IVF/FET in Aug'13' - Aug'14' buddies wanted!!*13 BFP's!!**Updates on first page**

[Samsfan]

Lucie- I'll be praying for our baby miracles!

 

[Disneyfan88]

Thanks ladies for your kind words. With our first ivf, I did not get AF before OTD. The flow seems to have been medium-heavy so I have no hope for a miracle tomorrow. My biggest fear isn't a bfn, it would be going through what we went through in January again.

I'm sorry, Lucie. Prayers that you don't have a repeat of your January experience.

Had my monitoring apt this morning. I have 18 follicles growing nicely and my blood levels were perfect! My dosage for meds will stay the same, next apt Tuesday morning.

Excellent news! Do you have an estimated date for ER yet?

10/28 - 11/1 Does that seem too long?

Your final date will be determined by what your ovaries tell your doctor -- both follicle sizes and estradiol levels play a role. Once many of your follicles reach a certain size and your estradiol levels reach a certain level, your doctor will tell you when to trigger, and your ER should be 36 hours later. There are many factors that play into it, so everyone will be on different schedules as far as the number of days of stimming goes. I stimmed for 8 days during my first cycle and for 10 days during my 2nd cycle (same meds and doses). I had lower follicle counts both times. It sounds like you are progressing nicely. I'm guessing that you will have ER before then (you started Thursday, right?), but it's hard to say for sure.

 

[Katielbkr]

Excellent news! Do you have an estimated date for ER yet?[/QUOTE]

10/28 - 11/1 Does that seem too long?[/QUOTE]

Your final date will be determined by what your ovaries tell your doctor -- both follicle sizes and estradiol levels play a role. Once many of your follicles reach a certain size and your estradiol levels reach a certain level, your doctor will tell you when to trigger, and your ER should be 36 hours later. There are many factors that play into it, so everyone will be on different schedules as far as the number of days of stimming goes. I stimmed for 8 days during my first cycle and for 10 days during my 2nd cycle (same meds and doses). I had lower follicle counts both times. It sounds like you are progressing nicely. I'm guessing that you will have ER before then (you started Thursday, right?), but it's hard to say for sure.[/QUOTE]


Yes. I started on Thursday. They didn't tell me what the follicles are measuring but they did measure a few of them. She said they are all about the same size so I guess that's good. I am feeling pretty sore on my left side but I figure it's bc that side has 13 of the 18 follicles they counted.

 

[lalalori]

I am 38 with DOR (low AMH, high FSH, poor response) and have the added challenge of being a carrier for an x linked Mucsular Dystrophy (PGD).

I had one gender selection IUI, which resulted in an ectopic pregnancy that had to be removed surgically.

I had one failed IVF, with only one that made it to transfer.

Right now I am hoping to beat lots of odds, because they are against me.

AFC = 3
ET = 1!!!
That one egg fertilized
That one fertilized egg became a 9-cell grade A on day 3.
Today is day 4 and I am going crazy. So hard to be optimistic that the lone ranger will make it to day 5 and become a strong blast...

Here's to hoping against all odds that I will still be in as of tomorrow!!!!

 

[Lucie73821]

Lucie- I'll be praying for our baby miracles!

Thanks Sam! Me too!

 

[JessicaG121]

Congrats Disney and Chickadee!!

Not much is going on here. I'm in a long FET cycle. I started lupron on Friday & have been taking Aygesten for about a week. I'll be doing my first ultrasound & the trial transfer on Wednesday, followed by a lot of drugs & estimated transfer November 15.

I'm really concerned that it will be unsuccessful. The transfer is scheduled on day 32 of my cycle. It feels like that's just asking for failure.

 

[Disneyfan88]

I am 38 with DOR (low AMH, high FSH, poor response) and have the added challenge of being a carrier for an x linked Mucsular Dystrophy (PGD).

I had one gender selection IUI, which resulted in an ectopic pregnancy that had to be removed surgically.

I had one failed IVF, with only one that made it to transfer.

Right now I am hoping to beat lots of odds, because they are against me.

AFC = 3
ET = 1!!!
That one egg fertilized
That one fertilized egg became a 9-cell grade A on day 3.
Today is day 4 and I am going crazy. So hard to be optimistic that the lone ranger will make it to day 5 and become a strong blast...

Here's to hoping against all odds that I will still be in as of tomorrow!!!!

I hope that you receive good news tomorrow. Prayers for a strong embryo for transfer day. It only takes one!

Congrats Disney and Chickadee!!

Not much is going on here. I'm in a long FET cycle. I started lupron on Friday & have been taking Aygesten for about a week. I'll be doing my first ultrasound & the trial transfer on Wednesday, followed by a lot of drugs & estimated transfer November 15.

I'm really concerned that it will be unsuccessful. The transfer is scheduled on day 32 of my cycle. It feels like that's just asking for failure.

Thanks! I actually did my transfer on cycle day 32. I had to push it out a week because I was at a conference for work the week before. My doctor said that the estradiol that I was on (2 pills in the AM, 2 in the PM) would prevent me from ovulating during that cycle and would allow me to manipulate my cycle to fit my transfer date. My protocol did not involve any injections -- just estradiol, Dexamethasone, and baby aspirin. Don't give up hope based on your transfer date. I'm proof that you can get a BFP by transferring after a longer wait.

 

[JessicaG121]

Thanks Disney!

I searched around on the Internet a little bit after posting and realized that day 28-35 isn't uncommon at all for FET. I was comparing it to fresh, which I shouldn't have been doing.

I'm doing lupron for 3 weeks, estrodoil starting this Wednesday, I think, progesterone in oil injections starting a few days before the transfer and estrogen patches at some point.

 

[Disneyfan88]

Thanks Disney!

I searched around on the Internet a little bit after posting and realized that day 28-35 isn't uncommon at all for FET. I was comparing it to fresh, which I shouldn't have been doing.

I'm doing lupron for 3 weeks, estrodoil starting this Wednesday, I think, progesterone in oil injections starting a few days before the transfer and estrogen patches at some point.

That's right, I did add or tweak medications as I got closer to my FET. I started on crinone (progesterone) a week before my transfer. I was put on doxycycline 5 or 6 days before the transfer, and I traded my Dexamethasone for Medrol (yucky taste!) for 4 days leading up to the FET. I was originally supposed to do my lining check any time during the week before my transfer, but because I was out of town that week, I did it the Saturday before I left. I started getting paranoid that my lining check was "too early" and that the lining would get too thick, so I requested an extra lining check the week of my transfer (Monday).

I started PIO shots after my first beta this last Thursday (while continuing with Crinone twice a day). My progesterone level came back at 3.6, which was quite low. It was up to 62.6 on Saturday.

 

[dovkav123]

I am 38 with DOR (low AMH, high FSH, poor response) and have the added challenge of being a carrier for an x linked Mucsular Dystrophy (PGD).

I had one gender selection IUI, which resulted in an ectopic pregnancy that had to be removed surgically.

I had one failed IVF, with only one that made it to transfer.

Right now I am hoping to beat lots of odds, because they are against me.

AFC = 3
ET = 1!!!
That one egg fertilized
That one fertilized egg became a 9-cell grade A on day 3.
Today is day 4 and I am going crazy. So hard to be optimistic that the lone ranger will make it to day 5 and become a strong blast...

Here's to hoping against all odds that I will still be in as of tomorrow!!!!

Disney and Chikadee, congrats, well done! happy and healthy pregnancy!
Lucy hang in there, sweety. you are not out yet, Praying and hopping.
Hello,lalaloriI hope the only egg is the healthiest and the strongest!
I did a natural cycle IVF and we retrieved one egg, the one I produced naturally. WE transfered 4 cell grade A embryo. Today is a 5th day after transfer so I am 7dpo and I go crazy too. I have no symptoms. Progesterone supplement doesn't even give me an itch
When is your blood test? I am testing around 26th-27th.
My temps droppped today, implantation dip?!
Praying and hoping...

pS. poor responders with failed IVF has good results with natural cycle IVF. Please read here
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2582079

 

[PRAYIN4BABIES]

Disney and Chick....awesome news!!!!! Congrats

I'm so sorry Lucie

 

[PRAYIN4BABIES]

Praying for you Lala and welcome

 

[nlk]

congrats Disney and chickadee! So happy for you

After five days of stimming, I've got 40 follicles Bit worried about OHSS now, especially as they all seem to be fairly big as well. Don't think I will be stimming for much longer! Has anybody else had something similar? I'm starting to get a bit worried about everything.

 

[MeganScott]

Lalalori, Dovkav I hope your lone rangers stick. Don't drive yourselves crazy, hang in there!! It only takes one!!

Jessica, I'm in the same boat as you.. long FET, I started Lupron on Thursday, and our transfer is tentatively for 11/16 or 11/17, so that will be about 38/39 days into the cycle. My RE said that with FET, you have almost a two week window after your lining is ready and asked me to decide when I wanted the transfer to happen, "Select a date that is important or significant to you in some way, we can do that according to your wish"

Disney I'm going to be on Medrol too (Nasty water retention, but no other side effect that I recall) for the 4 days upto transfer and also an antibiotic : Cipro 500mg to make sure my system is infection free at the time of transfer. For the Progesterone / Estrogen though, they will put me on IM shots starting 10/28, no more Crinone I believe.

I'm not sure if I should be happy or sad about that, cos' Crinone usage is painless but the stinging and day long messiness, clumps, etc.... I certainly won't be missing those!

Seriously, how bad are the PIO and Delestrogen intramuscular shots? I'm really scared!!

Also, I did some research and found Lupron causes bone loss, and hence the otherwise unexplained aches... I think I finally found an explanation to my sudden toothache that started immediately the day after the first Lupron shot ; and also the weird pain in the collarbone, the shoulder blades... Atleast now I can manage with painkillers until my system gets used to it, without worrying about needing expensive dental treatments in the middle of an FET / IVF cycle!!!

 

[Chickadeedee]

Ok, a lot to catch up on - so I'll do this in parts:

Lucie and Samsfan - how are you two feeling today? Have you talked to your clinics? Do you have a plan moving forward? Hugs to you both

 

[Chickadeedee]

congrats Disney and chickadee! So happy for you

After five days of stimming, I've got 40 follicles Bit worried about OHSS now, especially as they all seem to be fairly big as well. Don't think I will be stimming for much longer! Has anybody else had something similar? I'm starting to get a bit worried about everything.

Wow, that is a TON of follicles!! I had 15 and was soo uncomfortable - how are you holding up? Hopefully you'll get massive amounts of mature eggs!!

 

[Chickadeedee]

I am 38 with DOR (low AMH, high FSH, poor response) and have the added challenge of being a carrier for an x linked Mucsular Dystrophy (PGD).

I had one gender selection IUI, which resulted in an ectopic pregnancy that had to be removed surgically.

I had one failed IVF, with only one that made it to transfer.

Right now I am hoping to beat lots of odds, because they are against me.

AFC = 3
ET = 1!!!
That one egg fertilized
That one fertilized egg became a 9-cell grade A on day 3.
Today is day 4 and I am going crazy. So hard to be optimistic that the lone ranger will make it to day 5 and become a strong blast...

Here's to hoping against all odds that I will still be in as of tomorrow!!!!

Lalalori - good luck to you!! When will you hear???

 

[Samsfan]

Had my test. Its negative!! my AMH dropped to .30 from .53. So it doesnt look good. But I wont give up. Im going to try again. Next cycle November. My RE is preparing a different protocol.

Ok, a lot to catch up on - so I'll do this in parts:

Lucie and Samsfan - how are you two feeling today? Have you talked to your clinics? Do you have a plan moving forward? Hugs to you both

 

[Samsfan]

Lucie. How are you doing?

 

[PRAYIN4BABIES]

I'm so sorry Sam