IVF September

[kk2003]

Clinic called. good and bad news:
3 eggs are 8/7 cells good quality
2 are still 4 cell and 1 is 3 cell.

I don't know if those 3 will progress anymore but I can continue to hope and pray. Transfer scheduled for friday. Wish me luck ladies. Now here comes more waiting...

-K

 

[MissEvers]

Thanks Asryellah. Please don't go anywhere and keep us updated. I had no side effects to the DHEA. I took them twice a day and swear that's the only reason our little egg did so well as it did. I did stop taking them prior to the IVF though as I was uncertain if it would interfere.

I'm having my official test tomorrow morning and then a scan next week. I have been experiencing right handed side pain and hip pain to the right side for a few days. I'm petrified he's turned ectopic.

Ask- how's the treatment going? Are you feeling horrendously bloated yet!

K - Good luck with the transfer xx

 

[Ask4joy]

MissE - hoping for good news tomorrow! Yes I'm pretty bloated today (day 4) and starting to feel crampy and achy pretty much constantly. Not too bad though.

KK - yay for 3 good eggs! Hoping the others catch up!

 

[kk2003]

Ask- I was bloated most of those two weeks up to RE and then crazy bloated after. It is FINALLY starting to go down to normal. Still in mild pain every now and then. What got me about a week into the shots was how tired i was...like all the time despite sleeping well.

MissEvers-Oh wow I am so nervous/excited for you! I hope that twinge is just a little bit of from other things resting out and getting back to normal from the RE. Let us know!!!!

Nervous about those eggies. I hope they grow. I hope all is good with transfer and attachment. One can only pray at this point...its out of our hands.
-K

 

[Nolimitxox]

Good luck!!! I hope they make it

 

[HopeBT]

Miss- when I got my BFP, I also had very severe one sided pain on the left for days, and I was so scared too, thinking it might have turned ectopic. Those few days waiting for the scan was a torture! The day finally came and doc said baby attached at the right spot, not ectopic. So I think one sided pain is common in early pregnancy. I understand you are really worried (I was running around like a mad woman) but try to take a deep breath and have faith. I hope everything turns out great for you hun. Fingers crossed tightly for the beta and scan

Thanks Asryellah. Please don't go anywhere and keep us updated. I had no side effects to the DHEA. I took them twice a day and swear that's the only reason our little egg did so well as it did. I did stop taking them prior to the IVF though as I was uncertain if it would interfere.

I'm having my official test tomorrow morning and then a scan next week. I have been experiencing right handed side pain and hip pain to the right side for a few days. I'm petrified he's turned ectopic.

Ask- how's the treatment going? Are you feeling horrendously bloated yet!

K - Good luck with the transfer xx

 

[Asryellah]

Came to check in if Miss E. had any news can't wait!
But thats good if you did not have any other side affects from DHEA, as I have read for some it gives acne etc.

Katie - good luck for tomorrow transfer

anyone else on tww yet?

 

[Ask4joy]

Hi ladies...just had my day 5 ultrasound. Looks like I'm a slow grower. They measured 11 follicles between 5-8mm. I go back on Saturday. The nurse said it's okay that they are small right now. Anyone else experience this?

 

[kk2003]

Ask-
I went in on day 6 for an ultrasound, and I had over 8 follicles and those 8 were 9mm. I don't think you are way off. I ended having 20 (17/20 were mature) at the RE, so there were more in there that were smaller he didn't record. Day 11 I had a bunch between 6-16mm. I was a good responder with a lot of follicles/eggs, so it seems you are on track with that I had. I wouldn't worry! It takes a half cycle for this little guys to grow, just like it would if you were ovulating normally without meds. -K

p.s. I write all this data down each visit in an excel sheet, with meds, clinic visit details and lab results. Kinda Type A, but its good to have that data if/when there are future IVF cycles. Also it helps me keep track of all the meds/doses. Good luck!

 

[Ask4joy]

Thanks KK! Hoping to see some progression on Saturday. Even on clomid I was a slower responder...I'd ovulate around cd 18-20. Naturally I ovulate cd 16-18 so I've never been quick to mature follicles. Slow and steady wins the race...?

 

[MissEvers]

Evening ladies.

So I tested this morning and got a positive on a CB. Picture link below. Our facility don't do betas! So I have to wait until 18th October for a scan! All this waiting!

I'm so clueless. I'm technically 17dpo today. I'm uncertain when I know if he sticks. Will I bleed?

Ask - please don't panic. They will give you maybe a few extra days of Simms.

K and asryellah. Hope you and everyone else is ok xx

https://s50.photobucket.com/user/MissEvers/media/IMG_4449_zpsijb7obub.jpg.html?filters[user]=146845066&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0

 

[Asryellah]

CONGRATULATIONS Miss E
How wonderful!!

Howcome they dont do betas? Can you go somewhere else and pay if you wish to have it?

 

[Ask4joy]

Congrats MissE!!! That's wonderful!

 

[Nolimitxox]

Congrats exciting!

 

[Beith]

Congrats MissE, sounds really promising.
I had been trying to hold out until next week to start testing but I gave in and tested this morning- 7dp3dt and no surprises it was BFN. Since then, however I have had strange cramps that seem much lower than usual- more like in my cervix than in my uterus. Also (tmi warning ⚠️ )- had a lot of white discharge this morning that looked like fresh crinone. As I haven't had too much crinone discharge, I'm hoping everything's not blocked by it and that it will still do it's magic if there's anything left to do.
The TWW is killing me at this point. Sometimes I feel really positive but then a lot of the time I'm convinced it hasn't worked again. 🙁

 

[Ask4joy]

It's still early Beith! The cramping sounds promising!

 

[kk2003]

MissE-CONGRATS!! That is so exciting!!

Beith- Don't loose faith yet! It is still early.

Update for us: Transfer was this am. It went well, however I was emotional (thank God my DH was able to come). A lot to take in when they update on progress of the eggs plus the transfer of one. Looks like only one made it to blastocyst and one is almost there. They think it will progress by tomorrow to freeze for later. I hope it make it until tomorrow.

Otherwise, everything is going great. Everything looked good with uterus and ovaries looked good (no fluid around- increase risk for OHSS). I'm trying to be excited, but it is a little disappointing the other guys didn't make it through today. Makes me a bit sad. Thanks for reading/listening ladies!
-K

 

[Ask4joy]

Congrats on your transfer KK! This is such an emotional journey. It's okay to feel sad. Feels like we are holding our breath every step of the way waiting to be filled with joy or to have our hearts broken. Hoping your other embie makes it!

 

[MissEvers]

Sorry ladies. Back on night shifts!

Thank you for your kind words. I am very nervous. Lots of cramps and back pain today. I'm hoping this is normal.

Be patient Beith. I had cramping from about the same time as you.

KK how are you feeling after the transfer. Let the TWW commence! Xx

 

[kk2003]

MissE-
I feel pretty good! Energy is good and I got my good cry out of the way..so thats over!

I'm happy that there are no more visits/blood draws/meds/injections (minus progesterone) for the next couple weeks! A little sore still probably from today and the retrieval, but good otherwise!

Ask-Thanks for your kind words. My DH was wondering why I was sad...and I couldn't explain it. I'm not 100% sad, but its a mix of happy, sad, and the unknown. Sometimes its hard to put into words.
-K