Name: SquirrelGirl
Age: 31 (32 in January)
How long TTC: 2 years
Diagnosis or any known issues: Unexplained/though I spot more days than I don't, so I figured it was something hormonal.
Treatments you tried before IVF: HSG, Laparoscopy, 3 injectible IUIs
How many IVF did you do before success: First time lucky!!!!
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: No
Protocol (meds taken): Lupron, Follistim, HCG & Ovidrel triggers, Crinone
How many follicles at ER: 6 that they could see -- I was too tender for them to poke around too much with the oh so fun transvaginal wand.
How many eggs retrieved: 9 (2 were too fragmented and discarded)
How many eggs fertilized: 6 (4 out of 4 with ICSI, 2 out of 3 just regular ivf)
How many days between ER and ET: 3
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 Grade A transferred. 2 Grade B frozen. 2 Grade C discarded
How many days bed rest: 2 official, but I took a whole week off work (transfer was on a Monday, so I took it easy and watched a bunch of tv through Sunday)
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: None until 11dpo/retrieval Then massive exhaustion. Since the positive result, I've had a couple bouts of nausea.
What day you got your BFP: 12dpo on an IC AND a Clearblue digi!
HPT before blood test: I took 5 total, all positive. 2 on 12dpo, 1 on 13dpo and 2 on 14dpo
Number of first beta: 133
Number of second beta: 520
Number of babies:
TWINS!!!
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process: Keep up the hope through your cycle. I had a doctor tell me to be prepared that my cycle might be cancelled, but we went ahead with only having a "few" good sized follies. It's QUALITY over QUANTITY. Also, I watched a lot of funny tv shows (The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother) and that really helped me pass the time during the TWW without obsessing too much. Also..... I found it easier if I didn't ask about my E2 levels or anything like that. I decided to let them handle it and do whatever it is they thought was best. It helped me to not over-analyze or compare with other ladies.
Here's the pic of my 12dpo digi.
buT it's quite difficult....
