June/July IVF/FET buddies! :)

[lanet]

Flannel are you still doing estrogen injections?

 

[lanet]

Today's beta 2,109. Ultrasound on July 22!

 

[Flannelsheets]

Great, lanet!
Yes, I'm still doing estrogen, for another week or so (stopping at around week 9), and then I switch to little pills for a bit, and then stop both progesterone & estrogen altogether at the end of July. Can't come soon enough!!

 

[lanet]

Have you stopped pio yet? Switched to suppositories?

 

[Redbean]

Labs are back. E2 is 683 after 7 days on estrogen (today is CD8). Does this mean anything to anybody? My next check isn't until Wednesday.

My ER will prob be Monday with trigger tomorrow night. I can't wait. The injections are killing me. For some reason the nurse wants me to do all of them in my stomach, so there's only so much skin not touched by the 4x daily injections plus 2x weekly acupuncture! I asked her about butt and thighs and she looked me up and down and said no. Not sure why. I'm trying the icing though.

My E2 was at 800 after 4 days of stim (this was high). Apparently, they want it at 2000 plus for retrieval. I don't know about a FET cycle, though.

 

[River54]

redbean - I alternated sides each day - so right side of tummy with all the injections one day, then left the next - gave each side some time to recover. Icing helps. I iced before and after a bit - seemed to ease it up a bit.
FX for your ER!

 

[islandnyc]

Happy Monday all! I had to do my injections in my belly too it wasn't comfortable. I'm still doing the Progesterone injections and the estrogen pills until the end of July as well Flannel. Had to order progesterone on Saturday for the last time. lanet that beta sounds awesome! Next Tuesday is a blink away! Good Luck tonight Red!

 

[Mas1118]

Hello All,
I go for an early scan today because I started spotting and bleeding. I had some cramping but it was more like endometriosis pain but that went away the next day but the bleeding continued. I am barely bleeding today just a bit of spotting, which is a good sign but I just don't feel overly pregnant. Im very worried its game over. I will keep you ladies posted on what happens. I would think if it was a miscarriage it would have been more blood - I just wore panty liners and didn't have a lot of blood and only a few tiny clots. A lot of it was mucous like but reddish brown. Keep your fingers crossed for me

 

[jsquared]

Oh Mas, here's hoping everything checks out just fine.

Redbean, I hope retrieval goes well today and that your recovery is easy! Let us know how it went when you feel up to posting.

Hello to everyone else--hope this Monday morning finds you doing well!

 

[islandnyc]

Mas I'm sorry that your going through this. Positive thought and well wishes coming your way. Good luck on your scan today.

 

[Redbean]

Mas, I'm sure if you we're miss carrying you'd know it. I've heard spotting and even light continuous flow is normal, so stay positive. Fx to you.

Just stopped feeling nauseous from the ER. They got 11 eggs so hoping they are all mature and healthy!

 

[Mas1118]

We lost the baby. hcg was down to 21 and nothing to show on the u/s. We will try again as soon as we can.

 

[jsquared]

I am so sorry Mas. There are no words. Just know we are here if you need us.

 

[River54]

So sorry Mas

 

[Flannelsheets]

Redbean-- that's great. Good luck!!

Mas - I'm so shocked and devastated for you. That's awful. There just are no words. I had been off the thread for a day or two, and just read all this at once. When there wasn't that much blood, I had such hope. Oh man. I hope you're not in too much physical pain. We're here for you. xoxo

 

[Redbean]

We lost the baby. hcg was down to 21 and nothing to show on the u/s. We will try again as soon as we can.

I'm so sorry, Mas. It must be devastating, especially with how hard and hopeful, all-consuming, tiring, etc. this process is.

Have a glass of wine and a hot bath, darlin.

 

[islandnyc]

My heart goes out to you Mas. Please take care of yourself and start gearing up for your next round. Don't lose hope.

Red bean I hope all 11 fertilize beautifully.

 

[Redbean]

So only 4 of the 11 fertilized (8 were mature). Is that bad?

I was really hoping to have some left over in case one didn't stick, or some to freeze for a later baby. Ugh, I hate aging.

 

[jsquared]

Redbean, are you doing a 3-day or 5-day transfer? Hang in there -- if those 4 keep going, frosties are still a possibility!

 

[Redbean]

It depends on dividing, fragmenting, etc. They are ready for either 3 or 5.

I think I'm going to ask that, if they all make it and look great, I still get two transferred, just in case the others don't make it to freeze. I'm ok w twins