Sorry for the long post I have not been in for a while.... but am just dropping in to say hi really and seeing how you are all doing. There is certainly some up & down emotions going on - why am I not surprised!
Motherhood - I feel for you I find all this hard enough with just a sperm issue in our way but to have to try and get little emby's and then they still have so much to get through to make the cut - its even more daunting - so I can understand why the numbers are even more important to you than some of the rest of us. There isn't much I can say - but hang in there and I hope it happens soon for you - it's a bloody hard road to ride - we all know that. 9 follies is still a good number and hopefully a little more time and some more drugs they will kick some butt and get them going in a growth spurt!
Emerald - I hear you with what you are saying tho it's not to say this is not hard on the guy's too. I had a bit of a discussion with my DP in bed last night about this same thing.. in that he has not had to change anything he has done, tho I mentioned ages ago that maybe he could stop drinking all together. Hard thing now is that his task (on EPU day) is less than 3 months away for us and so is there any point in him stop drinking now when they say sperm is 3 months old at time of deposit? I'm lucky I have a supportive man by my side, but it's still seems unfair some times given it's all me that has to go through it all as well as make all the changes & sacrifice.
Tracy - sorry your EPU was not very nice. It's a tough thing to go through anyhow without having personality issues from the specialist who you have to deal with. Sorry you only got 3 but at least 2 have fert & as you say you only need 1. FX they grow well and you are able to transfer 1 or 2 whichever way you want to go
Meg - Glad your Et went well. I can't remember about cramping after my 2 ETs but hope you get a good explanation from the nurses when you call. Stay well & FX for your
Bonny - Welcome to BB! it is a great place for support & information. Hopefully you are not in this thread for long (if you know what I mean!!!)
Airline - GL for ET today I hope all your 6 have made it through but even if you lost a couple, 4 is still a good number. Hang in there and hopefully this ET is it and you don't have to worry about the others this time round anyhow. Rest well and take care of you!
Coral - glad to hear things are going well. I can't believe FS decided to transfer 2 for you and only 1st spoke about it when your legs are in the air! That's certainly being put on the spot. You too rest well and look after yourself in these next few crucial days & FX for a BFP for you. AFM - yeah we are on next cycle I have started pill popping. It's just weird as I never speak to FS it's always the nurse and although she is very informative it just feels so "up to us" about what to do next, which I know it should be but I guess I just want some firm guidance. She is lovely and says she can not see any reason why it won't happen for us and reminds me that even for a natural pregnancy it's only a 25% chance of a woman falling pg in a month. (Never knew it was so low) And that just because it has not happened for us does not mean there is something wrong or that it won't happen it's just the odds are low and so it may take a few goes. I just don't know how many goes I or the wallet can take.
Loops - its bloody hard isn't it when you have to consider the $$ side. As if the whole emotional side of it is not enough. I just can't believe how expensive this all is. GL with whatever you decide to do I agree do whatever causes the least stress and only you and DH can work out what is best for you both at any time. Still sending some selling vibes your way!!
Sonya - so sorry to hear about the neg result. It just sux bad. It's taken me a really long time to get over my last BFN and I still feel gutted about it. Tho I need to look forward to the next cycle & concentrate on good vibes. I hope you are coping OK. I think I would like to take a break too but the $$ side makes us want to fit one more stim in this year so we are only $1600 out of pocket instead of doing it first thing next year and being $2700 out of pocket (or something like that) until we reach the safety net again. Plus I just feel like this whole process is pushing out the date I get to actually have a baby, I know its not old or anything but this now means if we are pos this cycle I will be late 34 and then if we have to go again I'm going to be 35 before we could have our baby. It's just not what I had planned and meanwhile all our friends kids get older and ours will be younger growing up - you know how it is. It's just so much pressure in a way. Sorry, not sure if that is positive for you but I guess if you feel the same way you know you are not alone. GL with deciding and enjoy the wine & cheese till your next cycle!
AFM - am pill popping and started another down reg cycle. They will start me on 275 gonal (where I left of in the 1st stim cycle) so I am praying for a higher # of eggs this time - but not too high. I REALLY do not want to have to do another stim cycle again. Just the $ and the time. I think I could cope (well I guess I would have to) if we have to FET again but another stim cycle I think would really push my limit. And I know there are so many of you out there who have had to do many more than me and I guess honestly you find a way to deal with it, so sorry no offense to you as I take my hat off as it must be so emotionally draining. Anyway am waiting for my dates to be posted out so I have some idea of when things may happen.
To all I have missed and hope you are all doing well and are ready to face another week! Hope it brings some joy and good news to many of you.
Last edited by Nix76; October 26th, 2009 at 10:17 AM.
: Had to fix all the ? that appeared in my post doh!!
I find all this hard enough with just a sperm issue in our way but to have to try and get little emby's and then they still have so much to get through to make the cut - its even more daunting - so I can understand why the numbers are even more important to you than some of the rest of us. There isn't much I can say - but hang in there and I hope it happens soon for you - it's a bloody hard road to ride - we all know that. 9 follies is still a good number and hopefully a little more time and some more drugs they will kick some butt and get them going in a growth spurt!
It just sux bad. It's taken me a really long time to get over my last BFN and I still feel gutted about it. Tho I need to look forward to the next cycle & concentrate on good vibes. I hope you are coping OK. I think I would like to take a break too but the $$ side makes us want to fit one more stim in this year so we are only $1600 out of pocket instead of doing it first thing next year and being $2700 out of pocket (or something like that) until we reach the safety net again. Plus I just feel like this whole process is pushing out the date I get to actually have a baby, I know its not old or anything but this now means if we are pos this cycle I will be late 34 and then if we have to go again I'm going to be 35 before we could have our baby. It's just not what I had planned and meanwhile all our friends kids get older and ours will be younger growing up - you know how it is. It's just so much pressure in a way. Sorry, not sure if that is positive for you but I guess if you feel the same way you know you are not alone. GL with deciding and enjoy the wine & cheese till your next cycle!
and hope you are all doing well and are ready to face another week! Hope it brings some joy and good news to many of you.
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