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Archive for May 2008

Not Pregnant

Posted by: melbagirl on: Saturday, May 31, 2008

Ah well.  It’s back to the clinic for me.  I got my period today.  Thank you so much for your support.  It means the world to me.

Still Not Pregnant

Posted by: melbagirl on: Friday, May 30, 2008

Oh Well.  Can you blame me?  I can’t help but want to know.  I am behaving strangely and I don’t care.  I stayed in bed for an extra hour and a half this morning just because I didn’t want to test.  It was another negative.  These Pregnow tests are really cheap ($1 each) and test [...]

Not Pregnant Yet

Posted by: melbagirl on: Monday, May 26, 2008

It has now been nine days since my eggs were collected and fertilised.  Seven days since the embryos were transferred. 
I tested this morning with a home pregnancy test … negative.  It was a very senstive test (10). 
I will test again tomorrow morning, and the next day, because I am obsessed (but cheerful)
Yet, apprehensive …

The Ups and the Downs

Posted by: melbagirl on: Monday, May 19, 2008

It’s a bit of an emotional roller-coaster.
My egg pickup on Saturday went well - I had 11 eggs – yay!  I was over the moon.
I turned up for my embryo transfer this morning to find that only two eggs had made it as far as four-celled embryos.  Devastated. 
Well, those two champions were transferred by my very [...]

Egg Pickup This Weekend

Posted by: melbagirl on: Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Today’s scan revealed I have eight mature follicles and four little ones.  I will have my eggs collected this weekend.  I checked and the same sperm donor we used last time is still available so we’ll be using him again (a real-life angel). 
I thought I’d write down what my current views are on the following:
Acupuncture and [...]

Follicle Count is In

Posted by: melbagirl on: Monday, May 12, 2008

OK I now know why I don’t have any symptoms.  My follicles, even though I have been on 450 iu of Gonal-F for several days, are only very small.  I have to take the injections for a few more days.  I’ll have another scan on Tuesday.  The good news is that I have 10 follicles [...]

Three Days Until My Follicle Count

Posted by: melbagirl on: Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The Synarel nasal spray is being particularly easy on me; I’ve had no headaches at all.  The 450 iu Gonal-F injections are pretty uneventful.  Argh.  Does this mean that they’re not working?  Well … thoughts like that do run through my mind! 
I am bracing myself for the bad news.  Yeah, I know it’s not very good [...]

Had First Scan and So Far So Good

Posted by: melbagirl on: Thursday, May 1, 2008

I’m so excited!  The lining of my uterus is thin and my ovaries are quiet.  I start my 450iu of Gonal-F injections tomorrow.  This is going to be my month!  I’m feeling very optimistic but unlike last time I am avoiding the baby aisles in the department stores.  Not doing that to myself again … 
Now [...]