List your IVF Successes here

[babykitty]

Age: 34
How long TTC: 4 1/2 years
Diagnosis or any known issues: Unexplained (some sort of hormone imbalance?!)
Treatments you tried before IVF: 9 months clomid
How many IVF did you do before success: 1 cycle cancelled due to poor response. Success with first full cycle
Are you using donor eggs or sperm:No
Protocol (meds taken): menopur
How many follicles at ER: 12 I think
How many eggs retrieved: 5
How many eggs fertilized: 4
How many days between ER and ET: 3
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 transferred, not given details of quality other than described as very good
How many days bed rest: None, but took 2 weeks off work to relax at home
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: Tired, stabbing pains and cramping, went off tea and sweet food within a few days
What day you got your BFP: Waited until 12 days after ET before doing HPT
HPT before blood test: Yes
Number of first beta:Not told
Number of babies: One
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process: That I should take time to get my body as healthy as possible and not stress about work and other commitments.
xxx

 

[sunshine314]

Age: 34
How long TTC: 4 1/2 years
Diagnosis or any known issues: Unexplained (some sort of hormone imbalance?!)
Treatments you tried before IVF: 9 months clomid
How many IVF did you do before success: 1 cycle cancelled due to poor response. Success with first full cycle
Are you using donor eggs or sperm:No
Protocol (meds taken): menopur
How many follicles at ER: 12 I think
How many eggs retrieved: 5
How many eggs fertilized: 4
How many days between ER and ET: 3
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 transferred, not given details of quality other than described as very good
How many days bed rest: None, but took 2 weeks off work to relax at home
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: Tired, stabbing pains and cramping, went off tea and sweet food within a few days
What day you got your BFP: Waited until 12 days after ET before doing HPT
HPT before blood test: Yes
Number of first beta:Not told
Number of babies: One
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process: That I should take time to get my body as healthy as possible and not stress about work and other commitments.
xxx

Congrats!! Happy and healthy nine months to you

 

[africaqueen]

Congrats babykitty! happy an healthy 9mths xxx

 

[LLbean]

Finally my turn to post here

Name: Sarah
Age: 29
How long TTC: 2+ years
Diagnosis or any known issues: Unexplained Infertility but polyps removed by D&C in Sept 2011
Treatments you tried before IVF: 4 IUIs, 3 with clomid, 1 with injectibles
How many IVF did you do before success: First time lucky
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: No
Protocol (meds taken): BCP for 3 weeks. Then for stimming: 75 IU repronex, 75 IU Gonal F, upped to 150 IU of Gonal F half way through stimming due to low response, 250mcg cetrotide for last 3 days of stimming. After ER: prometrium, baby aspirin, estrace
How many follicles at ER: 8
How many eggs retrieved: 6 including 1 immature
How many eggs fertilized: 5
How many days between ER and ET: 3
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 high quality embryos (10 cell) rated 18 and 18+ on a 20 point scale.
How many days bed rest: 2 after ET but then took it really easy
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: Bloating, constipated, tired
What day you got your BFP: 10dpt 3dt
HPT before blood test: 2, an IC then a FRER
Number of first beta: 520 at 12dp3dt
Number of babies: Not sure yet
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process: That you don't need lot of eggs for it to work, try to keep a positive outlook on it all, take one day at a time and try not to let the numbers get to you. Most of all, trust your Doctor!!!

Found out we are having twins! Saw 1 of the heartbeats today at 5w+5d Still really early, hope to see the other one at our next scan.

yey for twins!!!!!!

 

[LLbean]

Age: 34
How long TTC: 4 1/2 years
Diagnosis or any known issues: Unexplained (some sort of hormone imbalance?!)
Treatments you tried before IVF: 9 months clomid
How many IVF did you do before success: 1 cycle cancelled due to poor response. Success with first full cycle
Are you using donor eggs or sperm:No
Protocol (meds taken): menopur
How many follicles at ER: 12 I think
How many eggs retrieved: 5
How many eggs fertilized: 4
How many days between ER and ET: 3
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 transferred, not given details of quality other than described as very good
How many days bed rest: None, but took 2 weeks off work to relax at home
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: Tired, stabbing pains and cramping, went off tea and sweet food within a few days
What day you got your BFP: Waited until 12 days after ET before doing HPT
HPT before blood test: Yes
Number of first beta:Not told
Number of babies: One
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process: That I should take time to get my body as healthy as possible and not stress about work and other commitments.
xxx

Congrats!! Happy and healthy nine months to you

Congrats!

 

[Feebee]

I have read SOOOO many of these over the last few years and even now cannot quite believe I am getting to complete my own!

Age: 35
How long TTC: 3 years
Diagnosis or any known issues: Adhesions/ileostomy
Treatments you tried before IVF: One year trying naturally, 6mths clomid
How many IVF did you do before success: 6 treatments
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: No
Protocol (meds taken): This was our first attempt at a Frozen Transfer. Always used suprecur and menopur on Long protocol. Short protocol caused fluid in uterus.
Immune meds: prednisolone, clexane, womb relaxant, progesterone pessaries, oestrogen, extra vits.....
How many follicles at ER: Loads usually (in 6 attempts)
How many eggs retrieved: Averaged about 8
How many eggs fertilized: About 85% usually
How many days between ER and ET: Blasts transferred
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: One good, one average
How many days bed rest: Only the day after transfer, then moved house!
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: No idea if the slight nausea, boob ache, etc were imagined or real...
What day you got your BFP: 19 dpt
HPT before blood test: Did a secret one at 5dp5dt and it was a dud. Took this as a sign to STOP IT!! and did no more until 14dp5dt (still had not begun to spot and was beginning to hope...) when we got a clear +ve!!!
Number of first beta: No blood test done
Number of babies: One
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process: It WILL happen. It just might take longer than it does for other people, and that sucks. Also frozen transfers work better for us than fresh ones.

 

[africaqueen]

CONGRATS Feebee! happy and healthy 9mths! xxx

 

[angiemon]

Congratulations feebee, and thank you too for giving me more hope as Ive just started a frozen cycle xxx

 

[Helen76]

Feebee - that is just fantastic news Gives us long term IVFers hope!

Wishing you a happy & healthy 9 months and beyond.

H xx

 

[Apple Blossom]

So many successful IVF's being put on here, gives us all great hope, a happy and healthy 9 mths to you all

 

[BethK]

Name: Beth
Age: 33
How long TTC: 8 years
Diagnosis or any known issues: Deformed tubes
Treatments you tried before IVF: Chlomid x 6
How many IVF did you do before success: 2 cycles, bfp on 3rd
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: No.
Protocol (meds taken): Menopur
How many follicles at ER: 16
How many eggs retrieved: 12
How many eggs fertilized: 12
How many days between ER and ET: 5 (ICSI with Blastocyst transfer)
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 1 A
How many days bed rest: 3
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: Very emotional, nothing else
What day you got your BFP: 11 days past transfer
HPT before blood test:
Number of first beta:
Number of babies: 1
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process:

 

[rosababy]

Congrats, Beth! I love hearing all of these 2nd, 3rd and 4th time success stories! Gives me hope.

 

[africaqueen]

Congrats Beth! Happy and healthy 9mths xxx

 

[princess2406]

Congratulations to all the BFP's!!

 

[sunshine314]

Congrats Beth!!

 

[beauty]

 

[sunshine314]

Bump

 

[manchester1]

love reading this thread. am hopefully starting ivf number 1 end of the month.
keep having to remind my self theres more chance of it not working, than it working!!

 

[Lainey27]

I truly never thought i would post here........I am now 14 weeks 2 days pregnant and so, so delighted

Name: Elaine
Age: 36
How long TTC: 6+ years
Diagnosis or any known issues: Both tubes blocked - due to endo. Hubby ok
Treatments you tried before IVF: Nothing
How many IVF did you do before success: 2 cycles, BFP on 2nd cycle
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: No
Protocol (meds taken): Prostap, then GonalF
How many follicles at ER: 16
How many eggs retrieved: 13
How many eggs fertilized: 10
How many days between ER and ET: 2
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 grade A
How many days bed rest: 1
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: Sore boobs! Tiredness, and dizzy spells
What day you got your BFP: 13 days past transfer
HPT before blood test: No - I was too scared to test myself
Number of first beta: 175
Number of babies: 1
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process: Dont put too much pressure on yourself first time - but dont stop hoping and believing.

 

[Wanna_b_a_mom]

Congrats Lainey27. Wishing you a happy & healthy 9 months