Kept meaning to post on here. Think I've only just accepted that I'm actually having a baby (in 3 weeks time!!)
it's been so surreal. I still can't believe it.
Name: Doodar
Age: 35 years young!
How long TTC: 3 years
Diagnosis or any known issues: Male Factor, Pco
Treatments you tried before IVF: Vasectomy Reversal
How many IVF did you do before success: 1 Fresh cycle, 2 Fet's and this Fresh cycle we managed to get a sticky bubs.
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: No
Protocol (meds taken): This time round we did an empirical (sp) immune treatment. Short Protocol with Menopur, Cetrotide, Oestrogen, Dexamethasone, Aspirin and Clexane.
How many follicles at ER: Lots can't remember.
How many eggs retrieved: 20
How many eggs fertilized: 11
How many days between ER and ET: 5
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 1 Blast Grade 2
How many days bed rest: Spent a few days in bed and then took it easy for a few weeks. On and off bed rest due to bleeding. Took about 2-3 months off work.
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: No symptoms, issues bleeding on and off for several weeks.
What day you got your BFP: 5dp5dt
HPT before blood test: No blood test, just a million HPT's
Number of first beta: N/A
Number of babies: 1 very precious miracle
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process: Not to have gotten my hopes up of it working first time. Time is needed to work out how your body responds. Not to presume it would be a breeze because I had already had children previously and dont rule out immune issues. I was confident because I'd been pregnant before I wouldn't have any immune issues. Wish I had pushed for immune drugs with the first, second cycle because it breaks my heart to think of those wasted embryo's. It wasn't full on immune treatment it was basic easy immune treatment no bloods needed and wouldn't have done me any harm just doing it from the start.
Wishing you all the best of luck!! If we can do it, then anyone can. Hubby had to have SSR to retrieve his sperm and they struggled to find any decent sperm, even took a tissue sample from his testicle to try and scrape sperm from that OUCH!! we were told that the sperm was poor quality and majority of it not moving or dead. I was completely devastated and ready to give up at that first hurdle. We carried on and ended up with 6 blasts, unfortunately ended up mc's those. left wondering whether to pursue another fresh cycle because of the sperm, we decided to go for it and give the immune drugs a go too. We got 6 blasts again and it resulted in this pregnancy. I can honestly say hand on heart I never thought I would get here. I truely do believe this is what miracles are about. I can't believe out of all that heartache and poor sperm ( I take my hat off to those who work at the lab, scouring through that sperm to find a decent one) they managed to find our little miracle in there and I'll love them forever for it.
Don't ever give up on that dream ladies. Miracles really do happen!!!
Best Wishes to you all. Sorry if I've gone on a bit.
Thank you for sharing your amazing story.
