FET update and acupuncturist question?

Well June is now over and my goal of been a better blogger in June was a dismal failure...oh well moving on...

Not much has been happening except work, work and work. Next month my hours are being cut so I'm grateful for the work while I can get it and it's also been keeping my mind busy and the anxiety away. I've also been acupuncturist shopping. After seeing 4 (i'm terribly indecisive) I finally found one(D) that I love but unfortunately she also cost the most. I'm sticking with her for this cycle and then might look for another one that my health insurance will pay out more for. I was surprised how different they all were.

Acupuncturists A,B made me stay fully clothed, didn't use many needles and only treated the front of my body and also hardly spent any time with me - a couple minutes putting in needles and then disappearing.

C seemed really knowledgeable ,was covered mostly by insurance, but he made a crude comment about IVF being like having s.ex in front of strangers, he thought he was funny and I think was trying to be sympathetic. I just thought he was an ass. I said it was not at all like that and he had the nerve to disagree with me! Thankfully he stuck me with a few needles and then his assistant did the rest. So no surprises that I'm not going back there.

At D I remove my outer clothes and then I cover up with blankets and towels. I find it more comfortable and relaxing than lying there in my jeans. Also she treats both sides of the body with needles(half hour for each) and burns moxa above the skin. She does a little shiatsu massage at the end which is sooo good. I'm going to her for a 30 min session before my transfer and 30 minutes after. Some of the others said I had to go the day before instead of on the day.

How does your acupuncturist treat you? I would love to read about your experiences...

Today is day 19 of my FET cycle and my little embies will be transfered in 2 days (mon). I'm bit scared to be too hopeful but also starting to feel pangs of excitement now that's it is getting closer.

Once again my FS is on holidays so sadly another Doc will be doing the procedure.I saw him for the scan and he seems ok.

Hope you have a great weekend!

oxo

The last month in dot points

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You for all the comments on my last post. The last negative result hit me hard and your support really helped...

After a little bloggin break I am back and hoping AF comes soon so I can start my FET. I think I am having a longer than normal cycle. I estimate that AF will arrive in 12 days. I hate waiting!!! :-)

Over the last month I have...

1. Become a lurker. I have been struggling to keep up with all the blogs I follow and as a result have done no commenting but lots of lurking. Sorry for my neglect....
2. Hit the 1 full year of IVF mark
3. Started going to acupuncture for the first time - I hope hope hope it helps!!
4. Decided to put 2 embryos back next time
5. Due to number 4, I have been obsessively reading 'multiples' sites and blogs (counting my chickens before they hatch.ha!)
6. Waiting for AF to start so we can get the FET show on the road...still waiting...
7. Started a new job
8. Bought a house
9. My sisters June wedding was cancelled - they broke up :-(
10. My neighbours (who we share a wall with) bought Karaoke! They are driving me nuts! aggghhhh! Right now they have Pink cranked up really loud! So glad we are mooooving!!!

There have been many BFP's in the last month that I have not yet commented on - Congratulations to you all!!! I will be stopping by soon to read how it's all going.

Today I rearranged my bloglist and was amazed that 17 ladies have had BFP's since I started following them! It gives me hope....

My plans for June -To be a BETTER blogger!!!

This sucks!

Thanks for all your comments - sorry i have been a bad blogger friend. For some reason I have not been able to bring myself to blog or write anything. This week has been hectic. It has been a roller coaster of events - The Embryo transfer, my sisters wedding was postponed and is now on back on again (major stress), worked lots at my new job (a welcome distraction), cramping and spotting (the whole is it or is it not implantion or is it AF?). I consulted Dr Google way to many times!!! Oh and lets not forget mothers day...

Anyway AF arrived yesterday - I am devastated.

Went for blood test today - it was an expected BFFN (Excuse my language, you can guess what the extra F is for)

I felt so hopeful, I truly believed it would work. Everything seemed perfect. What went wrong?

What's next for me? I see the Doctor on Thursday. My plan is do an FET as soon as possible. The nurse says I have to have a month off for my ovaries to recover. I am so grateful for my 6 frozen embabies. I want 2 put back next time...

I hope you have all doing well. I won't be posting for awhile but will still be reading along...

oxox

PUPO

1 grade AA blast on board

6 blast frosties

Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise!

The transfer went very well! The best one yet - i felt very relaxed. much less anxious than the others. almost no pain. very quick. I got there 30 minutes before, took a valium and then got to lie down in the procedure room for a awhile. It was much more relaxing than hanging out in the waiting room until last minute like last time.

Today is a public holiday so i couldn't have my regular Doctor. One of the other Fertility Specialists in the clinic was on call and did the transfer. I was nervous about having someone else but he was so lovely. I think I might like him better. If things don't work out with the current one it's nice to have a backup.

My clinic doesn't say to have complete bed rest after transfer - just to rest and take things easy. I have been trying to lie down as much as possible but have been up and about to make food and move between the bed and the couch. When I got home I had a long sleep, then watched Bones on my DVR, and not much else.

I feel very positive about this one!

5 post pickup - the day before ET

I got the call from the clinic this afternoon - 6 blasts looking very good. 5 the embryologist says are still growing but not yet blast and 5 stopped growing. I know that doesn't add upto 17, i'm not sure what's up with the others? I was at the beach when she called so I wasn't able to write it down. I'll get all the details tomorrow.

I'm so happy about 6 good blasts (incl.2 x grade AA) but not so happy that I couldn't have a transfer TODAY! I'm really annoyed right now about having to wait until day 6. I just have to pray and believe my little embies will be just as good tomorrow. The embryologist said they would pick a blast that had started hatching. They did this last time aswell.

Anyway sorry this post doesn't make for very interesting reading. I promise i'll post some pictures or something soon. I think we bought a house today - so i'll post about that sometime :-)

Thanks for thoughts and prayers!
oxox

embie update

All 17 embies going strong. They are at Morula stage. A blast tranfer is scheduled for Monday 9am. This will be a 6 day transfer. I've never heard of 6 days before this, but i gotta trust the clinic right?

So happy my embies are doing well!!!

Praying that they do well overnight. Some will get frozen tomorrow.

Sorry this is so brief. I have bloggers block :-) I'm off to go house hunting now!

Fert report

19 eggs

18 mature

17 fertilized!

very happy!!

They want to take them all to blast.

What do you think? I'd like to know your experiences. Last time my blasts didn't survive the thaw for my FET and was wondering if it would be better to freeze some earlier.

I'll discuss this more with the embroyologist when she calls me for my update tomorrow.

Please pray! The next 5 days is crucial!

GO EMBIES GO!