**Calling-all-Adelaidie ART/IVF Ladies Thread 15 ****

[RiverSong]

Thanks Bwana, I have everything crossed too! Last time we had 7 of our eggs fertilise but only got 3 blasties, so I’m trying to be realistic. I will be happy with just one really good quality blastie for 5dt on Wed. Can’t wait for that phone call tomorrow to let me know how/if our embryos have grown. Am finding the wait between EPU and ET to be REALLY long this time around. Almost as bad as the TWW.

Jayemkayare, yes, it is a good fertilisation rate, but for us it’s after that stage that it usually goes pear-shaped. My very first go at IVF way back when, we had 8/8 fertilise and all grew to 5-day blasties but not a one resulted in a BFP. Even getting to a good quality (so they say) blastie didn’t seem to be enough as the little buggers wouldn’t implant. Still, there will definitely be no BFN without any blasties so I am certainly ready to count my blessings. At least it’s a promising start and I know lots of ladies often have a lot of trouble getting even that far so I do appreciate what we have. Is this your first time with prednisolone? I’m using it this cycle too.

Good luck with your EPU Lilybaby, wishing for some super great quality eggies for you.

to everyone.

[liv01]

River Hun don't get to hooked up on having a blastie I know of heaps if girls who have had a 3 cell put back in and now have a beautiful baby they look at case by case (well I hope so as I have never had a blastie) as I have a translocation good luck with this cycle

[RiverSong]

Thanks Liv, you are quite right. I think I am obsessing a bit too much. I am sorry if my post was insensitive.

[liv01]

River you were not insensitive at all hunni it is so easy through this process to obsess about everything I personally think that you have to take the positive out of everything that we go through

[RiverSong]

Roll Call


Limbo Land
Liv01 Last Zolidex 21st October


Jabbing
Lilybaby
Jayemkayare (BT & Scan 7/10)

EPU
Lilybaby 7/10


ET / FET
RiverSong ET (5/10)

Two Week Wait
Moo


Graduates

[jayemkayare]

Liv – Your positivity is infective. I’m going to have my baby by next Christmas and I’m going to buy all that dorky babys 1st Christmas crap!!!!!!

Lilly – It is great to hear you feeling so confident, and you have every reason to be 4 follies is great and possibly more. Bring on Fridays EPU hey and at least 5 great quality eggies I have my first scan on Friday, I’ll send some upstairs to you while i’m there.

I’ve taken high short term doses of pred for asthma and that sends me loopy, the only time DH has EVER yelled at me was when I was on the pred I’m hoping the smaller dose is ok but it continues even after the BFP, do you know how long? Sounds like you are planning a very relaxing time off, enjoy the day spa next week!!

Riversong – Yep this is my first time on the pred, and I’ve got all my hope in it. I hope those embies are dividing nicely for you and with the pred on board to aid implantation...... Bring on the BFP hey!!! Vitamin D can aid implantation as well, I introduced it this cycle.

AFM – just jabbing away. Started the pred today. Getting excited. I babysat my 3 month old niece the other night and just loved getting up when she cried in then night. Yeh yeh, I know I will think differently after weeks on end and not being able to hand baby back but it was just beautiful. I’ve already planned what room I’ll be doing the night feeds in and what chair I’m using. Oh dear, I really do have a long way to fall don’t I?

[moomechanic]

Hi jay what is the pred for?

I caved and poas this morning was bfn 8dp5dt... So mentally preparing for the worst, it seems we never even get a hint of implantation, like it doesn't even try??

[jayemkayare]

Moo - hon. I’m sorry you didn’t get two lines. You do know that it is early though and hope is still there. The sticky says 9dp5dt for a HPT. If this isn’t your lucky cycle (and I’m still holding out that it can be) then perhaps it is time for a second opinion. Your getting great blasties so definately time to look at implantation and some further investigations for yourself. But enough of that, this cycle isn’t over yet hon

The pred is for immune issues. Mostly used for those with High natural killer cells, mine is for the high macrophages. Same theory though. Suppress the immune system to prevent the body attacking the embryo.

[lilybaby]

Moo - as Jaye said, don't give up yet, it's still early days and if your emby took an extra day before it implanted you could still be in with a chance. One of the nurses once told me implantation starts anywhere from 24 to 72 hours after a 5 day ET so that is a huge time difference. I also agree that a 2nd opinion would be worth a go if this isnt the lucky one. I hope you wont need a 2nd opinion though.

Jaye - I love your positivity too. I laughed when I read about you picturing which chair and room you'll use for feeding because I've been doing that too. We bought a new lounge suite yesterday for our 2nd TV room (cos 2 people need 2 TV rooms , but we are getting ready for our brood of kidlets) anyway it comes with 2 recliners which are soooo comfy and I've already pictured myself using 1 as my feeding chair. It is going to happen for us, I just know it.
I've got a stupid question for you (as a nurse), I'm taking pred for NK cells and started last week as I mentionned. Up until last friday I was chugging down 2 yakult a day to stop any side affects from the antibiotics I took. Will the yakult have increased my NK cells or is it different bacteria altogether? I tried looking on google but couldnt find an answer. I'm hoping that it'll be ok because ET isnt until next week so it'll be almost 2 weeks since I stopped yakult. What do you think? Or if anyone else knows please let me know.
Also, looking after your niece sounded lovely.

Riversong - good luck for ET tomorrow. I hope you have some lovely blasties waiting for you when you arrive

[Rivergirl]

Roll Call


Limbo Land
Liv01 Last Zolidex 21st October


Jabbing
Lilybaby
Jayemkayare (BT & Scan 7/10)

EPU
Lilybaby 7/10


ET / FET
RiverSong ET (5/10)

Two Week Wait
Moo
Rivergirl (BT 11/10/11)


Graduates