Anyone doing FET/IVF in Jan 2013 till everyone's BFP (Everyone Welcome)

[Turkey16]

BabyD, I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I truly wish it had turned out differently. I hope for good things with your FET.

Flowermal, can't wait to hear how your ER goes!
Turkey, congrats on being PUPO! When is your OTD? Are you going to test early or wait?

Hey Edamame...thank you!! My OTD is April 9th, and I'm gonna do my best to hold out. It's just so dang depressing to see a BFN, and the mind games are soooo exhausting. Right now I'm hoping to hear from my RE's lab to get a 5-day status report on the rest of "the team"...my three other embryos. I'm hoping they're hearty enough to freeze...I feel like that might help ease the desperation of the 2WW...ya know?? What's your MO?? Are you a POAS addict?? I've always been more of a "no news is good news" gal...

 

[Turkey16]

BabyD...

Turkey - congrats on being PUPO!!! FX'd that those beautiful embryos stick.

Flower - yeah for trigger!!!!

Thanks Wannabee...fingers and toes crossed!! How are you feeling???

 

[Edamame]

BabyD, I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I truly wish it had turned out differently. I hope for good things with your FET.

Flowermal, can't wait to hear how your ER goes!
Turkey, congrats on being PUPO! When is your OTD? Are you going to test early or wait?

Hey Edamame...thank you!! My OTD is April 9th, and I'm gonna do my best to hold out. It's just so dang depressing to see a BFN, and the mind games are soooo exhausting. Right now I'm hoping to hear from my RE's lab to get a 5-day status report on the rest of "the team"...my three other embryos. I'm hoping they're hearty enough to freeze...I feel like that might help ease the desperation of the 2WW...ya know?? What's your MO?? Are you a POAS addict?? I've always been more of a "no news is good news" gal...

When we first started trying I was a POAS fiend, but after a few months learned my lesson and waited until AF was late, and when we did the Iuis and Ivf I waited until the beta test. This time I'm going to test the morning of- it is just too hard waiting for the call from the clinic, and after two ivf negatives I figure I may as well test at least that morning so I don't stew all day!

 

[Turkey16]

BabyD, I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I truly wish it had turned out differently. I hope for good things with your FET.

Flowermal, can't wait to hear how your ER goes!
Turkey, congrats on being PUPO! When is your OTD? Are you going to test early or wait?

Hey Edamame...thank you!! My OTD is April 9th, and I'm gonna do my best to hold out. It's just so dang depressing to see a BFN, and the mind games are soooo exhausting. Right now I'm hoping to hear from my RE's lab to get a 5-day status report on the rest of "the team"...my three other embryos. I'm hoping they're hearty enough to freeze...I feel like that might help ease the desperation of the 2WW...ya know?? What's your MO?? Are you a POAS addict?? I've always been more of a "no news is good news" gal...

When we first started trying I was a POAS fiend, but after a few months learned my lesson and waited until AF was late, and when we did the Iuis and Ivf I waited until the beta test. This time I'm going to test the morning of- it is just too hard waiting for the call from the clinic, and after two ivf negatives I figure I may as well test at least that morning so I don't stew all day!

I totally hear you...going in for the beta in the morning and then having to wait til the afternoon to hear back is brutal....I don't know, I've been trying to deal with all this one step at a time (wise advice from Alicatt!) so I guess I'll decide once it gets a little closer. If my transfer was Friday, that means I'm 2dp3dt right?? I've spent the last two days 99.9% off my feet and this morning I'm still feeling crampy...just conked out for nap too...highly unusual in my normal life...seem normal under these circumstances?? I hope so...

 

[Mells54]

Good luck tomorrow Turkey. Fx'd you get your BFP!!!!

 

[FirstTry]

Turkey: I like to POAS, so I have an idea of whether we've got a shot. But I don't start until 5dp5dt.

BabyD: how are you doing? I've been thinking about you.

AFM, I'm on BCPs for the next 2 weeks

 

[Turkey16]

Thanks Mells, but I was just speaking hypothetically!!! I WISH my beta was in the morning, but alas I'm only two days past transfer.

I'm intrigued by your comment FirstTry...how would you know if you " had a shot"? Can you get a BFP by 5dp5dt? I'm seriously new to all this!! If I did a 3dt, would I wait til 7dp? I would just be so crushed if it was negative and then the mind games would start...I don't know if I can handle that!!! We'll see I suppose!

So I realized tonight they I goofed big time...although I'm trying to convince myself it's no biggie. I started taking estrace on the night of my transfer (Friday). I've taken it faithfully each night since, but as I was gearing up for tonight's lovely dose, I noticed the pill container said "2x a day" and it came flooding back to me that I'm supposed to take in the am too! DOH! That means I missed two 1mg doses. After much frantic googling, it appears to not be a huge deal, and I'm not doubling the dose as per the advice in the majority of the posts I read. The estrace website explicitly says NOT to double up doses. Anybody have any insight here??? Am I screwed???

 

[Mells54]

Thanks Mells, but I was just speaking hypothetically!!! I WISH my beta was in the morning, but alas I'm only two days past transfer.

I'm intrigued by your comment FirstTry...how would you know if you " had a shot"? Can you get a BFP by 5dp5dt? I'm seriously new to all this!! If I did a 3dt, would I wait til 7dp? I would just be so crushed if it was negative and then the mind games would start...I don't know if I can handle that!!! We'll see I suppose!

So I realized tonight they I goofed big time...although I'm trying to convince myself it's no biggie. I started taking estrace on the night of my transfer (Friday). I've taken it faithfully each night since, but as I was gearing up for tonight's lovely dose, I noticed the pill container said "2x a day" and it came flooding back to me that I'm supposed to take in the am too! DOH! That means I missed two 1mg doses. After much frantic googling, it appears to not be a huge deal, and I'm not doubling the dose as per the advice in the majority of the posts I read. The estrace website explicitly says NOT to double up doses. Anybody have any insight here??? Am I screwed???

Oops! Sorry Turkey. Guess I wasn't reading too carefully.

 

[MoBaby]

Turkey you are prob okay. I'd call the clinic though just to see why you want you to do. I'm sure it will be just fine

 

[FirstTry]

Turkey: you are fine. Just start taking the estrace 2x per day, as instructed. You only missed 2 doses. It's not an exact science anyway.

I got my first BFP at 5dp5dt. It was faint and got darker over the next few days, but then stayed the same. It never got as dark as the control. That was my first sign that something was wrong. M/c at 7 weeks. The second cycle I had a BFP, it didn't show up until 8dp5dt and was super faint. After my previous m/c, I knew that wasn't good. Four days later, it was gone.

The dr says the m/c's are due to my age. But everyone is different.

I understand why some people wait for the OTD, but I like to know what's going on as soon as possible. It's a personal preference.

Best of luck to you!!!

 

[Edamame]

I agree, you've only missed two half doses. The estrace is extra support.

 

[alicatt]

Turkey you are prob okay. I'd call the clinic though just to see why you want you to do. I'm sure it will be just fine

Turkey.. Don't stress too much about the estrace, call your FS in the morning and see what they want you to do. The estrace is estrogen supplementation to help the embryo implant. Normally the corpus luteum (burst follicle) creates the estrogen for you but they destroyed your follicles when the retrieved your eggs. Since you are only 2dp3dt the embryo is just gearing up for implantation so I'd think that as long as you call the FS to make sure they don't want you increasing the dose, you should be fine!

So as I said each day different things happen, the embryo normally would have been floating down your Fallopian tube and would have just arrived in the uterus today. It should be a blastocyst and be getting ready to burst out of its shell and start implanting. That happens between days 6-8, then by 10dpo some women can see BFP one a FRER (first response early result). So for you that would be 7dp3dt.

As for whether or not you should test. I've tested both times and drove myself nearly insane the first time. The second failure was easier to handle, because I'd been there before, but also because I had made 4 nice as well. I'm considering shaking it up this time and not testing at all! We'll see!

 

[Turkey16]

Thanks to all you super smart gals...you were right on the money! Doc said it was no biggie and to just carry on correctly today. The lab also called and it looks like no frosties for us. Sigh. I'm actually ok with it...if this round doesn't work, at least we now know what to expect for round 2. Just seems a lot less daunting. I'm extremely lucky in that my insurance covers 4 ERs and unlimited transfers, so I'm trying to keep things in perspective. Still HOPEFUL & OPTIMISTIC, but realistic too.

 

[Flowermal]

Ladies, thanks for all your well wishes. EC went well, having some bloatedness and slight cramps but not unbearable.

They retrieved 5 eggs and ET is on Wed.
Was hoping for more eggs but praying that quality is there

 

[alicatt]

Thanks to all you super smart gals...you were right on the money! Doc said it was no biggie and to just carry on correctly today. The lab also called and it looks like no frosties for us. Sigh. I'm actually ok with it...if this round doesn't work, at least we now know what to expect for round 2. Just seems a lot less daunting. I'm extremely lucky in that my insurance covers 4 ERs and unlimited transfers, so I'm trying to keep things in perspective. Still HOPEFUL & OPTIMISTIC, but realistic too.

WOW that is great that your insurance will cover that! Ours doesn't cover ANYTHING! What protocol were you on? I think that once they have done a cycle they can determine how you responded and create a more custom protocol for you so you can create better embryos. That is what they did for me, I went from getting 2 good blasts the first cycle to getting 6 good blasts the second cycle! I also used a few supplements, went gluten free, and they switched me from a normal cycle to a long lupron protocol, oh and I added in acupuncture. Not sure which helped most, but I tripled me embryo count!

 

[alicatt]

Ladies, thanks for all your well wishes. EC went well, having some bloatedness and slight cramps but not unbearable.

They retrieved 5 eggs and ET is on Wed.
Was hoping for more eggs but praying that quality is there

Congrats on getting through the EC! It isn't quantity that counts, it's quality! GL and FX'd for a good fertilization report

 

[Turkey16]

Ladies, thanks for all your well wishes. EC went well, having some bloatedness and slight cramps but not unbearable.

They retrieved 5 eggs and ET is on Wed.
Was hoping for more eggs but praying that quality is there

Congrats Flowermal!!! Definitely quality not quantity!!! FX'd for you!!!

 

[Turkey16]

Thanks to all you super smart gals...you were right on the money! Doc said it was no biggie and to just carry on correctly today. The lab also called and it looks like no frosties for us. Sigh. I'm actually ok with it...if this round doesn't work, at least we now know what to expect for round 2. Just seems a lot less daunting. I'm extremely lucky in that my insurance covers 4 ERs and unlimited transfers, so I'm trying to keep things in perspective. Still HOPEFUL & OPTIMISTIC, but realistic too.

WOW that is great that your insurance will cover that! Ours doesn't cover ANYTHING! What protocol were you on? I think that once they have done a cycle they can determine how you responded and create a more custom protocol for you so you can create better embryos. That is what they did for me, I went from getting 2 good blasts the first cycle to getting 6 good blasts the second cycle! I also used a few supplements, went gluten free, and they switched me from a normal cycle to a long lupron protocol, oh and I added in acupuncture. Not sure which helped most, but I tripled me embryo count!

I am sooooo ridiculously blessed as far as insurance goes. I teach in new jersey and infertility insurance is mandated. I was concerned about coverage for my meds initially, but when all was said and done they were 100% covered. If you remember Aetna denied me IVF coverage at first, but my doc was able to get them to reverse the decision. Ironically the only thing not covered was ICSI b/c of DH's wonder-sperm (HA!), but that's a drop in the bucket overall!! If we do another cycle I was told they'd recommend ICSI right off the bat. I was on the micro dose Lupron (or micro flare) protocol. I definitely like the idea of them being able to tweak things if we do have to do another cycle. It was a bit depressing to hear nobody made it to blast, but I'm not letting it get me down. There is still HOPE!!!!! So what about you??? First biopsy in a coupla days right?!?!

 

[alicatt]

I was going to recommend the lupron flare protocol for you!!

AFM.. at the FS now waiting to see if my uterus is good and if so the biopsies will be scheduled for later this week I think, but it also means the dreaded PIO!

 

[Turkey16]

I was going to recommend the lupron flare protocol for you!!

AFM.. at the FS now waiting to see if my uterus is good and if so the biopsies will be scheduled for later this week I think, but it also means the dreaded PIO!

YAY!!!! Good Luck!!! PIO shots are a small price to pay...eyes on the prize!!! C'mon Uterus!!! Be ready!!! :0)