Clomid & male factor infertility

[pink32]

Hey Girls,

Yeh silly ur spot on the mark, i was tossing and turning all night. Woke up at 2am and just couldnt sleep...and cause i cant drink or eat anything till i go in this morning, i just wanna drink - soooooooooooo thirsty.

mirf - thats interesting about the chance of 2 eggs increasing by 15%, i didnt know that. Everyone here in Australia is very strict about the 1 blast policy.....IVF Aust is who i'm with and they will only grow 5 day embryos' / blasts...they wont put back a 3 day embie etc. they say the stats of a 5 day embryo sticking is alot higher than a 3 day....i wouldnt know either way?

Mirf, we were looking at buying an X5 too, i already have a BMW 320i (which DH now gets) but this was such an awesome deal on the audi so we went for it....DH picks it up today after my egg collection.

Ok girls, so we are leaving for the hospital in 1/2 hour....i am quite nervous....i will let u both know how it all goes as soon as i get back.

wish me luck xoxo

 

[MySillyGirls]

OH WOW...GOOD LUCK!!!! That is odd on the 3 day embie...I think almost every clinic here does that But, it sounds like you will have lots of eggies so a 5 day should be very doable for you!! A 3 day is probably more my scenario since they won't want to risk it if there are only a few embies.

 

[Mamamirfy]

It's so strange how it's so different from Country to Country. I'm so eager to hear how it went......Pink??? How'd it go? You have two impatient people here. Do you go on Monday Silly?

 

[MySillyGirls]

Pink, HOW DID IT GO???

 

[MySillyGirls]

Well, my follies grew some. I have 6 to 7 that will be possible. Right now they are at 16, 14, 13.5, 13, 13, 11, 9. I go back for a u/s on Sunday. And then again Monday. It looks like EC would be around Tuesday or Wednesday. Probably Wednesday. Plugging away....

 

[pink32]

HI Girls,

Firstly "Silly"- Congratulations on your Follies....I told you they would grow!!!

So sorry i couldnt post earlier girls i was dizzy for hours. After my EC they gave me some Pain killers and knocked me right out - couldnt even go to the toilet...DH had to guide me...

Anyways getting to the important stuff, they collected 13 eggs, and from the 13 they have fertilised 12 eggies.... so, only 1 wasnt worth fertilising. Now we gotta wait. The scientist called us yesterday to tell us the news and then she will call again today and every day to let us know how the little eggies are progressing....

i tell you what...Yesterday when i woke up after EC, the first thing i did was look at my hand to see the number of eggs (they told me when i wake i will see how many were taken out)...and guess what? there was no number!!!....AS you could both imagine i freaked it...i'm thinking no number...shit! Anyway the nurse goes "how u feeling" i go " the eggs? how many eggs? she goes and gets my paperwork and doesnt tell me, yet writes the number on my hand....i was so happy it brought tears to my eyes (secretly)...hehe i knew not to be too excited from that number because they said what matters is how many fertilise, grow and so forth.

regarding Pain - i am not in a lot of pain at all...Probably the best way to describe my pain is its like mild period pain....i'm trying to get lots of rest and drinking heaps of water. So no need to worry bout pain afterwards silly its really not bad at all.

I was really worried because i was thinking about how much pain i was in after i had a laparoscopy / hysteroscopy done in feb...i was in excruciating pain for a week....but they told me different procedure vs different aneasthetic....

Silly now its your turn.....yay! cant wait to see till you get out all your little potential babies....

thanks for all your support girls, it is much appreciated....

Just praying my little eggies grow strong and get to 5 day blasts

 

[pink32]

oh and i nearly forgot...i was wrong on the growth of the eggs.

When the scientist spoke to me yesterday before EC i asked her about growth and fertilisation....She said to me that IVF Australia aim to culture (grow the eggs) to 5 day blasts...However, if there is only a minimal number of eggs retrieved and there are not many to culture, if they see they only have a 3 day embie then they will transfer it....that is only if there are not enough eggs to begin with....But if there are then their aim is to culture them for 5 days.

I must of heard incorrectly to begin with ...sorry girls...

 

[MySillyGirls]

AWESOME PINK!! That is a HUGE number of fertilized eggs! You are a prolific girl! Haha...I love the story about the nurse! You must be soo relieved. You will be getting yours transferred back about the time I am getting my ec. WOW!

So, I may have that 7th that will catch up. If they could get 7 I will be happy. Their response was that it wasn't bad. Anyway...the number they get to fertilize will help decide whether they do 3 day or 5 day. I mean, if they get 5 to fertilize then they may very well go for the 5 day blast. But, with their goal being 2 5 day blasts, I just don't know.

Anyway, a little down in the dumps today. We were going to host a Russian orphan in our home for Christmas. A 7 yr old girl. Anyway, it fell through due to a date conflict. Sooo...I REALLY need this IVF to be successful to get my hopes back up. LOL

 

[pink32]

Silly, you will be fine...you will see, i have said prayers for us all...i know it will be positive ...you will see...Have faith! You have gotten this far....

And you know what, you didnt believe that yours were going to grow but they have! i have a good feeling!

i am anxious now to hear from the scientist....

i'm suppose to be resting, but i feel ok....done a bit of washing and now i think i should rest.

DH went and picked up the audi yesterday so we are both quite excited about that too...We love it, it looks fantastic!

Anyway back to the eggies! Yes, i should be getting my transfer done whilst you are getting yours taken out...How exciting! We Just gotta pray now that all goes well from here on in...

i'll let you know what the scientist says after she calls too xoxo

 

[MySillyGirls]

Thanks, Pink! Yes, let us know how your embies are doing! Will they call you each day with that or do you need to call them?

 

[pink32]

they will call me everyday to let me know how they are going. They just called me now and told me 8 have taken (the other 4 eggs didnt take for whatever reason) just praying these little ones are strong...I am a bit worried about them now, but i just dont know how this all works.... they'll call again tommorow..

 

[MySillyGirls]

8 is awesome...think, you have more embies than I even have follicles Anyway, my RE told us to be prepared that 25% would make it to day 1 (day 0 being day of fertilization). So, this is why I hope I get 7 eggs. Let's say 6 fertilize, maybe 4 will be there on day 1, 3 on day 2 etc. the odds are not on my side for 5 day blasts. Just being realistic. That being said, I am hopeful!! Your embies have made it through the toughest time! Now, everything will be a little less aggressive on them. You have a VERY high likelihood of getting 4 5-day blasts.

 

[MySillyGirls]

So, ladies, what do you do for a living? And, how are you going to fit a baby into your work/life scenario? My dh and I are bothe in advertising. He works in radio in Chicago and I work nationally w/ consumer packaged goods companies (i.e. General Mills). I am home office 90% after paying my dues for lots of years. But, I still travel to see major clients. DH works very long days and has quite a commute.

I am thinking, if this works, I will hire someone to be at home with me while I work to help with the baby when I am on conference calls, etc.

 

[pink32]

i didnt know that about the eggs...AS i said my FS has explained absolutely jack shit! he has no bed side manner at all....when i saw him in theatre yesterday he didnt even say hello! Absolutely ridiculous....lets just hope he's a good FS!

i hope you have more follies than what u expect. Because in theatre they may actually pull out more than what they see on the ultrascans...they told me i had between 10-12 follies and they pulled out 13? so go figure...maybe they missed one.... i'm hoping thats what has happened with you and they pull out more....fx'd

AS far as work goes. DH and i are both in the same line of Work - we work in recruitment. Both National Sales Roles.

its funny you mention you work for General MIlls...They were one of our clients many years ago....I work for another company now where we tried to get the business (one of the branch managers wife works there in HR however we didnt get it)....i think because they didnt want a large agency, wanted someone bit smaller...oh well...

Your hubbie sounds like he has an awesome job...Radio wow!

when baby comes - hopefully - i will take a year off and dh will keep working...so hopefully all will work out well.

how bout yourself? will you have some time off?

 

[pink32]

disregard the last question...i just saw you will be hiring someone to look after baby!!!!!!!!!!! LUCKY YOU!

i'm looking forward to having the time off! just hope it all works out!

 

[MySillyGirls]

Hiya! I am definitely hoping for more follicles but the radiologist was fairly certain we had 7 but said we might get 8. Your FS sounds like he has no personality but he may be awesome at what he does. I have a few neighbors who are docs and it seems the no personality thing is pretty common. LOL

So, as far as work, I probably will only take a few months off. Since my job is home office, it would really be more of a part-time scenario or I can hire someone to be home with me while I work so I could actually be with the babe all day but working too.

Quite a coincidence on General Mills! I travel to Gen Mills corporate in Minneapolis MN quite a bit. It is a short flight for me...only 45 minute flight. I work with the various brand management teams there. I also work with Kimberly Clark, Wrigley, Anheuser, J.M. Smucker, etc. But, Gen Mills is my largest account.

 

[Mamamirfy]

So much has happened! Congrats Pinky! 13......that seems like alot. I can't wait for the transfer and I'm so happy there isn't alot of pain involved. You don't need that. Silly - 7 is good too, only need one, right? You mentioned that the hardest part was the first day....does it get easier for them to take after that?

Sorry to hear about not getting your houseguest for Christmas. You'll be pregnant and having morning sickness and will be very busy during that time with planning for baby's arrival anyway

As for jobs...I started an Errand Running biz last summer and it's taking off. Keeps me busy and I really enjoy it. Win-Win. Hubby owns a successful landscaping company (has for years) and has added doing full home renos (like on flip that house), which keeps him toooooo busy but he is really enjoying doing. A "good stress" he says. So with both of our jobs we can work as much or as little as we want. Life is good. Just need a baby to be complete.

 

[MySillyGirls]

Hey Mirf! THANKS for your kind thoughts I just know that the first few days are the toughest for the embies. If they are going strong on day 3, that is a great sign! I think an errand running biz is a great idea! There used to be a local business that would bring you carryout from any restaurant...now I would use that service all the time if it was in our newer suburb. LOL

 

[pink32]

Hello Lovely ladies,

Checking in to let you both know my eggies are doing good. IVF just called and said all eggs are now at 3-4 cells (growing accordingly) which is good...Hope you guys are doing well and enjoying your weekend.

i'm still a bit tender from the EC but nothing too much to stress over.

Mirf, you and DH are very lucky having the type of jobs you have...that would be great to work as desired.

talk soon xoxo

 

[MySillyGirls]

Pink, congrats on the embies!!! Yay!! That is fantastic! Now, will you freeze what you don't use?

So, I had my scan today and we will either trigger tonight or tomorrow night. They will call me this afternoon to let me know what the doc wants to do. The u/s lady thought one more day of stims, BUT, the bloodwork team thought today. Right now, I have a 20, 19, 18, 17, 15.5, 15, 11. They said they try to retrieve out of anything larget than a 12 so that 11 should make it. I will keep you posted when they call me back!