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

[Lucie73821]

Ladies, I need a bit of reassurance. Had my first monitoring apt this morning and now I'm worried. There were 5 follies on my right (I believe she measured 2 but missed their measurements) and I have 8 on my left (I believe she measured 3 or 4 and they were all at 5mm). The NP made a comment about how last cycle in dec I was slow to respond too. When she called this afternoon with my e2 level though, she said it was only 5! They are keeping my meds the same and I go back in Monday.

Now I'm on the same protocol as last time, 2 vials of menopur and 150iu of follistim. I also am taking femara for the first 5 days of stims. Last cycle after 12 days if stimming I ended up with 26 mature eggs.

Dh is trying to convince me not to freak out. That at the same thing happened last cycle (except they never told me what my e2 level was) and we ended up with a great number of eggs. But I'm just so scared. Is there anything I could be doing (other than taking the meds of course) to promote follie growth?

Congrats on your BFP mwb!

 

[MeganScott]

Freaking out a little bit here - had my first scan Weds. My lead follicle was only 9.52. Total of 4 follicles. After 4 days of stimming. They had me start Ganirelix Wed night. According to my research, that is normally done when your lead follicle teaches 14mm!
I'm just panicking that I'm not responding to the meds well and I just looked at my stash - I only have enough Gonal-F & Ganirelix to get me to Monday night's injections. I just hope that my body wakes the heck up and gets into gear! Any comparisons to make me feel better??

I was not on Ganirelix, but I was put on Cetrotide from day 5 onwards as I tend to ovulate naturally quickly, before the follies get large enough. Cetrotide prevents you from ovulating until you trigger, and I found Ganirelix does the same thing. In my case, the Cetrotide actually helped the follies grow faster and mature - much better response than increasing the follistim or menopur dosage, and I was taking it with the Follistim+Menopur for the last 5-6 days until trigger. Although they're supposed to grow at the rate of 1-2 mm per day, I found some follies had jumped 5-6mm in a single day too, going from 10mm to 16mm, 14mm to 19mm, etc.

You're lucky your RE is doing this rightaway, I had to cancel one cycle of IUI because I ovulated prematurely without a trigger and the follies weren't large enough!!

This could actually help you.. it did to me. Hope your follies respond well to the Ganirelix!! Good luck!!

____________________
Me (36), DH (37)
TTC since Jan 2013
IUI #1 : Clomid + HCG;
Largest follicle on day of trigger: 18mm
IUI #2 : Bravelle + HCG,
Largest follicle on day of trigger : 17mm
IUI #3 : Bravelle, cancelled because I ovulated on my own before trigger and follies were still immature. We had to cancel the cycle, there was no point in going ahead.
Largest follicle on day I ovulated naturally: 13mm
IUI #4 : Bravelle + Cetrotide (to delay natural ovulation until it was triggered with HCG),
Largest follicle on day of trigger : 20mm

IVF #1 : August 2013 -
BCP, Menopur, Cetrotide and HCG
10 ER, 8 Mature and Fert, 2 blastocysts transferred on day 5, none to freeze
IVF #2 : Sep 2013 - CURRENT
BCP, Menopur, Cetrotide and HCG
24 ER, 20 Mature, 18 Fert, 2 blastocysts transferred on day 5, 5 blastocysts frozen on day 6.
OTD on Oct/3rd 2013

 

[bunyhuny]

Thank you ladies! Glad I have found this forum post I will be forever asking questions I'm sure! Have the scan on Tuesday so see how they are growing! That will be day 5 of injecting.

How long after beginning injecting and everything were you ladies ready to go and have EGg retrieval ? The doctor said I may be ready to go on the Friday coming? I thought that sounded so soon! But she is the expert!

Thank you for all your kind wishes xoxo

I only needed 7 days of meds, triggered on CD 9, and had 18 eggs collected on CD 11. Definitely less time than I thought it would take.

 

[Chickadeedee]

Freaking out a little bit here - had my first scan Weds. My lead follicle was only 9.52. Total of 4 follicles. After 4 days of stimming. They had me start Ganirelix Wed night. According to my research, that is normally done when your lead follicle teaches 14mm!
I'm just panicking that I'm not responding to the meds well and I just looked at my stash - I only have enough Gonal-F & Ganirelix to get me to Monday night's injections. I just hope that my body wakes the heck up and gets into gear! Any comparisons to make me feel better??

I was not on Ganirelix, but I was put on Cetrotide from day 5 onwards as I tend to ovulate naturally quickly, before the follies get large enough. Cetrotide prevents you from ovulating until you trigger, and I found Ganirelix does the same thing. In my case, the Cetrotide actually helped the follies grow faster and mature - much better response than increasing the follistim or menopur dosage, and I was taking it with the Follistim+Menopur for the last 5-6 days until trigger. Although they're supposed to grow at the rate of 1-2 mm per day, I found some follies had jumped 5-6mm in a single day too, going from 10mm to 16mm, 14mm to 19mm, etc.

You're lucky your RE is doing this rightaway, I had to cancel one cycle of IUI because I ovulated prematurely without a trigger and the follies weren't large enough!!

This could actually help you.. it did to me. Hope your follies respond well to the Ganirelix!! Good luck!!

____________________
Me (36), DH (37)
TTC since Jan 2013
IUI #1 : Clomid + HCG;
Largest follicle on day of trigger: 18mm
IUI #2 : Bravelle + HCG,
Largest follicle on day of trigger : 17mm
IUI #3 : Bravelle, cancelled because I ovulated on my own before trigger and follies were still immature. We had to cancel the cycle, there was no point in going ahead.
Largest follicle on day I ovulated naturally: 13mm
IUI #4 : Bravelle + Cetrotide (to delay natural ovulation until it was triggered with HCG),
Largest follicle on day of trigger : 20mm

IVF #1 : August 2013 -
BCP, Menopur, Cetrotide and HCG
10 ER, 8 Mature and Fert, 2 blastocysts transferred on day 5, none to freeze
IVF #2 : Sep 2013 - CURRENT
BCP, Menopur, Cetrotide and HCG
24 ER, 20 Mature, 18 Fert, 2 blastocysts transferred on day 5, 5 blastocysts frozen on day 6.
OTD on Oct/3rd 2013

Thank you MeganScott - sometimes all I need is a little reassurance this is my first cycle ever and while I'm THRILLED to have gotten this far, I'm also a ball of nerves!

 

[mwb2040]

I had the trigger on day 10 of stimming. I believe they said they'd like to see at least 8 days of stimming, so if you'd have your trigger on Friday, that would seem fine. We just went through our first IVF with same male issues (count was around 1M). It sucks but I'm glad we found out pretty quickly and as of right now it doesn't seem like I have any issues. I got my first BFP this week!!

Good luck!!!!

Congratulations!!!
Did you already do your beta?

Yes, had my first beta on Wed (210) and the second one today (537). Next one is Monday!! I still can't believe this is real!

 

[ababy4us]

Hi ladies,

Not much new going on here. Still feel like AF is right around the corner, but I pray she isn't.

Tomorrow DH and I are going out for a while. Our 9th wedding anniversary was 2 weeks ago but with all the IVF stuff and my mom being here we didn't celebrate. So tomorrow we are going to Raleigh, NC which is a pretty big city and going to dinner at the Melting Pot. I'm so excited about it because I LOVE chocolate fondue. Its something to look forward to and hopefully take my mind off of things.

Anybody have anything planned for the weekend?

 

[adroplet]

Ladies, I need a bit of reassurance. Had my first monitoring apt this morning and now I'm worried. There were 5 follies on my right (I believe she measured 2 but missed their measurements) and I have 8 on my left (I believe she measured 3 or 4 and they were all at 5mm). The NP made a comment about how last cycle in dec I was slow to respond too. When she called this afternoon with my e2 level though, she said it was only 5! They are keeping my meds the same and I go back in Monday.

Now I'm on the same protocol as last time, 2 vials of menopur and 150iu of follistim. I also am taking femara for the first 5 days of stims. Last cycle after 12 days if stimming I ended up with 26 mature eggs.

Dh is trying to convince me not to freak out. That at the same thing happened last cycle (except they never told me what my e2 level was) and we ended up with a great number of eggs. But I'm just so scared. Is there anything I could be doing (other than taking the meds of course) to promote follie growth?

Congrats on your BFP mwb!

Rest and Sleep...
My acupuncturist told me this a long time ago. He said that when TTC, especially when growing follicles, to rest and nap whenever I felt like it. He said not to tire myself out or over do anything. According to him, your body's job is making quality follicles and you shouldn't waste your body's energy during this time.
I followed this last month for my 1st IVF (it was cancelled due to OHSS). I was on 2 vials of menopur and 150 gonal-f. My growth rate was a bit slow but constant. I would come home from work (6am-2pm) and nap for 2-3 hrs almost everyday. Get up, eat, watch TV a bit and go right back to sleep. NO exercise. It worked!
I was able to produce 24 follies for ER. 18 fertilized. After 3 days, I was told I had 12 good ones. Two days later, I was told I had 14...2 of them had split (twins!) That was the day I was to have my ET but my E2 level was crazy high and OHSS symptoms were getting worse.
All 14 blasts were grade A.
I'm waiting for my FET now and I am doing the same thing, resting and napping when I feel like. Hopefully it will help for implantation time.

Rest. Nap. Take care of yourself.

 

[mwb2040]

Ladies, I need a bit of reassurance. Had my first monitoring apt this morning and now I'm worried. There were 5 follies on my right (I believe she measured 2 but missed their measurements) and I have 8 on my left (I believe she measured 3 or 4 and they were all at 5mm). The NP made a comment about how last cycle in dec I was slow to respond too. When she called this afternoon with my e2 level though, she said it was only 5! They are keeping my meds the same and I go back in Monday.

Now I'm on the same protocol as last time, 2 vials of menopur and 150iu of follistim. I also am taking femara for the first 5 days of stims. Last cycle after 12 days if stimming I ended up with 26 mature eggs.

Dh is trying to convince me not to freak out. That at the same thing happened last cycle (except they never told me what my e2 level was) and we ended up with a great number of eggs. But I'm just so scared. Is there anything I could be doing (other than taking the meds of course) to promote follie growth?

Congrats on your BFP mwb!

I'm no expert in this at all, but I believe you should do what feels right for you. For me it was trying to rest a good amount, but at the same time stay active. I've always been very active and it just wouldn't make sense for me to sit on the couch. So I'd go for a long walk or do the bike/elliptical at the gym and then go home and take a nap. I truly believe it's a personal preference of how you get through those days. But I think the better you feel physically, the more beautiful follies will grow

 

[Samsfan]

Hi ladies. Reading all your posts Im reassured and nervous. Ive been tired. Today I went for my first sono. Only had one follie on each side, a 14 and 10. Two were seen less than 8 mm. Doesnt look good right? Wow I cant believe how poorly Im responding and Im on 300 of menopur and 30o of bravelle.

 

[Prayerful]

Yes, had my first beta on Wed (210) and the second one today (537). Next one is Monday!! I still can't believe this is real!

Awesome numbers! I am thrilled for you!

Ladies, I need a bit of reassurance. Had my first monitoring apt this morning and now I'm worried. There were 5 follies on my right (I believe she measured 2 but missed their measurements) and I have 8 on my left (I believe she measured 3 or 4 and they were all at 5mm). The NP made a comment about how last cycle in dec I was slow to respond too. When she called this afternoon with my e2 level though, she said it was only 5! They are keeping my meds the same and I go back in Monday.

Now I'm on the same protocol as last time, 2 vials of menopur and 150iu of follistim. I also am taking femara for the first 5 days of stims. Last cycle after 12 days if stimming I ended up with 26 mature eggs.

Dh is trying to convince me not to freak out. That at the same thing happened last cycle (except they never told me what my e2 level was) and we ended up with a great number of eggs. But I'm just so scared. Is there anything I could be doing (other than taking the meds of course) to promote follie growth?

I would listen to DH... don't freak out! The best thing to do is keep your anxiety level low. The docs know what they are doing and will adjust your meds if/when they feel it is necessary. Until then rest, relax, and enjoy life!

Hi ladies,

Not much new going on here. Still feel like AF is right around the corner, but I pray she isn't.

Tomorrow DH and I are going out for a while. Our 9th wedding anniversary was 2 weeks ago but with all the IVF stuff and my mom being here we didn't celebrate. So tomorrow we are going to Raleigh, NC which is a pretty big city and going to dinner at the Melting Pot. I'm so excited about it because I LOVE chocolate fondue. Its something to look forward to and hopefully take my mind off of things.

Anybody have anything planned for the weekend?

Happy belated anniversary!! The Melting Pot is definitely yummy. Enjoy!

Hi ladies. Reading all your posts Im reassured and nervous. Ive been tired. Today I went for my first sono. Only had one follie on each side, a 14 and 10. Two were seen less than 8 mm. Doesnt look good right? Wow I cant believe how poorly Im responding and Im on 300 of menopur and 30o of bravelle.

There are lot of girls who only retrieve 4-5 eggs and still end up with their BFP. Hang in there, and who knows, more could still pop up. It is still early.

So is anyone testing early this weekend? I want to so badly... Only 4 more days though until POAS and 6 more until OTD!

 

[Chickadeedee]

Hi ladies. Reading all your posts Im reassured and nervous. Ive been tired. Today I went for my first sono. Only had one follie on each side, a 14 and 10. Two were seen less than 8 mm. Doesnt look good right? Wow I cant believe how poorly Im responding and Im on 300 of menopur and 30o of bravelle.

How many days have you been on Stims? My first scan showed only four that were measurable and that was on day 5; today, on day 8, I had 13 that were between 10mm and 14mm and 20++ that were there but not measurable! So a lot can happen in a few days. They actually decreased my dose of Gonal F. I'm assuming your doctor will increase your dosage to get more follies? Good luck!!!

 

[JessicaG121]

I had my second scan today, after 8 days of Stims. Still only 5 follicles, ranging from 13-19. Those are growing nicely, but the 5 little ones from Wednesday are still little. I spoke briefly to he doctor. After my E2 comes in this afternoon, we will decide why to do. Either another day or 2 of Stims or trigger tonight & collect what I've got. It just doesn't seem like enough. I'm so frustrated.

 

[Samsfan]

Chickadee. This is my 5th day of stimming. They want me to go back tomorrow and do a sono and blood and start ganirelex. Did you start ganirelex on Day 6? They wont increase my dose because I am on a very high dose. When are you triggering? Very exciting. 13 is a great number. My first go around I had a respectable 10 that were retrieved.

QUOTE=Chickadeedee;29775043]

Hi ladies. Reading all your posts Im reassured and nervous. Ive been tired. Today I went for my first sono. Only had one follie on each side, a 14 and 10. Two were seen less than 8 mm. Doesnt look good right? Wow I cant believe how poorly Im responding and Im on 300 of menopur and 30o of bravelle.

How many days have you been on Stims? My first scan showed only four that were measurable and that was on day 5; today, on day 8, I had 13 that were between 10mm and 14mm and 20++ that were there but not measurable! So a lot can happen in a few days. They actually decreased my dose of Gonal F. I'm assuming your doctor will increase your dosage to get more follies? Good luck!!![/QUOTE]

 

[bunyhuny]

Hi ladies,

Not much new going on here. Still feel like AF is right around the corner, but I pray she isn't.

Tomorrow DH and I are going out for a while. Our 9th wedding anniversary was 2 weeks ago but with all the IVF stuff and my mom being here we didn't celebrate. So tomorrow we are going to Raleigh, NC which is a pretty big city and going to dinner at the Melting Pot. I'm so excited about it because I LOVE chocolate fondue. Its something to look forward to and hopefully take my mind off of things.

Anybody have anything planned for the weekend?

Mmmmm.... Melting Pot..... Love that place! You lucky girl! Happy Anniversary!

 

[Chickadeedee]

Chickadee. This is my 5th day of stimming. They want me to go back tomorrow and do a sono and blood and start ganirelex. Did you start ganirelex on Day 6? They wont increase my dose because I am on a very high dose. When are you triggering? Very exciting. 13 is a great number. My first go around I had a respectable 10 that were retrieved.

QUOTE=Chickadeedee;29775043]

Hi ladies. Reading all your posts Im reassured and nervous. Ive been tired. Today I went for my first sono. Only had one follie on each side, a 14 and 10. Two were seen less than 8 mm. Doesnt look good right? Wow I cant believe how poorly Im responding and Im on 300 of menopur and 30o of bravelle.

How many days have you been on Stims? My first scan showed only four that were measurable and that was on day 5; today, on day 8, I had 13 that were between 10mm and 14mm and 20++ that were there but not measurable! So a lot can happen in a few days. They actually decreased my dose of Gonal F. I'm assuming your doctor will increase your dosage to get more follies? Good luck!!!

[/QUOTE]

They started me on Ganirelix on day 5 of Stims - 250 units. I was on 450 units of Gonal-F and 20 units of a micro dose hGC. Now my Gonal is 375 units and everything else stayed the same.
I go back Monday for another scan. The original plan was for ER on Thursday the 3rd. I have enough medicine to take me through Monday night. Then I'm hoping to trigger with Ovadril Tuesday night for a Thurs Morning ER! Fingers crossed that tomorrow will bring good news for you!

 

[Plex]

Have finally updated to first page - please let me know if any of your details are incorrect and i will change it asap xx

How long will u all be taking the stimms for? Is there a set time to get them to work in or is it a case of see how it goes? Im trying to sort my working schedule out around when ER and will be lolol xx

 

[Disneyfan88]

My lining check today went well. Ovaries are quiet and the cysts are gone. My doctor is happy that my lining at almost at 9. Still waiting for my bloodwork to come back, but I'm pretty much cleared to proceed with our plan for ET on October 10. I can't wait for that to get here!

We decided that we are going to transfer one embryo. Assuming that it survives the thaw process, we will be transferring the best quality one (5AA). We don't have a preference gender-wise and aren't picking based on that, but our PGS results enable us to know going in that this one is a girl.

 

[JessicaG121]

Good luck, Disney. I'm so excited for you!

 

[Samsfan]

Plex- Thanks for the add!

 

[MeganScott]

Hi ladies,

Not much new going on here. Still feel like AF is right around the corner, but I pray she isn't.

Tomorrow DH and I are going out for a while. Our 9th wedding anniversary was 2 weeks ago but with all the IVF stuff and my mom being here we didn't celebrate. So tomorrow we are going to Raleigh, NC which is a pretty big city and going to dinner at the Melting Pot. I'm so excited about it because I LOVE chocolate fondue. Its something to look forward to and hopefully take my mind off of things.

Anybody have anything planned for the weekend?

Belated Anniversary wishes!! We had our first anniversary on Sep 18th, and 19th was my retrieval date! We didn't celebrate either, and I'm hoping OCt 3rd sees a BFP and gives us cause to celebrate finally!!

Chocolate fondue sounds yummy..!! We are doing dinner in with a movie tonight with a menu of spicy Lamb curry with fragrant Basmati rice, Red wine for DH and Pineapple juice for me (Because I read somewhere it helps implantation?) Finishing off with Tiramisu for DH (I can't cause it contains some alcohol and coffee) and Red Velvet Cake for me..

Perhaps if Oct 3rd works out like I'm hoping, we'll celebrate big next weekend?

____________________
Me (36), DH (37)
TTC since Jan 2013
IUI #1 : Clomid + HCG;
Largest follicle on day of trigger: 18mm
IUI #2 : Bravelle + HCG,
Largest follicle on day of trigger : 17mm
IUI #3 : Bravelle, cancelled because I ovulated on my own before trigger and follies were still immature. We had to cancel the cycle, there was no point in going ahead.
Largest follicle on day I ovulated naturally: 13mm
IUI #4 : Bravelle + Cetrotide (to delay natural ovulation until it was triggered with HCG),
Largest follicle on day of trigger : 20mm

IVF #1 : August 2013 -
BCP, Menopur, Cetrotide and HCG
10 ER, 8 Mature and Fert, 2 blastocysts transferred on day 5, none to freeze
IVF #2 : Sep 2013 - CURRENT
BCP, Menopur, Cetrotide and HCG
24 ER, 20 Mature, 18 Fert, 2 blastocysts transferred on day 5, 5 blastocysts frozen on day 6.
OTD on Oct/3rd 2013