sorry for the reply delay

I get mixed up with definitions, being a boy and all

We got a BFP on the initial transfer after our 2nd stimulation. Pickup was July 25, transfer was July 27 - 2yrs after our first date.

1st stimulation, we had 24 "collections" but due to Jen's size, they could only see part of one ovary so dunno how many more there were on the right hand side. She was really sick after it so they cancelled the initial transfer... 15 actual eggs with 9 fertilisations

Next month we transfered two (by then I had "moved" to canberra for work purposes - coming home on the weekends - so I'd come back for one day midweek for the transfer - my management were supportive of it all... which was good since I'd only been there 4 weeks )

We ran out of the 9, with 2 not surviving the thawing. I still remember getting that first phone call regarding the failure... I ended up leaving the office and going for a walk due to someone turning on the tap in my eyes. I can't believe it shook me so much. They got a little easier to take, if that is possible after each successive transfer


We then took a break for a little while


In May I returned to Sydney after looking at resigning, and since they didn't want to lose me, I was able to get an internal transfer with work back to the company computer centre in the suburbs (and not that far from home too)


A short time later, we spoke about starting up again - I was apprehensive due to her being overstimulated last time. It really took a lot out of me watching her go through that But she said she wanted to.

Stimulation went pretty well, with collection much better than the other time and bonus, we got an additional egg collected (16 this time)

11 fertilised, and we went back on July 27 with a nice grade 5 blob waiting for us... 9 others frozen with one not looking very good so was disposed of.


The day we got that BFP Jen was working on site with a client and was crying with OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG during a break after getting the news from Dee and calling me - honestly I was not expecting a BFP. I think even Dee was super thrilled due to the amount of fun she and Jen had had during the visits.

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We didn't know it was available to wait to day 5 or so... Didn't realise they'd survive that long out - guess by your comments that most actually don't. It's the ones that do that have an even greater chance of survival



Actually a friend of ours is also going through IVF at WM. Unfortunately they only managed one fertilisation on the first stimulation which didn't take. Seeing he is having stuff happening at work, they'll restart in the new year


Hope to keep reading your updates and congrats once again (and sorry for the long post )