Archive for October, 2009

What I am Thankful for…

It’s Thanksgiving time:

I am thankful for being healthy
I am thankful for having a lovely and supportive hubby
I am thankful for having a job that helps pay my bills
I am thankful for having two cute dogs
I am thankful for being able to do most of things I like
I am thankful that my parents are always with [...]

Symptoms of 2ww after IVF/FET

I’ve been through 1 IVF and 1 FET and currently in 2nd FET 2ww. I think it might be benificial if we can share our symptoms during 2ww (2 week waiting) after IVF or FET.
Below is a list of symptoms that I had during my 2ww after IVF/FET:

cramping
Fatigue
bloating ovaries
headache
low back pain
emotion swing
sore nipples
itchy tummy skin [...]

When can We Do a Home Pregnancy Test?

2WW (2 week waiting) is really tough for us – so much anticipation and so much stress! We want to know if we are pregnant or not as early as possible. So, when is the right time to do a home pregnancy test (HPT) ?
One of my FET buddies, Alex posted a list of day-by-day [...]

Do’s and Don’ts in 2WW after IVF/FET

Now I must focus on helping my embryos implanting in my uterus.
Here is a list of Do’s and Don’ts that I think that might help implantation in 2WW after IVF/FET:
Do’s

No. 1 rule: POSITIVE ATTITUDE
No. 2 rule: Eat healthy
No. 3 rule: Drink plenty of fluid
No. 4 rule: Enough sleep

-prenatal pills daily
-timing of meds, stick to the [...]

2 Frozen Embryos Transfered Today

We did ET this morning as scheduled -  I am officially PUPO (Pregnant Unless Proved Otherwise) !! Beta will be on Oct 16. I probably will do POAS (Pee on a stick) around day 10
My clinic thawed 2 embryos and they both survived. We still have one embryo left on ice.

8 cells, Grade [...]