Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception August 2014

[juniper76]

Monday 25 August 2014

Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Kel82 - taking a break
PositivelyGTC - taking a break
CatyO - taking a break
Chellico - taking a break
1 More Please - taking a break - Oct FET
Jo_white - saving for IVF
Bestrong - waiting for AF
Amy_jellybean - waiting for September IVF
Jane - waiting for Oct/Nov FET
Juniper76 - stuck in limbo
PlanetSasha - CD6
Miss.B - CD10
Pholi - CD12
Twollamas - CD14
Spoons - CD15
Nothing2lose - CD59
Emma09 - CD65


Waiting for Transfer


Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here... https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...14-5-a-197228/)


Got their BFP in August


M.I.A. - We'd love to hear from you!
Glorious, Joski


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[juniper76]

Tuesday 26 August 2014

Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Kel82 - taking a break
PositivelyGTC - taking a break
CatyO - taking a break
Chellico - taking a break
1 More Please - taking a break - Oct FET
Jo_white - saving for IVF
Bestrong - waiting for AF
Amy_jellybean - waiting for September IVF
Jane - waiting for Oct/Nov FET
Juniper76 - CD4 (maybe?)
PlanetSasha - CD7
Miss.B - CD11
Twollamas - CD15
Spoons - CD16
Nothing2lose - CD60
Emma09 - CD66


Waiting for Transfer
Pholi - CD13 1dpEPU


Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here... https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...14-5-a-197228/)


Got their BFP in August


M.I.A. - We'd love to hear from you!
Glorious, Joski


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[juniper76]

Looks like we lost some of yesterday's posts. Are there any edits I've forgotten?

[Pholi]

You got my update in.

So of the 8 follicles, there were 7 mature eggs and one very immature. And as of this morning, 4 had fertilised and were looking good. 2 failed to fertilise, and 1 had been too fragile to cope with the ICSI procedure.

Now it's just a matter if waiting to see how they develop. I get a progress report on day 3, but my clinic will only do day 5/6 transfers now, so FX I have at least 1 good one by then.

[juniper76]

Wednesday 27 August 2014

Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Kel82 - taking a break
PositivelyGTC - taking a break
CatyO - taking a break
Chellico - taking a break
1 More Please - taking a break - Oct FET
Jo_white - saving for IVF
Bestrong - waiting for AF
Amy_jellybean - waiting for September IVF
Jane - waiting for Oct/Nov FET
Juniper76 - CD5 (maybe?)
PlanetSasha - CD8
Miss.B - CD12
Twollamas - CD16
Spoons - CD17
Nothing2lose - CD61
Emma09 - CD67


Waiting for Transfer
Pholi - CD14 2dpEPU


Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here... https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...14-5-a-197228/)


Got their BFP in August


M.I.A. - We'd love to hear from you!
Glorious, Joski


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[Pholi]

We got our day 3 report from the lab this morning. Of the 4 fertilized eggs, 3 were at the expected 6-8 cell stage, and one was a little behind at 4 cells.

So that's still ok. I am still a bit worried that we won't have anything to freeze again, but I'm trying to focus on just needing one - one healthy embryo that grows into our baby.

[juniper76]

Thursday 28 August 2014

Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Kel82 - taking a break
PositivelyGTC - taking a break
CatyO - taking a break
Chellico - taking a break
1 More Please - taking a break - Oct FET
Jo_white - saving for IVF
Bestrong - waiting for AF
Amy_jellybean - waiting for September IVF
Jane - waiting for Oct/Nov FET
Juniper76 - CD6 (maybe?)
PlanetSasha - CD9
Miss.B - CD13
Twollamas - CD17
Spoons - CD18
Nothing2lose - CD62
Emma09 - CD68


Waiting for Transfer
Pholi - CD15 3dpEPU


Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here... https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...14-5-a-197228/)


Got their BFP in August


M.I.A. - We'd love to hear from you!
Glorious, Joski


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[juniper76]

Friday 29 August 2014

Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Kel82 - taking a break
PositivelyGTC - taking a break
CatyO - taking a break
Chellico - taking a break
1 More Please - taking a break - Oct FET
Jo_white - saving for IVF
Bestrong - waiting for AF
Amy_jellybean - waiting for September IVF
Jane - waiting for Oct/Nov FET
Juniper76 - CD7 (maybe?)
PlanetSasha - CD10
Miss.B - CD14
Twollamas - CD18
Spoons - CD19
Nothing2lose - CD63
Emma09 - CD69


Waiting for Transfer
Pholi - CD16 4dpEPU


Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here... https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...14-5-a-197228/)


Got their BFP in August


M.I.A. - We'd love to hear from you!
Glorious, Joski


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[Pholi]

My transfer is booked for tomorrow morning, 10.30, as long as there's a suitable embryo ready.

Getting nervous...

There doesn't seem to be many others around at the moment, but I have a question.

I remember last time we dtd the night before transfer, and that there are some that think it helps somehow. But we are told by the clinic not to have unprotected sex til after the transfer, so now I'm wondering if the benefit is meant to be in the closeness/oxytocin release, or in the female orgasm, or from the presence of sperm. Anyone got any theories/understanding of this?

[Joeve]

Sneaks in pholi good luck tomorrow. I remember hearing lots about dtd the night before but I'm not sure why, hope someone knowledgable pops in! Sneaks out.

[myturn]

Sneaks in.....

Pholi.... For FETs I think it's to do with the fact that you might ovulate independently and get UTD yourself.... So it would increase the chance if twins .... I always DTD the night before even though the clinic said no... For stim cycles, your DH can't ejaculate too close to EPU to give the sperm time to be at its best...so there's a break between trigger and EPU... And most people feel too uncomfortable between EPU and ET to DTD... As well as an increased chance of infection as you have had needles through your vaginal wall.... I couldn't DTD during stim cycles as I was too sore.... FETs was what worked for us in the end... We would never know if it was the FET or a natural conception... Although all the natural months, i can't see it would be natural.... But others have had natural conceptions after years of trying and in the midst of IVF.... I do believe that DTD created a more "normal" environment for embryos to 'take'.

But like everything.... Only you will know what you feel comfortable doing and whether it will make you feel crappy if things don't work out...

Sorry for the essay.... I hope it makes sense... Feel a bit like I babbled..... Lol

...sneaking back out again.....

[CatyO]

Pholi - The following paragraph is what my acupuncturist says (about having sex after transfer) in the letter she gave us after transfer:
"Sex. Statistics have shown couples who have intercourse within the first 2 - 3 nights after transfer and then once (or more if you want) per week after that, have a higher succes rate. Orgasm isn't necessary for the woman, but the man must eyaculate. It is believed it helps to "modulate" the immune system, so the embryo isn't recognised as foreign, however the exact mechanism isn't known. If the thought of having intercourse scares you, use less penetration. Don't worry, embryos won't be shaken loose!"
This is a letter with a few other suggestions (diet, lifestyle) that she always gives after transfer. We had sex the night before and l think 1 week later, good luck tomorrow

[juniper76]

Pholi, I thought it was a protein in the semen or something like that. I wouldn't expect there's a risk of fertilising any stray eggs at this stage. But there could be a risk of infection because of the puncture wounds on the vaginal wall? I'd go with "it's a personal choice". I never did it, but clearly others do...

[Pholi]

Interesting stuff, thanks, ladies.

I was in the mood, so we dtd but used the withdrawal method! Felt like a teenager... It was funny.

I'll see how we feel post transfer but I'll try to take on board the acupuncturist's advice, too.

[chellico]

Quick Question Ladies.... So as you know July was our 1st ever cycle of IVF we did an antagonist fresh cycle and it was extremely taxing on my body... I'm currently waiting for AF to arrive so that we can do a natural FET but so far it's late, I'm not pregnant tested that already to rule it out but I never miss periods so am wondering did anyone else ever get messed up from stimming drugs & their whole body go haywire? It's very frustrating... I feel like I'm trapped in someone else's body nothing is familiar since doing IVF... 😕

[Pholi]

Sorry, chellico, I don't know .

My transfer isn't going ahead today. Of the three embryos that we're looking good on Thursday, 2 haven't changed at all, and the third has only grown a tiny bit. They'll have a look tomorrow, but there's not much hope.

I was so sure there'd be at least one! I was prepared to have nothing to freeze, but is it too much to ask for to get one? One out of 8 eggs? None is so unfair, that's not even a chance of getting pregnant. All that waiting, and scans, and bloods, and injections, all for nothing, nothing at all. And now I have to go and enjoy my 40th birthday party this afternoon.

So unfair.

[nothing2lose]

Juniper, I'm CD 2 thanks. Although, I'm thinking of throwing in the towel.....

[chellico]

Big Hugs to you Pholi how disappointing... This journey is such a cruel one at times... It's not fair... Hope tomorrow gives some better news... xxx

Nothing2lose big hugs to you too! I hear you there though, I've only done one cycle but I'm not sure I'm cut out for the emotional upheaval of multiple cycles & all that waiting & effort & disappointment we have 1 beautiful girl maybe that's all I was meant to have? 😞