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

We transferred a day 5 blast and a day 5 morula. We think the morula is the one that stuck because it looked perfect compared to the blast and the early ultrasounds had us a little behind. Clearly he has caught up, though, because he is huge! :)
 
I called clinic to get an appt :) just waiting to hear back. I may have to call back tomorrow.
 
I am so excited for everyone to be trying again!

I am swamped in babies right now with my twins and my grandson that is 7 weeks younger than the twins :happydance:
 

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Brandy love it!! Do you watch your grandson? All them babies so cute!
 
Hi girls! Sorry I've been MIA so long but after my failed FET cycle I just didn't want to be on this site. I had my consult with Dr. Surrey at CCRM and he has a very extensive plan. If you're interested details follow ... He's taking a very serious approach since I'm 26, everything seems okay and we've had so much embryo attrition. So the plan ....

He will perform a sperm fragmentation test to see if there is more wrong with Jason's sperm than we can see just from the normal sperm analysis. Apparently this test is more in depth then the normal one.

He wants to check Jason and I for translocation. Apparently translocation is where one of your chromosomes could have like "switched" places with a different one and it doesn't cause any genetic abnormalities but it can effect fertility.

He also wants to run more in depth blood tests on Jason and I. I am a carrier of CF and because Jason isn't there was nothing to worry about. Buuuuut Dr. Surrey said there are about 100 other "types". They can't test all 100 but there are 23 unusual types that they can test. So we're going to do that.

He will also perform CCS on all embryos. I'm so excited for this! We get to find out if they are boys or girls! It seems ridiculous now that I'm typing it out that I'm so excited for this part but ... oh well.

He's going to check my uterus for a protein called intergrin. Apparently this is a protein that is lacking in women who have recurrent miscarriage, recurrent IVF failures so he thinks checking this is important. The crappy thing is that I have to have a biopsy while I'm awake .... he said it's about a 30 second ouch but if it comes back that this is lacking then ... that would solve our problem. The way they remedy this problem is easy peasy. It's one shot of lupron (long form) once a month. It's different than the lupron you take to stimulate your ovaries.

He said acupuncture can't hurt and I've been doing that. So .. yay!

We'll be traveling there for our one day workup. Probably next month because I just can't fathom going this week. They like us to be there between day 5 and 13. And I'm day 6 right now but the flights are crazy expensive! So I will probably go next month before thanksgiving.

At the on day workup he'll do a bunch of blood work and ultrasounds but also a hysteroscopy and a trial transfer to make sure that everything will go smoothly.

Fun stuff!

My honey had to go back to work immediately after the phone consult so we didn't get to chat about it yet but we will when he gets home!

I love that the doctor seems very adamant about finding what's causing our infertility. He said nobody can have that much bad luck and I agree. There has to be something else going on here.
 
Ash: That sounds like a great plan! I have a translocation, but we didn't figure that out until I was 32 weeks pregnant. It means that only 1/3 of my eggs can make babies. I was surprised that fertility clinics don't test for translocations when people are diagnosed as "unexplained". It's also great that the CCRM doc has other ideas about what to look for with sperm. Not to mention the other ideas. Now I see why people speak so highly of that place; they seem to have novel approaches.

Good luck to you!
 
ash dh and I were tested for translocations and none. We were tested for everything under the sun for RPL and recurrent failures and nothing :( I think we were just unlucky several times. I hope they find something they can fix. It is sooo frustrating to not have answers. It sounds like if you can afford it they do so much more stufff at ccrm. Good luck with everything! We may end up cycling together. I am shooting to cycle in January and do FET in spring.
 
First - wow I can't believe they didn't find it until you were already 32 weeks pregnant! You're son was a one in three! Lucky little boy :D I agree, I don't understand why they wouldn't test for that when you're unexplained. I just think accepting unexplained as a diagnosis is ridiculous. I feel that there's always SOMETHING happening. Wether it's stress (I hate that reason!) or diet. And maybe that's wrong, maybe sometimes there is just nothing wrong but I have a hard time accepting that.

Mo - That's so frustrating that everything came back normal .... I'm hoping that's not that case with us. :/ If there is nothing wrong then the silver lining is that we're at a different clinic and they handle the embryos different and they're in a different environment so maybe that'll be the change we need. :D I'm hoping so anyways. Cycles buddies! I hope so :D We will be doing an all freeze obviously because of the CCS testing. So we are right on track for a March/April transfer :D

DH just got home and after talking about everything we're definitely moving forward. So much so that we're going for our one day workup this weekend as long as the Dr. has an availability and we can find a place for our pup to stay while we're away. Fun times! DH is not looking forward to getting back on he baby train but he wants a baby so he'll deal.
 
Ash sounds like your new Dr. has a great plan in place and is covering all basis. Fx'd they have availability for this weekend so you can get started :hugs:

Brandy, You definitely have your hands full. Gorgeous pic :hugs:

First, My 2 frozen embies are day 6 which i will be transfering this time round so fx'd for day 6 babies! :hugs: xx
 
Hi ladies looking to make some IVF/FET buddies, this is my first IVF/FET. I was wondering if I could pick your brains... I had FET 5dt (never had a fresh because of OHSS) and I have had period like cramping since the day of transfer? I am now (tuesday) 7dpt.. so far my FRERs all BFN. But my lower stomach feels very tight. almost like i am mid crunch/situp and cant relax it + the daily period like cramps.. I am on a medicated cycle as I do not cycle naturally. PCOS/Hypothyroid-- So basically, are the cramps normal, does my BFN mean I am out? and do any of you know (if it is officially bfn 10/24) do they allow you to start your next cycle right after, or do they make you wait? Im feeling like its bfn and im really surprised because my DR really stressed only doing one embryo (refused to do more ) because she said i had an 85% chance of conceiving. Thanks in advance gals.
 
Ash, hope ccrm can help you get your bfp. Sounds like they are doing great things to try and explain the "unexplained" for you and dh. Would be great if you can get in this weekend!

Brandy how much fun are you having with three babies! Crazy you have two babies and a grandbaby the same age!!

First, fingers crossed for strong day 6 embies!!!
 
Maybebabi, you're never out until you get the official bloodwork. But at this point a negative frer is not looking good for this cycle. :hugs: It's toughbevause AF and bfp symptoms overlap so much. I will say that I think FETs are the way to go and you just have to be persistent! You should be able to start again next cycle and maybe you can push to transfer two this time. Still hoping you might have a late implanter in there!
 
Maybebabi, you're never out until you get the official bloodwork. But at this point a negative frer is not looking good for this cycle. :hugs: It's toughbevause AF and bfp symptoms overlap so much. I will say that I think FETs are the way to go and you just have to be persistent! You should be able to start again next cycle and maybe you can push to transfer two this time. Still hoping you might have a late implanter in there!

Welcome, Maybebabi!

Unfortunately, I agree that this month might not be the one for you. But don't lose hope. My DS was the result of my 3rd transfer, an FET. I think there were about two months between transfers for me, because (if I remember correctly) my Dr likes to do a few weeks of BCPs before transfer. But protocols differ.

Good luck!
 
Sandy, Mo, Lotus: yay for day 6 blasts! I think my DS was one.

So, I'm waiting for the big report today. Please let us have a few blasties. Then, the big test, PGD, will take another week.
 
So, the news is in. We have only 2 low quality blasts. This is a disappointment, but I can't help but be hopeful. PGD results due by next Friday.
 
They can't predict which ones are the best so those two may be your next LO! Fx for you :)
 
Maybe I agree this many not be your month either. Sorry!!
 
First, Fx'd these 2 are strong even look forward to your results next friday :hugs: xx
 

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