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Another failure.  Very discouraging.  No pregnancy hormone at all meaning it didn't take.  This must be the 4th or 5th in the past year that has resulted like this.  Next step may be genetic testing of the embryos prior to implant to ensure there isn't something inherently wrong that would make it a nonviable embryo. 

And, hubby is tiring of the game.  And I am not.  Not sure where we will go from here.  3 in storage so wishing for success there.

For thoses going through the process or thinking about starting, just keep in there.  It can be a long slow process for some  ( took one of my co-workers 8 attempts before a successful cycle )- with all kinds of things going wrong, and for others its like a walk in the park.  I spent 10 years wondering what was wrong with me prior to IVF.  I was put on hormone tablets, underwent surgical procedures to find out why I wasn't falling pregnant, and in the end I  started to get a little depressed as my family members and friends were all falling pregnant around me.  I never thought I would have to use IVF but I was really ready to become a mother.  Just the lead up to getting the eggs ready for fertilisation was a long process with on-going ultrasounds.  I did have a cyst at one stage but it seemed to dissappear without any treatment.  But at the end of it all, after all the hard work, I fell pregnant on my first cycle.  I didn't want to say anything to anyone as I'd had co-workers who had miscarried early in their pregnancies after having IVF, so I waited at least 12 weeks before celebrating.  Since then I have had a further success with another IVF baby.  I would like a third child at some stage, but these two keep me on my feet. 

My brother ( a GP), recently gave my details to a patient of his who is about to undergo/start IVF.  She, like most others, feels really low - her co-workers have given her negative thoughts about doing IVF with comments like " why would someone go and do something unnatural like that" etc......  Well... for some of us, it is one of the only ways for us to start that family we have always wanted.  You don't need people making the experience negative for you. 

I do wish you guys starting or currently trying, all the  luck in the world with it all.  It is worth it for the little bundle of joy at the end.  Feel free to message me if you want to talk about any thing.

Melissa

Well, my period has finally come and we are set to start another IVF cycle.  Wish me luck!

 Hello.  Today is not a good day for me.  Let me start from the beginning..... I am Jordyn's mommy.  She was my daughter.  I lost her to an AVM in Feb 2004 at the age of 7.  She was my only child.  I met my husband a few months after her death ( I know she sent him to me).  We tried to get pregnant 6 months after we married (He was on leave from Iraq).  After months and months of NOTHING, we seeked help.   I only have 1 ovary but a great ovarian reserve according to my doc.  We did 3 IUI inseminations.  I was pregnant in Dec 07, but misscarried.  We decided to try IVF.  The first month they cancelled my cycle due to an ovarian cyst.  The 2nd month the cyst was gone but they cancelled my cycle because my doc was going to be on vacation.  The 3rd month they cancelled my cycle because I had 5 cysts on my ovary--one being 34mm.  They started me on desogen and the cysts dissolved.  We started Lupron injections and this past Sunday we started Gonal-F 150 units bid.  I am now day 7 and was at the doc yesterday morning.  Scan showed 6 follicles but my E2 level is only 103.  Tonight they will add a 4th injection of luveris to see if I stimulate better.  I go back to the doc on Sunday.  If my levels don't rise then we will AGAIN cancel my cycle.  I'm just so frustrated!!  After the the heartache of losing my daughter and then the miscarriage and now all of this...... Does anyone have any encouraging words or similar experiences?  I could use a pick-me-up. 

Thanks for listening.

 

hi

had my second scan today, there are 10 eggs all up, 5 on each ovary, at the moment they are 1cm (as hubby says there will be 10 ping pong balls by tuesday next week lol) my doctor thinks everything is going nicely.

i'm having another scan on thursday to see how they are all going, and if everything is still looking as good the egg pick up will go as planed for tuesday next week.

my doctor was saying today that i now have a higher chance of twins, my response to him was girls please he just laughed at me.

the one thing i am looking forward to is not having to give injections to myself every night.

fingers and toes crossed for everyone so that we can hear good news very soon.

 gecko-baby

Had my scan today and it looked ok.  Bloods though indicate that the cyst that they found on my first scan although collapsing, is sucking up all my estrogen and producing progesterone...therefore, we had to cancel my cycle this month.  And if that isn't bad enough, I have to go onto birth control pills after my next cycle.  It apparently helps to prevent the development of any more cysts.

I am really sad.  I just feel like it has been one hurdle after another and it is so discouraging.

And to make matters worse, Dean is away with work so I am here alone.  It really sucks.

So far so good.  Started the drugs almost a week ago.  Bloods show estrogen level rising as they should.  Scan and bloods tomorrow so I will know more tomorrow afternoon.  OPU will likely happen some time next week.  Implant then 5 days later.  They go to blastocyst stage at this clinic.  Hoping the small differences make all the difference for us.

 

hi

went for my first scan today to see how things are coming along with the cycle.

my doctor said that everything is looking great and the way it is meant to be at this stage.   he still wants to keep a very close eye on my thought cause he is still worried about my ovaries and the fact that they could get over stimulated like they did on the other medication.

so fingers crossed everything keeps moving along the way it is now without any troubles.

hope you are all doing well.

 gecko-baby

 

hi

i'm in the middle of my first IVF cycle and i'm on the Lucrin injections once a day and due to start the FSH injections soon also.

but i've gotten a bladder infection and my gp said that because i'm on the IVF medication i can't take anything else, i'm seeing my doctor tomorrow for our first scan to check on my ovaries, and am going to ask him then but i'm wondering if there is something that i could do or take to help until then??

i hope that you are all doing well and that we'll be hearing good news from you all soon.

thanks girls

 gecko-baby

Well, it is that time again...fingers crossed.