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

MoBaby: please feel free to vent anytime. That's why we are here. You are going through a very tough time. It's okay to cry. It's okay to take a little time for yourself.

It's healthy to shed the sadness in order to find the strength and hope underneath.
 
Mobaby- :hugs::hugs: and more :hugs:
I wish there was something more I could do. Don't apologize about ranting, as you say we all need to do it sometimes! Feel what you feel and don't feel guilty about it. I'm with you on everyone getting pregnant. I guess I am "lucky" in that three of my good friends that have had kids in the last couple of years had to have fertility treatments, and of course my sister's new baby is from an FET. I do have a couple of acquaintances where it feels like they just got married and are already pregnant! How does that happen! And my sister-in-law got her son to ask me when he is going to get a cousin. Just crushed me, especially because she knew we were having trouble. I was so angry at her but I didn't want to cause a huge scene, so I just cried about it with DH.

I hope you get to see your doc earlier than you expected so you can get *going* again and not be in limbo!
 
Edamame- Thanks for the tips! I've been doing a lot of gatorade. DH is on his way home for work and told him to stop and get me a protein shake cause of your post! Thanks! ;)

Mo- I'm sorry. :hugs: I defintely understand how you feel about people getting pregnant around you. 4 of my good friends are all pregnant and due within a month of each other. It's just so hard. Always feel okay to vent here. It is nice because we all feel the same and understand! :hugs:
 
Hello ladies! :) I am in the middle of my FET cycle (medicated) and I go February 4 back to my FS and if all looks as it should my FET is scheduled for February 8! I will be putting two of my embies back.

Mommy - what does a medicated FET entail? I'm about to go through one and they want to do a medicated one, but I'm not sure what that means? I thought they would just track my cycle and pop the embryos in when my lining looked good? Guess that isn't quite right. LOL. I will find out more at my next appointment with my FS, but if you could share what they are doing with you, that would help! Best of luck!!
 
I had my trial of transfer today... It was actually a bit more uncomfortable than I thought... the doctor let her intern try it (teaching hospital) so he couldn't even get the speculum in correctly... Then when he took the IUI catheter to measure the cervix angle, he was poking and said he had a blockage and couldn't get it into the uterus.. my doctor tried and said I had a slight tilt of my uterus but with a full bladder it'll straighten out.. I kinda think it was pointless to go to this today.. i've had 4 IUI's that went great- no issues getting the catheter in.. and the day of ET, anything could happen...

Anyway- found out that I start Gonal F and Menopur next Friday the 25th... anxious for it all to be done already. This BCP month of waiting is killing me.

BabyD - I know that the trial transfer is a pain. Plus my FS charged me extra for it! :saywhat: I'm like really? You are charging me loads of money for an IVF cycle and you still feel the need to charge me for the trial transfer? UGH. Thing is that it is fairly necessary. The embryo transfer is way more complex than an IUI. They have to get the angle to your uterus correct, and they need to do it with the least amount of trauma to your cervix. If they so much as cause any trauma to your cervix or your uterus, it could send it into spasm which could cause your embryos to not implant. So today was very important. I would suggest that you request some form of sedative so that you are relaxed at the time of transfer. My FS gave me 3 valium (the nurse said that they give you up to 5 depending on your stress levels during your appointments), so that you are nice and relaxed and not tense during the transfer. That too is very important. :dust:
 
WOW so much is going on!


Cali - great news on your follicles, sounds like you might have OHSS. That is exactly how I felt during my first IVF cycle. Drink plenty of gatorade and increase your protein intake. Also eat really small meals. These things will help with the bloating. My FS gave me an infusion of albumin during my ER, this is supposed to help with OHSS. You might ask your FS about it? If you don't have fluid, and its just due to huge follicles, then once they do the ER you should feel a lot better. Congrats on having so many follicles :thumbup: GL with the ER!!

Mo - UGH, the hormones involved in IVF are killer. I've had a migraine for 2 weeks and have bitten off several heads at work. I feel horrible about it, and just want to bury my head in the sand. It is very difficult to handle the emotional rollercoaster we are on, so it is no wonder you are having a rough time of it. Just know you aren't alone and venting here often very helpful. Just take things day by day, and if you feel up to going out, then do so, and if you don't then don't. It may be selfish but right now you need to be. You are still healing and you need to do what is best for you to do so. :hug:

TTCBaby - thanks for asking about me and my tests! I actually got a call from my FS office about some of the tests today. The ones that were run by Quest came back and they were all perfectly normal! YAY! :happydance: All that is left is the NK cell testing that went to a specialty lab. Not sure how much longer that will take? My FS said they would call the lab to get an idea of when those results would be in. I'm going to ask for a copy of the test results, because to be honest I have no idea what I was tested for? I know it was auto-immune, clotting and chromosomal testing. What that means exactly I have no idea. It is great news that it all came back normal, but now we have even less of a reason why my last 2 IVF cycles didn't work :shrug: Maybe the NK cell testing will come back positive? If not, it will be interesting to see what my FS says in our appointment on Friday.


Everyone else.. :hug: So happy this thread is here to discuss all these crazy things!
 
Hey Sandy,
Thought I'd pop in and join this thread. I'm in the process of doing an FET cycle. Hopefully transfer will be in a few weeks on 2/8. After two fresh cycles and this being my second FET I'm really hoping we can get it right this time!! Cmon Valentine love baby!
 
Ali, just noticed your question about a medicated FET cycle. That's what my clinic does. I was first on bcp(boo hiss!). On cd 21 started Lupron. AF arrives then about 5 days after that Lupron get reduced to 5 units and start estrogen. They will check to make sure lining is good. If all is well a week before transfer Lupron stops and PIO shots start. Couple days before transfer start doxy and medrol. Continue PIO until beta and if pregnant continue through first tri. Hope that helps!
 
Ali, just noticed your question about a medicated FET cycle. That's what my clinic does. I was first on bcp(boo hiss!). On cd 21 started Lupron. AF arrives then about 5 days after that Lupron get reduced to 5 units and start estrogen. They will check to make sure lining is good. If all is well a week before transfer Lupron stops and PIO shots start. Couple days before transfer start doxy and medrol. Continue PIO until beta and if pregnant continue through first tri. Hope that helps!

THANKS! Yes that helps a lot! So basically the same as the long lupron protocol but without the stim meds in the middle? What day were your embryos frozen? Day 3 or 5? Also did they do AH on your frozen embryos? Do you know if it is even possible?
 
Ali- Thank you so much for the advice. I'm definitely asking him tomorrow about albumin. I just really hope to avoid it. I don't want the pain or my transfer cancelled.
 
Welcome L4, it's great to hear from you! I'm sorry you are having to do FET again :hugs: Fx'd we can be bump buddies as my transfer should be around 28th Jan that's if AF every decides to show!!!

Ali, I'm on exactly the same medicated FET cycle as what L4 explained apart from i'm on Buserelin. It's meant to be less evasive on your body as not having to over stimulate for ovaries. FX'd :hugs:

Cali, FX'd for you today with ER :hugs:

Mo, I'm so sorry you are having such an emotional time at the moment. As the ladies have mentioned vent as much as you want that's what we are here for, makes my feel more normal to know people are feel the same way. My advice is just take each day at a time and don't worry about taking some alone time if they are true friends they will understand. :hugs::hugs::hugs::hugs:

Boofle and Edamame Hope AF shows for all of us very soon :witch:

ali, Glad to hear tests so far came back clear, Fx'd FET is the one for you! :hugs:

Hope everyone else is doing well and moving along nicely. :hugs:
 
Cali - good luck with you ER today!!

Mo - I think we can all appreciate how you feel. It's hard when so many people seem to be able to get pregnant so easily and here we are struggling and hoping and praying for it to happen. Vent away!

Thank you all for your words of encouragement over the weekend as I dealt with cramping and POAS aversion. I caved. I POAS mid day on 6dp5dt and it was a light second line. DH doesn't want to trust First Response and is reluctant to get too excited until we do beta. I wanted to double check so last night (7dp5dt and after a full day at work and 2L of water) I did it again and had the same result. I'm staying very optimistic about these results!! Am still feeling very bloated and my stomach feels as hard as a rock (and I can feel every cough and sneeze). Is this normal???
 
Fx'd Wannabee you could be our first :bfp: yay! when is your beta? xx
 
Sandy - thank you. I hope so. I'm too scared to get too excited at this point. My beta is in 3 days, so I guess I will know soon enough.
 
Wannabe sounds very promising for your bfp!!

Thanks Sandy. It's hard for all of us to keep pushing on. Bump buddies would be beautiful!! Hope AF shows up for you soon!
 
Ali, just noticed your question about a medicated FET cycle. That's what my clinic does. I was first on bcp(boo hiss!). On cd 21 started Lupron. AF arrives then about 5 days after that Lupron get reduced to 5 units and start estrogen. They will check to make sure lining is good. If all is well a week before transfer Lupron stops and PIO shots start. Couple days before transfer start doxy and medrol. Continue PIO until beta and if pregnant continue through first tri. Hope that helps!

THANKS! Yes that helps a lot! So basically the same as the long lupron protocol but without the stim meds in the middle? What day were your embryos frozen? Day 3 or 5? Also did they do AH on your frozen embryos? Do you know if it is even possible?


That's exactly right Ali, it's basically the same just no stimming. My clinic will only freeze good quality 5 day blasts and they do AH standard with FET as I guess the zona can get thick from the freeze. How bout you? How many will you transfer? I'm going to be transferring two. FET really is a breeze compared to a fresh cycle. Other than the darn pio shots!!
 
L4 - what has your clinic gave you on the thawing success rate? xx
 
Wannabe, congratulations!! Can't wait to hear your beta!
 

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