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

[sarahincanada]

Sarah,

It is funny how actually cultural thing playing in certain countries. In M'sia and other surrounding countries, where I am from, pineapple is a no no because it consider very sharp and can cause miscarriage in early pregnancy, same with bamboo shoot. But I don't know for sure . That's what our oldies told us until now. I will do acupuncture before and after the same day. I am happy that I took extra day to rest after the transfer before we fly out.

Thanks Sarah.

yes pineapple meat is a no go, but the core is supposed to help implantation, due to the bromelain which is only in the core

 

[Buster1]

Rona sounds like things are going really well for you. I hope those embies are growing nice and strong as we speak. Wishing you lots of luck.

drsquid glad you were able to find your medication. I can imagine how stressed out you must have been.

I was just going through my meds yesterday because I most likely won't start stimming until sometime late next week and I realized that my protocol has me on menopur but I didn't have any in the box that they had sent me. So I'm going to have to call and check on that tomorrow. But at least I'm not under the same kind of time crunch that you were. I guess we really have to stay on top of all this stuff. It can be so much to deal with at times.

 

[Rona]

Just an update. The clinic called and informed all embryos are doing fine today. It is day 3, and now is at Crossgate mall going to watch Hunger Games.

 

[drsquid]

rona- yay on happy embies =) yeah much better after i got the meds. still tempted to draw up all ive got left in the two vials to see how close it is.. odd. i so much prefer the multidose where i draw it up myself. i find the pen to be a bit too big for my hands and much more awkward for self administration. oh and got an email from the pharmacy saying id get my refund check in 2-3 wks yay

cd 10 us today. fingers crossed. been doing gonal f 225 since cd3. and cetrotide since cd 8. hoping for iui on thurs (well thatd be the best cause im off work that day, but any day but saturday would work for me). working at the same hospital as my doc today and tomorrow. maybe we will grab lunch again, he is fun to talk to

 

[sarahincanada]

yay rona that is excellent news!!!
they keep going strong till wednesday.

drsquid good luck with your IUI this week.

hope we are celebrating both your BFPs soon

 

[sarahincanada]

redclaire who did 2 IUIs for her BFP had her baby boy March 15, Seán Conor she is not coming on bnb anymore, but is loving her little man.

 

[DaisyQ]

Rona, great news about the embryos. So excited for you!

 

[hockey24]

Yeah Rona!! Glad to hear the little beans are still going strong for a 5 day transfer. Fx'd they all make it to day 5 so you can have some to freeze!!

Drsquid - good luck with your IUI this week. How many follicles do you have growing?

 

[drsquid]

hockey- had the us today. apparently i have a lead follicle that is around 18mm and a crap ton of smaller ones, probably around 6 or so that are about 14-15. he wants me to stim tonight and tomorrow night, and then do hcg trigger tuesday for iui thurs am. for some reason he thinks only 1-2 will be mature.. bah. also bummed cause i just ran into him on my way OUT of the cafeteria. was hoping to talk to him more about his travels. he is a pretty cool guy. there is no subtle way to turn around and go right back into the cafeteria.

 

[DaisyQ]

Squid, you are soooo crushing on your doctor! Is he single?? That would be the best love story EVER - if you were to wind up with your inseminator?!

Also squid, I've read that follicles 14 mm and bigger can absolutely contain a mature egg. By the time of your IUI those 14 mm follies should be more like 17mm or even bigger. Don't stress - you'll be prego with twins and walking down the the aisle with your RE before you know it.

 

[hockey24]

DaisyQ - I love it!! That's a TTC story I would love to hear!!

 

[Watson101]

Hi Ladies, I've been stalking this thread for ages now - have read it all the way through -yep, every post - which is no mean feat since you've amassed over 4900 posts now.

Just wanted to say thank you to all of you for sharing on here - I've been learning a lot. It may be we also go for IVF later this year so all of your shared experience is invaluable.

I've been routing for BFPs for all of you and will continue to do so. Hope you don't mind my joining in. Dust to everyone. XX

 

[manuiti]

Hey ladies! Sorry I disappeared for a couple of weeks there but my head needed a break from bnb in general. I think it did me well though as I've been pretty relaxed and chilled out so far.

Well tonight was my trigger shot. I've been on Menopur and then Orgalutran and considering my low antral follicle count, I've responded as well as can be expected. My right ovary is on strike. It produced two tiny follicles which have now disappeared. But my left ovary is doing its best. I started off with 4 follicles and during my 4th scan on Monday my RE found a 5th one. They're all roughly the same size with the lead measuring on Monday at 17mm. So my RE had me continue stimming up until and including tonight (Tuesday), as well as taking my trigger shot (Ovidrel).

My injections have gone pretty well, ranging from some days not feeling a thing, to other days feeling a decent pinch, but it's only a pinch. The Menopur (aside from all the mixing) has been a breeze. Lots of people say it stings, I haven't felt a thing. The Orgalutran does sting but not until a couple of minutes after the shot. And the Ovidrel was no bother either.

Oh and my endometrium was 10mm on Monday and trilaminar so that's good too.

So ER is Thursday morning for me. I've got to be at the clinic at 7:30am!

I had the strangest reaction when I finished my trigger shot and burst out crying. I think it was a mix of relief that I'm done, the realisation that I've now done my bit in taking all my injections when I was meant to & it's now in the hands of others, Mother Nature & a bit of good luck, then there's a bit of excitement mixed in there, and a bit of being scared it isn't going to work. What a raging bunch of hormones I am, huh?!

Anyway, that's 2 weeks worth of updates rolled into one. I hope I haven't bored you too much!

Rona - great news on your embies. Fingers crossed they all keep growing nice and big!

DrSquid - all the best for your IUI. My clinic says it retrieves at 16mm, so I'm sure you're going to be just fine.

Hope everyone else has been doing okay and keeping as happy & relaxed as possible. Sending loads of to everyone.

 

[drsquid]

did my last gonal f shot today. mostly used syringes but had to get a pen when i went to san jose.. tonight i did the 2nd shot with the pen. noticed when i pulled it out the needle was bent like 90 degrees.. oops. didnt see anything shoot out of the skin so i guess it wasnt a big deal. left a round mark on my skin,. trigger in almost an hour then iui on thursday

 

[crystal443]

Hey ladies! Sorry I disappeared for a couple of weeks there but my head needed a break from bnb in general. I think it did me well though as I've been pretty relaxed and chilled out so far.

Well tonight was my trigger shot. I've been on Menopur and then Orgalutran and considering my low antral follicle count, I've responded as well as can be expected. My right ovary is on strike. It produced two tiny follicles which have now disappeared. But my left ovary is doing its best. I started off with 4 follicles and during my 4th scan on Monday my RE found a 5th one. They're all roughly the same size with the lead measuring on Monday at 17mm. So my RE had me continue stimming up until and including tonight (Tuesday), as well as taking my trigger shot (Ovidrel).

My injections have gone pretty well, ranging from some days not feeling a thing, to other days feeling a decent pinch, but it's only a pinch. The Menopur (aside from all the mixing) has been a breeze. Lots of people say it stings, I haven't felt a thing. The Orgalutran does sting but not until a couple of minutes after the shot. And the Ovidrel was no bother either.

Oh and my endometrium was 10mm on Monday and trilaminar so that's good too.

So ER is Thursday morning for me. I've got to be at the clinic at 7:30am!

I had the strangest reaction when I finished my trigger shot and burst out crying. I think it was a mix of relief that I'm done, the realisation that I've now done my bit in taking all my injections when I was meant to & it's now in the hands of others, Mother Nature & a bit of good luck, then there's a bit of excitement mixed in there, and a bit of being scared it isn't going to work. What a raging bunch of hormones I am, huh?!

Anyway, that's 2 weeks worth of updates rolled into one. I hope I haven't bored you too much!

Rona - great news on your embies. Fingers crossed they all keep growing nice and big!

DrSquid - all the best for your IUI. My clinic says it retrieves at 16mm, so I'm sure you're going to be just fine.

Hope everyone else has been doing okay and keeping as happy & relaxed as possible. Sending loads of to everyone.

Just wanted to say good luck with ER my right ovary tends to go on vacation when there's an IVF cycle as well but if you can get 4-5 eggies you're in with a good chance. I always panicked with 3-4 eggs but FS said any eggs is better then none There's lots of ladies that have success with the 5 follie range and I'm sure you will do great too. Just wanted to wish you well for Thursday

 

[drsquid]

adding to my needle saga. realized i forgot to get needles and syringes for the trigger.. found i had 1 left from last time.. yay.. found out i dindt have any little needles.. boo. was gonna try transfering it to a gonal syringe but didnt wanna risk making a mess (and an ineffective trigger).. youch 22ga for the trigger. me no like

 

[DaisyQ]

Good luck tomorrow manuiti!

 

[manuiti]

Just wanted to say good luck with ER my right ovary tends to go on vacation when there's an IVF cycle as well but if you can get 4-5 eggies you're in with a good chance. I always panicked with 3-4 eggs but FS said any eggs is better then none There's lots of ladies that have success with the 5 follie range and I'm sure you will do great too. Just wanted to wish you well for Thursday

Thanks so much for the words of encouragement! I needed that.

 

[DaisyQ]

So I finally have an update. I just got back from my scan. I feel silly because I had INSISTED on going in for a scan today on CD 11, and not CD 12, because last cycle I had 2 follicles at 22 and 26 on CD 11, and I worried my follicles might be too mature if I were to wait for CD 12. Well, I was worried about nothing, because my follicles are 17mm. I have one on each side.

I'm to take the ovidrel trigger tomorrow night, and have an IUI on Friday morning and another on Saturday morning, so 13 and 36 hours post trigger. I worry that the one at 12 hours post trigger is a wash because it is so early, but I'm hanging onto the hope that the 36 hour one will be well timed. I've considered taking the shot a few hours earlier, so the IUIs will be 17 and 40 hours post trigger... thoughts?? I know, I know, just do what I'm supposed to... but last time I didn't ovulate until 40+ hours after trigger, and I felt like my IUI was way too early.

Plus, from everything I've read, YES, sperm can live 24-72 hours in the reproductive tract, BUT ideally, the IUI would be within 6-12 hours of ovulation because 1) the sperm lose potency after 24 hours and 2) the sperm can actually swim past the fallopian tube and into the abdominal cavity. And I also know that ovulation typically happens 36-48 hours after trigger. So.... the best timing for this IUI would be something like ~30-46 hours past trigger... I almost wonder why I'm bothering with the first one on Friday at 12 hours post... you know?

Question for you ladies - those of you who did IUIs, what was the timing? Just curious.

I also have a question about injectables - which CDs did you have to go in for monitoring, and which cycle day was the IUI? Just trying to map out my cycles for the next few months here...

 

[sarahincanada]

Rona thinking about you, hope your embies have done well, cant wait for you to udpate us

manuiti and drsquid good luck for tomorrow

Watson101 wow you did a lot of reading! you are welcome to join us incase you do IVF.

Daisy I think 13 and 36 hours post trigger sounds good. I know you can drive yourself crazy with timings and IUI, its so hard. you could take a few hours earlier if you are feeling unsure. Personally I think the timing thing is why so many IUIs fail. Theres soooo many people on here that try a bunch of IUIs and failed but IVF works for them and Ive often wondered why, and it could be timing.

However also saying that I do feel the trigger is pretty accurate most of time, they always have people come in for EC 36 hours after trigger and its very rare for people to go in and the eggs are gone. so thinking about that I do think that most of the time your timing would be fine. the only issue is that you are using up sperm at the earlier time (13 hours post), what if you saved it all for the 36 hours post assuming the trigger is correct. My clinic never did the 2 IUIs as they found them not as effective. How is your hubbies sperm count the 2nd time? sorry cant be much help, its so difficult.

For me my injectable apts were a little earlier in the cycle than clomid apts as they want time to adjust if they need to, with clomid they dont do that. good luck