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March 5th, 2012, 08:01 PM #1
Just found this forum - hoping to re-connect!
I gave up on the other site for a long time, was directed here today. I was hoping to run into some "old friends" from the PGD forum and see how everyone is doing! I will keep reading around. In the meantime, here's my update:
After a long, horrible, tedious, ridiculous 2 years, I'm currently on my last cycle of IVF / PGD ('m 37 now). The last round went so horribly (7 follicles but only 1 egg!) that my guilty-feeling doctor gave me a free round this time. You know you're responding poorly when that happens!! :-)
So this time we got 5 eggs, 4 fertilized, 3 grew, then we batched it with the one little embryo from last time and sent to PGD. Results Saturday night: only one normal embryo out of all four, and it was a girl! Transferred it yesterday (already hatching) and now I'm just waiting for Saturday to test.
I am hopeful, but realistic too. I've only had 2 transfers out of all my cycles but both were BFN. You just never know what's going to happen! I stayed on the couch most of yesterday but did get up to do a few things, today I'm just going to take it easy but get back to cooking and moving around normally. The studies on bed rest are funny - it seems to make it even LESS likely to get pregnant (some of them), so who knows what's best anymore?!
This is our last cycle. We move overseas in July (Foreign Service) and I'm hoping to go with a baby on board. If not, we're either going to stick with our really wonderful family (my GD is only 10% of what it used to be, and totally livable - my boys are amazing and great fun as they get older (especially the 6 year-old)), or look into adoption from the Democratic Republic of Congo - my heart is drawn to Africa.
Again, it's great to find you all again and I can't wait to catch up!Sarah
Mom to two perfect, adorable, amazing boys!
Starting IVF/PGD for a little girl on 5/26/2010
IVF 1: right ovary inaccessible, no transfer (no normal females out of 4 embies)
IVF2: cancelled: severe allergic reaction to Lupron
IVF3: no normal females out of 5 embies
IVF4: 7 eggs retrieved, 4 fertilized - frozen to batch PGD with last cycle
IVF5: 7 eggs retrieved, 1 fertilized. Fresh + frozen to PGD = TWO HEALTHY FEMALES! Transfer 3/11, BFN
IVF6: 6 eggs retrieved, 3 eggs fertilized = ONE healthy female! BFN
IVF7: 1 egg retrieved! :-(, fertilized - frozen to batch PGD with *last* cycle
IVF8: 5 eggs retrieved, 4 fertilized, 3 grew, batched with frozen = ONE healthy female! Transfer 3/4/12 - BFP!!!
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March 5th, 2012, 08:06 PM #2
Thats lovely Twosweetguys. welcome and I remember you from IG.
Good luck on saturday, it only takes 1 and after all your efforts,I hope you're rewarded.
Otherwise your plan B's sound great too.
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March 5th, 2012, 09:15 PM #3IVF Advice Coach
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Welcome! Glad you found us! Little different here- we have most people posting in the Member forum(the oldtimers you would recognize!). I'm glad you got a transfer and I really hope she sticks! Congrats!
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March 6th, 2012, 12:22 AM #4
Yes, I remember you, too. I'm formarly patienceforpurple and I'm back to cycling after two miscarriages-one from FET and one natural. I'm also about to start my last fresh cycle, so it's nerve-wrecking. Good luck and really hope this is for you!
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March 7th, 2012, 09:18 PM #5
You have been through a lot. Good luck to you, it only takes one?
17 12 9 3 HT
6 Cycles and 2 FET in all to FINALLY have my
May 2015- Did another fresh cycle to get a sister for my DD
that ended with no normals:
Thank you Dr.P
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March 10th, 2012, 09:10 AM #6
I 100% can't believe it, but I tested positive this morning. Absolutely surreal. I don't know what to do with myself. I'm sure a darker test tomorrow will help make this more real, but for now I'm going to enjoy seeing two lines for the fist time in 5 years. This would mean so much for our family in so many ways. At least now I have hope. Thank you all for your welcome!!!!
SarahSarah
Mom to two perfect, adorable, amazing boys!
Starting IVF/PGD for a little girl on 5/26/2010
IVF 1: right ovary inaccessible, no transfer (no normal females out of 4 embies)
IVF2: cancelled: severe allergic reaction to Lupron
IVF3: no normal females out of 5 embies
IVF4: 7 eggs retrieved, 4 fertilized - frozen to batch PGD with last cycle
IVF5: 7 eggs retrieved, 1 fertilized. Fresh + frozen to PGD = TWO HEALTHY FEMALES! Transfer 3/11, BFN
IVF6: 6 eggs retrieved, 3 eggs fertilized = ONE healthy female! BFN
IVF7: 1 egg retrieved! :-(, fertilized - frozen to batch PGD with *last* cycle
IVF8: 5 eggs retrieved, 4 fertilized, 3 grew, batched with frozen = ONE healthy female! Transfer 3/4/12 - BFP!!!
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March 10th, 2012, 09:27 AM #7
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March 10th, 2012, 10:34 AM #8
I remember you!! How exciting and CONGRATS!!!!!!
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkSometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe, and have faith that everything will work out for the best.
^^^That is exactly what I did and everything has FINALLY worked out for the best. I couldn't be more happier in my life than I am right now with these 2 blessings that were brought into my life.
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March 10th, 2012, 11:25 AM #9
Great news!
17 12 9 3 HT
6 Cycles and 2 FET in all to FINALLY have my
May 2015- Did another fresh cycle to get a sister for my DD
that ended with no normals:
Thank you Dr.P
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Wow! Congratulations im so happy for you!
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Healthy baby girl :)