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Hi Everyone, It's my first time on this site and you all sound like veterans already. I'm about to start ivf at the end of the month, after 2 yrs trying (am 36 now) and one failed attempt at Clomid. It all seems incredibly daunting, just trying to get my head around all the stuff you have to get right, it's like learning a new language. I look forward to seeing how everyone goes...
Hiya All,
Thought I would pop in and give you a bit of an update.
As you know, egg pickup was yesterday. It all went well, with 7 little :egg: 'ies collected. YAY!!!
Unfortunately, of these 7, only 5 were good good enought to use.
Of these 5, only 1 made it to today :cry:
As a result we are doing implant tomorrow.
I am hoping and praying that our little embie will make it overnight and will last long enough to meet mumma.
I am a bit down about it, as we were hoping for a few more embies to have survived and get a couple through to blasty stage. But, I guess it is not to be. At least we still have 1 emby to work with.
So, if anyone has any oldwives tales / tips etc on ways to make an emby stick, I let me know!!!!! We need all the help we can get!!!!
Heresto lots of :stickyvibesboy: to us.
Sorry for the self absorbed post, but feeling a little bit down.
Good luck to the rest of you first timers, I hope you are all going well.
Cheers... Fi
Oh sweetie, that's sad for you...it's the exact same result we had on our first cycle. I was a bit gutted and it seemed to be a scenario we had not even considered.
Be really kind to yourself...and when you do get your little one tomorrow, take it easy and keep up the faith and hope.
It's not much comfort to hear, but it really only does take one...and you have lots of people crossing all their fingers and toes that this little one will meet you in 9 months time.
Take care, and we'll be :pray::pray: for you.
Jo
Hi Everyone
I haven't been on this forum for ages, before we found out we had to have IVF i think.
I am in my first cycle, currently on nasal spray and the Gonal-f pen. i have been having injections for 6 days now, i haven't had too many side effects yet a little bit of cramping and breast tenderness. Felt a bit emotional last week, but ok at the mo.
We have to have IVF with micro injection and am going for BT and Scan this Friday.
I live in SA and am going through Repromed is anyone else going through them?
Jewel
:fertilise:
Sienna and Jewel hope all goes well for you both you will find a wealth of info on BB. Good luck and keep us posted as to how it goes.
Fi - AAwwwwww I am so sorry that you had to go thru all this, but one little emby is all it will take. Sending you best wishes for tomoro. Let me know how it goes. :stickyvibesboy::stickyvibesgirl::stickyvibesboy:: stickyvibesgirl:
Am crossing everything I have for you.
Hiya all,
Kotare and Blayz, thak you so much for your kind thoughts, its amazing how much good so few words can do. I am feeling in such a better mental state than I was the other night, so thank you :)
Well, implant went ahead today, so I officially have our emby on board. Boy was that fun - drank way to much water beore hand and was petrified that I was going to pee on the dr. Then too scarred to go to the toilet after in case it dropped out!!! Sat on a tram for 1/2 an hour desperatley wanting to go to the toilet, but too scarred to!!! Man I am a fool!!!!!
Anyway, we are are hoping and praying that it will take and all will be well.
Some how I think it will be a lonnnnnnnnng 2 weeks!
Once again, thanks for the support, you guys are wonderful.
happy 1st cycle to you all, and I hope it is all going well - keep us updated.
Cheers... Fi :hello:
Hi all Good luck Fi
I had to increase my gonal f from 150 to 225 as my level was only 287 and it should be 500. Anyone else had this???
Hi everyone,
U are in my thoughts, Fi, as is your little embryo. I guess I'll be in that postion in a few weeks when hopefully u will have good news! Something I wanted to share with all on this site is a fantastic hilarious book I found called 'In Vitro Fertility Goddess' by Jodi Panayotov, Its like a Bridget Jones type story of how she went through miscarriages, ivf etc. It cheered me up and at times I was
practically rolling on the floor laughing which God knows I don't do these days.
That's all I wanted to say today, catch you soon!
Lol
Sienna:):)
hi there to all y ltttc buddies well ill be back to join you all in about 6 weeks glad your all doin ok blayze hun your ball is definatlly rolling now wow 7 sleeps good luk to you hun..fi best of luk to you and you little embie on board hope all goes well for you
Hi Everyone!
Sorry i haven't posted for a few days but I've been busy. I started the Synarel today! Yum -not! Gonal f to start probably on the 20th July. At this early stage - EPU should hopefully be between the 20th July to the 4th August. Yipeee! I may be pregnant by the middle of August.
Jewel17 sounds like we are on a similar cycle - Good luck and lots of sticky vibes to you when the time comes for your EPU!!!
Take care and lots of baby dust to all!
Tan69
Hi Everyone
Scan all went well on Friday. There was about 60 follicles is this normal with ivf? It sounded like a lot. My egg pickup is on Monday 16th July and transplanting back on Wednesday 18th.
Hi Tan69, thanks for the goodwishes on the EPU, hope yours comes soon and all goes well aswell.
Hi Jewel,
Are you sure they didnt say 16??? 60 seems like a few too many to me without OHSS occuring!
Cheers... Fi
yep 60 is alot even 16 is a high number. Either way it is going ahead so best wishes for this week Jewel.
Fi how are you feeling??
Hi Gals,
Sienna, Jewel , welcome on board the rollercaster, hope your first cycles all go well!
Fi, I've been away this week but have been thinking of you all week, I'm so happy you are in the TWW now and am wishing you lots of :stickyvibesgirl:
Jewel, wow 60? that's huge - I had around 20 the right size and another 10 that would go over with the trigger injection and they cancelled my pick up in case of ohss. And I'd had no side effects previously to indicate I would be susceptible. Just goes to show how different everyone is. Good luck this week, hope it all goes well.
To everyone who's got EPU's and ET's this week good luck, thinking of you all!!
Cheers
Shel
Hi Everyone,
I've been away with DH for a few romantic days, our last before the IVF cycle begins. Wow, I don't know a lot yet about the ins and outs but 60 eggs sounds incredible. U must be a fertility goddess to have that result, congratulations!
So I've picked up the drugs and paraphernalia, there's a lot there and it looks confusing. I've already forgotten what the nurse said when she ran thru it. All I know is I start the Provera tablets later this week. Does anyone feel like they might get it wrong with all this stuff, like might inject the wrong thing on the wrong day or something? I can't believe there are so many women doing it and geting it right. I'm really nervous about all of it. Does anyone else feel like this?:doh:
Hi Sienna
I felt very overwelmed with it all when I picked everything up. I sat down with my info and wrote on a calender day by day what has to be taken and when. the I approached it by the day looking at the calender for that day and following my instructions then crossed that day off and now I am at scan day tomro!! It helped heaps to focus on day by day instead of the whole lot. Hope this helps.
Hi Sienna
Yes it can be confusing...the hardest thing I found was remembering to take everything at the exact time.:doh:
DH and one of my other close friends were great and always called me when I should be taking something. I was lucky that I only had the drugs I was supposed to take at the time, they didn't give them all to me at once. This time round however, she said as I was experienced they could give me the lot.....this should be fun as I have a memory like a seive. The calender idea from Blayz sounds like the way to go!
I'd be interested to hear how you go on the Provera, I had to take it after my EPU was cancelled to make AF arrive (Took 2 1/2 weeks) and while I had no physical side effects from the Syneral or Puregon, the Provera was not so good, but it doesn't normally appear to cause side effects according to most people.
Anyway, good luck with everything
Cheers
Shel
Hi all,
Sienna, good luck with your first cycle. It can be daunting when you pick up all the drugs and stuff. We got home, sat at the dining table with it all and just stared at it! I turned to DH and asked 'OK, so what do I take when? I hope you were listening!!!!'
Blayz - fingers croosed for your scan tomorrow - I am sure it will go brilliantly, dont forget to give us an update as soon as you can.
As for me, well, on day 6 of 2WW and no sign of AF and no AF type symptoms, so I hope I am not 'jinxing' myself there, but still10 days to go, and as we all know, a lot can happen in 1 day, let alone 10!
Good luck folks and have a happy Tuesday :)
Cheers... Fi