Sticking Together Crew

[sspencer99]

ohhh no vic :s
hes ov too comfey in there and does not want to come out
i hope it dont go as far as an induction for ya xxx

 

[sspencer99]

whats going on in here its toooooo quiet

 

[AmaryllisRed]

All these babies that don't want to come out!! Gee whiz! Hang in there, Vic-- hopefully things get started on their own in the next day or so! You seem to be coping really well, though.

Two more days, Sarah!! Hope the mw has something good to say... I wouldn't have thought Sarah's baby would come before Vicki's, but these babies are just so unpredictable, aren't they?

 

[Sun_Flower]

Don't lose hope Vicky, the exact same thing happened to me - failed sweep on the Friday then 6 days later baby decided to appear just before I was due to be induced!

 

[lilrojo]

Sorry to read you couldnt get the sweep Vicki hopefully wednesday will bring different news.. and you dont need to get that induction..

Sarah good luck at your appt today keep us posted and yay for maternity leave..

Stacey how are you doing.. any new appts for you coming up..

Think its a lot quieter as many of us are in the end of pregnancy or have had our babies..

Tracey hope all is going well for you.. keeping everything crossed sooo tight for you..

Ysa how are you doing hun..

Hope the babies are well and growing fast im sure..

AFM not much going on.. started packing my bags last night got a few things done but hard when most of the necessities I still am using.. so we will see where i am at at my next appt and go from there.. Cant believe its the end of Jan already.. time is going so fast.. the bhs have slowed a bit so that is good.. want to make it to term at least.. still have them but not as frequent..

 

[Sun_Flower]

Me and Eden in our brand new Ergo carrier - it's so comfortable to wear, can't wait to go out in it!

https://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/407499_537778637217_207600461_31529372_1190136594_n.jpg

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Rachel, I love it!!! I want one!!! I'm officially jealous.

Yeah, I think it's quieter in here because obviously the new mommies are very busy (and Andrea is traveling)... And four of us are about to have babies in the coming weeks... Hopefully in a few months, we will ALL be pregnant or new mommies. But then it might get really quiet in here...

 

[Traskey]

Rachel, how cute is that carrier, love it, and you look so slim again already

Vicki, i'm sorry they couldn't do the sweep for you. Hopefully things get moving before induction.

Logan, yay for packing your bags

Sarah, hoping your little one is here with you soon.

Andrea, hope you are having happy travels.

Stacey, sad to hear about Pumpkin Patch but yay for bargains

Erika, hope you can get back to the gym soon!

AFM
I will be egg collecting in hospital on Thursday at 11:30. Last Menopur injection tonight, last sniffs tomorrow and ovitrelle (HCG trigger shot) at 00:30 Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Drug free day Wednesday

They measured 14 follies for me today (4 have disappeared )

8,9,12,14,14,15,16,17,17,18,18,19,23mm each.

I'm hoping to get to blasto like last time but will just have to wait and see.

Shout, if none of this makes sense! IVF is a minefield

 

[Sun_Flower]

So let met see if I get this - they'll then pick 2 of the follies and implant them? is that how it works? and how do they pick which ones, the biggest ones?

 

[Traskey]

They will inject them all and then examine them the day after, to see how many fertilise. Then they'll look at them every morning to see how many are still dividing. If they still look good at day 2 and 3 then they'll carry on to day 5. These are blastocysts and have a much higher success rate for pregnancy. If they are looking questionable then they will put them back on day 3.

So for me transfer will be either Sunday or Tuesday. I was very lucky last time and had 5 make it to day 5. They then chose the best one to put back. Unfortunately it didn't stick. I was told it was a perfect embie but sometimes these things just don't work. This time we are having two put back, which is the most they will allow in the UK.

 

[Traskey]

Day 3 and Day 5 embryos

Success rates are better for day 5 as they are still dividing. Sometimes they stop developing between day 3 and 5, so the longer the better their chances are of being a good embryo are.

Day 6 they hatch out the sac.

 

[Sun_Flower]

Wow I feel all knowledgeable and stuff now, thanks

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Wow, it's all amazing.
So you came pretty close last time, right? So this time, your odds are pretty good? Especially with two?
I have a really elementary understanding of it all... but I'm keeping my fingers tightly crossed for you over the next several days!!

 

[sspencer99]

There s a programme on bbc3
Called how sex works they have a bit about ivf it's such an amazing process
Made me understand more

Gl Tracey I'm routing for you hunny xxx

 

[Traskey]

Thank you everyone.

Yes, we should have had good luck last time, we had everything stacked in our favour, a perfect blast. Just one of those things. I wasn't sure if that made me feel better or worse lol. Couldn't blame it on poor eggs or embryo. Ultimately though my age works against me somewhat but we're praying that with 2 embies, we get a 7% higher chance of one of them sticking!

 

[DrGomps]

Ooh, fx'ed Tracey!

 

[lilrojo]

Keeping everything tightly crossed for you Tracey..

 

[QueenVic]

Tracey ooh I seriously have everything crossed for you !!!!!

AFM - Thanks Ladies I just want to feel like something is happening, going to go for a really long walk tomorrow.. pleeeeease let them be able to do the sweep on Wednesday...at least then I will feel like there's more of a chance of it happening before Friday

Please pickle come on... I don't think there's anything else I can do

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Like I mentioned to Erika when Jeremiah didn't want to come out-- have you made any big plans? You should plan a trip or a big fancy dinner or invite a bunch of people over your house... Surely pickle would HAVE to interrupt.

 

[FloridaGirl21]

Thanks for explaining Tracey!! I stalk your jiurnal, but never comment cause the whole IVF process is foreign to me and I don't wanna sound dumb I do read and keep up though

Vickie, I really hope pickle comes out soon! Labor dust coming your way

Hows everyone else?

I'm so tired of eating! Someone please tell me this passes! If I'm not eating I'm thinking about my next meal I can only eat small portions (I feel like a bird) and then I'm hungry again an hour later! I swear I'm eating 8-9 times throughout the day! And if I don't eat a maximum of every 2 hours, I'm throwing up pure bile! Which I'm glad to say I haven't thrown up in 2 days! It's down to my anti-nausea meds and constantly eating, I'm sure!

Missed you guys