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

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Turkey16 said:
Bad news gals. No heartbeat this morning. That darn baby gave it a good shot, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. Heartbroken for sure, but things weren't looking good from the get-go. Thanks for all the support and kindness. D&C is scheduled to tomorrow. Sigh.
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AWW.. Turkey.. so sorry :hug: Are they going to do chromosomal testing to see what caused the issue? My heart goes out to you and your DH. :flower:
 
I swear I need to buy stock in the companies that make the fertility medications and pregnancy tests! :haha:[/QUOTE]

To all of you ladies that have access to a Jewel store...they have a dollar section with $1 pregnancy tests...that's what I've been using and have always (so far) been accurate; don't waste your money on expensive tests; they are all the same thing...good luck!
 
Turkey :( that baby did give it a great try! I'm thinking probably some chromosomal abnormality . Do you know if your dr will send off for testing? It's hard to go through; pm if you wanna talk! :) :hugs:
 
2girls1baby said:
I swear I need to buy stock in the companies that make the fertility medications and pregnancy tests! :haha:

To all of you ladies that have access to a Jewel store...they have a dollar section with $1 pregnancy tests...that's what I've been using and have always (so far) been accurate; don't waste your money on expensive tests; they are all the same thing...good luck!
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I have yet to find any dollar ones where I live. When I was TTC last summer I went to Dollarama in Canada and they had tests for $1.50 or something like that. I never got a positive on them so I don't know if they were any good. They were accurate (since I wasn't pregnant), but who knows if they would have been if I were? :shrug:

I have bought the IC (internet cheapies) they are the dip stick kind that they use before you have surgery or some x-rays to double check you aren't pregnant. They seem to be somewhat accurate (I saw a second line after my hCG trigger), but have yet to see a real second line. Who am I kidding :haha: I've never seen a real second line! :rofl: Here is hoping that I see one in another 5-10 days!

I have a few of the Dolarama tests left from Canada, maybe 10 IC's, and 1 FRER and 1 digital ready and waiting. Knowing me I will get a few more FRERs that I can use to verify the IC's. Yes I will be a POAS addict! :haha:
 
The walmart .88 cents test are just as good or better as the ICS and the FRER....I was getting decent lines on them when comparing to the FRER at the same time... I think those will be my go to test from now own. less than $3 for 3 vs $12.99 is a good deal to me!

Yes first, get FRER. I hear the CBs are not great for early on or progression as the ICS are not either.
 
Turkey - so sorry dear :hugs: I was really pulling for you!

2girls - can't wait to see the picture!

Ali - transfer tomorrow :happydance:

AFM - Scan this morning went well. The doctor said I should get 20+ eggs from the looks of things. They're all generally around 16mm. Lining is at 12mm. She thinks trigger tomorrow ER friday. I was hoping over the weekend but everything is growing kind of quickly now.
 
Mo - thanks! I'm just hoping they're good quality since that was the goal of changing the protocol. :/ I'm just hoping this cycle works. Then I can send you my 3 unopened boxes of menopur! :haha:
 
MoBaby said:
The walmart .88 cents test are just as good or better as the ICS and the FRER....I was getting decent lines on them when comparing to the FRER at the same time... I think those will be my go to test from now own. less than $3 for 3 vs $12.99 is a good deal to me!

Yes first, get FRER. I hear the CBs are not great for early on or progression as the ICS are not either.
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I wonder what it means when you go into WalMart and their cheapo tests are always sold out? :haha: I was planning on running in there on Friday. Maybe I can hit the store before the weekend rush :rofl:
 
Ash that would be a blessing!! :) Would save me like $1200 I think. yay!
 
Thanks for all the love you guys. This is all just so darn tough. It's gotta be for a greater purpose somehow, right?? Feeling sad, but also an overwhelming love for that lil babe. What a sport...holding out past Mother's Day and all. I feel very comforted by that for some reason. My D&C is set for tomorrow, and I do believe that my doc said they will test to see what went wrong...they'll tell me if it was a boy or a girl too right? Wow...that's a lot. Is it crazy that I want to get right back on that horse like today? Do any of you guys know how much time I'll need to take off?? Do you think I'm screwed if what seemed like 3 perfectly good embryos failed to stick? I'm starting to think PGD is the way to go. How does that work? Do they test all your embryos?? Don't they have to make it to blast for that to even happen? What if none of mine made it to blast this first time around?? Do you suppose they'd change my protocol?? Oh boy...lots to think about. Love all you gals. Thanks for your support. Pulling for every one of you. xo
 
alicatt said:
MoBaby said:
The walmart .88 cents test are just as good or better as the ICS and the FRER....I was getting decent lines on them when comparing to the FRER at the same time... I think those will be my go to test from now own. less than $3 for 3 vs $12.99 is a good deal to me!

Yes first, get FRER. I hear the CBs are not great for early on or progression as the ICS are not either.
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I wonder what it means when you go into WalMart and their cheapo tests are always sold out? :haha: I was planning on running in there on Friday. Maybe I can hit the store before the weekend rush :rofl:
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I went in and bought 5 one time and then 6 from another store...both times Im sure the cashier was like this girl is crazy!
 
Turkey from what I understand they do have to be blasts because that is what you will transfer. My new RE does what is called a freeze all cycle. The collect the embryos and send up to 9 to be tested. (its the same cost for 1-9). Then you come back and do FET with normal embryos. You have the option of selecting boy or girl but I dont think DH and I will do that. I have been thinking about it though since both of my MCs were girls I started to wonder maybe I just cant carry baby girls. IDK. They will tell you if the baby was boy or girl from the testing IF you want it. My Dr never told me and I never asked but then I figured it out from the wording he used. The new RE did tell me they were XX. Turkey if you are screwed b/c 3 didnt stick then I am definately screwed b/c we have transferred 8 embryos total and our outcome is in our sig. But the RE seems to think that with PGD and FET then we should have over 70% success, which I would think would be the same for you.
 
Turkey - I did PGD and my clinic tests them on day 5. My RE said that taking a couple of cells from a 100 cell day 5 embryo is less damaging than taking them from an 8 cell day 3 embryo. Plus, by day 5 they can tell which cells go on to become the fetus vs. placenta and the cells that are taken would have gone on to become the placenta. Check with your RE though because I think some clinics still do day 3 biopsy.

The type of PGD that I did is actually PGS or preimplantation genetic screening also called aCGH and it tests whether the embryo has the correct number of chromosomes.
My clinic also does a freeze all cycle where all the embryos are frozen after the biopsy and then I go back for a FET later with the normal embryos.

Let me know if you have any other questions. We had to meet with a genetic counselor from the company that does the testing so I learned a lot about the process.
 
Turkey so sorry your little one couldn't pull through. :hugs: I think we all react differently to miscarriage. I was like you, ready to start trying right away and move forward. I had to have two periods not counting the bleed from m/c before I could try again. Every doc has their own protocol though. :hug:

2girls...hope your line gets darker!

Ali so excited for your transfer tomorrow!!! Good luck!

Ash ER the end of the week!! Can't wait to see how you make out with your new protocol.
 
WOW.. such a great amount of information flowing here about PGD. That is the one thing we haven't done :dohh: In retrospect, I wish I had done it as I would really like to know if any of the 4 embryos I have left are genetically sound. At my age they say that only 25% of embryos are genetically sound. What I don't know is that 25% of my eggs from the get go? Or 25% of the ones that make it to blast? Or would the bad ones not split and get to blast? :shrug: I had 15 mature eggs, so 25% of that is almost 4, and that is how many I have left. Thing is that I don't think we can assume that only the genetically sound ones made it to blast :cry: :wacko: This whole thing is so completely frustrating!

Does anyone know if they can do the testing on the fly the morning of FET? Maybe I can call an 'audible' and have them tested tomorrow morning? (sorry for the football reference) :haha:
 
I just called my FS office to ask if we could to PGD this late in the game, and the answer was no. I guess they don't do PGD on frozen embryos.

The nurse did say that even at my age there isn't any need to do PGD because the chormosomal testing on me and the donor was fine. I guess it would be warranted if there were issues on either side (egg or sperm), or if the quality/quantity of either were compromised. They basically said that they wouldn't suggest it for me unless I wanted a boy or a girl. :shrug: So I guess I will just have to have faith in my FS, and my eggs and the man above! :thumbup:
 
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