Hi ladies just wanted to let you know i wont be posting in this thread anymore i am in the TTC thread after m/c or loss but i will say i feel good with my decision my boys have there mum back and i am positive for the future with my incredable man who i adore as i have said to others if i had no children i would have tried again but 8 months is a long time to put your life on hold when you have beautiful boys right under your nose anyway i am looking forward to my AF to start ttc again and DH are happy with our choice and giving im 35 we still have a little time to get pregnant you ladies have been fantastic and i am happy for you all keep your fingers crossed that my next bub is a healthy one.
I have some nexs to post.. I am currently BFP
Currently at 5 weeks - hoping the lil guy is going to stay with us
I thought you were not allowed to post but got confused that you are not allowed to have a ticker
it was 'third time is the charm' for us.. we just skated in before the finish line as we lost all our embies from the last cycle and had run out of money.... AND I started bleeding so assumed it was AF. To say I was crushed would be an understatement - I went into a bit of a state where I couln't look or talk to anyone for three days (it had been a long painful year)... So you can imagine my shock and disbelief when the nurse called to say positive.
I have been doing acupuncture throughout and quickly went to see her to stop the bleeding - it stopped within a half hour of the appointment and it was a long wait over the next week but following BT shows HCG is increasing so breathing (a tiny bit) more
Feeling for everyone's ups and downs here - what a crazy rollercoater ride we are all on huh?
Last edited by onthefly; February 21st, 2010 at 08:26 PM.
Hi ladies.
Just wondering do any of you PGDians or anyone you know do PGD with Monash?
I read on the net today they biopsy embreos on day 3. Im wondering how they can do this without them being hatched.
SIVF is so different. Surely if they could biopsy on day 3 to give us more to choose from they would??
xx
not sure about monash but we were with Melbourne IVF and all our PGD was done on day three...if testing for a specific genetic condition i personally would think it is a viable option....JMHO.
Hey Jaki I am with Monash and yes they biopsy on day 3 and transfer day 5. To be honest I don't know why but next time I speak to someone will ask for you
Also - I had a chemical pregnancy with my first transfer. At the time I was starting to think that this may mean I had disguised fertility issues. My acupuncturist (who basically just does IVF patients) told me that this was actually a really good sign as it shows that I am able to make pregnancy happen. She reccomended to me that I go straight into another cycle as in her experience it usually happens the next transfer.
Food for thought
Last edited by onthefly; February 21st, 2010 at 08:26 PM.
Thanx girls... Im totally shocked that SIVF lead us to believe you can only test a hatching Blastie.
I feel totally betrayed. Seriously ready for a clinic change.
xx
I was at Melbourne - and they tested on Day 3 and transferred late on day 3.
Different clinics do it differently - but they are probably right to have just one procedure at each clinic, since it is really, really fiddly, and so much depends on the skills of the embryologist - so you want them to be very, very practised at whatever method is used.
The day 3 biopsies require drilling a hole into the embryo with a laser and sucking out one or two cells. They have 2 big disadvantages - it is more difficult to get a test that works on that tiny amount of genetic material (onja's 2 years to formulate a test, and my 3 years to formulate a test are pretty typical), and secondly not all embryo's survive the test.
The advantage is that some embryos that may not make it to day 5 in a culture dish could make it inside a body.
If I remember correctly you could manage to have healthy bubs just by sex selection though some of them would be carriers - if that is the case then you wouldn't have the test development marathon if you were to swap to a day 3 clinic. As far as I know there is a big waiting list for PGD at both Melbourne and Monash -but it wouldn't hurt to call them and ask. Melbourne has a specific PGD coordinator, who would be worth talking to.
Thanks hun, im not on quite the rant i was yesterday. Im not sure if the risk to the embies is worth it or not. i spose either way you wont end up with much at the end, if anything.
I have a carrier female in the freezer, we will try using that one and if i have another BFN then we have some serious thinking to do.
xx
Not much action in here lately!!!
Not sure if any of you are still lurking.... Hubby and i have decided to jump on the PGD rollercoaster again rather than doing a single embie FET. We plan to enjoy christmas and new year, then save like mad. We are aiming for April. YAY!!!
Pleeeeeeeease let number 3 be my BFP cycle.
xx
Hey Jaki - yeah not much PGD action going on. Glad ur trying again Not sure if u tried to PM as just discovered my inbox was full (and haven't been back here in ages)
Off to my first Obstetrician app today
Good luck to any PGD lurkers out there
Last edited by onthefly; February 21st, 2010 at 08:27 PM.
My DH and I have just been approved to go through IVF with PGD for medical reasons (to reduce the chances of a genetic condition) and I had a couple of questions that I thought you girls that have been through the process might be able to answer for me.
We went to the initial compulsory counselling session for IVF, but we went to a group session where they talked about IVF cycles in general. It was more focused on couples that were going through IVF for infertility reasons, rather than for PGD. I'm wondering what the cycle might entail for me? Would I have to take the pill first or is that not done with PGD patients?
Also, did you have to wait long to start a cycle in order to coordinate with the PGD lab? I've heard that they can get busy and that sometimes people might be put on the pill for a while until the lab is ready?
I'm sure my FS will probably answer all these questions for me at our next apt, but I'm just excited (and nervous) and I like to try to be informed
Hi Mylitta,
You will have a general IVF cycle - there are several varieties available, and for some of them you will be on the pill first.
There are 2 steps for genetic condition PGD - they first have to develop a test, (which takes some time, and which may also have a waiting list), and then they do the actual cycle with the PGD. There will be waiting involved - but I can't tell you how long. I do know that over the last few years the waiting has been reduced as they get better at test development and have more staff in the labs though. I had several years of test development and waiting before getting to do a cycle - but it's not usually so tricky now.
good luck!
Thanks for the info KMN Fingers crossed the waiting won't be too long. I'm so eager to get going, lol. Hopefully our situation isn't too complex because it's just going to involve the lab using FISH to dye and count the numbers of some of the chromosomes.
I'm amazed that you had to wait years for test development. Gosh that must have been so hard for you. I hope your journey had a happy ending
Last edited by onthefly; February 21st, 2010 at 08:27 PM.
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I had a happy ending. There are some others who had a similar amount of waiting and then didn't though.
The chromosome counting version of PGD shouldn't have a huge wait - which clinic are you at?
Not sure if u tried to PM as just discovered my inbox was full (and haven't been back here in ages)
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