June III Chatty Thread

[LauraH]

Are any of you doing IVF or are you all doing IUI?
I'm asking because we are meeting with the clinic on Wednesday to find out when I can start my IVF cycle and I am already starting to freak out about the progesterone shots. I wish I wasn't so anxious about them! It should be a little easier for me because I gave them to my DP for weeks and I saw that they weren't that bad, but I can't stop thinking about them



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[hematite153]

Laura -- I'm glad you've got your meeting set up.

I've done 2 IVF rounds now (and we have 2 frozen embryos and an agreement that we'd do 3 rounds before giving up so I'll do it again). But, I've taken progesterone in vaginal suppositories rather than shots. I was told that the suppositories have progesterone suspended in peanut oil, so, you can't take them if you have peanut (or other nut) allergies. Also, they've had me start the supplements with egg retrieval and then test my blood levels at embryo transfer. Basically it's a test to see if my body is absorbing the progesterone; if I were below a certain level they would switch me to the shots.

So, you might get lucky and avoid the shots.

(On the other hand, I'm allergic to penicillin so they gave me antibiotic shots and IV antibiotics before egg retrieval.)

[2moms2be]

Oh Hematite! Are you spotting or bleeding? I hope that its just you are one of those women that bleed in the first monh of pregnancy. When do you get your beta?

[hematite153]

I'm bleeding--definitely more than spotting. My beta is scheduled for Wed morning and I keep trying to hang onto the thin thread of hope that it feels like I'm bleeding a bit less than last time. But, it's pretty heavy.

[2moms2be]

Did you call your RE and tell them you are bleeding? Im for you.

[hematite153]

Originally Posted by 2moms2be Did you call your RE and tell them you are bleeding? Im for you.

No, I didn't call. Last time we called and they said there wasn't anything they could do until the beta date and that I should keep taking the progesterone and wait. So, I just assumed I'd get the same response this time.

But, I plan to bring it up at our follow-up appointment July 15th and ask if there is something else we can do so that I won't have breakthrough bleeding.

[starztt]

hey guys- have any of you heard from rabbit... she was suposed to have her follow up last friday and i know she was freaking out.. just wanted to know if she was okay...

[hematite153]

No--that's a good point.

Rabbit & md, are you out there? We're thinking about you.