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

[ttcbaby117]

awesome news ali! Can you tell me how much your immune testing costs? I am going to ask my RE about it. If you don't want it public would you PM me?

 

[Sweetness_87]

Ali- what infusion do you have to have?? And when is your ultrasound?

 

[alicatt]

Ali and BabyD - I really thought it would have worked also.....I don't even know what to say......

TTC.. getting a BFN is one of the hardest things. Let yourself grieve, cry and everything you need to come to terms with it. Honestly the best thing I did for my own sanity was to schedule a WTF appt. To discuss the issues, possible improvements, and additional testing you can do. See what they can do/say to help. For me, having a plan helped me move on.

 

[alicatt]

awesome news ali! Can you tell me how much your immune testing costs? I am going to ask my RE about it. If you don't want it public would you PM me?

All of the immune testing that could go through the regular labs was covered by my insurance. So I'm not sure? The two tests I had to pay out of pocked for were the NK cell test and the uterine biopsy to determine if I had any unseen uterine defect. The NK cell test was about $5-600 and the uterine biopsy was around $1250 but that included the monitoring during the trial transfer month and the biopsy (both the physical biopsy done by my FS and then the lab test to determine receptivity).

 

[alicatt]

Ali- what infusion do you have to have?? And when is your ultrasound?

The infusion is for imunoglobulin (IVIg), it is to tame my NK cells. It looks to have worked! Since that is the only thing they have found wrong with me, and we treated them and now I'm pregnant! Only other difference is that it was a FET and not a fresh IVF, so that could have played a role, oh and I guess having the uterine scratch could have improved the receptivity of the uterus too. Regardless, it worked and I'm pregnant! Now to just STAY pregnant!

US is on Jun 12th. So 13 days from now. UGH! Another 2WW! AHHHH!!!

 

[everhopeful]

TTC - I am so sorry about your BFN - I would certainly schedule a WTF appointment and ask what further testing can be done..
xx

 

[L4hope]

Good luck with your betas TTC and Ali!

Sandy I know it can be frustrating when you think more of your eggs should be mature and fertilize. My doc always told me that they anticipate about a third fertilized embryos from what they get at ER. Hopefully they all keep growing for you!! Everyone is right...you just need that ONE special little embie to stick!

Mo your little kitty is so precious!!

Too funny about the stars' baby name choices. I too am more on the traditional side. Friends of mine who have recently had babies all went with unique names that I don't care for. Guess they'll grow on me over time. They are Hadley, Kase, Koller, and Perrin. If I didn't hear middle name with Perrin I would have had no idea whether the baby was a boy or girl!

I've heard Hadley and Kase before but Koller and Perrin are really unique yikes! Is Perrin a girl or a boy?

I think the most interesting name I've heard in my group of friends lately is a little girl named Davis. That's just not a girl name in my opinion but to each their own I like trendy, popular names like Ella, Ava, Olivia, and Chloe but DH is die hard traditional so we'll see what we end up with.

Perrin is a boy...poor thing. Yeah I guess maybe the show True Blood has given Hadley popularity. I've never seen the show but did hear about it. That's funny you have a friend who named their girl Davis. I went to high school with a girl named Davis. People always thought Davis was her last name or that it was a boys name.

They say picking out names can be a big challenge. Thankfully my hubby and I already have our names picked out. Check!

 

[L4hope]

Nurse just called and my beta number is 207 today up from 72 on Tuesday! Oh I'm so happy right now!! I was getting really nervous. My first ultrasound is scheduled for next Tuesday yay!!!

Congrats Em!!! That's great news!

 

[L4hope]

TTC so sorry this transfer didn't work! there are many of us who have been through multiple ivf cycles and can relate. It's extremely frustrating, disheartening, and so many other emotions. It just seems as though ivf should be a guarantee, but there are still other factors that play a part in getting the embie to stick and continue to grow. Hopefully your doc can give you some explanation and possible options for moving forward.

 

[L4hope]

Yay Ali!! Congrats on your little turtle!!!

 

[Turkey16]

ladies, i have a friend who got pregnant naturally with no problem the same month as my first ivf cycle. She is very considerate and didn't tell me until i was in my fet cycle. I am so happy for her and thankful that she had the wisdom and thoughtfulness to wait to tell me. Two days ago, her water broke while she was sleeping, at 28.5 weeks. Keep her in your thoughts, please. Even the fertile run into scary complications and my poor friend is absolutely terrified. She is in the hospital and they are trying to "keep her pregnant" so hopefully they can. So sad and scary...

ali- i agree.. I'd ask the repro endo what can be done now...

And ali- call them! We're waiting!!!

i did.. Still growing slowly.. I swear it is a turtle in there.. Slow and steady wins the race.

395 doubling time of 49 hours! It is doubling faster and faster so that is good, went from 64 to 58 to 49, so i think it is going in the right direction. I'm going to remain cautiously optimistic!

yippie!!!!!!!!!

 

[Turkey16]

negative beta

So sorry ttc...I'm heartbroken for you. xoxo

 

[Edamame]

ttc, I am so sorry. It is just so unbearably frustrating to go through it all and end up with a BFN. I agree that the WTF appointment helped a lot. :Hugs:

Lotus, I will keep your friend in my prayers, I hope it all turns out ok.

Em and Ali, so happy to hear your betas are growing nicely!!

Mo, your new fur-baby is so cute! Could he be a seal point siamese? My younger kitty is a flame-point siamese, with red/orange tips and a stripey tail.

 

[LotusBlossom]

Thanks, ladies. I just heard that she is on solid food now and the contractions have stopped. She has to stay in the hospital for 5 weeks, but at least things seem to be improving.

 

[LotusBlossom]

Yay, Ali! I'm so glad to hear your number is going up! I know waiting for the u/a is nerve-wracking, but try to just enjoy being pregnant. I am so happy for you!

 

[Sweetness_87]

So my RE called because we had to change the ultrasound date and asked what my progesterone results were from tues since they didn't come back for awhile and it was 606. That pretty high? The highest mne has been was 200 ish

 

[Sandy83]

so sorry ttc my thoughts are with you

Em & Ali great beta's xx

 

[holdontohope]

So my RE called because we had to change the ultrasound date and asked what my progesterone results were from tues since they didn't come back for awhile and it was 606. That pretty high? The highest mne has been was 200 ish

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Sweetness mine was really high early also. That is why they had me stop progesterone and estrogen asap after my first 7dp5dt beta... Are you on either of those??

 

[Sweetness_87]

Hold yes still on progesterone by mouth 400 mg and PIO. I have another beta tomorrow. Maybe I should ask

 

[holdontohope]

Hold yes still on progesterone by mouth 400 mg and PIO. I have another beta tomorrow. Maybe I should ask

Doesn't hurt to ask I was on endometrium 2-3x a day. Usually IVF patients stay on it through first trimester (or close to it). But my body just didn't need the extra help.