Like you, I was lurking in the background waiting for a Feb 2010 thread to start but also in 2 minds about whether or not to have a break from the site too as the sad stories from time to time can really have an effect on your outlook and positivity, especially at such a crucial time.
I know Deb from our 2WW thread and know how terribley you have been suffering with your OHSS. Any news from yesterday? I don't blame you at all for feeling as down as you do. Over a month of constant pain and being house bound / in hospital is enough to drive anyone loopy.
Jo, Sitaa, good to "meet" you both.
Little bit about me.... I am 32, BF is 34. TTC for 20 months. I don't ovulate even after heavy doses of clomid etc. This was my 3rd cycle. 1st abandoned prior to EC due to poor response, 2nd abandoned before ET due to no fertilisation. This time we had ICSI and it worked...YEAH!! I live just outside of London, work in London and had my treatment at Bridge and Holly House.
I tested postive 15 days ago and so, like Deb, I am now in my 6th week. I have my first scan on Wed 8 July. I am literally counting down the minutes; it cannot come quick enough. I so want to know that things are OK. I feel as if I have been pregnant for ages and cannot wait to be able to tell people. We have only told our parents so far. A few close friends know we were having IVF and are dying to know but we don't want to jinx anything yet.
Sitaa - how many weeks/days were you when you had your first scan and saw the heart beat? That must have been amazing.
I don't really have any symptons, which worries me from time to time. Boobs still ocasionally very sore but less so. Amazingly, I have gone off choclate and sweet things and have started eating things I wouldn't usually but I would not go as far as to say they are cravings. I ocasionally have a bit of a funny tummy but have never been sick. I am a bit more tired but not "wiped out" like some people seem to be.
I wish you all the very best of luck.
Roll on our next scans and good, reassuring news all round.
Hi Liz
Of course you are wellcome to join us the more the merrier! I too did not want to join in at first, I thought what are my chances that I will get a BFP first time? so I stayed off, but you realize you need support, you need to encourage others if you have been through some of the stuff you read and just want to share. I am 38 my dh is 47 this was our first go at IVF. Only guys in the same boat can paint you a clear picture. I will be going for my 8 week scan on 9th and I can't wait.
My boobs are not as sore as before, I feel tired most of the time, I wake up very hungry and must have a fruit before anything, I feel just a little nauseaous in the morning but nothing major, it passes unnoticed, I have no cravings and haven't gone off any foods 'yet' I think time will tell.
Deb
Where are you hun? I am thinking of you and the little one and keeping my fingers crossed for you that the OHSS clears soon, you will be okay, hung in there lov
Hiya ladies,
So sorry I havent been in touch for a little while, i've been so busy at work, it's ridiculous!
Hope you are all well...
Liz,
Nice to meet you, thanks for joining us. Your scan is the day before mine and Sitaa's, I bet you are counting down the days!
Sitaa,
Hope everything is going ok for you hun, its funny we have our scans on the same day, will be thinking of you :o)
Deb,
No word from you for a little while, hope the OHSS has settled now, please get in touch when you can and let us know how you are :o)
It's nice to have others to speak to about what im going through, I really want to shout from the rooftops 'IM PREGNANT!' but I cant just yet, so its nice to share this with you ladies :o)
Hope you are all ok and enjoying being pregnant, even though I for one dont have many symptoms.
may i join your thread please. i am now about to go into six week pregnant based on the calculator. i like debs have had bad ohss and just finished another 3 day stay in hospital but focusing on not taking any pain killers. got my first scan on friday and am so scared. been getting really bad cramloing pains to the extent this morning that i could not move of the floor.
like maclean, gone off sweet food totally put feel sick all the time.
glad to have some others same place as me. im due end of feb
Hope you don't mind if I join you. I am nearly ten weeks pregnant and like you guys scared and excited.. I have another scan tomorrow and will keep you updated. Mine was 2nd iui so over the moon.
Rooney sorry to hear about your ohss hopefully you are feeling better.
I had hardly any symptoms to start with apart from wanting to go to the toilet every 10 minutes lol, I have a slight amount of nausea in the evening but thats it.Oh and around 2ish so tired I feel like i have been drugged..Anyone feel like this?
Anyway so pleased I have some friends to chat to now on our journey
Of course you are more than wellcome to join this thread. We all want to share our precious journey with those who understand us, people in similar circumstances. Do not wait for s to reply just go ahead and say what you feel inside, you need to let it off do not hold back that is what this site is for.
Hi JoJo
Have you had your scan yet? I just had mine. The little one is 14mm. and the nurse says I am due on 15th of Feb. Oh! this is just soooo wonderful.
Deb
Where are you love? Hope you are okay I miss you here, please keep in touch.
Well girls I have to go now. I will chat with you later, Bye
So nice to see more ladies join our group - congratulations to all of you :o)
Anyone had any symptoms yet? Ive had quite a bit of nausea and was sick once... not nice but a good sign!
Sitaa
Im glad your little one is ok, im so happy for you!
I had my scan today too as you know, everything is fine, mine is 13mm and due 22nd Feb! Im so happy right now words cannot describe. Everytime I stop and think, I can see the heartbeat! What an amazing thing to see :o)
Deb,
Hope you are ok hun, you are in my thoughts xx
To all the other ladies... Well done for getting to this point, much love and hoping for the rest of our incredible journey :o)
I am sorry to crash your thread....but I wondered if any of you have heard of Debs (Rooney)?
I know last time she posted on here she was off to the hospital for another check up on OHSS but I don't believe she's posted since and I really wanted to catch up and see how she was.
Debs - left you a message on apples too. Hope you are well and everything has calmed down for you now.
To all the lovely ladies on this thread- amazing buddies
OMG I have just come out of hospital..when i alst posted I was going to colect blood test results from gp...she said you have to go to A and E no, forget the fertility clinic, straight to casualty. It was all v dramatic and scary. I was shoing signs of an acutely infected gall bladder because my liver function bloods were really high and I had pain in that area. Anyway i was admitted back to the gynae ward where I was before and stayed in for 10 days. They have tested for just about everything but cannot find out what the problem is. My blood tests have actually got worse since then but they have ruled out hepititus, gall baldder infec, gall stones. I have very severe pain every morning above my belly button and in liver area, then it turns to tenderness for the rest of the day. My right ovary was measuring 11 cm when they last scanned and the left was 9 cm so they say i am stil overstimming. I have seen 10 docs over the last 10 days and 4 of them are consultants! Nobody regognises the problem...Now I am to see 2 consultants (one liver specialst and one ante natal and fertility consultant) next week to review. The next step is an mri scan on liver.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN SENDING WELL WISHES.
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