***General TW that this thread can and will mention MC and loss.***
This is a place for those of us who have already started TTC, but have started infertility testing and/or treatments. You can express your thoughts, feelings, and frustrations on infertility. TTC can be a long journey naturally, then add in the difficulties associated with infertility and it becomes a whole new ball game. The road to infertility can be lonely, frustrating, and complicated, so let's make this a place where we can vent, ask questions, and support one another. Feel free to resurrect this thread at any point in the week if you have something to say, and treat this like an ongoing conversation.
Diagnosis (If you've been):
Cycle/CD:
Status (WTO/TWW/TTA):
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?)
How are things going?
Any questions?
GTKY: What's your favorite dessert to overindulge in?
Re: IF/Testing Weekly Check-In 7/18
Letrozole + ovidrel + iui
Blech. I am so crampy and so convinced that I'm out this month. I just feel like I'm pmsing
Has anyone switched from letrozole to injectables? This month the higher dose of let made me super dizzy and gave me bad hot flashes. I can handle the fatigue but the dizziness made me absolutely miserable.
Is all of them an option? All of them.
Married May 2014
TTC # 2 Since December 2021
Baby girl W born 2/2021
Our journey so far...
(tw loss & infertility)
Working with an RE since March 2016
2 failed TI cycles
3 failed IUI cycles
IVF Feb - April 2017
23 eggs collected, 20 mature, 14 fertilized with ICSI, 4 day 3 blasts, 3 day 5 blasts, 1 PGS normal
Transferred 1 PGS normal embryo 4.12.17
BFP 4.21.17
MMC due to small gestational sac 6.8.17
Our adoption journey:
12.25.18 Agency picked and apps submitted!
5.1.19 Adoption on hold so we can buy a house!
1.1.20 Homestudy process started
3.14.20 First social worker visit
5.25.20 Homestudy Approved & Submitted to Agency
6.1.20 Surprise! Positive pregnancy test!
Healthy baby girl born 2/10/2021
Cycle/CD: 13/3
DS 4/2009
m/c 11/12/2010 ~ 7 wks
m/c 7/4/2012 ~ 6 wks
DD 12/2013
mmc Baby Girl 7/12/2015 ~ 14 weeks
Twin girls! 8/26/2017
Diagnosis (If you've been): nothing yet except AMA (I refuse to call that a diagnosis) and very low AMH
Cycle/CD: 4/3
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
Cycle/CD: 35
I'd just like to rant really quick about the ladies who work in the office at my RE's office. Anytime I've called about anything they've acted like they're just so annoyed that I'm calling. Like I called 10 minutes ago to set up my 7DPO blood work and the lady is like "siiighhhhhh Fertility Institute of Virginia." No "how can I help you?" or anything. Just the name and awkward silence till I realize that she's done and I'm like "Oh I'm NamelessAria (only, ya know, my real name) and I'm just calling schedule blood work.! " and she's like "ugh can you just... call back in an hour? Our computers are down right now." And I'm like "Oh okay! Yeah I can do that. That's not a problem! Thank you. " And she's all "Yeah. Okay bye." Look lady I know Mondays suck but I'm the patient dealing with RPL/IF and if I can not act like this phone call is a total chore can you try to do the same. Maybe just.. try?
And like I know that people have bad days. And the first couple of times it happened I didn't hold it against whoever at all. But I mean... it's every single time I call.
OK! I'm done ranting. I just needed to get that out really quick.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
@Daisy621 I thought about you over my weekend break, wondering how your second IUI came out. I'm sorry you're still here
@laurad75 It's so important to like/trust your RE. Very glad you found someone you're confident in!
@NamelessAria So glad your body is cooperating and you O'ed! Also, wtf is up with your RE nurses? I hate that. That's how the old, crotchety nurses are at my PCP. Snap out of it ladies, everyone hates to work but let's at least feign some care!
Cycle/CD: 10/8 CD 1
Cheesecake. Especially Cheesecake Factory cheesecake. Oy.
Cycle/CD: Well, this is technically my first cycle but 11th month... CD17
Cycle and Status: TWW cycle 15, waiting on af
TI for now
Too many emotions. Trying to take it one day at a time despite my natural inclination to make treatment plans stretching into next year. And I would really really like some face time with my RE or her nurse to better understand our situation, our odds, and why they want us to jump straight into clomid+iui, so I'll be calling soon about that. Right now I am determined to get healthier, and the plan is to wait until cycle 18 to start medicated iuis.
Maybe cookies? I will go to town on cookie dough (my favorite dough and cookie is this oatmeal chocolate chip), and if I bake a batch of cookies it's really easy for me to eat a dozen or more if I do "quality control" by testing one from each baking sheet as it comes out of the oven haha.
April 2016 - AMH, FSH, Progesterone normal
June 2016 - HSG clear
*TW* BFP - Aug16, demise confirmed Sep16, incomplete m/c, D&C Nov16
BFP 3/27/17, edd 12/7/17
DS - 12/9/17
TTC #2 December 2018
BFP 2/22/19, edd 11/4/19
DD - 11/1/19
My Chart
Diagnosis: Unexplained.
Cycle/CD: 10/22
Edited to add: I'm 12 dpiui and I typically have a 13 day lp. I'm planning to test thurs but I'm not hopeful.
Married May 2014
TTC # 2 Since December 2021
Baby girl W born 2/2021
Our journey so far...
(tw loss & infertility)
Working with an RE since March 2016
2 failed TI cycles
3 failed IUI cycles
IVF Feb - April 2017
23 eggs collected, 20 mature, 14 fertilized with ICSI, 4 day 3 blasts, 3 day 5 blasts, 1 PGS normal
Transferred 1 PGS normal embryo 4.12.17
BFP 4.21.17
MMC due to small gestational sac 6.8.17
Our adoption journey:
12.25.18 Agency picked and apps submitted!
5.1.19 Adoption on hold so we can buy a house!
1.1.20 Homestudy process started
3.14.20 First social worker visit
5.25.20 Homestudy Approved & Submitted to Agency
6.1.20 Surprise! Positive pregnancy test!
Healthy baby girl born 2/10/2021
Cycle/CD: 10/26
im so not a dessert fan. I'd much rather have an extra slice of pizza or more french fries etc than have dessert but if I had to choose I would say banana cream cheesecake from the Chessecake factory which is prob the only place I forgo appetizers for dessert.
DX Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Factor V Leiden Mutation, Secondary Infertility
MFI (SA #1Count 11mill, Motility: 18%, Morphology: 1%)
AMH .328 | FSH 13.2
@Marley629 I'm sorry for the bfn. When I called to schedule my hsg, I got an appointment eleven days from that day. The nurse told me to abstain from sex that entire time. From what I've seen around here, that's an unusually long amount of time. I think the normal range is 3-5 days. Though you can probably call and ask what your doctor recommends, just to be safe.
Married May 2014
TTC # 2 Since December 2021
Baby girl W born 2/2021
Our journey so far...
(tw loss & infertility)
Working with an RE since March 2016
2 failed TI cycles
3 failed IUI cycles
IVF Feb - April 2017
23 eggs collected, 20 mature, 14 fertilized with ICSI, 4 day 3 blasts, 3 day 5 blasts, 1 PGS normal
Transferred 1 PGS normal embryo 4.12.17
BFP 4.21.17
MMC due to small gestational sac 6.8.17
Our adoption journey:
12.25.18 Agency picked and apps submitted!
5.1.19 Adoption on hold so we can buy a house!
1.1.20 Homestudy process started
3.14.20 First social worker visit
5.25.20 Homestudy Approved & Submitted to Agency
6.1.20 Surprise! Positive pregnancy test!
Healthy baby girl born 2/10/2021
Cycle/CD: 13 CD: 4
Surgery Dec 2016: submucosal fibroid removed
Awaiting RE appointment
Cycle/CD: 19, CD18
Diagnosis (If you've been): Unexplained (also high sperm DNA fragmentation)
Cycle/CD: cycle15 / CD25
chocolate fudge or cookie dough ice cream in the summer
MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
Aug 2016 - May 2017 6 IUI's with letrozole - BFN
April 2017 - laparoscopy to remove mild endo
June 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU - Cancelled early ovulation, no eggs retrieved.
Aug/Sept 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU, cetrotide - 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature
5 eggs ICSI'd 6 eggs frozen - 1 day 5 blast transfered, 2 expanded blast frozen - BFP!
May 2018 - Baby girl born - Our Joy
TTC #2 since July 2019
July 2019 - FET - BFN
Jan 2020 - FET - canceled due to family health issues
Mar 2020 - FET - low beta - chemical pregnancy
July 2020 - ICSI'd remaining 6 eggs - 3 fertilized - 2 survived to early blast stage, transfered both - Chemical Pregnancy
Cycle/CD: 9 / 6
DX Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Factor V Leiden Mutation, Secondary Infertility
MFI (SA #1Count 11mill, Motility: 18%, Morphology: 1%)
AMH .328 | FSH 13.2
I was was pretty much fine by Saturday with the exception of some minor spotting. I had about 5 hours of mini photo session set up and had no issues even running around like a maniac taking photos.
Cycle/CD: 4/15
Anything dark chocolate.
Also, talk to your RE, but my RE said that they usually start with Femara/Letrozole with people who have PCOS.
I will ask the RE about the Femara definitely. That has been bugging me too.
DX Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Factor V Leiden Mutation, Secondary Infertility
MFI (SA #1Count 11mill, Motility: 18%, Morphology: 1%)
AMH .328 | FSH 13.2
April 2016 - AMH, FSH, Progesterone normal
June 2016 - HSG clear
*TW* BFP - Aug16, demise confirmed Sep16, incomplete m/c, D&C Nov16
BFP 3/27/17, edd 12/7/17
DS - 12/9/17
TTC #2 December 2018
BFP 2/22/19, edd 11/4/19
DD - 11/1/19
My Chart
Married May 2014
TTC # 2 Since December 2021
Baby girl W born 2/2021
Our journey so far...
(tw loss & infertility)
Working with an RE since March 2016
2 failed TI cycles
3 failed IUI cycles
IVF Feb - April 2017
23 eggs collected, 20 mature, 14 fertilized with ICSI, 4 day 3 blasts, 3 day 5 blasts, 1 PGS normal
Transferred 1 PGS normal embryo 4.12.17
BFP 4.21.17
MMC due to small gestational sac 6.8.17
Our adoption journey:
12.25.18 Agency picked and apps submitted!
5.1.19 Adoption on hold so we can buy a house!
1.1.20 Homestudy process started
3.14.20 First social worker visit
5.25.20 Homestudy Approved & Submitted to Agency
6.1.20 Surprise! Positive pregnancy test!
Healthy baby girl born 2/10/2021
Me:31 H:31
DX: MFI - 1% Morph
12/16 -IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol w/ Lupron trigger
ER - 11 retrieved- 9 mature - 7 fertilized - 3 sent for PGS on day 5 - No normals (1 XXX Embryo - may use in future)
3/17 - IVF #2 - Antagonist Protocol w/ HCG trigger
ER- 13 retrieved - 11 mature - 8 fertilized - 2 sent for PGS on day 5 -2 Normal
FET #1 - 5/16/17 - BFP! - Beta #1 5/25 - 156 - Beta #2 5/30 - 2562 - Beta #3 6/1 - 5191!
@Zoey1019 Your LH to FSH ratio SHOULD be a 1:1 ratio. Yours does look like it is. When I was first tested for PCOS, my LH was double what my FSH was. And that is classic PCOS. Of course, not everyone has the same classifications for PCOS. It's diagnosed when someone has at least two of three criteria. In my case I had cystic ovaries, and my LH was doubled. I know you're worried about having PCOS. Aside from late O twice now, what other things worry you about the possibility of PCOS? Do you have any unwanted facial or body hair? Do you have irregular periods? Acne? Excessive weight (which I know you don't lol). Your hormones seem normal, so that's a good sign. Has YH had an SA?
Yea, DH had his SA last Thursday, so we are still waiting on results. We shall see! Thank you both again for calming my crazy a bit.
Me:31 H:31
DX: MFI - 1% Morph
12/16 -IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol w/ Lupron trigger
ER - 11 retrieved- 9 mature - 7 fertilized - 3 sent for PGS on day 5 - No normals (1 XXX Embryo - may use in future)
3/17 - IVF #2 - Antagonist Protocol w/ HCG trigger
ER- 13 retrieved - 11 mature - 8 fertilized - 2 sent for PGS on day 5 -2 Normal
FET #1 - 5/16/17 - BFP! - Beta #1 5/25 - 156 - Beta #2 5/30 - 2562 - Beta #3 6/1 - 5191!