FET: 11dp5dt

I did a pregnancy test today, BFP. What a real surprise! And went to the clinic, did a blood test. HCG is 219. Alhamdulillah, I am 4 weeks pregnant today. Will be coming back to the clinic in 3 weeks time for our first ultrasound.

FET? Do not POAS until the day you are supposed to do so. Go see Dr Prashant and follow his advice :)

Symptoms this week - white creamy discharge at 10dp5dt, back pain, sore nipples more on the left one but not sore breasts, AF cramps but the difference is it feels like tugging kind of pain, no pimple at the face area, nausea on and off, and constantly hungry 10dp5dt onwards.

Praying for this pregnancy to stay and be a safe one. Hello first trimester, we meet again for the third time! Alhamdulillah.

FET: 6dp5dt

BFN...that is right, I tested and BFN.

AF cramps intensify today...need to plan my next IVF now.

FET: 5dp5dt

Heartburn...that is all. No other symptoms.

FET: 4dp5dt

I'm back at work today.

Today - slight whitish discharge, pulling/stretching of my abdomen/uterus but more on the left side again. Sounds promising. No AF cramps and am feeling heartburn from time to time.

The wait is killing me... and most ladies in 2ww im sure. It can go either way. By tomorrow, if it meant to be, implantation should have been completed. I leave it to Allah. He knows what is best. I hope and I pray for another child but if it is a negative, then I will make sure ill be ok and keep on trying. InsyaAllah...

Good luck ladies!

FET: 3dp5dt

So all the positive signs appear yesterday...

Today, all the negative. By Day 3, it should be the implantation stage. Yet, i'm super dry aka no cm! Also, small pimple appearing at my nose. On top of that, AF cramps as usual.... one week before AF is due and all these negative signs have started to appear.

Mood of the day? Cranky! :(

FET: 2dp5dt

Signs?

AF-like cramps at the lower left side of my uterus/abdomen and legs. Slight back pains, a few mins of twinges in the evening and a pimple at my left armpit. Also consistently feeling hungry but to be fair, my last meal was at 1230noon, so it made sense to feel hungry at 4pm.

Sounds promising right?

On the negative side, my other embryo didn't make it to day 6. So now we have nothing to freeze. If this FET fails, I have to start my second round of IVF/ICSI.

My feeling?

Very very sad. When I started FET, I thought I could have 3 attempts. The decision to refreeze at blastocyst stage is proven to take that thought away. Not sure if I would still opt for blastocyst next time.

Mood of the day?

Sad, down and feeling like AF is otw...

FET: Egg Transfer of Single Blastocyst

One day, i think i should write a book...until then, i will continue recording my journey in this blog, for the benefit of everyone reading this, including myself.  This is my FET journey story...

We decided this month is going to be our FET month since i have had 3 stable menses cycles, post delivery of my second son. Until Day 17, i was not able to get a positive on my ovulation test. Bummer.

I went to see Dr P at Day 5 and Day 12. Just to scan to ensure everything is ok. Actually the 2 visits were not compulsory. What we need is a positive on the ovulation kit, call the clinic and that is it. Unlucky me, since my positive only appears on Day 18 of my cycle, i had to come in and did a blood test to test my progestrone level. Per Nurse S, this is to get a more accurate result on my ovulation.

Paid RM80 for the blood test - and my ovulation has been confirmed to be on Dar 19. This means my FET will be 5 days after ie Day 24.

Day 24 is finally here.  Went to the clinic with full bladder and waited for Dr P uncomfortably in the OT.  Uncomfortable because i wanted to pee so badly! Dr P was kind enough to let me empty my bladder on a count to 10 but i peed on a count to 7 only.  Just to make sure i didnt overdo it.

Went back to the OT.  And ET began. W e froze 3 embies.  One did not survive, two made it to day 5 with 1 blastocyst and 1 almost blastocyst. So today, Hubby and me decided to transfer one and hopefully freeze the other one, hoping the other embie will survive tonight. If not, we will be left with nothing and if FET is unsuccessful, we have to do another round of IVF/ICSI.

The procedure was quick. 5 mins but uncomfortable. I could feel my vagina being stretched open and a little tickly inside the uterus. Then done. As per last time, i rested for 10 minutes in the OT, and then hang out in the waiting room for 30 minutes before we went home.

Hubby paid RM4,950 today for FET, pregnancy test and duphaston. I will be on 3 days MC. I planned to do 48 hours of bedrest and 24 hours of just chilling before i go back to work.

I am now officially in my 2WW...again...

Symptoms so far? slight cramp and tingly feeling in the left side of my uterus/tummy/abdomen...maybe a bit emotional but i have been quite emotional lately... plus way too early to have any symptoms as today in Day 5, the blastocyst is probably hatching itself out and hopelly will implant tomorrow...

Miracle

Once in awhile, every couple struggling with infertility would wish for a miracle to happen. I was definitely one of them. When my son turned one last July, I started planning my FET. So after Eid, I started the ovulation tracking on top of consistent visit to Dr Prashant to make sure I would not miss my fertile days. We never get that positive sign on the stick....so Dr Prashant advised that I come back on day 2 of my next cycle. Frustrated, but no other choice. We had to delay out FET to November.

But yesterday was Day 55 of my cycle and still no period. I decided to buy the cheapest pregnancy test kit available at the pharmacy. I got a positive sign. How is that possible? I thought I didn't ovulate last month. On top of that, we both know the chance of us conceiving naturally is close to none? Hubby and I straight away went to a nearby clinic for an ultrasound. And we saw a beautiful sac, the doctor confirmed that I am pregnant. Currently about 8 weeks old. I'm going to see my gynae tomorrow at the hospital, just to be sure and to check on the heart beat.

I was hoping for a miracle and we got our miracle. Hopefully this will be a good pregnancy, and may God protect my second child. Don't stop praying and hoping for your miracle....it can happen to anyone :) Hello first trimester, we meet again!

Day 16 Scan

Day 2 of menses
We met Dr P after almost 2 years. It felt nice to see him. There were a few familiar faces at the clinic but quite a number of new faces too. i miss Nurse H...she left the practice about the same time of our IVF in 2011. I promised Dr P to bring my son during my next appointment since he has been asking me to bring our lil man. The visit is very brief. Just a chat on the next step...the main thing is, I can still do our FET while breastfeeding. Of course if the FET is successful, my milk supply will decrease. Dr P then asked us to come back on day 16/17 of my cycle to scan for polyps since I have the history with one.

If you are going for FET, this stage is not necessary as you can avoid the consultation cost.
Charges: RM120

Day 16 of menses
Lets start with the bad news first. We were the first to arrive and was informed that Dr P was not around. My husband obviously wasn't happy about it as we have scheduled our work, came in for the appointment and nobody from the clinic informed us about this. One of the nurse asked if it is ok if I see Dr Helena. To be honest, yes I do mind. I am very comfortable with Dr P and the thought of going to see a brand new doctor is just...too much. But I said yes anyway since we have arrived and day 16 is the best time to check for polyps since I have 35 days cycle.

Good news - no charge for the day even though Dr Helena did a vaginal scan for me. That was nice of the clinic. So I guess that is fine. Dr H is very friendly and I can tell that she is very experienced. But personally, I still prefer Dr Prashant. I am not going to compare 2 doctors here as I have been with Dr P right from the beginning. So I am always bias! Anyway, Dr H asked us to come back on day 14 of my menses of when we want to perform the FET.

Now is the time for me to think...after Eid or Sept? Hmmmmmmmm...we have some thinking to do. Until then, happy fasting to my Muslim readers.

xx

The start of our FET journey

Dear readers,

It has been an amazing one year as a mother and it is worth every penny spent as well as every effort, seconds put into my ivf journey.

We have decided to start our FET sometimes towards the end of this year. I am still breastfeeding my lil man...fully. And I plan to do so for as long as I can. I got my period 4 months ago when my son turned 8 months.  Not sure of the next step but Dr Prashant did advise me to wait at least 6 months before FET. It has been a year now and I have an appointment to see Dr Prashant tomorrow to discuss about this since tomorrow is my Day 2 of my period for this month.

Bismillahirrohmanirrohim....here is to a start to my FET journey... :)

He is out!

Dear readers,

I gave birth to a healthy baby boy on 04.07.2012.

I had a smooth delivery, 10 mins of pushing and Baby A was born :) I will write more of my experience soon. For now, im still adjusting to our new life. I love being a mother and I hope my son will have 2/3 siblings to play with. Welcome to the world my IVF baby.

Thank you Dr Prashant and the KL Fertility gang.

Thank you Dr Premitha and the Pantai Hosp gang.

And thank you my dear readers for reading. Most important of all, thank you to my husband who was there with me throughout the whole process. You gave me the strength to go through an experience which i thought i couldn't handle. I love you and I love our son.

37 weeks +++

Hello :) I am still pregnant and counting days until I could meet my son. I have been blessed with an ok pregnancy so far but this week, I've started going on MC. My baby is quite small ie at 2.5 kgs now when he should be around 2.9kgs and my water level is low. So I'm gonna be staying at home and drink plenty of water. I'm very worried of his health but I know worrying won't help either one of us. So ive started drinking more and more now :) I hope my son will come out sometimes next week. But the decision is his. I'll try to talk to him slowly :) I just met Dr Premitha last Fri but I will need to come and see her tomorrow as well since my water level is low. Thank u all for reading and I hope everyone is coping ok. Life is a mystery but one thing for sure, it I an adventure.

35 weeks +++

I am now a happy patient of Dr Premitha again! I called the hospital before each visit to ensure no long wait. So far, less than 15 mins wait! Hooorayyyy :) I'm feeling soooo heavy now. There are days I couldn't even walk without the help from hubby. I've put on 12 kgs of extra weight to date. Hopefully I won't put on too much more...5 more weeks to go! So much to do, so lil time...hopefully all will go well. Tomorrow we are going to get the cot and start to assemble the cot :) I can't wait!!! Have a good weekend everyone!

32 Weeks +++

Amazing! In less than 10 mins, I got to see the Dr today. Thanks to the nurse in charge who called me to let me know the best time to come. Today, we saw our son's hair! Yes he is not bald hehe. And he is 1.8 kgs now. I've gained 0.5 kg since my last visit to see Dr Premitha 3 weeks ago. Total weight gain to date is 10kgs! I experienced the contraction like pain twice today. OMG they were painful! But the breathing technique works. The pain only lasted for about 30 secs. Hmmmmm.... I can't wait to hold my son. We have his car seat and changing mat ready now though his cot is not up yet. I'll wait until I'm about 36 weeks for that ;) hubby almost dances when he talks about his son. The joy of expecting your first child is amazing. once in awhile, I think about our frozen eggs in the lab....my babies are in the lab. I hope they too are doing ok....

31 weeks +++

Hello, I am officially in my third trimester now. I recently visited Dr Premitha at 29 weeks pregnant and waited 2 hours and 45 minutes to see her. It was horrible. I felt like giving up. I am not sure if the wait is worth my time. Even with appointment, I had to wait that long :( Anyway, at 30 weeks, I went to FMGC to see Dr Rahman for an additional check for second opinion. All looks good but of course, I didn't get to see my baby's face. He is a placenta kisser, per Dr Raman. Well, as long as he is well and healthy, I'm happy. My baby weighs 1.53kg at 30 weeks. Quite heavy! I'm going to see Dr Premitha for my 32 weeks checkup soon. I hope the wait will not be too long this time. My coccyx pain is still there...ive been feeling really tired lately, hence no time and mood to blog. But I'll try my best to update once in awhile. And oh, hubby bought a new car for the baby :) we now have a seven seater car! It is obvious hubby wants a big family but let's take it slow for now k :) Till next time!

26 weeks

The waiting time at Pantai was horrendous today, 1.5 hours to be exact! Thank God baby is doing good. Dr Premitha has suggested that I go for antenatal classes soon. I've now registered for the classes. Other than that, my visit to Pantai has been increased to once every 3 weeks. That is good because I get to see my baby more frequently. Until now, I still haven't seen his face! :( I received an email from Dr Prashant asking how am I doing. How nice of him! Thanks Doc for checking. If only he can be the one who helps me to deliver... Anyway, to date, my only complication is coccyx pain. I have trouble sitting down as my tailbone hurts badly when it touches any type of surface. I have been referred to see Dr Kok, an orthopedic at Pantai. He told me nothing can be done since I am pregnant. The pain in unusual but it is probably the side effect of me falling from a one story building 11 years ago ;) I am now using a rubber ring and a massive nursing pillow to sit on any type of chairs. Now I know that it is tough being a mother ;) I now look forward to my 29 weeks app as I am now officially in my third trimester. Thank you God for this wonderful experience!

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At 24 weeks +++

Just a quick entry...we went for a 3D scan at FMGC. I was hoping to see Dr Rahman, but he was not around. Hence, we went to see Dr Patrick.

Good news - Baby is healthy :) and 220gram overweight for his age :D

Bad news - Mummy didnt get to see his face because he was busy scratching his bum and holding his penis! Oh boy ;) Per Dr Patrick, this is the second time in his career as a doc to see a baby in such position. Dont blame me, ask the father! :D

I now look forward to see Dr Premitha for my 26 weeks appointment. As for myself, i am huge now! Baby is gaining weight, so am i! To date, no scratchmarks...i have been applying L'occitane Skin Oil every day without fail :)

Have a good weekend!

At 22 weeks +++

Yes, the baby is still a boy :)

At 5.5 months pregnant, I've gained 5 kgs pre pregnancy. On track so far. My yoga classes have been a great help to my cramp though it is not 100% gone. I guess the expanding boobs and tummy are putting so much weight on my small frame :( other than that, I'm thankful for the wonderful health to date.

Work has been crazy, I have 4 months before my EDD and I'm starting to feel nervous with the preparation. So I bought a new dress from Poplook yesterday. Hopefully it fits my pregnant body well ;) I'm gonna order the car seat soon. We have decided to order most of the baby stuffs from the uk and the states. Cheaper than Malaysia :) if only I have the time to browse the net...Haish...

I'm going for my 3 D scan soon. I hope to get some nice shot of my son :)I'll keep you ladies posted on my progress. Btw Nurse H from KL Fertility has left the practice. So sad but the rest of the wonderful team is still there :)

Take care everyone!

At 18+++ weeks

Hello hello :)

Alhamdulillah, we made it to the 18 weeks. Hubby and I went to see Dr Premitha for the first time at Pantai Hospital. I feel more comfortable at Pantai than DSH. So now it is the Doc. Dr Prashant thinks Dr Premitha is a good choice. Plus, they were once partners at Dr Prashant's practice before Dr Premitha moved to Pantai. A few if my friends recommended us to see Dr Premitha. So off we went to see her :)

Hubby likes her. Me? I like her too. She took her time with us, no rush and she explains well. She scanned my tummy in detail and provided the videos with the pictures in a DVD without even me asking for one :) she cares about my weight, so that is good! Same thinking as my mom, I think my mom will like her too! She thinks I can only gain a max of 13kgs throughout my pregnancy since I have a very small frame. So noted! :) most important of all, my baby is doing great. The baby is growing well and the baby has a big head since the head is the size of a 19 weeks baby! But per Dr Premitha, that is ok and by the next visit, the body will catch up and the head will grow at a slower rate.

Gender? :) hubby was in tears as the doctor made an announcement that our first born is a BOY, insyaAllah. Wow! I'm the eldest and I am girl. On my husband's side, all firstborn is a girl. So for the first time in the immediate family, the first born is a boy :) I am so excited! I am already in love with my son!!!! Dr Premitha was 100% confident that it is a boy since the balls and penis are very obvious. Our baby was showing off his body with full confidence :) i am grateful to God because so far, after what I have gone through, my baby is in pink of health and I hope he will stay that way until the full term, insyaAllah!

Our next visit to see Dr Premitha is in 4 weeks. She supplied us with some supplements which include calcium since my teeth need some extra help ;) my boy is absorbing most of my calcium!!!! Cost of our visit at Pantai is FOC, hooray! Not sure since my company is paying 100% of our medical bills, thank God!

I have emailed Dr Prashant and the gang at KL Fertility of the good news and Dr Prashant was happy with the news too! I cannot wait to see my baby and bring him out to see the world! Thank you all for reading :) I hope my story gives you hope that you too can have a child of your own, some day!