Rols - Yippppppeeeeeee! Big hugs. Congrats on your follies. Champion effort by both you guys. So happy for you both. Transfer soon?
Shelly - Congrats on the big 17. Wow, awesome achievement. Rest up & get relaxed for transfer.
Sonja - been missing you as I have been MIA. Hope you are feeling ok.
Chez - take it easy sweet.
Me - Sorry no posts. I have been looking in on you all & missing you ever so much but I have been very upset for the last month & a bit & not able to even write (its even hard now). Last perfect blastie escaped before I even had my BT for HCG (didnt even take). Was so, so upset. I have lost others & never hit the wall as hard. I sobbed big heart wretching sobs that I felt deep down in my soul & didnt stop for days and days. I have perfected the art of grieving and its getting worse. DH woke me crying in my sleep, I dragged myself to work sobbing at the slightest thing. I refused to speak to anyone & felt a deep rooted feeling of being ripped off. I still feel that way but am so trying to look forward to the next one. It sickens me trying to get excited about another eventual loss. Does my head in! I am usually so positive but after the last one somthing changed. DH keeps calling blasties "Penelope". He likes that name & I now hate it. I told him I have now lost 8 "Penelope's" & he needs to find another name or another wife. No, Im not on any meds. Im going to have a natural cycle. Maybe I need meds. God has to bless us, he just has to.
Last week I had a hysteroscope & got very good results. No fibroids, polyps etc. Have been seeing AF for a week now & wish she wld P*** off. I still hate her with a passion.
I am going under general aesthetic on 29th to have another transfer. Prof said general will stop me contracting afterwards (which I do for quite some time out of shock, not cos I like it). He also told DH that Ineed to go somewhere "quiet" for a week. DH going to US & is sending me away with Mother for some R&R. I leave on 31st August to health retreat. Ahhhhhhh cant wait. Hoping mother doesnt drive me insane. She can be so very helpful it annoys me.
Thinking of you all and hoping sincerely that all goes to plan for you guys.
Wow Shelly, 17 is a fantastic number. Woohoo!! Lets hope those little eggies fertilise well overnight. I hope that you are having a nice little sleep
Rols- 8 fertilised is great!! Thats a really good number. Hope the embies keep on growing. Did you end up having to go with the ICSI- im not sure whether you were just doing the emerg ICSI thing or not. Sorry How is DW feeling?? I know i only had 12 eggies but for the last few days i have been feeling bloated and ewww yuk!! Hope your feeding her and giving her lots of water and gatorade!!
Traceylee- im sorry your sad, its not fair. It is good news that you got great results from your op last week though. Fingers crossed that you will get that BFP from your natural cycle. I really hope things go well for you. As for the health retreat!! Well, how relaxing will that be!! Awesome!
Sparkles- good luck with your appt.
BG- hope your head is feeling a little better
Mel
Sparkles, hope it all goes OK and you get a better idea of where you're headed.
Tracey, good to hear from you and I'm sorry the last unsuccessful cycle hit you so hard.
Mel, the fertilisation was just with straight IVF. Emergency ICSI is a standard thing they offer and was just in case things didn't look good with my sample. As for DW, she's bounced right back - very little pain, no bloated feeling anymore and more or less back to normal. I'm pretty surprised because the FS said she would likely feel ordinary for a few days as the 26 empty follies would fill up with blood and still feel very full. We just went to the soccer ground nearby with the dog and she was kicking the ball around (the dog loves it), so she's doing pretty well.
Wow Rols that awesome.Well done.
Hey Shell congrats mate.
Had my scan today and my biggest follie was 15mm on friday and today the biggest follies was 21mm. 14 follies in told between 17 and 21mm. Nurse said there are so many littles follies im not even gunna bother to count them all. Trigger is 11pm tomorrow night and im so glad about no more needles.
Take care all
Hi everyone.
Rols thats great that they didnt need to use ICSI!! You must be happy with that, as for DW, sounds like she is doing really well. Does she start the crinone tonight!!! Hahaha, that will be an experience (not joyful) you wont want to have for a long time!
Mumof5- thats great you have lots of follies. Best of luck with your trigger tomorrow, does that mean EPU is Thurs??
Hope everyone is having good night
Mel
Hi all ... so much has happened since I last logged on!
Shels ... congrats on the 17 eggies! That is awesome news!
Happymel ... good luck with your ET this week! Look forward to hearing how it goes!
Rols ... congrats to you and your DW ... that is great re. your 8 embies and that you did IVF w/out the ICSI (your results must have been great!) And also great to see that DW has bounced back so well!
Mof5 .. wow your follies have really grown! Cant believe you are about to trigger ... how quickly that has come around! Good luck with it! I saw the needle last week and it looks scary!
TL ... so sorry to hear you are down and that things havent gone well! I hope all goes well with your natural cycle!
Sparkles ... good luck with you starting out on IVF!
Nothing major to report on my end other than having started the Synarel on Sat. So far so good! Not majorly unpleasant, just like the nasal sprays you use when you have a cold! Have been trying to drink lots of water. Only thing I've noticed since starting is that have had the sensation of overheating a couple of times and going to the bathroom more than usual! If Its like this till I start the gonal f then I am fine with that. Have next BT on the 29th Aug! Hope to hear of lots of BFPs before then.
hi all
well had the appointmnet today and the good news is my doctor says we can start straight away next cycle ( in apporx 4 days) however i do have to ring the hospital tomorrow and it may be a different story, i also have another two appointments on wed so will know more then, we signed all the paper work though and we are doing icsi and blastie?? i dont know much yet as you may tell, it was all no muckin around which is what i wanted so lets pray it goes smoothly, willkeep you updated and any info would be greatly appriciated
Good luck to everyone xoxo
I wil try and be more active on the thread now i just really didnt know much so i will keep learning
Sparkles, forgive me if you already know this... you seem a bit confused, but I'm not entirely sure what you're confused about, so if I'm telling you stuff you already know, just ignore me. ICSI is commonly used in male factor infertility - it's where they catch an individual sperm and inject it into the egg. Blastocyst culture just means they grow the embryos a bit longer - up to day 5 or 6, while some clinics do day 2 or 3. My three snow bubs and my dearly departed Caterpillar are all ICSI'd blastocysts.
I hope that eases the confusion, and if you already knew it, just ignore me.
So much happening in here! The TWW thread will be choc'a block before we know it! It's getting a bit lonely only two of us waiting now...that's why I'm stalking you all!
Goodluck everyone. I think we are long overdue for a long run of BFP's around here!
Sparkles -welcome on board the ride! wishing you the best on your ttc journey.
Ellie - hold on I think there are a few of us on our way to keep you company!
Mon..aren't the drugs just great... nothing like the taste of chemicals flowing down the back of your throat.
Rols - great news.. glad DW is feeling better..good luck for ET.
TL - just one thing... ...hope you feel better soon
Me - I got a call from the scientist this morning....13 of my 17 eggs fertilised overnight.. YAY FOR ME .....Transfer tomorrow at 2.15 and they will let me know how many can freeze!
Fertilised eggs...this is as pregnant as I have ever been and they havn't even put one back yet. hehehe.
Wow so much has been happening here...sounds like there have been some great results with the EPUs...good luck to everyone who is awaiting a transfer or IUI...I have all my limbs crossed hoping you all get BFP xoxo
I have been hanging over in the TWW thread but no need to be on there anymore so you are stuck with me again.
I had my b/t Friday & we got a BFP...was in shock for a few hours but oh so happy! I had to go back yesterday before work to have preg hormone levels tested again to make sure everything was progressing nicely. Back at work for 2 hours when I went to the loo & discovered I was bleeding. My heart broke...why me?!?! I couldn't stop crying & was really hard to come out & through the office but I managed. Explained what had happened & then went home. Got the call re: b/t in afternoon & levels had dropped by half. I was having an early m/c. Am feeling so sore & washed out so have taken the day off work today to watch DVDs & come to terms with the fact that it wasn't meant to be this time around. Prob seeing doc on Thursday so will see what he says.
Ali, I'm so sorry that you are going through this! It's always hard to lose a baby, no matter how long you've been pregnant. There are a few positives here, though... you do know that you can get pregnant, and because it's such an early loss you'll more than likely be able to try again straight away, if that's what you want to do. I hope that doesn't come across as completely insensitive - you know I've been there and know what the devestation feels like - I just feel that it is important to focus on the positive side of things. Will be praying like mad for a better outcome next time.
oh ali i feel so sorry for you sorry that this has happened to you hun
mumof5 well trigger for you tonight best of luk hun
shelly yay on 13 fert eggies well done to you and all the best for transfer tomorrow
wow shelly-fantastic news-all the best hun
Ali- i am really sorry to hear that hun ( hugs)
well i spoke to the nurse today and YES i am definatly starting as soon as period arrives which should be friday yay finally, i have my nurse apointment next thursday
Shelley, fantastic news, what a fertilisation rate!
Ali, I second the comments of BW, but am always hesistant to say that sort of thing because I know that some find it grating. But in the same vein as BW, I tentatively offer those thoughts as well. It really sucks that you had that brief moment of joy, only to have to it taken away. I guess all you can do is try your best to move forward when you're ready - and being ready is the most important part. Just because you have these positives that have been mentioned, it doesn't negate the need for the mental adjustment and acceptance of what has happened.
Mo5, good luck tonight.
Sparkles, I bet you're both happy that you've got the go ahead.
DW got her BT results this afternoon and her levels are spot on for transfer, which is a bit of a relief. He oestrogen levels were at 19,000 the other day (I have no idea how high this is, but apparently it's high) but now they have fallen back to the good range for transfer. The nurse said the only reason she is up to transfer is because of the 3 litres of water per day that she has been religiously sticking to. So hopefully our 8 little ones will continue to divide and conquer I'm feeling more relaxed now that I know that we can conceive, and that DWs levels are OK. Anyway, we'll hear more about the embies tomorrow regarding their progress.
How is DW feeling?? I know i only had 12 eggies but for the last few days i have been feeling bloated and ewww yuk!! Hope your feeding her and giving her lots of water and gatorade!!
...hope you feel better soon
.....Transfer tomorrow at 2.15 and they will let me know how many can freeze!
for everyone
Will be praying like mad for a better outcome next time.
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