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

[GettingBroody]

Hey girls!

I've been reading and running recently I'm afraid but just had to break my silence to say - What's going on with the new BnB look?! Are they trying to jump onto the ios7 bandwagon?! Not sure I like it - it's a bit too white and glarey!

Bubu & Prayin - I'm excited for ye to be getting started again! It has to be time for some good luck to be coming both your ways &

Cd - for you too!! Good luck! Keep us posted!

Lindsay - can't believe how big Reikin is getting!! He's so cute!

To all the pg ladies - how are ye doing?! Enjoy the bump and every little kick - I still miss mine sometimes!!

Not much news here. We had some follow up apts in the hospital recently and they were all really pleased with Fia's progress. Going through a bit of sleep regression at the moment which isn't so good. We end up co-sleeping most nights - whatever works to get us the most sleep!! Hopefully it's just a phase and things will be back to normal soon...

 

[bubumaci]

lol @ getting - I was wondering that too (wasn't sure, if it was a general B&B makeover, or if it was just my browser going crazy) Everything is just so huge!

 

[GettingBroody]

Good news - you can switch back to the old look!!! Go to User CP > Edit Options > Scroll all the way down and you'll find Forum Skin. My poor eyes are very glad to be rid of the white!!

 

[Stinas]

Lol Lindsay. Don't worry. I got a nice and early apt on sat. No one can say anything..they said 12w I will be 12w1d. So take them apples!! I really don't think it matters either, but the fact that I did it last time and all these nurses telling me no...figured I would wait this time. But the wait is over. Lol
I can't believe your little guy is 6 months and my stupid ass has yet to come there!!! WTF is wrong with me?!!! I'm a horrible friend sorry. I guess I got all caught up in my FET. Promise I will make it there before you go back to work!!!

I agree on the white....not much of a fan.

Getting - glad fia is going well!!! Hope she gets back into a sleep routine soon.

Just left my re office for the last time ever. Bittersweet. Happy I got to see my doc and my favorite nurses.

 

[PRAYIN4BABIES]

Hi everyone

Stinas I was lauging because I just did my hair on Sunday...and my husband asked me what am I going to do when I'm pregnant...I said the same thing you see me doing now...duhhh! hehehehehe... You have to post pics once you get your scan! so excited!!!

Getting....Happy to hear Fia is doing well

Lindsay...little man is gorgeous and such a big boy now!

Mo..Bubu..how are you ladies feeling? Bubu you must be excited that your vacation is coming up

 

[Stinas]

Kathy - it's sooo bad that my grandpa just told me "oh you haven't done your hair huh" lol mind you he can't even see good!! Lol then he giggled. Sounded funnier in a different language but still lol

 

[MoBaby]

hi im good waiting for my ob appt next tuesday...been having som uterine tightening/pressure for the past few weeks..no pain or anything but I am wondering what it is. I was going to go in early but its not any worse so I will wait until appt. Other than that not much going on here

 

[Mamali]

OMG!!! its been ages! am so sorry ladies! hope u are all doing great?

Stinas, Mobaby and Honey congrats on ur bfps . Mo that sounds a bit like braxton hicks contractions!

Angie and BOMO how are u doing? Angie i can see ur bump growing quite big from pictures on facebook. You got me craving for doughnuts

Kathy and Bubu wish u all the best starting again, enjoy ur vacation Bubu!

Lindsay, Mrs, Jenn, Az how are the little ones doing?

Anyone i missed

 

[bubumaci]

Hey Kathy Doing OK. We are dog-sitting for some friends while they are on vacation. Muffin came over Monday night and we have him until Wednesday morning next week. He is such a funny little guy! He is being very good and it is a pleasure having him! And it gets me out for two hours of walking every day - in the mornings I go with him and when DH comes home, we go out with him again. During the day, the terrace doors are open, so he can go out in the garden if he wants - but he prefers staying near me
He is absolutely gorgeous, a flat-coated retriever, chocolate brown.

Other than that, had my second lot of acupuncture yesterday. And she things I should get my thyroid checked by a specialist. My levels are "normal" and they are not at a level when the clinic starts worrying - they worry from TSH 2,3 onwards. I have 2,1. But she says that when trying to have children, it is preferable to have around 1,8 or lower. I have just read up on it a bit and several sources confirm that where levels are over 2, miscarriages are not uncommon. I know a few of you are on thyroid medication, so you will probably know a lot more about this.
So next Tuesday I have an appointment and if the specialist determines that I should take medication, I will be able to start right away before we go on vacation. So that's great.
Also - and we might do this too - she recommended going to another specialist to get the immunology checked out. Normally, when your body detects a "foreign" object, it fights it / rejects it. The only exception to this rule is in pregnancy - where it is essential for the body to recognise the embryo as foreign, so that it protects it and supports the pregnancy. It can happen, when the information carried in the cells of the man and woman are too similar, that the body doesn't recognise the embryo as "foreign" and doesn't protect the embryo. She suggested that we get tested to see whether DH and I are perhaps too similar.
The reason for this - I showed her all my blood tests after all the tries we have had. Only one was where the values were high enough (the last try) that the clinic said we might have a successful implantation / pregnancy.
My first try HCG was 4,9 (they say + from 5) and another try was 2,3 ... she says that each of these plus the last one (at 7,1) were all faintly positive and you only get levels of HCG like this in your blood, when an embryo has hatched and started trying to implant. (Funnily enough I remember the first try and being convinced that I could feel implantation!! I was devastated when the numbers were so close). She said that they had cases where the first blood test was as low as 3,something and it ended up being a healthy baby.
So - anyway - she suggested that we get tested on this front as well. If it happens that we are so similar, then they would take DHs blood and more or less "immunise" me with it, so that I start developing antibodies. That way, when an embryo comes along, my body would recognise it as being "different" and that would potentially further support implantation + pregnancy.

I said that we could try to make an appointment, but for the time being I think we are doing enough, with the new protocol (which was so much more successful this last time around), with the chinese medicine, the acupuncture and if I do start treating my thyroid - having also had the inflammation when I got pregnant in August, with my gallbladder and that being out of the way, I am hopeful that we are doing enough.

We can always still go down the road of immunisation, if all else fails. Apparently, it takes forever to get an appointment there anyway, so I will make one and hope that we won't need to go

Somehow it is weird that she is confirming that the other times, when I felt that it had worked, that I was right - it just didn't develop

Hi Mamali - nice to see you again :wave: hope you're doing well!

 

[GettingBroody]

Bubu - wow, your acupuncturist sounds very thorough and like she really knows her stuff I have no experience of thyroid issues personally but a friend of a friend got pg with twins through ivf but sadly lost both. She decided to take a short break from ivf and in the meantime she went on medication for her thyroid. A few months after losing the twins she had a natural bfp and is due really soon....

 

[PRAYIN4BABIES]

Stinas...that is too funny!

Mo...maybe it's just baby making more room....hehehehe...he has decided he needs more space so he is pushing everything out....

Bubu...I like the fact that they have other things in mind and are looking positive towards getting you your foever baby...no doubt in my mind that you will have your BFP this time around

Hi Mamali!

 

[bubumaci]

Well, she actually changed jobs - she used to be a gynaecologist and in fact used to work at the fertility clinic that I am now at (also did lots of research etc.) - so she knows the people we are being treated by, knows their protocols and is pretty up-to-date on the subject

 

[CDysart]

So I had two hatched blasts thawed and they looked beautiful. They both survived and are back on board where they belong! Everything went very smoothly and can't wait for my beta in 10 days hope all is well with all of you ladies!

 

[MoBaby]

good luck cd!

 

[azlissie]

Sounds great CD!! Best of luck

 

[Lindsay18]

Yay CD!!!! Congratulations!!!

Stinas and Kathy- I want to see your faces soon!!!! Miss you both!

 

[Stinas]

bubu - that sounds like an amazing acupuncturist!!!

CD - Yay for being PUPO!!

 

[bubumaci]

Congrats on being PUPO with such perfect embies, CD! FXd for your Beta in 10 days

 

[GettingBroody]

Cd - congrats on being PUPO with twins!!! Have you any early testing planned?! Although, that's a nice early beta you're getting so not too long to wait at least... Snuggle in, little embabies!!!

 

[PRAYIN4BABIES]

Congrats on being PUPO CD....

Lindsay I can do Sunday if you don't have any plans this weekend :0)

Getting...Post a pic of Fia! I want to see her sweet face