MPP fabulous fertilisation news! Hoping for some beautiful blasts on Sat. Sorry the progesterone is making you feel so rotten - but glad you're enjoying Brno.
maple fingers crossed the underdogs don't get jealous and try to join in the party! 12mm is pretty early so lining won't necessarily have thickened up just yet. Clomid can affect the lining, but if this is an issue then later in the cycle they can give you some oestrogen tablets to thicken it up. Don't think there's any cause for concern yet, all sounds like things are developing beautifully
lucie absolutely incredible news about your embryos, thrilled to bits for you. And it's so great that Reprofit will do PGS per embryo - so much more affordable that way!
star how are things with you and your follicles? Forgive me if I've missed the latest as to where you are in the 'do we or don't we' decision! Re: PGS, it's something that not all UK clinics offer and not available on the NHS. The only genetic screening available is PGD - pre implantation genetic diagnosis (vs PGS which is pre implantation genetic screening), which tests embryos for specific genetic diseases, to avoid passing on inherited conditions. That's a v different process to PGS, which is basically counting whether the embryos have the right number of chromosomes ie do they have the potential to become a person. Most clinics don't recommend it for a first cycle - it's very expensive, and so tends to be only recommended if you're older or have several failed cycles. Or, if you have a LOT of embryos. We did PGS as you know - it cost £3000 to screen 8 embryos, and £300 per each additional embryo. We screened 12 so it cost us £4200 for the testing alone. The cycle needs to be elective freeze all to have the testing done, then transfer in a FET - so there's the freezing and the FET cycle on top of the PGS testing (on top of the fresh cycle and meds). For us it was massively worthwhile, as it turned out that ALL of our frosties were abnormal. One had Turner Syndrome which would likely have miscarried fairly late in the first trimester. It's purely an embryo selection tool - it can't improve the embryo quality, it just enables you to identify which (if any) are viable
DH and I are holding up. Just. Emotions were high at the weekend, it's all very challenging and very all consuming. And because we have no kind of timetable, we've just been in limbo since, well, the miscarriage in March. We didn't know when we'd be able to cycle again, and were waiting on my body to get un-pregnant-ed, then after the cycle in May we've just been going round and round trying (and failing) to get a FET off the ground. We're just in permanent standby / permanent treatment mode. And obv the constant curveballs and disappointment are pretty wearing. We're doing our best, but as you ladies all sadly know all too well, this shit is HARD.
Big hugs to the pregnant ladies and hope the scans come around very quickly itsme and sammy. I found the 3ww till the 7w scan was more stressful then the 2ww. I think because I never thought the cycle could possibly work, I wasn't really thinking 'has the embryo taken?'. Then when I did suddenly get a BFP it became very real and suddenly there was a lot more at stake. But when you see that heartbeat for the first time - magical.
brenna Chinese will be really salty so probably retained lots of water when you stepped on the scales! Seriously impressive exercise regime - I think it sounds like you're doing really really well. Don't be so hard on yourself!
Agree on thread change of title - deffo a good idea
AFM, had the Neupogen wash this evening - was all very straightforward, I go back in 2 days for a scan to see if it's had any effect. The studies said they repeated it 48h later in some cases, so we might do another one, depending on how things look. Really hoping we see some kind of response, as desperately hoping to avoid having to end needing a hysteroscopy and copper coil.
Consultant was fab, said he'd been reading up lots about it all (doing his homework!) to prep for it, was all excitable at trying something new, and really hoped it would have the desired effect. Just have to wait and see.
Triggered when I got home - 3 follicles were around 25-28mm and one was 34mm
so was about ready to pop!