Yes it is pretty quiet maybe lots of tcc going on i hope.
Ive been ok. Its been a very bumpy road but things are starting to look much better.
How about you how are things for you???
Hi mum of five - hope you are well and that all is fine. WE are waiting for our donated embies to arrive (probably December) looking at February transfer. We want to make sure the embies arrive in one piece and no problems thru transport from Vic to Qld, then clinic closes for a Xmas break so will start on med in January and then off for a transfer and have all my hopes pinned on this - God i hope this works as i think this will be our last option - not too many donated embies out there for grabs and time is ticking away for us (age wise). Apart from that just trying to keep really busy so i don't dwell on things too much.
Oh Lissie sound all so very exciting. Its such a long wait but im sure it will be worth it.
We will be looking at signing off on our left over blasties in the new year.
I just want to wait till Im over 20wks as we lost one of the twins at 7wks.
It was very hard to deal with because it was something I had never been thru before but all is well now
Hello Girlies,
Hope you are all well and happy.
Sorry I haven't been around much,I suppose I needed a bit of time out from it all after my MC,but am very pleased to report that I am back to my old self again and moving forward.
After plenty of research we have decided to have a go at placing an ad in our local Child's magazine for an egg donor. We are so very hopeful that we will get some response to it and that we can have at least one more oppertunity.Am feeling relaxed and happy about it all,will let you all know how we get on.
Lissie...thinking of you and how totally excited you both must be about the arrival of your embies...you deserve this so much,wishing you all the luck in the world.
Gargy....hoe are you and how goes the house hunting?
Clair,
Nice to see you back - it does take alot of time after m/c - good luck with the advertising and i really hope a donor comes your way soon.
Gargy - found a house yet?
Mumof5 - You wanting to donate is such a wonderful thing, do it when you are ready and not before - this is a huge step and one that you must be 100% committed to not only for yourselves but for the recipients. But i think its a wonderful gift you will be giving someone.
Me - still waiting to hear when - but feeling positive.
Sorry to hear about the twin that you lost - must have been a tough experience. I'm glad that things are getting better emotionally for you. I also think it's wonderful that you are willing to donate the embies.
Lissie,
I have my fingers crossed for you. I still can't believe the nightmare of bureaucracy that you had to go through. Sending vibes of safe arrival for the embies and a good cycle with a healthy baby at the end.
Claire,
I'm glad you had some time out to get your head around what happened, and that you are feeling better now. Here's hoping that you find the perfect egg donor through the magazine.
Hi Lulu - hope you are travelling well.
Hi to anyone I may have missed.
As for me - still haven't found the perfect house yet - maybe today will be the perfect day? We have 2 or 3 houses to look at (DH has the details).
I feel that the next month will be like a journey through fire - we're losing all the things that we don't need (physically, literally and emotionally) so that we can be ready to concieve next year. That's what I keep hoping anyway...
Mumof5 - glad to see you are doing well. I am truly sorry for the loss of your twin baby.
Clairebear - glad you are back to you. We all need that grieving time and I totally understand taking a step back. Good luck with the ad.
Gargy - that perfect house is just around the corner.
Lissie - hope you're having a lovely weekend..you wont be over xmas eating before January and your embies come around.
Me - well all the erky perky needles and collections done. One embie onboard as of this morning a 3 day 8 cell he/she so lets this is the sticky one I long for.
My goodness...isn't the waiting game a killer? Had my first turkey basting a couple of weeks ago...I had been told the waiting wasn't flash...but I don't think I fully appreciated how ordinary it would feel.
First go was unsuccessful. It was disappointing, and there were a few tears, but ultimately I felt like I wasn't in a position to be too disappointed as it was only our fist go. We're backing up again straight away - to have one last go before Christmas.
Anyone have some red hot tips on how to keep your mind occupied and not on "baby" thoughts??
Hope everyone is well in your respective parts of the Oz.
Ahhh Suze...if only I knew how 'not' to think baby all the time...if you ever find out - please let me know. Sadly, it occupies my mind constantly.
Sorry the first 'baste' didnt work...but as they say....try try try again..Good luck for the December basting..
Hi to all you girlies out there...I am on day 8 of TWW ... and feeling nada.. Hope your all well
I'm relatively new to belly belly. DH had a SSC today which resulted in no sperm being found, so we are going to go through the donor sperm route. Our decision was pretty much instant.. DH has a medical history of tablets, and operations and it was really going to be a miracle if they found anything - but we wanted to know where we start from. I have stood back a little from making the decision, as DH has felt this is yet another thing wrong with his body that he cannot control and has taken him 3 years to come to terms with it.
We are looking to start IVF in 2008, going through the preps now. I've read all the posts here and my heart goes out to everyone and I only wish I could wave a magic wand for everyone.
I'm patient in most areas of live, but the waiting for today's procedure was argh!!
We start the ball rolling with the counsellor on the 5th December and what I was looking for was some indication of where to go with sperm donation (options etc).
I wanted to thank you for sharing your experiences.
My first piece of advice would be to make an appointment with an IVF clinic urgently if you havent done so. Sadly, donor sperm is so rare these days that clinics have waitlists. The reason is since the law was changed, any offspring from donor sperm can now now get the donors identity when turning 18. This change in law has almost dried up the market. There are still some great people out there who do donate but they are few and far between. OK so the main clinics - IVF Australia and Sydney IVF only use sperm donated here, so waitlists usually pretty long.
I do know of a clinic in Sydney - Fertility First (Hurstville). Now they usually have stock as they bring in from the States. Obviously whatever they bring in has to comply with the laws - ie. the donor willing to be identified when the child turns 18. The imported sperm is more expensive because of costs involved.
I was on the waitlist for sometime for donor sperm. I started with that, and I am now lucky enough to have a known donor (which is actually my preference for the child).
As I said previously...my best piece of advice would be to move as quickly as you can because of the donor situation. Nothing is harder then waiting months when you are ready to start.
I hope that I have answered some of your questions. I know it can (and is) a long and difficult journey.
There are some fabulously supportive people on this site which I am sure will help you down the track.
Goodluck...
We are going through Canberra IVF, so I'm not sure where they get their donor sperm from.
We already made an appointment with the counsellor prior to this procedure so will be in to see them on the 5th December and another appointment with the FS on the 18th December.
Now have to chase up the clinic - I have a sneaking suspicion that the bill for sperm storage is due. We have an appointment on the 10th to see our FS.
Hi ladies,
I'm new to this post haven't really talked about this with anyone but my closest family but the opportunity to talk with other ladies and couples going through a similar experience to myself is just to great to pass up.
My DH was diagnosed with a condition known as Kleinfelters syndrome about 4 years ago woah!!! what a rollercoaster that time was but basically the condition means that he has an extra female chromosone instead of a male one which meant that he didn't have testosterone whilest growing up and therefore didn't develop as other males did lack of body hair, mood swings, and sterility were some of the symptoms.Therefore after some soul searching and lots of support from family we headed down the ivf road using donor sperm and were blessed with our dd.
We have had a rough month and are planning to resume with a FET hopefully in Feb as my almost 17mth old would adore a brother or sister and kisses any baby she sees. We have 4 frosties left and have been sticking with one embie at a time at the moment.
Has anybody else heard of Kleinfelters syndrome? we thought it was fairly rare when my DH was diagnosed but apparently it isn't unheard of
I think i actually saw something on Oprah about this. Very interesting as i had never heard of it before aparently it happens to woman to but the opposite they have one extra male chrom - there was a beautiful young woman on the show who was born with this disorder, and she developed like a woman but without ovaries and instead had testies inside her which were removed but apart from that just like all the rest of us, so i guess is sort of the same thing with your DH - glad he immediately decided on the donor issue great news - i hope all goes well for you guys really i do - we have done a few different things after unsucessful with the two of us we had egg donor then sperm donor now we are doing donor embies - it just blows me away at how generous people really are - just wish there were more around as there are alot of us in this situation that just need a little extra help. Anyway good luck sweetie. So sorry you lost your little angel last month.
Welcome..
Firstly, I am so sorry for your miscarriage..I hope you're doing ok.
I have not heard of this condition...but thank goodness for generous people and their sperm huh..??
Good luck with the next FET...
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this is the sticky one I long for.
argh!!
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