5/12/2010 5:29 PM
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I am new to the forum but I have been reading the emails for about a month now. I really would like your input on my situation. I recently went through IVF and had my transfer on 04.25.10. I went for my first blood test on 05.06.10 and found out I am pregnant. They told me my hcg level was 56, estradiol was 313, and progesterone was 11.9. My second blood test was on 05.10.10 hcg was 86, estradiol was 413, and progesterone was 10.8. My dr is telling me that I have a 50/50 chance of making it all the way through the pregnancy. I have read that sometimes even if the levels are low you can still have a healthy baby. Has anyone gone through this? If you have tell me what I can do you help this pregnancy along.
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5/12/2010 7:28 AM
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BlessedRtheFaith I hope it all turns out ok for you. The unkown us harder to deal with sometimes. Having a canceled cycle is hard I am sure but better cancel then go through it all and get poor quality or no eggs and no BFP. I pray that you get to continue.
AFM- I am on CD4 and started 50mg Clomid last night. Gonna see if that helps get me preggo. Heres hoping
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5/11/2010 11:38 PM
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So sorry LadyBug
My Dr and I decided to cancel my cycle last week. I was on day 7 stim and my ultrasound and estradiol showed not much going on with my follicles so we quit. So dissappointing...So she had me take blood test for AMH (Anti Mullerian Hormone). She said 38 is still young and she doesn't understand why I wouldn't have responded better on my dosage of medication.
I had my first try at IVF about 7 years ago and my eggs responded very well - but no pregnancy. Well, she tried to call me this evening with the results and of course I missed her call and she said she'll call me back in the morning, soo bummmed! I really pray that the test showed no problem and that we can just try again. I guess I'll let you all know tomorrow.
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5/11/2010 9:09 PM
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6 more days until my first beta test... this 2ww sucks!!
Is anyone else on their 2ww? Those of you that have been through this before, how did you manage not to go CRAZY during this time?
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5/11/2010 7:27 AM
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I am sorry to hear about your BFN Ladybug
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5/10/2010 9:09 PM
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HELLO All my sisters. I wanted to say hello after being home with my mom for the last week and a half.
Well today I turned 40!!! and Mothers day was not so so bad. But I almost broke down when I saw the lady getting her 2 week old beautiful baby being blessed. I am now unemployed and praying for a way to do my FET and I do not know what is next.
Well Kisses to all I will read all the post tomorrow!!!!
Love Toni.
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5/10/2010 9:08 PM
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today it was confirmed... negative...
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5/10/2010 10:43 AM
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Happy Monday to all,
Snowie and Ladybug sorry to hear about your BFN's- I know what you are both going through!!!!
Btobe- hard to say one way or another- Yes I have had very sharp almost double me over pains, they last only a few seconds but still they are enough to make me wonder, I would have those for about the first week, then I my cramps shift it is the weirdest thing they become less sharp and more of a crampy like I am getting Myrtle. I unlike all of you I have a sure sign when I am a BFN- I start to spot about 4-5 days before my blood test which means BFN, so I usually cry for two days, and by the day of my blood test I am fine, so when I hear the news I am already prepared. My body is a freak of nature, and my RE is still trying to figure me out. At this point who knows I am just moving forward with hopes that one day it will work!!!
Fansox- sorry bout the Sox, my husband was happy he is a Yanks fan, me I could care less, I follow the Mets but I am not huge into BBall- Football now that is another story!!!! ANyway great to hear about your OS!! hope all continues to go well.
Irishgirl- sorry your Mothers day didn't go so well. I hear you but I was ok yesterday however I didn't just have a cycle which I am sure if I did I would not have in a great place.
I am a mother to my beautiful Lab -Sheppard mix Puppy Bradley - well he is 2 but to me he is still a puppapoo. He made up for it all, he is just so loving, I spend the day with him and my sick husband who drove me crazy, does any of your husbands act as if they are dying when they get sick OH MY he makes me mental!!! I had to leave my house with Bradley, So we went to get his brother Yager at my sisters and took a nice long walk. My sister ended up joining me with her husband and my nephew who is 18 mo and he wanted to be with me and wanted me to carry him the whole mile and 1/2. Made me feel really good, and made my mothers day worth it!! Well I have some students coming to talk to me about how the rest of their Prom night went- some are giving me TMI-
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5/10/2010 10:09 AM
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Hey everyone....so sorry to those with "not so good news" esp this week!! Please hang in there and know we are all thinking of you and praying for better things to come!
My donor retrieval is on track for June 5th...we paid for the meds to be shipped to her on Friday! So anxious, excited, nervous!! I have a few questions that I know you guys can answer. For the transfer, no caffeine, alcohol(obviously), lots of water. What else? I don't like water too much...what do you think of those powerades? (like gateorade). I've read that protein should be increased, sugar eliminated, dairy cut out...holy smokes!!! Any thoughts? How in the world did everyone relax during that 2WW? I feel so worried about doing something to jeopardize these embies from sticking! It must be natural to have these thoughts. It just takes so much to get here and esp with using donor eggs.. I feel it even more important to do everything I can...after this anonymous woman has gone through meds and the procedure and the appmts to given us this chance!
I'm turning 40 on Sunday...my goal was to have the baby by 40 when we started this last yr. How things change! I'm just very grateful to even have this chance! And to think we may actually have eggs this time around!! Very exciting!
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5/10/2010 7:38 AM
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Ladybug- Good luck on your test today. I will be praying the hpt was wrong for you.
AFM- AF made her appearance yesterday and it had been a heavy one. Sorry if this is TMI but I am passing strawberry size clots GROSS! anyway this months BFN seemed to hurt more b/c I know I timed BDing perfectly and I have been charting my temp and it stayed elevated and I just had such high hopes.
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5/10/2010 6:36 AM
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Snowie and Ladybudy,
Good luck with your tests today! I'm hoping and praying for the best for you both.
Btope-be careful with taking a POAS test. I know they are supposed to be accurate, but they aren't always. I took two tests two days before my blood test. The first one came back inactive (basically negative). The second one came back negative. Two days later I went in for my blood test and my HCG was 360 (pregnant with twins). Now you are telling me that my HCG level rose that much in two days? The nurses told me that with someone women the POAS are not accurate at all and they don't know why. So don't get too discouraged if you do take one and it's negative. I literally cried for 2 days before my blood test. When they called to tell me the good news, i was in shock. Whem my husband and I called my mom, she couldn't quit crying. She had been crying all day thinking that I was getting bad news and thougth I was joking with her at first. It was a good day!
Good luck to you all! Hang in there. It seems like it takes forever to happen, but once it does, it is all worth it!
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5/9/2010 7:28 PM
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btobe, I would try a HPT on the 15th or 16th. By at least the 16th you may be able to see a positive result. Keep busy and don't read too much online - it killed me.
Good luck to everyone getting tested this week!
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5/9/2010 7:02 PM
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My 1st beta test isn't until May 17th...it seems like forever away! Hopefully I can stay busy this week at work and my week will go fast! I hate wishing time away though...it goes fast enough the way it is. When I think of when we first started having fertility issues it seems like forever ago!
I really hope that my cramping is a good sign, but at this point I am a nervous wreck every time I feel anything in that area.
Good luck to everyone having their blood test tomorrow. I am definitely sending positive vibes and thoughts your way. I also wanted to thank everyone for all of the constant support. You make this whole process a little easier!
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5/9/2010 5:17 PM
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Irishgirl, I feel your pain... I am having a hard time dealing with today as well. I decided to stay home today instead of visiting with family. . . not feeling very sociable. Just feel like crying today. Hang in there... we will get through the day.
Snowie - Did AF show up for a visit yesterday? I hope not...
btobe - I am having some pelvic pain right now which I've had before with past pregnancies... however, with my HPT being negative this time, not sure what it means for me right now... perhaps I will have a surprise tomorrow with my blood test, who knows.
UHG! Why must this be so difficult... Well, kinda out of money right so if my blood test is negative tomorrow I guess we will be trying the good ol' fashion way for a little and hope for a miracle... Actually, my DH and I got a hefty tax return because of all the medical (fertility) bills we were able to claim (and I think the fact that my DH was out of work last year helped increase our return), but I do not want to ask my DH to spend on the money on another round of IVF. Time for me to plant that money tree! I wonder where I can find one...
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5/9/2010 4:02 PM
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btobe - I had cramping and actually still do, so that can definitely be a good sign. I did not have any implamtation bleeding like they said online. I did read that drinking more water or doing some walking can help with the cramping. I have been drinking more water and that definitely helps - of course you then have to go to the bathroom that much more
When is your beta test?
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5/9/2010 3:55 PM
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FenSox: Did you have any signs/symptoms of implantation after your transfer? I have been reading online that cramps could be a good sign? I have been a little crampy, but I am wondering if that might still be from the retrieval?
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5/9/2010 2:37 PM
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irishgirl - not going to even go there on this board. The Red Sox are struggling pretty bad this year but I still love them because to be a real fan is to love them when they win and when they lose. Glad your team won!
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5/9/2010 1:11 PM
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Fensox: looks like your Red Sox fell apart last night, with a 14-3 loss to an obviously superior team Go Yanks!
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5/9/2010 12:09 PM
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btobe- I have never experienced the sudden pelvic pain, you might want to check with your doctor about that.
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5/9/2010 12:06 PM
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Ladybug and Snowie-sorry to hear about the BFNs but there is still a chance that your hormone levels are not high enough to register on a home pregnancy test but the blood test at the doctor's office is more sensitive so hopefully you will hear good news this week!
I am having a hard time dealing with Mother's Day this year....
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5/9/2010 7:47 AM
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btobe, My dr told me I could use a HPT a few days before my blood test. My retrieval was on the 14th of April, I got my first positive on a HPT on the 25th. Your hormone levels have to be at a certain point for a home test to pick them up. Good luck!
Thank you everyone else for the kind words and well wishes. We had our first ultrasound on Thursday and there is only 1 sac. We go back on the 18th to meet with my actual dr and have another ultrasound and hopefully hear the heartbeat. I found out real exciting news this week as well, my best friend and "surrogate" sister is pregnant and only days ahead of me. Cannot even believe it - she was trying for 5 years.
Baby dust and happy wishes to everyone on here!
Fensox
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5/8/2010 6:35 PM
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btobe - not sure how accurate the HPT test is with fertility treatment but I took 2, one on Thursday and one this morning (Saturday) and both BFN. I go in for my official blood test on Monday.
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5/8/2010 5:58 PM
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Ladybug & Snowie: I am sorry to hear that you both had bad news this weekend. Just know that we are here for you if you need to talk about it. It is all so frustrating and unfair!!
I had my transfer on Thursday and I have been having very sudden pelvic pain, but it doesn't last but a few seconds. Sometimes it almost feels like a urinary track infection? Has anyone else experienced this? I am wondering if it is still from the retrieval or if it is something different.
I know that I will never be able to last another 9 days for my blood test to find out BFN or BFP! Does anyone know if a preg. test is accurate before then? If so, how soon?
I hope everyone has a relaxing weekend!
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5/8/2010 2:03 PM
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Well I started spotting right on time this morning so AF will be here in full force by the end of the day. Oh well there is always next month
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5/7/2010 8:06 AM
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Ladybug- Have you tested yet? I did this morning and it was BFN. AF is due to arrive tomorrow so we will see if she comes
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5/6/2010 8:45 PM
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Fenfox-those are great numbers. From what I've seen, when your numbers are high like that, you have a much less chance of miscarriage. Congratulations!
Btope-I can't believe you were awake for the retrieval as well. I've never heard of that before. You are a tough lady!!!
Luci, I am so sorry you are going through this!!! The one positive is here is that you can get pregnant. I'm not sure if you have been pregnant before or not, but at least your parnter's sperm can fertilize your egg. My doctor told my husband and I that was a great thing when that happened to us. He said that is a great sign that something will work.
Snowie and Ladybug, good luck to you two!!!
I hope everyone is doing well. Hang in there with your treatments!
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5/6/2010 7:48 PM
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Hi everyone--
Thanks for sending positive thoughts my way. I am a little better and trying to keep my mind off it.
btobe: I can't believe you were awake for the retrieval- you are a tough girl! I had a lot of pain that day and was very glad for the anesthesia and pain meds! Sounds like your embryos are a great quality- 7-8 cells is really good. We've talked here before about the many different theories on bedrest by different docs. My doctor had me on 48 hrs bedrest, then modified activity for 5 days, such as no shopping, housecleaning, etc. Then for the 2ww, no heavy lifting, no high-level exercise, and no sex. And to drink 120- 150 oz per day of water and other fluids such as juice and Gatorade. Best of luck!
epilady- you are too funny! Thanks for the encouraging thoughts. The FSH level was from before I was on any meds,my RE said he would like it to be below 7 for a 33year old. Interesting that you said high stressors can affect egg quailty. Such as my grandmother passing away 2 days before the retrieval, perhaps....
Fensox- Congrats on the high beta, glad to hear everything is progressing well
ladybug, snowie: good luck on the 2ww!
Luci:so sorry for your news....
Nwells: good luck to your softball team! I am with you on the enjoying a good cold drink. I know we would rather NOT be drinking right now, but hey if you can, might as well enjoy it!
Hope I got everyone, this is such an awesome group. I wish I could see the comments when I am writing my reply!
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5/6/2010 3:36 PM
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Luci- I am so sorry that you are going through this. Stay strong and I will keep you in my prayers.
Well we had our transfer today, and had 2 embryos transferred back. Hopefully the other two will be able to be frozen. The embryos who transferred were both grade 1 and one was an 8 cell and one was a 7 cell. I am on my bed rest for the next few days, but RE was very vague on what I could or couldn't do. He just said to rest and relax...was anyone given specific instructions?
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5/6/2010 1:23 PM
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HI,
Much better today- cause what are you going to do right?!
Epilady- HA you crack me up, and you are so right, I think I am going to bring that idea up to my husband and see what he thinks LOL!!!!! YOu know I think of all the things I can do because I am not pregnant and I don't want to do them any more, I want to not be able do them!! I would love to be pregnant at this point!!! But for right now I will enjoy my occasional drink!!!!!
Luci- hang in there, we are here if you need us, I can't even imagine what you are going through!!! I hope your RE is going to look into why you keep having miscarriages!!!
Ok ladies have to go to a meeting- senior prom on Saturday- Yipee I get to go to a PROM!!!! I get to go around and tell the kids to put space between them as the dance erotically on the dace floor- I mean I know it has been sometime since I have been to a club or a dance but seriously the way these kids dance today, it is nasty, and the girls think nothing of it!!! So yeah Saturday will be interesting!!!
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5/6/2010 1:34 AM
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Fensox: congrats!
luci: so sorry for your loss. Please know we're thinking about you.
Nwells: I enjoy social drinking. At times when I'm confronted with an unexpected pregnancy announcement or find myself having an unusually difficult time, I find myself thinking AT LEAST I CAN DRINK! and then get a drink. Then I count all the things I CAN do since I'm not pregnant. I can do situps! I can elevate my heart rate to 140! I can sleep in what ever position I want. I can have seven cups of coffee. (well, I guess I can't right now, because I'm cutting that out. But before this, it was a big positive!) I don't have to worry when I fall down the stairs! (It happens.) I can eat sushi!!!! (seriously: after I found out the embies had stopped developing, both times my husband and I went and gorged on sushi. I'm not entirely sure I can make it a full 9 months without some.) I can change the cat litter. Yay.
Sometimes it helps me, sometimes not. I've considered divorcing my husband, "accidentally" meeting him in Cabo, having wild ex monkey $ex on the beach and in odd places, while I was drunk, and seeing if that worked since it seems to be a prescription to pregnancy for far too many people. My mid-life-thirty-no-baby-spring-break crisis. He's not real big into the idea - well not the divorce part, anyhow. Hmph. Spoilsport.
Hang in there!!
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5/5/2010 11:19 PM
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Fensox - Congrats, I hope that everything continues to go well .
I am doing alright. I miscarried around 10:30 pm last night. I am really sad, but doing a lot better than I thought that I would. The power of denial, I guess. I am trying to be positive and look to the future. I feel bad that this isn't hitting me as hard as I thought it would. I think it is because I only knew for 10 days and I had no sonograms. It was real but it wasn't and compared to my last loss I had 9 sonograms and we were going to find out what we were having when we found out that it was over and then the d&c. I still can't talk about it all even to my therapist. This latest loss will probably hit me when I least expect it to. The baby would have been a year old this month. I hate May.
Nwells- I totally get what you are saying about how easy it is for some to get pregnant. It is always the people who aren't even trying. I wish that I could say something uplifting and positive to help but right now I am having a really hard time with positivity.
I go back to the doctor on Friday to make sure that my levels are going down.
Baby dust to all . Goodnight.
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5/5/2010 10:30 PM
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hey ladies
well i went for margaritas and here I am crying because i just found out my husbands unmarried cousin, who was in the middle of her masters, about to do her internship next year, just met this guy maybe been with him 8 months and yeah she is prego!!! It really isn't that big of a deal she is 27 and she can deal i know but still, wtf why is it so easy for some people she was the last person i expected. Who knows I have been crying for the last 20m min or so, probably the tequ-kill-a but still, it is annoying!!! I am all set!!! going to bed- thanks for listening!!
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5/5/2010 1:33 PM
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afternoon Ladies,
Happy Cinco de Mayo!!! I will be going for margarita's after my softball game!!! I can still have them so I guess looking on the bright side of this whole process, I can still have a drink when I want to, Right!!! I am on a break so I am taking these fertile aid pills, hoping they will help!!!! figure what the heck anything that will help right!!!
OK hope I get everyone!!!
Epilady love you, you are great and the bus thing, too funny!!!! And I hear you on the cramps, after my IVFs my cramps subsided, however I was doing Acupuncture so I don't know that could have helped it a little, after my surgery they have been so much better tylenol helps now before it was really strong stuff.
btobe- please tell me they gave you happy drugs, that process would be painful with out them, I have always been awake just sedated, I know my second time I felt a little pain because the meds started to wear off, I really hope that was the case, as for Transfer, it is nothing, half the time I have know idea my RE has even started the process until she says look at the screen and watch the little bubbles, hey to me it looks like a fuzzy tv screen I never know what the heck i am looking at. As for your eggs and embies I am all about quality not quantity so that is great that you have 4!!!!
Ladybug and Snowie, thinking about you, hope all continues to go well, I don't know what advice to give you because I have had every symptom and I have always been BFN, so sticky baby dust!!!!
Luci how are you holding up, just wanted to check in to see how you are doing
Fansox hope all is going well with you too!!
Mummy- how is it going? hope you are feeling great!!
Well ladies need to get ready for our game so I will talk to you all later!!!
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5/5/2010 1:22 PM
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mablackie - thank you for asking. Here are my numbers...
1 = 128
2 = 225
3 = 961
4 = 2353
I had 2 tests this week. I am done with the blood work for now, thank goodness because that was giving me quite a bit of anxiety. My first ultrasound is tomorrow. If all is well I will have a second one in two weeks and at that point will hopefully hear a heartbeat. I am more relaxed now that I have heard some encouraging words from my dr.
I am 5 weeks and 3 days right now...
How are things with you?
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5/5/2010 12:15 PM
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Fenfox-how did your 3rd and final BETA go? When is your first ultrasound? I hope things are going well for you!
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5/5/2010 1:49 AM
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Ladybug, Snowie & btobe, sticky baby dust. If it makes you feel any better, both times that I did get pregnant (IUIs) I thought that I was getting my AF too. Cramping and spotting. SO I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!!!
Btobe: I can't BELIEVE you did retrieval w/o anesthesia. They used to do that years ago, but that's not the "standard" these days. My ovaries are sensitive anyway (thanks PCOS), and I did experience some moderate pain for the next few days. And the fertilization also depends on if you're dealing with male factor. Out of the 10 mature eggs they IVF'ed (I did some ICSI too), ONE - count em on that single digit - fertilized. So your number is not bad!
The oddest thing is that since my failed IVF cycle, my menstrual cycles have been so so so much better than before. I actually took 1/2 a vicoden in the morning and evening to manage my cramps. Since the IVF: I've taken about 3 aspirin for the pain. It's so odd, but I am NOT complaining!!!
Lucky: I know the mixed feeling. But there's lots of luck to go around. One person's success is not your impending failure. I know your head knows that but I'm sending your heart warm caring vibes. I think it's natural to feel a little jealous when you've been working towards a goal that someone achieves easily.
Irish: I'm sorry about your failed IVF. One of my friends swears by Cornell. She and her husband went through a ton of different treatments and got pregnant (to term) with two lovely babies from Cornell's treatment. Wishing you that same luck! Don't forget that the quantity and quality of your eggs can vary from time to time. This is a very non-technical explanation, but here you go. Even though our eggs are there, hanging out in their little sacs, a certain number of them (depends on our age) start to develop towards ovulation. If you've had large stressors in your life around that time, it can affect the quality of the eggs. If you've typically had good quality eggs, I don't know that I'd immediately jump to the conclusion that your ovarian reserve is diminished. And how are they measuring your FSH when you've been injecting yourself with FSH to stimulate the ovaries? That seems like it would lead to an elevated level (even though FSH has a half life of 3-4 hours, the amount we're using over a prolonged period could degrade slower than that). And from what I understand, under 9 is a normal level - 9.7 doesn't seem super out of whack. It's also my understanding that being under age 35 still predisposes you to a better stimulation and chance of pregnancy even if your FSH levels are higher. It will be interesting to see what Cornell says. Good luck with that consultation.
And when I said what is my life to be if I'm not a mom - I also know that is something we can't see from this point in our lives. But what I do know is that even through the "dead" medium of a computer screen and a typed word, that all you ladies are amazing and wonderful. You share your hopes, your dreams, and you love and support one another even though we are not "friends" in the traditional sense. There are good things out there for you - and a good life. We can never know the future (I could get hit by a bus tomorrow, but if I do, it better not be the one I'm always running after because it comes early!) but you guys are angels on this earth, dispensing wisdom, experience, and love. Never underestimate the importance of your life.
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5/4/2010 10:13 PM
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Btobe - how many embryos are you transfering?
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5/4/2010 10:12 PM
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Btobe - The transfer is easy. No worries.
Good night ladies.
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5/4/2010 9:40 PM
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Thanks ladies. I just am so unsure of everything that is happening, and your positive feedback was much needed. I don't know how I would cope without this forum!!
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5/4/2010 7:58 PM
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Btobe - Sounds like your cycle is looking great! Stay positive. Good luck!
Snowie - Today I'm not feeling things the same as I have been the last couple of days. And today my cramping feels more like AF is coming for a visit. Plus I start the back cramping today which is typical of me when I get my period. However, no sign of AF yet so I hope she does plan on staying away! I'm trying to stay positive. I bought some CBE pregnancy tests today. I will probably test around Thursday (provided AF doesn't show up by then) as I most likely will not be able to hold out until Monday. Minus the meds, I'm not sure when I should be expecting AF. I still need to schedule my blood test. Baby dust, baby dust!
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5/4/2010 2:56 PM
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btope-
That is great! You may even have some left over to freeze. My doctor said that they want half of the mature eggs to fertilize, so your number is perfect! Good luck and take it easy after the transfer.
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5/4/2010 11:08 AM
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Good morning everyone.
Lucky- Thanks for sharing your RE's expectations...that really does make me feel a lot better. I really like my RE but there is a definite lack of communication towards this whole process. I was given a topical anesthesia for my cervix, but nothing other than that for the retrieval. It hurt at the time, but it didn't last long.
I just got the call from the lab. We go in on Thursday for the transfer. Out of our 10 eggs retrieved, 9 were mature and only 4 fertilized. Is this average or does it seem low? I guess I was hoping for more?
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5/4/2010 10:53 AM
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Thanks ladies for the advice on taking time off. I decided to take the week off after my transfer to take it easy.
So I just found out that my sister in law is pregnant again. I really want to be happy for her but I didn't react well when I got home. I feel like she used all the luck and now since she is pregnant this won't work for me next month. I know that isn't true that we could both be pregnant. But I still feel jealous and sad.
Btobe - Did your RE give you anything during the retrieval? I think most people get IV sedation so an atheistic. That is what my RE said we will be doing. I haven't made it that far yet. I am just wondering if you were supposed to be sedated and it didn't work? Also my RE said they would only be trying to get 10 to 12 eggs. So that is a good number. I think some RE's try to get 20 to 30 and my RE said they use to do that but they found that the egg quality is not as great when you produce so many eggs. So if you can get 10 really good eggs then that is better. I think all RE's have differing opinions about this though. But my RE has been doing this for over 20 years so she has seen a lot of different things over that time. Again there isn't just one way that works everyone is different. That is why they call is practicing medicine because there isn't one exact way for every person. Good Luck to you!
Good luck to everyone on there 2ww and transfers! Oh yeah and retrievals.
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5/4/2010 7:40 AM
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Ladybug- I have had cramping that started in the middle of the night and I actually had dreams about it then woke up and realized i was really cramping. So who knows. I will probably test on Mothers day b/c my period is due to arrive Saturday. So if the witch hasnt come by Sunday morning I will test then. Well I should say I will test again. I tested today and it was BFN. Only 10DPO though. I will try to hold out for at least a couple more days before testing. I have been charting my temps and i did read about a thing called implantation dip. And that is when your temp drops then rises again right around the time of implantation.. Well yesterday my temp was 97.32 normally about 97.97 or so and today it was 98.40!!! So I am hoping all the pinching and cramping was implantation and now i am preggo....
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5/3/2010 8:04 PM
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Oh, I have one other symptom that I forgot to mention... cramping... but who knows if that's due to my period that's coming due.
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5/3/2010 7:57 PM
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Snowie - One more thing. My last IVF cycle I thought for sure I was not pregnant, I didn't have any symptoms either. I POAS about 3 or 4 days before my blood test and it was positive. A couple days later I POAS again to confirm and it was confirmed, pregnant. I was shocked. So just because you have no symptoms doesn't necessarily mean anything. GOOD LUCK TO YOU!
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5/3/2010 7:52 PM
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Snowie- I am feeling some symptoms, some nausea, some acidic upset in my stomach, the back of my head hurts, and yesterday morning I woke up with that light-headed feeling (but not feeling that part so much today). But I'm trying not to assume anything at this point. Are you going to test before Mother's Day? I cannot decide whether I should just wait until the 10th (the Monday after) for my blood test and maybe I will be able to get through Mother's Day without crying or if I should test on or before Mother's day to know my answer.
NWells - hang in there. I know the 21st seems like forever away, but it will be here before you know it.
Mummy - how are you feeling today?
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5/3/2010 6:01 PM
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btobe - the transfer is nothing, easy no pain. I can't believe you were awake through the whole thing YIKES, so the transfer will definitely be easier for you. I was out cold for mine. I had 11 eggs, only 3 fertilized and only 2 made it to transfer day. I am not sure what is average but I did not get any disappointment from my doc on 11.
Good luck! I found the days following the retrieval were the most emotional waiting to see how many eggs make it. Keep being positive, it sucks to hear it but you really only need 1
Baby Dust!!!!!
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5/3/2010 5:36 PM
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Hi Ladies. I had my very first egg retrieval today, and I just don't know what to think about the whole day. I was completely awake and I have to admit that I wasn't prepared for the pain during the retrieval. I started to feel better about an hour afterwards, and now i am just sore. The last # that I heard was that they were able to retrieve 10 eggs. I could tell that my RE was disappointed in that number, so now I lost a little of the positive attitude that I have had throughout this entire process. Is 10 average? I keep telling myself that it only takes one good egg!! I guess now I can just pray that the fertilization is going good. What is the transfer like?
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