First EVER Round of IVF...Help!

whit0156

Hello ladies!!

I haven't been on here in a while, so here is my story in a nutshell. My hubby and I have been TTC baby #2 for over 2 years now. (We had a hard time conceiving #1, too, but our 3rd round of Clomid +IUI worked with him). This time, we have had 3 failed rounds of Clomid + IUI (one resulted in a chemical pregnancy) and 2 failed rounds of Femara + IUI... My RE recommended that IVF would be our next best course of action. After taking several months off to give my mind and body a break, we are starting our first round of IVF. I start Lupron injections tomorrow! I am excited and extremely anxious about the coming weeks. (I was so overwhelmed when I got my HUGE box of meds in the mail yesterday). I don't know anyone who has done IVF, so I would love any tips/advice/warnings that you have for me.

Thank you ladies!! Is anyone else starting Lupron tomorrow? I'd love a buddy!

Erica

pettycrocker

I have my IVF consultation tomorrow morning, so *hopefully* the next cycle coming up will be our IVF cycle. So, I'm pretty much in the same boat as you for now. Just wanted to say good luck! 

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ally510

I'm currently on day 5 of stims for my first (and hopefully only) IVF cycle. I was not on Lupron. I took 10 days of BCP, had 4 days off, and then started Follistim and low dose HCG injections. Tomorrow night I'll be adding Ganirelex to the mix. I was super stressed about it until I picked my meds up from the pharmacy. The pharmacist walked me through everything. He was so patient and kind. He recommended watching the videos on fertilitybydesign.com if I forgot anything. You may want to check that out if you feel overwhelmed. I'm thinking my retrieval will likely be next weekend, though I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will be Friday so I don't have to find someone to watch my DD.

Good luck!

gmc222

Welcome! I just finished my first round of IVF and am in the 2WW. The whole process was MUCH easier than I expected, especially after Google told me some horror stories. I did the Lupron and Follistim, and my hcg trigger was Novarel. I am a huge wuss when it comes to needles, and I was able to do them all myself. I was so proud of myself!

The retrieval was very quick, I was completely out during the retrieval and woke up comfortably with DH by my side. They got 11 eggs, and I had very minimal bloating. I took colase and drank lots of gatorade!

The transfer was equally as quick, and the worst part was having a full bladder and thinking I was going to pee all over the doctor "> They transferred one 5 day blast, I sat there for 10 minutes, then went home and watched tv on the couch and napped. 

I know there is always the possibility of OHSS, but I promise my experience with IVF was that it was much less overwhelming than I thought in the beginning. You can do it!!