thread: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception September 2012

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  1. #1
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    Aug 2011
    Port Lincoln
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    Oh Krit Thats so unfair that your so unwell and only 1 fertilized. Take special care and we are all praying that one does what it needs to do and gets safely back in you xxx

    Thanks N2L - DH is on menavit like tablets as he cant swallow capsules. He has no sperm issues either.

    AFM - Yesterdays results are in. E2 now 654 up from 302. LH same sitting at 6. Nurse said anything over 700 could be enough to trigger ovulation, so here's hoping todays results show a surge. Another BT tomorrow. To anyone who has done a natural thaw what do E2 numbers look like? I have tried googling it, but just get confused lol.

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    Jun 2010
    District Twelve
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    Oh I am so sorry Krikkit
    Do you normally have issues with fertilisation?? Praying the one embie is all you need

    Is it OHSS? Or something else?

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    Feb 2012
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    geez krikkit... thats awful... you poor thing. i hope the oxy is at least keeping you comfortable.

    vic - dont know about e2 numbers for natural thaw... i think usually i just get bt's checking for lh & prog. my dh is on menevit & fish oil too, no sperm issues here either. i think he takes coq10 as well sometimes... i have read its good for sperm health too. i figure we need all the help we can get, so cant hurt. not sure if they come in tablet form for your dh though?!

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    May 2009
    Brisbane
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    Oh, Krikkit, that's heartbreaking to go through so much and have only 1 fertilise! Was it natural fertilisation or ICSI? I hope they're looking after you well at the hospital and that you're feeling better (and back home) soon!

    vic, I don't know if I made a note of my E2 numbers for our first FET. I think he was more interested in the LH because I didn't trigger for O, just had my natural O. I'll have a look next time I log into FF, but I don't think I'll have noted the E2 (or possibly any). I always have E2, P4 and LH tested as standard during pre-O monitoring.

    I wonder if I can get DH to take anything? He started the menevit way back when we first started IUI, but stopped because they smelled bad (or some such thing). It would be a pity to bend over backwards to try to improve my eggs only to have a dodgy sperm fertilise one... Hmmm...

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    Aug 2011
    Port Lincoln
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    June - My DH doesn't like taking tablets, but I told him to suck it up. He gets off easier and has more fun than me at EPU so now swallows his tablet like a good boy lol. I always get them out with breakie.

    I am not triggering for O, just myself. I have never done a natural FET, so am interested in how other cycles go. I am having E2, LH & P4 tested each day. I am just stoked my body is doing something. It may be slower than a medicated one, but here is hoping that it works and gets me my BFP. DH is wondering when the cut off date is to stop DTD. I said once I surge then your cut off for hopefully 12 weeks lol. The eyebrows dropped, but he is pretty good about it. Wish we had waited the 12 weeks last time. We did it after our 7 week scan and next scan showed the m/c. They say it doesn't affect it, but I guess we will never know.

  6. #6
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    Sep 2009
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    Hi girls hope you all doing ok
    Krikkit so sorry to hear that happened, it happened to me once before using icsi i was devastatated after getting 11 only 1 fertilized! Lets pray the little one is growing nicely for you.
    AFM 5 have fertilized very average quality but they are doing what they should be at this stage so fingers crossed.
    Will have to catch up later on what everyone is up too!
    Take care girls x

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    May 2009
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    Vic, I looked it up and don't have any numbers noted on my chart for my first FET. Sorry. I don't like my chances of talking DH into taking any tablets because I've been nagging him to see a Dr to do something about his cholesterol (easily treated with medication) and he won't do it! It has been 4 years now! I'll have to sit him down and talk to him about it all. To be honest, with the natural FET, we plan to BD in case the embryo doesn't survive the thaw. I figure our risk of twins is small for us, but the risk of not getting to transfer is high...

    Blossom, DD was from either an average or below average embie. I suspect she was the below average one because that was the one growing on schedule (4-cell at day 2); the average one was growing more slowly (2-cell). Anything can happen, so FX for you!!