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Excellent (or should that be eggcellent?) egg buddies! Anyone having IVF/ICSI in April/May/June 2013 come and join us!

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EuroShaggleton · 31/03/2013 15:35

We've almost filled the second thread so here is a new one, so we can carry on chatting! Threads #1 and #2 saw some stunning successes and some sad outcomes. We'll have more of the former and less of the latter on thread #3 please!

All comers welcome. I found it very useful to be with people going through the same thing when I did my first cycle, so if you would like to join us, please come on in!

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buzzybee123 · 29/04/2013 17:36

motor I suppose just cut down on drinking booze and caffeine, maybe eat more healthy stuff and keep fit. No more booze for me this week, I usually drink decaf but still I have too much Hmm

buzzybee123 · 29/04/2013 17:39

oops posted too soon, I have now begun to worry about DH not being able to perform as such or that he has a bad count or that they don't fertilise the eggs and the whole thing is wasted

Jewcy · 29/04/2013 17:40

Oh I'm taking all the supplements, motor! I know that 'normal' IVFers prepare their bodies with lots of protein including lots of milk and I'm thinking that's to maximise their potential for EC? Obviously a good diet and exercise is to be recommended for everyone trying for a baby but, if I'm honest, I've given up thinking that any of that stuff actually matters. These artificially created embryos are either going to implant or they're not. I don't think anything we do or don't do can actually impact upon whether an embryo implants or not.

What does anyone else think?

Jewcy · 29/04/2013 17:43

buzzy, have faith in your husband's SA and remember they have fab wank rooms in IVF clinics with videos and everything. Banish those irrational thoughts, they are super unhelpful (and only natural at this stage) x

buzzybee123 · 29/04/2013 17:51

sorry I am struggling with this today, slightly distracted by the cat

euro it could just be a dud cycle, I have had the odd one but then the next cycle was fine

jewcy I am with you on the can't get updiffed after ERPC Hmm, my concern is that they might just be too lazy to do anything afterwards, his SA have been poor to ok in the past, thinking of seeing if I can do a mixture of IVF/ICSI

Jewcy · 29/04/2013 18:11

Ah, I see your concern, buzzy. My clinic insists on ICSI (no other option) so it's not something I will have to worry about. I am sure you will have nothing to worry about, either. Will you have to pay extra for ICSI?

buzzybee123 · 29/04/2013 18:41

jewcy This what is included in the price

consultation, treatment plan, blood tests (STDs),
sperm analysis, donor?s stimulation
and compensation, oocyte (egg) retrieval, general
anesthesia, ICSI, extended cultivation, assisted
hatching, embryotransfer, freezing of embryos,
cryopreservation and storage of embryos for 1 year

so in short no, ha really have no idea what I am doing, i'm just turning up and leaving them to it :)

buzzybee123 · 29/04/2013 18:43

some women go to this place for IUI, I just looked up the price, its way cheaper there than here even with the flights

buzzybee123 · 29/04/2013 22:10

i seem to be on a cluster post tonight, my donor is responding well to the stimms, she is 25 green eyes, brown hair healthy A neg blood type, sounds perfect to me :)

Nokkie73 · 29/04/2013 22:23

buzz that's exciting. Does it make it seem more real now ?

motor if anything, just do and take stuff to make the blood supply to the uterus healthy and plentiful. You need to make sure your lining is +8mm at least before ET. Try acupuncture and supplements to get the blood flow going. Yoga is also good. Eat healthily, drink in moderation and stay active if nothing else. If baby/babies wants to stick, it/they will, at the end of the day.

joooosie eeey oop lass Grin

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EuroShaggleton · 29/04/2013 22:25

I think so, jewcy. Her story is on the 10+ers thread. She's about 6 weeks now.

She sounds great, buzz. That's a good all in price.

I think a lot of clinics are favouring ICSI now. I just can't bring myself to do any more than the bare minimum that is necessary though. I still need to move in baby steps, even now I am at the IVF stage!

I feel like I'm post ov, so hopefully it is just the thermometer playing up. Maybe the cold from the plane hold has drained the battery.

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twinklestar2 · 29/04/2013 22:35

Thx euro for answering my Q.

Jewcy · 30/04/2013 13:30

buzzy, great news about your donor's progress. I reckon you're going to mental like crazy during this week before flying out there; I know I will I'm going crazy right now! Just take deep breaths, Buzzy, and remember the reasons you've chosen this path: those lovely, lovely success rates and beautifully youthful, undamaged eggs. Chin up, love x

May I pick your brains, please? Before I decided on DE I got my AMH tested. Just got the result: 5.5 pmol/l. Can anyone enlighten me as to what this means? It doesn't matter now but I am curious.

Jewcy · 30/04/2013 13:31

[doffs flat cap at Nokkie]

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EuroShaggleton · 30/04/2013 13:38

jewcy I think 5.5 is in the "low fertility" range but AMH seems to be more a forecast as to how long you have to the menopause rather than the condition of anything now.

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Jewcy · 30/04/2013 13:40

Thanks, euro, it shouldn't matter but it makes me feel such a failure, especially after being an instadiffer not so long ago. At least I feel even more sure of my DE decision Smile

Thanks for the reply.

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EuroShaggleton · 30/04/2013 14:03

Mine was 12.something a couple of years ago, also in the low fertility range, but I was told it was normal for my age. And I've seen women with levels below 1 getting pg, so I don't set much store by it, tbh. I ovulate everymonth (except perhaps this one!) so I'm not sure it means much.

You really shouldn't feel a failure. You know that's crazy, right? I understand the emotional impact though. I was surprised mine fell into the low fertility category as my FSH level had been really good. I reckon all it means is that I am heading for an earlier than average menopause anyway, which I already knew from looking at the women in my family.

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Jewcy · 30/04/2013 18:27

Thanks, euro. At almost 42 yrs I think I'm prepared to admit defeat with my own eggs and a blocked tube. My FSH is great, too, at 6.5. My mum went through the menopause at 46 Shock

buzzy, I know you fly out on Saturday and are making a holiday of it but when is EC, do you know yet?

Must dash, I've got to make nutmeg and cheese mash for the top of my cottage pie fucking divine

buzzybee123 · 30/04/2013 19:26

evening ladies

oooh a couple of northerners Grin tis where I originated from

jewcy my AMH was 1.1, which was what made me chose donor, both my mum and nan were in their late 40's when they reached menopause, my nan was 44 when she had my mum Hmm so not really sure what it all means

nokkie yes it all feels very real now trying not to worry about my lining last time it was checked it was triple lined Hmm

EC is on Monday the 6th, we have to go to the clinic at 10am, which is a civilised hour for me, ET will be either next Thursday or Saturday

I have kept myself busy with things like DIY, and other little projects, I seem to be overly busy but it does help, work has been rather interesting of late, elderly people are funny creatures especially those with mental health ishooos

Jewcy · 30/04/2013 19:35

buzzy! You'll be PUPO by next Saturday at the latest!! Grin

Old people + lost marbles = run for the hills! Grin

putthecrispsDOWN · 30/04/2013 19:58

Exciting times for tame and buzzy...really hope everything progresses well for you both.

I get to call the clinic tomorrow...have been sick as a dog all day every day so far but it is oddly nice. Look huge already but is prob just the progesterone bloating and slight addiction to Doritos.

What stage is everyone at? I cold do with a recap...have been a bit absent lady but would like to cheerlead for you all as it was great to have the support through my cycle. So far I have tame waiting for dr scan, buzzy off somewhere waiting for her DE pupo day....everyone else? X

Jewcy · 30/04/2013 20:46

Frigging footie Sad

Right-o, crisps, here's where I am: first attempt at IVF mid-June at Reprogenesis in Brno, the Czech Republic. We are using donor eggs (I'm knocking on 42 with a mmc behind me and a blocked tube). I'm due to start my mock cycle (HRT) on Monday. If we are blessed with four blastos on the day of ET we will have three transferred and one frozen.

Jewcy · 30/04/2013 20:50

...that sounds greedy, I know, but we are guaranteed two 5-day blastos and any extra are frozen as part of the price. With me being ancient I think I will be happy to have three transferred if we were that fortunate Smile

crisps, it is heartening to hear you're feeling pukey. I want to be projectile vomiting next time I'm preggo for some peace of mind Grin

Jewcy · 30/04/2013 20:54

I have managed to make our prospective IVF cycle feel cheap and clinical Sad Blush

buzzybee123 · 30/04/2013 21:49

crisps I don't have my glasses on so I read 'I could do with a recap' as I could do with a crap Grin Yay to feeling pukey

jewcy will they let you put 3 back?? I'm going for two and hoping we'll have something freeze

buzzy 40 DH 39, two miscarriages in 2011, diagnosed with high NK Cells, 4 times SO, IUI with SO, DE IVF at Reprofit on the 6th May