Well it's been awhile since I have updated my blog and lots has been happening. After having my miscarriage my fertility specialist told me I had to wait 2 full cycles before I could cycle again for both emotional and physical reasons. I got my first AF (period) 29 days after my D&C and OMG It was a cyclonic (cat 4) - cramps, floods, the whole force of her will. Well she had been putting out warnings for almost a week, so far enough.
While waiting for AF again I started prepping my body again, I start taking Elevit again daily and my GP put me on a mega dose of Folic Acid (5mg). I also started taking extra Vitamin E (1000), CoQ10 (75mg), Fish Oil (2000) and Kelp (1000) for an added kick.
On the 13th of May AF finally arrived again and she was back to her old self, in no way cyclonic. So I was now ready to start my next FET Cycle.
May/June 2010 HRT FET Cycle - The Plan
13th May - Start taking Progynova 2mg HRT 3 times a day
26th May - Ultra Sound Scan to check lining (must be 6-8mm)
28th May - Start Progesterone 200mg Pessaries twice a day
2nd June - Frozen Embryo Transfer
15th June - Blood Test
Scan day was on my 32nd Birthday, a girl has to do what she has to do so I had a lining scan for my birthday. Thankfully my lining was 12mm thick on day 14 so everything was set to go. I started the Progesterone Pessaries on Friday morning, oh the joys! The evening before transfer I had my usual acupuncture session ready for transfer.
Transfer was set for 1:45pm with an admit time of 1:30pm. Mum, Honor and I drove up early and had some lunch before hand. While Mum waited outside in the waiting room, Honor and I went in for transfer. Patrick the Embryologist came in and talked to me about how the embryo thaw went. Thankfully they only had to thaw one, and it was doing well. FS (Fertility Specialist) arrived and I was ready to go. After a few moments I got that feeling of deja vu yep that's right my cervix was clamped shut and was facing backwards like last time. FS didn't mess around this time and decided to clamp my cervix to make it easier but unlike last time he didn't numb it first, OMG!!!!! But still he had problems getting the catheter through my cervix even after using a dilator or 2. After about 20 minutes I was ready for transfer. FS said that I had some scaring to my cervix for the miscarriage and D&C which also didn't help matters. Honor and I watched on the monitor as my little embryo 'Inc' (this little embryo's name) was released into my uterus, It was such a magical moment to share with her. After the catheter was checked under the microscope my cervix as released from the grasps of the clamp (thank god!!!).
I am now on holidays from work for almost 2 weeks so I will be doing lots of resting and relaxing and hoping. This next 2 weeks are going to be a little longer that they normally are, but not as long as it was waiting 2 weeks for my Amnio that is for sure.
My blood test will be the Tuesday the 15th of June, please universe please let this little one be the one!!!!
4 comments:
Hi Gemma
I have been following your blog and am very interested to hear your outcome today as I am waiting to start IVF myself. Also can you please tell me why you are on the extra folic,vitamins, kelp etc, if a doctor recommended for IVF preperations or what as I am interested in what I should look at taking if anything?
Hi Peta,
I already know what the out come with be today :(. When I have all the information I will post about it.
I take extra Folic Acid as I recently had a miscarriage due to a problem with the baby (please see Echo's Story).
My Fertility Specialist told me to take Elevit and I have added to the mix Vitamin E as it's known as the fertility vitamin. Kelp for the Iodine which is good for baby's brain development. CoQ10 is for blood flow and also helps egg quality and Fish Oil is for general health and well being which also helps the cell development too. Best of luck with your IVF journey, do you have a blog?
Hi again
Thanks for the info, so sorry about your result I was counting down the days till today to find out as I am in Central Qld also and have been following your story being about to start IVF as well. I take USANA vitamins and antioxidants (very expensive) I was told by my naturopath to take them. My husband is the one with the problem (poor morphology & not real good motility either) I applaud you for doing it on your own, you mum must be great though. I notice I am also around your age just turned 31 in May also so I know how you feel with the age thing, we already have one daughter 5 years old which we had no problems with but this time around different story, I also had a miscarriage May last year (natural). I was looking at going to Monash in Rocky as it is the closest but have decided on QGF in Mackay. It is wrong that we don't have many choices out here, Brisbane has a fertility centre every 5 mins! Anyway would be good to keep in touch, I don't have a blog though.
Hi Peta,
Your totally welcome. I am thinking about seeing a neuropath too, I think my body needs readjusting. I don't have any known problems with my fertility so who really knows why I am having so many problems.
Where in CQ are you? I am in Gladstone.
If you have facebook, please feel free to add me. www.facebook.com/gemma78 I try to keep my TTC journey off my main page but am happy to chat with you about anything IVF related. I am now a pro at injecting and all things IVF.
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