress!

Mo, I loved your fb announcement - so cute! How are you feeling?

Lindsay, I can't believe you weren't knocked out - that must have hurt like crazy! Ouch. Hopefully you'll heal up quickly.

Getting, how is Fia doing? How much does she weigh now?

Jenn, any improvement from your DH? Loved the pic of Chris sleeping in his swing!

Hello to everyone else!!

AFM, Dawson is doing great. He's almost up to 9 lbs which just seems crazy. He's still sleeping 6-8 hours at night which is really helping me a lot. He gets pretty fussy in the evening & we have about 2-4 hours of crying before bedtime but I think that might be getting a little better. His lip surgery is going to be scheduled for the beginning of November - I am dreading it but I know it's for the best.

Thank you! It does seem to be safer where he is at the moment. Although he leaves for a new place in Africa today sometime and where he will be staying they live in tents. Not a great thing when you have deadly snakes everywhere around you!

Just remember that no matter what surgeries Dawson has to have you will never forget the sweet and perfect little face he has right now. I'm sure you will always remember the moment he was handed to you and and you saw him. Nothing any of these surgeries do will ever change that.

Hi ladies hope you are doing well and I have I catch up!

I am going to start my injections today gonal 450iu and menopur. This will be my first time using menopur and I'm a nervous wreck and having crazy anxiety about this whole process. I've done gonal f before with my iui's and had no problems thank God. I then tell myself to cut the crap and I want a baby so bad I will do anything! Anyone do their IVF starting with gonal and menopur? Are they similar to each other?

Congrats on getting started!!!

Kathy~ How are you doing?

AFM~ Emma got her first tooth yesterday. I now have two teething babies. It seems to be much worse for Emma than it is for Ava. I expected the opposite for some reason. Other than that it's just groundhogs day around here.

 

[GettingBroody]

MrsC - ooh, teeth! Poor pets, how are they coping?

Chris - I never had gonal-f but I was on menopur. Make sure you ice the spot for a good 5-10 mins before you inject it, really helps the sting. Good luck!

Sekky - any update?

Az - Delighted Dawson is doing so well! Fia was 11lbs 3oz at last weigh in. We had a routine OT follow-up with the hospital yesterday and he was very pleased with her progress. Back in 3 weeks for eye tests and physio check-up. Then back to the neonatologist 2 weeks after that! So they're keeping a close eye on her but it's all just routine. That'll probably continue until she's about 18 months...

 

[michelle01]

Sekky -yay 18 is great

Honey -congrats!!! So excited for you!!!

Stinas - hearing their heartbeats is amazing!!! I am so happy for you

Az - that is so awesome he sleeps so great for you and his surgery will go great! I know it's scary for you but he will be in great hands!!

Lindsay - sorry for the pain your going through

MrsC - oh boy!!!!! Two teething girls....at least both are not cranky!! But still it's a lot going through it with two. Hope you catch a little break!!

Mo -happy 12 weeks

Getting - what a little peanut miss fia is . Glad things are going good! Do you have any recent pics of her?

For those of you I have on Facebook you probably saw my post that Dylan is colicky. The dr diagnosed this Thursday at our follow-up appt. I have since switched his formula to soy. Things seem a tad better but not sure if he just had a good day yesterday!? Thursday night he did sleep 5 1/2 hours straight but I am thinking PT sore him out. However last night he slept 4 hours in one spurt, so I am hoping this is the start of things getting a little better.

 

[PRAYIN4BABIES]

Hi MrsC the girls are GORGEOUS!!!! Love looking at their smiles I feel so bad when they are teething

Im doing good....just waiting for af so I can start from scratch....has not been fun I can tell you that......they have honestly messed up a number of times...from blood work to paperwork to surgery....just very careless things....nothing life threatening but ended up taking forever for results because I had to do things more than once....but I will get there soon enough....my high risk doctor gave me hope for the next time around......so things are looking up

 

[Jenn76]

Chris: Congrats on starting! I used Menopur and didn't have any issues with it. Good Luck!!!

Getting: Yeah for Fia, she's growing like a weed.

MrsC: Ouch, I'm totally dreading the two teething babies. Glad your husband is doing okay, hope he's home soon.

Michelle: I hope the soy change does help. Both my babies were colicky and thankfully they outgrew it.

Kathy: Hopefully you can get started soon, hurry up AF!

 

[honeycheeks]

sekky - when is transfer. 18 eggs are awesome. Cant wait to hear more on your embryos.

jenn - that worst sickness was only one day. I hope it is not a taste of what is in store for me. That would be horrible and there is no way I could go to work like that.

Chris - Yay on starting

Mrs C - I get a second beta tomorrow. My clinic doesnt usually do a second beta if the first number is good. But I was so unconvinced and in shock that my RE agreed to a second beta just to make me happy.

Kathy - I hope you get to start soon.

Stinas - Im so happy your scan was perfect and you have two perfect peanuts.

AFM- The cramps have eased up. I guess they were something to do with implantation. It beats me how those teeny tiny little ones can cause those holy cramps. I get a next beta tomorrow, though my RE thinks I had a perfect beta and there is no need to repeat it. And my first scan would be on 3rd Oct. That would be the biggest day of our life.
As for OHSS, my doctor was not so concerned about it getting worse. And it hasnt been getting worse. Its just the same. Bloating, which gets worse with the lightest activity. With any activity, I look like a blown up balloon, so hard and look like im about to burst. Not a pretty sight I tell you and so painful and uncomfortable. But I gladly pay the price as long as I am not dying. So , Im trying to rest up as much as I can. It sucks that I am still on bed most of the time. I cant even take a little stroll outside. The days im totally rested, OHSS doesnt bother me much. At least I know its not going to kill me this time. I am watching my fluids and weight everyday to look for signs of worsening or improvement. I hope it goes away soon and I can take bump pictures without already looking pregnant.

 

[MoBaby]

Gl with your beta tomorrow honey! Im sure it will be amazing

I bought some maternity shirts yesterday for the fall. Wow! This is starting to feel real now. Still weird NT scan in 2 days. Cant wait to see LO.

 

[honeycheeks]

Gl with your beta tomorrow honey! Im sure it will be amazing

I bought some maternity shirts yesterday for the fall. Wow! This is starting to feel real now. Still weird NT scan in 2 days. Cant wait to see LO.

I already look like I need maternity shirts and more importantly maternity bottoms lol. i cant get comfortable in my jeans though they still fit me.I just cant bear anything above the bloat. I need something thats suppose to wear below the bump, or bloat in my case. I already have an extra 8 inches on my tummy , thanks to OHSS. I think I might soon get some maternity wear once I am REALLY convinced that I am pregnant.

Mo - Good luck for your scan. Its so exciting. 12 weeks already!!

 

[Chris_25]

Chris: Congrats on starting! I used Menopur and didn't have any issues with it. Good Luck!!!

Getting: Yeah for Fia, she's growing like a weed.

MrsC: Ouch, I'm totally dreading the two teething babies. Glad your husband is doing okay, hope he's home soon.

Michelle: I hope the soy change does help. Both my babies were colicky and thankfully they outgrew it.

Kathy: Hopefully you can get started soon, hurry up AF!

Thank you! So far so good

 

[Chris_25]

MrsC - ooh, teeth! Poor pets, how are they coping?

Chris - I never had gonal-f but I was on menopur. Make sure you ice the spot for a good 5-10 mins before you inject it, really helps the sting. Good luck!

Sekky - any update?

Az - Delighted Dawson is doing so well! Fia was 11lbs 3oz at last weigh in. We had a routine OT follow-up with the hospital yesterday and he was very pleased with her progress. Back in 3 weeks for eye tests and physio check-up. Then back to the neonatologist 2 weeks after that! So they're keeping a close eye on her but it's all just routine. That'll probably continue until she's about 18 months...

Thanks, other than the needle hurting I haven't felt a stinging sensation with the menopur that everyone says they have? I hope it's good because te nurse pre filled the syringes for me for a few nights because I was confused on how to mix the menopur with the gonal. It makes my life easier

 

[Likklegemz]

Sekky 18 eggs is fantastic! Good luck at transfer!

Honey has it sunk in yet? How you doing? I was bloated till about 7 weeks so wouldn't worry too much, all normal (aside from OHSS)

Stinas glad your first scan went well. I seem to panic at every scan, but you've hit your first milestone and I'm so pleased for you!

Mrsc your girls are little beauties! How you find the time to be on here, keep everything updated with your two little ones is simply amazing!

Mo is your scan today? Happy scan day!

Afm my 20 week scan is here today! Just over four hours to go so excited but so nervous! Think this is the best birthday preset ever!

 

[honeycheeks]

Well , it is kind of sinking in now. Though it makes me very nervous. I feel the moment I feel ecstatic about the BFP im going to jinx it.

I had beta #2 today. The numbers weren't too great. It was only 399 which is slightly lesser than what they expected.Beta #1 4 days ago was 143. What do you think of the numbers? But RE says there is no reason to worry yet. I am hoping the levels pick up soon.

Aside from OHSS I dont have any symptoms and OHSS is definitely not getting worse. So it isnt worrying much. Today my bloating is far lesser than the other days. I am so comfortable today and enjoying the day.