~*~*~* Fertility Treatments Check-In~*~*~*

jaztastic

Sorry Im late with the post today, and that its pretty informal. Work is crazy this week... 

If you have had trouble trying to conceive and reached out for medical intervention, this check in is for you. 

Weeks:

Treatment:

Meds Currently Taking:

Last/Next Appt:

Anything You Want To Add?:

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not

chickyclg

Weeks: 7w3d

Treatment: FET#1

Meds Currently Taking: Still on the full load: Prenatal, Folgard, Estrace, Baby Asprin, Minivelle Patch, Heparin, Progesterone Oil.

Last/Next Appt: 1st OB appt. on Wed and another appt. at RE

Anything You Want To Add?: Just trying to keep calm to keep my IF anxiety down.

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not: We will use our last little frozen embryo when the babies are about 2 or so.  But if that doesn't work out we will not be doing another round if IVF.  

ConstanceGoodspeed

Weeks: 6

Treatment: IVF with ICSI

Meds Currently Taking: PIO, Estradiol

Last/Next Appt: Wednesday for the heartbeat, I kind of think 6w2d is a little early for that?

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not I want three kids, so I will use our one frozen and if that doesn't work I will do another fresh cycle. Our insurance covers 4 fresh cycles and we've only used two, so I will max it out to try for a third child.

chickyclg

@ConstanceGoodspeed Good God I love your insurance!!!

ConstanceGoodspeed

chickyclg said:

@ConstanceGoodspeed Good God I love your insurance!!!

Me too! DH took a pay cut and now has an hour commute each way to get a job with IF benefits. This is also why we are spacing our kids so close together, so he can quit sooner and go back to a closer job with better pay. But so worth it. 

chickyclg

ConstanceGoodspeed said:

chickyclg said:

@ConstanceGoodspeed Good God I love your insurance!!!

Me too! DH took a pay cut and now has an hour commute each way to get a job with IF benefits. This is also why we are spacing our kids so close together, so he can quit sooner and go back to a closer job with better pay. But so worth it. 

So worth it... 

amdeppen724

Weeks: 8

Treatment: IVF with ICSI

Meds Currently Taking: Estrace and Endometrin. Only 2 more weeks!

Last/Next Appt: Graduated from RE clinic today! US showed a beautiful little baby with a heartbeat of 154 bpm. Next appt is with my OB on 7/9

Anything You Want To Add?: I think I've already put on a few pounds. Feeling down about that which is insane considering everything I went through to get pregnant. Hoping to get a better attitude soon.

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not: I have 3 more frozen blastocysts so I'll definitely be going back to the clinic for them in a few years.

mrsherr22

Weeks: 7 weeks 4 days

Meds: prenatal, 81 mg Aspirin, metformin, and progesterone suppositories

Next appt: tomorrow for our first U/S to see if both embryos decided to stay or just one with my RE then wed 7/2 is my first OB nurse visit.

Thoughts: nervous/anxious/excited I can't believe how fast time it's going. I have gained 4 pounds and everyone has been commenting on my growing breast size (I think it might be due to the progesterone) ???

More babies: heck yes!!! I would love at least 2 and be happy with 4 we have lots of eggs frozen for future.

elephantsonpatrol

Weeks:  7w2d

Treatment: IVF w/ ICSI

Meds Currently Taking: Crinone, Baby Asprin, Synthroid, Unisom, B6

Last/Next Appt: Last appt 6/26, Next appt 7/2 (first one with OB)

Anything You Want To Add?: Nope - glad to see everyone

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not  Nope- after this time the shop is closed!

SallyAnneS

Weeks: 5+3
Treatment: iui #3 with injectables
Meds: still on progestrone
Next appt: first u/s is a week Tuesday
Mire kids: I already have Ds who is 3. I think we are done after this one. I always thought i wanted 3 but IF, PPD, and not being as patient as i wish i was have kind of changed that idea.

rhapsody11

Thanks for starting this thread! I am new to your IF group

Weeks: 7 weeks tomorrow

Treatment: IUI w/femara and trigger

Next appt: finally get to see the hb on Wednesday. I had my last hcg blood draw this morning. Hopefully will get good results tomorrow.

I was starting to get confident with this pregnancy when my re called in Friday and said my last hcg didn't double. Now I am bouncing between freaking out and thinking it's no big deal.

QOTD: I absolutely will be trying for more kids! I want three and dh is on board, so we will keep trying for it. I plan on not doing anything to prevent it until we actively start trying again. Maybe we'll get lucky and not have to go back to the re.

weansworld09

Weeks: 7w0d

Treatment: IVF#2 

Meds Currently Taking: PNV, vitamin d 2,000 & PIO 

Last/Next Appt: Last appt 6/27, next appt 7/24

Anything You Want To Add?:  All day I dream of food.. 

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not: We will likely try another round of IVF or adoption

Hernsy

Weeks: 7w 1d

Treatment: IVF w/ ICSI

Meds Currently Taking: PIO

Last/Next Appt: last appointment we saw a healthy heartbeat of 122. Next RE visit is 7/8. First OB visit is 7/11.

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not

Yes, we'll try again. I'm 35 so we don't have a lot of time once our LO comes.

agt104

Weeks: 6w5d (saw the heart beat!)

Treatment: IUI w/ trigger #2

Meds Currently Taking: ALOT for my ibd conditiond

Last/Next Appt: 1st OB appt. last Wed. next is at 10 weeks

Anything You Want To Add?: After 21 months of trying I thought my ob would help me along more in the pg, but she seems relxed (maybe I should take a clue)

QOTD: : YES! My DH thinlks our second time will happen w/o treatment (everything was very normal) but I know we'll have to do it again. We have always wanted more then one child (the debate is betewwn 2-4 ) 

ColleenS629

I never noticed this check-in before!

Weeks: 8 weeks this past weekend

Treatment: FET #1 with an embryo that had been PGD tested

Meds Currently Taking: Estrace, Prometrium, Vitafol, DHA

Last/Next Appt: Last appointment was today. Baby had a FHR of 176 and measured 8w3d. Graduated from RE. Next appointment (first with OB) is Wednesday.

Anything You Want To Add?:

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not We are done after this LO. We already have 2.5 year old twin boys from IVF #1.

BeckyP005

1. 6wks

2. DE FETw/ICSI

3. Estrace, Baby aspirin and PIO

4. Wednesday hoping to see heartbeat! @ConstanceGoodspeed the tech said we should be able to hear heartbeat

5. First day being sick at work

QOTD: Sadly this will be our only child. I have frosties left (which I will donate) but with me being close to 47 when I deliver we are done. I know other ladies who still have more children up until 50 with DE but that's not for us. $ also plays a factor. I've always wanted 3 I'm lucky enough to have this one so I won't complaint!!

Mrs.EvilQueen

Weeks: 8
Treatment: Fet # 3
Meds: (deep breath, here we go...) Estrace x2, Medrolx 2 , low dose asprin, Synthroid, Q10, Prenatal, Progesteron supsx 3 and POI shots
Next appointment: July 8, ultrasound 2.
Anything you want to Add: I have wanted a maybe so badly and fought so hard through my IF, ofcourse Im over the moon to be pregnant, but Im so sick of these shots!!! They are startinto hurt so much, and managing all my meds is exhausting. Im over it. I hope tge next few weeks fly by!
QOTD: Always wanted two, I.guesd we' ll see if Baby # 2 maked it. I dont think I have the emotional fortitude to go through more treatments though.

cls78

Weeks: 8 weeks 1 day

Treatment: IVF/FET

Meds Currently Taking: PIO, Estrace, Thyroid meds

Last/Next Appt: Graduate from RE tomorrow.

Anything You Want To Add?:

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not

We will be done since we are having Twins. I have 8 frosties left on ice too.

clayjackson10

Weeks: 8w4d

Treatment: IUI w/ Clomid

Meds: Prenatal Vitamins & Tirosint for hypothyroidism

Next Appt: Tomorrow Morning for the first US!

Anything you want to add: So nervous for this appt.  The spotting/bleeding has gotten much heavier in the last week.

QOTW: We will most likely be done with biological children.  We have lots of friends who foster and adopt so we may do that as well.

jaztastic

HAPPY GRADUATION TO ALL OUR RE GRADUATES THIS WEEK... and Congrats to those who have already graduated!!!

pmpknbride

I'll be week 7 tomorrow! I'm med free except for my pn vitamins. It was IUI #5, second with injects that did the trick. I'm pretty sure I'd like a second child, I think we will start trying for number 2 when #1 is 1-1.5 years. DH had amazing IF insurance coverage at his job and while he loves his job he'll probably be ready to move on in about 3 years so I'd want to take advantage of the coverage while we can...I also do not want to wait too close to age 35 as I'm nervous the longer we wait the harder it'll be. Eta: had my second us yesterday and there was a beautiful strong heartbeat! I go for one more scan next week and then I graduate from my RE!

MissEm15

Weeks: 8 weeks TODAY!
Treatment: IUI #3.1 w/ injectibles

Meds Currently Taking: Progesterone 2X daily

Last/Next Appt: Thursday! FX I graduate!

Anything You Want To Add?: My nausea is kicking in.. luckily no ms yet. However, I'm on my second breakfast already.

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not
I think it all depends on how this goes for us & what we have. If we have two boys or two girls, I think we'd try for a third. Nothing is decided though.

jaytee16

Weeks: 6 weeks

Treatment:  IVF#1 with ICSI

Meds Currently Taking:  Endometrin, baby aspirin and my usuals: folic acid, PNV and synthroid

Last/Next Appt:  U/s tomorrow, I'm nervously excited but so happy that H is home and can come with me!

Anything You Want To Add?:  Not worth complaining about, yet

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not  
We have one frostie from our ER so we will likely do a FET at some point.  

danichyl

Weeks: 7

Treatment: IVF with PGS

Meds Currently Taking: Endometrin

Last/Next Appt:  Today!

Anything You Want To Add?:  Even though I should be confident and happy, I still have this fear in the back of my mind that one day I'll wake up and not be pregnant,

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not

This will be it for us.

jaztastic

ConstanceGoodspeed said:

Weeks: 6

Treatment: IVF with ICSI

Meds Currently Taking: PIO, Estradiol

Last/Next Appt: Wednesday for the heartbeat, I kind of think 6w2d is a little early for that?

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not I want three kids, so I will use our one frozen and if that doesn't work I will do another fresh cycle. Our insurance covers 4 fresh cycles and we've only used two, so I will max it out to try for a third child.

I think you should be fine to at least see the HB at 6w2d... I went on 6w4d and it was nice and strong. Best wishes tomorrow. 

jaztastic

@Chickyclg HAPPY GRADUATION!!

@Amdeppen724 Im right there with you. Ive picked up 5lbs in 8.5wks. Oh well. lol 

@elephantsonpatrol Do you have other children or is this it? 

@Rhapsody11 Welcome to the checkin!! Please update us on Friday when you get an update on the baby and your HCG. I know you must be freaked out right now. Hang in there! 

@MissEm15 HAPPY GRADUATION!!

@weansworld09 OMG almost a whole month in between appointments. That has got to be hard this early on. But look on the bright side, thats 4weeks down!! 

@Cls78 HAPPY GRADUATION!!! Have you discussed what your plan for the frosties will be? 

@ClayJackson10 Wishing you all the best tomorrow. Hopefully the spotting was nothing major.

@ColleenS629 HAPPY GRADUATION!!! Glad you found us 

@BeckP005 With AMA its hard. Your heart wants more, but you have to do whats best. I really hope this results in your take home. 

@Mrs.EvilQueen I hear ya!! These shots are the worse... but we do what we gotta do

@Tthgirl HAPPY GRADUATION!! 

@Arender I have the same fear

jaztastic

Weeks: 8w3d

Treatment: FET #4 (From IVF with ICSI and PGD)

Meds Currently Taking: Lovenox, Endometrin, Del Estrogen

Last/Next Appt: GRADUAION TOMORROW!!!

Anything You Want To Add?: The nausea has lightened up... so thank goodness for that. Im feeling better, but lack of symptoms make me nervous. I have this fear that tomorrow I will get bad news. 

QOTD: I think we will try again. I still have 2 frosties. We get 3 attempts per live birth with my insurance, so if we have this one we get a fresh set of tries all over again. I'd like to be done after 2. 

elephantsonpatrol

jaztaz1 - none before and if this works out we will have plenty!

chickyclg

@jaztaz1 thanks for the love girl but unfortunately I don't officially graduate from RE until 10-12 weeks  

jaztastic

chickyclg said:

@jaztaz1 thanks for the love girl but unfortunately I don't officially graduate from RE until 10-12 weeks  

You are overlapping OB and RE? I thought REs couldnt keep you past 9wks? Well at least my office says they cant. 

chickyclg

jaztaz1 said:

chickyclg said:

@jaztaz1 thanks for the love girl but unfortunately I don't officially graduate from RE until 10-12 weeks  

You are overlapping OB and RE? I thought REs couldnt keep you past 9wks? Well at least my office says they cant. 

Yea we are overlapping for now, my RE requires your first OB appt. to be during your 8th week then the RE works with the OB to develop a "plan" for the pregnancy.  Then we get released.  lol I feel like everybody has moved on but I'm still stuck.  We were told that my insurance may not cover some visits if they are in the same week, but we signed this lengthy contract stating our responsibilities but for what it's worth I love my REs office and will miss it when I'm not there any more.

cls78

@jaztaz1‌ They are stored for free until next April and then it is $1200 a year after that. We might pay the $1200 to hold them the extra year just in case, but I think after that we will donate them for research or maybe embryo adoption.

jaymo517

Weeks: 9 tmrw

Treatment: IUI w/ injectables

Meds Currently Taking: Synthroid

Last/Next Appt: 2nd U/S today! Measuring right on schedule. FHR 180bpm

Anything You Want To Add?: I officially graduated from my RE to OB!!! First OB appointment is 7/21

QOTD: As of right now, considering all goes well with this pregnancy, what are your future plans for children? Will you be trying again? Why/Why Not
Absolutely!! I've always wanted at least 2 kids and we'll try again a after this miracle baby is born. I'm a believer, it's all in God's time.

Mommalawyer

This is my first check in so, HI!

Weeks: 5w5d

Treatment: IUI with injects

Medication: Prenatals, Progestrone

Last/Next Appt: Last appointment was 2nd beta at 2,752. Next appointment is 7/8 which will be our first ultrasound.

Anything To Add: Nope.

QOTW: Sadly this will be my last. I am 38 years old and decided a while ago I didn't want to be over 40 pregnant & having more babies. It's strictly a personal choice & I admire those who do it. If I was able to be a stay at home mom, I think it would change my opinion, but I have to work....

weansworld09

jaztaz1 said:

@weansworld09 OMG almost a whole month in between appointments. That has got to be hard this early on. But look on the bright side, thats 4weeks down!! 

@jaztaz1 I know!! My RE office said to be seen by my 10th week & that was the earliest this OB office (recommended by my RE) could fit me in.  It will be awesome to be 10.5 weeks by then, but it makes me a little anxious 

cls78

I didn't graduate today, because I missed my monitoring appt. . I got sick this morning and was late for monitoring. ( the RE was out by the time I got there ). Trying again tomorrow!

MissEm15

@jaztaz1 good luck today!! I'm nervous too.. but I have no doubt we will both be graduating this week!

@cls78 I'm sorry you were sick & missed you apt.. that stinks! Happy Graduation to us tmr tho!!

@constancegoodspeed I saw our heartbeats at 6w1d! Good luck today!

@arender @jaytee16 @clayjackson10Good luck on your apts! Fill us in!!

jaztastic

My lil Dolce!! I graduated!! 

danichyl

Went in for my second u/s yesterday.  I should be happy, relieved, excited, bonding.  Baby A is measuring on track and a great heartbeat but we were hoping that one of Babies B and C would have reduced but everyone's looking strong and healthy.  

Just to remind everyone of my background:  I did IVF and transferred two embryos.  Fortunately they both implanted.  Unfortunately one of them split.  So I have identical twins and a singleton.  I'm probably going to have to reduce the two twins as they would high risk and there is no way to reduce one of two identical twins.  I feel lost and scared.

jaztastic

@arender... YAAAAA you got your ticker working!!! But you have a tough decision to make ahead. Are they giving you a timeline when you need to decide about reduction? 

jaytee16

Yay @jaztaz1, happy graduation!!!

I have to AW!  Had my u/s this morning and got to see my beautiful babies!!  We got to see their heartbeats flicker away on the screen, it was seriously the most amazing thing ever!  I am so in love with them, and I also cannot believe there are technically 3 hearts beating in my body right now!  lol  The human body is truly an amazing thing!  Here they are: