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We did an MRI at a private clinic last week. The report from the radiologist said I have a “partial septate uterus with greater than 1 cm septal myometrium identified”. Below is one of images of my uterus from the MRI. You can see a heart shape in the middle, which is the inside of [...]
June 9th, 2010 | Posted in IVF Adventure | No Comments
Today I had a one-hour consultation with a psychologist regarding my anxiety and stress due to IVF. We have never talked about our IVF journey with anyone else, including our parents and siblings. We don’t think they can provide any help. Instead, it might bother them and we might also feel extra stress from telling [...]
May 6th, 2010 | Posted in IVF Adventure | No Comments
We had an appointment with RE 2 weeks ago and he suggested me do a 3D ultrasound for my uterus. He say my uterus has a irregular shape. He wants to do a 3D ultrasound or MRI to find out the shape of my uterus. My RE suspect that I might have bicornate uterus or [...]
May 1st, 2010 | Posted in IVF Adventure | No Comments
As much as I tried to keep positive, the result of this IVF was BFN. I started HPT from 10dpt. There was a tiny bit line which made me think it might still have chance to get darker later. The tiny line was there since but didn’t get darker or wider. We bought a digital [...]
April 17th, 2010 | Posted in IVF Adventure | 4 Comments
8dpt…Placenta cells begin to secret HCG in the blood. I had a headache today probably due to hormone fluctuation. I am lucky enough to not have headache till today during 2ww. It might be the secret HCG in the blood or it might be my AF is coming soon. Who knows? Hopefully it is the [...]
April 7th, 2010 | Posted in IVF Adventure | 3 Comments
Today it is my 4dpt.. Based on the development of embryos, blastocyst start to attach to a site on the uterine lining. I watched a movie named Have You Heard about the Morgans. The Morgans was separating because of many reasons. The root cause was the infertility problem! It is obvious that more and more [...]
April 2nd, 2010 | Posted in IVF Adventure | 2 Comments
First day: mostly bed rest even thought the instruction says bed rest is not necessary. I felt tired and sore in ovary area. Lying in bed made me feel better. I couldn’t sit too long. I walked around the house once a while since I can’t stay in bed the whole day. Second day: I [...]
April 1st, 2010 | Posted in IVF Adventure | No Comments
Two perfect Embryos Transferred Today. Everything went smoothly. The RE is very experienced and the ET only took about 15 minutes. I am officially PUPO (Pregnant Unless Proved Otherwise). We are waiting for a miracle. Everyone’s life is a miracle. Meeting DH is a miracle. Now we’ve done our part. We just need to wait [...]
March 30th, 2010 | Posted in IVF Adventure | No Comments
The clinic called today with great news – 11 out of 12 eggs are natural and 9 out of 11 eggs have been fertilized with ICSI! Grow grow my baby. Embryos transfer is scheduled on Tuesday March 30, 2010. Fingers crossed.
March 28th, 2010 | Posted in IVF Adventure | No Comments
We did egg retrieval this morning. Everything went well. 12 eggs retrieved. Same RE and same numbers of eggs as last IVF. I need to call the clinic at noon tomorrow to check how many eggs fertilized. I am experiencing some cramps and took a Tylenol. Take it easy today. Have a two-hour nap and [...]
March 27th, 2010 | Posted in IVF Adventure | No Comments