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HLing said:
Today my D8 of stimming... Only 3 follicles for each side, sizes: 16, 13, 10, 10, 7 and the other dunno. I need to go back this sat, seeing Prof Wong. Dr said I am ready for ER, maybe mon or tue. I am so worried abt the amount of the follicles. Any thing can be taken to increase the no.?
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Don't worry about the quantity. It's the quality that counts, not the quantity. I had 14 matured eggs but in the end only 1 fertilized normally. I heard of ppl with lesser eggs but had many more fertilized. So don't worry. Focus on the quality. Don't be stressed. Relax. :)
 
Dreamscometrue said:
What symptoms do you have??
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Slight cramps on abdominal (near pelvic sometimes).

Having slight backache (tired feeling).

And I also notice difference in me like feeling terribly hungry, early in the mornings since 1 week ago. This is something which has never occurs to me before.

The 1st 2 symptoms are similar to what my friend had during her 2ww. So cannot wait but thought maybe I quietly test myself 1st. But didn't expect the result to be confusing till have to get the opinion from rest of the sisters here :)
 
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Dreamscometrue said:
Can any kind soul teach me how to make Logan red date drink?
Need to put how much of each and boil for how long?
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My recipe:
6 red dates without seed
4 to 5 longans (black in colour that sticks to each other)
20 wolfberries (I din really count, just grab a small handful)
Rinse them, put in thermal flask, add boiling hot water and drink it about 6 hours later.
If I'm diligent enough, I'll drink about 2 flasks per day. I love to drink it hot, feels that will warm up the whole body.
 
Jumbo girl said:
HappyPeanuts, you can do intralipid in the morning which is less crowded than in the afternoon. However morning is done by Dr Marianne. She is very gentle and good too. The wait is so much shorter as compared to afternoon clinic when you have to wait at least 1 to 2 hour.
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Hi Jumbo girl, thanks so much for sharing. The plan for me is to do FET instead of immediate ET if our embryos do well. If doing fresh ET after ER, it's too late for me to do the intralipid now. But I'll want to give it a try if Im doing FET 2 months later. Thanks.
 
dearestmom said:
Slight cramps on abdominal (near pelvic sometimes).

Having slight backache (tired feeling).

And I also notice difference in me like feeling terribly hungry, early in the mornings since 1 week ago. This is something which has never occurs to me before.

The 1st 2 symptoms are similar to what my friend had during her 2ww. So cannot wait but thought maybe I quietly test myself 1st. But didn't expect the result to be confusing till have to get the opinion from rest of the sisters here :)
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Oh, yours cramps and backache started when?
 
GreenTeaLatte said:
My recipe:
6 red dates without seed
4 to 5 longans (black in colour that sticks to each other)
20 wolfberries (I din really count, just grab a small handful)
Rinse them, put in thermal flask, add boiling hot water and drink it about 6 hours later.
If I'm diligent enough, I'll drink about 2 flasks per day. I love to drink it hot, feels that will warm up the whole body.
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Thanks. Does it matter which type of Logan we use? The one I have is brownish and doesn't stick to each other
 
Any sisters see Dr Zou after ET? I went for acu yesterday at 1dp2dt and her assistant continue to place the heating lamp near my tummy. I read womb warming is only up till OPU and to be avoided during 2ww? Kinda concerned. Anyone knows?
 
dearestmom said:
Slight cramps on abdominal (near pelvic sometimes).

Having slight backache (tired feeling).

And I also notice difference in me like feeling terribly hungry, early in the mornings since 1 week ago. This is something which has never occurs to me before.

The 1st 2 symptoms are similar to what my friend had during her 2ww. So cannot wait but thought maybe I quietly test myself 1st. But didn't expect the result to be confusing till have to get the opinion from rest of the sisters here :)
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OMG.. I have the same symptoms! Cramps.. although now is lesser. And backache. Plus yes, I get hungry as early as 7am since early this week. Plus I keep waking up at night and don't sleep as well as normal and when I do, I have such vivid dreams. :-/
 
the_spinsterella said:
OMG.. I have the same symptoms! Cramps.. although now is lesser. And backache. Plus yes, I get hungry as early as 7am since early this week. Plus I keep waking up at night and don't sleep as well as normal and when I do, I have such vivid dreams. :-/
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me too!!! significant backache in all 3 days after transfer. bad cramps (2x) on 3rd day. I wake up at almost 6am every morning, due to symptoms (a bit of reflux, crampy). the haze is affecting my throat easily. i dunno ... it could be all that progesterone supplement playing tricks.
 
Anybody here experienced spotting during 2ww and still get BFP?
I started spotting since 2 days post ET, dr then up my progesterone support. Today started spotting again!!
What should I do??
 
Dreamscometrue said:
Anybody here experienced spotting during 2ww and still get BFP?
I started spotting since 2 days post ET, dr then up my progesterone support. Today started spotting again!!
What should I do??
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You transferred a blastocyst or D2 or D3? Perhaps could be implantation if it's after several days. Some ppl get implantation bleeding and some don't. Contact your dr tomorrow. Maybe they need to give you more progesterone.
 
Milc said:
me too!!! significant backache in all 3 days after transfer. bad cramps (2x) on 3rd day. I wake up at almost 6am every morning, due to symptoms (a bit of reflux, crampy). the haze is affecting my throat easily. i dunno ... it could be all that progesterone supplement playing tricks.
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Yup same here.. I was wondering it it's the crinone and progesterone injections. :-/ But I'll have to wait till tomorrow. This 2ww is torturous! lol
 
the_spinsterella said:
You transferred a blastocyst or D2 or D3? Perhaps could be implantation if it's after several days. Some ppl get implantation bleeding and some don't. Contact your dr tomorrow. Maybe they need to give you more progesterone.
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Transferred D4 as Sunday was D3.. I really hope it's implantation bleeding but I don't have a good feeling about it.
Anybody here has similar encounters to share?
 
the_spinsterella said:
Yup same here.. I was wondering it it's the crinone and progesterone injections. :-/ But I'll have to wait till tomorrow. This 2ww is torturous! lol
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yeah, it's torturous, i wonder also sometimes I wake up early because I'm looking forward to new symptoms everyday, psychological reason instead. tricky mind...

when is your test date? i'm on 21st... many more days to go. shall reward myself at end of this week for holding on... :)
 
Dreamscometrue said:
Transferred D4 as Sunday was D3.. I really hope it's implantation bleeding but I don't have a good feeling about it.
Anybody here has similar encounters to share?
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I've read of some people with spotting and went on to get bfp. There's no exact science really. I've also read of people with totally no spotting and still get bfp. Just try to relax and don't stress ok? Crossing my fingers for you and everyone else on 2ww ☺
 
Sueism said:
I've read of some people with spotting and went on to get bfp. There's no exact science really. I've also read of people with totally no spotting and still get bfp. Just try to relax and don't stress ok? Crossing my fingers for you and everyone else on 2ww ☺
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BTW I'm on my 12dpt and no spotting whatsoever which I worry a little about.
 
Milc said:
yeah, it's torturous, i wonder also sometimes I wake up early because I'm looking forward to new symptoms everyday, psychological reason instead. tricky mind...

when is your test date? i'm on 21st... many more days to go. shall reward myself at end of this week for holding on... :)
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Mine is tomorrow. Tonight I sure cannot sleep one. o_O Yah, must distract yourself and then later reward yourself. ;)
 
Haha. @Dreamscometrue , u r so right. Got symptom worry, no symptom also worry. But a lot of sisters here got spotting before they go for bt. For ivf-er, spotting is pretty common for bfp cos our pregnancy is not as stable as natural pregnancy. Thats why we need to get additional support and jab. If spotting nearer to bt, better do hpt. If +ve, fast fast go get additional support jab and come back spread baby dust. Hehe
 
Bbelieve said:
Haha. @Dreamscometrue , u r so right. Got symptom worry, no symptom also worry. But a lot of sisters here got spotting before they go for bt. For ivf-er, spotting is pretty common for bfp cos our pregnancy is not as stable as natural pregnancy. Thats why we need to get additional support and jab. If spotting nearer to bt, better do hpt. If +ve, fast fast go get additional support jab and come back spread baby dust. Hehe
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My BT is not so soon, I'm only in the beginning of 2ww
 
Im on the waiting list for dr suresh. I have read that the wait time for appointments is crazy long though. It's seriously tough finding a new specialist here in Singapore.
 
Otter u are with Dr Suresh Nair? He's queue is always super long.....my auntie managed to conceived 2 kids under him and still under him up till now.
 
Good morning! Me at Kkh haha. Waiting to get a queue no for 3rd scanning for natural FET. I reached 7.10am already got two person in front of me... Hahaha... Can't get queue no yet... Only from 7.30am onwards...
 
I'm at NUH now. Stimming D10, and dr chew told me to get ready for ER on Monday :) 2 days earlier than scheduled date. I'm have mixed feeling... Excited/ looking forwards/ worried as I have limited follicles, 20, 18, 18.5
 
HLing said:
I'm at NUH now. Stimming D10, and dr chew told me to get ready for ER on Monday :) 2 days earlier than scheduled date. I'm have mixed feeling... Excited/ looking forwards/ worried as I have limited follicles, 20, 18, 18.5
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How abt the rest of the follicles? Did u manage to peep how high is ur E2 level?
 
Dreamscometrue said:
Estradiol level. The blood test we do every visit to CHR after seeing dr. A rough gauge is every 1000 is equivalent to 1 egg in a follicle
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Interesting! I read about the importance of E2 readings. In fact, E2, lining and follicles counts are the 3 important aspects during stim. However at KKH, I only had my blood drawn on the morn of trigger and that's for progesterone reading.
 
dramaqueenie said:
Interesting! I read about the importance of E2 readings. In fact, E2, lining and follicles counts are the 3 important aspects during stim. However at KKH, I only had my blood drawn on the morn of trigger and that's for progesterone reading.
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Actually, looking at scan results will more or less tells us how many potential follicles with eggs. The blood progesterone levels sounds important too right, since u say too high or too low dr will cancel ET?
 
Dreamscometrue said:
Estradiol level. The blood test we do every visit to CHR after seeing dr. A rough gauge is every 1000 is equivalent to 1 egg in a follicle
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Oh, thanks for the impt info. I just left the CHR. The nurse will call me later, then I will ask her :D

My OR is on this coming Monday, will triggered with Ovidrel tonight @ 00:00 :) the nurse said me & my hubby look so happy & no stress o_O hahaha... Hopefully we can stay positive throughout the journey...
 
HLing said:
Oh, thanks for the impt info. I just left the CHR. The nurse will call me later, then I will ask her :D

My OR is on this coming Monday, will triggered with Ovidrel tonight @ 00:00 :) the nurse said me & my hubby look so happy & no stress o_O hahaha... Hopefully we can stay positive throughout the journey...
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Jia you!
 
Looks like I have to start a new cycle all over again. Blood test expires this month end.

AF arrives this morning. So I went to KKH for BT instead of waiting till Monday.

Now waiting for result.

Went to sperm bank and was told left with Grade-3 embryo to freeze

Doubt will even survive during the thawing process.

I'm so upset !!
 
Dreamscometrue said:
Actually, looking at scan results will more or less tells us how many potential follicles with eggs. The blood progesterone levels sounds important too right, since u say too high or too low dr will cancel ET?
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The progesterone results are kinda complex to me. Cos our reading is in nmol units (for eg mine is 4.18nmol) whereas if u Google, the reading is mostly in ng units. Some says transfer will be cancelled if abv 1.5ng, others abv 2ng. I'm not sure if I got the conversion correct but I interpret it as slightly high. A sister also says her doc tells her ideally shd be below 4nmol. However there's no mention of this at all from my doc so I'm bumped too
 


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