LTTTC Two Week Wait - March 2008 #1

[Mon]

I agree with Carla, waiting - dont give up hope! It aint over until the fat lady sings!!! OK! POAS'ing screws with your head! That is why I am banned! Sending you lots of positive vibes!!!

BTW with your transfers are they not growing them out to blasty. Apparently they can do this too. Are they just thawing and implanting? What day were they frozen on! My GF had one of her embies thawed at 2 days and they grew it out to 5 days when they de-frosted and she is now PG. But there are also many ppl that fall PG on a 2-3 day embie! I hope you dont have to go through another stim cycle hun! So give those embies are shot!

Hi Carla, glad you arent so anxious today. I'm not as anxious today either for some reason. Yesterday kept getting these rushes of anxiety. Was a bit overwhelmed last night as had dinner at my mums and every1 was so positive that this time around this will be the one for me! Its so nice when every1 is positive! I just dont want to crush them either - thus being overwhelmed! Anyway am focussing on my little embie - nicknamed Minnie Mon. Have had a few crampy sensations today - its probably the crinone, but its probably also my little MM implanting itself! Thankgoodness work aint stressful, as am trying to remain calm and not stressed.

Nik - GL for your BT today! Sending you lots and lots of sticky vibes. I am sure your HCG levels are rising beautifully! Its one waiting fest after another isnt it!

missC - thanks for your well wishes! Wishing you all the best with your next cycle hun! Its time we all start moving onto those PG threads I say!

Mon

[Carla MP]

Mon
ifeel overwhelmed at times aswell and like you dont want to disappoint anyone with the BFN.....this is why we opted not to tell anyone when our results would be...except mum and my sister of course..just felt like too much pressure to impress. i know no one actually feels that way but it would be the best if we could turn aroound to everyone and say it was a BFP!!!
Im cramping alittle today like period pain...not due till Saturday and never get pain until after AF so not sure..Im trying not to panic.

[Mon]

Hey hun its probably the crinone/pessaries. I have been getting a little bit of cramping too. I usually get the odd twinge before AF so its not really the same. It does your head in doesnt it! I cant concentrate on work today!
I just want to know! I havent told which day I am testing for same reason! Ahh and time keeps dragging! I'll keep dreaming for now.
Mon

[collo04]

Well ladies Im offically out of the TWW My levels rose considerably from 208 to 2888 so im finally getting a little excited...

Thankyou so so so so much for all your support and I will continue to pray for all of you that your dreams come true really soon

Love nikki

[Mon]

YAY!!!!!
Me and Minnie Mon are doing cartwheels! Congratulations hun! Here's to a healthy and happy PG! Now go and enjoy a tall mocktail with exotic juices and ice! I'll be having one for you and all of us poolside on holidays!
That is great news!!!

Mon

[Lissie]

Collo4.

Congratulations - i am so so sooo happy for you this past week has been hard for you i know - wonderful news - here to a H& H pregnancy.

[Acacia]

Nik!!!! I KNEW it!!!
I'm over the moon for you hun! Brilliant to see those numbers! I'm so excited for you and you've done so well to hang out in limbo land (even though we KNEW it wasn't limbo!) all this time. Now you can so relax and enjoy it - you're UTD!!! I wish you a very happy and healthy pregnancy, hun! Yay!

Carla, I've written a post for you in the other thread. I hope you're doing ok, I know the time is going slowly, but you're getting there, hun.

Mon, how are you? I hope you're doing ok! I have everything crossed for you!!

Waiting, don't lose hope yet. 11DPO is early. HPT's are only about 50-60% accurate at 11DPO, depending on the brand. Friday is the day that you can look at a HPT and know a little bit more clearer what's going on, and *maybe* trust the result more, but never 100% until you've had that BT. Please try not to read too much into it at the moment, hun. Give it til Friday - I still have hope for you!

I understand when you say you never expected it to take 6 goes. I'm only at go # 4 and I seriously didn't think it would be this long either. No one expects it. But FS keeps telling me it's really a matter of luck. It can take a year, it can take two, but most women will get pregnant when they continue with IVF treatment.It just takes so much courage and strength to keep going, hun. And it gets harder each time you get knocked down and have to get up again.

When comparisons are done large scale and long term, blastocyst transfers and day 2/3 transfers actually come up with about the same success rate, so it's completely your decision to want to take your embryos to blasties. Be aware that growing embryos to blastocysts means that you won't have as many embryos as when you would have at day 2, but at the same time, your blasties could well be stronger than your day 2 embies. There's a lot to think about and balance out, for you personally.

The genetic testing has pros and cons (it can't detect every genetic problem if an embryo has them), and most clinics don't like to do genetic testing until there's been implantation failure 10 or so times, especially if there doesn't look to be any likely cause for the continued implantation failure.

I know it makes you feel like something is wrong and that you need to do something to fix it hun, but I promise you, I could pretty much guarantee it has nothing to do with anything being wrong. So far, you just haven't had the right embryo. It's hard to handle, especially because of pain you go through each time it doesn't work. It's just luck. It's so hard to have to put everything down to that, but that's the biggest thing affecting the outcome at the moment. Just plain good or bad luck. Many hugs, and hang in there, waiting. You've just got to keep at it and keep being strong. It will be so sweet when you are holding that baby in your arms. If it helps, your feelings are understood, and not just by me :hugs:


Hugs to everyone,

Miss C

[saph204]

Hi everyone,
Been keeping an eye on everyones progress, just been a little busy lately.

Collo - what fantastic news hope youhave a happy and healthy preg.

Waiting - wait a bit longer for HPT 11 days is a bit early. I will wait until BT on tues. Just hang in there. I sixtimes seems alot but i know someone who took 13 times with IVF.

Well as for me I have terrible ovary pain that is stopping me from sleeping they say that it is all the drug and that it is a good sign that it i getting worse. Great!.
I also asked if it would go away after my last injection which was today and they said that if I was pregnant it would only get worse. I am using panadol and heat packs now and i cant sleep, but i guess it is worth all the pain in the end.

Waiting, Carla my cycle buddies only 5 more sleeps.

Hope everyone has a lovely easter and we can leave these stressful times behind us for a few days.