I did drink chicken or sometimes beef essence even before ET and continued after ER. As I have started taking the essence for sometime already, I only took about half to 3/4 small bowl of essence each serving made from about 220-250g of meat and I took only on alternate days. The key is moderation and supporting a healthy balanced diet. I got bfp last FET in Dec and now 15 weeks pregnant. All the best!
Congrats DawnBB! Can i grab your baby dust please? I will be doing FET once menses cycle starts!
Sure! Bb dusts to you! Jia you!Congrats DawnBB! Can i grab your baby dust please? I will be doing FET once menses cycle starts!
I read other ladies recommend taking Eu Yan Sang brand chicken essence instead of Brand’s if you are unable to boil your own chicken essence. Buy the one withOUT dang gui or herbs. Jia you!
I had mild OHSS for first fresh and had been high risk for OHSS. Retrieved 32 eggs for last 3rd fresh but managed to prevent OHSS and was able to proceed with fresh ET. I took a big glass of warm water with teaspoon of salt in morning daily after ER. Didn't take electrolyte balancing drinks as I don't take sweet drinks well. Also took up to 6 egg whites and drank at least 2L of water starting from 3-4 days before ER and continued till my bloated feeling subsided within 4 days after ER. Thereafter I resumed to 2 eggs daily along with other varied source of protein as part of usual diet.
Tastes better, but again, personal preference. The content is the same.
I never tried as I boil my own. I read from posts shared previously by others. Some of those who recommended it preferred the taste as more natural or fresh. Not so much on which is more effective which is hard to validate anyway. Maybe you can check and compare the composition and taste of both and decide which you prefer?
Thank you! My AMH is 0.1..Guess it's almost zero! U took half boiled egg?
Hi Dolly, for Ivf and FET, dr Loh will see patients at TFC at Novena Specialist Centre. Even if you initially start your first consultation, scan & collect jabs at his O&G Clinic at TMC, once he transfer your records to TFC for subsequent follow ups and procedures, you should see him at TFC. His TMC clinic focuses on other ob & gynae services & treatments not offered by TFC.
Perhaps next cycle they will try high dose. I Guess this is after all a trial and error thing.
Hi babe, require your advice. I did endo lap last month and results from the lap turned out to be mild endo which has been removed. I had s review with my doc at kkh last Friday and was told to go on natural fet since my mensus r regular and I do ovulate .. The lap has turned my cycle somehow from 30th to28 th day cycle. I hav spotting starting today but contemplating if I should do my natural fet this or nxt month as I'm going on a short trip to Bkk and will surely not be on a healthy diet .. And my mensus this time round is still painful despite having had my lap done
Have a smooth ER rachelstarz!Egg pickup tml
Good luck and have a calm and relax tww.Thanks Jean
Transfer on Fri
If i put myself in your situation, I will rest one more cycle. It will do more good than harm to allow body more time to fully recover. Besides knowing that you will be travelling will more or less psychologically affect you - you won't feel confident that you are taking best care of yourself which you otherwise could if not travelling. Also consider that body natural rhythm can be affected by travelling or changes in external factors. Like myself, whenever I travel, my cycle got disrupted most of the time, mostly very short cycles without ovulation. So instead of rushing into this cycle and getting stressed about it, tell yourself you are giving yourself & your precious embies the best chances by resting up and starting the Fet next month when you will feel things are in better control. Just for your consideration and regardless which decision, all the best!
anybody here has lining thickness problem and still manage to proceed with FET in the end?
Where or which day are you at now for your med FET cycle?Lining only 5mm today..
Hey DawnBB, can i know if your FET is Blastocyst? Is it also medicated FET? Wondering if there is any different dosages given for progynova? Sorry for the many questions!!
Nope... I took hard boiled eggs. Easier to cook! I think my AMH also 0.xxx, cannot remember the actual number. Dr Tan was a bit worried then coz my AMH low and hubby sperm count low. I was on Gonal f 300iu for 11 days, manage to pick up 12 eggs and got 5 embryo.
Today day 14 of taking the meds Progynova, day 17 of my cycle
I see. u r a lucky gal!
Not that lucky.. my 1st cycle ended up in an ectopic pregnancy... Left tube ruptured when hcg was only 295 and had my tube removed.
For medicated FET, usually doc will let you continue taking Progynova to grow the lining but I'm not sure if doc has any expected standard or any limit as too how long you can continue on progynova. Best to check with doc for advice ba. Meanwhile continue to take rich proteins with healthy diet, adequate hydration, avoid cold stuff, and get to bed early. Jia you!
Yes my last FET was the first time I tried day-5 blastocysts and it was a medicated FET cycle. I started with 6mg Progynova daily from cycle day 2 onwards and added 200mg Utrogestan inserts on CD14, both medication to continue throughout 2ww and if bfp. They thawed my day2 frozen embryos on CD16 and transferred day-5 blastocysts on CD19. This medication dosage is usual TFC protocol for medicated FET which will be same regardless of which day transfer unless specific needs for conditions like those with luteal phase defect. I'm not sure if different from other clinics/hospital though.
Hi, are you trying again? I had two ectopic and 1 MC, fully understand how u feel
I started with 2mg twice a day for 4 days, 4mg x2 for next 4 days and now on 6mg x2
I did one scan on CD13 when lining was 12+mm triple so doc proceed to schedule when to start Utrogestan and ET date.
Thanks Dawn for the info. Btw, when AF is here do we need to go down or we can straight start the meds till maybe after 1 week then go down for scan?
Consultation & scan pricing are both more costly at TFC than his O&G Clinic, but can't compare exactly as different services and more staff including admin, more Nurses and embryology team. Waiting time is average 1 hour or so esp when busy or when he has ER procedures between consultations. Fortunately the ER & ET room just steps away from his consultation room. If you manage to get earliest first few slots, waiting time can be shorter. There's free wifi to pass time by going online, just bring power bank. The Nurses are key people you should connect with esp when they follow up with you after each doc consultation. They pack your meds, advise you on your medication & what to prepare, counsel you etc. If you have outstanding qns for doc, they are the ones who can help you.
No problem. The first scan on CD2 depends on your doc's practice and your condition. For my last FET, doc recorded in previous visit that no need to scan on CD2, just collect meds. When I called the clinic, the nurse confirmed doc's notes and asked me to collect meds only. The next scan in med FET is usually standard and for TFC, it's actually to be done from CD12 but no later than CD14 instead of one week after starting Progynova.
Wow, what did u do to increase the lining so much?
Your first scan is on CD 13? Why nuh so different... Now I worry whether will make it or not.. Seems like the first scan at nuh is too late.. If scan earlier and find lining not thick enough can still take more meds to make it thicker..
Not sure exactly what helps though since TTC, I have consciously followed a healthy diet of course with focus on some foods suggested by most ladies to help egg quality & implantation. Doc checked my record and confirmed I had average 11-12mm triple lining for all my fresh or FET cycles. Apart from balanced diet, at least 2L water daily, supplements (prenatal vitamins, Ubiquinol, fish oil), I had avocadoes, eggs, chicken or sometimes beef essence, walnuts, Brazil nuts, porridge cooked with dried scallop and mix of black beans, red beans, kidney beans and peanuts, did weekly acupuncture sessions (which I started since Jan 2015), did brisk walking 3 times weekly, and get to bed by 11pm sleeping for at least 7 hrs daily. The only 2 things I didn't follow was to take red bean soup (as don't fancy sweet dessert soup) and raspberry leaf tea.
Hi jkoh... am so glad to meet ladies like you who understand how I feel.
My friends don't understand, tell me to stop trying and just adopt. I almost wanted to give up too... after my surgery, I thought to myself that I don't want kid anymore, really very scared of another pregnancy loss (I have 1 mc before my 1st cycle). Then I found this thread and the ladies here are all so brave and strong, keep trying despite failures. So Yes... I am going to trying again! My 3 snow bb are waiting for me.
