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

[ttcbaby117]

Hope - I feel your pain. I have to travel for ivf also. How far do you have to go? I am taking a leave from work so I can just stay near my re.

 

[ttcbaby117]

Waiting since sorry for the delay. Yes the answer is yes. When you are holding that lil one in you arms

Good luck to all the ladies in the different parts of their cycle.

Happy Friday!

 

[Hopethisyear]

Hope - I feel your pain. I have to travel for ivf also. How far do you have to go? I am taking a leave from work so I can just stay near my re.

I live in Hawaii so am flying from one island to another which is only about 30 minutes, but still a stupid amount of money. It's pretty much the same cost if I or stay over there at a hotel or fly since hotels are also a stupid amount of money. Also I will be doing a FET in a couple months so am hoping to take a few days off after that so don't want to take time off twice. I may change my mind as we get closer to ER especially since it will be summer and harder to get a flight.

When are you cycling?

 

[ttcbaby117]

Hope - I feel your pain. I have to travel for ivf also. How far do you have to go? I am taking a leave from work so I can just stay near my re.

I live in Hawaii so am flying from one island to another which is only about 30 minutes, but still a stupid amount of money. It's pretty much the same cost if I or stay over there at a hotel or fly since hotels are also a stupid amount of money. Also I will be doing a FET in a couple months so am hoping to take a few days off after that so don't want to take time off twice. I may change my mind as we get closer to ER especially since it will be summer and harder to get a flight.

When are you cycling?

Yeah my flight is about the same time but I will be staying with my parents so saving on hotel. I start at the end of July. I'm healing up for the next few months from a fibroid removal I had 3 weeks ago. I'm just here to see everyone get their BFPs.

 

[Wish2BMom]

excited for everyone getting started on their cycles! I wish I could feel bad for you Hope, but you LIVE in HI! Can you take a boat?

so stims aren't so bad, no side effects whatsoever. I did everything I normally would this weekend. Though man, I was still in full blown AF mode. My body's never heard of 'breakthrough bleeding' apparently. Nurseline said this was normal, though, and expected.

Also, for those that do exercise and want a tip - I've kinda determined that the barre workout is TOUGH but there's barely any bending, twisting, rough movements to stop me from continuing. Actually, it's all about the small isometric movements so you're barely moving at all. Can't wrap my brain around it being so hard!

 

[KrissyB]

Wish - When did you start stimming? I didn't get any physical side effects until about CD10 or so (and was just a little emotional before then). But in my case that might be because I didn't respond to the meds all that well.

I ended up with 6 eggs retrieved, and only 2 fertilized. I'm still waiting until later in the week to hear how they grew.

 

[mommylov]

Krissy, keeping my fingers crossed for you!

 

[Wish2BMom]

Krissy - FX'ed for you too!!

I started stims on Friday, 5/1. Gonal-F = 450 IUs, Menopur = 150 IUs. I go in for my first U/S tomorrow morning. I don't even know what to call what day I'm on now - cd4?

 

[mommylov]

wish - I would think its CD4 since they usually start stims on CD3 right?

 

[Wish2BMom]

i have no idea! I never thought to ask since everything is in their hands this month and the schedule is somewhat artificial. So I did BCP from 4/18-4/27. Started stims on 5/1 and today is day 4 of doing stims. Meh, I guess I'll just track the dpos or, er, dpIVF? dpET? oh the things that are going to happen over the next two weeks!!! I just got butterflies!!

 

[KrissyB]

Wish - Are you doing a fresh transfer this month? I'd probably just count the days of stimming, days past retrieval, and days past transfer. You're right - the actual day of the cycle doesn't matter much at all at this point. For me, I started stimming on CD 2 with no BCP before, so it was pretty easy to track CDs.

 

[mommylov]

i have no idea! I never thought to ask since everything is in their hands this month and the schedule is somewhat artificial. So I did BCP from 4/18-4/27. Started stims on 5/1 and today is day 4 of doing stims. Meh, I guess I'll just track the dpos or, er, dpIVF? dpET? oh the things that are going to happen over the next two weeks!!! I just got butterflies!!

did you ever spot after you stopped your BCP? If not, then that is a good question.

 

[ttcbaby117]

Krissy - it sounds like you did the same protocol that my dr is trying with me this round. Do you think you didn't stim well because of the protocol? I was wondering about not doing any BCPs prior, what if all my follies grow at different rates and I don't get a good amount of egg because of it.

 

[Wish2BMom]

yes, fresh transfer - this is our first IVF ever.

holy YES spotting, or full flow, however you want to look at it. My body is an overachiever, apparently, and didn't want to settle with just 'spotting'. I had to use tampons. I called yesterday to ask b/c I was expecting to slow up and then bled right through my underwear and she said it was normal and it should stop soon. Said that they expect me to basically have a period after stopping the BCP and if mine are long-ish, then that's what would happen. No more bleeding/spotting today, though.

 

[KrissyB]

TTC - I was on an antagonist protocol (Follistim and Menopur, Ganirelix added in after a few days, triggered with Lupron). I haven't had a conversation with my RE about why he picked that protocol or what our next step will be if these embies don't work out... but from what I've read online I think it was a picked because I have my AMH is on the low side (0.9) and that protocol is generally used for "poor responders". I'm not really sure what the benefits or cons are of using BCP before hand, but I'll definitely be asking that once we get the final count in.

 

[ttcbaby117]

Oh ok, my RE thinks I should have responded better in my last IVF though I have a great AMH so I don't know....I guess we will see. Sometimes I have to remember that I have to trust my dr, she is the expert and she has my best interest in mind.

Thanks for explaining.

 

[WhiteOrchid24]

Hi ladies!

I'm in kind of a similar situation as Wish2be I think.... I took BCP for 3 weeks to down regulate. It was partly also because I had just done 2 back to back cycles of IUI. After the 3 weeks I had a scan to check all looked good and it did. I took my last one on Thursday and started to spot Friday. That being said on both Fri & Sat I did have red blood but it was so light I only needed a liner.... I'm expecting a fuller flow today as when I was on the pill years ago I always had a proper bleed... Will be weird if I only spot but maybe that's normal?!?!

Anyway I start my injections tonight!! DH is going to do them but he is away later in the week so I'll have to do it myself... Oh well, at least I did them myself for the IUI so know it's ok and just mind over matter! My next appt is on Friday to have a scan to see how I am responding... I'm taking 225 units of Puregon and 75 units of Menopur so will see how I respond....

 

[mommylov]

yes, fresh transfer - this is our first IVF ever.

holy YES spotting, or full flow, however you want to look at it. My body is an overachiever, apparently, and didn't want to settle with just 'spotting'. I had to use tampons. I called yesterday to ask b/c I was expecting to slow up and then bled right through my underwear and she said it was normal and it should stop soon. Said that they expect me to basically have a period after stopping the BCP and if mine are long-ish, then that's what would happen. No more bleeding/spotting today, though.

same thing happened to me too! I would count that first day of flow as cd1 but you can double check with your dr!

Whiteorchid - I think everyone is different. They say technically you dont NEED to bleed because you dont build up too much of a lining while on BCP (I think thats what they said lol) so spotting should be just fine. I spotted and didnt think that a full bleed would happen and then WOOSH! Everyone is different though hun so I wouldnt worry about it too much.

 

[waitingongod1]

Glad I read this! I don't go off my bcp until may 31 but nice to know about spotting!

 

[Renaendel]

Mommy, I have a full period on the birthcontrol. Three days after stopping and woosh is right! I am so happy all of you are stimming or on your way. Hoping for a very baby heavy thread.