DONOR EGG Tmt Thread... " Egg-heads"

[rebeccaj]

Hello ladies!

This thread is perfect, it brings a smile to my face everyday - I love the signs and just need to figure out how to join the competition on who can be flashier!!

I'm doing OK - am paranoid that my embies have gone away (to where - I have no idea!), if I have the money I would go out and buy my own doppler machine and laboratory so I could make sure that my beta was elevating and I could keep an eye on what's going on!! The wait is a killer!! I'm almost longing for morning sickness so there is proof that something is going on!! I think I'm losing it!

Babyblue - my donor was my sister - she is about to turn 32 so at the top end of the scale but we got 15 eggs at ET and 12 fertilised. 8 were of a good quality so we put two back and have 6 in the freezer. I think I've come off cloud 9 now and jumped on the crazy train - 2 weeks today I'll know whetger it's one or two.

Gill, all the luck in the world for Sunday - travel safely. can't wait for you to join me in the BFP club

Jen1d, forgotten when you test - must be soon right? I waited every day for the infamous implantation bleeding but nothing so don't worry about that. Can't wait to hear your BFP!!!

Anna, hope you had a good birthday and were spoilt rotten - next year you'll have a card or two from your children

JenB - yeahh!! you've started treatment - it won't be long now!!!

BigJ - hope you're doing ok today and manageing to relax. Sending lots of love.

Carolyn - you are winning the most OTT posts!! I'm jealous of your skills!! we have to work on the most amazing sparkle when we celebrate your BFP!!

Sorry if I missed anyone, am at work and people keep coming into my office so I keep having to switch back to an excel spreadsheet to make it look like I'm accomplishing something!!

Love to you all and have a great weekend. We've got a long weekend here in the US and teh sun is shining so I'm hoping to take my crazy train out for some shopping!

XXX

[rebeccaj]

Hello ladies!

This thread is perfect, it brings a smile to my face everyday - I love the signs and just need to figure out how to join the competition on who can be flashier!!

I'm doing OK - am paranoid that my embies have gone away (to where - I have no idea!), if I have the money I would go out and buy my own doppler machine and laboratory so I could make sure that my beta was elevating and I could keep an eye on what's going on!! The wait is a killer!! I'm almost longing for morning sickness so there is proof that something is going on!! I think I'm losing it!

Babyblue - my donor was my sister - she is about to turn 32 so at the top end of the scale but we got 15 eggs at ET and 12 fertilised. 8 were of a good quality so we put two back and have 6 in the freezer. I think I've come off cloud 9 now and jumped on the crazy train - 2 weeks today I'll know whetger it's one or two.

Gill, all the luck in the world for Sunday - travel safely. can't wait for you to join me in the BFP club

Jen1d, forgotten when you test - must be soon right? I waited every day for the infamous implantation bleeding but nothing so don't worry about that. Can't wait to hear your BFP!!!

Anna, hope you had a good birthday and were spoilt rotten - next year you'll have a card or two from your children

JenB - yeahh!! you've started treatment - it won't be long now!!!

BigJ - hope you're doing ok today and manageing to relax. Sending lots of love.

Carolyn - you are winning the most OTT posts!! I'm jealous of your skills!! we have to work on the most amazing sparkle when we celebrate your BFP!!

Sorry if I missed anyone, am at work and people keep coming into my office so I keep having to switch back to an excel spreadsheet to make it look like I'm accomplishing something!!

Love to you all and have a great weekend. We've got a long weekend here in the US and teh sun is shining so I'm hoping to take my crazy train out for some shopping!

XXX

[rebeccaj]

oops, posted twice - sorry about that X

[Jen1d]

Hi

Carolyn - If you cant beat em, join em Didnt i tell you, you would regret showing me what to do

Kim - Oh poor thing, i know only to well how it feels to grieve for my eggs. I only got told during my last ivf cycle (Feb) that i wouldnt be able to do another cycle with my own eggs, the pain was awful and i still grieve for them to this day and i think i will always feel sad about it until the day i die. I just feel i wont be able to have a baby, which is me and dh's, its just to sad to think about.
Dont get me wrong i will love and nurture any child we have, but there is a difference.
I now have 2 DEmbies on board (22yrs) and test on the 7th Sept. As soon as they were put back inside me, i felt protective and just wanted home to look after them so i know if, sorry WHEN i get my bfp then it will be mine.
I look at it this way, the donor doesnt think about all the embies and children she has in the world and just sees it as an egg so i should just think of it like that to.

That means with a 22yr old i have a high % rate right? To scary to think about incase i get disappointed again

Love Jen x

[Jen1d]

Forgot to say

Had a few shotting, crampy like pains in lower tum today, not long about 10 mins

Then just now i have like a throbbing pain just below the unde wire bit of my bra, going from left to right. Can this be anything so high up?

I am just keeping you informed but i'm not stressing yet, that always comes in the 2nd week

Oh well, another day nearly over

Jen x

[gill12]

HI





Rebecca- Sorry you've got 2.5 weeks to wait for your u/s appointment, but it will be well worth the wait Hope you are feeling ok and have left the paranoid train! Take care of yourself, I hope and pray that I will be joining you with a BFP!!

JenB- Hope you and dh had a fab time on his Birthday, have you recovered? I had a little look on photobucket thanks to your help, I saw you and Broc, you are far too slim!! but not scary at all Broc's lovely and a poser too! Have a lovely weekend.x

Anna- Hope you had a lovely Birthday and a great time with your friends.I was glad to hear your lining was 7mm too, it all helps to make me more positive about things. Your post about Matthew sneezing carrot all over dh was so funny I had a little look at him too on photobucket and he is gorgeous, so cute

Carolyn- Hope your hospital appointment went well. Thank you so much for your wonderful post, you and Jen are way out of control I just cant get pictures but I will have more time next week to have a go. I will let you know what the Princesa Sofia is like, it looks far to posh for me and dh but hopefully we wont show ourselves up too much I cant wait to meet Valerie,I'll let you know how it goes it will be my first ever acu

Jen1- Hope you are feeling ok and not stressing too much,its such a dificult time the 2ww but you're doing great Thank you to for your wonderful post, as I said to Carolyn you are out of control! When I come home you will only have a 3days left on the 2ww so exciting :DTake care hun.x

Kim- I will try my best not to forget dh!!! The actual transfer is on Sunday they have the sperm there as we are using both donor egg and sperm this time .Sorry to hear you've had a bad time at work lately hope it gets better soon for you.

Sonia- Glad to have you back,It sounds as if you could do with a break! Great news that you've started treatment It sounds like you've got a really good clinic. I will look forward to catching up with you again on the 15th!

That's it for now fellow eggheads, still cant believe how quickly this has happened but now I just want to get there! I have Jens mobile number so if i cant get to a computer I will text her and let you all know how we get on. I just hope we are as lucky as Jen was and that our embies are as good and we have some to freeze too.

Thanks again for thinking of me, it means a lot
Take care everyone
Lots of love

[Jen1d]

Hi

Gill - What do you mean 'i hope', your embies WILL be fab and you WILL have frosties Cant wait to hear your news, good luck babe, will be thinking of you.
P.S - Dont be spending to much money in El Corte Ingles---we did

Carolyn - What you up to this weekend? Are you still in bed after that exciting trip to sainsbury---you live in the fast lane girl Did you go to the cinema last night. Oh how me and dh laughed at the thought of your clients checking out the sparkly bits Who cares, ours is the best thread and it cheers us up.

Rebecca - My test is on the 7th. Your appointment will be here before you know it. It must be a worry though, dont think others realise, getting pregnant is just the next hurdle for us girls, then there is the long 9 month wait full of worry You will be fine, hang in there.

JenB - You always seem to be such a busy bee? How are you feeling, your next babe and me and Carolyn will be on hand with the sparkly bits Imagine how out of control we will be when all the BFP's come in

Anna - So how was the birthday, you still recovering

Kim - Still trying to come to terms with your % rates, hope we get some of that

Ok hi to everyone else who is hiding at the moment.

I'm ok, had a bit of backache yesterday, nothing much, then a few throbbing sensations and a couple of sharp twinges, had that this morning to but they dont last long. I know this week i am due af around Mon, Tue, Wed so i think i will get some af feelings. Strangely i feel calmer this time and have not started obsessing about 'pant checking' yet, but this 2nd week is always the worst. My last cycle i asked the clinic if i could continue the pessaries until the test date, which they usually dont do, they stop 4 days before test day. They allowed me to do this and i made it to test day, maybe thats why i feel less stressed (so far) as the amount of pessaries and patches i have to take with IM should stop the bleeding.
I had a little thought about doing a hpt on the morning of the 7th but dh has put his foot down---better let him get his way-----only once though Going out with Mum and dh for a meal and the sun is out

Have a good weekend

Love Jen x

[CarolynB]

Gill - Keep thinking of you and hope that all will go well in Barcelona. Hope that you got there safely and are managing to relax a little today. Hope that you are going to have a great batch of embies. Will keep thinking of you all weekend. Cannot believe that you have never had acu before. Hope that you like Valerie and find it relaxing. I love it but think that everyone knows that. Promise that we can figure out the pictures for you next week. You can get to the web sites that I gave you. Right. But when you cut in the picture, you just end up with text? Let me know and sure that I can get you on the pictures bandwagon. Hope for some news via a text to Jen at some stage tomorrow.

Jen1d - The twinges sound good to me. Sounds like something is going on down there. Glad that you are not knicker checking just yet. That is so wearing and stressful. Just try to while away the days by doing some nice stuff. Do you have any plans over the weekend?

Rebecca - Glad that the thread makes you smile. I am often switiching between the board and my spreadsheets so that made me smile. I was worried that it might get irritating! I have so much fun creating the sparkles. Of course we can all understand why you feel nervous. We have all waited a long time to get even to this point. I am sure that I will be weeing on hpts every single day just to check if I ever get that far. 2 1/2 weeks seems like quite a long time. Around about the time of my 1st appointment and every one keeps telling me that it is close now! We can count down together

Vicki - hope that you are going to let us all know how your appointment at ivi went. Really keen to hear how it was and your next steps

JenB - Hope you and dh had a great time on his birthday. I had a little look on photobucket & you are Kate Moss skinny. I am so jealous!!!!!!!!! He is a lucky dh. Not a dog person so afraid that I did not look out for your dog! Hope that you are having a good weekend. Sure that you have friends to stay. Hope that you are doing ok on the bcps and that you will get a mail from IM very soon

Anna - Hope you had a great birthday

Kim- I understand why you feel sad for the lose of your own eggs. I do too. Then I think how useless they are (broken, leaky and old) and think how much more likely I am to get a bfp with better/younger eggs. Starting to feel more positive about it every day. How are you doing with the reading? I am about 1/2 way through the final book which is specifically around Egg Donation. I am finding it really helpful. Bummer that you cannot download the pictures at work. 24 year old donor sounds terrific. I want to have a long discussion at my 1st appointment if we go for 2 or 3 back. Across the fresh cycles, we had 2 (under 40 which did not permit 3 in the UK), then 3, then 2 (all others had died) and then 3. So have tried both. I know that it will be different with donated eggs through. Guess we all just want to make the right choices

Sonia- Glad that you liked the sparkle. Hope that you manage to have a great break

BigJ - Hope that you have been looking after yourself after what you have been through. I very much hope that we might be able to cycle around the same time but don't want to get ahead of myself

Hope I wrote to everyone. No sparkles today - just serious chat! Hope that you are all having a good weekend. Supermarket and The Bourne film for me & dh last night. Film very good and well worth seeing if you like action movies. Had bloods taken at the hospital yesterday and hopefully this time they'll not forget to do blood group for me & dh. Copied all my notes (boy are there a lot) at work yesterday (interesting copying that with people around ). Packaged them up this morning to go to Barcelona. Have a back up copy to take with us - just in case. That is about it. Lost a couple of lbs. Got an exercise trampoline and have been building up to about an hours work out. Done 5 times in the last week since we got it so just have to keep going.

Enjoy the weekend. Hope that it will be a super successful weekend for Gill and her dh.

Love
Carolyn
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[Jen1d]

hi

Got a text from Gill this morning but first i have to say sorry to you guys as i was out and couldnt get the news to you quicker.

She went to acu and found Valerie to be lovely and very relaxing.

Then after ET, her text read

Just come out. Not as good as you i'm afraid.
We had 7 embies, 5 fertilized, 2 very good embies, 2 not so good and 1 poor. They put 3 back, the 2 very good and the poor 1. Dr Retondo was very positive! But we dont think we have frosties, find out tomorrow.

She sound a bit down about here embies but i have sent some texts on to her saying we are all thinking of her and lots of positive things.

Lets make lots of mad, sparkly messages for her for Tue when she get back to cheer her up and keep her positive.

Love Jen x

[CarolynB]

Jen

Thanks for the update babe on Gill. Been looking out for it all day.

It is amazing that she had 3 back. Sounds like 2 are very good. The other 2 might make frosties. Remember what Anna told us - her little Matthew was a grade 8 - not everyone can get grade 10 embies. They really are the exception rather than the rule.

I shall now work on a super sparkly post for Gill.

Please send her my love and big hugs.
Carolyn
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PS - hope that you are doing ok. Another day gone.

[jen babes]

I have been thinkin of you all day and sending love and prayers to ya...3 embies back is good. fingers crossed the others survive to freeze. Hope you aer rlaxing as we speak and those embies sre home to stay now!!!!
Enjoy yur day of rest tomorrow before flying back Tues...cant wait to speak to you find out how you and DH are and also to hear how hotel was.



jen B
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[Jen1d]

[CarolynB]

Dear Gill
I have been thinking of you all day. Was so pleased to hear from Jen1d that acu was relaxing and that you have three little ones back on board.




Will cross everything and hope that the other two do good and you have some frosties too. Try to relax and stay as positive as you can. Two of the ones that you have back home sound really excellent.
Lots of Love to you & your dh.
Carolyn
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[jen babes]

Hi everyone....
My friends have left so i have time for a quick post, before starting the clean out, bed stripping, hoovering and dinner makin scenario

jen1d- another day of 2ww nearly over...glad your pma is high hun, and thanks so much for the updates from Gill x x keep the FAITH your time of BFP is nearly here!!!!! Your hopes must be high with 2 10's and a 22yr old donor !!!! go girl for our next BFP!!!!

Rebecca- good to hear from you...i know the scan seems ages away for you...but you must be so excited...hoping with all my heart you have twins on board x x

Carolyn- thanks for all the sparkilies hun you ( and Jen) are doing a grand jo at keeping this thread so alive and full of va va voom. Wow you have done weell in a week with just trampolineing ...Well done on loosing the weight...My pic shows skinny long arms which i do have but am a size 122 all over. So am unable ( like Kate Moss) to wear skinny jeans. unless i want to look silly. Thanks for the compliment tho!!! I tried e mailing you IM protocol but for some reaso it has been returned sio will fire that off to you tonight. ( it's on othet computer) I take BC pills for 3-5 wks then start patches....should be scaned day 7-9 and on them total approx 2-3 wks before ET!!! so i have about 6 wks to ET I think at the most...By my counting i think i will be going same time as KIM!!!! So Et 11th Oct ish...that is MY guess anyway!!!!will watch the Queen tonight as by your recommendation x x x

Kim- Good to hear from ya...as yu start in 2 days your Bc pills . has AF showed yet??? Thanks for your lovely compliments about me hun You need to pop on a pick of yo too!!!

Sonia- Glad to here from ya hun. was worried when you hadn't posted for so long but now i understand. catch ya soon and hope tmt goes well until we next speak on the 15th x x x

Anna- Hope you had a grand birthday and enjoyed celebrating with Matthew and DH x x

vicki how did you appointment go??? can't wait to here your news....

kelly how are you coping wih the last few days of 2ww????

Gill- looking forward to speaking to you tuesday on your return to hera all the news x x MUCH love and STICKY DUST to ya and 3 mbies on board.

much love to those i have missed...

I had a great time with friends this past 4 days....Dh took friday off after his birthday and we went a wandering around parts of Scotland (Aviemore) and cycled through the hills . The Dog loved it!!!! I enjoyed it too but enjoyed the eating ut more It was so good to have time with our friends. they are the ones that went to Canada with us when we got married there in March. I really miss them ( we moved away a year ago) as we used to spend every weekend together and now only catch up every 6 wks. So we talked and talked and drank and drank. I gave in and had some champers last night and boy did i feel rubbish all day...NEVER EVER drink when you are on stong antibiotics girls it just makes you sick. I had a long lie in though while they went another cycle and i made lunch insted. Feeling better but just tired so will have an early night...enough about my rambles now must be off to get the BBQ on and empty the washing machine the joys of being a woman beckon!!!

lov to ya all jen B
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[jen babes]

EGGHEADS



Rebecca
Prior tmt: 3 IUI all BFN. DH then diagnosed with variocele (sp?);
Feb 07 ICSI, stims 20 days, 26 eggs ( all poor quality) None fertilised
April 07 IVF/ICSI #2 - same thing - stims for 21 days; 31 eggs - all poor quality; zero fertilised changed clinics
June 07:Menopur/follistim IUI - 9 days on stims... 4 follicles... BFN
Aug 07:currently going through DE IVF with sister -
ER Mon 13th Aug... 12 Eggies fertilised
ET Sat 18th Aug -? transfered..? frosties.
TEST DATE: 27th GOOD LUCK
BFP 4wks beta HCG 426.1
1st SCAN 13th Sept=


ON 2ww BABY DUST:

Jen1d (or 1st Lady )
Prior tmt:ttc for 5yrs,
tubes damaged
Bilateral Salpingectomy, 16th Aug 06
4 IVF - BFN
5th June 07- 1st appointment @ IM Barcelona for DE
9th Aug 07- start E2 patches
15th Aug 07 - scan to check womb lining...4.4mm thick
21th Aug 07- EC 6 embies
23rd AUG -ET 2 transfered (4 frosties )
TEST DATE: 7th Sept GOOD LUCK

Kelly
5 fresh ivf's all BFN
21st FET
Test date: approx 3rd Sept ???Good Luck

Gill
Prior tmt:1st IVF 2001 BFN,
2nd IVF in 2002 BFN
3rd IVF/ED 2003 BFN,
4th IVF/ED 2004 BFN
DE/DS Clinic IM Barcelons Dra Monica Redondo 1st appointmentn June 2007
July doppler and hystocscopy( spelling)
15th Aug stop BC pills
E2 patches 19th August day 1 of AF
Scan 28th August womb lining 7mm thick Good luck gill
ET Sunday 2nd September 3 embies on board
TEST DATE: 15th SEPT x x Good Luck


IN TREATMENT:


Jen Babes-
Prior tmt: 2 natural pregs both ectopics, no tubes left,
3 IVF Short cycles 2005-2006 all BFN.
Sept 06 Given a 3% chance with own eggs. Looked at DE abroad in Kiev and Spain.
Chose IM Barcelona, consultant Dr Monica Redondo.
1st App IM 3rd Aug 07: Tests, uterus Biopsy.
On progesterone pills until CD26 ( due to intermitant bleeding)
24th Aug AF and start BC pills.

Sonix (Sonia)
3 iui & 5 ivf all BFN
18th May 07 1st appointment Poland for DE
starts meds approx 30th Aug

BabyBlue (Kim)-
Prior tmt:6 IUIs - 2006 - all BFNs
Sept. 06 - 1st IVF (ICSI) BFN
Feb. 07 - 2nd IVF (ICSI) BFN
Sept 4 - start BC pills
Sept 16 - start Lupron shots
Oct 19 - EC and start delestrogen
Oct 24 ET
Nov 2 - praying for BFP

AWAITING TREATMENT:

Carolyn-
Prior tmt :3 IVF, Tubal Surgery & 1 ICSI. All BFNs.
Told that eggs are fragmented, murky and leaky as well as old
19th September 07: 1st appointment at IM, Barcelona


Poochie ( Vicki)-
Prior tmt: 1st ICSI BFP, DD now 3yrs old. 2006 2nd & 3rd ISCI's BFN, changed clinics 2007 4th ICSI BFP but ectopic lost tube. Told cell division slow so going for DE.
30th Aug 07:1st appointment IVI Madrid

BigJ ( Taylorjooles) 44
ttc since 2000, currently trying for 2nd child
me: POF, autoimmune thyroiditis, fibroids. DH antisperm antibodies after VS reversal now using TESE sperm.
May 2005 DE IM barcelona, 3 embies, BFP m/c 7.5 weeks
Nov 2005 DE/ TEsE sperm at ISIDA Ukraine - 8 embies, 4 put back son Joshua 07.08.06
FET July 07 ISIDA BFP sadly blighted ovum m/c 8 weeks
Fresh DE IVF planned Nov 07
am old hand, so happy to advise!




Thanks to AMcK (Anna) ( "oh Wise one") for all her input, support and help with Donor Egg info. Anna had a BFP @ 2nd transfer at IM...Baby Matthew is now 5 months old...


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