Beibei - just wanted to drop in to wish you congratulations!!!
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Beibei - just wanted to drop in to wish you congratulations!!!
Mumof5, a blastocyst is the embryo 5 days after fertilisation.
BW
Hi Mumof5, exactly like BW said, blastocyst is a 5-day embryo after fertilisation, some clinic do 3-day embryo depends on how many eggs altogether you are getting as well as the fertilisation progress...
I had 1 blastocyst put it back in...all the best with your ivf journey
HI There!
Just wanted to pop in and say :happyforyou:CONGRATULATIONS BEI BEI!!!!
You must be just so happy.... excellent vibes in this thread ATM.... keep them coming!!! Who's next???!!!!!!
Congratulations BeiBei
i feel the "B" pressure is well and truly on now!
Ok thanks heaps, i still have plenty to learn. Do you get a choice on wheather they put one or two back in????? or do they only ever put one?
:confetti::confetti::confetti::confetti::confetti: Congratulation Bei Bei that is fantastic , i wish you a healthy pregnancy xo
mumof5, sometimes you get a choice. I think with blastocysts and first timers they like to keep to one - at least I didn't have the option of more, it was one only!
BW
Hi mumof5...my clinic advises 1 blastie for transfer but due to my history I'm having two transfered...DH is convinced this will be THE cycle and both will split and we'll have 4...AHHHHH!!!!
4 would be great hun!!! i'd love it to bits (although i'd have to get another car...)
BG...I'm with you...I keep teasing DH that I'm going for the cover of 'Womans Day"...lol...
ahhhh, so you'd be wanting each embie to split into identical quads then...
LOL...you have to be careful what you ask for hey!!!! I'm not fussy!!! Bring it on!!! After 8 years of TTC we would 'catch up' to our friends that have had babies two years apart and now have 4!!! Mmm...we have 4 dogs too...yep...we'd be needing a new car...van...bus....lol....
If we end up with 4 I will die.
hi all, hope all is going well and another huge congrats to BW and beibei. wishing you all the very best with the rest of your pg and now bets are on to whos gunna pop first. lol (oh i love a bet!!)
BTW - id be very happy with 4, ive always aimed for 6 but dont know if we can afford that.lol
Rols...lol...I guess the cover of Womans Day doesn't do it for ya huh?
Lou...6...OMG...imagine the stretch marks!!!
Hi BeiBei
:happyforyou: CONGRATULATIONS!
Fantastic news... sounds like we are on a roll. Who will be number 3?
Rols - yep I know what you mean, 4 sounds absolutely nuts to me! We are even worried about how we would cope with twins... but any is a blessing I say so of course we would cope with however many, 1, 2 or (gulp!) 4, if that was what happened. Only time will tell...
Ellie - I think your DH is right... next cycle will be yours now that the end is in sight to that stressful work environment you were in.
Take care all and chat tomorrow.
Cheryl
hehehe - i'm with you Lou - the more the merrier - except i really like my car at the moment, so have told DH we stop at 3 (will be my luck though, we'd have two and go back for a third - and THAT's when then quads would show up!!)
I love that positive thinking BG...'go back for a third'...that's an exciting thought...coz that means a couple of BFP and healthy bubs before then...that's the spirit!
it's strange Ellie, even with everything we've neen through the last two and a half years to get to this point, i very rarely have even the briefest of moments where i doubt that we will have children eventually. i have complete faith that it will happen one day.i know i want to be a mum so much, and i KNOW that my husband will be the bestest daddy, so now we just have to wait for the right moment in time for our lives to be filled for our much wanted bubba (and hope that that moment isn't too far off).
there are so many LT ladies on here that have had beautiful success stories that i can't help but stay positive about the whole journey - i think the day i found BB was honestly the day i found that positive vibe that this WILL work.
and i believe this for all of us here - we'll go through the toughest journey, with so many dead end side roads - but eventually, we will all reach our destination (with a bubba or three in tow!)
BG....you are AMAZING!!! You have lifted my spirits...we will have our beautiful children...I always say to my friends that I'm praying for well behaved, quiet, gorgeous kids and being a teacher I know they're quietly standing at the back of the line...the line just must be REALLY LONG!!!!!
i'm glad i was able to lift your spirits Ellie. i have my days when i need lifting - and others when i can share my profound thoughts to help you all out! today is a good day
take care hun
I always wanted three. Always. I also wanted to have them all done by age 30. I also wanted boys. Sometimes i marvel at my naivety. Did i really think it would be that easy! :doh:
So now i think we'll be happy with whatever we get, whenever we get them. :D
Ellie - i see you are going to FS in July. Are you going to discuss having those tests done with him/her?
i'm with you Jo - i've dreamed so many times of having three kidlets (even though i'd have 8 if i could LOL - the dream is always three little strawberry blondes) - but all pink ones. DH wants four or five but we'll take what we can when mother nature says we can have them. i used to think it would be so easy - but i think i've grown up a hell of a lot in the last 30 months...
it will eventually happen for us hun
BG and Ellie, it must be in the air because I was saying to DW today that after the shock of finding out that we were going to have trouble I am starting to feel a lot more positive (not that I was terribly negative). I think I've just accepted it now and am starting to get excited by the thought that DW might be pregnant this year.
Obviously this is somewhat dependant upon Tuesday's results, but nonetheless I am just looking beyond the negative and starting to feel good.
Great stuff. Thanks for sharing it.
Jo and BG, I've wanted three for many years too. Obviously that was pre crap sperm. At the moment, if we just get one, I will be stoked.
Boy or girl? Don't care. I am somewhat paranoid about healthy kids as I had a sister who died before the age of 1 which wrecked the parents, and recently two of our best friends lost their baby boy at 25 weeks which wrecked them, and has had a huge effect on us too. So long as it is healthy I couldn't care less whether it is boy or girl, liberal or labor (or greenie), straight or gay (was gonna say the p word but thought I might get in trouble).
even waiting on tuesdays results rols, you still have six months this year - that's lots of time for good news (hoping you don't need it though!)
best of luck to you and your DW on tuesday Rols
I know what you mean about growing up and not in a mature/immature sense. And i bet me and DH now more about conception and how the whole thing works than all of our friends with kids put together!! Probably more than i ever really wanted/needed to know!!:
I don't mind though, i can be proud of who i am now and how we've handled the whole thing (for the most part!!)
Wonder why it is that we all want more than 2. I thought it was trendy to only want two.
Well, we swapped PHI and after a 12 month wait they will pay for IVF including the drugs so if we manage to get three kids it will have paid for itself. Wish we had joined up earlier, but you live and learn.
Gosh we're a postive bunch tonight...I love it...I've always thought I'd have twins...my mum tells me that I've told anyone that would listen that I'm going to have twins since I was really little...maybe I jinxed myself???? But I'm with Rols...healthy is the number one thing...happy number two and worry about the rest when we get there!
Jo - Yep, going to FS on the 4th July...will ask for autoimmune testing...have also registered to have a phone consult with Dr Gavin Sacks at IVF Australia / Sydney...he was recommended by girls in another post - specialises in reproductive immunology...so I'm a determined little bunny on this one...I am convinced there's something going on with my uterus as my ectopic just kept on going but when they land in the right spot...ends before 7 weeks...I'll also get test results back on the 4th from D&C tests...interesting...but can't do another mc...emotionally...I'm wrecked!
So...work is sorted...well..in that I'm getting moved...I still need to organise to do a handover and get all my personal gear out of my desk so still strssing about that...hopefully will be all finalised this week...boss is attempting to turn it all around on me which is also stressing me....I've lost about 2kg through all this!!!!
I really don't know what I'd do without you guys...you're a wonderful bunch xxx
my dreams always show me having girls, but how often do our dreams come true? i just want to be able to hold a baby of my own and to be able to share the love that DH and i have with a tiny little bundle. and i agree - i'll be happy with one - but i have every intention of going through all of this with the mindset that once we've succeeded once, we'll go again - i don't want to have a child grow up thinking that it was so hard for us to conceive them that we wouldn't try again (having said that, we are still relatively early in our AC journey - things might change if it takes us a long time to conceive!):
and boy or girl - i don't care. DH would love a little boy because he's the last in his family that can pass on the family name. i love shopping for little girls (but i think this comes from having 4 neices and only 1 nephew) - but ultimately, i don't care - once we hold our baby, whether it's got dangly bits isn't going to bother me at all - the lovei have in my heart will be there no matter what gender!
Jo,i have to check with our PHI soon re the AC costs - this IUI cycle wasn't too bad but if we can get something more back we will - the PHI we're with at the moment is covering 3 full stim IVF cycles - but i'm not sure if they'll count the IUI as a full stim cycle - if they do, we won't claim cos it's so much more expensive for the IVF....
and yeah, i agree - we tend to learn so much more about our inner workings that we ever really want to know. things that would normally be nothing when you have no problems conceiving, become big deals (like feeling your ovaries wake up!) - i really wish none of us had to go through the education we've been through - but i think it's opened my eyes so much more as to how precious the gift of life is - and i know DH and I will love and appreciate the blessing that is our baby so much more than some of our friends that have had baby's easily and don't realise what a magnificent gift they've been given
hi ladies,:hello:
can someone please tell me what fet means?
Has anybody ever had acupunture (sorry can't spell it)
and big congratulation:happyforyou: to everyone that is pregnant i'm so happy for you:D
ray:D
Ray, FET is frozen embryo transfer. You do get used to the terminology pretty quickly! Keep asking if there's anything you don't know.
I've had acupuncture - have been going for around 12 months now. I had a session on the evening of my transfer... and I'm pretty damn certain that's what helped it stick! I'll be continuing to go through pregnancy as well. (There, BG! I'm starting to be able to say it!)
BW
woo hoo BW - but can you say it out loud yet??
LOL
Good morning my lovelies.
Wow what DM's we were all having last night.
BW - ive always believed that it is the sprites of your baby that visits you in your dreams, so im hoping for three very beautiful pink bundles for you.
Unlike most of you i always knew i was going to AC with TTC (sepically after GP told me at 13 years!) and i did think it would happen straight away but hey each day makes me stronger and i have to keep remembering how lucky i really am, i have a DH who loves me VERY much and is with me through it all. (most parts)
Jo - do you mind me asking what PHI are you with and what drugs you get back - its always helpful if you can get a little more back hey! hoping your feeling a little better at the mo and remember im always an email away, i am getting round to replying
Holly - im so sorry hun ive been hibernating at the mo, some of the reasons you will understand but am ready for a good chat again xxi'll try and catch you tonight
Rols - GL with the scan - sorry i havent really been around please refresh me whats the scan for? epu? trigger? SORRY.
Ellie - i think you have powered through a lot lately and im glad that things have eased a little for you. i sometimes see a bit of a mirror image between us with TTC. As with you the only pg that ive had that has progressed past 6 weeks was ectopic and they believe that i was over 2mths !, i hope you get some answers with DR sacks, i have heard wonderful things too. also that your results on the 4th can help to bring some closure for you and DH.
BW - glad that you have started to say that you are pg, well done hun i wil be following you. Can i ask did you have accupunture agter the TF too, or just before?
Hey Ray - it really doesnt take long to pick it all up and just ask if you need a hand, we dont bite. hehe
Ok girls off you work, but ill be back later to see if anyone else has some suprises.xx
Oh BG - i thought i was the first, like usual someone beats me to it .hehehehe
Lou, I only really had acupuncture after the transfer. I had my regular appointment on the Thursday, transfer on Monday with another session following, then I didn't have another session until the Thursday of the following week the day after my first blood test!
Not sure on the saying it aloud thing... but DH and I did manage to have a conversation about the Caterpillar last night. I was looking at Up the Duff and the ruler down the side of the page that shows you how big your baby is at that point... He's wondering when we'll start seeing changes in my body, and seems massively obsessed with my nipples at this stage - he's getting great amusement from the fact that they are now virtually always erect and very, very sensitive! And the obs discussion... I never expected to be the woman who conceived on her first transfer. Truth be told, I was expecting to still be here trying at this time next year...
I'm simply praying really hard that you'll all get to join me soon. :grouphug:
BW
Hi Lou. DW has already had the scan (making sure all her bits are in the right spot etc). We get all our results tomorrow incl. my 3rd SA. As for DW, they said everything was where it should be and that they could see follicles and stuff. But we'll get the full picture tomorrow.
BW, can't speak for everyone else, and I know I haven't been in this caper long, but I am just stoked for you. I think it's awesome you made it first go and it gives me a lot of hope for us.
BW- just wondered if you'd be able to answer a couple questions, and to all the other girls on here who have had FET's...
What were your bloods like, your estrogen, prog levels and LH?? Also did you have an u/s to check on the lining of your endometrium, and did that show any follicles?? Is it normal to have more than one follicle.... I feel really stupid...Went in for bloods today and knew they had to do an u/s at some stage and think today might be the last bloods before ovulation. When the did u/s, there was massive follicle ? cyst... 26mm. And then two other follicles on other side. Im not sure what this means... The nurse just said to concentrate on my bloods which are good, and the endo lining which is 8mm which is good too...
Just wondered how things were for you BW???
Mel
It was a natural FET for me, mel. They did blood tests (E2, P4, LH), but I never asked what they were. They never did an ultrasound either... I take it you are doing a medicated cycle? I'm afraid I don't know a great deal about them. I do know that it was necessary to ovulate - and my temperature chart shows that it occurred on the right day.
:dunno: sorry I can't help much!
BW