Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - February/March 2009

[Buggirl]

Dear All,

Please take the time to click on Buliej's link. This could stop a lot of us from being able to afford IVF going forward. Gee this government are making some very wrong moves.

I've just sent an email to the office of Nicola Roxon MP opposing this. Please make the time to get your point across also.

Yep very very important girls!! I just sent a message to Kevin Rudd, Malcolm Turnbull, Nicola Roxon, Lindsay Tanner, Peter Costello, Peter Dutton and my local MP Christopher Pyne. I really want to get across that infertility is a medical issue and as such should have protection under the safety net. Otherwise is it just the infertile rich who are allowed to have babies!! No fair!! I pay taxes too!!

[Jaxi]

Hi Ladies, thank you to all of you for such thoughtful messages! I had a good cry yesterday and have now picked myself up off the ground and am ready to move on.

CP, you sitch sounds very similar to me. I also only found out I had PCOS this cycle with 30 follicles doing their stuff within 4 days of the injections. I had suspected I had mild PCOS previously but had never had it diagnosed. This just confirmed it. Now they know to start me off on a smaller dosage next time. They just jumped from 150 to 25 because I became so sick! Interesting what happened from your 20 eggs though. Just goes to show it really is trial and error and we're the lucky guinea pigs.

I also sent a good long letter to all those PMs Buggirl and have also managed to get friends and family to write letters. It is SO important. I for one will be devastated if they cut the Safety Net. It will just make fertility treatment unattainable and with it my goal of ever having children. Usually I leave the letter writing and campaigning to others but this time I thought I couldn't just sit back and hope someone else would fight for something that means so much to me.

I know a few ladies were having EPUs today. Wishing you all the best of luck ladies!!!

My FS just called me himself to offer his apologies for the way things turned out this cycle and said he wants me to wait a month before starting the next cycle as my blood work shows my body has taken quite a beating and he wants all my hormones etc to return to their normal level before starting again. He also mentioned that he would approach things differently next time by using a GHRN Antagonist Cycle whatever that means. He did mention there was a different drug involved. Off to google but if anyone has any information to assist that would be great! thanks again ladies.

[Sara69]

Sorry girls just dropping in to make you aware of this thread - we need to do something otherwise the Safety net will be taken away from us.

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...y-net-ivf.html

[bella55]

Hi everyone,

I to have written to all the PM's re: means tested safety net.... As Jaxi said i to usually leave the letter writing and the campaining up to others but this time i felt i had to do something!

xxBella

[buliej]

I too have never written a letter to any government official - but I had to for this one. Also, I probably could have named the thread better - it really should be "IVF to be taken out of Safety Net?" because it's not just means testing that is on the table but even having IVF covered by the safety net at all.

[Jodes76]

Hi Girls,

re: the saftey net!! OMG!!!

I am definitely writing my letter tonight!! I cant believe it! We would definitely be screwed if it wasn't for the safety net. First cycle of IUI has cost $1650 (natural cycle) each cycle after this is going to cost us $393 because of the safety net. If the safety net is gone and we have to move forward with IVF then i just dont think we would be able to afford it for more than one cycle at $8k!!

Jaxi - sorry about your cancelled cycle dont know much about IVF yet but my FS said she would start me on atagonist cycle because of cystic ovaries and this reduces risk of OHSS??

Loops - are you doing IUI on natural cycle or stim?


Jodes xx

[xx Rob xx]

Hi Everyone,

Just heard from clinic, EPU Friday morning. T/F of Tues.

[TwoMums]

Hi Everyone

Jaxi - I'm so sorry that your cycle got cancelled, I hope your FS will have so much information now that your next cycle will be perfect!!!

Rob - Great News, good luck on your EPU!!

Mindhugs - Excellent fertilisation rates!!

Bella - Great going with the injections, hopefully you wont be stimming for long!

MellMell - Congrats on the not smoking, i know how hard it is!!

Jodes - Good luck with the IUI's. My friends fell pregnant on their 5th IUI. I think it is worth trying if you are patient enough. We did 11 IUI's before we gave up!

Big hugs to everyone else!!

Well Kim had her EPU today and out of 7 follies she got 6 eggs. The big one had an egg in it, but it wasnt really good. The scientist called it a brown blob really. So out of 6 we have 5 mature and ready for ICSI. We have to call tomorrow at 10am to find out fertilisation rates. We are really really pleased with the outcome. It could have been alot worse. So 7 follies down to 6 eggs down to 5 mature. Not bad going. Hopefully they will all fertilise and we have 5 embies tomorrow. The scientist said its not often that you get 100% fertilisation so we will be happy if 3 or 4 fertilise. Even happier with 5 tho!!! Kim is a little bit sore, but not sore enough for her to take panadol or anything.

[Mummy-Lani]

Hi All,

Jaxi- Sorry to hear your cycle was cancelled all the best for your next one. Stay positive.

Mindhugs- Hope you little embryos are going strong. All the best for this cycle.

Jodes76- A big warm welcome to you, I have only been on here a short time and so far everyone has been fantastic, I wish I found this site earlier. All the best for IUI.

Bella55- Hope all is going well with your cycle.

Mellmell- Congrats on getting to the 1 week mark, keep it up, it is not easy to quit smoking with the stress of IVF, but stick with it, it does get easier.

CP77- Sorry to hear your not so great news but for you.

Loops12- Hope all is going well for you.

xxRobxx That?s great that transfer will be 24th hopefully I will be just behind you. Will be thinking of you, hope all goes well.

Twomums- for your little

AFM, I am in the monitoring stage for a natural FET. I have had BT's the past 2 mornings and have another one tomorrow morning. This is a little strange for me as my past 2 FET have only ever had 1 BT on day 11 and then on the embryo transfer. Clinic did not say much this afternoon other than to return in the morning. My levels from yesterdays test was LH=7 and the other reading was 700. Can anyone shed any light on these figures?

Sorry if I have missed anyone out.

to everyone on here.

[Possums]

hi everyone...it's been quite a while since i stepped into this thread, but I am technically back, so I wanted to say hello...and wish all of you the best with your cycles.

we are trying naturally for a while, before resuming IVF if needs be.

twomums- great news!

[Lea F]

Hi All

I am new to this. On day 5 of first IVF w ICSI cycle. Injections etc all going well so far....Anyone in here got any tips & advice? Been TTC for just over 2 years and getting quite jealous of all my pregnant friends!!

[EmmaPenguin]

Hi Lea - Welcome.
Nice to see another Perth girl! I am also on my first ICSI cycle and in TWW. Driving me insane. My only tip is to keep busy when you can because it tends to be all you can think about and sometimes it is nice to not think about it for 5 minutes!