Hi ladies... Just a quick post... Absolute shock here but we got a :bfp: this morning!!!! Omg omg!!!!!
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Hi ladies... Just a quick post... Absolute shock here but we got a :bfp: this morning!!!! Omg omg!!!!!
T-hopes.. Thats's fantastic!!! So exciting... How many days post transfer are you? Yayy
Thank u!!! :) can't believe it!! I'm 7dp5dt!!
Yeah T Hopes....that's fantastic. Heres to a happy & healthy 9 months ahead :)
Fantastic news T-hopes! So happy for you. Was that a beta at clinic?
My stupid hcg levels have doubled again. They were coming down. Waiting to hear back about what they want to do. So nervous that I'm going to have do a lap or the injection. Maybe that explains why the cgh embryo didn't work, it hasn't implanted in the right place.
Oh im so sorry elarwood that levels arent going down again, how unbelievably frustrating and heartbreaking, such a horrible road this has been for you :( I wish things were easier, I'm sorry. How's your hubby doing?
No beta isn't til Monday so very early days yet but got a nice looking line this morning with Frer, will just keep testing at home and hope it gets darker... Another 4 days til we'll know numbers.
Thanks Joe :) very excited but obviously very cautious cause its just so early... AF due Saturday so a little nervous still!
A dark is awesome. Well done!! Fingers crossed for you.
I've never understood why our little embryo didn't stick properly, and still no evidence of it implanting in my uterus. Spoke to my FS and he's worried about ectopic still, so going in to see him at 5.30am (argh) & at this stage he's placed me on the list for laparoscopy tomorrow. No option of the injection as I'm almost 8 weeks. This cycle has been my worst nightmare. I don't want the lap, but may have no choice & if it means I can move on quicker than I guess it's the best thing to do. I guess ill know more tomorrow.
Elarwood, I don't know a lot about ectopics but will that mean they will need to remove ur tube? :(
t hopes: thats great news congrats, hope that line gets darker in the coming days :stickyvibesgirl::stickyvibesboy::happyforyou:
elarwood: sorry you are still having a hard time, hopefully you get things sorted tomorrow :hug:
munchkin: how long until your scan ?
joespratt: how frustrating, the waiting list for a pgd spot is crazy ! hope one comes up sooner at a different clinic :hug:
afm: all going ok, iron level is pretty low so im feeling pretty exhausted and short of breath, only about 6 weeks to go, can't wait !
Elarwood- It sure does sound like a nightmare cycle your poor girl :-( I had always thought IVF eliminated chance of ectopic until I got the info from my clinic post transfer. I hope they take care of it all tomorrow, it sure has dragged on for you. Keep strong x
Minnie- scan in another week! 6 weeks to go for you, how very exciting!!! Is this your first?
T-hopes, does your clinic grade embryos? Being affiliated with QFG i assume so. i'm interested to know what your embryo was. Mine was 6AB which is pretty good AA being the best. Our frozen embryos are of less quality, I think 6BB & 6BC and a few morulas so I'm terrified they won't work. However, your success has given me hope again that CGH can work! DH has been struggling too, he has a pretty stressful job (bank manager) & IVF stress hasn't been helping.
DH and I have decided to go with whatever FS recommends tomorrow. If he gives us a choice, we might wait one more week to try & escape the laparoscopy & hope the levels go down & stay down.
Minnie can they give you anything to help iron levels? Hope you're able to get some rest. Must be so excited.
Off to bed so I can get up at 4.30 to get to the clinic on time. What doctor starts his appts so early! I am terrified but I also want answers & for it to be over soon.
Elarwood hope everything goes well for you tomorrow xx
No chance of going with another clinic so unfortunately unless a spot opens up soon I will just have to wait until Nov. not happy Jan :( The joys of IVF I suppose!
Well, unfortunately I am having the laparoscopy this morning. He still suspects ectopic & given I have quite a lot of internal fluid & blood he's worried about a leak. On the plus side he'll do a d&c, endo biospy for killer cells & check for endo etc i can also try again in 6 weeks (wait 2 weeks, go on the pill for 3 & then get a bleed & start). At least there is an end in sight. Not looking forward to the pain from the lap but physical pain heals faster than the emotional.
It is weird that I am still mourning the loss, of what could have been? I keep wondering if things would be different if the little thing stuck to the right place. FS quotes 1 in 300 chance of ectopic in IVF I've read it's 2-3% but extremely unlucky if that's the case.
Joe, I completely understand your frustration! That really does sick having to wait so long. The waiting is what makes it harder :-(
sneaking in to say :hello: and congratulations to T-Hopes- remember me??
good luck to all the other lovely ladies
sneaking back out now...
Elarwood- sorry you have to go through this but like you said, at least it will all be over and you can start your recovery. I had a lap in May for endo, it took a good two weeks to recover but I guess it all depends what you have done. I had moderate endo and an endo cyst on my ovary plus they did d&c. Hoping they don't find any endo with you & you have a speedy recovery. All the best, let us know how you go x
Joe- the waiting game sucks :-( hoping you get a Christmas BFP though!
Well, it was ectopic. In my left tube. He wasn't able to save my tube, but our only choice is IVF so I'm not upset about that, mostly mourning the loss of my baby. Would have been 9 weeks on Monday. The horrible thing is they gave me photos of the baby in the tube. Who wants to see that :-( he also found some 'atypical' endo but couldn't remove it. Something about it being vascular. We are very relieved we did the surgery today & didn't wait, as who knows what could have happened. No pain yet, had quite a lot of morphine & have endone at home.
FS still quotes 1 in 300 chance of ectopic, we must be extremely unlucky. But I feel lucky that it was caught in time & I will be okay.
Elarwood: :hug: sorry to hear it was ectopic and you lost your tube :( from the little I know once the tube has had an ectopic it's best to have it removed otherwise you are at greater risk of it happening again. Seems odd to give you those pics without asking if you wanted them :-( Keep up the pain relief and I hope you don't have too much pain
Munchkin: not long til the scan :) this is my 3rd child, I had the first 2 with fertility drugs then had 5 miscarriages which is what bought us to Ivf and pgd
T hopes: did you test again today ?
Elarwood...so sorry for your loss xx what an ordeal you have been through
Hoping that your recovery goes well. Thoughts are with you :)
I think by vascular endo your FS was meaning that the endo was associated with a major vein/artery that could have led to a lot of bleeding if not dealt with correctly. May not have been prepared to deal with it at the time. Makes it all the more real having the picture...not particularly considerate of the nurse given the circumstance.
Elarwood- so sorry to hear... Very sad to lose a baby at any stage of pregnancy :-( wishing you a speedy recovery x
Minnie- you sure have been through a lot, 5 miscarriages is just awful! You poor thing. How did you get through one after the other?
Munchkin: the first was a big shock, it was a natural pregnancy after needing fertility treatment for the first 2, we figured it was meant to be ! We went to the scan at 8 weeks but was measuring behind with a slow heartbeat, a week later I started bleeding, then the pattern kept repeating itself, the next 2 didn't even make it to scans but I had blood levels going up before miscarrying.
The next was the same as the first, measuring behind, slow heartbeat and stopped by the next scan, so then we went to Ivf because I figured if they could pick the embryo that went back that would be better, I got pregnant first cycle but again by 6/7 weeks it was measuring behind, I chose to naturally miscarry but that was very difficult as it took 4 weeks :(
After all those losses the drs decided they were most likely from chromosomal issues (all our blood tests were normal) so that's how we ended up with pgd, our first cycle I got 4 tested and all were abnormal, then we did 2 cycles to try to get more to test, second time we had 10 tested and all but this one on board were abnormal so we are very very lucky it stuck because that was it for us
Elarwood: how are you feeling today ?
Oh and to answer your question I don't think I ever really dealt with it, just moved from one loss to the next and tried not to think about it, when I got such bad pgd results it did make me feel better about the losses (only because we got a good one that stuck, it could have easily gone the other way) because we probably weren't losing healthy babies and while it still hurt it made it better somehow
Minnie, you're a strong woman to endure all of that, that's for sure! It's so nice to hear that you got your happy ending though :-)
Elarwood so sorry to hear, big hugs, it sounds like you are in good spirits considering xx
Minnie you story is so like mine, I've had 5 miscarriages too only my ivf/pgd resukts weren't as lucky as yours ho hum.
Afm - I am o'ing ATM, hoping this is my last cycle off before we can try again. Although I'm nervous and dreading the ttc stress again, especially as this is our very last shot.
Alison: :hug: yep as I said it could have easily gone the other way, there is such a huge difference between having something to transfer and having a chance and there being nothing and that's it it's all over. Fingers crossed for you that this break has been worth it for you and you get a sticky (healthy) bfp soon
Munchkin: thanks, it would have broken my heart to have it all end on losses but that does happen for some unfortunately, I'm forever grateful we got another chance because I'm 40 now and we wouldn't have gone on with those pgd results
Alison you have been through a lot too :-( you don't realise how common the IF struggles are- i guess because it is such a private matter. Fingers crossed for you!
I have been feeling mild nausea on and off these last few days- not complaining! Hope it's a good sign as I'm terrified for my scan!
Hi munchkin, thank you and yes how right you are sadly. Goodie for the nAusea though, that sounds weird but you know what I mean hee hee. Good luck for your scan xx
Elarwood - what a traumatic day for you, I'm so sorry for the loss of your little one... You take all the time you need to mourn your little love, it's such a devastating time. You asked the other day about the grading of my embryos and I did ask the embryologist but she told me they don't grade them after day 3! The embryo they transferred wasn't quite at blast stage but was a few he's off it so I'm doubtful it would have been graded highly! And the one that's frozen was only a compacted morula so again it would've been low! Rest up my love and hopefully the next few wks go quickly so you can start fresh again xxx sending lots of love xxx
Munchkin - not long now til ur scan! :)
Saffy!!! Hello lovely lady!!!! I'm so excited to see ur name and even more excited to see you have a baby girl!!!! Omg!!!!! So so thrilled for you, it was a hell of a long road for you and I have a smile from ear to ear to read ur good news! :) how are you enjoying motherhood?
Minniemouse - yes I tested everyday! Li e was very dark! is there anything you can do to help ur iron levels?
Joe - that totally sux you have to wait that long to start especially when ur all ready to rock! Out clinic was a 2mth wait and it was so frustrating!!
Afm - got my beta results today and im officially pregnant! hcg was 190 and prog 54, nurse said it was a great resumt but i e requested repeat bloods for Wednesday just for piece of mind!Thank you so much for all the lovely msgs, means a lot!!! I have booked in my scan for 17th sept.. Hoping to see that beautiful beating heart!!!
Elarwood - what a traumatic day for you, I'm so sorry for the loss of your little one... You take all the time you need to mourn your little love, it's such a devastating time. You asked the other day about the grading of my embryos and I did ask the embryologist but she told me they don't grade them after day 3! The embryo they transferred wasn't quite at blast stage but was a few he's off it so I'm doubtful it would have been graded highly! And the one that's frozen was only a compacted morula so again it would've been low! Rest up my love and hopefully the next few wks go quickly so you can start fresh again xxx sending lots of love xxx
Munchkin - not long now til ur scan! :)
Saffy!!! Hello lovely lady!!!! I'm so excited to see ur name and even more excited to see you have a baby girl!!!! Omg!!!!! So so thrilled for you, it was a hell of a long road for you and I have a smile from ear to ear to read ur good news! :) how are you enjoying motherhood?
Minniemouse - yes I tested everyday! Li e was very dark! is there anything you can do to help ur iron levels?
Joe - that totally sux you have to wait that long to start especially when ur all ready to rock! Out clinic was a 2mth wait and it was so frustrating!!
Afm - got my beta results today and im officially pregnant! hcg was 190 and prog 54, nurse said it was a great resumt but i e requested repeat bloods for Wednesday just for piece of mind!Thank you so much for all the lovely msgs, means a lot!!! I have booked in my scan for 17th sept.. Hoping to see that beautiful beating heart!!!
oh congrats T-Hopes that's such brilliant news, envious but very very happy for you - YAYYYYYYY! xx
T hopes that's great news :) congratulations !!
I'm just taking iron tablets for now, hope that helps !
Elarwood: hope you are physically ok
T Hopes...a huge congratulations!!! Bring on that scan...hearing the hb is just magical :)
Fantastic news t hopes!! :-) wishing you all the best for your scan!!
Munchkin: what day is your scan ?
Minnie it's on Friday afternoon.. Hoping the week flies
Hi ladies! Just a little update, 2nd beta test yesterday and my levels have more than teipled, went from 190 to 611 in 48 so I'm feeling a little more at ease knowing its rising well! 12 days till my scan and counting!
Munchkin- good luck for ur scan tomorrow! Looking forward to reading your happy news :) did you have one or two embryos transferred?
Elarwood - how you feeling? Thinking of you xxxxxx
T-hopes, that's great! Some nice reassurance for you before your scan. So how far along will you be at your san? I only had the one transferred. Praying we see a strong heart beat tomorrow! Xx
Ill be 6wk3d at my scan... It's compulsory to have the scan between 6wk2d and 6wk5d at my clinic! Hopefully we see that heart beating too!
Lots of luck for tomorrow my love! xxx
Thanks :-) I wish my clinic would do the scan that early! I'm not sure why they make us wait till 8 weeks! Although isn't it closer to 12 weeks when you conceive naturally?