Yeh our morulas are day 5. I think I'll go with the two best ones.
That really sucks having a blighted ovum & chemical on tested embryos. I've heard good things about the DHEA. We also tried melatonin, metformin & inofolic for PCOS. Not sure if its made a difference but anything is worth a shot.
Penny, good luck tomorrow with your scan. I hope the follicles are growing
& your cycle isn't cancelled.
Hi ladies, scan this morning showed some folli growth so that was good. The clinic nurse just called and Estrogen has increased to 1684 from 800 last Friday and I'm continuing on 150 gonal f with another scan and bt Weds. Soo hopefully things keep improving
Wonderful news Penny. I'm glad your follies are growing & they'll let you continue so far. the first cycle is usually a test to see how you respond, our bodies all do different things which is frustrating.
Hi lovely ladies, just an update.....follis have grown and estrogen has risen to 3100 which is great but they told me to only expect about 6 mature eggs which I think is so low for my age and having pco?? But still on stims.....day 16 today!!!! Another scan and bt Friday....going to have no blood by the end of this hehe. Nurse said she's 90% sure epu will be this coming Monday.
6 mature eggs is a little low for your age, however my first cycle at 27 which gave me DD I got 10 eggs & 6 were mature, 5 fertilized & 1 lonely embryo made it to blastocyst. She was a fighter. You never know which egg/embryo will be the lucky one. I have everything crossed for you for nice healthy eggs. What day are you testing on? Day 3 or 5?
I'm on day 10, scan day 12 to check lining. Much easier & less stressful cycle although on loads of tablets & clexane. Trying to remain positive!
Penny hoping they get their numbers wrong & you get a few more eggies to play with.
Elarwood what day are you transferring. Hoping your lining is building up nicely.
Currently cycle D6 and third day of fsh. Already starting to feel rather full in the belly. Have been waking up the last 2 nights feeling rather nauseous. Hoping that is just the higher dose of fsh I am on. Oh the joys of ivf!!!
Hello ladies!
Just popping in to say hi! I'm happy to see most of you are underway with your cycles- I wish you all the very best and really hope that this cycle is successful for you... Xx
AFM- I am 15 weeks now and doing well after having a bit of a scare at my 12 week scan where they gave me a 1/80 risk of DS which is very high for my age (27)!! We opted for a newly available blood test to test for the trisomies and some sex related chromosomal abnormalities and thankfully it came back negative. My scan was normal, as was my HCG but a protein called Papp-a was extremely low which gave me the higher risk. The low papp-a is an indicator of placental function which I will therefore need to be followed more closely.
So the worrying never stops!! Hoping everything goes smoothly from here on :-)
Xxx
Great to hear from you Munchkin! Sounds like you've been going through a lot. Glad that everything has turned out well in the end. Even from conception the worrying begins!!!
Elarwood we are doing day 3 testing but I don't know if we will end up going ahead with PGD if we only have 6 embryos.....I just don't know if it's worth the extra $3K? We are doing PGD due to recurrent miscarriages but who's to say my newly diagnosed high nk cells weren't to blame instead of chromosome issues. We are very very undecided at the moment So happy to hear you're going well and keeping positive!
Joespratt I hope they do aswell. Last call I had the nurse said 6 but maybe a couple more. I don't know if they just say minimal amounts to be cautious in case you don't end up getting many. I know that at my clinic I've read that they write on a piece of tape on your hand how many eggs you got for when you wake up...god I think I'm going to leave the first look to DP because I will be crapping myself. When's your first scan sweets? Sounds like your ovaries are working away.
Munchkin congrats on getting to 15 weeks! You must be so so excited. I hope everything goes well for you hun.
Afm, EPU is booked in for Monday! Finally! Taking trigger tonight and will be there bright and early at 6.45am Monday. I'm excited but so relieved it's going to be over soon. My body (and mind) has really taken a battering and I'm exhausted. If there's a next time I will be pushing not to stim for 18 days and making them up my dose or try a different protocol.
Penny you must have snuck in your post as I was writing mine. That's such a tough decision regarding the testing. I guess it depends how many eggs you end up with that are mature & fertilize. It's hard also to know whether the killer cells have been the cause, I've read so many things about nk cells as FS is treating me as if I have them (haven't been diagnosed).
All the very best on Monday - egg pick up will be fine. They will give you some pain relief in the anaesthetic & heat pack does wonders. Lots of water, protein & sustagen etc also helps.
Penny as I said before 13 eggies is a great haul! Will they call tomorrow to let you know how many have fertilised?
Elarwood, oh the joys of progesterone! All the best for Friday. Hoping this is the one for you lovie xxx
Feeling particularly anxious about this cycle. I have my first scan on Wed morning. I just hope that my body is doing the right thing. After my last 2 crappy cycles feeling very down about this one. I know I have to try to keep positive but knowing that this is probably my last chance of having another bubba, it is very overwhelming. Not really having anyone to talk to about this doesn't really help either. Only a couple of my friends know & I think that they don't really know how to broach the subject either. Just hoping for a major miracle is all!!!!!
Thank you ladies. I got a call this morning saying that out of the 13, 11 were mature and injected....10 fertilised fine and going strong! I'm so excited They are still checking on the 11th one but it wasn't looking so great. So now to wait till Thursday for a call to let me know how many are left for testing. FS said that if under 4 are left she recommends not doing the testing and then just a trf on day 5 but of more than 4 she still recommends doing it.
Joespratt good luck tomorrow sweets! I'm praying your follis are growing away and doing well. I have told a lot of people about us doing this so I really feel for you having not many people to talk to I've told both my sisters, my mum, DPs parents and sister, 3 of my close gfs and my boss and assisted manager at work (very close knit workplace) haha so I have loads of people to talk to. Please feel free to unleash on here! I'm sure no one minds at all and we are all here to support one another.
Elarwood I started my progesterone today aswell! Ohh it's grossss. Are you doing the pessaries? TMI WARNING - I laid down for 30mins and then as soon as I got up they started dripping out eeeek sorry if TMI. And they are just so oily and it's so hard to get rid of the residue.
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which I think is so low for my age and having pco?? But still on stims.....day 16 today!!!! Another scan and bt Friday....going to have no blood by the end of this hehe. Nurse said she's 90% sure epu will be this coming Monday.
They are still checking on the 11th one but it wasn't looking so great. So now to wait till Thursday for a call to let me know how many are left for testing. FS said that if under 4 are left she recommends not doing the testing and then just a trf on day 5 but of more than 4 she still recommends doing it.
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