ICSI/IVF/FET October/November Buddies wanted!!

[star25]

Chimmi, they will be great, thinking positive thoughts for you

3chords, great numbers! Hoping for a good fert report for you

Beneath, seems like appointment came round quick, hope all goes well

How is everyone else? Xxx

 

[3chords]

Thanks guys.

18/20 eggs were mature and 15 have fertilized. Super happy about fertilization rate this time. Now they just have to grow to be big and strong!

 

[beneathmywing]

Star -- it did! Super anxious and hope it goes well!

3chords -- great fert report, hun!!!! Grow nice and strong follies

 

[Madonna]

Wow 3chords, those numbers are great! Fingers crossed lots stay nice and strong for you! When do you think the transfer will be?

My scan was fine thanks, it seems like I do have some mild symptoms of OHSS but not too bad. The Dr said he often does an injection after 4 or 5 days, not sure why exactly! He said if I had it my ovaries may 'explode'! But that It was no big deal not having it. On the plus side, I now know the date of my beta, 1 week today, eek!

 

[star25]

Brilliant 3chords, hope they continue to grow strong

Madonna, glad the ohss isnt too bad and otd in a week! how exciting, will you wait til then to test?

Xx

 

[chimmi]

Just got back from my transfer.
They put the only remaining two embryos back in for us (both were "average" with fragmentation) and had none to freeze
The procedure wasn't great had to have three attempts as the doc couldn't get the catheter through my cervix (he did a dummy run on weds and it was fine) they tried with full bladder, then empty bladder,, then full bladder again(!) and they said f they can't do it today they won't be able to freeze them as they aren't great quality.. So the pressure was really on for the 3rd and final attempt... Which was successful yay never been so relieved.. Was painful though but glad they are both safe
Test date is 2 weeks today (20th)

 

[3chords]

chimmi - so glad they were able to get the catheter in! And transferring two gives you a bit of a better chance. All my fingers crossed for a BFP for you shortly! Will you be testing early at home?

Madonna - we are aiming for a 5 day transfer on Tuesday. Of course this depends on having enough embryos AND PGS identifying at least one normal one.

13 of my 15 embies have made it to day 2...I just hope we are left with a decent number on day 4 for PGS (8 would be ideal). I know for us last time a bunch died off between days 2 and 3 and then all the ones who made it to day 3 also made it to day 5. Go figure.

 

[chimmi]

Thanks! Can't believe they are in..! Just hope one (or both) sticks!!
Will try not to test until that morning as the nurse said the trigger should be out of my system by that day so don't want to get a false positive by testing too early.
I know the 2WW is supposed to be the hardest part but the whole process so far has been so difficult for me, I feel I can cope with the 2ww as I've had so many before (when we tried for 2 years every month had a 2ww - at least this one I know there's actually a chance I can get pregnant..!)

Good luck for your embryos you've got loads so won't be a problem I'm sure!

 

[Madonna]

Star, I plan to wait until OTD! I have a really busy week at work but am off on OTD so I think it will be easier to deal with either way that day!

3chords, glad you've still got lots of embies going strong. Fingers crossed lots make it to day 5.

Chimmi, sorry to hear you had a bit of a nightmare today but at least they're there now! Fingers crossed for you too.

 

[Jungleland]

My fingers are firmly crossed for you PUPO girls xxxx

 

[chimmi]

I keep forgetting that I have two precious embies in my belly it's such a lovely feeling - I've never had this before!
Am REALLY suffering with constipation (from progesterone pessaries up back passage every 12 hours!) can anyone recommend anything..? Getting really uncomfortable now!

 

[star25]

So pleases for you chimmi you have had transfer, enjoy the 2 weeks and being pupo, oh amd prunes for constipation and drink lots of water! Hope it's better soon

3chords, sounds like you will have plenty of good embies, on day 3 they told me 15 of mine had actually fertilised abnormally after they looked back on the film of the embryocope, so after getting 22 eggs I wasnt expecting many embryos but still ended up with 7 on day 5 and another 1 on day 6 all top quality so stay positive, I was hoping to end up with 3 out of my 5 that fertilised well but it turned around for the better

Good luck ladies! Xxx

 

[keri 01]

Thanks guys.

18/20 eggs were mature and 15 have fertilized. Super happy about fertilization rate this time. Now they just have to grow to be big and strong!

That's great numbers x

 

[keri 01]

Just got back from my transfer.
They put the only remaining two embryos back in for us (both were "average" with fragmentation) and had none to freeze
The procedure wasn't great had to have three attempts as the doc couldn't get the catheter through my cervix (he did a dummy run on weds and it was fine) they tried with full bladder, then empty bladder,, then full bladder again(!) and they said f they can't do it today they won't be able to freeze them as they aren't great quality.. So the pressure was really on for the 3rd and final attempt... Which was successful yay never been so relieved.. Was painful though but glad they are both safe
Test date is 2 weeks today (20th)

Good luck Chimmi. I was in the same position as you the put my remaining 2 back in. They weren't perfect slow growers. Hoping u get ur BFP

 

[keri 01]

official test date today BFP. I couldn't be happier. Hope you all get your BFP soon.

 

[chimmi]

THanks keri and congrats to you. Was yours 3 day transfer too? I was a bit disappointed especially as they put two back (which they had previously said they would only do one coz of my age and it's our first cycle-which makes me think that they know it won't work so they put two in anyway)
They said they wouldn't survive freezing which makes me even more sure, but the nurse said they never put anything back that has no hope..
I have no idea what to think, I'm trying to be positive but not get my hopes up..!
I had kind of assumed we would get LOADS of eggs and have loads of good quality day 5 embryos to choose from.. Was never expecting this! Just hoping for a miracle. I didn't ask what grade they were as I think you can know too much sometimes (and I'm awful for googling everything)

 

[keri 01]

They told me the same. That the eggs weren't great quality. They previously told me they would only out one back in. So when they said they would put the two back in I thought my chances were low. But I got my BFP. So don't give up hope.

 

[3chords]

chimmi, in my first IVF, they hurriedly transferred 2 3-day embryos that were very slow growers (they were both 5-cells, but no fragmentation). The other 2 were 4-cell and they had given up on them basically saying your 3-day embryos need to be 6 cells or more. We were given low chances and I got pregnant anyway. I did have a miscarriage later but I don't think it had to do with embryo quality necessarily as after the miscarriage we did a bunch of testing and then found that I have a clotting issue for which I am being treated now.

Congrats keri!!

 

[Jungleland]

Great that your BFP is now officially confirmed keri

Chimmi- i agree with Star, drink lots of water. Bran flakes are also good xxxx

 

[Ostara84]

Hi ladies

Congrats on your bfp, Keri!

Congratulations to all the PUPO ladies and good luck to everyone who's due to test soon or has egg collection or transfer coming up!

I find it so hard to keep up with this thread, but I promise I read every post and I'm thinking of you all!

I've got my transfer tomorrow. I'm so nervous. I know it's going to be painful because of my stupid "acutely anteverted" uterus and I'm really not looking forward to it I can't remember whether I mentioned it here, but we decided to have 2 embryos thawed rather than just 1. I'm a strong supporter of the NHS eSET policy and initially insisted on only having one put back, even though our consultant said our FET wasn't covered by the eSET policy, but I feel like my stupid lining puts me at a disadvantage and I just want to give us the best chance. Two of our 7 blastos are stored together anyway, so we would have eventually needed to thaw both if we wanted to use them, so the clinic are going the thaw those in the morning. If both thaw (which we hope they will) we'll have both put back. If only one thaws, we'll just have the one transferred and if neither of them thaw (gods forbid), we'e asked the clinic to just thaw one more. We don't want to waste all of our embryos just trying to get 2 good ones to put back tomorrow.

Really nervous. Praying for a Christmas miracle!