LTTTC #1 - Support Group *Please share your story

[swimmyj1]

sounds like you were pretty miserable definitely keep hydrated. Its funny nights i work i drink a ton of water nights i don't i barley drink at all and can tell the difference in how i feel.

 

[KatO79]

sounds like you were pretty miserable definitely keep hydrated. Its funny nights i work i drink a ton of water nights i don't i barley drink at all and can tell the difference in how i feel.

Well it could be due to me stimming so taking 225 IU Bemfola (FSH). My RE did also say to keep hydrated while stimming, especially the longer it progresses, I guess that's why.

 

[KatO79]

Ok just got back from the RE and the news isn't so hot - I only have 3-4 follies (plus a number of smaller ones) They aim for 8-12 follies so I only have at least half. She started talking about it might possibly be turned into an IUI but when I mentioned I'd been through 6 failed IUIs she immediately said they'll do IVF no matter what. My dose is increased from 225 to 300 IU Bemfola and I go in again on Thursday to see when I can trigger and do the ER but she said it's mostly looking like it'll happen on Sunday.

So not too happy right now

 

[Myshelsong]

Sorry Kat, that is annoying. I know you wanted more but hopefully these the our will get big and be extra viable!! Fingers crossed for you.

So we are going to try this cycle, not on any drugs or anything but we are going to stop preventing. Hoping that the vitamins have turned his spermicide around. If not then icis IVF it is.

 

[swimmyj1]

Kat I'm sorry hopefully the others do some catching up.

11dpo and bfn going to test once more tomorrow and if still negative stop the progestone and move on to next cycle with 100mg. At least they are letting us do the clomid while waiting to hear from the genetic specialist.

 

[KatO79]

Sorry Kat, that is annoying. I know you wanted more but hopefully these the our will get big and be extra viable!! Fingers crossed for you.

So we are going to try this cycle, not on any drugs or anything but we are going to stop preventing. Hoping that the vitamins have turned his spermicide around. If not then icis IVF it is.

Thanks Myshel, that's what I'm hoping as well but just so afraid we have a larger chance of ending up with none to put back in and this cycle being a bit of a waste I wonder that my RE put my dose up since she didn't seem very hopeful about any of the smaller ones catching up? Maybe to ensure #4 follie?

FXed for you How long will you be doing NTNP before moving on to ICSI?

Kat I'm sorry hopefully the others do some catching up.

11dpo and bfn going to test once more tomorrow and if still negative stop the progestone and move on to next cycle with 100mg. At least they are letting us do the clomid while waiting to hear from the genetic specialist.

Thanks swimmy, we can hope I guess. Or that maybe they missed seeing 1-2 follies, I've heard that can happen during those scans but know I'm grasping at straws a bit My RE didn't seem very hopeful about any catching up but we'll see.

Sorry swimmy I hope your next round of Clomid helps

 

[swimmyj1]

Let us know how it goes! Fingers are crossed. I'm kind of looking forward to the next 2 weeks of just being able to relax before my follicle ultrasound. I'm just impatient and waiting for AF lol (how weird is it to say that)

 

[KatO79]

Just got back from my appointment today and it still looks like it'll be 4 follies but I was fully prepared for the smaller ones to not be able to catch up. My lining looks really good But since my 4 follies are still not large enough, I have to take 300 IU Bemfola for a few more days so ER will be Tuesday or Wednesday. I'm going in for one more scan on Sunday so they can check follie sizes and be sure about which of those days it'll be. DH wasn't too happy about my ER being changed from Sunday to now Tuesday/Wednesday because he was supposed to go on a job related course on Tuesday. But there's no one else to drive me since my in-laws took off for vacation last week and my mother's a malignant narcissist so don't want her along that day, she'll just come with snide comments and be embarrassing in front of the RE and nurses

BTW if we need to do another IVF, my RE told me it'll be short protocol next time

On the plus side it seems as if DH and I hit the limit so I didn't have to pay for my Bemfola Pens today (the state is taking over now I guess)

 

[KatO79]

So it looks like it'll be only 3 follies as the 3 are 19-20 mm and the 4th is now around 16 mm I had a feeling as my right side was a bit less twingy these last few days So hoping those 3 are totally perfect so we definitely have 1 for transfer and hopefully 2 to freeze

I trigger tonight at 10 PM and go in for ER Tuesday morning She says ET will be Thursday in the early afternoon (providing I have 1 good embie to transfer) as they have the best results with 2 day old embies.

 

[wannabemummyb]

So it looks like it'll be only 3 follies as the 3 are 19-20 mm and the 4th is now around 16 mm I had a feeling as my right side was a bit less twingy these last few days So hoping those 3 are totally perfect so we definitely have 1 for transfer and hopefully 2 to freeze

I trigger tonight at 10 PM and go in for ER Tuesday morning She says ET will be Thursday in the early afternoon (uproviding I have 1 good embie to transfer) as they have the best results with 2 day old embies.

Sorry you don't have as many follies as you hoped. Fingers crossed everything goes perfectly from here on in xx

 

[Myshelsong]

Hey three follicles is better than no follicles! Fingers are crossed you have a successful embryo transfer!

 

[KatO79]

Thanks guys

So true Myshel, but I think I'd have preferred to have had 6-8 follies so there was a bit more room for error but oh well Will just have to now hope those 3 are of really good/great quality. All I need is 1 for transfer day since they don't transfer more than that anyway but it'd be nice to have 1-2 good looking frosties for any future FET(s).

How are you doing these days wanna? And you Myshel?

 

[wannabemummyb]

Thanks guys

So true Myshel, but I think I'd have preferred to have had 6-8 follies so there was a bit more room for error but oh well Will just have to now hope those 3 are of really good/great quality. All I need is 1 for transfer day since they don't transfer more than that anyway but it'd be nice to have 1-2 good looking frosties for any future FET(s).

How are you doing these days wanna? And you Myshel?

I'm currently 10dpo - waiting to test. Feeling a little down I. The dumps with the miscarriages etc but getting there x

 

[KatO79]

Thanks guys

So true Myshel, but I think I'd have preferred to have had 6-8 follies so there was a bit more room for error but oh well Will just have to now hope those 3 are of really good/great quality. All I need is 1 for transfer day since they don't transfer more than that anyway but it'd be nice to have 1-2 good looking frosties for any future FET(s).

How are you doing these days wanna? And you Myshel?

I'm currently 10dpo - waiting to test. Feeling a little down I. The dumps with the miscarriages etc but getting there x

So sorry wanna, I really hope you soon get a super sticky bean

AFM seems DH got the day off so he'll be able to come with me for the ER tomorrow. So sent his little brother an SMS thanking him for saying he'd go with me if DH couldn't but it turns out DH can come with anyway.

On a more personal note my malignant narcissistic brother is still silent treatmenting me which he has been doing so since January other than that one comment about one of my statuses on FB and wishing me a Happy Birthday back in May (which I bothed "liked" and responded to with a thanks). Wrote a message on his FB wall wishing him a Happy Birthday 3 days ago but I'm pretty much the only one he neither responded to or "liked" which is what I was unfortunately expecting

 

[KatO79]

So just got back from ER and we have 3 good quality eggs (at least that's what the RE felt according to how easily she got them out of their follies). The 4th follie that was 14 mm (must've heard wrong since I thought it was 16 mm) was empty but we weren't counting much on that one anyway DH's count was 90 million so here's hoping we have 1 nice embie for transfer on Thursday. There was only 1 other couple for ER and DH said that he thinks they only had 2 follies and 1 egg if he heard correctly Wasn't too bad since I was both on morphine and a local anasthethic although they had to give me a bit more morphine at one point. Having some pain but it's bearable and having some bleeding but have a large pantyliner on. They told me to take it easy today and only get up to go to the toilet and if I want to get myself a glass of water or something. They'll call me Thursday morning with the results and hopefully tell me I need to come in for a transfer that day

 

[wannabemummyb]

Have everything crossed for you Kat

 

[deafgal01]

crossing my fingers and toes and legs and everything that is crossable for you. I hope things work out!

 

[swimmyj1]

Everything is crossed!!!!

I really hate the emotional roller coaster of clomid. I think if we don't get a BFP this cycle I might take next month off. Can't wait to see the genetic specialist on the 18th. Its gonna feel like forever away. And my follicle ultrasound is on the 3rd so hopefully we have more than one growing this month.

 

[Myshelsong]

Sounds promising Kat! Fingers crossed.

So we are apparently not trying this month. Hubby is having a hard time knowing the infertility is due to his sperm, so help the last few nights when the window was open he picked a fight and we didn't end up doing anything. So yeah, that sucked. It was a long long shot to begin with since we don't know if there will be any usable sperm but I was hoping. Oh well.
This sucks. Going to go cry a bit. Poor me

 

[KatO79]

Thanks everyone

I really hate the emotional roller coaster of clomid. I think if we don't get a BFP this cycle I might take next month off. Can't wait to see the genetic specialist on the 18th. Its gonna feel like forever away. And my follicle ultrasound is on the 3rd so hopefully we have more than one growing this month.

I hope time until the 18th flies by! Here's hoping though that you have some nice follies and get your super sticky BFP so you won't neeed the appointment

So we are apparently not trying this month. Hubby is having a hard time knowing the infertility is due to his sperm, so help the last few nights when the window was open he picked a fight and we didn't end up doing anything. So yeah, that sucked. It was a long long shot to begin with since we don't know if there will be any usable sperm but I was hoping. Oh well.
This sucks. Going to go cry a bit. Poor me

I'm so sorry Myshel Would it be an option to go to a therapist or something to help him deal with this? Or maybe a talk with an RE or something? Maybe if he's reassured it's not his fault? I mean it isn't, he didn't choose to have a fertility issue or do anything to cause it, it's beyond his control. It sounds like his way of dealing is to just not try since if you don't try, you don't fail (which means you also can't succeed either) which doesn't sound healthy to me Are their any support groups in your area you could join? Maybe if he talks to other men with similiar issues, it may help him?

AFM feeling a bit sore after yesterday. The bleeding has stopped which is good. So just praying now that 2-3 eggs are fertilised and look really good and there's something really promising to transfer tomorrow Trying to think positive so have gotten the Crinone Gel and packed one in my purse since they want you to bring one for your transfer.