Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2013

Continuing from - https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ml#post3329987

Your moderators are:
Lenny
nothing2lose
MadB

Thanks to everyone, thanks for all your support, help answering my questions, doubts.
I am sorry that many of you are going through such a hard time. I hope things get better soon and we all have what we have been looking for, for all this time.
I am a worrier, and now that I am pregnant, I started to worry about having an ectopic pregnancy, is that possible?
Why they are not doing another bt tomorrow to check if the levels are going up?
When someone has had a miscarriage, how were they hcg levels at 4 weeks, is a 325 normal? low?
I just feel so scared that I don't even want to walk much.
I have an appointment for a scan on the 9th of July and I wish they were doing it right now if possible.

MissB- Well done on getting 3 eggs fertilised! Bugger about not being able to do a fresh transfer... But like my clinic keeps telling me.. At least with a FET your body has recovered from the ivf process and EPU and is not under so much stress when it gets to the transfer. I will be thinking of you as your embryos progress over the next few days and praying that you get some good ones to freeze Xx

Beau- How are you going? When is your BT?

CatyO- I can imagine after LTTTC that you would be worried / anxious about everything. Have you asked your FS to do another BT today just to put your mind at ease? I know it's crap having to wait for your scan but if you have it done now it is unlikely that they will be able to see anything on US anyway x

How is everyone else going?

AFM- The lab just called and said out of our 10 eggs 6 fertilised. They said that they want me to go to blast before freezing. She said even though we will end up with less embryo's to freeze (or occasionally none at all) that it allows the 'natural selection' process to take place in the lab and that any embryo's that don't make it to day 5 in the lab would not result in a successful pregnancy anyway if they were to freeze and transfer earlier embryos. She said the benefit of blast is that we have a much clearer picture about the reality of what we have to deal with. She said that way 'if and when' we get to transfer that we will have the best chance of doing it with an embryo that will stick. Does this all sound right? If that's the case I think I'm going to take their advice and go to blast.. She also said they will use assisted hatching on our embryo and embryo glue to increase our chances once we get to transfer..

Thursday 20th June 2013 :tmi:


Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Kel82 - waiting for August cycle, repeat lap in June
Curtysgirl - taking a break
JoeSpratt - taking a break
Shellbell - ???
Bunnyfeet - ???
Awesty - ???
Sarah4Kurt - m/c cycle
Myturn - CD5
Treenie86 - CD6
Emma - CD8
Rai - CD9
Williever - CD9
Juniper - CD9
Jasmine00 - CD15
Miss B - CD15
Bestrong (Rosemarry006) - CD17
Glorious - CD26
Ceejelz - CD27
Jo_white - CD55
Becnxavi - CD56


Waiting for Transfer


Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....LTTTC Two Week Wait 2013 # 3)
N2L - CD25 2dpo
Beau30 - CD50 8dp5dt


Got Their BFP in June :leap:
Hummingbird - 8/6 +HPT @13dpo, 10/6 hCG 323 @15dpo!!
CatyO - 18/6 +HPT @15dpo, 19/6 hCG 325 @16dpo!!


M.I.A. - We'd love to hear from you!


If you would like to be added to The List or have your details amended, please just ask (and provide the applicable details).

CatyO try to think positive Hun! 325 is great. My level was 288 18 dpo. My levels increased as they should till week 7 - I didn't ask for my levels but at scan could tell everything was wrong. I only had bts once a week and scan at 7 1/2 weeks. I really really hope that yours is a good one & stays healthy.

Jasmine - yay for 6 fertilising that's great. My bt isn't till next Tuesday - it's still so far away!

Beau- Sooo will you be POAS or waiting till Tuesday for your BT?

I am not someone who poas - I don't even take the phone call from clinic with hcg result. I get them to ring my husband then him to ring me

Jasmine00 I'm honestly not sure at all about the blast or anything so I will let someone else let you know but good luck and yes i'm going to have picsi with assisted hatching
and embryo glue again best of luck fx xxx

Beau30 your so good you must have a lot of will power sadly i'm lacking i'm a poas addict but wishing you a bfp xxx

afm: DR's appointment tomorrow so hopefully trigger either sunday or Monday and iui next week

CatyO - my levels with DS were around 270. He is a healthy 18 month old. I also worried for every scan and appointment. Until I just got too tired to worry any more :-) and then I could enjoy everything. It is not easy to relax when you have been LTTTC. You are not alone, but your levels look fab!

Congratulations CatyO!

Beau, my FS gave me the nasal spray as a trigger because he believes that in this particular type of cycle, there is greater success rate in achieving a pg. It's still relatively new, and somewhere along the line Monash IVF will only be doing frozen transfers. I understood what he was telling me about the new treatment, except I didn't realise that once you used the spray there was no going back, ie no option for a fresh transfer.

Caty, don't stress about your level, that is a really good result. In my first two pg, my results were in the high 200.

Jasmine, thanks hun. Yay for 6 eggies fertilising!!

Rai, GL with your doc appointment tomorrow.

Hi Emma! Nice to see you around :)

AFM, the embryologist called again today to let me know the 3 embryos are doing well and are all at the 4 cells stage, which is on track. They will call me tomorrow to let me know how they are going, and ask me if I want to keep them growing to day 5. I will get in contact with my FS tomorrow morning and ask his opinion, as I would like to know what he thinks, seeing I only have 3 embies. My gut feeling is to freeze them tomorrow at day 3, and then they will assess if they are good enough to freeze. I am really hoping that they will be, as if they are not, the cycle will be all over and I will have to do it all again when we have some more money. So, so far so good, everything crossed for tomorrow's news.

Congrats CatyO! Wishing you a happy & healthy 9 months ahead. Can certainly understand your nervousness / anxiousness. Hopefully once you hear that little heartbeat it will become a little easier for you xx

Rai GL for your appt tomorrow!

Jasmine - congrats on getting 6 fertilised. Hope they all continue to grow nicely for you xxx

Beau - wishing you well for the rest of your tww xxx

MissB that's great that all 3 are doing so well. Hope they are continue doing well for you xxx

To those that have had bad news recently, hugs to you all xxx

Kerbear great to hear that you have got some support & are trying to deal with it all xxx

AFM just taking it one day at a time. No definite decisions as yet. Started taking DHEA to try to improve my eggies in case we decide to go again & will review with FS again in August to weigh up our options. Didn't think it would be useful to rush right back in without making some changes. Will give me a bit more time to try to loose a few more kg's as well & get my body & head in the right place.

Juniper could you please just put me on the list as taking a break, cheers

Joe, good luck with the DHEA Hun. I'll be interested to see how you go.

An update from me ladies, all 3 embies are doing well and are ok to freeze! I am so happy :) Today they are supposed to be 6 cells, and they are 6, 7 & 8! So the lady embryologist who called at 8.30 this morning said she was really happy with them, and that my FS happened to be there this morning and he said to freeze them today so it saves me calling him. So am relieved that at least they will be on ice today and at least I get to (hopefully) have my FET next month :)

Thanks Ladies :) lm feeling more relaxed, but anyway l had a bt today and lm just waiting for the nurses to call me.
Congratulations Miss.B!! 3 embryos is excellent!

JoeSprat, you are right, l guess l will be more relaxed once l hear the hearbeat, cant wait!!

Williever, thank you! Your words really help :)

Jasmine00 that's great!

Friday 21st June 2013 :tmi:


Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Kel82 - waiting for August cycle, repeat lap in June
Curtysgirl - taking a break
JoeSpratt - taking a break
Shellbell - ???
Bunnyfeet - ???
Awesty - ???
Sarah4Kurt - m/c cycle
Myturn - CD6
Treenie86 - CD7
Emma - CD9
Rai - CD10
Williever - CD10
Juniper - CD10
Jasmine00 - CD16
Miss B - CD16
Bestrong (Rosemarry006) - CD18
Glorious - CD27
Ceejelz - CD28
Jo_white - CD56
Becnxavi - CD57


Waiting for Transfer


Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....LTTTC Two Week Wait 2013 # 3)
N2L - CD26 3dpo
Beau30 - CD51 9dp5dt


Got Their BFP in June :leap:
Hummingbird - 8/6 +HPT @13dpo, 10/6 hCG 323 @15dpo!!
CatyO - 18/6 +HPT @15dpo, 19/6 hCG 325 @16dpo, 21/6 hCG 345 @18dpo!!


M.I.A. - We'd love to hear from you!


If you would like to be added to The List or have your details amended, please just ask (and provide the applicable details).

I just got a call from the clinic and is not good news. They said the hgc increased too slow :( and l will have to go on Monday and Wednesday for bt :(
It went only from 325 Wednesday to 345 today...

CatyO - so sorry Hun! Try keep yourself sane over the weekend & fx better news next week. Xx

MissB - great news freezing the 3 day3 embies.

Joespratt - good luck with the DHEA hope it helps

Afm - don't like this waiting game!

Oh catyO :( :hug:

Look after yourself xox