IVF1 & IVF2 - First Scan After started injections

I thought I'd collect this data ready for a comparison on Monday..

First Scans
IVF1 - CD12- Left ovary, none. Right ovary 3 follies around 11-12mm.
IVF2 - CD7 - Left ovary, 2 follicles started. Right ovary 7 follicles started.
IVF3 - CD9 ?

Period

Well that is it - No more wondering. Period here. Done and dusted. Have not yet rung the clinic. Will do this later this week....

Actually feeling ok about it all - I think it is easier this time because it was more expected. I'd not felt pregnant...felt very normal.. I don't need to be told that you don't always get symptoms it doesn't necessarily mean anything - I really did know I wasn't.

Tuesday and the weeks dragging

Well...after spot on Sunday nothing happened until today..late afternoon...again possibly TMI...brown spotting..bit of red (tiny)...as you normally do when AF arriving kept going back and forth to the loo to check lol.

Went out with a friend for food, then home for 11pm. Visits to the loo showed no more spotting and no proper period though I keep feeling like its here..I wonder what the morning will bring... now off to sleep.

Sunny Sunday

Well it was a sunny day. Cold but sunny. Went for a walk along the canal from Cambridge Lane to Victoria Park, then had a quick cuppa at Nikis.

When I got back to my house I went to the bathroom - I had bright red blood when I wiped (sorry if TMI). I've occasionally had spotting 2 days before my period is due - So now I don't know whether it is a good sign (implantation, but possibly bit late) or just a way of telling me my period is just round the corner...I lean towards the latter unfortunately...I'll know either way within the next 6 days...

1 More Week to go....

Well..time is crawling by!

It is now 9 days since ET. Nothing major happening - hassle at work usual stuff!

No signs nothing, feeling very un-pregnant! :( trying to keep positive but most of the time ignoring that I've even done anything odd this month!

I managed it!! 1 Egg Fertilised!

Yeah...I know its still a long way to go but hey this is further than last cycle. Phone call 8.40am. I had 1 fertilised egg!! Couldn't believe it. So...drank water (have to have full bladder for embryo transfer).. 0.5 litre then 0.33 litre when I got to the clinic. Still didn't feel like weeing...they said wait 10 mins...then nurse gave me a cup of tea to help... there was another woman awaiting her transfer..she went in...and was far longer than I expected! I was desperate to wee. So...they took me in and scan me and my bladder was TOO full..so...had to go to loo..wee...but stop..managed it but thought I'd relieved myself too much...went back in...it was fine still plenty there!!

So - They did my embryo transfer - 1 embryo on board - Just have to hope that it sticks - Test date 16th February. As from last night doing 2 pessaries each day (morning / evening)

Photo:

Big black area - Full bladder

Area under bladder -Womb

Faint little white line, fluid containing embryo - It's too small to see! :)

Nurse advised me - No lifting, no baths, no swimming.. eat as if pregnant...

Factors resulting in poor egg quality or maturity

Determining the factors resulting in poor egg quality or maturity is difficult. Let's look first at what maturity means, and then at what might go wrong.All the eggs you will ever have were formed before you were even born, halfway through your mother's pregnancy. The eggs all started out with 46 chromosomes. But since we need just 23 chromosomes from the sperm and 23 from the egg, an egg must get rid of the extra 23 chromosomes, in a process called meiosis. Meiosis of all your eggs began while you were in your mother's uterus, but was not completed. The process was arrested, to resume in an egg after it receives a signal from your body's LH surge or the administration of hCG just prior to ovulation. For egg retrieval, hCG is administered approximately 36 hours before egg retrieval. It is the resumption of meiosis in response to that signal that determines egg maturity.
Unfortunately not all eggs receive the message and resume meiosis appropriately. Why? We don't really know. Possible factors include blood supply to the ovarian follicle in which the egg develops, hormone levels in the follicular fluid, the function of the hormone receptors on the egg, LH levels in the early follicular phase, the presence of normal egg chromosomes, ovulation medication schedules, and laboratory culture conditions. Much research is going on to determine the most important factors and to develop a culture environment that best supports maturation of the immature egg.

This is just so Shit

They did ICSI. Only 2 of my eggs were mature. They hope that both fertilise over night. They are warning me that there is a possibility that neither will fertilise. IF either of them do fertilise I go back in tomorrow for them to be put back....why is this all so crap.

Egg Collection tomorrow

Well..nearly there yet again...most people worry about the 2 week wait..me..I worry that I get a phone call Thursday telling me its not worked again...I suppose first hurdle is hoping they actually get some eggs tomorrow...I really hope that they do...

IVF2 : Last Scan before Egg Collection

Last scan - Everything looking good so far - 8 follicles so hoping that 8 good quality eggs..in fact as long as at least 1 I'll be happy - ok ok yes I'd prefer 3 so that maximum chance of success but after last cycle...pleased that the lady doing the scan did the photo - I never actually asked so was really pleased when she did it, I thought I was being a bit cheeky asking again!

Have to be at the clinic early on Wednesday, so early night tomorrow. They will ring me Thursday to say how things have gone. Then hopefully either back to clinic on Thursday or if really successful Saturday. Fingers crossed that i do have to go back one of these days for the embryos to be replaced.

Spent another £50 - This time on 1xOrgalutran, injection a little later than planned 6.50pm, then Pregnyl - to be done at 9pm. Going to Carolines house, my own personal nurse x

IVF2 : This weeks plan of Action

Monday - Appointment at 8.45am for last scan - As long as this goes well will be taking Pregnyl this evening to trigger ovulation.
Wednesday - Early train for Egg Collection. Still to arrange whose picking me up, my last pick up person won' be able to help as they'll be in a meeting. Not too worried about this..
Thursday - Dreaded call - I'm really not looknig forward to this - What if it is exactly the same as last time? What then? Dealing with it won't be good....dependent on this call with be:

• No fertilised eggs again - Over - No more - Baby never to be
• Back to clinic for embryo transfer if only 1
• More than 1, back Friday or Sat for for embryo transfer. Not certain how they deal with the weekend as if same as last time that would be Saturday...
• 2 weeks after embryo Transfer - Period or test

I don't want to think further than Thursday to be honest - Thursday is going to be an awful day...

IVF2 : Fridays Scan..

Well everything going well so far though egg collection has been moved from Monday to Wednesday, I assume to let some of the smaller ones catch up. The nurse was pleased that was the main thing. Some of the bigger follicles were 16mm.

This photo shows a few of my follicles but they can't capture all of them.

IVF2 : Donor Choice

DONOR CODE canning 1
Ethnic Group Caucasian – British
Blood Group A Positive
Eye Colour Blue
Hair Colour Dark Brown
Height 1.81m (Just under 6ft)
Build Medium
Skin colour Light/Fair
Religion Church of England
Occupation Recently left the Navy
Education NVQ x2
Interests History, walking, football, cycling
Donors Pen Sketch (can be given to the mother once a baby has been born as a result of using this donor sperm) Yes
Proven fertility Yes
Length of storage consent (yrs) 10 years
HFEA Registration Number *
Any limitations stipulated by the donor. Discard after death
Is this donor homosexual? No

DONOR CODE CANNING 2
Ethnic Group Caucasian - British
Blood Group O Negative
Eye Colour Blue
Hair Colour Light Brown
Height 5’10”
Build Medium
Skin colour Fair
Religion None
Occupation Tele marketing
Education Secondary Education
Interests Music, sports, socializing
Donors Pen Sketch (can be given to the mother once a baby has been born as a result of using this donor sperm) No
Proven fertility No
Length of storage consent (yrs) 10years
HFEA Registration Number *
Any limitations stipulated by the donor. *
Is this donor homosexual? No

IVF2 : 2nd follicle scan

Appointment 1.45pm.

I actually like Janet Brown the scanning lady now... not because she did anything special but I've got used to her.

My lining is good.

I still have 9 follicles growing! Well that is a real relief after last time... growing slowly but the nurse said this is better...

Next scan Friday.

Egg Retrieval probably Monday!

IVF2 : First follicle scan

1.30pm appointment today.

Had 4 days of 400iu of Puregon, also start second injection this evening, though forgot to ask how far apart these needed to be in time.

As for scan - Better result than when I started last cycle.

Left ovary - 2 follicles started (last cycle 1st scan there were 0)
Right ovary - 7 follicles started(last cycle 1st scan there were 3)

Think they were measuring about 1cm....(last time 11-12mm so about the same)

Wednesday appointment - 1.45pm
Friday appointment - 9am

Clinic Bill / Drugs to start

IVF - Single Cycle £2750.00
HFEA FEE - IVF £104.50
Donor Sperm & Prep £400.00
Total £3254.50

Finally ordered from Boots online. Boots online was nearly £500 cheaper than the store - How scary is that - It was also over £300 cheaper than clinic. I still might need extra but at least I saved some - £300 is the sunny holidayI've been looking at in Corfu!

Puregon £1366.47
Orgalutron £187.45

I've got to still buy pregynl but still got rest in fridge from last incomplete cycle.

CD2 : Clinic Visit

As AF here properly now rang clinic. It ws a bit of a shock when they asked me to get in today as well! Friday was a bit difficult as morning off and meeting in the aternoon, but I thought they'd want me in tomorrow.

So...yet another internal scan - To make certain I have no cysts from the last cycle. All good.

Went and saw the nurse to see what happens now.....so..

CD3 - Thu - 17th - 400iu Puregon (pm)
CD4 - Fri - 18th - 400iu Puregon (pm)
CD5 - Sat - 19th - 400iu Puregon (pm)
CD6 - Sun - 20th - 400iu Puregon (pm)
CD7 - Mon - 21st - 400iu Puregon (pm)- SCAN 1.30pm - Orgalutran injection 0.25mg
CD8 - Tue - 22nd - 400iu Puregon (pm)- Orgalutran injection 0.25mg
CD9 - Wed - 23rd - 400iu Puregon (pm)- SCAN TBC - Orgalutran injection 0.25mg
CD10 - Thu - 24th - 400iu Puregon (pm)- Orgalutran injection 0.25mg
CD11 - Fri - 25th - SCAN TBC - Orgalutran injection 0.25mg
CD12 - Sat - 26th - Orgalutran injection 0.25mg
CD13 - Sun - 27th - Orgalutran injection 0.25mg
CD14 - Mon - 28 - SCAN or Egg collection

That is ABOUT right - It gets all flaky dependng on whether my follicles want to play ball or not!