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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.
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just starting my 2ww
Pixelpie
Junior Member
Had my IUI today... only one follicle with a round of injectables. I have terribly low AMH .08 Soooo I'm happy I had even one!!
We had 16 million swimmers after thaw!
Anyone else out there??
We had 16 million swimmers after thaw!
Anyone else out there??
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I also have a very low AMH of .08. I'll be starting another round of stimulation and IVF at my next cycle (hopefully, as long as blood work and U/S are ok). May I ask what protocol you are on?
Keeping my fingers crossed!
~Regan
Best wishes for sticky baby dust!!
Hoping things go so very well, and wishing you success and happiness!
~Regan
Good luck to all
Hoping for some quality rest, and some good news in a short while...
Baby dust!
~Regan
I hope you've had better success Pixelpie!
I've zoomed through the Hunger Games trilogy. Wow, what a great read. And am also reading David McCullough's history of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. I love all his stuff
I hope you've gotten your answer by now and that it is a positive one. Good luck to you!
Saturday May 18 I had my transfer. This was my first IVF cycle. I started about a year and a half ago. Did 6 unsuccessful IUI's (well we know for sure 3 were positive for biochem) Found out during last cycle I have FactorV and now take Levonox every day. Took a few months break last October, I had started a IVF cycle , but wasn't looking like the greatest and stopped after 9 days and winter was rough so I started back up in May. This has been a rollercoaster. I am 38 ( for afew more months anyway) and I hate that whole "9th inning " thing. I had ALWAYS planned on being a mother that was always a DEFINITE. It just didn't work out and I spent way too long with my ex and then worked way too much. Next thing I know I'm hitting "9th inning" and I feel like I didn't even get to play?!? Anyways we were only traking 5 definite follies , he said maybe 6, but they only retrieved 2 eggs (THAT's IT) 2. None fertilized (that friday was looong), but Sat the 18'th at 7 am. they called and said get in here we got 1 ( ICSI) . I haven't been able to sleep though since I started this cycle. The last 2 weeks, I don't even feel like I can breathe. I'm afraid to have high hopes, I'm a little crazy-scratch that a LOT crazy-. I am waiting to hear back if I can take tylenol PM? I don't have any wise words or great advice- I hope some one reading this does- I just needed to spill. I don't talk about it much to any one. I haven't let every one know, as I don't know if I want a lot of questions (just in case) and I have a couple people in myfamily (mainly my dad) that doesn't agree with my choice.
Ok. enough about me- Can any one tell me when I will be able to breathe?
Sweet baby thoughts to all of you!
Becky
You've had quite the journey. I agree with the support factor. It is so crushing when you get bad news and hard to manage those emotions with people asking questions. On the other hand, it is hard to manage the anxiety and fears that come along with this process without support. It sure is nice to find support on this forum, from women experiencing the same ups and downs.
How are things going? Just a few days wait left for you. I asked my RE today about Benadryl and she said it was okay to take that medication, which is the PM part of Tylenol PM. So you may be safe in taking the medication, but it never hurts to ask a pharmacist!
Baby dust to you! I hope you get your BFP soon!!!
J
I'm in the TWW myself, also 38 - had IUI #3 with donor 2754 this past Wednesday. I can't try every cycle because i have a severe bicornuated uterus (effectively unicornuated), so can only try when the left side is ovulating. My last try was in March and i told everyone everything every step of the way - and it was awful when it didn't work out (chemical pregnancy). So i'm with you on keeping it to yourself... and totally understand that anxiety in that decision. I'm keeping this round from my family - they got way too invested last round. As much as i hate to lie to them, it is the best for now, for them and for me.
I really hope you got some great news (or will very very soon!) - lots of sticky Baby Dust!
You are a few days ahead of me, I had my IUI yesterday. I agree, the fewer that know, the better. Even though I would really like to share the excitement and anxiety with others.
So sorry about the chemical pregnancy
How is your mind this go around... calm, racing?
This is my first IUI with a trigger, which I understand can mimic early preg symptoms. For that reason, I believe I won't read into every twitch as much this time. I am hoping that makes the 2ww easier.
I hope you get your BFP this go around. Let me know if you need any support!
J
I guess i didn't think about that chem preg as being able to get preg, but i guess that's what it means. Honestly, I had a really tough time because my blood tests were showing very strange levels and i never did get a BFP... i was still preg-ISH at 20 dpo - was brutal. But, you know that round just never did feel right - things just didn't line up every step of the way. The first try in jan was great but fell out at 9 dpo. This 3rd try feels more right, but we'll see how it goes. I'm trying to not be too attached, but i find myself thinking about it pretty often - when i do, i try to visualize the process. we'll just see how it goes - hoping for the best
But my mental state is way better this round, than it was in march. I hope i can resist early testing with the home preg tests - that was disastrous last time. I found bulk ones on the internets and so tested and tested starting on 10 dpo - 14 BFNs at home. And brutal to be on progesterone - your period never comes, but BFN's every morning with the HPTs - that coupled with the "ish" hCG levels on blood tests (was never over 50) - OMG. I just can't do that to myself again - i was a lunatic.
Here's to being as zen as possible in the 2WW - and waiting for the blood test - and accepting the results - lol
I only tested once last time and that was awful! I can't imagine seeing 14 negatives! I'm so sorry, that must have been awful. Then to have to quit taking the progesterone to get your AF, brutal is right! I used a digital hpt last time, bad idea, seeing "not pregnant" was so heartbreaking. It was such an insensitive way to get negative results. But really, is there a sensitive way to see a BFN, probably not. I joked with a friend that a digital HPT for TDI should read "buy more sperm" instead of "not pregnant!" Ha.
I'm glad you are waiting for blood tests this time, stay strong. Lock up your HPTs! Thanks for sharing your story though, I will avoid doing that from now on. As far as accepting results... Not sure about that, but I will try to trust that it is all part of the process.
When you said your first try fell out at 9 dpo, what did you mean? I'm glad this try feels right for you! Fingers crossed!
Best of luck for a zen 2ww for the both of us!!
i couldn't resist testing at 10 dpo this past saturday. It was negative, which i half-expected because so early... but it still made me feel negative about this round and worry it didn't work. it kinda ruined my day. So that was the last time i tested. I'm so glad i didn't test anymore - this has been nice to "believe" that i could be preg and be positive during the wait, instead of the daily confirmation that i'm not...yet.
i hope tomorrow's results are definitive - i'll be of course super disappointed if a no-go, but is almost worse to have "ish" results.
J, how are you holding up?
Becky, i hope you got good news last week
I can't believe the moment of truth for you is tomorrow. I have every finger crossed for you! Day 10 seems SO early, especially if implantation occurs later. Plus, with your HPT, didn't you say you always got negatives during your chemical pregnancy? Given those negatives, it is likely that your tests aren't nearly sensitive enough to detect a BFP on day 10. I am glad you are still holding onto hope and engaging those feelings that you could be pregnant. As hard as it is to wait, that 'maybe' feeling is so much better than a negative. Have you felt any early signs?
If you get your negative, try to remember the long term goal, envision that day you meet your future child. With each try, your chances of conception increase (during the first number of tries). One of these times you will get your BFP.
I was doing quite well until 10dpo, completely assuming this cycle didn't take. It made the first 10 days go very quickly. However, yesterday I felt 'hope' creep up on me. Now I am trying to convince myself to lose the optimism, to safe guard my emotions. Either way, I still feel like this is part of the process and that I will get my BFP soon. I test at home either Fri or Sat. I hate to wait until Saturday, because I will know my AF is coming by then. If I test 1 day early, I get to control when I experience that heartbreak (if of course it is a negative).
Best of luck to you tomorrow, I will be thinking about you!!! Becky, I hope you received grea news too!!
J
Well, I've survived the 2WW with some good news. I got myself my first solid BFP!! hcg level at 124 this time
i know its a long road but i'm going to enjoy today
Good luck J, sending you much baby dust!!
Enjoy today and the many that follow, YOU ARE PREGNANT! I hope I get to join you in a few days
Congratulations again! Thanks for the baby dust!
j