Testers,TTC&After Conception-Clomid,IUI,IVF,Femara -EVERYONE!!

[Hopin4ABump]

Manda, I had a stuffy nose, sore throat! I do remember I was asking people how to get my nose to stop being so stuffy and we were talking about how funny it'd be to use one of the booger suckers for babies best of luck to you Saturday!

Allika, love your pic!!!! Ahhhh so exciting!

mwb - SO glad everything is still picture perfect with your babies!! Ahhh I can't believe you're already 9 weeks! Happy late 9 weeks I'm sure an OB is a different experience than a FS but I'm surprised you were so rushed. At my OB I have as much time as i need! They do the exam (either an u/s or just my weight or whatever they are doing) and then we go to my doctor's office for our consult where we discuss anything I feel the need to discuss. I'm sorry you're not getting that DEMAND your time!!!!

Lune!! What a fantastic u/s!! I'm so thrilled for you. And YAY didn't you think you were team ? I know it's not certain yet but that's exciting to think about.

Rojo how was your appointment yesterday?

Ok ladies, it's officially November so let's get the BFP's rolling!!!!! Keeping my FX'd for tomorrow betas. Oh and happy Friday

 

[hockeypucks]

Hope everyone has a great Friday. I am pumped for Manda tomorrow- hoping she has a BFP! I'm more or less counting myself out but I am looking forward to seeing what RE has to say about why I had such a low number of eggs and what the next course of treatment will be for us. Believe it or not I am looking forward to getting the next cycle going although I imagine he will want us to take a month or so off. I hope it's not too long.
Anyone else have a low number of eggs during any of their TTC cycles?

 

[Grateful365]

Lune and Allika - LOVE your u/s pics! Babies look fantastic!

Manda - FX'd for you

Hockey - I'm glad to hear you are excited for the next cycle - keep looking up! I'm still not counting you quite out yet for this cycle though!

 

[anmlz86]

Hockey- my first ivf TTC cycle there were a ton of follicles but they got 11 eggs and only 5 were mature enough to do anything to. Only had 1 healthy blast to transfer which I ended in a BFN. TypeA told me my meds should have been adjusted in order to get then late bloomers to catch up. Hope this helps

Happy Friday ladies!! So happy to hear all of last months BFPs, love the baby pics!

 

[Kins]

Happy 11weeks Aj.

Hockey each cycle I did my doctors goal was only one or too ripe follicles because we were going to do timed intercourse and iui with it and she and I didn't want too many to fertilize because she would only allow twins because more then that is dangerous for mother/babies and I was not willing to electively abort one.


But with Ivf I would think they would have wanted way more. Maybe your doctor was just rushing and trying to get u your bfp and not allowing time to ripen those follies? Just be firm with them next time. Tell them you aren't ready to retrieve they need more time.

This last timed cycle i had my doctor was trying to get me to do ovidrel and I only had one ripe egg. I made her wait one more night for me and the next morning I have to ripe ones and took the ovidrel.

Unfortunately sometimes with TTC with specialist it's trial and error because our bodies change from day to day

 

[hockeypucks]

Well now I'm 95% sure I'm out. Pretty sure my period is starting.

 

[Allika]

@hockey! I am so sorry! I think they didn't time the ovidrel and your retrieval right. Sound like you starting ovulation before they wanted you to! But that's just a guess! Definitely
something to quiz your doctor on as this should not have happened!!!!

 

[Ingodshand]

Oh Hockey I am so sorry! I know how heartbreaking it is after everything you go through for IVF.

Have they checked your AMH? This number will tell you how many eggs you have left. Mine is low for my age at a value of 1. With a low AMH, you can get less eggs. I think everyone feels you should get a ton of eggs with IVF, but the real goal is quality eggs. My doctor also told us not to expect to have any embroyos to freeze which we didn't.

I think a long talk with the doctor is in order and love your positive attitude as always!!!

 

[River54]

Hockey - so sorry. This current IUI, the doctor told me flat out during the u/s that I should have had more follies growing with my age and the amount of drugs they gave me. He was displeased with my response (I was a mess the rest of that day). I still had 2 nice ones. I asked my acupuncturist about it, and she said they really need just quality eggs, not numerous, and that some women don't really respond well to the meds like others, and that each cycle is different.
Hopefully you are not out, but if you are, hopefully they'll change your meds around to have a better chance at success

I am not feeling great today. Woke up mid night and went to the bathroom, and this morning, just not 100%. Stomach has lots of acid etc. Cheapie less sensitive ICs still put me as bfn. won't know for sure til Monday though.

 

[CiderDonut]

Third monitoring ultrasound this week-- one follicle at 16mm, several at 10mm, and many smaller than that. Estradiol levels on the rise...

Going in for (hopefully) one last u/s tomorrow and will hopefully trigger and move on to the fun part of trying to make a baby this weekend!

 

[MandaC]

Hi all....

@Hockey.....iam so sorry u have to see AF arrive u will get you time I promise!!

@Cider.....sounds great. Fingers crossed

AFM...I still have a stuffy nose and tired. Not super tired but definitely tired. I woke up with a crazy headache this morning. I haven't tested again cause I don't want to see a bfn. I will just wait for the dr to tell me tmrw. I don't feel too confident tho, I dunno

 

[MandaC]

I think I have heartburn....iam pretty nauseous but it feels like it is sitting in my chest.

WHERE IS EVERYONE???

 

[hockeypucks]

Hey Manda good luck tomorrow!! What time is your test?
I'm curled up in a ball- gosh darn aunt flow cramps. I swear they are worse after IVF!!! She's here with a vengeance!!!!

 

[MandaC]

Oh iam sorry

Thank you Iam going in around 9. I should get my phone call around 11:30 or 12.

 

[hockeypucks]

I called the clinic today and left a msg asking if I still needed to come in for a beta and they didn't call me back. So I'm wondering if I should even go in or not. What's the point?

 

[MandaC]

I called the clinic today and left a msg asking if I still needed to come in for a beta and they didn't call me back. So I'm wondering if I should even go in or not. What's the point?

I would just go maybe. Is your AF here in full force?

 

[hockeypucks]

Oh yeah!! Beyond full force hahaha!

 

[MandaC]

Oh...that sucks! Did it come even tho u were on progesterone?

 

[hockeypucks]

Yeah I've been doing progesterone 3x a day since retrieval. If you can imagine that mess!!!

 

[MandaC]

Yikes!! Iam doing it 2x and it's gross. I can only imagen.