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[returnable]

Well Happy New Year everybody! How has 2021 been treating you guys? I do hope it gets better soon. I never thought I'd ever live through anything like these Covid times. As for my journey, today is CD#1. We have one more embryo and this will be the end one way or another.

[Daisy.Eriksen]

Happy New Year! Covid sure has been a weird time - I hope it does improve soon.

 

Good luck with this cycle, Returnable! 

[Balance]

Happy new year everyone! Covid sucks!

Wishing you all the best this year.

Returnable fingers and toes crossed for you

[Carter81]

Happy New Year!! Sending positive thoughts and wishes to you all 

 

Very tired of Covid making this journey even more difficult so hoping it will improve soon!

[JIC]

Happy New Year everyone. Although no longer on this journey I found you all so supportive and hope to be able to supportive to you along with others going this route in the future

[Cure4Mito]

Hello all— been a long time since I’ve been on the boards.  Been a long journey for us, but I gave birth two b/g twins in 2017 through DE.

Considering *maybe* transferring for just *one* embryo this time, lol.  Maybe towards the end of the year, as vaccines get rolled out and things are getting back to normal.  My husband and I are lucky enough to work from home, but have the twins with us as we’re not putting back to Montessori until COVID numbers decline.

 

I’ll be 39 this year, so, still debating...  Would love for my twins to have a younger sibling.

 

Best of luck to everyone here.  Hope everyone is staying safe.

[Heh Irish.]

Hello everyone. It's been quiet here.
It's nice to see old friends checking in on everyone.
@Daisy, I just read your news on the closing of 2020 board. I am so so happy for you and hope your journey has continued to be uneventful.

I'm also still holding out hope for those that are still here on this tumultuous journey. I'm also sad to read that some on my DE buddies have had a really shit time and COVID has only made it worse. I'm always thinking of you all and you are in my prayers.

7 months ago when my second son was born through DE I thought our family was complete. But if I'm honest the only reason I thought that was because of the fear of this journey and the previous losses. Roll on to where we are today and everyone being utterly in love with this little guy means I'm ready to risk it and go again. I'm trying my best not to think that we've pushed our luck already or that we could have future losses and pain and grief by starting back on this journey but a positive end result will worth it. And that needs to be the focus. Not what if we have no embryos, what if I miscarry, what if what if what if..... So here we go again.....

(And for those that are still fearful of this journey because it's not your egg. Don't be....I have two sons, one a natural miracle and the other from DE, I love them both, unconditionally, the same, and everyone thinks the baby looks like my nephew and Dad! When I went to the fertility counsellor I aired my fears about the baby being different and potentially not being loved the same. While I was pregnant I was afraid I was carrying this "alien" baby. The fertility counsellor did well to remind me that I felt this way with my first son and these feelings are normal for all Moms... In the end, it's just an egg. Only love matters.)

I'm currently browsing the Frozen egg banks, we're planning on moving house and I'm still nursing so haven't had a pp period yet. (I had one with my first son at 5 months so I'm wondering if my early menopause has started already..... Don't know if that's even a thing that can happen.) I always remember my RE saying transfer should be straight forward "because you still have your periods" but I'm not sure I do, having been diagnosed as Perimenopausal 5 years ago. Anyway long story short I won't be ready to transfer until after we move and then I'll need to see where my period is at. But my RE confirmed I'm still a patient and I should just arrange an appointment when I'm ready.

Has anyone found any issues with the egg banks lately because of COVID?

[Daisy.Eriksen]

Hello all!

JIC - how is the home study process going?

Cure4Mito - good luck with your decision and future transfer!

Heh - so nice to hear from you. I hope the process goes well!

Carter and Returnable, how are you doing?

 

Thanks, Heh! Things are going well so far, fingers crossed. Anatomy scan on Thursday, it will be nice to have another chance to see babe.  

 

Hope everyone's hanging in there, covid fatigue is getting heavy. 

[returnable]

Hi Daisy hope all went well today.

 

I had a second cancelled FET in a row, so will be doing the EMMA test next week. For those who have never heard of this, they take a uterine biopsy (same company does the analysis as for the ERA) and determine whether your microbiome is as it should be. If not, you take antibiotics and then probiotics both orally and vaginally for a couple of months. It's another delay, but no worse than two cancelled FET cycles in a row. I restarted this process in May last year and so far have one BFN and two cancelled cycles, so what's another few months for our last embryo. We're kind of running out of options for FET preps so this is just one more try.

 

I am sorry I'm not doing any more personals but am feeling a bit pooped with the process.

[JIC]

Hey everyone.

Daisy. Hope your scan went well
Returnable. Sorry about the cancelled cycle again. Hopefully everything will be figured out and you can move forward.

Afm. Have what I think is my last homestudy meeting this week. Then it is a waiting game again as my social worker writes up her profile of me. It was intense at points but never felt intrusive if that makes any sense.
Had a strange experience recently. Two cycles ago I had break thru bleeding from ovulation until my period. Called my GP and was sent for an u/s. It was noted that my fibroid had grown and a sono was recommended. It couldnt be done as they were fully booked. Had to wait until next cycle. Experienced the same thing. Again told fully booked but I managed to find a location that could see me. I purposely did NOT want to go the clinic that I did my fertility treatment as it is to difficult to walk in there. Ended up having to go to the clinic that is part of TRIO where my physical transfer were done. Wasnt as bad being there just very strange feeling sitting in that office again. Thank goodness test was only about 5 minutes this time. Today slightly crampy.