2ww - Early July 2010 - Anyone else?

[slpfsr]

Hi all,

I am in the dreaded 2ww, until July 11, 2010, when I go in for my blood test. I'm looking for buddies to keep me company and prevent me from doing HPTs...until a reasonable time at least!!

Anyone on the same schedule?

Good luck, and lots of baby dust to you all!

SL

A little about me, and where I am on this ttc journey:

--Age 39. Good health, but dh has low count and slow moving troops. 2 failed IUIs.

--Now on 1rst IVF cycle, which has gone like this:
06/15 to 24: Follistim and Menopur shots, 150 each
06/25: HCG trigger
06/27: Egg Retrieval. 14 eggs! :-)
06/28: Antibiotics and started progesterone shots. 10 eggs fertilized! :-)
06/28-07/04: Mild to moderate OHSS. :-( Not comfortable, but not so bad to have to cancel transfer. :-)
07/02: Day 5 Embryo Transfer. 2 good embies (blastocytes) transferred. :-) 4 stayed under observation for freezing.
07/04: Progesterone test. All good. None of the extra embies were good to freeze. :-(
07/05: Better from OHSS, though still od'ing on Gatorade to prevent return, which might come if I do get pregnant.
07/06: Waiting.... no symptoms, aside from a couple of mild twinges in lower abdoment... According to the schedule below, implantation should still be occuring.

07/11 is blood test day!

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5-Day Blast Transfer - What happens each day after:

Day One: The blastocyst begins to hatch out of its shell  
Two:         The blastocyst continues to hatch out of its shell and begins to attach itself to the uterus
Three:      The blastocyst attaches deeper into the uterine lining, beginning implantation  
Four:        Implantation continues
Five:        Implantation is complete, cells that will eventually become the placenta and fetus have begun to develop  
Six:          Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) starts to enter the blood stream  
Seven:     Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted  
Eight:       Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted  
Nine:        Levels of hCG are now high enough to detect a pregnancy  

[Wantababy111]

I am on day 29, I ovulated like 10 days ago, but I want to wait until monday to test.. I have read too many sad stories about people getting bfps for testing too soon and then the numbers dropping so I want to wait as long as possible assuming that af doesn't come..  So I am here with you I will take a beta on the 12th

[slpfsr]

Welcome to the thread!
Good for you for resolving to wait! I'm not sure I'd     be able to go that long, but it is the right thing to do. Do you have any symptoms at all?

[misslollipop]

hi i will be starting my 2ww on saturday

[Wantababy111]

I told my husband I have been craving spicy, I wanted to put hot sauce on my pancakes yesterday, but he thinks its just bec i am reading too many blogs and wishful hoping that this is my month..

[Nolta]

Im on the same boat, I’m on day 23 and I have 5 days to wait to test. But, I got my blood test back today and came back positive for ovulation. So I’m really excited for that. Are you all peeing a lot more than normal. I can’t stop going, especially when I lay down?

[slpfsr]

Hi misslollipop and nolta, welcome.
I'm not craving anything in particular, or going to the bathroom more. I do have some mild cramps, and today I saw a little bit of light pink discharge, which worried me because sometimes I have that before my period comes. On the other hand, I don't usually have cramps... Anyway, I think I'm just hypersensitive right now to anything going on down there!
Wishing everyone a quick few days and good baby news!

[Nolta]

I'm the same as you. I have some sort of muscle feeling going on. Doesn't feel like cramps but, I'm being paranoid about it. I'm checking for blood every time I'm going the bathroom. So far none, and its day #24 now. This will also be my first 28 day cycle in 9 months.

Good luck everyone, I hope to hear good news.

[korrskat]

Hi, Im new here... my RE put me on gonal f and ovidrel. my first iui in april failed. just did 2nd iui this past weekend 3rd and 4th and was on the same meds again. i had a blood test on 7/7 and my nurse said my progesterone is at 8.16 and a booster shot was not needed.  i dont have any symptoms but i feel extremely fatigued. i am anxious but i dont want to stress out about this 2ww. i guess i have to be patient and hope for the best. good luck to everyone ttc.

[slpfsr]

Hi Korrskat, welcome.

Well I'm on day 6 past ET, when HCG starts to enter the bloodstream, according to my little list above. I'm anxious to see whether that leads to any more identifiable symptoms. So far, I have only a painful pinch in my lower abdoment when I stretch, sore bbs when I first wake up, and a vague feeling of fullness down there. The last one might be just in my head...

But only about 66 hours til my beta test, and probably about 72 til they call me with the results... Can you tell I'm anxious to get there?

I've made it one more day without breaking down and doing a HPT, though I was very tempted this morning. My husband is a great help. He has more willpower than I do, so he's good at convincing me not to do it in the mornings and evenings, and I don't want to do it when he's not around, because I want us to find out together. We might break down and do one tomorrow though. I sense him weakening...

Well, lots of patience and distractions to all of you, and sticky baby vibes!!!

SL

[Blessed_2010]

U said your bata is on the 11 jul how do u fell so far. Mine is the 14 jul

[piscean4]

10 DPO now as per my tracker ..did not get a +OPK this cycle at all but my temp surged on day 14 and has stayed up...so am assuming I did ovulate... have BDing every alternate day starting from cycle day 10...so really hoping it works out  this time..
no symptoms at all...so just praying and keeping my fingers crossed...

I am also trying really hard not to test ...but wait till after AF is due :)

[dinamarieny]

Hi everyone!!  I had IUI done on July 4 and I am in my two week wait now.  Needless to say I am googling early signs and symptoms constantly.  I haven't done any home pregnancy tests yet.  I am just keeping my fingers crossed and praying every day that I am pregnant.  July 19 cant get here quick enough.  

[princessren88]

Hi I'm currently 3 DPO my first ovulatiry cycle no meds.. Been TTC for 10 months it was really stressing me out not ovulating. I lost some weight and 1 week later I ovulated. I will start testing on 10 DPO which is July 15. Best of luck to you!! Baby dust!

[ck71]

Hi everyone,

I had my 2nd IUI on 6/28 so I am on day 25 and 11dpo. I should know by July 11 as well.  I have had some strange cramping this week but getting very grumpy and have a headache so i have a feeling AF might be coming.  I am considering taking a HPT tomorrow but I should obviously wait.  RE said to test between 14dpo and 17dpo then call for a beta if positive.  Keeping my fingers crossed.

[korrskat]

2 more days to go... good luck to you. how do you feel? any symptoms?

[slpfsr]

Hi all, nice to have so much company.
I'm still hanging in there. Resisted the urge to test this morning again! I just don't think I could handle a negative result, which might not be right. I prefer the certainty of the BETA test. At least that's what I tell myself when I'm fighting the urge to pull that test stick out of the bathroom cabinet.
As to symptoms, I've been a bit bloated and I've felt some pinches, but it could still be symptoms from the egg retrieval, which I've taken longer to heal from because of the mild hyperstimulation I had, or from the progesterone shots that I am on now.
I do like to think that the pinches are from the two embryos implanting and getting cozy. Let's hope...!
I'm thinking of all of you and wishing us all the best!
SL

[TronicII]

Good Luck on your Beta! I'm new to this thread, and forum. But I'm also 2ww, beta 7/15. God Bless!

[slpfsr]

Hi again everyone,
I thought I would keep track of who is due to get good news when (gives me something to do...). If I got it right from all lof your comments, here is our schedule:
07/11: CK71, Me
07/12: Nolta, Piscean4, Wantababy111
07/14: Blessed
07/15: Tronicll
07/18: Korrskat
07/19: Dinamarieny and Princessren88
07/24: Misslollipop
I'm pushing for a big run of all good news!

In the meantime, I found this interesting site that shows you the "normal" numbers for the 1rst beta test, and how the HCG levels tend to rise after: http://betabase.info

Useful to know!

SL

[dinamarieny]

Thank You for starting this thread.  It is such a comfort to know that there are other people out there going through similar situations.  I wish you and everyone on this thread Luck!!  And I hope and pray for positive results.

[ck71]

So i am cautiously excited!  I took a HPT this morning and got a BFP!  Then I went to a walk in clinic this morning because I felt like I was getting a bladder infection and they did another test before they gave me antiobiotics just to make sure.  And it was positive also!  Today is 13DPO so the trigger shot should be out of my system right?  I am going to call my RE on Monday to schedule a beta.   Wont get to excited until I get the beta test results back.  Hopefully there will be lots of BFPs to follow on this thread!  Baby dust to all of you!

[slpfsr]

That's great ck71! I'm really happy for you.
I also took a test this afternoon because I became all bloated during the day and had terrible back pain, and it felt like the OHSS coming back. My RE had warned me that it might come back if I did get pregnant as the HCG returned to my system, just like with the trigger shot before egg retrieval.
So anyway, I got a faint pink line, but definitely there!
I'm excited, though cautious.
I have my Beta in the morning and I'll know more then. I hope it's all good but that the ohss does not get much worse. I'm worried that if I'm this was right now, how bad will it get as the hcg keeps rising? But I'll deal with anything      as long as the news is good!
Will keep you posted!
SL

[Hopefulcb]

Wow!! Two BFPs so far!! I'm definitely joining your thread! I'm not quite in the TWW yet, but having IUI #3 tomorrow and having Beta on July 24th!!! Good luck everyone!!!!!!

[misslollipop]

well i'm 2DPO on a natural cycle which is not normal for me as i'm usually on FSH but i had a cyst previous cycle and they didn't want to continue until i had seen my doctr in which the cyst had gone and there was a nice 14mm follie so i went and picked up a trigger shot for friday as i never O on my own. So here some SSBD to us all

[korrskat]

That's wonderful news!!! are you feeling any symptoms? i am 9 dpo and feel slight twinges but nothing major. i want to test but i am holding off until later this week. good luck to you.