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For women who are trying to conceive, they know how nerve-wrecking TWW is. I had been through it for close to 2 years when I was trying to conceive naturally. Had shared my journey in my earlier post here . I was prescribed with support medications and given 10 days of medical leave until my pregnancy test. While the chance of success is dependent on the quality of the embryo, the centre did give me a few advice to increase success rate. Although there is no need for complete bed rest, I need to minimise my activities. I was refrained to do activities that may cause strain to the abdomen.  Unfortunately, I am a very stubborn person. I started doing house chores when we got back home from the centre. The husband had tried to stop me from doing the chores but failed. In the end, he reached out to my older brother to tell me off but, guess what my brother suggested to him? Since Horizon Forbidden West was already released that time, he suggested the husband to purchase the game for me...

Dr. Eeson did tell us beforehand to enjoy ourselves during our trip back in Sibu. To be honest, I did not really understand what he meant until we were finally back to continue our IVF treatment. We went back to the centre the following day after we came back from Sibu/Penang and finally set the date for Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) which happened in 7 days. Of course there were some preparations and medication needed for FET. Also, we had made the decision to transfer just one embryo. On top of Progynova, I was prescribed with Duphaston and Cyclogest. Progynova and Duphaston were taken 3 times a day, after meal, whereas Cyclogest is a medication to be inserted into the vagina 2 times a day, with a fixed time which I had set at 11am & 11pm. Cyclogest was no fun - it was a huge mess when I did it the first time. From 15 minutes of lying down to 20 minutes, 30 minutes was the best option to reduce the mess. The husband was very attentive when the nurse was explaining to us on the det...

My first menstrual cycle came on the 4th day after The Collection  and hence, I was expecting my second menstrual cycle to come at the end of December. For the first time during my trying-to-conceive journey , I wished for it to come as soon as possible. Unfortunately, for the whole month of December, everything was quiet. I started to get anxious and worried. When it was finally here (it was already January), I went ahead to make the appointment to consult Dr. Eeson although it was not at the normal volume. After TVS, he told me that we need to remove polyps that are next to my lining which will affect the embryo's implantation. Hence, I was to admit to Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur the following week for this. Although I had the room to myself, the husband could not stay back to be with me. Fortunately, the nurses took good care of me and everything went well. Hence, on the following day, I was being discharged from the hospital and was scheduled for my follow-up one week later at...

Like I shared in my previous post, we were waiting for the embryologist to contact us. A day felt like a year to us. The centre did call me the next day after OPU but it was the nurse over the phone. She was checking on me if I was having any discomfort or worse, bleeding. I told her I was feeling fine and there's nothing to worry ( I was playing Dragon Age: Inquisition on PS4 when she called ). On Day 3 post-OPU, the embryologist finally contacted us! He updated us that out of the 17 eggs collected, 15 were matured eggs. All 15 were fertilised and here comes the grading - 4 good, 5 fair and 6 poor. All of these embryos will be cultured to Day 5 to reach blastocyst which is an early stage of an embryo which is also the ideal stage for transfer to my uterus.  Hence, the wait continued until we received another call from the embryologist in the morning on Day 6 (1 day late).  Out of 15, 3 reached blastocyst stage. The remaining 12 went arrested. There's one most outstanding embr...

D-9 had arrived and we were back in the centre again! Dr. Eeson did an ultrasound scan on my tummy and he was quite happy with the amount of eggs he could see in both my ovaries. He started to brief us on the procedure. Apparently, he will puncture into my ovaries to collect the eggs. I'm glad that I would be sedated when this is happening. Later, the nurse went through the instructions for Oocyte Pick Up (OPU) with us which is very important. Oh, they will perform ICSI in our case. Did you think that the injections have come to an end? Noooo.. After the nurse had briefed us, I had to take 1 injection at the centre which, as usual, I administered it myself. Later at night, I had to take 2 injections at 9.40pm sharp! We cannot miss the timing at all as these need to be injected 36 hours prior to OPU. These injections are to ensure that I ovulate during OPU. Too early or too late will disrupt the progress. Both the husband and I were so stressed and kept looking at the clock even tho...