WOW a couple of days off here again and Im so behind.
Great to have you all here for friendship and support and Im sorry there has been some not so good news of late
There has been some good news too though.
Tracy, Sonyalouise, Coral and Airline and Im sure there was others too ~ thanks for your support and encouragement with my tuff decision and finances.
Sonyalouise ~ Im sorry things havent been so great for you - hang in there and all the best with your decisions, hugs.
Motherhood ~ same with you, im so sorry things havent been working out the best, your not alone and I hope you see some good things happening soon, things will turn around, just you wait.
Bonny ~ hi and welcome, you'll make some great friends here but I hope you're not in here long, meaning I hope you get your BFP straight away. Your pains could be implantation - FX they are.
Tracy ~ well done on those emby's. 3 is still good! All the best for your ET
Meg ~ well done on your emby's that is excellent news!
GL to others in TWW.
There are so many others im foretting - its so hard to keep up.
Emerald Star - thanks for your support and all the best to you with your next cycle.
AFM ~ Im going insane right now. Im at CD37, AF is normally late but today she is probably a day or 2 later than normal. Ive got tummy pains which kind of feel like AF but she is just not coming, so again im holding out a tiny bit of hope and going nuts. Im too scared to POAS - i will tommorrow though if she is still not here. This cycle has been very up and down - ive felt ill at times and thought just maybe then ive had headaches and thought nup and I did POAS about a week ago and it was BFN. My boobs have been itchy at times but not sore and no real change to them. Aarrh - this is the worst TWW to-date!
Had my scan today and things are looking up... have gone from 2 to 3 ok follies to 6! We were looking at EPU on Wed, but lovely FS is putting it off until Fri or Monday. Funny how shocked I am when things go ok . My only worry was my FS asking if I was having any probs with my syneral. I don't know if I was doing it right to begin with. Worried I'm going to ovulate too early if that's even possible!!!
DH has just informed me that dinner's ready! Bye for now
Bonny- thats great news for you. I was always worried I would ovulate too early too. Grow little follies grow
Loops- FX for you, AF can be so very cruel sometimes ((hugs)) hold on to that glimmer
AFM- ET tomorrow at 9.30 WA time. Please keep your FX for me. And one of my work collegues asked my dh if I was pregnant today *sigh* I guess Im going to have to start letting a few ppl in on the secret as they are getting suspicious
Motherhood - sorry for opening the can of worms on costs - I was just really worried you were paying too much. But after seeing the right website it seems right - however I would be interested in comparrisons from other clinics. Your process is very involved & I think different to most of us so comparing what we pay to yours is probably not fair. Tracy - yours is certainly up there tho for IVF/ICSI cycle. Emerald you & I are on the same kind of fees & I agree it makes you wonder how it all works when there is such difference. Maybe that is what the new safety net was trying to achieve to discourage the higher fees - I dunno!!!
Bonny - great news re your growing follies.
Loops - that could be very exciting news - just remember our cycles get thrown around a bit with all these drugs but you have been l'natural for a couple of months now havn't you?
Meg - good news is great news!! It gives us all hope and its so nice to read to keep our spirits lifted. 5 is a great number in the freezer. Hopefully you wont' need them anyway hun - you have one on board right?
OK girls - nite for now I'm off to watch the mentalist! Sleep well all :-) xx
afm - well transfer was this arvo and it went better than the first 2 ie. not nearly as much discomfort and pain. No blood either so quite happy as was doc. He was Irish, so we're going with the 'luck of the irish' this time. He also said he hopes I'm suffering with morning sickness at christmas...
Our other embies are not doing great but the old 'hopefully they'll catch up by tomorrow' and we can freeze line has been used.
Dh not well poor thing, so we came home and had a couple of hours asleep, then dinner and relaxed watching tv and now bed. More days like this to come, although working day after tomorrow. so I guess i can officially post again in the 2ww. will try and keep an eye on things in here. good luck one and all, tracy see you in 2ww thread tomorrow!
Hello hello ladies,
I find myself back in here again. Hello to the familiar names - wishes, airline, emerald star, loops - how I wish that none of us were in this thread still.
I've had a couple of months off after my last stim cycle. Went away for work and made the choice to delay the next transfer, there comes a time when you realise you can't keep putting life on hold so I took the opportunity and went over east for a week.
Feel like a TTC break has done me well mentally, but of course am still surrounded by a zillion pg announcements and babies and everything I don't have. Oh and friends who whinge about their children (don't get me started!).
Anyway this time around we're doing a HRT FET - my first one. I was pleasantly surprised on Day 1 (Friday) to be told we'll see you on Day 11 for a scan & BT. What, no BT, scans, injections etc? Wow, this is almost like a freaking holiday. Oh but wait - the fun ensues post-transfer with the dreaded P-word..... PESSARIES! Had a completely awesome conversation in the chemist when I picked them up.
Chemist: Did your Dr discuss with you about where these go? Mrs P: Well pretty much just that it's in my vagina (YES I said the word vagina in the middle of the chemist - and you know what, I didn't even CARE ha ha) Chemist: Yes that should be fine for the night time ones but the ones during the day you may want to discuss with your Dr if you can take them anally instead. Mrs P: Ok thanks I will (at this moment in time my brain was like WTF how is it possible for this TTC experience to get more unpleasant??).
Relayed the convo to DH in the car and all he could say was "Oh I thought the saying was Up the bum no babies?" - sorry if that offends but at least it made me laugh!!!
I have now written a small me-essay so will stop!!
Loops - stay away from the evil POAS - it causes nothing but pain! Ok that's a little dramatic and I'm not one to talk as so far I'm unable to avoid it. But try to!
Airline - glad your transfer went well, GL for your 2ww!
Hi ladies,
I hope everyone is well. This is an epic post, I have only been away from BB for two days and there is so much to catch up on. I apologise in advance to anyone I have missed.
Emerald- I do agree with you to a point, but the thing is I really was a b**** on Saturday. DH was trying to everything he could to help me feel better and I was just lashing out. Yes I do think they should suck it up and accept it, which he did, I just felt bad the next day.
Motherhood- I hope you get a good blood test result, you really do have a lot to deal with. I hope you have a supportive FS who is helping you through this decision making. Maybe you should talk to the counselor, I am thinking about it and I don?t have anywhere near the amount of stress that you have to deal with. I am thinking about you today. I pray that you get some good numbers!
Sounds like your feeling a bit more positive which is great, OMG I can?t believe how much it is costing you.
Airline- I hope you don?t have any more lasting affects from your EPU, I am glad that the ET went well.
Nix- I feel exactly the same way which is why I decided to do another transfer this year. I look at some of my friends who I went to school with and their kids are already 4-5 years old, some are even 10! I really didn?t want to leave it this late either. Thanks for writing about what your nurse said, it is good to remind ourselves that the chances of falling pregnant each cycle is low, which ever process you are taking.
I think PGD costs an extra 4000 dollars at MIVF, I remember reading it in the accounts pamphlet.
Good luck with this cycle.
Tracey- Enjoy your time off, look after yourself . What a great boss! Hope you ET goes well today. It is a hard decision letting people know what you are going through, but sometimes if they are aware they can be a little more sensitive.
Meg- That?s fantastic that you got 5 to freeze, it does take a little of the pressure off doesn?t it.
Loops- Sounds very promising! Maybe you should just go to your doctor and get a blood test.
Bonny- Great news about your follies! I am sure your FS wuld have said something more if he thought you were in danger of ovulating.
MrsP- Welcome back, I look forward to getting to know you. What a funny story. Can I ask what the HRT stands for?
AFM- I am still waiting for AF to show up. I am not sure what is going on. I had some spotting last Tuesday and Wednesday, they doubled my crinone and I stopped bleeding. I had my last crinone on Thursday night, blood test on Friday which was negative. Surely AF should be here if the only thing that was stopping AF was the crinone!
Can anyone tell me how long it takes to get AF after a negative BT? The nurse said if it hadn?t arrived by Thursday to call.
It's been a while since my last post (sounds like I'm at confession!) I have been trying to keep up with everyone but it is very difficult as so much is happening.
I have cancelled my next full stim cycle (supposed to start this week) as I am not really in a great place ATM (personally and workwise) so have decided to rethink my situation.
In any case, Motherhood here I come, I notice that you are in Campbelltown. Have you considered Westmead IVF? It may be a little more travel, but for a full stim cycle, I was only out of pocket approx $500 and approx $180 for a medicated FET cycle (although I paid for the estrogen tablets at about $120 for the full cycle (mine was a double dose). I know that changing clinics may present a challenge, but it would definately allow you more attempts. (It can't hurt to get an information pack from them to compare costs)
I found them to be very organised and had a really good system. They have also taken on a new senior embryologist who is from the UK and has implemented a few changes in regard to the embryo side of things.
To everyone else, I hope you are travelling OK in your journey and that you reach your dream sooner rather than later. Keep your spirits up and take care of yourselves. Thank you for your support over the last few months or so, it has been immeasurable!
Much babydust and best wishes for a positive outcome to each and every one of you ....
Last edited by tantee; October 27th, 2009 at 11:40 AM.
Juniper, Tantee and Mrs P ~ welcome back, lovely to hear from you guys again and GL with your next cycles. Hope you get your BFP's ASAP.
Airline ~ Im so pleased your ET was better this time, GL in TWW, FX for a BFP coming your way!!
Bonny ~Glad your follies are looking better and all the best for EPU.
Emerald Star ~ hi, its nice to hear from you too, hope all is well.
Tracy ~ All the best for your ET tommorrow, will def have FX for you!!
Nix ~ thanks darlz. Yeh ive been natural for couple of months. That is my biggest worry that it is just the hormones etc still.
Hi to everyone else and thanks so much for your support. I still have no AF and havent POAS yet because im too scared, im dreading seeing no second line once again and so Ive been procrastinating about whether to do one or not all morning. I just don't want to feel miserable and upset for the rest of my day off if its BFN. Im sure you can all understand too - arrhh.
Just a quick one to vent my frustration at still waiting for my BT results from this morning. My stomach is doing somersaults with what the results might possibly be and where it leaves us with cycle number 2. I know that I need to wait, its just hard and this isnt even the 2ww for me lol.
Tantee, thanks for the advice. With the other posts on here re my costs the thought has crossed my mind however then I remember that SIVF has already developed the test for our little embys (when we get them) to see if they have DH's genetic condition. Will have a look into it though because you never know. Do they do PGD there by chance????
Well back to waiting for the results and the answers to my questions I armed the nurse with yesterday for when she speaks to FS today!!!!
Will update later my results. Thanks again for all your support ladies.
Tantee - Just looked at the website for Westmead IVF and my FS is already working there!!!!! Lol maybe best to stay put hey and I dont think they do PGD which is the Pre Implantation Genetic Testing of the Embryos
. My only worry was my FS asking if I was having any probs with my syneral. I don't know if I was doing it right to begin with. Worried I'm going to ovulate too early if that's even possible!!! 
Waiting for BT results is killing me!!!
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