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Karen W · Post by **Karen W** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 6:07 pm

Hi Catherine, This is just a quickie as I have to take my pessary and lie down for half an hour!! The crystals I am using are moonstone (grey), rose quartz (pink) and Carnelian (orange). The rose quartz and moonstone are supposed to be good for female fertility. I know 2 people who carried these about and got pregnant, after previously having some difficulties. The Carnelian is for your internal organs (obviously I'm using it for my womb!) According to the info I have you cleanse and charge them by placing them in the sun, and before you wear/carry them you "concentrate" on what you want them to help you with. You do feel a bit stupid "talking" to lumps of crystal, but hey so what. I would probably walk down the street naked if someone told me it could help me get pregnant. I don't know how far I believe all this, but carry them religously. I have 3 moonstone. 2 rose quartz and one Carnelian. It would be pretty hilarious if I got taken to hospital with all these stones in my pocket!! I had them on my last FET, which didn't work, but DH said I seemed a lot calmer. I go by the philosophy that it can't hurt! Anyway, better go and lie down!! LOL Karen xx

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 6:33 pm

Hi all, haven't been here for a couple of days and so much has happened...I am injecting now and have had a headache on and off since I started - didn't have it last time and am on same drugs but I suppose it is different each time,am telling myself may be it means I have got more follicles developing than last time (3, 1 egg). Will find out at scan on Friday. Am feeling more resigned to just having to get through another cycle rather than being excited like I was before I started injecting - maybe this is my mind's way of preparing myself? Catherine -I have posted on another thread somewhere ( I get lost where I've been!) but congratulations again - you must be so pleased, I hope we can all join you v soon Donna - I was told they would embed 6 days after fertlisation but it's true everyone is different Karen - interesting about the crystals - I have a carnelian bracelet and one in aventurine as well which is supposed to be help fertility. I also don't know if I really believe it can all help but I agree it can't do any harm. My sister sent me a wooden fertility doll (she is working in Africa) which was really sweet of her so I'm hoping this might help. Re pessaries - I read on another post about lying down for half hour - I wasn't told this before - maybe that's why so much just dribbled straight out again? Anyway, hope everyone else is OK and feeling positive Lots of love Kat xx

Catherine · Post by **Catherine** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 11:58 pm

Hi Karen, I've got the same stones! The only difference is that I also have an amethyst as well. The moonstone is a ring that I wear constantly, the carnelian is worn on a string around my waist, the rose quartz is carried in my purse, and the amethyst goes under my pillow. The woman who gave them to me so far has a 4/4 success record. One of the women she gave them to had been TTC 7 years and had worked her way through the proceedures to IVF. She was waiting for AF to show up before treatment, but she didn't come. Frustrated she was going to have to delay her cycle, she was shocked to learn she had conceived naturally! Sometimes the string on the carnelian comes loose and I'm sure it looks interesting as I grab and reach my "lower abdomen" to catch it before it falls. Also, I was so spacy and nervous the morning of my test that I had taken my moonstone off when I washed my hands in the restroom in the lobby of my clinic (big medical center) and guess I left it sitting on the counter. I didn't notice it was gone until I had used the restroom again later that morning (should have taken the two potty trips as a hint of the test results). I was horrified and certain it was a sign for the worst, but fortunately some kind-hearted person returned it to the parking cashier. Anyway, glad to know I'm not the only crazy one - and who knows, it just may have helped! Good luck and lotsa love going your way, Catherine

Nikola · Post by **Nikola** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 7:28 am

hello all I'm a bit zonked out, having taken my two lorazapan (its great it feels like I've had a bottle of wine!) ahead of todays EC. I'm leaving shortly to count and hope there are some big fat juicy eggs inside these ever expanding follies!! Good luck to July Ann who I know is also going for EC today and then also for ET on Saturday - and Val too! Then the fun begins when we sit and wait!! To everyone else happying sniffing, inecting, collecting or waiting, love nikola.xx

Karen W · Post by **Karen W** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 11:25 am

Hi All, Just want to wish good luck for everyone going for EC today. I am feeling pretty +ve having just spoken to a friend who has PCOS and conveived on Clomid. She had 2 other friends with problems. One has just given birth after IVF and the other is 10 weeks pregnant having had ICSI, so I thought I would send out my +ve vibes to everyone. Success stories always make me feel better. I have to ring this afternoon to find out about my 2 day frosties. I am feeling pretty chilled at the moment. I think because this is my 5th go I have lost a lot of the excitement I had on earlier cycles. Being on a cycle has almost become routine!! Don't really now what it feels like not to be taking drugs!! Anyway, good luck to everyone, particularly those in the 2ww. love Karen xx

hayley · Post by **hayley** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 11:38 am

hi all hope you dont mind me posting on your tread!! i started injecting this morning, ec (fingers crossed) 23rd Sep. we are using the pen this time which is soooo much easier with the wee fine needle- hardly felt it. Nikola - best of luck with your ec today!! hope you get loads of eggies, let us know how you get on. for all on 2ww, sniffing, injecting best of irish luck to you all!!! talk to you soon love hayley

SBROWN · Post by **SBROWN** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 12:44 pm

Just popping in to send you all some positive vibes ++++ Bit of a tense morning, tried to contact embryoligist for over an hour-line engaged. Finally got through, we had 9 frosties & they said they have 2 good ones to put back in, they had to thaw 3. AM over the moon as this means we still have 6 in the freezer just in case this does not work... Anyway, booked in for 3pm....will probably not post until the weekend as I plan on laying in bed watching videos tomorrow!! Lazy or what! Good luck all Sarah xxx

Di · Post by Di » Thu Sep 11, 2003 1:33 pm

Good luck to everyone having ec and et today! I've got my fingers crossed that all goes well for everyone! I've started to get quite an ache - lower abdo and am desperately hoping this is a good sign. But having been through so many treatments I kinda daren't trust my body anymore!! Also I've a lovely lump from this mornings heparin injection - need to be less blaise with them! Di

july ann · Post by **july ann** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 5:39 pm

hi girls just wanted say hello, i had ec today and we got 12 eggs out. Really pleased as we only thought 4 would be big enough. i have to phone friday to see if any have fertilized. nicola and val hope all went well. karen well done getting two. well of to bed as i feel a bit sleepy,nothing new. thanks to you all from july ann

val · Post by **val** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 6:01 pm

Hi Everyone. My embryologist called me this morning to let me know that all 10 embryos are developing very well so they are going to give it a couple more days to see if any 2 stand out as the "cream of the crop". So, I am scheduled for ET at 10:15 on Saturday. July Ann, great job on the 12 eggs. Can't wait the hear from you on Friday. Sarah, great news! Nikola, really looking forward to your next post. Continued good luck to all Val

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 8:37 pm

Hi everyone, it's good to see so many people getting good supplies of eggs and embryos. I find out tomorrow how my follicles are doing, so hopefully I have more this time than my last cycle. I have to take my cetrotide injection with me to the scan in case I am ready to have it but knowing past performance I will have to wait a couple of days longer, so not getting too excited. Good luck to everyone whatever stage you are at Lots of love, Kat xx

Nikola · Post by **Nikola** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 9:11 pm

Hi all Back from EC, we only managed to collect 6 eggs, so without being greedy I'm a little disappointed! We got 14 last time, so this is huge reduction. Nevermind, we'll wait for tomorrow and fingers crossed at least one of them as fertislised and we can have ET on Saturday. July Ann - your news is fantastic - 12 eggs. See what did I tell you! The follies grow at the last minute and look what you've produced. Good luck for the call tomorrow when they tell you how many have fertilised! Val good luck with your ET on Saturday too, looks like me, you and Val will all be doing it together!! Got to go to bed, I'm exhausted. Lots of love to everyone else. love nikola.xxx

alisonb · Post by **alisonb** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 7:28 am

Hiya Girls, Just popped on to wish you all well, it sounds like easter with so many eggs about at the minute !! Glad 2 see ur all in good spirits !! Well no news from me im afraid Day 32 and still no AF !! so i cant start with you all my FET on hold again at the moment but hey its Friday and i finish at 2.30pm today so it cant be all that bad !! Good luck 2 all u 2WW's, put ya feet up and i'm sending u lots of ++++tive vibes Alisonbxx

Zed2003 · Post by **Zed2003** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 7:51 am

well done Nikola - remember, quality, not quantity. good luck to all you girls waiting for or having just done the ET - there's gonna be lots of ++++++++++++'s very soon... Zoe x

Nikola · Post by **Nikola** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 9:16 am

Hello everyone Thanks Zoe for your message - I was in a bit of a tizz yesterday (and thats not just with the drugs!). I'm keeping my fingers crossed for quality. I just got the call from the embryologist - I was convinced she was going to tell me none of the six had fertilised, but I'm pleased to report I was wrong, we have 4 embies. Two are looking pretty good too. Phew what a relief. I was more anxious this morning waiting to hear if they had worked than I was on the 2ww last time! July Ann - let me know how you got on when you hear from your hospital. Val - good luck for ET tomorrow. Kat - good luck for the scan today - I hope those follies have grown!! Sarah - hope the FET went ok today and that you have your feet up watching Pretty Woman or something similar!! Hayley - good to hear from you!! How are the injections going? You'll go for your EC around my test date, so I'll be thinking of you. Good luck to everyone else too. love nikola.xx

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