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...
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
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...
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...
Sunday, 20 October 2013
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!
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!
Thursday, 11 July 2013
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
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
Monday, 24 June 2013
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... :)
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... :)
Sunday, 15 July 2012
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.
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.
Sunday, 1 July 2012
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.
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