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

[Em260]

BabyD - FirstTry explained it so well. My RE says the first IVF is sort of a test run since they don't know how your body will respond. Since you're going to be stimming until Monday I bet you will have more follicles pop up. You're exactly right about the hormones bringing out more fears. I had a hard time not obsessing over the numbers and it was only after the cycle was over I realized my anxiety was a side effect of the meds. I always thought the hormones would make me bitchy or cranky but mostly they just made me anxious and fearful. Hang in there

 

[BabyD225]

BabyD - FirstTry explained it so well. My RE says the first IVF is sort of a test run since they don't know how your body will respond. Since you're going to be stimming until Monday I bet you will have more follicles pop up. You're exactly right about the hormones bringing out more fears. I had a hard time not obsessing over the numbers and it was only after the cycle was over I realized my anxiety was a side effect of the meds. I always thought the hormones would make me bitchy or cranky but mostly they just made me anxious and fearful. Hang in there

Thanks Em.. Thats just it! I'm not cranky or bitchy, just so anxious and its exhausting!! They just called with my instructions for tonight.. I have to stay on the ganirelix in the morning...(for the 4th morning) and take 1cc menopur and 75 gonal f. My E2 level went up A LOT... its now at 1916.... seems sooo high for day 8! Am I approaching OHSS??

 

[MoBaby]

It depends on your next e2 level... I bet you have more eggies in there than 8 my last cycle after 5/6 days of stims I only had 5 big enough ones and by day 8 they all popped out and by day 10 there they all were!

But if you only have 8 it's quality vs quanitity and 8 awesome eggies are better than 12 okay ones so remember that first explained things well!!

 

[Boofle]

Em I've not had any hormones this time and I'm mega anxious

I can't remember exactly but I think on my scan there was only 4/5 follies and I ended up with 13 eggs, 9 fertilised, 6 made it to day 3 and 3 made it to day 5. So there were definitely more than expected

 

[annmc30]

I caved and did a test

 

[MoBaby]

Congrats!!!

 

[L4hope]

Looks good Ann!

 

[annmc30]

Just to make sure lol

 

[mrs.e.e]

I don't think this is low on day 10 I had 9 between 13 and 21 and we ended up with 10 eggs at er ( day 12) I got my bfp yesterday at 5dp5dt - 1 grade a

That gives me hope!! Thank you MrsE.E.... how old are you.. and was it MFI? CONGRATS ON YOUR BFP!!!! So exciting!!!

I'm 33 and this is our first ivf ( have unexplained infertility) we had our daughter through iui in 2009 I'm not sure what mfi means ?

 

[mrs.e.e]

Just to make sure lol

Congrats it's the best sight isn't it ..... I don't believe the double lines I like to see it spelt out to me !!!

 

[annmc30]

Just to make sure lol

 

[mrs.e.e]

Exactly !

 

[Em260]

Just to make sure lol

Yayy!! Congrats Ann!!!

 

[BabyD225]

CONGRATS ANNNN!!!!!! WOOHOOOOOOOO!!!


I trigger tonight or tomorrow.. waiting on bloods... anxious for this! Do you ladies go on bed rest after the retrieval?? If so for how long...

 

[ttcbaby117]

ann congrats!!!!! tha tis awesome!

Can you please give us your IVF stats....how many days you stimmed, how many they retrieved, how many transfered..how many DPT you got your positive? Did you do any type of supplements or bed rest after transfer? It helps my obsession a bit to see how well you ladies are doing! Thanks!

 

[MoBaby]

Not after ER. I usually work the day after. After ET I do the day of and 2 days after on bed rest. Yay for trigger!!

 

[Edamame]

Congrats Ann!! Fantastic news!

 

[L4hope]

My doc orders 24 hours bed rest after transfer, but I try to push it an extra day if I can. And I take it very easy until beta. No exercise, no heavy lifting etc.

 

[alicatt]

Hi Ladies

So sorry I've been MIA for a while. I started out having terrible migraines, then I ended up with the flu, plus nothing was going on cyclewise. Migraines are mostly gone, I think I'm over the worse of the flu, and I think AF is finally on its way! I should get AF either today or tomorrow if the lower back pain and cramping is any indication. I have an appointment on Thursday (but I'm hoping to move it to Tuesday) to discuss my trial cycle, and what it entails, and what it will cost.

Since I've been away and some of you may not know me, I have had 2 failed IVFs, and have 4 on ice. I haven't even had a positive HPT or BETA, and I didn't want to waste anymore so I asked my FS what he thought we should do, and he countered with a whole bunch of clotting and immune testing to see if there was any reason for my repeated implantation failure. Well it turns out that I have elevated NK cells. While these normally would be good for you, fighting cancer, viruses etc, they can be devastating on the embryo. In addition to that there is some concern over my uterine lining. It was 19mm last cycle, which is thicker than it should be.

So the plan is this: a trial cycle in February to test the uterine lining. We will prepare my lining as we normally would do for a FET, but instead of transferring my embryos, we'll do 2 biopsies that are meant to test the lining and narrow down the perfect time to transfer. Then in March we will do the real FET transfer and will do the transfer using the information we gleamed in February. In addition to that, we are going to do an IVIg transfusion to help suppress my NK cells. There may be other things that they add to the FET, like humira, lovenox, etc. I will know more when I chat with my FS next week.




Ann - I read your news, congrats YAY!

 

[Edamame]

My doc also wants at least the rest of the day and the whole next day after transfer on bed rest. I didn't need bed rest after retrieval, although I was pretty sore.