IVF/ICSI Support Group

Hi everyone, i am new here. Can someone pls kindly advise me. If i am supposed to start my IVF end May, do i need any injection after my period end in April? Thank you!
 


Fashion spree,
Congrats on your BFP! what's your hCG level? i was prescribed this progestrone tablet called Dydrogesterone for 30 days. how about you? what kind of progesterone support did they give you?

Wendy,
Stay positive and don't worry too much. the BT may turn out to be positive afterall. sometimes the doctors on duty at the KK 24hr clinic are junior docs and they may not very familiar with ivf, so don't take into heart what they say and let it affect you.
 
NeSNeS, missfairylady,
Sorry to hear your results. do stay positive, keep your body healthy and 'tiao' your body to make sure that it's in best condition for the next attempt!

NeSNeS,
my diet for the 2WW consists mainly of high protein food like fish, lean meat, milk and eggs. i think this helps the body to recover after ER and also provide the embryo nutrients for implantation. i started to take a few pieces of brazil nuts daily after D6 as i read that the selenium helps in implantation. i rested in bed for 2days after ER as i was having very bad cramps in the lower abdomen. after ET, i rested on sofa most of the time for 2days without leaving home, enjoying myself watching SCV and DVDs.
 
Bing - yr D6 is counting 6 days after ET ?

I planning to stock up food & then i can cook simple soupy meals during my 1 week at home.

already thinking how to do dumplings ...
 
Fashion spree,
i've checked with the pharmacist, dydrogesterone is the progesterone support that the doc gives us. how do you feel now? i am constantly feeling very tired and i think my body temperature is raised.
 
JJ,
based on KKH's system, ER id D0 and ET is D2. i think different hospitals have different way of counting. i started to take brazil nut on D6 cos i only got to find out that brazil nut helps in implantation on that day. suppose to start taking it immediately after ET for the 2WW. try to have home cooked food as it's healthier and cleaner. just in case that the food you buy outside is not clean and end up having stomachache or diarrhoea.
 
ME going soiui ... so i would take injection of super sperm as D0 ... ok can .. i also bought brazil nuts ... will start taking ...

Yup ...will make my own soup food ...
- Macaroni chicken soup
- Dumpling soup
- carrot, potato, onion soup...
 
Hi! Ladies, please dont give up if you really want a baby. I am 39 years old and had tried my IVF on Sept/07, I had failed my 1st fresh IVF and 2 times on FET and nearly miscarriage on my 4th try on Mar 2009. Now i am really feel very fortune that i am a mother now and my baby boy is now 4 month old, he brings us a lot of happiness
 
Hi bear, happy to know u r a mum now.... not easy to have gone thru so much but ur effort pays off.. U have been thru how many fresh?
 
JJ
How do u intend to cook yr meals during 2ww? I also wana cook myself but that means more standing cos need to cook and wash.. Share with me wats yr recipe?
 
my receipe ? ha ... erm .. its my own measurement of sauce & ingredents .. haha...

if not i will google for the receipe or ask my mum for her verbal receipe....

Thinking of steam cod fish with porriage ... hmmm .. ahhh .. im hungry juz thinking of the food i can cook ...

ya got to stand .. the most the dishes i wait for DH to come back & wash ... think got to move abt also .. can't keep lying down ...
 
Lyn, thank you, only one time for fresh as i have 17 usable embryos so i tried 3 embryos each time until 4th FET I only left 4 embryos so i requested dr loh to put in 2 embryos. When i knew i were pregnant, i were very happy but few days later i found blood on my underwear , i immediate went direct to kkh 24hrs for consultation and keep talking to my unborn baby to stay with me. Luckily, my HCG went up again after 2 days, and stop bleeding after one day.

JJ, i wish you good luck for your soiui. I usually encourage to myself that there is always a chance if i try .( i cannot share with other as all my friends are naturally pregnant,they will not understand my feeling). Most of my friends are very surprise that i have given birth to a baby boy on Nov/09 after 8 years of my marriage.
 
Hi Ladies ,

Hope all are well...

Hi Lyn / Zaza and many who knows ,

can you send the DO's and Don't again.. i am getting my friend to read this forum... Hope she can get BFP with the help of that...Thanks !!
 
Hi Ladies,

Today I just recv a call from the nurse that there are some particles in my samples when i did my pap smear test last week. Prof PC Wong wants me to do colposcopy tomorrow morning in order to conduct a further investigation on my cervix. Am now very worried wondering if its common.

Have anyone encounter this before?
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Hi everyone! Guess all you ladies must be in dreamland by now. Just got back from work & reading all your postings.

NesNes & missfairyland - I'm so sorry to hear about it. hugs... But don't give up hope k. Read about bear308, managed to conceive only after 4th time. Use this time to tiao your body. Take care ya.

bear308 - thanks for sharing with us your journey. Will hold on to that hope that it can happen to us too.

fashion spree - so happy for you! Must take good care of yourself. Am sure DH will pamper you like crazy. Enjoy these 9 months ; )

nancy - apprec. the info on Dr Zou. Been reading so much positive feedback from ladies who are seeing her. Am considering now whether to make appt. with Thong Chai or with Dr Zou.
Am willing to do anything to get preggy... drinking yucky drinks, acupuncture. I'll do it all! Ya, that's how desperate I am.
 
Bear308, tks for sharing ur story! U r really a strong person... Really need to learn frm u... Cos it usu takes me mths to pick up courage to take nxt step forward... Now I'll tell myself nvr to gv up... Embbies, jia you!
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fashion_spree: u daily 37 degree??? i just told my temperature cause i thought i was having fever ytd night... it was 37.2 pray for my BT today...
 
Wendy
Good luck to you
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Bear308
Thanks for dropping by and share ur journey with us. As long as we dun give up, there is a chance. This journey is not easy but i am glad to have many sisters here to share the experience.

Develyn
How are u doing? How are the twins?

Ladies
I cant seem to find Brazil nuts. Where did u purchase them? Thanks
 
Pink, i hv done colposcopy. I was asked to do the test coz I hv some harmless infections but my doc wanted to make sure that there were no harmful ones tt caused cervical cancer.

Colposcopy is a test for cervical cancer. U can google the website to find out more. The specialist doing the scope for me at KKH was gd so it was painless n over very soon. N I cleared.

Hope this helps
 
wendy - gd luck for your BTT today
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Develyn - post back for you
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Do’s and Don’t


Stage 1 (Lucrin)

- Chicken essence
- gentle rotate in circle motion clockwise after u have jab ur abdomen.


Stage 2 (Puregon / Gonal-F)

-gentle rotate in circle motion clockwise after u have jab ur abdomen.
- Ensure milk or Anmum milk
- Chicken essence
- Soya products
- Brazil nuts 10 pieces
- Egg whites (after ET increase dosage of egg whites)


Stage 3 (2WW)

- Continue egg whites for at least a week
- Ensure milk or Anmum milk
- 2-3 pieces of Brazil nuts daily
- No pineapple and water melon
- No squatting or carrying of heavy weights (anything that stresses the abdominal muscle)
- No hot sauna or soaking of lower half body in bathtub
- No intercourse
- Do not stand or sit in a position too long. good to walk a bit to promote circulation
- No raw food and avoid oily and spicy foods as it may cause an upset stomach. High hormone levels cause bloatedness and hence add to discomfort
- No strenuous exercise
- No other medication (eg. TCM) other than those given by your Dr

Nancy - I had tons left since my colleaque keep on buying for me whenever she visit Malaysia... if you dun mind malaysia product then I will give it to you
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Bear308 - nice to hear your stories ... i'm also waiting to carry mine
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Dear all thats for the encouraging words but i think i want to rest 1st. Its so tiring after all.

I intend to change to KKH cos my gynae is no longer there. They want to change gynae for me but i feel i would to try Dr Loh's magical hand, even tho i dont like him.:-(
 
Only a few strands of infections cause cervical family n they belong to a family of infections called HPV. But there are also harmless strands of HPV.

My guess is ur pap smear revealed traces of harmless HPV. So prof wants to do colposcopy to rule out the harmful strands. So dun worry. More info is at website
 
Missfairylady - I'm seeing Dr S F Loh. Even though I did not succeed in my 1st cycle, will still continue to do ivf with him. I find him a very dedicated doc. Whenever I have queries, will email him & will always get a reply. Just my 2 cents worth...

Embark on the journey again when you're ready k. hugs
 
Sunflower, Fashion Spree, Bing & Babychloe,
Thank you very much for the encouragement & info. Yes, I will take note of the diet and build up my body for the next attempt.

Lyn,
This is my 2nd attempt. I had 6 and only retrieve 2 out during ER and both fertilized with grade 3. I was given 700 of Puregon daily which was the max for age 35. Very bad. Must be ovarian reserved due to 2 ops caused by cysts.

Any advise on how to produce good quality and quantity eggs?
 
Zaza, i'm still under SGH. Dr Roland is leaving this month and they change me to Dr Yong.

Babychloe55, i did see Dr Loh so many years ago, during that time, there is no subsidised so i dont proceed. I dont like KK service so i change to SGH.

Some more my heart is not that strong so i dont know if KKH can take care of that cos at SGH at least they take care of me during my 1st IVF. 2nd time round i got no problem.

If i do again it will be a 3rd time and i read in the net as you do many times ur chances decreased.Haiz i dont know what to decide now.

Everybody have some problem but for me nothing wrong with me but yet the embies never stick.

I just want to tiao my body 1st.
 
Hi Pinky,

I had my first appt with prof on Tue.
Both DH & myself did the BT on the same day.
Prof has also suggested us to attend the IVF seminar this sat. They have already plan for me to start IVF with my May cycle. How about you? Maybe we can be cycle mate.

Hi Ladies,

For now, anything for us to take note or eat to help to increase our chance of success?
 
Ladies,

Dun worry about lining and embroy grading. I transfered 2 embies. Grade were 2 and 5 (5 is the best) Both were implanted. During 2ww, u must really try to relax and dun read up too much abt signs and symptoms. U dun hv to bedrest all the way.

All the best! Baby dusts to all....
 
wendy,

no sad.. *hugz hugz*

give both of u a break 1st then decide on d next step. maybe yr hb dont wan u to go through d jabs, etc again, tt's y he say this. take a break 1st..
 
kk,

Maybe take more protein food. Will improve on d egg quality. Try to eat healthier n try not to get sick during d IVF journey.
 
Nancy, i read somewhere that you can find brazil nuts at the following places:
1. Most Cold Storage like Anchorpoint, Jurong Point, Parkway, Great World City, Bugis
2. NTUC at Ang Mo Kio Hub
3. Carrefour
4. Giant at Vivo City with shell type

Missfairylady,
i believe in Dr Loh's magic hand and have confidence in hime even though i don't really like him very much for his bluntness. i hope that you will succeed this round under him. all the best!

NesNes,
i think TCM is still the best way to help you to improve the quality and quantity of eggs. i used to have irregular menses but after a few courses of acupuncture, my menses is regular now and i know that i ovulate on D15 of my cycle regularly when i test using ovulation test strip.
 
Wendy, give your Hubby some time to think. At this point both if you are equally very upset. Maybe he really dies not want you to go through another round if jabs. That was what happen to me n Hubby. Initially, he was the one who I insist on no though I was fine doing it again . We did nimit talk until much later when he was fine doing one more time.
Hope after some time, he is ok with your decision.
 
hope so ba... i only hope later nurse call me tell me my HCG drop if go up i will be worry cause i use to have etopic b4...
 


Wendy,
don't be sad. i understand how you feel now. don't worry, you are still young and you still have frozen embryo right? can always go for FET next time.
maybe your husband is also very upset and said that on impulse. give him some time and talk to him again later
 

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