Went to the clinic this morning for my pregnancy test, and finally got a call from my doctor this afternoon: it's negative. I never took a home pregnancy test, so I didn't know what to expect. Part of me thought it might really happen this time, but no. So I'm sitting here at work, unable to get ahold of Marc, and really wishing I could go home right now.
I just don't know what to do at this point. Even though the genetic testing went much better this time, and embryo quality seemed better, they were still slow-growing. We're supposed to have a meeting with a doctor next week to talk about why this cycle didn't work either.
On top of all this, yesterday I found a lump on Bandit's chest. I had Elaine come over to check it out, and she thought it might be a fatty tumor, but suggested we bring him in to the vet to get it checked out. We have an appointment for him Thursday - hopefully it'll turn out to be nothing, as I don't think I could handle something happening to him.
So yeah, another round of anger and grief, topped off with stress about the dog, and a stressful month at work. It's all just great right now.
Awww -- bummer!!! I was thinking lots of good thoughts for you - sorry it didn't work. :(
Is the genetic screening thing important enough to keep trying IVF? Or is the "old fashioned way" a possibility?
I just read Real Food for Mother and Baby which has some interesting thoughts about fertility foods. I don't know what the science is behind it, but maybe every little bit helps?
Hope Bandit is fine as well.
Do you mean try to get pregnant naturally, and then do the genetic testing, or forgo testing altogether? If the latter, it's probably not an option for us. While the condition isn't life-threatening, it has the potential to be quite serious and can severely impact quality of life, to the point where Marc and I don't want to take the chance. And even if it weren't serious, our child would then have to deal with this same issue when it came time for them to have kids, and I think we feel like if this is something we can prevent from getting passed down, we should.
I'll check out that book - I've got a lot of questions for the doctor next week when we have our appointment. We didn't get a report on all the embryos this time, and I want to know if all of them were delayed, or if we actually had some that developed on schedule (some were on track on day 3), but were just the affected ones. We're also trying to set up a consult with another clinic - they're not as convenient to get to, but their success rate is higher, and they do a lot of PGD cases. I'll probably try acupuncture as well the next time - some people have said that it helps with embryo quality. At this point, I'll try anything.
Bonz I am so sorry. I hope Bandit is okay as well.