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Oh wow your AF sounds like a bugger, i get cramps and heavy flow but only for the first day then it's plain sailing
Well GL with the stuff you are going to be able to start doing and YAY to no more AF for either of us :)
Yeah first session we have never done IVF before so apparently before you can start you have to attend this group session, then on friday we have a nurse appt to sign consents and then saturday morning I have a counselling session, not sure what the point is of that but if we don't do it we can not start IVF so we will do whatever it takes
We have done IUI previously but no BFP so trying this now, so hoping it works we would love a BFP as a XMAS pressies
My lining is "perfect" as my dr puts it! And my FET is booked for Friday afternoon!! :pray:
Well we didn't win lotto but on we plod!
Have decided to go ahead with this cycle. Will do another cycle & pool together before doing the pgd testing. Epu booked for Thurs morning. Funny that the clinic had never even thought of doing it this way. Still only looking like we'll get 3 but that is better than none :)
Kel good luck for Friday!
Sarah did you get your epu today or did it get pushed further?
Thanks joe! Good luck for Thursday!
Epu same day as you Joe! ... Thursday morning bright n early!
:-)
Good luck for Friday kel :-) looks like we will all be holding hands in the 2ww :-)
Tuesday 5 November 2013 :juggle:
Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
CatyO - taking a break
PositivelyTTC - taking a break
Bestrong - waiting for AF
Ceejelz - ???
Awesty - ???
Amy_jellybean - ???
TT40 - CD3
Juniper - CD4
Rai - CD9
Glorious - CD14
Sarah4Kurt - CD17
JoeSpratt - CD18
Miss B - CD18
N2L - CD18
Mrs O'M - CD19
Babycakes - CD20
Sgronan - CD51
Waiting for Transfer
Kel82 - CD16
Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...13-4-a-194614/)
Williever - CD23 7dpo
Emma - CD29 3dp5dt
Got Their BFP in November :confetti:
Myturn - 24/10 hCG 122 @16dpo!!
M.I.A. - We'd love to hear from you!
Becnxavi, Shellbell, Jo_white
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Fs nurse and I were playing phone tag yesterday... And she never called me back today and I was too busy to call them....but because of ****e that happened today we might not even be able to go ahead =( I will call tomorrow tho and still chat....but in such a crap situation atm
Joe & Sarah thinking of you both this morning, hope it's going/gone really well
Kel GL for Friday, sending you lots of positive vibes and good wishes too
TT40 bugger hope you have better joy getting in touch with the FS nurse
Everyone else thinking of you and al sending love & luck
AFM attended the IVF talk yesterday and got given a load of little booklets etc to go through, was alot of info. Looking forward to starting now
So I wanted to ask those of you who have done IVF how many follies did you have and how many eggs did you get out of that? just curious to see what sort of numbers you can get.....i know everyone is different but will help give me an idea anyway
Thanks x
The fewest I have had is one. The most is seven. Usually three or four.
Hi Nothing2Lose, thanks for that
We have a friend who did IVF the only friend we know who has done IVF she was 34 at the time and she must have been really lucky I guess she was overstimulated but they go 21 eggs of which 11 were viable however she ended up very sick after the retrieval :( Come to think of it she was pretty lucky/blessed because they have 2 little boys and she got pregnant first round with each
Can't wait to hear from the rest of you ladies x
We got 12 and 6 made it to blasty stage.
Afm - temps have risen to the range they should so I pretty pleased with me luteal phase so far. Good little luteal phase!
I've got this month and next month to try and catch a little freeby with the help of my acu......... Positive thoughts and going back to the beginning with charting. Can't hurt!
Least I had was 7 follicles and 5 eggs from that. All fertilized, 1 transferred. But none to freeze.
Most I had was 16 follicles (roughly) and I think there were 14 eggs. Had most of them fertilize and ended up with 1 transferred and 7 to freeze :)
But each cycle has been different - and my numbers have increased each time as they put the meds up. Usually I don't get frosties. I was just really lucky last time.
After being on this thread for three years, I can tell you 21 is very, very high!! Most people would get fewer than 10. You can get very unwell from hyperstimulatation so they don't risk it and can cancel cycles that have too many eggs.:
Similarly, quality is more important than quantity.
She was in hospital for a few days after that and she has said it's the worst she has ever felt, she thought she was going to die it was that bad. Apparently she reacted to the meds better than they ever expected:
Wednesday 6 November 2013 :juggle:
Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
CatyO - taking a break
PositivelyTTC - taking a break
Bestrong - waiting for AF
Ceejelz - ???
Awesty - ???
Amy_jellybean - ???
TT40 - CD4
Juniper - CD5
Rai - CD10
Glorious - CD15
Sarah4Kurt - CD18
JoeSpratt - CD19
Miss B - CD19
N2L - CD19
Mrs O'M - CD20
Babycakes - CD21
Sgronan - CD52
Waiting for Transfer
Kel82 - CD17
Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...13-4-a-194614/)
Williever - CD24 8dpo
Emma - CD30 4dp5dt
Got Their BFP in November :confetti:
Myturn - 24/10 hCG 122 @16dpo!!
M.I.A. - We'd love to hear from you!
Becnxavi, Shellbell, Jo_white
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Sneaking in...
Positively- My first ivf I had 8 follies, 6 eggs.. Ended up with 1 blast. Second ivf 10 follies, 10 eggs, 3 blasts. Like the others have said don't get caught up in the high numbers too much as quality is better than quantity! My FS said in an 'ideal' world they like to aim for 8-10 follies.. Any more and your at risk of OHSS. Good luck sweetie xx
Williever- Yay for a good little Luteal phase.. Hope you catch a freebie hun xx
Waves and lots of baby dust to everyone else... Hope you win the baby lotto soon Xx
It is also possible to get OHSS with a few eggs. I had late onset OHSS when I got four eggs and had a chemical pregnancy.
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Positively - I did two rounds on two different drug regimes. 1st regime I got 15 eggs of which only 4 were viable. 2nd regime 1 got 20 eggs of which I was lucky 15 were viable. But I was very sick and had mild OHSS. I think quality is more important than quantity like others have said. Sometimes with bigger numbers it compromises quality. So you're probably better with less as they'll be better quality. They say average is normally 6 eggs per cycle. Best of luck with your cycle x
Hi everyone else - baby dust to all. Hope to see some more BFPs in here soon x
Positively I have only done 2 rounds thus far with 22 follies the first time which led to a cancelled cycle, second time I had 10 follies, 14 eggs, 7 made it to blasts 1 transferred and the rest were unsuitable for freezing.
I finally had a catch up with my fs after my last failed round and it turns out I actually ended up with a chemical preg. My hcg levels were at 18 which was at the time not sustainable for a preg and the nurses told me it was a bfn.
So we were relieved the process kinda worked, and while we have tried this cycle for a natural run with the help of acu and naturopath, it appears no ovulation has occurred and I am starting on provera today leading into an antagonist cycle with a slightly different drug concoction and higher levels than the last couple of rounds.
Tt40- I hope things are ok with you and the cycle can carry on.
Good luck for all the egg pickups and transfers this week, will be thinking of you all and crossing my fingers for a good result for all of you.
Hi Ladies, thank you so much for your responses really appreciate it
You see up until watching that dodo I mentioned last week i assumed every follicle contained an egg so my question was just curiosity abou how many follies versus eggs to I could get a picture of how that pans out for most people
Thanks for the heads up on rather wanting quality than quantity at least when they say i have a low number of follies i won't get too hung up on that and will just wait for the collection process
So interesting to see how many eggs are unsuitable for freezing, another thing i didn't know......i clearly have alot to learn THANK GOODNESS I have all of you to ask!
PosTTC...my first cycle I had 13 follies, collected 9 eggs, 8 fertilised & 6 were viable for testing (pgd). My 2nd cycle had 11 follies, 9 eggs collected, 7 fertilised & 5 were viable for testing. This cycle only 3-4 follies with epu due tomorrow. Definitely going for quality this time but would certainly have preferred a few more to start with. Each cycle has been completely different in terms of drugs/regime. Remember also that we all respond differently to all this. Keep the questions coming...only way I have learnt most of what I know :)
Thursday 7 November 2013 :juggle:
Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
CatyO - taking a break
PositivelyTTC - taking a break
Bestrong - waiting for AF
Ceejelz - ???
Awesty - ???
Amy_jellybean - ???
TT40 - CD5
Juniper - CD6
Rai - CD11
Glorious - CD16
Miss B - CD20
Mrs O'M - CD21
Babycakes - CD22
Sgronan - CD53
Waiting for Transfer
Sarah4Kurt - CD19 0dpEPU
JoeSpratt - CD20 0dpEPU
Kel82 - CD18
Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...13-4-a-194614/)
N2L - CD20 0dpo
Williever - CD25 9dpo
Emma - CD31 5dp5dt
Got Their BFP in November :confetti:
Myturn - 24/10 hCG 122 @16dpo!!
M.I.A. - We'd love to hear from you!
Becnxavi, Shellbell, Jo_white
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Thanks for the list (as always) Juniper :) Think I ovulated sometime in the past/or in the next 12 hours (blood tinged ewcm last night). Can I be changed to 1dpo tomorrow please. Last chance to catch the egg before my surgery on the 19th (yeah, right :rofl: )
Stranger things have happened, N2L... :hug:
Lol. No. I don't think they have.:
I started this when I was 35. I'm now 42. On paper, there is no reason that one of the 84 or so eggs I have released within that time would have been a good one. Not to mention the 15 rounds of Assisted Conception that should have helped me along. Time to face facts, I am barren.
Hugs n2l. Lots and lots of hugs!
Yes thanks Juniper you are a super star updating the list everyday for us
N2L lots of love and big hugs from me, you are a strong and brave lady
Everyone else hope you are tracking well, thinking of you all
AFM - so tired today wish I could crawl under my desk and go to sleep right now, at work but you know what I am just not in to it today
need to find some motivation :)
Take care all, love and hugs
Joe and Sarah, I hope your EPU have gone well! :pray:
Lots of hugs n2l!
Managed to get 2 little eggies this morning. Definitely gone for quality over quantity this time! Wonder if that is the effect of the dhea? Both were mature so will have to wait til tomorrow to see if they have both fertilised.
I hate that word - "barren" - it harks back to a time when women were valued only for their ability to produce offspring, a time when men were allowed to cast a wife aside purely due to "her" infertility (and, of course, the men were never the cause of the problem). We are so much more than that, we have such value beyond our ability (or inability) to conceive...
[/end soapbox rant]
ps. And I stand by my claim that stranger things have happened... xx
Silly phone is playing up. Sorry ladies!
N2L :( :hug:
Oh dear n2l xoxox I know we all sympathise with how you feel, I was driving home after my epu today stiff n sorry for myself fininding I was looking at other women from the car thinking I bet they have great fertile repo systems!! And feeling quite jelous/sad! Ugh! Ad I'm not normally jealous lol.
Joe I have all my fingers and toes crossed for your 2 eggies!
Can you believe after thinking I had 11 follies the other day they were all blank bar 3!!!
Same stims as my first stim last year where I got 10 follies with only 8 eggs! And after being on coq10 for three months n sharkeys herbs.
They told me to take 350 gonal f... And we'll I did 362.50 lol...
Maybe lucky I did or I'd of got less lol.
Very mixed right now thinking I've wasted all this year waiting for this private health to kick in and all this blood sweat tears n money for nothing... I keep trying to tell my self I only need 1 golden egg right!?
Aw joe we need big hugs xoxox
Good luck girls and good luck kel for transfer tomoz thinking of you xxxx
P.s juniper can I be in waiting for transfer thanks Hun xox
:grouphug::pink-babydust::bluedust:
Thanks Sarah, I am actually nervous about it, I shouldn't be after all it is my 5th transfer, I know what to expect! I think it is the anticipation of not knowing how my embies went thawing :(. Deep breaths!
Kel GL for tomorrow will be thinking of you
Well done Joe & Sarah, hope they're your golden eggs
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Good luck tomorrow Kel x
Well done Joe and Sarah you've done all you can now and I pray your bubs are in those batches - baby dust x
Sorry you're having a hard time N2l hugs x
Hi everyone else and good luck wherever you're at on your journey x
Well done ladies and GL for your transfers!!!!! :crossfingers:
GL tomorrow Kel :crossfingers:
Good luck today Kel!
Sarah hoping you get good fert rate today. Are you doing 3 or 5 day transfer?
No transfer for me this cycle, going to pool with my next one, just not sure when that will be! Hoping my 2 little ones fert & freeze well FX
Juniper can you put me as waiting for AF please