Buddies wanted--Starting IVF April 2013-June 2013!

[Bma11]

Bma- no I'm at home now, but we were there for an hour! We had a long appt today! I am just so happy we still have 1 baby!

Brandy & mission, thank you ladies! It has been an emotional day. Can't wait until the next U/S to see and hear the heartbeat, that's the most special moment ever!!

Oh, I was meaning are you still being seen by your fertility specialist or your OBGYN now? I guess every specialist is different, but normally you get seen once a week until 12 weeks and then are released to your obgyn. I just wish for your sake you got monitored every week. I'm so happy for you though.

 

[mmbelle87]

Bma- Oh duh! Lol still being seen by the fertility clinic until 9 weeks, I'm 7 now. But yeah they wanted me to come back in a week but my dr is out if town so it's about a week and a half instead. But they want to monitor me pretty close. I'm scared to leave my fertility clinic cause they know everything about me, and my dr truly cares about us. I need an OB who is really gonna care, and realize how sensitive our situation is... I hope I can find a good one!!

 

[~Brandy~]

Bma- Oh duh! Lol still being seen by the fertility clinic until 9 weeks, I'm 7 now. But yeah they wanted me to come back in a week but my dr is out if town so it's about a week and a half instead. But they want to monitor me pretty close. I'm scared to leave my fertility clinic cause they know everything about me, and my dr truly cares about us. I need an OB who is really gonna care, and realize how sensitive our situation is... I hope I can find a good one!!

I was the same way. I am with fertility doc until 10 weeks. But I asked him to recommend someone that he thought I could get the same level of care.

 

[Starlight2012]

Mmbelle, oh I was on edge reading your story but so happy that you have a healthy little bean in there!!! Must have been quite a scare for you and your DH. How are you feeling?

Breaking Dawn, hello!!!! And thank you how are you? Have missed you and wondered how you were doing!!! Xxoo

 

[Breaking Dawn]

Mmbelle, oh I was on edge reading your story but so happy that you have a healthy little bean in there!!! Must have been quite a scare for you and your DH. How are you feeling?

Breaking Dawn, hello!!!! And thank you how are you? Have missed you and wondered how you were doing!!! Xxoo

I am good...honestly so happy for you. You are one of the first ppl I chatted to on this site and its so good to see you pregnant.

I am in the tww of 5th IUI. We saw my FS prior to and talked about ivf. He said he would have liked to see more follies during IUIs so we did this IUI with only gonal F ..I got 2 almost 3 follies. I also triggered which I hadn't done before.

We also went to ivf orientation ....and are talking about that if this cycle doesn't work,

How was your ivf? I'm scared to take the leap any words of encouragement ?!

 

[1babydreamer]

Oh goodness mmbelle!! You had me so nervous there! So glad you have a sticky bean in there! Hopefully the rest of your pregnancy will go smoothly

Mission, Your transfer day is my retrieval day!! Fingers crossed for both of us!! I've never done a frozen cycle before but since we bought a package with two fresh IVF's, this is my last fresh cycle chance! If this one doesn't pan out we have three frozen from the first cycle and hopefully we'll get some more to add this time around if we need to do an FET. I've heard FET is less stressful on the body so I'm hoping you have a smooth transfer! Sorry about the PIO, I've heard they just aren't pleasant no matter what! Hopefully it will all be worth it in the end!

AFM, I'm triggering tomorrow with my retrieval set for Tuesday. 8/27 and hopefully a five day transfer on Sunday, Sept. 1.
I had a scan this morning and my RE said my lining looks nice and thick today at 12.5 and I have about 16 follies between 14 and 19 so hopefully we'll get some good embies!!

Scerena, Bma, Brandy, Starlight Hope you're all doing well!

 

[~Brandy~]

Oh goodness mmbelle!! You had me so nervous there! So glad you have a sticky bean in there! Hopefully the rest of your pregnancy will go smoothly

Mission, Your transfer day is my retrieval day!! Fingers crossed for both of us!! I've never done a frozen cycle before but since we bought a package with two fresh IVF's, this is my last fresh cycle chance! If this one doesn't pan out we have three frozen from the first cycle and hopefully we'll get some more to add this time around if we need to do an FET. I've heard FET is less stressful on the body so I'm hoping you have a smooth transfer! Sorry about the PIO, I've heard they just aren't pleasant no matter what! Hopefully it will all be worth it in the end!

AFM, I'm triggering tomorrow with my retrieval set for Tuesday. 8/27 and hopefully a five day transfer on Sunday, Sept. 1.
I had a scan this morning and my RE said my lining looks nice and thick today at 12.5 and I have about 16 follies between 14 and 19 so hopefully we'll get some good embies!!

Scerena, Bma, Brandy, Starlight Hope you're all doing well!

Sounds like you reacted beautifully to the stimms and that you will be getting a few more frosty tots! GL with your trigger and ER! PUPO very soon

 

[1babydreamer]

Thanks Brandy!! I'm more cautious this time around but I'm getting excited

 

[Mrs. T]

Hey everybody, what were your follicles sizes at trigger?

 

[~Brandy~]

Hey everybody, what were your follicles sizes at trigger?

Mine were all over the board but they wanted 16mm+ I was 10MM-24MM

retrieved 31... 21 were mature.

 

[mission_mommy]

babydreamer-heyy Hun...am soo hopeful ...hope tuesday goes great for both of us and u get lots of healthy eggies. Am a little nervous about the transfer ..well thats nothing new!
I hope u dont have to go for FET and this one is a success..u have been so patient !Your lining sound beautifull!!! Good luck for your trigger!!!Is it HCG or lupron?
Am getting used to my PIO shots and achey butts!

mrs t- My largest one was 18mm at trigger and had many around 16..i was worried that they are too small for trigger but i should have trusted my RE..they did turn out mature at retrieval!!They keep growing eeven after the trigger!!Good luck!

 

[Mrs. T]

Thanks! I was so worried because on Friday they told me that there wasn't much growth between Wednesday and Friday and my cycle might get cancelled. I went again today and they had grown a lot! I can proceed with my cycle! After tomorrow's u/s and b/w they will tell me to trigger tomorrow or Tuesday! Yay me! LOL!

 

[~Brandy~]

Thanks! I was so worried because on Friday they told me that there wasn't much growth between Wednesday and Friday and my cycle might get cancelled. I went again today and they had grown a lot! I can proceed with my cycle! After tomorrow's u/s and b/w they will tell me to trigger tomorrow or Tuesday! Yay me! LOL!

Oh congrats!

 

[1babydreamer]

babydreamer-heyy Hun...am soo hopeful ...hope tuesday goes great for both of us and u get lots of healthy eggies. Am a little nervous about the transfer ..well thats nothing new!
I hope u dont have to go for FET and this one is a success..u have been so patient !Your lining sound beautifull!!! Good luck for your trigger!!!Is it HCG or lupron?
Am getting used to my PIO shots and achey butts!

mrs t- My largest one was 18mm at trigger and had many around 16..i was worried that they are too small for trigger but i should have trusted my RE..they did turn out mature at retrieval!!They keep growing eeven after the trigger!!Good luck!

Mission, Thanks sweetheart!! I triggered with HCG Ovidrel. I really do hope this is it for us but I'm scared to pin all my hopes on it just in case I'm disappointed again. I'm so sorry your bum is sore . I do hope I can avoid the PIO shots but if it means a sticky bean I'll suffer through!!
I'm sending you tons of and good sticky vibes for Tuesday!

Mrs. T I think mine are between 14 and 20 with most of them being 16-19. At my last ultrasound I had about 16 follies. I stimmed for 10 days and just triggered tonight for a Tuesday retrieval, so hopefully we get plenty of good sized mature eggs by then. Last cycle they retrieved 17 but they weren't all mature, and 9 fertilized. Good luck with your final U/S and bloodwork and I hope you get to trigger soon! We'll be close in our timelines so we can wait it out together with Misson

 

[mission_mommy]

Yay ! for the trigger BABYDREAMER!!!i undersatnd your fears..actually am feeling the same..am scared to be too happy about it but staying positive for a while and rest upto God!There is nothing i could have done more!!
1 day to go for both of us!!Hope your retrieval goes really well!!

Afm-Just back from my clinic and the scan showed a 12mm lining and they seemed happy with it!!!Am waiting for a call after my bloodwork comes to confirm the transfer.They said it would be in the afternoon as they start thawing in the morning...i hope my little babies survive the thaw!

I dont think i would be given valium or anything to relax.. my nurse did not say anything...i asked her and she said its nothing more than a papsmear discomfort and you can take a pain killer if u want ..is it alright?? does it hurt?if it doesnt hurt i want to skip the pain killer too!!

 

[Starlight2012]

breaking dawn - thank you so much!! I hope that your sticky bean happens for you really soon As for IVF, it wasn't so bad and you have already done the gonal-f and the trigger which is what I did on my cycle along with another trigger cetrotide. The retrieval was okay and so was the transfer...overall, I think that you have already done a lot with the IUI so IVF would be okay, so if you are open to it, that you and your DH could definitely do it. It also really helped having the other ladies here to talk to as they were all going through the same thing good luck your TWW!!!! Do you have a journal or an easy way for me to follow along with you??

1babydreamer-hope you're feeling great and good luck on your retrieval day tomorrow!!!!

Mrs T-I think they wanted at least 3 follies to be over 16mm before I triggered! Your ER is in two days...how exciting!!

mission--ET is tomorrow, and you'll be PUPO so soon!!! I can't wait As for the ET, I didn't take anything for it and the main thing I found uncomfortable was just having the full bladder but otherwise was similar to a pap. I am sure you will do great!!

AFM, my first u/s is this afternoon and I can't wait!!!!!!!! it's at 2pm...am excited and nervous!

 

[mmbelle87]

Starlight- YAY for your 1st U/S! I can't wait to hear about it GL!

Mission- PUPO tomorrow!! Wahoo! I think everyone is nervous the day of ET it's too hard to be calm! You'll do great, and it's seriously such a special moment with the DH watching them put your embies in you on the U/S. that's been my 2nd favorite moment so far! (1st being able to hear a heartbeat!)

Mrs. T- Congrats! Sounds like you're moving along well!! GL!

Babydreamer- sounds like you have some really good embies! Can't wait to hear the fertilization report!

Hello everyone else!! Hope all is well :wave:

 

[Bma11]

Yay ! for the trigger BABYDREAMER!!!i undersatnd your fears..actually am feeling the same..am scared to be too happy about it but staying positive for a while and rest upto God!There is nothing i could have done more!!
1 day to go for both of us!!Hope your retrieval goes really well!!

Afm-Just back from my clinic and the scan showed a 12mm lining and they seemed happy with it!!!Am waiting for a call after my bloodwork comes to confirm the transfer.They said it would be in the afternoon as they start thawing in the morning...i hope my little babies survive the thaw!

I dont think i would be given valium or anything to relax.. my nurse did not say anything...i asked her and she said its nothing more than a papsmear discomfort and you can take a pain killer if u want ..is it alright?? does it hurt?if it doesnt hurt i want to skip the pain killer too!!

Mission mommy- I was given a Valium. I don't remember getting pain killers. The transfer itself didn't hurt at all. Nothing hurt about the procedure If I remember correctly in my papers the reason for the Valium is to relax your uterus.

 

[Breaking Dawn]

breaking dawn - thank you so much!! I hope that your sticky bean happens for you really soon As for IVF, it wasn't so bad and you have already done the gonal-f and the trigger which is what I did on my cycle along with another trigger cetrotide. The retrieval was okay and so was the transfer...overall, I think that you have already done a lot with the IUI so IVF would be okay, so if you are open to it, that you and your DH could definitely do it. It also really helped having the other ladies here to talk to as they were all going through the same thing good luck your TWW!!!! Do you have a journal or an easy way for me to follow along with you??

1babydreamer-hope you're feeling great and good luck on your retrieval day tomorrow!!!!

Mrs T-I think they wanted at least 3 follies to be over 16mm before I triggered! Your ER is in two days...how exciting!!

mission--ET is tomorrow, and you'll be PUPO so soon!!! I can't wait As for the ET, I didn't take anything for it and the main thing I found uncomfortable was just having the full bladder but otherwise was similar to a pap. I am sure you will do great!!

AFM, my first u/s is this afternoon and I can't wait!!!!!!!! it's at 2pm...am excited and nervous!

Thanks for the advice!!

I don't have a journal...but I've got yours marked so I will keep you posted and follow along with your bfp!

 

[scerena]

mission & 1babydreamer gl for tomorrow for both of you sending you both sticky vibes

mrsT gl for ER

mmbelle wow what an appointment must have been so much different emotions!!! My sister had a vanishing twin also sorry for your loss, I am glad you also have a healthy baby

starlight cannot wait to hear all about your scan

breakingdawn the information starlight gave you is spot on gl

brandy I hope that you and the twins are all doing well

bma how are you feeling??? 15 weeks already it's going so quickly isn't it!!!

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