Trying for a baby (12+ M/not straightforward)

toniq

Hi xx

I lurk as always on many fertility boards/forums xx
Im a week into an ivf after a few failed attempts, im injecting buserilin, have another 2 weeks till i scan then start gonal-f, im on a higher dose protocol so feel more confident this time, Im a private patient at Guys and St Thomas's, London , i already have a child he is 11 xx

Am i ok to rant/rave/fret here? xxx
Im very hot flushy and tempermental at mo, Keeping away from most situations that upset me xxx

liloandstitch

Hi toniq and welcome. I can sympathise with you on the buselerin - I had it for 6 months as a treatment for endometriosis. It is the most awful drug and is the main reason I do the short protocal 'natural IVF' although in short doses I am sure the gain will outweigh the pain!! I threw phones through windows and was a complete basket case. The symptoms are because the drug shuts down the system, putting you into an artificial menopause.

That said, I am sure that you are excited to be on the journey that is IVF again, even though its a bit! pants in places.

Feel free to rant/rave/fret here as much as you like, we have 2 others about to embark on IVF and various others who have been through it - I am sure between us we can soothe/sympathise/empathise with you!!!!!

Keep posting, it would be nice to have another BFP

All the best Lilo

Jonny_B_3

Hi all

Just wanted to say to everyone not to give up.

We tried for 2 years for our second child. My wife has anti-phospholipid syndrome which caused 3 miscarriages and then wasn't ovulating. I gave up drinking, cycling, changed to looser underwear and our consultant even said for me to but my bits in cold water twice a day which I did for 6 months- my count went up from 10ppm to 40ppm!

Then my wife went onto Clomid, we used Preseed lubricant and we finally got pregnant. At 11 weeks we thought we had lost it but amazingly it was still there. Then she developed Gestational Diabetes and had to inject 4 times a day with insulin on top of the daily heparin injection for anti-phospholipid syndrome. She spent 6 weeks vomiting, not keeping a down a thing, even water.

On Sunday she was admitted to hospital with high blood pressure and on Thursday she had a c-section to deliver a beatiful baby girl 3 weeks early.

There were times we were so down and felt like giving up but its all been worth it.

becs

Ah Jonny,

Congratulations! Thanks for posting that, sometimes when you're caught up in the middle of all the TTC problems and issues it's easy to forget why we put ourselves through all of this. Well done you for doing your bit too as I know some of us feel it's us women that have to go through everything and our men are very reluctant to alter anything in the quest to conceive so it's a refreshing change to read something like this. I've also shown my hubby to show him that he can do his bit too even if it was your wife that was diagnosed with the problem.
Congratulations to you both.

nottslass_2

toniq wrote: »

Hi xx

I lurk as always on many fertility boards/forums xx
I'm a week into an ivf after a few failed attempts, im injecting buserilin, have another 2 weeks till i scan then start gonal-f, im on a higher dose protocol so feel more confident this time, Im a private patient at Guys and St Thomas's, London , i already have a child he is 11 xx

Am i ok to rant/rave/fret here? xxx
Im very hot flushy and tempermental at mo, Keeping away from most situations that upset me xxx

Ditto,I'm 10 days into injecting buserlin,got the mother of a head ache, legs like pin cushions,oh and a flush or 2 !!!!

Got my down regging scan on Thurs,so will hopefully start the gonal f a few days later.

This is my second(and last) cycle,I have DS age 7 & DS aged 22.


Nottslass

Ps welcome

toniq

How freaky today is my tenth dose too xxx

I see nurse on 27/04 for scan and Gonal f start xxx
then back on 4/05 to see how it's all going and work out how far from trigger shot ill be xx
same symptons, plus im delirious at nights, cant sleep long, im injecting into my belly and im so tender,i keep looking at the gonal f pens wistfully, im desperate to get to that stage, its been a while since i used gonal f pens and am nervous as i remember alot of clicking and twisting?!?! i've got 4 of those pens this time around which is quite scary and daunting xx
much luck xx and thanks for welcome xxx

shelly

liloandstitch wrote: »

Know what you mean Shelly - I assumed this would ease off - are you telling me Im stuck with this for life!!!!

Lilo

Sorry you will have to give me a clue :rotfl:

You assumed what would ease off? Lack of CM?
Or are you talking about the use of panty liners?

liloandstitch

The use of panty liners! I have still had some CM though at the right time, which I am pleased about, cosI didnt expect any!
Lilo

Natalie6999

Talking of CM forgive me for sounding thick when I have already got a child but does EWCM mean that you are due to ovulate, have ovulated or are ovulating.

I am on CD13, my temp dropped this morning & I have the start of EWCM this evening & get the feeling that there will be a lot more in the morning.

We bd'd yesterday, would we be ok to wait until tomorrow before bding again?

shelly

liloandstitch wrote: »

The use of panty liners! I have still had some CM though at the right time, which I am pleased about, cosI didnt expect any!
Lilo

Oh I see! I guess it depends on why you are having to use them. Do you have a discharge inbetween AF and CM time? Or spotting still after the surgery?

I don't really know what to say because I wear them everyday purely because I can't get used to the feeling of knicks against my bits, feels very strange :rotfl:
I have worn them everyday for so long I can't go without now.