We will be starting our first ivf attempt next month. It was a big decision, but i think we are getting comfortable with it. Earlier this week we spent a day at the fertility center attending their orientation, injection class, meeting with genetic counselor, the nurse coordinating our schedule and more. It was a long day, but since we are traveling out of town it was great to have it all condensed. We are super impressed with the facility and faculty and feel in good hands. Although i am 42, i have a decent ovarian reserve (19 follicles counted and high AMH result). Our dr is optimistic she can get eggs from nearly all the follicles (eek!). This will of course give us a higher probability of finding that one good one. But worst case scenario, even if we find none of them are viable we will at least know after 1 (or maybe 2) cycles that is unlikely to happen and we can move forward with that information.
Thanks for letting me share. This is a big step and it will be nice to have additional support.
Also, if anyone has thoughts on pgs testing i would be curious to hear them. We still have to decide if want to include this in our treatment (we like the idea, but the cost is a bit daunting on top of all the other costs).
Me (42) w/ partner for 16+ years
TTC #1: 11/2012 - 9/2013; 6/2014 - present
Follistim + TI (3x): All BFNs
Follistim + IUI (1x): BFN
IVF #1: 17 retrieved,15 fertilized, Day 3: 15, Day 5/6: 3 biopsied
Result; 1 frozen blast (inconclusive PGS results)
IVF #2; ER: 6/22 16 retrieved, 6/25: 5 transferred (CP), 2 frozen
FET 9/17: BFN
Current FET -- Transferred 2 day-3 embryos - BFN
Re: Well here we go...
You may want to ask on the PG after IF board about the testing. A few of our grads did it but I'm not sure if any if them are around. The IF boards are a great source of info on all things ART.
Me:39, DH:40
DD born 8/96, DS born 8/04
TTC#3
NTNP since 2006, active trying 1/13
Natural M/C 3/13 at 7 weeks
CP 2/14
All welcome
I have been thinking of checking in at the IF board. Hopefully have some time this weekend. Thanks for the recommendation.
P.S.-My mom had me when she was 43 and I turned out okay (depending on who you ask;)
TTC: 21 Months
Husband: 41
Me: 36
3 failed IUIs
changed REs
1 failed IVF (chemical pregnancy)
13 5-day frozen embryos
I wanted to wish you well.
I am hopefully doing IVF/ICSI #4 but with CCS and FET this spring/summer.
Your numbers so far sound great, much better than mine!
Let me know if you any questions as I sadly know a lot about IVF
TTC #1 with IUI and donor sperm
First IUI May, 2014, Clomid + Trigger = BFN
Second IUI July, 2014, Clomid + Trigger = BFN
Third IUI Dec, 2014, Femara + Follistim + Trigger = BFN
Fourth IUI Feb 2015, Femara + Follistim + Trigger = C/P
I second the heating pack (I made a 4x6 one out of rice) applied before and after, it really helps to warm up the muscle so you don't get the lumps.
If you hold the injection site and have your DH inject fast it hurts so much less.
BFP- 10-16-14 EDD 6/13/15: MC 12-1-14
as for PGS (i'm 36, have DOR and endo) we did it. when it was all said and done (two retrievals and one cancelled cycle) we had two perfect PGS embryos. We had 5 total we tested. MENTS -- we had a FET 2/3 and lost both embryos last week -- END MENTS.
here's my thought on PGS testing, to us it was worth it. while they did not stick we had the peace of mind that we do in fact make normal embryos and that we prevented even more losses by knowing which ones were not viable. We also feel like we save some time by not using non-viable embryos, if that makes sense? hope this helps. and best of luck to you!
lastly. as for shots. my DH gives them, helps him feel like he's part of the process. I use ice before and after and do them laying down (my protocol is menopur; omnitrope; gonalF and then ganerelix the last few days). however when I a have an estrogen shot (during FET) I use a heating pad instead of ice.
"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." - Eleanor Roosevelt