Emstar, Juniper and Mitf ~ sorry just missed you all, must have been posting at the same time. GL to you all with your next cycles and ART.
xo
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Emstar, Juniper and Mitf ~ sorry just missed you all, must have been posting at the same time. GL to you all with your next cycles and ART.
xo
Hi ladies,
Apologies in advance for no personals - feeling a bit sad today.
DH and I had the day off to relax in preparation for our ET at 4pm today. Did some DFO shopping and on the way home received a call from our FS. I knew straight away it wasn't going to be good, and he said that he had bad news. Of the 5 eggs they collected on Wednesday 2 had fertilised, but then something went wrong and we were unable to go ahead with our ET. He said that wasn't normal, but we'd talk next week about where to go from here.
I was surprised with how upset I was, I mean, i've had two years worth of TTC so i'm quite used to AF showing her ugly head, but this was a totally different emotion. DH and I are at home, had a bit of a cry and now consoling myself with ice cream and chocolate, with the wine chilling in the fridge. I'm going to allow myself today to feel sad and sorry for myself (I can't stop thinking about all the things I did/should have done that might have made a difference) and get up tomorrow ready to start again.
Anyway, I hope everyone is well and has a good weekend.
lise xx
Nix - I meant to say so sorry to hear your news. Hope you're hanging in there. :hug:
Hi Ladies,
I haven't posted in this thread before although I see some familiar names from the TWW :D.
I was just exploring and discovered that this thread existed. As I'm gearing up for a stim cycle (on pill and due to start Lucrin injections on Sept 25) it looks as though this is right place to chat :lol:
Lise - I am sorry to hear your news... and big hugs to you :hug:
Loops - Just curious... did your FS elaborate on the safety net thing? We are looking at doing two back to back stims before the end of the year because of the safety net thing... Has there been talk of a change? I so hope so :crossfingers:
I know that I missed allot of people (sorry) and will read up over the weekend to catch up..
:goodluck: to everyone and I hope that there will be many BFP's coming our way!
lise - I am so sorry to hear that none of your little embies have made it. I can understand that you are feeling really upset about the whole thing. After 2 years TTC IVF holds that beacon of hope that finally maybe we will get to where we have been aiming for so long. GL with talking to your FS next week, I am sure he will have some solutions on how to help you achieve your BFP next time. In the mean time enjoy those glasses of wine and as you say it's a new day tomorrow!
EmStar - :welcome: There is a great bunch of ladies here to share your thoughts with and ask questions.
Loops - glad to hear the FS appointment went well yesterday and he has a bit of plan for next time. FX that it will be second time lucky for you! I have also heard that the Gov has backed down a little on the IVF changes and it may not impact us as much as we thought... here's hoping! I am seeing my FS on Monday as well which will be good.
mitf xo
Coral - we must have been posting at the same time. Welcome to this tread. Re the IVF changes - I hope I am allowed to do this but here is a link to an article I read on the SMH last week. I guess we will know more in about a week.
IVF fee clampdown test for Roxon
Hi Mitf,
OMG thank you! That is soooo good! It was such a stress and I was kinda ignoring what it would mean to us when it happened (denial is a lovely thing!). I so hope it's not as bad as we first thought :pray:
Hi Lovely ladies
Lise ~ so sorry hun. It was nothing you did or didnt do, I went through the exact same thoughts as my embies didnt end up doing any good either. (I had one transferred but the rest were no good). Im afraid its just the luck of the draw, im sure you've been staying healthy etcs, there is not much else you can do. Be positive - you'll get there before long. Big :hug: xo
Coral ~ I find it hard to follow all the technical jargon of it all so didnt quite understand but he said something to do with points being passed at a political level or something and it was now likely the safety net wouldnt be capped and in fact we might be less out of pocket next year compared to this yr. Thats probably about all I can tell you.
I personally just hope for the best.
Mitf - thanks so much for your support. All the best for your appointment on Mon! Hope he can shed some more light about the safety net issue.
Have a nice weekend everyone. Hope the sun stays shinning.
mitf - thanks for your support. It's great that you have a hatching blastie from day 6. It's funny you said that though, because I actually spoke to our scientist this morning re the quality of our embies, and she said that of our 6 embies frozen on day 6, that 1 of them was a hatching blastie too. I was so excited when I got off the phone and ran to tell DH. Maybe I'm blowing it all out of proportion, but it just seems to me that nearly every girl who's said they've had a hatching blastie put back in, they've ended up getting pregnant from it. It's also good to know that our blasties have the capacity to hatch too (since normally we have no idea what happens to them when they're put back in). Anyway, hope your FS appointment next week goes well.
Loops - look at me....I'm only day 1 of my supposed "break" from all things TTC-related, and here I am, back on BB. I'm hopeless.... addicted. Anyway, glad your appointment went well and that you'll be able to do another cycle before the end of the year. How exciting would it be if you got your BFP for Christmas. Good luck with everything. And thanks for the info on the Medicare Safety Net. I'll have to ask some questions at my clinic.
lise - so sorry to hear your news. Hope you're able to find out some answers next week from your FS. It's just heartbreaking to get so close and have it ripped away. I know exactly how you feel, I've had a similar thing happen to me. Thinking of you.
Wishes xoxo
Ladies,
Lise, sorry about your results. You're going through what I am absolutely dreading about next week. Big :hug: for you and DH.
Coral, welcome! And I agree with you about the changes (or non-changes?!) coming next year and have been trying not to think about it. Hopefully Ms Roxon gets a grip and we're all okay next year...or get BFPs this year and don't have to worry about it for now!
Wishes, congratulations on the results, and make sure you have that break! Have yourself blocked from BB if necessary! There's no break if you're sitting at your computer!
Nix, there's a good chance you're at the same Clinic as me (East Melbourne?), cause what the Nurse said to you today sounds like the language they used with me. And I did find the first BFN hard to take, although I generally allow myself a few tears each time...I don't know whether it becomes easier or I've just become more jaded... Big :hug: for you.
Emstar and Colour, welcome - feel free to ask lots of questions and/or lurk around. Plenty of support here!
Hi to everyone I missed, thinking of you all.
AFM, I got a surge yesterday morning, predicting O today. We have 6 Day 2 embryos on ice, all 6 will be cultured to blastocyst, and hopefully there'll be at least one to transfer back. The thing is, we've been operating on the presumption that only one or two will make it to Day 5 - but the Nurse called today and wanted to know what I would do with the 'extras' - any that reach Day 5 that we don't have transferred. She seemed to think we would just destroy them...as if freezing them would be stupid. Has anyone else had any experience with freezing blasties? Wishes, you seem to be freezing blasties - why would my Clinic be reluctant to refreeze them? FS said he would, but he seemed reluctant and even said "we'll have to decide that at the time." Why wouldn't we refreeze them?
So...I guess I'm officially in my 7th TWW...blasty transfer (if any make it that far :pray:) next Wednesday...I'm really freaking out that the phone call will be "sorry, none of them made it" but trying not to think about it. I suppose one positive if none of them make it is that we'll be signing up for another stim cycle before 1 January 2010, so we'll avoid the changes, if there are any.
:loveshower: to you all
Seph
Hey Seph - I don't think the problem is with freezing blasties, because there should be no problem with doing that. But maybe the issue is thawing them from their first freeze, and then re-freezing them again. There could be difficulties with that (but of course I'm no doctor so couldn't really say). Our experience with freezing blasties is that they're grown to blasties in the first place, and then frozen. Then they're thawed when needed. But I have also wondered the same thing. What happens if they end up thawing more than they need? Would they just re-freeze them? I just don't know. I also wonder that maybe there could be issues with re-freezing the blasties in that each time they're frozen/thawed, their quality could drop. Hope you can find out some answers from your FS/clinic next week. Good luck with everything next week. I have high hopes for you and will be praying like mad that this is the one that finally works for you.
PS - I know that I'm supposed to be on a break from BB, but I will definitely be lurking and checking on your progress because I'll be dying to find out what happens with you.
Wishes xoxo
Hi all, I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful sunshine....
Seph - hiya. I am in exactly the same boat as you. Waiting do do first FET. (In a perfect world it would be happening this week, but am having lining issues and have now been bleeding on & off since U/S on Wed.. sorry TMI)
I also have 6 x 2 day frozen embies. I was originally thinking of getting them to day 3, transferring a good one and then sending the rest to blastocyst as she said only 3 were really good before freezing.
The new embryologist at my clinic has suggested sending them all to blastocyst and if we are lucky enough to have any leftovers, they will be re-frozen (I feel a bit funny about the re-freezing thing but am putting my trust in her).
It is like going to the casino and throwing all your cash on black/red, certainly very nerve-wracking.
I too am s%^#scared about having nothing left and having to start all over, but having been thru one stim cycle, figure I can get thru another, although personally, I think I will send them straight to blast next time.
Nix - Big hugs to you. I hope that you are feeling a little better. It is so hard to pick yourself up from disappointment but you will get there. I hope you are being kind to yourself.
Wishes - I can relate, even when I have had nothing to contribute or have been at a waiting stage in my cycle, I find it hard to keep from checking in on all you lovely ladies.
Emstar & Colour - :hello: I'm sure you will find this thread to be full of great supportive people like I have
Lise - Your self medication dosage is from he exact same script I often find myself using after each disappointment (although mine is VERY heavy on the icecream side of things) There is nothing that you could have done differently, unfortunatley there is so much of this process that is out of our control. I only hope that your FS is able to fine tune your next cycle to give you your BFP straight up.
Loops - fantastic news that you can get started again a lot sooner than you were expecting. At least next time round, both you and your FS know a lot more about your body's response to meds and can get a great result.
Mitf - sorry, it is very hard to keep up with this thread.. where are you up to in your cycle?
Melttc - GL with your cycle. Just remember the golden rule to drink heaps of water. It really does make a difference.
Juniper - I know you are lurking - I hope you are spoiling yourself a little in your lead up to Oct.
Hi krikkit & Tracy and anyone else I have missed.
Hi ladies,
I haven't written in this forum before, but do read often with interest. I have PCOS and been TTC for about 18 months, and have been on some sort of medication for past 7 months (tried Clomid first).
I am currently undergoing OI using puregon injections. First cycle was cancelled - too many follicles.
Second cycle seems to have failed - started injections, had US and everything looked good, one follicle developed, did as nurse said, then went back for US about 1 week later and it appeared that O had occurred as follicle was collapsing. Blood test 1 week after estimated O to check progesterone levels and confirm O, 8 days later (on the day we estimated that my period would have been due) i got a call from the nurse to say my progesterone levels were very low and it looks like i hadn't ovulated at all....so basically went through the TWW and was starting to get excited as i hadn't got my period, only to be brought quickly back to earth because it's probably because i hadn't even ovulated. So i was just wondering, how long has it taken other ladies to get blood test results back?
Good morning ladies,
thanks for all your well wishes over the last few days. I'm certainly feeling a lot better this morning (I think i've eaten the sadness out of my system!) and looking forward to chatting with FS this week to see where we can go from here. I'm very keen to get straight back into it so hopefully he agrees...
Coral - GL with your next stim cycle. Here's hoping it goes well.
Wishes - :crossfingers: your hatching blastie is the one. I'm still getting my head around the process, but from what you were saying about hatching blasties, it does sound promising.
Seph - hope your transfer goes well next week. I'll be thinking of you.
Tantee - GL with your FET next week. It's such an awful time waiting to hear you've got the go ahead isn't it?
Ally G - i'm only new to all of this, and so far have only had to wait for one set of blood test results which I received that afternoon. Hopefully your clinic can explain the processes in a bit more detail for you so you know what to expect.
Hello to everyone else, hope you're enjoying your weekend :-)
cheers,
lise xx
Hey all
Lise and NIx :grouphug:
Hello I had a few days away from TTC and it felt nice - everyone kept asking me if I was going to have a few drinks when I got the news but at the time felt I didn't need it. My work place had an after work drinks thing on Fri and I have been ignoring them for a few months but thought WTH... I planned on having 'a drink' :o ahhhem Well had a bit of a hangover on Sat... :redface:
One thing... I got a call from Dr Burmeister's room's (my FS) and they said she would like to make an app to start my next cycle... when she got back from holidays or something on Oct 12th. I couldn't talk much as was about to go into a meeting but I said "So I have to wait till she gets back to start again??" Assistant got off phone pretty quick :rolleyes: I am thinking of changing FS
Lots of :bluedust: :stickyvibesgirl: :loveshower: to all
Wishes ~ I was the same, said I was having a break from BB and then I think the next day I was back in. Everyone is just so nice and supporting its too hard to stay away.
Thanks for your wishes - - it would be a great Xmas present wouldnt it. Also DH and my 30th brirthdays are early next year (Jan/Feb).
I hope the time flies for you ET and FX.
Seph ~ all the best for this week, your ET. Really hope you get a sticky one transferred. FX
Tantee ~ thanks, I really hope we can get some improvement next round, I think my FS is great and I trust he will.
When will you have your FET?
AllyG - hi and :welcome:. My BT results have always come the same day or next day - my nurses etc are all really good, so Im not sure if others are generally the same. All the best with everything. FX for you.
Lise ~ GL with your FS appointment. Hope you can get back in there ASAP!
Onja ~ Hope you find a good FS. I reccommend Dr Mac Talbot - Monash IVF. GL
AFM ~ I think AF will arrive at some stage today. I know my body too well.
Hi to anyone Ive missed - all the best for a wonderful week!
Hi ladies!
tantee, I know all too well the fear of having nothing left, that's why our little lonely single snowbaby is staying put for now - I can't bear the thought of expecting to do an FET and then have it not survive the thaw. I hope your 6 do well and you get some perfect blasties! :goodluck:
AllyG, I get my P4 (progesterone), E2 and LH levels the same afternoon (blood is taken between 7-8 am) - on a weekday I call after 1pm and on a weekend they call me when they're in. I get hcg tests even faster - usually available in 2 hours.
Afm, it seems I was jumping the gun - my acupuncturist wants me to do 4 cycles with her before the next IVF, not have our next IVF be the 4th cycle... So, that makes it end of November. :( Work's going to love that! December is always busy for us and it looks like I'll be taking some time off...
Hey there all,
Thanks for all your wonderful support and wishes since my BFN news last week. I am feeling a lot better about it and after having quite a few drinks & having a hangover on Sunday morning, I have made the "not drinking" commitment easier to deal with in my next cycle (reminded myself why it is good to NOT drink too!!)
Anyway - was on phone to MIVF today to check how much for FET so i can prepare - $1675 (WOW!) thankfully safety net will make out of pocket only $335 but still! I really don't know how we can all keep going round and round on this ride with all these added up financials.
In terms of some of the chatter about the medicare changes for next year - from what I understand they say that it will not have an impact on how much we get back and that we should be no worse off. But what do you beleive really? From the recent articles I have read tho it is looking more promising. Here's hoping they have a heart and don't make this any harder on us than it already is.
Lise - sorry to read your news - that is really hard to take. You must have been devastated when you heard. Glad you are feeling better now tho.
Loops - i am so glad to read that you are back on the merri go round with the rest of us (well in one sense!!!) Glad you are able to get another cycle in this year. Hope it is the last one you have to do!
In response to the chatter about thawing and re-freezing - its interesting as this is all learning for me. We only have 2 bubsicles and when I asked about the FET today, they said once I am ovulating they will thaw one and ET 2 days later. I asked "what if it does not thaw OK ,is there still time to thaw the other one" and answer was yes. I guess I would be wondering ... why would your clinics thaw more than what you are willing to put back in? I guess it all comes down to timing, but if they thaw maybe 3 days out and it doesn't seem to go well, wouldn't they just thaw another until they get one to transfer and then keep the rest as they are; frozen for next time if needed? As I said, this part of the game is all new to me as we have not gone through a thawing process before and our bubsicles are 2day embys.
Hi to anyone I missed and welcome to the newbies!
Hi Nix,:
I think if you've got some frozen they just thaw one at a time on the day of your transfer. If the first one doesn't survive, they just thaw another. As the embryos are at the same stage that your body is at at the time (ie, 2dpo, or 5dpo) then it's easy just to thaw another.
For me, I've got 6 embryos which were frozen at Day 2. We've had 6 ETs now, all at Day 2. Different Clinics have different protocols for whether they grow the embryos to Day 2 or Day 5. There's a whole lot of statistics and facts about which is best - I guess it depends on the Clinic, the FS, and the patient. I think my FS thought I would be pregnant within a few Day 2 transfers. After 6 unsuccessful ETs, we reviewed the situation and FS said that it appeared that there was an argument to try and grow the remaining embryos to Day 5, as the chances of success increase with Day 5's.
So....long story short, we're thawing all 6 at the same time (they're currently out of the freezer, my little lonely babies!) and hopefully one of them will be waiting for me on Wednesday (Day 5). Statistically not many will make it to that stage. The reason for thawing more than one is because if they only thaw one at a time and I turn up on Wednesday and that one has not survived, then my cycle is cancelled for this month. Arguably it's best to thaw all of them at the same time because hopefully at least one of them will be waiting for me on Wednesday.
Phew. I hope that makes sense.
Meanwhile, I guess I've managed to get this far through my TWW without thinking about it much. Usually by this time I would have had a transfer, so it feels a bit odd to still be waiting for a FET. But the anxiety is starting to crawl in...I'm starting to obsess about whether they'll be ringing me tomorrow or Wednesday to cancel the FET because none of them made it to Day 5. Ugh, it's making me feel sick. But normally around this time I'm feeling a bit anxious anyway, with the enormity of another embryo on board and having to wait....
Phew again! :hello: to everyone, thinking of you all...will drop back in on Wednesday with FET info. Wish me luck girls!
Seph
Hey everybooodie :dance:
Hope you are doing well and being happy :happyforyou:
Coral and Meltc.. good luck gearing up
Colour.. It is quite normal for an acupunturist or natural therapist to suggest to avoid TTC whilst doing herbs etc. Hormones are well hormonal :rolleyes: and when we start to take herbs, the effect usually makes them fluctuate before settling to nice even levels. You might experience some effects of hormones fluctuating in that time but it's all worth it to get them to a good place
Wishes good luck with your blasties.. hope they blast into something great ;)
Persephone : Good luck
Loops - sometimes we 'know' and I wasn't suprised when my AF came but you never know he could be playing mouse :pray:
Nix and Lise - hope like me you have been taking care and getting taken care of (and ahem yes a few wines kinda helped)
AFM: I heard from my FS today so feel a bit more 'love' she is going to put my on a 'thaw cycle' do you call it? I have lil snowcone but she said I have to go get an ovulation kit as I might not ovulate this cycle.... So does that mean - I see if I ovulate and then do I have the transfer? How long does it take for snowcone to ahem (don't wanna say melt) ahh thaw (yeah that's better) Gosh that's weird ;)
Also as I am writing this I swear my ovaries are aching like when I was doing the Gonal-F...?
Hope, love, stickies and good vibes to all... don't forget to have a laugh - even if you have to put on a stupid DVD or go to see a movie :rofl:
:whip: come oonn lil ovaries. Let's whip these lil doggies into line
yeehha
Juniper ~ all the best for your cycle in November.
Nix ~ thanks hun. Hope you can move forward now and get your BFP ASAP
Seph ~All the best for tomorrow, will be thinking of you :pray:
Onja ~ Im still loving your attitude. A good laugh is always important definitely.
AFM ~ well I was wrong yestie - AF still hasnt arrived but I am still expecting her. But at the same time have a tiny ray of hope.
Hi to everyone else and all the best :grouphug:
Loops? No AF? When's your BT?
When can I squeal?
:noaf:
Hi Ladies, thought I might pop in (for those that don't see the other thread)
I got my :bfp: yesterday! we are very happy and lucky! 12 months of waiting and its finally here!
Seph ~ Im only in a natural TWW so I will probably just do a POAS if AF doesnt come over the next day or so, I think its only a matter of time though until she comes as I have headaches and that is usaually a big indicator she is coming and also it could be just late because of the hormones from my IVF cycle last month playing havoc with my system.
Krikkit ~ Once again, a huge big CONGRATS! :clap:
Congratulations Krikkit - may you have a happy & healthy pregnancy. Best wishes to you!! That is fantastic news
Loops - it is sounding mighty suspicious.... this could just be the one. Fingers quietly crossed for you.
Seph - Good luck for tomorrow. Sending you lots of luck for your embies. I am holding my breath for you as I can imagine the nervousness that you must be feeling.
Onja - From what I understand, it only takes 1-2 hours to thaw and a friend who has gone thru this before said that if an embie doesn't thaw well, they can thaw another so you don't have to cancel the cycle. This may change from clinic to clinic.
AFM - Had my 2nd u/s yesterday and they called back to say ET will go ahead on Saturday. I gave them the nod to send all 6 frosties to blast. I am sooooo nervous and pray that at least one will survive. They said if I don't hear from them, to just turn up on Saturday. This is going to be a looooooooooong week. Started Progesterone Pessaries last night (did not use these on fresh cycle) I was up nearly all last night with a splitting headache, not sure if it was from all the Estrogen & Progesterone or tension of the last week or so. DH has been great and I have not moved off the lounge all day.
Having a bit of me time today before we have to go and see his best friend's newborn this afternoon and try to show enthusiasm when I am feeling so crap.(They now have 2 children under 2)
Tantee ~ thanks for the encouragement, I really hope it is a miracle.
All the best for Sat and the lead up. I will have fingers and toes crossed that your embies make it through and you have 1 or 2 to transfer and you get your deserved BFP!
Does anyone know if a small bit of indigestion after eating may be a sign of pg? I keep getting it. And I have some very mild tummy cramping, Ive had small headaches not the migraines I usually get leading up to AF so I think im going to have to try a POAS tomorrow. FX
Hi ladies,
I have been off line for almost a week due to a line fault with telstra aghhhhhh.I am sorry for not writing any personal comments, I thought I would just start again at this point.
Have just finished reading through the posts from the last few days and my heart :heartbeat:goes out to everyone who has had disappointments. It is such a difficult physical and emotional time for all of us, I am so thankful that there is this forum for people to draw support from.
AFM- I am still on lucrin and the pill. I stop taking the pill tomorrow, and my down reg scan is on the 23rd. I am so tired, nauseus, headachy and bloated. The tiredness is the worst. I think the nausea is from the pill so hoping that will be over soon. I can't imagine what it is going to be like once I am on the Gonal F, if I am this tired now.:asleep:
Sorry for the whinge, but my goodness I feel like I have been bloated,tired and sick since January. Was trying to lose about 5kgs at the beginning of the year, but I think I have put on five.
I hope evryone is coping a little better than me at the moment. I think I am just feeling sorry for myself because I should have been due to have a bub next month.:cry:
You are all in my thoughts :bluedust::pink-babydust:
Krikkit :dance: Awesome :)
Hi Ladies,
I apologise for the me post last night was feeling tired and emotional, much better now. It is amazing what sleep and a new day can do for your attitude.
Have now caught up on where everybody is at, I think.
Krikkit- So pleased to hear good news! Congratulations.:loveshower:
Loops- Can?t wait to here the results of your POAS:pray:
Onja- You are so positive, I love reading your posts, bring on the thaw cycle.:D
Tantee-Only three days to go, Saturday will be here before you know it. I also had headaches when I was on Progestrone, but I was also told I was probably tense and anxious which made it worse. If you can go and have some acupuncture, it does wonders.
Seph-Hope you get some good news today.:pray:
Juniper- I had the same advice from my acupuncturist if this FET doesn?t work. She wants me to wait three cycles and have herbs as well. I don?t know if I could do it. On the other hand it would be nice not to be constantly thinking about things for a few months.
Lise- I hope you are feeling better, it was some devestating news you had to cope with.
Nix-I was sad to hear things didn't happen this time. It is good news about the safety net, I hope everything goes well with your thaw cycle. Do you know when that will be? I am sorry if you have already posted that information.
Sorry to the girls I have missed, hope I have all the info straight. Have a lovely day today.
Hi Ladies,
I had an appointment with my FS on Monday. Nothing new to report, I actually thought it was a bit of a waist of time and I could have signed up for my FET over the phone. Anyway we are doing a natural cycle with Prog pessaries in the TWW. So now I just have to wait for AF which is due at the end of the week but could be out of whack due to the stim cycle.
Sonyalouise - no need to apologise hun. We all feel a little tired and emotional at times and it's good therapy to get it out of your system. I hope the bloating subsides soon and GL with your injections.
Loops - :crossfingers: that you receive your natural miracle.
Onja - Glad to hear you had a night off and enjoyed a few drinks! I will be doing the same this weekend one last time before I head into my next cycle. I feel your pain with your FS being on holidays. My FS told me we are good as long as I don't need ET around 9 Oct as she is taking a long weekend. I need to wait for AF but if she sticks to her usual cycle that is probably exactly when I will be needing ET!
Tantee - :goodluck: with the thaw and getting your embies to blastie. :crossfingers: that you get some great results and all the best for your ET on Saturday
Seph - I hope lots of your embies made it to blastie. :goodluck: with your ET today and wishing you all the best for a non-stressful TWW.
Wishes, Nix, Juniper, Lise and anyone else that is lurking Hi, I hope all you lovely ladies are well.
mitf xo
I just had a call from the clinic and only 1 of my 6 frosties thawed ok and even that one is not fantastic so they want to bring ET forward to tomorrow. I am dreading that I will get another call before then. I was only really optimistically hoping that 1 would to make it to blast but to have lost so many in the first few hours is devestating.:crying:\
I know we only need one, but it all feels very fragile at the minute.
tantee,
I am so sorry to hear your news about your frosties and big hugs to you :hug:. My heart goes out to you as I know how you are feeling at the moment. I lost 1 frostie with one on reserve and was petrified but ended up being able to have a transfer (ended in a BFN).
Like you said... it only takes 1. I've transferred 2 perfect eggs on both of my ET's and neither stuck and have read in so many threads where girls have gotten a BFP on their so called lower quality egg that they wrote off as not going to work.. Try to remain positive (I know it's hard) as I think you will still have a good chance...
I will keep all of my fingers and toes crossed :crossfingers: for you that your ET proceeds as planned. :goodluck: and :stickyvibesgirl:!
Tantee - I am so sorry that most of your embie's didn't survive the thaw. :hug: I can only imagine how upsetting that must be. We haven't got to that stage yet but it is my worst nightmare too.
My fingers are crossed and my prayers with you that this last little one is a fighter and all you need to get that deserved BFP! GL with your ET tomorrow.
mitf xo
Hello ladies
instead of lurking thought I might post...even though it's still a long way off before EPU, in my head I've started stim. cycle no. 3 as I'm on a pill/synarel crossover cycle (on 2nd week of pill). My clinic sent us our plan at my request...love a plan, you get to see it in black and white, and then I transfer it onto my calender and cross each day off...it makes me visualise getting closer to our dream.
I haven't got time for many personals, but
Krikkit - big congratulations, wonderful news
Loops - did ya poas?? fingers crossed
Tantee - I hope you've not received any more phonecalls, and I hope visit to friends was ok
Hi Ladies,
Tantee, I'm thinking of you. I had my stomach in my throat last night and this morning thinking the nurses would call us with the same news. My phone rang whilst I was on my way to the hospital for my FET, and I almost threw up with nerves - thought it was the Clinic telling me to turn around and go home. I have my fingers crossed for you and that last remaining embryo is a sticky one. :hug: for you.
Airline, my first few weeks on a stim cycle were my worst - the Pill made me feel really ill, like I was on a boat all the time. It did get better once I started the injections. Be kind to yourself and take it easy.
Hi to everyone else, thinking of you all.
AFM, went to the Hospital for my FET this morning. They had thawed my last 6 embryos from Day 2. Three didn't survive the thaw. Three survived the thaw, but one wasn't looking too good today and didn't look like it would reach blastocyst. The other two were doing well and had both reached blast - so we had both transferred back to me. All eggs in one basket...these were my last embryos out of the original 15 that fertilised back in January. I'm feeling really good and positive, but it gets me a bit teary when I think that we started out so hopeful and positive in January, and here we are 9 months later with only the two on board. I remember telling DH that even if the first ET didn't work in January, we still had 14 to go - and we really thought that was our entire family sitting in the lab. Did not think we would need to go back for another stim...and possibly even before the end of the year.
Anyway, enough of that talk. I'm in the TWW and two little embies are gonna stick around and make me a Mumma! And maybe even twins?!
Better go. :hello: to everyone, will be back soon.
Tantee- So sorry to hear your news, I know it doesn't really help and I can't imagine what you are going through. Good luck with the ET:stickyvibesgirl::stickyvibesboy:
Seph- Hope both bubs stick! :stickyvibesboy::stickyvibesgirl: Look after yourself, I know this is the time when everyone wishes they could close their eyes and wake up in 14 days.
AFM-Last day of pill yay!!!!!! Hopefully thats the last for nausea for a while.
cheers persephone for your thoughts. i've been really, really, really lucky so far. This is my 3rd stim cycle, and my 2nd pill crossover cycle, and so far I've had a few headaches and that's it. Well my skin has broken out like I've never experienced my whole life, which gets me more down when I'm already feeling a bit ****ty that day, but if that's the worst I get then I know I'm lucky. I had a terrible couple of months when I was on Clomid for 6 months, flipping personality transplant, :redface:, so I was sooo worried, but so far so good.
The original plan was a stim cycle then FETs (we only got 2 snowbubs with each cycle) but due to gov'ment threats with rebate decided to go stim. cycles till end of year. Of course we hoped it'd take only one....then two, and now we hope 3rd time lucky and all that. :pray:
hello ladies!
Gosh, it doesn't pay to not log in for a couple of days, there are so many posts to catch up on!
sonyalouise - glad you're off the pill now. Hopefully you'll start feeling better soon, and don't suffer too much from the injections. I know I didn't really have any side effects from the drugs (a couple of headaches) though I DID NOT like the trigger drug at all - I think i'm still feeling the effects 10 days later
Seph - will :pray: for you that these little embies stick. How cool would twins be?! After all this time you definitely deserve something like this. You must be made of strong stuff indeed to surive a year like that and still be smiling.
airline - i'm with you girl! I'm much calmer if I have the plan written down and feel like i'm in control, even though it's still likely to change at times and i'm not actually in control of anything. But I definitely find it helps me. Enjoy crossing all the days off!
tantee - all the best for tomorrow. I've had the 11th hour phonecall and I know how awful it is, so here's hoping you won't have to experience that. They must be optimistic still if they're going ahead, so that's a good sign and something to hold on to. Sending some sticky vibes your way.
mitf - glad you had your appointment with FS, even if it does sound like a bit of a waste of time...! Fingers crossed AF arrives at a time convient for your ET with your FS. How does she usually act after a stim cycle? Have you had one before? Apologies for my bad memory. And enjoy the last weekend of drinking - I know I certainly did last weekend, though I may have over indulged just a little...:shhh:
Loops - have you POAS yet?!?!
Krikkit - CONGRATULATIONS :cheer: I love hearing news like that. Makes me think this IVF caper might actually work after all!!
Onja - :goodluck: with your thaw cycle. I haven't had one but hopefully it does the trick for you.
Nix - I know what you mean about the money side of things. We're looking at having to do another stim cycle since we got nothing out of our first one. So there's another $6500 gone just like that. I don't want to whinge about it too much, we'll pay it gladly if it works, I just want some kind of reassurance it's going to be okay and that I won't have to keep paying for stim cycle after stim cycle. Okay, will shut up now! Are you up to the 'non-drinking' part of your cycle yet?!
Juniper - good luck with the acupuncture. I've only just started, but i'm certainly hopeful about all the literature out there, so here's hoping you reap all the benefits for your next cycle.
Okay, think i've caught up with everyone now, if not, sorry :redface:
AFM - we have our appointment with FS tomorrow afternoon to discuss our cancelled ET last week and options for moving forward. I'm very much hoping he: a) has answers for us on what happened to our embies, along side with 'things we've learnt from the failed cycled', and b) says I can go straight into another stim cycle (AF is due any time from Saturday). Has anyone else done back to back stim cycles? Is that generally okay or usually frowned upon? This must be the first time in my life i'm glad for a short cycle!!
Anyway my lovelies, I must be off. DH has just arrived home and is a little cross dinner isn't ready. Well, I just couldn't be bothered cooking and had a sandwich instead. :boohoo: to him.
bye for now,
lise xx
Hey Lise
my experience with my clinic is they like you to have 2 'bleeds' between stim cycles. The first is sadly the cycle that hasn't worked out, and then another. I took a long time for the 2nd to start after my first stim cycle so they put me on the pill then took me off after 2/3 weeks to get a 'withdrawl' bleed...I cross over between still taking pill and starting to sniff the synarel. So this time I asked to go on the pill as soon as my hcg levels were at 0. It still means a 6 week wait between starting pill and ET but....I divide it into sectors and each sector is a sniff or pill or injection and it's a step closer to the 2ww and hopefully our dream to come true :pray:
good luck for your app. and hope you get all your answers
Hi girls
Just popping in very quickly, so not a lot of time.
Seph - congrats that you had 2 make it to blastie. I've been thinking about you all week. Good luck for the rest of the TWW and I am hoping and praying that it works. I don't know why but I just have a good feeling about this one for you, and I really believe that they're going to stick and you'll get your BFP in a couple of weeks.
Loops - Where are you? Have you POAS yet?
Airline - good luck with this cycle. I was in the TWW when you were there last time, and I am so sorry that one didn't end up working for you (hopefully I've got the right girl and that you know what I'm talking about - otherwise, I'm going completely mad).
lise - good luck with FS appointment. Hope it goes well for you.
tantee - good luck with ET today. Hope that embie was a fighter and you get your BFP soon.
sonyalouise - good luck for the next phase of your cycle. It's such a good feeling to come off the pill. It feels like you're actually getting somewhere.
mitf - glad your FS appointment went well (albeit a waste of time). Hope AF arrives for you soon and you can get into your first FET. Will be hoping like mad that this one is it for you. Good luck.
AFM - not much to report. Am on my 6 week break until I can do my FET (since we didn't do ET after our recent stim cycle because of possible OHSS). AF arrived very early (only 9 days after EPU), so I'm already nearly one week into my "break cycle". In a way, I think that it was good to get AF early, because it gets me to my FET earlier, but I also kind of worry that AF arrived so early. Normally I wouldn't have expected her til maybe 12-13 days after EPU but she showed up 9 days after EPU (with spotting the day before too). So don't know if I should be worried about that or not. I know that stim cycles can mess up your body, but mostly I read about girls having their cycles lengthened because of a stim cycle, not shortened. Anyway, enough of that. I have a pretty busy month ahead of me one way or another, which will be a good thing I think. It'll keep my mind of IVF and I'll be back into it before I know it.
Hi to all the girls I missed. Hope everyone is doing ok.
Wishes xoxo