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

[Disneyfan88]

Goldfish, Chickadee, and Hanawana... good luck tomorrow!! You girls will soon be PUPO!!!

Sam, congratulations on 3 fertilized embabies!! I'm so excited for you!

Yay for a Thursday FET, Disney!! You have waited so long. I'm praying everything goes perfectly for you!

Lucie - Wow! Great number! Can't wait to hear your fertilization report.

adroplet - Keep up the PMA! This will be worth all the stress in the end.

Awww, thanks!!

I had my second beta today... 693, which is a doubling time of 49.3 hours! Next beta will be next Monday and then first u/s on Oct 17th or 18th!

Wahoo!! I'm soooo happy for you!!!


I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much, but I can't stop myself from buying things and thinking about baby names! I think I need help.

I went for another lining check today -- I'm at 10 mm. Now if only Thursday will hurry up and get here.

 

[Disneyfan88]

I transfer on Wed!

You're gonna rock that transfer!

 

[Prayerful]

I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much, but I can't stop myself from buying things and thinking about baby names! I think I need help.

I went for another lining check today -- I'm at 10 mm. Now if only Thursday will hurry up and get here.

Hehe... it is almost impossible not to get excited when you get this close to the finish line!

 

[Disneyfan88]

I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much, but I can't stop myself from buying things and thinking about baby names! I think I need help.

I went for another lining check today -- I'm at 10 mm. Now if only Thursday will hurry up and get here.

Hehe... it is almost impossible not to get excited when you get this close to the finish line!

It's even harder when you're nearly certain on the gender going into the transfer (assuming all goes well with the thaw, fingers crossed!). LOL


I made beef stew for dinner today since I'm off from work this week. DH came home from work and said "I can get used to this!" Haha

 

[Chickadeedee]

Eeekkkkkk!! In less than 2 hours I will be PUPO!!!!!
How is everyone else holding up?

 

[Goldfish]

Prayerful glad that your betas continue to go up!
Samsfan fantastic, good luck for transfer on Wed!
Disney you're not the only one, I've started thinking baby names too (which I've not really let myself do much before). Good luck on thurs!
Chickadee look fwd to an update from you after you're PUPO!

AFM, I had my day 5 transfer and I'm now PUPO with 2 blasts on board - a hatching blast 5BB and a poor quality blast 3CC. We were initially going to just transfer 1, but the clinic said the poor quality one probably wouldn't be good enough to freeze. After a LOT of discussion with the embryologist and the Dr, we went with 2 as we didn't want to regret not trying both. If we got BFN with just 1 blast then we'd always wonder if the other one was the one.

 

[Chickadeedee]

We transferred two perfect blasts too. Do we're PUPO with twins! The doctor doesn't think any of the other 4 will make it to freezs :'(
Stick embies stick!!!

 

[Hennapop]

Hi Sams fan. My Accu recommends that I am there day before and day of. I would look for a recommendation for another practitioner or for them to open for you!



Also, Did you ladies take herbs during your IVF cycle? My RE's RN says I cant take herbs during meds because they aren't sure how they interact with the meds...

-K

Chickadee---- posting for the first time REPORT!!---- 4 mature eggs.... 3 fertilized!!!!! i'm so happy. I can't believe it.... transfer wed!

Goldfish, Hana and Chickadee----- good luck tomorrow... I need to read back and see how many embryos you guys got.

Question for all my ladies that are doing IVF. Did you do acupuncture the same day before and after. I read a report that says that it increases chances by 40 percent. My acupuncturist is not open wed! I did before and after last time and it didn't help... Don't know if I should chance it or find someone that can help me. Any thoughts?

Samsfan - did I miss a fertilization report from you??

Goldfish & Hana - tomorrow is our day!! I managed to stay super busy today but now, not so much... No idea how I'm going to sleep tonight! How are you guys holding up???

 

[Hennapop]

Prayerful Yay!! Keep up the good work on the Betas - Awesome!!
Samsfan fx for your transfer!!
Disney You are going to ROCK thursday!!
Chickadee - PUPO with twins YAY!!!!

 

[Disneyfan88]

Prayerful glad that your betas continue to go up!
Samsfan fantastic, good luck for transfer on Wed!
Disney you're not the only one, I've started thinking baby names too (which I've not really let myself do much before). Good luck on thurs!
Chickadee look fwd to an update from you after you're PUPO!

AFM, I had my day 5 transfer and I'm now PUPO with 2 blasts on board - a hatching blast 5BB and a poor quality blast 3CC. We were initially going to just transfer 1, but the clinic said the poor quality one probably wouldn't be good enough to freeze. After a LOT of discussion with the embryologist and the Dr, we went with 2 as we didn't want to regret not trying both. If we got BFN with just 1 blast then we'd always wonder if the other one was the one.

Thanks!! on being PUPO!!! My acupuncturist told me to eat chicken after my transfer as well as warm beverages and soup to keep my uterus nice and warm. Good luck!

We transferred two perfect blasts too. Do we're PUPO with twins! The doctor doesn't think any of the other 4 will make it to freezs :'(
Stick embies stick!!!

Yay -- you're PUPO!! I hope that your other embabies tough it out and make it. that your little ones stick! Stay off your feet and let DH take care of you.

Hi Sams fan. My Accu recommends that I am there day before and day of. I would look for a recommendation for another practitioner or for them to open for you!



Also, Did you ladies take herbs during your IVF cycle? My RE's RN says I cant take herbs during meds because they aren't sure how they interact with the meds...

-K

Chickadee---- posting for the first time REPORT!!---- 4 mature eggs.... 3 fertilized!!!!! i'm so happy. I can't believe it.... transfer wed!

Goldfish, Hana and Chickadee----- good luck tomorrow... I need to read back and see how many embryos you guys got.

Question for all my ladies that are doing IVF. Did you do acupuncture the same day before and after. I read a report that says that it increases chances by 40 percent. My acupuncturist is not open wed! I did before and after last time and it didn't help... Don't know if I should chance it or find someone that can help me. Any thoughts?

Samsfan - did I miss a fertilization report from you??

Goldfish & Hana - tomorrow is our day!! I managed to stay super busy today but now, not so much... No idea how I'm going to sleep tonight! How are you guys holding up???

I've read online that other ladies were also told not to take herbs during IVF. I took a variety of vitamins/supplements, but not herbs.

 

[TeeinAZ]

Eeekkkkkk!! In less than 2 hours I will be PUPO!!!!!
How is everyone else holding up?

So happy for you!!! I had my first cycle in August and I am now 8 weeks pregnant! You got this!!!

 

[Goldfish]

We transferred two perfect blasts too. Do we're PUPO with twins! The doctor doesn't think any of the other 4 will make it to freezs :'(
Stick embies stick!!!

Chickadee Woot! Did they tell you the grades of your blasts by any chance? When do you plan on testing? I'm going to hold out as long as I can (managed not to test till OTD for my previous IVF)

Henna I read somewhere that we should ask our doctors if we want to take anything such as herbs during treatment? I was only told specifically to continue taking folic acid (and the progesterone pessaries after transfer)

 

[Chickadeedee]

Goldfish - they didn't say what the grades were.
And I'm actually not going to test early!!! My blood test is scheduled for Oct 17!

 

[MeganScott]

Hello Ladies.. sorry I've been MIA.. Needed a weekend of silence to regroup and start feeling like myself again. I know this will all feel worth the effort once I have that little bean stick, but dealing with a failure is hard.

Update on my second baseline yesterday, they found the levels good enough to start BCP, which I started last night. About 10 days of BCP, I'm not sure what happens after that though? I think there's some shots twice a week, Lupron, Progesterone and Estrogen injections, Lupron in the belly and the other two are intramuscular, and all three to be administered twice a week. (Not sure what Lupron is for?)

My meds will be delivered Friday, and we are going ahead with FET #1 for November, though I don't have the exact date for the milestones yet. We are going in again tomorrow, Signing consents, learning how to take the meds, plus RE wants to do a saline sonogram, and he also wants to practice a trial transfer (he had trouble getting to my uterus in IVF #2 during the transfer and I'll always wonder if that was why it failed, but how can you ever know??)

Henna : I had read a lot about Royal Jelly and its benefits in helping women ovulate better. Its the exclusive food for a Queen Bee and she lays about 2000 eggs! I was so excited, I took it for two days before we started IVF #2, and got horrific migraines. Then I read more and found its herbal, but herbs can actually interfere with the meds you are given during an assisted reproductive cycle of any sort, and my RE confirmed that too. They said continue with your Prenatal Vitamins and anything else prescribed by the clinic, but DO NOT take anything Herbal. I stopped, but hell, I did get 24 eggs retrieved that month Either it didn't interfere with the IVF stims, or it worked too good in just two days? Lol, either ways, just thought I'd share the experience with you.

For everyone who's in the middle of the cycle: Good luck with the process ladies!!

For everyone who's in or about to be in the 2ww and PUPO! Fingers crossed!!! Hang in there!! We'll know for sure soon!!

 

[Lucie73821]

Well I just got a call. Out of the 18, 2 were damaged and 5 were immature. Out of the 11 left, 7 fertilized. There will be no more updates until transfer day.

 

[MeganScott]

Well I just got a call. Out of the 18, 2 were damaged and 5 were immature. Out of the 11 left, 7 fertilized. There will be no more updates until transfer day.

Thats a good number of fertilized embies!! Good luck for transfer day!

 

[Samsfan]

I'm so excited for you ladies who are PUPO!!!!!!

Goldfish- I think 2 is perfect!!!!

Henna- I got someone who will see me tomorrow after transfer. I just saw my acu before my transfer tomorrow.

Chickadee- So excited for you also

So I have a question what does 5CC mean. I spoke with my embryologist today. My three embies doubled in size they are 4 cell today, but they are grade 3. They are fair. How does that correlate to 5CC and so on. I'm hoping tomorrow they double and now the question is do I transfer 2 or 3? What does everything think?

Prayerful glad that your betas continue to go up!
Samsfan fantastic, good luck for transfer on Wed!
Disney you're not the only one, I've started thinking baby names too (which I've not really let myself do much before). Good luck on thurs!
Chickadee look fwd to an update from you after you're PUPO!

AFM, I had my day 5 transfer and I'm now PUPO with 2 blasts on board - a hatching blast 5BB and a poor quality blast 3CC. We were initially going to just transfer 1, but the clinic said the poor quality one probably wouldn't be good enough to freeze. After a LOT of discussion with the embryologist and the Dr, we went with 2 as we didn't want to regret not trying both. If we got BFN with just 1 blast then we'd always wonder if the other one was the one.

 

[Samsfan]

Lucie- You still have a great number of embies!!!! Quality over quantity!

 

[Samsfan]

Henna- No herbs during stims. It's a no no.
Megan- mentioned royal jelly. It is really good stuff. I took it my first ivf cycle, but you have to take for 3 months prior to the cycle.

 

[Goldfish]

Chickadee we have the same OTD as well! Not sure I will hold out this time, I'm feeling way more optimistic this time (blasts) than last time (2dt) and DH wants me to test this Sunday! Don't want to test too early and risk disappointment though...
Meganscott Lupron is usually for downregulation (to dampen hormone production, quieten the ovaries prior to setting your body up for FET)
Lucie yay, 7 fertilised is great! Sending you lots of embie growing thoughts
Samsfan 5CC is a grading used for blastocysts (when they get to about 5 days). The higher the number, the more expanded/advanced it is, so a 5 is a hatching blast, and a 6 is already hatched and ready to implant. The first letter is the inner cell mass (that turns into the baby), A or B is good. The second letter is the trophectoderm (that turns into the placenta), A or B is good. But if you're talking about day 2 or 3 embryos, they generally just use one number grading to indicate how even the cell sizes are and how fragmented it is, but each clinic differs in their grading so best to ask your Dr. On day 2, you want to see 4 cells and on day 3, you want to see 8 cells (ideally). I personally wouldn't transfer more than 2 because of risk of multiples, but I guess it depends what your Dr/embryologist recommends depending on the quality