IVF (w/ICSI) in Sept/Oct 2012

[SignoraL]

Hi everyone!

I'm on CD 2 and I figured since there wasn't a thread on here for IVF in September/October 2012, I'd start one.

Both DH and I are 30 years old (I'll turn 31 right around the time I'll be doing my transfer) and I was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve in March and my DH was diagnosed with low count, motility and morphology after his last SA in February (but he's been doing some things like taking male prenatals and working at a standing desk since then, so hopefully he's improved). Our RE initially had me start acupuncture and go on a variety of supplements to improve egg quality and start an organic diet, but that alone didn't result in a BFP, so here we are starting IVF with ICSI! I have my CD 3 appointment scheduled for tomorrow and will hopefully get my protocol soon.

Hope you Sept/Oct ladies all can join in and we can support each other through this!


SEPT/OCT 2012 IVF LADIES:

SignoraL
Me - 30, DH - 30
Married since June 26, 2010
TTC #1 since June 2011
Diminished Ovarian Reserve and MFI
IVF Cycle #1
Stimming with Menopur & Bravelle since 9/10
Started Ganirelix (antagonist protocol) on 9/15
Trigger: 9/18
ER: 9/20, 9 eggs retrieved, 8 mature, 7 fertilized!
ET: 5dt on 9/25 - 1 blast & 1 morula transferred!
Continuing progesterone injections, prometrium and estrace suppositories and Lovenox shots.
Beta on Oct. 5: 288
Beta on Oct. 8: 725
Beta on Oct. 10: 1596

Sandy83
Me - 29, DH - 35
Married since April 2012
TTC #1Not TTC due to diagnosis but had plenty of practise!
DH infertile due to Chemotherapy
IVF Cycle #1
Stimming with Menopur since 14 sept
ER: 9/27, 14 eggies!
ET: unknown if 3dt or 5 day blastocyst??????


Athena
Me - 32, DH - 36
Married since - Dec 3rd 2005
TTC Since 2006
Low Ovarian Reserve and MF- low numbers and morph.
IVF w/ICSI Cycle #1
Stimming with 225 Menopur since 7/9
ER: 19/9, 22 eggs retrieved, 17 mature, 12 fertilized, 11 embryos!
ET: 1 blast transferred, 2 frosties!


MissAnnabelle
Me - 26, DH - 27
Married since September 2010
TTC #1 since February 2011
MFI
IVF Cycle #2
Cyst drained on 8/29
Stimming with Follistim and Sol.X since 8/31
ER: 9/12 8 retrieved - 6 fert. 2 ab. 4 left-please grow!
ET: 9/15 transferred two 8-cell and one 10-cell
Beta on 9/28 - 308

L4hope
Me - 31, DH - 32
Married since - July 26 2008
TTC Since Jan 2011
DH- fine; Me no LH Surge and high day3 estradiol
FET #1
Transfer- 9/28


HappyBunnyAB
Me 35 DH 36
Married since 2009
TTC since 2010
Me PCOS, DH VR, low count
IVF #1
Stimming - Lupron 9/6 - & Follistim 9/15 -
ER: 9/25, 25 Eggies!
ET: ?


chichifab
Me 30 DH 34
TTC for over 3 years
Me both blocked tubes, DH all fine
IVF #1 - Gonal F and Centrotide short protocol
17 eggs retrieved (9 for me as I was egg sharing)
1 5dt, none to freeze, BFN
IVF #2 - Gonal F and Centritide short protocol
23 eggs retrieve - no transfer, eggs attacked be bacteria in the lab
IVF #3 - Gonal F and Supricor long protocol
8 retrieved, 1 5dt, BFP!!! Miscarriages at 5 weeks
IVF # 4 - Gonal F and Supricor long protocol, steroids and baby aspirin
EC 25/09
Beta on 9/10: 98

beo2012
Me - 33 (low amh 0.46)
DH - 29 (morph, motility, and low count)
18 months of trying
Tried Clomid and Trigger Shots twice
Just completed 1st IVF/ICSI Cycle
8.9.12 - Started BC pill
9.1.12 - Started Stims
9.13.12 - Egg Retrieval - 11 eggs, 7 fertialized via ICSI, only 2 made it to Blastocyst stage(not sure of grading - clinic doesnt disclose)
9.14.12 - Started Progesterone Vaginal Gel and Estrace
9.18.12 - Embryo Transfer - transferred the 2 that made it
Continuing Progesterone and Estrace until Beta test
Beta on 9/28: 401

Alicatt

Savanna

Rachoo

AnnetteCali

Victory78

 

[surrender]

Hi SignoraL! Good to see your post. My hubby and I got married in 2011 and we both have kids from our previous marriages, but we want a baby together and have been trying with no success. I am 41 and he is 46. I have always been fertile and he has a low count. Anyway after much contemplation we have decided to give IVF a shot and am planning on going in September. Excited and nervous!! Hopefully this will be a postive, beautiful journey for us ALL!!

Cheers!

 

[wish2havbaby]

HI surrender and signoral

I am a first time user on a forum. I am starting my 1st and I pray only try of ivf with icsi next month aswel.
we've been tryin to concieve about 4years now.
Unexplained infertilty.
I hope we can all be buddies through our journey.

 

[SignoraL]

Pleased to meet you surrender and wish2havbaby! I'm excited that we get to go through this together? I'm eager to go to the doc tomorrow (for once). I'm kind of not expecting to get my protocol yet, but here's hoping. Tonight I'm just going to go home and relax because my appointment is at 8:30 and it's about a 40-45 minute drive with traffic to my doctor's office. Take care and

 

[HappyBunnyAB]

Hello ladies, I hope you don't mind if I join. We are also doing IVF in Sep/Oct. DH has a set of twins from a previous relationship and had a vasectomy reversal a year ago. We are both 35 and I suffer from PCOS. I am currently on BCP and my protocol appt is next week. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[star7474]

Hi everyone

I'm currently going through my 1st treatment of ICSI at the moment, I've had all the checks & it appears I'm ok but when my OH did his second SA it showed he had a low count so here we are! I'm off for my 2nd scan tomorrow to see how my follicles are looking but I've got a feeling I won't be ready for egg collection on Monday as I don't feel any different on the meds, no bloating, headaches etc.

Although my other half keeps saying PMA, PMA!

All the best ladies!

 

[Arimas]

Hi Ladies!
I am happy to see a thread with IVF for Sept/Oct since I just got my IVF calendar from my RE today
I am schedules for ER on Sept 19 and ET on Sept 24 (may change by a day or so).
This will be my second IVF so I am hoping this time around it works. I look forward to not only getting support but to be able to give my support to everyone on this thread.
Take care ladies

 

[MissAnnabelle]

Hey everyone Can I join too?
I am also doing my second IVF with ICSI in September. I started my lupron on Monday and have and e/r date of September 10th.

 

[AnnetteCali]

Hey Ladies....

Looks like i will be joining you too. Thanks for starting this thread! I will be starting my second IVF cycle some time in September.

A little about me... I've been married/ttc for a little over 2 yrs. I've has several iui's .. actually got pregnant with one of them... but sadly miscarried at 10 weeks. We have unexplained infertility... although.. i'm almost certain it's my OLD ass eggs. even though the doc disagrees! lol...

My first IVF cycle was pretty stressful... my mom was diagnosed with end stage renal failure.. pretty stressful time for the family .I did not get a bfp that cycle.

I decided to do the FET a few months later, as I felt my mom was stable. While on my first day of bed rest... she took a turn for the worse... i raced to the hospital to be by her side. I said.. if God wants us to have a baby.. he will do it with bed rest or not. Unfortunately, my mother passed away that night... no bfp for me that cycle.

So needless to say... it has been a stressful few months! I asked the doc to plan my next cycle after my mom's memorial. We are spreading her ashes at sea Sept 7th.. and I didn't want to be close to ET during that time.

So.. that's my story! i'm praying this next IVF cycle sticks because truthfully, I don't know how much more of the disappointment I can take .... let alone.. the expense!

Keeping my fingers crossed for all of us!!! I start birth control pills for a few weeks on day 3 of my period.. that should be next week. So it looks like i will start stimming the second week in September!

xoxoxo

thanks for listening to my loooong story!! oxox

 

[wish2havbaby]

Hi Everyone

Its so good to have a place were I can speak to women who understand what i am goin through. I always tell my DH, I feel so alone. But now i hav all u wonderful ladies.
Im on Day 3 of AF. Fertility specialist said to come in for appt on the 12 September to start lucrin injections and BT.
Hope u wonderful girls have a wonderful day.




p.s . is it normal to be irratable to go for a family members kids party?
especially since i dnt have any babies yet.

 

[MissAnnabelle]

AnnetteCali - I remember you from the june/july thread. I'm sorry to hear of your moms passing, I know that she will be guiding you from heaven now. I had a family crisis myself last cycle and I am praying for a stress free (from outside sources anyways) second cycle.
How many frozen embryos did you get last cycle? I didn't end up with any, so I have to do the retrieval again on September 10th.

Wish2 - I am also gratful for the support of the other woman on here. It is nice to join a smaller thread like this because you become close and familiar with the other women on it. I might not be the person to ask about being irritable. The longer I struggle in this process the more irritable and bitter I get. I avoid social situations when possible and have deleted my facebook a month ago.

 

[divee]

hi ladies, i am glad that we had this forum, we are also considering ivf this october, my ob recommend us for the procedure, we also have undefined infertility. Dh has 4 kids from previous marriage but still we want to have one of our own. My ob gave me premarin because she said that my endometrium doesn't reach the ideal thickness.
At first i felt terrified with the idea of ivf, considering stressful steps and ofcourse the expenses but i am so glad and thankful that i have a very supportive husband.
Its nice to have buddies undergoing the same boat as i have.
I hope all of us will be bless with the little one we are all praying for.

 

[wish2havbaby]

Thank you for your post. People arnt so understanding about my situation. We really didnt ask for this. Sometimes i get more than irratable.
Pray this cycle you will have a BFP.

 

[Miss Redknob]

:wave: ladies, can I join too

DH and I have been TTC for almost 3yrs and have lost 8 angels in that time. We have been married for almost 3yrs but been together for 10yrs. DH was diagnosed with a Reciprocal Balanced Translocation of 14 & 15 and I was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease. DH has a very high sperm count (737 mil) and I have a low AMH of 10.

I am currently on BCP and on day 2 of my Syneral Spray. EC is scheduled for 21 Sep and we are having a IVF/ICSI/PGD cycle. Looking forward to going through this journey with you all

Sending loads of to all of you

 

[divee]

hello ladies, i just want to ask anyone from this thread if you are familiar with premarin?
We are planning to start ivf by october, hopefully this will be a smooth one and i am praying that this will be our first and last procedure. Praying for a successful one for all of us.

 

[surrender]

Hi ALL!! This is my First IVF, something I failed to mention and first time on a forum, so not familiar with all the lingo. lol. I wish us all a happy, successful, loving journey. Happy we can support each other though this. It can be stressful on our relationships with our partners and I feel it's good to have other sources of support so we don't dump too much on the men as they have enough of their own stuff to deal with and don't really understand the female psyche no matter how hard they try. Bless them. My hubby is amazing yet he is not a woman and can only see things from a male point of view, which is good because then I can be the obssessive neurotic one in all this! hahaha! Anyway I am very excited. Good luck to us ALL and babydust all around! I will be going to the doc second week sept God willing to start the process.

 

[surrender]

How was your appointment SignoraL? I am in Dubai so my timing maybe off. Sorry if thats the case.

 

[SignoraL]

Hi ladies! I'm so glad that you're all on here and we can support each other on this journey! For those of you that have been through such hardships, your strength and persevernce is an inspiration. I'll be praying that this September/October IVF cycle works for each of us! Babies in 2013!

For those of you who have been through this before, any recommendations? I'm doing acupuncture and taking supplements (CoQ10Inositol, L.Arginine, and Melatonin, as well as DHEA, which my doctor prescribed), but anything to make it easier emotionally? I have done yoga in the past, but my friend in IRL who went to our doc said that once I start stimming, he won't want me to do yoga or any intense physical activity (which probably leaves walking - luckily it's starting to get cooler here in the Washington, D.C. area, where I am). Arimas, you had something about meditation in your siggy - do you do any CDs like Zita West? Or something else? I read a book that recommended putting together a IVF Care Package - all kinds of treats, beauty products to pamper myself, magazines, funny movies and DVDs to get through the 2WW, so I'm working on that now. Anyone try this?

surrender - appointment went well, although I was a bit worried at first. I have a cyst on my left ovary and my doc has mentioned this each time I've been in (I started seeing him in February) and he forgot it was there and was almost ready to cancel because of it. But he looked at my chart and realized that it had been there each time and it had not grown, so we could move forward with the IVF. I got my protocol and I start down-regging on Sept. 6 and stimming on Sept. 10. My ER is scheduled for Sept. 21 and my ET is scheduled for Sept. 26. I'm praying that on Oct. 12 (my 31st birthday), I'll be preggo!

How is everyone else doing? I see ERs are coming up for some! Best of luck and lots of Keep up the PMA!

 

[Miss Redknob]

Signoral - we have the same ER date

 

[surrender]

SignoraL; I also have a cyst in my left ovary and it has been there for a couple of years now and hasn't grown, so we have that in common. Eat lots of orange and dark green veggies as they are high in Folic acid for example;
acorn squash, hubbard squash, butternut squash, pumpkin, carrots, sweet potatoes, bok choy, dark green leafy lettuce, romaine lettuce, watercress, broccoli, kale, spinach, collard greens, mustard greens, turnip green.

Meditation is fantastic, I have been practicing the Japanese (zazen) style, i.e. sitting still in silence, for 3 years. I went to a Zen Buddhist Monastery in the catskills, where we were taught by the monks. It's called the Dai Bosatsu Zendo. I am sure you must have a zendo or two in Washington. Usually they have an open night of meditation for all to attend. Good way to get into meditation, sitting with others and learning from them. That worked for me.

Welcome all! Praying for us all!
Miss Redknob you are a brave woman i am inspired!!
AnnetteCali sorry for the loss of your mom, sending you big warm hugs. xoxo
wish2havbaby it's ok to feel our feelings it's called "being human". Sending you hugs, happy, positive vibes