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The forum has a new look and the Fairfax Team is so excited to create the best experience for our users.
To Note:
Private Donor Groups and Private Sibling Connection Groups are now located under the category "Groups". Search the donor number in the search box and you should find exactly what you're looking for!
Questions about your forum access? Email forum@fairfaxcryobank.com
Follow these steps to join a private donor group:
1) Press "Join" at the right of the group
2) Once prompted to confirm your request please list this information so we can verify your information:
Name (under which the vial was purchased)
Clinic Name
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Child Date of Birth
*If you are looking to start a private group for a PRS donor please email forum@fairfaxcryobank.com with the above information and that you are looking for a PRS group*
If you have any questions about the verification process please email forum@fairfaxcryobank.com
Comments
Moe
I try my 6th IUI in mid-November
Here I am joining you in the TWW! I had my IUI this morning. I was super crampy about 45 minutes prior to the procedure and until early afternoon. I hope that meant good news! My donor had the best numbers I've ever gotten from sample so my fingers are definitely crossed! This was the 3rd time using this donor so let's hope that's the charm! I go in for my beta test next Friday 11/11/11. That's got to be a lucky day! Only thing is I've got nothing to keep me busy over these next 2 weeks so I'll be lurking these boards!
Thanks for all the well wishes ladies:)
Yippee! The dreaded TWW.
Yes, love that! 11/11/11 is definitely lucky!!!! Read lots of books and watch lots of movies!
keep me posted. maria
I had my 5th IUI this morning and it turned out to be exactly 36 hours after the trigger. Oh by the way, yesterday my left ovary was VIBRATING. At first I thought that I forgot to remove my beeper from work. It was not strong but sort of low pitch vibrations that were very weird.
I combined my 2 donor samples and the count post thaw was 36 million and 39% motility. With previous donors I've had similar numbers with a single vial. So I guess it was a safe bet that I combined the two. I had two mature follies on the right and another on the left that is probably mature today. So three targets with a pretty good sperm count!
I'm really trying to boost my odds of success this cycle.
I started acupuncture on a weekly basis last month.
After the IUI, I inserted a cervical cup and kept my hips elevated almost a half hour. I also did pelvic floor exercises (Kegals) Not sure if there's anything behind this but it cant hurt.
Now I'm just taking it easy, not rushing around or going to work. I have to return for my beta bloodtest on 11/15, but from other forums it looks like I could test at home on 11/12 and the trigger shot should be out of my system. I really don't know if I will take a HPT. I don't even have any in the house this time but the Dollar Tree is just around the corner :roll:
Alright cycle buddies.....has anyone calculated their expected due date yet?? I'm hoping for Friday July 27, 2012
Wishing everyone lots of positive energy and baby dust!!
Moe
I plan on going to acupuncture tonight and I've got my pineapple that I'm about to slice the core out of.
my baby is due July 21, 2012!
I'm visualizing! Positive thoughts, right????? And totally gonna test before, I know I will,...I'm weak!
And...this time I am coming home and propping my legs up following the IUI. All the past IUI's I haven't relaxed or I have gone straight to work. This time...I'm relaxing and taking it easy at home all day. I asked my doctor to insert the cup last time and he said I didn't need it. I wanted to say "well I want you to do it so while your in there can you go ahead an plug it up!?!?!" But, ofcourse I bit my tongue. But, I think this time...I'll just insert one myself when I get home. What can it hurt right?
Good luck ladies!
just wondering, why don't you just insert the cup after the doc inseminates you? don't they leave you in the room for 10-15 minutes alone? you might as well do it then if anything, right? just a suggestion.
i think moe used the cup before, right moe?
good luck to the TWW club!
Wishing everyone lots of sticky pumpkin seeds!!
Moe
Ummm, YEAH we are all well aware that the sperm cannot come "out" once it's placed in the uterus. And as I said in my post it was cervical mucus that was in the cup when I removed it. Again, this is just a suggestion.... :roll:
Good luck ladies
I stopped posting before cause you got rude/negative when I got my BFP. I still lurk and post where I feel I can add something, however I don’t think your rudeness helps anything and the board isn’t just for those who haven’t gotten lucky yet.
I am glad that you posted about the sperm not falling out, I am afraid that some people may belive that but I also believe that Moe is just trying to do all that she can to get that BFP just like you! It's just like the dietary changes and the pineapple. There is talk out there that all of these things can help. Is it all scientific.......no but then this whole process is not scientofic as much as we all wish it was. There is no scientific proof that the pineapple core helps and my acupuncturist told me as much but guess what, I tried it because it helped my mindset which I believe did have a lot to do with my BFP. The softcup may help Moe's mindet and positivity during that stressful tww is essential as I am sure that you know. We are all here to help each other and support each other. I think that Charlotte posted it the best. Lets all help to support each others positivity!
We all celebrate the BFP's they help others to stay hopeful and positive. Congratulations on your bundle of joy that will be here soon! When are you due. As you know I recently got my BFP and can't wait to share the info from my ultrasound on thursday. You ladies all understand what I have been through and understand how excited I am about this pregnancy! I can't wait to share the next 8 months with all of you!
Sending lots of positivity and baby dust to all of you!
Robin
Anyway, thats besides the point.
Its great to try anything and everything that may work. However, I simply did not want those that fear it could fall out that it actually does. I remember when it was first brought up several had this fear and want people to know it isnt at all possible.
Wishing you all lots of sticky baby dust.
Moe!
So latebloomer and moewhit, how are you doing in your two weeks???
Ok, I think I may be hallucinating....I swear when I took my pregnancy test this morning, there was a very faint line....but now I've looked at it (it's the evening) and I can't see the line....so I'm totally going to take another pregnancy test tomorrow morning. But I have a scheduled blood test on Wednesday.
But for the few minutes this morning (before I went to work), and all day I was so excited thinking I was pregnant....I really hope there's a line tomorrow morning....I"ll keep you ladies posted.
Thank you ladies for your support, love, and words of encouragement when I was feeling down and out...and thank you ladies, for letting us share in your wonderful news and beautiful pictures!
When I saw the yes I couldn't believe it either and did 3 more tests! The line would not stay there forever, so I do not think you were hallucinating! Looks like you may be joining the land of the bfp's!
Good luck seeing that line darker tomorrow!
Robin
I have my IUI tomorrow morning ladies. I also tried accupuncture for the first time today. I did not like it at all. I did not find it to be comforting or a stress reliever at all. And, he put a heat lamp over my lower belly...let's just say I felt like he was cooking my uterus and my ovaries. I literally have red marks that look and feel like burns from the heat lamp...and I had this done 6 hours ago.
Hopefully this is the last IUI and I won't even have to think about accupuncture again.
Jl2011, I know exactly how you feel. My first couple of times I went to acupuncture it was not a good experience. I didn't have the heat lamp until I started going to my new acupuncturist and then she added electrical-stim to the pins on my abdomen plus heat right before my cycle was going to start. The thought behind it was to increase bloodflow within the reproductive system. It was like little tiny aliens were poking me from the inside out :roll: I have to say aside from the electrical-stim it was pretty relaxing. Before I switched acupuncturists, I went for my first session several days prior to my IUI and was jacked up on hormones. Everything annoyed me and was an irritant. I don't know if it has anything to do with where you are in your cycle, but I started with a new person after taking a couple months off and she was much more gentle and responsive to my needs. I also was less on edge starting out. Now that I've had my IUI a week ago, they recommend a 10 day break then resume the program but without any points being placed over the abdomen. She focused on several foot/leg points, wrists, and a couple of ear points. Previously, I couldn't stand the ear points but she has a better technique that my previous provider. Maybe that's why I'm so crabby and constipated,it's been a week since I've had my acupuncture session. But it's not for everybody, have you thought about yoga or a meditation class? I hope that all goes well tomorrow and that you have a successful cycle.
My TWW is half over, today I was especially crabby and irritable. Woke up too early, then was running late, had a minor meltdown at work and had to eat crow. I had such a knee jerk response to something that was pretty benign. My response was over the TOP and it nagged at me for awhile. It ruined my entire outlook for the day. I just feel like I'm not in control of my temper/emotions. Not cool. I'm in my PJ's with a big steaming bowl of chilli plus lots of cheese. Not a bad night! I'm feeling better but just reflecting on how today should have been a more positive one. Tomorrow will be better! Oh, slight cramps and mildly tender boobs but nothing really to note during the TWW.
How's everyone with their waits?? Here's to lots of July/Aug 2012 babies. Wishing everyone a peaceful and quick TWW with BFPs
Moe!
I go in tomorrow for IUI #6 - wish me luck. This will be my last un-medicated cycle and for December (praying I don't need it) will be on injectibles. This is the fastest that I've gone in. Tomorrow will be day 13, others have been on day 15, 16 or 19. But my period this month was only 4 day vs the usual 6. The folli looked good and my lining was 9.3. So fingers crossed
As for all the other ladies in your 2WW (Maria, Moe, Latebloomer)- you're never far from my thoughts, and I'm hoping that the positive energy that I'm sending your way is working it's magic
**PS. I agree with everyone, with respect to this forum being a place where we can all find support through good times and in bad- no matter where we're at in our journey. I won't begin my IUI process until January and have recently discovered that, despite initially being told that everyone in my family was accepting of my choice, the fact that I "talk about it so much" is beginning to make some of them uncomfortable... So, I truly don't have anywhere else to go now to ask questions, share my fears, or vent about my frustrations. Knowing that you're all here for me, without judgement or negativity, is really a blessing!
Gemini - Sorry that your family & friends are finding your talking about it tough. Like you, I'm so happy to have these boards.
Maria, Moe, Latebloomer - Thinking about you ladies. Maria, can't wait to hear about your definite BFP!
I've had my legs up all morning. I never did this before really but I felt like it couldn't hurt my odds this time. I have also started eating the pineapple core one section every day for 5 days...it makes me gag.
Good luck to all you ladies that are still in your 2ww. I hope you get great news in the next coming days!