Awaiting Treatment

[gill12]

Carolyn hope it all went well today and that you are ok, I cant wait to find out how many lovely eggs you've got its all so exciting!!!! Hope you are up to posting later and I hope dh is looking after you ,take care hunny.
lots of love
Gill xxx

[CarolynB]

Thanks for all your support ladies- especially Gill, Rachel, Jen1d and Jayne. You are all fab.

Will catch up on personals later/tomorrow. Dh thinks that I am just paying the congestion charge so need to make this real quick.

In total shock. At Hammersmith, we got 13, 6 and 11 collected on last 3 tries. Today. Wait for it. 23. Had to ask nurse as soon as I came around. Crossed fingers. Then she told me and I just burst into tears. Other nurse called me a chicken. Knew that my oestrogen was very high which is a good sign. Wanted to get more than my previous tries but really am in a daze.

Makes all the drugs, blood tests, daily treks to the clinic seem worth while. My dh could not believe it when he came to collect me.

I know that there is a very long way still to go but could not have asked for more than this. They decided we should do IVF rather than ICSI. May be cause of the numbers?

They have warned me that I could be very sore but who cares!

Love to you all.
A very happy and mightily relieved
Carolyn
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[Angie65]

Just had to check in to see how you went Carolyn. 23 - that is amazing - your new clinic sure have hit the jackpot for you and well done to you too!! So pleased for you. Now make sure you rest up as 23 is alot and you may well be sore. And drink lots too.

Look forward to your updates. Well done again!

[beachbaby]

Carolyn. WOW congratulations, 23 is fantastic, who said us oldies don't produce many!!! you should have plenty fertilise with that amount. Now rest up and take care, I found the day after the most sore. When will your transfer be, are they doing 5 day? hope to hear from you soon.
Jayne

Gill, had a great walk, Had a great walk, rained a little on us but had my waterproof with me. so was ok.

Well had my accu, was impressed, nice guy, go back after my next AF, going to treat me for natural conception until i get my test results back, then will treat me through my cycle.He was very good and he's a midwife as well so knows how our bodies work etc. Has a few women on treatment with him trying to get pregnant both naturally and through IVF.

speak soon
Jayne

[gill12]

Hi Girls

Carolyn- 23 eggs !!!! BLOODY FANTASTIC I am so happy for you . All your hard work paid off, hope you are not too sore, take it easy.When do you have your ET?

Jayne- Glad you enjoyed your walk and the weather wasnt too bad . Sounds like accu was good, Ive been thinking of having it myself , do you think it helps?

Hope everyone else is ok
Take care
lots of love
Gill xxx

[lara312]

Carolyn fan bloody tastic number 23 whoooooooooooo you will hopefully get some to freeze for siblings for these twins cant wait to see how many fertilize (go tadpoles go and do your thing ) what transfer are you doing 3/4 or 5 day all them injections and trips to the hospital was differentley worth while
lots of love Rachel x x

[LauraLou]

Carolyn,

Wow 23 eggs! That is fantastic!!! I am so thrilled for you. Can't wait to hear more details (what day transfer, how many fertilized, how many transfered, etc).

Your new clinic really knows what they are doing!

Laura

[Welshgirl38]

Carolyn:

had a quick check as i got in and had to say before i go to bed

23 eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woopieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...... so pleased for u hun

Have to goto bed am shattered, will catch up everyone 2moro

Becky XxxxxxxxxxH

[lara312]

Morning ladies

Carolyn how you feeling today hope your not to sore cant wait to hear all the details not long now till you get the all important BFP

Becky glad to have you back hope you had a good holiday and relaxed did af turn up when you were away and did you get your blood test done (sorry all the questions ) hope the journey home was ok has we had some terrible rain yesterday

Jayne i have been thinking about having accu might have a look after holiday but your guy sounds like he knows his stuff hope he works his magic and gets you a natural BFP

Jen how are you feeling hope your not working to hard

Jackie how you doing sweetie

Shantala any news on you when will you start stimming

Gill how you doing i bet your starting to get excited now

Well i did not lose any weight this week but never mind catch you all later
lots of love Rachel x x

[CarolynB]

Dear Ladies

Thanks for all your well wishes. Back down to earth today on the IVF rollercoaster.

The embryologist called back yesterday and suggested that we did ICSI rather than IVF as dh's swimmers were not as good as usual. Then they called early this morning to say that of the 23, only 13 were at this right stage/size to try for fertilisation. Of those 13, only 7 fertilised even with ICSI. Of those, 2 don't look great. So numbers have crashed back down. Not enough for us to have genetic testing. Probably not enough to try to go to D5 blasts either so likely transfer on Monday on Day 3. Have not even cried. Just feel sick that my eggs are rubbish. Cross with my dh too. Allowed him to play golf but at least expected him to take his phone with him onto the course as he knows that I will get the call. Tried to call him and just get his voice mail which means it is in his locker so I will not be able to speak to him until like 1pm. I am furious with him.

Laura - so sweet of you to pop by. The clinic have been fab. It is my eggs that are past it! Hope that the boys are doing really well

Rachel - thanks for asking. I am sore but it is what I expected. They gave me some voltarol so took the last one this morning and hope that gets me through the day. Sorry that you did not lose any weight this week. But I guess that you did not put on so at least you are level. Are they able to come up with any good tips for you?

Becky - great to have you back. Thanks for checking in on me. Hope that you had a great holiday. How was the weather? Any sign of AF for you? We want to hear all aboit your holiday hun

Gill - looks like transfer will now be on Monday. The other option would be Wednesday. But we tried for a 5 day transfer at our last attempt and lost lots on D4/D5 and they never got to blasts anyway. I would definitely recommend acu. I will have again before and after ET. It really helps calm me down and also is meant to stop the uterus from contracting. My clinic has a lady out in Barcelona who supports ladies who go to IM. If you would like her details then please just PM me & I can dig out for you

Jayne - Thanks for your support of the 'oldies'. Your acu sounds great. I go to a guy who specialises in helping us ladies trying to conceive. I found it really helped with my stress levels and also regulating my AF better. I will see him again before and after transfer next week. 6lbs lost in 10 days is amazing. How did you manage that? I need to lose some weight. Feel like I have added loads. All clothes feel really tight right now

Angie - thanks for keeping up with my progress. I see that you are looking to move clinics. Do the new clinic offer different approaches? I have found that the change has been positive even if just to try something different. I shall be stalking you too!!!

Jen1d - don't leave us. I want to know all about Big B as I am going to be following you, Gill and JB there!!! Thanks for being such a great pal to me. Have you heard from IM yet? Sure that it will help when you know what is going on.

JB - do you know when you are off to Big B yet?

Shantala - hope that you are doing ok with the down regging. How is your mood? When will they scan you for the first time?

Aunty - hope that all is ok and that you are busy with the house. You have been very quiet. Miss you

Hugs to everyone else.

Going to try to pass the time until I can get hold of my dh & bend his ear!!!!!!!

Love to you all.
Carolyn
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[Jen1d]

Hi girls

Carolyn - You hang in there babe, 7 is better than none. You only need one little fighter to become a mum I know your disappointed but you will get to the end of this and you will have your dream come true soon. Am here for you

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Thanks for thinking of me over the last while, your a great support.
Cant seem to pull myself up and just feel so depressed and tearful. To make things worse i cant get a counsellor until the 10th Aug-------------it will be over by then

I sent an email to the clinic yesterday asking for an update. We thought they would have found an ed by now, they said it would take 1-2 weeks. Plus they told us they would have one and then i would start my medi, well i have taken nearly the whole packet of pill and still nothing. I just need them to tell me whats going on.

Am going to call the Doctor on Monday, cant get out of this glum place. Dont know what i will do if this doesnt work??????????????

Thanks for being there for me.

Love Jen x

[jen babes]

Hi all

Sorry i've been in a crap place so not posted or logged on for a while...

Sounds like it s a jen thing. So sorry hun that feeling like this has hit you this close to tmt. I had a year to work through emotions and had counselling so i know it really helps. Can you not try and go private to a person centered counsellor who mostly specialise in loss. At least it's someone to talk to about grief and loss of own eggs . I hope you get some support on that front soon honey it's terrible feeling so low. I also think the stress of 'will i be or won't i be preggers' doesn't help. Going so far away to another country for tmt is also difficult, adding another stress of travelling to the factor. I hope when you get the donor stimming and news of eggs it will lift your Spirit. I was given a great book to read when i wass going through counselling about how a child is shaped in character. How it's all about bringing up and treatment of parents that make the child who he/she is. You probably know all that but wanted to tell you that it's your LOVE that makes a child become the best they can be. And you Honey are full of LOVE and will make a great MUM. Hope you feel in a better place soon sweetie. x x

Carolyn- again sorry for not being with you at this difficult time. Wow & eggs is a fab number. Know your bummed that it could have been more but they all sound such good quality and that's what matters. Mt last tmt i weent to Et with only 1 embie and was told 1 is all it takes. So hang in there. Sending you lots of love for ET and tons of ***BABY DUST***.
I am off to Im 2nd Aug for appointment 3rd august then home 4th. Excited but also aprehensive x x

Gill - Great that AF is here honey soon be time for H ( can't spell the word)and as carolyn says it will help little embies stick. Your womb will be a lovely home for those embies. x x

jayne- Your acu sounds a fab guy. I went religiously through tmt when in Glassgow and it really helped. unfortunalty in our new place here thaere is no-one who specialises in fertility acupuncture . Hope it heklps give you a BFP!!!

Becky- Hope you had a great chill out time on hols want to hear all about it x x x

Shatala how's your tmt going? Is down regging okay for you? Hope AF comes on time

rachel- You are doing so well Honey...Betcha loose more weight than usual next week. Hang in there x x
What type of diet/healthy eating are you doing? As a realitivly newbie to this site i have missed that info. I have put on 7lbs since my 40th in June. As i had lost 1 stone for my wedding in March and watched what i ate for so long i just have been eating lots of chocs and drinking a few more wines during the week. That's what does it for me. Problem is it takes twice as long to get rid of it as it is to put the weight on!!!! So i am on a healthy eating plan to loose some weight before IM appointment and tmt starting. Any tips???? x x

Aunty hope your doing okay and still managing to get all your decorating done.

A big Hi to everyone else i have left of of personals. get you next time x x

I have been pretty low too ( us Jen's eh!!! ) For me it was post wedding & 40th blues, as well as worry of tmt working or not. IM and tmt are ages away. It's taken me a bit of talking through with DH but feel more centered about it all now. The other thing is that my normal 28 day cycle is now 2wks late. keep getting a slight show of red but then nothing. have had a really light AF every month since DEC and the worry has been that i go into menopause. But DG reminded me that evey year i get a late AF and then everything regultates itself. Whatever i suppose the fact that i am getting Donor eggs it doesn't really matter what AF is doing???
What do you guys think??? Hopefully AF will come on before 3rd aug and Im appointment. Now under 3 wks away.
also both my neighbours are now preggers 1 @ 20wks the other ( called Lory) just turned 9wks. Was happy for them both and spoke to Lory yesterday to congratulate her. She doesn't know my history but she said that it's taken her 5 years after her 1st child to concieve. gave her a hug. Then She said that she was offered ivf but would never go through ivf as it's only for desperate people. And that's why shes preg, cause she waited. Was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo mad then. I would have normally said something but didn't cause this woman is so F'ing ignorant that she wouldn't understand. Some people don't know the half of what others go through...I have since calmed down a bit and glad so i have just kept my mouth shut so when i get preg she can't look down on me for going through ivf. The things that are sent to try us eh!

anyway lots of love to you all have a fab weekend

love

Jen B
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[AuntyPebbles]

Hey lady's a quickie from me.....miss you all just over whelmed with all the house stuff......

Carolyn...ok first i have to say i almost cried when i read your 23 i did a little dance around my chair so friggin over the moon for you....then i kept on reading and i just want to add f**#@ hell i can not believe that happened to you I'm so sorry you had that huge high only to get a slap back down seem's like it's our story hey

Now ok we have 7, that's 7 wonderful little miracles you made all that work everything you went through 7 is a brilliant number, I'm so proud of you i am sending every ounce of "Please God let this happen" to you and your little ones please know there wont be a single moment im not praying for you...you are as always in my thoughts

sending big hugs your way.....with all my love Aunty

[Welshgirl38]

Hello my lovely Ladies:

So much has happened since i have been away that i dont know where to start Ive written everything down, but do please forgive me if i miss anything, there was 5 pages to catch up on lol. Grab a cuppa, this is gonna be a long one!

Carolyn: How are you hun? Was reading ur post from earlier pages and cant beleive how much u have been thru the past few days. Also, i forgot to pm u my mobile number (duh!) but anyway, i was so pleased last night when i got home and read ur news - then this morning i read that only 7 had made it. I know ur disapointed after all the hard work u went thru, and i know ur gonna hear this so many times - it only takes one! And u have 7 = lucky 7 = 7 is wonderful. 7 is 7 more than what u had last mth or the mth before - these 7 are ur 7 chances of becomming a mummy. I think its a great number and i also think that u have done extremley well and u should be proud of urself Please dont get too down hearted about it hun, we are all rooting here for you - i want to see u at the top of our list with ur BFP - so come on, get that PMA back young lady - ur embies need u to be strong. Im sending u and them all my love and hugs, please dont worry - relax and let nature begin Xxxxxxxx

Jen1d Oh hun, its been a hard few weeks for u hasnt it? I wish i could make it better for u. If it helps then im not exactly on 'top form' either, we all go thru these emotions when it comes to tmt. Some women cope better than other, but now and again even the strongest need time out to let out their feelings, to sit and cry, to shout and scream. I dont want to hear anymore about u leaving us either young lady <Becky stands up and points finger at Jen> You are NOT going anywhere. We are here for u hun, even when we are on holiday we are thinking of u, please dont feel u have to move on - we have all been thru what u are going thru (hell, im always going thru some sort of crisis - should change my name to crisis lilly lol) I know u have to wait a long time to see ur councellor - in the mean time, dont give up - hang on in there and come here any time u need to. You will be missed if u go, please dont - sending u loadza big bear hugz & sloppy kisses lol Xxxxxx

Rachel: How the devil are u hun? Thanks for the well wishes for my hols - they went ok - very busy visiting everyone that it doesnt really feel like a holiday. On Tuesday we drove up to Essex to visit my Uncle and cousins, i felt i should as he is getting older and i hadnt seen him for years! We drove up on Tuesday and drove back to Wales on Thursday and i was shattered! Came home yesterday on the slow boat, as the fast one we had booked was cancelled cos of the shite weather. Ferry was a bit rough, so i stayed in the bar on the wine lol. Its lovely to be home, i cleaqned when i got up (had to as we left eldest daughter here home alone lol) place was a tip lol. Now im sitting in my pj's all relaxed, i love being home lol. When r u away on hols? I bet u cant wait to get away...

Shantala: Wow - wot a mum u have That was so lovely what she wrote, i understand completly where she is comming from beacause i would do anything for my daughters too. And being only 2 years between u and my eldest daughter, i can see where she is comming from. Wow - thats made me sit back and realize how young u really are but yet how mature u are for such a young age (gawd i sound really old now lol) When i talk to u, i dont feel that im talking to a youngester (not that im saying u sound old lol) your a very mature young lady whom i have immense respect for How is the sniffing going (now im making u sound like a drug addict lol) you sound a lot better on it this time, im glad of that, i remember u getting lots of headaches the last time, at least they have held out for u this time around. Xxxx

Jackie: I was reading ur posts and thinking to myself 'What a brave lady you are' After what u have been thru, ur still supporting us and being a wonderful person. Its amazing that out of something so tragic that us women can come together and be friends and laff and cry together. Not being able to have the one thing in our lives we so despretley want has brought us here, and for that i will always be grateful. You women are the best, u really have helped me thru so much. Yes my DH is great (sometimes lol) but i know, here i can come and everyone understands, and Jackie you are an amazing woman for still being you and i thank u for that. I hope and pray everyday that we all get our wishes and u Jacks are on the top of my list xxxx.

Gill: Glad to se u have ur lap top back - i would have gone mental (more than what i already am like lol). Its great to hear ur on track and have appointments all ready to go go go - have u started on ur patches yet? Any effects - what exactly do the patches do, are u on a short protocol - sorry for all he questions, just i habet heard of these patches before, its interesting to hear about them, so please forgive me lol.

Angie65: Hello hun, thanks for popping in to check on us. Its always great to hear from the 'oldies' lol When we all get out BFP's we are going to have to make a thread called 'Oldies' where we can have reunions and pics of our babies etc - that be great lol .

Aunty: How are you getting along with the move - are u in yet? Did i miss that bit? Hows my room looking lol - would u like me to send u a plaque saying 'Welshbuggers Room' lol. Send some pics thru when ur settled. Hope ur well and Sam too Xxxx

Hello to everyone that i have missed xxx

A bit about me now (The boring bit lol)

Well, i went to Wales (yeaaaa) managed to visit nearly everyone - there will always be someone who i missed out and who would be offended, if there were 48 hrs in one day and no sleep needed, it would make life so much easier when it comes to going back home lol. AF arrived (I know thats the bit ur all waiting for lol) She showed her face on Tuesday - while i was travelling up to Colchester in Essex (not good when ur stuck n the car) so on Wednesday i was meant to go for FSH tests but didnt have a clue where Hosp or any clinic was, so had to leave it Decided to wait untill next mth so i can get everything done here and at home so there will be no hassle (hopefully lol) and all results will go to my DR instead of some DR in Colchester who hasnt a clue about me at all. Gives me a few more weeks in which to loose weight (hahahaha i say that every time lol) but ive actually lost weight - i havent weighed in over 2 weeks and i got on this morning, and ive lost 4.5lbs I dont know how - i dont really care how, being on hols and all that - all i know is i've lost lol.
So ladies, im afraid theres nothing exciting happening for me, no blood test, no FSH test so no tmt to start this mth after all But whats annother mth eh?? Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh LOL.

Its good to be back

Becky Xxxxxxxx

[Welshgirl38]

JS200632......... BFP
July 3rd … Beta 780



Lady’s on 2 week wait!


Lady’s Having Treatment

CarolynB...…7 beautiful embies

Jen1d... Started Tablets June 26
Shantala... 30th June started nasal spray
Gill12... 11th July started patches…26th July Doopler & Hysteroscopy

Lady's in Waiting...

JB(Jen)...Appt…3rd August in Barcelona
Rachel/Lara312... Lost 21lb Well Done
Geckogirl... Nov/Jan - Donor egg
AuntyPebbles... Saving for ivf#4…Decorating
Welshgirl38/Becky... Aug
ShazB...Sept?
Karia …Sept
Melissa112... June Start Clomid
BabyBlue (Kim)…Waiting for Donor…June?
Green... July
BeachBaby …Acc July 12th
Charlie78... August
Nannybear...August
Sassynlv...August
Pequele...I.U.I - Oct
6Yrs (mom20)…Jan 08
Angel505... ?
Curlydoo...10th May..AF Due?..do we dance or sing?


Nimble/Jackie... Very sadly lost her beautiful beanie. In our thoughts and prayers xxxxxxx