I am new to this site but wish I had found it years ago. I have been on IVF for 10 years with one pregnancy. Our daughter is now 5 years old (and gorgeous).
We are now having our third IVF cycle since having our daughter and are due to go in for egg retrieval Sunday or Monday.
I have been reading your posts for a while now and feel as though I know you all a little. My prayers and thoughts are with you all.
Married 10 years, 38yo, husband 36. Been on IVF for 10 years. Have had 9 IVF cycles with one pregnancy resulting in adorable daughter who is now 5yo. BFP April 05 - Due January 06 MF infertility. Live - Melbourne Australia
Forty Four years old, hubby is 52 married 4 years, TTC 4 years with this hubby, 14 years with first hubby, One adopted daughter, 2nd ivf done, 1st one pg with m/c, second no pg. Uses egg Donor. PG with twins on 3rd IVF mc twins on 8/25/05
38 yrs. DH is 31 yrs. Married November 2002. No children. TTC since the honeymoon. Infertility treatments 2 yrs. 7 failed IUIs. 3 cancelled IVFs due to poor response to meds. Poor ovarian reserve. DH has male factors. Chicago, IL Presently looking into adoption!
36 years old. Married for 17 years. 1 son, 7 years old, conceived w/ ICSI. 2nd IVF w/ ICSI in June=No Fertilization. August cycle cancelled for poor response. Considering options.
Shaz - I had my retrieval today as well. How did yours go? It was much more painful than I thought, but we were able to get 10 mature eggs from one ovary. We are doing icsi and will find out tomorrow how many were fertilized. (my dr. says it is typically about 70%)
It is nice to know that I will have a friend for the 2ww. Keep me posted on your progress. I will keep my fingers crossed and send you the best baby vibes.
Out of curiosity how did your retrieval go? I thought I had been doing so well with the shots...no side effects, and then I cried hysterically after the retrieval. Go figure.
Anyways, I am rambling best of luck and please keep in touch.
Me and DH are 35...married 2 yrs...TTC for 2 yrs...m/c in Dec 2003...DH has mild sperm factor...started clomid 100mg for 1st IUI...BFP 4/27/05...Taylor Denise was born 12/30/05
Shaz, welcome to the site! I hope your retreival went well. Good luck on your 2ww. I was a wreck during mine and posted constantly. The women here are fantastic! cassandra
33 yrs old married to dh 12 1/2 yrs. scarred fallopian tubes from laser surgery for cervical cancer cells 3rd ivf attempt in march, now pg. with b/g twins due 12/15/05
Forty Four years old, hubby is 52 married 4 years, TTC 4 years with this hubby, 14 years with first hubby, One adopted daughter, 2nd ivf done, 1st one pg with m/c, second no pg. Uses egg Donor. PG with twins on 3rd IVF mc twins on 8/25/05
Thank you so much for your support. Our retrieval went very well yesterday. 12 eggs, not sure how many have fertilised yet. We will find out tomorrow when we go in for transfer.....I will keep you posted.
Elizabeth, I'm so glad your retrieval went well. Was this your first IVF cycle....it's pretty tough isnt it? The ups and downs are hard to take sometimes. Be kind to yourself during your 2ww, make sure that you look after yourself emotionaly and physically. It will be great to go through this wait with other people. I am praying for us both.
Me and DH are 35...married 2 yrs...TTC for 2 yrs...m/c in Dec 2003...DH has mild sperm factor...started clomid 100mg for 1st IUI...BFP 4/27/05...Taylor Denise was born 12/30/05
Forty Four years old, hubby is 52 married 4 years, TTC 4 years with this hubby, 14 years with first hubby, One adopted daughter, 2nd ivf done, 1st one pg with m/c, second no pg. Uses egg Donor. PG with twins on 3rd IVF mc twins on 8/25/05
Thanks for everyone's support. We had 10 mature eggs and all fertilized We will be doing the transfer today at 1:00. I slept about one hour total last night...mostly out of excitement. We will know if we are pregnant one week from tomorrow. It will probably be the longest week of my life.
Shaz & Baby Bound - I am here for you anytime. Hopefully we will all be celebrating New Years at the hospital!
Forty Four years old, hubby is 52 married 4 years, TTC 4 years with this hubby, 14 years with first hubby, One adopted daughter, 2nd ivf done, 1st one pg with m/c, second no pg. Uses egg Donor. PG with twins on 3rd IVF mc twins on 8/25/05
Elizabeth - Wow, that is amazing to get 10 eggs and have all of them fertilise. Good on you, that is great news. How many embryos did you transfer back. I had two transfered back Thursday and I feel pretty good. Did you have blactosyst transfered, is that why your wait is only 1 week? I do so hope it works for you. Fingers crossed.
Babybound - Good luck for your 2ww and here's hoping that the outcome is good for all three of us. Please excuse my ignorance, but I have seen the acronym (spell check) iui used around these posts but am not 100% sure what it stands for. Is it insemination?
We had 3 eight cell grade A embryos transferred last Thursday.....we will do the initial blood work next Thursday to get a baseline and then the pregnancy test on Saturday.
Do both of you have to wait two weeks from last Thursday to find out your results? How many did you put in Shaz?
I am not feeling too different, a bit tired...but that is the norm for me. How about you two....any signs of pregnancy? My nurse told me that I could start having morning sickness within the next week. I have never looked forward to being sick to my stomach.
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We will be doing the transfer today at 1:00. I slept about one hour total last night...mostly out of excitement. We will know if we are pregnant one week from tomorrow. It will probably be the longest week of my life.