First iudi cycle under way - join us for our tww? [Archive]

catemer

19-10-2011, 08:12

Thanks Scissors and congrats.

Carly and Mark - we are aging through fertility first in Sydney. The nurses there are really friendly and very supportive. When we were getting the scan and bloods done on Monday, mention was made about maybe going back in the afternoon for treatment. Given that my DP and I live about and hour and a half from the clinic, I suggested in front of the nurse that we go to Miranda and buy a new handbag while we wait for the results.
Sure enough when they rang to say come back the first thing the nurse said to me was are you at Miranda? When I said yes she then said well have you bought your new handbag yet? I laughed and said yes. Then she said well you better come back here for your treatment then! I was chuffed that the nurse knew exactly who she was talking to and about our conversation early in the morning.

We have to have a blood test on 2/11 to check for pregnancy. My DP has a 27day cycle that is like clockwork. So this will actually be 3 days after she is due.

My DP will be having beta-HCG injections during the tww, so even if we did poas, it would pick up the injections and could give a false positive. Although her last injection is on day 8 post iui, so maybe we could on day 14 or 15?

Good luck, I hope you get your bfp this time around.:babydust1:

carlyandmark

19-10-2011, 18:46

I too am having injections, pregnyl. Have my first one this Friday and then the next the following Tuesday. I too will be refraining from poas, and I also figure if I make it to the 11 November without viewing of AF, things could be quite possible! Fingers crossed. Good luck with your DP's tww and thanks for starting this thread specifically for IUI/IUDI.

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RunningWithScissors

20-10-2011, 09:14

Carly - good luck! The wait is a killer! I couldn't do it.. I was POAS by day 6piui :laughing:
That was a positive.. but I had Pregnyl as my booster so I expected it!
Day 7 & 8 showed negative results...and day 9 showed a faint positive which got darker every day :)

Cate - fingers crossed for your DPs BT!!

Amabel

22-10-2011, 12:33

Hi Ladies, I hope you don't mind me joining in...

We are on our second round of medicated IUI and insemination is next week.

Cate and Carly, I hope your TWW is going quickly and FX!

Congrats RWS, I hope everything is going well for you.

Does anyone know how long to wait between last ejaculation and insemination? Our clinic has never mentioned this and so I worry...

Thanks for suggesting this area Cate, great idea!

RunningWithScissors

22-10-2011, 14:50

Hi Amabel!
Good luck with your upcoming IUI!
Its recommended to wait 3 days between last ejac and insem :)

catemer

22-10-2011, 20:07

Hi Amabel. Thanks heaps. We've actually both had pretty crazy weeks at work this week so it seems to have gone by pretty quick. I gave my DP her 2nd pregnyl injection tonight. I felt like such a meanie. To make up for it I made her some special chockies to eat straight after!

Compared to the 3 hours or so between when my DP had her bloods last week and we were waiting to see if we could have iudi that day this week seems to have flown! I'm sure next week will go slower!

Amabel, what day is your iui?

Hey scissors thanks for the luck. My DP researched the other day the symptoms of pregnancy on the Internet! Now everything she feels/does she tells me that's a symptom! I don't want to be too pessimistic, but if it doesn't work I don't want her to be too gutted, especially if she is convincing herself that all these "symptoms" are pointing to a pregnancy.
What symptoms did you get and how soon?

mellington

24-10-2011, 08:19

Hi everyone! I'm so glad this thread was started!

I've just had my first IUI on Saturday, and am now officially in the TWW.
It's so nice to be done with injections this month, but I can tell the next two weeks will draaaag.

It's nice to meet you all :wave:

Amabel

24-10-2011, 09:33

Hi ladies

Happy Monday! How is everyone?

Thanks for the info RWS, that is also what I understood, but different staff at my clinic give conflicting info...

Good luck Mellington and I hope your TWW flies by.

I should find out today when insem is... this wait is almost as bad as the other! I had my ultrasound this morning and I have a 17mm follicle, so it should probably be wednesday.

Does anyone have any trouble with Puregon injections? I suddenly seem to be bruising? I don't like needles as it is and I'm scared I'm going to chicken out. I think my lover is going to have to do the trigger...

Hope you're all having a good day :)

mellington

24-10-2011, 11:52

Amabel, the Puregon injections were like that for me too! I had no problems for the first week of injections, then suddenly started bruising. I really do think that sometimes it's just bad luck. But I did find it helpful to pay close attention to the angle that I was holding the needle when I inserted it, and I also tried to remember to apply good, firm pressure for a minute or so afterwards.

I was so, so anxious about the trigger shot. Because I'd heard a lot of people say that it's quite painful. But honestly, it was nothing! I didn't even feel it! The only difference I noticed was that it was slightly harder to insert & inject. But not at all painful for me.

Good luck Amabel!

RunningWithScissors

24-10-2011, 16:21

Hey Everyone!

Catemer - Your DP sounds like me! I was searching and analyzing from day 1! To be honest..I thought all my symptoms were pointing to AF! Cramps, moody, feeling hungry and feeling sleepy. I was so convinced it was coming that I'd just about talked my self into the next cycle!
Looking back.. my most telling symptom was a runny nose. It was there a week! Googling that symptom (after the BFP of course!) its quite common as your immunity lowers to allow implantation and so your body doesn't 'attack' the embryo.

Hi mellington! The TWW is the biggest drag! Even when you try to occupy yourself, it stsill plays over and over.. I spent most of my TWW googling exactly what happens from the time (literally by hour!!!) the sperm meets the egg and then imagining it happening in my body :laughing: Sending :babydust1: to you!

Amabel - Yeah Ive heard it can be anywhere from 2-5 days too..depends who you ask or what you read :laughing:
I hope your insem is Wed! It would suck to wait longer... mine was 2 days after I measured at 16mm :)
I had no trouble at all with puregon, I did have a few bruises though.. I tried to make them into a smiley face across my belly (cute pic for bub if it worked!) but only a few would bruise up so my plan failed :laughing: I found it bruised more if I went in on an angle rather that dead straight.
I made DH do my Pregnyl.. mainly because I wanted him to stick me with *something* to make me pregnant :laughing::laughing: It was fine going in but it stung for about 10 minutes afterwards!

skizzie

24-10-2011, 21:27

Hi Everyone,

This is my 1st post ever :wave:, i always find inspiration from the threads but this one is so close to home that I feel like I want 'in' so apologies in advance if i don't get the lingo down pat.

I am on day 2 of Puregon injections for IUI number 5. First 3 IUI's were natural cycles but the last one and this one are SIUI. Scan on Friday & ins around this time next week :goodvibes:

Good luck and sticky vibes

Amabel

25-10-2011, 09:34

Good Morning Ladies

RWS you crack me up! Made my day with the smiley face bruises and DH sticking you with something! I really needed it after thinking about the dreaded trigger shot all day!

Thanks for the advice mellington and RWS, it seems to have worked. I think the angle makes a huge difference.

Skizzie, I felt the same way when i saw this thread, I wanted in too!! I've been hanging around for ages, not posting. I still haven't worked out how to put the icons in, but I'm not all that worried about it either...

No news yet on when the insem is. I had to have another blood test this morning, I definitely feel like a pin cushion now! I'm still thinking it will happen tomorrow.

Funny thing is, this cycle is the first time in the last 16 cycles that I actually feel like this is all real, that it actually will happen!

Clinic just called, trigger asap, insem to be advised...

Must go stab myself...

mellington

25-10-2011, 15:21

Runningwithscissors: I have been doing the exact same thing! (Following the journey of my possible embryo. Hahaha!)

How did you go Amabel? I hope it wasn't too painful for you!
And to answer your question about how long between last ejac. and insemination, my clinic suggests no more than 1 week, but no less than 3 days. But as others have said, it seems to vary a lot. Does your clinic give you sperm analysis at the time of insem? I guess if your partner's numbers are good, you don't need to stress too much.

Welcome Skizzie! :wave: Good luck for your scan on Friday!

Also, I wanted to share a funny story from my IUI on the weekend:
I was a little anxious, because it was my first time, and to make matters worse it was being performed by a Dr that I'd never met before. The speculum went in, there was a little bit of fiddling around down there, then the Dr paused and lifted his head up to look at me and said:
"I'm so sorry, but I just HAVE to stop and tell you that you have the most PERFECT cervix for inseminating!"
Haha!

I have to say, it's those sort of moments that make this whole process bearable. When you can step back and laugh at the situation :)

Amabel

26-10-2011, 10:29

Hey Ladies

How is everyone going?

Mellington, I can't believe the doctor said that to you! A bit of flattery is always good for the soul!

Thanks for asking Mellington, the trigger wasn't so painful just traumatic. My problem isn't so much with the pain of the injection, more the needle :eek: I think I am psychologically incapable of giving myself injections without trauma. As embarrassing as it is, I kept tearing up most of the arvo and needed an hour or so nap to recover!

My lover promised that he will ask them to teach him how, so that if there is a next time (hopefully not!) then he can do the injections.

DP had a SA done last week, all he was told was that his sample was "certainly suitable" He also had one done earlier this year and our FS called DP a 'stud' cause his sperm is so good, apparently I am the one with the problems...

So I spoke to the clinic yesterday afternoon and insem is on Thursday morning. Which is after I ovulate? I thought that they would normally do it between trigger and ovulation?

I'm trying really hard not to get too excited or get my hopes up - while still remaining positive :freakingout: (i love these little guys! they are just so appropriate!)

Have a nice day everyone and best of luck!

RunningWithScissors

26-10-2011, 10:45

Morning all!

Skizzie - Welcome! Good luck with the jabbing and upcoming scan :)

Amabel - Glad you found the angle info helpful! If you triggered yesterday at around 10.30am the best time for insem is 36-48 hours after trigger which would mean tomorrow morning falls into that time frame :)
I know what you mean about trying to remain calm! I would get so excited one day and then convince myself the next that it wasn't going to work.. I don't know how I'm not completely insane yet!

Mellington - Its funny how the Dr can make you laugh! DH told me my cervix (he had to watch!) looked like a donut :eek: At least yours was a nice compliment :laughing: How are you dealing with the TWW today?

carlyandmark

26-10-2011, 18:45

Unfortunately I'm out. :(. Period arrived today, waiting for call from FN to say where to go from here. Good luck to everyone. Here's thinking lots of positive vibes.

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catemer

26-10-2011, 20:00

Hi slizzie - welcome and good luck.

Carly and mark - sorry to hear AF has reared her ugly head at your house.

Apparently we are a group of well behaving cervix's! My DP got a similar comment from the nurse who did our insemination.
We are still symptom spotting, but haven't yet poas! We have our blood test on 2/11 but it seems so far away!

Mellington - I learnt how to give my DP the injections. But I'm hopeless. I can't do the stabbing part, but DP can't push the plunger in! So it actually takes the 2 of us to give an injection! And then both of us need to lay down or we would pass out! The special post injection chocolates are helping though! Me more than her though I think!

skizzie

26-10-2011, 21:35

Hi Everyone,

Carly and Mark - im sorry to hear things didnt work out this cycle :(

Hope all goes to plan in the morning Amabel - sticky vibes. Hopefully there won't need to be a next time but my partner gives me the injection & he is really good at it. It is one thing I know I dont have to think about. The only one I have given myself was the trigger last cycle because he was at work.

Thanks for the luck everyone, i think i'll need it. My partner has a pretty full on meeting all day Monday & cant get away from work, i'm really really really hoping monday is not the day :confused:

Thanks for the cervix stories guys i love a good giggle :laughing:

RunningWithScissors

27-10-2011, 08:15

Carly - sorry to hear that :hugs:

Catemer - Haha I'm having visions of you and DP doing the jabs! I know it must be frustrating for you, but it sounds so cute from my end :goodvibes:

skizzie - :fingerscrossed: that its not Monday then!

Amabel - Thinking of you today and sending loads and loads of :babydust1::babydust1::babydust1:

Amabel

27-10-2011, 14:09

Carly sorry to hear :hugs:

Good Luck tomorrow Skizzie and thanks for the well wishes. :fingerscrossed: insem will be tuesday.

RWS thanks for the reassurance on the timing and for thinking of me :) How's the pregnancy going?

Cate, how are the symptoms? Anything new?

Well, I am officially in the TWW :freakingout: This was definitely one I won't forget... I now have a cervix story too, they couldn't find it :eek: I think I ended up with about 5 people in the room, making comments and jokes trying to relieve my tension and their embarrassment :laughing: and something about a rubber glove :o not sure we'll talk about that though...

But it got done and I am reassured that at least this time we had a good sample from DP, despite my cervix not wanting to play the game.

I have a blood test on the 3/11 to check my Progesterone then one on 7/11 to check for HCG...

How is everyone going?

catemer

27-10-2011, 18:08

Hi all! No, no new symptoms from us. But no AF either, so I guess in this case no news is good news? My DP had some cramping this morning and she thought it was pre-AF cramping, but it's gone now so not sure? Although our last pregnyl injection was on Tuesday night, so it could just be effects/symptoms from that? I am going to be getting a HPT on the weekend though if still no AF and bite the bullet and get DP to poas!

RWS - in hindsight I'm sure my DP and I are hilarious when stabbing her! But at the time it horrid! I hope we don't have too many more cycles to go as I'm sure I will pass out from these injections soon! And I feel so mean cos I know it doesn't tickle her either! Ps she usually is the one to pass out at blood tests so the fact she can stab herself is huge!

Amabel - apparently if you go in with an empty bladder the cervix is really tricky and doesn't like to co-operate. :fingerscrossed: there is no next time for you, but if there is try and have an almost full bladder and that should help your cervix play the game!:D

catemer

28-10-2011, 21:24

I all, so I had to get meat on the way home from work today. Some how I ended up in the HPT aisle! And then wouldn't you know, not one but 2 boxes of FRER jumped into my basket!

So I got home and got DP to poas and :bfp:!

We have been having the injections though, so it could just be a false positive, but i'm still:hyper:

RunningWithScissors

29-10-2011, 09:41

Hey Girls!

Amabel - Sorry to hear your cervix was that uncooperative! Mine was a little naughty, but not as naughty as yours! Hope your TWW doesn't leave you bald .. I hated it with a passion!
Pregnancy is going well .. can't keep a thing down, but I'm trying to remember that it will pass!

Cate - I was sure AF was coming too... as impossible as it is.. try not to 'listen' to those signs! LOL at the FR's jumping in your basket! I bought no less than 11 HPTs in my TWW :o
How long ago was DPs last injection? I heard it takes about 1 day per 1000iu to clear the system. My BFP came at 9dpo..which was 11dp pregnyl.
Ohh how exciting!

Amabel

29-10-2011, 10:01

:smiliedance:Cate I really hope congratulations are in order. I don't know much about pregnyl shots but the last shot was tuesday wasn't it? Maybe POAS tomorrow and see if the line is darker. I am cautiously excited for you!

RWS I really envy you right now, as silly as that may sound. My DP is convinced that it has worked this time, so we'll see.

How is everyone else?

Mellington and Skizzie are you still around?

Have a nice weekend everyone!

catemer

29-10-2011, 11:12

Hi RWS and Amabel, thanks for the congrats. I had read similar re how long pregnyl lasts, so we waited 3 days ( to the minute!). The last dose was 1500iu on Tuesday night, so exactly 72hrs before HPT.

We tested again this morning and still a line. About the same colour as last night! But it's all good we have 4 more HPT so can do one very day before the bloods on Wednesday! :fingerscrossed: they all give 2 lines! Luckily 2 boxes jumped in that basket last night! Now we have enough to poas every day!

Today is 12dpiudi, 12dpo and CD27 of DP's cycle. So fingers crossed this is real!

RunningWithScissors

29-10-2011, 14:01

Amabel - Totally get you! I was envious of everyone too... I still am actually..anyone further along than me or with newborns! I don't think you get over the envy stage until you have that baby in your arms!
Hopefully your DP is right! Let him be that positive when you feel like poo...I leaned on DH so much when I was convinced it couldn't possibly have worked the first time, or when AF was *definitely* coming.

Cate - Oh YAY! If it was pregnyl then that line should have been getting lighter and the fact that its not is a very good sign! 12dpo/iui is the perfect time for the tests too! Oh Im excited for you! Come on wednesday!

skizzie

29-10-2011, 21:08

Hi Everyone,

Catemer I am so excited for you both, seeing that line for the 2nd time would have been such a relief & i love that there is one for every day till the wed :smiliedance:

RWS im glad to hear your pregnancy is going well, the sickness will pass but at least you know everything is going well while ever you are feeling woozy

Well I have had a VERY interesting few days, went for my scan yesterday morning 7.10am (i live 1hr 15min away from the FS). They see 2 massive follies (one on each ovary), i have bloods & go home, everyone indicates the ins will be on Monday..... I get a call at lunch time, get told to have trigger ASAP & to be at the FS at 10.30am today for the majic squirt, so I am oficially in my 2WW with you guys :celebrate: Blood test due on the 14th

just when i grew my nails they are about to be bitten off once again

Amabel

31-10-2011, 11:47

:celebrate: congrats Skizzie on starting the TWW. The timing worked out well, so :fingerscrossed: it's a good sign of things to come.Hope you still have your nails! Best luck and heaps of :babydust1: to you.

Another 6 days for me till blood test :freakingout: I feel so much more invested in this cycle than usual, and am pretty sure I have started the slow spiralling descent into insanity:rolleyes:

Now to find something to keep me occupied...

skizzie

31-10-2011, 12:09

Thanks Amabel - 6 more days for a blood test will feel like an eternity, keep busy & hopefully it will fly by :yes: As this is my 5th 'official' TWW i am getting a little better at keeping occupied, i still find myself obsessing occasionally but all in all im getting better at it.

I dont have Pregnyl injections this time, i'm using the daily Crinone cream. Apparently the 1500mg supplies of Pregnyl have temporarily run out. At least the injections are over for this cycle :smiliedance:

Hope everything is going well RWS & Catemer :cuddle:

ps....my Cervix was so well behaved i think the whole 'procedure' took about a minute :)

mellington

31-10-2011, 12:47

Hi everyone!
Sorry for being so quiet for the last week, I've been trying to keep as busy as possible in the hopes that the 2ww will fly past.

Carlyandmark: Sorry to hear that this cycle didn't work for you. Keep us posted with what's happening & when you start your next cycle.

Skizzie: Welcome to the 2ww! Also, I love you for using the term "magic squirt"! :laughing:

Cate: OH YAY! I have my fingers crossed for you! It's torturous having that HCG in your system, isn't it? I hate how it makes HPTs so hard to trust.

Amabel: I am hearing you about feeling as though you've invested a lot into this cycle. I'm worried that I might go a little mad if it doesn't work out. I know I'll be ok, but I think it will reallyhurt this time, if it fails.

Weeell, I'm 9 DPO today, and am desperately over-analyzing every little twinge in my pelvis! I've been testing to watch the Ovidrel leave my system, and as of yesterday I'm still getting very, very faint positives. I wish I had the patience to just leave those HPTs alone! Haha!

Somebody needs to invent some sort of advent type calendar for the 2ww. Where you get to eat a chocolate for each day that passes. Yeah? :)

Good luck, all!

Prettypetal79

01-11-2011, 12:57

Hi everyone,

I am just about to start my first cycle of medicated IUI, start Letrozole tomorrow. We are hoping that we can get a BFP from IUI rather than having to start IVF, still waiting on results of all tests to make sure DP hasn't started producing sperm antibodies during the time after Vasectomy and before reversal :fingerscrossed: but we decided to go ahead with a cycle of IUI so as not to waste any more time. I am surprised the specialist who did the reversal didn't do this test when he did the reversal as he talked about it being a possibility.

Anyway, I wish everyone luck and its nice to meet you all :wave:

RunningWithScissors

02-11-2011, 11:49

Hi Ladies!

Welcome Prettypetal!

Skizzie :smiliedance: Hope your TWW is a quick one! Glad your cervix behaved!

Amabel - How are you travelling? Only 4 days until BT!

Mellington - Haha! I was the same with the HPTs! 6dpiui and I was testing! I got my first negative at 7dpo, another at 8dpo and at 9dpo I got a very faint positive..which got darker and darker each day :)

I love your advent calendar idea!!

AFM - Been better :laughing: Had a really rough few days and am now on maxolon to curb the 24/7 nausea and vomiting!

Amabel

02-11-2011, 13:47

Hi Everyone :wave:

Welcome Prettypetal, I hope your IUI journey just flies by with sanity intact and good news at the end:fingerscrossed:

RWS that really sux. I think you should just tell your body enough is enough and it better pull into line promptly :yes: I hope your feeling better soon.

Nice to see you back Mellington, though your a bad influence on me, I went and POAS, thoroughly inspired by your plan :laughing: Too early obviously:rolleyes: I do like the advent calendar idea, though I think O day should start with champagne! When is your blood test?

How are you holding up Skizzie :freakingout: how's the Crinone going? I had to use the progesterone suppositories last time, but i hear the gel is different. Glad your cervix behaved itself :laughing:

:hugs:Catemer. I read in another thread that your DP's AF turned up. I really hope it's gone now and everything is ok :goodvibes:

AFM Sorry, but I need to vent :( I have decided that this cycle is a bust. I really think the clinic got the timing wrong. They say that first blood test is supposed to be 7DPO, but they booked me in for 8DPO and a day behind for all the other tests. And, if they got the timing wrong, then that would explain my cervix shutting down and hiding out. On top of that, I think my progesterone is going to be low again, I always have sore (.Y.) and my body behaves the same way everytime, this time I feel nothing. So I am going to call my Dr and see if she can up the meds next time and keep a closer eye on what's going on. I think I may be feeling a bit of loss of control. Or, maybe I have left sanity somewhere behind in the TWW :freakingout:

Anyways, hope everyone has a good week.

skizzie

02-11-2011, 18:01

Hi Guys
:wave:

Welcome PrettyPetal, i hope you find as much peace and sanity as I do from this thread. I just said to DH how much this has helped me through :hugs:

So nice to have you back Mellington, i'm glad everything is going ok. I gotta give the 'magic squirt' props to Catemer, it was in the very first post on this thread, I loved it so much that i just had to use it :yes: Also i LOVE your advent idea is a cracker.

RWS I really hope things settle down for you real soon, but i'm also glad the pg is all going to plan :goodvibes:

Don't give up on this cycle yet Amabel, until AF you just never know. One day out might not be as bad as you think :fingerscrossed:

Catemer I hope you guys are ok :hugs:

AFM no news, just trying REALLY hard not to buy a HPT, its too early anyway but it's just so hard to resist :freakingout:
Good luck & sticky vibes to all :babydust1:

mellington

02-11-2011, 19:41

Hi all!

Prettypetal: Welcome! And good luck with your first IUI. Is this also your first time taking Letrozole? I've heard a lot of women say that it doesn't have anywhere near as many side effects as Clomid. I hope it works well for you :)

RWS: I am terrible with HPTs! :no: Haha. My husband thinks it's hilarious.
Sorry to hear that your nausea is so bad. I'll never forget that terrible constant, carsick feeling when I was pregnant with my little boy. The only thing that made me feel better was CARBS. Weird, right? For a little while I worried that I was gestating a potato in there or something. But once I finally made it to the second trimester, it disappeared and I was able to return to a normal lifestyle again. Is the maxolon helping? Don't be afraid to go back to your Dr if you're not improving.

Amabel: :hugs: I'm so sorry that you're feeling like that. I've also started to have that sinking feeling about this cycle, so I understand. It does sound as though your clinic might need to monitor you a bit more closely. How many DPO are you now? As Skizzie said, it's not over yet!
My clinic doesn't perform bloods to confirm pregnancy in IUI cycles until around 6wks preg :freakingout:. Isn't that crazy? I think this is only feeding my addiction to pregnancy tests!

Skizzie: You are being very good, resisting the urge to test! I hope you're keeping distracted and your 2ww is passing quickly.

AFM: I tested again this morning (of course!), 11DPO, BFN. I'm not giving up yet, but I'm starting to let a little bit of doubt creep into my mind. At least my work is keeping me busy, so the days are passing quickly.
Thanks so much for all of your kind words. You've all made this so much easier to cope with.

catemer

02-11-2011, 20:55

Hi all.

RWS - that is really crappy re your neausea, I hear ginger is really good at helping, a little bit of crystallized ginger when it gets bad helps.

Amabel - sorry to hear you think it's a bust. I really hope it's not for you.

Mellington - I too love your tww calendar idea and think you should start marketing them - I'm sure you could make a motza out of them! I hope your cycle is treating you well, and that your poas addiction isn't causing you too many issues. Remember the first step is "Hi my name is Mellington and I am a poas addict!" oh oh I know - in your tww calendar on random days you could have a HPT and a chocolate in the window?

Skizzie - no worries re the term 'magic squirt'. Feel free to use at will. in our house it's referred to as one of two things 'magic squirt' or 'icky boy juice'!:laughing: as you can tell boys reallyare not our section!

Pretty petal - welcome and good luck on your tww. I really hope it is successful.

AFM - we had our blood tests today. I spoke to our FS this morning and told her we knew what the result was going to be and we discussed the positive HPT's and I asked about whether or not could of just been a lag over from the pregnyl. She said that no.the dose of pregnyl we were giving would have all been out of DP's system by Friday night. So the bfp's we were getting on Friday Saturday and Sunday were real! But. Monday DP had some cramping and some spotting. Tuesday DP had a very heavy AF with lots of thick clotting (sorry if tmi, but I need to tell someone!). The blood results confirmed what DP and I already knew. We were pregnant. But now not so much.
Now I am a scientist, so my brain is looking at the statistical side of things and the logical side of things going, well know must just not be the right time and the body can have millions of reasons for miscarrying. But my heart feels broken. In the 3 days we knew DP was pregnant I got so attached to that little jelly bean. And now it's gone. I know we did everything we were told, to the letter. DP even had cold showers to avoid raising her core temperature during the two! I just can't help feeling sad. Thanks everyone for your hugs and your support. It really helps knowing I have all of you out there to share this with.
We have decided to try again this cycle. At least we know DP can get pregnant. It just the staying that way we need to work on.

skizzie

03-11-2011, 17:02

Afternoon guys,

Catemer - i just wanted to reassure you that your broken heart will heal. As you see at the bottom of my posts I haven't been very successful with the 'staying pg' part, both my miscarriages were 'missed mc' & we found out both times at the schduled ultrasound, prior to this there was no physical indication of mc. With the 2nd one we saw a little heart beat at 7 weeks but it stopped growing shortly after that - i think this was the lowest point in my life thus far. Our third iui was a dudd but the last one was the same as you guys, af was a few days late and according to the blood test 'something' happened but it didn't stick.
At least your dp can fall, now it's just a matter of getting some super strong 'icky boy juice' & getting the little jelly bean to stick :hugs:
Oh.....we are also through Fertility First, the Nurses there are AWESOME!!!

Hope everyone else is travelling along like champions

AFM im still fighting the urge to poas :hair:

mellington

03-11-2011, 18:02

Catemer: :hugs: So sorry. Nothing can prepare you for losing a baby. At any stage of the pregnancy. You're right though, it's fantastic that your partner can fall pregnant. I really, really hope that the outcome of your next cycle is better.

Skizzie: How long until you can test? You're being so good!

AFM: I started spotting this morning, and it's been gradually increasing throughout the day. So I'm thinking that this cycle might be unsuccessful. I'll see what happens over the next 24hrs, and probably phone my FS tomorrow.
Once again, thank you all so much for your support.

mellington

05-11-2011, 08:44

Hey guys, just wanted to update: I'm out for this cycle. Seeing my FS this morning for a scan, and will hopefully be starting injections again today.
I hope you're all doing well :yes:

skizzie

05-11-2011, 09:30

Hi

Mellington - so sorry to hear it didn't work out for you this cycle:hugs:Sending much luck and sanity your way for the next one.

Hope everything is ok Amabel, we haven't heard from you in a little while

Hope the sickness has settled down RWS

AFM still haven't poas yet only 7dpiui, i am on the Crinone gel and not sure if it is going to give me a false positive? I'm also having some mild pg symptoms -bloating & soreish (o)(o) not sure if this is from the Crinone as well. I'm going a little :freakingout:today

catemer

05-11-2011, 10:49

Hi all! We are back on the wagon!

Our next appointment will be on Wednesday for a scan and bloods at our clinic. Then we will be trying to find O! Hopefully we don't miss it on the home tests like last cycle!

I can't help myself but I am just so excited. Again! :fingerscrossed: we pick some super strong 'icky boy juice' and the result is a super sticky little jelly bean!

Prettypetal79

05-11-2011, 11:05

Hi,

Thanks RWS, Amabel, Skizzie, Mellington and Catemer for your welcome :)

Amabel- sorry to hear things aren't going so well for you this cycle, I hope you are ok, it is very hard having to depend on someone else's monitoring of your cycle to get things all in alignment.

Catemer- Sorry to hear things didn't work out for you and DP last cycle, it is definitely a positive that she can get pregnant (something I have been wondering about myself) :fingerscrossed: for this cycle.

Mellington- Yes this is my 1st time taking Letrozole, D5 of my cycle today, 4th day of taking it, so far had a small amount of nausea one morning (I am taking it at night because it can apparently cause drowsiness) but other than that the only symptom I can really report is being overly emotional, not like me at all but had a major over reaction to something my DP said last night and cried for a few hours. I suppose in the big scheme of things that really isn't so bad.

Hope everyone has a great weekend :wave:

Amabel

05-11-2011, 11:33

Hi everyone :wave:

Mellington, lots of these for you :hugs: I wish you all the best for next cycle.

Catemer :hugs:for the disappointments of last cycle, :fingerscrossed: for this cycle. It's happened once already, so I don't doubt it will happen again for you soon. I really admire your attitude, you are staying positive and that is the best way to be.

Hi Skizzie, the crinone won't give you a false positive as it is only progesterone support, so POAS to your hearts content :laughing: The progesterone/crinone may give you sore boobs and bloating and those sorts of things because it is progesterone that causes those same symptoms in pregnancy, as well as causing all your pre AF symptoms, however, there is nothing to say that what you are feeling isn't an early pregnancy symptom, so stay positive :fingerscrossed: I have everything crossed for you:babydust1:

Prettypetal, how are you? Coping well with the TWW?

Hope you're feeling better RWS.

AFM I spoke to the clinic and they told me there is still a small chance this cycle, but basically admitted that the timing 'may' have been out :( They aren't bothering with much now, I have one blood test on monday which I think is just a token gesture, and they told me to call on CD1 to start the new cycle. I have spent the last couple of days either avoiding, crying or trying to decide whether or not to do another cycle or go straight to IVF. I don't see any point in doing another cycle on the same protocol, what's the point when the first two have failed. I think that unless they at least up my meds, there isn't much point. So it may be on to IVF. With my age, my fibroids and never having been pregnant before, I don't think there is any time to waste.

I'm really struggling to stay positive at the moment, so my apologies.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend, :goodvibes: and :babydust1: to you all.

catemer

05-11-2011, 11:57

Thanks Amabel, and :hugs: for you too.

What clinic are you using? Are you in Sydney? If you are I would recommend Fertility First at Hurstville. They really closely monitor your cycle first with a blood test on CD12-14 to check hormone levels as well as an internal ultrasound at the same time to ensure there is a follie getting ready. Then they give you OPK's to take home and based on your bloods and scan tell you when you should O and get you to start testing the day before your due to O. Then when you O you phone them up (even if a Saturday Sunday or public holiday) and they book you in for your iui/iudi. Even though we weren't as successful as we would have liked this cycle, everyone at our clinic is awesome. From knowing exactly who you are and where you are at when you phone them (I'm sure they justnpull it up on the computer but the fact that all I do is say my name and they know exactly who I am and that DP is getting treatment etc I find really good), to the support they gave when they phoned to tell us the negative preg blood test result. The nurse that phoned was the same one that did the insemination and she sounded genuinely sad for us.

Good luck with your decision though, I'm sure you will make the right choice for you and your family. :hugs:

skizzie

06-11-2011, 08:17

Morning everyone,

Catemer and Mellington - Im really excited for you both, jumping straight into the next cycle :cheerleader2: :cheerleader1:

I totally agree with Catemer, Fertility First is an awesome clinic, it is 1hr 10min drive away for me but well worth it.

Amabel I'm sorry you were let down by your clinic this cycle, there is so much emotion invested in this process and when something is not right it really hits hard. :( You mentioned IVF and your age, if you dont mind me asking, what is your age? I too am considering the leap over to IVF if this cycle is not successful, DH is a little hesitant about it though. :hugs:

Prettypetal, have you been given a date for ins yet?

I'm off to have coffee with some gorgeous friends today, they are trying their best to keep me busy :) Hope everyone is loving this FABULOUS weather.

:wave:

RunningWithScissors

07-11-2011, 13:12

Hey All!

Cate - sorry to hear about the BFN, but wow, good on you for jumping straight back in! :smiliedance:

Mellington - :hugs: Im sorry :(

Skizzie - :fingerscrossed: that they are preg symptoms! The sore (.)(.) were certainly my first sign (as much as I ignored it because I thought it was Af :laughing: )

Amabel - Bugger :( :hugs: Can you tell them you want to change protocol?? Out FS let us do things our own way, I think it made a huge difference to the outcome! My clinic monitored me with bloods and scans the whole way through to make sure I didnt O .. I thought I had at one point and called and they brought me in to check via scan, turns out I hadn't but they booked me in 2 days later for the iui and told me to trigger.

AFM - another scan with a very 'baby' looking bub! It was wiggling and everything :goodvibes: I cried, naturally! HB was strong, I'm still measuring a day ahead and everything looks great. He gave me Zofran so hopefully it works and I can stop feeling like a zombie!

mellington

07-11-2011, 14:13

Hi all! How's everyone going?

Prettypetal: That's great that the Letrozole isn't giving you too many side effects. When I was taking Clomid, I really struggled with mood swings :(
My poor husband!

Amabel: I'm so sorry! How many dpo are you now? When will you be testing?
Also, have you spoken to your FS about considering changing to IVF? It's so hard to know if you're doing the right thing. That's something that I'm also struggling with at the moment. Of course I want this process to be as natural as it can be, but at the same time, I don't want to waste time and money on treatments that aren't working. :hugs: << Lots of these.

Skizzie: Oh I hope they're prego symptoms! Why oh why do our bodies have premenstrual symptoms that are so similar to early preg symptoms? It's cruel! I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you.

RWS: Hooray for a good nuchal scan! :smiliedance: Very exciting. Also, in my experience, Zofran = 100x better than maxalon. I hope it does the trick for you!

AFM: I saw my FS on Saturday (Day 2) for a quick scan and to collect my FSH. I still had a residual follicle left over from my previous cycle, so he asked me to wait until today before I started injecting to give it a chance to shrink back down a little bit.
I'm feeling all sorts of confused about my treatments at the moment. My husband and I have decided that if this cycle is unsuccessful, then we will take a break for a month or two before trying again. Also, we're not sure how many chances we want to give IUI. I haven't actually discussed that at all with my FS (because I'd hoped that it would just work the first time!).
Have any of you been given an idea of how long most people do IUI before changing to IVF?
Oh well, I'm just glad to have started a new cycle. I said to my husband this morning, "Is it weird that I'm excited to start injecting again today?". Haha!

All the best!

RunningWithScissors

07-11-2011, 14:36

Mellington - It wasn't the NT scan.. thats in 3 weeks, this was just so the OB could get a quick look. He had a little machine in his office.
My FS said they usually try 3 IUI's before moving onto IVF. Sometimes they let you go one more if you really want to, but 3 is the limit ( at Monash anyway!)
I was excited to jab too .. its when you get to finally 'do' something instead of just wait!

Amabel

07-11-2011, 16:43

Hi All :wave:

Prettypetal I hope the meds lighten up a bit for you, I know it's all so tough, but feel free to take it out on your DH, they get off too lightly :laughing:

Catemer thanks for your thoughts and hugs and words, it made me realise that there are other standards of service out there that are better! I am in Canberra. I did some googling and it seems that the clinic I use has taken a turn for the worse this last year or so, and my FS, who I like very much, isn't affilliated with that clinic, so a change of clinic seems like it was meant to be :goodvibes: I really hope this cycle is the one for you :babydust1:

Skizzie thanks for the hugs. So, I am 39 this year and my three fibroids combined equal a 20wk pregnancy according to my FS, who didn't recommend IUI at all, but said I should go straight to IVF. My gyn that I did this cycle with said that if you are over 35 to only try 3 cycles. I am sure I read somewhere that there is a general understanding that 4 or 5 is the max, depending on the clinic. If it wasn't for the stupid clinic and in particular, the inappropriate sonographer, I might have tried one more cycle, but the thought of any more misinformation or stuff ups was certainly not worth another emotional meltdown :no:

RWS :smiliedance: for a good scan. It must be such a relief :cheerleader1: Thanks for the hugs, as I said, I'm giving this clinic a miss, they are very set in their ways and don't like anyone questioning them. I rarely felt supported, though I must say that the nurses are nice, but I think they are very limited by the 'rules'.

Mellington thanks for the hugs and good luck for this cycle :fingerscrossed: this is the one. I chose to do IUI as a bit of a gentle step into ART. In a way I'm glad I've done it, it's almost like an introduction to IVF and I am so much more aware and educated now :yes: It also helped me decide on the clinic and staying with my FS, so no wasting another cent at that clinic.

I had my blood test today and not pregnant and the stupid clinic still can't get my dates right, despite repeated ph calls:rolleyes: I rang my FS today and will see her tomorrow. I would love to start a full IVF stim cycle when AF turns up in the next couple of days:freakingout:, but don't know what my chances are on that.

I feel a lot better for having made some decisions. My meltdown over the last couple of days has embarrassed me :o I am usually a lot more sane:laughing:

Stay well and happy everyone :p

skizzie

07-11-2011, 19:40

Hi Chicks

RWS I'm so happy that your scan went well :goodvibes:

Melllington - The excitement of a new cycle is a great feeling, i too am happy at the prospect of being jabbed with the needle. I dont think anyone who has not been through this process wouldn't get it :laughing:

Amabel - Please don't apologise for the melt down, this is the one safe place where we all understand :hugs:
I was forced to change clinics, I really loved my FS but the clinic he was affiliated with made some major price changes and the IUI was approx $1,000 MORE than everywhere else. It felt like they were trying to make money out of couples who were at their most vulnerable, so based on principal we changed clinics.

On the IUI question, from my experience the amount of times they will do it depends on the couple and their success or chances of success. I'm on my 5th IUI. First 3 were natural, the last one and this one are medicated. Because the first 2 resulted in pg they were happy for us to go up to 6 times. I think by our own choice this will probably be the last though. We have been trying for many years & I just feel like i want a sticky one to hurry up and I think the only way for us will be IVF - if af comes next week.

AFM: I still haven't POAS, i did get some on my way home tonight though. I'm 9dpiui so i think ill do it tomorrow :freakingout:

:fingerscrossed: for everyone

catemer

07-11-2011, 19:54

Hey there!:wave:

Firstly a big thank you to everyone for all of your hugs, support and kind words.

Skizzie - yeah, we are about an hour and 15 depending on traffic LOL) from Fertility First but love them. They Are also one of the few clinics where you don't need to BYO boy juice! Don't forget to switch to decaf now to help your body get used to having it before you have to give it up!

RWS - that's great news re your scan. It's so exciting to hear of the positive way this process can work out. I can't wait to see a pretty pic of your little one's ultrasound.

Mellington - :fingerscrossed: this cycle goes your way. Not weird at all that you are excited about actually having some control over the process. I remember when we were waiting for day 1 of DP's first cycle. Every morning I would ask her is it day 1 yet? And everyday it was a no. Then one the day daylight savings came in she had just finished a block of work so had a block of 4 days off and she woke me up at about 4am on the Sunday morning and said "it's day 1" me in my sleepiness said yep, day 1 of daylight savings.
DP: no. Day 1.
Me: oh. Day one of your days off.
DP: no. Day 1.
Suddenly the light bulb went on and I sat bolt upright in bed and squealed, grabbed my phone and forgot that no-one would answer at the clinic! It meant we could now do something to get the process going, so I understand your excitement. And sorry for not replying to you ear
Ire re it not working out last cycle for you. I just had a brain fade and wasn't actually ignoring you!
Also we were told that since the success rate of iui in people of my DP's age was about 20% they were more than happy for us to try the 5 times and then review, or whatever we felt was appropriate.

Amabel - maybe this cycle was the one to give you the courage to make the move to a new clinic. It sounds like everything has pointed you that way so it must be the right thing to do. I firmly believe the universe will show you the way and that if it is meant to be it will happen relatively easily. No need to apologize for you 'meltdown' (not that I'd really call it a melt down - I've had worse over a misplaced mobile phone!). It is understandable that you are very emotional about what you are going through. Life seems to tell us that it is a woman's role to have children, but no-one ever mentions how hard that can be. When we are not doing what we assume should come naturally it can be a very complex and emotional time and reaction. I applaud you for being so strong to go through everything you are doing. I hope we have your strength she we need it too. And the other thing - just blame the hormones!

Good luck to everyone. I can't wait to hear how we all go over the next few weeks.

Dancing Queen

07-11-2011, 20:02

Hello everyone

Can i join your thread? I am 3 dpo today after my first iui. The wait is killing me and i need to chaat with someone who understand how difficult it is :-)

catemer

07-11-2011, 20:07

catemer

07-11-2011, 20:12

AFM: I still haven't POAS, i did get some on my way home tonight though. I'm 9dpiui so i think ill do it tomorrow :freakingout:

:fingerscrossed: for everyone

Just be careful. Are you using pregnyl injections? If so they say to allow 24hrs for every 1000units injected prior to testing (otherwise your just getting the pregnyl) in the result! I can't remember if you said you were stabbing or using the cream?

Dancing Queen

07-11-2011, 20:29

Hi dancing queen. You found us. Welcome to our little group. I know how crazy long the wait can feel. And it's my DP that is actually the one receiving the treatment! LOL

We have lots of great distraction tips to share. What helped us the most was going through a really crazy busy period at work so even if we wanted to think about it we couldn't! Bubhub is a great distraction tool too.

Are you doing a supported cycle? Any injections etc? What clinic are you using?

Welcome again

Thanks we are with QFG southbank. My FS is great so far. I was on 50 iu of gonal F. On day 9 of my scan my Dr found 19 mm folicule which he said is about to burst. So we had horrible trigger shot ovidel or something to trigger ovulation. On day 11 had my first iui .

Thats my history so far :-)

Hope everyone is being good and not testing early. I have given my test to hubby to keep somewhere safe as i wanted to test since 2 dpo. 2 early..... I knw but cannot stop myself.

mellington

07-11-2011, 20:47

Dancing Queen: Welcome! I'm with QFG southbank, too! I bet we've shared a waiting room without knowing it, haha! Who's your FS?
How are you coping with the tww? I definitely found it to be the hardest part of the cycle. The needles were nothing compared to the waiting! You're very good for handing over the prego tests to your husband. I've got no self-control!

Catemer: Thanks for being so lovely :). You're absolutely right, it's strange the things that you become excited about. I've never been so into my menstrual cycle, if you know what I mean? Haha!

Amabel: Good luck with the next week. Hopefully your next cycle will go a bit more smoothly, whether it be IUI or IVF. I can't imagine how frustrated you must be.

RWS: How many weeks are you now? It's so exciting when your bub starts to look less like a bean and more like a little human on the scans, isn't it? Those cute little limb-buds wobbling around! I hope you're feeling better.

Skizzie: Stay strong! Don't test yet! You've done so well to last this long! Just think, 4 or 5 more days and you will be so much more certain. I know I'm a massive hypocrite, and the worst poas-er EVER, but every cycle I wish that I'd waited rather than torturing myself. I am crossing every digit and limb for your, we need more BFPs!

skizzie

08-11-2011, 16:54

Hi

Welcome to our little group of love, Dancing Queen :hugs:

Hope everyone is travelling along ok

Well........................I did my little POAS this morn and BFN :( However, I am only 10dpiui, last time when I was pg it didnt show till a little later. Why oh why do we torture ourselves with the HPT? The seal is broken on the box now so I guess I will be POAS-ing every morning now till AF. I should ave taken your advice Mellington & waitied a few more days.
Catemer, i am using Crinone cream so there wont be any falsies

I think I will call the clinic in a day or so to discuss options and to make an appointment with my FS to talk about where to IF AF arrives. I may be a little premature in making the call but I just dont want to lose another cycle waiting for an appointment.
I cant wait till one of us gets a BFP :smiliedance:

catemer

08-11-2011, 18:38

Hi skizzie - I agree maybe wait a few more days? Or if you are addicted to poas like we were, maybe hide them so you do your fmu before you can get them, and then only poas every second day? Are you feeling any symptoms yet?
Maybe make an appointment with your FS for when AF is due and then if AF doesn't show you can always cancel, but at least then if she does show you know you already have the appointment booked?

AFM - I work with a husband and wife team. Well she just had her 3rd baby over the weekend and the hubby phoned me today to thank me for the little booties I knitted for their little one. He then put the baby on the phone! It was so cute. I could hear that little soft baby breathing and I swear 2 little green horns sprouted from my head :yes: I was so jealous it wasn't funny and I had no control over it! :eek: I am such a bad friend! Oh well, I put it down to the fact that we really really want this? Do any of you guys feel jealous when you see others with a new baby?

skizzie

08-11-2011, 19:31

Thanks Catemer - booking and cancelling the appointment if BFP was kinda what I was thinking. I dont have any other symptoms, just trying to stay positive although I don't think it has worked :no:. I know absolutly nothing about the IVF process, was looking on the Fertility First website & it looks like I have to call them on day 23-25 of my cycle (approx) for IVF to begin, so we might lose a cycle waiting to start regardles of the appointment with FS. Im now thinking if this cycle bfn, then 1 more IUI for November, if bfn then miss Dec cycle over Xmas, that way I can have a cheeky little wine & cheese with my DH & buddies at new year :celebrate:

As for the Green Eyed Monster rearing it's head - I TOTALLY feel it, but it's funny i don't feel it all the time. If someone is older than me then I'm ok but if they are younger then I freak out. Weird I know. I'm sure your friend will understand & if not i'm sure they will get over it :yes:

I will try my best not to POAS tomorrow :p

catemer

09-11-2011, 18:07

Hey Skizzie, how did the not poas go?

We went back to Dr Anne and everything is looking good for insemination early next week! :smiliedance:

How's everyone else going?

skizzie

09-11-2011, 18:22

Hi Catemer, I meant to say good luck for the scan today. Next week will be here before you know it :yes: I love Dr Anne she is a legend. Do you have the really early morning scans? I leave home at 5.50am for a 7.15 scan & straight back down to start work before 9.30 and no one at work has a clue that I have been to Sydney & back that morning LOL.

I was very strong this morning, NO poas-ing for me AND I was home alone - DH was away with work. I still have a feeling this cycle didn't work but i'm surrounding myself with positive vibes.

Hope everyone else id travelling along with their sanity well intact :hugs:

Dancing Queen

09-11-2011, 20:47

Dancing Queen

09-11-2011, 20:58

hey everyone,

I was just wondering what things you all have done to make your IUI successful? I had a day off on the d day and fortunately next two days got holiday coz of weekend.

I didnt do much atall for those 3 days. Does it make a difference to stay home or it is all in my mind?

Chubear

09-11-2011, 21:34

Hi all, can I join please?

We are ttc 1, 12 months naturally no luck. I have a hsg this Friday and then iui next week provided tubes are clear and eggies ready.
I just finished 5 days of clomid 50ug (got lovely hot flushes, mood swings and headaches), FS hasn't said anything about a trigger shot so don't know if I get one of those. Bt on Sunday, I assume to check when iui would be?
Also have a clotting disorder so gave been injecting clexane too.
Am seeing Karen Watson from qfg.
Hoping my art journey is short and yours is too

catemer

10-11-2011, 08:17

Hi Skizze - you sound like us. We left home yesterday at 625am for an 8am appointment! On a normal work day though we start at 0630. But our boss has been really great swapping shifts to ensure that we have those days off work. We both have very full weekends of work so I'm sure Monday will be here soon enough.

Chubear - welcome :wave: I remember when we had our hsg scan. My DP also had the dye passed through her tubes - are you having this done too? Our FS recommended waiting til the next cycle after our scan just to make sure all the dye and fluid was out and also said that after having the fluid pumped into the uterus for the scan it can mean that there is less chance of an egg attaching properly. So we waited for the next cycle to come around. It was agony having to wait, but we trusted in our dr. Good luck for the scan.

Dancing Queen - it was the funniest thing. I made DP recline her seat in the car and drive home with her feet up on the dash board! Just incase it all 'fell out'! Our clinic gave us a big list of things not to do (eg no bath or swimming for the first few weeks, no suana's or super hot showers etc). My DP followed them to the letter including the no hot showers thing and she turned the temp of our hot water down to 38degrees and we all had war, showers for the tww! It worked for us in that DP got pregnant, but we lost the baby pretty early on (16dpiudi). We will be doing all the crazy things again this cycle! :fingerscrossed: we end up with a very sticky little jelly bean this time around!

Chubear

10-11-2011, 21:48

Thanks catemer, yep the dye test. I heard that some people fall of straight after the test, almost like it clears the way or something. But then again that's heresay.
My amh is low enough dr wants to make each cycle count, she seems to think I'll have next to no eggies by end of next year :/
So on we go, hopefully we will all have good news this month - and a merry Xmas it would be!

Prettypetal79

11-11-2011, 08:41

Hi everyone, happy Friday :smiliedance:,

Amabel- Thank you for asking how I am going. I am coping ok as this is all new to me and the process of remembering appointments, to take injections, vitamin supplements and working full time and the early appointments (my FS has seen me at 5.30am some mornings) helps keep my mind off it. It also helps to be doing something rather than just waiting for nature to decide, my FS is also very good at keeping me in the loop of how things are going for eg- uterus lining looking good, size of follicles is good etc.

I am happy to hear you are feeling a bit better after making a decision, I think that this is the case often, we agonize about making a decision and then when we make it, whatever it is, we feel much better. :hugs:

Skizzie- no date for ins yet, monitoring over the weekend.

RWS- Very exciting for you to see your baby wiggling. Zofran is a great medication for nausea. One of my friends at work used it through her entire pregnancy otherwise she couldn't get out of bed. Some people are reluctant to take it as unsure on any potential risks for baby but her baby was born this Easter and she is a perfect little girl :)

Hello Dancing Queen, welcome- How do you find Dr Yazdhani? I saw him last year before my DP had his vasectomy reversal and didnt really warm to him so when we decided to go ahead with treatment we chose Dr De Ambrosis at QFG in the city.

Chubear hello and welcome- I also have a low AMH but have been told by my FS that they really cant tell how long it will take for your ovarian function to decline altogether, what is yours if you don't mind me asking?

Catemer- I completely understand the green eyed monster. 2 girls at work have just had babies, one of them keeps sending me photos to my phone at all hours of the day and night (I got one at midnight), she has also brought the baby in 3 times to visit at work and he is only 9 weeks old. I am very happy for her as she had fertility issues as well (her husband has Klinefelter syndrome and needed to use donor sperm, IUI, and IVF x 3) but she knows I have been TTC all year (doesnt know I am doing IUI) and I cant help but feel like she is rubbing the salt in a little bit. Also, since I have been ttc this year, 3 other girls at work and my DP sister have all gotten pregnant. I completely understand how you are feeling.

Skizzie mentioned her friends helping her keep busy, I was wondering how many others of you have shared with friends and families your journey? We decided not to tell friends and family we were ttc for several reasons, one being we didnt want it to get back to my DP's ex wife unless we were actually having a baby and two, I didnt want people constantly asking about it.

Unfortunately I work in a Day Oncology Unit where I administer chemotherapy so I had to make the people I work with aware of ttc so that they could take over from me post O when I could have potentially been pregnant. We decided not to tell ANYONE about IUI, so it is just DP me and you guys who know about it and I am finding it hard not to talk about it to other people. Just wondering about your experiences?

In relation to how many IUI's should people do, I read that the chance of pregnancy can increase from 15% to 50% with repeated IUI, up to 4 times.

Finally what does AFM mean? I know it is where I am uo to but what does it stand for?

So me atm- Today is D11 of my cycle, started taking puregon inj 50iu Mon D7 after appt with FS where he did TV scan (3 follicles) dly injection until this morning (blood test yesterday) saw FS this morning and had another TV scan, follicles growing well, uterus looking good but not quite there yet, upped puregon to 75iu dly for over the weekend, and for Dly blood tests in case I O on my own in which case he will call me in, have appt with him Mon morning if havent O'd over weekend gave me trigger injection (pregnyl 5000) to take home in case he calls over the weekend and also have sperm pot for DP in case I get called over the weekend. So thats me :)

Hope everyone has an awesome weekend xo

RunningWithScissors

11-11-2011, 08:54

Hey Ladies!

Sorry Ive been MIA .. lots of stuff going on around here! Good stuff so I don't mind!

Now let me try to catch up!

Cate - Its SO ok so be jealous! It doesn't make you a bad friend at all...just human! If people could have heard the thoughts going through my head when I saw pregnant women or new babies, I'd probably be in some lock up with a warning about my mental stability!I found the only people I was ever truly happy for were others who had been down the ART path! Even now I feel tinges of jealousy thinking that everyone had it easier than us! 2 years of infertility makes you bitter :laughing:

Mellington - Im 9+4 today :) How are you going??

Skizzie - you are a brave, strong woman! I would have peed on a real stick from the tree had I got my hands on one :laughing: I was that bad... I did 12 tests in 8 days :o

Dancing Queen - Welcome! Love the name :) In regards to making the IUI successful .. I did the same as Cates DP! Put my feet up on the dash on the way home :laughing: I also rested for a few hours after the insem. I drank some Pineapple juice, 1 glass a day for about a week, I heard the enzymes help or something! I also used warm heat packs on my belly. Thats a Chinese medicine suggestion, but you must make sure its warm and not hot as your not supposed to overheat your uterus or raise your body temp.
I don't know if any of that worked of course! I just know they cycle worked :laughing:

skizzie

11-11-2011, 17:42

Hi Everyone,

Welcome Chubear :wave: Hope your hsg went well today

Dancing queen, in relation to your question about making the iui successful, my advice is not to 'over think it' just avoid the things that are unsafe or minimise the chances of falling but otherwise I dont really change anything. I eat healthy and do things that make me happy :) I have fallen twice through iui but sadly they didnt stick. We got to see a heart beat on the 2nd pg but i lost that one at 13 weeks. The 1st pg lasted till 8wks.

Hi Prettypetal, DH and I didnt really talk about whether we were going to tell people or not. We told our family as soon as we made a decision on our treatment - we have a close family and wanted their support, I guess as time went on through circumstance other people found out, when i had the miscarriages for eg i told some of my closest work friends. Not everyone knows the full detail of our treatment though. For us telling our friends is helpful but you need to do what works for you guys. One thing is for sure, only the most trusted people i know are the ones who i share the details with. Also, I have been with my partner for 18yrs so i find that because of that and my age people feel compelled to ask me the age old question "when are you having kids" all the time, even if they dont really know me and it's usually the people who dont know about the AFT.
:fingerscrossed: for you on the weekend. oh and AFM = As For Me (i think)

Glad all is going well RWS ;)

Hi Catemer - hope the weekend zooms by

AFM - i poas for the 2nd time yesterday morn (thurs) and BFN again, bt is monday so still not totally disheartened but coming to grips with the thought of having to have MORE treatment. I think i'll use the last hpt in the box tomorrow morn

Giving everyone lots and lots of positive vibes today :babydust1:

Chubear

11-11-2011, 19:04

Thanks for the welcome everyone!
I'm on my iPod so can't see who said what so:

Hsg went well today , unpleasant but good results so I'm happy.

My amh is only 4, dr didn't say for sure when the eggs will run out but she said she recommends moving forward within the next 6 months.

My next bt is Sunday and I suppose then I'll find out what happens next.

Do you have to have trigger shots every time you iui?

skizzie

11-11-2011, 20:16

Hi Girls I just gotta share................ so I found out a few weeks ago that my almost 17 year old cousin who is slightly off the rails is pg - it was planned, she wants to have a baby. I was feeling so sorry for myself i didnt know how to handle it. I thought about it for a few weeks and decided that this was not going to play on my mind and get me down, I just sent her a message saying congrats, and now I feel sooooooo much better :yes:
When we found out she's pg the first thing DH said to me is...you can't let other people's lives dictate how we are feeling about our own.

I feel much better now that I have acknowledged it, I can let it go :)

Dancing Queen

12-11-2011, 08:56

Dancing Queen

12-11-2011, 08:57

catemer

13-11-2011, 17:54

Hi Girls! I hope everyone has had a busy weekend to keep their minds off poas!
So we tested for O today and the line was there, but paler than the control, so no O yet, but it's on it's way. Even though we were both really excited about the possibility of O today, I think logistically it would have been a nightmare trying to give DP her trigger while we were working!

As I predicted work has kept DP and I so incredibly busy this weekend! I think early to bed is the recipe for us tonight. And unfortunately I mean just for sleeping:p

Chubear - I'm glad the scan gave you positive results. How did your bloods go today? I'm not sure about everyone, but I do know for us a trigger will be for every iui.

Skizzie - in my work I see slot of people who are pregnant, especially young ones. In fact there are some who seems to just have to look at a member of the opposite sex and they are UTD! I'm sure there's more to it, but that is how it seems. I often get asked if I have children, and I really want the answer to be yes, but at the moment I just say no, not yet. It then really frustrates me some of the responses I get to that. They range from "you'd better hurry, you know kids are best when you are young" to "oh your so lucky". I'm glad that you have found peace with your situation in relation to your cousin. Who knows you could both end up with babies the same age?:fingerscrossed:

Good luck to all for the start of the new week. I hope we have a few more people to poas this week! I can't believe how addictive it is!

Dancing Queen

13-11-2011, 20:01

Hey Catemer

are you working weekends as well? i suppose it is good distraction from poas.

hope everyone had a relaxing weekend. I must admit i was kind of stressed last week. I badly want this IUI cycle to work. I lost all the symptoms on day 5 or so and since then I am not feeling anything!! I constantly thought about it and this wait is killing me.

i dont know why i did a POAS today morning with the last Oracle fertility test and the result was as expected BFN. I am 9dpo today and looks like it has not worked this cycle. DH was out playing tennis and i dont know how to tell him that my test was negative. I know he is hoping this cycle would work and i feel that i have let him down once again. :no:

Chubear

14-11-2011, 07:49

Dancing Queen

14-11-2011, 19:37

I've been avoiding poas as much as possible the last two cycles cos I didn't want to be disappointed - of course was dissappointed when af showed n instead.
Good luck with more poas!

My blood test showed no surge so another one tues. dr said if surge then iui will be wed -so close!
Am excited but trying not to focus on it as I didn't o at all last cycle and may not this time either.

Chubear think positive. I know it is hard but they say words hold power!!
Sorry for being so down yesterday people. I have since decided to not to POAS till day 14 which is this Friday... seems so long...

I wanted a pick me up so badly that after reaching office I called up a hairdresser in brisbane city , begged them for a lunchtime appointment paid double for what i would have paid usually at my local hair salon and got a hair cut. well it certainly uplifted my mood. :)

skizzie

14-11-2011, 20:03

Hi everyone,

Chubear i you will be in my thoughts on Thursday, I really really really hope you O :)

Dancing Queen the HPT really do mess with our minds but it's really hard to stay away from them. Stay strong till Friday, gotta think positive thoughts, i'm glad you had your heair done, nothing nicer than a little pamper.

Hi Catemer.... have you found O yet? I'm sure its not long now :fingerscrossed:

AFM I have had a really full on few days, I POAS on Saturday morn BFN. Still no AF this morn so I went for the bt, nurses called late this evening & well.....i'm kinda pg. Apparently there is a preganacy but my hormone levels are really low, im sitting at 23 when i should be up around 100 at this stage. I now have to go for a 2nd bt on Thursday to see what's happening. The nurse said she has seen lots of pg start out this way but considering my mc history DH & I aren't getting too excited just yet. I think I'll go nuts over the next few days:freakingout:

I hope everyone is staying sane :)

Chubear

14-11-2011, 22:50

Thankyou DQ and Skizzie, we will see what tomorrow brings.

Fx for your kinda pg - hope it all works out well!

Friday will come soon enough DQ,(though nit fast enough) and a haircut does make you feel good -and you weigh less when you finish - all positive.

catemer

15-11-2011, 17:24

Hi all!

Dancing queen - try not to beat yourself up. When we lost the last pregnancy my DP apologized for it not taking and for not staying pregnant. Sure I was disappointed it didn't work, but I definitely didn't blame her. I know she is doing and has done everything she could to help and to try to get the jelly bean to stick. I'm sure your DP would feel similar to me - yes disappointed the pregnancy didn't take but definitely not disappointed in you. And as for us working weekends - yep. We work really weird rosters that mean there is someone working every day of the year after all, criminals don't take the weekend off so we don't get to either! I even had to work Christmas day last year! Also my favorite pick me ups are a hair cut, a pedicure at one of the places that uses the spa thingo or a manicure. I rarely get the 2 latter ones so when I do they are really special.

Chubear, I hope your bloods today showed a surge. My DP's O is really hard to spot. We do the at home urine tests and never get a positive, but when the clinic tests her bloods they can tell when O will be. :fingerscrossed: you got a surge today.

Hi Skizzie, no, we couldn't find O, but the clinic did! :smiliedance: I have my :fingerscrossed: for your 'kinda' pg. I hope your levels keep increasing, and I hope Thursday comes around sooner than you think - only 2 more sleeps to go. Good luck on keeping your sanity! Any friends who can keep you occupied?

OK, so... We went on Monday to see Dr Anne as we had a scan and bt booked. DP had done the urine OPK but still only a faint line - darker than Sunday, but still not darker than the control. The dr doing the scan said she could see a nice big follie on the left and low and behold bloods showed a surge! It seems we just never find it on the OPK's! So the clinic phoned us back with our results and said can you come in on Tuesday at 9.30? Of course we said sure thing! I then had to ring DP's boss to say she wasn't coming to work on Tuesday.

So off we went for our magic squirt this morning! And sure enough, we got our first preference for donor! We joked with DP's dad that she was tarnishing the family name as this was the second month in a row where she could be knocked up and to 2 different blokes!:eek::laughing:

We are now officially back in the tww, and I am trying to get up the courage to stab my DP tomorrow! I think I will have to make some chocolates tomorrow!
:fingerscrossed: this new blokes icky boy juice will make a super sticky jelly bean!:goodvibes:

Chubear

15-11-2011, 23:23

Well bt today showed a surge!
So booked in for early we'd morning for our first iui- it's a bit exciting!
And then we are off to the gold coast for two relaxing days, hopefully that will help the eggie get fertilized and implanted.
I will be in the tww tomorrow -yay !

RunningWithScissors

16-11-2011, 09:04

Hi Girls!

Sorry Ive been MIA .. between deadly morning sickeness (yes thats an exaggeration :laughing:) , busting out in spots and scaring the cr@p out of myself thinking it was chicken pox or rubella , an 80th birthday, DDs dance rehearsals and finding out my sister is 17 weeks pregnant, my poor mind hasn't been coping :freakingout::freakingout:

Now I'm going to catch myself up!!

Dancing Queen

16-11-2011, 20:20

Catemer all the best for the injection. I hope it works out for you this time. All the best
:fingerscrossed:
Skizzy I hope you make ur transition from kinda pregnant to " Yessssssssssss I am pregnant"
:smiliedance:
Chubear yeah for O :-) :cheerleader1:

Smyles

16-11-2011, 20:47

catemer

17-11-2011, 18:35

Hi,

I'm new here & have loved reading all your stories, I hope you don't mind me joining in.

I have PCOS and am 5 dpiui, the tww is absolute torture! I want to know if it worked now! When is the earliest you can test? My GP did a pg test yesterday when testing for a UTI and it came back negative, I'm really hoping this isn't a bad omen.

Happy thoughts to you all & thanks for starting an open and supportive forum!

Hi there :wave: and welcome Smyles. Not a problem you joining us, the more the merrier I say. Don't be too upset that your pg test on day 5dpiui. It can take up to 5days for the little fertilized egg to implant. Depending on whether or not you are on hormone support injections, you may be able to pick up a positive pg test at about day 9 or 10dpiui. However, most people recommend waiting until day 12-14dpiui.

I understand your eagerness to find out. I keep asking my DP how she is feeling and trying to symptom spot without her realizing - I don't think it's working though!

My DP is feeling very nauseus, but that is most likely due to the trigger shot she had on Monday afternoon. Although we have just stabbed her with another low dose of the hormone. The problem with us doing pg tests now is that the hormone we have injected her withnis the same one the blood and poas tests check for. So we will get false positives for a little while, until the drugs are out of her system.

Welcome again and I hope this cycle is the magic one for you. :fingerscrossed:

catemer

17-11-2011, 18:36

Silly double post!

skizzie

17-11-2011, 19:19

Hi everyone,

Welcome Smyles :wave:

Sad day for me today girls........im going to miscarry again :( i should expect AF in the next few days. Even though we thought this would happe it isnt any easier.
Not sure where to now, we are going to make an appt with Dr ASAP to have a chat.

Hope someone has some good news soon

Dancing Queen

18-11-2011, 19:13

Welcome Smyles hope your journey is short here.

Catemer hope your DP is feeling better now. Isn't it annoying all the meds we take for falling PG give same symptoms. I find it irritating at times.I read in the earlier post that giving trigger shot to DP is a combination effort... how sweet.. how did you go this time?

Skizzie I am sorry hon... I dont have any good news either. My AF arrived yesterday and so this cycle is officially over. I had a scan today and it seems both the overies are silent and doing what they are suppose to do on day 2. I hope this is good news.

anyways had a question for all of you. Last cycle my FS said bloods are not necessary and I thought they would cost extra over an above what i pay for IUI fees. This cycle i insisted on having bloods done right from the start to know when I am ovulating. What else is included in IUI fees apart from scan and bloods? This time i want everything to be done right.

also I feel I ovulated 24 hours after the trigger shot and not 36 hours as doctor said. Is it possible? I didnt do any ovulation test as i normally dont get a line.

Dancing Queen

18-11-2011, 19:17

Think positive Skizzie big hug for you :-):hugs:

catemer

18-11-2011, 21:29

Oh Skizzie, I'm so sorry to hear that. I think no matter how much we mentally try to prepare ourselves for loss, we can never prepare emotionally. You are in my thoughts chick a dee and :hugs: to you and your DH through this difficult time. If there is anything you need, we are all here for you and to help support you through this.

Dancing Queen, yep. Injections are still a team effort in our house! And believe me, it's not so much sweet as incredibly funny! I got brave and offered to do the whole injection for our pregnyl last night, but DP said no - she didn't want me to pass out part way through stabbing it in and have the needle snap off inside! But I actually watched her stab it into herself last night and I only went a little pale and woozey!
In terms of your question, I think it depends on your clinic, but for us, all scans, bloods and drugs are included. So that's at least 2 scans (1 on day 8-10 and a follow up scan on day 12-14 and then another if needed or if ovulation is delayed) at least 3 blood tests (1 at each scan appointment and then your preg bt on 16dpiui) the trigger, the 3 x pregnyl support injections, for us the boy juice (!), and the actual procedure itself.
Also, we can never find O with those silly tests! We only get faint lines! In terms of when you O'd vs when you stabbed yourself. Our first cycle the nurses actually stabbed my DP after O but before insemination to help the endometrium thicken up and prepare for the pending embryo. This time we stabbed her 20-21hrs prior to insemination, but I think O was about to happen on the same day as the insem.
I agree that getting bloods done is essential as it gives a much better idea of exactly what is happening.

In terms of symptoms here goes:
Nausea , headache, lethagy, increased appetite, tiredness and general feelings of exhaustion, increased sense in smell and the sniffles!
Hmmm maybe I'm reading to much into these! DP mention she had sore (.)(.) today, but I asked her what sort of sore, but apparently just normal tenderness, not super sore like last cycle! LOL! I think my DP must think I'm a nut case!

catemer

18-11-2011, 21:29

ARGH! These double posts are really starting to make me cranky!

Chubear

18-11-2011, 23:48

Hugs Skizzie x x

Had a nookie filled relaxing two and a half days away. We are officially 2dpiui! Ever since the "magic squirt" dh has been tickling my tummy going "swiiiiium, swiiiiium" lol
And my Sis says "hello in there!" I tell her we don't know yet but she's excited for us. Lol.

Smyles

19-11-2011, 11:36

skizzie

21-11-2011, 18:30

Hi :wave:

So sorry I have been a little quiet, it has been a combinaton of dealing with our loss and partying - an odd combo I know :). We had our best friends Fancy Dress 40th on Saturday night which was a wonderful distraction. Thank you so much for all your support girls, it helped me more than you know :hugs:

now to catch up on where everyone is at............
Catemer and chubear i really hope you both get BFP's :fingerscrossed: Are you/DP using Pregnyl or the Crinone gel?

DQ im sorry your cycle didn't work out this time - stay positive, it can feel like such a long road but we are all walking it together :cuddle:

Smyles if you were only 8dpiui then there is still a chance it has worked, sometimes the hcg levels can sneak up on you at the last minute.

AFM - AF finally arrived today, i got to have a phone appointment with out FS and she has advised us to try one more iui, she has added another injection drug one week post O, i cant remember off the top of my head what its called but I think it is in conjunction with the pregnyl/crinone.

:babydust1: as always......sticky vibes

skizzie

21-11-2011, 18:31

oh 2 more things......Catemer, we cant see any double posts. Just the one is showing on the thread when I look

Also...computers and I are NOT a match made in heaven lol can someone please tell me where I need to go to update my signature lol

Dancing Queen

21-11-2011, 19:34

So sorry to hear the bad news Skizzie, I've had two miscarriages & no matter how much you try to prepare for the worst it is always awful, big :hugs:to you and your DH.
Catemer - I know what you mean re: symptoms. Why do they have to be the same as AF & drug effects? Makes self diagnosis very hard.
Dancing Queen - I'm with City Fertility Clinic in Brisbane, if my bloods are at QML they are free, but SNP charge about $50, all scans, drugs & appointments are included in the cycle fee. For me, that is usually about 2-3 weeks of FSH injections, 2x bt's & 6-8 scans. If your not happy with your FS, I certainly recommend changing, I did and I love my FS (Dr Julie Lindstrom).
AFM: I POAS 8 dpiui which was negative and am now devastated, had convinced myself I was pg with twins:(

Smyles,

last cycle i was fool to test at 9 dpo. AS a result I was in blue mood almost till AF arrived. this time i will not test early. I am happy with my FS at the moment Smyles but if evver i need a change i will keep Dr Lindsay's name in mind. The only thing I hate about my FS is he is in South Bank and I work on wickham Tce in the city!!

Dancing Queen

21-11-2011, 19:36

Fancy Dress party wow... that would have been fun :-)

you need to go to your account settings to change your signature.

about me I am on different meds this cycle. Puregon Pen. My last cycle was on Gonal F. does anyone know whats the difference between two meds...

I asked doctor and he said I could go back to Gonal F if I want but i didnt mind different meds at the time of my appointment. now i am worried it wont work on me.

my best friend gave birth yesterday. it seems it's raining babies as everyone seems to have them lately!! Went to see Breaking Dawn yesterday and it seems even Vampires have better chance than me...

mellington

21-11-2011, 20:13

Hi all! Sorry for disappearing, I've been super busy. There are so many posts to catch up on. I will be on here all night, haha!

Long story short: I am, once again, officially in the two week wait. We had our IUI on Saturday. It went smoothly, though I did have a lot of cramping this time around. Which I was totally unprepared for, because I didn't notice a thing last time.
I'm feeling positive about this cycle! Much more so than last time, I think because I responded a lot better to the drugs this time. My cycle actually felt normal!

Anyway, I'm off to read up on what's been happening with everyone. I hope that you're all doing well. :yes:

Smyles

21-11-2011, 21:32

Dancing Queen, I knew I shouldn't have tested, but I am so impatient!!

Today at 10dpiui I've started cramping & spotting, so not really sure what's happening or the reason why AF would dare come early. This is the 3rd failed attemmpt at IUI, so maybe IVF is the next step for us.

It is certainly raining babies at the moment, I have a 6 week pregnant co-worked who is bound to have the longest pregnancy known to humanity, sometimes I feel like I'm going to lose it at her, but so don't want to be bitter and awful (hate feeling like that towards another person, am usually really positive, happy & supportive), don't know what's gotten into me lately.

Chubear

21-11-2011, 21:35

These days go so slow! We are only 5dpiui, the next 9 days will drag do much!
We didn't get any drugs or gels etc except clomid. Maybe if this one doesn't work dr will give us something additional.
Had some nasty cramping today-hoping it was implantation but not convinced.
I did read somewhere that clomid causes all sorts of symptoms - anyone have that experience?

Smyles

21-11-2011, 21:49

Sorry your not feeling well. Clomid made me feel pretty ill, but it was mainly nausea, dizziness and crazy moods. I don't remember cramping, but the list of side effects is a mile long!! Nothing on this TCC journey is "the norm", everyone seems to have a different experience. Fingers crossed this is "the one" for you guys.

RunningWithScissors

22-11-2011, 08:54

Chubear

22-11-2011, 18:42

Well I think af is on her way.
It will be a week early but the same thing happened last month.
Dh is being optimistic but I'm not feeling it.
Fx I'm wrong!

Chubear

25-11-2011, 20:38

How is everyone? Is the two week wait treating you well?
It's driving me nuts!
9dpiui only 5 more days to wait. Hpt was bfn but did expect that.
So far af hasn't shown her face though I expected her yesterday or today. I'm starting to hope.....

Any news from anyone else?

Dancing Queen

26-11-2011, 22:07

Hey chubear
I am not in TWW. Will have my 2nd IUI on tuesday which seems so far....
All the best for your BFP :-) it is not over untill you get AF.

How is everyone doing? Catemer when are you testing? Mel do we share same FS at QFG South bank? Smyles how are you going? hello to everyone else I have missed.

AMF had a scan yesterday afternoon and doc said i have one 16 mm folli waiting. it has to be atleast 18 mm to induce ovulation so he has postponed my IUI to tuesday. I have another small folli growing as well. I secretly wish both the eggs mature and I have twins :fingerscrossed:. I am thinking too much i know.... dont know the difference between being positive and keeping up my hope.

Chubear

26-11-2011, 23:20

Good luck DQ, I hope the time flies for you. I know what you mean about wanting twins - I'm doing it too :)

skizzie

27-11-2011, 10:25

Hi everyone,
Fingers crossed for you both Chubear & Mellington :babydust1:

DQ I hope all goes well for the IUI on Tuesday, my last cycle had 2 mature follies & all I could think about was twins lol

Hope anyone I have missed is going well

AFM I have scan & bloods tomorrow morning, I think IUI will be later in the week, prob around Fri or Sat :goodvibes:

Chubear

28-11-2011, 04:52

Good luck Skizzie , fx for a smooth ride!

catemer

28-11-2011, 17:55

Dancing Queen

28-11-2011, 18:41

Hi all! Sorry for my absence, but we had to go to country nsw to look after my fil who had heart surgery and the Internet down there was cr@ppola! I went to macca's a few times but their wi-fi wouldn't let me post in a forum! Crazy stuff....

Anyway...

Dancing queen, I hope your iui goes well tomorrow. We have been testing again, but more on that in a sec.

Skizzie after last cycle I'm so pleased to see you back on the roller coaster. Good luck for your iui later this week

Chubear, how's everything going with you?

Smyles? Are you still here?

Mellington good to hear from you again.

AFM we poas'd on Saturday, 12dpiudi and it was :bfp: ! But DP starting having cramps again on Sunday and today the bfp line was so faint I may have just been imagining it was there! So it looks like this cycle will be a miscarry as well. AF was due yesterday, but hasn't dared show up yet. But we have a blood test on Thursday to confirm one way or the other.although we are pretty sure we know what the result will be.

Hmmm do you think there's enough time to squeeze in another cycle before Christmas?
:babydust1:To all.

Catemer be positive :yes: think it will happen. It's not over yet. One of my office mate got early BFP and then very faint line when she went to the doctor. they did a blood test two days later and her pregnancy was confirmed. . Hope your DP doing well.

Hi everyone,
Fingers crossed for you both Chubear & Mellington :babydust1:

DQ I hope all goes well for the IUI on Tuesday, my last cycle had 2 mature follies & all I could think about was twins lol

Hope anyone I have missed is going well

AFM I have scan & bloods tomorrow morning, I think IUI will be later in the week, prob around Fri or Sat :goodvibes:

Skizzy we could be cycle buddies

How is everyone? Is the two week wait treating you well?
It's driving me nuts!
9dpiui only 5 more days to wait. Hpt was bfn but did expect that.
So far af hasn't shown her face though I expected her yesterday or today. I'm starting to hope.....

Any news from anyone else?

how are you going my dear? it must be close to 14dpiui for you. All the best and keep us posted.

Dancing Queen, I knew I shouldn't have tested, but I am so impatient!!

Today at 10dpiui I've started cramping & spotting, so not really sure what's happening or the reason why AF would dare come early. This is the 3rd failed attemmpt at IUI, so maybe IVF is the next step for us.

It is certainly raining babies at the moment, I have a 6 week pregnant co-worked who is bound to have the longest pregnancy known to humanity, sometimes I feel like I'm going to lose it at her, but so don't want to be bitter and awful (hate feeling like that towards another person, am usually really positive, happy & supportive), don't know what's gotten into me lately.

Smyles .. how are you going? hope AF didnt show her ugly face. I know what you mean I see pregnant ladies all the time and cant help feeling sorry for myself. Whenever i am down I tell myself it will be my turn some day and it will be worth the wait. it has to be!!

I really feel positive . it is high time one of us graduates to the pregnancy forum. This thread needs a BFP to celebrate !!

Chubear

28-11-2011, 20:45

I agree DQ - this thread could use a few bfps !

We are 11dpiui and it's driving me nuts!
Everything could be a "symptom" and I swing from "maybe, just maybe" to " nope , I can tell af is on her way.
This is worse that doing it natural I reckon cos the drugs GIVE you symptoms. But overall have been in a good mood this week, bfn the last 3 mornings but it's still early.
I still have all fingers and toes crossed.

I can't see the previous posts on my iPod :( so I will have to do personals later

And yes there is time for one more cycle this year! We're going again if this ones negative:)

mellington

29-11-2011, 08:27

DancingQueen: I see Dr. WW @ Eve. He's lovely, if you should ever encounter him. I did meet Anusch recently though, he did my last IUI. He seems very nice, and I got the impression that he's also really knowledgeable and thorough. I think you're in good hands with him :yes: Did I read that your insemination is today? If so, good luck! I hope it goes well!

Catemer: :hugs: I hope that your partner's bloods are good. I can't imagine what you must be feeling at the moment. I've read that you shouldn't interpret too much into the darkness of a line on a HPT. Oh, I have everything crossed for you guys!

Chubear: I am 10dpiui! I feel your pain! Oh boy, oh boy, do I feel it. Haha! It's so cruel that the side-effects of the drugs, and premenstrual symptoms are so similar to those of early pregnancy! Today I am feeling crampy and bloated and cranky and blah, and just want to eat chocolate. Which, to me, all sounds like pretty standard premenstrual stuff. But I know that I also felt a lot of those things when I was pregnant with my little boy. So I'm trying my absolute best to not read too much into any of it.

AFM: 10dpo. I'm thinking of doing a HPT tomorrow (naughty, naughty). I reeeeaaaaally hope this cycle has worked. If it hasn't, I've decided to take a break for a month or two. And maybe do some more testing. My FS hasn't tested that my tubes are patent, which bothers me a little. I'd feel pretty stupid paying for IUIs if for some reason my tubes were in bad condition.
But, I'm getting ahead of myself!
I hope you're all doing well! :wave:

catemer

29-11-2011, 11:25

Our suspicions were correct. The ugly red lady showed up this morning. DP is still very crampy so this cycle is a no go for us. Will wait for the official blood test before we book in for another cycle in December.

Good luck to all.

skizzie

29-11-2011, 16:53

Hi Girls

Catemer, im so sorry it didnt work out this cycle BIGG hugs for you & DP :hugs:you know we are all here for the both of you. December's cycle will be ready and waiting for you guys :)

Mellington - step away from the HPT I repeat step away from the HPT, they mess with our minds. Keep thinking positive thoughts lol

DQ how did you go today? I hope it was really smooth, I had mine today too so we are officially TWW buddies :smiliedance:More on that later........

Chubear I hope your sanity is intact, only a few more days to wait:fingerscrossed:

AFM - I went for bloods and scan yesterday morning which was only 8dp AF expecting to be told the iui would be on Thurs or Fri...there was 1 massive follie staring back at the Dr & I, she tells me 'oh, you have reacted well to the stim's, it will be tomorrow (tues) or wed depending on bloods'. They call me yesterday avo at work to have the trigger ASAP, I have the needle in my little cooler bag under my desk, so I sneak it into the toilet & give myself the jab, then I freak out coz I have to change my work appointments for the next day:freakingout:............ but at 11.30 this morning i had the 'magic squirt' - all's well that ends well. Now for the agonising TWW. Because of my recurring MC i am on Pregnyl injections and Clexane injections, my belly is going to look like a pin cushion at the end of this cycle but hopefully it will be worth it :goodvibes:

Good luck & Sticky vibes
:babydust2::babydust1:

Dancing Queen

29-11-2011, 21:28

Sorry Catemer we are all here if you need to vent about it. I really wish next one is the sticky one for you.

Mellington don't do hpt early. I did that last cycle and was depressed for the whole week. I will not put myself through it again.

Skizzie what is this stim cycle? Yeah we are officially cycle buddy.

Chubear all the best. Go the twins :-)

AMF I am just hoping that I ovulated today. It all went well this morning and it seems that my cervix was cooperating today and so it didn't hurt. I went straight to work this time though. Can't keep taking time off work every 11days. Next fourteen days I am going to keep myself busy.

Chubear

29-11-2011, 22:03

Hugs catemer, so sorry this one didn't take.

13dpiui. Only two more days. Either af will show or I'll ask for a bt so I know for sure.
To keep me sane, I am planning the next cycle that way if we don't need it, I'll be surprised ( yeah who am I kidding? but if it keeps the stress down, whatever excuse will do) :)

Chubear

30-11-2011, 21:54

Well I'm out too. Af has rocked up.
Sad but looking ahead to next cycle. Next iui should be about dec 13.
Fx for those of you in the tww!

skizzie

01-12-2011, 19:31

Hi :wave:

Chubear im sorry it didnt work out this cycle :hugs:i have everything crossed that it will work out for you next cycle. we really do need some good news on this thread.

DQ im glad to have a tww buddy who is at the exact same stage :goodvibes:
A Stimulated cycle is something different for each person depending on their particular need. From my understanding (which is limited at best) the FS prescribes supporting drugs to help the cycle along. My first 3 IUI's were without any drugs what so ever, because of my recurring MC they keep upping the 'support drugs'. My ovulation patterns are fine but I have Puregon the week before O to make sure my egg matures to it's fullest potential - this is the drug I reacted well to this cycle bringing O a few days earlier. I then have Pregnyl injections to support the potential pregnancy and now I am having Clexane injections also - this is a kind of blood thinning drug so the blood can get across the placenta more easily. For me this is pretty much it in terms of supports and IUI, if i MC again I will have to consider IVF :(

Mellington I hope AF is staying away :babydust1:

How did the bt go Catemer? did you get to book in for a December cycle?

I haven't started going nuts yet but it's only early days, i'm sure the psychosis will set in over the weekend :eek:

Smyles

01-12-2011, 20:04

Hi All,

Sorry to hear that no-one has had a BFP. I totally agree re: HPT's, the temptation is great and the disappointment is devastating!! Best to wait until you'll get the most accurate result (impossibly difficult I know & I must admit it's a temptation I've haven't managed to avoid).

AFM - This cycle was another failure, this time I fell pretty hard and was/is quite upset about it. FS says any future IUI's will only have about a 2% success rate, so IVF it is! Egg transfer will probably be 23rd December, so fingers crossed this works.

Best of luck peeps, hope you all get your BFP's :babydust1:sooner rather than later and get to hold those bundles of love in your arms. Being a mum is the best job in the world & the love you'll feel for your little one will make it all worth it & everything else will pale in comparison.:wave:

mellington

01-12-2011, 20:04

Hi guys, just wanted to update quickly and say that unfortunately, it's another unsuccessful cycle for me. I'm really upset about it.
And to make matters worse, I'm having the most ungodly cramps ever. Painful to the point of vomiting. Woe is me :no:

Bigs hugs to all (extra, extra big hugs to you Catemer and your DP), and good luck to all of those still in the tww.

catemer

02-12-2011, 07:16

Hello everyone and welcome to Friday!

Skizzie - congrats on your magic squirt. Do you bruise from all those injections? If so you could make them into a funny pattern like a smiley face, or a Christmas tree? Then take a photo and if you cycle is a success show your little one on their 21st that it was the first time they smiled at you! How are you coping with the tww? Keeping busy? Thank you for your support and hugs.

Dancing Queen - likewise, congrats on your IUI, how is the tww treating you. Are you still being strong on your no HPT's? Thank you also for your support.

Thanks Chubear, and hugs for you too. It really sux when AF decides it's not time for a bfp, huh? Remember we are all here for you if you need us for anything. It also sounds like we will be cycle buddies next round, our next iudi should be around the 13-15 dec.

Smyles - :hugs: to you. I'm so sorry this hasn't worked for you. I was really hoping this would be your sticky one. Good luck with you FET and don't forget to update us on your progress. Remember we are here for you if you ever need to vent or unload, and to help you celebrate any significant milestones. Good luck for you little person venture and I hope you get your bundle of love soon (well in 9 months anyway!)

Mellington - :hugs: and I'm sorry this one hasn't stuck for you. I hope your cramps have eased a little. If not maybe try a hot water bottle or a heat bag to ease them? It's really hard trying to stay drug free (my DP has been having shocking cramping too) but we were told that things like Nurofen or nape geeks can affect ovulation so the only thing safe to take was panadol. I don't know about you, but DP is trying to tuff it out drug free. We are here for you and if you need to vent a little more privately feel free to PM me.

AFM - DP had the blood test yesterday. Just as we thought it was negative. So we have booked in for another cycle, just in time for Christmas! We have a scan and bloods on Wednesday next week, then we will most likely have the "magic squirt" on the following Tuesday or Wednesday.
***TMI WARNING ***
DP has been having really bad cramping and yesterday, and during the day while at work she passed a really fleshy clot of blood. She said it was like a big round fleshiness and that it made her really sad. She couldn't help thinking that that particular clot could have been the start of a baby. we both had a little cry about that.

But time to stay strong and soldier on. I asked DP if she wanted to have a break over Christmas and that if she wasn't ready for this next round we could wait. She said that no she would prefer to just jump straight back on the roller coaster and give it another whirl.

Another thing, my DP thinks she is psychic. And I have to admit, she is very good at guessing things (in fact the rule in this house is if I ask her to guess something she has to give me at least 2 wrong answers before her psychic answer!) and DP will often know what people are going to say to her before they say it. Anyway she told me that her psychic-ness had been telling iher for a few months now that she would have 2 miscarriages and the. The 3rd would be the sticky one. I really hope she is right on this too. And maybe if she is, I think I might ask her for the lotto numbers!

Anyway, I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend. Those not in the tww I hope you have a really relaxing, happy and healthy weekend (what better way to prepare for the next cycle), those in the tww I hope you have a really busy weekend to keep your mind off the HPT's - remember Christmas is only 3 weeks away so maybe get busy doing the Christmas shopping?

:babydust1: and :goodvibes: to all.

flynnsmumma

02-12-2011, 11:31

Hi everyone,
:wave:
I am new here, so I hope you don't mind if I join in!
I am starting my IUI cycle tonight - FSH injections for the 2nd time.
The first time worked and gave me my gorgeous little boy, who we had been ttc for 4 years naturally. After a lap and a hysto op, and endo removed, we tried again, nothing:confused:
We went forward for IUI, after being offered either IVF or a try first at IUI.
I am really happy we did! :smiliedance:

Anyway, the doctor told me that my results last time were a lot of luck - due to my response to the FSH. Soooooo, this time, I am a mix of confusion, excitement and hope. On one hand, it may not work first time(seemed to be a fluke!) on the other, because I have now had a child, it could be likely.ARGHHH!
:frustrated:
Either way, it is quite an anxious time. Will try and relax through it as much as possible...

Good luck to everyone this cycle, and thanks for reading my post.
:babydust1: +:fingerscrossed: to you all

Dancing Queen

02-12-2011, 19:16

Well I'm out too. Af has rocked up.
Sad but looking ahead to next cycle. Next iui should be about dec 13.
Fx for those of you in the tww!

Oh Chubear I am so sorry for you. :hugs::hugs::hugs: stay strong and plan your next cycle. I really wish this would be your cycle.

Hi :wave:

Chubear im sorry it didnt work out this cycle :hugs:i have everything crossed that it will work out for you next cycle. we really do need some good news on this thread.

DQ im glad to have a tww buddy who is at the exact same stage :goodvibes:
A Stimulated cycle is something different for each person depending on their particular need. From my understanding (which is limited at best) the FS prescribes supporting drugs to help the cycle along. My first 3 IUI's were without any drugs what so ever, because of my recurring MC they keep upping the 'support drugs'. My ovulation patterns are fine but I have Puregon the week before O to make sure my egg matures to it's fullest potential - this is the drug I reacted well to this cycle bringing O a few days earlier. I then have Pregnyl injections to support the potential pregnancy and now I am having Clexane injections also - this is a kind of blood thinning drug so the blood can get across the placenta more easily. For me this is pretty much it in terms of supports and IUI, if i MC again I will have to consider IVF :(

I haven't started going nuts yet but it's only early days, i'm sure the psychosis will set in over the weekend :eek:

Thanks for explaining Skizzie I always have stim cycle. I have irregular periods otherwise so it is very difficult for me to do a regular cycle. 3 dpo today and I have no symptoms what so ever! unlike last cycle. work is not busy as well so it is constantly in my mind and i keep thinking if no symptoms is bad sign. I will beep everything cross for you dear hope this is your cycle.

Smyles I am sorry it didnt work. I have heard IVF has better chance of success than IUI. All the best and feel free to chat whenever you need us.

Hi guys, just wanted to update quickly and say that unfortunately, it's another unsuccessful cycle for me. I'm really upset about it.
And to make matters worse, I'm having the most ungodly cramps ever. Painful to the point of vomiting. Woe is me :no:

.

Mellington:hugs: for you dear. it's time to eat that muffin on your profile page.

Dancing Queen

02-12-2011, 19:53

Catemer be strong and dont look back. I this cycle works for you I will be the first one to meet your DP. I can probably do with some intervention my self.

welcome flynnn :-)

skizzie

03-12-2011, 19:41

Happy Saturday Night everyone :p

Welcome Flynnsmumma, i really hope this one is as easy as the last one for you x

Mellington :hugs:I'm so sorry your cycle didnt work out, you know we are here for you. I really hope the cramping has stopped and you are feeling better.

Smyles, i hope you are ok :cuddle: the decision to try IVF is a tough one but I am so please to see that you have decided to give it a try. I think this will be our last iui attempt, we may have to consider IVF also. I hope you and DP are ok and staying strong. Please keep us posted on how you go.

Good luck Chubear and Catemer for your up coming magic squirts :goodvibes:

DQ how are you going with the tww? I'm still ok ;) I dont think you should read too much into not having any symptoms this early, our bodies work in strange and different ways each cycle. We are almost 1 week through already, i feel like these last few days have flown, I have been really busy at work which helps, im sure i will start to go a little crazy next week. I have been thinking really positive thoughts :rolleyes:
I have enrolled in a uni summer session and I have an exam next week so I have been busy preparing for that too so I haven't really had time to think about what's going on in my belly.

I hope everyone is ok and coping with this crazy ride :yes:

mellington

03-12-2011, 19:46

Flynnsmumma: Welcome! It's lovely to meet you! It sounds as though we'll be similar in our cycles this month, I'm starting injections today. So not too far behind you. Also, I love the name Flynn! :yes:

Catemer: Thank you so much. Your words really did make me feel better. I've been a bit miserable this week, but I think I'm coming out on the other side of it today. How are you and your partner coping? I really felt for you both when I read your last post. You are both very strong and brave to head straight back in for another cycle. I really hope that you partner is right, and that this is the cycle for you.
I usually try to avoid taking anything for my cramps etc. But they've been so horrible this time that I've had no choice! I was vomiting and fainting. Ugh. I talked to my FS about it today and he said that it's almost certainly related to the FSH injections, and that unfortunately there's not much that can be done other than riding it out.

Dancingqueen: How are you going? I hope that work is still keeping you busy and distracted! I know I always reeeally appreciate going to work in the tww. Haha, my workmates must think I'm mad!
And actually, it's funny that you should suggest I eat the muffin in my userpic! Have you ever been to the amazing cupcake shop over the road from Eve? Whenever I have a bad visit with the Dr there, I stop in over the road and gorge myself on cupcakes. Haha!

AFM: Good news today! I had my day 3 scan (Bleurck!), and was given the green light to start another cycle straight away. My husband and I had been considering taking December off, but we've changed our minds and have decided to go for it.
My FS is bumping up my dose this month to see if we can produce more than one follicle in this cycle. :freakingout: I'm a bit nervous. Haha!

Hope you're all doing well!

BlueAngel71

04-12-2011, 09:45

Morning,
I hope that you don't mind me joining here. I have been looking on this thread for awhile (guess you could call it stalking....?) I have noticed that you are all so supportive regardless of the circumstances of anyone in the dicussion and I wanted that.
Small bit of background. I am single and just turned 40, and as there is no partner in my life I have made the decision to try to have a baby on my own.
I need a bit of advise though.
I have been waiting for over 60days for that certain something to turn up so I can start taking clomid. Well it finally started on Wednesday but not properly until yesterday, and then only lightly today it is a little heavier. I am supposed to start the clomid on day 2 of my cycle... So even if it was only light, was it a proper bleed yesterday and do I start today. :confused:

Of course it would happen over the weekend so I can't contact my FS to ask her advise. :rolleyes:
So that where your advise comes in... Please help me - would you take the first dose of clomid today.
Thanks BlueAngel71

skizzie

04-12-2011, 13:23

Welcome BlueAngel, We certainly are a supportive bunch :hugs: I think it is wonderful that you have made the decision to have a baby on your own :)

I have never taken Clomid but...........I have been told that the 1st day of your cycle is considered to be the first full day of bleeding regardless of how heavy it is. So with that in mind I would consider today as day 2 of your cycle. I'm not sure what the other girls think, hopefully one of the others will log on soon and give you some advice.

Mellington - I'm so happy for you and DP and your decision to try again :fingerscrossed: good luck with the extra follies........maybe we will have a set of twins to celebrate :smiliedance:

mellington

04-12-2011, 13:46

Hi Blueangel, welcome to the thread! You're right, everyone here is very supportive. This place has kept me sane, recently. Haha! Regarding your question about when to start Clomid: My Dr told me to consider the first morning that I had bright red bleeding when I woke up as day 1. But there is a lot of variation depending on who you speak with. The other thing to take into account with Clomid, is that there are a lot of different starting days. (Eg. Your Dr says day 2 to 9. When I was taking it, I took it days 3 to 10. Other women take it days 5 to 12.) So if you're a little bit out with your timing, it shouldn't have catastrophic consequences for your cycle.
If I were you, I'd probably consider today to be day 2, and start taking it. But if you're uncomfortable, you can always call your Dr first thing tomorrow morning to double check.
What dose have you started on? Clomid gave me some yucky side-effects, but I have to say that it wasn't as bad for me as I'd imagined it would be. I did have some mood swings, but I wasn't hysterically out of control or anything. The worst part were the hot flushes. Aye, aye, aye!
Let us know how you go!

Skizzie: Thank you! When my Dr suggested yesterday that we aim for more follicles this cycle, my face looked a bit like this :eek:. Which is probably a bit silly, but I was quite happy plodding along with my single follicles.
I'm frightened of multiples. Mostly because of the potential for complications, and also because they are such hard work. Especially considering that I already have a toddler. But I trust that this is the logical next step for me. And after having a chat with my husband, I'm feeling a lot more comfortable with the idea.
How are you doing?

Kemmy

04-12-2011, 20:07

Mind if I join you ladies?

My partner and I are now officially in the TWW!!! Luck was certainly on our side this weekend, our FS called us at lunch on Sat to let us know that today (sun) would be the day & she would be coming home late Sat night (shes been away) so could meet us at the clinic in the am! So... Today we had our first IUI! We're very excited & hopeful for a Xmas bfp :)

This might be TMI but.. All been good today, no cramping etc but had some brownish tinge in my EWCM tonight. Is that normal post IUI?

Chubear

05-12-2011, 15:13

Welcome!
Yep a bit of cramping or bleeding can be normal post iui. Good luck for your tww.
I agree with clomid differing from dr to dr. Ours is cd 2-6 only.

Hope you worked it out.

Chubear

05-12-2011, 15:15

Double post :)

Dancing Queen

05-12-2011, 19:40

Big Hello everyone :wave: Hope you all had a great weekend.

Mellington I will try this cubcake shop next time. I never saw it across the road. I always go to Max Brenner - Chocolate by the bald guy which is just across the boad from eve. try it next time. I suggest chocolate chocolate fondue yum yum .....

Catemer yes I am still staying away from the HPTs. As I said I was so low last cycle for one week. which was too much for me. this cycle I am not going to do the test till 14 dpiui as suggested by doc. If AF arrives before that I will be sad but atleast that way I will spend less time feeling sorry for myself as it would be time to decide to go for next cycle.

Skizzie almost 7 dpiui today. how is TWW treating you?

Hey Kemmy spotting after iui is normal. I never get one but my FS tells me not to get excited if i get it. sometimes it is a sign of implantation as well.

BlueAngel71 welcome . I was stalking this tread since Catemer created it and finally decided to join. It is the best thing I did as I get lots of support from the people here and I feel talking to people who are going through similar situation helps a lot. It is my own support group. :) I dont know much about clomid as i just did 2 cycle of it but i suggest clomid support thread. I use to stalk it when I was on clomid.

AMF .. This week was really busy. I have to say that 6 days of TWW went pretty quick. I had a great weekend with friends. was practically alive on takeaways all weekend and today had bad tummy bug because of it. Both me and hubby are not feeling well so this week it is strickly home cooked food for us.:rolleyes:

stay positive everyone. I recently read a book which states 7 laws of mind. One of it was If you think positive our brain sends good signals and it makes things happen. I dont know how but i want to believe it.

mellington

05-12-2011, 21:50

Kemmy: Hi! Welcome to the tww! To answer your questions, I was told that a little bit of spotting is normal following an IUI.
Are you doing a stimulated cycle, or natural?
I hope the days are flying by for you! :yes:

DQ: The cupcakes are amaaaazing! I can't remember what the shop is called though! It's very little, and is near the cafe that is always overflowing with cyclists. Sorry, my description is so vague. Haha! When I have my appt on Saturday, I'll be sure to drop in and find out what it's called.
Also, I love Max Brenner! The fondue is divine :D
I'm glad to hear that you're keeping busy, but not so glad to hear that you've been unwell. OH I hope you're successful this cycle!

AFM: I'll be away from the forums for a few days. My Mum's having surgery this week, so I'm going to travel to my home town to look after her.
I have to say, the logistics of traveling in the middle of a stimulated cycle are mind-boggling. :no:
All the best to you guys, I'll catch up when I get back home again.

Kemmy

06-12-2011, 09:46

I don't know how you girls do it... I'm 2dpiui and it's my every thought!! I don't think I've ever been so in tune to my body! How on earth am I going to survive the 2WW?

Thanks Chubear - it's nice to have the reassurance :)

mellington: Thank you. I'm doing a natural cycle but have been told to start using the progesterone pessaries from Friday onwards... does that still make it a natural cycle? :confused:

Sending out lots of :goodvibes: to everyone for Xmas BFP's!! :babydust1:

(http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/member.php?75741-Chubear)

BlueAngel71

07-12-2011, 10:46

Thanks for the welcome.

Skizzie and Mellington.... Decided to take the Clomid on Sunday even though it was only a light bleed. Was working night shifts on Friday into Saturday so took me awhile on Sunday to actually work out what day it was. My FS has me doing my clomid days 2-6. So as of today I am Day 5 of Af and Day 4 of Clomid.

Went and saw FS yesterday to clarify the next stage. I have a really low AMH so she also wants me to have gonal-f injections. Starting day 6 I have to inject :(
:laughing: she says that she wants to hit my ovaries pretty hard over the head to get them doing something :eek: So tomorrow morning I will be having 100mgs Clomid and 300u of gonal-f. Then will be working a night shift so things could get interesting!

Hope everyone is well and those of you in their TWW aren't finding it too hard to deal with! :fingerscrossed: for you all.

flynnsmumma

07-12-2011, 16:56

Hi everyone,
I hope those of you in the tww are doing ok! I am still doing my injections and Kemmy, I agree, I can't think of anything else - and I am not yet at the tww!

Mellington, how are you going with looking after your Mum during your cycle? Hope you (and your Mum) are ok.

BlueAngel, can anyone assist with your injections? While they aren't too bad, I can not inject myself, but if someone else does it(and I look away!) it is ok for me. Also, the knowing of why I am injecting helps me through it too.

I have another blood test on friday, along with a ultrasound, to check out what's happening, and to see if/when it is the time for the trigger injection + IUI.

:fingerscrossed: +:babydust1: to everyone.

skizzie

07-12-2011, 18:06

Hi everyone,

Welcome Kemmy :wave: I hope you are coping well with the TWW, I was like you the first time around. As time goes on the waiting is still killer but you get somewhat used to it - just keep thinking positive thoughts.

How are you DQ? We are almost 9dpiui and I gotta say, this time has gone quite quickly for me. I have my work xmas party on friday so it will be the weekend before we know it. I think im going to do a hpt on sunday morning :eek: That is the longest I will be able to wait lol

Flynnsmumma I hope everything goes well on Friday :fingerscrossed:

Blueangel, my dp does my injections when he can but there have been times where he isnt around, I have done a few of them myself & it does get easier. It will be worth it :p

AFM i dont want to jinx it but I'm feeling a good vibe this time :goodvibes:

Hope everyone is going well:babydust1:

catemer

07-12-2011, 21:08

Hi everyone! Welcome Kemmy and blue angel. I hope you both enjoy your time in our little group.

Kemmy I know what you mean with the tww, our first cycle I was checking in with DP every few hours to see if she had any new symptoms! It really does make you look at everything to try and interpret it as a sign!

Dancing queen, I am so jealous of your strength at staying away from those HPT's. I have taken my hat off to you. How is everything going?

Mellington, I hope all is going well with your mum, and that you are still able to go through everything with your cycle despite the added stresses you must be facing.

Blue angel, I just got a mental image of a doctor in a white coat giving an ovary a stern talking to and then hopping it over the head with a clipboard! :laughing: I hope you respond well to the drugs to and your ovaries start doing their job a little better for you

Skizzie - how goes things in the world of you?

AFM we went and saw Dr Anne today. Dr Anne could see a nice follicle developing on the right ovarybthis time ( our previous 2 attempts have been from left eggs). The egg is bigger at this stage in the cycle than the last 2 where at the same stage. So my DP has to have a blood test on Friday to determine whether or not the magic squirt will happen over the weekend.
Unfortunately they can no longer get the pregnyl injections, so we will be on the crinone gel. Also while there we discussed with dr Anne the whole pregnant and then not so much and she has reviewed my DP's initial blood work and decided to up the blood thinners from the Cartia to Clexane. :fingerscrossed: these changes are what we need. DP was really excited that she no longer had to have the pregnyl injections, until the nurse informed her the clean was an injection. DP said oh well, 1 is better than 3. The nurse said yes, but the clean is not just one, it's one per day! My poor DP's face went white and she had to sit! Looks like I will have to start making chocolates again, and that we will do our crazy injection procedure daily until we are told to stop! The nurse also mentioned that if successful, the injections could continue at least til 7 weeks, if not longer! Poor DP! I don't think she was ready for daily stabbing! But as she says, oh well, if this is what it takes then let's do it. Only problem with the plan so far is that DP is working on Friday which is when the bloods are. She should be able to just get it done in the morning on the way put to her first job in the morning. Then I'm working both days on the weekend- hmmm how do I call in sick on the day of the magic squirt without telling the boss why I'm taking the time off at such last minute? And being a weekend, I don't really want to take the whole day off as I would miss out on the penalty rates, but I don't want to miss the magic squirt either! dilemma!:confused:

Kemmy

08-12-2011, 11:17

Hi Catemer & Skizzie :wave:

Only 4dpiui today (really, is that all!?), and it feels like forever. Work is definitely keeping me busy and my mind off it a little through the day but it's still really hard to not think about it.

I've had a few possible symptoms but I keep talking myself out of them because it's still so early! I feel soooo bloated! I just ate a yoghurt and I feel like my stomach is going to burst?! Maybe it's just a normal pre AF thing (hope not!). I'm also very gassy (sorry TMI) and my lower back is sore. I had to push my DP away this morning when she came in for a cuddle because her perfume smelt so overpowering. Anyways, I really should stop symptom spotting or it'll drive me crazy.

P.S I had a dream last night that I was really nauseous and throwing up because I was pregnant (please please :fingerscrossed:)

How's everyone else coping? :)

Dancing Queen

08-12-2011, 18:24

Hey Kemmy hope your symptoms are pregnancy related. TWW is hard:fingerscrossed:

Catemer I am not strong. I am just not testing because I am scared of another BFN. The urge to test overcomes sometimes but I tell myself there is no point in testing unless I am 12dpiui. When do you guys test? injections everyday!! that cant be good. All the very best:fingerscrossed:

Mellington hope your mom is okay now. It would be hard to manage your cycle along with taking care of mum.

Skizzie my cycle buddy everything is crossed for you :-) good vibes are always good :-) Sunday will be 12 DPO and it would be safe to test my then. My hubby wants me to test on Sunday too but I dont really want to.

flynnsmumma your time will come soon. enjoy this period coz TWW is horrible A****** sorry for bad language but thats how I feel sometimes.

Well I have to tell you all. I was in my office today. Around 11 am I completed all my work for the day and was happly bubhubbing from Office. I saw all the posts and typed a long reply ( what I have written earlier is a summary of what I wanted to say)

Anyways my boss had emailed me to get some work done. I didnt see it because I was busy writting. Finally she came to my desk and saw what I was doing. I got so embarassed ... I cant tell you guys.:eek:

9dpiui today... yeah... we are going to Gold Coast for my hubbys Xmas party. It would be so hard staying away from drinks. Wish I would know sooner.

Prettypetal79

09-12-2011, 09:20

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I have been so quiet over the last few weeks, I have been reading but haven't been able to bring myself to write.

DP had two sperm counts done post vasectomy reversal that had been excellent, his surgeon had been very happy and had said we should have no trouble on that account.

When we had the sperm count done with the FS however it was very low and on the day we went for IUI, they were unable to get a reading at all. I was understandably very upset but also confused, I asked FS how it could possibly be so different between pathology labs and all he could really say was he didn't trust the outside labs.

We decided to go ahead anyway as he said we only needed 1 and he had been getting us to TTC everyday naturally so we still had a chance. I also asked if that could be the reason for the low count and he said he didn't think it would make that much of a difference.

Anyway we went ahead with the IUI. I had texted my boss the night before that I had a Dr's appointment and that I would probably be a little bit late but my FS ended up having to do egg retrievals at the hospital and I had to go there for my IUI. I texted my boss 20 mins before I was due to start work that I needed to have a procedure (I haven't told anyone at work what we have been doing) and I would be there as soon as I could.

So got to work nearly 3 hours late, upset about the whole thing due to low sperm count and had my boss yell at me for being late as she didn't get the second text message. Not a good day.

DP suggested a picnic to cheer me up and ended up proposing which significantly improved my mood and helped me be a bit more positive for the TWW.

So I religiously did my progesterone pessaries and my 3 booster injections and waited until the night before I was having my injection to do a test at home. I was feeling really sick, nauseous had had weird stomach twinges all week and was sure I would get a BFP, no luck. I went for my blood test which was also a BFN. Got AF that afternoon and realised I had a stomach bug.

On top of all that there are 3 girls at work that are pregnant and people keep mistaking me for one of them and asking me when my baby is due (I do not look pregnant btw, I am slightly overweight but I don't look pregnant).

So now we are back to the drawing board, I want to have this month off blood tests, injections, taking my temperature, peeing on a stick, inserting things into myself and all the other things that go with it. So DP is having more sperm tests and we will probably save up and do IVF/ICSI when we can.

I booked our consultation for March and the receptionist at the FS rooms was surprised and said "so far away?????". Do most people have a spare $7500 laying around? I know we don't.

Anyway this will be my last post on this thread, I wish you all a fabulous Christmas, good luck to all those on there TWW. My prayers and thoughts are with all of you on your journeys, I hope everyone achieves the outcome they desire whether it be through IUI or IVF or however it happens. :hugs:

flynnsmumma

09-12-2011, 14:02

Hi all,

Pretty petal, my heart breaks for you. I'm not sure if you will read this now that you are not posting on this thread, but I wish the best for you and hope you can have a nice time over Christmas and relax. I can't imagine how you must be feeling, you are very strong to have come this far. Good luck Prettt petal!xo

Catemer - looks like we are almost at the same point in our cycles - I had my bloods done today, just got a call to tell me to trigger tonight(friday) and iui tomorrow.
I hope things go well for you and DP this weekend! Hope you come up with a good excuse for your boss....
Bummer about extra injections, but you both seem to have the right attitude towards it - the fantastic outcome!

Mellington, how are you going with the cycle? I really hope you have managed to stay calm whilst trying to do everything!

I hope those of you in the tww are coping... hope it flies and brings great outcomes!

btw, my scan today showed only one good sized follie on the right side, and a few very small follies on the left. So will see how this goes - I thought(hoped) that I would have a few more than that, so my chances were a bit better. At least I have that good one though!

Anyway:fingerscrossed: for everyone, have a great weekend.

Chubear

09-12-2011, 21:22

Hugs PP, good luck for the new year.
FM and Catemer- I think I'm going to be close to you guys this month. Bt today, no surge yet, but I expect it Sunday and iui Monday. Here's hoping we all get a really nice Xmas pressie!

How are the rest if you girls going?

skizzie

09-12-2011, 21:23

Yayyy it's the weekend :cheerleader1:

Prettypetal, I wish you all the strength for your journey, I know this was your last post but please come back and see us if you need some love, you know we will always understand :hugs: CONGRATS on your engagement, that is certainly something to celebrate:celebrate:

DQ how are you going with the TWW? I bet you died when your boss busted you on the thread. I try not to log on at work but I just cant help it sometimes lol.

Catemer, I hope everything went well for the scan and bloods today :goodvibes: Did you work out what you are going to do for the magic squirt on the weekend? My DP couldn't get time off for our last one so I went on my own, He is usually always there to support me but it just couldn't be avoided. Surprisingly it was ok being on my own, as you know the nurses are great there so I felt very comfortable. Also.. I have been on the clexane inj this time too, I dont want to freak you guys out :eek: but there is a lot more fluid to inject than what we are used too and I have been bruising with it too. But if this is what we have to do to get our little specks to stick then injections it is :yes:

Mellington, I hope the travel has been ok

Kemmy I hope the TWW is getting easier :)

Good luck for tomorrow Flynnsmumma :fingerscrossed:

AFM i have lost my good feeling vibe and now im really not sure - aahhhh the emotional rollercoaster that is Fertility Treatment :freakingout:

mellington

10-12-2011, 20:19

Hi all! I haven't had a chance to sit down and catch up on posts yet, so I hope everyone is doing well. And I hope we have some good news in the next week or so! :yes:
I can, thankfully, say that my Mum is doing really well at the moment. She's actually recovering faster than expected. She is so strong, it's incredible! I'm so proud of her.

I had my day 10 scan today which was a big disappointment. I have a non-existent endometrium and no developing follicles. :no: This is confusing, because I was ovulating well at my previous dose, so I wasn't expecting to go backwards having just increased it. I understand that sometimes this just happens, but wow... It was deflating to say the least.
I'm continuing my injections, and seeing my Dr again on Thursday. Hopefully there will be some activity by then. Or I think I will have a big cry!

Sorry for the me, me, me post. I just had to vent, and you lovely people always say something to make me feel better.
Thanks!

catemer

10-12-2011, 20:45

Thanks everyone.

Firstly, Petal, I'm so sorry to hear that this journey has been so hard for you. I commend your strength for putting up with all the confusing and frustrating times you have had. As someone else said, please do pop back in when you restart your journey, albeit slightly different, but we would love to hear from you again. Also, if ever you need that love and support you know we are here for you.

Flynn's Mumma, yes it sounds like we are at very similar points on our cycles. I hope your IUI went well today for you. I know what you mean about wishing for multiple follies. I keep secretly hoping we will have twins!

Chubear, I'm hoping the best Christmas present for us will be all wrapped up in my DP's belly too!

Skizzie, thanks for the heads up re the clexane. Our plan is to make funky patterns with the bruises! :laughing: who knows maybe the bubba can smile at us through the bruises! The clean is actually a blood thinner to help blood pass throguh the placenta better, so it would make sense that it bruises.

DP had her blood test yesterday, and not quite an O. Today the OPK was quite pale,so the clinic said Trigger at 9pm, iudi at 930am on Monday morning! Woo hoo! And our first choice donor was available on this list too, so hopefully this means we get him again! Luckily our magic squirt isn't over the weekend, although I almost had to do overtime this afternoon! Luckily I was able to pass the job over to the night crew, otherwise I may not have been home for the stab tonight.

DP has arranged for the day off on Monday, and I already have Monday off so I think it has worked out perfectly!:yes:

Has anyone used the crinone gel? My DP has that this time instead of the pregnyl injections due to the shortage of it in the country. The nurses said it can bring on the symptoms a little worse than the injections?

flynnsmumma

11-12-2011, 09:48

Hey everyone,
Chubear and Catemer, looks like monday for you both! Good luck!

Skizzie, DQ and Kemmy, I hope you are doing ok in the tww - I have now commenced my ttw as well...

Mellington, vent away! It must have been pretty upsetting for you to find that out-especially after your busy week :( I really hope you get some follie action by thursday, :fingerscrossed: let us know.

Well, yesterday was a bit more difficult than anticipated. My last iui was quite painful due to the nurse not being able to find my cervix - after many tries, she got another nurse to have a go, then after she had a number of goes, we had success. Apparently my cervix is tilted back and to the left:cantbelieveit:....
Anyway, armed with this knowledge this time around, I thought it may be a little easier, quicker and maybe less painful....
:no: Although it took a little less time than before, and only needed the one nurse this time, my GOD it hurt. I know it isn't supposed to really hurt, maybe a bit of discomfort, but I guess my insides are a bit all over the place. I couldn't help the tears falling, and I tried to stay calm for the sake of the situation down below.
To top things off, the nurse told me to not to get my hopes up, as last time I was VERY lucky, again only having one follie. She also told me that due to the position of my cervix, I would end up having a c-section as I wouldn't be able to give birth naturally. Awesome, thanks for that. I have a lot to ponder whilst in the tww!

Did anyone else have any issues with their iui's? Please don't think your next one will be like this, I think I am just unlucky in this area! I hope I haven't freaked anyone out, so,so sorry if I have. I haven't heard this happening to anyone other than me, so relax and good luck.

I have to wait until the 27th to have a blood test to find out,(I think because they are closed for xmas) I was hoping to know by Christmas day.... she said I could do a hpt on Christmas day, but I am worried about the result not being correct at this point - she said it wouldn't neccessarily be accurate. DH reckons we should wait, I don't know, I don't think I could hold out! What would you all do?

Have a lovely day everyone, and good luck for tomorrow Catemer and Chubear:D

catemer

11-12-2011, 17:37

Oh youj poor thing! I'm so sorry you had such a bad experience with this. I don't know if anyone has told you this, and hopefully you won't need the info, but... Apparently if you have a full bladder it can help the cervix co-operate a bit better and the full bladder pushing down on it can put the cervix In a better position. As I said fingers crossed you don't need the info, but maybe something to keep in mind for baby number 3?

Thanks for your wishes of good luck. We had a phone call from the clinic today saying that our first choice of donor is available :smiliedance:

Early to bed for us so we can be up bright and early for our Dr Anne ritual?

Do any of you do anything special on these appointment days? DP and I get breakfast at a little cafe on the way to/from Dr Anne. It just makes it that little bit special for us. Also after every needle I give DP a homemade peanut butter cup chocolate.

flynnsmumma

11-12-2011, 19:20

Thanks Catemer.
I heard about the full bladder thing, so I made sure of it. I was told to empty it prior to iui!? She said her pushing around in there would make me need to pee... hopefully won't need to think about it for a while....

btw, that is fantastic news about your donor! It's a good sign!:D

On our iui days, we meet up for a little brekkie at a cafe nearby before we go in.
This time we even listened to a 15min relaxation cd before we went in.
(DH always gives me a little kiss after our injections too!)

I wish you all the best for tomorrow :fingerscrossed:

let us know how things go.

Chubear

11-12-2011, 19:28

My iui hurt a bit, not enough I cried but was more than discomfort.
Fx you won't need another!

Well bt showed surge so we are on for Monday!
Dh made me drive (I have the flu) to chemist for the container at 645 tonight cos he was grumpy. So now I'm grumpy!

Our ritual so far is to have breaky while they wash the sample then off to dr.

But tmorrow I have to go straight to work after :( oh well it will keep me distracted.
Is anyone else going on Monday ?

skizzie

11-12-2011, 19:51

Flynnsmumma - that's awful for you to have gone through that a 2nd time, i have never heard of it hurting like that. I really hope you done have to go through it again :hugs:

DQ my cycle buddy, how are you going with this long wait? 12dpiui :) Kemmy I hope the time is flying by for you too

Catemer - i hope everything goes well for tomorrow, talk about fab timing - its nice when things work out and good news about your donor pref :rolleyes: I used the Crinone Gel last cycle, i gotta be honest, i didnt really like it, I dont think my symptoms were any more intense, i didnt like the..................TMI alert !!!!!!!............. 'stuff' left behind. The nurses said that it wasnt real nice and i didnt know what they meant till i used it, DH and I didnt really want to DTD coz of the 'stuff'. soooo sorry about the TMI :D I went back to Pregnyl this cycle, they had some in stock at that time.

Chubear, i hope all goes well for you tomorrow too :fingerscrossed:

Mellington, Thats great news about your mum. I'm sorry your body isnt responding to the meds yet, hopefully you will have better news on Thursday :goodvibes:

AFM - 12dpiui and I did a HPT this morning and...........................:bfn: I'm not losing all hope yet but it made tonights injection a little harder to do as it felt like I was doing it all for nothing. I was feeling some symptoms last week but I havent felt anything for a few days now :(

BlueAngel71

11-12-2011, 22:06

Catemer :laughing: I so know what you mean about the image of the Dr, the clipboard and ovaries. When I left my FS last week I must have looked like a bit of a nutter - I had a huge smile on my face and every now and then I would have a little giggle when of thought of what my FS had said. The image you described was very similar to what I was imagining. Wishing you and your DP all the best for tomorrow morning and :smiliedance: for having your first choice donor available!
Also :goodluck: to chubear for tomorrow.

Due to working nights I haven't been able to get on here to see how everyone is getting on so have had to do a bit of reading tonight to catch up. :fingerscrossed: for everyone in their tww.

AFM - Today was day 4 of my injections, 2 days to go with blood test on Tuesday. Hope that the bloods show that my ovaries have been doing something.
As I'm doing this on my own I have been giving myself the injections every morning. Up until today I have had now problems but today DAMN (excuse the language) it hurt this morning. :doh: wonder what I did differently?

Kemmy

12-12-2011, 14:12

flynnsmumma - welcome to the tww with us :) Sorry to hear about the trouble you had with your IUI, I can't really say. This was my first and all went smoothly, I didn't have any pain so I'm sorry to hear that you did.

Skizzie... 8dpo for me, how slow does the time go when you are waiting for something hey! It's so hard to stop SS!

BlueAngel71 - you are so brave, I think I'd be too scared to give myself injections! Eek!

catemer

12-12-2011, 14:26

Hi all. Thanks for all the good wishes and vibes. The universe must have heard you all.our iudi went smoothly this morning.

***TMI alert ***
when the nurse did our iudi this morning she made comment on how nice my DP's mucous was looking. The it was the really good nutrient rich mucous that was the best ph for the sperm and helped them go the right way.

So I again drove my DP home, making her recline the seat, with her legs up, so thet 'it' didn't fall out. When we got home I put DP to bed and put the tv on for her, so she has been laying here all day watching the cricket, to make sure that nothing falls out! I'm such a gooba I know!

Chubear, I hope your iui went well, today.

Skizzie, no worries about the tmi, our nurse today was explaining all the yuck that goes with it and I am glad that she told us as if she hadn't and the residual was coming out discolored like she suggests it may happen, I would have panicked and had DP down at the dr quicker than you can say sliced bread! Also, I would prefer the TMI version so I know what to expect, rather than the glossed over version and get surprised and panicked. How did you go with you injection? When is your blood test?

Blue angel, have you tried putting an icepack over the injection site for 5-10mins prior to injecting? It helps to numb the area a little and hence doesn't hurt as much. I applaud you for being brave and strong enough to go through this on your own. If ever you need any additional support, or even just someone to vent to about the emotional roller coaster that this process can bring, we are all here for you.

Now for the tww... Is it the 28th yet? Oh well, at least with Christmas during the tww for us it will give us a bit of a distraction.

Dancing Queen

12-12-2011, 22:03

Hello everyone

I am logging in from I pod so will do personals later.
I was going to test tomorrow but AF arrived today. It is needless to say how I am feeling. The worst part is QFG would be close 1 week for christmas and so i have to wait for next cycle for my next iui.

It's going to be a long wait this time. Has anyone tried acupuncture
Or TCM with iui? I may give it a go.

Kemmy

13-12-2011, 10:00

:hugs: Dancing Queen :hugs:

flynnsmumma

13-12-2011, 12:35

Thanks everyone for your kind words. It meant a lot as I am not telling anyone about what I am doing except a few family members. It is just easier for me, not having all the questions etc, so it is so nice to chat with all of you who understand everything that we deal with each step of the way.

Chubear hope your iui went smoothly yesterday.
Catemer, great to hear yesterday went well. Here we go into the tww! I am only a day apart from you both, so will have to keep updates!

Dancing Queen, damn that AF. Damn her. I am so sorry, it mustn't feel the greatest knowing you have to wait longer for your next cycle.:hugs: At least it is xmas time and perhaps that may take your mind off things a little, and you can have a few drinkies:yes: without worrying about having only one or two.

Skizzie, :fingerscrossed: still, there may still be hope!

Blue Angel, it's wierd, but my injectons seemed to hurt a bit more towards that last few :confused: don't know why either - you'd think I would be used to it. Positioning of it? Who knows, but I know what you mean. Catemer's suggestion about the ice sounds good though.
I still think you are amazing for doing it yourself!

Mellington, how's things? I will be thinking of you on Thursday. Hope those follies behave and show themselves!

Kemmy, how are you surviving the tww?
Any tips on getting through?

Take care everyone.

Chubear

13-12-2011, 21:15

Thanks girls, Monday's iui went ok, dr had trouble getting the catheter thru cervix so took a while.
Both dh and I are flu ridden so no extra nookie this cycle, we are both too sick :)
Since our dr is on leave we gave decided next cycle we are taking off, should this one fail.
Also dr said Monday, if ur taking clexane it should be all month not just the days you take clomid which is what she said the first time. So mire injections for next 2weeks, then either bfp or getting ****ed at nye!
Of course we are hoping very hard this ones a goer, but will have to wait and see.
Trying to keep distracted by decorating cakes :)
(did a course, now practicing)
I tried the ice trick -used an ice brick and once needle was in put it back on. It helped I think.
Hope everyone had a good Tuesday!

Kemmy

14-12-2011, 10:45

Hey flynnsmumma... no tips whatsoever for surviving the TWW, I'm :freakingout: !!

I gave in and tested this morning at 10DPO, BFN! Can't say it wasn't a little disappointing. :( I know it's not over yet but it's still a little disheartening.

Seeing the BFN makes me think even more the symptoms I've been having might be related to the progesterone pessaries? Does anyone else get a lot of 'pregnancy-like symptoms' from using these? I only started them at 5dpo and I'm only using one at night?

I'm exhausted - slept for 10 hours straight last night, I'm hungry like a horse every day needing to eat every few hours, cramps, I'm nauseous the last few mornings, it goes away and comes back again in the afternoon... Grr!

I'm so close to the end of my TWW but not close enough for my liking!

flynnsmumma

14-12-2011, 11:37

Kemmy, those symptoms sound pretty promising!
That's how I felt when I was pregnant....:goodvibes:

skizzie

14-12-2011, 15:20

Hi Everyone,

DQ my cycle buddy, big hugs for you :hugs: i'm so sorry af showed up.

Kemmy - those HPT mess with our minds, i know its hard to stay away from them though. 10dpip anything can happen you could be pg & it isnt showing on the hpt :fingerscrossed:

Mellington, I hope your scan is a success tomorrow :goodvibes:

Catemer, Flynnsmumma and chubear, I hope the tww is going ok and you arent going too crazy :freakingout:

Blueangel I hope your scan went well yesterday

AFM - still no af, bloods tomorrow. I'm trying to be really positive but I dont have any symptoms except the feeling that af is on her way. i will keep you guys posted ;)

skizzie

14-12-2011, 18:30

Oops sorry Kemmy, i meant 10dpiui :p I was doing a uni assessment and hopped on the thread for a little break........ I think my little brain is fried lol

Early night for me :wave:

Kemmy

15-12-2011, 09:04

I know Skizzie! Very hard to stay away from the HPT's... I tested again this morning, 11dpo - BFN! Starting to loose a little hope now but I know, it's not over yet.

skizzie

15-12-2011, 17:09

Hi everyone

Well.....bt today and sadly BFN, they said af should arrive tonight :(
DH and I have decided to have a break over christmas, I will certainly be enjoying the festivities - wine, soft cheese & smoked salmon, just to name a few :p

We have booked a phone appointment with our FS with the probable view of starting IVF in Jan. After 6 IUI's and 3 Miscarriages I am pretty sure IVF will be the direction she will advise us to go. She indicated IVF last time but DH & I wanted to try IUI 1 last time. I feel comfortable with giving it 6 tries, i know we gave IUI a red hot go......now i think it will be time to move on to the next level.

I hope you girls will still have me, even though my journey might be slightly different the TWW will still be a killer & I have come to rely on the support from you all.......we are kindred spirits on the same crazy journey to motherhood:freakingout:.

Sorry this post is all about me, but i know you all understand

BlueAngel71

15-12-2011, 19:47

skizzie - :hugs: so sorry to hear about your BFN. Glad that you and DH plan to enjoy your Christmas though - living it up with all sorts of goodies.

Kemmy - :fingerscrossed: that you get a good result!

catemer, chubear & Flynnsmumma - hope that your tww is going well!

:wave: everyone else

AFM - Blood tests showed nothing much happening. Scan this morning -a couple of follies between both ovaries < 10mm. Day 13. So this cycle cancelled!!
A little confused though. FS stated that she might have got a little excited with one of my blood test results if she hadn't known about the PCOS. I'm like WTF (excuse the language).... had some surgery in Aug and she told me after it that my ovaries showed no sign of PCOS! Today she says that she feels that the PCOS was actually there at surgery but not all that evident.:frustrated:
So I am going to have to try again next cycle whenever that may be - AF not very regular at the best of times over 65 days this time.
That hit over the head that my FS wanted to give my ovaries didn't work so she has decided that the hit is going to have to be harder!!! She's talking about slugging them. Next cycle will be 200mgs Clomid days 2-6 with 450iu Gonal-f days 6-12. Man... lets hope that the coming hit will do something more than this one has!:fingerscrossed:

So question for all you lovely people out there... if my ovaries didnt respond very well how come I have been having some incredible cramps over the last couple of days. These aren't things I normally get until just prior to AF arriving.
Oh well.... guess this means that I am going to have the opportunity to work on my weight loss again ;) Am picking it can't hurt but help me!:laughing:
Sorry about the rant and the all about me post!

Kemmy

16-12-2011, 09:55

Chubear – You must be around 4dpo now? Hope the TWW isn’t too painful for you! Rest up and hope you and your DH feel better really soon... p.s it only takes one so :fingerscrossed: for you!

My DP and I are also taking next cycle off if this one is a BFN because our FS is away over Christmas/New Years. P.S Have fun with the cake decorating, would love to see some pics! :)

Catemer – are you also around the 4dpo now? Have you still got your DP resting up? :smiliedance: Hope Christmas/New Years makes the wait go so much faster for you both.

Flynnsmumma – How’s this cycle going for you? Coping ok?? How much longer have you got to go now?

Skizzie – :hugs: Enjoying the festivities over Christmas does sound like a great distraction though... if this cycle does end up as a BFN for me I’ll definitely be indulging in some prawns & cold ham!!

How are you feeling about going down the IVF path? I don’t know anything much about it all so can’t offer any thoughts but I’m sure there will be lots of info available to you on here. I think you and DH made a great decision re. the one last time at IUI, had to try your luck right! :goodvibes:

BlueAngel71 – I’m so sorry this cycle was cancelled! Maybe hitting it with the Clomid & Conal-f etc will give it the boost that you need for BFP! I hope your FS can find some answers and a treatment plan for you soon! :babydust1:

Tested this morning and BFN at 12dpo - we should know for sure tomorrow as we’ve got our BT scheduled.

Dancing Queen

16-12-2011, 19:44

Hello everyone

Chubear have fun and post the pic of your cake I would love to see.

Skizzie I like your attitude. BFN doesnt get you down unlike me. This time I took a bit longer to recover from my BFN. Keep up the positive outlook wh Skizzie I would still like to be in touch even if you decide to do IVF.

BlueAngel71 sometimes ovaries just do funny things. last cycle I had two follies and I was absolutly sure I will have twins!!

Kemmy thanks for the hug dear. Hope TWW is treating you well.

th IUI/IVF can get better results. So decided to give it a go for my remaining IUI cycles. Also planning to join Yoga and Zumba in new year.

I dont know if it is because of FSH injections or what but my tummy is starting to show a little bit. One lady today asked in office if i AM PREGNANT!!! When i kindly enlighted her I am not she started lecturing me how it is not fair on kids if you have them late!!! AS IF I HAVE A CHOICE!!!!!

Chubear

16-12-2011, 21:26

Hey guys,
So sorry DQ, I hate it when I get that lecture! So insensitive!

Yeah now that I count it we are 4dpiui!
I will post some pics once I've attempted the cake :)
I should have it assembled Monday and hopefully decorated the same day.

So far the tww hasn't been too bad-we've been in a flu fog so haven't been counting the days.

I can't believe it's 9 days til Xmas!
So two things to count down to!

How is everyone else going?
Sorry I cant do personals as on my phone but hugs to those who need them :)

Kemmy

17-12-2011, 16:01

Hi all,

We received our BT results this morning. Our FS said there's some fertility hormone there but it's likely that the embryo won't make it. :(

Any good stories out there about low HCG levels going on to a viable pregnancy? Maybe it is still low because I'm only 13dpo? We're not giving up yet...as they Say it's not over until AF shows her ugly face!

Chubear

17-12-2011, 22:58

Fx kemmy-I hope it's a sticky embie

catemer

18-12-2011, 08:24

Good Morning Everybody. The last week has been super busy for us with all the preparations for Christmas, including spending over 3hrs wrapping presents, work Christmas parties etc.

Dancing Queen, sorry to hear that AF showed up. Bigs hugs to both you and yourguide sorry to hear your work colleague gave you a hard time. Why is it people always assume it's easy to get pregnant? And even if you were choosing to wait to have children, what business is it of anyone else to comment on how you choose to live and your life decisions? I too hate this lecture. With my work I deal a lot with the public. I often get the question do you have kids? When I say no I always get the oh you should, it's the best thing, you and your husband should have kids, or some even say omg your so lucky! I never really enlighten them in the whole it's kinda hard for 2 women to have a baby just by trying!:laughing:

Skizzie, firstly :hugs: on things not going the way you wanted. It does sound like IVF is the next logical step for you guys. :fingerscrossed: it works for you. I have a friend from works whose wife had 4 failed iui including 2 miscarriages. She then went to IVF with ovarian stimulation. They retrieved I think 6 eggs and transferred 1 embryo. Sure enough it was the pick of the litter and a very sticky one at that. They now have a gorgeous baby boy who will be 2 in January. Also, we would love to have you stay in the group, even though your journey will be slightly different, we will still support you and encourage you the best we know how. I hope you and your DP have a fantastic Christmas enjoying all those things we've all been avoiding!

Blue, I hope yur FS can work out what is going on with those naughty ovaries of yours. Fingers crossed that super hit over the head is what the need to start behaving properly, at least just once for you. They do say that weight loss can help with pcos? I guess it couldn't hurt? Good luck with it and I hope you can keep smiling over this Christmas period.

Kemmy, sorry to hear that your levels aren't what your FS expected. Hopefully your levels just keep increasing. Have you got another bt scheduled for next week? Who knows, maybe your magic squirt took a little longer to find the egg, and maybe your little egg took a little longer to attach itself to you and that's why your getting a lower level? Here's hoping that is what has happened for you.

Chubear and Flynn's Mumma, how is this tww treating you both? Are you symptom spotting like mad? I know we are.

AFM, as I said, work has been really busy, so we have been keeping occupied with that. DP has had some pretty bad back pain this time around. So much so that she ended up spending Thursday in bed the whole day. She is also really tired and exhausted, and famished all the time. I have had to double the size of the salads I send for her lunch, as well as sending her with 4 extra pieces of fruit on top of all the other things I send with her for snacks like crackers, cheese, nuts etc. And every day she finishes it all and is still starving when she gets home! Here's hoping that's a good sign? We've also been really busy getting ready for Christmas. We are headed down to the in-laws for a few days. We only have 4 days off together over the Christmas period so plan to spend it with the in laws!

I hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas week, and that all results go our way!

skizzie

18-12-2011, 15:39

Happy Sunday avo Ladies :sunshine:

Kemmy :hugs: I hope you have a sticky little speck & your count is on its way up........if not then I think you should go and get your christmas prawns a little early & enjoy.

Catemer thanks for your 'work buddy story' i love to hear when IUI/IVF works, it makes me feel positive about the road ahead :goodvibes: I really really really really hope the symptoms your partner is feeling are a good sign. How is she going with the Crinone and Clexane?

DQ I hope you are feeling better about your bfn :hugs: it's ok to feel sad, we invest so much emotion into this process. Its healthy to let out what ever emotion you are feeling at the time, keeping them in will only make you feel worse in the long run. I am positive about this process for the most part but I have hit rock bottom on several occasions, i just pick my self up & keep moving forward.

Chubear I hope you are both getting over the flu :)

Blue :hugs:I hope you are feeling positive about the next level of overy intervention, I hope there is some movement down there for you next cycle. Im not sure why you would have experienced severe cramping at this stage of your cycle, perhaps it is your body reacting to the drugs. I know my entire cycle has changed since using them, I used to be like clock work but now i am a little all over the place because of the injections.

Mellington, I hope you are ok & your scan went well last week :wave:

Flynnsmumma I hope the TWW is treating you ok

AFM - AF hasnt really shown up as predicted, I have spotting/intermittent light flow but thats about it which is very unusual for me. I usually have pretty much full flow from the moment she arrives. I am feeling a little confused, i'm going to put it down to the injections but call our FS tomorrow to check if this is normal. Other than that I have been super busy preparing for my parents arrival, they are living overseas - in Thailand for my dad's work. My mum was here 6 months ago but I havent seen my dad for a whole year which for us is nuts, we are a really close family. I am busting to give them a big hug :yes:

I hope you all have a lovely week.....Santa comes soon :smiliedance:

Chubear

19-12-2011, 20:59

How are we all tonight?
I've had both nieces overnight and am now exhausted!
I have a pic of my cake but will need to load it up on the desktop computer to attach it.
Dh was being cute today -he's stressing over next weeks result already. Awwwwwwwwww. I've been so busy haven't focussed so much on it.
Got my clexane dose reduced today so smaller needles yay!

Only 6 sleeps til Xmas day, am getting quite excited! Still have a few pressies to wrap but most are done.

Hope everyone has a good week-is anyone testing this week?
I've got til prob next tues/wed.

Dancing Queen

20-12-2011, 11:38

Chubear all the best for next week. :fingerscrossed: good you are enjoying your time planning for Xmas and not stressing too about tww.

Kemmy :hugs: think positive. It has never worked for me so far but i have heard brain sends positive signals to the body if your thoughts are positive. As you said it's not over till AF arrives.

Skizzie :-) Can it be implantation bleeding? I will take it as a good sign if AF has not arrived yet. Thanks for your encouraging words :-) I wish a Xmas miracle for you my friend.

Catemer your DP is showing all the good signs:yes:. loads of magic baby dust coming along your way.:babydust1: I know about the annoying questions. Sometimes I feel like giving back to them but I control myself as it it not worth it. I have learned to not get too sensitive about it.

Blue start new cycle with a bang :-) every cycle on injections is different.

I have taken a day off work as my cute little Maltipoo is not feeling well since saturday. He just stand in the corner and look up as if he is thinking how to solve the world problems!!! Vet has done all the body function tests and everything is alright. It seems Max (my dog) is depressed since the party on saturday night and Vet just gave up saying it is neurological and we should go to specialist to see why he is depressed!!

I am going to take him to the dog park and do all his fav things to cheer him up a bit. has anyones dog ever reacted in such a way?

Kemmy

20-12-2011, 12:57

Hey girls,

Sadly my levels never did begin to rise :(

I had another BT yesterday and the levels have completely dropped... I'm still waiting for AF to arrive.

DP and I have been pretty emotional... we let ourselves hope for the best and it's just so devastating. From the moment we found out we were pregnant, we became mothers and it is devastating for it to be gone a few days later! :crying:

Had no choice but to tell the girls in my office this morning... someone asked if I was feeling better (had yesterday off work) and I burst into tears.

Still have my :fingerscrossed: for lots of BFP's for everyone this month :babydust1:

flynnsmumma

20-12-2011, 16:17

Hi everyone,
In the middle of a massive work week, so am catching up a bit late on what has been happening.

Kemmy, I am so sorry. What a massive range of emotions you both have gone through:hugs: At the very least, you can now eat and drink a bit more freely for Christmas-after all you both have been through, it will be nice to do that together. Not the same by any means, but hopefully next time it will be your turn.

Catemer, it's all looking good at your place! I have a really good feeling for you and your DP this time. Bring on Wednesday!(that's when you test, right?)

Chubear - how you feeling? I will be testing tuesday as well, so :fingerscrossed: hey?
I have had a few unusual days where I would be really teary,for no reason, then others where I am really stressed/anxious. I can't stop it, as much as I try. Wierd.
Anyway, today I was alright :confused:...

Dancing Queen, that lecture by your collegue makes me furious!
How dare they say anything like that, not knowing the circumstances of you - or anyone for that matter. Argghh, it makes me so mad.
As for your dog, I hope he is ok. Maybe he is in tune with you and what you are going through. My dog has had times like that, but it has usually been if we have be really busy and haven't given him as much attention as usual. A good idea to take him to the park and see how he goes. Do you reckon he needs an x ray? Could he have swallowed something at the party?

Skizzie, we would love you to share your journey from here. Enjoy your Christmas and let us know how you are going :)

Mellington, how are you? How did your scan go? I hope you are coping this week leading up to Christmas after you hectic cycle!

Blue Angel, :goodvibes: for your next cycle - we are all here for you!

So, it is now a week today to go for me. I think I will resist the hpt's - too worried about getting the incorrect result due to fsh and trigger. I think it will be nice to receive that phone call together from my blood test results on tuesday arvo. We will be together that day:) :fingerscrossed:

I have a really heavy chest, tender, but not sore, and am feeling a bit emotional the past 5 or so days. Feeling tired, but have been working fairly hard and it is the lead up to Christmas - shopping etc. So not sure if that means anything at this stage. I

Have a good week everyone, good luck with all the Chrissie shopping!

skizzie

22-12-2011, 16:21

Hi Everyone,

Kemmy :hugs: I'm so sorry this cycle didnt work out. Enjoy the break over Christmas

I hope everyone's TWW is going ok :fingerscrossed: for you guys

AFM it turns out af was 4 days late because I had a chemical preg, which means 'something' has happened in 5 out of the 6 iui's. I spoke to FS today & she is happy for us to start IVF or try another IUI. DH is not too keen on IVF so we have a lot of thinking to do over the break. I dont really mind either way, i guess we will go with what ever we are both comfortable with :goodvibes:

catemer

22-12-2011, 17:50

Hi Ladies. Only 3 sleeps to go til the man in red comes, yet all I want is a bfp and I don't think he brings those!

Skizzie, sorry to hear it was only a chem pregnancy. Best of luck deciding which path you go down. I am sure you will make the decision that's right for you.

Kemmy, sorry to hear your cycle didn't work this time around. A very similar thing has happened for us the last 2 cycles, so I understand what you mean about getting close to that little one and then finding out the little one didn't stay. I was really saddened by it when it happened to us. But I hope you can stay strong and have the courage to try again. I'm sure it will be your turn at being Mums soon.

Dancing queen, I hope your little puppy is feeling a bit better by now.he could be picking up on your moods and knowing that there is sadness in the house so just being a bit more mellow til things pick up? Our dogs are very receptive of our moods and when I am down or unwell my lab comes over and rests her head in my lap as if to say "it's ok mum, I'm here". It's amazing how intuitive she is.

Flynn's Mumma and Chubear, how are you going cycle buddies? Is Christmas preparations helping to make this tww fly by a little quicker for you guys too?

Flynn's Mumma your signs sound promising? Or you could be like me and read way too much into every litlle thing!

Chubear, how is this tww treating you?

Sorry for anyone I've missed, but wherever you are in your cycle I hope you are coping and feeling positive about it all.

Afm - DP now has sore and swollen (.)(.) , is constantly hungry, fatigued, nauseous. I'm hoping like all he'll that her psychic-ness is right and that this is the magic one for us. On another note - in terms of people giving you a barrage of questions - I was once taken to hospital with an about to rupture ovarian cyst, anyway while there the dr asked if I could be pregnant. I replied no, I am in a monogomous same sex relationship so there is no way I could be pregnant. The dr then says "but do you use protection or take the pill" I said no I didn't. The dr then got a really smug look on his face and says to me"Well, if you don't use protection and don't take the pill, how can you be so sure your not pregnant?" I said to him, well it's easy. I have sex with a girl, not a boy! He nearly fell flat on the floor! But serves him right for not listening to me and being so smug!
Yesterday was really hard for me at work. One of the girls I work with came in to work all bright and happy and cheerful (which is so totally not her in the mornings!) anyway we were trying to figure out why she was so happy and she said that it was because she got her period which meant that even though she was 3months late, she wasn't pregnant. This made me really angry and frustrated at how inconsiderate she is about what DP and I are going through and angry at how easy it can be for some people. Mind you she doesn't actually know DP and my current crusade, but even so I got angry!

We officially test on wednesdya next week, and I AMA o trying to stay away from the HPT, but we did one today anyway and it was a bfn, but today is only 9dpiui, so maybe a little too soon? Please someone tell me that it's too soon?

flynnsmumma

23-12-2011, 14:05

Don't know what to do! - started bleeding today:confused:

I am not due to test until the 27th? I suppose I will get a negative if I do a hpt. so I won't.

Really upset and confused. I will just wait and see I guess...

Chubear

24-12-2011, 05:46

Is it just a little?
Maybe it's implantation?
Fx for you

Dh has decided we shouldn't hpt until wed when we would actually be late. I've been good so far and haven't though have been playing "spot that symptom".
Nausea, irritability, of course I could just be PMS-y.
And when the 14wk pg girl at work was going on about her body changes I turned into a jealous monster and was in a foul mood.

I know what you mean catemer-when dh asked me what I wanted for Xmas , the only true answer was "a baby".

I hope everyone has a great Xmas, here's hoping for a few blue lines for Xmas.

RunningWithScissors

24-12-2011, 07:42

Hi Ladies!

Just popping in to wish you all a wonderful
Christmas and New Year! And wishing you all the best of luck for some miracles!
Ive been reading along but not posting as I remember all to well how it feels to hear about pregnancy amonst your own heartbreak.

I see some new faces too :) I love that your section is going so well Cate!

Chubear

27-12-2011, 09:56

I hope everyone had a good xmas, i am finally on the IMAC so can post a pic of my xmas cake :-)
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150545248817868&set=a.10150545248662868.436117.714607867&type=1&theater

(http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150545248817868&set=a.10150545248662868.436117.714607867&type=1&theater)AFM: AF due today or tomorrow. trying so hard not to pee on a stick.:)
no real symptoms, just waiting for the witch to show up, but hoping she won't - you know?

How is everyone else doing?

flynnsmumma

27-12-2011, 16:30

I really hope she doesn't turn up Chubear! :fingerscrossed:
She turned up early for me:gonnagetit:

Any news yet Catemer? :fingerscrossed:

I had my bloodtest this morning - even though I knew the outcome. Pretty depressing over Christmas since I was wondering how I could wait it out until the 27th and AF showed up on the 23rd ARRRGGGHHH!

Anyway, we are going away in the next few days, so won't be able to start my next cycle until next showing from AF. The clinic doesn't want to change my injection levels next time, which I wasn't too pleased with. They said it was successful in their opinion because I ovulated.Well, we will leave it in their hands next cycle and keep up our hopes!

How was everyone's Christmas? I must say, I did indulge in a healthy number of prawns, bubbles, soft cheeses and many other delicious foods I have been avoiding.... mmmmmm

catemer

27-12-2011, 20:46

Merry Christmas Everybody.

Well, we went down to the inlaws for Christmas. I hope everyone had a great Christmas day and enjoyed it as much as possible.

Flynn's Mumma, sorry to hear AF showed her ugly face early for you, but at least you knew one way or the other for Christamas day and had no unnecessary abstaining from yummy things. Gotta try to look for a positive in the situation somewhere huh?

Chubear, do you have a blood test coming up? I hope AF has stayed away for you and that you have a Christmas BFP to report in with.

AFM - we were lookin really good with a list of symptoms as long as my arm, but the symptoms seem to have died off. Also a kind of AF has shown up... We think?
CAUTION TMI TO FOLLOW
My DP's bleeding has been really really light and really watery? Not sure if this is a proper flow where the crinone and clexane have just made it weird, or if it is just a break through bleed? Does the clexane, being a blood thinner, affect AF blood as well? I'm really hoping that it is just a break through bleed, and not really AF! But we have run out of HPT and there was no way I was asking my FIL to go to the shops on Christmas eve to get some! The shops closed early on Saturday and were closed by the time we got there. And all the shops have been shut in this little country town since then! But we got home this afternoon, and given the bleeding, we think it is going to be a bfn. DP has a blood test tomorrow, so we will know for sure tomorrow. But I have to work tomorrow! Which sucks on one hand as I can't be with DP when she finds out, but on the other, being a public servant, tomorrow is still a public holiday for us, so it means double time and a half for a 10hr shift, and you gotta love public holiday penalty rates!

Anyway, I hope everyone has recovered from all their over indulgences over the last few days, and that the man in red was kind to you and your family

skizzie

28-12-2011, 11:00

Hi

Hope everyone had a fab Christmas, i'm still recovering from all the food :rolleyes:

Flynnsmumma, im sorry af showed up :hugs: its such an awful feeling.

Catemer, i really hope af doesnt show. Although.. mine was light and watery for a few days before full flow & i used the clexane for the first time too. I hope that doesnt necessarily mean af is on her way though. Please let us know how the bt goes today :fingerscrossed:

Chubear I hope all is well and you get a positive this time around

RWS it was nice to hear from you :D

I hope everyone else is going ok

AFM: DH and I are having a 'no baby talk zone' starting from last week, it has been quite nice & highlighted the other good things going on in our life. Af is due on the 16th Jan, we will decide on that day what our next step is. If it's iui then we will begin then, if it's ivf then we have an appt with our FS on the 23 Jan to go through it all with her.

catemer

28-12-2011, 17:05

Well, results are in. Bfn. There was no signs even of implantation. So the next step for us will be full on IVF. they now consider it to be 3 failed iudi so they have recommended we move onto ivf. We have an appointment on 16 jan with Dr Anne to discuss the process, ask questions etc and then straight into the nurses as that will be cd21. The scientist in me says this is the logical step, but I'm a little unsure. I have told DP it's up to her as it will be her body going through it all and she wants to jump on head first.

Thanks for all your support along the way, I hope you all don't mind me continuing to post in here. I feel like I can tell you girls everything and would miss you all so much!

Sorry it's all about us tonight, I will do personals a little later.

angel382

28-12-2011, 20:48

Hi All

It's great to see that there is now a section for IUI/IUDI.

DH and I have just found out recently that we have to go down the IUDI path and the fertility specialist said we can only have one shot at this and then he will put us on IVF so that we aren't wasting donor sperm.

I feel like it is putting a lot of pressure on me to make it work so I guess I am looking for a bit of support/advice from people who are going through the same thing.

We had our appointment with the nurse today to pick a donor and go through the process and we can start as soon as I get to cd1, in approximately 2 weeks which is great but has been a lot to take in today.

Where is everyone else at in their IUI/IUDI journey? xx

flynnsmumma

29-12-2011, 11:29

To everyone this past cycle :hugs:

Chubear, that includes you whatever happens! Keep us in the loop!

Welcome Angel :wave: we are all at a few different stages in our cycle, but I'm sure you will catch up on that soon!

I know IVF is more invasive, but it seems kinda more direct and helping to move closer to a BFP. Maybe I am a bit naiive about it, but that is how I see it.
I think we may go down that path if the next cycle doesn't work for us.

Anyway, I think it is a really good idea having a baby free talk zone for the next few weeks. I totally agree that it will allow other lovely thoughts into our lives.

I am going away for a week, so will try to get on here when I get the chance.

All the best to everyone for the new year, and plenty of :babydust1: to all!!!

Chubear

29-12-2011, 21:01

Hi girls,
I'm out :(.
Spent quite a few hours crying the last 24hours.
Feel like I must be a bad person for this to be happening (not rational i know, but I'm hormonal and sad)
One of the ladies at work is four months of-I can barely even look at her- I feel like such a horrid person when that happens!
Am planing a good nye-my bf is planning to keep me nice and tipsy all night.
I'm hoping the tears will be gone by then!
Dh has been so good, though he's sad too.
We can't afford ivf yet, so will keep on iui-ing until we can. Maybe mid next year? Anyway to start with we are taking Jan off. No trying, no opking, no counting.
I'll stick around to see if the rest of you get some bfps!!

Chubear

01-01-2012, 22:41

Oh no! Did I kill the thread? Or is everyone busy with the new year?

catemer

02-01-2012, 08:13

I think it's just that everyone is busy or away over Christmas and new year. Could also be that some people's clinics are closed so there's nothing new to report?

So in non baby making terms, how is everyone going?

mellington

02-01-2012, 11:28

Hello all!
The thread has been very quiet lately, hasn't it? I've been away for Christmas, so I've only just caught up with emails etc.

We managed to sneak in a quick IUI on the last day that our clinic was open before Christmas, miraculous!
I'm now 12dpo, and this morning I couldn't resist the urge to test any longer and had a brilliantly obvious BFP! Wow!
I'm still in shock, and trying to keep a level head. Oh I hope that there's a lovely little embryo growing in there!

Lots of love to you all, I hope you've all had a great Christmas and New Years :yes:

Chubear

02-01-2012, 12:43

Congrats mellington!
Happy new year

Dancing Queen

02-01-2012, 13:21

Congrats Mellington :celebrate:

Finally much avaited BFP :-)

Chubear hope you are feeling better now. Taking off from the cycle is good thing. We took off this december because my clinic was close for x mas. I was heart broken at first but it is nice to have a break think of nothing and just relax.

Haw is every1 else doing? I have been away for a long time and just catching up on the msgs.

flynnsmumma

02-01-2012, 20:00

Congratulations Mellington! So lovely to hear!
Was getting worried about you, not seeing any posts
from you! Wow!

Chubear, I think we are all away or just taking
some time out, but :hugs: to you, sorry for the delay!

I am away at the moment, but will be back
on board by the weekend.

Have a really nice break everyone, every
single one of us deserves that right now.:yes:

dandelion

05-01-2012, 21:25

Hello lovely ladies
I was wondering if you mind me joining your thread, I will be doing IUDI at the end of this month. Will be our first cycle using donor sperm so it's pretty exciting!
It does feel like a bit of a step backwards after doing IVF but financial difficulties won't allow us to go there again for awhile, so I am hoping that using donor sperm will be what gets us across the line :fingerscrossed:

Does anyone know if back to back IUI is done in Australia (where they do it 2 days in a row) or is that just an American thing? Thinking of asking FS about doing it but don't want to sound silly lol

Looking forward to getting to know all of you and share our journeys together :goodvibes:

:babydust1::babydust1::babydust1:

catemer

06-01-2012, 19:27

Congratulations Mellington

That is such awesome news. I'm so happy for you and your DP.
So good to finally have a BFP in our ranks. How are you feeling? Has it sunk in yet?

As for everyone else, I hope you are all enjoying you Christmas new year break and staying healthy.

DP and I are focussing on making ourselves as healthy as possible for our ivf starting on 16 Jan as this is CD21 which is apparently when an IVF cycle starts! Sounds like I'm going to have to get my head around the new magic days for a while!

Dancing Queen

07-01-2012, 20:17

skizzie

09-01-2012, 17:21

Hi everyone :wave:

Sorry I have been quiet, i have been taking big break from the baby making stuff.....sooooooo much has happened while I was away.

Firstly, a big big big big congrats Mellington :cheerleader2::cheerleader1::cheerleader2::cheerle ader1: i am so excited that we have a BFP in our little bub hub family, are you feeling well?

Welcome dandelion and angel, I hope you find as much support and peace from the lovely ladies here as I do :hugs:

Chubear im so sorry your cycle didnt work out, I hope you are enjoying your break :goodvibes:

Catemer, I really hope IVF does the trick for you guys. The 16th will be here before you know it...........you better get busy making chocolates, from what I understand there is lots of jabbing - well worth it though ;)

DQ I hope you have enjoyed the break over christmas as much as I have, although that want for a little bub is always in the back of my mind no matter how hard I try not to think about it :yes:

Flynnsmumma, will you be iui'ing this cycle? or are you having a break?

I hope I haven't missed anyone :rolleyes:

AFM we are still not 'talking babies' which was great for a few weeks but Im starting to bust, i just wanna make a decision on IUI or IVF. However, I can tell that the break has been fabulous for DH so im not going to put any pressure just yet. I think we will make a decision later this week, af is due on monday so we still have the rest of this week to talk about it. If there is one thing I have learnt on this very loooooooong journey, it's patience :)

mellington

09-01-2012, 19:36

Catemer: I hope your journey into IVF is short and successful! I have all of my fingers and toes and limbs crossed for the two of you. You've had enough bad luck so far, it's time for something good to happen!

DQ: How is life treating you? Any idea when you'll be starting your next cycle? I hope you've been able to enjoy some down time, though I bet it's been frustrating.

Skizzie: Thanks! I was thinking, have you and your partner looked into fertility counseling? It might help you both come to a decision that you're happy with, regarding your treatment. There are a lot of people around that offer it these days, and a lot of clinics will have a counselor attached to them.

AFM: Still in shock! I spoke to one of the nurses today and told her the news. Tomorrow morning I'll be having my first lot of b-hcgs done. I've had a small amount of bleeding and cramping over the weekend, but I'm trying to not let it worry me too much. I keep reminding myself that I bleed almost daily until 13wks with my son, and he is now sleeping peacefully in his cot.
Otherwise, I'm feeling good. Just a tiny bit of nausea so far (much the same as my last pregnancy), but so, so, so, so, so, so, so incredibly tired!
So tired in fact, that I'm thinking of heading off to bed right now at 7:30pm.

I hope you are all doing well, thank you all for being so lovely and supportive. :highfive:

flynnsmumma

14-01-2012, 13:59

HI everyone, :wave:

Just thought I'd check in to say hello, and to see how everyone is going.

We are going to start our next iui cycle once af shows up - the fist time I am actually WANTING her to arrive so we can get started again.:laughing:

Anyway, let me know when anyone is getting started with their next cycle - be it iui, diui or ivf!

Take care all :flowerz:

angel382

15-01-2012, 07:02

Hi there. :)

I'm due to start my FIRST IUI cycle with donor sperm as soon as AF shows up too. She was due yesterday but of course she wouldn't be on time when I actually want her to show up. Lol

I'm getting really excited and praying it will work first time for us so we don't have to go onto ivf.

I wish everyone the best of luck no matter where they are in their cycles :babydust1:

nattie84

15-01-2012, 07:56

Hi ladies,

Can I join? I have been a member of bub hub now for a while but just actually sitting in the waiting room as I type for DH to give his sample lol.

A bit of history, I had some mild endo removed in sep and normally ovulate late (cd18-24) and DH has low morph 4%. We have been ttc for around 2yrs now with no success and have finally decided to try IUI.

If this cycle doesn't work we r thinking of changing from IVF Australia as there have been a number of issues. One that I would like opinions on is the fact that they put me on a very low dosage of Gonal F injectable (37.1iu till day 15 and then a shot of 50) with the trigger on day 15. However we were annoyed because as per instructions we had sex on day ten but then were concerned that this would be 7 days from IUi so were then instructed to dtd two days before IUi and a bit concerned that it won't be enough time for build up?

Sorry for the rant and trying to be positive but need some reassurance! Good luck to everyone else !!

Chubear

15-01-2012, 09:58

ggr i posted but computer ate it!

hi nattie, we are with QFG and we are told two days abstaining and we get good numbers when it comes to washing the sample.

My next cycle will start when AF rocks up which should be in the next 1-2 weeks. i will check with dr next week what meds to take, i'm hoping for metformin cos i heard it can help people with high insulin resistance. But for now I'm in the TWW, but considering its a natural cycle i don't have much hope.

Flynns mama - i wonder if we will be cycle buddies again this time round?

How is everyone else?

flynnsmumma

15-01-2012, 13:15

Chubear, we may be cycle buddies again! I have some unusual spotting at the mo...:confused: I'm not due for 5 or 6 days. I am supposed to go into pick up shots tomorrow, but maybe I have it wrong - feels like AF is coming at any moment though.
I guess if it is still the same tomorrow, I will tell the clinic and will wait a bit longer.
Has anyone else had this going on???

Welcome Nattie!:wave:
Just on the IVF Australia, I go there as well, but haven't had any issues - got pregnant first iui, after a lap to remove mild endo, and a hystoroscapy?(sorry, don't know spelling). I just had a bfn at Christmas time, (2nd iui) but will give iui another go. How many iui cycles have you done? Have they said why they won't up the dosage? How did you respond to the doses ie many follies?

Catamer - good luck to you and dp tomorrow! :fingerscrossed: it all goes smoothly.

Angel - I can't believe that your doctor has said you only have this one chance iui'ing with donor sperm! It apparently takes a number of attempts for iui success! It isn't really giving you much of a chance. :fingerscrossed: for you, and good luck!

Mellington, how's it all going?:)

To everyone else, I hope your journey this month is a better one, a fresh new start for the year:flowerz:

flynnsmumma

15-01-2012, 13:21

Would you think about trying another clinic if this time doesn't work out? You will be giving yourself a better chance if you give it another go, I reckon.

Hi All

It's great to see that there is now a section for IUI/IUDI.

DH and I have just found out recently that we have to go down the IUDI path and the fertility specialist said we can only have one shot at this and then he will put us on IVF so that we aren't wasting donor sperm.

I feel like it is putting a lot of pressure on me to make it work so I guess I am looking for a bit of support/advice from people who are going through the same thing.

We had our appointment with the nurse today to pick a donor and go through the process and we can start as soon as I get to cd1, in approximately 2 weeks which is great but has been a lot to take in today.

Where is everyone else at in their IUI/IUDI journey? xx

nattie84

15-01-2012, 14:35

Thanks for the post flyns mumma it's our first iui so I am hoping we r as lucky as u were! I only produced one follicle but that is what my Fs wanted. I was just annoyed as it didn't make me ovulate any earlier than normal which meant our timing of abstinence may not have been long enough.

:no::no:Can I get everyone's opinion on something?

So as u know we did our first IUI today and then my DH brother and his wife came over to tell us that they are 10wks pregnant with their first baby. They knew that we had the IUI today and didnt seem to think that today of all days was the wrong time to tell us. Ps we didn't even know they were trying so they prob got pregnant first go and have no idea what we r going through.

Chubear

15-01-2012, 16:18

maybe it was a little insensitive but in all honestly, unless you get a bfp in a couple weeks, no time will be a good time. at least right now you know you are in with a shot this month. Better than them telling you the day AF arrives. and maybe if they are 10 wks, they will be telling everyone else in 2 weeks or so, which would be bad timing i'd think ( its always hard for me around two weeks post IUI cos i feel like its failed).

angel382

15-01-2012, 20:06

Flynnsmumma - he said he would only do one try at iui because we are using donor sperm and as we live in a remote area it's hard for the clinic to source it. Does this sound reasonable to everyone else? We don't really want to change clinics as Melbourne is the closest and 1.5hrs drive each way but would still be keen to know what others think. (our clinic also seems quite expensive)

angel382

16-01-2012, 06:48

Our clinic charges $2582 for diui - out of pocket cost is $2,073.20, this includes blood tests, scans, sperm and iui....meds are additional. How does this compare to others?

Taa :)

wygiwygaingw

17-01-2012, 06:27

Hi, I'm usually just a forum stalker/reader, but looking to see what others might think. I'm 15 dpiui with a bfn, and so far no af.

For context I ovulated with a trigger shot, and on my scan right after the iui you could see the follicle just starting to break up, so launch was successful.

When I previously triggered (cancelled cycle, too many follies) af arrived 10 days later, so technically I'm about 5 days late assuming my response will be similar to last time. I also had some serious cramping going on for an hour or so evening of 7 dpiui.

Drs instructions are to call clinic with bfp to organise scan/bt to make sure looks ok, or to restart gonal-f if af shows up.

Does anyone else think there's still a possibility I'm preg? I'm going to try & hold out on hpt until weekend assuming still no af, but would it be worth a call to the clinic?

Chubear

17-01-2012, 21:16

Sorry wyg I have no idea. I'd ask for a bt to be sure.

Afm: today dr confirmed I will be taking metformin along with clomid and clexane. Am excited -hopefully this will do the trick!

catemer

20-01-2012, 13:57

Hi all, sorry for the silence over the last few weeks. A lot of things happening in our world!

But the most important one first- we have started our first round of ICSI. DP is having Lucrin injections, we are booked in on Friday next week for 'down regulation' and looking good for collection around the 13th of feb.

To top it off DP has had to go back to wagga as her mum had a fall which has put MIL in hospital, so do went down to visit/ look after FIL. looks like MIL we be on the rehab ward til mid feb as the fall injured her hip and knee (soft tissue only but throw her MS into the mix and it makes it worse than for the average person). DP left on Tuesday, but had to start the injections on Tuesday night (originally not meant to start til tonight, but bloods showed needed earlier!) luckily DP had taken Meds with her. But it meant she had to figure out how to stab herself!

Sure enough she has figured it out and now wants to show me tonight how good she is at doing it herself! She should be home in about an hour and I am sitting here like an anxious child! I can't wait to see her, I have missed her so much!

Anyway that's it from us I think. Sorry for no personals, I hope everyone is going well in their cycles. :fingerscrossed: and :babydust1: to all.

catemer

20-01-2012, 14:00

Our clinic charges $2582 for diui - out of pocket cost is $2,073.20, this includes blood tests, scans, sperm and iui....meds are additional. How does this compare to others?

Taa :)

Hi angel, we paid $2630 each round of IUDI. Of that $980 was for imported American sperm. We got back about $500 from Medicare, so yeah our out of pocket was about $2100. Like you this included all bloods, scans support along the way etc, however the only additional drugs we had to pay for were the clexane injections and the aspirin. DP also takes pregnancy vitamins and vitamin d as recommended by our dr, and this we also pay for additionally.

HTH

Chubear

20-01-2012, 19:27

good news catemer! for us i started metformin last night. has some nausea but not convinced its from that.
Af due tues/wed and ir feel like she coming so i don't think this natural cycle worked. So onto next iui early feb.
We finally got our medicare rebate for decembers iui - we were only 125$ out of pocket! am stoked!

flynnsmumma

20-01-2012, 19:43

Is it supposed to make you feel nauseous?

We may still be cycle buddies again - unless both of our natural cycles worked!!!;)
I have still been having a tiny bit of spotting on and off now for nearly a week, and AF isn't due til mon/tues. But the thing is, I feel like she is about to come at any moment, every day for the last week. :confused:

:babydust1: and :goodvibes: to everyone this cycle!!!

good news catemer! for us i started metformin last night. has some nausea but not convinced its from that.
Af due tues/wed and ir feel like she coming so i don't think this natural cycle worked. So onto next iui early feb.
We finally got our medicare rebate for decembers iui - we were only 125$ out of pocket! am stoked!

Chubear

21-01-2012, 19:21

Apparently metformin has some lovely side effects including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches,. So far I've only had the nausea.
Full dose today, a little more seedy feeling but if this will get me a bubby I can deal with it. Was so tired after work got kfc but cant finish my burger! Will have to wait a few hours for nausea to subside so I can eat it -yum!

catemer

21-01-2012, 19:23

Hi Chubear, I have been on metformin for years for impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance. Apparently it's kinda like pre-diabetes but by intervening and taking the metformin now I can avoid diabetes all together.

I remember when I first started it have me an upset tummy, not so much nausea but the other end.

Are you on the xr tablets or just standard and what dose?

skizzie

24-01-2012, 21:14

Hi lovely Ladies

I hope you are all well :)

I have had a huge few weeks, good news first......I have an appointment on the 2nd Feb to get started on IVF. Which i'm really excited about but much more relaxed than I have ever been before. This is mainly due to the fact that DH & I have had a really really really long talk about our baby making journey and have decided that if nothing is growing in my belly by July we are going to stop our fertility treatment. I am fine with this decision, we have been ttc for 6 years and it certainly takes it's toll, especially falling & losing the little bean so many times. My life has pretty much been on hold this whole time, living fnt to fnt & dealing with the losses. We are going to have a talk to a fertility counsellor to make sure we truly are ok with our decision & to find some coping strategies - as I am sure there will be plenty of emotions if that is our outcome. In the mean time we are focued on giving the baby making our full attention and maximum effort ;)

I just hit the send button on my Uni assignment, summer session is officially over....... back to it again early march

Sorry for no personals, I hope everyone else is going well :babydust1::babydust1:

flynnsmumma

27-01-2012, 22:07

Hi everyone,

Skizzie, I am glad you feel good about your decision. You have been on a long road of pain/hope/excitement etc, so I truely hope that you have a BFP before July:hugs:

Catemer, how is your cycle going? Is your DP holding up ok?

Chubear, I have started my next round of injections - on Thursday, so we may be within a few days of each other this time. Keep us in the loop!

For everyone else, I hope you are all well, and that your journey is one that you are coping with.

We are all at different stages and treatments this time round - would love to still hear from everyone to see how things are going.:D

Take care everyone :goodvibes:

Chubear

28-01-2012, 15:46

Hope everyone is well.
Skizzie-hopefully it won't come to that but I'm glad you're at peace with your decision.
Flynnsmama-I am on clomid again, but now with metformin, cycle day 3 and I expect our next iui to be in around 11 days time. Which is ........what 8th feb?something like that. When will yours be?

Anyone else having their next procedure?

Dancing Queen

29-01-2012, 12:49

Big hello to everyone. Sorry I was not around lately as we decided to have a break from all the fertility treatments and just chill.

Chubear - Are you feeling better now on metformin? they say it works better with Clomid.

Catemer all the best for your first IVF cycle :-) I may have to go down that path soon. (more on that later)

Skizzie I truly wish a sticky bean for you before July :fingerscrossed: My doc says IVF has better success rate than IUI. All the best

flynnsmumma hope AF has not showed up and spotting is good news (implantation bleeding):)

About me. This break from all the drugs i have been on, was such a relief that I was dreading going back to my FS. Finally he increased my dose to aim for 2 follies but on day 12 i only had 1 folli of 18mm.:(

Finally had IUI last friday. This one was diffirent. I had spotting directly after the procedure and continued for about 2 hours after that.My FS is not much concerned about it .

This is my third IUI and I was told I should move on to IVF after 4th attempt. FS was telling us how IVF has better success rate and all. I dont know how I will be able to do IVF as I work full time. I may also have to do laproscopy before IVF which is another scary procedure.

This fertility journey is getting harder every month!!

flynnsmumma

30-01-2012, 09:48

Dancing Queen, here's hoping that this one sticks.:fingerscrossed:
It would be wonderful if it does and you don't have the worry about working through ivf. Chin up, and be strong - you are in our thoughts.:yes:

Chubear, I have been on injections now since last thursday - Australia day, so I am on cycle day 9. So I think we are about a week apart this time. My cycle is a bit random at the moment.

I hope everyone else is going well. :D

Chubear

30-01-2012, 19:58

Fx DQ here's hoping you get a sticky!

Yeah Flynnsmama I think we're a little apart this time.

Afm:I get some side effects from the metformin but that is subsiding and I've lost about a kilo already which is great. Bt start sat so I reckon our iui is gonna be 8 th or so.

I'm really hoping this works for us!
I also heard about 4shots at iui then move on to ivf. We have done two, so if the next two don't work we may also move on to ivf.

Hope everyone has a great week!

flynnsmumma

30-01-2012, 20:23

ps good luck on the 2nd feb Skizzie!:goodvibes:

blackduck

30-01-2012, 22:26

Hi ladies.

I just had my first IUI yesterday. Now I'm in the dreaded TWW. 13 sleeps until we know what's happened!!

I ovulated on 2.5mg of Femera and 1000mg of Metformin and I ovulated on CD14 for the first time ever (Have PCOS so unmedicated cycles are very long, something 60-70 days for me).

When I ovulated yesterday my E2 was 1000 which the nurse said was good. Also my DH's sperm sample was 'excellent', 16 million I think. I was scared IUI was going to hurt, but it was fine. We had a wonderful nurse doing it, who offered for DH to squirt in the sample but he declined! She was wonderful and had us laughing the whole time.

Anyone else ovulated recently or due to ovulate in the next few days to help me get through this TWW?

Kemmy

31-01-2012, 16:55

Hi girls,

blackduck - welcome to the TWW... I had my second IUI yesterday (30/1) and I'm determined not to be as obsessive as the first one and not cave in & do HPT's but we'll see...! I'm thinking - keep really busy?

Chubear - hope this is your magic IUI! It's such a mind game isn't it, first we wait for AF so we can begin, then we wait for those BT's to tell us it's time, and THEN we launch into the TWW... a lot of waiting really!

Catemer - hope you girls are traveling along nicely :wave:
(http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/member.php?84378-catemer)
Skizzie - I'm sending you as many :goodvibes: as I can, will be keeping my :fingerscrossed:!

Dancing Queen - good luck with this IUI! Our FS was telling us too that potentially we could think about IVF if this IUI doesn't work, mainly due to the availability of donor sperm, she said we could probably get 2 rounds of IVF with one vial of donor sperm and of course the odds are increased too. It's a lot to think about though.

flynnsmumma - Hope the injections aren't too painful!

AFM - Just sitting around in the dreaded TWW...

catemer

31-01-2012, 21:39

Hi all, I'm on my phone so can't do personals but fingers crossed for everyone in the tww. For those waiting for AF so you can start another cycle, I hope she arrives quickly.

AFM: we had our scans and bloods last week. After all the lucrin injections everything is looking on track. DP started the gonal-f injections on Sunday night and she seems to be coping well with them. Who knew that by the 4th cycle DP wouldn't need me anymore to help with the stabbings!

DP has a blood test on Friday to make sure she is responding to the drugs properly and then a blood and scan on Monday next week to check when egg retrieval will be.

DP and I have decided that if there are enough useable eggs and fertilised properly we will get 2 embryos transferred. That will increase our chances of success to about 40-50%, but will increase the chance of twins to 15%.

I can live with twins! Definitely can live with twins! Wouldn't that be wonderful!

flynnsmumma

02-02-2012, 16:13

Kemmy! Nice to hear from you! Hope that you can keep busy in the tww...
Hard isn't it?

Well, after my blood test and u/sound today, I have been given the choice of iui tomorrow or saturday. I ended up going with saturday, after they told me that it wouldn't matter either day as long as we dtd tonight and skip tomorrow night, but do the trigger. I hope I have gone with the right choice... time will tell.
I only had one follie again - which is good I suppose (just hadn't got us over the line last time).
I am not looking forward to iui though. I am going to take panadeine this time, as the pain is pretty bad for me due to the position of my cervix:(

All good to go though. It's funny, this time round, we have been pretty relaxed about it and for a couple of nights we were sitting watching tele and suddenly remembered that we hadn't done the injection yet! Lucky we did, but it is strange we both are not putting pressure on the situation - without even discussing it.

Good luck to everyone where ever you are in your cycle. Sorry for no personals, have read where everyone is at though. I will write more when I get some more time!

:babydust1: to everyone :)

Kemmy

03-02-2012, 11:10

Hi girls :wave:

Catemer – do you prefer not giving the injections anymore? I’m not sure i could give my DP injections, I’d be so scared of hurting her! How terrible will I be when we get a BFP... I don’t think I’ll be able to take my child for vaccinations (or at least I won’t be able to watch!). I don’t mind needles myself though so it’s a little weird!

Any news on when egg retrieval will be? I don’t know a lot about IVF... once the eggs are retrieved how long until you can transfer?

Twins! Actually, DP and I were only talking about this last night and we were thinking about childcare for twins... I think it’d be cheaper for me to stay home then send two kids to childcare? Kind of like the idea of not having to go through the TWW again though!

Flynnsmumma – Good luck with Saturday, will keep my :fingerscrossed: for you! I’m sorry that IUI is so painful for you... that really sux! Hopefully this time might be better? Actually, this IUI for me, our FS got me to lie right at the end of the bed and it was slightly tilted (was actually really comfortable compared to my first IUI). I wonder if you could do that?

Glad to hear you are feeling relaxed about it, sometimes it’s hard having so much pressure on the situation isn’t it. It becomes all consuming.

Skizzie – How’d your appointment go yesterday? Was it an information overload or do you have a plan of attack now? Hope you’re enjoying the rest of your Uni break!! :smiliedance:

Chubear – How are you tracking? Looking forward to your next IUI... not long now! :fingerscrossed:

Blackduck – How’s the TWW for you? Keeping sane?

AFM – I’ve been having a few cramps here and there... they are a little strange though (around the same height as my belly button, almost like a stitch?)

I’m also really really tired and at 4dpo seems waaaay to early to be anything but I keep asking DP – "have I been really tired lately or have you noticed a change??" I’ve gone to bed at 8:30pm the last two nights and slept right through to 6am (with 1 or 2 toilet breaks thrown in).

Why does two weeks have to be such a long time? I keep clutching at every possible or impossible sign... ‘am I?’ ‘am I not?’... ah!! :freakingout: :laughing:

Chubear

03-02-2012, 19:06

Hey kemmy,
That all sounds good symptom wise!
I've given up symptom spotting cos I've had them all with no bfp so I don't believe any of mine :)

First bt tomorrow but I reckon iui will be wed.
I think this month I have even more cm! I didn't think it possible after the first couple months on clomid.

Fx for you Flynnsmama, hope this one sticks!

blackduck

03-02-2012, 23:54

Hi!!

Sorry I haven't been on here for a few days, been really busy which is really helping me get through this TWW!!

I'm 5 DPO today and not much to report as yet. I have been having trouble falling to sleep, which I also had from very early on before my last BFP. Might just be because i've been really it's taken me awhile to wind down.

I know it's very early in my TWW to say, but I really think we won't be getting a BFP this cycle. I just have this feeling deep down, hard to explain. I will surprised if I get a BFP.

I have a blood test on Sunday to test my progesterone, it should be nice and high since I have been using progesterone pessaries since 1 DPO.

Good luck ladies!! Sending you lots of baby dust!!

Chubear

06-02-2012, 21:35

Had a bt today but no surge yet so another one wed. So maybe iui Friday?

Kemmy

08-02-2012, 14:09

Hey girls :wave:

blackduck - hope the TWW is treating you well, how was your progesterone reading?

Flynnsmumma - did you go through with your IUI on Saturday? Hope it wasn't too painful this time.

Chubear - any results from your bt today? Is Friday the day? :highfive:

AFM - 9dpo for me today... still just waiting. Since about 2-3dpo I've had this mild cramping sensation, like a stitch just under my ribcage. While it's dull it just never seems to go away (quite different from my last TWW)? Considering I conceived last time I'm not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing?

Anyways, I guess I just need to be patient... Sunday is pregnancy test bloods so I'm trying to hold out until at least Friday/Saturday to POAS :fingerscrossed:

:babydust1: to all!

blackduck

08-02-2012, 14:23

Chubear good luck with your IUI this week.

Kemmy - we are test buddies. I have my pregnancy test blood test on Sunday too. I will have my fingers crossed for both of us. My progesterone was 106, which is good. I expected it to be nice and high though using those stupid progesterone pessaries.... I hate them!!! I have to remember they will help me get a sticky baby next time I'm pregnant.

I am 10DPO today with no signs to report. Feeling relatively normal which is disappointing!! I have had a tooth ache this week, when to the dentist, nothing wrong with the tooth. He said that pregnant womens teeth can play up, but I think it's too early for that. Yesterday I had about 10 minutes of some bad cramps/twinges on my right side just under my ribs. Not sure what that was... maybe implantation?

I still don't think I'm pregnant. I am not sure when I will do a HPT, I don't even have any in the house to help resist the temptation. Might get one for tomorrow morning as its my dads birthday and the best birthday present I could even give him would be the news of his first grandchild. But I am too scared for the disappointment it will bring if negative!! I may try and hold off til Saturday. I will update once I have POAS or if I get any symptoms.

Chubear

08-02-2012, 21:00

Thanks black duck, iui is for tomorrow morning!
Fx for your pg test.

tls242

09-02-2012, 06:39

Hi everyone, just wondering if I can join? Was just told by our fs that iui would be our best option. Do I guess my iui journey is about to begin!
Good luck to everyone here!

Kemmy

09-02-2012, 19:58

OMG OMG OMG!!! 10dpo & I just POAS... A faint (but there) pink line!!!
Can you see it?!?

blackduck

09-02-2012, 20:25

Tls- welcome!! Good luck for your first IUI,

Chubear - I hope you IUI today went well. My fingers are crossed for you.

Kemmy - CONGRATULATIONS, that a BFP!! So happy for you.

AFM - BFN for me today

Chubear

09-02-2012, 22:22

Congrats kemmy!!!!!

catemer

10-02-2012, 08:49

OMG Kemmy. That definitely looks like a positive.

I hate to be the downer here but before you get all excited, what drugs are you on? Remember some of them can give false positives in the hpt.

Fingers crossed it is a true positive for you. I'm so excited for you.

AFM - I am sitting in a cafe waiting for DP. She has just been taken in for her egg retrieval. I'm nervous for her, but she is excited! Dr Anne thinks there will be about 11 eggs ready to pick up!

catemer

10-02-2012, 08:50

Chubear how did your IUI go?

Kemmy

10-02-2012, 09:27

Hi girls :wave:

Thanks for your messages!

I called my fertility specialist this morning and spoke to the receptionist... thought I'd let them know that today at 11dpo I got another positive on a HPT. She told me to settle down, it's still very early (I know that! I guess I'm excited because when I had the chemical pregnancy I never got a positive HPT so my levels MUST be higher this time?) and she told me that the progesterone pessaries can cause false positives? :confused: I haven't been on any other drugs, no trigger shots etc... just started the pessaries at 5dpo. Has anyone else heard this before?? :heywhat: Talk about deflation...:(

I thought progesterone & HCG were completely different hormones?!
Anyone have any thoughts on this?

catemer - 11 eggs, that's fantastic! :fingerscrossed: that all goes well with DP retrieval today.

blackduck - It could still be really early... sending you lots of :babydust1: