Hi all!
A little intro about me: I am 33 and DH 35 from New York. We had been trying for a little over 2 years with no luck. Went to an RE over the summer and diagnosed blocked tubes after HSG (ouchy!) so IVF is our only option. I started stims (Menopur and Follistim) on the 29th. Had u/s and b/w this morning and have 28 follicles growing and looking good. Triggering tonight for ER on Wednesday morning.
Starting to feel a little nervous about the success of a fresh cycle... but trusting that God is in control.
FX and prayers going up for a successful ER and ET and hopefully that BFP soon!
Looking forward to getting to know all of you ladies!
Re: Newbie Intro... ER this week :)
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
*** Pregnancy & Miscarriage Mentioned***
ME: 34/DH: 33
TTC (On & Off) Since 2008
Diagnosed DOR August 2013
2009-2013 6 Clomid Rounds which resulted in 3 Cysts/Had to take some time off from TTC
10/2014 ~ BFP (Natural Pregnancy) after 3 months Acupuncture/Miscarriage at 10 wks
7/2015 ~ Med Protocol#1: Failed Cycle/Only 1 Egg/Unable to convert to IUI because thin uterus lining
08/2015 ~ Med Protocol #2: Started stims 09/13
ER 10/9 with 6 Eggs Retrieved/3 SNOWFLAKES!!
10/22/15 ~ AF Showed up, waiting for Fibroid removal.
10/28/15 ~ Saline Ultrasound - Fibroids were gone. FET scheduled for December 3rd!
12/08/15 ~ FET of one hatching Embaby
12/21/15 ~ 13dp5dfet Beta 755! I'M PREGNANT!!!/ 12/23/15 ~15dp5dfet Beta 1539!
01/05/16 ~ 1st Ultrasound - 2 little beans and 2 Heartbeats (120 & 125 bpm)
My Fur Baby: Diva Celeste McClendon
12 retrieved
9 mature
9 fertilized
Now just waiting to find out if I'm a day 3 or day 5!
@sfleiss my HSG wasn't too painful just a lot of pressure. I also took 600mg of motion before I went in! The ER was not bad at all. I'm still sore today but not unbearable.... I'm super bloated though which is uncomfortable. You're going to do great!
*** Pregnancy & Miscarriage Mentioned***
ME: 34/DH: 33
TTC (On & Off) Since 2008
Diagnosed DOR August 2013
2009-2013 6 Clomid Rounds which resulted in 3 Cysts/Had to take some time off from TTC
10/2014 ~ BFP (Natural Pregnancy) after 3 months Acupuncture/Miscarriage at 10 wks
7/2015 ~ Med Protocol#1: Failed Cycle/Only 1 Egg/Unable to convert to IUI because thin uterus lining
08/2015 ~ Med Protocol #2: Started stims 09/13
ER 10/9 with 6 Eggs Retrieved/3 SNOWFLAKES!!
10/22/15 ~ AF Showed up, waiting for Fibroid removal.
10/28/15 ~ Saline Ultrasound - Fibroids were gone. FET scheduled for December 3rd!
12/08/15 ~ FET of one hatching Embaby
12/21/15 ~ 13dp5dfet Beta 755! I'M PREGNANT!!!/ 12/23/15 ~15dp5dfet Beta 1539!
01/05/16 ~ 1st Ultrasound - 2 little beans and 2 Heartbeats (120 & 125 bpm)
My Fur Baby: Diva Celeste McClendon
I had done folistim and menopur. My side effects didn't come until after night 2. Oh joy... and they haven't subsided yet! Lol
EDD 2/4/17 - TWINS- MC July
FET#2- 11/9/16 BFP- MC
FET#3- 2/8/17 BFP- MC
My RE never told me how many follicles I had before starting stims although I was ovulating regularly every month. I ended up with 23 follicles over 12 mm but they only retrieved 12 eggs which my RE and nurse assured me was a fine ratio. Questions to ask are how many embroyos are they willing to transfer, my doctor does no more than 2? If you're already producing several follicles before stims ask them how closely they monitor for OHSS. Also ask if they close for an extended time during the holidays... my office is closed for 2 and 1/2 weeks in Dec/Jan. You'll also want to know if you're going to be doing birth control before with or without a lupron injection. I didn't do lupron but I was on BC for 17 days prior to starting. To be honest I truly don't understand the 3 day or 5 day transfer difference and every time I asked my doctor they didn't give me a good explanation. My nurse originally said I would be a 5 day but then I ended up with a 3 day with 2 perfect embroyos. Good luck and please ask questions and keep me in the loop!
@MSR1977 I had hot flashes, bloated, pain in both ovaries and just an overall feeling of tiredness. On occasion my injection sites were a little sore. Since my ER and ET I've been crampy, some nauseous, tired, boobs are sore, anxious and I still have very slight discomfort from the ER. Oh and the hot flashes are back with the introduction of the estrogen pills again! But I'll take this for the next 9 months if it means I get to have my little miracle(s)! Have you had any side effects yet? When is your ER?
EDD 2/4/17 - TWINS- MC July
FET#2- 11/9/16 BFP- MC
FET#3- 2/8/17 BFP- MC
My follicles continued to grow up until the day of retrieval. So you'll get results on most of the same ones but then others would pop up.