IVF May/June/July 2015, Lets Get Ready!

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Wish2be - I am SO SO excited for you!! How are you feeling? I'm sure super excited as well! :happydance: When you feel up to it PLEASE let me know how it goes. I suspect mine might be on Monday but that's an estimate. Good luck - I hope you have 7 little eggs in those perfect follicles!

Waiting - I totally understand how you feel and to be honest I almost wanted to cry when I looked at everything but Wish is right - just remove what you need for day 1 and forget about the rest. It's overwhelming so I find it best to just take it 1 day at a time. Once the first night is over you'll feel so proud of yourself for doing it and although the build up isn't fun, it's over so quickly and then you've done it!! YAY! I have to give my 3 injections to myself tonight which I'm not looking forward to but I know it's fine and when I've done it it's a big achievement!! You'll be great.... Just take a deep breath and remember why you are doing it :hugs:

:hi: to everyone else! x
 
Thank you!! I could barely sleep last night, I was so excited. Every time I woke up, my mind went immediately to that. So funny to think about - this happens naturally every month, what am I so excited about? I will definitely log on tomorrow and give you all the scoop.

waiting - totally with White on this, I felt a little badass after I did this the first time! :blush: Now I feel like a scientist getting everything lined up in the bathroom. Oh, and one thing - ask your nurse or doc - I was able to combine my Gonal-F with the menopur so I only had to give myself one shot. Ask if that's possible with your meds. I just diluted the menopur powder first, then shot the Gonal F pen into that vial, then sucked everything in that vial into one syringe.
 
Hi Ladies, mind if I join in? After 4 failed IUI cycles, dh and I have decided to move on to IVF. I just started bcp today, and the doctor says I will be on them for 26 days. I go in for a mock transfer in about two weeks, but other than that I guess I'm just playing the waiting game for a month.

One thing my RE wants me to start thinking about is whether I will transfer 1 blast at 5 days or 2 embryos at 3 days. She is pushing for a 5 day transfer to reduce the risk of multiples. The thing is, I would be completely fine with twins, in fact I would love to have them. (I am aware of the added risk, but there are many sets of twins in my family and in dh's and all of them are healthy.) So I am more inclined to go with the three day transfer. Also, my RE said that the one downside of waiting until day 5 is that we could have less eggs to freeze. That also worries me, as I really don't want to go through all the stimming a second time if I don't have to. So I'm pretty convinced a 3 day transfer is for me, but I'm worried about telling my RE since it is against her advice. She would like to know our decision before we start stims, which seems different than what most people are saying. it seems most people wait to see how many eggs they retrieve and then decide.
Does anybody have any advice or experience with this decision and/or making a decision that doesn't match up with a doctor's advice?
Good luck to everyone, I'm excited to follow along with your stories!
 
:hi: Sarah,

Please do join us! Your questions/concerns about the transfer are really interesting. DH and I had a chat before we started so we knew we were on the same page about how many to transfer etc.... Ideally I would just like 1 baby but if it was a choice of 0 or 2 I would absolutely be delighted with 2! So we made the decision to transfer 2 but then at our orientation we were told that we didn't have to make that decision until the actual day of transfer and it is also heavily influenced by the lab technician (who has been looking after the embryos) and our Dr, and that basically it would come down to the quality and the number we have. For those reasons I am really surprised that your Dr wants you to decide before then.....

I guess if I was you my biggest concern would be if there is a strong history of twins I would be worried about having 2 put back in and then both splitting into twins resulting in you being pregnant with 4?!? Not sure what the odds of that happening are?

As for the decision between a 3 and 5 day transfer again I was told it would depend on how many we have. I think she said we have to get 5 to continue to a 5 day transfer... If we only had 2 for example then they would be a 3 day transfer as she said obviously the sooner they are put back inside you the better. However, with a 5 day transfer then they can almost pick the best quality looking ones.... I know it's all quite confusing! The dr's comment about having less to freeze if you wait til day 5 is also confusing. Surely if she means cause not all would survive up to day 5 then chances are they aren't good quality so would you want to free them?? I have no idea though!! I'm sorry!

I guess after all my ramblings my best advice is to ask her why you have to make that decision now and shouldn't you wait to see how many you have and what the quality are like before having to make such an important decision?... It does seem odd!

Good luck!
 
Sarah - Don't worry about having less embryos to freeze on day 5 vs day 3. If they didn't make it to day 5 in vitro, there's a pretty good chance they wouldn't make it to day 5 once transferred either. There used to be a bigger deal about in vitro vs. in vivo growth, but embryology and growth methods have come a long way.
For me, my clinic only does day 5 and I was happy with that because I knew the ones left would be the strongest and healthiest growers. That being said I ended up with only 2 fertilized eggs, that both grew to day 3 and day 5 (now frozen), so it wouldn't have made a difference which way I decided.
 
Welcome sarahC. First question I have is how old are you? i know at my age she really doesn't consider transferring 1 and I am only 36. She wants to do 2 and will consider three in two years.

Secondly I am confused about the three day xfer and freezing. I mean maybe this is an issue for those of us that are older, if the egg is going to arrest at day 4 let's say, but is ok at three, do you really want to put it in? Doesn't the natural failure of the bad embryos out of the system work to your advantage with a 5 day xfer? Less eggs, better quality. I mean her being ok to transfer two at day 3 but only one at day five seems to me like she is banking on one of the day three embryos to fail.

A lot of clinics won't do day 3 transfers anymore, unless you only have 1-2 viable eggs left by then.

You don't have to worry about identical twin being more likely for you. Only an increased fraternal twin rate is genetic.
 
white - good luck with transfer! very exciting for you! i hope it all goes smoothly

waiting - I am actually waiting on my medications to be delivered to my doorstep right now....should be here within 2 hours. I am curious to see how big this box is......

sarah - good luck to you. my DH and i have three failed medicated IUIs, and we just started our IVF cycle. We were through the process really quickly, with no down time. That part has been a little harder emotionally, as it seemed things progressed faster than I initially expected (it took me a while to wrap my head around unexplained infertility at age 29)....however I am excited to get this show on the road, and hopefully get a healthy pregnancy.


Tomorrow I meet with the REI to do a mock transfer (my IUIs have been rather prolonged due to difficulty inserting the catheter.....so not looking forward to that part).....then some basic labs.....and then meet with the nurse to go over my calendar and medications. Should be a pretty busy day!

Any questions I should ask? I need to remember to ask about exercise/walking/massages and stuff....I have been trying to work out lately, as I gained weight from mild depression during all of this.....but I think it will be best if I just stick to long daily walks during stimming.


Little nervous waiting on this box to be delivered, can't believe we are already here! Met with REI in Feb...started IUIs asap...and now starting IVF in May/June! Bam.
 
Wow so much info and insight from everyone. I haven't even asked my RE about 3 or 5 day transfers. I hope I'm not being to trusting and just leaving things in his hands. I need to make a list of all my questions at my baseline/training appointment. Talked to my nurse today about my appointment, when I fly over I will be bringing my meds back with me on the plane. She said "bring a big carry-on bag with zipper because there will be lots to carry and some will have to be kept cold" Booked my first 2 appointments flights today and went for some basic bloodwork. It's all becoming so real now.

Question for everyone: Is your DH/partner/SO going to your injectible training appointment with you or are you just doing it on your own?
 
Hi Ladies.

*Wish* I was wondering what is happening with you! Good luck for this morning (Thursday). Thinking of you. Please let us know how it goes. One step closer! :happydance: hoping that those follies all have perfect little eggs within!

*Waiting* really don't be worried about the injections. It sucked the first time as I was petrified of injections. I literally used to go it to a panic sweat when one came near me. My Dh did the very first one way back when we first focusing on timing of ovulation. He said it made him look at me difference I have done every single one by myself since. The needles are so sore and don't hurt at all. It is more the thought of sticking a needles into your stomach that freaks one out. Welcome *hope*.

*white* I think we are the same timing. How are you feeling?

Went for my scan this morning. Turns out my RE is in Germany for the next 2 weeks. No wonder I am seeing one of the other partners. I wish someone had told me. It would not have changed my decision to go ahead but I could have mentally prepared for it. I have to wonder if this is why he suggested FET?!?

Anyway growth has not been as much as the new RE would have liked. I have about 15 on left and 8 on right. One is 19 on right and I left the biggest is 15. So Although I was doing a little happy dance last night for my last gonal and last cetrocide this am, I now need to continue meds for the next 2 days. Scan again on Saturday and ER seems to Monday again. :wacko::wacko: just as I had my head around doing everything earlier! So a little bleak.

But the worst of it.... My DH had to go for his analysis again. He should have gone weeks ago but instead of doing it he pushed it out constantly. He was going to go this Friday but with the potential for ER moved to Sat he had to move it Tuesday before he went away for work again. With only a day since our last :sex: not optimal.
Then last time he did the analysis was June 2014, after he had been taking staminagrow for about 3 months. And the results were perfect. Everything functioning 100% and suitable for IVF. He stopped staminagrow immediately much to me concern as he said he "obviously" did not need it and he did not like the artificial feeling he had (really?!??). I have nagged and begged for months to go back onto it. But does he ever listen when it counts.

Back on track... I was so thrown with different RE and pushing out of ER that I forgot to ask RE about results. So while with yet another coordinator I asked her. Well now ICSI is the only choice. Low mortality and morphology and some other term I can't remember. I am devastated as this was the one thing that we did not want. But does this also mean that the last 9 months of trying and having drugs pumped into me had been in vain? I am so confused and upset. If the man had only done what I asked him to! We may still have had the same result but I would by be blaming him right now!
And what really got to me... This coordinator could not answer any of my questions! She literally did not know the answers. Why is she is that job of she cannot answer. So they not realize how emotional we are going through this? :growlmad:

Ugh I just feel so overwhelmed at the moment and alone. Although feel better now as I have just had a meltdown on the Phone to DH.

I stared this post before I found out analysis results, then some more after sobbed to mum and since. So it has been a mixed tone post! All these hormones and hopefully I calm down before I need to get back to work

Anyway my symptoms seem so easy. My belly feels full and I am definitely bloated. But not had many cramps or twinges since Sunday. I definitely expected it to be more painful at this stage. Mentioned to the RE and he laughed and said I will be singing a different tune in 48 hours. Especially now that I have more meds to take.

*white* good luck for scan today. Hope you have great news!
 
Just realized the size of my rant and feeling a little bashful about it! :smile:

Not always like this and so blame it on the hormones,
 
Hope - my DH came to the injection training with me... but really he didn't need to, I gave myself all the subcutaneous injections (I let him do the trigger shots). I felt like I had a more direct line of sight and angle on my tummy than he would have (he's a bit taller than me), so it seemed like it made more sense to do it myself.

Pecks - :hugs: Sorry about the SA results... I can't imagine how upsetting that must be after all the meds you're flushing your own system with. But on the bright side, ICSI isn't all that bad, and at my clinic they require it for anyone doing PGS, so a LOT of people do it, healthy :spermy: or not.

AFM - Just waiting for this cycle (cd10) to go by so we can start our transfer cycle! FXed!
 
hi all! Thank you for thinking of me this morning!
ER went well, easy peasy. We got 6 eggs - doesn't sound like a lot but that's one more than we thought we'd get 2 days ago, so that's good enough for me. I'm still in a little fog from the anesthesia, I'm going to take the rest of the day off from work and lay in bed. :)

I'm on a 2/3/5 day flex transfer schedule - so they'll see how things are progressing, how many have fertilized, etc and determine which day they'll transfer. I think it is due to what White said - viability of the embies. She said they'll survive much better in me than a dish. So I don't know about the 'if they didn't last 5 days in a dish, they prob wouldn't last 5 days in you' - maybe they need you sooner if they are looking good? Just a thought.
I think we're doing ICSI too, and assisted hatching upon transfer.

re: injection training - we just sat in our living room and watched a video that was VERY helpful and I ended up doing it myself b/c of the angle. DH could have done it sitting down but I think he was nervous to 'push' the plunger of the syringe rather than me 'pulling' or whatnot. The needles ARE tiny and you barely feel them going in. One trick - I pinched my skin where I injected and that helped any sting from the needle or meds.

I'm so excited for everyone progressing so quickly!! Hope, you're almost there! and I have been very trusting too. No one told me about OHSS and they didn't b/c it's usually for women withe more follicles. So why worry me.

Pecks - that news on the SA is SO frustrating, I'm frustrated for you!!! Ugh, we're going through SO MUCH on our side, what's the big deal to take a pill for another while?

welcome, Sarah and good luck! I'm also Team Twin, but we don't have a history of them. I just know this will be my only shot at having 2 kids and I've always thought twins are super cool. :)
 
White - Sounds like you're doing very similar to how I responded. Didn't think I'd even get six, so was pretty happy with the six they got. As for the viability, it's the other way around. The strongest embies will make it to day 5 in either environment. The not as strong ones MAY do better transferred than in vitro, but they'll be more likely to transfer multiples then because they are less likely to all survive. I did ICSI (because we thought we were doing PGS) and assisted hatching as well. :) My RE said I was a really low risk of OHSS too because of the relatively low response... but they do an off cycle protocol for pretty much everyone just to make entirely sure
 
Thanks for all the support ladies already feeling better with all the med!! Now just have to wait till June 10. Can't wait to hear about some of your bfp!
 
Hi Ladies, how are you all going?

I was going to take a couple of months off before going to IVF but after one month I feel so excited and ready to get the ball rolling. Clomid really messes with your head I found with depression etc, but 1 month off and I'm back to me - feels so good.
I have found a new clinic that I am way more comfortable with as well. I have my appt on the 28th of May to hopefully get the ball rolling to start IVF in June woohooo. They will do an ultrasound on the 28th I think as well to check that everything looks healthy and good to go. Fingers crossed xxx

Hope everyone is well.

Good luck everyone for your up and coming cycles :)
 
Waiting, that is the first thing I asked. At my clinic in Australia apparently we get a thing called a Twilight sedation. Its in between a local and a general she said, so basically I will go to sleep but for not as long as a general. One thing I was so worried about was being awake ~ I do not want to be awake at all haha
 
Wanting - That's exciting you are getting started with IVF. Do you have to do a month of BCP first or will you start stimming after your May 28th appointment?

Waiting - My RE does egg retrieval under sedation so I will not be awake.

Wish - Yay for 6 eggs! So you may do a 2, 3 or 5 day transfer?

Krissy - Do you have ET scheduled yet?

AFM - I finally told my boss at work that I'm doing IVF as I couldn't figure out my work schedule and she was so completely supportive. My schedule has been switched so I can come in later and when I mentioned that I don't know when Egg Retrieval will be she said don't worry, just let her know when I know and I can take off work. This is the biggest weight off my shoulders!
 
Hopethisyear, that is great that you told your boss, its also a stress relief as well on your behalf so you are able to relax more during the whole process.
I was keeping it a secret from my parents and when my sister announced after like 2 months of trying she was pregnant I had a break down and ended up having to tell them. I feel way way better now I have and am even excited for my sister now :) Kinda the same thing in a way so I understand the relief.

That is what I will find out when I go in for my appt. I will be around ovulation time at my appt on the 28th so I'm thinking he will make a decision then for my next cycle what my process will be. My old FS didn't tell me I had to do birth control, but every doc is different so I'll know more after my appt. I'm super excited.
Can I ask why some people go on birth control and some dont?
 
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