Nix - congratulations hun, welcome to the Dec hall of fame We have very similar paths - I too had 2 EPUs and 3 ET's. And I'm not getting my scan until early Jan either - apparently my clinic isn't keen on doing them very early. Hope you have a H&H 9 months - we'll be neighbour belly buddies as I think you'll be due in the 2nd half of August?
To all the other wonderful ladies in this thread - I am sending you lots of baby dust, let's get some more Dec BFPs!!
Juniper, I am so sorry your transfer was cancelled. Maybe a healthier lifestyle in the New Year will be good for both of you. Try and get yourselves into a good routine and a stress free one. Definitely see a gynae about the endometriosis, you shouldn’t have so much pain! And maybe a new mindset will help put you in a better place for the next cycle. (or maybe it will happen naturally)
Daisie, my FS was the same, I had to have a hysteroscopy before starting IVF. She wanted to check my lining to make sure all was ok, and that there was no endometriosis or anything else that may cause the embryo not to stick. They found a small cyst under my fallopian tube and removed that, but otherwise all seemed ok.
Rob, you are so right. My DH wrote down a ton of questions on our first FS visit, and I thought he was neurotic, but we got a lot of answers and advise, probably more than we would have gotten if we didn’t have questions to ask. And each of the initial visits, he had additional questions. He also has a friend in the UK who has been through IVF (2 positive pregnancies - 3 babies (twins) - a couple of miscarriages and several IVF's - so there is hope out there) and he was getting lots of things from his procedure.
We just went for “counselling” yesterday to explain the procedures and risks etc. This seems a bit late, as we are almost ready for EPU (sorry, I am very excited as this is my first IVF) Anyway, they explained the ICSI, and basically, the eggs have a thicker shell with IVF procedure what with all the drugs you have in your system, so the sperm may not be able to penetrate. ICSI basically injects the sperm into the egg, so the sperm doesn’t have to get through the egg’s barrier. This is also done if there are any issues with the sperm, and Daisy, as you only got 1 egg fertilised on the first cycle, this way is more guaranteed of actually fertilising the egg
AFM, I have been on 150 Gonal F for 6 days, I went in for my first scan yesterday, and I have 10 eggs on Right side, and 15 on Left side, with about 13 of them a 6 or bigger, which is a good size for where I am. So we have another scan on Thursday, and then we see if we do EPU on Saturday or Monday. I am very excited about this all. I know I shouldn’t get my hopes up, but you have to just a little right?
Murraycod, how often do you go for acupuncture?
Everyone else, if I don’t pop in again, have a great Christmas, and lets all try and relax and enjoy it a little bit!
Sorry, I'm a bit all over the place. Can I blame it on the meds
Hi ladies, just popping my head in to say a big CONGRATULATIONS to Nix, I'm so glad you got your BFP -what a perfect Christmas present!!! Hope you're feeling well and taking good care of yourself
Thank you to you all for your congrats and well wishes - I still can't believe that it is really directed at me finally!
I am doing well, in fact everything feels completely normal, no pain, no sickness, no twinges. And cos I didn't POAS its still so hard to believe! Really hanging out for that 6 week scan on 5 Jan so then maybe it may sink in a bit more.
To all the other ladies still waiting for your precious gift, I'm sending you loads of baby dust and I hope you all get your long awaited and so well deserved BFPs soon.
I have been investigating obstetrics costs now and have learned that it is not only IVF that is affected by the terrible new medicare safety net changes, but also obstetrics charges for pregnancy. It now means if you go private your out of pocket expenses are way, way more. I just dont get it. Its going to cost me around $4500 to have our baby in a private hospital with my choice of obs and I have private health insurance anyhow which covers the hospital. Its the obs that is now even more expensive as medicare rebate hardly anything back.
I also got a letter from MIVF to say they have now got the ruling from medicare and so can now help advise you how much treatment will cost you next year. I feel terribly lucky to have gotten another stim cycle in just before the end of the year, and even luckier to fall PG. I feel terrible for how much harder it seems to have just gotten for everyone. It's utter BS.
Sorry for the slightly downer post. Someone aluded to the costs in a previous post and got me thinking.
I hope you are all doing well. And I wish you all a very, very Merry Christmas. I hope you have a relaxing time with your families and remember to give yourselves loads of TLC in the break - we all deserve it for sure.
Just an update from me:
Went for my second scan today on Day 11, and I have 20 follicles on the Right and 16 on the left. They are a range of sizes, but about 15 of them are 15 - 17mm. I have my HCG injection tomorrow, and then EPU on Tuesday! Feeling very bloated and a little uncomfortable, but hopefully it doesn't get too bad, and I don't have OHS, cos if I do they won't put the embryo's back in
Eating lots of protein - egg whites and chicken breasts and milk!! And very grateful Idon't start work again until 4th of January. Can't even enjoy the sales cos it's not very comfortable walking around. The dogs aren't too happy with me sending my DH to do most of their walks, or going myself, but only taking them for short ones!!
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We have very similar paths - I too had 2 EPUs and 3 ET's. And I'm not getting my scan until early Jan either - apparently my clinic isn't keen on doing them very early. Hope you have a H&H 9 months - we'll be neighbour belly buddies as I think you'll be due in the 2nd half of August?
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