New cycle buddies May/June

[jessy_fernan]

Hi there!!
Here i am again, trying my 4th cycle and been 100% positive that this will ours BFP and will bring BABY or BABIES home for 2012!!! Im looking for buddies cycles that we can share our experiences, before, during and after the cycles!!
Yesterday i started bcp's on 3cd..just waiting for my new Nurse to call me so we can meet and give me all the new stims meds ill be using for this new cycle..im so excited but at the same time soo scared..but i know that trusting in GOD everything will be possible..we just need to BELIEVE & TRUST IN HIM!!

ME:26, tubal ligation
DH:28, perfect
DD: 8,7 & 4

1st IVF: September 2010 (failed)
Meds: Bcp,Lupron 10 units for 2 weeks then 5 units, Menapur 75, Gonal-f 150, Hcg 10,000 & Endometrin 3x
ER: 8 eggs
Fertlz: 6, all blasto, good quality
ET: 2, frozen 4 blasto
2ww: anxious, no symptoms, AF showed up one week early :-O....:-(

1st FET: December 2010 (failed)
Meds: Estrace & Crinone 1x
ET: 2 blasto
2ww: anxious,waking up middle night to go to bathroom
Beta: @13 dpt=3, BFN :-(

2nd IVF: March 2011 (biochemical pregnancy)
Meds: Bcp's, Lupron 10 units for 2 weeks then 5 units, Gonal F 150, Hcg 10,000 & Crinone 1x
ER: 7 eggs
Fertlz: 2 blasto then 2 slow embies = 4
ET: 3 good quality(2) morula (1)
2ww: breast tender, morning sickness, very tired, running to the bathroom wayy too much..
hpt @6 dpt =(-)
hpt @7dpt= (+) very faint
**early beta = 6 Yayyy!!! BFP!!!!!
hpt @8dpt=(+) more clear
hpt @9dpt=(++) OMG!! Is really positive!!.. O oh.started to spot and to have light cramps.. :( not good...called RE said is normal!! UFF!! got scared!!
hpt @10dpt=(++) Is there im preggo..Thanks GOD you heard my friends and my prayers!! around 10 am started to have severe cramps in my lower back and lower abdomen..OMG NOO!!..when i went to the bathroom there were lots of blood...went to the hospital..the told me i was running with a high fever,too much bleeding and cramping= early miscarriage :(...
Beta: 100 still positive
@11dpt=(++) wake up @ 5am with no symptoms at all!!!!!!!!!!! ooohhh nooo!!! blood is all over me :( im just drowing in tears..I lost them!!...
@12dpt =(++) still showing positive but no symptoms
@13dpt =(+) started to blurr
**Official BETA test= 43 :( it dropped
@16dpt =(-) beta 2, Its all over ..my 3 little angels with God...

LADIES IS TIME TO BRING OUR BABY OR BABIES HOME!!!!
THIS IS OUR'S!!!!!
LET'S BE POSITIVE AND BELEIVE IN GOD!!!!

[MJinWaiting]

Hello! I am a June cycle I beleive. I just started AF yesterday and I have my first appt tomo with RE to start my first cycle. I will be starting BCPs hopefully tomorrow as well. I dont really know what to expect but im excited and feeling positive about this cycle as well. Hopefully this will be the cycle for both our BFPs.

Dh and I had 5 failed IUIs last year (3 clomid, 2 injectables) and we took a break for 4 months. Just getting back into the swing of things and this time for IVF.

Here's to hoping! Love and Babydust

[jessy_fernan]

Hi there!!

Welcome back!!! I know its been hard cuz i've been there..but the good thing of this new cycle for both is that we are very positive!! Im glad we gonna be cycle buddies and i know there's a lot of ladies out there that will join to our new cycle and we all gonna have a BFP and a healthy BABY or BABIES!!

Keep posting so we can keep sharing our experiences and our changes in our lives with this new and last cycle...and i say last cycle because this is OUR TIME!!!!!

Love Jessy :-)

[MEL4141]

Hello , a big welcome back, I too am a regular on here and we too are going for a 4th ivf starting 3rd june, my protocol and reasons for not working probably different to yours( I am older 41 years and only produce few eggs, although like you my first ivf did work but i had early miscarriage)Anyway we have the main thing in common, both wish this cycle to be the BFP one that stays there.
I have been taking dhea which is meant to help with egg quality and production, so only time will tell. I am on the short protocol, max dose of menopur and burserelin, and only get between 3-6 eggs, hopefully will produce that one good egg this time, thats all it takes. Both times that my previous other 2 ivf's failed , i bled form day 11-13 on the 2ww. Will be following your progress and will update when I begin my cycle beginning june time, my best wishes  to you both, melissaxx

[shazza203]

Hi there,

I'm on my fourth cycle aslo. Hoping for ER on Monday. Not sure if it's going to go ahead because my scan yesterday showed that my left side is an odd shape. Have to go back for US on Friday. He did say not to make plans for Monday though, so here's hoping.

Mel4141 - was just wondering what dhea stands for. Like you, I'm 41 and only producing a few eggs each time. Anything to help egg quality, endo lining and everything else. Have proven that it only takes one egg because that's all I got last time. BFP proved that it worked but something went wrong somewhere else.

[MEL4141]

Hello, dhea is a hormone product(i'm from England and we cant get it here) so purchased off internet from canada, i've done my research and have nothing to lose using it going by my previous cycles, just want to maximise my slim chance of getting that "better" egg. Also most dr's in US and Canada and Australia reccommend it for older women with poor egg quality and production. If you google it and add fertility you can read more about it. This has to be our last ivf as we just have no more money, have spent over £16000 with out this cycle. I only had 1 egg the last 2 times to put back and cell division wasnt great so here's hoping for an improvement this final time in June. We did have a BFP ivf but endedin m/c, my very best wishes to and hope this will be your time too, look forward to your updates and progress, we're all here to support as WE know how extreamly herd the road is. melissaxx

[tones99]

hey .. it looks like 4th time will be it for many of us .. I am starting my 4th fresh round (had one frozen too) in about 2 weeks time so procedures will be set for early june .. it looks like I'm in good company with familiar friends ..  always great to have good cycle buddies .. good luck to all for a smooth course!

[MEL4141]

Welcome Toni, so sorry on your previous attempt, was really hoping for good news, my cycle will be early June so we can follow and support each other together, best wishes and will update as and when, melissaxx

[mhv]

Ok ladies!   I am doing my transfer at the beginning of June! (I'm, as most of you know, doing an FET)  Can I join in?!?!  

There are so many familiar faces on here! : )   I feel like I'm with close friends!  

I have to believe we are ALL going to get our BFP's This Time!  We have been soooo patient and we are all so deserving!

[mhv]

Shazza- I saw that you were looking for things to help thicken your lining.... I have some suggestions for you! : )     You can take 1000mg of Vitamin E a day, and ask your RE about taking a baby asprin a day.   :)
Have you thought about acupunture?  That helps too :)  
There is also a tea~ Raspberry LEAF Tea that helps to "tone" the uterus.  You can find it in the organic section of grocery stores, and of course on line.  I found tablets and take them 2-3 times a day.


Mel- Are you going to do acupunture this time?  

[MJinWaiting]

Hello All!!

I had my first appointment today and I got my schedule for the next 6 weeks. I start BCPs tonight and it looks like my ER will be around June 7, 8, or 9th. Then ET 3-5 days later. All of you seem to have already gone through this, any advice for a newbie with IVF? I had 5 IUIs so im thinking it will be similar to that just longer and more invasive. I have done ALOT of reading on IVF to make sure I was aware of exactly what they are doing.

Heres to hoping! Love and babydust!

[MEL4141]

Hello, alot of familiar names for June time, I really hope we all have positive results this time, we are all doing everything to maximise our chances and us few are all of similar age , gives me great encouragement and support knowing we're all in this together. Yes I will try 2 lots acupuncture, did 2 lots before and no comment on wheather it had any effect on the ivf but combined with my extra hormone intake this time, who knows?! so will be checking and updating this post as and when, as always my best wishes to you all.melissaxx

[Relkarmom]

Hello, I will gladly be a part of the May/June buddy squad.  I am on my 4th cycle and am feeling very positive about this one.  I will love to have two babies.  Spoke with my RE this morning which he answered a lot of questions regarding our 3rd failed cycle.  Going for the more agressing and stronger dosage of medication.  My RE mentioned that my prenatal vitamins have fish oil in them.  I have heard something in the past about Fish Oil and pregnancy.  Anyways like you ladies we are looking forward to bringing our BABY/BABIES home for 2012!!!

[jessy_fernan]

Hello my lovely friends...

Im so glad that we are going to hae a lots of support in this one...THIS IS OUR TIME LADIES TO BRING BABY OR BABIES HOME!!...LETS KEEP PRAYING SINCE NOW SO GOD CAN HEAR OUR PRAYERS TO HAVE EXCELLENT FOLLIES AND HEALTHY FERTILIZATON!

Wow!! there's a lots of familiar name in this forum...im so glad to have you all..we have become good friends and very supportive of each of us...This is it..i feel it!! Im so happy and excited for this last cycle and i say last because im very positive that we all will bring the best gift ever in the entire world..OUR BABY!!

As for me..i had appoitment today with my new IVF Coordinator...they are changing a little of my last fail cycles protocol...this time im using...bcp's, baby aspirin(new), dhea(new), prenatal, i think i might be on lupron( the comp have a backordered so is hard to find it now, the same as before), menopur 75(same as before), follistim 225(new),hcg ovidrel(new),doxycyxline(same but this time RE said DH will take it as well..something new in that part), estrace @ day of ET(new) and medrol 8mg(new)..this are my new stims meds..i know this time will work..I KNOW I CAN FEEL BABY INSIDE OF MY BELLY ALREADY!!!

LADIES LETS BE POSITIVE..THIS IS OUR LAST CYCLE!!!
WE ARE BRINGING BABY OR BABIES HOME FOR 2012!!!

Love Jessy :-)

[tones99]

I feel like it is a good omen having all these wonderful women in this thread!! and fantastic new ones too!

I just got news that since I'm in the public system, I can't go private for miscarriage testing .. so that means that I have to try to wangle an app in the fertility clinic at the hospital ... no mean feat!  I will still go ahead with this next cycle as I have my mind made up and mentally prepared for it.  

oh .. and I got the most amazing email the other day from my aunt in NZ .. she is such a fantastic person and we have a very close relationship .. she is relatively well off and wants to pay for our next cycle of IVF .. we are blown away!!  it makes it feel even more meant to be .. my DH is a very proud person and is hesitating to accept it, and I was at first .. but now I know how much she wants to be able to help, I am happy to let her .. will have to work on talking DH into it now!  

count down now to starting drugs early May .. woo hoo!

[mooney608]

I love the very positive attitude and spirit of you ladies
can i join you?
I just had my BFN yesterday for my 1st ICSI although they put back 3 grade A embies but Thank God for eveything,
I know this 2nd will be the one i am waiting for AF to show inorder to see my doctor, they told me to come on third day of my period to discuss next step
anyway i think i wont take any time off i am ready for my BFP soon
Thak you ladies for your positiveness

[ruckychang]

I will be starting my first cycle of injectables + iui on 5/31 (scheduled since I dont have a cycle). I'm nervous about the process but hopeful. At least I know that my problem is now--low estrogen. I'm in the process of trying to gain weight and cut back on execise in the meantime....get some cushion for the future little one :-)

[MEL4141]

Hello and welcome to this thread, yes full of positivity which is WHAT we all want and need, so hoping for all BFP's this time, some are on 1st, some of you on 2nd attempts and others like myself on 4th goes. We all are doing anything extra to maximise our chances wheather it be acupuncture, taking extra vitamins or hormone meds, trying to stress less and the obvious drink less or none at all.
To ruckychang, I myself do not have a cycle due to low body weight so each time we are ready to start ivf it has been ok to begin, my lining is thin and I start straight away. I am trying to gain 5-7 ib before 3rd June(when i begin)to see if it makes any difference, my dr doesnt think it will as the meds stimulate my follicles to get the eggs and weight shouldnt effect this. My previous ivf's didnt work, well 1st one did but I miscarried. It's getting the good egg to stick. Best wishes to everyone and you'll find ALL the support you need with these lovely ladies,melissax  

[Relkarmom]

ALL:
BABY PRAYER:  Almighty - Thank you for each and every lady and their DH's on this sight.  We ask that you give us the 'desires of our hearts'.  Overflow our homes with your most precious little angels so that we may endure all of the pleasures of nourishing and loving them just as you love us.  We Love you dearly, Almighty, and thank you in advance for our special miracle(s).  

jessy_fernan - I agree with you. LET'S BRING OUR BABIES HOME.  

ALL:  I didn't do accupunture on my 1st and 3rd BFN - Did it on my 2nd BFP.  Also I hope this help you as I am making a checklist for my 4th cycle.  Here is my checklist:

-  Acupunture
-  Eat Pineapple for a few day (about 4 days) after egg retrieve but not more than 3 days after egg transfer
-  Drink a lot of water/soup
-  Keep feet warm with socks, listen to relaxation music that makes your mind away of stress and easier to go to sleep
-  Sleep two days after transfer all day (If you have to get up, don’t go down stairs more than once during your 2 days of resting after transfer).  

SSBD to you all.

[ruckychang]

Yes, my doc said that I should try to eat more and cut back on my running,that will likely help the process. Unfortuately, I wanted to "get into the best shape of my life" before becoming preggers, which not I feel has backfired a bit. I'm working on 5-7 myself for the past 2 months, really trying to do it now--I just feel like I am constantly eating!! DH put it great the other day--"you need to do it for our family, look at the bigger picture." I am seriously going to work on "priming my body" this month while I wait to start the cycle. Good luck!

[MEL4141]

Hello I too am going for the 4th ivf and will be doing acupuncture again, can you tell me when you had your sessions i.e before ET , I know you dont have to have many sessions but when do you think are the prime times? also you mentioned you did it on your second ivf, did it make any difference? I am older (41 years) and have poor eggs so have taken dhea for last 3 months and will do acupuncture near and around the ivf cycle. Best wishes to you and everyone , positvity and loads of baby dust for us all, melissaxx  

[Relkarmom]

Hi MEL4141.  Today is my first day going for acupunture for the May/June cycle.  I do it once a week (even though they try to get you to do 2 per week).  So in essence up until the June cycle I should have had 4-5 treatments. Then on the day of my transfer, I do it after the transfer (sometimes they tell you to get accupunture before and after the transfer).  When I did it on my 2nd cycle there were about 6 other women in there who had also been having the reoccuring accupunture appointments throughout their cycle.  No one really knows if it is a key factor or not, but I figure I will do it the exact same as I did it with Cycle 2.  I have done a lot of research prior to my first session.  I will be 41 on May 8, the same age as you. This time I am pulling out all the stops: pineapple - laying flat the 2 days after my transfer, only getting up to go to the washroom - soup to keep my body warm - lots of water - LOTS OF PRAYING.  Thank you for the baby dust and I am throwing it back your way.  Look forward to all of us receiving BFPs.  

[tones99]

re acupuncture .. there are studies that show marked improvements in pregnancy numbers with acupuncture the day of the transfer .. preferably quite close after .. I asked my acupuncturist about coming before the transfer and she said just after was fine .. I also go in the day after my retrieval just to settle things down in there .. but I go weekly as well leading up to treatment and right through it as it keeps me calm .. if it doesn't fit into the budget, check out colleges that teach it .. usually the teachers do treatments at reduced prices .. in Australia in main centres there is also community acupuncture sessions that are really cheap .. everyone is in the same room so that's a bit strange but worth it for the price .. worth looking into options in your area.

Can't wait for the weeks to fly by now so we can all be back into it!

[MEL4141]

Thanks for the info on acupuncture, I've also heard about the benefits to ivf having acupuncture immedietly after egg transfer so will def do it then and prob a bit before. It is costly but this cycle is def our last so I've got to go for everything!!xx 1 month to goxxx

[mooney608]

LADIES,what do you think if each of us list some advices from her dr. or any thing from a friend's experience that helped in someway
i'll start
My dr's advices for improving egg qulality (it really worked)
-Drink at least 1.5 liters of water daily
-Drink 1 liter of fresh juice daily
-Drink 1 liter of milk daily
-Eat lots of proteins (eggs, meat , chiken,..)
-Eat fresh fish, lobsters, shrimps, clams (keep away from canned tuna and sardines because they are high in zinc)
-Eat nuts , honey
-Do moderate exercise (walking for half an hour daily is the best)
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After ET
- stay calm and avoid emotional situations
-avoid any effort for 5 days at least
-avoid sex for 10 days eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and dont eat only one kind
-never never eat liver or drink cinnamon
- drink lots of water and milk and fresh juices