Pregnant after IF

First time IVF success stories needed please!!

Good morning ladies, I'm currently in my 2ww, at 7dpt and I'm trying really hard to keep my nerves in check but could use your help! My DH and I had been TTC for a year when our doctor recommended us to a RE. At the clinic we were diagnose with MFI (severe low count) and were told that ICSI would be our only option. Early May I started the BC followed by injections of Superfact, Gonal F and a microdose, finishing with a trigger shot of Ovidril. After 14 days of stimulation, on May 15th we had our ER: 11 retrieved, 9 mature and 5 fertilized.  ET was on day 3 with two good looking embryos and the 3 others were froze. From what I can gather on the internet implantation (God willing) would've concluded yesterday and today the HCG hormones should start to be entered into my body, I know it's super early but I don't feel any different, in fact, I haven't felt this good in weeks since the swelling from my stim cycle seems to be going down....I'm due back at the clinic for BW on June 1st and fingers crossed I'll get good news!
Anyways, if you could please let me know your own first time IVF success stories I would really like to fill my brain with positive thoughts! Someone from the infertility board thought this would be a good forum for feedback!
Thank you so much for your time!

Re: First time IVF success stories needed please!!

  • I got my bfp on ivf  #1 at 5 days post 5 day transfer. It was the faintest line ever and didn't darken up until about 2 days later. I obviously cheated and tested way before my blood test. I didn't feel anything different except maybe more hungry than normal.

    Best of luck!

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    TTC #1 January 2009
    January 2010 SA results: Count 16 million, Motility 40%, Morphology 2%
    January 2010- Surprise BFP! DS born 10/1/2010 :)
    January 2013 TTC #2
    September 2013 Repeat SA: Count= 1.7 million, Motility= 24%, Morphology= 2%
    November 6th 1st Appointment with RE: diagnosed with severe MFI
    Testing to try to determine a cause & possible treatment for MFI
    CD 3 blood work for me. RE does not want to repeat my HSG/lap at this point,
    but may want to before moving forward with any fertility treatments.
    After seeing the uro, DH is currently taking lots of supplements and clomid to try to boost his count. We will have a repeat SA in February to see if it works.
    Follow up SA numbers are: Count= 4 million, Motility= 40%, Morphology= 1%
    Uro wants us to have another follow up SA 5/9 to see if we see further improvement than we are back to the RE to make a game plan.

    SA 5/9/2014 Count: 12 Million, Motility: 60%, and Morphology 2%. We will be doing iui #1 in late June

    IUI #1 6/28 clomid + ovidrel, post wash count 3 million total sperm= BFN

    IUI # 2 7/21 clomid+ ovidrel. post wash count 900,000 total sperm= BFN

    IVF planned for early November- cancelled due to cyst

    December IVF #1- 22 eggs, 20 mature,16 fertilized

    12/9 Transferred 1 4AA Blast, 6 frosties


    *****Everyone is welcome******

  • retasretas member
    That's great to hear! The nurse cautioned me from testing at home, stating that the ovidrel has been known to produce false positives....I'm debating taking a HPT on Saturday which would be 10dpt but haven't decided yet. I'm so happy everything worked for you! Thanks for your feedback!
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  • My IVF with DD was success the first time. I did not do a HPT - I waited for my bloodwork. Good luck!
    Me: 35 DH: 35 - Married 10 years
    PCOS and MF

    Two failed rounds IUI in 2010
    IVF #1 in 2011 - BFP 8/5/11 - Our IVF miracle was born 4/8/12
    FET 9/23/13; BFP -Twins-10/3/13; EDD 6/10/14; MC 11/1/13; D&C 11/4/13
    FET 3/28/14; BFN - 4/7/14
    IVF #2 - Transfer 2 embryos 11/14/14; BFP 11/24/14 - Beta 265;
    11/26/14 - Beta 612; 11/28/14 - Beta 1263; 12/1/14 - Beta 3571;
    12/3/14 - first u/s - two gestational sacs; 12/17/14 - two healthy heartbeats (132 and 134)
    Our IVF miracles were born 7/16/15

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  • My first FET (didn't have a fresh cycle due to PGD) of 2 embryos resulted in my current twin pregnancy. I went beta or bust. I didn't have any symptoms at all- thought I was out! GL!

    ***SIGGY WARNING***

    Our Story

    Me- 35, mild hypothyroidism

    DH- 29, low count due to a chromosomal abnormality, only option is IVF/ICSI with PGD.

    Married 5/13

    TTC since 8/13

    IVF/ICSI #1 ER 9/14 - 14R, 6M, 6F, 5 blasts off to PGD- 1 normal female, 2 balanced males

    FET 12/8 of 2 frosties - 1 male/1 female - stick babies stick! 

    Beta #1 10dp5dt 444! Beta #2 14dp5dt 2,340!  U/S 1/5-- TWINS!!!  EDD 8/26/15

    "You'll never see the rainbow if you can't survive the storm"

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  • grayskygraysky member
    I don't have a success story yet but I wanted to wish you good luck!
  • MiromiMMiromiM member
    edited May 2015
    Due to OHSS, we had to freeze our embryos after IVF in November. I got pregnant after my first FET in early this January. I was able to get a slightly positive urine test 9 days afterwards so 14dpo essentially. It was soo light that my DH wouldn't celebrate the pregnancy until after the nurse called with the beta results.

    I didn't have any symptoms until about week after my beta results. Even then it was only a little spotting and being exhausted. First trimester exhaustion is no joke. I never, ever want to be that tired again.
    *Siggy Warning*

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  • retasretas member
    Thanks for all the encouraging stories ladies! I really appreciate hearing about your journeys!!
  • We had success with both first ivf and first fet transfers. Unfortunately, our ivf resulted in a split embryo that did not split correctly and we lost them but we did end up with a pregnancy none the less.
    After both procedures, I told DH to not get his hopes up as I didn't feel any different and did not feel it had worked, very glad I was wrong!
    I'm extremely impatient and started testing early with first positives coming up at 6dp5dt. I'm currently 8w3d with separate twins and am still just as anxious and nervous as the day of the transfer.
    Fx for sticky beans!
  • retasretas member
    Good luck @MrsB91512, thanks for sharing your experience! I'm too afraid to do a HPT incase it come up a BFN and then the dream is over...I know that's a terrible attitude to have so I keep trying to remind myself, "why not me?". congrats on your twin preg!
  • marygz3marygz3 member
    I tested positive with a hpt 13dpo after a 5 day transfer. I always would test the day before blood work because the trigger shot should be out of your system by then and I'd rather find out at home with my husband then waiting for the nurse to call. It was our first time with ivf and we only transferred one embryo. We tried for 3 plus years before starting ivf and I'm now 30 weeks pregnant with our baby boy! Lots of luck to you!!
  • Iilbabe2016Iilbabe2016 member
    edited May 2015
    Hi!
    After ectopic from IUI #1 & two additional unsuccessful IUIs we did our first IVF. Here are our IVF numbers. 17 follicles, 8 eggs, 4 out of the 8 were mature, all 4 were fertilized. 3 day transfer with 5 & 6 cell embryos (other 2 did not continue to grow in lab). Got BFP 11DP3DT (4 weeks prego, 2 weeks after IVF trigger). I did have what I would consider early symptoms before BFP, BOOBIES (°)(°) were extremely sore, and I had what was very similar to menstrual cramping on 4, 5 & 6DP3DT...assuming it was implantation cramping, thought for sure I was going to start bleed, but never did, not even spotting. And complete exhaustion, but most likely side effect from progesterone rather than an early symptom.

    We are now 7w1d & going for 3rd US is tomorrow.

    Best of luck to you!!!!

  • I had 14 retreived, 3 frozen and one implanted. It worked the first try and 6 days after (5 day transfer) I could see the FAINTEST of faint lines.  It kept getting darker and darker after that. 

    It was my first attempt and I'm having a little girl on (or near) August 4th! Fingers crossed for you :)
    Our story:
    Married 7/2013 - been TTC ever since
    Me: 35 - normal test results
    Husband: 30 - Concentration:10.8 Million/ml, Motility: 16%, Progressive Motility: 9%, Morphology: 3%
    First started talking to fertility specialist in 4/2014
    IVF #1 
    11/13 - 19 retrieved, 18 ICSI, 15 fertilized. 
    Transfer 11/16 - 1 blastocyst transfered, 3 frosties
    11/28 - Beta #1 BFP! 12dp5dt beta 1,699
    11/30 - Beta #2 14dp5dt 3,400 
    12/8 - No signs of baby at first U/S (6 weeks)
    12/15 - yolk sac, fetal pole and heartbeat all there! I'm still pregnant! One girl, due 8/4
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  • My success story wasn't the first time round but I did get my BFP 4 weeks after my first round. I had IVF and ended up with 4 top grade embryos. Transferred 2 the first time and got a BFN. I went back to the doctors and we decided to try again straight away. So the next week we started again for a frozen transfer and I had my BFP transferred 2 both took but only one heart beat. I am now 8 weeks with one.

    I know it's not so common to go back to back and honestly i feel exhausted as I have gone through two rounds of meds and now the joys of first trimester sickness. At 8 weeks I feel like I have been going through the yucky parts for Almost 4 months now. But am so happy I went with my gut to try again.

    It took til 8dpt5dt to get a positive test. I even felt less symptoms the time it worked to the time it didn't, but I think it was the stimmulation meds that my body didn't feel so good the first round. FET I felt better in myself and the main early sign was peeing a lot more that was it though.

    I wish you all the best! It's a long and difficult path and the ups and downs are so tough emotionally. Finger crossed for you and lots of luck
  • I am 4 days post 5 day transfer and I'm not having any symptoms at all and I'm getting worried that I should be feeling something and I'm not! Can anyone relate?
  • @chelsbum I really can! If you read my story above, I felt almost nothing unusual in my successful cycle. No sore boobs, no nausea, no real craps, no sensitivity to smell!

    Only a few days in a felt a little tugging in my uterus area but I could have easily missed it. And then peeing around 6 dpt but it wasn't enough to convince me of anything. I was testing negative until 8dpt5dt. I had a melt down at 7dpt as I was convinced I was out. I kept reading all these people with all these symptoms and early positives and it was so disheartening.

    Please don't lose hope! Keep your spirits up and distraction is key! It's hard this wait is just painful.

    All the luck to you
  • I got my BFP from my first FET. We did not do a FT due to PGS. I got a BFP on 5dp5dt. GL! I am due in July!
    BFP 10/31/12, MC 11/9/12 - We had to say goodbye before we could really say hello. Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
  • Thanks so much ladies you have definitely eased my stress significantly! You've given me hope! So good to hear these stories after all the hard work us IVF girls have had to go through!
  • I'm 6w4d after my first ivf. Still cautiously optimistic, but it worked! I didn't test until the day before my beta at 12dp5dt because I was so nervous it would be another disappointment. No symptoms that couldn't be explained by the progesterone, so I really didn't know. Good luck and hang in there!
  • ambdtbambdtb member
    I just got a BFP today from the blood work test!!! I am thrilled. I really don't feel different than I have during any other TWW. The best sign of course is that AF wasn't showing so that made me feel very positive. My only other symptoms could be more than usual BMs and a little bit of shooting pain in my abdomen. This has happened maybe 5 times in the last week. I noticed it most while I was sleeping last night and turned over. If I use my stomach muscles I think that's when I feel it randomly. Good luck. It's such a tough waiting period.
    Married 4-27-13
    TTC for 1.5 yrs
    41 yrs old; DH is 37
    April 2014 MC at 9 wks 
    Jan 2015 Clomid, BFN 
    Feb 2015 Clomid, Ovidril, 1st IUI, BFN 
    Mar 2015 Clomid, Ovidril, 2nd IUI, BFN 
    May 2015 1st IVF, 19 follicles, 18 eggs retrieved on May 20, 13 fertilized, transferred 1 Blastocyst on May 25=BFP!; froze 2 Blastocysts
    Full term healthy baby boy born on 2-11-16
    Jan 29, 2018: FET 
    Feb 8. 2018: BFP! :)
    Mar 6: weak heartbeat. :(
  • I got 29 eggs out of the IVF cycle, 15 that fertilized, 3 that survived to day 5 and only 1 that was still dividing on implantation day. Nothing left to freeze and only one shot at it. I was a wreck waiting for blood test results, but it all worked cuz I am currently 28 weeks pregnant with my son to be! The only symptom I had pre-positive result was implantation bleeding about a week after. It can totally happen even when it seems the odds are so small. Good luck, and I would love an update on how things are going.
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