Hi,

I'm new to this forum and am due to start my 3rd IVF attempt in Aug. I'm British but live in France. I was wondering if anyone would like to share experiences and support each other during the months of Aug/Sept.

Whilst the medical care in France is first rate there is no real counselling service, which has been difficult at times for me and it would be nice to be able to talk to someone about things (preferably in English!)

HI AND WELCOME TO THE BOARD!! WELL THIS IS UR 3RD ATTEMPT, SO U PROB KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS THEN ME, BUT I START MY 1ST IVF JULY CYCLE WITH ER/ET END OF AUGUST, SO WE WILL BE CLOSE TO THE SAME TIME!! :blob_fire

Well I think this is the one that I fit into. Even though I will probably be first of the group to get my egg retrieval I definitely need the support of friends cycle friends. I just started my birth control pills for our 2nd round of IVF. They are sending me my calendar any day now so I will let you guys know the details of it all. But I believe they said that my egg retrieval will be the week of the 14th of August. So with the 3 of us we make perfect matches asprou..is IVF 1 I am IVF 2 and ollie...is IVF 3. Even though I am pretty familiar with asprou...story I would like to get to know the 2 of you better so I would like to hear your stories in detail. This way we know each other well over the next 2 months. Have either of you started the b/c pills yet?

Waiting4ababy, My Protocol Acutually Does Not Include Bcp At All!! I Asked The Nurses About This At My Clinic And They Just Told Me Sometimes They Prescribe For Some Patients And Not Others??
Maybe My Age (24-ttc Almost 4yrs- With Dh-28-long Time) Who Knows?? We Are Doing Ivf With Icsi (severe Mf Issues) Well, I Have Mock Transfer 7/29, Then When I Get Af In July (probably Around The 7th) I Am To Schedule My 3 Day U/s Then Day 20 Start Lupron.. They Said 8-14 Days Later Should Get Af Then I Start Stims (gonal-f And Repronex) And I Guess About 10-12 Days After That Is Tentative Er.. So We Could Be Exactly At The Same Time, Depending On Af... Well I Hope To Keep Hearing Updates, Its So Nice To Have Someone To Go Through This With!!! Sticky Sticky Sticky Baby Dust To All Of Us :D :D :D :D :D :D

Ps. My Drs Also Prescribed Some Kind Of Prednisone To Help With The Implantation, Has Anyone Else Ever Heard Of This???

Okay I think we are sitting pretty right now. Have you ladies seen all of the BFP's lately. August is definitely going to be our months. Just to be sure lets all get our prayer hats on and start early.

Here is my story: I am 26 and my husband is 28. Last year in June we had our very first IVF and I was so nervous I was working this board hard with all the questions so asprou.. if you have any questions about the injections or what to expect with all the different ones please feel free to ask away. But at any rate so we did our first round and all though it did not work we found out the reason for our infertility. We found out that for what ever reason male or female unfortunately medically we are not that advance so I understand that we are having fertilization issues.

SO everything was going great all the injections weren't nearly as bad as I thought they were going to be, the whole cycle seemed to be doing well the Doc was impressed with my how well the eggs were growing everything. So it finally came time to have my egg retrieval and they collected 21 well 19 I guess were eligible to be fertilized. So over night they let the eggs and the sperm do their job. Well, at 8am I get a phone call that basically stopped everything for me, they told me none of the eggs fertilized. So they asked my husband and I if we wanted them to do rescue ICSI and of course by that point we wanted to do everything we could to save the whole cycle so we agreed. And They fertilized but our Doctor said that they missed a crucial endometrium time period. He was optimistic though so we went ahead and transferred 2 5 celled embryos on day 3. Needless to say it didn't work and I think it was 2 eggs we had the option to freeze but due to the whole thing we opted against it. Just now over a year later we are up to the challenge again. Obviously this cycle we will be doing IVF with ICSI only this time ICSI will be done promptly. SO I am really excited that I have the 2 of you ladies to share with. I think the exciting part will start in July when the meds really get going.

Asprous...I don't know why they are making me take bc pills either. I will have to ask why next time I see them.

Have either of you received your calendars yet?

I HAVENT REALLY RECEIVED ANYTHING YET, MAYBE I WILL AT MY MOCK TRANSFER (THURSDAY) THATS WHEN I SIGN MY CONSENTS, OR WHEN I ACTUALLY START AF IN JULY... ALL I GOT IS MY MEDS SITTING AND WAITING IN MY FRIDGE :) AND OH YES IVE BEEN PRAYING :) ITS ALL I REALLY CAN DO.. SOME SAD NEWS :( MY PARENTS MIGHT BE MOVING (FOR WORK REASONS) TO CHICAGO (IM FROM JERSEY) BY THE END OF THE YEAR.. I JUST REALLY WISH THEY COULD STAY IN JERSEY TO SEE THEIR GRANDKIDS ON A REGULAR BASIS !!! I KNOW MY MOM WANTS TO, BUT WHAT CAN I DO?? WITHINREACH, IF I THINK OF ANY ?? I KNOW WHERE TO TURN.. AND IF U EVER NEED TO VENT OR JUST TALK, IM ALWAYS AROUND :) :angel:

I can relate about the whole parents moving thing. My mom just retired and now she is thinking about moving out of state. And although my husband and I are having problems getting pregnant we are the last of my siblings to have a baby. My sister kids are 7,11 and 19 this month. So in essence if she were to decide to move it would hurt my feelings. When will your parents know for sure if they are going to move? Hope you are having a wonderful day. Whats the weather like in Jersey?:wave:

Hi ladies, just wanted to pop in and say I was told to call in when I get AF in July so I can start my second attempt at IVF. That I am estimating would give me a late Aug ER and transfer. She said the protocal would still be the same as far as meds are concerned just increase the dosage so I could produce more eggs. I was on an extremely low dosage the first time. Anyway, best of luck to you all....Hopefully August is our month.

im so glad we have all these women to do this with! withinreach are u usually in the beginning of the month?? im to call in july too, but if im on schedule it should be about july 7th... waiting... the weather is rainy now but humid!! its suppose to stop tomorrow... oh according to my mom they are definitly moving, i just refuse to believe it until their house is sold and they are out! false hope i guess :) i would have been the first to give grandchildren, but in may we found out my brother got his brand new girlfriend pregnant and she is due at the end of january... they live in nc.. well i got my fingers crossed the we all get bfp bfp bfp in august!!!!!!:blob_fire

My opinion after 2 IVFs is that the injections are nothing at all once you get used to them. The emotional impact is much, much harder.

However, egg retrieval KILLS so have them put you under if possible.

I know we're all supposed to BE POSITIVE and I get dissed for saying things like this, but it's true and I wish someone had told me!

Now, in my case I had recently experienced a sciatica episode that had me taking so much vicodin that I was becoming desensitized to it, so maybe the painkiller didn't do too much for me. But I went under the second time and any future times will be the same!

SHARON I DEFINITLY PLAN ON GOING UNDER!!! I AM POSITIVE ABOUT SOME THINGS, BUT IF SOMETHING HURTS I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT!! MY CLINIC NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT PAIN KILLERS FOR THE ER, THEY TOLD ME FLAT OUT I NEED SOMEONE WITH ME BECAUSE I WILL BE PUT UNDER ANESTHESIA!!! NOW THE HYSTEROSCOPY I HEARD WAS LESS PAINFUL THEN THE HSG AND I WAS IN SOOOOO MUCH PAIN, WE HAD TO STOP IT, AND I HAD TO RESCHEDULE AND HAVE IT DONE UNDER ANESTHESIA, SO I GUESS EVERY1 IS DIFFERENT! BUT FOR ME EVEN THO I AM NOT A BABY WHEN IT COMES TO PAIN, TO BE SAFE PUT ME UNDER PLEASE :jester:

Oh my goodness gracious are you seriously telling me that you went through an e/r without being put under? Bless your heart....I could never do that I think that is cruel. I woke up from mine and cried the whole way home due to the pain.

Well ladies, I'm on board too! I sadly just go tmy BFN but I'm feeling hopeful for this next round. That's the only way to be anyway! So, my next cycle will start with my AF which should arrive in a few days. I'm thinking that my ER and ET will be about the middle of August, hopefully before that, since I was told this time (my 3rd cycle, 2nd fresh) should be shorter. Let's keep eachother posted!

IM SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR BFN KM :( BUT I AM HAPPY TO HAVE YA AROUND TO GO THROUGH THIS WITH US! MAYBE THIS TIME AROUND U WILL GET UR TWINS!!! I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE SAY IT, BUT SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON AND MAYBE WE ALL JUST NEED EACHOTHER RIGHT NOW AND AUGUST IS THE MONTH FOR EVERY1 :p

KM I know your heartbreak....I am sorry to hear the news. I told my husband about you and we were all excited about your good news. Just turns out that your good news is one of them did implant if for only a second thats okay that is a great sign. I am hoping if we get all well fertilized eggs next go around that we are able to jump the implantation hurdle. Welp lets fasten are seat belts and get this ride started cause we are all on a mission now and we have a good strong group to make a go at it. I just thought of it, in August when we all concieve we will be filling the days in May with Birthdays!:blob_fire :blob_fire :blob_fire

well, i had my mock transfer today and that was so simple (except i almost peed myself, lol ;) and we signed our consents now i just have to wait for af to come in july, hopefully she isnt late!!!! wow, we are actually starting, there is nothing else to do until i get af... then the fun begins (jk) im excited tho! and nervous and scared of course... i have a baby shower for a friend in the end of july and i went to babies r us yesterday, ahh!! there was someone pushing triplets around and pregnant women everywhere, but i was happy shopping :) well i guess i have nothing else to update until i start u/s injections etc., but im sure i will be here to read about every1 else!! so weird not to have any tests scheduled :blob_fire :blob_fire :blob_fire

Asprousey~~~WOW, can't believe your getting ready to start! It's amazing at how quickly time goes by. Before you know it you'll be starting injections and on your way to getting your BFP:blob_fire ...how EXCITING! So I guess just sit back and relax, take it easy and get your mind and body ready:)

I laughed when you said you thought you were gonna pee yourself during the trial transfer...I just had my ET today:D and was doing everything not to pee during it...HOLY MOLY was my bladder full!!! I had to pee so bad that after the ET I had to use the bedpan YUCK:o because I couldn't hold it during the 1/2wait.

Anyways...let us know when everything starts...YEAH!

CandM, I just wanted to wish you lots of sticky baby dust during your 2ww. I know the feeling about the "full bladder" both my ETs were the same way!! ;) Now, relax and let the miracle begin! How many did you put back?

CANDM WHEN ARE THEY DOING YOUR BETA?? I CANT WAIT TO HEAR YOUR RESULTS... :) !!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOPE UR RELAXING AS MUCH AS U CAN! IM SUCH AN ANXIOUS PERSON I HATE WAITING FOR RESULTS ON ANYTHING..... :wave:

Asprousey~UGH!!! I know what you mean about waiting....I am very inpatient too:eek: It'll be a long wait until 7/10 which is my 1st beta.

sounds like a lfetime to wait!!! lol ;) but it will be here before u know it....
bfp!bfp!bfp! just keep saying it over and over again, lol ;) u'll be in my prayers all week lady :)

KM~I must have missed your post on accident...but we put back 2...a 12A- and an 8B+:)

That sounds very promising!! ;) Good luck!!! :angel:

CandM we are all pulling for you. Anyone ever hear from olliethedog? Happy 4th to everyone!!! :wave:

Ughhh!! Have You Ever Felt Like U Will Never Get Something When U Want It, Lol!!! Im So Impatient, Bc I Am Starting Ivf With This Period I Actually Want To Get My Period! And Of Course It Is Not Here Yet... I Wanna Get It Started, I Had All My Tentative Dates Etc, And Now I Just Keep Checking Myself In The Bathroom So I Can Start With My 3 Day U/s Then Day 20 U/s And Lupron.... Im Sure There Are More Of U Out There Whove Gone Through This... I Cant Handle Waiting For This, Just Imagine How Crazy I Will Be 2ww!! I Would Consider The Fact That Maybe Im Pg, But Due To A Bladder Infection And Procedure I Had Done Me And Dh Really Werent Having Too Much (u Know) This Month!! Just Needed To Get My Frustration Out!! I Really Hope I Get It This Weekend!!!

Waitingforababy How Are U Doing?? I Just Had My Baseline Today And On 6/27 I Will Have Another U/s And Start Lupron.. When I Called The Insurance Company Today I Got A Scare And They Told Me I Have To Do Iui First, But When I Explained It Was Severe Mf Infertility They Told Me All I Have To Do Is Send Semen Analysis To Get An Authorization... Are U On Any Meds Yet?? Km Ur On Bcp Now?? When Will U Start Injections?? Candm Good Luck With Ur Beta Friday, We Will All Be Thinking About U!! Any1 Else Just Starting A Cycle?? ;)

I finished BCPs yesterday and went in for baseline today. Everything looks good ;) and I go back in on Wed. and will start follistim that day. AaaaaHhhh!!:eek: I can't believe that's in 2 days! It seems so surreal that I'm doing it again.:jester: I do feel much more relaxed though and pretty excited this time! :blob_fire :blob_fire

Good luck everyone!!

Wow What a month I am so sorry I have not been on for awhile I have been out of down almost every weekend this month and only the first one was planned. My father in laws mother passed away so we had to go to california for the funeral. So it has been crazy :dizzy: around here. But due to my health insurance change we now are scheduled for ER around the first week in Septemeber. So I am now on second pack of BCP pill dang it and now going to be waiting longer. Oh well everything happens for a reason I guess, I was really pumped for August but thats life its only a few weeks later. Plus by then I will have heard all of your BFP's and will be so geared up and ready rumble lol. I don't want to loose all of your support though so please continue letting me know how your process are going. Asprous you are starting your Lupron in 1 week? KM you are almost ready for your ER? Where does th time go? :wave:

Yes, my ER should be in a couple of days but I'm very frustrated :mad: b/c they have me on a "slow & steady" pace this time, saying that less follicles will give me better quality. They are concerned about how many I made last time and my really high levels but, I wanted enough to choose from to go to blast, now I'm not so sure I'll get that. :rolleyes:

Keep your fingers crossed...:angel:

Well as I sit here thinking about your situation I am remind of the statment Quality not Quantity. So lets hope that all of the eggs you could have produced are now going forth and creating individual eggs to be stronger. Hope that is a little encouraging. Fingers are most defiently crossed for you!:bouncing: :bouncing:

waiting4ababy im sorry to hear about dh grandma and having to wait until sept :( i thought this time would never come, and then may, june, and july came and went so quickly!! so im sure sept will be here in NO time!! yes, i start lupron on thurs, i got really emotional today, i think it is all starting to hit me what the next few weeks will bring, and hoepfully the outcome will be a baby, and then it will all be worth it!! well, krissi im sending gooooood vibes your way next week!!! i'll be thinkin about ya! and waiting is right quantity is better than quality... i have a baby shower tomorrow, a friend of dh and his fam so my mother and sister in laws will be there! i love to see them all, it just might be a lil hard bc ive been more emotional these last few days, and i love this girl but everyone keeps talking about how she got pg on purpose after knowin her bf for about 2 mos, just because her younger sister got married and got pg (just had a baby in april) and she tries to compete! i just hope noone starts talking about it at her shower it will just get me upset thinkin of how easy it is for some people! anyway, GOOD LUCK everyone and i gotta remember to keep my happy face tomorrow!:angel:

:wave: I'm also doing ICSI! That was recommended to me right away when RE looked at DH's SAs. My ER will be Thursday for IVF#2 ;) :angel: :D

So what -- that makes three of us doing ICSI? Or is there more? I think I lost track ...
KM -- OMG, Thurs? That's just two days from now -- Let us know how it goes! You'll be in my thoughts ...
Waiting4ababy -- I just got my calendar today. My ER is supposed to be on 8/29 and you said you're supposed to be 1st week of Sept, so you and I will be pretty close to in synch. If everything goes smoothly for us we'll be doing the 2 ww together ...

How exciting.... You know it took me over a year to be ready for this process again and now I am just so excited I really am. Especially having all of you going through it all with me. It really makes a difference I mean how cool is that, that all of us are going through it and can talk about with each other.
Asprous..are you going to have ICSI as well? And you started your LUpron today right?
KM...your clinic seems on top of it all your cycles just seem like they move along wonderfully. I am really looking forward to Thursday for you.
Cubed....aren't we lucky that we will have all the BFP's to hear about as we go into our 2ww! I was also wondering if you could tell us a little bit more about yourself, How long have you and dh been trying to conceive? :angel:

Waiting4baby -- I'd be happy to. DH and I first started trying to conceive in early 2001. When we had no success by mid 2002, we had some fertility testing and initial consultations with a couple of REs. We were getting ready to commit to treatment when I discovered I was finally pregnant -- done the old fashioned way -- after nearly 2 years of trying. Truly a miracle. Anyhow, our beautiful son was born in 2003. We started trying again when he was 8 months old and I couldn't believe our luck when we got pregnant again after about 10 months of trying. Unfortunately, that pregnancy ended in a mc at 10 weeks. It was X-mas day 2004 when we realized that we were going to lose that pregnancy. Not a good holiday for us. So anyhow, we tried a year more without success and at the start of this year went to see the RE for help. Diagnosis is male factor. As you know from previous posts, we just completed 3 IUIs and now we're on to IVF ... :)
What about you? I know from your previous posts that this will be your 2nd IVF. How long have you and DH been trying? Did you do IUI first, too? Two of the things that worry me most about IVF are (1) all of the meds and whether I will have any side effects and (2) how painful the IM shots are (I am a complete whimp). Of course, my biggest fear, like everyone else's, is whether this'll actually work. How did you do on the drugs? How were the IM shots? Any words of advice? I'm all ears ...

Hey Cubed - thanks for sharing your story! I'm so sorry to hear about your m/c - that must have been heart-breaking. But great news to know that you've had one successful pregnancy. If the main problem is male factor (same for me & dh), IVF w/ ICSI probably gives you the best chances for getting pg again. I was also worried about the drugs for IVF... both the effect on me emotionally & physically as well as doing the injections themselves. Also, it all just seemed so confusing when I started!!! :dizzy: :dizzy: But taking it step-by-step helped. And when dh gave me the first stim injection I was shocked that it didn't really hurt at all! I actually couldn't even feel it. Progesterone shots (done after egg retrieval) do hurt a little more, but still it's not nearly as bad as I thought. Granted, I apparently have a pretty high pain tolerance (that's what I've been told, anyway), so maybe I'm not the best gauge! :p

great to have you on the board - sending you lots of STICKY BABY DUST :D :D :D

Suesy, Thanks for the words of encouragement. :) And I appreciate your comments on the shots. Whether or not they hurt, I just need honest answers bc it really helps me to know what to expect. That way, I can mentally prepare!
Anyhow, I'm sending many good baby thoughts your way during your 2 ww -- each day is a day closer to your beta -- Hooray! :blob_fire

First off Congratulations getting PG naturally and having a beautiful son I bet you are just the happiest mommy ever. I am really sorry to hear about your second loss I can imagine the pain you felt. I am glad you are here though we all need encouragement and your a nice additive. As far as the shots are concerned they are really a piece of cake like suesy said. I mean you sike yourself up for this huge procedure that is full of injectable drugs what else are you supposed to think right. But when you receive your first shot your are gonna be like huh? thats it? But how the drug makes you feel is really different from person to person. The Progesterone injection you know the one with the big ole needle that goes into your muscle:dizzy: ....I mean its a pinch but I swear it took like an hour for me to let my husband give me the first one I was a wuss then I felt well silly afterwards. I had to take a blood thinner called heparin after the transfer and that 1 hurt and it was a tiny little needle. But it stung and left big bruises all over my tummy. But you probably won't take that one but as far as the usual ones its a not as bad as you expect. Sorry so long!

But as for my story.. Dh and I were trying forever at least 4 years and nothing happened. Dh was being male and didn't think anything was wrong so we didn't see anyone until 2004. So we started with the IUI's 4 failed IUI's I should say. They wanted to do 6 but emotionally I said no more this is ridiculous. So we moved on to IVF in June of 2005. For what ever reason our Doctor didn't suggest ICSI with our procedure:confused: ...and so we did the IVF and my eggs and dh sperm sat in a dish over night doing nothing. For whatever reason they didn't want to fertilize:eek: so the clinic did a rescue if you will,ICSI. And a day later transferred and to my dismay none took:( . So now we are geared up and ready to rock and roll with IVF and ICSI :D . I am getting excited though and ready.

Waiting -- What a story! Good for you for putting your foot down on the IUIs. Enough is enough already. And that whole ordeal with your last IVF sounds like it was totally stressful -- I can't even imagine. My heart goes out to you. But sounds like you are back with a vengence -- and that's what I like to hear! :) BTW, your comment about your DH "being male" made me laugh out loud at work. ;) And thanks for sharing you experience with the meds. I beginning to think that I can actually do this ...

waiting id be so mad at my dr spending all that time money etc and maybe, just maybe if u originally did icsi ud be with your baby right now!! i too am doing icsi, it was never a question from my dr, pretty much they looked at dh numbers sent him to a urologist, did all the tests they could on me, made me go on a diet and quit smoking and 7 mos later we are doing our first cycle, tomorrow morning got an u/s and start lupron!! im getting nervous and excited, im really gonna need all u ladies now, im so happy to have ladies like u to go through this with!!!:D :D :D u r all :angel: angels

Asprousey -- This is so exciting -- You're starting today -- Woo hoo! Good luck to you and LOTS of sticky baby dust! :angel:

This is going to work for us ladies I just know it:D . Asprous..I am so excited for you today is the big day Of "Lupron". It will all be okay are you going to do the infamous first shot in the morning or evening? Does anyone do the shots themselves? Now I may have said that the shots were painless but giving them to myself would do me in! Lucky for me I don't have to do it unlucky for my husband he has to wake up at the crack of dawn to do it for me heheheheh!!!
At some point I am sure you know exactly what I was talking about with the whole MALE thing huh Cubed:jester: ? But as far as our first cycle gone wrong like I said in the post before, it has taken me over a year to deal with it and to be ready to go on. The thing that I take with me from the other is that before that mishap we were unexplained infertility and that was really frustrating you know what I mean. Now at least I know that there is fertilization issues. Hope you all have a beautiful day!!

Yes -- I'm feeling the energy -- Esp. since Kim just got a BFP. :) Asprousey -- Let us know how the Lupron went. You're on your way!
Waiting -- Yes -- I absolutely do have those he's "being male" moments! One day I told DH that I had an appointment with our RE (and I specifically said our RE's name like, "Oh, by the way, tomorrow I have an appointment with Dr. X." And DH was like, "Who's that?" Can you believe it?!! I was fuming. I said, "We've had several appointments with him together. How could you possibly not recognize his name?" Ugh .....

Oh yeah I hear ya.....I get that all the time to. So I guess everyone experiences this from their dh. asprous...are you elated that your process has begun? Km....how did the retrieval go today? Do you have beautiful little eggs ready to create your embabies?

It went well, but I'm very sore. They retrieved 24 follies!!:blob_fire :blob_fire :blob_fire :blob_fire Which is 11 more than last time!!:D I am anxiously awaiting a successful fertilization report and will keep you all posted!

Wow:eek: that is absolutely excellent news KM...glad to hear it went so well. Let us know how fertilization goes. Rest and sleep tight all the hard work paid off today.

Great news KM! Take care of yourself and let us know what happens. I have fingers, toes, legs, etc. crossed for you! ;)

great news km!! hope everything goes well... and lots and lots fertilize: are u doing blast or tranferring 3 day?? i took my first lupron today actually, and it didnt hurt a bit, i did it myself in the thigh, it was just weird poking urself, i first tried my belly, but i couldnt do it, lol.. the big needles later on for the stimming thats hubbies job, and im scared for both of us for those ones!! sounds like every1 is doing ok... i think im suppose to get af in about 8-14 days then day 3 u/s and start stimming... how long do u normally stim for?? i think i heard about 10 days then is is er right after or is it stim for about 10 then trigger and 3 days later er?? just trying to figure out days off work etc... or atleast figure out about the time

:rolleyes: Just got the call that out of the 24 follies, 21 were mature and only 7 fertilized. That's the same amount as last time so I am really disappointed!! Out of those 7 last time, I had only 2 that were grade A and I guess I'm hoping for more this time and to go to blast to have more of a chance for implantation. Right now, I am exhausted and so drained, all I can do is sleep and pray. :angel:

well we are all prayin with ya krissi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we all have heard and know it is true it only takes one... :angel: :angel: :angel:

KM -- Lots of prayers for you from over here. GOOD LUCK!!!

krissi - prayers coming to you from this end, too!! it only takes one! keep the faith and keep praying!!!

baby dust - grow embabies grow!!

~ravae

KM don't worry I really believe that God is on your side and you have nothing to worry about sweetie. I am Praying for you during this time this is really exciting your embabies are growing every minute. The rest of the ladies are right....All it takes is one precious embryo. :wave:

Anything new girls? Asprous...how is the Lupron making you feel? Cubed our moment to shine is approaching are you getting anxious? KM hows it going Tuesday is a hop skip and a jump away everything going okay with the Embabies? :wave:

So far so good. ;) They wouldn't tell me exact info on how many out of the 7 were good or to what extent just that they were going to blast...so I think it's a good sign that a good amount are holding strong and dividing well. I'm very hopeful at the moment. :angel:

How's everything going with you? Where are you at with your cycle? Keep me posted.:D

i havent noticed any real side effects from lupron, one of my boobs seemed to be popping out of my bathing suit the other day but the other one seemed to stay the same size?? but no pain, and not to emotional, no more then usual atleast!! so hows everything with u waiting, and cubed?? whatz next!! hope every1 had a great weekend...

I still have about 2 weeks left before I start Lupron. So I am still taking it day by day I can't wait till it all starts. I don't remember if it was the Lupron or the stims but I can recall having a lot of hot flashes I couldn't handle being in the sun not even for a minute. I have my calendar it is all set so now its the waiting game. But Asprous..at this point in your cycle it will go really quick for you. Are you getting anxious? :D

Hey ladies! Asprouse and Waiting -- I have to admit, I AM pretty anxious about getting started. (I'm actually kind of freaking out! :eek: ) But I am really thankful to have you guys to sound off with.

Asprouse -- I'm glad to hear that the Lupron is agreeing with you. I know that must be a relief. Can you believe that you've finally got your show on the road?!? :)

Waiting -- I know you start your Lupron in 2 weeks, but what's your start date? I begin on 8/11. How are you feeling about getting started?

My mock embryo transfer is scheduled for next Wed.
OMG -- Is this really happening?!?! :dizzy:

so anxious! i dont want my hopes to high but i see it as i have a less than 5% chance naturally to get pregnant so even if i have like 30-50% that is so much more then every month!! to think there is a possibilty i could be pregnant and know in a month is amazing... and u kniow what if i gotta try again and again i will!! im just glad there is no more testing to see what the problems are, we know all now and all there is to do is put all our energy into trying to get pregnant!! so i will prob still be stimming when u guys start lupron,., not sure how long u usually stim for before u take the hcg shot... but i think they told me 10-14 days.. :D :D :D

Asprous,
I feel just the same way. Anxious about getting started, knowing that this is really our best chance, worried about the outcome, but hoping that it'll be successful. I'm crossing my fingers for all of us, and praying hard! Talk to you soon!

Okay my actual start date of the Lupron is August 19th and both my dh and I are supposed to start the z pak to. I am so jazzed I want this month to fly by. I stop taking BCP on the 26th which is my 6th year wedding anniversary. Then we find out if we are PG like 2 days before dh Birthday in September so this will be kind of a cool cycle. I am going to enjoy every minute of it:bouncing: .You ladies are all correct this is our chance to have a baby, kinda stinks that it has to be this way but hey I am over joyed for the opportunity. So KM I know your transfer was today how are you feeling? And does your DR recommend bed rest for at least 2 day? Asprou.....when do you start follistim? Cubed by the looks of it your a few days ahead of me but thats okay we will still be able to experience most of the same stuff. Have a beautiful day!

hey waiting, ur 6 yr wedding anniversary is the 26th and if me and dh still counted "dating anniversaries" the 26th is out 6th yr dating anniversary... ;) i dont really know dates, they just kinda tell me when the time comes to start... when i get a "lupron" period on day 3 i go for u/s then i will be told sometime after that if im ready to stim.. and i dont have follistim, i have gonal-f and repronex... ?? how long after u started lupron did u get a period, i was told 8-14 days... aug 19th will be here in no time ;) krissi, how are u feeling today, havent seen u on the boards, im praying for ya!!! stick stick stick :D :D :D :angel: :angel:

I'm sorry:rolleyes: , I haven't been feeling very well, (nausia, bloated, exhausted). My ET went well. :D We put in 2 blasts and have one left that's a pre-blast. If it goes to blast, we will freeze it. I was nervous going in but had my acupuncture appointment at the clinic prior to having my transfer and felt so much more relaxed!! :)

My RE actually doesn't say anything about "bedrest." They say to "take it easy & stay off your feet" the day of ET and then I can resume normal activities after that. We do have to rest for 30 minutes laying down post transfer at the clinic but they say that's just protocal. They told me yesterday that it hasn't been proven that any or alot of bedrest actually helps with implantation. But, since I'm off and have the time to, and have not been feeling well anyway, I'm giving myself as much rest as needed. The bedrest physically may not be a factor but the emotional rest, I think, is worth waaaaaay more! My pg test will be the 10th.

Good luck to everone and even if the board continues it's BFP streak with me,:angel: I will still be here for you all, rooting you on through your cycles and beyond!!

KM -- I'm so glad to hear that everything went well. Rest up & take care of yourself. Lots of good baby thoughts going out to you from over here!!! ;)

km - sounds like it went well. I'm really pulling for you!! As for the bed rest, I never asked my RE why they 'prescribe' 3 days post-transfer... but I did a search on pubmed and none of the studies showed that bed rest (which was typically measured as between 1-24 hours post-transfer) had any effect on success rates. But it's probably a good idea to just relax and take it easy for a few days, especially if you haven't been feeling well.

Rest up, feel better, and I'm sure those little blasts will find a nice happy home inside you!! :D :angel: :)

km im sorry ur not feeling well :( but ur waiting is only about a week this time :) im sure it will still feel like a lifetime, but 1ww has to be a lil better than 2ww!!!!

KM I am sure this whole process has been draining for you especially because of the things that have transpired in your life this cycle. But lay back relax and enjoy yourself have a movie marathon. Which reminds me why don't we all say what our all time favorite movies are, this way when we are resting after tha transfers we can write out a list for our DH and they can go and rent us these movies. Okay I really like Titanic but I love the movie Under the Tuscan Sun, oh and Something's Gotta Give is so cute to.

i love movies, and when im upset and get home from the dr and i always just sit there and watch a movie, i love kate hudson--- how to lose a guy in 10 days, the wedding singer, i tooo LOVE titanic still... anyone else take lupron?? how long after u started did u get af???

I don't remember when I got AF last time I did IVF. But on my calendar here it says I need to start taking Lupron on the 19th and then I need to take my last BCP on the 26th and that I should expect to see AF with in 3 days... So hopefully you can kind of make my dates match yours and see when to maybe expect to see it. Oh by the way have you seen you, me and dupree with Kate Hudson yet? That movie was so funny I couldn't stop laughing at the theater.:wave:

thanks for the info on the lupron, so im guessing i should get af anywhere from tomorrow and monday... then they say u/s day 3 then im guessing id start stimming after that u/s... how long did u stim for (i know its approximate) is it 10 days then trigger and er about 3 days later...?? just trying to get an idea.. anyway No i havent seen that one yet, but i really want toooooo, :)

yes actually according to my calendar I would start the follistim on September 2 and continue till 9/11 and the pregnyl injection would either take place that same day or the next day and then the ER happens the next day after that shot. Are you also taking 1 tablet of baby aspirin a day? And you aren't taking Follistim you are taking Gonal-F right? So sounds to me like you are on the right track!:blob_fire :blob_fire

my clinic didnt tell me anything about baby aspirin, but i read it increases ur chances and figured it cant hurt, so yes i am taking it :) u only took follisitn nothing else?? i have the gonal f and repronex, i think some days i will just take one and they mentioned having to mix the meds, i just wish i had some sort of tentative calendar!!! i just keep being like o well the earliest day is and the latest would be ... im sure it will be here b4 i know it then the dreadful 2ww!!

Follistim with Repronex...but yea it is interesting you have to suck up this liquid and then put it into another vial with this spongy looking pill which is the Repronex and once the liquid touches it, it dissolves and then you inject that. I am surprised they didn't give you a calendar I would go nuts in anticipation if I didn't at least have a small idea of what came next. But it sounds like you are rollin just fine. :D

Just a side note about baby aspirin. I also saw on this board and the TTC board for a long time about people taking it and the idea that it could increase your chances and although I never took the initiative, I decided during my FET, to ask one of the nurses about it. She said, unless a doctor has specifically prescribed it, then you SHOULD NOT take it. And, she sounded and looked very serious! I think I remember her saying that it should only be used in certain cases. I would advise against it if you haven't been told to take it or simply ask your doctor about it. Sorry, I couldn't give more info, just thought I should share that.

thanks for the info krissi.. yea im not usually one to take stuff without a drs advice, i started takin the baby aspirin b4 i had any infertility issues bc i worked for an interist who told me its great for women and the heart... and then i heard about the implanation effects and not my dr but a nurse told me it cant hurt, every1 is different i guess and some ppl are more conservative then others.. i hate hearing 2 different things from diff drs etc... :dizzy: :) hope ur feeling good!!! and that these next few days fly by for u...

Just thought I would chime in about the Aspirin thing. My RE has it as part of the protocol both for the fresh and FET cycle. But who really knows...it seems like there are a million different protocols between a million different RE's. I just wish they were all on the same page and we were all told the same thing.

Hmmm:confused: I didn't realize that RE's didn't have that on their protcols, different strokes for different folks I guess. No biggy Asprous...just ask yours if its okay. How is everyone doing this evening any plans for the weekend?

Hi,

I'm new to this forum and am due to start my 3rd IVF attempt in Aug. I'm British but live in France. I was wondering if anyone would like to share experiences and support each other during the months of Aug/Sept.

Whilst the medical care in France is first rate there is no real counselling service, which has been difficult at times for me and it would be nice to be able to talk to someone about things (preferably in English!)

Hi,

I'm new to this forum and am due to start my 3rd IVF attempt in Aug. I'm British but live in France. I was wondering if anyone would like to share experiences and support each other during the months of Aug/Sept.

Whilst the medical care in France is first rate there is no real counselling service, which has been difficult at times for me and it would be nice to be able to talk to someone about things (preferably in English!)


we had our first attempt of Ivf after trying allother drugs prior with no avail...I really though that this would be it ..yes thinking this time I will become preg..the nurse told me take it easy ..relax try not to think about it as if you could switch off to the fact that we had to wait two long weeks ( longest time ever) til those words which will determine your mood for the next month a high or a low ..and at the same time trying to be positive and trying not to focus on every little twinge your body feels ..thinking am I, could I be ..then bang your bleeding ..your heart sinks once again..you both hold each other and sob and sob...thinking how much more of this can I take . You just feel your the only one getting kicked in the gut over and over again..while women walk round preg every where you turn..in work, family members (there any can of worms) resturants need i go on.. its just not fair ...you think what have i done in life to deserve this ...that's how I felt with our first IVF .. how did you get the courage and strength to go on ....

Asprous...I mentioned in another post about the zpak that both my dh and myself have to take. Was everyone else prescribed that also?

I was prescribed Doxycycline, DH didn't have to take anything.

I guess the Z Pak is till kill of any infection that is in either of our bodys? I was also prescribed Tetracycline which that is for me only, and Estrace.

i was prescribed doxycycline just for me... and i was prescirbed some form of prednisone, my re said it was to help with implantation.. any1 else have this? im so impatient right now, gettign really emotional waiting for my period ~ i think re told me i should have a lupron period no earlier than day 8 and no later than day 14... i guess i just thought id be on the earlier side.. im sure it will come, i guess im just nervous...

Hmm I want to say last time I took Doxcyline also but it does sound similar to tetracycline. Who knows but that predisone that helps with implantation sounds good anything to get those babies to stick lol. Don't worry AF will come soon enough isn't it weird that you actually want your period when for so long you have just wished you would never see it again due to a pregnancy. Well, sooner than later that will happen to us. But here is a question when this period does come you are just shedding the lining of the uterus right its not actually releasing an egg? The only reason why I ask is A I cant remember and B whats the point of the Lupron? I would asume that Lupron would begin after the period if that were the case. What are your thoughts? Hope you had a nice weekend!:wave:

well my re keeps caling it a "lupron period" i do not think u realease an egg, i have an u/s on day 20 and then the next day started lupron... he said some women just spot, but my lining was pretty high so id probably have a normal like flow, but i do think like u said it is not an acutal period... thanks for askin about my weekend, it was fun :) now i need to catch up on some sleep... hope every1 had wonderful weekends!!!!

Hey guys! Asprouse -- I can't believe you're actually going to start stimming soon! Marching forward -- yea! I start lupron this Friday, and my calendar says I can expect a period 5-9 days after starting lupron. Bloodwork and US is on day 2 or 3 of AF, and then stimming next (lupron stops when I start stimming). As I understand it, lupron is used to suppress ovulation -- so you wouldn't ovulate while on lupron. Good luck Asprouse -- keep us up to date with what's going on with you. I read your post on the injections, too. Good luck to you and DH -- We have an injection class this week ... :wave:

wow, u start lupron on friday!!! it came fast didnt it.. yea im all sorts of confused, bc i never had to take bcp so i started lupron 21 days after my last period so this is day 11 of lupron so im guessin i should get a period no later then 3 days from now.. im sure it will come i just get impatient and start hoping nothing is wrong i guess :) i still cant believe u start friday and that friday is almost the middle of august already. where does the time go... oh and im praying for dh, lol.. he is so scared to stick me, hehe!!!

I know -- I feel like we've been anticipating August and September -- and here we are, into August already! It is surreal. And I can totally understand your impatience. I had a choice to start BCPs within a three day range and I was like -- Let's do it ASAP bc I want to get this going and get thru this! And don't worry -- I am sure that between your RE and DH you are in very good and capable hands -- save your anxiety for your 2ww -- I'll be losing it myself by then and we can keep each other calm. :) Here's to a successful cycle!

i was prescribed doxycycline just for me... and i was prescirbed some form of prednisone, my re said it was to help with implantation.. any1 else have this?

Yep, had to take Methylprednisolone, a type of prednisone along with the Doxy. Sounds like we have a very similar protocol. OH BOY...that prednisone really makes me CRANKY!!!! I'd get mad at DH just because of the way he was breathing!:mad:

Cubed congrats starting the Lupron the journey begins. I am going to ask about that prednisone cause hey if it helps it helps. I am also wondering though if all the pills they prescribed to me are basically another name but the same thing, won't hurt to ask! I am excited because tomorrow I have a scheduled delivery for all our drugs to come. I can't believe it is that time again. Hey I picked up a book the other day entitled MY survival guide to infertility and I just got done reading like 3 chapters in it...it has some pretty good information in it. It explains everything about IVF in detail as it does with IUI's. All the protocols and what every thing means etc. Talks about how to get through these hard times and loosen things up within the marriage. Just thought I would let everyone know. I know I am like a sponge right now with anything that can make my chances this go around work.:wave:

Hi Waiting! So your meds are arriving tommorrow -- Woo hoo! Kinda funny that these are the things we look forward to, don't you think? ;) This was the first time I got IVF meds -- and I couldn't believe how big the box was! Once we get thru taking all of this stuff, we will basically be walking pharmacies. :rolleyes: The book that you're reading sounds like a good one. And I hear you about doing what you can to make it work -- One of my friends offered me a fertility doll that she claims has worked for the last four couples that had it (though I don't know whether any of them suffered from IF) -- anyhow, I'm thinking about taking it for good luck!! :D

We will most definitely be walking pharmacies lol. Heck yea what the hay take the doll............but yeah right now I am on the chapter that says testing testing testing, letting you know all the different test to make sure you request and stuff. There was one chapter that was more for newbies, the name of the chapter was how to choose your RE because you will be paying for their new BMW lol :jester: I thought that was funny but sadly very true. I will give you more info as I read on. Have a good night ladies.:wave:

i think i will def take a trip to barnes and nobles and try to find this book, i have so many qusetions abotu what i am taking and why :) well i did get af after work yesterday, i assumed bc it wasnt a "real period" it wouldnt be that bad, boy was i wrong.. crampy crampy alllll nite long....not as bad today.. well tomorrow i go in for im guess a baseline us... then im assuming id start stimming after they get bloodwork results later that day.. am i correct in thinking that u usually (i know it can change) stim for about 10 days then on day 11 would be trigger and 36hers later er ?? i cant believe it! i hope dh is ready... ;)

Yes, that all sounds about correct. And you will also have u/s every other day towards the end until the ER. You know the crazy thing is yesterday I took the last BCP in my first pack yesterday and today the first pill in 2nd pack and I have had the worst cramps also. It was almost like my body was waiting for me not to take another pill just so AF could rush out. It was weird I had to take advil cause it was painful. Has anyone experienced this? But Asprou....my goodness now you couldn't stop the train even if you wanted to from this point on its all down hill you are starting the fun part. Once you start stiming when you go for your u/s its so cool looking at the screen at all your beautiful eggs developing. I brought my mom with me once and my friend another time and they got a kick out of it thinking it was the neatest thing. So just enjoy this time..fill me in on how it all goes tomorrow and if you are going to start the Gonal-f. But yeah as far as the book is concerned get it, its 14 bucks and it will give you some good info. Its by Elizabeth Swire Falker and its called The Infertility survival handbook. I read the first few chapters just to kinda set the scene and hear her story but after you do that you can move on to chapters that you need info on. Talk to you tomorrow! :D

Wow Asprouse -- Here you go!!! Good luck -- let us know when they tell you to start stimming! I'm off to my mock embryo transfer -- talk to you all later!

cubed have fun at the mock!! lol.. the hardest part of that for me was not peeing myself, its kinda painful bein that full of water.. well u/s looked good re said i could technically start stimming tonite but itd be easier (with me being late for work and the weekend etc) to start friday.. so i start with the goanl f pen friday pm.. questions about transfers.. so if i have my er tues 8/22and a 3 day transfer the transfer would be thurs 8/24 not friday right??

If it was Tuesday, then the ET for a 3 day would be Friday. At least that's how they do it at my clinic. Sometimes, I've heard it being 2 days later as in they count the ER day as day one, not day zero. But it'd be better to ask since all clinics are different.

But the 22nd sounds a bit early. 10 days is just an average. And even if you stim for 10 full days, (some need more) you need to trigger first and then you'll have the ER 36 hours later: usually 2 nights before the morning of. But maybe you'll stim quickly and you won't need the full 10 days. Good luck!!:angel: :D

hey krissi - isn't tomorrow your beta? how ya holding up? :wave:

Asprous -- Congrats on getting to stims! Good luck with that!
Mock ET went just fine -- not much different than an IUI, in my opinion. Thankfully, they didn't make me do it with a full bladder -- But I'll have to have a full bladder for the real thing. RE said everything looked good.
Krissi -- Good luck with your beta! I have fingers, toes, legs, everything crossed for you!

Thanks ladies. Yes, tomorrow is the big day!:D I am very anxious but trying to stay relaxed. I'm just not sure what to think. I want it to be over so badly and know already b/c the waiting and anticipation is making me nutty and forgetful!! I'm debating taking an hpt, but I don't think I can bring myself to do it!!:dizzy:

thanks for the info krissi, i get so confused with the day 1, 3 etc stuff... and im hopin everything goes smoothly.. i dont know how u can not take an hpt!! i think i would have tooooooooo.... well if u do good luck with poas and if u dont hope u do ok until tomorrow, and good luck, we want to hear about what happend asap!!! :D :D :D ill be thinking about u all day tomorrow...

Good luck KM we are all pulling for you. You will do fine tomorrow because August 10th is a great day, it is my moms B-day! Asprous congrats for getting to the next step. And Cubed your right it is pretty much just like an IUI there is nothing painful about it other than the potty part hehehe. The Transfer was emotional for me when they brought in my beautiful embryos. Its kinda like being introduced to your babies for the first time (I assume of course). Its a great experience. :wave:

I just came back from acupuncture and even my acupuncturist seems very optimistic about tomorrow.:blob_fire I have been concerned about the cramping I've been having and she asked where they were coming from and when I showed her, she said that that is my muscles preparing my body for a pregnancy...they are stretching and expanding! And she said that was a good sign, as was my dizziness! :dizzy: I hope so!!

I also told her about my anticipation to take an hpt and she said it's so early, I could get a false negative. So, that confirms it, I'm waiting until they call me! Then, if it's very positive, I'll run right out and buy one just to see the BFP!!;)

Km -- Sounds promising -- and sounds like you've got a good plan -- GOOD LUCK!!!

I had that same cramping right before my first test. I was worried that it was a bad sign, but sounds like the opposite!! :blob_fire :blob_fire

Krissi - Just wanted to let you know that I am thinking of you and you are in my prayers tonight. Wishing you the happiest day of your life tomorrow!!!

Can't wait for an update! Baby Dust! :angel:

~ravae

Hi Krissi~

You have been in my thoughts all week - especially today. I am praying for you hon. I REALLY REALLY want this to be your month!!!! Please let us know when you find out.

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Coming your way!!!!!

Holly~

BFP!!!:blob_fire :blob_fire :blob_fire
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Hip hip hooray!!!!!!!!!! :blob_fire :blob_fire

Congrats KM!! Now you are leading a new pack of positives. Who's next Asprousey? did you start your Gonal-F? Cubed did you start the Lupron? I ran into a problem today I am on my second pack of BCP and I started my period? I have been cramping for like 3 days it was trying so hard to break through and before today was experiencing a little spotting so I called the clinic yesterday when all that was going on she said well it should be okay your body is just reacting to the hormones. But today full on period so I called back and she said my body still must have ovulated so before I start Lupron on the 19th I am going to have an u/s on the 17th to make sure my body isn't preparing to ovulate again. So on the u/s we should expect to see little follicles nothing big or that means that my body is trying to do it again. Last time I did IVF I didn't have this problem. I am a little nervous that this is going to mess up my cycle. Has anyone had anything like this? Or maybe even cramped while on the pill?

Hey Waiting -- Thanks for thinking of me. I start my Lupron shots tomorrow morning. Sorry to hear about all your confusion with the BCPs and your AF -- How frustrating! Don't our bodies understand that we're trying to manipulate them with drugs? They're supposed to cooperate with the program! Anyhow, let us know how it goes ...

Sometimes BCPs do strange things...I had all kinds of symptoms on them...probably even cramping a bit, but I don't really remember. I'm sure you will get the news you need and continue your cycle just fine. It's still early right? You haven't started to stim yet? I think that's when you might have to worry about ovulating, but with lupron, that shouldn't happen. Keep us posted and try not to stress too much about it! :angel:

Thank you I was a little nervous that everything would be put on hold. I don't start Lupron until the 19th so I am glad they decided to do an u/s on the 17th to make sure everything is kosher. So KM what is the first thing that you are gonna get for the baby now that you are going to be a mommy. It was funny my mom brought over a baby decorating book today and my DH was like thats cute blabla, and then he said the moment we find out we will go buy the store out lol. But one thing that I want to get and I wish I got it 2 years back because it always sticks in my mind is this so eeinsy teensy little sweet lady bug swimming suit. Oh my goodness it was precious. But I always tell myself when its our time there is going to be stuff that is 10x cutier. Have fun shopping you have earned it we all wish we could come trust me!!:D

waiting im sure u will be fine :) i always get worried something is going to go wrong in my cycle, or if i dont "feel something" i assume the meds arent working :) i had us wed and im starting gonal f for the first time tonite and i have an u/s monday morning... dh is glas bc i can do gonal f myself, but he will still have to do the repronex for me :) cubed i cant believe u are already starting lupron!!!!! about the shopping thing i picked out stuff at babies r us, bc i know eventually i will have a baby whether or not its through ivf/adoption/etc... i wont give up... i didnt "register yet" because i dont wanna jinx myself, lol.. but im READY!!! km please keep us updated with ur new numbers!!!:angel: :angel: :angel:

I have to wait it out until tomorrow!:dizzy: But, still feeling my symptoms (light-headed, boobs still hurt, and this morning=nausia!) so I think that's a good sign.

The funny thing is, I was telling my DH that with a number that low, it's pobably not twins (which we were hoping for) and he said, "you don't know that!" I'm wondering if it's still possible. I guess we'll see how much my numbers double...I heard if they more than double, than that could be indicative of twins. I just found a post somewhere else that showed a woman getting a 21 on her first BETA, and 2 days later it was 201, then at 6 weeks, they saw two in there!! I guess there's still hope! But, I am sooooo ecstatic about even just having one at the moment!!:D

As far as shopping, I have little money right now, but as soon as my hubby gets paid again, I'm off to the store!! I'm not sure what I'll buy. Probably some really cute outfits!!!

Just wanted to intro myself if you don't mind me joining in :wave: .

I posted a general thread out there on my TSH levels and IVF/FET....I'm doing my 3rd attempt in the next month. I've done one fresh IVF in Sept of last year, BFN, then a FET in May of this year, chem pg. So now is my last FET, we have 2 blasts left and I'm due to start Lupron on Monday and go for the
1st u/s.......but..............my Endocr. called w/ my TSH level and it was 4.29, the free T4 is fine and he's just upping my Levoxyl.

For my fresh, I didn't even worry about my TSH # b/c I was basically freaked out about doing IVF and just went w/ what the RE said and tried not to get too obsessed about all the numbers we hear for b/w :dizzy: - lol. But I just found out it was 3.68......then I was adding Cytomel and changing up my meds at the same time as the FET and I went hyper and my TSh was only .22.....but I did 'get' pregnant at least. So then I freaked out again and thought that was maybe the reason it didn't stay and decided to stop the Cytomel and just go back to the older dose of my reg. meds............and I've read online how it's 'optimal' to have your TSH in the 1-2 range for conception.....

So I'm a little concerned b/c this is our last shot and I know my number is below "5" (my RE's office still uses that as the upper limit and not the "3.0" that I know also is the new range). His RN is calling me back today to let me know what he thinks on continuing w/ this cycle. I'd hate to waste the past four weeks of being a :mad: on bcp's, but then again, I don't want to do this FET just to "do it" if all the conditions are as great as they could be. I really don't mind waiting and I have that voice saying "don't do it yet, get the TSH where you feel comfortable so you won't be worried about that during the whole deal"......UGH.

Thanks again ladies and I look forward to getting to know you all!

My intro....I'm 36, dh is 39 and we've been ttc for almost 6 yrs now. Unexplained, all tests are good, embies were great quality, and dh has a 14 yr old daugther.

I was diag. w/ hypo in 2001 and we had stopped using any birth control in '99 but we were preventing that first year b/c I was recovering from a bad car accident. So I figured the hypo. diag. was IT and I'd get pg as soon as I started meds, but nope! SO now I don't know what else it could be b/c my thyroid has tested fine all those years until just recently w/ changing things up, etc.

welcome disti!!! yea it really stinks when u dont even have a true cause for infertiity... just dont give up :) so u started ur bcp already... that means it will all be here before u kno it.. er/et is in sept right?? well keep us updated, and i hope things with your thyroid etc work out!!!!

Isn't it interesting how life throws you a curve ball! If your doc says its fine I wouldn't worry about it but if your heart is telling you to wait for the right numbers I think it would be my heart I would listen to. Especially if this was my last opportunity. See what happens but don't stress out about it what ever you do its not worth it. But at any rate It is nice meeting you and Welcome to the board. We have a lot going on and its all just getting good so I am glad you are here to make it even better! Asprousey I can't wait to hear about your u/s you will be amazed at your first glance of all your follicles! Cubed what did you think of the Lupron shot? Not as bad as you may have thought?:)

so i start gonal f tonite 225iu and the same sat and sun, then monday morning u/s.. what should i expect? im getting anxious... still taking lupron but half the dose i was.. i just dont know what will happen from this point on, im trying to stay hopeful, but now im getting nervous :dizzy: hope every1 else is feeling fine...

Thanks for the welcome girls and I'm looking forward to getting to know what is going on w/ everyone!! Anyone want to give me a quick run down of who is doing what right now? :p

Good luck Monday ASPROUSEY, I go Monday too for the 1st u/s and b/w.

Oh, mine is a FET so no ER, just ET and it's scheduled to be the week of 9/11....I start Lupron Monday for 14 days, then do the PIO and est. patches before ET (and Medrol and antibiotic). Then PIO, estrogen and prog supp after ET.

I got the call from my RE's nurse that he thinks it's still ok to go ahead w/ it and that we are bumping up my thyr. meds a little so by ET time, my TSH should go down some. BUT, w/ Lupron and all the other meds in my system, who knows!! I know my last FET went very smoothly, I was on schedule for everything, my lining was great (13 and the triple stripe deal) and the only thing I had to do was add Estrace tabs, one a day but all else was good.

I know like ya'll said, I want to follow my heart and say we should hold off, but I also want to go ahead.......I'm sure either way, I'll think about it b/c if it's a BFN, I'll think we should've waited and if it's a BFP, I'll be glad we didn't. UGH.....but my dh wants to go ahead w/ it (yeah, did 4wks of bcp's, stop them next Fri.). And I do feel whatever will be, will be. I know you can do acupuncture, massage, no caffeine/some caffeine, stand on your head, whatever and if it's not going to work that particular time, it doesn't matter what all you did to help it along. I was sooo positive last time, was emotionally 'ready' to go get the embies, but then this time I am just more 'whatever' and I hate that - but maybe that's just what I need for it to work!

i agree with u disti!!! i mean i am definitly all sorts of worked up and nervous about this, but my clinic has a very high success rate and they are more on the "liberal side" i asked if i could have a drink while on lupron and they said yes, ur not pregant... jsut dont overdue it! i didnt anyway bc if it failed i didnt want to blame that glass of whine.. they told me to take it easy on the food and exercise and just relax and make sure i take everything at the times they say (morning or night) others are on bed rest, cant eat or drink anything, and i heard it doesnt make ur success go up or down!! so maybe we all just need to relax, they say the less stressed ur body if the more chance u have of it working... im thinkin if i stim for about 10 days i should have trigger no earlier then sunday night, so er is less than 2 weeks away!, ahh... im trying not to stress.....but we lost air in my job and i think im also having some hotflashes, those dont mix, lol!!

Although my RE's nurse called me back and said that he said it was ok to continue the FET cycle, I'm going to ask to speak to him when I am there Monday for my u/s........it's RARE to get to see him before the actual Xfer but we're paying enough $$ so I should be able to ask. NOrmally after the u/s I just meet w/ a RN for the schedule, so I will ask at that point if I can wait for him in a meeting room or whatever. Literally, I only want to talk for like 3 minutes to get his honest opinion...We are ok w/ it, I just don't want to be freaked out about it and DH said "well they are the professionals"...so we'll see.

Asprous and Waiting -- Thanks for thinking of me -- Yes, Waiting -- You were right, the Lupron was not bad at all. The needle was tiny (thank goodness). Medication burned a little, but totally OK. So now, of course, I'm just really anxious about all of the rest of the meds. When it's time, I'll be taking Gonal F and Medapur to stim -- but I took Gonal F for the IUIs and for me it REALLY burned -- even though I iced the area for about 20 minutes before injection. So I'm concerned that now I'll be having 3 times the Gonal F that I had before. AND it's an IM shot. This is going to hurt!! Oh well, what can you do? Asprous, how did your stims go tonight? (I'll also be taking 225 iu of Gonal F). Does that stuff sting for you as well? Good luck with your US on Monday!!
Disti -- Welcome to the board!

ooh i hate when injections sting, i honestly didnt even feel it.. my gonal f is the pen though not intra muscular.. i iced for like 5 minutes, i made dh do it, so he is comfortable once we get to repronex which is an im injection (i am scared of those ones) but all in all they dont bother me (thank goooodness) im stil hoping this is the only time i have to do this, well until i want another child!! itd be really nice to work the first time.. its in gods hands now i guess!

Asprouse -- I'm glad to hear that your Gonal F went well! I know what you mean about hoping to only have to do this once. But I'm certain that everyone who goes through this shares that hope. Well for now I guess we just have to focus on this cycle and being positive about it, right? Let me know how the Repronex goes -- for both you and your DH. Who do you think it will be worse for -- you who has to get these injections or your DH who's afraid of the needles?! Bless his heart!

Hello girls how was your weekened? How are all the drugs treating you any side effects that you have noticed? As for me I have had a pretty bad period this month cramping bad everyday, and for someone that wasn't supposed even be having one right now. So we will see if my cycle is still on, on thursday. Keep our fingers crossed allthough my mom is convienced that this happened for a reason and maybe I will get pregnant on my own this next month if the u/s shows that I am indeed ovulating again regardless of the bcp. Guess we shall see...but I did want to check into see if everything is okay.:wave:

hey waiting thanks for thinkin of us :) well hopefully everything will work out goood with u getting ur period... try not to stress too much.. i know its a lot easier said then done.. i started gonal f friday, and i havent really had any "side effects" so i keep qusetioning if the drugs are working, lol.. some cramps here and there, but it doesnt even burn when the meds go in so i question whether or not anything came outta that pen, lol!!! just me being insane, haha!! well hope to hear from ya soon, ur appt is on thurs right?? hope u can start when ur suppose tooo!!!! and if not natural bfp would be awesome.. keep us updated..,

well today i went in for an u/s and they dont give too many details, but my lining right now is at 6.?? and i had few things growing, so they said things look good... tonite i took my first im injection (ouch) 75 repronex and 150 gonal f mixed and tomorrow it will be 150 repronex and 75 gonal f.. then im done with the gonal... wed morning i have another u/s and if my body cooperates my re thinks er mon-wed... he said they will prob know for sure by fridays u/s... im gettin nervous NOW!!! how did every1 else do once they got this far?? fjsdkfjsdjgkhg... :angel:

I'm so excited for you!

Asprousey, you're getting really close!! :blob_fire That is so exciting!! You've been waiting for this for a while, you need to let it soak in and take it in stride so it doesn't make you nutty! :blob_fire Good luck!!! :angel: Keep us posted!!:D

Asprouse --
Oh wow!! This is totally exciting! Sounds like next week will be a big one for you! ;)

Waiting -- Please let us know what happens on Thursday. I am hoping that you'll start your weekend with the go-ahead on your cycle!

krissi im already nutty, lol :) i really believe being on here for a while and seeing how strong all these women are has really helped my attitude towards how im handling everything, --one day at a time :) cubed, hows everything going?? when do u start stims?? and yes waiting plz let us know how ur first cycle is going.. !!!

Hi! Everything over here going OK -- mostly bc not much has happened yet! :rolleyes: I have been on the Lupron which has been fine -- I'm supposed to expect AF anytime between tomorrow and the end of the week. Once she comes, I'll be going in on day 2 or 3 for my US, and then hopefully will start stimming. So I'm right behind you! ;)

Cubed you are right behind asprousey good luck getting AF. Asprousey the magic is about to start are you going in for u/s pretty frequently? Oh I am so thrilled to hear that its all happening in the next week and a half you must be beside yourself in excitement. Well I am praying for you and hoping that all goes right along smoothly! I will for sure update you on Thursday I am going to be so disappointed if they cancel it or if my body is ovulating again (never thought I would say that). I have already had one delay to insurance and I don't want another one I want my little baby. Keep your fingers crossed!:)

wow, we are all moving a long so fastly, and waiting i know what u mean about not wanting any delays!!! i had no side effects (none bad enuff to mention) from any meds, until i started repronex last nite, my bum is still sore and i think i can feel the meds working, im a little "crampy" when i bend to fast it hurts, (nothing unbearable) and yup i had us mon, i have one wed and fri... i think after 2 days of the repronex things are really suppose to get GROWING!! 2 girls i work with today almost made me cry, i left my desk to go potty and when i came back they left a card on my desk knowing they were thinking of me, and wrote cute little notes to stay strong and positive and how good of parents me and dh will be, it was very sweet, i def. never expected it, especially considering my 2 best friends (love em) they arent always the most "understanding" they try tho.. anyway im babbling, must be hormomes, lol (i prob blame everythnig on that ;) cubed i was so anxious to start af when i was on lupron!! waiting hope to hear a good report thurs, and i hope i hear some good news tomorrow~ :angel:

Your post made me tear.
I often think my best friend has not been with me on this. I haven't been sharing with her anything. I feel many times I only have DH and these pots.

I try to think and understand that no one really understand what we go through until they do. But they are lucky enought to never have to go through what we do.

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wow, we are all moving a long so fastly, and waiting i know what u mean about not wanting any delays!!! i had no side effects (none bad enuff to mention) from any meds, until i started repronex last nite, my bum is still ......news tomorrow~ :angel:

Asprouse -- Your post made me tear up, too. What wonderful co-workers you have! Well, my news over here is that AF came today -- on schedule -- Can you believe it? I go in tomorrow for an U/S and if everything looks good I'll be stimming tomorrow night. Oh geez -- I'm so scared of those IM needles -- I'm going to freak! OK, I'm going to try my best to be strong ...

when i starting stimming it was with the gonal f pen and it wasnt im, thank goodness, and then monday i started repronex (22 gauge needle), my bum is sore, but each time it gets easier... actaully for me the needle isnt that painful its when the meds go in and after i am a lil sore, u will be fine!!! we r very strong women, remember!!!! i had an u/s today and i just went straight to get bloddwork, one of the first times i didnt talk to the dr :( a lil bummed about it, bc i wanted some kinda progress report, but the nurse will call me this afternoon with any changes in meds, next appt etc, so i guess i can ask her... i just hope everything is looking good and progressing! cubed so glad to have u right behind me, and i hope waiting is sooooon to follow....:D :D :D

I am trying girls but I am so glad you all are holdin up the fort. Women with infertility I think deserve a metal because its dang hard to go through all of this but so far so good it sounds like both of your cycles are going perfectly. I will let you all know what how my appointment goes tomorrow. Hope you all have a beautiful day.:wave:

Asprouse -- Did you watch during the U/S and did anyone say anything about how your ovaries are liking the Repronex? Let us know what they tell you about your bloodwork and U/S and how you are responding. I'm am sure, however, that everything is just moving along as it should be -- before you know it, they'll be scheduling your ER!! Wow!
Waiting -- Do you have a morning or afternoon U/S? Mine is first thing in the morning. I will be thinking of you tomorrow and sending you good thoughts -- I want the three of us to be cycling together!! Good luck!!!

My u/s is at 1 in the afternoon mountain time so you will have yours first! Good luck I will be thinking of you. How exciting that you will be starting your stims tomorrow night yippy!:D

i saw the tech mesasuring a couple black circles but thats about it, nothing said, but hey no news can be good news.. i got the call to stop taking gonal f and just repronex tonite and tommorrow 225 and another u/s/bloodwork friday.. im figuring if anything was wrong they wouldnt be upping my dose.. and friday after u/s and bw i will see the doc, and he told me monday on friday he should know when my er is scheduled for :):):)

Asprouse -- Certainly sounds like things are going well with your cycle -- Hooray!

Waiting -- Let us know how all goes this afternoon!

My U/S this morning went well -- my ovaries are "quiet" -- as we all were hoping -- so as long as my bloodwork comes back OK this afternoon, we will be good to go with our stims. One positive thing I learned at my appt today is that my stims are actually subQ, not IM as I had thought. (My trigger and POI shots will be the IMs). Anyhow, I'm relieved not to have to do IM shots yet, however, the Gonal-F subQ's really hurt (the medication burned badly!) when I did them for IUI, and now it'll be three times the amount of meds -- YIKES! Wish me luck, ladies!! :eek:

goood luck!! atleast u can sit on your bum properly~~~ the im hurts when the meds go in, but i get over it easily, but the pain in my bum is seriously becoming a problem... :) im sure ur blood work will come up just fine, and then u can start :) and waiting hope things went great at ur u/s so that u can be right behind us and start ur lupron..

So I had my u/s and they said that I indeed ovulated and that I have an ovulatory cyst on my left side. She said it is pretty common when women ovulate. So in order to see if I am going to start Lupron will depend on my blood work that they did that checked my estrogen levels and my progesterone levels. They said if it comes back that I am going to ovulate again that depending on the levels they may be able to give an hcg shot and then continue with the Lupron and then I will just ovulate after I stop BCP on the 26th its all so crazy:dizzy: I guess I am just going to sit back and let it all work itself out. So I will update you on all that tomorrow. Now for my really sad news well sad for me that it. I was with my husband this afternoon doing some work after the u/s and my friend called that is single and just recently in a relationship as recent as 2 months. Make a long story short she has been single for a long time gained a lot of weight since high school and then went on the Adkins diet and lost quite a bit of wait I was proud of her. So with her new confidence she got a BF and was with him for 6 months or so that ended then she got this one and has been with him for about 2 like I said. So she called me today and told me she was pregnant:( :( :( :confused: . She took a hpt test like a week ago and it was negative and she seemed disappointed and I was like well why would you be disappointed don't you want to go through all the steps (not everyone does but I know she did want that) But she was like yea I do want that you are right. And then she took another hpt test today cause she said she just wasn't feeling right. And sure enough it was positive. I am happy for her it was obviously what she wanted this even though she acted like she didn't know what to think. But on the same note I am shattered inside that someone this close to me can have what I have dreamed about for so long in just seconds.:confused: I am so confused I don't know how to feel so I cried the whole way home and just felt drained you know. The part that would be kind of cool is if I did get pg with this IVF and we were pg together for a little while. Sorry that I am rambling but this really did hurt me and made me just feel broken hearted you know. As a friend I told her I was so happy for her but inside and just wanted to scream. I think I was upset because A I want a baby duh! But B because I think her self esteem is so low that in away she wanted to get pregnant to guarantee herself this relationship and she is so beautiful and didn't have to do that. I mean honestly how ready is someone to have a baby after knowing a guy for 2 months. fffffffwwwww its off my chest but boy o boy I am kind of frustrated with all of this. WHy can't we all have the joy of getting pregnant just by doing it. Instead I have to go broke, press my body to the limit and test my marriage. I got the the winning hand let me tell ya!

Hello Waiting4ababy:

Don't feel bad, but I totally understand you. You know, before, I never cared that all of our friends were getting pregnant. From our generation, only my DH and I were left. DH was always: "see, they already have a baby. We need to focus and start a family". For many reasons we couldn't, I ended up with a bad herniated disc and I had surgery on 6/2003. The pain went long after that surgery, but today I can say I am fine and out of that.

Well, DH started putting more pressure and then we started trying. Nothing happened. I still wasn't that frustrated about it. I thought, "it will, eventually it will happen". Then nothing. Started AI, 4 times, failed. I started to worry a little bit, but not really something that would make me feel bad. Now I started IVF and I have gone through all these ups and downs, that now I am really feeling it. I guess when I started looking at my embies, I started thinking, I actually really want this. I started seeing babies every where, beautiful babies.

Few days ago, I was devastated cuz all my embies died in the lab and now I am thinking that the ones they put inside died too. Hopefully not.

Anyway, what I want to get to is that lately I have been thinking of all my friends that are now getting into their second and third pregnancies, and what if I don't? I got thinking about my SIL, she is getting married soon and will start trying soon. I thought, what if she gets pregnant before me? What if I can't NEVER get pregnant? What if I can't never give my DH that child that he has always wanted? I started thinking what I am going to say when/if my test comes NEGATIVE. I then feel hopeless and can't help to feel bad about myself and wanting a child more and more.

Just imagine My SIL has been with me in this long road, and then soon enought she will get pregnant and I never did. That only thought makes me feel bad because I feel I being Jealous. But then I think, I wish her well, really. And I hope she can have all the babies she wants. I just have to deal with it the best way we can.

Talking to us helps, letting it all out helps. I am here to tell you that you are not alone. I feel like that too from time to time. But you will see that it all shall pass and you will assimilate the news better and I am sure you will enjoy the upcoming times with your friend.

Hopefully God will be so kind to give us that child to all of us that are waiting.



So I had my u/s and they said that I indeed ovulated and that I have ........ I got the the winning hand let me tell ya!

Waiting -- What can I say other than that I completely understand your sadness, confusion, and frustration? I think we've all been there with conflicting emotions over hearing the news of someone else's pregnancy -- that doesn't make us bad people or bad friends -- it just means we're human! So scream, cry and get it all out -- because it does seem really unjust and unfair that we must endure so much in the hopes of getting pregnant. Then turn your attention back to the task at hand -- because you are still in the game! Let's wait and see what happens with your bloodwork and take it from there, one day at a time. Try to take comfort in the fact that you are doing absolutely everything in your power to make your dreams of becoming a mom come true. The rest is up to a Higher Power. Keep the faith, stay strong, and stay in the fight -- Your future child is depending on you! :)

im sorry for that news waiting, i hope everything works itself out!!! as much as i dont want another friend of mine to get pg b4 more, if it was right after me, id love it, so id have a "maternity buddy ;) i just tell myself that God chose me for this hard path for a reason, maybe (hopefully) i will have more patience for my children, ive had longer time to prepare to be a parent, so maybe i will be more "ready" well, thats what i tell myself to feel better, you have to be a special person to deal with this, and thats what we all are..!!! anyway, im all emotional these last few days so now i feel like im rambling, and waiting i really really hope everything works it self out, it sucks to wait and have setbacks!!! i want u to be right behind us, we gotta keep these bfp string going and going :):):)

You ladies are amazing thank you so much for helping me through this I was really just so mad yesterday I didn't know what to do. But now like all of you said I am looking forward and ready to fight I just got my blood work back and the cyst wasn't creating any hormones so it should ovulate off after I quite BCP and I am starting Lupron tomorrow. YEA!! So this is it I am officially starting my second round I am a little nervous but oh so ready! Like cubed said this is all for the sake of our future babies!!:blob_fire :blob_fire :blob_fire

yea!!! u get to start ur lupron on schedule, that is great news... now u can be right behind us and hopefully we will have another line of BFP!!! im so excited i got the call today to take repronex 225 tonite, tomorrow and sunday 150 repronex, u/s monday and if everything goes as planned i will trigger monday nite and have er wednesday!! that makes the transfer sat 8/26.. which is kinda cool, bc that is me and dh "anniversary of the day we met" 6 yrs.. so if this works, i will have conceived on an important date for us!! my lining was at 12 today is that ok?? and the re said my body was responding well to the meds, he just thinks ive only had 7 days of stimming and i should need 3 more and thats it...

Hip hip hooray! :bouncing: Waiting -- I am so happy to hear that things are moving forward on your cycle! No more waiting to start -- tomorrow's the day!

Asprouse -- That is so exciting to hear that your stimming days are just about over -- This time next week you'll be preparing for your ET -- Wow! :D And on an extremely lucky day! All is as it should be ...

I have high hopes for all of us -- Baby dust to all of you wonderful ladies -- you are an inspiration to me!

I am so glad to be on board! Asprousey what do you think of the u/s seeing all your eggs growing isn't that neat! Cubed have you been able to see that? Asprousey I know I already told you this but I agree August 26th is a very special day I got married that day 6 years ago. I think that is so cool what an awesome day to have your ER. :D :D

Hey Waiting! I have not yet seen my little eggs growing. My first U/S since I have been taking stims will be on Sunday. Then I'll go back again Tues and then Thursday and whatever other days they decide they need to see me. I am nervous about how things will go, but excited to be moving things along ...

oh cubed it is the neatest thing. Especially in our shoes looking at our growing eggs is like looking at a light at the end of th tunnel. Tell me what you think once you see it. Have a good night!

Well, I went in for my first monitoring this morning and don't know what to think. Since I had to go in on a weekend, I went to an office of the clinic that's not my regular office and my primary nurse wasn't there. They took my measurements by US today and the results were 3.7 endometrium, one follie on right at 5 mm and one on left at 3 mm. I have no idea whether these #s are good or bad. I know the end result they'd like to see are 3 or 4 follies at 18 mm, and the nurse today said that they don't expect to see anything around 10 mm until around day 6 of stims (I'm at day 4). But should they be seeing more than 2 follies right now? Hmmm -- I'm going to have to talk to my nurse tomorrow. Anyone have any thoughts?

hey cubed, i wish i could help:) my nurse and re just tell me that things look good and mentioned my endo # they never told me exactly how many or the size!! i started stimming on a fri and went in for u/s on a mon and my endo lining was 6 and he said some stuff is growing, i didnt even see the re at my next appt (wed 2 days later) and fri, they used a machine that the nurse had to dictate the numbers too so i got to here endo was 12 and she was mentioning follies but she has 3 diff measureents for each one?? like she said for example---- 18/15/14.... then would do another, anyways, i wish they would tell me exactly how many i got!! if u werent responding well im sure they would say something, change your doses etc.. u go back tomorrow??? i have to take repronex (hopefully 1 more time tonite) and then u/s tomorrow and im praying to trigger tomorrow night... im about to run outta meds, so i better be triggering!! plz let us know how ur next u/s goes... i think u will def be amazed at how fast they grow!!

Hello, Cubed I think everything should be okay I agree with Asprousey I would think that if there was a problem they would up your dose. Whenever you guys were looking at the u/s you didn't see clusters of follicles? And whenever they go to measure them out they pull a line across each one which should give you a pretty good idea how many you have. Even though of course that number does change at your ER may it be higher or lower due to not being able to express each follicle etc. Now Cubed I don't remember how long it took for me to see all those follies its still pretty soon in your game so I would just wait to see tomorrow the blood work actually tells them a lot also. Don't worry about it just let your RE asses the situation I am sure it will get all figured out. ;)

hey waiting, yea i saw my nurse measuring stuff it was pretty coool!!! but i didnt pay enough attention to how many i had :( and when i saw the re he just kept saying im responding well and things looked good, and i never bothered to ask the "amount" and sizes i figured if something was wrong theyd let me know!! but i really wanted to know, so i could come on here and get some womens advice who had been through this!! im feelin so full and bloated and turing into an "emotional wreck" i had a BREAKDOWN last night, crying hysterically over something stupid, so i REALLY REALLY cant wait for this round to be over... i know i will be such a mess at the 2ww lol, and then if (fingers crossed) i get pregnant, i will be all hormonal anyway, but it will def be worth the tears and frustration, because i get my first child outta it!!! so hows the lupron treating ya waiting, any side effects?? u should start stimming when im in my 2ww right?? anyway.. hope all had a wonderful weekend!!!!

Hi Ladies! Thank you for being so reassuring! It really did make me feel better. I got a message from my clinic this afternoon telling me to increase my meds. So I will stim tonight (with additional meds) -- and then I'll stim twice tomorrow, once in the morning and once in the evening -- then I got in Tues morning to be evaluated again. Whew!

Asprouse -- I hope you get to trigger tomorrow night, too!! It's so hard to be patient -- I already want this to be over, too! I wonder if when your RE was saying your numbers he did one ovary and then the other. So 18 mm, 15mm, 14mm would be one side (i.e. your right ovary) and then the other numbers would be your lother side (i.e. left ovary). That's how they always do mine.

Yes, Waiting -- How is your Lupron going? Are you feeling pretty good?

I just looked at my calendar and it said that I will begin follistim on the 2nd of September. So I am pretty excited I have my baseline u/s to see how the Lupron is going on the 29th. So far so good the Lupron is not doing anything to much yet. I think it was the follistim that effects me. You know whats funny is I am at a point in my life even from last year that I always swore I would never forget stuff but I have already forgotten a lot of stuff just from last year. I do remember something's but other stuff its like this is the first time. I do remember how much the ER hurt me and how hyperstimmulated I was last time and how my eggs didn't fertilize so hopefully those few thing that do stick in my mind will be changed with this cycle! Time does fly by doesn't it. Do either of you have up coming events that you talk to your husband about and you say well in November when that happens bla bla I will be pregnant? I am finding myself doing that a lot, like the friend that just found out she was pg is going to Vegas to get married November 3rd and I was telling my DH that I too would be pg. I always wonder though if I shouldn't put all those feeling into 1 basket because what if the outcome isn't what I long for? :wave:

waiting i know exactly what your talking about!!! im about 50/50, im optimistic and pessimistic.. i so want this to work and its our best shot we got and at the same time so many women deal with heartbreak when it doesnt work... i want to stay positive but im trying to be realistic... but i keep thinking well by christmas i could def be like 4 months preg... and my dh talks about vacation, and im like we cant go there, i will be too far along... now i know it may not happen first time around, but we so badly want to be parents that even if it doesnt work this time, we have 4 ivf tries so i plan on if my body allows me doing them all until i get preggo!!! so in my mind i will be pregnant in the next few months (hopefully by sept tho :) i will def. trigger tonite im just waiting for the call to see how much and what time to take the novarel (hcg) and cuned i asked about the numbers... and the "18/16/14 ex.. that is one follicle, bu my re said bc it is a "circle" there are different mesaurements.. and they measure each one that way.. and then next time see if it grew... like for example today that same follicle was probably about 24/18/16 ... all i know is he said things look good.. oh and my endo lining was 12.1, is that number goood??? er wed., i cant believe its soo close, yet the transfer still seems so far away, lol!! im so glad lupron is treating u goood waiting, and this is a whole new cycle for u an dhopefully things will turn out completetley different and we can all be preggo together!!! :angel: :angel: :angel:

Asprousey, I just wanted to chime in and say that your lining is a great number!! :bouncing: My RE says anything over 9 before ER is good. Mine was 11.5 and I got pg!!;)

I also wanted to say that I'm so excited for your upcoming ER! I still remember when you asked questions about it during my first cycle back in March and now you're finally at the tail end!!
:blob_fire :blob_fire Happy Triggering!!! :blob_fire :blob_fire

thanks so much krissi :) it really means a lot to me to know that any1 is thinkin of me.. it is so great to come to a place where women understand.. and i remember when u first started so many months ago