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

[Hopethisyear]

That's kind of what I was thinking too maybe around high school time. I think our son/daughter will eventually wonder why we waited until our 40's to have a baby when we were together for 20 years before.

 

[Renaendel]

I'll probably let them know. Especially if it is a girl and around 16+. I think it is important that she be aware that she might have inherited the faulty tube mobility. That way they can be aware of potential ectopic risk.

 

[Wish2BMom]

I won't mind telling my child - I feel like people make it out to be this embarrassing thing as it is. I'm not sorry it took me a little longer than most to feel comfortable enough to bring another human life into this world that I would be responsible for, and that didn't line up with my body's natural timeline. I think that's actually a nice lesson of sorts - don't just do things b/c you're 'supposed to' at a certain time. Do it when it feels right. Unfortunately that comes with some extra effort and risk, but it's worth it in the end (unless my child ends up a sociopath!! )

 

[MrsL4]

Out of curiosity, do y'all know how often your appointments will be during IVF?

I am still in the TWW for my third IUI....scheduled for IVF next cycle if this is a no go.
My clinic does cycle IVF so they estimated starting the medicines around May 29, and egg retrieval is around June 8. (I am guessing I am on birth control until the 29th? I will meet with the nurse once we know about this IUI cycle)

I work a rather time consuming job (with some nights and some weekends).....so I am trying to figure out how I can load my June schedule.

Once you start the medicine, when do they do the first ultrasound? And as you go through the cycle, they do daily ultrasounds? I know it depends on how you stim but just curious if anyones clinic does group/cycle IVFs like mine....and maybe gave them some more insight.

It seems like once the egg retrieval is done, there isn't much (maybe labs) until egg transfer, either 3 or 5 depending.

 

[mommylov]

Morning Ladies! Got good news yesterday that we have normal embryo(s)! We werent given details because the nurses arent technically allowed to give results so all they told me was that our transfer is on schedule. They ordered my meds and told me that the dr would be calling me to go over details and would be telling us which embryos to thaw and transfer. DH read the email and he said they way they worded things made it sound like we had more than one. Since we only had three that got tested, I was just praying for atleast one. Im so thrilled!!

I havent thought about what we would tell our kids re how they were conceived. Im leaning towards the honest route as well esp if I have a girl just incase (knock on wood) she has any issues.

MrsL4 - The stim cycle is a bit crazy and kind of happens on a day to day basis. They try and give you an idea of when to expect things to happen but you really wont know until you are in it. It seems like the transfer schedule is more set as far as appt and there wont be as many surprises there (once you know what you are transferring and are in prep mode). Hope that helps

Happy Wed to you all

 

[ttcbaby117]

mommy - glad to hear that you have some normal ones.....I know that must be such a relief.

 

[mommylov]

ttcbaby, it certainly was for DH and I. Hoping more good news to come from this group!

 

[Wish2BMom]

that's great, mommylov!

MrsL - I'm juuust starting my IVF cycle right now - stims start tomorrow. I, too, had to know what the appointments would be like b/c my work wants me to take a trip to see a new client sometime next week/the week after. My nurseline said that I'm going to be pretty busy during those weeks. So my stims start tomorrow and I go in for an u/s on Tuesday 5/5. Then I think I'm continuing the stims until 5/12 and I think that's when you could have daily u/s (?) and depending on how I'm responding, ER will be around 5/14. Then the ET could be the 16th, 17th or 19th, depending. But I was given the clear to travel after that since then it's just waiting.

 

[stellagirl]

Hi ladies! I'm an IVF first timer.

I was wondering if anyone was almost ready for their ER? My doc thinks I'll probably be triggering tomorrow for a Sunday Retrieval and I was wondering if any of you were in the same boat/timing?

Baby dust to all! xox

 

[Wish2BMom]

hi stella! good luck!!
I have 2 weeks until mine. Pave the way!!

 

[KrissyB]

Stella - I go in tomorrow for mine! I'm kind of nervous, but I'll be glad to have it over. FXed for both of us!

 

[Wish2BMom]

good luck, Krissy!

 

[mommylov]

Hi Girls! I thought I would post this in case anyone needs it... I recently found out that my insurance didn't want to cover the million (ok....64) Vivelle patches that I needed for my FET cycle. They are quite expensive and someone sent me a link for a coupon for Minivelle patches. I asked my RE if they were one in the same and he said yes. Here is the link to get the coupon:

https://www.minivelle.com/savings/

You can use this coupon 12 times but only one box can be ordered at a time. I found out that SMP (South Miami Pharmacy) accepts this coupon and they process the order every couple of days up until they have either reached the max or reached the amount that you need. CCRM works with them and they sent over my Rx for me and I will have my patches delivered to me for a fraction of the cost. So if you are prescribed Vivelle patches and run into this problem, ask your Dr if they can switch you to Minivelle and send the Rx to SMP. Here is the website for SMP:

https://southmiamipharmacy.com/

Good luck Stella!

To everyone!!!

 

[waitingongod1]

Sorry kind of checked out ladies been busy from having surgery and removing polyps to get things ready so I've had some set backs. Go ahead and move me from may to June! Will start birth control this week but no injections till June 7! Hoping all this waiting is worth it! How's everyone else doing?

 

[Wish2BMom]

Stim Day!! Stim Day! I'm so nervous I'm going to mess up the syringe/mixing/getting air bubbles out!

For those who have done this before - what are some common side effects that you've experienced? I have a fairly physical weekend planned (barre class tomorrow morning, yard work on Sunday), so I'm wondering if I was dumb to plan so much. Obviously I'll do what I can do, but just wondering what to expect. Thanks!

 

[mommylov]

waiting, hope that you heal up nicely and quickly!

Wish2Bmom, towards the end of my stims up until two weeks after (or when AF shows whichever comes first) I was told no bending, twisting, exercising (other than light walking) or lifting anything over 10lbs. The reason is because your ovaries go from being a normal size of an almond to the size of a small orange and you run the risk of have them twist or something which could potentially block blood flow to your ovaries. This would be dangerous to you and would more than likely need surgery to fix. After your retrieval, they fill back up with fluid so they are still pretty big (sometime even bigger that before retrieval) so your body needs time to process all the fluid and get rid of it. I know every dr/clinic is different and this was per Dr G at CCRM...Hope that helps!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[WhiteOrchid24]

Hello ladies!

I've also been quiet but have been reading all of the posts. I finally took my last BCP last night. I had my orientation on Wednesday as well as as my SHG and Biopsy and all was good so I start my injections on Monday night!!

Waiting - hope you are ok after your surgery.

Wish2b- good luck tonight! I agree with what Mommylov said as it's pretty much what I was told as well. You'll be fine this weekend but as time goes on you'll want to slow down and take things easy. I was told for the first part I could continue with exercise - biking etc but nothing crazy - but after a bit will need to stop and slow down and take it easy. I too am a little worried about side effects but more so the emotional side!

Krissy - how did you get on today? Hope all went well!

Hi to everyone else

 

[mommylov]

Yay for starting stims Whiteorchid!

 

[Hopethisyear]

Wow so much going on with people at different phases of their protocols!

Krissy & Stella - Best wishes on your ER for lots and lots of healthy eggs. Keep us all posted!

Wish & WhiteOrchid - Woo hoo for starting stims! Very exciting. Let us know how side affects are your you. Hopefully not bad.

MommyLov - Still so excited that you have 2 healthy embies to transfer. Thanks for the link on the coupons.

Waiting - Sorry your IVF got pushed back to June, but yay for the next step of starting BCP. Looks like we are going to be cycling at the same time.

AFM - AF showed so I start BCP tomorrow and my RE office just sent me a calendar. I'm anxious to get this as I need to start planning flights and appointments. Flying to see RE for each monitoring appointment and then to work after is going to be such a pain. I can't believe that I'm going to be doing ER next month already. So as of now ER is scheduled for June 16!!!!!!

 

[mommylov]

eeeek so exciting Hope!!!