Hi Ladies.
I've not been on here for a long time and not many people i recognise except for you loops12!
Hi keep strong loops never give up
I've been hiding away for to long now after my little boy was stillborn with my first cycle, so thought i would check in here as really helped last time!
I've had FET with 2 blasto on the 2nd has anybody got expierience with frozen blasto? my doc says they have not done enough to get any stats.
Hi Ladies
Possums ~ thank you. All the best with this cycle, will for you!
Samandpoppy ~ Very sorry things didnt work out and also about your business - must be very hard. Stay strong and I hope good things come to you in the future. None of us deserve this crap. Hugs
Lori ~ very sad to hear of your troubles, I will be and you get your little miracle. I hear ya on the money situation, we've had all sorts of money troubles and its just so unfair that its so expensive and that we have to spend this money. I hope it pays off for you hon. Goodluck
Williamsemma ~ Oh so sorry to hear about Thomas, can't comprehend how hard that must have been (((GBH))). I wish you all the very best for another little miracle and an earth brother or sister for your angel. I would think because blasties are supposed to be the best quality that if it thaws ok, it would probably be pretty great. FX'd its a real sticky lil bub! Thank you - I wont give up - at least not for a while yet xo
AFM ~ Had FS appointment last week and we are having a few bloods for different things and probably another IVF/ICSI attempt in May if we can get the funds.
Hi to everyone and I hope you are all well, despite all the TTC challenges
I want to echo what Loops said and wish you the best of luck Williamsemma with your blastocysts. Since they are meant to be the best quality hopefully you will have more luck. I'm so sorry to hear about your still born baby. I sometimes wonder if that's why I have never fallen pregnant (apart from a chemical pregnancy) with IVF... because when I pray for it to work I pray to have a healthy baby born (and I guess that I'm asking for too much) but I don't know how I could cope if I had a miscarriage or still birth or have a child born so fragile that it only lived a few days etc.
Do the doctors have any idea why he was still born or what they might be able to do in future to reduce your chance of going through that again? I can't imagine how painful that would be.
One of my friends had her son (through IVF) 13 and a half weeks prem. It was very touch and go for pretty much the first 12 weeks... everytime it looked like he was improving and going to be okay they would have some sort of set back (lung problems, infections etc). He's now doing really well and is almost 4 months past his due date and almost sitting up. She virtually lived at the hospital for most of the 14 weeks that he was in there and I think she was amazingly strong. I don't know how I would manage to hold it together like that.
Anyway Loops... I noticed in your sign off that your hubby has low sperm count problems... my friend above had the same problem and they found that after 6 months of being on menivite (the male version of elivate) his sperm count increased 10 fold. Not sure if you have tried it? They still had to do ICSI as they ended up with only 2 viable sperm by the time his sample got to the lab. But as they say it only takes one. My friend had 2 eggs picked up so they did ICSI on both but only 1 developed and that ended up being her son.
My egg pick up went okay today. I got 13 eggs and don't feel too sore. Now we just have to see how many embryos I get and how many make it to Blastocyst. Fingers crossed.
Lori
37yrs with daughter who turns 14 in 2 weeks time.
Started donor search Dec 06, Started donor insemination Jan 09, Started IVF FEb 10. 1st cycle - chem preg, 2nd cycle BFN, FT - BFN, currently on 3rd full cycle.
samandpoppy- reallysorry to hear you didnt have success with your cycle, and the news about your business. You sound really strong and hope you all come through this ok and find a fresh start
dreamrise- best of luck with those eggs! here's hoping lots of embryos for you
williamsemma- good luck! i had a pregnancy from a frozen blast, so i think they can be pretty strong! (that pregnancy didnt last for other medical reasons)
loops, hope you are doing well
and hi to anyone i have missed!
afm, currently in the tww, with a blastocyst on board, and one in the freezer after this cycle. BT is dec 23rd, so either great xmas news or a bit of a bummer in the festive season...here's hoping for good news! I'm starting to get pretty nervous now
Good luck Possum with the blastocyst and one in the freezer is great news too. I've never managed to get any blastocysts. Had transfers on day 2 and on one cycle I got 2 embryos frozen at day 2 because they didnt' think they would make it to blastocyst. None of them have taken.
Anyway I have my blood test on the 22nd Dec so like you it will either be a great Christmas present or make for a very depressing Christmas.
Hopefully we will both get great Christmas presents.
I'm a bit worried as today I had the farrier out to do my 6 horses and ponies feet. My one year old miniature pony got a little crazy when the farrier went to trim her back foot and she rammed straight into my stomach. It still feels a little tender now. I hope that I don't find out that I was pregnant but lost it (chemical pregnancy) due to that stupid pony. I was so upset with her. In hindsight I guess I should have tried to see if one of the neighbours could have helped or something though you don't expect anything like that to happen.
sorry i havn't been here in a while. i've been having a lot of stress lately so doing another cycle has just been put off.
i hope we have some more good news in here soon.
i don't know whats happening or when or if ever.
Looks like we must have both been posting at the same time.
Congrats on the positive test... hopefully it is confirmed on Thursday and this one sticks for the full 9 months.
Maybe we will both be celebrating good news this Christmas.
By the way we are the same age (I'm also 37) and I have only 1 dog but she is 3/4 toy poodle 1/4 bichon. I love the poodle breed and the fact they don't shed and are so small and easy to fit in anywhere. :-) She has adapted well to me doing family day care and her having to be locked in a crate while the kids are here. I think she realises it is safer for her to be away from the noisy toddlers. Though as soon as they are gone she is relieved to get out and follow us around everywhere again. At night she sleeps in my teenage daughter's bed with her.
Okay my period should be due today - egg pick up was Monday 6th Dec. No sign of my period yet (now 6pm) so I'm starting to get hopeful. I haven't had any period cramps like I have had in the past... so maybe, maybe????
Blood test is Wednesday (why do they make you wait so long).
This cycle I have had lots of nigling pains throughout the 2 week wait and also a tearing type feeling a few times (difficult to explain).
It's driving me crazy not knowing... and trying not to get my hopes up because I don't want to end up crushed.
Lori
Started this journey Dec 2006 so it would be great if this worked (egg pickup was almost exactly the 4 year anniversary of starting).
JBM i am so sorry hun that you have had to put off your cycle im not to sure whats going on but if you ever need to talk, we are always here for you! i hope things get better for you soon xxx
Dreamrise659 things sound very promising!! have you POAS yet? i always like to do a HPT before my bloods, just so i could sort of prepair for what the BT might bring! not long now till your bt, all things are looking very good for you sending lots of sticky vibes your way. what a wonderful chrissy present it would be!
Possum thinking of you hun!! when is your bt?
even thought i am not currently cycling, i hope you all dont mind me sticking around in here! only place right now where i feel like i belong IYKWIM?
hope chrissy brings in lots of bfp's to this thread.....something tells me its going to
Dreamrise ~ thanks for your wishes and sharing about your friend. Yeh DH was on Menevit and a couple of other things and his sprem analysis has seemed to improve a bit but then we heard from our FS that Menevit is actually crap so now not so sure but perhaps anything is worth a try - I reckon. All the best tomorrow, and for you that you get a wonderful Xmas present. If not, go out a get drunk I reckon. Goodluck hon. Hope the pony didnt do any damage. I doubt it though.
Possum ~ hope you get a wonderful Xmas present as well (probably the only present you want - huh?). for you as well, goodluck on Thursday.
JBM ~ sorry to hear of your stress, hope you can get back into the swing of TTC very soon.
Mummy2chloe ~ good to have you around. All the best to you and I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.
Merry Christmas ladies - enjoy the festive season as much as you can. Even though our dreams for a child may not come true, life can be short so we need to celebrate with family and friends. xo
AFM ~ I will enjoy Christmas with my family even though in some aspects it will be hard as one sister has a 18month old and my other sister is due to have her 1st in 3 weeks and I'm still waiting. I love my family though so know I will still have fun. Been a bit depressed lately - it's all taking a toll now after 5yrs of TTC and thousands of $ spent and we are broke but I wont give up.
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for you!
Still in shock, excited, yet very nervous too...fingers crossed
im not to sure whats going on but if you ever need to talk, we are always here for you! i hope things get better for you soon xxx
sending lots of sticky vibes your way. what a wonderful chrissy present it would be!
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