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

[ashknowsbest]

wannabee - can't wait for your next scan! GL, I'm sure everything is fine! I read about it all the time from pregnant women on here that the symptoms come and go! FX'd! And I definitely got my OH to pamper me :wink:

ever - I'm feeling almost back to normal .... which I didn't expect at all. Thanks for asking! After my last retrieval I was seriously so sore for 5 days and the first day I was barely able to move I was just so sore, but this time it has been completely opposite. I don't know if it's because a different doctor did the retrieval and he was nicer to me down there or what but I'm loving it.

The only thing is that they gave me anti-nausea medication and I was fine until I ate .... after I ate I got sick .... not fun! But it was only that once and now I'm fine.

turkey - I'm really not sure about sure if the BCP's but can you just call and ask your doctors office? I don't think it will have an effect because they're just suppressing you and then they'll stim you for IUI just like IVf .... just not as aggressive because they don't want you get that many eggs.

 

[ttcbaby117]

Lotus - when I had to fly my dogs down here...years ago....from Miami to the Bahamas. I ended up having to charter a flight for that same reason. They woudl have had them in the crate for so long. Anyway, I also got some sedatives from the vet to help them with their anxiety. I was able to put them on the lil prop plane and watch them fly away. My boyfriend was there to pick them up. He said they were fine. It is stressful but they manage.

 

[ashknowsbest]

Okay so I'm not super happy but I'm not really sad either. I got the results.

Out of the 25 eggs, 16 were mature so they performed ICSI on those and that resulted in 7 embryos that are still growing. We're going to be doing a day 5 transfer and I'm just keeping my FX'd so tightly that all of them make it to blasts so that I can have some to freeze!!!!

Please, please, please!

 

[alicatt]

Okay so I'm not super happy but I'm not really sad either. I got the results.

Out of the 25 eggs, 16 were mature so they performed ICSI on those and that resulted in 7 embryos that are still growing. We're going to be doing a day 5 transfer and I'm just keeping my FX'd so tightly that all of them make it to blasts so that I can have some to freeze!!!!

Please, please, please!

I can understand your disappointment, but you have 7 growing and that is good!!! Maybe those 7 are super strong and they will all make it to day 5. Think positive!

 

[Turkey16]

Okay so I'm not super happy but I'm not really sad either. I got the results.

Out of the 25 eggs, 16 were mature so they performed ICSI on those and that resulted in 7 embryos that are still growing. We're going to be doing a day 5 transfer and I'm just keeping my FX'd so tightly that all of them make it to blasts so that I can have some to freeze!!!!

Please, please, please!

I'm crossing everything for you!!!

 

[LotusBlossom]

Fingers crossed, Ash! We got 3 out of 3, so you never know! I hope you have lots of for the future!

 

[ashknowsbest]

Thanks girls! I really appreciate it.

I had a huge breakdown about it, my OH was consoling me and I'm feeling a little better. It's not over and I just need to go about this in a positive mindset and not be so negative ... it's just hard sometimes.

 

[Mells54]

Ash, I responded on the other thread, but stay positive!

 

[everhopeful]

Ash - those 7 are all going to make it!!! PMA, xx

 

[alicatt]

So I saw the FS this morning about my lining and it is now 8.1mm down from 10.6 on Monday? But my estrogen is increasing, it went from 160 to 400s, so what is going on? Has anyone else had issues with their lining not growing during a FET?

 

[MoBaby]

Ash: yay for 7!! I bet they are all strong!
Ali: dont worry about lining. It depends on who measures you, etc is your re concerned? Sounds like you are progressing!

 

[BabyD225]

So I saw the FS this morning about my lining and it is now 8.1mm down from 10.6 on Monday? But my estrogen is increasing, it went from 160 to 400s, so what is going on? Has anyone else had issues with their lining not growing during a FET?

my lining was around 7-8 the whole time.. and i got pregnant you're absolutely fine!

 

[alicatt]

Ash: yay for 7!! I bet they are all strong!
Ali: dont worry about lining. It depends on who measures you, etc is your re concerned? Sounds like you are progressing!

Ya, the Dr said, I'm not happy with your lining. It isn't looking as good as it has. He didn't do the measurement his NP did it on Monday, so that could be part of it. I guess we'll see where it is on Monday.

We aren't doing the FET this cycle anyway, this is for the biopsy, but still I hope it is a good lining so we can get a good biopsy! I'm paying a lot of money for this.

I'm not too worried yet, we'll see what it looks like on Monday.

 

[Mells54]

Ali, I thought anything over 8 was good, but it does seem weird that it would go from 10 to 8. Did he offer any reasons?

 

[BabyD225]

Sorry for those on our other thread..but I wanted to vent to my ladies here too.

So I'm home from the RE... my number and sono shows that I will probably miscarry soon. She thinks she may see a small dot on the screen... but not certain its not ectopic... so I have to go back monday for more bloods and sono to see where it is. My husband still thinks we will be in that 2% group that somehow have a baby with horrible beginnings, but the doctor said be prepared to miscarry. I cried hysterically on and off since we left. I'm kind of numb now- scared to see the blood. DH says it'll just be like a period- but knowing your bleeding out what could have been your first child, just is so sad. The RE said the good thing is that I was able to get pregnant so that our chances with a FET would be good. She said I'd have to wait until I miscarry then about 4-5 weeks after i should expect AF.. and that cycle is the one we do FET.. So April I'm guessing if I miscarry soon? I dont want to seem like I"m rushing this one away... just trying to look toward a brighter next few months. Anyone who has unfortunately gone through this have any idea of timeline? When did you get AF after you miscarried. Andd...how long did you bleed for? Sorry if this is heavy for some people.. just venting.. I need it. I'm also sorry I haven't done personals... i will when I can think straight.
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[MoBaby]

Babyd sooooo sorry! I know just how you feel. I never m/c naturally but my first d/c dr said 4-6 weeks for af (it took 8).... I think normal for natural mc is 4-6 weeks. Did your beta drop or just not increase enough?? My re likes one normal cycle before transfer to et things back to normal.

 

[BabyD225]

Babyd sooooo sorry! I know just how you feel. I never m/c naturally but my first d/c dr said 4-6 weeks for af (it took 8).... I think normal for natural mc is 4-6 weeks. Did your beta drop or just not increase enough?? My re likes one normal cycle before transfer to et things back to normal.

She doesn't know what's going to happen yet. The numbers are just going up too slowly and she doesn't really see much more than a black spot on the screen. I'm going in monday for more bloods and sono to see where it is or what's going on. She said to carry a pad around because I can start miscarrying at any point. How long did u bleed for during d+c? And was the d+c painful? I never thought I'd have to ask these questions- I'm just hoping its not ectopic. That scares me more. My RE said that once I get a new period after I miscarry/d+c we'll be able to get ready for the FET.. What should I expect? Lots of blood? Will I feel pain? See anything? I know its graphic but I wish I don't have to see it happen. So worried for it and it sucks knowing something is coming

 

[MoBaby]

My 2 d/c experiences have been terrible...Not the procedure itself though. The procedure is easy and takes little time and you dont go through the process at home. For me I really didnt want to see anything but 2nd time around I wanted to try b/c the first d/c.....

My bleeding after was mininal; maybe 7-10 days with only the day of with heavy bleeding and then light bleeding/spotting. First d/c no af for 8 weeks to the dot then everything was back to normal with cycles being about the same as before. BUT I ended up having terrible pain for 5 weeks after the procedure which turns out was due to a large fibroid that grew really big and started to die which was very painful. So it had to come out. This last d/c everything was great. Spotting for 11 days and no pain except the day of and the day after with cramping. I got AF at 27 days after d/c but that is where things went wrong but I think its just me and my body responding poorly. Usually the d/c is easy peasy and no issues at all.

If you do it at home since you are very early and hcg isnt really high it will probably be like a bad period. You most likely wont see a gestation sac as its too small and will blend in with the normal bloody discharge/clots. You will probably bleed a few days more than AF and it will most likely be heavy for 3-4 days then start to slow down. Cramping for about 12 hours until all the tissue has passed and then the cramping goes down to AF level. This is how my RE explained a natural MC to me.

 

[Edamame]

BabyD I am so so sorry. For my chemical after my fresh transfer last year, my beta took a while to drop to where it was considered a true negative. The transfer was on October 2, my betas were low and although they doubled at first it never went above 800, then started dropping, and there was absolutely nothing on the u/s. I didn't have to have a D&C, but didn't get AF until December 7. It was a fairly normal one, a little more crampy but not crazy bad or anything, and lasted about 5 or 6 days.

 

[LotusBlossom]

I'm so sorry, BabyD! I went through the same thing in early Jan. I was just over 5 weeks when I found out it was considered a missed miscarriage. I started bleeding 3 days later after stopping all meds (Jan 11) and it was like a heavy period, but not super heavy. I started BCPs soon after to regulate everything and did my FET on Feb 20. My heart breaks for you. I'm so so sorry.