June IVF? !

[kahlua141]

Getting ready to start ivf #2..started bc and will start femura on the 27th..then adding lupron , follistim, progesterone shots and suppositiories! The femura and oil shots are new.......had a chemical in March after having only 2 to transfer..1 perfect..1 ..ok...........Anyone else getting ready to!start? It sure helps to have company! Oh I have also been taking DHEA and started acupuncture in April and chinese herbs!

[krichar]

Hey there...I have been stopping in to check on everyone from time to time. I am glad to see everyone is doing great. As for me...I am on CD1 AGAIN!!! Oh well we will see what the future brings!

[hoping4baby2009]

well getting ready for my aug ivf will start lupron on monday. follistim and ultra soung on tuesday and menupur on thursday. had a  hysterscopy d&c on the 5th had a few polyps but all cleaned out hope this cycle works sticky vibes to all

[Mystery77]

Great to hear from everyone again.

Sisi - that's fantastic news, so pleased to hear you are on the move again and still sounding so positive

Verysoon - really hoping that AF is right round the corner for you

Ninita - good luck with the move, it sounds very stressful.  Hope you settle into your new life quickly and that a little baby joins you very soon

[Verysoon]

Update part two- Still no AF never thought i'd want to see her come so badly..lol. I called the nurse today to let her know that the actos may be having a affect on me, i'm dragging and feel sleepy more than I use to. I told her that I still hadn't had AF and she said that wasn't ok ..so to speak. She is now talking to the doctor and will call me back tomorrow.  At which time i'm sure she will ask me to come in for blood work. I'll update again once I know more.  

I'm happy to see that you all are doing well. I can't wait to have the great news again that we have our BFP and it sticks!!!

[sisi2399]

Hey every1!!!!!

Im doing just great, back on this journey again.  Took my first birth control pill last night.  Im happy Im doing something about it again and hoping this is it and the last time.  Hoping you all doing fine and happy.

ninita - nice to hear from you.  R you doing IVF again anytime soon?  

You are all in my prayers!!!!!!! XOXOXOXOXOXO

[ninita]

hi ladies
Its been a rough couple of months. Ive been moving and I am in between countries right now. I glad to hear your are all hopeful and doing fine.  Glad to hear  there are so many strong heartbeats beating. Blessings to all of you.

I 'm still praying for a baby, there has not been a day when I don´t think about it. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you! SSBD!

[boulove]

sis2399-you are always in my thoughts and i am happy to hear that you'll be starting again in August.  It took me several tries to finally work and i have faith that it'll happen for you.  Keep us posted when you start again.  You'll be pregnant sooner then you know it!

[sisi2399]

Hey everyone!!!! Im so happy to see you all doing well and feeling better and better each day, wow its been rough couple of months for all of us, some of you had good outcomes and some of us, not so good but still in the game and strong enought to try it all over again. My AF was here on the 14th and is all gone now, have plans and a calendar all ready to go for next month.  Cant wait for August's AF to get here already.  I continue every night to pray for all of us here, including the babies.  lol...!!!!! I ask you all to pray for us that werent so lucky this time to achive our dream of a baby next time we try it. I see myself holding my baby real soon.  I trust in God and I know he will help me to make it thru this one and conclude it with great results.  Thats my wish for all of us trying it again and very healthy pregnancy and babies for you all going thru it now.  GOD IS GREAT!!!! XOXOXOXOXOXO TO ALL

[boulove]

Mystery- Good luck on your scan tomorrow.  I know all will be perfect with your little bean.  My doctor told me that they wanted to keep me on the progesterone shots and HCG shots until my clot disappeared and  i stop bleeding.  I'm still bleeding in a.m. and in the p.m heavy spotting.  I was told the shots help to calm my uterus so that i dont have cramps which might push the blood clot out they want to blood clot to hopefully reabsorb.  You havent had much bleeding so i have faith your blood clot will subside soon.  My bleeding has gotten less so i am hoping the clot will reabsorb by 2nd trimester.  You and your lil bean are in my prayers.

Kahlua141-It sounds like things are really going well with you that they are able to start to decrease your meds.  By next week hopefully your sick feeling will start to subside and you'll start to feel normal.   Good luck on your scan this weds.

verysoon-i know it will be "very soon "that you'll be joing our group,its probably good that your AF is taking a while, its good to give your body a little more time to recover from last procedure.  I know how frustrating it can be to have to wait, but i'm sure the wait will be well worth it.  You have a really good positive attitude and i know god will bless you with a baby soon.

[kahlua141]

Hi all!

I am on prenatals and still on pio shots and suppositories..my 9 wk scan is wed and all is good i will be released on meds..instructions to start decreasing at.. 10 wk and come off completely at 14..they are being very cautious due to low prog being a possible reason why i miscarried in the past..I am feeling very sick and hungry..hoping the feelin passes soon! I am sure th high level of hormones is playing a part!

Glad to hear you are all feelin well!

mystery- good luck on your scan!

versoon- i hear ya about catching up..we had to pay off 1 to start 2! That is so good that u can do a FET!

[Verysoon]

Hey gals, just checking in. I just got updated by the post, i'm happy for you and praying that you all have a continued happy and healthy 9 months. I can only imagine what you guys are going through with nerves. But please don't forget to try and enjoy this time b.c it flies by.

About me- Still waiting for AF to show up, it's been a few weeks now. So, i'm assuming anyday.. Although we did receive the "final bill" from the IVF proceedure and that wasn't great. We can't move forward with the FET until that balance is taken care of...so we are kind of ok that AF hasnt showed up b/c we haven't come up with all of that balance yet.  

I am still taking my Actosplus meds (2x a day) and my Prenatal vita. I wont switch over to Metforman until I am pregnant again.  And I wont start back on my estrogen patches and progestrone inserts until we start the FET.

[Mystery77]

I was told that at about 7.5 weeks the placenta starts taking over from your ovaries in supporting the baby.  So from about 8 weeks you get a decrease in pregnancy hormones which is why sickness and cravings often improve.  

I was also told to stop progesterone at 9 weeks as it helps your ovaries support the baby, but as this is now being done by the placenta it will no longer help - the 9 weeks cut off provides a little bit of overlap after the transition period.  

I have another scan tomorrow morning and am hoping for some good news re the blood clot!

[boulove]

Trh0819 & Mystery77-  I have to go in for my hcg and progesterone shot tomorrow so i'll ask the nurse why dr took me off  all the vits, in all the pregnancy books they recommend all these vits, i forgot to ask the dr why when i was there..

Other then that wondering if you are feeling any nausea, i dont feel it and i feel perfectly fine now, no more food adversions, i have a healthy appetite now and eating more fruits and veggies, loving strawberries at the moment to kill my sweet tooth.  I've been used to seeing dr every week my next scan isnt til next week 10.. weird how i've come to depend on the dr visits to reasure myself baby's heart beat is till there.  I'm back at work but only working 3 hrs today and one hr for next three days so its enough to get my mind off of things.

Hope all is well with all the rest of you.

xboulove

[Mystery77]

I have been told to take folic acid and vitamin B6, nothing else!  I was told this before the blood clot and my RE hasn't changed this since.

[trh0819]

My RE gave me a prenatal with folic acid plus I take fish oil and a calcium supplement. That's all he has me on and I've been taking these since we started treatment last year.

[boulove]

I was wondering what your doctors said about taking prenatal vit's etc..  when i showed my dr that i was taking prenatal vit, fish oil, vit c, zinc and vit e he told me to stop taking them and only take folic acid twice a day until after my first trimester.  i dont know if it's because i have a blood clot, but i was wondering what your dr's told you regarding vits in the first trimester.

[krichar]

Just checking in to see how you are all doing! I am cycle day 12 and we are trying a little experiment! Still taking my estrace ans baby asprin...when opk goes positive i will start my progesterone again and we are trying "au naturale"!! It can't hurt to try for now...maybe a miracle will happen and my prayers will be answered.

So far my opk's are negative but i am still monitoring everything which feels wierd! Once i started paying the RE the big bucks i left it up to them. I just called in on day one and they did the rest...LOL!!!

I hope everyone is doing well and your little nuggets are growing well!!!

[boulove]

trh0819-im wondering if the the fish oil capsule i'm taking is affecting my tummy, usually when i wake up i am hungry usually i find it easy to eat museli cereal with my quinoa milk or today i had two slices of toast with low fat cream cheese.  i dont usually eat cream cheese but i read that first trimester you should take in 1000, to 12000,mg of calcium a day.  So now i'm taking pleasure in eating the foods i would normally stay away from like cream cheese, cheese, and yoghurt, i hate milk so have resorted to oat milk with calcium and soy milk with calcium.

You might want to try eating a banana with almonds when your tummy is not well, i find this really helps and even if the thought of it turns my stomach once i eat the banana i feel much better..  also found that a peanut butter (all natural)  and jelly sandwhich is a good treat.

hope this hellps

[sisi2399]

Very happy everyone is doing good and even though always worry about everything that is actually something Im getting used to.  I cant seem to relax, when Im going thru the IVF process is the meds that are killing my nerves, when the 2ww is the every minute wait that cant seem to let me be, when Im preggo is the symptoms or no symptoms that kills me and if Im not preggo is the planning the whole adventure all over again that drives me absolutely crazy.  Wish you all the best and for those pregnant please please try try to relax, stress is not good for your babies.  You are all in my prayers!!!

Tomorrow Im going on vacation to Miami for a whole week, hubby wants me to enjoy myself before next month fresh IVF cycle again.  Hopefully I can have a good time, we even rented a convertible car so we are really trying to have some fun.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO TO ALL including the babies.....lol

[kahlua141]

boulove- Thanks for the encouragement..! ..i can eat anything! starving! I am sure you r bummed about your trips but next year u will be bringing your baby..! It sounds like your dr is being very thorough and all is well! Kep us informed!

trh0819-as i was saying to Boulove I am starving.. at imes i have to eat every hour! my shorts r already tight! Do not want to buy anything until i am farther along..!

[trh0819]

I'm still not feeling much nausea either and have also lost my appetite for just about everything. Nothing sounds good. Nothing tastes good. I get hungry but find myself forcing food that i don't really enjoy. My husband even picked up lunch yesterday from one of my favorite places. i took a few bites and threw it out. I usually enjoy food and enjoy cooking but I can't seem to find much I like right now.

Hope your next scan provides so relief. Get lots of rest and know prayers are coming your way!

[boulove]

kahlua141-i will be praying that baby b will catch up good news is that they did detect a heartbeat for both of them!  try to get much rest and protein so the babies grow strong:)  I will be praying for your little bou's tonight.

all:  i went to the dr after resting for last 5 days, turns out it looks like i have a hematoma/blood clot near the embryo, the dr is sending me to another hospital that can give us a better picture of the blood clot he was not sure if its due to a broken blood vessel or it could be the 2nd babies sac that didnt develop.  He said for me not to worry that this sometimes happens and he just wants to do the other scan to be sure.  He said i should be ok as long as the clot doesnt spread.  He wants me to rest in the meantime, not to work, its ok to go for lunch our out for a couple of hrs i dont need to be on bedrest just take it easy.

I return for the specialist scan next tues and back to the dr for a review.  Good news is that my baby is growing, he/she is now 11mm and heart is strong, dr said baby is on target for 7 week 2 day.

I still have no nausia symptoms, actually i've found i've kinda lost my appetite so i am now forceing myself to eat more so baby can grow.  My mom told me she didnt have morning sickness til after first trimester, who knows maybe i'll get lucky and not have it.

My dr has advised me to cancel my bali and my france trip this august til we are in the clear.  So i'll be home til after my first trimester or til the clots go away.  I prefer to be safe then sorry.

Thanks for all your kind words during this time for me, I appreciate your notes..

[kahlua141]

u/s showed 2 babies..baby a is measuring perfect hb of 135..baby b is small in every way ..did not expect hb but it was beating at 117..re does not think baby b wil make it..now we have to just wait and see..u/s next week...i dont know how to feel...very tired and stressed out..

hope everyone else is well...

[Rose33]

I am glad everybody is doing okay after all.

Kahlua...keep us posted tomorrow..you r lucky to have another u/s tomorrow. my RE wanted me to wait two weeks this time. will go again on the 22nd.