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IVF #1 - 6/5 ER, 6/8 ET, 6/22 BFN
IVF #2 - 9/30 ER, 10/3 ET, 10/14 BFN
IVF #3 - 12/31 stims
The hard drive on my laptop crashed. The irony in it is that when I woke up this morning I was doodling around and decided to put all of the photos from my computer on a flash drive. Literally, about 10 minutes after I finished the system crashed. All I could do was thank God. Dell will be sending my a new hard drive but it won't arrive until Monday. I won't have a laptop to communicate this weekend but I will definitely check in on Monday to let you know about the ER on tomorrow.
Sending baby dust the everyone!!! Have a blessed weekend
SoBe
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IVF #1 - 6/5 ER, 6/8 ET, 6/22 BFN
IVF #2 - 9/30 ER, 10/3 ET, 10/14 BFN
IVF #3 - 12/31 stims
hi...u asked if i got to see photos of donors...
So glad things are going so well for you and your babies. Sorry about being tired & nauseous, but you won't remember that at all when you're babies are here!And Congrats on the Screen coming back negative!!!
Sounds like things are really going well!
Thanks for listening to me vent. I'm feeling much better today. I know it is only money, but it makes things so difficult sometimes! And I happen to think the '98 Accord is a wonderful car
Thanks, Helene. Normally we don't have money issues, but with DH's rate and hours being cut and now the plumbing issue, it has been very tight. I've decided I'm still doing IVf in September, no matter what the plumbing costs. I'm tired of constantly putting it off and things are just going to have to work out on this one. Lol - on the whole car thing! We never lease, like you, but if it keeps your Dh happy, go for it.
Thanks, SoBe. I'm feeling better today. It WILL happen for both of us.
What a blessing!!! So glad you were able to get all your photos off the computer before it died. We'll miss you. Good luck with ER on Sunday.
Rachel, Cakegal, Rhonda - How are you?
Mominw8ting - how is your waiting going? Feeling OK?
Hi to everyone I'm missing - I need to start writing your names down! Thanks for letting me vent yesterday - I feel better today. Hoping you all have an easy Friday and a wonderful weekend.Praying God blesses us with our little ones sooner rather than later!! xoxo
Thanks, but yeah, doesn't get me knocked up any faster. It's been almost 3 years with 3 non-IVF medicated cycles before this nightmare began. I get really tired of it sometimes. That's why I took the 5-6 month break from last time.. and if this doesn't work, it will probably be the same - not that I get any younger...but you can only do so much and keep your sanity, right? Thank you for the good vibes, though!
I'm fine, thanks. Just counting the minutes - haha. Thankfully it's the weekend with lots to do and can be easily distracted. Much love andto you!!
The u/s is adorable!! Babies & mamma must be doing fabulous.
Just a figure of speech in negotiating the compensation with the donors I've found on my own vs. going with an egg donor agency. Also, my clinic has very good rates that I can afford for paying an egg donor. The agencies are so high it's not even affordable. Nothing to do with insurance.
Sounds positive!!
Looking good. Remember, you only need one good egg, so if you get 4-6 eggs at retrieval and if half fertilize and make it to transfer, you are still in the game!! Some women have cycles cancelled as you know because they don't respond. You have a few really good size follies and another day to grow. By retrieval tomorrow you may have all 7 ripe!!
I sent an email the other day and heard back today that they are still searching and still waiting on psych evals on some other new donors. In the meantime, I'm getting hits daily from women looking to be donors. So, I'm afraid my lack of patience is gonna kick in and I'm gonna tell them to just work with my favorite candidate. I now have so many I will have to take a lot of time to re-evaluate my top choices.
Me 45, DH 45, DSD 22, DSS 19, DD 15, DS 1. TTC forever!! 3 ectopics, 2 miscarriages, 4 failed IVF's & one successful Donor Egg cycle! Trying for DE baby #2!
Thank goodness for the Provera! KUP on how things are going!
OMG...I can't believe that woman...the nerve of her! Sounds like she was either jealous or having a bad day, but she can't stop you from having as many children as you want. You are taking care of your kids and the rest is none of her **** business. I swear, the nerve of some people in this world. You don't need any of that type of stressor right now. Find another doc & forget that bi**h!! Sorry, but that really rubs me the wrong way!
Well, good luck & hope you get what you want regarding the job.
And you will get 4 perfect eggs at retrieval and do just fine!! Keep that positive attitude and this will be the winner cycle for you!
Praying this is it for you and no more cycles!! This last week will be over before you know it! How are you feeling? Any symptoms??
So sorry for all of that. Timing really sucks!
Hope you can stay on track with your cycle.
Time will fly by!!
I bet he does look just like you! He is a part of you and nobody will ever be able to tell you differently!
I got Lovenox on my regular insurance policy as a regular med under the prescription drug coverage. It's not an infertility med, so it was automatically covered. Are you sure it isn't covered for you? You should check on that one. I filled mine at a local pharmacy, not through the fertility mail order pharmacy. We now have coverage for fertility meds also, but I have done Lovenox for 3 cycles (before we got the fertility med coverage). When I didn't have fertility med coverage, I scouted for meds through my clinic (patients with cancelled cycles or that got pregnant and had leftover meds they would sell at a discount). I also found some women selling their leftover meds online and saved lots of money. Where there's a will there is a way!
Wow, at least you will get a new hard drive. It's going to be tough on us waiting to hear how your ER goes tomorrow, but best of luck to you & I will be praying for a successful retrieval!![]()
Me 45, DH 45, DSD 22, DSS 19, DD 15, DS 1. TTC forever!! 3 ectopics, 2 miscarriages, 4 failed IVF's & one successful Donor Egg cycle! Trying for DE baby #2!
Rhonda,
Do you know of anyone who has any left over Menopur? I called the Dr's office yesterday and have yet to hear back but I doubt they will be able to get me 20 vials. Any help would be appreciated thank you!!
Ladies, can i ask you a question, if you had to choose which would you pick, going for a couple more IUI's with clomid (We are out of insurance money for meds, and i cannot afford them, so we will have to go a more natural cycle with maybe clomid) or going for IVF, with clomid. I am torn with this, i probably have enough insurance money to do one IUI and one IVF cycle with clomid, or i could probably do 5 more IUI's with clomid. Which do you think would give us a better chance. On one hand i think ok we could do more IUI's and hopefully hit a good egg, then i think well with doing IVF, i would know if i had say 5 eggs that they would all be fertilized and put back in, where with the IUI, even if i had 5 eggs only one may pop. We are not going to do anything until November, after our vacation, but i am trying to decided what would be best. What do you ladies think?
onmymind - Thanks for your support! I wish I had an answer for you but I haven't gotten that far in a cycle yet!
For those of you who had to go on BCPs before stimming... can you tell me what your protocol was (i.e. what kind of BCPs, for how long, start stimming right away or wait for AF and THEN start stimming.) Any info would be greatly appreciated!![]()
Awesome! Cycle buddy....you'll find that money,even if you have to couch dive for it!
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Ok, I just finally finishes reading the pages I have missed. Just want to tell you that the amount they want for all these meds is absolutely intolerable!! OUTRAGEOUS!! Perhaps you will have to do a bit more than couch dive for it.....you know,rob a bank or something! Here's hoping someone drops a basket full of money in your doorstep!![]()
Last edited by cakegal; 06-12-2010 at 05:54 PM.
OK,done reading. I have missed a ton of stuff! Been crazy busy the last few days! Had to do a last minute graduation cake for my friend's sister. Work,work,work.....you get the picture.![]()
Start my OPK tomorrow. Don't really expect to get a positive till about Thursday though.
I have decided to quit my job. The stress is so unbelievable right now....and really no end in sight. I was just going to cut back for a while while I did my IVF stuff. But I know darn well I would end up right in the swing again. This decision has been a long time thought over and not at all taken lightly. I feel I must do this for my health as well as my IVF chances and ultimately for my babies. Unfortunately I must train my replacement before I go so my last day will probably be less than a week from my ER. I am hoping that that will give me enough time.*sigh*It sucks when you stress about the stress!
Hope everyone is feeling/doing well!to everyone!!
I didn't know they did IVF with Clomid? That will definitely save you a bunch of $$$. Thinking about your history, you could look at it a couple of different ways.
You have gotten pg with IUI already, more than once, so you know that it can be a successful procedure for you and it is much less expensive.
However -- with your history of m/c, with IVF they can test the embryo's to make sure the best ones are transferred, so that could be an advantage for you. On the other hand, using Clomid with IVF, you wouldn't have as many eggs as with the injectable meds that are usually used with IVF, and just b/c you have 5 eggs (for example) does not ensure that all 5 would fertilize. I have heard of some women who tried IVF, didn't get enough eggs, and ended up converting to IUI anyway. What does your RE say about the success rates of IVF with Clomid compared to IUI with Clomid?
to you making your decision. I know none of this is easy. I hope you get your BFP before your vacation and then you don't even have to worry about it!!
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My RE gave me a sample of Femcon, I did 1 month of it (3 weeks of active pills), then waited for AF to start stimming. My AF was EXTREMELY light after the BCPs though -- like I thought it was spotting the whole time so I didn't call the Dr's office when I should have. So even if you think you are just spotting I would go ahead and call the Dr's office to let them know. Sorry you have to go on BCPs, but I hope your next IUI is the one!!!
Actually, I am putting myself on BCPs in hope that it will straighten out my hormones which went TOTALLY out of whack when I started stimming!Thanks for the info. I don't think I will do them for the full three weeks though.
Cakegal - Why are you taking OPKs again? You are really close to the IVF, lady! WOO HOO!!
Mominw8ting - How are you? Any signs??? Are you going to POAS?
Sobe - How was ER??? KUP!!
AFM - Triggered tonight! Nothing much else to report..just have to wait it out. I don't know if it's the change in drug protocol or what, but I'm not at all bloated this time like previous times. It feels great and I hope it stays that way! Dying to know how many (if any) follies we get, though.![]()
[QUOTE=rss73;1057471105]Cakegal - Why are you taking OPKs again? You are really close to the IVF, lady! WOO HOO!!
I know! I'm so excited! I'm doing OPKs because they told me to. I'm to start Lupron 8 days after my surge. That is all I know. They could tell me to stand in traffic too if it got my pregnant an I'd do it!
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southern Bell - so strange how God inspired you to backup your picturesone time we were leaving for the weekend and I decided to backup everything to CDs and when we came back we got robbed and everything was gone. No more computer nothing... but of course the Cds were there oh wow... I was so thankful also.
sobeit - oh ok I remember now... thanks for responding.
HighHopesmama - I am totally on this with you that your baby cannot wait cause your age goes up every year so we got to get crackin... so you can pay stuff later and I am sure everything will work itself outhugs
notstoppingme - your word were exactly my thoughs and just the fact that all of her people (somalien and arabs) have 6-10 kids each and I am not allowed my own... that is too whird? I am sure she didn't say that to her own kind for sure cause it's their religion to have kids and NOT tie their tubes
thanks for the job thing... God is in charge of that one cause I can't beat the odds like the bad success I've had over the years with testing so we shall see I am not stressing over it and just letting HIM decide what His master plan it
cakegal - quitting your job to have a baby is the best decision you could take ... I would do the sameTime is not stopping for us mommies and you got to take care of your priorities now and work later... enjoy the stressfree moment your baby is going to give you
rss - so how was your triggerHope you get lots of follies
AFM - well dh's son doesn't want to move and that's what I expected since the park is such a great place for him too. So I guess the place I got is not that bad after all. so I told dh that his son has to pick up his crap and clean the area all his stuff is in so I can finish setting up the basement. Dh now thinks, because his son is not going, that the place he got is too much. So oh well but it's ok for now we will see in a month or so if other news come in and how plans fall.
only 3 more weeks of work I hope they don't renew me but I feel they will (they have a money issue) and that is for the whole team of 10 or so. We are all finished at the same time cause the budget is not enough... would be nice to have days off and scrapbook again.
We had a crop this weekend (a scrapbooking day with the girls at a community center) and it was great I worked on my grand-mother's pictures and I am so glad they are finally safe in my album.
Dh really wants to know what the gender of this baby is so we can start planning but the OB won't let us have another u/s... it's illegal here so dh said to go in another province to do it... I will try and book one today. Do you girls know if at 16 weeks we can get a pretty good idea?
thanks.
Hugs
Helene
10/03/10 - FET - Transfered 5 - 19/03/10 -22/03/10 - BETA#1 - 426 - BETA#2 - 1071
07/04/10 - ONE bean - HB - 163 and 175 - IPS - all clear - 07/07/10 - Anatomy scan - It's a BOY
I got my AF this morning. IUI #6 was a bust. I am ok though. I have my baseline u/s and B/w on Wednesday morning. My IVF clinic is closing until July 10th, so they are putting me on Birth Control and Lupron.
Stimmulation will start early July.
Love to you all!![]()
I got my AF this morning. IUI #6 was a bust. IVF # 2 (well I guess technically #3) is scheduled for July. My IVF clinic closes down soon for cleaning. They are putting me on BCP and Lupron. B/W and U/s on Weds.
Thank you for your love and prayers. Looks like for now I am back in the IVF room.Good luck to you all.
Opinions, greatly needed/appreciated... Soooooo here's my deal. Today is CD1.. I am going on vacation at the end of the month, but I would have enough meds, and time to get another IUI cycle in before I leave (assuming that I have no cysts) ar do I take some time med free and move towards IVF? The RE has approved me for either ...I just am concerned with the whole emotional side of the IUI's.. how many more can I take?
Southernbelle How was the ER?
Thank you all. I am at peace with it. Wasn't time for us. IVF #2 coming up soon. Praying for some frozen eggies this time!![]()
Keep me posted on your status everyone!![]()