Calling any August Cycle buddies

[ANGELA]

Hi Jaye
and all you other lovely girls
well i had ET this morning all went well we had 2 lovely 8 cell top grade embies put back these were icsi ones on my last post i got the cell numbers wrong well dp did he misheard the nurse on the phone.

Sadly there were none to freeze the others had all started to fragment some only a little and some quite a lot so thats was rather dissapointing after getting 21 eggs and 8 embies but never mind i have 2 lovely ones and im keeping them nice and warm.

Jaye i totally forgot to ask about the other 13 i think it was probably a mixture of me having so many eggs some of them must have been low quality and the ivf ones didnt do as well as the icsi ones anyway so we lost 4 of them.

i got a lovely pic of the embies in there new home i cant stop looking at it i feel so proud

Jaye im so glad your EC went ok and that you are not feeling sore if i have to go thro this again i def would ask for a lower dose of fsh think mayb i would have more better quality eggs then but anyway thats to worry about if and when.

i am now officiclly on my 2WW and its only the first day and its going sooooooooooooooooooo slow i still feel a little sore from EC so i shall be taking things very easy

Dolly i hope ET goes nice and smmothly for you tomorrow.

Alicia PMA hunny coming your way and hug {{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}
oh and i test on the 9th of september

lots of love to you all good luck my friends most are on the 2ww or almost there i think now theres gonna be a lot of us tesy=ting about the same time i think

love Ang xxxx

[alicia]

Angela,

Congratulations on your two perfect embies! I'm sure they are nestling in and getting comfy for a long stay in their new home. I've changed your date on the tester's thread, too.

Jaye,

I've been watching the Olympics too! I usually hate all sports, but I have found it such a nice distraction and actually really inspiring, too. 19 days from EC is a lot. I think ours is 14 days. I hope all your eggs fertilize nicely and grow up into healthy 8-celled embies (or however many cells your lab is going for). Thanks for tellling me that you had no symptoms when you got a +ve. I did last time but this time, nothing.

Thanks everyone for the PMA. It has really helped. Feeling a little bit better today and we have some fun things planned for the weekend. Hope all the 2ww-ers (there are a lot of us!) are having enough distractions and good thoughts to make the time pass.

Alicia

[jaye]

hi everyone,
6 FERTILISED! We were especially happy since we only thought we had 5 OK eggs, but they obviously found another one, and then we got 100% fertilisation with ICSI.
So far so good...
Angela, two perfect ones is great - look after them. Hopefully I'll be joining you - and everyone else - on 2ww on Tues (my clinic do 5 day transfers). Is there anyone else left to do ET still or is it just me?
Off to watch more olympics - I don't normally get into sport either, but it's kind of interesting.
See you,
Jaye

[alicia]

Jaye,

Congratulations WOW - 6 fertilized!!! What a shockingly great number for you! I hope your new continues to be great througout. Rest up and bust of luck for ET. That is my favorite part

And hey, did you all know that Janem from our little group is carrying TWINS? I just read it on the other side. I don't go over there very much, but it's nice to see our August buddies progressing so nicely.

CONGRATULATIONS JANEM!!!!

Alicia

[Jeanie]

Hi girls.

Dolly - congrats on 4 fertilised eggs! Sounding good. I thought it was 14 days from ET as well, that's what the dates seem to work out as?

Wendy - so pleased your levels are rising. Long may they do so...

Ang - I think out of everyone you have been the strongest IVF candidate! You've done so well at each step and 2 8 cells is amazing. Wow, you should feel so relieved. Good luck with ET.

Jaye - great news, what a bonus that 6 fertilised when you thought you'd have 5 or less. Brilliant - all the best.

Not sure if I'm going to have as good news, folks. Had a spot of brown blood this morning, feels like AF on way and hpt (one day before date due) negative. Hoping there's still a chance and not losing faith but feeling scared and upset. My emotions are all over the place. Really hard sometimes this trying to get pregnant. So many of my friends only need to think it and 'blam' another one on the way! Any positive vibes and words of advice/kick up the backside would be very welcome! Rooting for you all.
love Jeanie xxxxx

[AMITHIS]

Dolly,

Best of luck for ET today!

Angela,

I'm glad your ET went well. Do you have any plans for the weekend to keep your mind off the waiting or are you just going to relax?

Jaye,

I'm really pleased to see your post! After all the worry about not having enough, you may even end up with some frosties!

Jeanie,

What kind of HPT did you use? Some detect lower levels than others. And, even if you did use the most sensitive test, it is still very possible that the blood test could still come back +ive. It's happened many times. I understand your being down over things but don't give up hope just yet, ok?

Hello to everyone else!

Staci

[ANGELA]

Hi Girls

Hi Staci no i have no plans for the weekend im gonna take it nice and easy my stomach is still a little sore from EC and im still at a risk of getting OHSS the nurse rings me every day bless them.

Jeanie hang in there hunny it could just be that little bit to early to test yet
im thinking of you hunny and sending you lots of love and +++++vibes gonna light my candle in a bit to for all of us.


Dolly i hope ET went well for you today thinking of you hun.

i have 1 question do any of you feel slightly depressed on the 2ww i dont mean cos of the stress of the wait and stuff i dont know its hard to explain it feels a little like one minute everything is happening and now nothing its a weird feeling and i know i have my beauitiful embies inside me tucked up warm and i feel i shouldnt be feeling this way but i am hope that made sense

lots of love to you all Ang xxx

[alicia]

Ang,

Yes, I do have depressed days on the 2ww. It definately seems like nothing is happening anymore, compared to the excitement of EC and ET and going in for scans/bloods every day. No calls from the clinic or the lab, just waiting. And then I'm afraid to imagine myself PG or with a baby, yet I want to keep a positive attitude. It is very difficult, and I think more so after failed attempt(s).

Hope you and the embies settle in for a nice, comfy wait. Feed them healthy food and all that! It helped me to get more sleep, when possible.

Dolly,

Good luck for ET!!! Let us know how many they put back and whether they let you see them first. I love that part!

Jeanie,

Please don't give up hope - you've only got one more day. I hope that it isn't really AF for you. And as for the hpt, definately ignore that! I've heard of women getting a -ve hpt the morning before they test and then being shocked to get the BFP phone call later that day.

Yesterday and today I've felt great! I have to admit to a secret weapon, though. I'm taking my temperature every morning. I remembered that from when we didn't know and were TTC naturally. Every month my waking temperature would go down about 1 degree the morning before AF came. It may be a false sense of security, but every day that it stays up, I feel certain AF will not come that day. This obviously only works if you have some personal history to go on, but it has really helped me stay calm.

Good luck to us all!!!

Alicia

[Chubbs]

Hi everyone
One two weeker slowly going mad as have to wait until day 20 to test or AF comes before. Up and down and all over the place emotionally as I think this is our last IVF due to poor response and I'm just praying this single embie likes me. Todays my worst day as I saw a close relative who just said the wrong things, like stop thinking the worst, stop crying , get out and about etc etc all the things he thought were right but for a fella who doesn't want kids I really don't think he has a clue what having a family means to me. Thats my cripe for the week
Great news on those embis for Jaye, Dolly and Angela, welcome to the two week thread. Congratulations Shannon. Belated birthday greeting Alicia
Sandra - excellent updates, it really helps to keep up with everyone
Alicia, Jeanie and Mandy : all the best for a BFP next week and release from this horror of two weeks
Love Chubbs

[alicia]

Chubbs,

I also had a terrible couple of days earlier this week! I really think it comes with the territory. And I know what you mean about people saying the wrong things, though not meaning to. My poor parents had 8 children - they could not stop having them! They have no clue what this is like for me. I keep in contact but definately only when I am feeling at my best and we don't talk much about IVF/infertility.

I am SO hoping for a positive result for you this time! You completely deserve it. It is so hard to think about when/if to throw in the towel on tmts. I try not to think about it. Each one feels like the last I can possibly do and this is only my second. I try not to tell DH, because after the first one, I was suprised to find that I could not wait to try again. I never know how I'm going to feel.

Babydust and best of luck,

Alicia

[sfisch]

Chubbs, so good to hear from you! I have been thinking about you and wondering how you are surviving the 2ww! You and your embie are in my prayers as well!

Angela, great news on your embies!! I am so sorry about the frosties, I know how that goes, I had 20 eggs fertilize so we thought for sure that we would have frosties, but we only ended up having two embies for transfer. These must be your magic embies and there will no longer be need for other frosties! And yes! I was so depressed on the 2ww! I agree with Alicia, I think that up to ET, you are always doing something, some test, a scan, blood work, etc. but then all of the sudden you are cut off and can do nothing but wait! Hang in there and just think +ive thoughts.

Alicia -- Keep taking that temperature! Must be a good sign!!

Jaye and Dolly! Congratulations on your embies! Great news!

Jeanie -- READ NOTHING INTO THAT HPT!!! It doesn't mean a thing -- and I think that the fact that the spotting was brown is a very good sign! Brown = old blood, not new blood -- so it could be implantation bleeding!! That could be a very good sign! Just wait until you have the blood test. I know I have said this over and over again, but my friend went through ivf last year and she had AF show up and was still pregnant -- she just delivered her beautiful 8.5 lb baby girl!!!

Mandy -- how are you?

I hope all you 2ww-ers are doing okay! +++++ thoughts to all of you!

Much love,

[Chubbs]

Alicia and Shannon

Thank you soo much for your positive thoughts and words of encouragement, this must be the hardest thing I have ever had to deal with and these hormones make me a wreck. It is great reading the board, following everyones progress and knowing that you guys understand. Must pick myself up and be more positive and who knows what next week will show
Thank you again
Chubbs

[Jeanie]

Thanks girls for all the support, has given me new hope. Can't believe how obsessive I've been! This process certainly affects your mental state!

Dolly - not sure when your ET is, but hope it goes nice and smoothly.

Staci - have been using the hpts that measure low 10 hcg levels, that's why have been feeling worried! Thanks for your reassurance.

Chubbs - great to hear from you. Why do you have to wait 20 days? My, you poor thing. You'll have to keep extra occupied. How about a 10 000 piece jigsaw?

Alicia - cheers. Hope you're ok? I'm sure 2nd time round doesn't make it any easier at all. Thinking of you. Reg. blood tests, our hospital just does urine ones and if AF doesn't come, just repeat it. Suppose they would do a blood test if this continued.

Ang - shame no frosties after your huge amount of eggs, but at least you have 2 excellent embies. A nurse told me only 1 in 12 couples are lucky enough to have any to freeze so don't feel too disappointed, it's unfortunately very normal.

Shannon - lovely to hear that encouraging story again! So nice of you to keep in touch. Hope you are well and enjoying every minute, even the morning sickness must feel a blessing in disguise! Take care. x

Something strange happened yesterday - the postie accidently delivered a parcel of free nappies! Then came back a few minutes later to exchange it for the clothes DH had ordered! Was getting quite excited at the possible good omen.

Right, this is it then, one more sleep. Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh! Speak tomorrow girls. Sending you all lots of babydust.
lots of love and PMA, Jeanie xxxxx

[jaye]

Hi everyone,
Well, embies doing well so far (day 2) - 3 at 3 cell, 2 2 cell and one not divided, but they think it might still given a chance (I'm certainly holding out hope). Told DH today we had made 13 new cells! we were very proud of ourselves.
Jeanie, of course you feel wretched you poor thing, but it's nearly over. Stay away from those HPTs, and we're all waiting for your good news. I know what you mean about the friends who fall pg at the drop of a hat. One lady at work was telling me that she only had to think about it and she got pg (3 kids), but then one day later she was saying while she loved her kids, if she'd had her time over, she wouldn't have had any. I asked her why, she said it was because she felt she would never had her life to herself again, would never have noone needing her and dependent on her. I thought it was interesting. Anyway, I have to believe we are doing this for a reason, and that we will be better people for it - somehow - at the end. And I'm sure the nappies were an omen!
Ang, I know how you feel, I always start off the month really positive - OK, this is going to be it (even if we're not having tmt, as there's no reason they can find we couldn't get pg naturally), but then half way through I get really negative, and by week 3 I'm convinced it hasn't worked - thinking of all the things I should/could have done differently, and why should this month be any different to all the others. It's crazy, but I feel like after ET, if I was pg I would know, and since I can't feel anything, I'm always convinced it hasn't worked. It's so hard to stay positive, so I know what you mean. Hope your tummy's feeling better today - I'm a bit sore too, we decided to go out for dinner last night (it was mad to try really!) didn't make it to dessert, but we had a nice (short) night out anyway and a lovely meal.
Hi Chubbs, haven't heard from you in ages! Keep up the good work, you've done everything you can now. People can be really cruel, and the fact that they 'just don't understand' is no excuse. Nothing you say will help, they'll never know what we're going through.
Staci, Alicia, Shannon, eveyone, thanks for your thoughts.
So passes another day...
Love to all,
Jaye

[alicia]

Good luck for testing day today, Jeanie! The fact that AF has not come is a very good sign for you. Keeping everything crossed over here!

Jaye,

Your embies are doing fabulously! So glad to hear it. Isn't it so cute when they call and tell you how your little ones are doing? It made us so happy to hear their progress. Not long now for ET! Good luck and hope you enjoy it.

Chubbs,

Take a look at the thread called "Fet-tastic!" if you have not yet. It's from someone who had only one very fragmented embie transferred and got a BFP! So inspiring!!

Alicia