TTC #1- Looking for buddies!

[steph1607]

Amber best of luck for today, thinking of you! Can't wait to hear how it goes

Sunny, thanks for that documentary, I will check it out, but maybe after the FET.

TB, after my experience these past few days with suppositories, the idea of them being red is just so ridiculous!!

Embryologist just phoned, 7/8 survived the night and have started to grow at the rate they would expect them to. Apparently tomorrow is "decision day" and they will decide whether I go in tomorrow for transfer, or hold on a few more days until Friday.

 

[SunnyBe]

Tb, lol RED?! That makes it even grosser looking. Why on earth ... I remember last time when you were just about to start meds to bring on your period you got that + OPK and conceived that cycle. Hopefully something like that happens again, but with a better ending of course.

Amber, I can only imagine how anxious you must be right now. Sending lots of positive thoughts your way

Steph, yay for those 7 embryos! Do you know how many must make it to Day 3 for them to decide to go with a Day 3 vs Day 5 embryo?

 

[AmberR]

Tb- I think whoever made those suppositories red were not thinking clearly Lol!

Steph- so glad to hear the embies are doing well!

About 6 hours until my scan! Part of me can't believe it went by so fast! I was looking at ultrasound videos on YouTube last night to see what to expect. Thanks for the support and positive thoughts!!

 

[Dream143r]

Awww good luck Amber!

 

[tbfromlv]

Yeah it’s crazy I’m not sure who thought that was smart (men).

Steph I can imagine you are on pins and needles waiting!

I think I have waited long enough. No positive opks but I’ve had fertile cm and open soft cervix for like a week at least. I think my body is confused! Time to hit the reset button. I’m just worried that without meds next cycle it will be another long one. Hopefully I get something out of it because by the first of April I’ll be starting BCP. Ugh.

Amber- can’t wait!!!!

 

[AmberR]

You guys! We have a baby measuring 9w2d with a heartbeat of 167!! We are so happy!!!

 

[tbfromlv]

Yay!!! I’ve been on here refreshing waiting for your update!! Congrats Amber!!! This makes me so happy!

 

[SunnyBe]

It makes me so happy to hear that Amber!!!

 

[steph1607]

Amber, that's amazing! Now to enjoy the rest of the pregnancy

Update this morning - out of the 7 that survived the thaw, 6 are looking okay and one is looking a bit dodgy. There are no stand out ones today so they're going to let them go on until Friday and my transfer will be at 1030

 

[Dream143r]

You guys! We have a baby measuring 9w2d with a heartbeat of 167!! We are so happy!!!

My heart is melting...... So happy! Congrats 100 times over


Steph - Friday is only 2 sleeps away! Can't wait.

AFM: nothing going on right now. CD5. I have acupuncture this afternoon. I've been trying to eat better and exercise more. I'm not drastically overweight or anything but could def stand to lose a few extra lbs. Anyhoo. I'm down 5lbs so far so hopefully I can keep it up.

 

[steph1607]

I know, it's going to come round so quickly Dream. So busy at work at the moment which helps!

Well done on losing 5lbs - that's a great effort

 

[AmberR]

Thank you ladies! I still can't quite believe it.

Steph- Yay for transfer on friday!!

Dream- nice work! Hope you have a good acupuncture appointment!

 

[tbfromlv]

Dream- way to go! 5 pounds isn’t easy (anymore at least!) great job!

Steph- will you get more updates on your embabies before Friday? Such good news!

Afm I went to put in the progesterone last night but then had some ewcm so I decided again to give it one more shot but still negative opk today. I read that the thyroid meds I just got on can affect it the first couple weeks so maybe my body is just super confused. I’m going to go ahead finally and actually take the progesterone and hope that I can get a real cycle out of the next one. And hopefully successful so BCP won’t be required lol

 

[SunnyBe]

Amber, ahh I bet it's starting to feel pretty real right? So happy for you!

Steph, that's great! Do you feel ready yet? Less than 2 days to go

Dream, awesome progress!

Tb, how long should you take the progesterone before stopping and starting AF?

 

[steph1607]

Nerves are kicking in big time, sleep is all over the place, I’ve even been eating biscuits and chocolates at work because I feel so stressed (unlike me to be unhealthy!). I’ve been lying here awake for ages now so I just ordered ten cheap pregnancy tests, such an idiot. I wonder what day I’ll start doing them from

 

[Dream143r]

Steph - I'm nervous for you too but nervous/excited not nervous/worried. It's going to be great! Try not to worry - heehee impossible probably.

TB - sorry about this non O cycle. I can't imagine the frustration with that.

Acupuncture was wonderful yesterday. Always enjoy it. My ND is recommending I do cycle monitoring to see what's going on in there. Talk to me about this please. I know its Ultrasounds everyday until O right? +Bloodwork? Is the bloodwork daily too? That makes me nervous because they always have a rough time finding my veins.

Speaking of blood work, I got some back from my regular physical a couple weeks ago and my Uric Acid was high. Of course I googled and this high uric acid could be killing DHs spermies.....? I feel like Charlotte on Sex and the City when she said "My body is attacking Harry's sperm!" or maybe it was Trey's sperm, I can't remember, but you get the point. Just one more thing to stress me out. Positive note is that also read ways to decrease your levels and its mostly stuff I've started doing recently already. Healthy diet, exercise, lots of water, avoiding red meat certain seafoods etc.

Also interesting I thought though is that high uric acid levels can cause gout. Remember my random foot pain in December for 3 days I could barely walk. I self diagnosed it as gout but never got it checked out because it went away fairly quickly. This blood work seems to be backing that up.

Anyhoo, I'm blabbering now.

 

[tbfromlv]

Sunny- I think somewhere between 5-10 days to take progesterone. I still didn’t start it lol I will tonight. I think when I see my temps up for several days I’ll stop taking it.

Steph- I don’t blame you! I’d be so excited too!! Good news is you don’t have to wait a full two weeks to test because you already have a 5 day one in there!

Dream- when I did monitoring it was initial baseline scan which measures everything, counts your follicles and just generally get a picture. Then between cd 10-13 they do a follicle study to see what your follicles are doing. Blood work was cd 3 and they might do an LH serum test and also a 7dpo progesterone year (it’s called cd 21 but if you don’t o on cd 14, it won’t be cd 21 lol)

 

[SunnyBe]

Ah the sleepless nights! Did you get an update on how the embryos are doing today Steph? Or will you get the final update tomorrow? It's so hard not to think about it, isn't it?

Dream, I think it's more like Tb said. Just two ultrasounds, and maybe blood work. Is it covered by your insurance in Canada? I think it's great to get this inside look how your body is doing and would definitely go for it if it was covered.

Tb, what brand are you currently taking? And does your prescription say anything about it being the generic version of Prometrium? Or did the pharmacy just fill it that way because of the insurance? I sent my doctor an email about getting a prescription and they told me I could get a topical progesterone and pick it up for $35 at the office. Wtf? Topical? I'd rather just get the prescription (for the suppositories) but think I really need to spell it out for them to be sure I get the right one lol.

 

[steph1607]

Dream I love your blabbering (especially about Sex and the City!). Very interesting about the high uric acid levels and gout. I second what the others say, it would be a good idea to do some monitoring to see what's going on.

Sunny, I have never heard of topical progesterone being a thing?! Also, yes I'm sure you know all too well about the sleepless nights! I thought it was bad enough during the IVF. I wake up wondering whether I've taken all the injections, tablets, suppositories I'm supposed to do and I dream about injections too! Although randomly last night I also was lying awake trying to plan what to take for lunch on Monday??? What the hell is wrong with me As a side note, I make my lunches in bulk on a Sunday and freeze them so it's a complete non issue. OMG I'm losing my mind.

I don't get an update on my embryos today, the next we will hear will be tomorrow when I go in. I wonder how many will be left! Sadly, my husband can't come for the transfer now as his shifts changed last minute. The life of a police officers wife hey! And he's on a late shift today so I can spend all evening with my own thoughts. God help me!!

 

[SunnyBe]

Hahaha Steph You better not get me thinking about my lunch combos in the middle of the night

Sorry your hubby can't be there!