Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - August 2008

Nixon: I think if you get to blasty stage you have a good chance. You must be feeling releived and anxious all at the same time. I know when I had my EPU I was anxious about the numbers and I had lots. Your 3 are so precious so I am sending you lots of :goodluck: and positve vibes.

I'm anxious to see if when I have my transfer if they use some of my day 3 embryo's or my day 5 blasty's. I think I would much prefer to transfer my blasty's, but my FS seems to prefer using the day 3's first and then using the blasty's last as I have so many day 3's in safe keeping they seem certain that some of them will grow after transfer. I suppose I can only wait and see.

Nic, just want to come in to say 'congratulations on the good result' and hope they continue to grow strong....wish everything goes well on Thursday.

I am with SIVF as well and I have a frozen transfer tomorrow. Its such a nerve-wracking time, so I am glad I have find some TWW buddies here.

sorry no personals today, I am trying to get my head around here but all the very best of luck for everyone who is EPUing, transfering or jabbing...:)

BeiBei - I'll see you in TWW on Thursday. I hope it all goes well for you tomorrow. I'm with Dr Lok - I'm loving his work so far.

Hugs.
Nic
x

Great news Nic.... can't wait to join you.... We need lots of BFP!

Kahlan and Kelly D - great to see you girls on track, Kelly I hope your cold disappears fast, and fingers crossed we are all in the TWW together in the not too distant future.
Nic - you star glad to hear your embies are doing so well, very encouraging. I am having a general for EPU, and I have another US tomorrow morning to see how I am going and when EPU may be, today I have started to feel a bit of discomfort for the first time this cycle so I think those follies are coming on strong, let's just hope they don't go too crazy.
Bei Bei and Mindy good luck for your transfers
Ciao for now

Nixon - :stickyvibesgirl::stickyvibesboy: for u dearie

Aleenta - good luck for your US tom

Beibei - :goodluck2: FET, another TWW buddy on the way

KellyD - im sure you cant wait for your transfer......

Dusty - i too got pics of my 3 embies, those 3 and 4 cell embies....oh whr have they gone to


my IUI is ok, FS told us to DTD sunday n monday jus to increase e chances.
i feel yucky with the inserted progesterone. BT on sat to measure my progesterone level. Gotta eat more protein for e :2ww:

Good luck to everyone and :stickyvibesgirl::stickyvibesboy:

AFM I'm doing okay. Will go to see the nurses next Wednesday (27th) to have a blood test and possibly start Synarel. I'm feeling very very anxious though, as my DH has wokem up this morning with a massive lump on teh side of his neck - a very swollen lymph gland!!! I'm hoping that it's not the mumps which can cause stertility in men - his SA'a have been very poor anyway without thsi knid of problem. Anyway, he is off to the doc at 3pm.

Nic - thank you for your message, but call me stupid, I can't work out how to reply????? Maybe I haven't done enough posts yet to be able to use that feature???? :wall:

well so much is happening in here!!
smithy: good luck, ivf # 3 is the one for you
BEE:lots of eggs wow!! good luck
Nixon:glad EPU went well hope tfer goes well too
aleenta: great job with follies
MINDY: hope EPU went well
KAHLAN: hope you start to get back to normal soon with cycle
KELLY: good luck this cycle
BEIBEI: hope bubsicle tfer goes well, fingers crossed
MARSHA:well i am sure dtd 2 times will be great fun. good luck!

ANYONE ELSE: hope you're well.
AFM: well had scan on monday and fs says i am behind a couple of days with cycle so now i am doing the ov test everyday til i get a pos test.
then i have blood tests and bubsicle tfer will be a couple of days after that. so if all goes to plan then early next week for my bubsicle tfer.
i am continuing with acupuncture also.
will keep you all updated.

Hi everyone,

Have been out of action for a bit with just waiting and not really thinking whilst waiting for my AF to turn up - it still hasn't and now is two weeks overdue. I keep getting cramps and feeling irritable...grrrr....

I hope everyone is doing well - I'm not going to try to catch up as there have been three pages since my last visit...!! Just to say 'hi' and thinking of you all as always...

I usually write poetry regularly, but for some reason I have not written anything on IVF, but last night a poem turned up that I want to share with you all...I can't be there with everyone but this is a part of my heart and soul for you wonderful, warm women.

The Cradle

This cradle of mine
Can not hold the dream

With the drawing down
Of the moon
The whisper passes through
And death arrives again

There is no ceremony
No funeral pyre
No burial stone
The tears empty
To a world
That can not know

Where life is created
Life celebrated
All faith is placed
In the fertile grounds

Where then
Do I belong?

The hallowed land
Within me
Can not grow the one
So dearly grieved

That feminine essence
Is stripped
Refined
Denuded

That earthly mystery
Is stolen
Denied
Gone

Yet my cradle lies empty
Ruby sheets replaced
With each full moon
Waiting for
The dream of all dreams
Our child

Kate Bettison
19th August 2008

Kate, that is heart wrenchingly beautiful. It is beautifully written, so spot on, and it really epitomises the reality of this roller coaster journey. Thank you for sharing that with us :kiss:

Hi everyone well i had my collection done today was a bit scared but all went well, i still have some mild pain but its bearable. I had the Number 11 on my hand but found out they found an extra one when they got back to the Lab so i had 12 collected in total but only 11 were injected so i find out tomorrow how many have fertilised so will be back tomorrow to fill u guys in.

Take Care
Mel

Kate that was simply stunning. Very well written and you captured the emotion and pain in a very raw and honest way. :clap:

Mindy congrats on the 11/12 eggs, sounds like a great number. Good luck now for the transfer :goodluck:

Kate, that is one beautiful poem, well done you!

Mindy, 12, that's a great number, hope you will have great fert report tomorrow, for now, just make the 'hot water bottle' and dvd your best friends...:D

Marsha, good luck with this weekend, this could be the one!!!

Well, about me, after everything just fall into place for this cycle, my T day started with my 'no talking, mute the mobile' until 930am. I know they will call if there is bad news and I seriously don't want to hear it rings. 'Heart-in-my throat' we got to the clinic, thanks god they didn't call. Then we found out that our blastocyst survive the thaw and ready to transfer, YAY!

Little did I know that my uterus decided to play 'hide and seek' at the moment that FS got everything set and ready to put my 'snow bub' inside..He can't get the catheter to the right angle to get in (oh, did I mention tilted uterus?), anyway, I have to empty my bladder and give my uterus a real talk in the toilet to behave, this time, it is in! :lol:
Then I had an afternoon with acupuncture and 'Friends' DVD. B/t is 31 August, so this gonna be a long 11 days.

Mindy, fantastic number! :clap:

BeiBei - woohoo, :stickyvibesgirl::stickyvibesboy: That is exciting. Fingers crossed for the 31st :2ww:

Hey Girls,

Marsha - have fun DTD
Neptune - here's hoping it's not mumps for your hubby
JBM - hoping your plan goes well and I also am a fan of acupunture, so many benefits
Kate - you have a wonderful gift with your writing, your poem has captured the emotions so well
Mindy - glad to here your EPU went well and fingers crossed for good fertilisation and transfer
Bei Bei - hoping your TWW flys by and you are rewarded with a BFP

AFM I had my 3rd scan and BT in a week and the follies are growing not too bad, it's a really fine balance for me between under and over stim but we are hoping they have got it right this time. I started orgalutran antagonist tonight (Did it 30 mins ago and it is still stinging ouch!) My EPU is booked for Monday, and I am just hoping like mad I make it through this stage this time. Both my FS and the nurses are trying to manage my expectations around the transfer as it is highly likely I won't be able to have a transfer this cycle because of risk of overstim. I am a bit bloated already and there were around 20 follies plus lots of smaller ones not worth sizing but nevertheless taking up space. I am working from home the next couple of days so I do as little as possible and rest as much as I can so I can try and prevent overstim (may not work but I guess you have to try). I am very lucky my boss is awesome and very supportive.
Best wishes all round

Hey Nixon,

special good wishes for you with ET tomorrow, hope all goes well, and you too have a speedy and succesful TWW,
Cheers

:dance:best of luk nix im thinking of you and a heap of sticky vibes coming your way hun

Nixon - goodluck for ur ET dearie, hope dis is the one:pray:

Smithy - Hi there, sweetie

Aleenta - Take gatorade to prevent dehydration, ive got to drink loads e last ICSI

Beibei - :pray:dis is the one dearie

Mindy - :clap:11/12,dats a good no

KateB - e poem, make me teary.....nicely written dear

JBM - im sure u cant wait for ur transfer....

Neptune - hope its not mumps

Time seem to pass by faster dis cycle, mebbe cos of my werkload. I might have to come back on sunday again.

Good Morning Everyone.

Thanks you all so much for you good wishes. I am too nervous to reply to everyone this morning - I can't sit still. I was up at 6 (even though I'm off work today and tomorrow). Cooked DH poached eggs (no pun intended) which he was very surprised about - I got the "why are you being so nice?" (suspicious eyes,suspicious eyes ).

I'm going for Acupunture at 8.30 then I thought I might get the train into the city and leave my car there as I have another session booked for 1.30.

Transfer will be done at 12 noon. I got an update yesterday afternoon....3 were at the partially compacted morula stage (10 - 30 cells) and one was at very early blastocyst stage. I hope they are doing ok today.

Anyway - I'm thinking of you all. And hopefully I will have a whole afternoon to come and catch up with everyone individually.

X

Good Morning

Well i have just got off the phone to the Lab and 6 out of my 11 have fertilised and all systems go for a Saturday Morning transfer its all still a bit sureal still at the moment though.

Good Luck for your Transfer today Nixon. Thinking of you.
Mel
xoxo

Nic, best best wishes for you. I can so understand that your morning is a bit nerve-wrecking, but at least Acupuncture will help you to relax. Talking about 'being nice to hubby', funnily enough, my DH had similar comments while I was stimed on drugs...:D Hoep transfer will go ok and you will have a few to freeze as well.

Mindy, good to hear that 6 has been fertilized and hope they continue to grow and everything will be on track!

kate: good poem, sometimes it is hard to put into words but good job
mindy: count down to tfer on sat , hope all goes well
Bei bei: great job, good luck in TWW, i'll be joining you on monday

aleenta: countdown to epu on monday, hope all goes well
smithy: hi , hope all is going well for you
marsha: how are you going? sending babydust your way
nixon: hope tfer went well, let us know. now count down.

anyone else: hope jabbing, sniffing, egg collecting, tfers all going well

AFM: had faint 2nd line for ov test so had my blood taken today and was positive for ov . anyway i had acu today, last one before bubsicle tfer and extra support for fertility
so my bubsicle tfer is booked for monday , it will be 3 day embryo so then my test date will be prob 4th of sep so count down is on.
i've booked in a heap of stuff to keep me busy in TWW. i feel excited and a bit nervous too but i feel way more relaxed this time!!!

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had faint 2nd line for ov test so had my blood taken today and was positive for ov . anyway i had acu today, last one before bubsicle tfer and extra support for fertility
so my bubsicle tfer is booked for monday , it will be 3 day embryo so then my test date will be prob 4th of sep so count down is on.
i've booked in a heap of stuff to keep me busy in TWW. i feel excited and a bit nervous too but i feel way more relaxed this time!!!

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JBM, wow great news... hope it all goes well.

I have been away for just a short while and so much has happened since.

Good luck Aleenta for the EPU.

How did the TF go Nic?

Mindy, very good numbers...

To those who just joined the TWW, welcome... may we all have lots of BFP!

AFM, not on any drugs but my BB are sore like they are on drugs.... Will be testing for ovulation from Monday.... can't wait to join you all waiting mum to be...

Kahlan

kahlan - 'waiting mum to be', thats a new term for us, come join in, the more the merrier

JBM - for now, im happy to be busy...cos the tym jus fly pass

mindy - grow embies grow, 6 a good number dearie

nixon - hows e ET dearie??

me me.......my legs ache for no apparent reason, got to place hot pack to soothe them. besides that Im a OK

Hi girls
So sorry i have been AWOL for the last few days been a bit of a hectic week, my mum had a fall on tuesday and was rushed to the ED at my work so that was very distressing...she broke a few ribs and is badly bruised but my sister in law has come to help look after her. Went for a BT and US on wednesday had 14 follicles over 1.9 and another 10 above 1.4 not to mention the other 100 small ones, so had my trigger last night at 10:15m and having EPU tomrrow morning, they are predicting a freeze all in my case. Then to make matters worse my puppy has been sick and she has ended up in hospital on a drip. so much going on im going crazy!!!!! On top of all this i have been trying to work and have my first uni assignment due tomorrow oh and its my birthday!!

Well sorry for the me me me post, hope everything is ok with everyone.
Nixon: fingers crossed your transfer went well today

Bee (25) DH (31)

Bee83 :happybirthday::happybirthday:


So sorry you're having a rough time at the moment...:hug:

Bee sorry to hear about all that stressful stuff! Hope you enjoy your birthday! :hug:

Happy birthday Bee!:dance:
Sorry that you have so many stressful things going on.

Nic- hope the transfer went okay?

JBM - best of luck for the transfer on monday!

Marsha - hope your legs settle down, what's causing that do you think?

Kahlan - bring on the O!

Aleenta - Good Luck!!!!

Mindy - excellent number, good luck.

No news for me - waiting patiently for my BT next WEdnesday and hopefull start the Synarel and get started!

Hi Everyone

I'm currently in my first IVF/ICSI cycle and thought I'd join everyone here so I can have someone to chat to about it!

I have finished taking the pill and only on Syneral now.
Today was my first U/S with my FS to check the everything is clear. No Cysts and endo was 4mm so FS was happy and was told to start gonal-f on Sunday.
I have my next U/S on Friday and I guess I'll find out how things are going then.

I am a little nervous, and hope it all goes ok. I guess I had a taste for this during my 2 IUI procedures, but there are alot more things that can go wrong with IVF so just trying to keep positive and stay patient, and am hoping for the best.

Good luck to everyone currently in a cycle and those who are about to start. Its all so exciting but scary at the same time!

Bee I hope your pick up went well today, and that amongst all the craziness you got to Have a bit of a Happy Birthday!
Good luck to everyone else, there is so much going on, and great to hear most of you progressing in the right direction, I hope to follow in your footsteps!
Will report in after EPU Monday.

Hey everyone,

JBM - Good luck on Monday. I hope you can chill out over the weekend. See you in TWW Monday.

Kahlan - Hey. My BB are sore too, but they have been ever since I started the cycle on the pill back in July. I bought a new bra today - It is heaven.

Marsha - Maybe you need a peppermint foot scrub/massage to get the circulation going again? It might help.

Bee83 - Sorry to hear about your run of dramas. Happy Birthday Sweets. There are a million cliches I could throw at you, but sometime life just sucks and there are not enough hours in the day. Be kind to yourself.

Neptune - How are you sweetheart? I'm wishing you a super speedy weekend and start of the week.

Luckystrike - Welcome. I hope you stay in LTTC forum is a short one.

AFM - Transfer went fine. No dramas there. Apparently the lining was looking fantastic now all the little buggar needs to do is hold on for dear life. Another pregnyl dose tonight then nothing more to do but wait until Sept 1st.

:clap:well done nixon i hope you get your bfp soon hun and the lil bugger does hold on thinking of you and try to enjoy your tww

luckystrike..welcome to you hun i hope your first ivf is the one.

Thanks Smithy.

I got a call today that they ended up freezing 1 embie at day 5 and 2 at day 6. They originally told me that it would only be one unless the others really really started working hard. Turns out they did. Woo!! One of them was at the blastocyst hatching (?) stage? I hope that means good things for the one that was sent home on Thursday.

Thinking of you all - have a great weekend.
X

Oohh Nic, that's; great news :clap:.

:dance::dance:yay nix well done hun this is awsom news

Nixon - happy for u dear:dance:. tks for the leg remedy....

Bee83 - Happy Birthday sweetie!!!

Luckystrike - :welcome: all of us here will be happy to chat with you

Neptune - caused??? its rainy n cold n stubborn me still with shorts...

Me.........back from BT, progesterone level is good so jus got to remain on the current dosage of the medications. I cant wait for next week but am jus SUPER SCARED to know the result. i either me over the top or on the lowest of the lows....For now....:pray::stickyvibesgirl::stickyvibesboy:

Hi Everyone.

Newbie here. Am looking for any info or advice. My fiance had a vasectomy after kids from a previous marriage. Our doc has recommended IVF/Aspiration as our best option. No idea what I'm getting myself into, don't know where to start. Doing my head in because it's all I can think about 24/7. Any insight you can offer is much appreciated...:pray:

Also am new to this forum stuff so please be patient while I learn the lingo...

well i can hardly keep up with everyone theres just so much happening in here!!
kahlan: hope test goes well on mon
Marsha: hope you feel better soon, hugs to you
Bee: hope epu went well?, good luck with tfer
Neptune: count down to bt then on with cycle.:pray:
Lucky strike:good luck and great that you're joining us, we can be a bit crazy, ok thats only me?! welcome
Aleenta: hope EPU goes well:goodluck2:
Nixon: see u in TWW on mon, count down to 1st sep, great job w eggs
Brideof chucky: I had IVF/ICSI with my dh had vasectomy 5 years ago. they just stuck a needle in his (ouch) and took out some of his friends.
i got 11 eggs and 7 fertilised and i've got 6 bubs on ice. i felt like you and joined BB befor 1st IVF. the girls in here were fantastic and gave me support all the way thru. anyway i am about to do first froz tfer in morning so best of luck to you.:goodluck:

AFM: well bubsicle tfer in morning then TWW for me. will let you know how it all goes.

Hello all you lovely ladies
first I wouls like to say congrates too all who were sucessful in July hope you all have happy and healthy bubs
Well anyway it has been a while since I have been on here but here goes, we have finally found the right doseage of Puregon and Pregnyl to get me producing eggs last month finally got to take my trigger to release my eggs, I say eggs as the FS said I had two so that was good, anyway had a bt week after trigger FS rang said my PROG levels were a little low and to have a booster shot that day and then another one three days after so did that and then just crossed my fingers and prayed I wouldn't see af. Well unfortantly af turned up exactly when she was suppose to so now it is back to square one for BF and I but I am positive as now we know what doseage to use to get those eggs again that is a big improvement from all other attempts. Hopefully af leaves soon so we can get started again.
Good luck to all for August and September may we all be blessed with Bubs in the making soon.:):goodluck2::bellyrubs::grouphug:

Evening Girls
Thankyou for all your warm messages, had my EPU on friday got 15 eggs 11 were mature and 10 fertilised over night. So im paraying my bubbies are doing well and should get a call tomorrow if its a day 3 or 5 transfer. I had a very relaxed birthday DH bought me a lovely new watch and i went to visit my mum who is doing better. I even managed to finish my uni assignment so crisis was averted.

To all the lovely ladies thankyou so much i would be lost without your support.

Love
Bee (25) DH(31)