Rols - thanks for your positive words. DH isnt too worried, actually he doesnt worry about much in life at all really, which helps me because it doesnt put any added pressure or make me worry more. He thinks "things happen for a reason" and "life will be what it will be" so if it happens we are very lucky and if it doesnt we will still be very happy. I on the other hand worry and want an outcome a bit more I think. Anyway and we will all get our wishes.
Ellie - Congrats and good luck.
To everyone else, hi and hope you are all doing well in here.
Sarah oxox
Me - had another u/s & b/t this morning - no probs with the b/t this time YAY! My LH levels haven't risen & the follies are not big enough yet so am back to have another b/t & u/s on Sat morning. 3 u/s in a week - not what I'd call fun! For the first time this week though I am getting pains in the ovary region so not sure if this is related? Have been on puregon for 9 days now. Is this a good sign?
Thanks for your kind words and thoughts - am feeling a bit nervous and excited but so much more relaxed than last time... here's hoping we make it through to transfer!!
Will pop in when I can to let you all know how it went.
Take care everyone.
Cherylxxx
Well I leave for a few days (ok weeks) and now you're all up to thread no 3!!! Looks like there's been alot of highs and lows here lately, here's hoping there's more good than bad in the months ahead ...
Butterflywarrior - My heart just aches for you sweetness, life can be so cruel and unfair sometimes. I wish I had the magic words to take all the pain and sadness away, but I don't, so just know you are in our thoughts and prayers, and that you now have a very precious angel in heaven helping you all the way
Kotare - Looks like CONGRATUATIONS are in order!!! Well done, you clever chook, you must be chuffed!!! I hope you're getting spoilt like the goddess that you are, and I also pray that you have a very happy and problem free nine months!!!
Briggsy's girl - What would we do without you, our resident cheerleader and prodder of buttock!!! Y'know you're not allowed to get comfortable in here, we want to see you pregnant!!!!
BeiBei - Sorry you have to go through another stim cycle, but your words of wisdom are true, just take each day as it comes without looking too far ahead or behind, that way you can concentrate on doing your best today and leaving tomorrow for tomorrow ....
Ellie - YAY for finally finding the wench ... here's hoping this cycle's the one and you don't have to see that dastardly lass for another 9 months or so ...
Sonya1 - What wonderful news that the emby stuck, even for a short time. The days until the 10th of August will just fly by I'm sure, and you'll be baby gazing before you know it ...
Rols!!! Our main man. How's your dear lady wife going with the cycle??? All going well??? And thank you for your heads up, the IVF guy we saw is a dynamite guy, I would definately recommend him if you ever decide to switch. Mind you I'm praying like mad that you won't be needing IVF for another 9 months or so ....
Allicat - Ouch!!! Sorry about the unco-operative blood supply, I too have stubborn blood and gosh is hurts to blazes when they go hunting for it!!! Here's hoping it all went well the next time round
mumof5 - The things we do eh??? Here's hoping this AF will treat you kind and quick so you can move onto the next stage ... must be exciting!!!
Chez - Good luck for today!!! Here's hoping it's all goes well and you've got lots of little snowbubs awaiting a new home!!!
Phew!!! That looks like that's all, but to all those that I've missed, howdy and hugs to you all ...
Now as for us??? Well to tell you the honest truth I'm feeling mighty sheepish at the moment. We went to our IVF appointment as planned (paid the $700 airfares and the fee for our first IVF appointment), and Dan had his sperm analysis done just before so the results were as fresh as you can get. We sat there chatting with the IVF doc about the logistics of doing it on the island, and he agreed to a flare cycle (yay!) and we even worked out that we should definately be getting patient travel assistance and the government was just trying to get out of it 'cause it's sodding expensive (typical).
Then he wanted to do an internal u/s to see where my ovaries are at and if they're easily accessible for EPU. So whilst I'm lying there he's having a squizz on the screen and he flat out tells us that this cycle of IVF is already cancelled, and I'm just shocked and stunned and about to ball my eyes out when he tells me the reason it's cancelled is 'cause I'm approx 6w1d pregnant!!!
So I tell him (a highly respected IVF doc) not to be stupid 'cause my treating OB/GYN that did the lap said that there was no chance what-so-ever of me being preggers naturally 'cause of the tubal damage, and even without that I've never ovulated on my own in my life!!!!
With the biggest grin on his face the doc turns the screen towards me and shows us the bub via u/s. Well I just screamed the surgery down and kept telling the doc he was "*****t!ng me" (very elegant) but he said nope. I even quizzed him on it being a molar PG or a blighted ovum, but he said nope to that too.
So there you go, miracles DO happen, and we're one of them. We've never even had a whiff of a PG before, absolutely diddly squat, so we're pretty wrapped.
Pity we couldn't of done it the easy way and just POAS instead of a roundtrip planeflight and a visit with an IVF specialist
I know I havent written since I first posted but I have been following all your journeys.
My girl has been on Lucrin now for two weeks and started Purgeon 2 days ago, she is so teary the poor thing, she crys over the smallest things, but i know to her they are big things so I just hold her and let her know everything will be ok. I have been the one doing the injections, i hate the fact that i am causing her pain but i know that it is a positive thng. Her tummy is all bruised and she bleeds when i give her the puregon, is this normal? When i was pregnant I took it all for granted what a miracle this all is, now I dont take any of it for granted and feel blessed that we can legally do IVF in WA as a lesbian couple. It is hard to believe in some countries it is illegal completely, anyway, I digress.
Vic has her bloods from next wednesday and then ultrasound should be around next weekend. We are hoping for 10 eggs, is this a good number? We are big believers in manifesting our thoughts so we want to focus on a good healthy number that will not endager Vic's health.
Anyway, gotto get back to work. Take care all of you, my heart goes out to you all and im sending lots of positve beautiful healing energy your way.
Wowhoo yippee Diva thats awesome news you must be over the moon. Congrats to you and Hubby .
Took my last pill yesterday so just waiting for AF to come now.Spray is going well, feel pretty good just a bit tired thats all.
Good luck Chez to everyone else hope all is well
mummy2 - i don't find i bruise from the injections at all (well, no more than twice in 4 cycles) - i find putting immediate pressure on the injection site after the needle and gently massaging helps to disburse the injection. sorry i can't give more advice than that! i've always done my own injections, so honestly not sure if it would make a difference if someone else did it.
as for folliw/egg count, i'd probably be hoping for quality over quantity - 10 is a good count, although, as Blayz can confirm, the number really doesn't matter - you want good eggs that have a high fertilisation rate - i think the norm is for a few to not fertilise - and not all will be high quality if the DO fertilise - so aim for 10+ high quality eggies. i guess unless you head toward OHSS (which you can get even with a low egg count), you're going to go through the same process no matter how many eggs, so it's better to get more in each stim cycle and end up with snow bubba's...
Thanks BG, i will try the pressure on the injection, site if that helps. Its horrible seeing her black and blue like that! We will focus on quality of eggs as well as number, this is our first try so fingers crossed. Your advice means more than you know.
mummytwo - we all start out uncertain of what we're doing - and we all help each other - i'd have been lost without the lovely people on BB who've helped me through this far - and i want to be able to offer that same support to someone else
good luck with it all hun - hoping this round of IVF is the one that gets you your much longed for little bubba
and we will all get our wishes.
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Y'know you're not allowed to get comfortable in here, we want to see you pregnant!!!!
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to everyone else hope all is well
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