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Anyone out there having or going to have Frozen Embryo Transfer??
Hi everyone,
I am relatively new here, my Hubby and I have just completed our first go at IVF treatment, which sadly failed :o( We are absolutely heartbroken. We have been TTC our first baby for the last two and a half years. We have suffered 2 early miscarriages and 2 horrific ectopic pregnancies (which resulted in the loss of both tubes and need for IVF). We really thought that IVF would work for us, treatment went better than we ever hoped, all the way through (they had originally estimated a low-normal response to the drugs with maybe 6 eggs at best) we ended up with 13 eggs, then 11 fertilised for us and we then ended up with 9 grade 1, 8 cell embryo's which was fantastic. But even after all this our embie didn't stay with us :o( I am so gutted and upset.
On a positive note, our clinic are very very keen that we go straight ahead with a Frozen Embryo Transfer, which we will be doing after my next period, so around the end of July / beginning August. They seemed quite positive about this and they will be having a review meeting to discuss our failed cycle and see what can be done differently next time - so fingers crossed. I am hoping that with FET, my body will cope better as I will not be having all the stimlulation drugs, poking around and of course the trauma of egg collection to deal with - as the FET will be done within a natural cycle and leutal phase / implantation support given. Just have to keep our fingers crossed that FET will work for us, I am determined to get my precious baby and with 8 beautiful frozen embryo's waiting for us, I am not about to give up!!!!
I was just wondering if there was anyone out there I could chat to about Frozen Embryo Transfer??? Would love to get to know a few of you and find out a bit more about things and your stories, success, advice and everything...
I look forward to getting to know you all, take care
SarahKate xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I am relatively new here, my Hubby and I have just completed our first go at IVF treatment, which sadly failed :o( We are absolutely heartbroken. We have been TTC our first baby for the last two and a half years. We have suffered 2 early miscarriages and 2 horrific ectopic pregnancies (which resulted in the loss of both tubes and need for IVF). We really thought that IVF would work for us, treatment went better than we ever hoped, all the way through (they had originally estimated a low-normal response to the drugs with maybe 6 eggs at best) we ended up with 13 eggs, then 11 fertilised for us and we then ended up with 9 grade 1, 8 cell embryo's which was fantastic. But even after all this our embie didn't stay with us :o( I am so gutted and upset.
On a positive note, our clinic are very very keen that we go straight ahead with a Frozen Embryo Transfer, which we will be doing after my next period, so around the end of July / beginning August. They seemed quite positive about this and they will be having a review meeting to discuss our failed cycle and see what can be done differently next time - so fingers crossed. I am hoping that with FET, my body will cope better as I will not be having all the stimlulation drugs, poking around and of course the trauma of egg collection to deal with - as the FET will be done within a natural cycle and leutal phase / implantation support given. Just have to keep our fingers crossed that FET will work for us, I am determined to get my precious baby and with 8 beautiful frozen embryo's waiting for us, I am not about to give up!!!!
I was just wondering if there was anyone out there I could chat to about Frozen Embryo Transfer??? Would love to get to know a few of you and find out a bit more about things and your stories, success, advice and everything...
I look forward to getting to know you all, take care
SarahKate xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SARAHKATE
OK PLEASE DONT HAVE A DOWN DAY! I CAN HONESTLY TELL YOU THAT THE SUCESS STORIES AT MY CLINIC OF THE GIRLS I CYCLED WITH MOST OF THEM WITH A BFP HAD NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL - ABSOLUTLY NOTHING......I HONESTLY THINK IT IS A GOOD THING AND HOPE AND PRAY THAT NEXT TIME I DONT GET ANY SYMPTOMS.....WITH MY BFN I HAD CRAMPING THAT DIDNT SETTLE AND SPOTTING BACKACHE ETC ETC....(YES IT DID IMPLANT THEN WAS REJECTED - BUT ALL THE OTHER SYMPTOMS WERE WHEN I WAS REJECTING) - ONE GIRL DID GET AF AND WAS STIIL PREGNANT BUT THE OTHER 5 HAD NO SYMPTOMS REALLY AT ALL (ONE HAD A BIT OF SPOTTING)
CHIN UP....I REALLY THINK IT IS A GREAT THING....I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST KNOW IT WORKED, AND FELT NOTHING...ITS SOOOO HARD. YOU ARE GONNA BE GREAT - I HAVE A VERY VERY POSITIVE FEELING FOR YOU!
HANG IN THERE - YOU ARE ALMOST THERE NOW! 5 DAYS OR SO.....
SOPHIE - SORRY TO HEAR YOU HAVE SO FEW PEOPLE TO TALK TO - I FOUND IT HARD TO TELL MANY PEOPLE COS I HATE THE 'PITTY' AND ONLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT WHEN I WANT TO TALK!! WE WILL HOPEFULLY BE CYCLING TOGETHER FOR OUR FET AND WILL BOTH GET A BFP!!!
MBELIZA - WHEN ARE YOU HOPING TO START AGAIN??
ANETSKI - CONGRATS ON AF (VERY RARE WE ACTUALLY WANT HER TO SHOWUP!!)
LOVE THIS THREAD! THANKS SARAHKATE
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OK PLEASE DONT HAVE A DOWN DAY! I CAN HONESTLY TELL YOU THAT THE SUCESS STORIES AT MY CLINIC OF THE GIRLS I CYCLED WITH MOST OF THEM WITH A BFP HAD NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL - ABSOLUTLY NOTHING......I HONESTLY THINK IT IS A GOOD THING AND HOPE AND PRAY THAT NEXT TIME I DONT GET ANY SYMPTOMS.....WITH MY BFN I HAD CRAMPING THAT DIDNT SETTLE AND SPOTTING BACKACHE ETC ETC....(YES IT DID IMPLANT THEN WAS REJECTED - BUT ALL THE OTHER SYMPTOMS WERE WHEN I WAS REJECTING) - ONE GIRL DID GET AF AND WAS STIIL PREGNANT BUT THE OTHER 5 HAD NO SYMPTOMS REALLY AT ALL (ONE HAD A BIT OF SPOTTING)
CHIN UP....I REALLY THINK IT IS A GREAT THING....I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST KNOW IT WORKED, AND FELT NOTHING...ITS SOOOO HARD. YOU ARE GONNA BE GREAT - I HAVE A VERY VERY POSITIVE FEELING FOR YOU!
HANG IN THERE - YOU ARE ALMOST THERE NOW! 5 DAYS OR SO.....
SOPHIE - SORRY TO HEAR YOU HAVE SO FEW PEOPLE TO TALK TO - I FOUND IT HARD TO TELL MANY PEOPLE COS I HATE THE 'PITTY' AND ONLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT WHEN I WANT TO TALK!! WE WILL HOPEFULLY BE CYCLING TOGETHER FOR OUR FET AND WILL BOTH GET A BFP!!!
MBELIZA - WHEN ARE YOU HOPING TO START AGAIN??
ANETSKI - CONGRATS ON AF (VERY RARE WE ACTUALLY WANT HER TO SHOWUP!!)
LOVE THIS THREAD! THANKS SARAHKATE
XXXX
Hey There-
Don't fret about the sore boobs. Your embryos would only have implanted Monday or Tuesday so it is really soon.
When my IVF worked, I didn't feel sore boobs until about 2 and a half weeks after the transfer. Also, it is very common not to have any symptoms in early pregnancy.
Just keep thinking positive and visualize that little embryo all safe and comfortable in your womb. Power of positive thinking!!! BABY DUST!!
Don't fret about the sore boobs. Your embryos would only have implanted Monday or Tuesday so it is really soon.
When my IVF worked, I didn't feel sore boobs until about 2 and a half weeks after the transfer. Also, it is very common not to have any symptoms in early pregnancy.
Just keep thinking positive and visualize that little embryo all safe and comfortable in your womb. Power of positive thinking!!! BABY DUST!!
Hey girls,
Anetski wooooooo AF arrived!! Thank god for that lol!!! I am chuffed for you hun, finally you can get on!! :o) *********baby dust******
Hannah and Sophie girls you are so sweet thank you both so much, I am also really glad I started this thread, it really helps so much to talk to people and be with people who really know what's going on and how thngs feel etc, it really is invaluable I think, we are all here to support eachother through all of this :o)
I am having a down day today girls, really convinced this hasn't worked :o( Just don't feel anything and I have convinced myself my boobs aren't sore or anything so surely it means I am not pregnant :o( I used to always get sore boobs when pregnant, and sore boobs from Ovulation til AF arrives, but since IVF and the drugs, I haven't ever had sore boobs atall from Ovulation to AF - so they are not sore now either and I am convinced it's cos' I am not pregnant cos' if I was pregnant they would surely be sore by now 10dpo!!?? Sorry for babbling girls, just not feeling very positive atall today and really thinking this hasn't worked again :o(
Love to all **********baby dust*********
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Anetski wooooooo AF arrived!! Thank god for that lol!!! I am chuffed for you hun, finally you can get on!! :o) *********baby dust******
Hannah and Sophie girls you are so sweet thank you both so much, I am also really glad I started this thread, it really helps so much to talk to people and be with people who really know what's going on and how thngs feel etc, it really is invaluable I think, we are all here to support eachother through all of this :o)
I am having a down day today girls, really convinced this hasn't worked :o( Just don't feel anything and I have convinced myself my boobs aren't sore or anything so surely it means I am not pregnant :o( I used to always get sore boobs when pregnant, and sore boobs from Ovulation til AF arrives, but since IVF and the drugs, I haven't ever had sore boobs atall from Ovulation to AF - so they are not sore now either and I am convinced it's cos' I am not pregnant cos' if I was pregnant they would surely be sore by now 10dpo!!?? Sorry for babbling girls, just not feeling very positive atall today and really thinking this hasn't worked again :o(
Love to all **********baby dust*********
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I know the two week period is not an easy time. Each hour is felt like a day. I don’t know about your situation if you have family or friends who you can share your feelings with, which would help a lot.
Unfortunately I have no one in New Zealand to share my feelings with them. Two lovely ladies (my sister and best friend) who are aware of my situation are living in other parts of the world. I am truly thankful to you Sara for starting this thread, it really helps us emotionally.
Hannah, yes you are right we will have the FET around the same time; our babies will have the same birthday’s lol. My BFN was on 6th August but I got my AF on 4th August. Nothing is happening in September. In my October AF I will call the clinic and the blood testing will start then. The transfer will hopefully be in mid October. We are planning to transfer two blasts this time. Fingers firmly crossed for our FET.
SaraKate you are doing great; today is 20th August and you have only 5 more days to go. I am not counting the 26th August as you will be doing your test in early morning wishing you a very healthy BFP!!!!!!!
BABY DUST to SaraKate!!!!
Unfortunately I have no one in New Zealand to share my feelings with them. Two lovely ladies (my sister and best friend) who are aware of my situation are living in other parts of the world. I am truly thankful to you Sara for starting this thread, it really helps us emotionally.
Hannah, yes you are right we will have the FET around the same time; our babies will have the same birthday’s lol. My BFN was on 6th August but I got my AF on 4th August. Nothing is happening in September. In my October AF I will call the clinic and the blood testing will start then. The transfer will hopefully be in mid October. We are planning to transfer two blasts this time. Fingers firmly crossed for our FET.
SaraKate you are doing great; today is 20th August and you have only 5 more days to go. I am not counting the 26th August as you will be doing your test in early morning wishing you a very healthy BFP!!!!!!!
BABY DUST to SaraKate!!!!
Hey SarahKate,
Yes the Claxane stings doesn't it?!!!!! I didn't find it too bad though - as you say totally do-able, anything for that BFP!!! it was the gestone 3 incher in the bum i hated!! wowzer - plus my DH couldnt bring himself to inject me so i had to twist around and do it myself..ughhhh!!! Hang in there darling - you only have 7 more sleeps......!!!
Sophie - guess we will be FETing at the same time then!!.....i only day CD07 after my failed IVF - got my BFN on the 4th august...now i have to wait to have my next period before they do anything - but i have a feeling they are going to then wait 2 weeks and down reg me before the following period so it will be mid october when the do the ET....(i could be wrong though)....I TOO AM PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE that i fall pregnant naturally.....
It is sooo nice to hear all the success stories! makes me feel so much more positive...still have seriously low days - Does anyone else feel like everyone on the planet is pregnant or has babies...every TV show i watched last night was about surrogacy or couples trying to have a baby and even CSI Miami was about a baby!!!
SARAHKATE - Hang in there...you are doing great!!
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Yes the Claxane stings doesn't it?!!!!! I didn't find it too bad though - as you say totally do-able, anything for that BFP!!! it was the gestone 3 incher in the bum i hated!! wowzer - plus my DH couldnt bring himself to inject me so i had to twist around and do it myself..ughhhh!!! Hang in there darling - you only have 7 more sleeps......!!!
Sophie - guess we will be FETing at the same time then!!.....i only day CD07 after my failed IVF - got my BFN on the 4th august...now i have to wait to have my next period before they do anything - but i have a feeling they are going to then wait 2 weeks and down reg me before the following period so it will be mid october when the do the ET....(i could be wrong though)....I TOO AM PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE that i fall pregnant naturally.....
It is sooo nice to hear all the success stories! makes me feel so much more positive...still have seriously low days - Does anyone else feel like everyone on the planet is pregnant or has babies...every TV show i watched last night was about surrogacy or couples trying to have a baby and even CSI Miami was about a baby!!!
SARAHKATE - Hang in there...you are doing great!!
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