Day 37 of IVF – Pregnant until proven otherwise!

Well today is D-day!!

Just had a call from the embryologist, 4 made it to 8 cell stage….1 “very good” quality, 2 “good” quality, and 1 “not so bad” quality. So we decided to go in today other than risking the best quality one not making it to 5 days. The rest will be frozen.

So this is it. I cant believe how nervous I am now! All through this I have maintained a sense of “what will be will be” and been quite neutral about it, i’m quite proud of how strong I have been. But now i’m a bag of jelly lol.

Appt is at 12….so off to have a bath and get ready now. Wish me luck!

Later…..

That has to have been the single most amazing experience ever! The embryologist said the one they were putting back was “perfect”, and there are 2..potentially 3, that they would take to blastocyst and then freeze. I will find out how they get on monday or tuesday.

The procedure itself was a little uncomfortable but not painful, I didnt need any pain relief…its just like a smear. They showed us little embie on a TV screen and OH got a short video of it,  and we also got a scan pic of the tiny white dot that is our embie. It was very surreal to see it on a big screen like that!

Embryo ready for transfer at 8 cell stage

Embryo going in – long thing is the needle and little white dot is the embryo!

I have to say that all the staff at IVF Wales have been amazing throughout this whole cycle, very sensitive and encouraging, we didnt once feel like we didnt know what was going on.

So thats it….we are now pregnant until proven otherwise!!! Test date is 11th October and it feels like a lifetime away!

Day 35 of IVF – 15 embies sitting in a lab…

Morning!

Woke up to some fab news…a call from the embryologist about 10 mins ago. I’m so exited I had to get up! Akeel is still in bed lol.

So.

They did half IVF and half ICSI (I guess they must have told me that when I was still out of it yesterday as had no idea lol) and of the 12 IVF – 7 fertilised, and of the 12 ICSI – 8 fertilised. So we have 15! I said “WOW” and the embryologist said “I know, thats loads!”

So we are provisionally booked in for transfer 12pm friday, but he will call to confirm friday morning as depending on the number of good quality embies he may want to take them to 5 days. I’m not sure what this means exactly, but he said he will go through the pro’s and cons with us on friday morn when he calls.

It feels weird in a way, like theres 15 potential babies sitting in that lab and each one of them would look different, have completely different personalities, desires, quirks. But only one of them gets to grow into a baby and be born. I already feel kind of protective over them and dont want any to perish. Is that normal lol. We will have as many as poss put on ice for future attempts. I just said to Akeel if it wasnt for my tubes being blocked we could have 3 or 4 kids by now as we are obviously a fertile match!

Day 34 of IVF – Egg collection!

EC went very well

I had sedation and at first it was a little uncomfortable, then she gave me a little more and I was out like a light! Next thing I was waking up waffling about traffic lights.

So….they got 24 eggs!! 24!!!! Thats a huge amount isnt it??? She said I may have over stimulated a bit but not enough to cause concern. I have the progesterone pessaries to take (no more jabs yay!) for a few weeks, and we now wait a call tomorrow to see how many fertilise and when we can go back for embryo transfer, but should be either friday or sunday. She said we can take a camera to take pics of them on screen so will post them in this journal.

I just got home and feel a little woozy and bloated still, Akeel has just been to shop and got me loads of chocolate hehe. Just gonna have a little doze.

I cant believe that its all over. I dont want to brag as I know IVF is emotionally and physically tough for some people but its been a walk in the park for me! I have loved every minute and been fascinated by the whole process. I just know its going to work and little Benjamin or Elisabeth is being sent on his/her first date with his little swimmers tonight……wont be long before they move into my tummy for 9 months!!

Later…..

I’m already eating my words….trust me to tempt fate!

Now the wooziness has worn off the pain has kicked in…..my god it feels like I need a 10 tonne poo! Cant sit up right, cant walk, just feel so achy all over and my stomach hurts.

Have had some paracetemol but cant have any more till about 7pm

Day 33 of IVF – Trigger shot done!

Trigger shot went ok, have had a few twinges like ovulation pain x 20, especially on right side where most of them are.

I’m getting quite nervous about egg collection tomorrow now, what if they dont get many eggs? Or his sample isnt good enough? Time to emmerse myself in the world of Faerun to forget about it for a while lol (I mean a PC game hehe).

Day 32 of IVF – Trigger shot ready.

Hello all

So taking trigger shot in about 40 mins, then I have the day to myself tomorrow so i’m going to pamper myself all day with a long bath, give myself a pedicure and manicure, followed by chocolate and films

Day 30 of IVF – Date for egg collection!

Just got back from scan, have 14 on the right between 12 and 18, and 6 on the left between 10 and 14. They are happy with whats there so i’m ready to go! Just waiting for a call back this arvo for a day for egg collection, but will probably be monday or tuesday. Got my trigger shot already, and instructions for Akeel to get lucky tonight in case it is monday.

Later…..

They just called!

Ok, i’m in Tuesday for egg collection, so suprecur and menopur as normal tonight and tomorrow night, then no menopur sunday but suprecur and HSG shot at 9.45pm, then nothing monday (yay a day off!!!!!) and then in for egg collection 9.45am tuesday.

If I wasnt at work I would be crying with exitement and nerves right now!!

Day 28 of IVF – Not worried :)

I am staying on the same dose of Menopur, 225ui, so if they are not worried then neither am I

That lump was odd, though I did a bit of digging and its right where the cervical gland is, so I wonder if its something to do with the hormones? Obviously nothing to worry about and I may be getting my wires crossed lol. I’m not great at biology

Well, i’m happy today cos got 2 day shifts to do tomorrow and friday then i’m off for 2 weeks! I intend to be pampered and spolied after they put the eggy back in!

Day 27 of IVF – Good results from follicle scan!

Had my follie scan…I have 8 good sized ones on my right ovary(between 10 and 14mm), but 6 very small ones on my left. The nurse wasnt sure if we would need to up my dose or not so she will check with the doc and call me later today to let me know. Is it odd to have one side good and one side bad lol?

Feeling positive about it all, got another scan friday morning then we can get a date confirned for egg collection! I’m sooooooooooo exited!

Day 25 of IVF – Tired and nervous!

Whatever it was it has gone now, so I might just have been a bit run down? I have requested my next lot of nightshifts off as I really struggled with these last 2. Lastnight I fell asleep, and when the airwaves went off (police radios) I thought I was at home and Akeel had put the TV on too loud! Woke up really confused and that is not good in my job, have never fallen asleep before lol.

Just got up now, got to go and pick a pc desk up at 2 then i’m going back to bed haha.

My scan is on tuesday, i’m actually quite nervous, but sure it will be fine.

Day 24 of IVF – Strange lump!

OUCH.

I have a huuuuuge lump in my neck, seems like my gland under the jawline is swollen to about half the size of an egg but I dont have any ear or throat pain, its just swollen right up and the swelling itself is throbbing.

I am on a nightshift so cant do anything until tomorrow arvo, but had a look on the net and cant find anything to connect it to IVF (side effects etc).

All I need now is to be ill with something!

Later….

Well called the clinic and its nothing to do with the IVF, but its gone down now anyway so i’m not worried

Have been having ovulation pains and very bloated today….all good signs!