IVF with PGD #5

Guess who is back

Well it has been a tough time over the last few months and I see you have also had your ups and downs

The last time I was here I had just had the BFN. I had one frozen embie after that but unfortunately that also turned out to be a BFN on my birthday. I had to do EPU again and this time collected 14 eggs - it came down to 3 unaffected and I got the news yesterday that the other two did not make through the freezing process and I just started getting my period

I am so numb right now... I just walked away from my desk and walked out of work in a trance. Most of my collegues know whats going on but just couldn't face anyone with the news. I have been walking around the city in a trance and the only thing I could think to do was to come into an internet cafe and seee how you are all doing... I have read your posts. Jaki and Ferrals I am so glad you guys are going so strong

I'm sorry I stopped coming here - I guess I had an idea that maybe it would work better if I stopped doing my head in with all the information and tried to stop thinking about it so much... it didn't work and I guess I just missed you guys in the bargain

Take care and I will post again soon

Onja xo

BTW I already wrote this out once and the whole thing dissapeared so if this is the second post you will know what happened

Onja- I am so sorry things have not worked out for you this whole process is stressful and heartbreaking i am nearly at the end of my road and have already decided i could not go through this again so i hope to god i am one of the lucky ones who make it but i know the odd's are stacked against me big time.

Ferrals! I am rethinking it all too.. I have everything crossed for you babe xo

Onja I'm so sorry this has happened to you. The thought of you wandering the city is heartbreaking. I knew some embies didn't thaw well but I've never been told they can not survive the freezing process. I feel so bad for you I don't know what to say.

The one thing I have come to realise from my biopsy results is how easily I could have had a baby with a disease if it wernt for the pgd. Until yesterday there was still apart of me that thought it wouldn't happen to me. But if we'd put in the number 1 embie untested like I wanted, it would have been the effected one. I almost feel blessed that my hubby has challanged sperm and that this technogy is available to us.

Onja sorry to be personal but can I also ask why you transfer I embie at a time. I was told once I'm over 30 I could choose to transfer 2. Is this a personal choice for you or a recomendation?
X

If we are lucky enough to have two healthy embryos we will have both TF as i am 35 if we have any spare then we will freeze them i would rather have fresh TF than frozen i have heard a lot do not survive the process but i have to get to that stage first i still dont feel it will happen for us i have already decided on what to do if we dont get to TF the money will go towards a honeymoon for DH and I.

Motherhood are you back???????? I'm dying to know what's happening with you!!
X

I am not coping real well i am so nervous waiting for the 3 day report on our embies i feel sick!

Hey ferrals, :goodluck: for your 3-day report. I hate that time, waiting each day to hear progress. I used to ring my clinic for daily reports even though probably not supposed to. I saw a different FS for a second opinion (all in the same broader fertility clinic) and he gave me the number of the chief scientist. I think I will call this time around :p

Ferrals you had %100 fertility!!! You and your hubby have something special going on there!!! I'm sure your little embies are plowing along at an unstoppable rate!!!
Chin up! Relax! There your orders!!!
I can't wait to read your happy post later. Xoxo

Well i was right to not get my hopes up they want them over 6 cells on day 3 we have
1)9 cells
2)8 cells
1)7 cells
2)5 cells
2)4 cells
the embroligist has said they are good to fair as they have some fragmentation so the last 4 wont make it and the first 4 need to have the energy to make it i am disapointed.

Ok just spoke to the head scientist he said our numbers are standard for day 3 of our 4 good embies they are grade 1 and 2 so he is happy he said of the 8 eggs he would expect us to have 4 good ones on day 3 so he told me not to worry and it is scarey but everything is going normally.

Afternoon Ladies,

Well DH and I are back after our week long holiday in Fiji. Was absolutely fantastic and oh so relaxing am missing being by the pool today. Although, whilst we were away, it seems that the weather was hotter here in Sydney lol.

Congratulations and GL Ferrals and Jaki!!! Welcome back and big Welcome to to newbies. Is hard catching up after a week away :) .

So, an update for you all. Well had our first BT last tues 17/11 which when they rang they told me that it showed some levels of hcg but not enough to make it official (was 27) they also said that FS was happy with that result. So after last Tues, as expected, was asked to come back when we returned from holidays for a repeat BT which was today. So went in bright and early this morning. Just had the call and they have told me that I need to go in again on Monday to make sure my levels are doubling appropriately. Today my level was at 537. The nurse commented that all levels were going nicely but when I asked when would we know "officially" because family are asking about the results, she said we have to wait till Monday!!!!! So frustrating in a way.

Oh also, I couldnt help myself whilst we were away so I snuck into my luggage some HPT's :) The Nurse last Tues told me that I was due for AF last Thursday so whilst we were away we did 2 POAS. One last Fri which was positive but faint and then another on Tues just gone which was positive again but darker and came up quicker. To be honest, I also did another this morning which again came up strong and fast.

So were still kind of waiting. We have agreed together that we dont want to say anything to family yet until IVF sign off on it "officially". FX still and plenty of :pray: too.

Mothehood- welcome back and so happy you are up the duff it's your turn next jaki.

Yayyyyyyy Motherhood!!!!!!! I'd say you got your BFP!!!!!!!! Sooo happy for you.

Ferrals try to take it easy and not worry too much.

Not sure if i'm next or not, not getting our hopes up but i sure hope so.
xx

Thanks to all for the well wishes tomorrow is D-DAY we find out if any of my 4 embryos have made it to blastocyst stage and if they are of good enough grade to withstand the testing i have decided to stay away from the computer until i have an answer either way as this is nerve racking stuff and i need to keep busy with other things i will say if my embies are no good for transfer i know it is not the end of the road as we are fertile we can still get pregnant the natural way and hope we get lucky with an uneffected baby so wish me luck cross all your fingers and toes and pray i have some good news over the weekend.

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I know i said i wasnt going to post until i had an answer but i just got the devastating news we have 2 mini blasts grade 3 and one blast grade 2 the grade 3s wont be good enough to do the pgd testing and the other one needs to be hatching to test so the will have another look in the morning but it looks like we are not getting to transfer.

OMG Ferrals I am so sorry, I dunno what to say.......:comfort:
Did they give you any hope at all??
Babe here if you need to vent X

Murrycod-all our hope rests on this one blast making it through the night and hatching and has to still be a grade 2 or higher to do the pgd testing and then it needs to not have the effected gene the scientist did not sound hopeful and the pgd nurse basicly said i'm sorry it diddnt work out for you.

Ferrals im so sorry hun. It is so devastating.
Alot can happen overnight tho. Mine were grade 2 also and i was devo'd just like you, but they had a growth spurt and hatched over night. I really hope this little one is going to come through for you.
xx

Jaki-I know but talk about suspence the scientist rang to say that our one embie is now a hatching blast but it still needs a bit more cells to protrude before they can test so they will have another look in the morning

Im sure you'll get the call today. Ive got my fingers and toes crossed. xx

Good luck Ferrals, it sounds like you're on a real rollercoaster ride.:crossfingers:

We have 1 nice looking blast that was biopsied this morning now we wait for the results pleasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssse be uneffected.

Oh ferrals thats awesome, this is the part that drags out!!! Did they say how long the test would take, mine took like half a day!
Im praying you get your ET this arvo!

Ferrals that is absolutely fantastic news!!!! Can't wait to hear the results.

Jaki - Mine also took half a day. Got the phone call at 10.30am to let me know that the embie had been biopsied and then didnt get the call till like 3.30 that same afternoon with the results. Then I had to make it for the transfer at 5pm!!! Lucky I was at work that day which is only a 15min walk from SIVF.

Good luck again Ferrals. It's your turn next!!!!

No such luck for me our beautiful looking embryo was effected i am shattered.

Im so sorry Ferrals. I don't know what to say. I really hope you'll try again.
Bigggg (((((hugs)))))
xoxo

No i'm done with ivf we will try one more time the natural way and hope 3rd time lucky otherwise that is it the stress on my family and myself is to much we still havnt gotten over the loss of abbi and i have 3 boys to think about i am so heartbroken i dont think i can take much more disapointment.

Ferrals - sorry things didn't turn out as you hoped.

So sorry to hear your news, Ferrals.

Ferrals - What to say. Big hugs coming your way!!!

Just popping on in from the 2ww to update you ladies.

Its a :bfp: FS is happy with todays results and we just now have to book in for an US next Thurs.

Hi ladies my FS rang me today and said she would be happy to do a back to back cycle as soon as AF turns up to get in before the new year she said i stimulated really well and is very happy with my ovaries and that i would not be at risk of OHSS and its up to me what i want to do i thought back to back cycles was not good for the body what do you think?

Ferrals, I think you should give it another shot. The FS is saying you stim well and back-to-back cycle should present no problems.

I haven't done a back-to-back but I had one month off in between two stim cycles instead of the recommended two-month minimum and didn't suffer for it.

Good luck to you in whatever you choose. Ultimately it is a very personal decision and choice.

Go for it ferrals!!!

Motherhood congrats!!!

Im a little upset today, feeling emotional. Ive been quite crampy since 2 days past my transfer. today it is quite bad. Not sure what to think.

xx

Hey Jakx, hang in there. Not long to go now. :pray: for you xo

Jaki-it is proberbly the crinone i was really crampy like period pain on it so dont get yourself all stressed and worried you will make it to your BFP.
When you have a cycle cancelled or dont make it to TF like me do you still pay the $1800 cancellation fee that is fully refunded by medicare not sure what i have to pay i wanted to sort out my finances and yes we will do one more cycle if my E2 is low enough to start i am still really concerned over my embryo quality though

No way Ferrals, you will actually owe SIVF less money because they wont charge you for the transfer. When i bombed my first cycle they refunded us over $4000, but that was for PGD and transfer. Not sure what the transfer is worth. Best thing to do is call accounts.

Thanx for the kind thoughts ladies. I had a big cry and im ok now. Bloody hormones!!

xx