Batam Here We Come

Yes, it is finalised that we would be gg over to Batam for the coming Good Friday holiday - yippee it will a gd break b4 I start the lucrin shots :)

The rooms has been booked as well as the day tour :) We would be staying at the newest hotel call pacific palace hotel... The hotel has a ship shape as an outlook and hopefully the facilities would be splendid too and I can't wait for the dip in the pool as well as the facial n massage .....

Batam ..... here we come :)

Much Awaited Call

DH informed me that last nite that SGH gave him a call after not being able to get me ... Phew I was lucky as my case has been discussed and yes I was given the green light to start on my coming AF cyles yes the coming AF in Apr 09 which is only couples of days away .....

Mixed feeling were in me as I spoke to the sister this morning as she tried her best to calm me that everything is in order and my doctor request that we met her this thur for final consultation be4 starting the IVF process ...... :)

DH also manage to get time off to accompany me :)

Double Joy

The result of my D3 is out

FSH=5.1
LH=2.7
E2=137
Follicle Count=32 (Right 22 & Left 10)
The nurse had informed that I do not need much medication ... Phew what a relief ... Glad that I'm on TCM and accu and I believe that that play a part too :)

Attended counselling with DH and was informed that should be able to start next AF cycle and now waiting for green light from doc yong pending their team meeting this monday and if everything is in order should be able to start starts lucrin from D2 ... OMG it's getting nearer and nearer ... Had told the nurse that we would be injecting on our own as she agreed :)

My exams result are also out and I gt 3As & 2Bs ..... hopefully would still be able to maintain when junior came :)

All in all it's a double join and not too sure when we would be celebrating .....

Family Gathering

Meet my preggy sil ytd and being new she is still shy all over ..... she is keeping her preggy a secret and was surprise when I ask her .... I told her mother had told me about it and she was being okay ....at least she is not being big-headed about being preggy or I would complain directly to her husband whom is also my elder bro.... heheheheh .....

The rest of the family members was constantly asking the golden qns of when the baby would be arriving ..... all I could replied was the not fated yet ....

She was with us alone as elder bro could not make it .... even father n my DH was surprised that she would turn up alone and staying wiv us for the 3hrs and getting to know more about the rest of the family members ....... not bad for 1st time joining the family gathering ......

Being young n much younger than me, she had refused that I call her elder sis even though she is married to elder bro and to just called her by her name ..... just like what I expected as a young adult ... I dun mind n just called her by her name even though mother n father was against it ..... hehheheh .....

Blood Test & Day 3 FSH & AFC

12 Mar 09, went for all the required blood test such as HIV and others as well as my day 3 FSH AND AFC ... also went for scanning.... according to the nurse, mine was normal and will depend how much the doctor would subscribe my medication for me...

What a relief!!!! I guess TCM and accu had help me in the initial preparation for IVF :)

Being Emotional

Im being trying to keep a brave front from the day mother inform that that my sis-in-law is pregnant and they had only been married since Nov 08 - I was crushed and I know mother was just being happy and not realising the impact on me ...

Initially I wanted to keep it from DH but I realised that I could not hold it any longer .... I had been moody and thinking about it the whole of ytd and finally decide to share with DH about it ... Even be4 I said anything, I started to cry and DH panicked as he thot that he had done sumtink wrong and only after I manage to stop crying and told him the news.... all he could say was, It not our luck yet and hopefully we will have our bundle of joy soon :)

He was just being him and trying his best to confort me ..... Phew I felt much better the moment I share with him and decide to focus on the coming months for IVF ... I know it is not gg to be easy but I am determined to go thru it .....

Had to go to SGH for scanning and blood test for LH, FSH, E2 .... keeping my fingers cross that it would be cleared and the team of doctors have the best option waiting for us.....

The Start Of The Journey

We had finally decided to start our IVF journey after much thoughts .....

I had also started on my accupunture and traditional chinese medicine with Dr Zou @ Ang Mo Kio on a weekly basis .... On my first accu, of course I was feeling a bit worried of the needles, luckily Dr Zou was patient and very gentle :) DH accompany and that gave me the moral support :) Thanks DH for the time spent.....

The traditional chinese medicine(TCM) was bearable and was split into 2 lots ... Lot 1 is meant to help with ovaluation and lot 2 is meant for helping with womb lining :)

I was @ Ang Mo Kio weekly for accu and this is cuming to be the 4th time and I had reserve this cuming Friday :)

I had met Dr Yong (my gynae) for advise and she was happy that we had decided to take this journey together with her help... DH could not accompany me as DH is on training, nevetherless I proceed on my own :)

Had been schedule to attend counselling on 17 Mar @ 2pm and maybe scanning and blood test this week (day 2-4 of AF).

Had finished my TCM as waiting for AF to come :) and only taking folic acid

Ms Chan had bought 2 more packets of brazil nuts for me and that would be sufficient for my 2WW later :)