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

[sarahincanada]

Sarah......Brendan got evicted & Rachel needs to be medicated....

yes I saw!!! have to look for the BB thread to discuss...

 

[dachsundmom]

just a quick update....went for my CD3 blood & ultasound this morning...she said I had a 'little something' on one of my ovaries and I said 'oh a cyst, might I not be able to do this cycle' and she said she wasnt worried but wanted to see my bloods and estrogen levels. I just got the call and everything looks ok and ok to start clomid tonight. Please wish me lots of follicles and a good lining! this is cycle #3 on clomid, not sure how long they will keep me on it before moving to injectables. My FS apt is october I think. Im sure in october I will be asking to switch to IVF asap after LL's and D's BFPS

 

[Indigo77]

Sarah......

 

[LiSa2010]

hi ladies! going to do my trigger shot at 8pm tonight and IUI on Sunday...

4 follies = 19, 17, 17, 13

 

[sarahincanada]

hi ladies! going to do my trigger shot at 8pm tonight and IUI on Sunday...

4 follies = 19, 17, 17, 13

good luck!!!
my clinic only measures follies over 17 as mature, so they would class that as 3 follies, but I guess perhaps the 13mm could grow in 2 days?? mine never tell me any sizes under 17
hope this is your month?

 

[crystal443]

just a quick update....went for my CD3 blood & ultasound this morning...she said I had a 'little something' on one of my ovaries and I said 'oh a cyst, might I not be able to do this cycle' and she said she wasnt worried but wanted to see my bloods and estrogen levels. I just got the call and everything looks ok and ok to start clomid tonight. Please wish me lots of follicles and a good lining! this is cycle #3 on clomid, not sure how long they will keep me on it before moving to injectables. My FS apt is october I think. Im sure in october I will be asking to switch to IVF asap after LL's and D's BFPS

Hope this is your month!!!! Grow follies grow!!!

 

[LiSa2010]

sarah: hope you grow some great looking follies!!!

 

[sarahincanada]

hi everyone!
so everyone who wants to be on my list can you just reply with a summary of where you are, what you are doing this cycle etc. then I will put the list together so we can keep track

 

[LiSa2010]

lisa2010 (TTCing #2)
First cycle on Follistim 300iu (cd3-10), HCG shot (cd11), IUI (cd13)
AF due: August 19

 

[girl37]

hi everyone!
so everyone who wants to be on my list can you just reply with a summary of where you are, what you are doing this cycle etc. then I will put the list together so we can keep track

Hi there,
im still finding my feet on this site. I have just had my month of clomid 50mg with 3 inection of gonal f on days 5, 7, 9. I got my hcg shot on friday, think the nurse saw 1 sad follicle, had to DIY over the weekend. Today i got scanned and the nurse said my follicle has shrunk, im guessing ovulation has happened. Just need to wait and see, trying not to build my hopes up. just wondering if anyone else is at the same stage!

 

[LiSa2010]

Hi there,
im still finding my feet on this site. I have just had my month of clomid 50mg with 3 inection of gonal f on days 5, 7, 9. I got my hcg shot on friday, think the nurse saw 1 sad follicle, had to DIY over the weekend. Today i got scanned and the nurse said my follicle has shrunk, im guessing ovulation has happened. Just need to wait and see, trying not to build my hopes up. just wondering if anyone else is at the same stage!

there!
I had my trigger shot on Friday as well and had my IUI yesterday morning... FXed for you..

 

[hockey24]

hi everyone!
so everyone who wants to be on my list can you just reply with a summary of where you are, what you are doing this cycle etc. then I will put the list together so we can keep track

AF came last Tuesday so after 2 cycles of unsuccessful clomid, I am not taking clomid this month and doing my first IUI. I go for my first follicle ultrasound this Friday and depending on how things look - I assume the IUI will be within a few days afterwards. Not sure if we will use a trigger shot or just do pee stick testing for the "O" indicator.

I'm trying to maximize any tests this month as I'm changing jobs and will lose some really awesome insurance that pays for any and all fertility issues. Will probably regret the decision to change when IVF time comes along!

Hope it happens this month so I don't regret moving!!

 

[sarahincanada]

hi everyone!
so everyone who wants to be on my list can you just reply with a summary of where you are, what you are doing this cycle etc. then I will put the list together so we can keep track

AF came last Tuesday so after 2 cycles of unsuccessful clomid, I am not taking clomid this month and doing my first IUI. I go for my first follicle ultrasound this Friday and depending on how things look - I assume the IUI will be within a few days afterwards. Not sure if we will use a trigger shot or just do pee stick testing for the "O" indicator.

I'm trying to maximize any tests this month as I'm changing jobs and will lose some really awesome insurance that pays for any and all fertility issues. Will probably regret the decision to change when IVF time comes along!

Hope it happens this month so I don't regret moving!!

i will probably be having my IUI on wednesday so we wont be far apart! how come they didnt keep you on clomid for the IUI? usually they want to maximize your chances or are they trying unmedicated at first then medicated? I have 2 more pills to go then ultrasound next monday, FX for us!!

 

[hockey24]

Sarah - the FS didn't think I needed it since I didn't have any issues ovulating. It made me a bit cranky and really dried me out so I'm happy not to take it but hope that it doesn't affect my ovulation quality.

Guess I'll find out!

May ask for it next month regardless just for my own piece of mind.

Crossing my fingers for both of us!!

 

[sarahincanada]

Sarah - the FS didn't think I needed it since I didn't have any issues ovulating. It made me a bit cranky and really dried me out so I'm happy not to take it but hope that it doesn't affect my ovulation quality.

Guess I'll find out!

May ask for it next month regardless just for my own piece of mind.

Crossing my fingers for both of us!!

personally I dont think it makes any difference to the quality (even though people on here says it does) but it can product multiple follicles which is what they like when doing IUI as it gives you more chances. Ive popped out 7 eggs the last 2 months, surely the golden egg is coming soon
I think I might be a touch try on clomid so been using preseed. im excited for your first IUI!

 

[dachsundmom]

I agree with Sarah...I ovulate fine on my own. I was out on Clomid and Tamoxifen to give me more potential mature eggs.

 

[Cypress]

Hello lovely women of this thread, good luck to everyone!

I've just got back from my CD14 scan (this is my first clomid cycle).
The good news is that I have follicles, and they seem to be developing well: 28mm, 24mm, 22mm and one smaller, I think 13mm. (But then we don't know whether any of them actually contain eggs! argh)
The bad news is that my lining is v thin, 3.8mm when they want to see at least 6mm. So it's almost certain that IUI will be abandoned. The lining's too thin to do the ov trigger. They said there was nothing they could give me to improve the lining. If I ovulate naturally in the next couple of days (I'm tracking with Clearblue) they'll check the lining again, and if it's better (and if my estrogen blood levels come back ok) they'll do IUI; but otherwise we're on our own.

They believe it is the clomid making the lining so thin - how ironic is that! So they're not going to put me on it again. I don't know what will happen next month, but they want me to start IVF asap. It can't come soon enough for me, have initial appointment 31 Aug.

Cypress (TTCing #1)
First cycle on clomid 100mg (cd3-7); 3 main follicles at CD14: 28mm, 24mm, 22mm; v thin lining 3.8mm. IUI likely to be abandoned because of thin lining.
AF due: around 23 August

 

[hockey24]

Hello lovely women of this thread, good luck to everyone!

I've just got back from my CD14 scan (this is my first clomid cycle).
The good news is that I have follicles, and they seem to be developing well: 28mm, 24mm, 22mm and one smaller, I think 13mm. (But then we don't know whether any of them actually contain eggs! argh)
The bad news is that my lining is v thin, 3.8mm when they want to see at least 6mm. So it's almost certain that IUI will be abandoned. The lining's too thin to do the ov trigger. They said there was nothing they could give me to improve the lining. If I ovulate naturally in the next couple of days (I'm tracking with Clearblue) they'll check the lining again, and if it's better (and if my estrogen blood levels come back ok) they'll do IUI; but otherwise we're on our own.

They believe it is the clomid making the lining so thin - how ironic is that! So they're not going to put me on it again. I don't know what will happen next month, but they want me to start IVF asap. It can't come soon enough for me, have initial appointment 31 Aug.

Cypress (TTCing #1)
First cycle on clomid 100mg (cd3-7); 3 main follicles at CD14: 28mm, 24mm, 22mm; v thin lining 3.8mm. IUI likely to be abandoned because of thin lining.
AF due: around 23 August

So if you have thin lining, you can still do IVF? I haven't gotten that far in my research to know how it works.

Good luck!! I hope your lining comes back thicker so you can give this month a try!

 

[sarahincanada]

Hello lovely women of this thread, good luck to everyone!

I've just got back from my CD14 scan (this is my first clomid cycle).
The good news is that I have follicles, and they seem to be developing well: 28mm, 24mm, 22mm and one smaller, I think 13mm. (But then we don't know whether any of them actually contain eggs! argh)
The bad news is that my lining is v thin, 3.8mm when they want to see at least 6mm. So it's almost certain that IUI will be abandoned. The lining's too thin to do the ov trigger. They said there was nothing they could give me to improve the lining. If I ovulate naturally in the next couple of days (I'm tracking with Clearblue) they'll check the lining again, and if it's better (and if my estrogen blood levels come back ok) they'll do IUI; but otherwise we're on our own.

They believe it is the clomid making the lining so thin - how ironic is that! So they're not going to put me on it again. I don't know what will happen next month, but they want me to start IVF asap. It can't come soon enough for me, have initial appointment 31 Aug.

Cypress (TTCing #1)
First cycle on clomid 100mg (cd3-7); 3 main follicles at CD14: 28mm, 24mm, 22mm; v thin lining 3.8mm. IUI likely to be abandoned because of thin lining.
AF due: around 23 August

oh no well at least you may move forward with IVF asap. I thought there was something they can give for a thin lining but perhaps its too late. Seeing as this is your first clomid cycle I wonder if your lining is always thin and thats why youve not gotten pregnant?

I hope mine is ok on monday, first month of clomid I was 10mm and second month I was 8.5mm so its getting thinner, will see on monday.

hockey24 the lining is the uterine lining that the embryo implants into....if its too thin they say implantation will probably fail.

 

[readyformore]

The lining's too thin to do the ov trigger. They said there was nothing they could give me to improve the lining.

Try estrace. It's a little blue pill that you take vaginally. Clomid thinned my lining as well, but estrace counteracted that. Maybe it's just too late in your cycle to start it?