Yogi bear i know you may not feel inspirational because you have endured so much heartache over the years but let me tell you that you def are! Your message touched my heart and your so correct, in the big picture it dosn't matter where your baby comes from or how you concieve etc its the love you give to that child and i dont even know you but from your beautiful words i can see you will make a fantastic mum! Carraying a baby of my own, giving birth to my own baby is everything to me at this present time but that too is because im not ready to let go but if it ever does come to a donor or adopting for us i hope i have the strength and determination you have. May 2011 bless you in one way or another with your journey xxxxx
Sweetie im sorry your too in the same boat as me its really hard this time of year isn't it! I have always been told fresh is best but then my one and only BFP was a frozen and iv heard many ppl falling pg off frozen embies, follow your heart and that will be the right decision xxxxx
Hi Teirae! welcome and im sorry you need to take this journey with us but i hope its short and sweet xxx
I had my transfer today and did not have 2 blasties to put back. One good one and one embie that they picked that was about 14 hours off being a blastie. I was pretty upset with this. transfer was painful again too. Do not have a good feeling about this cycle and it looks again like there will be nothing to freeze.
Hi nicoleh, congrats on being PUPO!! I want to tell you something but i dont want you to take it the wrong way or get upset...but i really think you should be very happy with your result, two strong embryos to transfer at day 5 is a very good chance. I know i have not travelled in your shoes, and i guess people can only go by their own circumstances and experiences, but hopefully hearing my story will make you feel a lot better and give you some more hope for your situation....
... I had egg collection on fri going in with only 3 follicles...got only 2 eggs....only 1 was mature to ICSI...luckily it fertilised and today we had one 5-cell Day 2 embryo transferred. This will be our very last IVF attempt.
I have never, after 4 years of ivf and 8 egg collections, gone to day5 transfer because i never get more than 2-4 eggs. Only ever had one in the freezer (which didn't survive the thaw anyway). I have been pregnant 4 times with just day3 transfers (unfortunately m/c all) so a BFP can certainly happen. A day5 transfer just shows that the embryos are strong enough to make it that far and have been picked as the best so that your chances are at their highest.
Believe me nicoleh, although you may not feel it right now, but you are in the best possible position....in with a great chance When is your BT?
My BT is 31st Dec....am taking bets, will it be a "Happy New Year?"
oneday, thank you for your kind words
Hi to everyone, enjoy the rest of your weekend...before the crazy week before xmas!!
Yogi
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Hi all, have been offline thinking about the future, and out shopping!
Oneday - thanks matie, yes I have followed my heart and have come up with a plan! So let's keep each other motivated, ok?
Nichole - sending you loadz of babydust your way! My fingers and toes are crossed for you!
Yogi Bear - babydust to you too. Gee, what an exciting, yet nerve wrecking time to be in 2WW! Good luck ladies!!
AFM - We have decided to have one last shot at the frozen embryo transfer in Feb (with 2 embies out of the 4 left, I'm sure not all will make it). If that doesn't work, we'll have to wait till after May (the irish in-laws are coming over for a month, they never been to Oz before so DH and I will take holidays too!) and then we'll save up for a fresh transfer around my 38th birthday. And in between those months we'll keep trying naturally...
yogi - no I did not take it the wrong way, I totally see what you are saying it just felt so dissappointing compared to last cycle. I hope and pray that the one egg you got is the one for you! My BT is on the 31/12 as well so we both find out the same day. Do you mind my asking how come this will be your last go?
afm - they called this morning to say that again there was nothing to freeze, the 6 left did not make it. This is the 4th cycle and againnothing to freeze. Will be discussing this with FS when we see her on the 31/12 as something has to be wrong to never get any frozen. Something has to change as I just can't keep doing full stim cycles over & over.
Wishing you all the very best ladies, crossing fingers for you!
nicole ~ know how you feel getting nothing to freeze each time hun, it's a big blow but we just have to keep the hope and faith, that the ones we have transferred will implant. It's without a doubt possible! Goodluck!
Welcome Teirae ~ I hope your stay in here is short - hope you get a BFP straight away. All the best!
Hey ladies, im so sorry nicole that you got no frosties its pretty shattering isnt it especially when you get so many eggs i feel like my STIM i just had was a blur!! the best of luck this is the one for you xx
sorry for no other persies i have had no time, DH and I brought a new car yesterday we are so excited so been organising everything for that now heasding down to syd for my appointment with my FD.
Hi to all and take care will come back on tonight xxx
nicole - you ask why this is our last go?....i'm not really sure how to answer that! How do you explain to people the feelings/emotions endured through 5 years of infertility treatment? Its hard to explain the emotional & physical pain suffered from 17 ivf attempts resulting in 4 miscarriages. Maybe also if we didnt also have to also deal with the financial burdens things might be different? Unfortunately some couples will reach their suffering threshold and have to find further strength to decide when to walk away. Its the reality of life...not everyone will leave this journey with a baby in their arms.
But thats ok, we have many good things in our life to be grateful for. As hard as it is to take sometimes, the fact is...things could be a lot worse!
Am trying to remain positive for this little soul who is growing inside me...its up to them if they decide to stick around and choose us for their parents, there is nothing left for us to do. They should know by now how much they are wanted & already loved so its their choice. This is how i've come to look at it...you just cant FORCE a baby to come into your life. All you can do is the very best you can thats within your control, give them the opportunity to snuggle into your womb...then let them do their thing!!
Hi to everyone...i've just pulled my xmas tree out the shed, DH & I will decorate it tonight. We hadn't bothered with it the last 2 years but we a making a better effort to enjoy the festive season this year. Infertility has robbed us of so much, i'd be damned to let it rob our happiness at this time of year too.
Nicoleh - Fingers crosssed for you. I'm sorry you had no blasties, I really hope that you didn't need them anyway and that this little one will stick.
Yogi - you are amazing. After having endured so much, you still strike me as such an amazingly positive person. I have no words to express that will make you feel better, but I really do hope soooooooooooo much for you that this will be the one that brings you your dream. Thinking of you and sending you bucket loads of sticky vibes.
Hi ladies, appointment went good im doing an antagonist cycle next time, see how we go there not that im the prob but it may help? my FD was shoked that we only got one embryo out of 20 eggs but still the same answer, its taking so long because DH's sperm is not the best quality so now i just have to wait until i get my next AF and see if i get in, fingers crossed!
Yogi i can totally understand why this will be your last cycle (not that you should give up hope at all) but what iv endured this year has been so incredibly hard i cant even imagine what i would feel after 5 yrs of it! i think your a wonderful strong woman and i think its wonderful that you are so positive and can find peace and happiness in adoption or what ever road it is you may need to take. But best of luck with this cycle i have everything crossed for you xxxxx
Nicole best of luck too hun, it is hard to take in at first but as they say it only takes one and i hope for you it is this one because the past 4 months feels like one big blur to me but i guess its all apart of our journey and what leads to our baby's and we will get there one day xx
Yogi ~ I echo Tantee's and Onedays words, you are an incredible person and a great role model for others in the same shoes, we have to simply be thankful for what we do have because life can be short. Your post bought me to tears because I feel for you so much but it also gave me some strength to enjoy life - thank you! Also sending you a truck load of
Wishing you all a very Merry and Safe Christmas and I hope we get some great Chrissie BFP's in here. If not I think we just try and enjoy it as much as possible with our friends and family because as I said above - life can be short. xo
AFM ~ I will enjoy Christmas with my family even though in some aspects it will be hard as one sister has a 18month old and my other sister is due to have her 1st in 3 weeks and I'm still waiting. I love my family though so know I will still have fun. Been a bit depressed lately - it's all taking a toll now after 5yrs of TTC and thousands of $ spent and we are broke but I wont give up.
Welcome JBM, don't feel lonely there is lots of wonderful woman in here still trying to concieve (including me ) so come and join us
Loops i know what you mean about christmas being hard im the only sibling in my family with no children now my brother has 3 and my sister has a 3 week old baby but im trying not to focus on that at the moment, i just want to be happy and enjoy christmas as much as possible and i too hope yours is a happy one. I so hope 2011 is a great year for all of us in here after such hard years in the past xxxx
Hey ladies i just wanted to wish everyone a happy and merry christmas and im hoping 2011 is a better yr for all of us! Im heading down to my sisters today and then down the coast and not back till after new yrs so prob wont be on here for a while.
Im feeling pretty low at the moment, theres so many highs and lows with IVF, one day im ok then the next i just dont want to be here. I found out yesterday number 5 is pg at work now, you would think the more that get pg the easier it would be but it dosn't seem to be the case it just gets harder because i realise how long and hard my wait to concieve really is. They say infertility effects 1 in 3 couples or something like that but everyone i know seems to fall pg at the drop of a hat! Im starting to realise that my journey may never result in a baby, when my FD said on monday that IVF dosn't uliminate my DH's problem it just helps pick the best possible sperm i think something clicked over in my brain, that if the sperm is so bad and if it hasn't happened yet then it may never happen? but we will see what the new yr brings.
Hi JBM ~ I think I've been with you in a couple of threads now and for a while. You need to be where you feel most comfortable and supported I guess but you are more than welcome here and I think the ladies in here are amazing. Ive been in this particular thread for quite a while and have seen people come and go but this is where I feel most happy :-)
Wishing you every success in 2011, it will be our year! Hugs
Oneday ~ thanks hon, great to have you and the others to discuss this stuff with. It's our time, hoping 2011 is the year for us all in here at the moment. Sorry you are a bit down, I've been a bit the same . It is a New Year though soon and a fresh start. I think sometimes it can just take quite a few go's and even though its stressful and hard, I try and keep the faith that eventually one embryo will be the one! Have a nice time on the Coast. xo
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its really hard this time of year isn't it! I have always been told fresh is best but then my one and only BFP was a frozen and iv heard many ppl falling pg off frozen embies, follow your heart and that will be the right decision
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When is your BT?
xo
. It is a New Year though soon and a fresh start. I think sometimes it can just take quite a few go's and even though its stressful and hard, I try and keep the faith that eventually one embryo will be the one! Have a nice time on the Coast. xo
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