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Well hello everyone. Feeling a bit more positive today (thank goodness) and have actually been reasonably productive at work (although trawling through this thread isn't helping that!!!).
118 - YEAH!:smiliedance: :yelclap: It is SO nice to hear some good news on here. It has been overdue! Very very pleased for you and hope it all goes well.
sksty - I hope you are all feeling better soon. I am glad your new FS turned out well and that the doc was so good about you not continuing in the job. Excellent news. We were recommended to take zinc as well and I hope it helped. Good to know about the anti-oxidants. We will try that one next time if we have no luck this time.
4tiggers & crafty_gnome - hope the TWW is going well. Not long now! :fingerscrossed: for you and lots of :wizard: .
harry&grace - My scan is Thursday. Luckily I have to go to Toowoomba for a meeting that day anyway, so it all worked in well.
Crafty-gnome - I was on two tabs Letrozole/day from day 4-8. Got a bit depressed, but feeling better now that I am off them. Day 10 today.
Shajake - Hope Jake enjoyed his first day at Kinda. How exciting for you both.
Donna - A cycle in march! Yeah!!! I am really pleased for you. I would have made the same decision. Hope it all goes well for you.
jbearsmum - Great news that you have one in the oven! Goodluck with the TWW.
jacquit - So, what perfume did Mike choose?
shadek - goodluck with your EPU!
v8mum - Welcome newbie! You will find this thread therapeutic. Don't fret about he needles (easier said than done I know), but HONESTLY, it is nothing more than a pin *****. It is not really a needle at all. It doesn't hurt at all. Not even a little bit. Promise. Be brave!
Duntrace - Sorry that your cycle was cancelled. Hope you have better luck next time and that next time comes around real quick!
Meljem - Good to see you are looking after yourself witht he hari treatment. Nice to spoil yourself and have some 'me' time.
macca - We have a male problem too. But no news yet on the positive front, but lovely to hear others stories. Thanks. Keep your chin up. There are plenty of options for us (even if it means a painful procedure for DH!!!) and I like to take hope in the fact that I am healthy, so as long as we can get fertilised eggs we are on the right track.
Believer - Stay positive. It all sounds like it is going to plan and that the scan doesn't mean much at this stage. I am sure it is all OK. I am thinking of you and sending heaps of baby dust to keep things sticky.
Off to a tri-club meeting. We are going to run a mini-tri and kids-tri in a month or so. Looking forward to it. A good positive. Good night.
My earth :angel: we thank you for your ongoing support. 8 months to go...Prayers to all for a healthy pregnancy & baby/sValentine 118
Femme la Phoenix
19-02-2007, 20:31
CONGRATULATIONS
118
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Hello Ladies,
It feels like forever since i've posted, so to catch up with everyone would take me till next year, but I hope everyone is travelling well. I am sending lots of :wizard: to you all, because I am definetly a believer in miracles!
Today we had our US and to my suprise I am 9 weeks pregnant instead of 5/6. Which was a huge suprise because we expected a dot/yolk and maybe a heart beat, but it was actually a baby! with arm and leg buds a head a beating heart it was so exciting. Somehow I concieved around new years eve, which is why I believe in miracles because in 18 months I have barely had a drink of alcohol thinking i might be pregnant, new years eve after a failed ivf cycle in Dec 2 weeks of neg opk testing, no mucus, (so for tmi) I had seriously given up and thought i may aswell enjoy myself,get drunk, and forget about it for one night. Little did I know there was a blastocyst attaching OMG. If only i knew, so maybe it 's true if you completely give up it works i don't no. I wish I did, so as i could share my good fortune. My only advise I can give is lots of Zincfor dh it obviously works. My dh had a sperm count of 2 millon, 40% morphology tested over a period of 3 months he took cenovis men multi vitamins, plus a seperate cenovis zinc and at the time of his sample for our ivf his count was 60 millon! 60%morphology And it obviously stayed that way. So I definetly think it works.
Macca we had a really good chat with the embryologist about dh sperm, he showed us alot of charts and stats that really help, he also put dh onto the zinc and said they had had some good results, so I would definetly try talking to the scientist in the lab, cause they know alot.
118 congrats on your BFP AWESOME NEWS
Tonysgirl good news about the cycle in march, not long to wait:fingerscrossed:
Jacquit Sorry about your bfn, it so sucks! It just not fair, I'm really glad Mike is spoiling you, cause loving from your dh is the best medicine.
Melj I love reading your posts it catches me up with everyone, so thankyou hope all is well with you, and that time flys till your next cycle, and that you find a money tree!!!
JBEARSMUM Good luck with the tww!
To everyone I've missed take care, and god bless:angel:
Natel
SuperWoman
19-02-2007, 23:39
Sksty, hi hun, Friday would be a good day or Sunday, just let me know!! Im glad your appointment went well. Hopefully all your tests come back great and you can get started:thumbsup: !! That is great info on the Zinc and the antioxident. DH started taking Zinc last month, I will go get him some of that antioxident too. I am on Day 7 of my cycle today and I will test my ovulation to make sure I know exactly when I am ovulating this month. Lucky your boss was understanding about you not wanting the job, made it easier for you!! Sounds like you have a busy week this week, take care xoxoxoxoxox Cant wait to catch up!!:)
Shajake, how did Jake go today? Did he have a great time?
Natel, glad to hear things are going well! Congrats on 9 weeks:yelclap: !! How exciting for you!! Keep in touch!
Hi Girls, Thanks for your kind wishes :hugs: EPU went ok got 5eggs will find out about 10 today how they went :fingerscrossed:.One lady there got something like 20 eggs (she must be a chicken) lol.
BrisTwinMum
20-02-2007, 08:53
Hi Guys
Just thought I'd write a quick note to you all about my experience.
5 Years Ago I had an ectopic pregnancy, and after 4 years of every drug/operation going - we were told we would never had children.
One year later, my dh said that we were going to try IVF THEN we could accept that we had tried 'everything'.
Well, I'm pleased to say that we had IVF with ICSI and I'm now 18 weeks pregnant today with twins. Everything is going well and I'm feeling pretty positive that all will be well in the end.
Ladies.... I know you're all been in the same place where you think there is no hope, and I went there so many times of the past 5 years, but you have just a good a chance as the next lady - and I can't stress enough how you need to stay positive about every aspect.
I will admit that going through the whole IVF process is extremely challenging, but I kept thinking the whole time that it was going to work and it did.
Anyone is welcome to PM me with any personal questions etc. I'm still looking at my growing belly every day thinking of that person I was a couple of years ago thinking 'it would never happen to me'.
I wish each and every one of you, to keep positive, healthy and happy.
Blueshell
20-02-2007, 08:56
CONGRATULATIONS 118:party:
To everyone else :wave:
I don't have much time for personals as i ahve a heap of work to do today cause I have my first appointment tommorrow so I am not in!! Don't know how I am going to get my work done - can't concentrate - DH is really nervous too. I think by having the first appointment it actually makes it very real that we can't conceive naturally - which can be very :gloomy: if I think about it too much!!
Must think positive.
Quick question - do they run trhough the costs in your first appointment or do you have to wait for that until you meet with the IVF nurse??
Hope you have a good day everyone:wave:
crafty_gnome
20-02-2007, 10:12
Blueshell - goodluck with your appointment tomorrow. Let us know how you go.
118- WOW!!! Congratulations on you BFP! That's fantastic news.
Shadek - Am so glad everything went well. Look after yourself and get lots of rest before Wednesday.
Sksty - Hi! Am so happy to hear that the phone call went well and he wasn't a jerk to you. Hope you have a good day!
BrisTwinMum - Thanks for sharing your story. Always lovely to hear another success. Twins! Wow! When are you due?
Hi to everyone else! Hope you all have a great day!
Thankyou to all for your warm welcomes :hugs: I feel like i am part of a family already. It is comforting to know that i can come on here and talk about my worries with you all. Thanks. I have my first meeting with nurse next tues and then should prob start about the sun after. Will let you know how i go and will definitely be on here for the support. Thanks for all the tips on taking the needles. I have decided that i will try and let hubbie do them. Will be challenging but i know that the reward is what i am after.
Hi ladies just had a call out of 5 we got 1.
crafty_gnome
20-02-2007, 14:01
Hi Shadek. Am sorry to hear you only got one when you were hoping for more. But they say it only takes one so stay positive and rest up before you transfer. :hugs:
Hi girls, cant write many personals, am just about to go to a friends place before school pick ups etc... :yes:
I have had a busy few days too, always is busy these weeks when the house is fuller. I have done so much today that im sweating!! DH went and got some groceries yesterday and bought me a lovely bunch of flowers home, he is too sweet. I am very lucky to have such a romantic man.. i really do need to step up to the table and do something nice for him... I just dont think that way a lot. Luckily he has the romantic bones... god knows i dont.
I hope you are all having a lovely day.
118 Congratulations on your :bfp: i am very pleased for you, its fantastic news. Lets hope there are many more of those in here soon. We need them. I wish you all the best for the rest of your pregnancy. :hugs:
Shadek Hi there, hey you still got 1, thats what i got last time, and although it isnt much.. its still something. I only got 1 egg in total last time. It just takes one, so i wish you all the best xxxxx :hugs:
crafty_gnome Hi there, how are you today? How are you feeling? Have a great afternoon xxxx
macca27975
20-02-2007, 20:03
118 - :yelclap: Congratulations on your BFP, that is fantastic news, well done and take care
Natel - Congrats on 9 weeks, what a great surprise. :D Thank you for your advice it is greatly appreciated. At the moment DH is on Centrum which has Zinc (as Oxide) 5mg in it, but how much Zinc are you meant to take each day? Should he also be taking a Zinc pill too? I know it is strange but DH has over 200million swimmers and 98% of them are strong but all of them have abnormal heads, our FS calls it a fertilization problem, his swimmers have trouble getting through the egg, will Zinc help this?
Blueshell - goodluck with your appointment, when we had our appointment they went through everything with us even the financial stuff. All the best!
BrisTwinMum - Thanks for sharing your story, it is so great to read stories like yours, it does give you hope and a new look at things :) So great you are having Twins! I wish you all the best and please stay in touch and share your journey.
Shadek - Sorry to hear about your results and it is hard and you are always hoping for more. I wish you all the very best and as they say it only takes one. Sending you lots of sticky baby dust. Take it easy and I wish you all the best for your ET.
Well we are on our finaly days, 5 days til our holiday. Last day of work tomorrow and then we leave on Monday and we can't wait.
Sorry to those ladies I have missed, I hope you are well and I would like to send you lots of positive, sticky baby vibes/dust :wizard: Take care!
4tiggers
20-02-2007, 20:23
:smiliedance: CONGRATULATIONS 118 :smiliedance:
Just a quick one, I am trying hard to keep away so I think less about the wait (I am doing a hopeless job of it though). I have my last pregnyl shot tomorrow and then I wait some more. Does anyone know the earliest after this shot that I can test. Thankyou for any replies.
SuperWoman
20-02-2007, 21:39
Good evening ladies,:wave:
BrisTwinMum, thankyou for sharing your story. Congrats on your pregnancy, enjoy your pregnancy and your miracle babies!!
Shadek, Im sorry you feel disappointed about your fertilisation results. It cant be disheartening to go through all these and have this result but honey, your got 1!! It only takes one as they say and we will keep our fingerscrossed that this embie will stick! Good luck hun, let us know when your have your ET! take care xoxoxoxo:fingerscrossed:
4tiggers, good luck woth your last shot. Im not sure about when you can test but I know some of the other lovley ladies here will let you know!
Macca, yeh, 5 days to go!! I bet you cant wait!!
V8mum, Im glad you feel comfy here! Good luck with your appointment next week, you will be fine with the needles hun!!! Let us know how you go!
Blueshell, good luck for tomorrow:fingerscrossed: . I know the first appointment can make you nervous, but just think you will be able to start you cycle soon!!! One step closer to your dream!!! Let us know how you go, take care xoxoox
crafty_gnome, how are you feeling?
Leanne, how are you hun? Been busy at work? How do you like this HOT weather, I hate it!
Tonysgirl, hi ya hun!! Hope you and Tony are well!
Meljem, ohh your hubby is a sweetie! Must get DH to read your post, LOL!!
sksty, how was your day?
Shajake, how are you today? How are you all coping in this heat?
trendy, mercimum, KBL2703, Jacquit, L.j, Believer, LJHarmony, Natel, jbearsmum, artymum, hope you are all well. Sorry if I have forgotten anyone, I dont mean too. xoxox :hugs:
Duntrace
21-02-2007, 00:30
Hey Everyone,
Just a quick one tonight as its pretty late and Im really tired/not feeling the best.
My sisters baby shower on Sunday didnt go to badly. Was a bit tough at one point with one of her friends, whos getting married in May, getting all clucky over another ladies 2wk old baby and saying how she cant wait to get married and have a baby. I felt like saying "yeah if only it was THAT easy". Reminded me if when I got married (13yrs ago) thinking I would just have a honeymoon baby, haha, gotta love the irony. Anyways, other than that, it went ok. I sort of hung out in the kitchen a fair bit and when it got a bit tough I just looked after my niece and stayed distracted.
In other news, I think in one of my first posts I mentioned a liver condition I have. I have a benign tumor type thing, I forget the technical name, hamenginoma or something, thats spelt wrong. But anyways, apparently the pill can make it grow and so can the drugs from IVF and also, just being pregnant can make it grown. If it gets to a certain size, it has to be removed as they can rupture and cause internal bleeding and stuff. I had a smaller one cut out about 3-4yrs ago, but they left this other one because its in a bad place in my liver, near all the major veins etc to my liver. I had key hole surgery for the first one, but to get the remaining one will require full open surgery so the surgeon said it wasnt really worth taking it out (unless it gets to big). Anyway 6 months after the operation to remove the first one (and my gallbladder) I had a CT Scan to check it, it hadnt changed, 12months later I had another CT, it hadnt changed, about 1.5yrs later I had an Ultrasound then CT Scan, it hadnt changed. The Dr who did the surgery told me to get Ultrasounds done on it, every 3 months during my IVF treatment and during pregnancy if I got pregnant. Well I had the ultrasound today and its grown. While only marginally, its still apparently grown. I have to check the previous exact measurements, but the report with my results says its grown marginally. I have to double check when I get back home, but I think its grown 2mm. While that sounds like NOTHING, that must be from ONLY 3wks on the pill and 1wk of Puregon! Am freaking out a fair bit about it. If pregnancy could make it grow, thats 9 months plus at LEAST another IVF cycle and thats if Im lucky enough for it to work next time!! Not to many people are lucky enough to have a baby after only 2 IVF cycles, so Im not counting on it. Either way its likely to be at least a yr of risk to my liver. If it grew this time at 2mm a month, its possible it could grow 2+cm in the next year! Thats double in size. Hence why Im pretty freaked out. The thing is, when I saw the Dr in brissy, he said he could remove it but that "it'd be tricky". He said the risk of surgery to remove it, was greater than the risk of it getting bigger or causing problems. I wonder now though if he was kinda exaggerating or something, but that would be a stupid thing to do.
Before I started IVF, because it was a huge concern to me, I dont want my guts cut open and my liver hacked up, esp right next to my major blood vessels! I emailed the Dr in Brissy and he told me to "go for it" (IVF and trying to get pregnant). He said to get the regular ultrasounds and if it grew then we could interviene (sp?). Whatever that means! Has to mean surgery, cause theres nothing else they can do, if there was, he would have done it years ago.
It totally sh*ts me off, SOOOOO much. Its so not fair!!! I hate it. IVF is one thing, but to add this to the equation. Esp when my sister has gotten pregnant, TWICE and both times, the VERY FIRST month she tried!! Im just really angry and pretty worried. But I sometimes try and remind myself that although lots of people have it heaps easier than I do, theres also lots of people who have it worse. I found a lump in my breast about a month ago, had that scanned/mammogrammed yesterday, turned out to be nothing to worry about. So I guess I can be thankful for that! Some people arent that lucky. But the thought of surgery scares the hell out of me. Having the keyhole surgery to remove my gallbladder and the one tumor was bad enough, open surgery would be HEAPS worse! Guess it wouldnt be THAT much worse than having a c-section, so long as my "tricky" surgery went well. But least after a c-section you have a baby to make it worth while!!
Sorry, just feeling bit sad and sorry for myself, wondering why I cant have it as easy as my sister! Even HALF as easy would make me happy. A quarter even!!
Well I better head to bed, been an exhausting few days waiting for results etc. You guys could certainly all relate to that one!!!
Cheers,
Tracy.
p.s. CONGRATS TO THE 2WWers!!! :smiliedance: Well done guys!!!! :yelclap: Wish you all the best!
:angel: can't thank you all enough for your :hugs: =:bfp:. Now I am looking for a good timeline to see baby progress for ICSI/IVF mums. One site said I'm ~4 + weeks (r/t egg retrieval date). Anyone got a XLNT pregnancy chart for post day 5 transfer mums?
4tiggers: ditto with your dilemma yes/no 2ww ... I felt more ancious when I went online... it's good to note you are well. We are here to support you IVF / pregnancy journey. You've not long to goBTW this timeline from IVF Australia site might help:confused: :
Summary - timeline
Although what follows is the most common approach, please note that treatment is individualised and this is therefore just an example...
http://www.ivf.com.au/images/ivf/timeline_p8_9.gif
Day 1 of the cycle: within a few days of the start of the period we ask that the patients phone the nurses, to arrange a registration visit at a mutually convenient time. Some (particularly those with irregular periods) will have Provera tablets which are taken from day 19 - once a day for 5 days.
Day 22 (or a day or two either side): attend for the arranged Registration visit, collect the analogue (Synarel nose spray or Lucrin injection) and continue this each day until 'triggering'.
12 Days later (once again flexible) re-attend for a blood test to make sure the patients hormones, which may interfere with the synthetic hormones we intend to give, are low (we call this "down-regulated").
6 - 8 Days later we arrange another blood test and/or ultrasound. We will then arrange an appointment, depending on the results, for a further blood test and/or ultrasound scan of the ovaries a few days later. If the hormones go too high we sometimes "coast" i.e. reduce or withhold stimulation until they return to normal. There is a 3 - 4 day 'window' when the eggs reach maturity so we have an ability to group most (but not all) of the egg collections for better results.
'Triggering': once we know the patient is ‘ready’ we arrange the time for an "hCG trigger injection" and we schedule the egg collection 36 - 38 hours later.
Egg Collection Day: morning admission to the Day Surgery/Hospital. The usual stay is 3-4 hours. We also usually require fresh sperm that day. Thereafter we arrange hCG injections at 3 day intervals, on 3 occasions, OR progesterone pessaries, one each night.
2 - 5 Days Later: embryos are transferred. Excess ‘suitable’ (healthy looking) embryos are usually frozen at this time.
18 days after the egg collection: we do a blood pregnancy test if a period has not occurredTake care 118
Hi girls thank you all for your kind wishes :fingerscrossed: it goes well today I was soooooooo sick late night feeling abit better this morning ET 11.20 today
A big HI to everyone. I actually posted on another forum but Bump-to-be suggested that I come here as everyone is so supportive.
I'm going through my first IVF cycle after 3 failed attempts at IUI. I'm actually at the end of my TWW and will have my BT tomorrow which is making me feel a little anxious and excited as well. AF hasn't come yet but I did have cramp like syptoms on Sunday and decided to do a HPT on Sunday night, which came out bfn :(
I also don't have any "tell tale" pregnancy symptoms but my DH said that it is probably too early to have them anyway. So at the moment I am not feeling too confident.
Bump-to be: Thanks for the well wishes.
118: Congrats on the fantastic news.
Shadek: Sorry to hear about the news, but eveyone is right, it only takes one! So good luck.
To Everyone Else: Hi again
Hi everyone!!
tonysgirl- How are you? Thanks for asking about Henry, that is lovely. We haven't specifically told him about ivf but he knows we are trying to have a baby brother or sister for him. Sometimes if I am sad after a cycle I will tell him why and I have told him that it may not happen. He seems ok, he is a very lovely and loving boy. In his last school report his teacher said other kids are drawn to him because he is such a warm person. Isn't that gorgeous? Anyway , lately I have been living much more in the 'real' world as opposed to the 'ivf' world and telling myself how blessed I am to have 1 beautiful healthy son. I am very lucky to have him. I'm really happy for you and your decision to go ahead with your cycle. It is hard to wait longer when time is against you. It seems like your appointment re the miscarriages has also put your mind at rest a bit more, that is great.About the pineapples...........is eating the core better????????????? Best wishes x
meljem- How sweet are you????!!!! Sorry to hear about your frustration in having to wait longer than you would have liked for your next cycle. Just think of all the other positive things you are doing though to make this next one stick...and that way tell your self that's a couple of extra months of really constructive
help..as my brother would say..'it's all good!'
take care x
Duntrance- Try not to worry to much about your dosage..I am sure you are being monitored as best as you can be. If this helps...I have been on the maximum dose foe 3 cycles and no problems. I also hope you can get some more information about your liver condition which helps you to make decisions you are happy with. Take care x
Bradysmum- Hello and what a gorgeous little boy you have! Hope you are all well, including nan and best wises for baby no. 2 sometime soon !!!!!! xx
sksty-What a crack up your dh's nan is!!!!, actually I would probably do this if someone suggested this!! And the baby rose stort is just gorgeous...best wishes x
ok.. will do the 2nd half of this post after i make sure this doesn't crash!!!
Vanessa x
Wow...no glitches today!!!
Natel.... What wonderful news, congratulations and take care!! x
Jbearsmum- Congratulations on your 2ww and take care x!!
crafty-gnome-Best wishes for your 2ww and take care x!!
4tiggers- Take care in your 2ww and congratulations x !!
118- Fantastastic news, take care !!!
To everyone else...thinking positive vibes for you all!
Briefly, I am waiting for AF as we have decided to go ahead with our last cycle asap. We were a bit worried as over xmas etc we both had a few cigarettes after being smoke free for a long time. But my girlfriend who has 2 ivf babies(well, one due in 2 months) has told me that the sperm that dh will use is sperm from three months ago..when he wasn't smoking. Has anyone else heard this?
I went back to uni yesterday, only one subject, and I am doing 'Paper as Form'. This is a practical subject where you learn about art made from paper and we have 3 projects where you make whatever you like from paper. I am thinking of doing an installation based on my ivf experiences..no else seems to be covering this issue in the art world so I might as well !!!! Maybe lots of little 'eggs' made out of paper pulp?!!!
Well..have to go and do some housework now...and yes I can hear you all laughing when I tell you that today I'm going to start to take my christmas tree down!!!!!
Take care everyone Vanessa xx
Hi everyone,
OK, here goes. A post purely about me and I am so sorry I have no personals. I am following everyone's progress and wish everyone in the 2WW, going through ET and EPU's all the very best. And for those just waiting, well, glad you are around.
But today I just need to share my sad sad sad story. I'm absolutely devastated.
Went to FS yesterday and asked loads of questions. He was great as always and agreed that, yes, if anything could go wrong, it did for me. They will be sure to give me albumin next time to avoid OHSS. He is surprised we didn't get many eggs and fertilised ones and is confident things will be better next time (well we hope). He said that he'd call today to tell me how long I'd stay on clexane for (they are still worried about me clotting b/c of my previous strokes) and when we could start again once he's checked with the public funding waiting list. He thought it would be about mid year.
Well, we left the clinic feeling ok actually and sure that next time will be better. Until I get the call this morning.
Firstly, i have to go back on warfarin. It's the ultimate blood thinner, you are like a haemophiliac on the stuff. i was on it for 5 years after my strokes and only came off it last year (very nervously) to start the IVF. The reason I'm going back on it is that they are still worried about me clotting again and plus it is cheaper than the clexane injections ($15 for 3 months as opposed to $260 for 1 month) Well, that upset me just b/c i feel like I am going backwards, just when i thought my lupus was under control and I had left the bitter memories of being on warfarin behind me (it restricts your life in many ways) it's all come flooding back. But it isn't so bad b/c i'll be on it for about 2 months until things settle. Still, i hate this drug. You have to have blood tests every week to test the thinnest of the blood. It can't be too thin.
Anyway, then the nurse came out with the worst news. I will have to wait 12 months before I get my next publicly funded cycle!!!! 12 months!!! I just about burst in to tears. I can't possibly wait that long. But of course there is a way we can do it before 12 months - we can pay for it , but including icsi, and possible FET's (if we get some frozen), early pregnancy follow up, and FS charges we are looking at paying $10,000 - $15,000!!!!
I haven't stopped crying ALL day. i hate NZ's funding system, I hate that infertility is so discriminated against here, I hate that we can't claim a penny on medi insurance, I hate that everyone i know are having babies with ease, i hate that my sisters have happy families, i hate that no one (except you guys) understand, I hate that we've been trying long enough and I'm expected to wait longer. I just hate everything right now!
I got the new job at the zoo too, and it is amazing, zoo educator including organising ecology trips to neighbouring islands and mainland areas NZ is conserving. 3 days a week. it's an amazing job and I should be ecstatic, but i feel as low as low can be.
Boy I am sad. And I am sorry this all purely about me. I think Mike and i will pay for another cycle. i WANT another cycle in about 3 months. I'm prepared to sacrifice a whole heap of stuff to get a little baby. We are prepared to wave goodbye to holidays etc just to have another chance.
please cheer me up everyone, or at least try to.
Thanks for listening. (reading)
Jacs xxxx
(Duntrace, I know i was going to write to you, but basically I was going to tell you some of this stuff, I can fully sympathise with you having to cope with an illness plus IVF. Take care.)
Hello hello. Well, off to Toowoomba for my scan tomorrow to see how things are looking for the FET next week. Hopefully my ovaries are doing what they are supposed to and we will be all systems go! :fingerscrossed: I want this to work so badly.
Shadek - I hope the ET went well this morning and you are laying up now and relaxing. Goodluck with your TWW!
Meljem - Wow, what a lucky thing you are to have such a romantic husband. So spoilt!
Macca - 4 days to go to holidayville! Yeah!
4tiggers, crafty_gnome & jbearsmum - I hope the TWW is treating you well. My fingers are crossed for you. Take it easy.
:wizard:
Duntrace - I am sure everything will be OK with your liver. Just keep talking to the docs and your FS about your concerns. They will know what to do and when to do it. Trust them and don't worry until you have to. I'm glad you made it throught the baby shower. You are very brave and a good sister for handling it so well.
Hoping - So glad to see you here. Welcome! :hugs:
Artymum - Henry sounds so gorgeous. What a special gift. Goodluck with your uni subject. Sounds like it will be heaps of fun and maybe a good outlet for some of your IVF emotions.
Hi to everyone else. Hope everyone's week is going well so far. Mine is much more positive which is much nicer than the hormone-induced plummet I had last week! Gawd...I am excited and nervous about tomorrow. Hope the news is good.
Talk to you all Friday.
Jacquit - I must have been typing my message while you posted.
What rotten rotten news. I am so sorry you poor thing. Go for the self-funded cycle. It is only money (this coming from the person who last week was devastated to empty her savings account!!!) But honestly, it sucks, and it sucks big, but it will be worth it! We can forego holidays, we can forego new plants for the garden and spraying the house for spiders (my bugbears at the moment). We can do it. And we will do it for our future little bundles of joy. Children are all about giving up what we want for them, we just get to start earlier than some.
It is disappointing not to get a free cycle for twelve months, but it doesn't stop you from moving forward. The warfarin might suck too, but at least it will ensure that you and future baby are healthy. Think of it as preparation, making your body as great an incubator as it possibly can be, just getting ready for that little emby.
The new job is SUCH a great positive. I am sure once you start it will be so good for keeping your mind off things. It is so hard to think of anything else. I know. I am struggling with it daily while sitting at my desk trying to write funding applications (blahhhh). At least when you are with people and having to talk to them and concentrate on something else, you get some reprieve from the consent focus on wanting to concieve. It sounds like such a great job. I'm sure most people would think it was a dream to get a job like that.
I hope you feel better in a few days. Right now, just take each moment as it comes. Try and go for a walk or get outside when you feel up to it. It will help clear the head and I hope get you on a path to feeling a little better. But it is OK to feel angry and frustrated and hard done by and just plain devastated. We ARE hard done by, but we will get through it and we will make it out the other side.
I want to give you a big :hugs::crying: .
Have a hot shower, sit under the hot water and bawl your eyes out, wrap yourself in a big dressing gown and then have a cup of tea. Not very water efficient but it works for me. Wishing you the best of luck for this time round. You of all people deserve it.
Jacquit: I am so sorry to hear that you have to go back on Warfarin, but take heart in the fact that you will only be on it for 2 months and that this will prepare your body for the next cycle.
I am also sorry to hear that you will have to wait 12 months for the next publicly funded cycle. I'm not familiar with the NZ IVF program but I guess we are lucky in Oz in that we can at least claim back some of the cost of our cycles, which really helps as we all know that IVF costs an arm and a leg. Whatever decision you make (be it wait for the public funding or to pay for IVF yourself) know that we are all here to support you. You are not alone.
I agree with Bump-to-be. Have a good cry to get it out of your system and look forward to what the future holds. Congrats on the job at the zoo. Sounds wonderful and you should definitely take it as a positive. I’m sending you a BIG BEAR HUG. Hopefully you will feel better soon.
SuperWoman
21-02-2007, 16:23
Jacquit,:hugs: oh hun Im so sorry. It is so unfair that you have to wait a year for a funded cycle, that is totally not right! I also say go ahead and do another cycle in 3 months. Holidays mean nothing when you are trully unhappy anyway, thats what I used to say and still do now. You know what you want and you will have it!! Im terribly upset to hear about you going back on the warfarin and that your lupus has come back and needs treatment. You are really going through a hard time right now and I wish I could make it better for you hun.:hugs:
Congrats on your new job at the Zoo. Thats great, especially when you have a job you enjoy!!
We are all here for you hun whenever you need to chat.:hugs:
Im sending you a MASSIVE hug. xoxoxoxoxo:hugs:
jbearsmum
21-02-2007, 16:40
HI there Jacs,
Just wanted to PM you to let you know that my heart goes out to you & Mike honey! Sometimes you feel like when is all this horrible luck going to change. Its positive that they will monitor you more closely next time. And there is some things you can take to help stop the OHSS.
About the waiting thing. I say go for it honey. As soon as you feel mentally and physically ready to do this again just do it! In 5 years time when you sitting back with your little bundle of cuteness the money won't mean anything.
And yes I have to agree the whole NZ health thing does suck! I don't understand why money is put into other areas when what we are trying to achieve is so precious!
And such a major problems for SO many people!
I wish I could make things better for you honey. But just try and stay strong but also take the time you need to be pi**ed off. Your not alone on that one!
I will be thinking of you and hope that time does heal a bit and in a few days things will seam a bit clearer. You've just had a major stack of crappy news dumped on you so just take some time to digest it all.
I think its great about the job at the zoo. It will take your mind off the crappy stuff!
Know that we are here for you when ever you need to chat!
Big hugs for you and Mike!:hugs: :hugs: :hugs:
Take care Honey xxxxxx
Jbearsmum xxx
Hi girls, my gosh i cant believe how busy this thread is getting, now we are up to # 8 :eek:
Bump-to-be Hi there, yes i guess i am lucky to have such a romantic husband... i shouldnt complain. He loves to talk about problems too :banghead: I need space when we disagree or something happens, where as he likes to sit down and talk about the whole thing... my god.. i cant believe i married a man that thinks like a woman!! Well im not saying that in a bad way, i mean a lot of women i know, like to talk about problems with their partners, but i need some space and will talk when im ready. Hmm.. this is coming out like a whinge, im not really trying to do that, he is lovely. I hope you have had a lovely day today, and have a great night xxxx
jacquit I am so sorry to read of your news. I understand how much you must be hurting, and your feelings towards the rest of the world and your sisters, i totally understand. It just seems so unfair. If you and Mike can save up or get a loan for another cycle, and you are happy to do it, and it wont put you back too far financially, then i say go for it. But how unfair that you have to pay so much and not have any rebate. So unfair. Take care, and you know we are here when you need xxxx :hugs:
jbearsmum Hi there, hows your day been? Hope you are feeling well and all is going fantastically for you. I have to run, i have to go and pick up my DD from her friends place, they had a play after school and i am picking her up shortly. Have a lovely night xxx
Hi to everyone else, sorry i cant get to do personals to you all right now, but im about to go out and pick up DD, so have a lovely night, and i will write to you all tomorrow. xxxxx
kelly_l9
21-02-2007, 17:44
Hi ladies
Jacquit: I'm very sorry to hear about the cost ... it's a long time to wait for 12 months for a free cycle though and I'd try to pay for it if I can afford it ... Although here in Australia, we can get quite a lot back from Medicare, each cycle still costs us around $2000 (we have to pay up front around $6000 though) ...
How's everyone alse going? I had 2 - 3 days embryo transfered back last Saturday. Finger cross for this time though. This two weeks waiting is getting hard. I feel that I'm quite emotional nowardays. Maybe this infertility and treatments are getting into me now. I keep crying for small reasons. It doesnt help with the fact that I has not even been a strong person. Like this morning, when I came in for Progesterone blood test, the nurse complained to us that we came in too late (we came at 9:15 - waited until 9:30) as they prefer to have all the blood taken from 7:00-9:00 ... I don't know what had gotten to me as I started crying ... maybe i felt so sorry for myself, I dont know.
Also, before ER last week, I also had a good 1 hour cry before the procedure even though I had lots of support from my parents and my husband with me ... Oh, it's my first IVF this time though. I feel quite emotional most of the time .... Is it a common thing?
Kelly
Femme la Phoenix
21-02-2007, 21:16
Hi Jacqui
:hugs: I am so, so sorry that you’ve had such divesting news today. I hope that you still want to chat with me, even though it might appear (at first glance) that I’m on your hit list as well. But it hasn’t being an easy road, and I can really identify with how your feeling now. Waiting 12 months…..seems like an awful long time to wait to be able to try again. You have every right to be angry at the NZ system, that has let you down. Have you written a letter or spoken with your local parliament representative? It might be a good start, making them aware how it’s affected your life right now. Even if nothing comes out of it, you feel like your doing something.
You may think that your in a bad situation right now and that the NZ system is unfair. But just think, here in the land of OZ supposidely ‘free and easy country’ and you can’t get subsidized or free IVF, you pay the lot. So if you lived here you wouldn’t even be getting the benefits that you have.
We all have had hard times on this journey of trying to have a baby. Each of us having a different set of circumstances in our way of achieving this goal. I had to wait 96 months, or eight years, just to be diagnosed with what was killing my embryos. I had to wait an additional 13 months to get to where I am now, first line of fertility treatment, with my FS/Gyno. I have gone through my fair share of heartache and ups’n’downs, and have thrown my hand in the air also. Apart from giving you something to do, it doesn’t really get you anywhere. I have now found it much more constructive to put that energy into achieving my goal.
Now, we believe in God and we can’t even see him. We put our faith and trust into something that may not even exsist………it is exactly the same as putting our trust, faith and hope into that fact that our dreams will come true and our time will come. Otherwise, what the hell am I doing?? What are we all doing??
Maybe there is some higher power watching over you, so you can get your health into order before giving it the added stress of supplying all nutrients to a growing embryo. I do know that things happen for a reason, it might not be clear right now, but down the track you’ll know why this obstacle has being placed here. :hugs:
Cian's Mum
21-02-2007, 21:31
Hi Ladies ...
This thread has been so busy since I left , it's unbelievable ...
Well , I have been quiet because I 'm going through a hard time ...
My Dear husband left me 2 weeks ago . YEP ...
I'm by myself with a newborn Baby and a hand that is healing slowly ...
He says that he was on too much pressure and could not coop with my ****ty mood and that I was treating him like s*** ...
Well , you wonder you went through IVF , a pregnancy with 2 threatened of miscarriage , a really rough birth and an accident who left me handicaped for life ....
He is comimg back on and off to see Cian and do his washing !!!!
Don't know what to think . I know that I'm not an angel and that I have been asking him a lot ... but .... ???????
I think he lost the plot ... The 40 year crisis .
Don't know at that stage if it's permanent or not ...
I hope you won't judge me my Friends . I 'm so ashame of telling you that ...
I'm just blessed with Cian .. he amaze me everyday .... he is the sunshine of my life .
It's hard though to smile at him when your heart is broken and I have tears in my eyes ...
But I'm strong for him and I tell him that I love him so much .
Thank you for reading my post ...
I'm thinking of you Lovely Ladies ...
Take care .
Blueshell
21-02-2007, 22:04
Hi everyone,
Cian's mum - :hugs: for you - I am so sorry to hear the hard time you have been going through. All I can do is send you big :hugs:
To everyone else going through a hard time at the moment these are coming out to you too - :hugs:
So sorry that I am not doing personals at the moment - I am reading everyone's post but don't have the energy to write huge long posts right now.
As for me we had our first appointment today with the FS - she was lovely and really put us at ease. I had to have a pap smear and an internal but apart from that it was all very comfortable. we now have to go have a range of tests done (all that we had done a year ago but she needs fresh results) then we contact the clinic to find out if they have all the results and make an appointment to go in and see her. She said it loks like we would need to go straight to ICSI but she will wait until all the test results are back first before that decision is made.
She did weigh me and said that in a ideal world I would be much lighter to ensure my body was in a prime poistion to carry a baby but that as we do not live in an ideal world it was up to us as to what pace we proceed at providing the tests results for myself come back okay. This made me feel better as I had this huge fear that she would reject me because of my weight.
So you think I would be happy and feeling postive but I am not right now -:no: yesterday we applied to have some of our personal debt consolidated and to extend it by $10,000 to cover our expenses with IVF. It got referred to the creditor to review so I went there today not knowing whether or not this is actually an option for us finacially and I still don't know now!! They said they will get back to us today or tommorrow. Guess it is tommorrow now - will call them in the morning to see what is going on!!
I feel like the decision on whether or not we can proceed with IVF and hopefully have a baby sooner rather than later is sitting in some strangers hands and let me tell you I am not good with having somebody else having control!! Being the control freak that I am!!
DH is being really positive and is confident that the money will come through - I don't know why I can't be as positive as him!!
Funny thing is after our appointment today he said the only thing he didn't like about the whole process is that I have to go on the pill so there is no way we can conceive naturally while I am on the pill - it is truly admirable how much he believes in miracles. I wish I could believe half as much as he does.
I really need to pick myself up out of this rut but I don't think I can until I hear from the bank and they tell us - then it will be either up or very down!!
jbearsmum
21-02-2007, 23:16
Hi Girls
Man what a day!
Jacs... big hugs for you darls! hope you got my message before!
Cians mum ..... Man, I don't know what to say on that one! Hopefully everything will work out ok for you and maybe DH is just having some trouble adjusting as it is a really big change.
There are no judges here!!! Just great friends.
Big hugs to you to darls! Take care of your self honey and your beautiful boy!
Meljem... Feeling good honey. Just had my girlfriend whos visitiing from London and her hubby over for dinner so that was lovely. Cooked a big Greek fest for them as they were married in Santorini last year!
Hope your doing ok too!.
Hi to everyone else. Sorry for no personals!
Just wanted to say BYE for 10 days
Off on our holiday tomorrow morning to the beach so REALLY looking forward to it!
So I Will miss you guys a stack!
Good luck to all the epus, 2ww, BTs and appointments coming up!
I want good news from everyone when I get back. Including me as I have a BT on the 5th March and we come back on the 4th!
Man will I have a few pages to catch up on!
Take care all and chat to you in March!
love ya heaps
Jbearsmum xxxxxx:wave:
JBears: Have a super super holiday. travel safe xx
Blueshell: Hope the bank co operates with you guys needs. Sorry you don't feel so great aafter your appt. (Know what you mean!!!) Will write more soon.
Cian's mum: B, really feeling for you, will write more later as in a rush for work but in the meantime, heaps of hugs to you.
Sorry everyone, must rush. Thank you so much for your responses to my post!! It was really encouraging. DH and I decided, yep, we are going to go ahead and pay. Time to get saving.
Had an earthquake last night!!! VERY rare for Auckland, we aren't even near a faultline really. although we have loads of volcanos in the city - dormant. First I've ever felt in auckland and it was weird. Quite a shake!
Read nzhearald.co.nz if interested in earthquakes.
See you all later
Jacs xx
Keep your chin up sweetie and know we are all here to help.:hugs: :hugs:
Cian’s Mum: Sorry to hear about your situation. I hope that everything works out in the end for you.
Kelly_19: I’m also going through the first round of IVF and have found myself really emotional and teary as well. Its good to hear that I am not the only one that wanted to cry at the drop of a hat. For example: I went in for my BT this morning and was bawling my eyes out for a while…pathetic isn’t it???? I’ve never ever been like this before. Good luck with everything. I hope your emmbies implant and that you will have really good news for us in 2 weeks.
Jacquit: Its good to see that you are feeling better. Hope you get good news about the money for your IVF cycle.
All: Had my BT this morning after my TWW and am now anxiously waiting for the results. I think I’m gonna find it very hard to concentrate on work until I get that all important call. I really hope it works this time as the 3 rounds of IUI didn’t work out for us. I also had a talk to the nurse as well who told me that it is natural to feel bloated after ET. I have been bloated for the last 2 weeks and I thought that there was something medically wrong with me.
Hoping Good luck I had my ET yesterday so im just waiting :fingerscrossed:
I would like to thank you all for your lovely thoughts you are all little ANGELS!!! I have told my hubby if this baby is a boy we will call him Nemo the lucky little egg.He thinks im a weirdo my girls think its a cool name :D
Hi All,
Well I get on here most days and read the posts but just don't have the time to post, so I apologise I am thinking of you all but just run out of time to post.
Just a couple of quick personals:
Jacquit: Sorry to hear about your difficult news and I see you have made a decision - so all the very best with your saving and the next treatment. :hugs: to you and your DH and what a bummer that the NZ health system only allow 2 cycles and no others with any sort of subsidy, it is amazing what you learn about other health systems. All the best though.
Beatrice: :hugs: and :kiss: to you, what a hard time you must be having. I don't really know what to say but I hope that you can work things out whichever way you choose. Like you said though you have Cian and he is the most important thing now and you can focus your love on him (which I am sure you do anyway!!) Thinking of you and by no way would anyone here judge you - we are all here to support you!!
Sorry everyone else but I must go and do some work to start the day or I will be so far behind again!! I hope all is well and again I apologise for not being able to keep up with the personals but I am thinking of you all.
To all on the 2ww :fingerscrossed: for you all.
Hi there girls, how are you all today? I cant believe how busy it is getting in here lately. I will try to catch up :yes:
Cian's mum I am so sorry to read about you and your DH. That is just so sad. Having a baby, and going through IVF and then your hand injury, it must all take its toll. I can only try to imagine your pain, and i am so sorry that it has happened. Have you both sat down and tried to talk about the issues? Or maybe you just need some space, i dont know, but i think sitting down to talk about it would be a good first go, and see what happens from there. If you still love eachother, and want a future together, please try and salvage the love you both had before. Having said that, you should never stay with someone because of a child. I have been there, and tried, and its just messy. I left when my children were very young, DD was 17months old, and DS was 4 or thereabouts. My ex was quite domineering, and said things about the children and other things that i wont go into here, but i knew i had to go. He was quite physical with DS too. I know its a different situation, but i just wanted to say that i have been in a place where i tried, and if you try, and it cant work, then you know you are strong enough to take whatever path you think is best. Things always work out in the end. I am so much stronger now for standing up for myself. But im getting off track again, i know its not the same scenario. I just hope that you can both find a way to get through this hard time, and if not, then whatever decision you make, i know you will do what is best for you and Cian. If you ever need to chat, you can PM me. Take care xxxx :hugs:
artymum Hi there, how is you rmorning going? I hope you are well. Dont go worrying too much about what you did over xmas, but with the sperm issue, yes i have been told the same by our FS, sperm apparently takes 70 days or something to re-generate, or something like that, sorry im not too technical :laughing: But i think it will all be fine. I th ink your project sounds absolutely fantastic, little eggs made from paper pulp, how inventive are you!! Thats a fantastic idea. Goodluck with your cycle, i wish you all the best with it... now go and take that tree down!! xxxx
Bump-to-be Hi there, your scan is today right? Goodluck with it. How exciting that you could be having your FET next week. I bet you are very eager. I hope everything goes well with the scan, please let us know when you get a chance. Have a great day xxxx
kelly-19 Goodluck with your 2ww, i know its a very emotional time, i think we all go through that at some stage over the cycle, i mean all the drugs etc that you have to take, it really does mess with your emotions etc. I do think its a common thing for us to get emotional during IVF, however i guess everyone is different, and some people seem to carry themselves so well through it, now im not one of those people, im an emotional wreck at some point, sometimes at lots of points!! Goodluck with the rest of this cycle, please let us know when you find out your results.. When is that? Have a great day xxxx
Blueshell Hi there, how are you today? I hope the test results come back and they are good, i am sure you will be ok though. ICSI is what i have done the whole way through, so i am used to that now. There are so many types of IVF though.. its amazing what they can do these days. With the weight thing, geez thats hard, there are so many articles on it relating to IVF, some articles i have read say that you cant be too thin or it wont work, or you cant be too heavey... i mean really, its just so hard. We are eating healthy and exercising now, and i do feel better for it, but i know its not an easy path. I really hope you get the loan consolidation you are asking for, hopefully you find out soon. Financially IVF is very hard, we were going to be trying in March again, but i have to ring my FS soon and say we cant start then, we just cant afford it right now, and it frustrates the hell out of me. I think its fantastic your DH is being so positive, it would really help the situation, can you imagine if you were both negative? I know i get negative, but DH always sheds some light on things, and i am greatful for that. Have a great day xxxx
jbearsmum Hey there girl, how are you today? Oh i wish i was at your dinner the other night, sounds like it would have been delicious, Greek anything is yummy! Have a wonderful holiday for 10 days, boy i will miss the posts during that time, enjoy yourself and i cant wait till you have your BT... goodluck xxxx
jacquit Goodmorning, how are you today? Thats great that you are going to save for another cycle, i know you want it so much. Wow an earthquake, my god i would have wet myself. Were you scared? Hopefully you dont get any more. Hope you are having a great morning, have a great day xxxx
Hoping Hi there, my god you would be so nervous right now, when do you get the call about the BT results? I wish you all the best, how exciting to be finding out today. Yes it is natural to feel bloating during this time, so dont worry too much. All the best with the results, please let us know how you go when you get a chance. Try to keep busy!! Have a good day xxxx
Shadek Hi there, you are welcome with the support, we all help eachother here, and thats what i love about this place, everyone is so friendly and kind, and you can always come on here and say what you need, or have a vent about something, and you always feel better for it. Oh Nemo would probably cause you some funny looks :laughing: Its so cute. Have a wonderful day xxx
Tonysgirl Hey there stranger, hows things? Have you had a good week? I cant remember if you replied about the eggs? I wanted to know if before you did the flare type cycle, if you got hardly any, or still ok? I normally get only 1 or 2 at best. So heres hoping next time will be better. I hope you and Tony are both well. Have a great day xxxx
Trendy1 Hi there, great to see you again. I hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Dont work too hard. Have a lovely day xxxx
Bradysmum Goodmorning, hows things today? I hope you are having a great morning, do you have much planned for today? Just the usual junk here for me, a bit of work, bit of housework, lovely fun stuff. Have a great day xxxx
sksty Hello there, i hope you are well. What have you got on today? Not sure if you are working? Have a great day xxxxx
I better get some work done. Take care girls and will pop back on later.
Shadek- Thanks and good luck. I have my fingers and toes crossed that you will have a bfp in a couple of weeks.
Meljem: Thanks as well. The call will be sometime between 2 and 4pm (but I am hoping that it will be closer to 2pm).
crafty_gnome
22-02-2007, 11:31
Hello! :wave: Just a quick post today as got to get ready to go out.
Jacquit and Cian's mum - sending you both great big :hugs: . Wish I could be there to give you both a hug and cheer you up!
Good luck to everyone in the 2WW (like me!), waiting on results, going for EPU, or ET, or just waiting as we are all so use to with this IVF game.
I went to medicare this morning to claim back my FET. We were originally told that for the $995 that it would cost, we would get about $700 back. Well what they failed to tell me at the clinic was that was if I had hit the safetynet. So you can imagine my surprise when out of the $995 all I got back was $63.45!!!!!!!!! Has anyone else found this? I would have expected at least a couple of hundred back. We also had to pay this cycle for the blastocyst culture which was another $600 but couldn't claim that back at all. But I guess it will be worth it in the end. I just wish that the clinics would speak pre-safetynet costs, especially being the beginning of the year and it just clicking over. Ggggrrrrrrr
Hope everyone has a good day! :hugs:
SpecialMumma
22-02-2007, 13:02
Hiya Girls.
Ive been advised to jump into this thread :yes:
Im Amy. DH and I have our first appointment with an IVF doctor next wednesday.
Very unsure what to expect.
Hoping to hear from you all soon!
Hey gals. My nurse, Val, called me early cause she didn't want to keep me waiting. The result....bfp....YAY...
I was so emotional that I started crying. So glad that I am the only one in the office at the moment cause it would have been hard to explain the crying to everyone (no-one knows I'm going through IVF with the exception of my 2 bosses as I needed time off during EC and ET).
Val said my HCG level is 201, which is good. But one of my other hormones is a bit high so I have to go back for another BT tomorrow to check it out. What is a "hermatogram???" I think that is what she said. She said I may need to get one of those as well. No worries I will ask her when she calles me back.
Been trying to contact DH, but he has gone AWOL. I had to send him an email and hope that he gets it. So excited. This will be our first bub and the first grandchild on both sides.
Hoping OMG that is great :party: congrats to you both :hugs: :smiliedance:
4tiggers
22-02-2007, 13:37
:smiliedance: CONGRATULATIONS:smiliedance:
HOPING AND DH
congratulations Hoping on your :bfp: :kiss: :hugs:
hi everyone
What a beautiful group of women there are on this site. I'm so sorry to hear that a few of you are having unusually rough times.
Jacquit- Congratulations on your new job and on making the decision to self-fund your next cycle, you will feel much better not having to wait. The money issue is really rough. We have to borrow money off my parents for our next (last) cycle and it makes me feel about 10. It also creates conflict with my sister..........take care, hope you are feeling better today x
Cian's Mummy- Beatrice, that is devastating. Do you have any family here or are they all os? Do you have any close friends to help you? My 1st hubsand put me through all sorts of trauma and I really needed to lean on other people to get through it. I hope you have this. There's always us....Take care...be strong when you can..and remember that no baby ever came to any harm because of being over kissed or cuddled! xx
Blueshell- Hope you can work things out with the bank. It is great that your dh is positive! Mine always is too, which is what we need! Best wishes x
Bump-to-be- Best wishes for all to go well for your FET!!!!! Take care X
princ3ssah- Welcome to the thread! All the women here are gorgeous!
meljem- How are you today??I have had a great day shopping for pressies for family. Visited my mum who lives 5 min away and now I'm going to work (at an OOSH where there are lots of cuddles!) I took about 15 decorations off the tree and then got sidetracked so it is still a work in progress! ( In my defence it is a very big tree because I am a christmas FREAK!!)
Hoping- congratulations!!!!! That is just WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XXXX
Take care all...Vanessa xx
Bad news. Apparently I celebrated too quickly. The nurse called again and said that the doc is really worried about my high hormone levels. I have to go back in and get a blood test to make sure that my blood is not thickened. They are concerned about OHSS and I have been ordered to go home and rest and to take tomorrow off as well.
I am worried about my baby. Has anyone been in this position before?
SpecialMumma
22-02-2007, 14:52
CONGRATULATIONS!
ETA: Big hugs hun, and think positive. It will all work out fine :)
Hoping: I'm not sure if I should congratulate just yet but by the sounds of things, it is a congratulations. 201 is very good.
Yes, it may be OHSS but it won't stop baby growing. It can just make you unwell. I've had it (but with no baby, which is weird b/c it usually happens to people who get preggers) and I was sick, BUT you do get better so please don't fret just yet.
Do as the docs say, rest rest rest and drink heaps of water and monitor how much you are drinking and how much you are peeing out. You want to be peeeing the same amount as you are drinking. if not a bit more.
Take care and I do think it is a BFP so please stay positive and congratulaions!!!
Jac
x
Sorry no more personals, must go and do some exercise.
Macca27975- Did you get my PM?
Hope you have a good holiday you only have to wait 4 more days how exciting.
Bump-To-Be- Glad you have been feeling more positive.
Natel- Thats great that you are that far atleast you or nearly over that scarey stage and then you can take a deep breath and enjoy.
Funny you said all that info about DH my FS told Dh he needs to take anti oxidents when we went to see him on Friday and then you just said that it worked for you. DH has been on Zinc for agaes and it's improved his sperm quantity now we have to improve quality so we are just about to start him on that.
Hope it helps us too.
Bradysmum- I'm going to finally be able to call you tomorrow if you are free let me know what the best time will be or if Sunday is better or whenever you are free.
Oh and i love the new pic of Brady he is just so Spunky. The phone call did go well with the Dr went well but i still felt sick making the call but it has worked out in the end and thankfully i don't have to see him again if i don't have too.
BrisTwinMum- Congrats on your twins and thanks for sharing with us your news we all love to hear positive news it gives us all hope.
Shadek- Sorry you only got one but one is all you need so just pray for that little eggy and hopefully it nestles in and stays for the next 9mths.
Duntrace- Wow thats really bad news about your liver and i'm sorry that it has grown as if you need to worry about even more health probs when you are going through so much with IVF i hope that you have some luck and fall this next time and i hope and pray that it doesn't grow for you.
Hoping- Welcome and congrats on the news that you got a :bfp: I don't know what that hormone is but i hope that it's not to serious and they can just give you some meds and it will make it better. I'm sure that the baby will be fine and the Dr's have caught it early so they can fix it and all will be ok.
Jacquit- I don't know what to say to you only that it really sucks how NZ health systems work and it really sucks that you have even more to worry about now as if you don't have enough. I wish i could say something or do something to make it all better my heart goes out to you.
You cry all you like i would be a mess.
It's good news that you got the job thats a positive and i hope that you guys can work something out so you can continue on with your dream to have a baby.
Kelly_19- Hope you feel better soon.
Cians Mum- I'm really sorry to hear that you and your Dh are having problems and i hope that you can work things out.
It really sucks that when you need him most he has taken the easy rot Men just can't deal with things the way we can and after everything you guys have been through to have a baby maybe it has just gotten on top of him and he needs a breather and then he will be back better then ever.
Don't feel bad these things happen and we are here to support you and be a shoulder to cry on.
Do you have a support system here cause i know your Mums not here.?
Blueshell- We went through financial problems when we were trying to conceive Bree thankfully we fell cause we couldn't have gone again and thats whats stopping us from giving her a Brother or Sister now so i know what you guys are going through and it sucks that money runs or life. Hope you guys can work something out.
Jbearsmum- Have a lovely hoilday and look forward to you returning with some good news for us.
Crafty_gnome- i went through this with Bree and we had our eggs gone to Blasto and we didn't get anything back either.
No news for me hope everyone is having a good day and hope you all have something nice planned for the weekend.
Have a good one!
frangipanililly
22-02-2007, 19:23
:smiliedance: Hi to everyone, thank you to 118, Hoping and Shadek :angel: for your kind words and messages of support. Thank you for inviting me to join you in here.
I have been reading your messages of support and it is so nice to see people who genuinely show that they care about each other, and are able to understand what each other is feeling. :angel: I am so glad that my nurse at the IVF clinic told me about this site.
I am starting my second cycle on the 8/3/07 fingers crossed. I have my fingers crossed for you all that are starting IVF, in the middle or about to have your blood test.:fingerscrossed:
I look forward to chating with you all and meeting more people who i can share my feelings with.
Me 36 SH 36
ISCI 5/2/07 - BFN
Blueshell
23-02-2007, 07:49
Good morning all,
In work early this morning cause I have so much to do but thought what the heck - I am going to spend some time catching up on my bub hub girls!!
Still haven't heard from the bank - so still in no man's land as to whether or not we can proceed - will let you all know when I hear (better be today cause I don't want to go over the weekend not knowing).
jbearsmum - Have a fantastic holiday - enjoy the beach and the sand!! Fingers crossed you get that BFP on the 4th!! Look forward to seeing you when you get back!!
Jacquit - How are you feeling? You have had a rough run - I hope you and your DH are pulling through okay!! Good luck with the saving - we may soon have to be doing that - fingers crossed that instead we will be paying off debt instead!!
Hoping - I understand the emotional side - I haven't even started on my first cycle but I can cry at a drop of a hat!! I have my fingers and toes crossed for you that this is a true BFP!! put your feet up and rest - you deserve it
Shadek - Love the name Nemo - hehe but I am a huge disney fan!!
Trendy1 - I know the feeling of not having the time to most personals - I always have the best intentions and then run out of time!! How is your pregnancy going for you?
Meljem - I am doing okay today so far - very tired though as I am not sleeping - hard having the decision pending in the air!! We are going to begin eating healthy and exercising - it is not going to hold us back from commencing our cycle (only the bank can do that) but I have taken her advice on board and am going to start changing my ways - had already started at the beginning of this year - as I am lactose intolerant but was in denial about it so kept putting my body through by eating things I shouldn't but over the last 30 days I have made a conscious effort to eliminate lactose from my diet and apart from the odd slip up here and there I am quite proud of how I have done. Now I just need to get excited about exercise - I feel good when I do it but it is the getting to do it that I have an issue with. It is a shame you can't afford right now - it also seems so unfair - you wait so long and then money gets in the way - so much for mother nature looking after things!! DH bought me a beautiful card last night saying that we will get over this hurdle and everything will be okay - I am so thankful for his postivity - without it I think I would be an even bigger mess than I already am!!
Crafty_gnome - Good luck in your 2ww - I hope it ends in a BFP for you!! That is so frustating about Medicare - do you know for what period of time the safetynet is? Is it financial year or calendar year? It will be all worth it and we must remember that we can not put a price on the miracle of a little baby - although we can get frustated from time to time!!
princ3ssah - Welcome to this thread - the ladies here are fantastic and so supportive!! We just had our first appointment this week and although it was very nerve wracking - it was really worth it in the end!! Now we are just waiting for the bank - argh!! Good luck at your appointment - let us know how you go!!
arty mum - The woman here are beautiful - it is the most supportive site I have found!!
sksty - the bank is putting us through hell at the moment - no one can tell me anything as there is a backlog!! The sad thing is I am a staff member and they can't escalate it - if I haven't heard back from them by 10 this morning I will be calling them again!! I already called them three times yesterday all to no avail!! It does suck how money runs our life - it would be nice not to be concerned about it!!
frangipanilly - - Welcome (not sure if I have welcomed you before so I will welcome you again!!) Good luck with your second cycle - let us know how you go!!
Okay I think I covered everyone - if I missed you I apologise - I must go and do some work!! Leaving early today (well not really - leaving at 4 which is early for me but was in at 6.45 to make up for it)!! Have a busy weekend planned - tonight I am going to a Twilight concert at the zoo with 2 friends from work - very excited about that!! Tommorrow I am picking up my best friend who is 36 weeks pregnant and taking her for some pampering (have booked some in for me too) and then when I drop her home I will be taking her daughter (my goddaughter) for the night so Mel and her DH can have a night to themselves before the baby comes along!! Also tommorrow night we have my father in laws birthday dinner - should be interesting just hope they can all keep their mouths clean around my goddaughter!! And then Sunday i drop her home and they all head off for a maternity photo shoot (christmas present from me) - can't wait to see the photos. I am scrapbooking an album for her of her pregnancy - she doesn't know about it though!!
Well have been typing for an hour now and have a meeting in ten minutes - I hope the rest of the day goes as fast as this.
have a great day everyone:yes:
I will be on later to let you kow how I go with the bank:fingerscrossed:
SuperWoman
23-02-2007, 08:57
Good morning girls!!:wave:
Blueshell, hope you have a great day! That pregnancy scrapbook you are doing for your friend sounds great! You are a great friend! She will love it! Hope the rest of the day is good for you and you have a wonderful weekend! xoxox:)
frangipanillily, welcome hun! Good luck with your next cycle. You will het lots of support here and the girls will make you feel very welcome!!
princ3essah, welcome! Good luck with your treatment! Let us know how you go at your appoinment! Have a great weekend!
Meljem, hi hun! whats your plans for the weekend? How is everyone going? Has the weather cooled down for you? Enjoy your day!!
shadek, I think Nemo is a cute name for your embie! I love it!!
crafty_gnome, not long to wait now!!!:fingerscrossed:
jbearsmum, have a great holiday!!! Enjoy, relax and get a great tan!!
Jacquit, how are you doing hun? Im thinking of you. xoxoxox:hugs:
Beatrice, check your mobile!
Hope everyone has a great day!
macca27975
23-02-2007, 09:06
4tiggers - How are your going, :fingerscrossed: sending you lots of sticky vibes. When I was on pregnyl I tested 2 days before my blood test. I wish you all the best!
Jacquit - I am so sorry to hear your news. It is it unfair that you have to wait a year for a funded cycle. I am glad to hear that you are going to go ahead and do another cycle in 3 months, and you are right you do have to give up a few things like holidays and that, these can come later on doesn't mean that you will never go on one again just have to put a few things on hold for a moment. Great to see you have started a diary, and I am sorry it has been a rough road, but miracles do happen and I am sure we will be seeing more BFP through this year! I wish you all the best, and take care.
Cian's mum - I am so sorry to hear your news, my heart just break for you. I don't know what to say to try and give you some hope, but you have been through a rough road and you are such a strong person, I hope that everything works out in the end for you. :hugs:
Hoping - Congratulations on your BFP, and 201 is very good levels. I hope your hormones work themselves out and I have everything crossed for you
sksty - Thank you for the PM and i have sent one back, sorry I was a little slow! Not long to wait now till we fly out and we are so excited. How are you?
Duntrace - Sorry to hear your news about your liver. Thank care of yoursself and sending you lots of baby dust and I hope your liver heals itself and doesn't get any bigger. Take care
Blueshell - I know what you mean about all the financial stuff. We are doing the same thing at the moment as well. Our first cycle we saved up some money but we also used our credit cards to top it up and the money we got back went back into the credit cards, but this time we re financed a few things and got a little extra for our next cycle. I am hope it works with our next cycle or we get a few to freeze, cause if gets harder each time to get $6000 together, but on the other hand once we have $1500 out of pocket everything after that is claimable on Tax so maybe that is another option for us if needed. Hope you guys can work something out and I hope the bank contacts you soon :fingerscrossed:
frangipanilly - Welcome, I hope your time here is short Good luck with your second cycle - I wish you all the very best
princ3ssah - Also welcome to this thread and your time here also is short All the best with you first appointment!
To anyone I have missed, I am sorry and I hope you are well. With me today is CD 7 and we leave for out holiday on Monday, so only 3 days to go.
I am off shopping with my sister now as it is my nephews birthday on Sunday. I hHave dinner plans tonight with a friend who is visiting from Perth so that is nice and it is a girly dinner so I am looking forward to that too.
DH is going away tonight, he will be back tomorrow as we have a Christening to go to on Saturday , but I hate sleeping on my own, but I guess I can handle it for one night :)
Anyway a few busy days ahead but that is OK as I will be having a few relaxing days soon too
Take care all
Blueshell- Hope the bank gets back to you soon i hate waiting don't you we have to wait for everything in life i wish it was alittle easier.
Macca27975- Sometimes my computer plays up when i do personals so i wasn't sure if it went through or not.
I hate sleeping on my own too thankfully i haven't had to do it for a while and don't really have to worry about doing it for awhile.
Hope you have a good trip.
Hope evryone else is having a nice day and i hope you all have a nice weekend
sksty Hello there, how are you today? I hope you are well. How is Bree? Have you finished work now? Are you going to get that job you were talking about where Bree can go too? Wouldnt that be a load off your mind, being able to take her too, though if she is on the go a bit, i guess you will have to take some toys and things to help keep her busy. If there were more jobs out there where you could take your kids, or even work from home, it would be so much easier i think.
Blueshell Hi there, i hope you get your results back soon and that everything is ok. How nerve wracking for you. Heres hoping its all going to work out. Take care xxxx
princ3essah Hi there and welcome. I am sure you will love it here, plenty of support and such a lovely bunch of girls.
frangipanillily Hi there and welcome, goodluck with your cycle, i think you will find everything you need here, everyone is very friendly. Take care xx
Hi to everyone else, i hope you are all having a great day :hugs:
blueshell- hope you hear from the bank today. You sound like you have a busy weekend. It is lovely of you to do a scrapbook for your friend, what a great friend you are!
macca27975- Have a great holiday!!!
Bradysmum, meljem, sksty, Donna and everyone else here...have a great weekend!
Beatrice...thinking of you x
No news really except I just did a hpt which was naturally a bfn. I don't know why I torture myself. It was only because I have felt a bit sick in the mornings this week and I am waiting for my af. I've done it before so I should know better. Most likely i think my blood sugar levels drop in the morning when I have breakfast late. It is very hard to stop wishing for a miracle though. Enough of this negative mush!!!! I am going to do the vaccuming!
Take care Vanessa x
Blueshell
23-02-2007, 12:08
I got the news this morning at just before nine and tried to call Danny but couldn't get through to him so had to text him instead.
Then I had a meeting that i was running at 9 which was torture to sit through cause all I could think was I don't care and I was just holding it together!!
Then I came back upstairs to see a close friend at work and she wasn't there so I ended up going over to see another friend and the water main just burst :gloomy: - I had to let it out to someone so I could at least compose myself instead of dangling on the edge!!
Danny called about half an hour and I explained it to him. You see they said (and they knew this at 12 yesterday - so frustrating!!) that an employee could not apply for more than a certain amount and that as medical expenses was very ambiguous so he resubmitted it for justthe limit and put that it was for IVF in the comments. Basically if it gets approved we would get $6000 (had applied for 10 on top of our consolidation)
The sad thing is the reason he wasn't in yesterday cause his wife is 21 weeks pregnant and she was really sick - it was like rubbing salt into the wound!! I was very polite though - trying my hardest not to cry on the phone.
I said to Danny maybe we should just call Mediplan today but he said not to jump the guns that the bank may come back on Monday with an approval - I don't understand how he can always manage to find a positive to hope for!! So there goes sleep for the weekend again!!
Okay so I have rambled on long enough I should do some work before lunch - going to go through my list and do all the easy stuff first and then tackle the hardest stuff after lunch. Am leaving at 4 so we can make sure we make it to the zoo in time.
I just want to cry - to scream and shout that it is not fair - right now I hate open plan offices - I would like to have my own little office that i could close the door and shut the blinds and just work with tears streaming down my face and not having to worry about people asking me if I am okay!!
There are people out there that are worst off than me but for the moment I just want to sink into self pity for a little bit!!
i know that all is not lost - it is just the waiting game again!!
I almost forgot...frangipanililly- WELCOME !! xx
Blueshell Hi there, im really sorry things arent going to plan right now. Like your husband said though, just wait and see how the bank responds on Monday, hopefully it will all work out. I know its hard, it really is, and working with a bunch of people makes it so hard when you have to front up each day and hold it together. Im really praying you get some good answers soon. Take care xxxx :hugs:
artymum Hi there, hows things today? Well you know some pregnancy tests dont always show up a positive to begin with, dont lose hope till AF arrives. You never know. Ive been there and done that though, and you test when you know you wont be happy with the results.. but you never know.. wait and see. My best friend didnt get a positive on her test till she was 7 weeks! So she just thought it was her body. Anyway, how do you go with your son living with his dad 1/2 the week? Do you get along with his dad? Was it hard meeting your new partner when you had a son? I have been there and done that, thats why i was asking. I met my lovely husband 3 years ago, i have 2 children, and he took us on without any reserves, he is wonderful, but its hard blending families, he also has 2 children, and they live with us half time. Very interesting times!! Take care and have a lovely day. Oh, i love your avatar, beautiful.
frangipanililly
23-02-2007, 12:54
Blueshell - take care it will all work itself out. You don't need that added stress at this time.
It is not too long until 4pm when you can escape the dreaded office, and into your own space. Enjoy twilight at the zoo and your weekend i know it is the hardest thing waiting on a reply for something, expecially when it goes over a weekend (it seems like a eternity).
:hugs: for you.
take care hopefully you will have good news on monday morning.:fingerscrossed:
SuperWoman
23-02-2007, 13:03
Blueshell, so sorry hun that you got this news. Its not fair. Hopefully on Monday the bank will have great news. The day will be over before you know it and then you can go home and have some privacy. Big hugs for you hun. xoxoxoxo I will say a little prayer for you:fingerscrossed: .
artymum, love your avater!! Thats why I hate HPT. Stay away from them hun!! No more! It aint over yet, my bestie did over 6 HPT and they were all neg. She was indeed pregnant!! Good luck hun. xoxoxo:fingerscrossed:
Macca, hi there! Not long till your holiday. It would be great to get away from all this! Enjoy your night with your friend. Take care xoxox:hugs:
Hoping, hope all is well today.:fingerscrossed:
Hi everyone. :wave:
kelly_19 - Goodluck for your TWW! Don't worry about feeling emotional. IVF is an emaotional rollercoaster, so ride with it and just take each day as it comes. If you feel like a cry, just cry. You will MUCH better for it.
Cian's Mum - Beatrice I am so sorry to hear your news. You have been through such a stressful time between the two of you for such a long time now. I hope he just needs some time and space. People cope with things in different ways and maybe this is his. I hope he heals and returns to you if that is what you want. I am sending you strength and resilience and lots of huge :hugs:. Thinking of you my dear.
Blueshell - My fingers are crossed for you that the bank comes through with the goods. Goodluck.
crafty-gnome - All this money thing sucks. You weren't at Dr Esler's surgery yesterday morning checking this out were you?
princ3ssah - WELCOME! Goodluck for your journey. Cute dog!
macca - have a great holiday! Hope you get lots of sunshine and warm weather.
Hoping - Put those feet up! Ring someone to come and wait on you hand and foot! And stay positive! I hope FS can sort out your hormones and that your BFP stays happy and healthy. BEST of luck to you :hugs: . BFP is great news and I am sure everything will be fine.
I had my scan yesterday and everything was as it should be so ALL SYSTEMS GO for FET on Wednesday. Can't wait! So excited, but at the same time I have this feeling that it is not my time yet. Hope I am VERY wrong. .
I have a story...
Last year, while plugging away with no success, five people in my office of twelve fell pregnant, all at about the same time. Very challenging as you can imagine. Well, another friend from work walked into my little office this morning, closed the door and pulled a 12 week scan photo out from under her shirt! I thought I was going to feint, cry, scream or hit something all at the same time. AHHHHHH, this is just so.....UHHHHH. Unbelievable. That is all I keep thinking. This is just unbelievable. I am so happy for her. She and her DH are so lovely. But..WHY!!!!!! OK, that is my vent. Just can't believe ANOTHER one has bitten the dust and I am still left sitting on the sideline. When will it be our turn?
Anyway, back to being positive. Its all good!:cool:
Hi Gals. It took me a while to catch up on all the posts from yesterday. I went in for my BT this morning and decided to wait until the results came in before posting. My nurse said that the blood thickening test came back with good results and that I was well within the norm so that was good news. My estrogen levels have dropped a bit but my progesterone levels are still very, very high. Hopefully they wil come down on their own within time. But until then I have to take it easy and drink about 4 to 5 litres of water a day (not an easy thing to do!!). My HCG levels were higher today (270) which the nurse said was good and now DH and I are looking forward to the 7 week heart beat scan (crossing fingers that it will be OK) which will be in mid March.
A few personals:
Jacquit: Thanks so much for your post yesterday. I felt so much better after reading it and also realised that seeings I only had a couple of the symptoms that my nurse kept on asking me about (i.e., nusea, vomiting, diarrhea, shortness of breath and bloating) that I couldn't be in such a bad position.
Amy: Good luck with your appointment on Wednesday. Ask as many questions as you need to. I know I did as we didn't know what to expect.
Frangipanililly: Hope all works out for you on your second cycle. Keep us posted on how things go.
Blueshell: So sorry to hear about what the bank had to say. It must be so frustrating having to play the waiting game! I'm hoping that the weekend will fly by for you and that Monday will be here before you know it. Hopefully they will approve the loan and that it will be smooth sailing for you from there on in.
Crafty_gnome: Good luck on your 2WW.
Artymum: Crosing my fingers that AF will stay away and that you will get a bfp! I too did lots of HPT which drove my DH up the wall...haha
To anyone that I've missed, Sorry...
All: Thanks for all the congrats! This forum is awesome and its great having lots of people to chat to, especially people that know what we are going through. Ok got to get back to drinking now. I think that I am up to about 3 litres so got at least another one to go. Hope you all have a good weekend.
Bump-to-be: Don't worry. Your time will come. But I do know exactly how you feel as when my DH and I were TTC and finding it so hard, one of our closest friends told us that they were 3 months pregnant. I was so happy for them but feeling so crummy at the same time. Don't give up hope. I know its hard to stay positive when everyone around you seems to have it so easy. But I guess if you want something enough then it will happen for you sooner or later. Sending lots of Hugs your way.
crafty_gnome
23-02-2007, 15:54
Hi Bump-to-be! No wasn't me asking questions. Good luck for Wednesday. Will keep everything crossed for you! Totally know what you mean about all the office getting pregnant, but for us it was the whole building. There were like 20 or so people that were all due within 2 months of each other. We all use to joke that they must have all sat in the same chair at lunch time (tried it and it didn't work for me though). Really hard to deal with at times, especially when you've just had a BFN again and they say "we weren't even trying!" I SO hate that line!!! What are your plans for the weekend?
Hoping - Thanks for the well wishes. 2 sleeps to go and my 2WW is over. I really want to do a HPT but my DH is really against me doing it. I've a feeling it's going to be negative this time anyway, so am preparing myself for sunday. Congrats on your BFP and am so happy the test results came back good. I can't believe how much water you are having to drink. I would need to move everything into the bathroom as wouldn't get out of there!!! Goodluck with it all!
Macca - Hope you have a fantastic holiday with lots of BDing thrown in!!! Where is it you are off to? I went and picked up some brochures on the whitsundays today as we are thinking of having a holiday / break from IVF soon. If this FET doesn't work we've got one more for next month then will have a break for a couple of months and just try and get on with life for a bit.
Meljem - How are you today? Boy you sound like you've been busy! Hope you have a restful weekend!
Bradysmum - That picture of Brady is just the cutest thing I have seen. He looks like a very special boy, you should be very proud! What have you been up to?
Sksty - How are you darl? Are you still playing tennis out here or have you move to a centre closer to your new place? How are the plans coming along? Have council approved it all yet? Hope you have a lovely weekend!
4tiggers - Hope the 2WW is going OK!
Shadek - How are you feeling after your transfer and EPU? Hope you are getting lots of rest and fluids!
Mmmmm - can't think of anyone else at the moment. So hope you are all well and enjoying your Friday! Aren't they the best!
As for me, well 2 sleeps to go to my blood test. Just got this feeling it will be negative so preparing myself for it, while still trying to be positive ... doesn't make sense? That's how my brain is at the moment, one minute I am over the moon feeling yes, will be due in November and how exciting to be pregga's, then the next feeling so down just can't stop crying, saying how useless am I, can't even do what a normal women should be able to do. My DH has been great, doesn't even ask questions anymore, just says "hug time?" But all will be known on Sunday so can move on in whatever direction God takes us.
I've decided that if this one doesn't work, we will do the other FET next month then going to take a break from IVF and TTC for a little while. I was watching RPA last night bawling my eyes out at that poor woman with the cancer, and thought what have I got to complain about. OK, if I can't have kids I am still alive aren't I? I still have my DH, and my family and friends. I have 6 wonderful nephews that I love like they were my own. I have so much to be thankful for and if God's plan is for me not to have a child just yet, well then so be it. I have a few things in my life that I am not happy about that could be holding the TTC back a bit. I am not happy in my job, I have a weight issue I need to sort out, my husbands business needs a lot of work to get it running a lot smoother, and a few other things going on. I think taking the time to sort these out will take a lot of stress off my mind and body and who knows what might happen!!
Well that's my ramble for today! Sorry to carry on a bit. I love that fact that we can write all that in this forum and you understand what I am going through. I really feel blessed that I found this website and forum and have got to meet you all. Just wish there could be IVFland, where we could all meet up and go through all this at the one time!
Hope you all have a lovely weekend! xx
Hi ladies,
I'm finding it so hard to keep up these days. I will try very hard right now to personalise this message correctly.
Firstly, another dilemma in my life.... huh, what's new. You know the job at the zoo, well yesterday the manager has decided it will be fulltime now. Now, this is a problem b/c I DON't want to work fulltime and committ to the job so intensely when really I am not currently career focused right now but rather baby focused. Plus my lupus needs to be treated very carefully or I get quite run down. Anyway, had a meeting with her and let her have it a bit b/c basically she had said the job was mine and it was 3 days. Well, we sorted a few things out but i felt terrible, absolutely. I knew it was not what i wanted - (fulltime i mean) but had said I would perhaps consider it. I have 3 months to decide. i said that out of pride I guess.
Anyway, went to the cousellor at FS clinic today and she really helped me sort out my life. And so i have decided that my priority is IVF, health and making a baby. not my career. B/C I won't take the job on (but i won't tell the manager that, i will still apply - it's the pride again) I have decided to invest in my own home tutoring. Plus I know the zoo will stil need me to educate at least 2 days a week. And so I left the counsellor feeling so much better, like i have direction again and DH and I will sort out finances tonight and begin our saving for ivf in 3 months, 15,000!!! gulp!!!
In the meantime, i am going to work 5 days at the zoo if they need me (I know it won't be forever so i can handle it and right now we are not doing ivf) and save our pennies
Blah.... sorry for the spiel, there is my update.
Now to you lot...
Hoping: Phew, glad all is well. Well done. Do as the docs say and keep up with the fluid. It's good for baby too. Take care and rest well. x
Bump - to - be, Gah, another one "bites the dust". i fret everyday thinking one fo my friends will be announcing their pregnancy. so know how you feel and I really feel for you for it! Still, not long now till you get anotehr chance for a BFP. Go for it!! Thinking of you.
x
Bradysmum: hey, how are you What's news? Like the new avatar, gosh he's a cute boy! Hope you are taking advantage of those balmy summer days and getting out and enjoying it. it's been hot here surprisingly. I quite like being in the cool of the house to be honest. take care.xx
Crafty: 2WW, yay.all the best!
MelJem: hello, how are you? Sounds like you've been really busy huh. Hope you are well and still enjoying your exercise. It's too hot at times though to go and burn some calories, don't you think? xx
Blueshell: Of course you can wallow in self pity in here. that's why we are here, to bring you back up again. Blinkin banks!!! And finances, what a stress huh. How much do you need to borrow? How much will the cycle be? Can't you claim back on insurance or something? I'm a little bit lost b/c i thought it wasn't so bad in australia b/c you can claim back (I know it is still expensive but not 15,000 like here without a panny back) Not trying to offend here, just let me know the situation. anyway thinking of you, especially seeing how hard you are finding it being at work, It's so hard to force out that fake smile when really you'd rather hide away in your hole and never come out, or at least until everyone has disappeared. Thinking of you xx
Macca: hey, how are ya! Ddi you read my diary??? It's a bit heavy in self pity hey. Hopefully it will get a bit more positive over time though. Bet you can't wait for the holiday. Yay! looking forward to it for you. Have a super super time. it's another honeymoon perhaps, and maybe miracles can happen (I like to think that but in our situation it's hard to actually se that happening hey - thank goodness for icsi though!!!) see you later.xx
Artmum: yep, those HPT's..... they are addictive. Hope you find some willpow3er to stay away from them. Good luck with your studies.
I know i have left out a mammoth ampount of people. Soory! But i must go and undercoat the room we are painting tomorrow. i am thinking of you all. I mentioned to the counsellor today how amazing this website bubhub is and she said that sounds good. She'll probab;y spread the word so sorry if we get more kiwi's invading this space, hahah! I'm sure you won't mind!
love to you all xxx
jacquit Hi there, oh i just felt so bad for you when i read your post, you poor thing, i know you must be so torn right now. How hard must it be having this work issue and now TTC, its just all a pain at times isnt it. I think you have the right attitude, which is fantastic, you are focused on a baby, work will come and go, but your baby making years slow down and already with trying IVF there are obvious hurdles as it is, and we dont all have years and years to put this on hold, so i really admire your strength. Good on you. As you said, they will still probably need you for 2 days a week at the zoo still, and while you stay there waiting to tell them your decision, you can do as you said and work 5 days if needed, because you know its not long term. Good on you guys, i am so happy for you for knowing what you want and just going for it. You will be fine, i just know it. I do admire you and Mike and the way you both know what you want. Goodluck with it. Have a great weekend xxxx :hugs:
crafty_gnome Hello there, nice to see you.
As for me, well 2 sleeps to go to my blood test. Just got this feeling it will be negative so preparing myself for it, while still trying to be positive ... doesn't make sense? That's how my brain is at the moment, one minute I am over the moon feeling yes, will be due in November and how exciting to be pregga's, then the next feeling so down just can't stop crying, saying how useless am I, can't even do what a normal women should be able to do. My DH has been great, doesn't even ask questions anymore, just says "hug time?"
I read this and just thought "how lovely" your husband sounds so adorable, that is lovely with the "hug time" thats just beautiful, and you know, what ever the outcome, its great that you know you have the support of your husband, and your family, and thats all that matters, also, like you said, if it doesnt work, you can do a FET, i think you are on the right track, and you know what, you havent had the BT so you never know the outcome. I am so hoping its a great outcome, i know this would mean so much to you. All the best. :hugs:
crafty_gnome
23-02-2007, 19:56
Thanks Mel. Yeah I think I am pretty lucky to have him! How are you going? Thanks for the positive thoughts! What are your plans for the weekend?
Jacquit I am so happy you are going to save up and try again in a few months. That's a pain re the job, but as Mel said you know what you want and are sticking to that plan. Could you perhaps suggest they advertise the job saying that job share will be considered? That way you could still do 2-3 days and there may be another teacher around that would like the remainder of the week. I am sure you will work it out between you and your DH. Hope you have a great weekend and have fun painting! You sound like you have done so much work on the house it must be looking gorgeous!
Femme la Phoenix
23-02-2007, 21:12
...Good Evening Ladies...
Before continuing I had to come in and say that
"I am sorry"
if I appeared insensitive the other day,
it was also like I was judgemental and
this isn't how I am .....normally.
Jacqui, if I upset you I am really, really sorry
it wasn't my intention at all and I appologise :hugs:
Beatrice...:hugs: I was in shock with your news
I feel for you so deeply, it is terribly upsetting
I hope that you two are able to work things out
and become a family again very soon.
I too, hope that once your hubby is able be at peace with himself and work through what he needs too - that he comes home to you and cian
:hugs:
==//==
I haven't being on bubhub much this week, I am really, really over-tired and can't seem to catch up
clomid is also playing havoc with my moods, so after the other day, I thought it safer if I didn't come in.....
will catch up with everyone over the weekend
Have a great weekend and lets hope it's not too hot!!
Jacquit - Wow it never rains but it pours! You poor thing so many life changing decisions to make. We spent $6000 out of pocket between our two cycles and that seemed massive at the time. Do NZ offer a baby bonus? In Australia we recieve $4000 when we have a baby (doubled for us), which we will use to buy them everything they need and reimburse our savings. Maybe you and DH need to spend a year here and utilise our medicare etc, lol. Honestly a lot of time 'life sucks' but I think being rested and not working full time during your cycle will make a big difference to your overall health. :hugs: and lots of postive prayers for your preparation for your next cycle.
Crafty-gnome- I'm glad you have that wonderful support. At times I think the DHs can feel so helpless at least hugs are the best! Good luck!
Hoping- that all sounds really positive. Rest and enjoy these first couple of weeks. CONGRATULATIONS to you and DH!
Bump to bewe talked about moving because in my street 6 ladies were pregnant with a month and i just coudn't cope with it while doing IVF (unfortunately when they are friends it is hard). I just found I avoided them as much as I needed. I think it is harder when you feel they are taking the pregnancies for granted.
Artymum - HPT may not detect early becaue some of them need quite high readings. I thought mine were negative even on pregnyl but then I realised the line was just really faint. Best of luck!
4tiggers - How are you coping? Best of luck!
We are going well. Ruby, and I have fevers at the moment so bed rest and panadol to make sure the babies don't get overheated.
Sorry for everyone I've missed, good luck with all the stages you are in.
macca27975
24-02-2007, 08:47
Good morning and hello to all you lovely ladies, how is your weekend going?
Just wanted to share and get some advice, I have made an appointment with my FS to go over the results from my last ICSI cycle and discuss what direction to go in with the next one, we have an appointment on 20 March.
I also spoke the scientist yesterday and they told me about bit about my eggs and DH's sperm and I was happy to be told that the 10 eggs that we fertilised they all made it to day 5 however 1 was only grade 1 and the others where grade 3, which means if they are not good enough to transfer they are not good enough to freeze, so I was happy to know that. They also told me that with DH's sperm everything looks good/great and they only negative in his results is his morphology, so when we see our FS I am going to ask if he can have a DNA Fragmentation Test done and also maybe my tests can be re done also.
I asked them about this silly under 35's thing and not able to transfer two eggs back and they said it was a Australia wide thing and I pulled out the card and said that I know of others who are under 35 they have had two returned, they said that b/c it was my first cycle, they wanted to see how I would react to it all, hence the reason why only 1 was returned, but we can discuss all this with my FS at our appointment. I just reckon they are my embryos, our babies so why can we give them ago and just maybe a grade 3 would of helped a grade 1 stick, but we don't know if we don't try, so that is one of my questions!
I wanted to ask what other things/test should I have done. I am trying to write a list of questions and that and take it with me, but I know I have forgotten something, so if you can help with making me remember it would be greatly appreciated.
DH had his last trial wash in June 06, so maybe he might have another one, as he has been taking some multis and we are trying to be healthy so it would be nice to know if anything has changed.
sksty - thank you so much for your PM and advice, it is so great and helps give me that positive outlook again, thank you. How is Bree? Well I made it through the night without DH and I am so glad he is coming home today! It is funny but it helps me relax and sleep better, when he is away I get him to call me when he goes to bed doesn't matter if it is 6.00am in the morning and I am getting up and he is going to bed, but it helps and I know he is safe and I am happy. I am so over protective imagine what I will be like with children!
artymum - Hi there? It is true that some pregnancy tests don’t always show up a positive to begin with. I have everything crossed for you and try and stay positive, I know it is hard but it is not over until your BT or AF arrives :fingerscrossed:
Blueshell - I am really sorry to hear your news and you are having a rough time at the moment, but don't give up just yet, you still have options and it will all work out before you know it. I know it is hard and you are always asking "why me", "why can't something go right for once" or "don't you think we have been through enough" I know how frustrating it is, physically and mentally, you are ready but there is something that always comes up first. I hope all works out and Monday brings you good news. Take care! :hugs:
Meljem - hello are are you? How is your weekend going?
Bump-to-be - I wish you all the very best for your FET on Wednesday and maybe this is your time. I have everything crossed for you and I am sending you lots of positive, sticky baby vibes and dust! I know what you mean about everyone around you either at work or family and friends are getting what you dream of everyday and every night :banghead: Hang in there our turn is waiting for us, and I do believe this year will be a big baby boom year, we are seeing it already and it is only February. It is amazing the strength we get from all this, yes we have our knock backs but these only make us stronger and more determined. All the best and take care!
crafty_gnome - Hello and only 2 more days :yelclap: I mentioned to DH last night that this holiday is falling on a perfect time in my cycle and he is keen to give it a try, a second honeymoon I called it and he just laughed at me. I don't know if the natural thing will work for us, but we are going to give it a good shot and if not they say practice makes perfect and it is always fun trying! A break from IVF/ICSI is always a good thing if you are able. I reckon it gives you that break you need, to relax and prepare yourself to come back to it, both physically and mentally even if it is for a weekend or a week. The Whitsundays sound great, we are off to Brisbane on Monday & Tuesday, we will be catching up with friends and then we have a week on the Gold Coast, so we are really looking forward to it. I have evreything crossed for you and I am sending you lots of positive, sticky baby vibes and dust and maybe this holiday will be a family one instead!
jacquit - hello, how are you? I did read your diary and it is so great and I had a lump in my throat reading what you have been through, you are amazing and so strong and I am sure this strength will make your dreams come true. I agree, thank god for ICSI, I am not sure if the natural thing will work for us and I wish it would as it would be so great to see that positive well it will be great to see it either way, but as a little girl I have always thought it would happen naturally for us and I guess I still have that dream, but now that dream is starting to change and I just want it either way, but this break will give us the energy and strength to try again if that is what we need to do. I am also sorry to hear about your situation at the moment, it is hard having this work issue and also trying to focus on ICSI and making that dream come true. I think you need to do the best thing for you if that means a baby first and work second then that is fine. It will be good if you still could work 2 days a week at the zoo as we all need a break away from things at times. I wish you all the very best, take care!
BecH - Sorry to hear you are unwell, take care, plenty of rest and lots of water and I hope you are all feeling better soon.
Hi girls, how are you all today? I hope you all had a great week, and that your weekend has been great so far. Its lovely weather here, not too hot, not too cold. I have been doing some cleaning today, yeah i know, :banghead: but i really want Sunday as a no ironing/washing/cleaning/vacuuming day. So i did it today, and tomorrow, i am hoping to have a free day. Hmm.. not sure if i will get my wish, but who knows, i can only hope hey. We are off to a party tonight, for a couple who recently got engaged, so it should be good. I was up again thismorning at 6am!!! Did 7kms today, very proud of myself. I have even got my exercise ball out, well it was flat, had holes in it, so my lovely DS told me he saw some at a little shop down the road, and a bribe of $2 later, he rode down there and bought it for me, i gave him the money to do so. He knows how to earn money!
sksty Hi there, what have you been up to so far this weekend? Have you had a busy one? Hopefully the weather is nice there. How is Bree now? Fighting fit i hope. Do you go out much during the days with her? I know its very hard to keep them entertained sometimes, even harder when you have so much to do at home. My DD is at a friends birthday party today, she had one last weekend too. Very busy girl. My DS stayed with his dad last week, and is there now, i will drop DD up there around 4pm, after her party. He usually has them Friday nights, unless one of us needs to change the night, which isnt too often, but we are both flexible, which is great, so they will stay tonight and i will pick them up tomorrow at 4pm, because we have a party to go to tonight. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Take care xxxx
Trendy1 Hi there, it was great to see you on here the other day, i enjoy hearing how you are going with your pregnancy etc. How does your daughter feel about your pregnancy? I bet she is so excited, i think its a lovely gap too, i think there are positives to any age gap, but i know now if we have one, all the others will be at school, and it just gives you that little bit of special time with the new baby, which i think sometimes you can miss out on when you have a toddler at home too, which is what happened to me with my two. I hope you had a great week and are enjoying your weekend. xxxxx
4tiggers Hi there :hugs: how are you today? I hope you had a great week and are enjoying your weekend. Take care xxxx
artymum Hi there, how are you? I hope you are having a wonderful weekend, and that your week was good. Take care xxx
Tonysgirl Hello there, i havent seen you on here for a bit, now you know you are allowed here sometimes, i was only monitoring you sometimes:laughing: So how was your week? I hope it didnt drag too much for you. Do you always finish early Fridays? Do you and Tony have much planned for this weekend? We are off to a party tonight, but not a lot else social wise. Take care and have a great weekend xxxx
Blueshell Hi there, i really hope you are keepig busy this weekend and not stressing too much about next week. Hopefully Monday brings you some great news. It would be such a load off your mind to get the loan. Even if its not as much as you wanted, every little bit helps. Have a lovely weekend xxxx
Bradysmum Hi there, whats new on your end? Cooked anything exciting lately? I havent, i am starting to have withdrawls, well not that my cooking is great, but i just like trying new things. I really should try something again soon. How do you go with cooking when Brady is around? Does he try to climb up you or get into everything? Anyway, have a lovely weekend xxxx
Hi to everyone else, i really need to get off my numb bottom, i have been sitting for too long. I hope you are all well, sorry for the ones i havent mentioned, i just need to get up off this butt and do something for a while. Take care and i hope you all have a lovely day xxxx
meljem- Yeah i finished work today actually i was suppose to finish Wednesday and the Dr called me last night and asked if i could come in for a few pt's today and help do the final clean up which i thought we did but there was still plenty to do when i got there.
So now i'm offically unemployed and loving it for now but i did talk to the Dr today she had a tupperware party at her house after work and we had a chat about the job and she has passed it by my old boss which is her business partner now and he thinks it's a great idea but they already have alot of employees and he doesn't want any of them to loss their jobs so they just have to work out if there is enough work to go around which they think there is so i'll find out next week now.
Not stressing about it though if it works out then great if not well it wasn't meant to be.
How are you and the kids?
Don't you find the kids have more of a social life then you i have found that already and bree is only 15mths.
Hope you have a good time tonight at the party and it's great that you and you ex have a good relationship where the kids are concerned that must make life so much easier.
Bree is asleep and is getting better but not before passing it on to everyone in the house so we are all sick at the moment.
Artymum- I don't know why we punish ourselves too but no matter what we seem to continue doing it i'm the same and the more i tell myself to stop the more i do it.Why?
Blueshell- Thats so frustrating but it's great that your DH can find a positive or get you to focus on a positive my DH is like that also i'm the one thats neg all the time. Hope it all works out for you and they come through for you.
Bump-To-Be- Far out thats a real smack in the mouth having so many people getting pregnant at your work and it always seems to happen when you are already feeling down hay.
I hope everything works out for you this time and goodluck for Wednesday with your FET i hope it works for you and you can go around and show everyone your 12 scan soon.
Do they know that you are doing IVF?
Hoping- thats is fantastic news and i hope that you do take the dr's advise and rest up and drink plenty of water. Hope your levels stabilise.
Crafty_Gnome- Still playing tennis behind West Tigers there at C'town city.The plans for the house are still in council got some paperwork yesterday we had to sign for Basix for the heating and cooling and recycled water and tanks you have to have now so i guess it's getting there.
Goodluck for tomorrow hope the test comes back:bfp: .
I watched RPA on Thursday too and cried most of the time then realised i had missed Saving Babies which is on channel 10 so spewing but RPA is good. Next week there is going to be a young couple that are trying to conceive maybe it will be IVF so that should be interesting.
Jacquit- May God what else can go wrong for you girl.
I'm glad you went to the counsellor they are really good when you need to get focused again which it looks like it has helped you do so thats great.
Sorry to hear about the job hope that it all works out for you and good luck with the saving it's amazing how you can just focus on something and make it happen.
Hope the Lupus gets better.
Macca27975- Glad they gave you some insite into the situation with your eggs hope it made you feel better. Hope the time goes quickly for you so you can get some more info from your FS and you don't have to wait.
I feel the same way with the not letting us transfer 2 eggs i went through this with our last cycle you are right it's our eggs our babies our money our families or choice wish they would let us make them.
I was lucky with Bree cause they let me tranfer two because of my medical history but they wouldn't this time cause i already had one and i'm only 26. sucks.
Bradysmum- How are you?
Hello to everyone else and hope that you are all doing well and having a great weekend.
kirra_bodhi
24-02-2007, 21:58
Evening everyone,Well Congratulations to everyone that has had some good news, and those who haven't as yet keep your chins up!Beatrice- I am so very sorry to hear your news! I don't know what to say... apart from my thoughts are with you in this hard time.Shajake - Sorry I haven't replied earlier just been really busy at work. And by the time I get home these days I am totally stuffed.Has any one heard how IVF Mummy is going? She was due very soon wasn't she? Just wondering if she has had her little bundle yet. Well am 35 weeks now and carrying so much fluid, everything else is perfect but the fluid can really throw you around a bit. But enough about me, My hearts are with everyone and will keep you all informed on how my progress goes, and when my little bundle decides to make it into this world. I can't wait now I really want to meet it and see whether it is a girl or a boy!.Talk Soon!
Kirra_bodhi: ivfmummy had a little girl a few weeks ago. she called her Antonia. wow 35 weeks thats great. noy long now.
4tiggers
25-02-2007, 07:46
CRAFTY_GNOME, Good luck with the bt today. I hope you and dh get the result you are praying for. :fingerscrossed:
crafty_gnome
25-02-2007, 10:51
Thanks to everyone for the goodwishes and babydust for today, but the results came back BFN :no: . Now got to wait for AF to arrive and then can move on to do the next FET.
Won't do personals now but hope you are all having a good weekend. :hugs:
4tiggers
25-02-2007, 13:40
CRAFTY_GNOME, I am so sorry for the negative result. Please accept some of these :hugs: :hugs: . I am glad you have more snow embies for your fet, I think having something to look forward to makes it a little easier, todays result is still dissappointing though, I am sorry.
CRAFTY_GNOME,Im sorry for result I have sent you a Pm get some rest will chat soon:hugs: :hugs: :hugs:
SuperWoman
25-02-2007, 15:06
Crafty_gnome, Im so sorry about your BFN. :hugs: Sending you lots of hugs hun:hugs: . If you need to chat we are all here for you.:hugs: Please take care. xoxoxoxox:hugs:
antoniasmum
25-02-2007, 17:38
Hi Everyone!
Well it has been ages since I have been to this wonderful site... have not had much time for being online since having my little sweetheart over 5 weeks ago....
Thanks to all your lovely warm wishes.... Antonia is such a dream come true.... a gorgeous baby! But then again I am biased!! LOL :p
Antonia now weighs 9lb 4oz and is 55 cm long.... yep growing like a mushroom.... :yelclap:
I have already returned to work (the day after I got home from hosptial).... hard when you run your own business.... But my hours are flexible, so that certainly helps! I take Antonia with me to work....
Well there are so many new ppl here on this thread.... hello to you all and lots of hugs to all of you going thru cycles atm :hugs:
To those of you who have emailed.... I am getting there and will email back soon..... just never enough hours in the day LOL
And to Beatrice - Chin up hon.... I am so sorry you are going thru so much at the moment! You don't deserve it! Cian is so adorable and has grown so much!!! Hugs to you both.... and hopefully things will work out with your DH (is that Darling Husband or D*** Head???) I certainly don't mean to be flippant..... I hope he comes to his senses.....
Anyway, I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend... Thank goodness the weather isn't as hot as it has been (here in Melb). Roll on WINTER :smiliedance:
Crafty_gnome- So sorry hun that it didn't work this time hopefully next time will be successful for you.
How many on ice do you have?
Beatrice- Hope everything is ok i'm thinking of you babe.
IVFMummy- She is just beautiful and you and DH are very lucky. Enjoy it goes too quickly.
4tiggers- are you on your 2ww?
Hello to everyone else and looking forward to good news from all.
4tiggers
25-02-2007, 19:48
Sksty, I was really wishing the 2ww would pass quickly. Now the first week is over with I am starting to get nervous because I dont want to know if it hasnt worked. At the moment I can kind of hope that it has because there isnt a negative test staring back at me. No symptoms that I can attribute to early pregnancy so I just have to sit and wait. I would test soon, (it has been 9 days since transfer) but I had a pregnyl shot only 4 days ago and I think it is still in my body.
firstimeivf, your daughter is so special, it is a shame you have to work, at least she can stay with you though.
4tiggers- thought you were in your 2ww my fingers are crossed for you.
SuperWoman
25-02-2007, 23:01
ivfmummy, great to hear from you! Antonia is gorgeous, can't wait to see some new pics!!
sksty, how was your day hun? How's Bree going? Brady want to know, LOL:D !! Did you hear from your doc?
4tiggers, fingerscrossed:fingerscrossed: ! Good luck hun, not long to wait now!!
Meljem, how was your weekend? How are the kids?
Jacquit, hope you are ok hun. Thinking of you. xoxox:hugs:
Tonysgirl, how are you and Tony?
Leanne, hope you are well. xoxo
Hope everyone had a nice weekend!:wave:
macca27975
26-02-2007, 07:40
Hello
Just wanted to pop in to say hi and send everyone lots of positive, sticky vibes and baby dust from QLD and I wish you all the very best :fingerscrossed:
We are leaving today, we picked up our hirer car yesterday afternoon and we leave for Sydney at 10.00am then we get on the plane at 3.30pm and arrive in QLD at 3.50pm (I think that is so funny due to day light savings) We get home on 5 March and one of the first things I will be doing is popping in to see how everyone is doing. :)
I almost have everything crossed for all :D today is CD 10 for me so I need to keep a few things uncrossed for some BDing (sorry for TMI)
Anyway I must go and finish my packing and I guess I will catch up with you soon.
All the best and take care.:wizard:
Wow so many posts to catch up on since Friday.
Jacquit: Don't know what to say, but I guess its good that you are feeling positive for the future. By all means work for 5 days for the time being and save up for your IVF cycle. I mean you don't have to give the zoo an answer for 3 months so go with the flow. Just look after yourself and don't tire yourself out too much. Hoping that everything will fall into place for you.
Macca: I know with Sydney IVF that they strongly recommended that we only transfer one embryo at a time. However, the form we signed also had a question on how many embryos we wanted to have transferred at a time. The end decision remained with us and I do believe that you are right that seeings they are your embryos you should have a say in how many ought to be transferred at a time. I guess the clinic where you are at (along with all the other clinics) is just worried about multiple pregnancies and the dangers that can come with it. Hope you have fun on your mini break.
Bump-to-be: Good luck with your FET. Hopefully it will go smoothly and you'll have some good news to share with us in 2 weeks.
Kirra_bidhi: WOW 35 weeks!!! how awesome. Good luck with things. I know that it will be very soon for you. Hop the birth is quick and easy for you.
Crafty_gnome: Sorry things didn't work out this time round. Do you know when your FET will be?
ivfmummy: Congrats on the new bub. Antonia is such a beautiful name. A beautiful name for a beautiful bub.
4triggers: Crossing my fingers that it will be a BFP for you in another week. I spoke to one of the nurses at our clinic who said that usually the pregnyl injection goes through your body within about 2 to 3 days. So if you did a test at 4 to 5 days then you could be sure it would be OK (but don't take my word for it, this is what the nurse said to me when I asked her about how the pregnyl injections would affect my results).
To everyone else: Hope you all had a great weekend. Mine was spent visiting family.
crafty_gnome - I am so sorry about your BFN. What a bugger. But keep your chin up and look towards your next FET. I hope it comes around quickly for you. My thoughts are with you. :hugs:
Jacquit - WOW, the stresses just keep on rolling don't they! At least five days a week will mean some more income for you to help save that 15,000! Have you discussed the possibility of a job share arrangement? That might allow you to go back to 2 or 3 days when your next cycle starts. Goodluck with the saving. It will be worth it.
sksty - No, work doesn't know about IVF or TTC. Don't want that influencing any of their decisions regarding my employment, professional development etc. Close friends and family know, but this cycle they all think I am waiting another month. Just felt like keeping it to ourselves this time round.
ivfmummy - what a beautiful, perfect daughter. You are truly blessed. She is gorgeous.
4tiggers - hope the TWW is going OK. Not long to go now! Thinking of you and have my :fingerscrossed: !
Bradysmum - Have been meaning to say for ages that Brady is soooo cute. What a little stunner. Bree doesn't know what she is missing out on!
As for me, I had a busy weekend. Big dinner that went late on Fri night, got up at 5:00am and did a 70KM CYCLE (I think I must be crazy) and then spent the rest of the day sleeping and not having enough energy to eat or walk around, definitely had trouble getting up our stairs! My riding buddies just went so hard (my time off training for the first cycle meant that I have been left behind in the fitness stakes!). Bit worried that I shouldn't have stressed my body out so much so close to FET. I was supposed to ovulate Sat, so hopefully the ride didn't interfere with that. I feel proud that I did it though. I very nearly didn't get out of bed to go!
Well, two days till FET. Wish it was tomorrow!
Hi to everyone else. Hope you are all well. :wave:
4tiggers
26-02-2007, 13:09
Hoping, thanks for asking the nurses about the pregnyl. If they are right then I could test now, it has been 5 days since the last pregnyl shot. I am just so nervous about it showing a positive and the bt being negative. At what stage are you up to, sorry for not remembering, I have to keep a notebook or I lose track (which I have done.)
Bumptobe, So close to transfer YEAH. How are you embies going, have you asked. Soon you will be joining me in the wait. :fingerscrossed: those embies progress well and implant soon after transfer.
Hey 4tiggers. I'll be 5 weeks this Thursday. Been feeling a little queasy all day and haven't been veyr hungry. Then again it could be because of all the water that I have to drink. Will be seeing my GP today to get her to do a blood test to check the estrogen and progesteron levels. Hopefully they would have gone down since last Friday.
I did a HPT on about day 5 or 6 after my pregnyl injection. It returned such a light positive that I was convinced that it was a negative. Then after a couple of days I did another HPT and the second line was a lot clearer. I had my BT about 9 days after my last pregnyl injection. I was like you, I had no symtoms of early pregnancy and was hoping that the positive HPT wasn't a false positive (which I heard was rare but can happen quite often with the pregnosis brand of HPT). I used first response and clear blue and they seemed to work OK.
Good luck with your testing. But remember nothing can replace the BT and don't fret too much if the results aren't what you are hoping. BT will be much more better at picking up HCG.
4tiggers
26-02-2007, 14:45
Hoping, I really hope tomorrow goes well, I am sure it will. If you are feeling queasy then your bubba must be growing well. I rang the nurse at the clinic after I read your post and she said I can test tomorrow morning. I now have butterflies (how on earth I am going to get to sleep tonight is beyond me.) If it is positive then I am going to visit my local dr and get a bt done to confirm it. If I am pregnant then we will be due only a few days apart - how amazing would that be! Good luck for tomorrow :fingerscrossed: .
Good afternoon ladies,
After an eventful morning I'm able to post
Bump-to-be, glad to hear that you're feeling more positive. Jake loved his first day. Now he's there 3 full days and 1 X half day. So it gives me some time with Matthew and Ben. Good luck Wednesday
118, congratulations. That's wonderful news. May the next 8 months be great for you. I look forward to your updates.
LJHarmony, how are you doing?
Natel, That's so sexciting that you got to see you baby. The first U/S after you find out is the best. Keep us updated with you progress.
Bradysmum, Jake had a ball at kinder. We have aircon and the heat is revolting. How are you doing?
Bristwinmum, Welcome and congratulations on your twin pregnancy. When are you due? How are you feeling. Thanks for sharing your story.
Blueshell, :wave: every clinic is different. Mine just gave me paperwork which included procedures, costs, FAQ etc. How did the app at the bank go?
V8Mum, keep up the good work. It really is worth it in the end.
Shadek, As crafty gnome said, it does only take 1. Try and stay positive.
Craftygnome, :wave: and sorry about your :bfn:
princ3ssah, welcome and good luck with your cycle
Meljem, how are you?
Macca, have a great trip. Where were you off to again?
Frangipanililly, welcome
Sksty, I understand your situation re transferring 2 embys, but I do understand why medics are against it.
Jacquit, I'm sorry to hear about all that is going on.
Cian'smum, oh Beatrice hun!! I'm sorry. Men hey!! Hope that things work themselves out.
Ivfmummy, Antonia is beautiful.
4tiggers, Hang in there, it's almost over.
Hoping, 5 weeks yay. How are you feeling?
A big hello to everyone else and I hope I haven't forgotten anyone, so sorry if I have.
Well I'll check back a little later to see how you all are. In the meantime have a great afternoon.
Bradysmum- Yeah the Dr rang after i got sick and tired of waiting for him to call only to find out that not all the results were back but he finally called me and said that there were no antibodies in DH BT and his sperm count and the quality had all improved :yelclap: for antioxidents and zinc now we just have to hope that they find there way to that egg that is if everything is working with me:fingerscrossed: as we did ICSI they never checked me to make sure my tubes were clear and i have to wait till i get af again before i can have a ultrascan and dye to see if all is ok.
He still recommends IUI but we are so unsure cause by the time you spend all that money that you could have had towards IVF and success rates aren't that great i don't really know of anyone that has had success except for Macca27975 and that was back in 2003. Far out why can't anything be easy.
Bree sends a kiss to you and Brady:kiss:
Bump-To-Be- Goodluck for your FET and i hope it works for you and DH. WOW congrats on surviving that big ride i don't think i could even make 1km before dying. I don't think that it would have affected anything to do with ovulation though so don't worry about it my fingers are crossed for you.
I know how you feel about telling work i told them the first time around cause i needed so much time off and when i found out i was pregnant they were fantastic but when i went back to work this time to help them out i found that they weren't as good with things until i told them we have put off having another baby. I seem to get more work and now they are trying to work something out of me so i can go back there 1 day a week now that the other practise is closed and i don't think they would do that if they knew that i wanted to have a another baby.
Shajake- Hello hun thanks for that. Hope your day gets better.
4tiggers- the anticipation is killing me so i can imagine what it is doing to you i couldn't wait another day i would have already done one by now and then i would do one tomorrow and the next day and so on. i'm the most impatient person ever.
As for everyone else i hope you have all had a good day and hope you all have a good night.
It's so cold here today i hate the cold weather it really affects the arthritis i feel like i'm 100 yrs old and i can't move and my back kills, see im carrying on like an old women.:eek:
Congratulations to new mums & :bfp: =:angel: . Nimo for embi is xlnt & Antonia for baby is beautiful. Amen to St. Anthony of Peruda. My embi = Niny (derivative of hubby's motto lifeharmony).
Question:
:confused: cramp like abdominal pains sometimes...I hope it's normal cause I can't recall for my last two pregnancys (16 & 12 year ago).:yes: lower back pains on the tube sides that's been there for yonks. I'll sort it out when I get yet another blood test on Friday. Am back to uni this week. 4 units to do this year & I can kiss it good bye.Take care. 118
mercimum
26-02-2007, 20:32
Hello everybody.
How lucky for all the lucky people on here that have gone on hols.
Just an update really, have started another round today. The cycle that I am doing is a f.s.h antagonist cycle. One for the oldies (me 35) hopefully will help with the eggquality?
I am really aprihensive about this time ie:the gastric probs. I can only hope that his does not happen again:fingerscrossed: . This cycle only goes for 2 weeks, which I guess is good:) . I was not going to tell anybody that I was doing it, cause I didn't want to explain the outcome. Have a scan on friday, up at 5am for the trip,that's the hard part. (the things we do)
Have been reading and keeping up to date with everyone.
better go clean up after dd.
take care. mercimum:thumbsup:
4tiggers
27-02-2007, 05:39
Good Morning Everyone, Well it is 4.30 am. This is the second time I have been up through the night and needed to visit the loo. I decided at the second visit to put myself out of misery and test, it came up positive. Will book in for a hcg bt today as I dont want to get too excited incase the outcome is similar to last time. For the moment though I have a :bfp: .
Thankyou to all who have supported me, If I did not find this site I may never have tried again.
Donna, our paths have been very similar the last couple of months, I will be praying that the same can be said about the next couple. :fingerscrossed: .
As yet Dh doesnt know, he is blissfully sleeping :sleeping: unaware I was even allowed to test today. I am trying to think of a great way to tell, show him he has another chance at becoming a dad. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thankyou again for helping me to have faith and hope.
Morning 4tiggers. YAY on the positive HPT. Good luck, I'm pretty sure if the nurse told you that it was OK to test today then the results will be 99% accurate (or whatever it is that they write on the box).
Good luck with your docs appointment.
Blueshell
27-02-2007, 09:05
Hi there everyone,
Just wanted to pop in quickly to say the loan was approved!! (Subject to verification of course)
So now I can breathe a little easier - we don't have spare money but we have almost enough for a cycle - I think!!
Will come back later for personals!!
Have a good day!!
Tonysgirl
27-02-2007, 09:50
Hi everyone,
4tiggers, CONGRATS HUN,:smiliedance: :yelclap: :hugs: I bet is was so wonderful seeing that line on the HPT - best wee you ever had!!:laughing: I now hope that your blood test has a nice high beta number and that it is all smooth sailing from now on. Thankyou for your wishes for me, very sweet to think about me.It is your turn now, I can wait a bit longer.But it would be wonderful to have a new chance together. We will never forget our little miracles that didnt make it,but they have made way for your little miracle happening right now. As for suggestions as to how to tell your DH, I would have already ran in at 4.30am, woken him up, and told him "wake up daddy!!".I am much too impatient.Again, I am sooo happy for you hun, I rushed to get to work to check for your post.
Mercimum, Hi hun. My last cycle was a FSH Antagonist.It did increase the number of eggs I got -and the shorter time span is definetly a positive. I hope it all goes well for you hun, please keep in touch.
Blueshell, Congrats on the loan approval ! It is one thing worrying about the IVF process, but to have the added concern of funding the cycle is just too much stress.So you have crossed the first hurdle, when do you think you will do your cycle?
A big hi to everyone else.Bradysmum & Mel thanks for asking about me. Just havent been up to posting but have been reading everyday.
Hope everyone is well, hi to all the newbies.
Take care
Donna
xx
Hi all
just throught i would pop in.
havent been on for a while since we got a bfn.
congratulations 4 tiggers and everyone else that has go a BFP lately. :smiliedance: :smiliedance:
:wave: bradysmum &meljem. how are you both? well i hope.
well i have a appointment with my specailist this afternoon, due to the bfn. we are also having a break. so i will be asking the dr is there is a chance of us falling natuarlly. i aslo want to know why after 4 cycles nothing seems to work.
put it this way i have a few questions to ask.
will let you all know how it goes.
good luck to everyone on the 2ww :fingerscrossed:
Tonysgirl
27-02-2007, 10:31
Hi Leanne,
Hun, just read your post and I agree with you 150% - ask that doc to give you some explanation.At your age, and after 4 cycles, there has to be a reason or more investigation done.It is not fair on you amd your DH to go through another cycle until you get some answers.
I know I have said this to you but have you thought about a second opinion? Another clinic? Even if you can arrange a phone consult with another FS, maybe from another state - eg QFG or Sydney IVF? I just feel that at your young age, 4 cycles is 3 cycles too much.
Please let us know how you get on.
Love
Donna
xx
Good morning,
Mercimum, good luck for your scan on Fri. You're right about the things we do to acheive a pregnancy. How have you been? It has been a while since your last post.
4tiggers, that's great news.:fingerscrossed: for a :bfp: :bfp: BT.
Blueshell, great news about the loan.
Tonysgirl, how are you? I was actually just thinking of you when I came across your post.
Leannej, good luck with dr's appointment. I agree with Tonysgirl about the second opinion.
Bradysmum and Ciansmum, how are you doing?
I will check in again soon.
kelly_l9
27-02-2007, 11:31
Hi ladies
4tiggers, hoping, 118 : congratulations !!!
Also congratulations everyone else for a BFP ...
Just a silly question, do you have any symtoms at all at the end of the 2nd week??
Cheers
Kelly
Hi everyone :wave: hope we are all well? I have one week to go till my blood test feeling very well and back at work this week. :fingerscrossed: Nemo is growing strong.
Take care all and good luck to all that are doing they own 2ww it's killing me I must say.
harry&grace
27-02-2007, 12:07
4tiggers- CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
you are with Dr Esler aren't you?
How many did you put back? How many days were they?
How many did they thaw? Did they all thaw allright? Did you look at the screen when he did your ultrasound before trigger? Did you notice how thick your lining was?
Sorry for all the questions. Just really really want this time to work (don't we all!)
I had my scan yesterday, he said everything looks good, I take the pregnyl shot tonight. They will thaw my embies on TUesday next week and transfer on Wednesday morning.
Blueshell - great news about the loan!
Bump-to-be your transfer is tomoorow right? GOOD LUCK. Have you got the call yet about how they are thawing?
Kelly-19, everyone is different. I felt like I needed to go to the toilet all the time and was really tired. Good luck.
Shadek, 1 week to go, hang in there.
harry&grace, good luck with Pregnyl, not long to go till transfer.
Shajake Thank you and I am hanging in I feel very good about it all this week will keep you posted.
4tiggers Congrats to you how did hubby take the news jumped out of his skin I bet.Well done :party: .
4tiggers
27-02-2007, 13:44
Thankyou everyone for the kind thoughts, I had a bt at 11.00 so hopefully will be more confident with the results after that. I used a clearblue digital this morning and when I woke back up at 6.30 I checked it only to find it blank. For a moment I thought I had dreamed the whole thing :confused: .
Donna, I didnt tell dh incase the levels are low and we have the same thing happen to this angel as our last. I think it would be easier to deal with if we know were we stand front up. After the bt I will tell him, if they are high then I can assure him that the exact same thing wont happen again.(I know there are never any guarantees but it is terrible getting your hopes up too early on,)
SuperWoman
27-02-2007, 13:51
Hi girlies!!
4tiggers, whoo whoo!:yelclap: !! Im soooo happy for you! Like Donna said that is the best wee you have ever done!!!! Good luck for your BT, Im sure everything will be fine!!!! As for DH, maybe buy him something like a baby pair of socks and wrap them up and tell him you bought him something!!!
Leanne & Donna, great to hear from you girls. I have missed both of you so much. Leanne, by my last cycle I was getting pretty annoyed that it was taking so long to. I got them to monitor my ovulation continuously and I was having scans and BT almost every second day through that cycle, it was draining but we did realise that I ovulated later in the cycle even though those wee tests were showing that I had a surge when it was to early to implant the embryo. If I didnt push them and make this happen we might still be trying. So follow your instincts hun, most times we are right!
Blueshell, yay!! Im so happy you got the loan. This will make things a bit easier for you both. Thats fantastic news!!
Shajake, hi hun, we are fine. How are you all going. Any plans for the meet up yet? Cant wait for that!!
Kelly_19, I needed to wee more than usual and felt tired and had cramps like AF was coming. Fingerscrossed!!
Macca, hope you have a great trip hun, you deserve it!!
Bump-to-be, Good luck for your FET tomorrow:fingerscrossed: . Let us know how you go!!
Hoping, how did your BT go? Hope all is well.
Sksty, great results for your DH, that is fantastic. I really must go and get some of that stuff for DH. Im sure your tests will come back that you are fine. Let us know when your test is. What are you and Bree doing today? Im sorry your arthritis is hurting you. Poor thing, it must be awful for you in winter:hugs: . Take care hun. Xoxox
Mercimum, good luck with your cycle. It’s good that this cycle wont be too long. I will keep my fingerscrossed for you and will be thinking of you hun. Xoxoxo
Shadek, good luck hun. 1 more week to go. Take care xoxoxo:fingerscrossed:
kelly_l9
27-02-2007, 13:57
Blueshell: congratulations with the loan... Eventhough we have to pay in advance, you get refund from medicare quite quickly, within 2 working days once they receive the acound... so it's not that bad.
The two weeks wait seems very hard... I've just got my last pregnyl this morning, BT on Saturday... So far, no real symtoms yet ... i think i start to jump up and down now.
Cheers
Kelly
harry&grace
27-02-2007, 14:37
4tiggers- CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
you are with Dr Esler aren't you?
How many did you put back? How many days were they?
How many did they thaw? Did they all thaw allright? Did you look at the screen when he did your ultrasound before trigger? Did you notice how thick your lining was?
Sorry for all the questions. Just really really want this time to work (don't we all!)
I had my scan yesterday, he said everything looks good, I take the pregnyl shot tonight. They will thaw my embies on TUesday next week and transfer on Wednesday morning.
Blueshell - great news about the loan!
Bump-to-be your transfer is tomoorow right? GOOD LUCK. Have you got the call yet about how they are thawing?
Hey everyone. A few personals first.
4tiggers: Congrats again. I am so happy for you.
Shajake: Am feeling OK. Still no major sypmtoms, although my GP said yesterday that they'll probably start in the next 2 to 3 weeks. Thanks for asking.
Mercimum: Good luck for your scan on Friday. I know what you mean about having to get up at 5am. I had to do that each and everytime I went in for a BT, or BT and US.
Blueshell: So happy that the loan has been approved!!! Now nothing stands in your way of starting the next cycle. YAY!!!
Leannej: I agree with the others. Ask as many questions as possible to get to the bottom of why it hasn't happened for you yet. I am with Sydney IVF and they have been great. All the docs, nurses, pathologists etc are all really caring. Its also good to have a break as well to let your body get back to some kind normality.
Kelly_19: In relation to your question, I had no symptoms at all during the TWW.
Shadek: Hope Nemo keeps on growing and that you'll have good news to share in a weeks time. Everyone thats been through the TWW knows exactly what you are going through.
harry&grace: Good luck with embryo thaw and ET. Hope all goes smoothly for you guys on Tuesday and Wednesday.
As for me, I went to my GP yesterday who first congratulated me and then told me that she wasn't going to give me a BT :( She said that there was no need to and that she was reluctant to do anything as I was and IVF patient. Oh well I guess I haven't had any probs so far, but it would have been good to know if the progesterone levels had gone down. Especially since they were more than 10 times the normal on Friday. Thats probably why my nurse sounded worried and made me start to panic as well.
OK got to get back to work.
Ooopps forgot to wish you good luck for your BT Kelly_19. Hope its a BFN!
CRAPPPP I meant BFP Kelly. Sorry must have given you a heart attack. So sorry, sorry, sorry for that. I think I should stop posting now before I get myself into more trouble!! Sorry again. It'll be a BFP all the way!!!
Hi All,
A quick one again today!!
4tiggers and hoping: CONGRATULATIONS on your BFP's and hope that all goes well for you both.:smiliedance:
Shajake: Great to see you again, how are the boys going? How is the nanny going for you all, I hope that you are happy with them and it is working out. Anyway hope all is well.
Meljem: Hey how are you going? I am doing well, I am off to the obs again tommorrow just the standard appointment so will see how that goes. I have to tackle the issue of whether or not I will have to have another caeser (had an emergency one with DD as she was undiagnosed breech - they told me when I was 10cm and trying to push)! All is well and I am off to the movies tonight with a girlfriend to watch music and lyrics.
Macca27975: Have a great holiday!! Look forward to hearing from you when you get back.
Beatrice: Hope you and Cian are going okay and hope that things are getting a bit better for you. Thinking of you.
Hello to Blueshell, Kelly_19, Mercimum, Leannej, Shadek, harry & grace, bradysmum, sksty and everyone else I know I have missed some of you and I am very sorry. Hope you are all well and :hugs: to you all.
4tiggers and hoping: CONGRATULATIONS on your :bfp:=:angel: Take care of that embi & yourself. 118
Blueshell
27-02-2007, 19:34
Thank you to everyone for your good wishes - it was great to have the support of you all during this trying time and I am well aware that it will be the first trying time of many - at least I know what a great support network I have here!!
Bump-to-be - fingers crossed for your FET tommorrow - I hope it all goes well!! Totally understand your vent in the first year we were trying I had 14 people I personally new - both friends and work colleagues that fell pregnant - it just did not seem fair at all!! Now it doesn't come as much of a suprise anymore but it is still disappointing each time it happens. Fingers crossed this FET will mean it becomes your turn real soon!!
Hoping - Put your feet up and relax!! Which sounds easier said than done when you have so much water to drink!!
Crafty Gnome - I hate the "we weren't even trying" line too - I am sorry but if you are not taking precautions then you are trying!! It is amazing how watching a TV show can put your life into perspective too!!
Jacquit - So sorry to hear about your job - you definately don't need that added pressure!! But congrats on making a positive decision and deciding on what you want to do - good luck with the new venture!! We were applying to consolidate our debt aswell as taking out extra for IVF - with the approval we now have enough to do a cycle (6000) but nothing spare but that is okay!! I don't have private helath cover - I cancelled it before we found out we had all these issues so now if I can join I have to wait 12 months before I can claim anything and frankly I would rather spend the money directly on IVF. I do feel bad because compared to your finances in NZ we have it quite lucky especially as Medicare gives us some back (not sure how much but some is better than none!!) So now we have somewhere to start - i hope the money comes in quickly for you!!
LJHarmony - I hope you are starting to feel a bit better and your moods are settling down for you!!
TonysGirl - Our next step now is to book in for our tests - the test results that we took to her were from April last year so now she wants new ones - I am hoping we can book them in the next couple of weeks. Am thinking I will wait until we sign the papers with the bank and then make the appointments. Ironically AF seems to be on her way today so I am not sure what that means for when we can actually start our cycle. I am happy as long as we are making plans and taking steps!!
CONGRATULATIONS 4TIGGERS and HOPING on your:bfp:
Okay running out of time - DH yelling that dinner is ready so must run!! I have missed so many people and for that I am sorry!! :wave: to everyone and :hugs: to all!!
Hi ladies,
A quick post before I go to bed.
Bradysmum, I'm still thinking. I thought I might wait till jbearsmum gets back from holidays so that she doesn't miss out. I was thinking maybe either a park or a playcentre. It depends where everyone lives and how far they wish to travel. I'll pm for those details.
Shadek, good to hear and it is hard I know. Think positively and the rest will hopefully fall into place.
Hoping, I felt nauseous from very early on. But I think it was partly ivf hormones as well. Pregnancy nausea probably hit me at about 6 weeks and lasted till about 18-20 weeks.:thumbsdown:
trendy1, :wave: hun! How's it going? Did you get all the filing done? Day nanny is good, not happy with night nanny, waiting to meet someone else. I too had an emergency c-sect with Jake. I had an elective c-sect with Ben and Matthew and that was fabulous.
A quick update. All of my boys are doing great. DH is good, Jake loves kinder and Ben (as of last Thursday) weighs 3.6kgs and Matthew is 2.97kgs. Next weigh is this Thursday :smiliedance: and I can't wait to see what they weigh now.
Lots of baby :wizard: coming your way to all everyone who needs it.
Speak to you all soon.
4tiggers
28-02-2007, 10:39
I got my hcg level today 269 Yeah, now I will do my happy dance.:smiliedance: :smiliedance: :smiliedance: :smiliedance:
crafty_gnome
28-02-2007, 10:46
Congratulations 4tiggers! That is fantastic news!!! :smiliedance: :smiliedance: :smiliedance: :smiliedance:
Hi Girls I well I gave in ths morning and did a HPT it was :bfn: its been 1 week since ET does this mean Nemo isn't doing as he is told?.Or am I worring over nothing and its to early to tell?????
harry&grace
28-02-2007, 11:10
Shadek - did you do a 2 day transfer?
If you did, it's way too early to test. You would only be 9dpo. The embie could implant anywhere from 7 - 12 dpo and you don't start to produce hcg until after implantation, and then it takes a couple of days to appear in your urine. So, if you implanted on day 7, day 9 would be the earliest you could possibly find a hint of hcg in your urine and then it would be too little to register on a hpt. I would say wait until at least 12dpo before trying another hpt, but even then it could be too early.
I did a hpt everyday from about 7dpo until 16dpo and they were all negative, and it drove me nuts. Obviously I was not pregnant but the stress of all the negative hpts couldn't of been good for me. I googled everything I could think of about early testing and that is what I found out.
So, step away from the hpt, they are EVIL!
Tonysgirl
28-02-2007, 11:13
4tiggers, EXCELLENT BETA!! CONGRATS HUN!! :smiliedance: :smiliedance: :smiliedance: :smiliedance: This is one strong start, I am so happy for you hun! Have you told DH??
Shadek, 1 week since ET is too early hun.You are worrying too early - let nemo have a chance to settle in. Patience is the hardest thign to have during the 2WW, we all know how you are feeling hun.
Love
Donna
xx
Thanks girls I did do the Et on day 2 so will wait now. I feel much better now thank you for your replys hope all are well:hugs:
Shadek- HPT 's aren't always reliable. Try not to worry. When are you due for a BT? :fingerscrossed: x
craftygnome- So sorry to hear your news. Take care x
4tiggers and hoping.....Congratulations to both of you! That is just wonderful news!! Take care x
Blueshell- Congratulations on getting your loan approved. Bring on that BFP!! x
trendy1- Hope everything is going well!! Take care x
meljem- Hi, hope you had a great weekend. You asked me about my ex as you also have kids to an ex. Yes, we all get on pretty well but I think a lot of it is do with the fact that I won't have it any other way! I think my ex would like it if I wasn't so bossy/nosey/pushy/in his face..but I don't care!!! I would do anything for my son to have the most well adjusted divorced parents he can!!! We share the fortnight and have a 2 day/2 day/3 day week each( ie one of has mon/tue...then the other wed/thur...then the other fri/sat & sun). That way we both get to have school nights and weekends. We are also both flexible when it comes to changing days for nights out or hols etc. We all (the 4 of us) go to cricket every weekend which will soon become soccer. We drive my son and ex places often because he doesn't have a car!! It did take us a while to get here but things have been working pretty well for the last couple of years. He doesn't have much money though (neither do we!!) so I don't get any money from him but he is good about going half in the dentist and school stuff. My gorgeous dh doesn't bat an eyelid about supporting Henry financially- he loves him very much and I am very lucky to have found him. The hardest thing is seeing him with Henry and wishing we had our own, you should see how he spoils our dog!!
My only bugbear at the moment with my ex is his secretiveness ( a clue as to why he is my ex!!) has reappeared because he has a new girlfriend and I know nothing!!! Women are naturally nosey I tell him in my defence but he is adamant that I will be the last to know! This has only annoyed me so much this week because I took my son to a new hairdressers and on our way back to the car my son says that she was there and he said hello to her. I didn't even get to check her out!! Oh well the mystery continues...ps my tree is still up but not undressed completely yet. My excuse this week is that I have started selling things on ebay to make some money so that is taking up my time!!!!
Bradysmum and Ciansmum and Donna - Hope you are all well. Beatrice, thinking of you x
Well, my AF arrived on Monday and the clinic sent my timetable straight away. But we have decided to delay it a month because of my brothers wedding. He is getting married in Melbourne on April 8th and the EPU week is due to be the week of the 9th. We will be there for 4 days and I don't wont to be all eggy at the wedding. It is a really BIG POSH affair!!! Hopefully all will go well for a cycle in May.
To everyone else...take care
Vanessa xx
Artymum I am due for the BT next tuesday
4tiggers: Congrats!!! Yay for you!!!
Shadek: I agree with harry&grace. All is not lost yet and it could be way too early for you to test. When I did my HPT it was about 1 week after transfer but I had a blastocyst transfer so that would make all the difference. Good luck with your BT. Crossing fingers and toes that it will be a BFP.
Cian's Mum
28-02-2007, 13:52
Hello my Lovely Friends .
First a BIG big HUG to Hoping and 4 tiggers ...
And sending all my Baby dust and ovulation dust to all of you who are trying so hard ....
Thinking all of you .
An update: Dh and I are going to see a Marriage Councellor next week . He is back at home but at the moment I'm full of anger towards him , it's really hard to keep my calm ... it feels like and I cannot forgive what he did and probably never will...
Cian is gorgeous , looks like a little Man now .. I will update my avatar soo ...
I'll write to you later and thank you ALL for your support .
Love you . Beatrice .
hi all
well i had my appointment with my dr yesterday.
and he said our only way of having a baby is to use donor egg :gloomy: .
this is because none of my eggs are getting to blastacyct stage. due to having endometrioses pretty badly. he said that the edo has made the quality of my eggs be ****.
i dont know anything about egg donation, so if anyone knows anything about it.
any info is wanted as this is a whole new ball game.
thanks girls for listening.
Beatrice: DH moving back in is a start and its great to see that you guys are moving forward and at least going to see a councellor to try to work things out. Hopefully it will all end in smiles for you guys.
Leanne: So sorry to hear that you have to use donor eggs. Not sure how you go about finding a donor either, but we are all here to lend an ear if you need it. Good Luck in your search.
Mercimum- My thoughts are with you and hoping that this cycle is the one for you.
4tiggers- Yeah:smiliedance: congrats they are pretty good levels i know you were worried about them being low like last time are they better what were your levels last time ?
Blueshell- Thats great news now you dont have to worry about the money thing and you can concentrate on getting that:bfp:
Leannej:gloomy: Thats really sad news im sorry that the FS has said that. I don't know anything about egg donation so i can't help you there.
Shadek- Glad you are feeling better.
Harry&Grace- Goodluck with transfer
Bradysmum- It does suck in the cold weather but then you see what some other people have to go through and i have no probs really when you think of it
How are you and how's Brady and DH i would get some of those meds too you just never know.
Shajake- Thats great that they are putting on weight and i hope they have put on more weight when you go on Thursday. Its great that he is enjoying kinda i bet that makes it a bit easier to drop him off.
Cian's Mum- Its great that he is back and you guys are going to try and work things out a counsellor might be just what you need but you do have every right to be really angry with him he left you when you needed him most and after everything you guys went through to have a baby i would want to strangle him and make him wake up to himself.
Hope everything works out for you both but i'm sure it will take a while but you are moving in the right direction.
No news for me it's raining and thunder and lightning so i'm getting told to get off the computer. Have a good one.
Goodluck for those who are the 2ww and for those that are having transfers.
:hugs: Hi girls, how are you all? :D So sorry i havent been on lately, i miss catching up on everyones lives. I have been so busy lately :yes: But i will come on here tomorrow and try to catch up on all the news. :yes: Hope you all have a wonderful night xxxxx
4tiggers
28-02-2007, 17:24
SKsty, My levels last time were 19 in the beginning, so this is a huge improvement. I feel better about this pregnancy now, although I think I will worry about every little thing that goes on.
Harry&grace, did you have your transfer today. I hope it all went really well. Did you get to transfer 1 or 2? Rest heaps and think positive.
Meljem, keeping busy will make time move more quickly till your next cycle.
Cian's Mum, you do have a right to be mad and angry. If he is back though he obviously loves you both and for a man to be willing to go to counselling and admit something is wrong is a really good start. Try not to let your anger interfere with the healing you both need to do. It takes a really strong person to forgive and after going through every thing you have had to endure I am sure you are strong. Forgiving him is not telling him it is okay what he did, it is allowing you to feel peace and move forward. I wish you the best of luck.:hugs:
4tiggers
28-02-2007, 17:29
Leanne, I am sorry for the news. At least you wont waste any more money or be exhausted by the emotion of cycles not working. I have read a few posts on here about successful donor eggs and the lovely babies that are born because of it. Hopefully you will find an angel soon (if that is your desire) and have the baby you long for. Good Luck :fingerscrossed: .
Shadek- Tuesday will come faster than you think. Hang in there !! x
Cian's Mum- The counselling is a positive and constructive step. I have had A LOT of counselling, singly and as a couple. My only advice is, if you don't click/gel with your counsellor it is perfectally ok to find one that works well for both of you. Hopefully you will both be able to resolve some issues that will bring you together again. Best wishes and take care x
Leannej- So sorry to hear your news but many, many women have beautiful little babies with egg donors! I did see a couple of threads on here one day, and even one where someone had found a donor through the site. I also know that some clinics will help you to find a donor. Best wishes and take care x
We just had a big storm here in Newcastle. I got home from work to find the dog well and truly freaking out! She is now sitting beside me and has calmed down a bit!! I've had a bit of a down day today but the really ironic thing is work ALWAYS makes me feel better!! I work part-time as an after school drama teacher with mostly infants and primary age kids. They are SOO0 adorable. So even though I feel sad sometimes about NOT being able to have anymore of my own, the kids always cheer me up and actually help me to forget!! Life is strange sometimes......
Take care all xx
Vanessa
Hi Everyone,
Some of the long time members of this supportive group may remember me - I briefly joined you for some advice during my first IVF cycle in Dec.
I disappeared after the failure of my cycle - as I needed to decide what my next step would be - attempt one more cycle for myself or a donor cycle... After discussing everything with our donor we decided that I should attempt one last cycle. She is truly an :angel:. She has everything crossed that this cycle will succeed, and if not is ready to help.
I have just completed my 8th day of puregon injections and had my BT today. I will find out the results tomorrow to determine when I will have my scan.
I have read your stories over the past few days in an effort to catch up. I can't tell you the amount of respect and admiration that I have for you all. Each and everyone of you has courageously dealt with the issues of infertility and selflessly offered so much support and comfort to each other. For this I thankyou.
I hope to start doing personals in my next posts.
For now:
Leannej - I am sorry to here that you were told that your eggs are not viable. If you want to learn more about egg donorship - check out the thread here at bubhub it is quite good. We were lucky enough to find our donor by advertising in this area. If you would like me to provide you with some support / info please feel free to PM me. I'll try and help as much as I can.
For those that have achieved that longed for :bfp: - CONGRATULATIONS and I wish you well with your pregnancies.
For those that are currently in the 2WW or preparing for their next attempt at IVF - I have my :fingerscrossed: and am sending you lots of :wizard: in the hope that you are successful.
Diana
SuperWoman
28-02-2007, 21:14
Leanne, oh hun:hugs: , Im so sorry you recieved this news today. There is a thread on here about Egg Donation, maybe have a look in there and ask the girls some questions. They seem really nice and helpful. I know this isnt the news you wanted to hear hun, but you will find your angel and you will have your baby:hugs: .
4tiggers, WHOO WHOO:smiliedance: !! Oh hun FANTASTIC NEWS!! Those levels are sooo high!! Your embie is stuck on you!!! Congrats hun, Im so happy for you and DH!!!:yelclap:
Shadek, it is too early to test hun. Wait a few more days. Fingercrossed sweetie!
I will be back soon and finish my post.
4tiggers- wow that has got to make you feel so much better just remember drink plenty of water don't pick up anything even the washing basket with wet clothes and rest as much as possible. every little thing helps.
did you have 1 or 2 put back in.
Kandd- Goodluck with this cycle my fingers are crossed for you that you get a positive this time.
Bree is 16mths today and i got alittle sad this morning as i have now realised she is not my baby anymore she is my little girl and is growing up to quickly and can't believe this time 2 years ago i got my :bfp: and was over the moon.
Hi there. Well i havent been on for about a week now and i have finished my appt with nurses etc and have all the stuff needed to start #1 next week.
Congrats to 4tiggers and hoping on :bfp: . It is so good to come on and hear that it does happen. It gives me some hope. I just keep thinking to myself why am i going to put myself through this it isnt going to work for me and then i see your stories and it brings me back down again and shows me that all i have to do is try and wait and see.
I already feel hormonal and i havent even started the drugs yet. I am sure that i will be back here next week needing support when i do. Once again thankyou to all of you for me finding this site. It is going to help me tremendously.
Sending evry1 else plenty of :wizard: and hoping that you too will have happy news to share soon as well.
Hi girls, how are you all? My god i cant believe how much i have missed. I have been so so busy that i just havent had time to get on here. Lets see how i go getting through this post without losing all ive typed :fingerscrossed:
Shajake Hi there, hows life going with the boys now? Have things settled down a bit now? I am sure you have a routine going now, i guess you would have to. I have routines, but sometimes they just dont seem to go to plan. Does Jake go to Kindy or Childcare so you can have a bit of a break and spend time with Ben and Mathew? I guess its hard to spread yourself out that much, and i think there would be times when Jake just wants you to himself. Anyway, i hope you are all well. Take care xxxx
4tiggers Goodmorning, i was so happy when i read about your :bfp: my god i bet you are just over the moon, i know you have wanted this for some time now. I am so so happy for you. I guess it must seem so surreal right now, but i am sure it will sink in soon enough. How have you been feeling? I bet your DH is so happy also. Do all of your family know yet, or are you keeping it quiet for a while? I hope you are having a great day, and once again, congratulations xxxxx
artymum Goodmorning, i bet the storm was magnificent. I really love storms, i really enjoy winter too, i know it gets a bit chilly, but i just love those days when you sit inside, or even at a beachside cafe or something with open fire and just watch the rain or hail, its beautiful. I bet you do get a lot of satisfaction from your job, it must be lovely to have all those little kids look up to you and make you smile. Im glad you get along with your ex. Men really arent the type to chat about their lives much are they, i understand your need to know about his new girlfriend, i think i would be interested too, but i think my kids would fill me in, i think its just a female thing, yes we are nosey creatures arent we. So you havent seen her yet? Does your son like her? Hopefully she doesnt mind him being around your ex so much, i know some people dont enjoy that aspect. I think it comes with the territory, when you meet someone with kids, you know they are going to see them, well most parents see their kids at some point. I get along fine with my ex, its all good, but my DH and his ex ... thats another story, she is pure evil, and the kids are now starting to take into account what she says, and we are having a lot of trouble with them, and they are very sneaky. The joys of it all. Have a lovely day xxxx
sksty Hi there, how are you? Oh i can imagine how lost you start to feel when they grow up, i was the same. I guess its little things Bree does now too, they become more independent and dont want as much help at times, and i remember going through it thinking "oh no, they are just growing up too much" but on the up side, you are lucky she isnt 8!! My god mine is a real DQ at the moment, she is driving me nutts. Everything is such a melodramatic moment for her. Its so funny at times though. Last night she was grumpy for some reason and i said "well i am not going to sit in your room and read to you if you are going to be rude" and she just says "oh well sure, i know you hate me dont you" i just laughed, i couldnt help it... i just said "oh my gosh" and that made her madder!! :laughing: Arent they just a joy. Hope you are having a great morning, have a lovely day xxxx
Leannej Hi there, its so good to see you on here again, ive missed seeing your posts. I am so sorry about your news though. I dont know anything about Donor eggs but i think someone else mentioned there is somewhere on here that has a thread about it. Do you know if you will take that path? How does your DH feel about it all? Take care and please let us know what you decide to do, you know we are all here to support you. xxxxx
Cian's Mum Hi there, how are things going now? I think its great your DH has come home, and hopefully you can both work it out. But.. i totally understand your anger, i hope you can get past it, but i think its going to be very hard, i know i have a tendency when i have been hurt, to hold on to anger too much, and it takes me a long time to get past things. If you feel angry still towards him for walking out, you have every right to feel that way, he is going to have to earn back your love and trust. Hopefully things will work out. Goodluck xxxx
Shadek Hi there, how are you feeling? Any signs either way? Not long till your BT now, next Tuesday isnt too far away. I cant wait to hear how you go, lets hope you get a BFP. I hope you are having a great day, take care xxx
kandd Hi there, how are you? Its good to see you back, i do remember reading some of your posts here before, quite a while ago. Its great you are on another cycle, lets hope this one gives you that outcome you want. You are very close now to EPU, i wish you all the best, take care and please let us know how you go xxxx
Hoping Hi there, how are you? Have your feet touched the ground yet? I bet you are over the moon still. Have you been taking it easy lately or just doing the usual stuff? I hope you are having a great morning, take care xxxx
Blueshell Hi there, how are you? How are things going now? I cant find a post about the bank loan... did you get it? I really hope so, i did read somewhere that you were going to sign bank papers.. so hopefully you got it then. Goodluck with your next cycle, i wish you all the best, i hope you are having a wonderful day. Take care xxx
crafty_gnome Hi there, how are you? I cant believe how much i have missed on here lately from just missing a few days!!! I cant keep up, where are you at now with cycles etc? I hope you are well, and you are having a great week. Take care xxx
harry&grace Hi there, how are you? Whats new? Have you been up to much lately? I have been so busy at home, i am re-organising everything and trying to de-clutter this house. Not an easy job, but so in need of it. Have a lovely day. xxxx
Tonysgirl Hey there girl, how are you? Ive missed seeing you on so much. I hope you and Tony are well, and that you have been having a wonderful week. Take care xxxx
Bradysmum Hello there, how are you? How is Brady? What have you both been up to lately? How does Brady go on days where you stay home? I mean if there are days when you just stay in, have to do housework or whatever... it can hard to entertain them sometimes cant it. Are you out and about today? I am staying home, ive been trying to reorganise the house, declutter it and just organise all the bills etc, clean out rooms, my god its been a long journey. Have a great day xxx
mercimum Hi there how are you? Whats new with you? I havent seen you on here as much, but i havent either, been very busy, i cant remember where you are up to as far as cycles go now, i just find it so hard to keep up, everyone is so active on here, and i miss a few days its like i have missed a year. Hope you are well. xxx
Im going to get back into this messy place of mine, i know i have missed some of you, i am sorry, but will try to get back on later and post. Have a great morning xxxxx
v8mum Hi there, its lovely to see you here. Congratulations on getting through all the appointment bits and pieces, its very time consuming isnt it. Goodluck with this cycle, i know how emotional it all gets, but dont give up, as you said, when you read all the stories on here, it does give you hope, and it helps me keep going too. It can all feel like too much sometimes and you want to push it all away, but you know you can come on here anytime, and everyone is here to listen. Take care and all the best for next week xxxxx:hugs:
crafty_gnome
01-03-2007, 16:02
Hi everyone :wave: Don't have time to do personals today but hope everyone is going well. Have been reading everyones posts but haven't been up to posting myself. Had a bit of a down week after finding out from sunday's BT that the FET didn't work. And then to just make it that much worse, AF showed up yesterday, worse than even. I have never suffered from period pain before I started IVF. Not sure why I'm getting it now? Maybe things are working as they should now, don't think I was Oing at all before (I have PCOS) Anyway, we are lucky in the fact that we have one more waiting on ice for us at blastocyst stage, so I rang the clinic and we are doing the FET this month again. Start on the Letrozole again on Saturday, this time 7.5mg (3 tablets), so :fingerscrossed: this one likes my nice warm tummy! So send any spare baby dust :wizard: my way!
Will try and catch up on personals over the weekend, but hope you have had a good week. I'm having tomorrow off and having a long weekend, trying to decide what nice things I can do tomorrow to spoil myself ... and sure my mastercard will be involved somewhere along the line!!!!
L xxx
crafty_gnome Hi there crafty, im so sorry your FET didnt work, but am so happy that you have another one ready to go. Plus starting it this month!! Thats great, i am really happy for you, it really does help when you have something to focus on and work towards, and your FET coming up will help get past this moment. Goodluck with it, i wish you all the best. Isnt this all just so frustrating at times. Theres still plenty of this year left, so heres hoping we see heaps of :bfp: from everyone on here that is so desperate for them. Have a great afternoon xxxxx
SuperWoman
01-03-2007, 16:59
Hi girls,
Meljem, hi hun! How are you all? We are well. Just been busy seeing my nanna, she is doing well! Brady is a good boy at home, although he has taken a liking to climbing on the couch!! He will play with his toys, go in the toy room, watch his dvd's ( he has more than us)LOL! Walks around with with his little sit on car, and he loves playing with his matchbox car. He does keep himself entertained most days so Im lucky like that. I try and do most of my housework while he is having brekkie and lunch because when he is in the highchair its easier!! Today we went to my besties house and we are going to my mums & dads for dinner soon. Brady did his first finger painting on Tuesday.
too:smiliedance: !! Take care hun xoxoxooxox.
sksty, wow Bree is 16 months old:party: . I know how you feel. Brady will be 15 months on Sunday, it freaks me out how fast they grow up. I can still remember him as a newborn and doing my cycle this month 2 years ago!
V8mum, glad your appointments are done. Soon you will be starting!!! Good luck hun, hopefully there will be lots more BFP very soon!! Keep us updated!!:fingerscrossed:
crafty_gnome, Im sorry your AF is a horrible one. Good luck with your next cycle!! Lots of BABY DUST coming your way:wizard: !
Hi Ladies,
Just a very short post from me today. BT results came back today. Seems I might be responding much better than last time. I have been booked in for more BT's and a scan on Saturday morning.
I am so unprepared for this. I must wash, pack etc ready to jump on a plane to Perth tomorrow morning so that I can be there for my Saturday scan.
I look forward to catching up with everyone on Saturday to advise of my progress.
Sorry for no personals - a little too much to do. Poor DH has to move houses whilst I am in Perth - the timing of this cycle is not ideal. Aaahh well - some may say I planned this way...
Diana
SuperWoman
01-03-2007, 22:11
Kandd, thats great news that you may be responding better in this cycle:yelclap: !! Good luck with your scan hun, let us know how you go!!! Fingercrossed!!! :fingerscrossed:
crafty_gnome
02-03-2007, 07:38
Hello! I'm really hoping one of you has some advice for me this morning. This is a bit of TMI post so if you don't want to read it, skip to the next post (but if you do read it, hope you can help!)
OK, on Wednesday AF arrived, 3 days late. Really really bad cramping early morning, then (TMI bit coming) some mucousy stuff with a bit of bright red/orange blood for about the next hour, then AF sort of appeared normal. Was heavy but not really heavy like it normally is. It was like that for Wednesday and then most of yesterday, but yesterday late afternoon it really slowed down, then this morning, not much at all. My AF is normally 6 days long, heavy for 2 days, medium for 2 then just a little for 2 days. The way it's going at the moment, it's just over 2 days.
What do you think? Could this be implant bleeding? My BT last sunday came back negative, but could this have been too early?? Has anyone had implant bleeding that they know of? What was it like? Could this be it? I know every cycle is different, but mine are usually the same pattern each time as I described.
I'm suppose to start on the Letrozole tomorrow for my next FET. It's a higher dose this time too, but don't want to start incase I've already got one in there?????? I'm going to ring the nurses in a little while (after they have done all the morning scans and bloods) and talk to them and think I might ask to go in for other BT tomorrow if I can, before I start the Letrozole.
Do you think I am reading too much into it? Could it just be my body playing games??? Any advice?????
Hey everyone. How we all doing?
artymum: Those kids sound so adorable. I'm glad that they lift your spirits and make you feel more positive.
kandd: Good luck for this cycle. Hope your trip to Perth is great. I know that moving and starting a cycle is troublesome but at least you will have things to keep you busy over your TWW. Hopefully all goes to plan and that this is the month that you will get your long awaited BFP. Hope scan goes well.
v8mum: Yay finally your will be able to start! Good luck with things and keep us posted on your progress/
Meljem: How things with you? I have been OK. DH has been grabbing onto my feet trying to keep me grounded!! hhhahahaa....Still drinking heaps of water everyday and running to the loo every half hour to hour (which is a pain when I'm at work cause got to run up and down stairs all day...oh well at least I am getting some exercise along the way). Not much else been happening. Had a really boring week....Oh DH has taken over the weekly ironing (even though he hates it)...he's such a sweetie...doesn't want me to overdo it.
Crafty_gnome: I hope that you will be feeling better soon. We all know how you are feeling as we have all been there before. A bit of retail therapy always helps so happy shopping!! :) I'm not sure about implantation bleeding as I've never had it before so I'm sorry that I can't help you there. I think you asking the nurse for a BT is a good idea. At least it will give you some peace of mind before your next cycle (if you need another cycle that is...hoping all goes well for you).
Hoping Hi there, how are you today? I think its great your DH is helping you so much. Putting your feet up and relaxing is a good idea. Maybe you can say how tired you are and he will even do more :detective: well why not milk it hey. I would :laughing: Anyway, i hope you are having a wonderful day. Take care and have a great weekend xxxx
crafty_gnome Hey there, i cant help with the implantation question, ive never had that. Wouldnt it be great if that is what is happening, but i would definitely be ringing the nurses and going to have another test just to be sure before you get ready for your FET.
Hi to everyone else, i hope you are all well :hugs:
crafty_gnome
02-03-2007, 13:07
Thanks Hoping and Mel for your feedback. I rang the clinic and am going in tomorrow morning for a BT, just to see what is going on. Have searched on the net (as one does) and don't think it's implant bleed now as that appears to be brownish blood, so who knows! Something isn't right so will get it checked out.
How has your Friday been? After my brain working over time this morning, I've had a rather uneventful day so far. Not sure what we are going to do on the weekend, other than clean the house, hopefully I can talk DH into doing that!!!
crafty_gnome Hi there, well i wasnt much help, but happy to try :o Im glad you are getting in for a BT i guess that will clear things up once and for all. Geez this process is so tough at times. I guess if it is just AF then you can get right into the FET. Maybe the drugs and all that and the ET etc could have all just played around with your insides a bit and made it confused :confused: and now its just trying to get back to normal. I dont know.. just me thinking out loud again. I dont know what we are doing on the weekend either, not too much i dont think. I mowed the front lawn and back yesterday, im impressed, it looks like a bowling green out the back :yes: the front is a bit trashed, but looks ok, DH has parked his car on it for weeks now and with all the hot weather and dry conditions, it has one big patch that is just totally dead... so i am watering it every morning before 8am... by hand held hose, we are still allowed to do that at the moment, and after 8pm, not sure what the restrictions are everywhere else. I just love a nice looking lawn, its lovely sitting outside at night or in the arvo, before its too dark and just enjoying the outdoors and my hard efforts :laughing: Well, i should get going, i have a friend popping over shortly on her lunch break, its good, otherwise i wouldnt stop and sit down either, i would just keep cleaning and doing all that mundane stuff till who knows when. Oh i need a maid!!
Femme la Phoenix
02-03-2007, 13:39
CONGRATULATIONS
4Tiggers
ON
YOUR
:smiliedance:
:smiliedance: B * F * P:smiliedance:
:smiliedance:
Femme la Phoenix
02-03-2007, 13:44
Good Afternoon Girls....
I haven't caught up on all the news as it's not loadin on my puttie :thumbsdown:
I had no idea that you got your BFP 4tiggers!! congratulations...that is such wonderful news.
I would like to say a collective ....HI.... to you all, and I hope that your all going well, there is so much catching up on I don't know quiet where too start...
being thinking of everyone,
love to you all
LJ xxxx
(sorry it's so brief, DP not very well)
Hi Ladies is it Tuesday yet hehe this 2ww is driving me mad as im sure it does everyone.Thank you all for your kind words hope you are all well and taking care of yourself.I had a fall yesterday in the mud when out feeding my horse all is ok but i did rip my finger nail almost right off silly fake nails didnt even mark just ripped mine up. Atleast it gave me something else to think about for awhile i guess. Take care girls:hugs:
Shadek Hi there, well its not quite Tuesday yet ;) but its not far away. You poor thing having a fall, and OUCH with the nail. Im a nail tech and i seriously feel your pain :yes: ive had it happen to me before. I love the french look, not sure what you have, but im not a girly painting nails type person, and i find these are just great, i can just leave them because of the white tip, they just look done and i dont have to fuss over them. I hope you are not in too much pain from the nail, boy can they hurt. Have a great weekend and keep busy. Goodluck with Tuesday xxxxx :wave:
Well, you go away for three days and so much happens!
First and foremost...
4tiggers - CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR :bfp: !!!!! Yeah, how exciting for you. Take it easy. It is so great to hear about your success. Esp from someone close to home and at the same clinic!
Blueshell - congrats on getting the loan. I am glad you now have one less thing to worry about and can concentrate on getting that BFP. Goodluck with your cycle.
Harry&grace - We didn't get a call before the FET. Just found out when I went in to the surgery room. Hope your injections are going OK and everything else. Not long to go till wednesday.
Beatrice - Thinking of you and Cian and DH. I am so glad to hear that he has come home. That means something. I know you are angry with him and you have every right to be. I hope you can find a place in your heart to forgive him and understand why he did what he did so that you can both move on together, as a family. Goodluck with the councelling. I really hope it all works out for you all.
Tonsgirl - it is lovely to hear from you. :hugs:
Shadek - Be patient. You will know soon enough. I hope you get that BFP!
Leannej - I am sorry to hear your news. I hope you find a donor if that is the path you choose to follow. Thinking of you and wishing you lots of luck.
Meljem - Love the new avatar! It is so happy! Makes me smile and that is lovely. Hope you are well.
kandd - welcome back! Goodluck with your flight to Perth and your scan. Hope it all goes to plan. Aren't you lucky to get out of moving house. Although goodness knows where DH will put everything. Are you worried you'll never see some things again?!! hehe
V8mum - goodluck with your cycle.
Bradysmum - Hi!
crafty-gnome - Goodluck with the BT. Fingers crossed for you. But if it isn't meant to be, I am glad you can move straight into a FET. That is great. Enjoy your weekend.
Well, as for me, I am now in the TWW :D !
I had the transfer on Wednesday and all went to plan. Unfortunately they had to defrost three to get the two we decided to put back, but I was expecting that to happen. Think it would have been a miracle if we hadn't lost one. So, we still have one frozen for next time. But at least I now have two little embies hopefully snuggling into their new home. :fingerscrossed:
I have more cramping (I guess that is what you would call it, just very light pain in lower abdomen mostly) than I had last time, but putting this down to the pregnyl injections. I hope it is a good sign.
Actually only have to wait until the 12th to do a HPT (Monday week), so only 9 days to go! That sounds like a long time when I put it like that! But I will be kept busy between now and then. Off to Inverell to see the in-laws and go fishing this weekend and then in Brisbane for three days and Toowoomba for one day for meetings next week and then roped into helping Mum and Dad at the Pittsworth Show next weekend. So, won't be short of other things to think about which I think will be great.
Hello to everyone else. Sorry if I missed anything important. But I am thinking of all of you and very excited about the BFPs we have had this month. Hope everyone is keeping well. Have a GREAT weekend.
Meljem- They are just priceless aren't they i don't know what i did before i had her.
I haven't really been doing much but i did have lunch with the girls from my mothers group and its amazing how much they all differ and they are all the same age give or take a few weeks.
How are you?
Crafty_Gnome- I'm exactly the same you know before i started IVF i didn't really get any af pains but since i started IVf i suffer from pains all the time usually know when af is coming never was i able to do that before. About the implantation bleeding i thought it was just small amounts of brownish blood but thats just what i thought never really had it myself sorry good thing you are going to see the nurses tomorrow better to be safe then sorry and you never know.
Kandd- Goodluck with everything and hopefully the scans show you have some good ones in there.
Shadek- I hope that the 2ww ends soon for you and you get that :bfp: that you are hoping for then you can start the new wait that seems to take for ever too.
Sorry to here about your fall and hope your nail doesn't cause you too much pain as they always do those stupid false nails are so strong if you do anything it is always to your own nail never them.
Jacquit- Hello:wave: just hoping that everything is ok and you and dh are well thinking of you.
Hope everyone has a great weekend do you all have exciting plans.
Had lunch with the girls from my mothers group today we meet through our antenatal classes and we all had our babies within 2 weeks of each other and it's great to see how much they have all grown and how different they all are. None of us can believe they are all 16mths Bree is still not walking but after seeing everyone today i feel abit better as she isn't the only one and the other baby didn't have all the probs Bree did so i came home feeling like a weight was lifted off my shoulders.
:wave: ladies, Update, so far my levels have been good. I'm due for my 1st. ultrasound to see Niny on Friday or Saturday morning next week. Still need to confirm with hubby if he can make it. Then Dr can give me a credible EDD.Must do my uni work. :sleeping: 118
Bump-To-Be- Sorry we must have been posting at the same time.
Thats great news that the transfer went well and it's pretty good that you only lost one and you still have one.
I'm praying that they like their new home and decide to stay for the next 9mths. Goodluck and try to take it easy you can never rest too much and drink plenty of water.
It's good that you have alot on though to keep your mind off it but try to take it easy.
:fingerscrossed:
118- We must have been posting at the same time too.
Thats great that you will be having a scan soon atleast then you will know more and wouldn't it be great if you saw a little heartbeat then you can start to relax.
How far are you know?
For anyone in the Brisbane area or who could travel to Bris for the weekend, a friend from work who has been TTC for 6 years is holding an art exhibition on the 31st August. All her work takes inspiration from her infertility journey and includes sculpture and 2D work. Don't have all the details yet, but thought you might like to put it in your diary. I will get back to you when I know more. I am really looking forward to it. She is the nicest person. Hope you can be there.
Sksty - take it easy?! Ha Ha Ha.:laughing:
SuperWoman
02-03-2007, 20:30
Good evening girls,
sksty, glad you had a nice day today. Brady isnt walking yet either hun. He will walk if Im holding his hand but other than that, he aint interested at all, LOL! I give him a few more months.
Bump-to-be, fingerscrossed! Lucky you don't have to wait to long! Sending you lots of BABY DUST!!:wizard:
118, glad to hear things are going well!! Good luck with your scan!! How exciting!!
4tiggers, how are you feeling? How did DH react? Give us all the details!!!
Leanne, how are you hun? Hope you are ok. xoxo:hugs:
crafty_gnome, I havent experienced that before. Im glad you are having another BT to find out for sure whats going on. Let us know hun. I hope it might be something good!!
Shadek, ouch!! You poor thing, that must have hurt sooo bad!!! Not long to wait now hunny!!:fingerscrossed:
LJHarmony, hope DH feels better soon. take care hun!:hugs:
Femme la Phoenix
02-03-2007, 21:59
LJHarmony, hope DH feels better soon. take care hun!:hugs:
:hugs: thanks Bradysmum appreciate your thoughts; he is alot better this evening which is good. As we have a very busy weekend before my Mum arrives for a visit.
Hope Brady is doing well and you&your DH are as well and you all enjoy a lovely weekend...
take care
xxx
Meljem thanks for your message yes I have the french look im not a coloured nail person either now that I have had a good look at it I think it has only gone back maybe half way.The woman that does my nails is very good but she said when I asked her that I should get the nail taken off??I did think when I spoke to her that it was all the way to the end lifted but this is not the case.I am just keeping it clean and see what happens it shouold grow out dont you think???.Oh and AF was due yesterday and have not see even a sign of her thank god.:fingerscrossed: Maybe a good sign we hope.Take care have a great weekend
Thank you all for your posts I dont know about you ladies but I find myself on this site alllll the time now. I think it is just great thank you again for your support as we have not told anyone in our family we are doing IVF so it helps to come here and talk to you all:hugs: :)
4tiggers
03-03-2007, 08:12
shadeck, if af was due yesterday are you going to do a hpt soon. It is a good sign isnt it. I have my fingers crossed for you. I know what you mean about the importance of this thread and all the ladies on here. Dh and I told no one about our decision to start ivf. No one knows that we m/c in dec or that we are pregnant now (only just though, want to make it till 12 weeks before I shout it to the world) so the ladies here are a real angels. :fingerscrossed: for a positive soon.
Hi Everyone,
Shadek - I drove myself insane in the last few days of my 2ww. Not long now - 3 more sleeps until Tuesday. Try to relax and enjoy the weekend.
Sktsy - thanks for your wishes. Bree is a real sweetie. I imagine that although you feel sad that she is growing up so quickly - you are excited at the new opportinities and experiences that this brings.
V8mum - good luck with your 1st cycle. I found my 1st very daunting. It was great to be able to hang out and find support here.
4tiggers - Congratulations on your BFP. Hope that you are well and that you enjoy a very happy, healthy pregnancy.
Bradysmum - thanks for your well wishes. Brady sounds like a very independant young "man". Hope that you are having a great weekend.
Meljem - I know what you mean - it is lovely to be able to relax and enjoy "the green" of your yard at the end of a summer day. It is just so hard to achieve it with the present water restrictions. We do seem to be having more rain now - fingers crossed it falls where it is most needed.
Artymum - I wish that my job was as rewarding and enjoyable as yours !! My computer - just doesn't give me the same feedback that you get :rolleyes: .
Crafy-gnome - hope that your feeling better. I haven't been thru anything like what you have experienced. But I can imagine how stressed you feel as you are not sure what is going on. I hope your blood test results will give you closure.
Hoping - Congratulations on your BFP. Hope all continues well. How much longer do you need to keep drinking all that water? BTW - just a small request - can I borrow your DH once a week. The one task I hate doing and that I have not been able to get my DH to help with is ironing.
Bump-to-be - Goodluck with your 2WW. I admit I have very serious concerns about where everything is going to end up in the move. It is a little more complicated than any others I have ever undertaken. Where we live houses don't come on the market very often - so alot of deals are made at the bar at the pub - as was this deal. To coax the guy we bought it from to sell to us - we offered him a couple of grand and said he could leave all his stuff! DH and I were thinking fridges, washing machines, beds etc. But the seller thought this meant crockery, cutlery, sheets, food - I mean everything. So DH has to get rid of all the sellers stuff before he can move ours in!! Its a nightmare!!!
118 - goodluck with your scan next week.
To everyone that I have missed. My apologies - there is so much going on in this thread at the moment. Best wishes and good luck to you all! Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
As for me - arrived in Perth yesterday and went to the clinic for BT and scan this morning!! I am ever so excited - there were 2 large follies and 4 smaller ones which the Dr thought were OK. Thats 6!! :smiliedance:
This result is so much better than the last time - when we only got 2!!
I have to ring this afternoon to find out when I need to go in for egg collection.
I am hoping that it will be Monday - as its DH's birthday. It gives him an excuse to fly down and be with me on the day and it would be kinda special if the end reult is a BFP.
Shadek- I wish that i had found this wonderful site when i started IVF i needed all the support that i get from you ladies back then but atleast i have you guys now. My DH tells me i'm obsessed with this site but he understands why i'm on here all the time which is good cause he use to give me a hard time about it until he had a look on here one night now he asked how everyone is going and is anyone pregnant. Sweetie.
4tiggers- It must be so hard to have gone through losing a baby and having no one to talk to only your DH but i suppose that has made you guys closer although i had my parents and sister and DH parents and sister no body understands what it's like if they haven't been through it. I'm glad that we let them know we are doing it but we don't tell them what we are doing we tell them after we have done it usely its to tell them it hasn't work but when we told them it had worked it was great and a very special day i hadn't even told my DH i had gone for the BT so it was a surprise for him too and we were on the way up the coast to see my sister so when we arrived we could share our news straight away and it was good friday so it was a great easter extra special.
Kandd- Thats great that you have 6 this time i hope that your BT comes back that you can have your EPU on Monday maybe it will be a sign for a good outcome as it is your DH birthday and hopefully he can fly down and be with you.
Bradysmum- It's funny you know people are so judgemental and the first question everyone asks is "Is she walking yet" i swear it's like i'm holding her back and not allowing her to walk what do they want us to do force them.
My pediatrician isn't that worried but although i say i'm not worried it's not true and i get frustrated with her sometimes cause i wish that she would then i think who cares at least she is healthy but how much easier would it be if she just walked. My biggest problem is everyone sticking their nose in if people didn't ask i wouldn't be that worried and when they say my baby did it at ....... or is there something wrong with her cause she should be doing it by now. If it didn't have all that i think i would be better.
Brady is atleast crawling she isn't even doing that cause she just rolls everywhere and although she can crawl she chooses not too rolling for her she thinks is easier.
Other than that i have just picked my caesarstone benchtop colours for my kitchen and my cupboards and the tiles for the splash back so thats exciting now i just need a house to put it in.
kelly_l9
03-03-2007, 18:47
4tiggers, 118, hoping : congratulations again ...
How are everyone else going ?? I hope that we have more good news this year.
For me, I've just got my blood test result today and it's a BFP ... We're getting very excited now ... It's my first IVF and we have only 2 fertilized eggs (from 6 eggs) so we have nothing to freeze. Also, we decided to transfer 2- 3 days instead of waiting for the blas transfer ...
I had a hpt a few days ago but the results weren't very clear, so I was a little bit down. It's still very hard for me to believe now ... I guess I'll feel more of it in the next few days.
Many thanks everyone for your support so far. Just a question, a nurse asked us to take a blood test in a week, is it a common thing?
Kelly (32) H: 40
Unexplain
1st IVF: :bfp:
kelly_l9
03-03-2007, 18:55
kandd: good luck with your ER and your cycle. I hope that you'll have much needed BFP soon.
sksty: thank you for replying my post many times. This page is really great, isn't it. Are you planning for another baby soon ?
Big hello to everyone else.
1st IVF - Jan-Feb 2007 :bfp:
mercimum
03-03-2007, 19:40
kandd. Congratulations on achieving the 6 eggets, that's half of the battle over. I am really happy and proud of you. Let's hope that you will get a :bfp: out of this.
kelly 19. CONGRATULATIONS
YOU CLEVER GIRL & DH.
jUST A QUICK UPDATE ON ME HAD MY SCAN ON FRIDAY 10 FOLLIES, A FEW SMALLER ONES SO i AM BACK ON MON FOR ANOTHER SCAN. i JUST HOPE THAT THE QUALITY ON THIS LOT ARE GREAT. tHAT'S MY BIGGEST STRUGGLE.
PLEASE HAVE:fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed: .
HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A NICE WEEKEND.
MERCIMUM:thumbsup:
kelly_l9
03-03-2007, 20:57
MERCIMUM: good luck with your cycle .... Hopefully you'll get lots of good quality eggs this time. I'm sure it's going to work out for you. I really believe now that IVF can work ...
Cheers
Kelly
1st IVF 2007 :bfp:
SuperWoman
03-03-2007, 22:01
Kelly_19, yipee!! Congrats hunny:smiliedance: !!! That is great news!! I bet you are still in shock huh?? It is common to do a follow up BT sometimes, don't worry too much about it I know a few girls did one too, just enjoy this moment!!
mercimum, I have my fingercrossed for you hun:fingerscrossed: !! Good luck with your next scan on Monday!!
sksty, hey, Im the same. When people ask how old Brady is the next question is always "Is he walking" drives me nuts. Feels like I have to justify him and say not yet but he will soon. Why do people make us feel like that? Dont they realise it is actually normal for them not to be walking as yet? Argggghhhh:banghead: , some people have no idea!! How is your weekend? That must have been fun picking out your kitchen colours for your bench and cupboards!! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!
Kandd, your scan went very well!!! Fingercrossed your EPU will be Monday! Let us know!! Happy Birthday to your DH for Mondayhappybirthday !!
Shadek, your so sweet! This site is very addictive isnt it??
Well, today I had the pleasure of meeting Beatrice's little man Cian. OMG, he is such a cutie!!! Always smiling and happy!! He is a total spunk! I bought some Krispy Kreme's today as Im a donught freak, and WOW, they are delicious!! Anyone tried one yet? Enjoy the rest of your weekend ladies!!
4tiggers
03-03-2007, 22:26
Kelly, :yelclap: CONGRATULATIONS:yelclap: , great news. It comes as such a shock when it actually works.
Bradysmum, how lucky to meet Cian. He must be at a wonderful stage.
Mercimum, 10 follicles sounds very positive, :fingerscrossed: for strong heathly ones that want to grow into babies.
So many positive things happening for many ladies on here, maybe the lucky pig is coming true for us. I found the following in an article in the qfg magazine:
THE YEAR 2007 IS THE "YEAR OF THE PIG" ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE ZODIAC. BUT IT'S NOT AND ORDINARY PIG YEAR, WHICH COMES EVERY 12 YEARS IT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE "YEAR OF THE GOLDEN PIG" WHICH COMES EVERY 600 YEARS. FORTUNE TELLERS SAY THAT BABIES CONCEIVED IN THE GOLDEN PIG YEAR WILL HAVE COMFORTABLE AND WEALTHY LIVES. :fingerscrossed: WE ALL GET THERE.
Femme la Phoenix
03-03-2007, 22:31
CONGRATULATIONS
KELLY_19
ON YOUR :bfp:
well done...I hope that the next part of your journey is enjoyable and progresses smoothly for you.
===///===
I know that non-personal replies don't really register as a 'valid post' but thats cool....I can't really do personals right now, but want to wish everyone a wonderful weekend. I hope that where ever your up to it's going well.
everything is going fine here with us; my Mum is arriving soon for a visit and we don't get to see her very often so it's really exciting, we can't wait for her to arrive. so we are madly trying to get things organised...well organisation at a differant level altogether :rolleyes: hence the lack of personal replies.....will soon ok
love to you all :hugs:
xxx LJ
kelly_l9
03-03-2007, 22:46
LJHarmony, Brandysmum, 4tigers and everyone: many thanks .... I still feel very much in "shock" now ... I've told my and my husband's relatives. Everyone are so excited.
4tigers: it seems that our schedule is very closed ... when are you planing to stop working ? Will you take some time off afterwards?
To everyone else, I hope that this year will bring lots of good news to everyone. Will write a longer post next time.
Cheers
Kelly
SuperWoman
03-03-2007, 22:50
LJHarmony, it must be nice to catch up with your mum! enjoy hun, and take care xoxoox
Hi girls what do you think I was due for AF last friday still nothing today.I did a HPT this morning but it was:bfn: could I still get a :bfp: on tuesday or is all hope lost?????????
Kelly_19 congrats on your :bfp: take care :hugs:
kelly_l9
04-03-2007, 12:30
Hi Shadek
I think there are still lots of hope ... I did my HTP tests 15, 16 days past ovulation and the result was not clear (even though I had pregnyl injection 1-2 days before that ... i had 3 - 1500 pregnyl support after transfer) ... so I though mine was negative (very down though). Blood test 15 days after transfered (I transfered 2- 3 days) have a different result....
Good luck with your blood test.
Cheers
Kelly
Hello everyone,
Well I hope everyones weekends are going well. We aren't up to too much as the weather here isn't too good it has been raining since Friday afternoon and there is a bit of flooding and roads closed and it is still raining!! Can't complain though as we do enjoy the rain just not normally this much!
Kelly_19: CONGRATULATIONS that is fantastic news and no doubt you are still on cloud 9. When I got my BFP in December I had to have another blood test a week later to check on my levels there are a few of us on here that have had to have a second blood test. I think its fairly common.
To everyone else I say hello and hope all is well. As I said we aren't up to much at all just about to jump in the pool to cool off a bit.
Hi Everyone,
Shadek - I was advised some time ago - not to place my trust in the results of a HPT and not to expect my body to behave in a particular way. Your body will do what it has too and it will be your unique experience. Hang in there - soon you will know for sure! :fingerscrossed: for your blood test on Tuesday.
Kelly_l9 - :yelclap: Congratulations on your :bfp: . That is fantastic. It sounds like you are enjoying every bit of this experince.
Mercimum - 10 follicles thats great. Got my :fingerscrossed: that they are excellent quality. Good luck with your next scan tomorrow.
Sktsy & Bradysmum - thanks for your support.
Me - I took my trigger shot last night and I am off to the clinic tomorrow for my EPU. DH arrives tonight - which will be excellent. Last time he could only fly in on the morning of the EPU - so I saw him after I woke up from the anaesthetic.
I hope that everyone else is well.
Kelly_19- thats great news congrats to you and your dh. it is very common to have a follow up bt they just like to see that your levels are rising nicely.
Mercimum- thats great i hope they are good too goodluck.
Bradysmum- i agree. it's great that you met up with beatrice and i bet he was gorgeous he looks like he is in the photo. she could use a friend at the moment.
is that the first time you have had a krispy kreme you poor thing when dh and i went to america we had one and loved them but they weren't here yet so we had to wait to have them again. when they did come to australia we were lucky enough to have one up the road it became a friday night treat. yummy i want one now.
4tiggers- i have heard that too hope its right.
they also say this is the year to concieve for those of us that can't do it.
LJHarmony- where is your mum coming from?
Shadek- i got a positive bt before i got a positive hpt so don't write it off yet wait and see what the bt says.
natel- how are you going haven't heard from you in a while and hoping all is going well with you and your pregnancy.
hello to everyone else hope you are all enjoying your weekend.
kandd- i must have been posting at the same time as you.
thats great news goodluck for tomorrow and happybirthday for your dh and glad he is arriving tonight.:fingerscrossed: for you
4tiggers
04-03-2007, 14:36
Kelly_19, I would love to quit as soon as I see a hearbeat but I would be letting down the children I work with. It takes some time to build trust with them and I would feel bad about abandoning them during the school year. If all goes well I would work all the way up to Nov, almost the end of school year.
Knadd, good luck with your transfer, hope it all goes well
Shadeck, I had a negative hpt the day before bt and got a positive bt result the next day. So dont give up.
Donna, how is it all going. Working hard and keeping busy I bet.
crafty_gnome
04-03-2007, 15:26
Well I just spent the last half hours typing out a long list of personals and then went to post and it all went!!! Aaaahhhhh!!!!!!! So here goes, a second go at it ...
ljharmony - Glad to hear your mum is coming to stay. Am sure you will have a good time. How long is she staying for?
Shadek - Don't worry about the HPT results, just wait for your blood test, only 2 sleeps to go. Will keep everything crossed for you!
Kelly19 - Congrats to you and Dh with your BFP! Take care and look after yourself.
4tiggers - How are you? Has it started to sink in yet? Have you told anyone else yet?
Kandd -Glad that DH can be with you tomorrow. Hope everything goes well!
Mercimum - good luck with your next scan. Hope those follicles have grown nice and big and juicy!
Bradymum and Sksty - Hope you both have had a lovely weekend. I wouldn't worry about the kids not walking. My cousin didn't crawl and could hardly turn himself over, then one day stood himself up next to the lounge and off he went with a run. Everyone is different and has their own inbuilt agenda!
Melj - Hello! Know what you mean about a nice lawn, makes the house look finished. Although the way mine looks at the moment ... with the bit of rain we have had recently, you can almost see it growing!
Tonysgirl - How are you? Hope you have had a nice weekend too!
Jacquit - Hope you are going OK. Miss seeing you on here! Hope the new job is taking your mind off a few things. Take care and let us know how you are when you feel up to it. xx
Mmmmmm ... can't remember who else I had mentioned in my first post I lost! Sorry if I had left you out. Hope you are well anyway.
As for me, went for my BT yesterday to see what is going on with this strange cycle I am having. All showed up OK and just a "normal" period. Doesn't feel that normal to me. So far it's CD5 and have had: heavy, medium, very light, light, heavy ... I don't know. Am seriously thinking about cancelling this FET cycle. Just don't feel like it is going to be right, if you know what I mean. We only have the one left on ice, and want it to have the best chance it can have, and it just feels wrong this month. Hard to explain, but you know when you just get a feeling about something, well that's what I have. Anyway, I'm rambling, I started on the letrozole last night and will keep going with them and make my decision in the next day or so.
Also been a rather hard weekend for us as found out 3 of my friends are pregnant, all at about the same stage. And to make it that much worse, if our first cycle had worked I would be there with them. I sort of feel sad about it, but at the same time jealous, that they will be going through it all together and I won't be there. But then it wasn't meant to be our time, but am sure 2007 will be, along with all the others TTC on this list.
Hope you all have had a lovely weekend!
Take care
xxx
SuperWoman
04-03-2007, 16:03
Hi girls,:wave:
I finally finished doing my new Zoints profile. Check it out!!
Crafty_gnome, hi hun, I can understand how you are feeling. It is hard especially when you have done a failed cycle and you hear that your friends are pregnant. You cant help and think why not me, it is so normal to feel like that so dont feel bad. Sending you a BIG GINORMOUS HUG!!:hugs: It might be a good idea to wait a month before your next cycle. Gives your body a chance to feel a bit normal again. Let us know what you decide hun!! take care xoxox
Kandd, good luck for tomorrow!! Let us know how you go!!:fingerscrossed:
Shadek, dont follow what the HPT says. They aren't always accurate hun.
sksty, YUMMY Krispy Kremes, mmmmmm thats all I will say!! LOL!!:laughing:
Thanks Girls I am not touching another HPT. Tuesday is also my youngest girl Jazmine's birthday she will be 10 so :fingerscrossed: we will also havesome good news for the day.I am hopefull as AF has never been more then a day late.Hubby is just worried it could have to do with all the IVF drugs I have had.
Thanks again dont know what I would do without you girls:hugs: :hugs: :hugs: .
kelly_l9
04-03-2007, 17:38
crafty_gnome: it's probably a good idea to take a month break, to make sure that you body can get back to normal. I hope that you'll make a good decision...
Ljharmony: enjoy your time with your mom ... it's going to be really nice, i'm sure.
shadek: i think it's hard not to use a HTP ... I'm quite addicted to that as well. However, the result is not that reliable (I have that experience myself). Finger cross for your blood test.
kandd: good luck with EPU. It's nice that your husband can come earlier. All the best. What clinic in Perth do you go to?
mercimum: are you going to have your EPU soon? All the best.... and remember to give us update.
bradysmum: brady looks so cute ... Are you still at home with him or do you go back to work?
Melj, Tonysgirl, Jacquit: how are you all going?
4tiggers: it sounds great if you can work all the way ... I haven't really decided on when I'll stop working though.
As for my case, my DH and family are really excited ... For the past few days, I'm not allow to do anything. DH takes over the kitchen and cooks lots of nice meals ... He tries to mix lots of vegies (different colors, different dishes) + meat all the time... He tries to make sure that I have at least 5 vegies and 3 vegetables per day. So far, it's been a great experience.
Cheers
Kelly
mercimum
04-03-2007, 18:41
Good afternoon everyone. Thankyou for you :fingerscrossed: it means alot to me.
kelly-19 i just read your last post that is so cute about your hubby, it is almost like you are going to break. Make the most of it anyway.
I guess I will find out when the epu will be tommorrow. I have a sneaking suspition that it will be on thurs which is my dd birthday. Me drugged up to the eyeballs and dh doing his best work in a jar:laughing: . We are planning on staying up there the night before so we will make a fuss then.
sksty; I was reading about your dd and walking. Mom not long told me that they were worried about me not walking, having nurses in the family who knew everything. Mum got very concerned took me to a peadatriction. His comment was when is ready she will do it. The very next day I got up & walked. (bloody bugger mum said) The age I got up and walked was 22months. so don't worry. i know it's hard but she will get there.
Better go dh just cooked tea mmmm smells great, and a shandy to go with it.
mercimum
mercimum- Thanks you have just made me feel so much better
kelly_19- Let them do as much for you as possible.
4tiggers- I hope you have a wonderful pregnancy that allows you to work all the way to the end
Bradysmum- Yummy i went and got some after i saw your post
Geez I just CAN NOT believe how much has happened since I last logged in on Friday. Wow so many things to catch up on.
Bump-to-be: Hope all goes well and that your little embies stick like crazy to you. Good to hear that you still have one left in the freezer as well. Wow sounds like you are going to be one busy person of the next week or two, which is fantastic as it will make the TWW go a lot faster.
Shadek: Good luck for your BT on Tuesday. If AF hasn't come then that can only be a good sign. I am hoping that AF will keep away and that you will get a BFP in a couple of days.
118: Good luck on first ultrasound. Hope you hear a strong heart beat. I heard that fetuoses (I know I spelt that wrong!) are less than 2.5cm long when you are less than 8 weeks. Absolutely amazing to think how small they are yet their heart is fully formed and have started beating!
Kandd: Yes I know how very lucky I am to have a DH that dotes on me. Although he has been nagging me about drinking water lately, which is a pain. I'm not quite sure how long I have to keep on drinking either, but thats gonna be one of the very first questions that I ask my OB when I see him at end of month. Congrats on your 6 follicles. Hope they are all nice, big and healthy. Hope the EPU goes smoothly for you and wish your DH a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Kelly: OMG!!! YAY!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I was starting to think what had become of you as we hadn't heard anything for a few days. I am so happy for you and my heart is doing a little happy dance for you!! hahahaahaha.... YAY again!
Mercimum: 10 follicles is a fantastic number. Hope they grow nice, big and healthy and are of excellent quality this time round.
Bradysmum: krispy Kreme donuts are addictive. I love the original ones, they are fantastic if you need a sugar hit!
As for me I will be going to an information night that Sydney IVF is holding this coming Wednesday. Apparently they will have docs and nurses speaking and answering any questions we might have. It won't be too good a day for DH though as he has to have his wisdom tooth pulled out ...man I am so glad that all mine have been pulled out already. I certainly don't envy him!
To everyone else that I haven't posted personnaly, I am saying a big hello to you all and hoping that the coming week will be a fantastic one for you.
Well hello to evry1. Started my first cycle on sat. Wow. Well even though i am a needlephobic i am so proud of myself as it all went really well. Hubby is doing them and i think because i feel comf with him and trust him i didnt mind. Got worked up for nothing. Its going to make the journey easier.
Congrats to Kelly_19 on your :bfp: .So good to hear that it worked on your first try. Gives me hope.
Booked in for my first scan on friday to see how all going so will keep you all posted. I love reading your journeys and it all helps at this time. Really good to know that someone is only a click away. :hugs: for evryone. Am feeling vry emotional today. Already cried twice and its only 10.30 in the morn. Looks like a long road ahead. The nurse mentioned last week that the doc can sometimes cancel cycle if there is a reason. Has anyone had that happen to them. That is one thing i am really worried about. Has been playing on my mind all weekend.
Well have a great week evryone and will keep you posted on evrythg.
Hi girls..... stormy here and Blossom ( the dog ) is freaking out again. She hates storms..and is sitting on my lap shaking as I type...!!
kelly 19 - Congratulations on your BFP, that is wonderful news. Take care x
kandd- Hope all goes well for your EPU. My average no. of eggs is usually 6 and we always get at least one to transfer so best wishes x
mercimum- Hope all is well for your next scan, the bigger the better!! x
Brady'smum- How lovely that you got to see Cian and Beatrice! x
I am going to a Centacare talk about fostering on Wed. Dh can't come as it is in the middle of the day. Not really ready to foster yet but we would both like to know what is involved.
Take care all x
Vanessa
v8mum: There's no need to worry. The only time that the doc would cancel a cycle is if your ovaries become too stimulated with the drugs you're on and start producing way too many follicles than is good for you. I had 18 follicles altogether but I think they are OK with around 20 follicles (someone correct me if I am wrong).
They stop the cycle because there is a risk that you will get OHSS (ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome) which can be either mild (bloating, diahhorea, nausea, vomiting) or in severe cases it can put you in the hospital. So if your cycle is cancelled then there is good reason. I am sure the doc will explain why to you. In some cases they decide to go ahead with EPU but choose not to do ET.
Don't worry about it too much. The docs and nurses will look after you and I am sure that everything will be OK. Congrats on starting your cycle and hopefuly everything will go smoothly for you.
atymum: It takes a special someone to be a foster parent so kudos to you. I know you are only looking into it at the moment, but even thinking of being able to give an unloved, uncared for child a warm place to live and loving guardians is fantastic of you and DH.
SuperWoman
05-03-2007, 13:16
Hi girls,
Guess what I did this morning?? I had my right top wisdom tooth pulled out:eek: !!! Yesterday I had extreme pain in my mouth which was making me feel like throwing up and my whole right side of my face was killing me. I went in this morning ad my tooth was rotten. YUK!! She pulled it out for me and Im so proud of myself because I hate the dentist I get so scared going and I make my mum go with me, LOL!! My right side of my face was numb and is just going back to normal now! So, that was my morning!!
sksty, you crack me up with the Krispy Kremes, I was so cut because I was sore yesterday I couldnt have anymore and DH ate the rest of them! The closest one to my house is 40 mins away! How is your day going?
Tonysgirl, thank you for your beautiful comment in my profile:hugs: . You are one special lady and Brady says HELLO to his Aunty Donna!!:wave:
Kelly_19, glad you are feeling well. Hubby sounds gorgeous!!
V8mum, good luck for Friday hunny! Im a stay at home mummy still!
Hoping, that IVF info night sounds great. At least you will get lots of questions answered!
Mercimum, hopefully EPU is very soon:fingerscrossed: . Good luck, let us know when it is!
Artymum, hope the storm stops soon. Hope you get some good info on the fostering. Let us know how it goes. Have a great day!
HelenHasTwins
05-03-2007, 13:38
Hello Ladies,
I would like to introduce myself ( to those who do not know me already) and join your thread.
My name is Helen and I have been ttc for 3 years so far....was diognosed with endo last year and had 2 Lap to fix as my tubes were all twisted and stuck.
Have since been on clomid with IUI for the past 5 cycles.....
Well today we decided we did not want to do the 6th cycle of clomid and rang our FS to move onto IVF....which we will start in April, I have to go see my FS and the IVF nurses in the next couple of weeks for our interviews and get our treatment sorted out.....I am hoping you ladies will be able to help with any questions I have....as I am sure I will be on the thread everyday...
Looking forward to getting to know you all
Cheers Helen
SuperWoman
05-03-2007, 16:39
Helen, you have come to the right place!! You will really enjoy it here with so much support from these gorgeous ladies! Im so sorry you have had a hard time TTC:hugs: . It is a hard road. I wish you all the best with your IVF treatment! Kepp us updated! Good luck hun xoxox:fingerscrossed:
Hoping- thats great about the info night and i hope that it answers all your questions. As for DH poor thing they are pretty nasty to get out so tell him to have some pain relief about 30mins before he goes should take the edge off even though he will have a needle. Is it at the top or bottom? (I'm a dental nurse lol)
Make sure you also take along some pain relief to your info night you want to hear some of whats going to happen.
Goodluck
v8mum- Thats great and wonderful that you trust your dh to give you the needles.
Bradysmum- Sounds like i have had a better couple of days compared to you. Yuck getting your wisdom tooth out poor thing.
Helenwantsabub- Thats great news and goodluck with ivf hope you have some success with it
Cian's Mum
05-03-2007, 20:28
HIIIIIIIIIIIII everybody ...
Welcome to new newies ...
Big congrats to the BFP Ladies ... well done ....
And all my Love to my beautiful Friends who are trying there best ...
Bradysmum : goodness me .... are you ok ?
Well ... guess what ? I'm having surgery again wednesday on my finger. I have a bone who is not at the right place and comes from nowhere ... It's actually impossible for me for bend it or move it at all ...
So here I go again ...
Cian is gorgeous . I will try to change my avatar again .
DH ( Dear ?? ) and I were suppose to go the marriage councellor this wednesday but we will see her next week ...
Well , I'm off to bed .
Take care everyone .
Love you all.
BrisTwinMum
06-03-2007, 04:39
Hi Ladies
Well, I'm now at 20 weeks today. So I've officially passed the 'danger period' with twins with IVF - so hubby and I will have a celebratory drink tonight (don't worry, mine will be the customary orange juice)!
I've been reading all your ups and downs from you all - and when I was ttc, I felt like screaming down Brisbane Mall naked if another person said to me 'it will happen, you just need to relax, and stop stressing about it'.
No matter how hard you try, you will continue to stress, and won't relax as this by far is the most emotional thing both yourself and your partner will go through in your lives.
All you can do, is accept your emotions as you go through the whole ttc stage of your life - and take as much postiveness from the ladies, like me, who fell pregnant after every doctor said it would never happen!
Our IVF with ICSI was a hard decision, with its own ups and downs but like I've said, I'm now pregnant with twins so I've been lucky, and there is absolutely no reason why you can't too.
By the way, I used a clinic in London for my IVF - he has one of the most successful clinics in the world, around 70% for women under 34. It is very expensive though, but if anyone wants details, just PM me.
Take care to all of you, and I pray and keep my fingers crossed for you all starting IVF. :fingerscrossed:
P.S. Our scan showed a definate boy, and pretty sure a girl. So, one of each, so our family is truly complete although we wouldn't have worried what sex!
crafty_gnome
06-03-2007, 07:17
Shadek - Goodluck with your BT today. Will keep everything crossed for you! xx
Bradysmum: Ouch! How are you feeling now? I also hate going to the dentist. Its never a nice experience, even when you are only getting your teeth cleaned!
Helenwantsabub: Welcome. You've definitely come to the right place. All the ladies here are so supportive and wonderful. We all know what you are going through as we've all been there before. I was like you and went through 3 rounds of IUI before giving up and moving on to IVF. Good luck and let us know your progress.
stsky: DH is having one of his bottom wisdom teeth out. It is growing sideways, so I would say dentist will have to cut it in half before pulling it out...ouch! Thanks for the advice. I'll tell him to take a couple of panadols/panadeine before he goes in.
Cian's mum: Good luck with surgery. Hope it is a success.
Bristwinmum: Fantastic news that you are over the danger period. Lucky you to be having a boy and a girl. Although I am sure we all wouldn't mind what gender our bubs are as long as they are healthy.
Shadek: Hoping its a BFP. Good luck.
rachwantsababy
06-03-2007, 10:29
Hi ladies,
I am a newie to this site. I tried so hard looking on the net for something just like this and here I finally am! I better tell you about myself and DH. I am 32 this April and DH is 32 now. We were married last year and tried for a baby straight away. No success, upon investigation it seems DH sperm morphology is terribly low, due to an undecended testicle when he was young. So we are on our first IVF cycle this month, currently on day 9 of Lucrin injections. I am doing everything possible to not think negative thoughts and this site has helped me so much already. I am sending happy positive vibes to all of you :wizard::wizard:
4tiggers
06-03-2007, 11:48
rachwantsababy, welcome, you have come to the right place. Hope you find lots of lovely information on here. The ladies are fantastic :yelclap: .
Shadeck, hope you have lots of good news to share. Good Luck.:fingerscrossed:
Cians mum, I hope the op leaves you with a better working finger. Good luck with the counsellor next week.
Just a quick update, I have been worrying about this pregnancy, I was sick and then it dissappeared 3 days ago (same thing happened last time before I m/c). Anyway I took myself off to the local docs and told her my concerns and got a repeat hcg bt done. Got the result today 6562 up from 269, 6days ago. A bit happier now, at least they arent going backwards. I hope you are all taking care of yourselves.:hugs:
SuperWoman
06-03-2007, 12:35
Hello girls,
4tiggers, Hi there, I wouldnt worry about the m/s symptoms going away, even though your levels are fantastic so it shows that your bubby is doing well. My m/s came and went all the time too. How are you feeling today?
Rachwantsababy, hello, you have come to the right place. You will get lots of support here hun. Good luck with your treatment, I wish you all the best on your IVF journey, keep us updated!:fingerscrossed:
Hoping, Im feeling great today, apart from being too scared to eat on the right side which is quite annoying, LOL. How are you hun?
shadek, good luck hun!! Fingercrossed!!:fingerscrossed:
Bristwinmum, congrats on reaching 20 weeks!! Oh a boy and a girl, that is so exciting!! All the best for the rest of your pregnancy.:smiliedance:
littledarling
06-03-2007, 19:29
Hello everyone :wave:
I have spoken to some of you before, and hope you don't mind me joining this thread.
I'm starting IVF/ICSI this month for the first time (DH has very low sperm count and :thumbsdown: morphology due to injury). I'm just waiting for AF to arrive so I can ring clinic and start next cycle. It's funny- normally I dread AF as it means I'm not pg, but this time I wish it would hurry up and come!!
I'm looking forward to getting to you all you lovely ladies a lot better :yes: , I hope you don't mind me tagging on to this very long thread!
Hi Everyone,
I have to keep this short as I am having trouble with my internet access.
All went well with our EPU yesterday. 6 follies were collected - of which 5 were deemed good quality.
I almost had to be picked up from the floor this afternoon when I rang the clinic to find out the progess. 4 have been successfully fertilised :smiliedance: . I now have all my fingers and toes crossed that they continue to thrive for the next 36 hours.
I am booked in for ET on Thursday morning.
To all you lovely ladies out there. Thankyou for your support. Wherever you are and what ever you are doing I hope that everything is going to plan.
Cians mum- Thats terrible and i hope all goes well with the surgery
BrisTwinMum- Did you go to London?
Thats great news that you are 20wks i bet you are feeling much better now and can finally enjoy your pregnancy.
I hope you are having a wonderful pregnancy.
It's wonderful that you have one of each too.
Hoping- Goodluck with your info night tomorrow and goodluck for your dh.
Rachwantsababy- Welcome and goodluck with this cycle Hope we can support you as much as possible
4tiggers- Those levels are great and M/S does come and go for some so don't worry about that.
I know you have probably answered this already but did you have 1 or 2 eggs put back in?
Littledarling- I was exactly the same couldn't wait to get AF now wish they would stay away Hahahahaha. Goodluck
Kandd- Wonderful news goodluck for the next 36 hours and goodluck for transfer.
My fingers are crossed for you.
SuperWoman
06-03-2007, 21:29
Good evening ladies,:wave:
Little Darling, good luck with your IVF cycle!! I know what you mean about wanting AF to come, its the only time we actually want it to hurry up and arrive!!:)
sksty, how are you hun?:hugs:
Kandd, well done hun!! Good luck for Thursday, fingerscrossed your embies thrive over the next few days!!:fingerscrossed:
4tiggers
07-03-2007, 07:28
Sksty, I had 2 put back in at transfer. We will be over the moon though if we even get just one to last the 9 month journey. I have a scan next week so I will hopefully see a heartbeat ( I may actually tell someone I am pregnant then.)
Kandd, Wow, getting 6 follies and 4 to fertilize. They must be really good quality eggs. :yelclap: Good luck with transfer. Hopefully this will be it for you.
Hi everyone
I have been reading this thread for many weeks now as I have been going through my endo treatment and waiting to start IVF. I have enjoyed reading everyones IVF stories and it has given me hope.
Helenwantsabub we have a lot in common with the endo treatment and I too have my first IVF cycle planned for April.
I look forward to being part of this thread and sharing my journey, highs and lows with the support of the people here who are going through or have been through the same journey I am about to go on.
I am scared but excited and just cant wait to get everything under way.
Congratulations to everyone who has had success and all the best to those who are part way through their treatment.
I am going through the process of deciding whether to put back 2 embies or 1, does anyone have any advice?
_______________________________________
ME 29 (approaching 30 way to fast :no:)
DH 31
1st IVF cycle April 2007 :yelclap:
jbearsmum
07-03-2007, 09:57
HI Guys
Just wanted to drop in and say HI!
Will be having a bit of a break for a while as we got another BTN on Monday which was really crushing this time! Was feeling quietly confident as AF had not arrived before BT as it had for the last two cycles! So I was really shocked when the nurse rang with the results.
Dh and I have decided to give it a break for a while and just try and start living again for a while!
Have another appointment with a different FS on 17th of April so will wait until then to make any decisions!
Hope your all doing ok. Sounds like there are some positive results which is wonderful so big congrats to you all with BTP.
Will PM a few of you later today, still feeling a bit fragile!
Thanks all for your support, you are all truly amazing women who deserve the best of everything!
Will check in from time to time and see where everyone is at!
Good luck for everyone at whatever stage your at!
Talk soon
PS....we did have a wonderfull holiday which has probably made us realise what we have been missing out on while trying to do the IVF thing! The beach was beautifull !!!
Jbearsmum xxx
Hi girls well its a :bfn: for us this time:crying: hmmmm we have another appointment on the 16th April thinking of doing ICSI this time maybe better chance????.I dont want to wait till april is there a time you have to wait or can you do it right away????Still no AF almost a week overdue now but they said yesterday they like your levels to be around 100 our was 4 so no chance.Thank you all again for being here although I have 3 wonderful children hubby has none of his own (2nd time around Married May last year) and I feel I have let me down in someway,He has been wonderful he said it is upto me if we try again as he doesnt want me to have to go through it all again:crying: :crying:
kirra_bodhi
07-03-2007, 10:29
Good Morning everyone!
How Are you all going? Well I have 3 weeks left now, and am very excited.
I weighed myself yesterday and have nearly put on 20 kgs I can't beleive it. I am carrying a bit of fluid though.
I think I had my show on monday, and the docs are thinking I did too.So hopefully not too far away now.:yelclap:
I am still working untill fri 16th March so I wonder if the little one will wait that long. It probably will as I am getting impatient now and it will make me wait I am sure.
Had an appt yesterday and they said it was a perfect size baby. which we are really happy about.
Anyway congrats to all that have had some terrific news!!!!
Talk soon
rachwantsababy, littledarling & kazza04: Welcome to all of you. Good luck in your IVF cycles and keep us posted on your progress.
Kandd: YAY!! Thats great news. Hopefully they will all make it past 36 hours and be healthy and strong. I remember my nurse saying that they hope at least half of the eggs fertilize, so you have done even better than that!!! Congrats on the results.
jbearsmum: Big hugs to you. Sorry to hear about the results. I think that a break is a good idea. It will allow your body to get back to some normality. Hopefully the new FS will be able to help you. Good luck and let us know how you go.
Shadek: Big hugs to you too. I am so sorry about the BFN. Don't feel that way. You have not let DH down. He sounds very understanding as well. I am not sure about ICSI as I've never had it done. Some of the others should be able to help you though. Good luck with next cycle. Hopefully it will work out next time round. Hope AF comes soon so that you can start ASAP!!
Kirra_bohdi: Wow! I hope your labour is fast, easy and as painless and possible.
Well I had a weird dream last night....actually it was more along the lines of a nightmare really...I dreamt that I went to the loo and that there was blood on my undies!!! It was a pretty stressful situation. Not sure why I had that dream but the first thing I did when I woke up (apart from running around like crazy coz I was late for work) was to check. No blood thank god. I hope its not a bad omen!!! Well we'll find out one way or another next Thursday with the viability scan. I can't believe how unsure I am at the moment. I have moments when I'm abosolutely over the moon and then periods like now where there is a constant worry at the back of my mind about the bub being OK. Also I don't feel pregnant at the moment either. Yes I know its only been 6 weeks. But I thought I would at least have syptoms by now. Is that a bad thing not to have ms symptoms????? Anyone know? This is bub #1 so I am especially anxious about its well being. Eeeek I wish next Thrusday would hurry up and come!!! I feel really jittery at the moment.
Gals: So sorry. I appologize. I must have sounded very insensitive. Especially to all those who have had BFNs recently or are part way through their cycle. I will try to snap myself out of this line of thought and think of the positive side. Sorry again if I have upset anyone.
SuperWoman
07-03-2007, 14:20
Hoping, dont worry hun, alot of women dont have symptoms this early into the pregnancy. I didnt have m/s at this stage either, if I can remember it didnt start until week 8. I never threw up either just felt nauseas. You will be fine hun, dont stress, I know its easier said than done though!! Also with the weird dreams, I had a similar one to. You will actually find now that you are pregnant that you will have really weird dreams, every pregnant woman I know had them! Take care hun xoxox
Shadek, oh hun, Im sorry about your BFN,:hugs: it is so dissapointing. Im pretty sure you could do one this month if you want to but they do recommend a months break in between just to give yourself time to egt your body ready for another cycle. It's really your decision. Your hubby sounds so sweet.
Kirra_Bodhi, OMG, 3 weeks left, that is so exciting hun:yelclap: . I hope you have a great birth and that it isnt to long for you. I had the start of my show on a Thursday with Brady and gave birth to him on the Sunday, so hopefully you dont have to wait much longer!!! Cant wait to hear how it goes!!! Good luck hun xoxoxo
jbearsmum, sorry about your BFN. It is so hard to understand why this happens, it isnt fair. Big hugs to you hun:hugs: . How is James? Im glad your holiday was nice and relaxing for you. I think its great you are having a break from the IVF for a while, sometimes you need some timeout from it so you can start to feel better about things too. Take care xxoxox
Kazza04, hello there:wave: ! welcome to this thread, you will love it here. Good luck with your treatment, all the best. Keep us updated on your progress!!
4tiggers, how are you today? What are your plans?
Bradysmum- I'm good hun and you?
4tiggers- Babe wit those levels i wouldn't be suprised if there wasn't two in there for the long haul.
Goodluck with the scan but i'm sure everything will be fine those levels are great.
Kazza04- Welcome and goodluck with your cycle.
Jbearsmum- I know how you feel i'm so sorry:hugs:
Shadek- I'm really sorry for your bad news. It's great that your DH is so supportive though. You have to do whats best for both of you.
:hugs:
Kirra_bodhi- 20kgs who cares it will go away after. Its all worth it. Hope you don't have to take leave earlier i wish i could have worked up till the last minute your lucky you sound like you have had a good pregnancy. Goodluck with everything.
Hoping- Some people never get pregnancy symptons only the belly others are sick from the beginning so don't worry too much about it and you are only 6 wks it may come then you will wish you never got it it's horrible.
As for me been doing the natural thing again this month so i'm waiting for af to show her ugly head as she always does. Been feeling alittle why me this week. Which i'm sure you have all done why can't i just fall pregnant like everyone else. (just had a friend tell me she's pregnant and didn't even try) Far out.
Anyway got just put life into perspective atleast i have one but still doesn't take the hurt away that nothing is working for us at the moment.
kirra_bodhi
07-03-2007, 16:12
Hoping - I didn't have any pregnancy symptons either and was worried the whole time too.
But you are always worried about the baby, just try and enjoy it, once you have that appt you will feel a lot better. Can't wait to find out how it goes.
I will keep you all informed on how the last few weeks go, Did anyone get back pain before labour. I have had this back ache on and off since friday. not my lower back its more on the right side under my shoulder blade. It is irritating. I have heard that people get larbour pains in their back but it is more annoying than anything, as it doesn't matter what I do today it wonlt go away.
mercimum
07-03-2007, 17:04
Hi girls, just a quickie I had 5 eggetts taken. Feel better than last time.
Just a quick question,? I want to find out about the progress of the kids. I rang the clinic & they said that they don't give out that info? we are with melb IVf. I read kandd post & she mentioned that she found out. (congratulations by the way)
Jbearsmum;honey I will pm tommorrow when not so tired.
mercimum:thumbsup:
macca27975
07-03-2007, 18:31
:wave: Well I can't believe how much as changed since I went on leave and that was only a week and a bit ago. We got back on Monday and I have been trying to get onto our PC for the last few days, but with unpacking and getting back into work, time has just flown past. I left at page 10 and now you are at page 23. Wow and I will see how I go :)
mercimum - congrats on the 5 eggs, excellent work. My last transfer I had progress/updates on the embrios on Day 1, 3, 5 & 6after EPU. Day 1 told me how many fertilised and Day 3 how there where progressing and Day 5 how things where looking and what state 1 was in to transfer and then Day 6 if any where good enough to freeze, I tried to find out everyday, but was told they didn't like to touch them everyday and only checked on them when they needed to. Each time I contacted the clinic I had to speak with the lab as the nurses couldn't give me that information. I am with Sydney IVF in Canberra.
kirra_bodhi - I wish you all the very best with your last few weeks and all the best with the safe arrival of your little miracle. Sorry can't help with the back ache, but from friends telling me from their experiences in the last 3 months everything hurts and you are uncomfortable all the time. I hope you are feeling better soon and a good massage from your DH/DP or a bath might help. Best of luck
sksty - I have everything crossed for you and this cycle and I hope AF stays away. I know it is hard to believe but miracles do happen and you have one that is proof of that and just maybe with all that zinc and that your DH is taking a natural thing is more of a possiblity. I know what you mean, it frustrates me more then anything when friends or family members tell me that are pregnant and then in the same sentance they say but we weren't even trying, yeah good on them :) I reckon knowing you can get one at times makes it harder to understand why can't it happen again. I know Bree will have a little brother or sister before you know it.
Hoping - Your fears and emotions are totally normal and dreams can just be those fears. Hormones are also strange things and when you finally get that positive you are always looking for signs, but there are some people that can go through there whole pregnancy and feel normal except there belly is getting bigger. I have this theory and I am not sure if it is 100% but so far I have been right. To me it all comes down to ms and the heart rate at the 20 week us. I reckon those who have ms or feel like **** and the heart rate at the 20wk us is below 150 then I reckon it is a girl, but with boys you feel yuck at times but not that much and the 20wk us heart rate is over 150 then a little boy can be expected. Anyway either way it is a nice little surprise and I know it is hard but try and stay positive and I am sure your us will be fine and you will finally get to see your little miracle. I wish you all the very best and take care.
4tiggers - Congratulations, I was so thinging of you on the 1st and I just knew it will be a BFP. Congrats. Those levels are great did you have 1 or 2 eggs put back in, maybe two by those levels. All the best and take care.
Kandd - Excellent news for your EPU. All the best with your E, sending you lots of sticky positive baby vibes.
I am getting the hurry along by DH as we are going to a friends place for dinner, so I will be back to finish my personnels, so I will be back.
Oh yeah, by the way the holiday was great, just we wanted! All nice and relaxed and ready for the next stage :)
Happy Mumma
07-03-2007, 19:48
Hi everyone, this is my first time posting on this thread and it is just fantastic to see/read all the support and positive energy in this thread.. good stuff!
Other threads had posters telling us to move over to this one, so let me know if it is just for people starting a cycle in a few days.. don't want to hold everyone up!
We saw the FS for the first time today so we've been sent away to get a few tests done and see how it all turns out with our next appointment early April.
Can anyone please let me know or flick me a website link to any info on ICSI? I know what it is but I don't know anything about the actual steps along the way, like what happens, when it happens and how many days in between each step.
Any info would be really appreciated. I look forward to reading more from everyone!
ok, something strange just happened and I lost my post!!!
Jbearsmum and Shadek- so sorry to hear your news, take care xxx
Mercimum- Best wishes for those eggs! Take care x
HappyMumma- Welcome! All the girls on this thread are lovely!!
Bradysmum- The talk was good- it was good to get some information. It feels like this is the way the next part of our journey will go. But as you know..it could be lucky no.6!!! Take care x
Take care all xx
Vanessa xx
littledarling
07-03-2007, 20:47
I am going through the process of deciding whether to put back 2 embies or 1, does anyone have any advice?
hello , I too am starting IVF in March/April for the first time and am the same age as you. My FS will only put 1 embie back in due to my age- he doesn't put 2 in unless the patient is over 40. I'm not sure about if you have endo though? Maybe they sometimes put in 2 in that case:confused: . The FS says he would rather reduce risks that can be with a twin pregnancy- so he didn't give us the choice.Whatever you decide I'm sure it will all go well:yes: . Anyway, good luck :fingerscrossed: xxx
jbearsmum and shadek-I hope you guys are feeling ok today. Lots of :hugs:
SuperWoman
07-03-2007, 21:29
Good evening girls,
sksty, Big hugs to you hun:hugs: . I can understand how you feel, some days are better than others but some are just the pits! I love hearing, "Im pregnant but we werent even trying", NOT! Hopefully AF stays right away from you hun, I will keep my fingercrossed!
artymum, glad the talk went well. And yes, dont forget about lucky No. 6:fingerscrossed: !! You just dont know whats around the corner hun!! Take care xoxox
Happy Mumma, you have come to the right place hun! Good luck with your cycle!! Let us know how your going.
Macca, glad to see you back:wave: ! Did you have a wonderful time? I bet you did!!
mercimum, 5 eggies, thats soooooo great:yelclap: !! Usually you can ring the nurses and they tell you how the eggs are going, give them a call tomorrow morning and they should tell you. I went with Melb IVF also.
Meljem, Tonysgirl, Leanne, hope you girls are well.
Has anyone heard from Believer??
4tiggers
07-03-2007, 21:31
Macca, Yeah you are back, missed you heaps:smiliedance: . Your holiday sounded great and seem to be refreshed which is a great way to start another cycle (that is if the natural thing didnt work). If I knew you were a fortune teller I could have saved myself all the worry and dollars spent on hpt. :D
Happy Mumma, I had icsi. For me and you the process is really no different than straight ivf. They take the swimmers from dh (my hubby had to have a tesa where they were surgically removed) that was done about 2 hours before I was put under for egg pick up. They fertilize them individually(placing one sperm into each egg), check on there progress and hopefully do a transfer a couple of days later. Good Luck.:fingerscrossed:
sksty, Part of me hopes you are right about 2(the part that isnt scared of the possible complications.) Only a week till my scan, although when I look at hcg level averages, they are on the right path.
mercimum, 5 eggs is great :yelclap: . How many will you put back if they all fertilize.?
Bradysmum, only plans I have is trying not to stress before the next scan. I am too scared to do to much, other than work, incase it decides it doesnt like the rough treatment and stops growing- silly I know. I was going to the gym 3 times a week and jogging and walking. Stopped it all day before transfer and havent been back. Hope you and your family are all well.
Donna, thinking of you. Wishing you all the best.
Mercimum- I rang my clinic and they phoned me on the progress of my eggs so i'm not sure i thought that was standard. Its great that you got 5 eggs and goodluck.:wizard:
Macca27975- Glad you had a wonderful holiday and you are nice and relaxed and ready for the journey that will make you guys parents hopefully thats all you needed.
Thanks by the way for the positives.
Happy Mumma- Welcome and you have come to the right place. I did ICSI it is the same as IVF except instead of taking your eggs and putting them in a dish and the sperm in a dish and letting them do it the scientist selects a sperm and injects it into the egg individually. The rest is still the same also. You start on your meds you have a few BT's and when your levels are right they start giving you U/S's to see how you are responding to the drugs. Once you have got a good result they tell you to give yourself a trigger shot to allow you to ovulate and you go in for an EPU about 24-36 hours after the trigger. They remove your eggs and get a sample from your DH and then the scientist takes ove they usually do it that evening. If you are just having a normal transfer and not taking them to Blastocyst then it's usually 2-3 days after they take the eggs then 9-14 days for a pregnancy test.
Thats just very brief hope that helps alittle.
Its been so long i have forgotten. Goodluck though:fingerscrossed:
Little Darling- My clinic is the same they only allow you to put back one at a time cause of the age, i think it stinks and we should be able to choose it's our body and our family.
Its funny my clinic says its across the board but it isn't cause some of these ladies have the choice. Frustrating really.
Hello to everyone else:wave:
Hi all ( and bradysmum)
well iam still around. i read the posts everyday. i havent been on for 2 reasons.
1. because i havent got much to say. as last week we found out we need to use donor eggs. and we arent doing anything about it till we get back from our holiday. we go next friday to cairns till the following wed. so when we come back i will get right into advertising for a donor.
2. i have been feeling a quite sick at night. and it only happens after dinner in the evening. the dr's dont seem to know what it is. i had some bt this today and am having a ultrasound next wed (thats the earliest i could get in). so hopefull by thurs next i know whats going on. i have been feelig like this for a week and a half now.
so thats why i havent been on much. but i do try to read the posts everyday.
good luck to everyone going through cycles now. send you lots of baby :wizard:
to everyone that have just go BFP congrates :yelclap:
harry&grace
08-03-2007, 09:07
4tiggers - wow your beta reults are fantastic! I can't wait to hear your ultrasound results. Will Dr. Esler do the ultrasound?
littledarling - has af arrived yet? I was so anxious for af to arrive at the beginning of my first ivf cycle, but even more so when that failed and I wanted to do a FET.
kanddd - GOOD LUCK this morning. Please let us know how you go! We are about the same stage, I had my FET yesterday.
kazza04 - welcome! You will find great support here with these ladies, I know I have. Good luck with your upcoming cycle!
jbearsmum - sorry to hear about the BFN, they suck don't they?
shadek - sorry to here about your BFN too, was it a blood test or hpt? Good to hear that you are looking into another cycle in April, I wanted to give up a few days after my BFN, but then got some motivation from somewhere and threw myself into another cycle. I am so glad I did as I have a really good feeling about this embie.
kirra-bohdi - wow, 3 weeks left! Enjoy them!
hoping - what a scary dream. I'm glad you woke up to find everything ok. Did you have 1 or 2 transferred? I'm sure your scan next week will show you that everything is perfect.
sksty - the natural thing could be your lucky cycle! Good luck!
mercimum - when are they going to transfer your little embies? With my first fresh ivf they let me know after 24hrs how they were doing, and I had a 2 day transfer. Long story but when the scientist checked them at 18hrs it looked as though only 5 out of 24 had fertilised so they called me and got me to travel 4hrs for a transfer the next morning as they thought they didn't want to risk trying to get them to day 5, but after the phone called the scientist checked again and in fact 19 fertilised. But since I was already on my way they decided to transfer 2 day 2 embies. They got 7 more to day 5 and froze them. That cycle didn't work, but I've got a great feeling that this cycle has.
So, obviously the status of embies can changed drastically, so I wouldn't worry about their progress until transfer day. I spent a whole day stressed and miserable because I thought that my embies wouldn't make it.
happymumma - WELCOME! I think the girls have already covered ICSI, so good luck!
To anyone I missed, I'm sorry. This post ended bigger than I anticipated.
Well, I am the proud mother of a beautiful hatching blastocyst!
The transfer went perfectly, and apparently my embryo was the talk of the surgicentre today because it was absolutely perfect, and the scientist kept dragging all the staff over to have a look at it through the microscope. They were afraid he wasn't going to part with it because he had gotten so attached. This was the conversation I had with the Dr. when I was getting strapped in the stirrups, before I knew how my embie was doing.
Dr: "You know that you are not the star today don't you"
Me: "I guess you are then?"
Dr: "No, your embie is the star today!"
So, I'm feeling very confident. Totally different than the first transfer. We only transferred 1 becuase the scientist said it was doing so well he didn't even bother thawing a 2nd!
Leannej- You poor thing hope they find out whats wrong with you and it's not serious and you get better real soon.
Hope you have a wonderful holiday and you and DH relax and enjoy each others company.:yes:
Harry&Grace- Thats just wonderful encouraging news my fingers are crossed for you:fingerscrossed: it settles in and calls your belly home for the next 9mths.:wizard:
No news for me i'm having lunch with my girl friend who told me she was pregnant and didn't even try so i'll see how i am later haven't seen her for 4 yrs and she was my best friend from school we were joint at the hip as my parents use to say but then she got a boyfriend who didn't get along with my husband big personality clash so we slowly stopped seeing each other and then she just stopped calling one day. I saw her Mum a few days ago then all of a sudden she rang me and wanted to have lunch so we will see how it goes. Still alot of feelings there that i may not get over but i'll give it a go.
Hope everyone has a good day:wave:
Hi gals. Just like to say thanks to everyone for being supportive. I have pretty much calmed down now so am feeling a lot better. The info night at Sydney IVF was last night. They gave us a sample bag that contained lots of information about early pregnancy and what not to eat, how to eat healthily etc. My favourite is a book which shows the week by week transition of the mother and baby. I also asked one of the nurses if not having morning sickness was OK. She said that it is fairly normal and that I should count myself lucky. I also asked about taking calcium tablets as I am lactose intolerant. She told me that the best time to take it is before I go to bed at night. Apparently your body removes calcium from your bones at night so if your blood calcium levels are high then your bones will remain intact. Pretty interesting stuff.
Poor DH was a little out of it last night due to wisdom tooth being removed. He said that the doctor told the assistant that the tooth was stuck....not something that he really wanted to hear....I don't think it is something anyone likes to hear from their dentist!!!
harry&grace: That is ABOSULTELY FANTASTIC news! Wow your embie sounds like a little fighter. We only had one transferred and we were also told by our hospital scientist that it was a "clear winner", so I am getting good vibes from your news. Hopefully this embie will stick and we'll hear some good news from you in a couple of weeks. YAY!!
Leannej: Have fun on hols. A bit of R&R sounds great. I hope they find out why you have been feeling sick and that you'll get better soon.
Littledarling: I can understand why the doctor only wanted to put one in but it doesn't sound right that you weren't given at least the choice of putting 1 or 2 back. We were given the choice and decided to only have 1 put back in, but Sydney IVF at least gave us a choice in our consent form of how many we wanted (the nurses kept on asking how many I had put down on the form and saying "good!" everytime I told them 1). But at least we were given the choice of making our own decision about our embies.
mercimum: Congrats on 5 eggs. We told the hospital scientist on the day of EPU that we wanted to know the progress of our embies on day 3 (actually they asked us if we wanted to know the progress on day 3 and we said yes). My nurse called me the day after EPU to tell me how many had fertilised. They don't like to look at the embies on day 2 and 4 as apparently they are very fragile on those days so they don't disturb them. On day 3 the hospital scientist told us the progress of the embies. macca is right in that you will have to talk to the hospital scientist about the progress of your embies and the nurses probably only know how many fertilised.
Macca: Sounds like you had a fantastic time. Also good that you are ready and raring to go for the next cycle.
Happy Mumma: Can't remember if I welcomed you...but Welcome. The ladies are absolutely fantastic here. So full of support even though some are going through difficult times themselves. They always have so much to give.
4tiggers: Sounds like things are progressing really well for you. Hope the scan goes well next week. What day is it?
rachwantsababy
08-03-2007, 10:22
hi ladies,
WELL DONE KANDD!!! 4 fertilised, I have my fingers and toes crossed for you. Are they growing them for the 3 days or are they blastocyst??
LITTLEDARLING - My DH has poor count and terrible morphology, however the doctors are confident that with my age, Im only 31 and turn 32 in April that we will have success. I have my fingers crossed for you too.
Not much happening with me, still taking the Lucrin injections, have to go to repromed (adelaide reproductive unit) on Tuesday for blood test and pergonon instructions. These Lucrin shots are making me feel terrible though, very flat, and teary, god help DH when I get the next ones! lol
My friend is due to have her baby soon, kind of makes it hard, I have known her since we were 5, the best of friends, still it has been hard watching her through her pregnancy wanting it myself so badly.
Sending you all positive thoughts. :hugs:
If it helps, I read somewhere that zinc tablets for men can help increase sperm count and motility.
littledarling
08-03-2007, 11:45
Still waiting for AF to arrive so I can get started:(
Harry&Grace, your embies sounds lovely!! Hope the 2ww goes quickly and you get a :bfp: very soon!
xx
Cian's Mum
08-03-2007, 11:59
GOODNESS ME !!!!!! so much has happened in the last few days ....
Welcome to the newies !!!
Little update while my gorgeous Cian is asleep : had surgery again yesterday and they removed a piece of bone that was blocking my joint .... not meant to be there .... I had to take morphine last night but I'm well today .
I have a splint again but I can look after Cian .
Cian is gorgeous . He smiles all the time , he is going to be 4 month next week !!!!
He is very cheeky and likes to be picked up all the time !!!!
Both of us are sending you our Love .
Take care .
4tiggers
08-03-2007, 12:24
Harry&grace,
Wow, what can I say. That is the absolute best news. One so strong that they didnt thaw 2, amazing. This should be a good 2 ww, lots of confident thoughts and feelings about this one to carry you through.
Cians mum,
He is such a cutie, I bet it is hard not to hold him all the time. I am glad the op went well. Hopefully dh is being supportive and you will be 100% in no time.
Hoping
When will you have a scan to check your bubs progress. Glad you are doing well. I wish we had an info night, I would love to know what you can and cant eat.
Leannej,
I hope you really enjoy your holiday. Time away is always nice.
Hi Girls thank you all for your kind words.Im not feeling very good today I had like a bluish white thing come this morning followed by bleeding(I think it was Nemo)??? DH said it wasn't but I know it wasnt right what ever it was.:crying: I have not had a MC before so I wasnt sure what happens.I was going to ring the clinic and ask but i cry if I talk about it so will wait till the morning.
You know I was one of those people the ones I have heard people talk about .The kind that would say I wasnt even trying to get pregnant it just happened & just so here nor there when a good friend of mine was doing IVF 3 times. I have since apologized to her. If you haven't been through something like IVF or to feel what is like to just not be able to have children the way god intended.
You truly don't know how lucky you are to just fall pregnant.
Cian's Mum
08-03-2007, 13:15
Shadek ...
You brought tears into my eyes ... you are so right .
Hi Everyone,
Is this madness? I have about 15 mins left before I must leave to catch my plane to fly home which is now in yellow alert as cyclone George is headed towards us. All I can think is I must get on bubhub and now see how everyone is going. So – please excuse my shortness and forgive me if I forget you.
Shadek – I’m so sorry hun – let yourself grieve over your loss. I hope you find some peace over the coming days.
Harry&Grace – sounds like you have every reason to feel confident - good luck for your 2WW. I hope that the time passes very quickly.
Cians mum – wishing you well in your recovery. I understand that you have had a particularly bad time of it lately. I hope things are getting better for you.
Hoping – hope that you are well and everything is progressing.
Leannej – enjoy your holiday.
Littledarling – may AF make her much wanted appearance so you can get started soon.
Mercimum –not quite sure where you are up to – but I presume your transfer is soon. Goodluck, I hope that it all goes well.
Happy Mumma, Kazza04 and Rachwantsababy – welcome to this thread. I hope that you are able to find support for your journeys.
Sktsy – hope things are great for you.
Jbearsmum – so sorry to hear about the BFN. Hope you are taking care of yourself.
Kirrabodhi – I hope the next three weeks pass quickly for you. You must be getting so excited….
4Tiggers – glad that everything seems to be going so well. Those BT results seem quite remarkable.
Bradysmum – enjoy your day.
Macca27975 – glad you had a great holiday. Sounds like the break was what you needed.
Artymum – hello to you! I am glad the info session was good. I often feel so naďve about this whole process and what is happening – something like that would have been good.
As for me – my transfer went well today and I have two very good quality embies on board. Unfortunately, the others are probably not going to make it to freeze stage. My Dr is really excited for me, so I am going to take this as a truly good sign. Now, its time for me to relax and put my feet up. I’m not sure who asked the question – but due to my age etc they will not take my embies to blastocyst before transfer – so my embies are day 3.
To everyone else – I send you all my best wishes.
Cian's mum: I'm glad to hear the the op went well. Cian is so cute. I'd be one of those annoying ladies who would smother him with kisses!!! :kiss:
4tiggers: my US is next thursday at 9:30.
Shadek: Sending you big hugs :hugs: . Hopefully you will feel better soon. On the more positive side, now that AF has come it means that you can move forward and try again. I know its unbelievably hard but we are all here for you. Its natural to cry so cry all you want to get it out of your system.
Hello everyone. Well, you go away for five days and there is sooo much to catch up on!
Righto...
WELCOME Helenwantsababy, little darling, kazz04, rachwantsababy and Happy Mumma! So many newbies!. You will love it here. So much support and such GREAT gals.
kandd - So glad to hear that you got 4 embie and even better still that you now have two happy little embies in their new home. I hope the other go against the odds and make it to freezing, just in case (but I'm sure you won't need them!).
kelly_19 - CONGRATULATIONS on your :bfp: ! That is SO exciting. Wow, what a month for us on this thread! Make the most of DH's cooking and hope he gets used to it!
LJHarmony - Hope you have enjoed your Mum's visit. Always nice to have Mum around.
crafty - Good to hear from you. Its a bugger that you are having such a strange cycle, but you've got one on ice and it will be ready for you when you are. It SUCKS to think that you could have been joining your friends on the baby journey if your last cycle had worked. I feel so terribly for you. I can just imagine how much that must be hurting. Gut renching. HUGE :hugs: my dear. Keep your chin up. Our time will come when it is meant to be for us.
Bradysmum - what is a zoints profile and where do I find it?
V8mum - best of luck with your cucle. I am sure it will be all good.
Artymum - That is a brave step, even to look into fostering, and I think you are wonderful to be looking into it. I look forward to hearing back about what you learnt.
Cian's Mum - So glad that they sorted out your finger and that you can still look after your gorgeous Cian. Lets hope that is the last of it and your hand is now 'all good'!
BrisTwinMum - Wow 20 weeks! That is so exciting. And to think your having a boy and a girl! It doesn't get any better than that! Thank you for your kind words and inspiration. You really know what to say.
4tiggers - Great news about your HCG levels. Take it easy. Hope you have some luck finding out the info you want re: eating etc.
jbearsmum - I am SO sorry to here about the BFN. I am thinking of you and sending you big :hugs: . I hope the break turns out to be what you need and that your new FS makes miracles happen!!!!! Big big hugs.
Shadek - I am sorry to hear that you didn't have any luck this time either. It is so disappointing. I went straight into a frozen cycle following my first fresh. Think about it and do what ever makes you feel comfortable. Wishing you better luck next time.
kirra-bodhi - Hope the birth goes well, with as little pain as possible! Enjoy your last few weeks.
Hoping - I am glad you are feeling better about things and more positive. Good to hear. It is amazing what a bit of information can do!
sksty - Keep your chin up lovey. We are all here for you. I hope you can rekindle your old friendship. Maybe it was meant to be that you ran into her mother the other day....? It is amazing what life throws at you.
mercimum - 5 egss is great!!! I hope the clinic changes their mind and lets you know what is going on. Maybe they will just tell you when you go in for ET. But I am sure it would be nice to know NOW! Goodluck for ET.
macca - Great to hear you had such a lovely holiday. Looking forward to hearing more. You sound nice and relaxed. When do you get underway with the next cycle?
Leannej - Sorry you are not feeling well. I hope you get some answers in the next few days. Enjoy your holiday in Cairns. That will be lovely and maybe just what the doctor ordered.
harry&grace - Yeah!!!!! :yelclap: That is such a cool conversation to have had with Doc Es. He is lovely isn't he. Welcome to the 2WW!!!! It sounds like it is going to be a great one for you. Fingers crossed!
Well, I am still waiting, waiting, waiting. Watching, looking, wondering.... Can't wait for Monday to get here! Feeling OK about things so far. Last time I got a distinct AF feeling by now and (touch wood, not wanting to jinx things here) I haven't had that yet, so I am HOPING, praying, that maybe this time.... No symptoms to speak of. Feeling ridiculously normal. Even crampy feelings have disappeared. Not sure if that is good or bad. Bring on Monday!
Believer - are you still out there? Everything OK? I am thinking of you and wondering. Anyone heard anything?
Jacquit - Hope work is going well and that your health is OK.
Hi Tonsgirl! Hope you are well.
Bump- To- Be- I had a lovely lunch thankyou there was lots of tears and lots of wishing back the clock. She brought her wedding album and i brought mine (we still think like one person freaky) We caught up and exchanged life stories and left lunch promising we wouldn't let anyone come between us again and we will make an effect to have lunch and catch up every few weeks. It was great and i feel like a weight has lifted off my shoulders. Thanks for asking.
How are you?
I have everything crossed for you and hoping that Monday comes quickly for you and your dreams come true.
Hoping- Sorry to hear that your DH had a bad time with the removal of his wisdom tooth they aren't every nice. Glad your info night went well and it's great they have that for you.
Was it just an info night for pregnancy or info on everything.
Kandd- Hope you get home safe and sound and i'm glad your dr was positive and i'm praying you get that:bfp:
Cian's Mum- Glad the surgery went well and he just keeps getting cutier
Shadek- My thoughts are with you hun:hugs:
4tiggers- How are you feeling?
Little Darling- When you don't wont it to come it's early when you want it to come it's late.
Bradysmum- How you feeling? How's your gum where they took your wisdom tooth out i hope that you are rinsing with salt water.
How's Brady going?
Hello everyone else hope you are enjoying your day:wave:
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