Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - January 2009

Wouldlove, it is good how the clinic rings each day, however it's easy to get false hopes. I had 7 fertilise and they all made it to the day of transfer. So I expected them all to continue on, however when they phoned me the next day there was only one good one to freeze. So a bit of a shock at the end! They kept telling me it was a good result, but it took me a while to get over the shock of 5 of them not making it through the night. I think the process of phoning each day can make you a bit more attached to your embies!!!!

Neptune: Your right re becoming attached , I burst into tears when I found out we only had two embies, out of the 16, it didnt help that the fs blamed my "age" . I felt upset and thinking I know I am fortunate to get to two, so I dont want to offend anyone, I just had to get myself from one shock to a chair to prepare for transfer in less than a minute, I couldnt get my head around it. Now looking back, I should of asked for more time, I felt a bit rushed, and was thinking, I am never coming back here

Positive thinking .. Positive thinking .. - you never know ...

Do you mind if I ask why you didnt use your frostie this cycle ?

After my first IVF/ICSI cycle, we decided to keep going with the stimulated cycles and leave the frostie for a rainy day. The main reason was that if by chance the frostie worked, then it was going to be possibly a couple of years before another stim cycle making me 42 and perhaps it was better to keep stimming and get more in the bank now, IYKWIM. Little did I know that my next two cycles would be failures!

Neptune: Good thinking re your frostie ..

Kelly - You must be excited planning for ET - it's exciting - ten frosties ... !!!! Thats heaps

How did everyone go today at your appointments/scans/bt's ??

WLAB: I know 10 frosties is heaps, seeing people like yourselves and Neptune unfortunately struggle to get any to freeze.

Although from our original stim cycle we actually ended up with 15 embryo's. I had 1 fresh transferred at that time and from 9 day 3 & 5 day 5 embryo's frozen. As we are now having 2 transferred at a time, after this next transfer we will be down to having 8 left and having used 7. I know 8 is still a lot to have in the freezer and we have also been lucky so far to not loose any in a thaw, but I am already getting nervous as if this next transfer is unsuccessful then I have used almost half of our original number.

To me that is scary as I was so certain that based on success rates of approx 25% then from 15 embryo's that would be 3 babies. Now based on the numbers game, we are down to 2 babies. But as everyone says "it only takes one" and hopefully this time for both you and me that "the one" is in fact "two".

Evening Ladies it has been a while since I posted but I have been lurking keeping an eye on everyones progress so I will try to do a few personals.

WLB Keeping fingers crossed that your two embies are sticky ones.

Rob Good luck with you eggies hope they all fertilise nicely for you.

MeredithD Good luck with EPU date.

Loops12 Welcome good luck with cycle.

Sara69 So sorry AF Arrived better luck for next cycle.

Krikkit Hang in there it will be your turn soon.

Neptune Good Luck in the TWW, Cruel Pregnyl getting our hopes up all the time.

KellyD Good luck with ET, 10 Frosties is great.

AFM Well had my BT on CD12 and results were not very good so FS pushed my Puregon up to 200IU and another BT on CD17 and this time results were better had Trigger that night and BD over the next three days so now I am on CD21 and 2 days into the TWW have to have booster of Pregnyl on CD23 and CD26 and AF will be due 4th Feb keeping fingers crossed she stays away.
Good luck to everyone and hope to see you all in the TWW thread soon.

Nae Nae - Thanks so much for your thoughts xo. I too hope i get pg so we can moan and groan at work together. Everything went ok - didn't find it too uncomfy. Just waiting now - should find out by about the 6th Feb - the day before my b'day. It would make a good b'day pressie hey!

Neptune - great to be cycle buddies with you. I hope we both get BFP. Good luck with the Pregnyl

Sara69 - Sorry you got your AF and thanks for the support with the Pregnyl. It was hard but i managed.

Everyone else - thanks for your thoughts today and goodluck to you all.:pray:

Loops and Neptune - great to make it into TWW. At least there is nothing to do but hope and pray for the next 2 weeks!

WLAB - I didn't exactly "chose" MOnash IVF. Yrs ago when first needed a FS, My GP just referred me to one who happened to be with Monash and I have stuck with her ever since. I am happy with them, however. Re- emby results. At MOnash, a nurse calls the day after EPU with fertilisation results and then again on day3 if having day5 ET. On the day of ET, an embryologist comes and goes through all the results and shows piccies of the ones to be transferred. After my last cycle, when, like Neptune, every was going wonderfully until ET day and then none to freeze. I actually rang and had long chat with head embryologist about it all so they are very open to direct communication if you want it.

Kelly - great news about your growing follie. Hopefully O date comes around soon and you have 2 on board shortly. Wow, your job interview process sounds pretty intense. Do you mind me asking what you do?

Wishingbaby - best of luck in your 2ww. Hopefully it is the last one for a long time

AFM - feeling pretty down about it all today. My follies are going great guns with massive growth over 2 days despite the lowered FSH. I now have about 16 between 12-18mm with most 14-16mm.
My lining, however is terrible - left the u/s in tears over it. Hasn't changed at all in past 2 days and barely at all since first scan.
I have never fallen pg with a lining under 6mm and currently at 4.7mm. Mind you, last cycle was my best ever reaching 7mm and I didn't get pg so who knows if that played any part in previous failures.
Bless my nurse, she knew i would be worried o had already talked to my FS. They are not happy with lining but don't really have any more tricks left to help. Going to try vaginal progynova( oestrogen) but not holding any hope since my E2 is 7000 so doubt adding any more is going to make any difference. They are holding off EPU until tues to try and give it some more time. At least all my follies will be of great maturity ( prob better than last time) but really thinking if it hasn't thickened at all yet, that it prob won't change. I think the chances of getting pg with thin lining is pretty slim and I am sooooooo worried as to why and if it can ever be better. Not much point getting great eggs and embryos if there is no oven in which to bake them. Sorry to be a sad sack but really feeling my dreams slipping further and further away today.

Hi ya girls
how are we all going? i pop in every now and then i will be on more come next week as the kids go back to school YAHOO
well im starting on Celebrityslim on Tuesday and i am looking forward to it at least i have a goal to lose it lose 20kgs and DR SOO said we could start IVF so i am putting everything in to it so we can have our own lil BUBBLE BEE
sarahxxx

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Nae Nae - Thanks so much for your thoughts xo. I too hope i get pg so we can moan and groan at work together. Everything went ok - didn't find it too uncomfy. Just waiting now - should find out by about the 6th Feb - the day before my b'day. It would make a good b'day pressie hey!

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Yep it would make an awesome b'day pressie will keep everything crossed for you:goodluck::crossfingers::pink-babydust::noaf:

Same for all the other ladies in here best of luck with your journeys

Oh Meridith : :hug: for you. I am not experienced at all in lining and E2, have you asked more "experienced" ivf girls on BB to see if they used any natural or medical intervention that could help thicken your lining, natropath, accu. I dont know enough to be able to help with your concerns. However, I can offer support and hope your lining thickens up for you.

Morning all

Thought I would update you on our progress, apparantly I had 14 eggs not the initial 13 they wrote on my hand, yay.

Of them 9 were mature and 6 fertilised. I go in for transfer on Tuesday afternoon and start on the crinone tonight.

Mrs M - Good luck with the weight loss just think positive and it will happen. I had to lose weight too and the best thing is just to be positive about the whole process and think of it as a lifestyle change and not a diet xxx

For everyone else I will keep my fingers crossed and will soon be seeing you in the TWW section, but I promise to still pop in here. After all who knows I might be back here again soon enough, we all know all too well in this business that nothing is guaranteed.

Take care and look after yourselves lots of :goodluck: :pink-babydust::bluedust: and :stickyvibesgirl::stickyvibesboy: to everyone who needs it and even those that don't. :p and keep praying cause it never hurts :pray:

Meredith: I also have had lining issues, so that's why with this FET I am doing a "Fake" Natural cycle using clomid. At the scan my lining was at 6mm and with my other FET's I had to have a lining of a minimum of 9mm.

I asked as the lining wasn't where it should be at will this cause a problem with the transfers. I was advised that they would hope the lining would thicken up between now and trnasfer time but seeing as we are faking a natural cycle the lining is not a huge issue as my body should know what it has to do.....

I am hoping your lining grows for you by the time you have EPU, but at least you know that you have some good sized follicles growing and that you might get lots of frosties from this cycle for use later on....when your FS works out how to get your lining playing nicely...

re: the job, I have worked in finance all my life but due to the market at the moment there is not much available in that field so I have applied for a Customer Service role with the "Public Service", hence the need for all the checks that are required. I would think that I would have to be pretty close to getting the job if it's got down to the final stages of the interview process, and seeing over 400 people applied for about 20 jobs available I'm feeling quietly confident...

Hi Girls,

I am loving the long weekend!

Diamond - I know what you meant about concentrating at work, it can be really hard, if I am feeling really unmotivated I just pick the tasks that I like the most and that seems to help a bit, either that or I go out to lunch with a friend and that can be a nice distraction.

Krikkit - sorry about your long wait for surgery. I think you should be really proud of just how positive you are being about it all, that is going to stand you in good stead.

Neptune - So glad you made it into 2WW after your earlier disappointments, hoping they will disappear when you see that BFP!!

WLAB - Hey nice going - 2 on board - see you in the 2WW also

Sara - great to hear you have a timing plan now that AF showed up, and good luck with shifting the kilos too

KellyD - great to hear you are on track, I will be hoping you continue to progress well next week and checking in on you too. Job is sounding really promising too - it's all happening for you and I always say things happen in 3's - house, job, BFP Here's hoping for you!!

WishingBaby and Loops - well done and see you in 2WW - it's gonna be busy in there which is fabulous

MeredithD - so sorry sweetie that your lining is not playing the game, and please don't ever apologise for being a sad sack - it's better to share the worry and get it off your chest that's what we are here for. I can totally understand your immense disappointment. I really hope the vag oestrogen works hard for you over the weekend and Tues brings good news with a nice thick lining. Also hopefully you get some good frosties too. WRT lining do you have accupuncture? I have regular accupuncture and the woman I see really believes that accup can help with the flow of energy in your body so that it makes the lining aerated and 'fluffy' as she called it. I know fluffy sounds a bit weird but she thinks is very helpful for implantation. She also said that yoga or mediation that really focuses on breathing and the breath is also really good. Not sure if this helps or not....

Rob - great result and good luck for transfer on Tues - looking forward to seeing you in 2WW.

AFM - good news had my transfer today - I have 2 embies on board and hoping they are settling in well. I also had accup this morning which was great - helped me to be relaxed (although still a little nervous) but definately feeling positive. She told me to do a really positive visualisation of being pregnant and I found this very calming and inspiring. I am normally very social however, this weekend we are laying low so I can chill out - watching DVDs etc. Only catching up with one friend on Monday who had a baby a few weeks ago - so that will be nice and quiet too.

I am going to head over to 2WW now, but I will be coming back and checking on everyone. Good luck and spreading positive vibes and babydust to you all.
xx

Wow aleenta 2 on board best you do lay low and look after them just a couple of days difference but I look foreward to doing the 2ww with you. take care hun and lots of :stickyvibesgirl::stickyvibesboy: xxx

Aleenta: Sending lots of :stickyvibesgirl: :stickyvibesboy: for you to.

Hope your embies a snuggling in the fluffy lining - your acupunture lady sounds great. You Know I am doing acupuncture too and apart from the treatment I think it's just really good to have someone else next to the doctors and nurses who really knows what we're going trough and who is a positive influence.

The visualisation sounds really nice too.

Sara

Aleenta: Congrats with your 2 on board.

I'll see you soon in the TWW. There will be a few of us with 2 on board this TWW.

AFM: No LH surge as yet, but I think the hormones are doing their "thang" as I have broken out so badly in pimples and I am now getting the egg white CM (sorry if TMI). Based on calculations should be about 18mm in size now, so hopefully surge will occur in the next couple of days.

Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend.....

Thanks Rob, Sara and Kelly - the encouragement is really lovely.

Rob - look forward to you joining TWW

Kelly - Good to hear hormones are working and cheering the surge on so we can see you in TWW soon!

Thanks for words of encouragement girls.
Sadly, I am already doing EVERYTHING known to help lining including accupuncture and of all things,, Viagra. Strangely, i did the same intense stuff last cycle and had the best lining ever but who klnows, maybe none of the drugs helped and my body just did whatever it liked.
Not holding out much hope for frosties either as had none from last cycle with 14embies. Think I would prefer to just go with fresh ET and pray for a miracle. Ectopic pg's happen with NO lining so maybe even a little bit might be enough ( she says in the vain hope of believing it...not!)

Aleenta - great that 2 bubbas made it through freeze and are hopefully snuggling in for the long haul
May your 2ww be as painless as possible

KellyD - Hope that surge happens soon and you get 2 great little bubbas in there.
Wow 9mm lining would be the stuff of my dreams. Never had better than 7mm. DS and a couple of my other pg's were on 6mm lining so I think you are doing great to be at 6 with many days still to go

Happy Aus Day!! Hoping everyone is having a good one.

WLAB - yay!! 2 embies on board. Good luck hun for your TWW. Im sorry to hear your disappointment in your clinic - hoping you will not need then anymore after this cycle!!!

Neptune - good luck also with your TWW.

Aleenta - also 2 embies on board! Wow - thats great news. Good luck also with the TWW.

Meredith - Im sorry to hear your lining is giving you grief. Try to relax (better said than done) and hopefully it will improve over the next couple of days.

To everyone I have missed hoping you are going well at whichever point you are in your cycle.

AFM - had to have my purgeon upped to 225 iu, as hormones were not rising correctly. Then, Dr put me on a small amount of hcg injection to also help things along. Have been feeling awful, want to spew in the morning and NO enery all day. Work is still a struggle. But the end is near. EPU has been booked for Wed so will keep you all posted....

Take care everyone and have a great day.

Hi all
Sorry I have been MIA, just trying to chill out and not think about the TWW. Have had every symptom under the sun but they come and go. One minute think that it might have worked and then think AF is on its way. Has anyone ever had AF arrive even when using prog pesseries. Really just want it to be over one way or another. Back to work this week so the hols are over. Sorry for the rant. Hope everyone is doing well were ever you are in your cycle.

Diamond - sorry the drugs are knocking yo around so much but hopefully that means your E2 levels are rising bit better. Are you triggering tonight?

Saph - Oh how the TWW drags eh? Try to ignore all symptoms as they really do your head in. It is certainly possible to get AF even on the prog pessaries ( I always do) so it IS a good sign if she stays away. GL!

Me - EPU at 11.30 am tomorrow. They will chk my lining again during sx so praying and crossing everything it might have done something, even if only a little bit.

Hi Ladies

I've been away for a while so have been catching up on everyone.

Sara69 - thanks for thinking about me! Well i'm in the same boat as you . I was in the tww for a week and a half - AF showed up early. I 2 must shift some kilos. So will call to make a FS appointment tomorrow. I think it is the end of the IUI line for us and we will be going on to IVF. I know everyone prob has this thought - but - not in a million years did I eva think I would have to go down that road!

DH sperm has improved so WHY WHY WHY? is this happening?

ahhh!

will have to start putting our pennies away now!

Good luck everyone! It WILL happen to us all - I believe it!

Merideth : Good luck for egg pick up tommorow, I hope your lining is behaving itself

Diamond my friend : EPU on Wedenesday, how exciting, I know you feel like cr*p, but it will be worth it when those lovely embies are ready. I hope the nausea slows down, one side effect that is certainly not wanted, after work try and rest up and relax in preparation for Wed.

Hi to everyone - will write more persies at work tommorow

Hi Girls,

Toby - :hug: I am sorry to hear that.Hop eyour FS appointment will help to see a way forward

Saph - :goodluck: not long know, keeping fingers crossed for you. Hopefully going back to work will offer distraction.

Lots of :bluedust: for everyone

Sara

Just wanted to drop in a say hi to everyone and hope you all had a fantastic long weekend.

An update from me, still no surge....bugger... Have had lots of twinges so thinking my follicle is growing but just doesn't want to rupture. Last test tomorrow morning and if still no surge then off to the clinic for a needle in my bottom (ouch) to trigger for our FET. So I'm estimating that transfer will probably be next Monday, which would then mean a BT on the 16th, which is 2 days before my birthday..

Hope you are all coping... and if you are anywhere in Vic will be able to cope with the hot weather this week. We get our Air conditioning installed next monday, so the portable air con will be getting a hammering for the next 4 or so days...

Hi
I am back again.
Thankfully I don't think I see any of the old names from last time I was in here.
My son is now 4 months old. He was conceived through IVF. I have severe (grade 4) endometriosis and have had 2 laps. I fell pregnant on my first round of IVF (although the cycle didn't go too well - but you only need one embryo which was all we got). Had a complicated pregnancy with grade 4 placenta praevia and 2 months in hospital prior to giving birth but as you can imagine I didn't mind - I was happy just to be pregnant.

I am going back to my FS on 12 March to try for no 2. I will probably need more surgery before the cycle to remove an endometrioma from my R ovary (it was there in my last IVF round but shrank during the pregnancy) I am hoping it has disappeared with the pregnancy and breastfeeding but don't know what the chances of that are.

I found that this forum really helped me last time.
Also I found acupuncture helpful as it controlled my emotional side.

Wishing us all success.

jbub

Hi girls,

Hope you all had a good long weekend :D

KellyD - it looks like we may be transferring on the EXACT same day! I go for my scan on Thursday and am HOPING I trigger that night so I can go for my EPU on Saturday with a transfer on Monday and then hopefully a BFP for our Birthdays!!!!!

jbub - Hi and Welcome :D

Meredith - hope your EPU went well today and your lining has thicked. :crossfingers:

Diamond - hope your feeling better and good luck for tomorrow.

Saph - hope your not going too crazy in the TWW. Hang in there.

Aleenta - Wow, 2 embies on board! Hope they are settling in nicely :D Stay relaxed and positive and hope to see you in TWW next week!

Hi to everyone else and hope your doing well.

Take care,

Tania

Quick question - has any of you had trouble getting a Medicare benefit for doctor's visits in between cycles? I didn't get a benefit for my appointment with my FS in early December after my cancelled cycle as Medicare deemed it a related service to my next cycle.

Sara

Hi everyone,

Have 1 on board now so fingers crossed and I will see you all over in the TWW.

Meredith: I hope your EPU went well and that you got some fantastic news. Although coming home sore in all this heat must be killing you.

Miss M: Yay, we will be exact cycle buddies as well as Birthday Buddies. We are actually going to be in your neck of the woods next weekend (7/8) ie: Ringwood, for a friends birthday. I knkw the area pretty well as I lived in East Ringwood for a couple of years and then Blackburn for almost 4 years.

Jbub: Welcome back to the TTC madness. It is good to hear stories of success with so many complications along the way. Lets hope that for no 2 you breeze through it all.

Well just wanted to give you an update but I got a new job today. After all the interviews and finally the medical today I got a phone call at 5pm offering me the job. Yay, only 30 minutes from home and my hrs will be between 12pm - 8.15pm Mon-Fri. It will also be good to get some extra cashola into the bank account before our little miricle decides to grace us with there company.

So that's 2 down - New House (check), New Job (check), New Baby (working on it hopefully this is our time)....

Congrats on the job Kelly D.
Wow you must've gotten heaps of embys. Good Luck with this FET.

Diamond - best of luck for your epu tomorrow - hopefully all the awful symptoms you have had to endure will be worth it :crossfingers:

Meredith - :pray: so hard that today went well for you and the epu was a success and your lining is looking good and cosy

Toby - good luck with FS appointment, I think we all know what you mean, I don't think anyone ever thinks they will be lining up for IVF - it's not really on the top 1000 things to do before you die :rolleyes:

Jbub - welcome back, I hope your stay is short and you can emulate your first time success, albeit with an easier pregnancy this time round

Miss Magpie - your plan is sounding really promising - hope all goes well and see you in TWW soon

Well done Rob - see you in TWW

Sara69 - sorry haven't encountered that problem yet with medicare. I thought they would have to give you something back for any specialist appointment?

KellyD - Massive congrat's to you girl, you are right on track - 2/3 and counting down to no 3! Bring on that surge and see you in TWW soon.

AFM - just waiting waiting in 2WW - not knowing is the hard part, but trying to stay positive with meditation and accupunture - seems to be working so far.

Ciao for now

Sorry but will have to keep this brief as feeling pretty low and awful at the end of this very looooong day.
Got 23 eggs!!!! Don't know where some of those came from since my last scan. I know most of you would think this is fabulous but we almost halved my FSH dose this time to AVOID this many eggs as my FS thought that may have affected quality. And I end up with MORE than last time ( 21 last cycle)
Feeling MUCH worse physically - was at the hosp all day to try and control pain. Now feeling faint and ill from the pain relief. To add to that, my lining is defnitely no better, perhaps even worse ( don't know how that happens?). So more progynova although I really don't see the point as my E2 levels must be through the roof already. Another scan friday. Will likely still do ET given poor success with freezing but i don't hold out much, if any hope
This journey is just getting harder and harder and I just don't know what to do next. I am no where near ready to give up but don't know how much more I can put myself through if there is always such bad results. I just need some hope back but struggling to find any.

Kelly - huge congrats on the new job. No 3 on the list can't be far away

Meredith sweetie, I'm sorry.:hug:

I don't have any answers for you, but just wanted to give you a hug, and let you know that even though I haven't gone through the same thing I have now had two IVF cycles cancelled due to poor response, and so far I have no answers as to why. It is very frustrating when your body lets you down and you don't have a 'fix' for next time. However, I am sure they will get the formula right for us somehow....don't know how, but surely they would have seen this before?

I hope you are okay, and you never know, this cycle might be okay yet...I will keep everything crossed for you. :pray:

Meredith: So sorry that your lining did not play nicely for you. I can sympathise about the pain though (I had 30 eggs at my EPU and felt like someone had kicked me there with steel capped boots), 23 eggs are fantastic. :pray: you get some good embryo's to freeze. I know you prefer to do a fresh transfer, but if you can get some in safe keeping it might give you some hope for the future.

AFM: Off to have a follow up scan this afternoon to see if I still have the follicle growing or if I did O but not have it show on a surge test. I'm hoping that I didn't miss O as that may cause the cycle to be cancelled. The only positive is that if I have O'd recently, we might still catch it for FET earlier that expected. I'll let you all know how I went later today..

Meredith: So sorry that your lining did not play nicely for you. I can sympathise about the pain though (I had 30 eggs at my EPU and felt like someone had kicked me there with steel capped boots), 23 eggs are fantastic. :pray: you get some good embryo's to freeze. I know you prefer to do a fresh transfer, but if you can get some in safe keeping it might give you some hope for the future.

AFM: Off to have a follow up scan this afternoon to see if I still have the follicle growing or if I did O but not have it show on a surge test. I'm hoping that I didn't miss O as that may cause the cycle to be cancelled. The only positive is that if I have O'd recently, we might still catch it for FET earlier that expected. I'll let you all know how I went later today..

Hi Bellas,

saph - all the best for you BT and I hope AF stays away. I'm 4 days behind you in TWW also, so I know what you mean when you say you try not to think about it. It's easier that way!

meredith - My thoughts are with you sweety. Take the time you need to recoup and you will soon find that fighting spirit again. Hang in there. :hug:

toby - I'm sorry AF came for you. There are so many other amazing treatments out there in IVF land that I'm SURE one will work for you and give you a gorgeous baby.

wouldluvabubba & sarah69 - Hope you are both well and you had a great Australia day weekend.

KellyD - Hope you got that surge line you were looking for and FET has been set. crossfingers: Oh, and CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NEW JOB!!!

jbub - Hope baby number 2 is less of a rollercoaster for you. all the best and welcome to the thread.

tanya - good luck with FET :crossfingers: How many eggs are you transfering if you don't mind me asking?

sarah69 - Can't say I've had the same problem. However, if they think the account is part of your next cycle, you will be able to claim it back once that cycle has completed.

Rob & Aleenta - TWW buddies! all the best for a BFP!!! :bluedust::pink-babydust:

I'm sure I didn't get everyone, but it's not easy to keep up! There's so many now! I am thinking of you all and hope you all receive good news soon :happyforyou:

AFM: Well, it's day 6 now of TWW. no systems whatsoever. First time round was a nightmare because of severe OHSS. So it's a bit earie having no systems this time around. BT set for 4 Feb, day after DH b'day. BFP would be the most perfect gift ever!

Ciao

Good afternoon girls,

Its a VERY hot one here in Melbourne today with more of the same to follow for the rest of the week. Not looking forward to it! Im glad I worked in an aircon office :D

Meredith - sorry to hear that your lining hasnt thickened as hoped. Hope your feeling better today and good luck with your scan on Friday. :crossfingers: you are able to have an ET.

KellyD - good luck with your scan this arvo and hope you havent missed O. Congrats on the new job too! :D

Aleenta - glad to hear your keeping relaxed and positive. I definately think thats a must. Hope your little embies are snuggled in nicely.

Rob - Hope your travelling well and that your embie has embedded itself.

Spring - hope your doing well. Im not having an FET. I only had 1 egg survive last stim cycle so had to start over again. Im hoping to have an EPU this Saturday. We've decided to only have 1 embie transferred at a time at this stage although my FS suggested 2 but I dont want to risk the associated complications with having twins. My FS only suggested 2 because of all the surgery I had last year and he thought Ive been through enough so said the sooner I get pregnant, the better. I read up on the risks of carrying twins and my DP and I didnt want to risk it if we didnt have to.

AFM, Im off for my follicle scan tomorrow. HOPEFULLY I get more than 5 eggs and they are better quality too. Am doing acupuncture this time round so am hoping that has helped and my FS put me on a higher Gonal dosage as well.

Hi to everyone else. Hope your all staying cool.

Take care,

Tania

OK, I'm back from my scan and the results are as follows:

1 Follicle still growing but currently 22mm.
Lining thickness 10mm.

So had a BT as well and will be checking the next couple of days for a surge as based on the figures the clinic predicts it should happen anytime now... :clap: I didn't miss O and my lining is the best it has ever been in any FET cycle to date. Maybe with so many good things happening to me at the moment this might just be the one :pray:. Maybe 2009 is going to be my year of change and new things (might have to check my Chinese Horoscope seeing as we are in a New Year).