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

[adroplet]

Hello Ladies! This is my first visit to your site and I thought what an amazing group of strong women!! I have been struggling to conceive for the past 8 years. We did 7 IUI in 2005/2006 I got pregnant once with twins and miscarried. We have decided to try IVF and I start my birth control pills on Monday. I am extremely nervous and excited.

We have been excepted into our clinics shared risk program, which means we would pay 2 ivf cycles upfront but we would get the chance to try 6 fresh ivf cycles for the price of 2. If it doesn't work we get our money back to explore other options. However if it works the first time then we are out the money.... Do any of you have any advice? Should we do shared risk?

Our clinic offered the shared risk program but it was to pay for 3 cycles up front. I thought that was a bit too pricey for not having tried IVF at all. We went with a 2 fresh IVF cycles up front and they include 1 FET each but no $ refund. We decided on this because it would reduce the stress of a failed 1st cycle, just in case - I know I would want to try again.
I say that's a great offer, I would have selected it. Fresh IVFs are more expensive than FETs.

 

[Samsfan]

Hello Ladies-

I was wondering if I could join your group. I'm looking at a IVF cycle either the end of this month or next..depending on AF! It's my second cycle and I feel like the group I was first involved with all got their BFP! I have unexplained infertility.

I'm wondering if their is anyone in this group approaching 40.

 

[ababy4us]

Here is our little embryo. I'm not sure where exactly it is, I think the bubble right at the end of the catheter.

Don't ask me why the date is wrong, it kind of upset me when I realized it but don't sweat the small stuff right?

 

[ababy4us]

Ababy that's so funny. Glad you found something to amuse you. Fx the embaby snuggle in fine and put a smile on your face. When is your OTD?

OTD is the 2nd of October and then again on the 4th so about 9 days.

I also got another shot of hCG today and I'm curious as to how they will give me a beta that early because with my IUIs the trigger lasted almost 13 days! OR maybe they were chemicals? I am 98% certain my first IUI was since my test got darker for two days. I don't know, I'm going mad.

 

[Disneyfan88]

Ababy that's so funny. Glad you found something to amuse you. Fx the embaby snuggle in fine and put a smile on your face. When is your OTD?

OTD is the 2nd of October and then again on the 4th so about 9 days.

I also got another shot of hCG today and I'm curious as to how they will give me a beta that early because with my IUIs the trigger lasted almost 13 days! OR maybe they were chemicals? I am 98% certain my first IUI was since my test got darker for two days. I don't know, I'm going mad.

Great picture! I must say that your story made me laugh (sorry! ). When I went in for my first ET, my bladder was quite full. The ultrasound tech told me to go ahead and empty a little bit from my bladder before the procedure (telling me to "start to pee, count to 8, then stop"). DH kept asking me "how on earth can you go just a little?!?" I did feel better when I got back to the room, though.

I'm getting an intrauterine injection of hCG during my ET on the 10th, too. I plan to ask my doctor the same thing regarding the beta test.

Good luck, ababy4us!

 

[ababy4us]

Ababy that's so funny. Glad you found something to amuse you. Fx the embaby snuggle in fine and put a smile on your face. When is your OTD?

OTD is the 2nd of October and then again on the 4th so about 9 days.

I also got another shot of hCG today and I'm curious as to how they will give me a beta that early because with my IUIs the trigger lasted almost 13 days! OR maybe they were chemicals? I am 98% certain my first IUI was since my test got darker for two days. I don't know, I'm going mad.

Great picture! I must say that your story made me laugh (sorry! ). When I went in for my first ET, my bladder was quite full. The ultrasound tech told me to go ahead and empty a little bit from my bladder before the procedure (telling me to "start to pee, count to 8, then stop"). DH kept asking me "how on earth can you go just a little?!?" I did feel better when I got back to the room, though.

I'm getting an intrauterine injection of hCG during my ET on the 10th, too. I plan to ask my doctor the same thing regarding the beta test.

Good luck, ababy4us!

Glad it made you laugh! It sure made us laugh but I felt badly. My nurse was laughing too after I told her I peed on my socks. Oh well, what can you do? Childbirth is a WHOLE lot messier so I didn't stress it too much.
I was bad and emptied my bladder like 4 times before the transfer because they made me wait almost an hour and a half. As the transfer was happening the pressure kept getting more and more severe. Eh, oh well maybe its a good omen!

I've never heard of an intrauterine hCG injection. What is that?

 

[Disneyfan88]

Ababy that's so funny. Glad you found something to amuse you. Fx the embaby snuggle in fine and put a smile on your face. When is your OTD?

OTD is the 2nd of October and then again on the 4th so about 9 days.

I also got another shot of hCG today and I'm curious as to how they will give me a beta that early because with my IUIs the trigger lasted almost 13 days! OR maybe they were chemicals? I am 98% certain my first IUI was since my test got darker for two days. I don't know, I'm going mad.

Great picture! I must say that your story made me laugh (sorry! ). When I went in for my first ET, my bladder was quite full. The ultrasound tech told me to go ahead and empty a little bit from my bladder before the procedure (telling me to "start to pee, count to 8, then stop"). DH kept asking me "how on earth can you go just a little?!?" I did feel better when I got back to the room, though.

I'm getting an intrauterine injection of hCG during my ET on the 10th, too. I plan to ask my doctor the same thing regarding the beta test.

Good luck, ababy4us!

Glad it made you laugh! It sure made us laugh but I felt badly. My nurse was laughing too after I told her I peed on my socks. Oh well, what can you do? Childbirth is a WHOLE lot messier so I didn't stress it too much.
I was bad and emptied my bladder like 4 times before the transfer because they made me wait almost an hour and a half. As the transfer was happening the pressure kept getting more and more severe. Eh, oh well maybe its a good omen!

I've never heard of an intrauterine hCG injection. What is that?

It's something that my doctor recommended for me after my failed first cycle. I had never heard of it before, but she offered it as something worth trying when I asked what else we can do to increase my odds. I basically pay for the novarel (which luckily is covered by insurance at this point in the year since I've reached my out-of-pocket max on meds), and she's placing it at no additional charge (because she's super nice, but also probably because she'll be in there anyway ).

https://cnyfertility.com/2013/01/17...nsfer-jump-starting-the-implantation-process/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22047664

 

[adroplet]

Hello Ladies-

I was wondering if I could join your group. I'm looking at a IVF cycle either the end of this month or next..depending on AF! It's my second cycle and I feel like the group I was first involved with all got their BFP! I have unexplained infertility.

I'm wondering if their is anyone in this group approaching 40.

Right here, I will be 38 this October, I think I may be the oldest one here and TTC #1. Good luck with AF. I'm waiting on it too.

 

[Chickadeedee]

Hello Ladies-

I was wondering if I could join your group. I'm looking at a IVF cycle either the end of this month or next..depending on AF! It's my second cycle and I feel like the group I was first involved with all got their BFP! I have unexplained infertility.

I'm wondering if their is anyone in this group approaching 40.

Right here, I will be 38 this October, I think I may be the oldest one here and TTC #1. Good luck with AF. I'm waiting on it too.

Nope - I think I win!! I'm 38 now - to be 39 in January. We are also TTC #1 - never had a BFP before

 

[MeganScott]

Megan Scott we are on same schedule. This is my second IVF too and I had ER on the 19th with ET set for Tuesday as well. Fx we are second time lucky. Welcome

Hey Sekky, thank you and I'm glad to hear you're on the same schedule as me!

I'm already winding down and trying to relax... all calls filtered, no stress... just some light tv and comfort food...

How long after the transfer are you asked to stay resting? Just 24 hours and return to normal activity the next day or take it easy for 2-3 days post transfer? My RE says just one day of rest is good enough, although I'm worried if I move around I'll shake the little bean loose even if it has managed to attach? Silly perhaps, but I can't help worrying about that...

We also find out tomorrow how many of the 18 fertilized eggs made it to day 5, and whether we're gonna have any left to freeze... nervous, excited, scared!!

Good luck for your transfer tomorrow!! Hopefully, second time works for us!!!

 

[Plex]

heya girls - gunna catch up with all the news now. Hope u are all well

Im into day 10 of DR now and feeling ok i think????? lol Apart from feeling very weepy and down that is xxx

 

[sekky]

Glad you are fairing better plex.

Megan am taking the whole tww off work. So as many days of rest as I will need.

 

[Chickadeedee]

Ababy that's so funny. Glad you found something to amuse you. Fx the embaby snuggle in fine and put a smile on your face. When is your OTD?

OTD is the 2nd of October and then again on the 4th so about 9 days.

I also got another shot of hCG today and I'm curious as to how they will give me a beta that early because with my IUIs the trigger lasted almost 13 days! OR maybe they were chemicals? I am 98% certain my first IUI was since my test got darker for two days. I don't know, I'm going mad.

Congrats Ababy!!!! hoping for a sticky bean!

And so exciting for those transferring tomorrow!!!!

Ok, I got almost no sleep last night - had a burning sensation in my upper stomach - right under my rib age -- it's not as bad today, but still a little bit there. I assumed it was heartburn from Thai food I had, but now I'm not sure.. When would I start feeling ovarian hyper stimulation????? I know they talk about stomach aches, but this isn't an ache. And I can't tell if I've gained weight because I haven't weighed myself since mid august due to my ACL surgery...
I've only stimmed for two nights... So probably too soon to have any issues??

 

[Lucie73821]

Hi ladies, I've been lurking, just not posting lately. Had my baseline apt this am and got the go ahead to start stims tonight!

I hope everyone else is doing well!

 

[sekky]

Hi ladies, I've been lurking, just not posting lately. Had my baseline apt this am and got the go ahead to start stims tonight!

I hope everyone else is doing well!

for stimms lucie. Hoping the 3rd is the charm

 

[Becki09]

Hi All

Went for day 6 scan (5 nights of stimms) they said i had 10 plus follicles on each side, however they were not quite as big as they'd hope them to be, around 4mm-5mm instead of around 10mm. However this can happen due to my pcos
They gave me a blood test and telephoned me at 4pm with the results...
They told me my levels were 596 (didnt explain what this level was), and that they had decided to keep my dose the same (150 iu merional) and review me again on wednesday day 8 of stimms. They also advised id be starting cetrotide injection from wednesday too
I was slightly confused as to why they did not increase my dose now if the follies arnt growing as quick as they should be.
They confirmed my lining was looking good.

This is our first cycle of IVF(ICSI) and it got me slightly worrying that we won't make it to ec and they didnt do much to reassure us, so just hoping things are looking better on wednesday

Anybody experienced anything similar and gone on to have better results at next scan?

 

[bunyhuny]

I'll be back online on Wednesday to catch up with you lovely ladies, but just wanted to pop in and say that everything turned out perfectly at our u/s today. All the spotting and cramping has been benign, my disappearance of pregnancy symptoms is being attributed to my staying so well hydrated, taking healthy supplements, and eating right- and best of all, DH and I were able to see our LO's heartbeat today! After all the bad results, terrible beta scores, poor measurements last week, etc, etc, etc, it looks like we are finally in the clear!

I'll be back in a couple days. (DH and I are relocating to the UK for a couple weeks and tomorrow will be a crazy travel day.) Just remember than no matter how bad things look, there is always a chance that things will work out, even when you think all hope is gone. Lots and lots and lots of baby dust to everyone.

 

[sunshine1217]

Hi ladies, I finally got my negative beta today. It wasn't a shocker, I definitely felt pregnant last time and really did not this time after the first couple days. We are going to do a natural cycle before ivf bc we are traveling next month. I'll keep you guys posted, most likely start middle to late oct.

 

[TeeinAZ]

Buny I am so happy and relieved for you! WHEW! Little fighter you got there.

Sunshine - I am so sorry! :: I am sending you prayers.

 

[TeeinAZ]

Hi ladies, I've been lurking, just not posting lately. Had my baseline apt this am and got the go ahead to start stims tonight!

I hope everyone else is doing well!

Congrats Lucie - I remember being so overly excited to start stimming. I'm so happy for you!!!