June/July IVF/FET buddies! :)

[Flannelsheets]

Hey ladies! Who's doing a round of IVF/FET in June or July? I am! Who wants to be my cycle buddy?

Got the go-ahead to start estrogen tonight for our FET, which is scheduled for June 9. We had a failed IVF in April, so here's hoping this June/July is the cycle for all of us!

Join me!

 

[lizzie78]

Hi flannelsheets there are a few of Us that have just starts a thread for June/July ivf why don't you join us there too? I'm starting down regging 6th June with ET likely to mid July. I'll bump the other thread for you now xxx

 

[West coast]

Hi ladies! I'm hoping to do a FET in June or July. I had IVF in November (which ended up ectopic) and FET in march(which ended in a miscarriage). I was hoping to do my next FET this month but after some blood tests by fertility doc could see my Protein S is very low(which means I'm prone to clotting and may have clotted out the last pregnancy). So now I'm off to he haematologist June 6th to see what they recommend. Sounds like I will be put on blood thinners. I'm glad they have found "something" to go on, but I'm worried they will want to monitor my blood for months before the next FET. So much waiting!!

TTC since Nov 2009
Me: 36, some endometriosis removed march 2013, low protein S detected May 2014
DH: 34, very healthy!

3 IUI's August- November 2012
IVF November 2013 - ectopic
FET March 2014 - miscarriage
Hoping for next FET in June or July!

 

[lizzie78]

West coast, that kind of sucks and kind of is good news iykwim. I hope they don't have to monitor things for long and that knowing this piece of info leads to a successful bfp for you next cycle xxx

 

[West coast]

Thanks Lizzie. Are you doing IVF soon?

 

[lanet]

West coast are you doing baby aspirin or anything to help the clotting?
I'll be doing my first fet, (first transfer ever) june 27!

 

[Flannelsheets]

West coast -- I've never heard of this clotting issue. But it totally makes sense. I assume baby aspirin is the answer? Or adult aspirin? FX that the solution is easy -- and that you don't have to endure that much waiting! The waiting is so interminable!!

 

[West coast]

I wish I could just take the aspirin and go for my FET and be done with it. But because the issue is why I may have lost the pregnancies and not why I wasn't getting pregnant(still unknown), I want to be sure I'm on the right meds and dose. I have 2 good embies left and I don't want to waste them. DH has agreed to this last FET (although I can't imagine discarding the other and DH only wants 1 embie= fear of twins). So although the waiting sucks, I'm hoping it will be worth it!
I was also thrown for a loop when my younger sister told me she is pregnant this week! She hasn't been with the guy for even a year, they've broken up once...it wasn't "planned". How does this happen? I've been married for 10 years and trying for 4.5!
Lanet, FET was way easier than full Ivf! Best of luck! Are you doing anything to prepare?

 

[lanet]

Oh I'm so sorry, I've been so scared that my younger sis would get pregnant while I was trying. Luckily that hasn't happened. I was just asking about the aspirin bc it's standard protocol with my RE, and she's the director of recurrent pregnant loss program here too. I hope you get things figured out.
I'm not really doing anything to prepare for FET, just trying to get back to normal after ohss, should I be doing something? I'm on bcp now.

 

[Disturbia]

Hi Ladies, I'm scheduled for 2nd FET on July 9. Hopefully, I'm ready by then as I will going through some tests now to figure out why my last fet with pgd embies didn't work out.
I had baby aspirin last cycle. My af post failed ivf was heavy but thinner than usual, I'm guessing the baby aspirin caused it.

 

[Flannelsheets]

Hey Disturbia -- what tests are they doing? My RE said there were some tests left to do, but was a little vague about it (or I was in such a haze that I didn't really hear him...). Glad the FET is scheduled, though! That's exactly one mo. after mine. (June 9)

 

[Disturbia]

He suggested to do APA test - antiphospolipid antibodies. He also suggested MRI to check for hydrosalphinx on the fallopian tubes, hope I don't have it. He said the water can leak to uterine and not good for embie. If your doctor keen to do some test, better do it. My doctor doesn not want to do some other tests that I want.
My fet schedule still can change, depends on the MRI result.

 

[West coast]

Interesting that some of you have been told to take baby aspirin as a preventative measure. I have heard of it from friends who miscarried but they did not have to go the Ivf route. I will ask my doc about this but I bet they just don't want people on too many meds.
Lanet, I did accupuncture leading up to my Ivf and fet. I find it so relaxing. The nurse who assisted with my fet was surprised I wasn't more tense or nervous, I think it was the accupuncture!
Disturbia, just when I thought I had a good understanding of what could "go wrong", you throw something else at me. I hope your test goes well!

 

[lanet]

I've done acupuncture off and on during ttc and I thought about adding it but it's another expense, and my ivf clinic is 3 hours away so it's hard to then fit in another appt. I'm not sure if I'll add it this time or not.
I would ask about the baby aspirin. My dr loves it. And I know it's standard for a few other clinics as well

 

[islandnyc]

Hello ladies. May I join? I am not sure when exactly my egg retrieval is but I am on day 7 of stims. I have a ultrasound scheduled for Friday so I am hoping that I get my egg retrieval date then. I am on baby aspirin, dhea, metformin, doxycycline, gonal-f, Menopur and Lupron. pretty scary to write all of that :/.

 

[lanet]

Hi island, it is a lot of meds! I was on follistim, menopur, baby asprin, doxy, medrol (steroid), magnesium and synthroid
This get cycle will be much easier so I'm looking forward to that.
Do you know how many follicles you have so far?

 

[Flannelsheets]

Hey Disturbia -- interesting. I'll ask about those if things don't work this time. He said the tests that are left to do are either expensive or invasive, and he didn't see a reason to do them yet after 1 failed cycle. I'm curious to look into the ones you're doing. It's always a double-edged sword with tests, isn't it? At least I always feel torn betw. hoping it's negative ("Yay, I'm healthy!") and hoping there's some problematic finding ("Yay, there's a fixable reason!") ... Good luck!

Time for another muscle shot tonight. Two more weeks until FET!

 

[Disturbia]

That is true Flannel. I don't know which ones are better than the other. I also only have 1 ivf so far but I did pgd so I know embies are fine. The problem must be me
I am very doubtful now if ivf is gonna work for me
What muscle shot are you having? Hope you get sticky bean this time.

 

[lizzie78]

Hi ladies, I'd somehow missed all the updates here! I'm a risk fro clotting too because I had deep vein thrombosis when I was younger. I'm being told to take aspirin whilst I'm on stimms and then they have me on clexane after transfer. I don't know if it's different because of my clinic or location but it might be something to ask about too although I'm sure that the reasons differ from person to person.

x

 

[islandnyc]

lanet, I don't know to be honest I wasn't focused on what she was saying last ultrasound, the pressure was getting to me, it was a little painful. I will remember tomm and post.