anyone over 35 going for fertility treatments this year? IUI, IVF etc

[sadie]

Thanks for your kind words sarah ! I will start clomid again this week.... Days 5-9, but i am not sure if yesterday was day 1 or if today is day 1!! Duh. I spotted friday and saturday and then sunday was enough to need a pad and even a tampon, but nothing major. Today was e major start, along with loadssssss of cramps. Wow. Ouch, all morning until i bought some ibuprofen. Anyway, anyone with great experience on which is day 1? Also, im tempted to take it on earlier days.... I would like to increase my chances. As it is, my eggs are of good quntity and quality, tho i know i should follow doctors orders.... Help! Thanks!

Now Sarah, we are all patiently awaiting your news. Hope all went well.....

 

[dachsundmom]

Thanks for your kind words sarah ! I will start clomid again this week.... Days 5-9, but i am not sure if yesterday was day 1 or if today is day 1!! Duh. I spotted friday and saturday and then sunday was enough to need a pad and even a tampon, but nothing major. Today was e major start, along with loadssssss of cramps. Wow. Ouch, all morning until i bought some ibuprofen. Anyway, anyone with great experience on which is day 1? Also, im tempted to take it on earlier days.... I would like to increase my chances. As it is, my eggs are of good quntity and quality, tho i know i should follow doctors orders.... Help! Thanks!

Now Sarah, we are all patiently awaiting your news. Hope all went well.....

Hi Sadie- I would call today CD1 if this is your first day of a full bleed and I was on Clomid CD3-7. I thinks it's interesting how doctors decide when to start it. I will tell you, the Clomid cycle was the longest AF that I have ever had and IDK if it was from starting the Clomid at that time or not?

 

[sarahincanada]

well now I don't know what to do.... my appointment with the specialist is on Wednesday and today I got a .... so do I still go just in case it doesn't stick?

what!!!!! thats amazing!!!!!!! will go and find your bfp post!

 

[sarahincanada]

I will tell you, the Clomid cycle was the longest AF that I have ever had and IDK if it was from starting the Clomid at that time or not?

funnily enough this month (first cycle after first month on clomid) was my lightest, shortest period ever! it was done in 2 day! I was worried that means my lining is not thick enough but they measure it during ultrasound and say its perfect

 

[sarahincanada]

hi everyone!!

just got back from my trip downtown and my follicle appointment, and I have.....................

4 follicles!!

they are 26, 25, 23 & 18 mm

last month I had 25, 21 & 18

so these are bigger, not sure if that means anything. Im waiting for them to call after they have my bloods to say when I take my trigger shot and come in for IUI (probably trigger today and IUI on wednesday). lining is 8.5mm 'good'.

this time I asked them what todays blood would show them, and she said they look at the estrogen levels as they can give them an indication if the 4 follicles have a good chance of containing an egg....if estrogen is low I think they know some of the follies will be empty. so when they phone Im going to try and remember to ask how the estrogen looks. I should also find out what last months was....perhaps some of the 3 follicles didnt contain anything.

so I said to the nurse I was happy to have 4, and that with IUI that should give me a good chance right, and she said something like 'well you have as good a chance as before' or something like that. Ive noticed on these boards that a lot of people say that the clinics dont hype up IUI and are in fact quite unenthusiastic about its results. After her kinda negative reaction to my question I was wondering, why is it that the nurses seem to think IUI only has an equal chance as intercourse, and if thats true why do we bother? Ive decided this: of the people that do IUI, a large % of those people have problems and many of them will have to go on to IVF and even that may not work. so overall looking at the statistics of IUI it doesnt have better stats than regular intercourse, but thats because most of people people having it are in the problem catagory. If you look at an individual basis I think its more promising, theres been 3 successful IUIs in the over 35 folder in the past few months, and so thats great success compared to the general stats. thats my thinking anyway!

she did say after that comment that '4 follicles is better than 3' as if that was more promising, not that Im doing IUI. But Im very excited to be doing IUI this cycle and do believe having the sperm washed and put into the uterus is more promising than just doing intercourse. A book Im reading says of say 2 million sperm ejaculated only 400,000 make it to the uterus. Well they are putting hopefully 10 million (depends on the post wash count) washed sperm right up there, thats so much more!

also found out the IUI is $325 including everything....I was expecting $350 plus tax so around $400, so thats a bonus!

 

[LLbean]

well now I don't know what to do.... my appointment with the specialist is on Wednesday and today I got a .... so do I still go just in case it doesn't stick?

what!!!!! thats amazing!!!!!!! will go and find your bfp post!

Did not post it on the BFP sticky thread yet...waiting to see how the Betas come back... but fingers crossed! I did post the HPTs on this page
https://www.babyandbump.com/trying-conceive-over-35/673663-everything-you-wanted-know-poas-but-were-afraid-ask-22.html

 

[dachsundmom]

yay!!!! Sarah this is great news!

 

[LLbean]

Good job Sarah!!!!

 

[sarahincanada]

just got the call....so Im to take the ovidrel tonight at 10pm and have my IUI wednesday at 11 hubby has to go for his sperm donation at 8am. She said my estrogen was high (2640) which indicates there are 4 eggs in the follicles

 

[LLbean]

that is AWESOME news...hope we all get the BFPs!

 

[sarahincanada]

thanks LL! it was only a few days ago we were discussing semen analysis results and look, you've gone and done it! shows how none of us know when its around the corner. im so pleased for you!

 

[LLbean]

Thank you!

Yes I do believe the cocktail I gave hubby fixed the sperm and VOILA!

 

[sarahincanada]

As for me, my appointment is at 8:45AM tomorrow, so I'm anxious to see how my follies did over the weekend. I was on 300IU a day only, so we'll see

Im dying to find out how your appointment went, I hope it was good

 

[Indigo77]

Very exciting, Sarah! I will be thinking of you with FXed!!!!

 

[hockey24]

just got the call....so Im to take the ovidrel tonight at 10pm and have my IUI wednesday at 11 hubby has to go for his sperm donation at 8am. She said my estrogen was high (2640) which indicates there are 4 eggs in the follicles

Wishing you lots of luck Sarah!!! Keep us posted on how things go. IUI may be my next path so very interested to read how your journey goes!

Sounds like you are teeing up for a good month!!

 

[mrsdh]

Oooh Sarah this is getting exciting!!! Xxx can't wait for Wednesday xx

 

[sadie]

just got the call....so Im to take the ovidrel tonight at 10pm and have my IUI wednesday at 11 hubby has to go for his sperm donation at 8am. She said my estrogen was high (2640) which indicates there are 4 eggs in the follicles

Amazing news!!!

 

[sarahincanada]

just got the call....so Im to take the ovidrel tonight at 10pm and have my IUI wednesday at 11 hubby has to go for his sperm donation at 8am. She said my estrogen was high (2640) which indicates there are 4 eggs in the follicles

Wishing you lots of luck Sarah!!! Keep us posted on how things go. IUI may be my next path so very interested to read how your journey goes!

Sounds like you are teeing up for a good month!!

thanks thanks hockey24!! I dont have you on my list, can you give me the details and I will add you, heres the current list

• samj (TTCing #2)
Femara CD2-6, Duphaston CD15-25, for thin lining
congrats!!! :

• sadie (TTCing #1)
Clomid 50mg CD4-8
FX for next cycle

• mrsdh (TTCing #4)
Second cycle Clomid 50mg, CD2-6
AF due: July 22

• dachsundmom (TTCing #2)
First cycle on Tamoxifen 40mg, CD3-7 (starting July 2)
started Ovacue monitor July 1
AF due: July 24

• Rona (TTCing #?)
Clomid 100 mg + HCG Shot 3 mature follicles 1st IUI July 16
AF due: ?

• Fallen Ambers (TTCing #1)
First cycle after loss Injectibles protocol + IUI
AF due: Aug 2/3

• sarahincanada (TTCing #1)
Second cycle 100mg CLOMID CD3-7, Ovidrel shot + IUI
AF due: Aug 4

 

[Fallen Ambers]

LLbean~ Welcome to our group!! And you have certainly made your entry with a BANG!! YAY!!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you!
Congrats!! Please let us know how your appt. goes at your gynecologist's!

hockey24~ A warm welcome to you as well!! If you have any questions at all about protocols or the IUI procedure itself, do not hesitate to ask, any of us will be more than happy to share!! Good Luck to you!!

sadie~ I'm sending you some positive vibes for this next round! How are things going with Clomid? I know I only did one round of Clomid and I thought I was going to go CRRRRAzy!!! I was a total witch with a B!

Sarah~ Hey YOU!!!! Wednesday is the BIG day huh?? Woohooo!!! I'm so darn excited for you!! 4 follies with high estrogen levels, that's an AWESOME combination! I'm glad you asked for your blood results and what they actually meant because I learned from your post. So thanks for sharing!
And that nurse with her snide remark, what's up with that? Now I know they deal with this day in day out, but guess what? It's their job to do so...why would she even say that and risk putting a damper on things for you?? I think it was very insensitive! Luckily, you are a very positive person, so I'm sure you didn't let it affect your morale! I'm looking at the time right now and it's 9:15....in 45 mins you will be doing your trigger shot! Weeeeeee!!!
Praying this is it Sarah!! It is YOUR turn

Rona~ Hope you are doing ok? You must be so excited! I bet you can't wait to test!! Come over and chat with us for a little bit

MrsDH~ A warm Hello! Hope all is well!

DachsundMom~ Did you have a good day today?

*waves Hello to Indigo77*

As for me, all went well this morning at my appointment- my doctor forecasted an IUI for either Saturday, Sunday or Monday, so depending how I do in the next few days, will decide when the IUI will occur.
I had a follie that was already at 24.7mm, so that one is a bust, however, I have 1 at 12mm, 1 at 11.8, 1 at 11.9 and 1 at 10.5mm. I also have several at 8mm and 9mm.
The doctor was really pleased with my response to the protocol- everything is coming together nicely he said.

Tonight, I only took 225 iu of Follistim and 1 syringe of Ganirelix (to prevent any ovulation)
Tomorrow evening, I need to take 150 iu of Follistim and another syringe of Ganirelix. Then on Wednesday morning, I go once again, for bloodwork and an ultrasound.

I feel good about things and I can't help but to be excited!! But I'm more excited for Sarah right now

Does anyone else feel achey & tired??

 

[LLbean]

test at doctors puts me at 3 weeks and a day...have to go back on Wednesday to check on beta levels again...Hope my progesterone is going up too.

Doctor did check in there too and she said all looks fine, and that the spotting is perfectly normal...I asked for how long is it normal and she said even the whole 1st trimester!!!!

I'm kind of anxious and not counting any victories yet until after seeing results from Betas. I go in Wednesday and then maybe Thursday they can tell me if it is progressing accordingly. MAYBE after that confirmation I will tell my hubby so he can go to the August 3rd Ultrasound appointment. Want him to see the heartbeat ;-) (or two LOL)