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   Lulu  
   
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     Posted: 15 December 2006 at 9:59am | 
 
 
  
   
   
   Well my due date is 21st August - the day before my 34th birthday!   
We are not doing well at keeping it a secret - My DH has told EVERYBODY! 
 Stick baby stick!      
    
   
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     Posted: 15 December 2006 at 10:18am | 
 
 
  
   
   
   Congrats Lulu - you have all the rights in the world to be excited and to tell people - I would!
 
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     Posted: 15 December 2006 at 7:30pm | 
 
 
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     Posted: 15 December 2006 at 8:49pm | 
 
 
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   Wohoo congrats 
    
   
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     Posted: 15 December 2006 at 9:34pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   That may help the reality of it sink in Lou! Incidentally I have a brother born on 22 August too   
    
   
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     Posted: 16 December 2006 at 2:27pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   Had my bloodtest today - HCG's at over 950 and progesterone at 127, so things appear to be progressing well!  Scan on around the 3rd of Jan, so not long to wait.    
    
   
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     Posted: 16 December 2006 at 4:00pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   yay its sounding relly good(the only way i no that is thur this site)   
    
   
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     Posted: 21 December 2006 at 9:34am | 
 
 
  
   
   
   I missed this thread! 
 the biggest Congrats LULU
 sending lots of sticky vibes   
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     Posted: 21 December 2006 at 9:58am | 
 
 
  
   
   
   I had another bloodtest this morning, so fingers crossed that my hCG's are still rising nicely. Scan is booked for the 3rd of Jan - I can't wait so that this finally feels real!   
    
   
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     Posted: 21 December 2006 at 11:08pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   good luck lulu lots of sticky vibes for bubs   
    
   
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     Posted: 15 July 2007 at 10:47am | 
 
 
  
   
   
   Hi Lulu
 I am new to the forum so I missed this thread completely. I've just started my first IVF cycle last week and Noodle told me that yours was successful first time. That is so good to hear!   Gives me lots of hope. I wish you all the best for next month (that's when you're due, aren't you?) and look forward to hearing about your little miracle on this forum soon!
     
   
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     Posted: 15 July 2007 at 1:56pm | 
 
 
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   Hi Evolsen, yup I was lucky enough to have a successful IVF cycle first time around.  I hope that the same happens for you! I am having my baby on the 9th August by elective c-section as she is breech and big, so the obstetrician thinks it's unlikely she will turn. I can't wait to meet her! I will cross all my fingers and toes for you Evolsen, keep us posted as to your progress!
 
 
    
   
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     Posted: 16 August 2007 at 10:30pm | 
 
 
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   Hi there ladies, could you please tell me what your situation has to be to be publicly funded ivf?
 Do you have to be a certain weight? age? trying for a certain amount of time?
 
 
    
   
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     Posted: 16 August 2007 at 10:38pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   Congrats on the arrival of your little girl lulu   
    
   
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     Posted: 17 August 2007 at 3:37pm | 
 
 
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   Thanks Trish!
 
 Wishin41 - this is the info from Fertility Associates website:
 
 Public Funding Eligibility 
 The scoring system for public funding of fertility treatment combines points from objective criteria related to the chance of pregnancy (prognosis without treatment, woman’s age, FSH level, smoking) and points from social criteria (duration of infertility, previous children, voluntary sterilisation). The Ministry of Health has set the threshold at 65 points.
 
 Typical scenarios, which gain a score of at least 65, include:
 
  
  A couple with severe infertility, no children, who have been trying for a year or more 
 
  A couple with unexplained infertility who have been trying for five years
  
  A couple with severe infertility, one child from a previous private treatment, who have been trying for at least three years 
 
   
  A lesbian couple where the woman wanting to become pregnant has a biological cause of infertility of at least a year’s duration 
   
  A single woman whose investigations are normal, but who has not become pregnant after 12 cycles of privately-funded donor insemination 
 
 Here is a link to the form that the specialists use to assess your eligibility:
 
 http://www.electiveservices.govt.nz/pdfs/gynaecology-infertility.pdf
  
 
    
   
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     Posted: 22 August 2007 at 10:31pm | 
 
 
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   Great, thanks for that Lulu
    
   
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