ok so who wants to get pregnant in 2011? (closed group)

[sherylb]

10 days??? I get to single digits tomorrow! Wow!

Going to keep up my prayers for her to be here soon. It would be cool to be the first baby on this thread to be term and not overdue.

 

[sarahincanada]

Ok so then when you retrieve the eggs(hopefully 10-20) this is where they put them in the petri dish and want them to grow and mature? but some dont? Do they just throw the others away?

What does your hubby and mom think about how many to put back? thats a super hard decision..

hubby wont think about it till we get there, mum was as confused as me!!

so they might retrieve 12 eggs but only 10 will be mature. so then they inject 10 eggs with sperm some of them will fertilize and others will do nothing, or some will start to fertilize and then stop growing....and yes they would throw them away. if you have lots of growing embryos at day 2 they usually say to push them to day 5, as success rates are better with day 5 blastocyst transfer, probably as they can see which ones are stronger. but if you dont have many I think they like to put them in day 3. theres a girl in the over 35 folder who had 2 put in day 3 and got her bfp, will see on her scan if theres 1 or 2!

 

[sarahincanada]

Actually it's very interesting and I read every word. Did you ever want two kids? After going through so much to get one I may be more inclined to be ok with twins if I was in your shoes.

Addison on Private Practice is also having ICSI. They showed on the show this week the fertility specialist injecting the sperm into the egg while Addison watched on a second scope viewer. So neat!

I do want more than 1, just perhaps not at once!!! its true we are going through so much to get one so why not have 2 at once, I used to think like that but more recently Ive been thinking about the health issues plus doing everything x 2 at the beginning. I guess we will see, thinking way too far ahead as tomorrow might show nothing and ivf will be cancelled

 

[sherylb]

So you will have results to share with us tomorrow then? Can't wait!

Dew is MIA today isn't she...

 

[Huggles]

good luck with the scan tomorrow sarah!

Gorgeous pics flying. Love the little dimple starting in the smiling pic.

 

[NDH]

Sheryl, I think I remember Dew saying she'd not be around most of this week (unrelated to what happened).

Come on babies - one 10 days past term and one 10 days until term - both of you can come an day now. (not mine, you can stay put right where you are for the next 7 weeks).

Sarah, my fingers are crossed for good response at the u/s tomorrow so that ivf is a go for sure

 

[NDH]

Please substitute term for 40 weeks lol, as both babies are indeed term. Silly brain fart moment (i don't like to use due date though).

 

[sherylb]

It's ok I read it right since I know what the 10 days is relating too. :laugh:

 

[NDH]

Lol. I knew what I was talking about when I was typing it too, but after I hit enter I went "wait, did I say term? That's not right"

 

[babyhopes2323]

Sarah, good luck for your scan today xxx atleast my timezone.. hope everything goes alright !! cant believe you are so far into this already !! xxx FX'D

Sheryl, hope kirsten arrives on time so that you dont have to go through induction ! xx

NDH, cant believe you are almost 33 weeks already !! xx your turn next after mummy! x

Flying, loving those pics, i tend to follow your album on facebook x

hope all of you are doing well, nothing much to report here, its the end of the 5 day holidays we had for the muslim festival of eid in this country.. gemmas been puking almost everyday specially in the morning,so im not happy with that, i wake up to find her with puke all over her clothes and this is after she has burped.. i know she has reflux, just got to sort her medication out with the docs! x

 

[sherylb]

DrGomps posted that Mummycat is being induced tomorrow Wednesday.

It looks like it's also in Mummy's journal.

 

[NDH]

Aww poor Gemma.

Sheryl, thanks for the update on Mummy. I'm not subscribed to her journal so I don't read it often.

 

[nypage1981]

Woo hoo another baby tomorrow!

 

[sarahincanada]

hi everyone!!

just got back from my ultrasound.....I have 17 follicles!!!!!! they said I have had an amazing response. Sizes range from 1.0 - 1.5. I have to take my same dose of Gonal F and Repronex for 2 more mornings and in addition start Ganirelix tonight and tomorrow (that stops me ovulating) then go back Thursday. Hoping the smaller sized ones 1.0 and 1.1 continue to grow, I have 5 that are 1.3 and higher already so those should be good.

My FSH was 4.8 on day 3 so thats good. Also I asked this nurse about my AMH of 9.18 and she said for my age its very good and she would actually expect it to be around 5 (higher is better). Im so hoping that because all my tests are good that my problem has been something simple like a hard egg shell and so this will work for me. But of course nothing tests for egg quality and we will see how that is next week.

sheryl lovely profile pic and thanks for updating us, how exciting. Im still picturing a boy but its not as strong as the feeling flying was having a boy as I can imagine lottie with a lil sis too!

preethi love your new photos on FB, she has such beautiful lips! and love the one she is clutching her chin as if she is having a deep think in her sleep!!

huggles hope everything is ok with you, will pop over read your journal

dew I miss you and have been waiting for your update since Saturday I hope you are ok

 

[nypage1981]

Sheryl I didn't recognize you! Love the picture.

Sarah thats super awesome news! Seems like such a relief that you responded and don't have to cancel. This is really happening!

My guy turned 6 weeks this week in case you have not followed my journal and he is doubled his birth weight in that time! He isn't my little baby anymore. Sigh....amazing how fast they grow.

Should have another baby from Catherine today! Yay

 

[nypage1981]

Tomorrow I mean. I thought that update was last night. Seesh! I'm all mushy.

 

[sarahincanada]

Clinic just called, they want me to reduce my Gonal F from 300 to 250 as I have lots of follicles and my e2 level is 3760...its not too high but they want to be careful. Hope the high e2 means lots of good eggs

 

[Huggles]

wow sarah, fantastic that you have so many follicles!

 

[sherylb]

hi everyone!!

just got back from my ultrasound.....I have 17 follicles!!!!!!

sheryl lovely profile pic and thanks for updating us, how exciting. Im still picturing a boy but its not as strong as the feeling flying was having a boy as I can imagine lottie with a lil sis too!

1. Why are you picturing a boy when I'm having a girl?? You have the wrong prego.

2. Holy cow on the test results!! Yay!!

Sheryl I didn't recognize you! Love the picture.

Thanks for the comments on my pictures. I posted them on Facebook but I'm not friends with everyone. Those are my 37 week pictures.

My appointment was very encouraging today. I have gone from 2 to 3 since my last appointment and he says I am already effaced. He said if I have one hour of painful contractions to go straight in as he only expects labor to be 4 to 5 hours since I have already done most of the hard work. And he still doesn't expect me to make it to my due date.

 

[nypage1981]

Brave doctor to get your hopes up! I pray he is right, that sounds lovely!