TTC for 12 months +

Quiet in here today!

AFM, i am just cruising a long. Haven't been very well and think my immune system is a bit shot at the moment. Had to go see my GP yesterday and on antibiotics now so hoping that kicks the bugs away. Thinking i might pop down to the natural store to get something for my immune system.
I feel ok now about the last FET. It's funny how time seems to smooth the hurt and hardness of things. Looking forward to the next one!

Hope everyone is well

Yay Mushroom that's great!

Fantastic news Mushroom xx

Very quick lurk session...my first since I left because I've been thinking of you all.

Storm I'm gutted you've had another CP! Gah. I wanted to PM you but where has that function gone??? Anywho thinking of you all the time.

Mushroom - wow congrats hun. Stoked for you.

HT and Agirl I see you're still in the trenches. Much love and much love to anyone I've missed. And congrats to those of you who've managed to crack the formula. Star all the best for the final weeks - exciting!!!

I'm doing ok - learning to live life not ruled by TTC and busy as ever.
Take care all.

Nice to hear from you BC xxx thanks for dropping in and glad your OK

BC :-).  Missing you on here so much!  yay, for posting... thanks :-).  Glad that you are discovering a new way of life without TTC.

It has been a bit quiet in here!

Mushroom one hurdle at a time huh! Sounding great so far though. Congratulations!

Faith I hope your little niggles mean something exciting! hehe and if not, it'll be the one time you'll be totally waiting out for AF to arrive so you can get started lol

Oh BC hun, it's so nice to hear from you. I think of you alot and wonder how you're getting on. Thanks for popping in and your kind words! Weird about the PM function, hadn't even realised that had gone. Strange. Might be worth a msg to Admin? Am so pleased you are doing ok with where you are at hun, taking care of you and your hubby is the important thing huh!

HT sheez! I feel for you and your annoying super long cycle hun!! When do you think you'll cave and pull out the HPT I know will be calling your name? hehe

Sweetpea glad you are feeling ok about your last FET. Totally get that it takes a little time, I feel the same too! Not good you haven't been too well though - look after yourself!
Have you decided when the next transfer will be?
And thanks - appointment went well. He was super lovely - gave me a hug haha and said, we're not allowed to do that, but I think I needed to give it to you haha he is lovely. And to be honest, totally stumped as to why this keeps happening. He's happy with all the recurrent miscarriage tests he's done - twice now - and doesn't think I need anymore. He had spoken to the head of their scientific research something or rather lol and he had too suggested that perhaps it's time we get the embryos tested. HT I had mentioned to him what you had mentioned to me about the fact it seems the embryo just stops developing once it's in the uterus and he said totally, and it could very well be due to aneuploidy (which is what they call the abnormal embryos). He thinks that perhaps it's a matter of my body actually be quite fertile, and not really catching up to the fact that the embryo transferred shouldn't be implanted, but it is anyway and therefore it stops developing properly. Was all very scientific really lol I asked him about the fact that surely one embryo from the last 6 would've been normal and he said not necessarily and it's all a numbers game. Which we all know too well!!!
So we'll start next IVF as soon as my next cycle starts, and if we get 3 or more embryos make it to day 5 they'll be tested. If only 2, we'll just go straight ahead and transfer them!
So here we go..... AF due in the next day or two, so straight back in to it.
He's also going to bring my case forward to a group wide meeting he is having next week to see if any other specialists, scientists etc have any other insight etc - which he had to get my permission for of course!

Eeek sorry for the long post!

Hope everyone else is doing well!

That sounds good storm hopefully they can get some answers for you or that the embryo testing sheds some light!
Also yay that we will be doing our cycle round the same time :)

Hey all, have been AFK while recovering from my D&C then was struck down with a horrible cold. I'm well onto the road to recovery and have a plan in place for IVF2. I had to laugh that I can tell it's time for another twanding when I shave my legs (which I had to do the other day). With winter it's been a while since I've bothered!

Hi Craftea and BC... I miss you ladies! thanks for popping in and saying hello. Craftea, all that you mentioned is exactly what gets talked about in my pgd facebook group. I've been taking melatonin and CoQ10 (I get it from the states super cheap) for about it year now. We had both been on it for months before round 3, but unfortunately it didn't make a lick of difference for us. The studies look good though!

Anydaynow, I'm exactly the same! haha. You can tell when I have my apt by when my legs get shave. I wonder how long I'd let it go if I didn't have any apts...

Gosh, HT, long cycles like that must really test your patience. I get so antsy with waiting - my long cycle a few months back really mucked with my head.

Storm, I'm glad your apt went well. Sounds like a good plan with the genetic testing. You'd be SOOO surprised at how may women send off day 5 blastocysts and they all come back abnormal. So I understand why they it's a numbers game. The numbers are so varied in my pgd group - some people get like 7 normal embryos and others get none. Such a crap shoot! I've been wondering a bit lately about the mitochondrial issues that have been talked about in the media.   It's like the embryos with mito issues just run out of steam. They actually have a test (not sure if its in nz or not) that tests to see if your mitochondria is sub optimal for development. And finally...do you remember NZveg? her and I have had a few conversations about "super fertility" and early mc. Like our bodies are really good at getting utd but really bad at knowing it's not compatible with life. I actually think there has been some research done on that too.

As for me, we FINALLY get to do a down reg blood test tomorrow morning and hopefully start estrogen soon. I can't wait! I'm so over these night sweats. last night it was my knees?!?! THe night before that it was the tops of my feet. it's so weird.