Gals, to share with you on my latest update...I am officially on 2WW!!
Prior to fet, had gone for scans to check that the womb lining is at the correct thickness. Dr advise abt 10mm. Then hubby had to help me to insert crinone every night which is to provide progesterone to the womb. All pills still continue.
Before the fet, I was waiting anxiously for the embryo thawing results. The embroylogist will call me daily to inform me of the status. The waiting is scary as I cldnt sleep well at night plus I had bad cough. I pray silently everyday tat my embryos will remain strong for me. Our aim is to culture the embryos till D5 (blastocyst stage). However, on D4 morning, the dr decided tat we shld transfer the eggs back to my womb on the same day as I didnt hv many embryos left. Had to rush to the clinic in abt 1.5hrs.
After a full bladder at the clinic, the ET starts. Again I didnt like the feeling of opening my legs infront of the dr (in addtn, you hv to hold ur bladder too - so tat easier to hv a straight path to enter the womb). But well, no choice. As I am awake during the procedure, I could hear the sounds when dr cleaning and inserting somethg into tat area. I am lucky tat hubby was holding my hands throughout. A nurse was also beside me to scan my abdomen to show the womb on the monitor.
The whole painless procedure was very fast abt 20mins. Dr gave me a pic after he inserted my embryos inside me. They are so so tiny, like some 'white liquid' inside me!! Thereafter, I rested for 30mins with my legs up. After I went to the toilet, I was told to rest on the bed with legs up again, for another 30mins. But gosh, I was so sleepy tat I slept for more than 1 hr! Nurse didnt wake me as she was busy with another couple doing ET also.
Before I went home, I was given a progesterone jab near the buttocks. It was quite painful. Besides those pills tat I hv on hand, I was given duphaston pills to be taken twice daily. So in total, I am taking 7 pills daily plus insertion of crinone every night. There is one pill which I am allergic so actually I think by right, should be more than 7 pills.
If you are working, you can take mc from the dr. In the meantime, I try to rest at hme as much as poss. I also abstain fm my fav coffee, green tea, spicy or oily food, and 'cold'/raw foods during this 2ww. No carrying of heavy weights, swimming or squatting. I will need to go back tmc for the 2nd progesterone jab after 1 wk. And after 2ww, for the urine test.
My own experience before doing ivf is to obtain more info, koe the terms tat is used eg ER, ET, know what to expect so tat when the dr toks to you, you will koe wat qns to ask and also feel more prepared. Also, do get ur hubby involve as during the high hormones stages, you will feel v emo and it is gd to hv his support
ancing_tongue:. Hope tat wat I hv mentioned will be useful for all ivf mummies. ancing_wub:
Prior to fet, had gone for scans to check that the womb lining is at the correct thickness. Dr advise abt 10mm. Then hubby had to help me to insert crinone every night which is to provide progesterone to the womb. All pills still continue.
Before the fet, I was waiting anxiously for the embryo thawing results. The embroylogist will call me daily to inform me of the status. The waiting is scary as I cldnt sleep well at night plus I had bad cough. I pray silently everyday tat my embryos will remain strong for me. Our aim is to culture the embryos till D5 (blastocyst stage). However, on D4 morning, the dr decided tat we shld transfer the eggs back to my womb on the same day as I didnt hv many embryos left. Had to rush to the clinic in abt 1.5hrs.
After a full bladder at the clinic, the ET starts. Again I didnt like the feeling of opening my legs infront of the dr (in addtn, you hv to hold ur bladder too - so tat easier to hv a straight path to enter the womb). But well, no choice. As I am awake during the procedure, I could hear the sounds when dr cleaning and inserting somethg into tat area. I am lucky tat hubby was holding my hands throughout. A nurse was also beside me to scan my abdomen to show the womb on the monitor.
The whole painless procedure was very fast abt 20mins. Dr gave me a pic after he inserted my embryos inside me. They are so so tiny, like some 'white liquid' inside me!! Thereafter, I rested for 30mins with my legs up. After I went to the toilet, I was told to rest on the bed with legs up again, for another 30mins. But gosh, I was so sleepy tat I slept for more than 1 hr! Nurse didnt wake me as she was busy with another couple doing ET also.
Before I went home, I was given a progesterone jab near the buttocks. It was quite painful. Besides those pills tat I hv on hand, I was given duphaston pills to be taken twice daily. So in total, I am taking 7 pills daily plus insertion of crinone every night. There is one pill which I am allergic so actually I think by right, should be more than 7 pills.
If you are working, you can take mc from the dr. In the meantime, I try to rest at hme as much as poss. I also abstain fm my fav coffee, green tea, spicy or oily food, and 'cold'/raw foods during this 2ww. No carrying of heavy weights, swimming or squatting. I will need to go back tmc for the 2nd progesterone jab after 1 wk. And after 2ww, for the urine test.
My own experience before doing ivf is to obtain more info, koe the terms tat is used eg ER, ET, know what to expect so tat when the dr toks to you, you will koe wat qns to ask and also feel more prepared. Also, do get ur hubby involve as during the high hormones stages, you will feel v emo and it is gd to hv his support
ancing_tongue:. Hope tat wat I hv mentioned will be useful for all ivf mummies. ancing_wub:
