~~August Tropical Ovaries check-in! 8/11~~

Cindal

Wow good luck everybody with an ER or an ET coming up.
I'm just chilling around at 7dp5dt wishing thursday would hurry up and get here. If this was a normal cycle I'd be spotting on the verge of AF right about now. I know its not a normal cycle and the progesterone supplements change things quite a bit. But it makes it so hard to wait. I want to POAS so badly but I promised DH I'd wait for beta.
I'm still feeling twingey from time to time and am snacky continuously but thanks to added fiber in my diet I'm no longer gassy and bloated. Sooo yay for that.

CRMhoney

WOAH! SOOOO, I finally had my beta today and the agonizing wait for the call. I fully expected bad news. I didn't get bad news, but not great news either. I am apparently pregnant...but hcg is only 6.2. Most likely a chemical, but we have been told to be cautiously optimistic. All my FRER were negative..I mean, they couldn't get more negative. sighhhhh. Waiting for thursday bloods.   [-O<

*loss mentioned*

TTC - 4 years

Me: 33 mild PCOS, Polyps removed (no scarring)

DH: 39 Lazy sperm

4 or 5 IUI's with clomid - BFN (lost count at this point)

IVF#1- (ICSI) BFP on 5dpfresh5dt. Heartbeat 120 @ 4weeks! M/C 9 weeks, 3 Days. Natural miss-carriage. No tests able to be done. Heartbroken. 

IVF#2 - FET. 2 beautiful day 5 blastocysts. All tests are BFN so far. Beta is 8/12. Not looking good. 

IVF #2 (update) BFP. HCG only 6.2. Awaiting 8/14 bloods. ~X(
3 Snowbabies left. 

Cindal

I'm sorry you're in beta hell @CRMhoney. I'll keep my fx that thursday brings you like a triple (or more!) number.

AMShark

@CRMhoney - FX for steadily increasing betas.  You're still in this.

Aimothy

@crmhoney I hope Thursday's betas have doubled. In the meantime, I'm sending you all the strength you'll need to be in beta hell for the next two days.  It sucks to have to be positive when you feel so down. {{hugs}}

CRMhoney

Hi ladies.

Thank you so so so much for all your support! Your words mean the world to me and help me know I am not alone in this journey. FX for all of us! Good luck with your Transfers and Betas!! all we can do is stick together and support! 

>:D<

*loss mentioned*

TTC - 4 years

Me: 33 mild PCOS, Polyps removed (no scarring)

DH: 39 Lazy sperm

4 or 5 IUI's with clomid - BFN (lost count at this point)

IVF#1- (ICSI) BFP on 5dpfresh5dt. Heartbeat 120 @ 4weeks! M/C 9 weeks, 3 Days. Natural miss-carriage. No tests able to be done. Heartbroken. 

IVF#2 - FET. 2 beautiful day 5 blastocysts. All tests are BFN so far. Beta is 8/12. Not looking good. 

IVF #2 (update) BFP. HCG only 6.2. Awaiting 8/14 bloods. 
3 Snowbabies left. 

LilyHarper

FX @CRMhoney‌. Well I just had my ER. I asked my RE right before how many he expected to get and he said 8 good ones. Saw him while I was in recovery and he said he got 11, with one overripe. DH said I high fived my RE, but I don't remember that. . Feeling ok, just hoping for a good fert report tomorrow! I'm planning on spending the day cuddling with my cat.

yvonne0001

Whoa so much happening. Reading all of your posts gets me so excited for all of you, and selfishly for me too haha.

I started Lupron... I feel queasy - but had a stomach bug the day before I started - and it feels like someone punched me in the gut. It is worse by bedtime/morning. I am guessing it is a side effect.

yvonne0001

Sorry for the double post but it is not posting my whole comment.

Whoa so much happening. Reading all of your posts gets me so excited for all of you, and selfishly for me too haha.

I started Lupron... I feel queasy - but had a stomach bug the day before I started - and it feels like someone punched me in the gut. It is worse by bedtime/morning. I am guessing it is a side effect.

calbiz

FX for you @CRMhoney‌!!

aethornb

I am due to have my Transfer next week, possibly August 9th. I am currently taking aspirin and Estrogen patches. So far, I had the Egg Retrieval in June after multiple shots and oral medications, then had the embryos genetically tested. In July I had 2 Endometrial Scratch Biopsies. This month our 2 frozen 5-day blastocysts will be transferred.

I have an Endometrial ultrasound on Thursday the 14th, to make sure I am ready for FET next week, and will find out what day it will be on. I am going CRAZY! I am so afraid it won't work!

~X(

AMShark

Welcome, @aethornb !  I have added you to the FET list for Tropical Ovaries (see the first post on this thread).  

Am I correct in assuming this is your first FET?

Good luck, and don't worry about going crazy.  Most of us left sanity behind weeks and weeks ago. 

8-}

aethornb

This is my first FET. I hope my only FET?

My celebrity crush is Channing Tatum, as well.

Pintobean39

I hope y'all don't mind me joining. I finally got the go ahead to get started on my FET. I did ER June 12th and we retrieved 19 18M 10 made it to 5 days and frozen. We did PGD testing and we have 3 normal, 2 girls and a boy. We are probably transferring all 3 because of my age, I'm 40.

I started bcp and lupron in July for FET this week but I ovulated on all of it. I went to the Dr today and finally get to start the vivelle patches and get this FET show on the road. I'm not sure yet if it's going to be the very end of august or first of sept. My lining today was already 6 so I'm hoping I get in at the end of august.

Andy99

@CRMhoney good luck with your beta tomorrow.  I'm really hope they double doubled!!

@LilyHarper 11 eggs are great!!  Good luck with your fert tomorrow.  I cant wait to see the update

@aethornb and @Pintobean39 good luck with your FET's.  I'm sure everything will be great.  Positive thinking!!  

No news on my side.  Waiting for my U/S tomorrow morning to confirm when ER will be.

aliciafiggy

I took my trigger shots (HCG/Lupron combo). Tomorrow is the big day and Sunday should be the transfer. Excited but very nervous. Any advice for the egg retrieval? The nurse said I'm at risk for OHSS...what symptoms should I be looking for after the retrieval?

Pintobean39

@aliciafiggy‌ I had mild OHSS, or that's what I'm assuming. I felt bad about 4 days before retrieval, I basically just laid flat on my back because bending over hurt. They retrieved 19 and my e2 at trigger was about 3,000 Then about 2 days after ER it got worse. It hurt so bad to pee, it was like I tried to pee but nothing would come out at first, bending over was even more uncomfortable. Then on day 3 I woke up looking 6 months pregnant, I was so bloated. We were out of town and I refused to leave the house because even my sundresses couldn't hide that bump, forget wearing yoga pants. I couldn't walk long distances, we were in downtown savannah so you have to walk everywhere, we just cooked at the house. On about day 6 after ER I was finally able to walk to brunch but started cramping but my bloating had gone down. I finally started feeling better on day 7 and my stomach was completely back to normal.

Just make sure you drink lots of fluids. My RE recommends V8 over Gatorade and I did find it helped some especially in earlier cycles. Keep an eye on your weight, if it jumps up a lot then that's when there is a concern. Good luck!

aliciafiggy

@Pintobean39~ Thanks for the advice. It sounds very uncomfortable. I hope I don't get it. Right now I'm feeling pretty good. I have been drinking coconut water right along and now I'm adding in Gatorade today. I'm determined not to get it haha. As of yesterday she said I had 29 follicles. OY

Pintobean39

aliciafiggy said:

@Pintobean39~ Thanks for the advice. It sounds very uncomfortable. I hope I don't get it. Right now I'm feeling pretty good. I have been drinking coconut water right along and now I'm adding in Gatorade today. I'm determined not to get it haha. As of yesterday she said I had 29 follicles. OY

WOW 29 follicles, that's awesome! Hopefully you won't get it, you might want to try to eat a lot of protein, I've heard that helps too.

AMShark

@Pintobean39 - Welcome!  I've added you to the Tropical Ovaries list at the top of this page as FET.

CRMhoney

@pintobean39

during my fresh cycle I was also at risk for OHSS, I drank 3-4 gatorades a day and drank 2 ensure chocolate "Extra Protein" shakes a day. I also made sure I ate lean meat like turkey, and chicken everyday. It seemed to work. Its really important to keep this up after retrieval and transfer. Good Luck! FX! 

CRMhoney

OOPS>> @aliciafiggy

aliciafiggy

@CRMhoney~ Thanks! I'll start drinking more. I'm not a big fan of Gatorade but oh well. I'll be thanking myself later!

LilyHarper

So happy! Out of the 11, 9 were mature and all 9 fertilized! Right now on track for ET on Sunday and I should get an update on Friday. Squee!

AMShark

LilyHarper said:

So happy! Out of the 11, 9 were mature and all 9 fertilized! Right now on track for ET on Sunday and I should get an update on Friday. Squee!

Congrats on the good fert report!  FX for the good updates to continue.

AMShark

Congrats on being PUPO @Buttmonkey34!  Welcome to the worry and wait club.  We're all hormonal here.   ) ( :-SS ~X(

Andy99

@LilyHarper, congrats on the fert report!!  That's great news and totally squeel-worthy!!

Congratulations on being PUPO @Buttmonkey34.  Now for the longest 2 weeks of your life  :P

So good news at my U/S as well this morning.  Follicles left are 20, 18, 17 and 16mm.  Follicles right are 18, 17, 17, 16 and 16mm.  Oh and my lining is now 18.7mm so the Progynova and Vit B Complex did it's job!!  

Tonight I do the Ovitrelle trigger shot and ER is on Saturday!!  I'm suuuuuuuuper nervous for that and hoping it's not as bad as I'm imagining it  [-O<

ET will then either be Monday or Wednesday.