Minnie, i hope the jabbing is going well and your getting to enjoy your time away! You must be running outta places to jab.
Andie, how are you feeling? So good to hear your reacting so well to the drugs. Is EPU on schedule then?
Elle, how's your finger? Hope everythings on track for your next cycle.
BF, so glad the scan went well & your staring to relax a bit and enjoy. Have you still got the doppler?
Sunbeam, how are you going? Have you got much planned for your break?
AFM - Nothing much going on aside from a very busy month coming up! Feeling exhausted from studying and running around all weekend. I'm booked in for amnio on the 18th of next month so won't be having another scan until then, don't know how im going to stay sane!!
Andie - How are you going? Did EPU happen today or is it on for tomorrow? Hope everything is going smoothly for you! Looking forward to hearing how you are.
Minnie - Ooh... I wonder what's going on in there! You must be looking forward to finding out - keep us posted!
b*f - Yay!! That is so great to hear! And double yay for relaxing and enjoying!
J.Bear - Glad to hear things are going well, albeit hectic. Can I ask why you are having the amnio done (I understand it's a personal decision)? Is there something specific you are looking for or are you just being thorough with screening?
Sunbeam - How are you? Hope you're traveling ok...
AFM - Thanks to those of you who asked after my hand - it has been pretty painful and pretty annoying (especially after just moving house when there is so much to be done around here). There are stitches there but I still don't know how many because it's all bandaged up. I have a follow up appt next week so I guess I will find out then. 2 weeks tomorrow until I find out if I am on track for another cycle this year - we shall see (fingers crossed!). I have been feeling pretty out of sorts over the past week. Just wondering if it is my hand & meds/new home/other life stuff or if it could be the hormonal come down after an IVF cycle (or a combination which is probably pretty likely)? Does anyone have any experience of teariness/discomfort in the week/s after a cycle? Is it normal and how long is it likely to take to settle down? Thanks, girls!
Andie - How did it go? How many eggies in your basket?
Elle - What a shocking time to hurt your hand with all the unpacking to do!! I hope it heals quickly. We might be cycle buddies soon. I'm sorry you are feeling rough sweetie , I am just now feeling right after me cycle I was very uncomfortable until AF arrived. I was teary for a week or so after but with all you have been through recently I think it would all feel a bit too much at times. Go easy on yourself and try to do some nice things to cheer yourself up.
B*F - I'm so glad to hear everything is going fantastic and you are starting to relax, I hope everything continues perfectly.
JBear - It must be so hard to wait between scans I think I'll be banging on FS door every week when its me!
Minnie - I hope you are having a lovely holiday despite all the jabbing.
AFM- AF arrived yesterday so I think I start the pill again tomorrow but just for 2 weeks! My EPU is Dec 14th so I'll be all done by Christmas apart from being bloated. PGD is booked for the 18th Jan hopefully with a transfer a few days later
hi ladies - hope you're all well, thanks for asking after me. epu was this morning, got 13 eggs but wont know how many of those are suitable for biopsy until sunday. hopefully we will get enough, but i am going to prepare myself for a freeze & batch anyway. considering we got 11 eggs collected last stim and only ended up with 2 blasts, we may not end up with very many that are of a quality to be biopsied. fingers crossed though i guess!
jbear - sounds like you need to rest & relax this weekend...
sunbeam - what a quick turnaround (seems to me anyway..!), great you will be finished up a week or so before christmas. wouldnt worry about the bloat - all your friends & family will be bloated over christmas too i imagine. xx
elle - i dont blame you for feeling out of sorts with everything thats been going on lately. prob a combination of things for you, but to answer your question, yes - i do feel a bit over it after a stim, all those hormones trying to regulate themselves again. quite often i visit the naturopath to get some herbs to get things back on track. hope you're feeling a bit better today.
Any news on how many embies you got Andie?
Yes my brother had lat band surgery 2 years ago and is 4lb from being the same weight he was at 14! He looks fantastic I'm very proud of him. My dad and him had the surgery together but dad has not done quite as well but still lost a fair bit.
Sneaking in the spread some baby dust to you all and roll andie, MM and sunbeam in some from head to toe! Hope you are all graduating from here soon xx sneaks out.
got call from FS, we have 7 embryos's that look suitable for biopsy at this stage - all 4 cells at day 2. these may not all continue to divide overnight and we could lose some more before they are biopsied tomorrow (my clinic biopsies on day 3). FS was happy with this number, but it just seems so depressing going from 13 to 7. realistically we will lose more overnight, so probably looking at around 3-4? does that sound reasonable? i have a day 2 embryo on ice from a previous stim, so they will thaw that out today and hopefully it will be able to be biopsied too. so maybe 4? if im lucky 5? this waiting bit sucks...
Andie - Best of luck!! I have everything crossed for you that those embies stay strong. Keep us posted (and have a nice Sunday - do something that makes you feel happy!).
Sunbeam - Hope you're feeling well. I think we may be cycle buddies again! Let's see how we go this round...
Minnie, J.Bear, b*f - hope you're all doing well!
AFM - Thanks, ladies. I don't feel quite as much of a basket-case after reading your replies. I think I will just take it easy (and trrrry and relax about all of the stresses).
andie: great haul of eggs, i know its hard seeing the numbers drop but where you are at now is what i got at epu so you are already ahead of me ! i hope the embryos are doing well and the biopsy goes well tomorrow. I hope your frosty thaws out perfectly and can get biopsied too
elle: how is your hand and how is the unpacking going ?
sunbeam: i hope the pill is going ok for you
joeve: thanks for popping in and your baby dust hope you are doing well
afm: we are back from our trip, hopefully everything is going ok with the follicles, im having my first blood test and scan tomorrow and probably epu thursday, I'm a bit nervous actually because I'm not anywhere as uncomfortable as last time so not sure what i will see tomorrow
hi ladies, got an update this arvo that 7 have been biopsied today. 7 was more than i was expecting, so pleased with this result so far. apparently they will test them tomorrow, so wont know until wednesday (day 5) how many are 'normal' & are still going. i would hope we get at least one, and two would be a bonus. going to be another tense couple of days while i wait... ill try and remain hopeful.
minnie - any news from your bt & scan? hope everything is on track for epu thursday. i know we are all respond differently, but this recent stim i didnt feel uncomfortable at all either, and collected 13 eggs. previous stim i could feel a bit going on at the start, then nothing towards the end. i convinced myself i ovulated early, but when FS did a scan to check for me i had 11 follicles still going. apparently your body adjusts to accommodate the follicles during the cycle, so hopefully this is just whats happening with you. goodluck & let us know how you go.
elle - eating chocolate & drinking coffee makes me happy... but im trying to cut back on those while doing ivf! ill have to find something else to keep my mind off things...
andie: great news on your biopsy amount that's a good number to get tested, was your frosty ok ?
miss.B: thanks for popping in
afm: scan today showed 18 follicles on the right and 9 on the left and estrogen was 9300 which is the highest i have had it so hopefully that means we get close to double figure eggs. Trigger tomorrow night and set for thursday epu
minnie - wow, great news on your scan. sounds very promising, im pleased for you. not sure if my frosty was one of the 7 or not, will find out wednesday.
Andie - That's awesome news! Ok, so no coffee and not so much chocolate, hmm... a fave movie? So glad you are remaining hopeful. I hope the time passes quickly and you will have your good news before you know it.
Minnie - Wow!! That's so great! Good luck for the next few days. Looking forward to hearing some good news after your Thurs EPU.
BTW, love the sneaking in for good luck and kind words around here - so sweet!
Andie - That's a great number to biopsy and my lucky number too. I am anxious for you, can't wait to hear the news on Wed
Minnie - I will be keen to see if the other medication makes a difference to your numbers this EPU and that all that jabbing was worth it Your right ovary is a very busy little thing, lefty is obviously a bit more laid back !
Elle - I love coffee and choc too but although I allow myself a little bit of choc each day I am down to one coffee a week, I have it saturday morning and it is amazing how much I get done on a saturday with that caffeine hit!! Where are you up to, are we cycling together? I'm 4th day on the pill which I will stop on the 24th.
, I am just now feeling right after me cycle I was very uncomfortable until AF arrived. I was teary for a week or so after but with all you have been through recently I think it would all feel a bit too much at times. Go easy on yourself and try to do some nice things to cheer yourself up.
Go eggies go! You doing ICSI?
Your right ovary is a very busy little thing, lefty is obviously a bit more laid back 
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