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

[sammy1987xxx]

Good luck to those who are about start is everyone starting on long protocol? Xxx

 

[bundlesofjoy]

Clinic called I start gonal f on Wednesday 112.5 a day, then go for first scan the following tue.

I am on the short protocol I think

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Good luck. Wednesday will soon be here xxxx

 

[ababy4us]

I have a silly question.

What is long protocol and short protocol?

I haven't had my IVF class yet and I'm just curious.

 

[Plex]

all

Hope u are all doing well? Im looking forward to following everyones journeys as im thinking that i may not get a match to get started before Oct Feeling a little unsure of everything today and defeatist think i need a big glass of lol Just over a week left till I have my info session and i get a clearer picture of whats going on....I HATE waiting!!

Disney - I think its a great idea to have another fresh cycle and get as many good embies as u can through the screening to get ur bfp with embies to freeze Im keeping my fxd for u hun! xx

Nearly - Fxd ur cycle short this month xx

Sekky - Not yet, may take awhile to get a match i think.... Will know more about whats what in 10 days xx

Mrs T& Bundles - Yay for starting on Wed xx

Ababy - Im not 100% sure but i think the long protocol is where u take bcp first then stimms and the short protocol is where u go straight to stimms? xx

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Hi.
Plex don't be disheartened a clinic told another lady it could 6 months and two weeks later she was matched.
Ababy short is where u go straight to stimming and long is where u down reg for about two weeks and the stim. To shut ur body down. It is the preferred choice normally and short is normally for ppl with failed long attempts and ppl with pcos as they have a bigger chance of over stimulating.

How is everyone today xxxx

 

[ababy4us]

down reg?

Sorry. I'm clueless to the intricate parts of this process.

My IVF isn't until sometime between September 19th-23rd. My Dr. had me start BCP this cycle and I am to stay on them until I have my baseline on August 28th, not sure if I'll start stimming then or what. That will mean I'll be on BCP for about 5 weeks. Does this sound normal?

Thank you for your help and explanation!

 

[Plex]

they keep telling me at the clinic that it could take months Im hoping not as i'll have no more meds after this month xx

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Cross ur fingers it could take months or it could take days. pma xxx

 

[MishC]

Hey ladies - I've not been on in a few days it's quite hard to get on here with my daughter.

Plex - I have everything crossed they find a match asap.

Could someone tell me what stimming is and when you would start to do that?

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Stimming is where the meds make ur ovaries produce lots of eggs. Rather than just one on ur own.
It all depends on ur protocol that u get.
Long protocol can be 6-8 weeks long from start to finish.
Short is much shorter but I'm not 100% on all the details.
Xxx

 

[ababy4us]

ahh ok thank you for the breakdown.

I must be on the long protocol since it will be about 8 weeks from start to finish. I think they may have put me on BCP for so long because of my endo and endo cysts. Maybe they are hoping to calm them down before putting them on steroids

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Yes some ppl go on bcps first. Again unsure of reasons. Apart from when people egg share cos they need to be at same point. Xxx

 

[MishC]

Do you have any say on which protocol you go on? And if you're on the long protocol is it long because they put you on BCP first?

ababy4us - I have 101 questions too so between us we might get everything answered.

 

[sammy1987xxx]

I'm not sure how Much say u have as I wouldn't doubt what the consultant said to
Me. I'm not on bcps and I'm on long protocol.
I think every stage of the way u have far too many questions. Just make sure u right them down so u remember them xxx

 

[MishC]

I'm reading over what they do and all the different medicines they can use for each step. With me been a private patient (like everyone else) I want the best medicine so I don't mind paying that bit more if the success rate is higher.

I've opened a word document and started my long list of questions which actually isn't as long as I was expecting ...lol

 

[sammy1987xxx]

U just have to remember that the consultants want it to work as much as u do for there percentage of success. They won't advise u wrongly on protocol or meds. The more success they get the business they will get. Don't stress over that itl be one less thing u have to worry about. Xxx

 

[MishC]

I wasn't stressing just trying to get an idea of who had what and who found what worked well for them etc.

I agree with you that the consultants what the same outcome as we do and that they'll advise us on what they think will work best for us.

I know that legally i'm allowed 2 embryos transferring so i'm pushing for that. And I've also learned that Pregnancy rate is higher when appropriately growing day 3 embryos or day 5 blastocysts are transferred than with day 2 embryos or day 6 blastocysts.

I'm just doing my research so I know what they're talking about and so I know the facts behind everything

 

[sammy1987xxx]

I didn't know day 6 is less successful.
They always hope to go to day 5 but it just depends on number of eggs and quality. It's all so worrying. Xxx

 

[Mrs. T]

I just had my day 3 u/s and b/w. Apparently the blood work looks good (didn't get the #s) but the ultrasound revealed my antral follicle count is low this month. Boo! During my past IUIs cycles, I always had counts of around 8 on one side and like 5 on the other. This month I only have 6 in total!!! 4 on one side and 2 on the other! WTF?! The nurse told me to start the bcp on Wednesday (CD 5) and then they will check my follicle count again next week. This is such a major downer right now. If it is still the same next week, I may decide to cancel this cycle and try again another month.