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

[sarahincanada]

thats a huge difference, especially for FET! I remember when I looked at CNYs fet stats they werent very good, I wonder if some of these places use old freezing or something?
its hard to say whether to go by stats...the good clinic could turn away people that are risky to keep their stats up (ive heard of that!). I suppose you could go for a consult, seeing as you dont like the current clinic that much anyway??

manuiti yay hope those are 4 great eggs. keeping everything crossed for a good report tomorrow

noasaint thats great! will you have to pay anything out of pocket? I had to pay for mine 100%, it was sooo painful!

rona any news on your 2 embryos, did they make the frost? hope you are resting loads!

 

[sarahincanada]

sarah- i think what upset people is i said i was willing to reduce, even possibly with twins. someone pregnant with twins felt i was saying she should reduce (which of course i wasnt, i had no idea she was pregnant with twins). i had two rounds with several follicles and nothing.. at 39 generally the risk is higher to get nothing, than multiples

I think anyone talking about reduction in a thread where people are struggling to concieve is going to upset some people, its only natural. but you are allowed to have your opinion just like others. Personally I could never have the heartbeat of one my the babies (that Id tried so hard to conceive) be injected so it aborts, I just couldnt do it. Like how would you chose which one to die? I do feel if you are doing treatments with chances of multiples you should deal with the outcome, but you have a way to deal with it and thats your choice.

I know someone on here to have 5 IUIs fail and then get pregnant with twins on the 6th. She is younger, but still so many fail then x2? blows my mind. its all so random.

too bad about the donor, so the progression was ok in previous samples?

 

[DaisyQ]

Thanks Sarah. I've heard of clinics cherry picking patients too. Both clinics are RMA. One is RMA NY, the other is RMA nj. both are very large, reporting 500+ and 600+ cycles a year, respectively.

I'm going to set up a consultation, at the very least. Excited.

 

[noasaint]

Wow, sorry Squid!! Are the donors not screened prior for that kind of thing? I'm clueless on the donor aspect.

The only thing we will have to pay for IVF is co pays for seeing the RE and co pays for the meds. Everything else is covered including freezing for a limited time. I loathe my job severely and plan on quitting as soon as maternity leave is up but I love the insurance.

The downside to the insurance is that there is only one practice on the plan. I've seen two out of the 5 doctors already, didn't like the first one at all. Their success rates are decent but not super high but I don't really have a choice.

 

[DaisyQ]

How many ivf cycles are covered? Is there a limit? If your insurance covers mutilpke tries, you are in pretty good shape So give it a go since it's covered, and if there is no luck, you can save up for a clinic with better success rates in the meantime.

 

[drsquid]

No this is the first count I've gotten cause my doc insisted they were unnecessary because banks pick for good donors etc. the bank seemed distressed about it as well and immediately offered free replacement vials etc
And testing a defrosted vial before shipping.

 

[LLbean]

Good because that is their mess up and you should not have to pay for that.

 

[manuiti]

Just a quick update...

I got my call from the clinic & of my 4 eggs, 3 have fertilised. So I'm booked in for Sunday morning for a day 3 transfer. Now it's fingers crossed they make it that far. I'm so excited and hopeful it's untrue, but at the same time I'm terrified and don't want to get my hopes up, just to have them dashed.

Anyway, hope you are all doing okay and having a lovely start to your Easter weekends.

 

[DaisyQ]

Yay!! That's great!!! Lots of

 

[drsquid]

manu- yay

 

[noasaint]

Awesome manuiti!!! Good luck.

So glad Squid that they are replacing. Can't believe they don't test better.

Looks like I will have most of my pre IVF tests done by May so this is good.

And to answer above....there is no limit on IVF cycles on my insurance. We will be freezing though so I only have to do ER once.

 

[hockey24]

Awesome manuiti!!! Good luck.

So glad Squid that they are replacing. Can't believe they don't test better.

Looks like I will have most of my pre IVF tests done by May so this is good.

And to answer above....there is no limit on IVF cycles on my insurance. We will be freezing though so I only have to do ER once.

Who is your insurance with? No limit on IVF is fantastic!

 

[DaisyQ]

Yeah! Amazing!

I just found out on another thread, that if you take a class (just one) at a university, you can often purchase their student health insurance, and depending on what state you live in and what the mandates are for fertility treatment, it will cover infertility and IVF to a certain extent - in my case I think 4 rounds of IVF would be covered. This is something I'm thinking about doing, if no BFP by mid-summer. I can always register for a class and drop it if I do end up getting my BFP before classes start.

 

[drsquid]

daisy- thatd be great. well worth looking into

noasaint- the bank seemed to feel that it could have been a poor freeze defrost cycle.. ie that sample didnt do well, or that my clinic didnt defrost properly etc. there is no point to them selling bunk sperm so it makes sense they are willng to step up. i do want to call again and ask if this donor has any confirmed pregnancies.. ill def ask that if i have to change

 

[sarahincanada]

manuiti omg so hope your 3 embies stay strong
have you thought about how many you will transfer? as often people dont bother to freeze just one. so exciting, keeping everything crossed for you.

noasaint just interesred in what do you mean by 'We will be freezing though so I only have to do ER once. ' will you be freezing eggs or embryos/blasts? im just asking as I find most people on here dont get anything to freeze and so usually have to do multiple ER's.

rona I think you return today, how are you feeling? will you be testing at all?

 

[Rona]

Hi ladies,

On the plane to Atlanta and then to Austin. Honestly I don't fell cramping or any single spot! I did spotting with IUI after the procedures. Other than that, my appetite is high, I eat and eat and eat. Last night ate huge lobster at Warwick Rhode Island. We fly from RI because it cheaper.

Sarah, I still do not receive any call so I emailed my RE, will let you know what he said soon as I heard something. Other than that I cannot wait go back on my routine. I will not testing until the 13th....hmmmm. May be I lie...haha.

Manuiti, good news! Good luck for your transfer

 

[noasaint]

Who is your insurance with? No limit on IVF is fantastic!

I have Aetna. I work for a very large bank and the insurance/maternity benefits are really great. The company says it's a great place for working women but I disagree. Pretty much after you have a baby they are very strict with time off and such.

noasaint just interesred in what do you mean by 'We will be freezing though so I only have to do ER once. ' will you be freezing eggs or embryos/blasts? im just asking as I find most people on here dont get anything to freeze and so usually have to do multiple ER's.

Sorry, I didn't type that right. We will be doing single embryo transfer. If there are any other viable embryos we will freeze those. Since I have PCOS and produce way too many follicles on injections, my RE expects that I will have several for freezing. My AMH test came back high. We plan on having only one child so if I have a m/c or something then we can do FET. If all goes well we're not sure what we will do with the frosties.

I started spotting brown then red today, AF is a week early. I just stopped injections last week Thursday so I'm very surprised she showed. I called the office and scheduled my day 3 bloodwork and the saline sonogram. Once those are done all I have to do is get a pap and DH has to do his bloodwork then we're off on our IVF journey! At first I thought all the pre tests seemed like a lot but realizing I'll have them all done by May is cool!

Sending tons of baby dust manuiti!!!!!

 

[drsquid]

super excited to start the progesterone suppositories tomorrw... not!!! now to remember to buy pads on the way home

 

[DaisyQ]

Hi all!

Everything crossed for you rona and manuiti.

I'm waiting for my second iui. The first one was yesterday at 14.5 hours after trigger, with 67 million

I had accupuncture last night and she said she was going to try to make me ovulate. She thinks I may be a "sluggish" ovulator. Last time, I didn't ovulate until 40+ hours after trigger, maybe even 48 hours after. This time I think I ovulated ~24 hours after. I had o pains yesterday, and a few more this morning. They started on the right yesterday afternoon, and I had some more on the left last night. I have two follicles, one on each side. I had a 0.4 point temp rise this morning. My temp is not as high as my typical post O temps, so i think i probably ovulated some time last night, or early this morning. I'm happy because the timing seems much better this time. First iui was hours before the o pains started, and second iui will be less than 24 hours later.

Here is hoping...

 

[hockey24]

Drsquid - don't you just love those suppositories! Nothing is as sexy feeling as those. How many times a day will you take them?

DaisyQ - good look with the 2nd IUI! Sounds like you are covering the bases just in case you ovulate late. Acupuncture will definitely help as well.

Rona - anxiously awaiting to hear how your remaining little embryos are doing. Fx'd they made it to freeze!!