Baldie's Mum
18-09-2009, 08:14
A condition in which a couple has problems conceiving, or getting pregnant, after one year of regular sexual intercourse without using any birth control methods. Infertility can be caused by a problem with the man or the woman, or both.
www.storknet.com/cubbies/pregnancy/glossary.htm (http://www.google.com.au/url?&q=http://www.storknet.com/cubbies/pregnancy/glossary.htm&ei=OA6ySq6sJIvssQPU77ieDQ&sa=X&oi=define&ct=&cd=1&usg=AFQjCNEPrDLn9Enfs8w-P4L3cGg11bIS5w)
This is the story of a man and a woman who desperately wanted children.
The journey from INFERILITY to PREGNANCY!
November 2006: I had been off the pill for 1 year and it was at this time when I realized something was very wrong! We had been having regular intercourse for 12 moths with no contraception and nothing……not 1 period, not 1 pregnancy………I made an appointment to see Dr Ho at Sydney IVF and straight away he started me on Clomid. I was put on clomid for 6 cycles, no pregnancies and a hell of a lot of horrible bd’ing experiences. 1 where I actually told my wonderful husband “just close your eyes and pretend I am someone hot, so you can finnish quickly”.
December 2007: We start our very first IVF cycle at Westmead Fertility Centre under the instruction of Dr Howard Smith.
March 2008
Cycle 1- 6 eggs, 5 fertilized, 1 put back in, 4 not viable. NEGATIVE
May 2008
Cycle 2- CANCELLED I had over 50 follicles and was at very high risk for OHSS.
June 2008
Cycle 3- 18 eggs, 9 fertilized, 2 put back in, 5 frozen. NEGATIVE
September 2008
Frozen Embryo Transfer 1- 2 blastos (5 day old embryos) put back in. Chemical pregnancy 1.
December 2008
Frozen Embryo transfer 2- 2 bastos put back in. Chemical pregnancy 2……
At this stage it was January 2009 and I had been through so much. The hurt and confusion that comes with Chemical pregnancies and failed IVF cycles is horrible. It’s a “yes your pregnant but we don’t know for how long”.
In February 2009 we were refered to Dr Derek Lok at Sydney IVF where he instructed us to have an operation to see whats going on inside. So we went off to have a Hysteroscopy and Laperoscopy. They also did Overian drilling! Whilst they were in there they found that I had a subseptate uterus. OMG are you kidding!!!!!! So all this time there was pretty much no chance that I would have fallen pregnant and had a successful pregnancy anyway. The chance of M/C is so high with a subseptate uterus its devastating. There was also the possibility that I wouldn’t be able to have a successful surgery to get rid of the sub-septate.
So after the surgeries we planned to do another frozen embryo transfer with the last remaining embryo which Josh named “Jimmy” one night!
So on the 22nd of August my period arrived and we started our meds for our last FET. “Jimmy” was transfered on day 18 of my cycle which was the 8th of September. It was a 5 day blastocycst, and a very high grade one at that………
So fast forward to the 17th of September and at about 3:45pm I get the call through from the IVF clinic. A lovely lady is on the end of the line and said “I am very pleased to tell you that you and Joshua are pregnant! Congratulations!”
So my story of Infertility ends here! I am finally after a very long rollercoaster ride PREGNANT! I am very proud and so very happy to now say I AM NOT INFERTILE! I have experienced infertility, but I am not Infertile!
Thank you all so much for the love and support that the men and women of Bubhub has provided me. You are all amazing people.
So hopefully my journey through IVF and beating Infertility inspires a few of you experiencing problems to just keep going. That phone call saying “your pregnant” is worth the wait!
The rollercoaster didnt end...........i am still on the ride.
How sad that Jimmy didnt last. I lost our Jimmy at 5 weeks and 3 days. I woke up one night and i was soaked in blood. The sheets were ruined, my P.J's were thrown away, my undies were left at the hospital.
I went to the ED at about 2am and stayed until 9:30 the next morning when i was transfered to the early pregnancy monitoring area. I had stopped bleeding and i hadnt passed any clots. They did a 45 minute internal ultrasound, found a sac, but no baby....Because i was only 5 weeks and 3 days i was sent for a blood test in 24hrs time. My HCG went from 12500 to 400 in 48hrs.....Our baby had gone. I had a D&C to remove my baby from its safe place. The place that let it down...my body.
I waited till early december to do another cycle with Sydney IVF. I had another egg retrieval and suffered OHSS, which was very painful and very uncomfortable. But i still went ahead with the embryo transfer. On the 18th of december we had Chip transfered. Chip stuck. I am now sitting here writting this i am 18+4 weeks pregnant, and we are going in about 30 hrs to find out the babies sex.
I never thought i would be so happy! My life has worked out, and i cant wait to meet this very loved and very special baby.
www.storknet.com/cubbies/pregnancy/glossary.htm (http://www.google.com.au/url?&q=http://www.storknet.com/cubbies/pregnancy/glossary.htm&ei=OA6ySq6sJIvssQPU77ieDQ&sa=X&oi=define&ct=&cd=1&usg=AFQjCNEPrDLn9Enfs8w-P4L3cGg11bIS5w)
This is the story of a man and a woman who desperately wanted children.
The journey from INFERILITY to PREGNANCY!
November 2006: I had been off the pill for 1 year and it was at this time when I realized something was very wrong! We had been having regular intercourse for 12 moths with no contraception and nothing……not 1 period, not 1 pregnancy………I made an appointment to see Dr Ho at Sydney IVF and straight away he started me on Clomid. I was put on clomid for 6 cycles, no pregnancies and a hell of a lot of horrible bd’ing experiences. 1 where I actually told my wonderful husband “just close your eyes and pretend I am someone hot, so you can finnish quickly”.
December 2007: We start our very first IVF cycle at Westmead Fertility Centre under the instruction of Dr Howard Smith.
March 2008
Cycle 1- 6 eggs, 5 fertilized, 1 put back in, 4 not viable. NEGATIVE
May 2008
Cycle 2- CANCELLED I had over 50 follicles and was at very high risk for OHSS.
June 2008
Cycle 3- 18 eggs, 9 fertilized, 2 put back in, 5 frozen. NEGATIVE
September 2008
Frozen Embryo Transfer 1- 2 blastos (5 day old embryos) put back in. Chemical pregnancy 1.
December 2008
Frozen Embryo transfer 2- 2 bastos put back in. Chemical pregnancy 2……
At this stage it was January 2009 and I had been through so much. The hurt and confusion that comes with Chemical pregnancies and failed IVF cycles is horrible. It’s a “yes your pregnant but we don’t know for how long”.
In February 2009 we were refered to Dr Derek Lok at Sydney IVF where he instructed us to have an operation to see whats going on inside. So we went off to have a Hysteroscopy and Laperoscopy. They also did Overian drilling! Whilst they were in there they found that I had a subseptate uterus. OMG are you kidding!!!!!! So all this time there was pretty much no chance that I would have fallen pregnant and had a successful pregnancy anyway. The chance of M/C is so high with a subseptate uterus its devastating. There was also the possibility that I wouldn’t be able to have a successful surgery to get rid of the sub-septate.
So after the surgeries we planned to do another frozen embryo transfer with the last remaining embryo which Josh named “Jimmy” one night!
So on the 22nd of August my period arrived and we started our meds for our last FET. “Jimmy” was transfered on day 18 of my cycle which was the 8th of September. It was a 5 day blastocycst, and a very high grade one at that………
So fast forward to the 17th of September and at about 3:45pm I get the call through from the IVF clinic. A lovely lady is on the end of the line and said “I am very pleased to tell you that you and Joshua are pregnant! Congratulations!”
So my story of Infertility ends here! I am finally after a very long rollercoaster ride PREGNANT! I am very proud and so very happy to now say I AM NOT INFERTILE! I have experienced infertility, but I am not Infertile!
Thank you all so much for the love and support that the men and women of Bubhub has provided me. You are all amazing people.
So hopefully my journey through IVF and beating Infertility inspires a few of you experiencing problems to just keep going. That phone call saying “your pregnant” is worth the wait!
The rollercoaster didnt end...........i am still on the ride.
How sad that Jimmy didnt last. I lost our Jimmy at 5 weeks and 3 days. I woke up one night and i was soaked in blood. The sheets were ruined, my P.J's were thrown away, my undies were left at the hospital.
I went to the ED at about 2am and stayed until 9:30 the next morning when i was transfered to the early pregnancy monitoring area. I had stopped bleeding and i hadnt passed any clots. They did a 45 minute internal ultrasound, found a sac, but no baby....Because i was only 5 weeks and 3 days i was sent for a blood test in 24hrs time. My HCG went from 12500 to 400 in 48hrs.....Our baby had gone. I had a D&C to remove my baby from its safe place. The place that let it down...my body.
I waited till early december to do another cycle with Sydney IVF. I had another egg retrieval and suffered OHSS, which was very painful and very uncomfortable. But i still went ahead with the embryo transfer. On the 18th of december we had Chip transfered. Chip stuck. I am now sitting here writting this i am 18+4 weeks pregnant, and we are going in about 30 hrs to find out the babies sex.
I never thought i would be so happy! My life has worked out, and i cant wait to meet this very loved and very special baby.