IVF/ICSI/FET 2011 everyone welcome

[raf-wife]

i know its a way off but after reading the other ivf threads on a daily basis i thought it would be great to be part of one, we dont have a set date yet because we are self funded and saving very hard but it looks like we can get started january


Let me know if anyone wants adding to the list



RAF-WIFE IVF TURNED INTO ICSI REGULAR ACCUPUNCTURE
PROVERA 21ST JAN, STIMMING 1ST FEB 2011 EGG RETRIEVAL 11/2/2011
6 EGGS RETRIEVED 5 MATURE 4 FERT ANTAGONIST PROTOCOL PUPO WITH 3 EMBRYOS[/COLOR]


MAAYBE2010 DOWN REG DEC LONG PROTOCOL [/COLOR] ???


FLAKE-Y IVF 31ST JAN 2011 SHORT PROTOCOL
EGG RETRIEVAL 11/2/2011 17 EGGS COLLECTED PUPO WITH 1, 8 CELL EMBRYO



DAISYJUMP DOWN REGGING 17TH JAN PUPO 2 EMBRYOS::





WALLIE SNIFFING STARTED JAN 2011
6 EGGS 3 MATURE 1 FERT PUPO 1 EMBRYO



HEATHETTE AWAITING REFERAL???



WAITINGHOPING IVF#2 JANUARY 2011:???:



KRISTIN83 ICSI STARTED DEC 2010 17 EGGS COLLECTED
10 FERT PUPO WITH 2 EMBRYOS double



ANGIEMON ICSI
STIMMING STARTED 21ST NOV
SHORT PROTOCOL EGG COLLECTION 3RD DEC
15 EGGS 9 FERT





POLLYDOODLE CONSENT SIGNING 3RD DEC
SHORT PROTOCOL JAN 2011 18 EGGS 15 FERT:dust PUPO 1 BLAST 4 FROSTIES :



CRYSTAL443 IVF MARCH 2011:



BOOMER ICSI DOWN REG APPOINTMENT 16TH DEC
SCAN 5TH JAN 2011???



ALEXAPOO ICSI JANUARY 2011
8 EGGS PUPO WITH 4 EMBRYOSWITH TRIPLETS



MYSILLYGIRLS IVF #2 BCPS DEC ???



40YEAROLDMUM IVF :???



MRSSUNSHINE78 LONG PROTOCOL 16TH DEC
4 EGGS COLLECTED 4 FERT PUPPO 2 EMBRYOS



DINGLEYDELL ICSI #2 JANUARY 2011 ???



MOMMY2FOUR IVF MARCH 2011 ???


NAYLA82 ICSI MARCH 2011


MRS_MAJOR IVF JAN 2011 16 MATURE EGGS 6 FERT


PLUTO IVF FEB 2011


LITTLEPEE IVF


WRIGHTYWALES FET FEB 2011


MEGG33K DR MARCH 16TH 2011


MRSJPC IVF FEB 2011

 

[Pollydoodle]

Hi Raf-Wife
Yes we are in the same boat, thinking of starting IVF late Jan or Feb. We have been TTC #1 for about 20 months so far, so not that long in the grand scheme of things although it will be about 2 years by the time we start. I would wait a bit longer if I had the luxury of time but I will be 37 next May so am keen to get at least one round of IVF under my belt before then. We have had all the main tests so far and are 'unexplained' so it is tempting to keep putting it off for another few months but like I say, we don't have time on our side.
I had asked whether it would be worthwhile trying clomid or IUI but both specialists I have seen have told me that there isn't much point. It just seems like a huge jump from nothing to IVF!
How are you feeling about it all? I swing from feeling excited, to depressed that it has come to this, to being scared that it won't work. I guess this is only the start of the rollercoaster......
Anyways I have been trying to read up on ways to help improve success and apparantly your eggs take about 90 days to mature so am trying (as best I can - not easy!) not to drink, to eat healthily and cut down on sugar and processed foods, and eat organic meat and fruit etc. Fun Christmas and New Year this year then, eh?!
Would be interested to hear how you get on, along the way. I hope that all goes well for you, seems you have been TTC for a long long time.
Am trying to learn what I can about the whole IVF process but have just started and it all seems so complicated doesn't it? My OH has a huge needle phobia so is worried about the blood test which he'll have to get at the outset but I keep telling him that's nothing compared to what us girls have to go through!
All the best
Px

 

[raf-wife]

hi there nice to meet you, yeah i feel like im on a rollercoaster of emotions too on the whole im mostly excited and cant wait to get started and then suddenly out of the blue il think maybe we shouldnt do it and that it probably wont work with our luck, and then other times im convinced it will and were going to have a baby or maybe even 2 lol, its crazy how its so emotionally and time consuming before weve even started. I want to get started as soon as we can before hubby gets sent to afganistan again he was due to go 2 weeks before christmas but its going to be next summer now.
as for trying to improve the chances im doing the same as you ive started taking multi vitamins (ive been on folic acid for yrs lol) and ive heard that honey can improve egg quality so im just starting with that, anyway keep me posted its nice to chat to someone going through the same things x

 

[LisaBananaman]

Hi ladies - mind if I join?

It looks like we will probably end up starting IVF sometime in the new year. I have my lap on Monday to confirm my HSG results that both my tubes are blocked . If they are blocked, the FS will refer us straight away for IVF. There isn't a waiting list in our area apparently, so will probably be able to start fairly soon I guess.

I keep changing between feeling really positive about it and just wanting to get on with it, to unbelievably freaked out about the whole thing. When I'm feeling crappy, I just think our luck has been this bad so far, so it probably won't work for us and we'll end up childless, with like 20 cats and 20 dogs and smelling slightly of wee

xxxx

 

[raf-wife]

hi of course not the more the merrier after reading the other ivf/icsi/fet threads it shows they give each other so much support and encouragment along this emotional journey, im so glad i found this site before starting ivf its so full of useful info and it always helps to talk.

 

[LisaBananaman]

I know what you mean - I have been stalking most ofthe IVF threads and they do give me a lot of hope as lots of the girls on here have been successful. I honestly don't know what I would have done if I'd never found this site . . . just knowing that other people find TTC challenging is a massive comfort, as all my friends have managed to have kids and you feel very alone when going through something like this by yourself.

xxxxx

 

[raf-wife]

just noticed its only a few days to your lap will they tell you straight away what the results are ?

 

[LisaBananaman]

I hope so - otherwise I will have to wait until the FS visits my local clinic, which only happens once a month. I won't be able to bear the waiting. I'm just praying that they don't actually remove my tubes - the FS said that if they are completely blocked, they will have to be removed altogether as they could stop IVF from working. If they do that, I will be gutted. You always hope that if you still have tubes, even one, there is a chance, however small, of conceiving naturally at some point. Am really praying it doesn't come to that.
xxxxx

 

[avenna]

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[LisaBananaman]

ME!
LisaBanana we kinda know each other already!
Hope you lap goes OK. We kinda by passed all that and got referred straight for ICSI so not quite sure what a lap mean but I hope you result don't mean havin ur tubes removed! BTW I went with the individual Vits like you suggested...hubby now takes 8 tablets a day!!
But yeah I been stalking the IVF thread, getting excited for when I can join in. So this thread will be great! My hubby just doesn't understand when I say I can't stand the waiting around!
xxx

Hey Avenna!

Cheers hun - am feeling a tad nervous about it! I really don't like hospitals and operations so will be glad when its all over and we know where we stand!! A week off work's not all bad tho

I'm glad you've got him taking the vits! I have remind my OH EVERY single night to take them - I'm sure he tries to forget them on purpose!!

So how comes you bypassed all the tests? what's the reason you're getting referred for IVF?

The waiting is aful! It's like wait a couple months for this test, then another couple for that test, then another couple to see the FS again. before you know it, it been like another year has passed! Just want to start on some sort of path, one way or another!

xxxxx

 

[avenna]

FS said that hubby SA is too bad said we won't concieve naturaly.
but stayin positive. x

 

[LisaBananaman]

Definitely! My friend went through exactly the same thing . . . she was fine but her hubby's sperm meant they couldn't conceive naturally. They went for IVF with ICSI and conceived first go! Their baby will be one in December!

xxxx

 

[raf-wife]

hi avenna were starting to get a little group together lol

lisabananaman reason i asked was because i had to wait nearly 4 mths for the results of my hsg (theres 3 - 4 mth wait between my fs appointments until we go private in dec) and for me that has been the worst part of all this so far much worse than being told the result but im pretty sure they do tell you the results of a lap straight away, i can imagine it would be hard to hear that they have removed tubes but on the positive side you wouldnt have an ectopic which is something im concerned about .
good luck for monday and let us know how you get on x

 

[Pollydoodle]

Hi again everyone
Yes, great to have this thread, will be nice to speak to other people who are going through the same thing. Although the friends that I have spoken to about this have been sympathetic, ALL of my friends have basically managed to get pregnant at the drop of a hat. I don't think anyone really understands how difficult this all is unless they've been through it.
Strangely, I am starting to feel slightly more relaxed about the whole thing - maybe because I know that IVF is now on the agenda and I'm not now expecting it to happen on its own. Probably just a temporary thing, however, I'll no doubt be back to being a blubbering wreck when AF next rears its head!
Thanks for the tip on honey Raf-Wife, I'll get stocking up on that as well.
Lisabanana good luck with your lap, fingers crossed,
Px

 

[avenna]

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[raf-wife]

Strangely, I am starting to feel slightly more relaxed about the whole thing - maybe because I know that IVF is now on the agenda and I'm not now expecting it to happen on its own. Probably just a temporary thing, however, I'll no doubt be back to being a blubbering wreck when AF next rears its head!
Px

i completely understand what your saying there, i found out early september and since then ive been able to ditch the opks temping etc and my last af i wasnt expecting to be pregnant so didnt get upset and for the first time in yrs i dont have a stock of pregnancy tests in the house

 

[africaqueen]

Hi ladies

We are hoping to start our 1st cycle in feb/march/april. I will of lost enough weight by dec to go on the list so hoping to start early 2011 depending on how long the wait is... pray that funding doesnt get suspended in this PCT like it did in warrington xxx

 

[raf-wife]

hi africaqueen nice to meet you and congratulations on your weightloss

 

[avenna]

Hello africa queen. Good luck with your weight loss. I hadn't heard about the PCT loosing funding. Does tha mean nobdy in warrington can have IVF on NHS?!

 

[Isi Buttercup]

Hi lovely ladies. Just thought to drop a note and not read and run. I've already begun the process.....started down regulating just over 2 weeks ago, and am scheduled for a scan tomorrow....to see if I can start stimming. If all works well, I should be having EC in another 2 weeks or so. Praying we all get successful first try