Fert report #1

Well all I can say is that was one of the longest nights ever, I woke up every hour thinking about our little embies and praying that they would be okay.
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I finally plucked up the courage to phone them at about 10 past 10 this morning and you'll all be happy to know that this was the first time I've cried since my retrieval, I was soooo nervous, this is hard-core stuff!!
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Our first fert report went as follows:
Out of 16 retrieved, 10 were done the normal IVF way and 6 with ISCI..
4 fertalised normally and we've got 2 possibles from the IVF batch
1 fertalised normally and we've got 1 possible from the ICSI batch
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So that's 5 normal and 3 possibles, I am praying that all 8 carry on doing their thing to make nice strong embies!!
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I couldn't be happier, of-course I know that we still have 2 nights to go until transfer but so far so good eh? The ICSI result was a bit surprising as I expected more to fertalise with ICSI than natrually but there you have it...things are not always as they seem.
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Frank is so sweet and stayed with me until I phoned them, that was great as I just cried when I got off the phone, he just held me and told me that it was excellent news and that we've done very well and we have, we going to have a baby out of these embies, I can feel it in my waters!!
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I must also say that the staff at Vita.lab are wonderfull, they made me feel so at ease yesterday and I wasn't in a rush to get out of there like I normally am, this morning the nurse was so sweet and told me to carry on drinking water, using my meds and try and relax because I've done very well. When I came out of theatre yesterday they had written on my hand...."16 eggs, well done" with a little smiley face...that really made my day!
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Well girls, that's about it from me, I am still feeling a bit bloated and sore but i'm sure this will go away in the next few days (thanks for the advice on staying home Sarah, you were right)
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Thanks for all your love and support guys, it really does help having so many wonderfull people in my corner! Hugs for all of you.
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On another note, you will all be happy to hear that Bumble is doing just fine, enjoying her time away and it also looks like she's getting a bit of the old morning sickness, she's 6wks1day today and things are moving along nicely....Thank you God.
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Stay tuned for tomorrow report on Frank and Tam's little embies....we already love them!

Onto Dr No.4 - will this be the lucky one??

My apologies to you all, i'm doing this in bits and pieces but it's jus that the story is so long that it's easier for me this way...

So, i am now fed up and want to see a real dr again, to hell with everyone. Someone told me about Vitalab - a place where they only specialise in infertility, in fact all they do is get you pregnant, they see you up until 9 weeks and then you are referred to a gynea, this, I think is where i need to be. So finally we see Dr Jacobson on the 13th October last year and of-course we have this huge questionaire to fill in...and we need to have all the tests done over again. We start with a "timed intercourse" (yeah right, you think I've been doing this for almost two years and I don't know when to do the deed)...Anyway....This is how it goes:

• Bloods for me and Frank to check for HIV & hepatitis - no hormone check for me as that one was okay...
• CD 2 - scan to check lining
• CD6 - HSG - left tube questionable - ouch!!
• CD7 - SA for Frank - super sperm!!
• CD9 - scan to check follie size - whoa lady - how long are your cycles....17mm follie - left ovary - trigger that night and nookie between 10 and 12 that night
• PCT reveals...very acidic so sperm is getting no-where near where it is supposed to be. Bicarb douche that night and nookie same time.
• O day - PCT reveals loads of sperm in cervix!!
• Bloods to check progesterone starting day after O and every three days thereafter until AF...oh how I love needles....

This cycle ended in a BFN....