IVF Frozen #2 Day 37

BT result: BFN. Devastated.

Post ET Herbs

I brewed my herbs last night. Due to my inexperience, it took longer than expected and I slept late. The instruction from Dr Lim is to boil the first batch of herbs from 3 bowls to 1 bowl, then add the second batch, bring to boil and switch off the heat. I used the slow cooker because the pot is made of ceramic. I wasn't comfortable using the stainless stain pot, even though it is generally deemed as safe for TCM herbs. After almost 3 hours, the amount of water in the pot didn't reduce much. So I opened the lid slightly, then I waited and waited. I didn't dare to leave it heated overnight, as I didn't want to risk the herbs drying up.




At the beginning of brewing my first batch of herb with 3 bowls of water:


Dr Lim prescribed 5 packs of these herbs, each pack cost $100. After brewing, I divide the liquid into 2 portions and drink 1 portion each day. Thus, 1 pack will last me for 2 days. On the 3rd day, I rest, no need to drink. Also, on the days I drink the brewed herb, I have to mix a pack of yellow powder medicine and drink it. I have no idea what is that and it taste weird.

IVF Frozen #2 Day 19

Today is ET day! Our appointment was at 8.30 am. Everything happened just like frozen #1, except we waited longer for our turn to go into the procedure room.



Here are my 2nd pair of embryos that thawed, survived and grew to 8-cells. Unfortunately, 2 cells in the top embryo died (and have turned dark in colour). The embryologist said that the chance of it becoming a pregnancy is lower, but if it does become a baby, the 2 cells that died wouldn't affect his/her health.

My 2nd frozen cycle timeline:

CD1	Call KKIVF
CD4	4 mg progynova daily for 5 days
CD9	6 mg progynova daily for 10 days
CD11	Visit KKIVF for scan. Uterine lining 8.9 mm
CD17	Crinone gel inserts twice daily until BT
CD19 / 0dp2dt	ET. 2 embryos transferred. TWW begins! 4 mg progynova daily until BT.
CD37 / 18dp2dt	BT

Dr Suresh Nair on YouTube

A sister shared the link to this video in our IVF WhatsApp chat group. It's a rather long video, but very informative.

IVF Frozen #2 Day 11

Status update: Uterine lining 8.9 mm. ET schedule on 10 Jun (CD19).

Perhaps, TCM medicine and acupuncture helped to improve my lining. Frozen #1 lining was 8.1 mm on CD10. For the past 2 days, I've been seeing Dr Lim for acupuncture and I just had a 3rd one in the late morning. Since, my ET is scheduled 1 week later, Dr Lim wants me to come back for another 2 sessions before ET.

Cost of each acupuncture session:
$20 (consultation) + $40 (acupuncture) = $60