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

[Wish2BMom]

hmmm - nothing terribly out of the ordinary yet. I'd think I wouldn't be feeling anything yet, right? I did get a couple waves of lightheadedness yesterday just sitting at my desk. And I've had a few cramps here and there but I really just wonder if that's a) gas or b) just regular old random cramps. I'm highly doubting they are related to my little blastocysts, if they've made it that far!

DHes fussing over us is nice!!

yep 2dpt (what's dp2dt?)! and yep, it's spring here (close) but it's rainy today. But that's a good thing, we're close to a drought.

 

[ttcbaby117]

holy moly, you guys are overachievers!!! Well done, Pecks!!!
I feel horribly for you, though - you sound so miserable!! I hope the swelling goes down quickly for you and you're back to normal soon. And screw that guy at work - judge away, buddy. Should have just said 'I have swollen ovaries' and he would have stopped in his tracks.
You're doing FET right? I think I'm the only one doing fresh?

ttc - oh man, to live in the Bahamas.....what a dream. Are you from there or moved there?

I moved here, my DH has family here so we decided it was a good place to live. I am actually American and maybe one day we will move back. The medical system is a bit scary here which is why I am taking off a month from work and going to the US to do my IVF, once the cycle is done I hope to spend my TWW over there also. I have a small fear of ending up with OHSS and the dr's here not knowing what to do with me. So once I have my ER if there is even a chance then I might stay over a bit longer. Once I see I am okay then I can come back and go to the US for my dr's visits once a month......actually I haven't even thought that far yet....LOL....I just want to get that BFP then I will figure out the rest LMAO!

PECKS - huge congrats on your fertilization rate, that is wonderful.....sorry you are feeling bad, I had a tad of OHSS in my last IVF and it was horrible. I guess the FET is the better option, your RE seems on top of it which is good.

 

[MrsL4]

lots of exciting things going on here! seems like we all wait for ivf to start, and now everything is in the middle of it!

I am on day 4 of lupron, its kinda sad how excited I am each night to "check off" a day on my ivf calendar!

 

[Wish2BMom]

I figured out the little code - 2dt = 2 day transfer? I was a day 3 transfer. I should have little blastocysts in there right now, if they are behaving!

MrsL- not weird at all!

 

[waitingongod1]

Mrsl- when I get to my injections I will be the same way!

 

[PecksTTC]

I figured out the little code - 2dt = 2 day transfer? I was a day 3 transfer. I should have little blastocysts in there right now, if they are behaving!

MrsL- not weird at all!

I would have responded earlier but I decided I had to do some work even though I was in bed rest. It was only after I posted that I remembered you were a 3 day transfer. It was the initial 2 day option that confused me. Blaming it on all these hormones.

 

[PecksTTC]

For all everyone still waiting for ER read this! I wish I had read this before to know what I would experience. Read comments too... Made me giggle as a lot were certainly true for me

https://scrambled-eggs.org/2012/02/19/tips-on-surviving-egg-retrieval/

 

[WhiteOrchid24]

Thankfully my retrieval was no where near as bad an experience as hers but I am still bloated and sore if I stand for too long...of course gets worse as the day progresses. I also wish someone had warned me about being constipated as I have been up until today!! So that combined with bloated, enlarged ovaries was not fun!!! I definitely recommend loose clothing... thankfully I bought some new ones beforehand!

So today is 3 days past retrieval and I'll find out in a few hours how my little embryos are doing. As of yesterday they had graded 8 out of the 10 and they were graded well for freezing so will see how they have done since then. I didn't realise how stressful this part could be so I'll be happy once they are frozen and even happier when they are back inside of me!! So much waiting!!

I hope you're all doing well x

 

[Wish2BMom]

holy moly, my experience was not like hers at all, thank goodness!! I know I only had 6 eggs retrieved, I'm sure that's the biggest factor. I only had maybe 7 follicles available for the retrieval. The only thing similar was the constipation - yeah, no one told me about that either. Retrieval was on Thurs and by Sunday I was thinking, 'hmm.....I haven't pooped in days!! No wonder I'm sore!' I ate some organic shredded wheat for breakfast on Monday and it helped get things moving along.
I'm fine now.
I am not running.
And i'm not having any relations with DH. Ugh.

white - good luck on the news today!! your embies will be back with you in no time.

I found out today that only one of the two leftover embies that I had was able to be frozen. So I guess if this cycle doesn't work, then we go through stimming all over again since I'm transferring 2 at a time. Ah well...

 

[PecksTTC]

I would say that my experience has been exactly the same as hers! Which is why I laughed so much.
The bloat, the lookin pregnant, all of it!!! And I have done the happy dance so much as after I went to the loo today!
The bloat has gone down somewhat but it is still very pronounced.

White that is great news! My clinic said they would not call day 2 only day 3. Resisted calling as I decided I did not want a double dose of bad news. Will save it all for one day.

Wish I am so sorry about your embryo. But let's hope you don't need it at all!!

 

[MrsL4]

White - hope you continue to receive good news!

I started to spot today (day 6 of lupron) also on BCP.....was told to expect period when I stop BCP (which is on Friday). How long did y'all spot? I was hoping this wouldn't start until I stopped my BCP......tired of wearing liners already!!! Not good!

 

[bettybee1]

Hi everybody hope you don't mind me joining ? Although my cycle may be out with all of yours ?
I used to be a regular ocd baby and bumper but calmed a little now !

Anyway back in 2013 I had went through 3 rounds of ivf to finally get my little boy... He is now 10 months and I have been put on norethisstrone to start my bleed around the start of June then I'll start stimulating using folly I think not used it before had gonal and menpur before!

Any way hi girls hope your all doing well in your cycles ��☺️

 

[Wish2BMom]

MrsL - I actually had full-on flow, not just spotting. I swear there was a whole other lining in there that shed (sorry, ew). I called to make sure that was normal. It was for almost a week. They said it was fine. So in case that starts up for you, it's fine!

welcome, betty!! Good luck in your upcoming cycle. I just used Gonal-F and Menopur so I don't know any other. Any idea why they switched you up?

 

[PecksTTC]

Morning ladies

Welcome Betty! Some of us are doing FET so will be around here for a while to watch your journey and support!

MrsL I also had full flow. But mine was fromCD1 to CD15. It just did not stop. Also called to freak out. When I stopped though my AF came within 2 days (earlier than expected) and I only had it for 3 days. Barely. I reckon there was nothing else. They said it was all normal.

Clinic just all called. All 19 Embies are still growing. Eeekkkk!!! 10 x 8 cell (apparently normal for day 3 - or so they told me). 5 x 9 cell (very good?). 3x 6 cell and 1 x 5 cell. So I think I must be worried about the 6 and 5 cells.
I must admit at this stage I am lost. I have never researched much about the stages of embryo development. Anyone able to offer so pearls of wisdom?

 

[KrissyB]

Pecks - The 10 you have are definitely doing awesome. Beyond that I'm not really too sure. I just know that 8 cells at day 3 is the ideal. But there's still a lot of time for things to change! The slower ones can catch a growth spurt and catch up, and it's possible that not all 10 want to stay in the race. But with the numbers you have and your progress so far, I don't think you need to worry about anything

AFM - I just got the grading of my two blastocytes (not sure why it took so long). They are both day 5 hatching blastocytes (HB) BBB grade. I'm pretty happy with it, although I might have preferred a few A's in there, but I'm happy they're both hatching. Starting to get VERY impatient about the wait for next cycle.

 

[PecksTTC]

Krissy those are awesome though! I would not worry about not having As. There Seems to be so many conflicting ideas about that.
Do you have an estimated date for your FET yet? And are you going medicated or unmedicated? Are you on BCP now?
All these questions but is is getting so exciting!

I think you will be the first of is to have the FET. Or Mommylov first?

 

[KrissyB]

We'll be going unmedicated, at least for the first transfer. I have fairly regular cycles, I just O a little on the late side given my average (natural) cycle length. So I don't have a hard and set date.... But my best guess is about June 20th.

 

[Wish2BMom]

wow, pecks!! those are awesome grades!

to give any kind of context, the ones I transferred were 8AG and 6AG, as of Day 3. So I had one with 8 cells and one with 6. The staff said they were awesome, so I wouldn't worry about that at all. 8 is definitely ideal but they didn't bat an eye at my 6.
Also, as Krissy noted and I found on the web yesterday, this grading system is VERY subjective per lab. So try not to put too much weight in the little ones. There are bound to be some that don't make it, and that's ok. They weren't meant to.

 

[WhiteOrchid24]

Hello everyone and welcome Betty!

Sorry I feel so far behind but sounds like everyone is doing great! So quick update from me... they froze 4 high quality embryos yesterday on day 3 and are keeping an eye on another 2 to see how they are by tomorrow - day 5. My clinic grades things differently (just to be awkward!) and go on a scale of 1-20 with 20 being the best. For freezing they have to be above 17 and the 4 frozen were 20, 2 x 19 and 1 x 18. She said they very rarely give out 20's so that is good. Anyway now we wait.... I'm trying to just chill and keep relaxed and forget about things but it's kind of hard, although I have enjoyed a few glasses of wine which has been lovely!! Now I just wait for my period to start and go from there...

 

[PecksTTC]

That is awesome white!

I in the meantime have got myself into a flat spin! This waiting is awful!!!
My excitement of this morning has completely dissipated. And it is all thanks to Dr Google.
So it seems the drop off rate between 3-5 days is where all the excitement can happen. (Excitement in this case is a whole pile of doggy doo) I have read post after post about women who had similar retrieval, fertilization and day 3 stats as I do, only to have 1 or none blastos on day 5! Seems this is where the spermi quality comes in. Freaking out much? Absolutely! I know it is unreasonable and unjustified yet as every case is different but this whole process sucks!!!

So all good news is welcomed with open arms!