Hi girls,

It is amazing how well everyone seems to be doing. I have never heard of anyone having 40 eggs! Fertile Myrtle : ) It is very hard not to compare our individual experiences to others. I know i personally grasp to any information I can get....at the risk of driving my hubby crazy.

I also ...

Nicola - Congrats on the arrival of AF. For me, it is all a whirlwind until the EC and ET. Of course the 2WW is a little more drawn out, but even that eventually comes around! Shopping therapy - I have been way too much of that lately. I had quit working out during my past two cycles as the doctors ...

Jeck - I hope you are feeling well soon. I ended up sick right b4 this last cycle. I took the antibiotic they gave me to use b4 my retrieval and it worked wonders : )

Jo - many prayers for a bfp for you : )

Nicola - How are you doing?

Amanda??

Wendy - I really enjoyed acupuncture. I used it two ...

We all end up on different protocols, different meds and approaches, etc. Not that I have had a successful cycle, obviously, but I think Wendy is doing fine. I would not expect much out of your first scan and it is the quality not the quantity of your eggs. It only takes one good embryo to implant ...

Suzanne - Praying that your cyst does not grow any larger. Good luck with your scan on Monday.

Jemima - Your doctor is right. You should not need to do ICSI with Donor Sperm. There should be no sperm issues. They test the donors to make sure their samples are plentiful, swimmers, and shaped ...

Kyle and I have done ICSI with all 3 of our procedures. Male factor is one of our issues, but with ICSI most of my eggs have fertilized ( maybe short 1 each time). Our ICSI was around $1100, but I agree it is worth it when you consider the costs of possibly not doing it.

Dory - Good luck with your ...

Reading the last several posts brought tears to my eyes. I am so joyed to find so many people find comfort and strength in God. Kyle and I could certainly use your prayers, outside of the infertility issue. We received a call last night that his father has cancer, it is metastic and they are not ...

Amanda - You are certainly patient waiting so long to get into the clinic and then all the tests! Your week is almost here : )

Jeck - the 13th will be here b4 you know it. I am happy to hear your faith has helped to carry you through. Church and God are a very big part of my life. However, I was ...

I had not tried the chat forum. I do not have an IM address so I am not sure how that would work.

For those without insurance, have you ever been to the IntegraMed site. If you go to one of their doctors, you pay an amount slightly more than 2 IVFs, but they will give you three. If you do not get ...

Jordan - thank you! I am happy to hear your shots were not too bad. I had to do them in the stomach which hurt like crap! If you are almost done with your shots I would guess it is getting close to retreival time. Do you know how many follicles you have and the size? If I can offer any advice with ...

Hello everyone,

It is a holiday weekend, the weekend before July 4th and I can hear the fireworks going off in the background.

Em - I am so sorry to hear about your negative. Unfortunately, we can all relate to the emotions you must be going through. You are much stronger than I if you are able to ...

Hi Girls,

I am happy to hear all is going well and like many also believe in the power of prayer during this time.

Sounds to me as many of you have had much better luck with your lining than I have had. My lining in the past never made it past an 8. At the last measurement I was almost a 9 ...

Wendy/Lisa,

I can only imagine how you must have felt with those so close to you having abortions when you so desperately want a child. I am against abortion in any circumstance. There are so many families who want children and who would be willing to adopt these children.

I have tried ...

Hi,

My name is Michelle. I had posted back in April/May during my second failed IVF cycle. Since then I have had one more attempt which was cancelled due to my levels dropping. I am now on my 4th attempt. I had not been very excited until today. I had found it harder to get excited with each ...

I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of support. I cannot explain why, but I feel more comfortable expressing my feelings on this website than I do talking to some of my closest friends.

Angela, I will look for the post you mentioned and let you know if I am unable to find it.

I will ...