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by tryw8 » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:32 pm
Hi Angela,
Please don't get discourage. I had a failed IVF too. I did the fresh transfer late May-'07 and got a BFN in June. The doctors and nurses were baffled. They couldn't understand why. I had transferred 4 (A-type) quality embryos and none of them took. Well, my husband reminded me that when we went for the consultation, the procedure was absolute guarantee but, after the implantation is done, it's up to our own bodies to take over and that's what the doctors have no control of. We knew and understood what we were getting into. I thought, we would have a + so bad.
Needless to say, I became a total mess. I kept to myself quietly. I remained going to work so that I could get my mind off of things. It sort of helped.
By September, I was in better spirits and my husband and I decided to visit the clinic again and inquire about doing an FET. I started Lupron 10ml 2x/day in October'07 and then Progesterone 2cc IM/daily. The FET was done in late November after Thanksgiving. Thank goodness for that! I wouldn't have been able to explain our non-presence at the Thanksgiving gathering. I was more relaxed and thought of pleasant things and not of the outcome of the procedure.
My husband and I wanted to try again. We wouldn't know the outcome if we didn't. I was emotionally ready again ... this time to take whatever news came our way.
When we got a BFP, my husband and I were dumb-founded. I didn't know how to react. First of all, the afternoon "Laura" (nurse at the IVF clinic) called my cellphone, I was right in front of my mother. I had to be discreet of my conversation and choose the right words so I wouldn't give my mom an idea of what was I was talking about. Even when we went for the confirming u/s, my husband was staring at the screen with his jaw dropped. To this day, we still haven't shared the news with the family yet. My doctor wants me to wait a little longer. He told me at my weekly u/s appts he's happy that our baby is getting bigger.
As the saying goes, time heals all wounds. TYou'll know when you're ready. Give yourself the time and give yourself the priority. Take it easy. I've found comfort at this board.
Karen
Failed IUI
hysteroscopy/laparoscopy 1/07 (blocked tube,endo)
IVF 5/07 BFN
FET 11/07, BFP 12/07
07/31/2008 (508am) --> our son was born!
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