Strawberry13
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Bma- FET tomorrow! Are you so excited?? Are u going to do 1 or 2??
maverick - I took a break prior to my this IVF I am just finishing and it not only helped me but it also helped my marriage. fertility treatments can be a strain on even the strongest marriages. If your gut is telling to take some time then I would say do it!
Welcome nicedips! Sorry that you're feeling down and that your 5th didn't work. I totally agree if you need a break take it and maybe one month of not going for monitoring and checking your calendar and all the build ups will be good for you. I think it's really hard to find that balance between giving yourself the space you need and getting back on the horse and trying again. I had taken a few months off before this month and can say that it helped a bit, however I'm at the point now where despite the letdowns I need to be doing everything I can to maximize my chances even if it means some tears along the way. But that's just me I know that everyone's journey is different.
Maverick I'm so sorry about your bfn. Sending hugs. I'm sure it feels good to know you'll be hashing everything out with your dr today and you can see what their recommendations are. Keep us posted and keep your chin up!
Maverick, so sorry about the bfn
Ttcbaby, I didn't realize you were so close to the end of your IVF! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
I start progesterone tonight to bring on AF and I'll start my stims as soon as it comes. So frustrated though, I got in a minor car accident on Friday and sprained my back and neck. I went to a chiropractor yesterday, but everything she's recommending for treatment my FS says I can't do once I start my stims. I'm going to talk to the chiropractor again tomorrow and see what she recommends.I'm really upset about the timing of all of this!
Well I'm glad you and your DH are moving forward with ivf it must feel good to know that your next cycle will have a MUCH better shot than the last several. My dr had said the same thing about icsi vs ivf but you could always do half and half right? I'm not sure about the free cycle type deals but it probably can't hurt to have that kind of "insurance". But good for you on being so proactive and having a good attitude- that isn't easy![]()
StayHopeful, really sorry to hear about the car accident but glad it was not more serious. It still sounds pretty frustrating. I hope you are able to keep moving forward as you planned.
Strawberry, the RE seemed a little disappointed to be seeing us back and she said she feels that unless we want to do one more IUI (which would be 4th at her office, 5th total), we really have no other option than moving on to IVF. I really don't know that I want to do one more, though of course if that ended up being the one that worked...but she didn't really give me a sense that she had confidence in another IUI being the answer.
She also said we are borderline for traditional IVF vs. ICSI as far as counts go and it would all depend on the counts on the day of retrieval...and recommended DH start eating anti-oxidant rich foods like berries, etc. She thinks the timeline would be sometime in early to mid August for the procedure itself, with June being the month I can get any more diagnostic testing up to date (think this would just be the infectious disease blood tests) and then July would be the month I would start BC and then stims after that. We are about 90% sure we're going to do it!
Did anyone in this thread that's doing IVF (or has done it) consider the refund-type programs where they give you a certain # of fresh/frozen cycles and if they don't work, you get a % of money back? I am not feeling like I want to do this (I want to be optimistic that the first try will work).