IVF/FET in Aug'13' - Aug'14' buddies wanted!!*13 BFP's!!**Updates on first page**
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bunyhuny
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Oh hun, I know how awful those negatives are.
For me, going into a FET cycle helped to heal some of the sadness from my m/c last year. Maybe taking some steps in the FET direction will help to bring you new hope. 
AFM- This cycle has been so rough, but today went really well. To go from 25 follicles to only one embryo the day after EC was just terrible, but today we got to transfer our tiny little embryo and that just took all the pain away. Our embaby was 8 cells at transfer with absolutely no fragmentation at all. A perfect little 3 day embryo. I am feeling so positive about our chances right now.
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Oh hun, I know how awful those negatives are.
AFM- This cycle has been so rough, but today went really well. To go from 25 follicles to only one embryo the day after EC was just terrible, but today we got to transfer our tiny little embryo and that just took all the pain away. Our embaby was 8 cells at transfer with absolutely no fragmentation at all. A perfect little 3 day embryo. I am feeling so positive about our chances right now.
Bunny it only takes one! I have so much hope on your little embie honey. I feel very positive for you too
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Hi everyone, we have 2 frozen embryos left and we decided to move forward directly into another natural thaw cycle. From April onwards I will be in a new role at work involving 25% of traveling so March is the only chance before we try again (hope not…
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Today D4 - started Tamoxifen, Progynova and Baby Aspirin. Transfer estimated on 20th March.
And I also did an "uterus irritation" basically a biopsy of lining and using the catheter to scraping the uterus lining. My RE said it may help although the mechanism of action is unknown. I also got blood draw on "Igg and Igm" antibodies, if they are positive I will be using heparin injection instead of aspirin. I think my RE is making all these changes to make me feel more assured, he thought the main reason of chemical pregnancy is embryo chromosome defects. But ye we are doing everything we can this time, and hope this is our turn.
.Today D4 - started Tamoxifen, Progynova and Baby Aspirin. Transfer estimated on 20th March.
And I also did an "uterus irritation" basically a biopsy of lining and using the catheter to scraping the uterus lining. My RE said it may help although the mechanism of action is unknown. I also got blood draw on "Igg and Igm" antibodies, if they are positive I will be using heparin injection instead of aspirin. I think my RE is making all these changes to make me feel more assured, he thought the main reason of chemical pregnancy is embryo chromosome defects. But ye we are doing everything we can this time, and hope this is our turn.
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That is great, Luciola. Only a couple weeks away. It's nice when you can go straight into another try. I think even having a chemical is considered somewhat good news because it does mean your blastocysts are hatching on their own and doing what they need to do to initiate implantation. I hope this next FET will be your sticky BFP!
My doctor put me on Prednisone and Aspirin this cycle to put my mind at ease. No extra testing done, but I guess they'll start testing for other issues if this cycle doesn't turn out positive. Of course, I think I'm going to get my BFP!
My doctor put me on Prednisone and Aspirin this cycle to put my mind at ease. No extra testing done, but I guess they'll start testing for other issues if this cycle doesn't turn out positive. Of course, I think I'm going to get my BFP!
bunny
I am cheering for your courage and a kicking strong emby!!!
Luciola, we did 5 non med IVFs and we got 3 perfect embryos and none of them took. My RE states we havn't met a healthy one yet, and she wants us to do a medicated IVF. All testing would be waste of money.
I have a gut feeling my uterus doesn't take it.
I asked to do many blood tests, you can see on my siggy. Which luckily all came negative, except my low vit d levels.
Finally, she made a plan for us to increase implantation;
1.heparin or aspirin( I want to do heparin, cos it also does a brilliant job to slow down immunity responce.
2.decepephyl 0.1 on the day 5 of ER. It's HCG shot but stronger.
3. also after ER she inserted seminal fluid to the cervical canal and outside vagina.
Unfortunatly, we couldn't do all those things, cos my embryo was not viable.
You are so lucky to have a smart dr.who is taking action to make your dreams come true.
My hubby is 50y/o. WE want to do sperm dna fragmentation. His counts are super; however we don't know if sperm is healthy.
Does your insurance cover your IVF?
Mine doesn't, so all those little tests we have to pay on our own. My RE still is not very happy about it
I wish you tons of for 2014 baby! YOu will make it!
I am cheering for your courage and a kicking strong emby!!!
Luciola, we did 5 non med IVFs and we got 3 perfect embryos and none of them took. My RE states we havn't met a healthy one yet, and she wants us to do a medicated IVF. All testing would be waste of money.
I have a gut feeling my uterus doesn't take it.
I asked to do many blood tests, you can see on my siggy. Which luckily all came negative, except my low vit d levels.
Finally, she made a plan for us to increase implantation;
1.heparin or aspirin( I want to do heparin, cos it also does a brilliant job to slow down immunity responce.
2.decepephyl 0.1 on the day 5 of ER. It's HCG shot but stronger.
3. also after ER she inserted seminal fluid to the cervical canal and outside vagina.
Unfortunatly, we couldn't do all those things, cos my embryo was not viable.
You are so lucky to have a smart dr.who is taking action to make your dreams come true.
My hubby is 50y/o. WE want to do sperm dna fragmentation. His counts are super; however we don't know if sperm is healthy.
Does your insurance cover your IVF?
Mine doesn't, so all those little tests we have to pay on our own. My RE still is not very happy about it
I wish you tons of
for 2014 baby! YOu will make it!
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dov- I think doing a medicated IVF is a great idea for you. Only 40% of normal looking day 1 embryos will be able to survive to day 5, and some of those won't even make the cut then. Most embryos under 6 cell at day 3 will not make it, only 6 cell and up have good odds. After the embryo gets to 6-8 cells, the embryo genetics take over- before that it about the egg's makeup. So it isn't until then that they can really even see how well the embryo's dna will do. This is why it's great to have enough embryos that you can grown them to blastocysts- it may not be PGD, but making it to blastocyst stage does show an increased chance of viability. Even then, a perfect blast still only has around a 50% chance of being a BFP. So, it's totally normal to need a couple transfers before you get your positive.
I think that if you had a bunch of eggs retrieved and fertilized, you would have much, much better odds of getting a good embryo and a BFP. Especially because you'd be able to take them to day 5 and see which ones really are the best. Think of it this way- a lot of ladies get 8-12 eggs retrieved in one cycle and only a couple of them turn into a good quality blasts at day 5. It will take you so many non-med cycles to equal that that it's going to seem hopeless- even if it is not.
Why not just do a medicated cycle to see how it goes? With so many more embryos to choose from, I think you will see a BFP really soon!
I think that if you had a bunch of eggs retrieved and fertilized, you would have much, much better odds of getting a good embryo and a BFP. Especially because you'd be able to take them to day 5 and see which ones really are the best. Think of it this way- a lot of ladies get 8-12 eggs retrieved in one cycle and only a couple of them turn into a good quality blasts at day 5. It will take you so many non-med cycles to equal that that it's going to seem hopeless- even if it is not.
Why not just do a medicated cycle to see how it goes? With so many more embryos to choose from, I think you will see a BFP really soon!
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Bunny is right - I had 11 fertilized embryos on day 2 and by day 5 there were only 4 left, not looking at the implantation rate, even day 5 blasts with high grades can have chromosome defects - so it implants but dies soon after. I am in a country where PGD is not allowed, so totally playing numbers game here.
My RE is actually skeptical on the immune side of the story, but he did prescribe me baby aspirin. I was pushing for heparin but he said it was a bit of overkill and wanted me to do the antibody tests first. I am seeing him again this Saturday and hoping to push a bit for heparin. But again we do NOT know if this is where the problem lies.
Dov i m on a quite strict diet as well not sure if it is anti inflammatory - I almost only eat dark leafy greens and fish (I don't really like red meat), I don't know if it helps me in TTC but I definitely feel more healthy!
By the way my hubby is at his most charming age 48 - excellent sperm count but not so good motility & morphology… I heard that Vit E is very good for male fertility if your significant other hasn't tried yet.
My RE is actually skeptical on the immune side of the story, but he did prescribe me baby aspirin. I was pushing for heparin but he said it was a bit of overkill and wanted me to do the antibody tests first. I am seeing him again this Saturday and hoping to push a bit for heparin. But again we do NOT know if this is where the problem lies.
Dov i m on a quite strict diet as well not sure if it is anti inflammatory - I almost only eat dark leafy greens and fish (I don't really like red meat), I don't know if it helps me in TTC but I definitely feel more healthy!
By the way my hubby is at his most charming age 48 - excellent sperm count but not so good motility & morphology… I heard that Vit E is very good for male fertility if your significant other hasn't tried yet.
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I wonder why it is that RE's don't worry much about immune stuff. Maybe we just hear about it and think it's a bigger deal than it actually is? I dunno. I asked my RE about it and though she wouldn't do any tests, she put me on a low dose (5mg) of Prednisone and a low dose (50mg) of aspirin. I personally think that the Prednisone is what I need so I'm really happy she put me on it- but that's just a gut feeling not really based on any evidence...
buny how are you feeling?
My hubby is against hormones, I hope he'll change his mind soon.
Luciola, I hope you take multivitamin too, cos you may be low in B-12 and iron.(no meat diet). I do give my hubby high doses of vitE, vitC, zinc and selenium. He loves seeds(pumpkin,sesam, poppyseeds, sunflowerseeds) with honey.He is not drinking alcochol for the whole week now!
I have u/s tomorrow. I'll let you know what we do next
My hubby is against hormones, I hope he'll change his mind soon.
Luciola, I hope you take multivitamin too, cos you may be low in B-12 and iron.(no meat diet). I do give my hubby high doses of vitE, vitC, zinc and selenium. He loves seeds(pumpkin,sesam, poppyseeds, sunflowerseeds) with honey.He is not drinking alcochol for the whole week now!
I have u/s tomorrow. I'll let you know what we do next
How's everyone doing?!
So many BFPs!
I pop in and out a lot I know, I just don't have much to offer until now...
I'm excited to report we are doing a second ICSI in May!!!
Antagonist protocol and I am to start DHEA and CoQ10 immediately. I also got a scolding for stopping my prenantals.
Anyone here have DOR and do DHEA and see results?
So many BFPs!
I pop in and out a lot I know, I just don't have much to offer until now...
I'm excited to report we are doing a second ICSI in May!!!
Antagonist protocol and I am to start DHEA and CoQ10 immediately. I also got a scolding for stopping my prenantals.
Anyone here have DOR and do DHEA and see results?
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Congrats Ababy. 
May is just around the corner. I haven't done DOR, so no ideas there. And I seem to have a bad reaction to DHEA so I had to stop taking it after a couple days. (Made me real sick and felt like I'd drank too much caffeine, which I'm also semi-allergic to...)
AFM- Tested with a 10iu/mL test today (9dp3dt) and got a BFN. Grumble... I've been emailing my doctor for a couple days trying to find out what the plan will be if this cycle fails and she seems to be ignoring me. If I haven't heard back by Monday, I'm just going to go to the clinic, demand a beta, and sit there until I get an appt. This is ridiculous.
In other news, I have been digging around the interwebs and have sun info to hand out. I wish I knew all this a week and a half ago!:
The first study is from 2000 and shows that sex in the tww, especially around transfer, aids in implantation: https://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/content/15/12/2653.full
The next is a doctor talking about seminal fluid and it's positive impact on implantation: https://www.preventmiscarriage.com/...fluid-has-important-role-in-helping-embr.aspx
The third is one of the current IVF textbooks, published last year, that states female orgasm is fine during the tww and, again, brings up the benefit of intercourse within two days of transfer on implantation. (pg 262, bottom left, top right): https://books.google.cz/books?id=Si... female oragasm on implantation rates&f=false
May is just around the corner. I haven't done DOR, so no ideas there. And I seem to have a bad reaction to DHEA so I had to stop taking it after a couple days. (Made me real sick and felt like I'd drank too much caffeine, which I'm also semi-allergic to...)AFM- Tested with a 10iu/mL test today (9dp3dt) and got a BFN. Grumble... I've been emailing my doctor for a couple days trying to find out what the plan will be if this cycle fails and she seems to be ignoring me. If I haven't heard back by Monday, I'm just going to go to the clinic, demand a beta, and sit there until I get an appt. This is ridiculous.
In other news, I have been digging around the interwebs and have sun info to hand out. I wish I knew all this a week and a half ago!:
The first study is from 2000 and shows that sex in the tww, especially around transfer, aids in implantation: https://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/content/15/12/2653.full
The next is a doctor talking about seminal fluid and it's positive impact on implantation: https://www.preventmiscarriage.com/...fluid-has-important-role-in-helping-embr.aspx
The third is one of the current IVF textbooks, published last year, that states female orgasm is fine during the tww and, again, brings up the benefit of intercourse within two days of transfer on implantation. (pg 262, bottom left, top right): https://books.google.cz/books?id=Si... female oragasm on implantation rates&f=false
Sorry for bad news. YOu are not out yet. Little early, right? Hope and pray for you.
THanks so much for the info.
My clinic tells me to behave normal after the transfer.
To aid implantation she did put some seminal fluid into my cervical canal and vagina. Unfortunatly, an egg didn't fertilise so the plan failed.
I walked out right away after ET. They don't offer to lay down for few minutes.
WE had IUI this month again. I had a little spotting after it.
Waiting for a miracle and 2ww here we come!
THanks so much for the info.
My clinic tells me to behave normal after the transfer.
To aid implantation she did put some seminal fluid into my cervical canal and vagina. Unfortunatly, an egg didn't fertilise so the plan failed.
I walked out right away after ET. They don't offer to lay down for few minutes.
WE had IUI this month again. I had a little spotting after it.
Waiting for a miracle and 2ww here we come!
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LADIES! I have MAJOR news!!
DH may be getting a new job WITH 3 CYCLES of IVF INSURANCE!!!
He applied for this job a few months ago, went through about 20 hours of interviews, and at the end the company said they really want him but couldn't afford him. (They're a pretty new company on a tight budget.) He was so bummed out because this is a job he really, really wanted. Well, he just got an e-mail from that company's HR department saying that they think they've found a way to pay him what he's worth! If all goes well we'll be moving to NYC as soon as we're done here in Prague. So even if I don't get pregnant this next cycle- we'll be able to get a home again (I don't care if it has to be a rental!) and even be able to do IVF for the same price we're paying currently- maybe even less! And no more traveling to Prague. All with enough of a raise for DH to cover the higher cost of living in NYC!
I am so, so, so, so hoping that this offer goes through. If all goes well, DH will start his new job on May 12!!!
Omg ladies- my prayers may have finally been answered!
DH may be getting a new job WITH 3 CYCLES of IVF INSURANCE!!!
He applied for this job a few months ago, went through about 20 hours of interviews, and at the end the company said they really want him but couldn't afford him. (They're a pretty new company on a tight budget.) He was so bummed out because this is a job he really, really wanted. Well, he just got an e-mail from that company's HR department saying that they think they've found a way to pay him what he's worth! If all goes well we'll be moving to NYC as soon as we're done here in Prague. So even if I don't get pregnant this next cycle- we'll be able to get a home again (I don't care if it has to be a rental!) and even be able to do IVF for the same price we're paying currently- maybe even less! And no more traveling to Prague. All with enough of a raise for DH to cover the higher cost of living in NYC!
I am so, so, so, so hoping that this offer goes through. If all goes well, DH will start his new job on May 12!!!
Omg ladies- my prayers may have finally been answered!
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Buny- thats great news. Fingers crossed it all goes well 
As for me . I got a faint line this morning ( I am 6D5DT). Trigger should be out of my system by now but I have been down that road before so... I am not letting myself be too excited. In fact I am prepared for another failure :-/
As for me . I got a faint line this morning ( I am 6D5DT). Trigger should be out of my system by now but I have been down that road before so... I am not letting myself be too excited. In fact I am prepared for another failure :-/
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bizzibii- Trigger should definitely be out by now, yeah? You're, what 13 days after trigger? Sounds like a bfp to me! I say maybe let yourself be at least a little excited. When do you go in for beta?
AFM- Just got back from RE. BFN confirmed by yesterday's beta. Been told to stay on progesterone, estrogen, prednisone, aspirin, and supplements, as we'll be going into another fresh cycle very soon. RE said my ovaries look completely healed already! Definitely not the norm- guess my body is just ready to go.
DH and I go back next Wednesday to have my ovaries checked once more to verify that they're ready and then I'll stop progesterone/estrogen. Might be starting stims as early as next weekend!
I say maybe let yourself be at least a little excited. When do you go in for beta?AFM- Just got back from RE. BFN confirmed by yesterday's beta. Been told to stay on progesterone, estrogen, prednisone, aspirin, and supplements, as we'll be going into another fresh cycle very soon. RE said my ovaries look completely healed already! Definitely not the norm- guess my body is just ready to go.
DH and I go back next Wednesday to have my ovaries checked once more to verify that they're ready and then I'll stop progesterone/estrogen. Might be starting stims as early as next weekend!dov- How did your IUI go and when will you be testing? I am sending lots and lots of good thoughts your way!
It went well except minor bleeding after IUI.
I am 4dpo. I had 23mm follicle during IUI, 12mm uterine lining, My dr. used a tubal catheter, cos it's very flexible and thin. I felt a cramp during the procedure. Dr.told me that bleeding it is normal. I did have a drop of blood an hour later and I had in the evening brown spotting too.
I didn't bleed last month.
I am testing around 24th at home.
Praying and hoping for a good outcome.
Bunny! Our prayers were listened and blessed! I am so happy for your good news!
I am afraid you should rest a month or two. Try your IVF in NYC. There are Really really good clinics out there. YOur hubby's sperm will have time to improve. He needs another 2 months of antioxidants.
Can you use insurance right away in May?
bizzi, hey girl! Congrats! Praying for a super sticky bean
