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IVF Cycle #1 - Anyone else?

bunyhuny - It sounds like it was a very horrible experience. Good thing your not on clomid no more. Thats one thing I get scared of medications - 'The side effects'

Im feeling well today thanks! :-) Me and DH went for a little walk to the park which was nice. I have been putting bottle water bottle on my tummy and having protein rich food. Iv been getting tingling feeling on my ovaries which I believe is a sign the follicles are growing :-)

I have a scan tomorrow first thing in the morning, Im so excited to go and I hope tomorrow they tell me when my egg collection will be. I will defo update tomorrow.

As for my TTC years, yeah it has been a long time and I am a bit to blame for that. I was not conceiving for years and I wouldnt go to the doctors because I was scared to hear bad news so I kept having hope and expecting a BFP but that obviously didnt come, eventually after so many BFN and speaking to people I decided to finally make a trip to the doctors and get my self checked and it was from there my journey began and finding out my problems. I am glad I made that visit to the doctors, the only regret I have is why I didnt go earlier!

Keep me updated how your appointment goes tomorrow! I look forward to reading it. I hope you come with good news! xxxxx
 
Feeling lousy and uncomfortable after egg retrieval. Will write more later. Doctor collected 18 eggs. Embryologist will attempt standard fertilization with 10 eggs and ICSI with 8. Tomorrow afternoon she will tell us how many successfully fertilized. For the first time ever, DH had a lower count (19 mil) and lower motility (37%). Every other SA he has ever had has come back perfect. Not sure what happened today. We weren't planning on paying another $750 for ICSI, but doctor said it would be risky to not do it.

Please let me know how your scan goes!
 
bunyhuny - I hope you feel better after rest. Take it easy, dont stress. You have come this far stay strong. Im so so so excited for you! I hope you get a call with a very good number of successfully fertilized eggs. Even though your DH's mobilty count is less than what it has been tomorrow, I pray that does not come in the way.
You take plenty of rest because right now you are important and your health, think positive. Im praying for a BFP for you! xxx

As for my scan, I just got back from it. I have few follicles on both ovaries however they are still not large enough. Only 2 are 18mm and the rest smaller. So I will still have to continue with Gonal F and Cetrotide. (Feels like this injection phase is forever) I had so much belief that my follicles are all big and no more of the injections.
The doctor wants to see me again on Friday for another scan and then egg collection will be on Monday.
Its nice that we are on same stage. It helps. Keep me updated with your treatments.
XXX
 
I guess if you ever need to do another fresh cycle they will know to start you out at a higher dose. I didn't respond well to Clomid or Femara, so my RE started me at 300iu and said she'd move me up at first scan if necessary.
 
Update- Transferred a healthy 3AA blastocyst yesterday. Today we found out that TWO other blastocysts made it to freezing- a 3AB and a 3BB. :cold::cold: Currently, I'm enjoying just sitting around, thinking about the little blastocyst floating around inside me. Hopefully it has hatched by now, or will sometime today, then it is on to implantation. So exciting!
 
bunyhuny- Congratulation! That is indeed very exciting! Well done, I hope everything goes smooth and well and you see a BFP. Take lots of rest and no stress. All the best.xx

I went for EC yesterday and the doctor collected 17 eggs, 14 of which fertilised. The doctor called that I will have the ET on Thursday or Saturday so I shall be joining your boat soon.
 
Congrats, YearningHeart. That is a wonderful fertilization rate! I hope you are able to transfer Saturday. With that many embryos you should get some good blastocysts! I was reading that the chance of conceiving almost double when you transfers day 5 blastocysts instead of day 3 embryos. Very happy DH and I decided to do blasts. :happydance:
 
Ohh cool, I didnt know that. I hope we have it on day 5 then, I dont think we decide the doctor tells us. He said we will have to go in on thursday unless they call on that day early morning not to come in and instead go on saturday. So I have no idea when it will be. so excited as well as nervous. :-)

xx
 
Huh. My RE asked us which we wanted. She said she'd rather do day 5 transfers if there are enough fertilized eggs, so she was happy that I said that. Usually when 10 or more eggs fertilize, doctors prefer to do a day 5 transfer, so I wonder why you doctor does otherwise? I guess each clinic just has a different way they do things. Either way, I am very excited for you! Just think of it, you could be PUPO as early as Thursday!
 
That's great news! Good luck to both of you :)
 
Bunyhuny - what's PUPO? Haven't come across that one before! :)
 
Hi ladies - I just had my ET today :-)

Im still feeling very bloaty since after the EC but hopefully it goes away soon. Now Im just praying for the next 2 weeks. How are you hunybuny?
x
 
Yay Yearning! Hope the bloating goes away soon xx
 
Hey, congrats Heart! How are you feeling? Today was 3dp5dt for me and I am totally losing it already. Time is going by so, so, so slowly. Just wish there was some way to know what's going on in there. Praying that my little bean is implanting and going strong.
 
Awwwww bunyhuny, im sure the waiting must be very nerve racking. Keep your self busy so it feels like time is moving fast. Im excited for u! Not long left.

MrsB - the bloating has gone tinee winee better but im feeling so so unwell. I feel pressue on chest, tummy hurts, tummy feels stuffed and to top it up i have constipation! I cant lie down properly nor walk properly. I just want to feel normal. I have been feeling unwell since EC and everyday seems to go little worse. :-( :-( :-(
 

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