IVF until we all get our bfp! 2012-present *13 w/twins & 1 w/triplets!*

[MoBaby]

Hey dis! Congrats! Yes we finally made it to second tri with a pregnancy so feel blessed even with all we went through. I'm sorry you feel so bad

 

[CDysart]

I have a a transfer date. October 23, with an ultrasound and blood work to be done the 17th or 18th! I know it's only three weeks away but kind of seems like forever away. My RE said she will increase my Vivelle patches all the way up to 4 patches every three days over the next week or two and then start my progesterone, doxycycline and Medrol 6 days prior to transfer. She said the clinic has a 35 - 40 percent success rate with FET which seemed kind of low I thought. I hope to be part of that percentage! Anyone else that did a FET what was your clinics success rates?

 

[Dis3tnd]

Maybe your dr was quoting live birth rates vs just a positive beta rate? My clinic only does FETs. My RE doesn't like to do a transfer after an IVF cycle due to all the hormonal fluctuations our bodies go through. So after IVF you wait a cycle for your FET. These are their current stats:

2012 Results (January – December)
Positive
BHCG Ongoing Pregnancy

35 and under 76% 54%
36 - 39 years 69% 55%
40 - 42 years 55% 38%
Donor Egg IVF 71% 54%
Multiples 21%

 

[Stinas]

CD - This pregnancy was a FET. It was medicated. I am still on 3 Estrace as well as PIO and 81mg aspirin daily. This sat I will lower my Estrace to two a day, then a week from then one a day for another week, then im finally done. I finish the PIO on the 18th
I was on Estrace for 23 days before transfer. I also did the doxycycline and Medrol as well....I think everyone does it....something to do with infection? Correct me if im wrong.

I dont remember what my clinic rates are. Honestly....I dont believe in all that crap....if your body is ready, its ready.

Dis3tnd - Welcome!!! We are only a week apart!! I spotted around beta time, but my re said its normal with twins to see spotting here and there. I feel like crap all the time too! Makes me feel good though...I know they are cooking in there!

 

[honeycheeks]

Hey everyone. Today we had our first scan. There was a tiny little heart beat and a teeny tiny little bean. It feels more real now. I was secretly hoping for twins though. Its so exciting. Baby measures 5w6ď.

 

[MoBaby]

Congrats honey! Sounds like a great scan! I wanted twins also but I am very happy to have the chance with just one when do you go back?

 

[Stinas]

Honey - great news!! Yay! How exciting!!!

Sitting in this evil waiting room of the endocrinologists office. I HATE waiting here. It always takes forever!
I had my last sonogram at my re office. I though it would be my last time there, but I guess they want to watch my bloods while I decrease my meds.

Everything looked great. One Twinkie looked like a gummy bear measuring exactly 8w6d with a hr of 182 and the other Twinkie looked more blob ish measuring a day behind with a hr of 179. They were both moving around. Pretty cool. She said mc rate decreases a lot now....but still always scared. Dh freaked out because when she was trying to measure hr of first Twinkie it was going sooo fast she couldn't get it to sound right on machine. He got scared and ended up not videoing it. Grrrr. Clearly you see he hb flickering right away. Once the probe goes in. Pretty cool.
Next apt is ob in an hour and a half. I'll report back right when I go home. That's if I don't pass out. I had frozen yogurt and milk and cookies last night before bed....BAD IDEA!! it's bad enough that these twinkies make my belly feel like it is going to explode at night...tons of milk on top made it evil last night. Almost no sleep. Blahhh. This couldn't have happened on a nigt where I don't have work the next night?

 

[Stinas]

Sorry for the blabbing....this office is boring.

 

[PRAYIN4BABIES]

bahahahaha!!! keep it going Stinas....you're not blabbing! Awesome News...very happy for you!!!



Congrats Honey!!

 

[PRAYIN4BABIES]

Stinas.....what's interesting to hear is how they are decreasing your meds little by little...they just plain flat out told me to stop taking them! which I always thought was a bit odd to begin with...I figured little by little was better....

 

[MoBaby]

Stinas glad both babies are going well! Very strong hearts!! Sorry you don't feel well my thyroid came back off at my last visit so they are rechecking on the 29th... Hopefully I dont need meds.

 

[Dis3tnd]

CD - This pregnancy was a FET. It was medicated. I am still on 3 Estrace as well as PIO and 81mg aspirin daily. This sat I will lower my Estrace to two a day, then a week from then one a day for another week, then im finally done. I finish the PIO on the 18th
I was on Estrace for 23 days before transfer. I also did the doxycycline and Medrol as well....I think everyone does it....something to do with infection? Correct me if im wrong.

I dont remember what my clinic rates are. Honestly....I dont believe in all that crap....if your body is ready, its ready.

Dis3tnd - Welcome!!! We are only a week apart!! I spotted around beta time, but my re said its normal with twins to see spotting here and there. I feel like crap all the time too! Makes me feel good though...I know they are cooking in there!

Thanks! How cool we're so close together! Its so hard not to be worried constantly about the babies and if they're still doing okay, especially when I keep having bleeding. For me the hematomas mean some spotting, but some big bleeds with clots and all.... very scary!

Those are some STRONG heartbeats! Congrats! My first baby boy had a nice high heartbeat like that and I was a little worried that mine aren't high enough, but I guess it all varies so much!

When do you get another scan? I get one in a week and a half or so when I'm 9 weeks.

 

[MrsC8776]

Congrats stinas for a great scan and heart beat. Happy birthday to DH.

YAY Mrs C. Enjoy all the moments and his girls would have missed him so much

AFM the days are crawling ugh. 3DP5DT trying to keep my sanity and fighting the urge to buy HPTs. My OTD isn't till 9th (that's like forever)

How are you doing? Any thoughts on testing early??

Hi ladies. Wow its been so long since I have been here. My beautiful boy is now 16 weeks and perfect.

Mobaby I am so happy to see tgat you are pregnant its such great news.

Stinas congrats. With my twins my embryo had split to and know just how you are feel. Its just amazing.

Here is a recent pic of my boy Jasper.

He is adorable!!

Hi everyone, I hope it's ok to join your thread. I kind of feel like I'm already apart of the group as I have followed this group since my first IVF started which was actually last October! I could never bring myself to share with others what I was going through but took great comfort in seeing so many succeed on this thread, it just seemed like enough! I am getting ready for my first FET in fact started my Vivelle patches Friday! A little background about me since I know so much about you all, My DH and I have been married 13 years and have no children. We have been trying for 7-8 years. My DH is 34 with no issues and I am 32 and was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 24 and have tried timed intercourse with charting, clomid at every dosage then switched to femara at every dose adding in dexamethasone and metformin. We then moved on to having ovarian drilling and then started over with meds and then had 3 IUI's with medication all to no avail! We were blessed to find out that my insurance does cover IVF up to 15,000 for a lifetime so we moved on to that last year where we ended up with 22 eggs (I was slightly overstimulated) 14 fertilized, we put two in and 4 didn't grow well and ended up with 8 frosties! After the dreaded two week wait ( I cheated with FRER at 5dp5dt) we received good news that we were pregnant but needed to repeat the beta because it was a little low. We repeated the beta two days later and got great news that it was more than doubling and we were on our way! My DH and I were ecstatic and I shared the news with our close families as there was no holding it in. A week later I started to spot lightly which my doctor told me was ok but to watch and then a couple days later it got a little worse so I had a repeat beta where my doctor confirmed my suspicion that I was about to miscarry because my number was a little lower. My DH and I were devastated and so we decided to wait a while before trying again. We had no idea we would take a whole year off but that's what it ended up being and I guess I just really needed the time. I'm ready know but scared so I thought I would put myself out there and really try to connect to the only people that I know have stories so similar to mine and understand the anguish that a woman goes through when her body seems to betray her. I know that is really long for that I'm sorry but am excited to be a part of the group!

Welcome So sorry to hear about your loss. Fx for a bfp with this next cycle!

Welcome CD! So sorry about your loss, its never easy and so many of us have been there. This is an awesome group of ladies!!! Glad to see you are going to try again and we are here to support you.

MrsC - wahoo for hubby coming home!! I am sure the girls will be soooo happy to see him

Sekky - thinking about you and keeping everything crossed for your BFP!!

Stinas - Amazing news about your scan! But oh my on that third sac what a great bday present for DH

Two - hi!!! Jasper is soooo adorable!!

Hi everyone else! Hope things are good

Afm - things are going!!! We had one awful night but other then that dylan is sleeping between 4-6 hour stretches. I believe he was and still is a little constipated so that has affected his sleep a little. DH and I are going to the casino today for some adult time plus our 13 year anniversary is Tuesday, so we wanted to do something fun!!

I'm glad things are looking better for you guys. Hopefully he continues to sleep this well for a long time!

Hi guys wondering if I can join you - there are so many here with twins I would love the support!

I've had one successful FET in 2012 that gave me my beautiful 11 month old son. I did another FET this past August and we saw our heartbeatS at our 7 week scan on Monday (144 and 146). So excited to have twins on board! I've had some bleeding scares due to a couple hematomas but praying things stay okay.

I had horrible sickness with my first little guy - throwing up and nausea all the way until the day I gave birth. Believe it or not I feel even worse this time around - not even being able to keep water down this time!

Welcome I think there is only a few people who have had twins or are pregnant with twins left on this thread. There is a twin section that you might find very helpful! Congrats on your twin pregnancy!

Hey everyone. Today we had our first scan. There was a tiny little heart beat and a teeny tiny little bean. It feels more real now. I was secretly hoping for twins though. Its so exciting. Baby measures 5w6ď.

Congrats on such a great scan!!

Honey - great news!! Yay! How exciting!!!

Sitting in this evil waiting room of the endocrinologists office. I HATE waiting here. It always takes forever!
I had my last sonogram at my re office. I though it would be my last time there, but I guess they want to watch my bloods while I decrease my meds.

Everything looked great. One Twinkie looked like a gummy bear measuring exactly 8w6d with a hr of 182 and the other Twinkie looked more blob ish measuring a day behind with a hr of 179. They were both moving around. Pretty cool. She said mc rate decreases a lot now....but still always scared. Dh freaked out because when she was trying to measure hr of first Twinkie it was going sooo fast she couldn't get it to sound right on machine. He got scared and ended up not videoing it. Grrrr. Clearly you see he hb flickering right away. Once the probe goes in. Pretty cool.
Next apt is ob in an hour and a half. I'll report back right when I go home. That's if I don't pass out. I had frozen yogurt and milk and cookies last night before bed....BAD IDEA!! it's bad enough that these twinkies make my belly feel like it is going to explode at night...tons of milk on top made it evil last night. Almost no sleep. Blahhh. This couldn't have happened on a nigt where I don't have work the next night?

I'm so glad everything looked great!! I believe you asked about scans and high risk stuff. After I did the testing for downs (big mistake!!!) I was considered high risk and was sent to an MFM. A lot of the time if you are pregnant with twins they will send you to an MFM. You will get a lot more scans and thats what the MFM does. I think a singleton pregnancy gets around 3-4 scans whereas a twin pregnancy is often scanned anywhere between every 4-8 weeks. Towards the end you will most likely go every two weeks and you will probably have NST's twice a week. Fun at first but then it gets frustrating. Also you should ask your OB if the hospital they deliver at has a NICU just incase. This is important because if not and something goes wrong you could all be split up into different ambulances and transferred to a different hospital. Another thing to ask about is how they deliver twins. You have to be comfortable with their way, if not look into a different ob where your options are open with delivery.

AFM~ Sorry for being MIA. Hubby's mom is here so I don't get much time to post but I'm reading when we all sit in silence.

 

[Stinas]

Kathy - I was always worried they would just stop them....last time my PIO we went from every other to complete stop....this time I am going to cut it in half and then stop on the 18th(cant wait).....They are also still going to have me come in for bloods to see how it is going.

Mo - Your not on meds now? I am on a little more than I should be he said, but going to cut my sunday dose in half and see what happens.

Dis3tnd - I had one today...OB is going to do another one next week for piece of mind, then not again until 12w.
I would be scared with the bleeding too. I had spotting right before my beta and for a couple weeks after that. It stopped now.

MrsC - I am going to message you my #! I keep forgetting to do so!
The ob actually went over the whole c section thing(which I want) as well as telling me about the NICU at the hospital where they will be delivered at.
What is a MFM?

 

[MoBaby]

No my level were "normal" before pregnancy and now the levels are suppressed per my OB. They are rechecking again and I guess if sill an issue I may need meds?

Mfm is maternal fetal medicine, basically high risk OB, perinatologist.

 

[MrsC8776]

Kathy - I was always worried they would just stop them....last time my PIO we went from every other to complete stop....this time I am going to cut it in half and then stop on the 18th(cant wait).....They are also still going to have me come in for bloods to see how it is going.

Mo - Your not on meds now? I am on a little more than I should be he said, but going to cut my sunday dose in half and see what happens.

Dis3tnd - I had one today...OB is going to do another one next week for piece of mind, then not again until 12w.
I would be scared with the bleeding too. I had spotting right before my beta and for a couple weeks after that. It stopped now.

MrsC - I am going to message you my #! I keep forgetting to do so!
The ob actually went over the whole c section thing(which I want) as well as telling me about the NICU at the hospital where they will be delivered at.
What is a MFM?

Sounds great!! Mo answered your MFM question, thank you Mo . I should have put that in there. Your ob sounds great!

 

[Stinas]

ahhhhh ok I get it now!!! My re recommends this guy and he delivered a friend of ours first born....so it started off good...but ended up great...I really liked him. Gave me the run down of everything. He realized im still freaked out about the first trimester....said I can get scans whenever I want just for a piece of mind. He also made sure I get one next friday too. Then I think ill be ok until the 12w scan.

 

[Jenn76]

Michelle - Happy Anniversary!!!

Thursday I graduate from my re and also have my first OB apt!!! Excited! What should I expect?
Twin moms......how much more often do/did you get scans compared to a regular preg? Is a twin preg considered high risk?

Congrats on a great scan!! I had a scan a 12 weeks and then at 20 weeks which is normal and then from there it was every 4 weeks for 2 scans and then 2 weeks for a couple and then every week until I delivered. Normally they don't scan after 20 weeks. Twins are high risk but since yours are di/di you are a lower risk then some other twin pregnancies.

Hi guys wondering if I can join you - there are so many here with twins I would love the support!

I've had one successful FET in 2012 that gave me my beautiful 11 month old son. I did another FET this past August and we saw our heartbeatS at our 7 week scan on Monday (144 and 146). So excited to have twins on board! I've had some bleeding scares due to a couple hematomas but praying things stay okay.

I had horrible sickness with my first little guy - throwing up and nausea all the way until the day I gave birth. Believe it or not I feel even worse this time around - not even being able to keep water down this time!

Welcome!! Congrats on your twins!!! Sorry to hear the MS is so bad. Hopefully it passes soon unlike last time. You'll certainly have your hands full I struggle with just my two and I couldn't imagine having three under 18 months. This is a great group for support.

I have a a transfer date. October 23, with an ultrasound and blood work to be done the 17th or 18th! I know it's only three weeks away but kind of seems like forever away. My RE said she will increase my Vivelle patches all the way up to 4 patches every three days over the next week or two and then start my progesterone, doxycycline and Medrol 6 days prior to transfer. She said the clinic has a 35 - 40 percent success rate with FET which seemed kind of low I thought. I hope to be part of that percentage! Anyone else that did a FET what was your clinics success rates?

Great to hear you have your schedule. My clinic has lower FET rates then fresh cycles, I don't really understand why. 35-40 is still a great number. FX that you are among their success cases.

Hey everyone. Today we had our first scan. There was a tiny little heart beat and a teeny tiny little bean. It feels more real now. I was secretly hoping for twins though. Its so exciting. Baby measures 5w6ď.

Congrats Honey!!

MrsC: Love the new cars you got the girls. I so wish we could get those here. Glad to see DH is home safe and sound.

 

[Stinas]

Jenn - Thanks!

Is it bad im still scared? I know I saw the hb's yesterday......I dont feel as sick today, so its freaking me out.
When am i not going to be scared anymore?!

 

[MoBaby]

Stinas: I'm still scared and I'm at 14 weeks! I listen to baby every day with my Doppler the sickness comes and goes. I think I had a break around 8 wks for like 2 days then bam! I still feel sick. Now I have afternoon/night sickness and headaches. Well worth it!