Hi! I'm joining late but hope to get to know everyone.
IVF cycle # - This will be our second IVF cycle. We did our first which resulted in a baby girl in 2014. I was 37 at the time. Currently, I am on my 4th day of microdose lupron and 2nd day of menopur/gonal f. Tentatively retrieval is scheduled for 4/9 and transfer is 4/14 (DH's birthday!) Diagnosis is low egg reserve.
Type - ER
Protocol - menopur, gonal f, ovidrel
what are you doing to pass the time?? - I've mostly lurked in this forum and googled success rates and stories. I'm mostly stressing myself out even though I know I'm not supposed to. This will be our only round left since we can not afford to pay for anymore cycles. And with the diagnosis of low egg reserve, and almost being 40, I fear that this is our only chance left using my own eggs.
WOW! Lots of activity in the last few days! Nice to see some people from March in here as well
@Rachel_leigh22 go fighter, go! I was in the same boat with my first ER and now am going into my second retrieval cycle for (FX) some more
@Ash_SE Great report! ER for me was super easy to recovery from, kudos to you for pushing thru. Hope you are feeling better today!
@Hopeful_mom The waiting is the WORST, but you had some great numbers! Your clinics grading also was not one I was familiar with... my single fighter was frozen at day 5 as a 5BB so it seems like you have a few going right along!
AFM, Still here waiting (and cursing and crying and stressing although trying not to stress) for my LH surge. I know that it can come later after an ER but I am seriously bummed that #1 it is pushing back starting stims, #2 possibly not even being able to use this period at all if I don't surge. I've been googling and googling and while I see that it can happen, I have always been so regular it is just bumming me out *sigh*. You know we all know how our bodies so well once we get to this point in our TTC journey and then it doesn't do what it ALWAYS does? Ugh. I now don't look forward to POAS each morning and having to answer DH "Not today" when he asks. (funny side note: now he asks about CM hahahah maybe I have been educating him too much on the female reproductive cycle and its physical signs)
Anyway, (im)patiently waiting to start back up again here and really happy to be able to keep up on everyone else's journey.
@munchkin02888 Follistim isn't bad. I have done that and Gonal and I prefer Gonal but my insurance currently only covers Follistim. It hurt more than Gonal but honestly was like a little burn for like 5 secs afterwards.
Kiwisun, I was in the same boat as you. I really wanted to do fresh because I just wanted it done and know of it would work. However the doctor talked me into PGS and a FET. Honestly 2 days after ER, I can say I'm so glad I decided that. I'm in no shape to be doing more shots and prepping for transfer. My body was really roughed up after ER. I feel like the PGS and FET will give us the best chance for success. However, I'm younger ( 33) and my insurance doesn't count it as an attempt unless an ER results in a transfer ( FET after included) so for us it was nothing to loose. Now if my insurance counted the FET as a 2nd attempt I would have done fresh since we only get 3. @kiwisun4385
AFM, I got my day 2 report. I have a few a little ahead, 1 a little behind , and 9 right on track. The doctor was very happy with this.
I'm not sure I still fit on this thread. I did April IVF because initially I was doing a fresh transfer on April 2 but now I'm doing a FET likely in late April/early May but I feel like I know the ladies here!
@cmiller73- I just happened to see your post and had to let you know you aren't alone! Are you waiting to ovulate to do priming? I have an ER/ET in Jan/Feb, and was going to do another cycle right after with estrogen priming after I ovulated... They checked my blood 6 times and did 2 U/S, but somehow i never ovulated by 34! So i just did 10 days of provera/estrace and now waiting (not so patiently) to get AF so I can start stimming. This is going to be like a 7 week cycle. I don't say this to scare you or anything For my second IVF, I never got a surge on the digital OPKs, but when I went in for day 21 bw, i had ovulated and kit missed it.
History in Spoiler
Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015 Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive) March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary. August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e Back for # 2!
@JamieH2000 Thank you for the info! I have been toying with calling my RE's office to let them know I haven't O'd yet and see what they say. Ive read some people have O induced etc to keep up with their prime cycle but it is good to hear that maybe my OPK kit is just missing it. I haven't had the regular signs though so Ive just been freaking out and probably stressing about it more than I should. I will call my doc today and see what they think is best. I am on CD18 so maybe I can still get 'on track'! THANKS!
Bummed just bummed. I was all geared up to start meds last friday and my baseline labs came back good but I got a call from my doc and my antril follicle count was 6…6?!? I kinda freaked out because with my last IVF my antril count was somewhere around 20 and I only got 4 eggs. My RE didn’t seem concerned she said that since I had been on the birth control pill for a few months that can happen. She said we could either try stiming for a few days or just scrap this month and so a natural cycle and see what it looks like after that. We decided to wait a cycle but I’m not thrilled about it because we have been basically out of the game since our FET in October.
I’m just having such a hard time shaking this set back. In comparison to the rest of our journey this really isn’t a big deal but I just have this fear that somehow my fertility has lessened even more and my ovaries are quitting on me before I’m ready to quit. And have been just stressing over it all week. Has anyone else ever been benched for low antril counts and seen improvement the next time around?
@daisy222-2 I’m so sorry your drugs are not responding well for you. I would say try again next month. I know its a tough call but IVF is so expensive and crazy. Glad you were able to convert to an IUI cycle so you can at least some kind of chance and if not hopefully a new protocol next month will give you better results.
@i-wanna-b-the-girl-w-most-cake I haven’t told my employer. For my last retrieval I got lucky and it was over a 3 day weekend. This time around I’m planning to just ask to take a personal couple days for a family “thing” I’m lucky in that my work is pretty flexible and I can’t imagine my boss saying no. Though if my situation was different I would likely just call in sick. I don’t want people at work knowing I’m doing IVF because honestly I don’t want to deal with them asking if I’m pregnant if it doesn't work….or actually I don’t want them asking even if it does.
@Rachel_leigh22 that sounds like one heck of an emotional roller coaster. Best wishes that your little fighter will be with you for the long haul
Me:38 DW:33 TTC History in Spoiler ***Trigger Warning*** Losses/Child Mentioned
Dx: My wife has no sperm and apparently my embryos aren't as good as they look 2016 * April IUI#1 - BFN * June IUI#2 - BFN * July IUI#3 - CP * Sept IVF#1 - 4 Retrieved & Mature, 4 Blasts. Fresh Transfer 1 - CP * November FET #1 - Transferred 1 Blast - CP 2017 Switched REs - Recurrent loss testing for me - all normal, remaining 2 frosties sent for PGS - both abnormal * April/May IVF#2: 9 retrieved, 8 mature, 7 fertilized, 7 blasts! Sent for testing - 2PGS Normals (0 remaining) * November IVF #3 12R, 8M, 6F, 4 blasts! - All 4 PGS normal! * November FET# 2 (Transfer a PGS normal from IVF#2) - BFP!!! 2018 DD born 8/20/18 20195PGS frosties ( 4 remaining) * September FET#3 (1PGS normal) - Beta#1: 139.7 Beta#2: 322.6
@JamieH2000 thanks for relating and thanks for snapping me out of the pity party! I called my RE and they are bringing me in for testing tomorrow to see the best course of action. At least I am doing something, not just sitting, peeing and being disappointed.
@2MomsHoping my baseline for my first ER was 2 on each side. I went from that to 25 measurable follies in 10-12 days. I am sure your doctor will steer you in the right direction. Going into our second cycle, my RE said we should wait and check the baseline before moving forward, then he saw I only had 4 on day 2 and grew so many, he threw out that idea and said it wouldn't be a good indication for my since I responded so well to the stims
Thank you @cmiller73 that gives me some hope. I think even if we have low counts next month we are going to give it a go and just hope for the best. My RE did say antrils aren't the end all be all but thought I might get a better response with some patience. I think my patience will definitely be out by next month
Me:38 DW:33 TTC History in Spoiler ***Trigger Warning*** Losses/Child Mentioned
Dx: My wife has no sperm and apparently my embryos aren't as good as they look 2016 * April IUI#1 - BFN * June IUI#2 - BFN * July IUI#3 - CP * Sept IVF#1 - 4 Retrieved & Mature, 4 Blasts. Fresh Transfer 1 - CP * November FET #1 - Transferred 1 Blast - CP 2017 Switched REs - Recurrent loss testing for me - all normal, remaining 2 frosties sent for PGS - both abnormal * April/May IVF#2: 9 retrieved, 8 mature, 7 fertilized, 7 blasts! Sent for testing - 2PGS Normals (0 remaining) * November IVF #3 12R, 8M, 6F, 4 blasts! - All 4 PGS normal! * November FET# 2 (Transfer a PGS normal from IVF#2) - BFP!!! 2018 DD born 8/20/18 20195PGS frosties ( 4 remaining) * September FET#3 (1PGS normal) - Beta#1: 139.7 Beta#2: 322.6
@2MomsHoping BCPs drive down my ANC so much that my doctor doesn't do them with me anymore. If you've had a good response to stims before I suspect that once you're off BCPs that your ANC should go up. Don't lose hope! The waiting part is the worst part of the infertility game
TTC since August 2014
Me: 41, Him: 43
DX: Unexplained secondary infertility
History: Multiple months of Clomid/Femara End of March 2015: BFP with Femara! Saw heartbeat at 5.5 weeks. M/C at 11 weeks Multiple more months of Femara IUI #1 with Femara and Follistem 75 units: BFN IUI #2 with Follistem 150 units: BFN Dec 2015: 1st IVF. 10 eggs retrieved with 8 eggs fertilized. 5 day transfer of two embryos with 2 frozen embies. BFN January 2016: FET #1 2 embryos: BFN March 2016: 2nd IVF cycle. 4 eggs retrieved with 2 fertilized. Quick two day transfer of both embryos: BFN April/May 2016 IVF #3. 11 eggs retrieved. 10 mature. 7 fertilized. 2 5AA blasts transferred 5/11/2016 BFN September 2016 IVF #4: 17 follicles growing, premature ovulation through Cetrotide. Retrieval cancelled. April 2017 IVF #5: 9 follicles growing, 6 eggs retrieved with 5 fertilized. Transfer of three blasts. BFN June 2017: IVF #6: 2 follicles growing, 5 eggs retrieved with 5 fertilized. Transfer of 5 3-day embryos. Chemical pregnancy. BFN Nov/Dec 2017: Donor egg cycle. 33 eggs retrieved, 26 mature. 26 fertilized.
@cmiller73- so glad I could help and I agree it's so much better to just have BW and see how things are looking. If you haven't ovulated yet, I would bet they have you come back in a couple more days and maybe do an US to look at follies, but hopefully the test just missed it! Keep us posted
History in Spoiler
Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015 Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive) March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary. August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e Back for # 2!
@ash_se thank you undid get a headache about 15 minutes after injecting. Was not bad at all injecting the headache hurt worse and minor cramping I got.
@2MomsHoping I was thinking what @radmom27 said about your AFC going up still after stopping BCP and starting stims. I guess our numbers are all relative. Don't know if this will make you feel better but even without BCP my AFC was only 9. As this is my first IVF I wonder if I'll have a similar decrease in count...baseline next week so we will see. From what had been explained to me though, more follicles should develop from the stims- but I'm a total newbie to this so someone please correct me if I'm wrong! I'm hopeful for you that it comes back up!!!
@munchkin02888 I'm glad it wasn't that bad for you! I'm getting nervous about starting those soon.
@2MomsHoping I'm sorry your AFC wasn't what it was last time and for the delay. Like @Momifbysea, my regular AFC is 9 (last ER for IVF #1 they retrieved 12, but only 7 were mature). Had my first monitoring u/s for the round this morning and it looks like we're looking at 8 with two more that may or may not decide to join the party (I'm still on 5 units of lupron for the duration). But at my age I'm aiming for quality since I'm not going to get quantity.
Adding in the burny Menopur tonight - hopefully it will coax those other two along!
About me: Married 6/18/16 (Me 42, DH 44), TTC #2 ***TW***
Natural BFP 8/10/16 --> mc our NIPT-normal little girl at 11w5d on 10/1/16 As of 12/2016: AMH 1.42, FSH 6.1, AFC ~10 Self-benched Nov-Dec 2016 for IVF #1 Jan-Feb 2017 (OCP, testosterone primed antagonist w/HGH - ER 2/2/17 - 12R, 7M ICSI'd, 3F, 0B) IVF #2 Mar-Apr 2017 (testosterone primed agonist/luteal lupron w/HGH - ER 4/8/17 - 10R, 8M, 8F, 5B, 1 PGS normal) IVF #3 May-Jun 2017 (testosterone primed agonist/luteal lupron w/HGH - ER 6/4/17 - 14R, 5F, 3B, 0 normal) **New RE** IVF #4 Sept 2017 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 9/28/17 - 33R, 18F, 10B, 4 PGS normals!) FET #1 (medicated) of one PGS normal 4AA XX 11/2/17 - Beta #1 11/11/17 (153), Beta #2 11/13/17 (324), mc at 5w1d on 11/19/17 IVF #5 Dec 2017 - Insemination of 9 frozen eggs from 2012 (8F, 1B, 0 normal) Jan 2018 - Natural cycle ERA (normal/receptive) & stimming for IVF #6 Jan-Feb 2018 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 2/3/18 - 17R, 6M, 4F, 0 blasts) IVF #7 Feb 2018 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 2/26/18 - 19R, 9M, 9F, 4B, 2 PGS normals) FET #2 Apr 2018 (natural cycle w/o trigger, w/P4 support) of one PGS normal 4AA- XX 4/5/18 - Beta #1 4/14/18 (67), Beta #2 4/16/18 (231) Rainbow baby girl born 12/16/2018 (via c-section, induced at 39 weeks)
----- TFAS! FET #3 Dec 2019 (natural cycle w/o trigger, w/P4 support) of one PGS normal 3BB XY 12/16/19 - Beta #1 12/24/19 (139), Beta #2 12/27/19 (482)
@artemis618 I'm with you on thinking quality over quantity! At my age in finding it helpful to focus on and repeat the thought "it only takes one" when I get stressed about it. The 8 sounds really great this time! Gl with the menopur...I have that in my meds package, let me know how it goes!
@JuliaGoolia719 oh awesome! I was on lupron before my egg retrieval but wasn't put on it again for this cycle before FET....hmmm strange. What patches are you being put on? Estrogen? I believe I start PIO shots on the 12th as well! I'm so nervous for those lol
Type: Fresh cycle- Should start stim around April 10th
Protocol: Not sure yet
To pass the time: Fortunately work keeps me crazy busy- but in a good way. I absolutely love my job and most of what I do is considered "fun"/entertainment by most people's standards, so I'm lucky in that regard.
My biggest concern is I've been told to more or less cut out exercise which is frankly one of my favorite things to do. I LOVE to run and I think that is going to make me the craziest. I'm definitely going to have an extra hour or two in my day every day I will need to fill now.
1st cycle of IVF started April 9, 2017. ER- 15R, 7M, 5F, 4 frozen, 1 transferred. BFN
May 2017- Hysteroscopy
June-August 2017- 2nd attempt via FET. 2 Embryos transferred on 08/10/17. BFP, but ended in a chemical.
November 2017- Hysteroscopy
January 2018- 3rd attempt via FET. 2 Embryos transferred on 01/25/18. BOLD BFP on a HPT on 1/31, Beta # 1 on 2/5= 721. Beta # 2 on 2/7- 1903. 6wk+3 day scan revealed twins!
Just a quick update, I have my egg retrieval tomorrow morning. I am still hoping to do a fresh transfer if my Progesterone is below 1.5 - but if it is over then I will have to do a frozen transfer instead. Time will tell! I am hoping I get lots of eggs tomorrow, and an easy recovery!
@radmom27 It gives me comfort that you also had low ANCs after taking BCPs I guess I just need to sit back and give patience a try. Sometimes I think I’m going through all this just because I need to learn how to have patience….its really not something I’m very good at :P
@momifbysea I think it just depends on how you respond to the meds. I had weird responses and didn't get many eggs from my last IVF so it might just be my body being a bit on the odd side.
@kiwisun4385 best wishes for you retrieval tomorrow I hope you have lots of mature eggs!!! Good Luck!
Me:38 DW:33 TTC History in Spoiler ***Trigger Warning*** Losses/Child Mentioned
Dx: My wife has no sperm and apparently my embryos aren't as good as they look 2016 * April IUI#1 - BFN * June IUI#2 - BFN * July IUI#3 - CP * Sept IVF#1 - 4 Retrieved & Mature, 4 Blasts. Fresh Transfer 1 - CP * November FET #1 - Transferred 1 Blast - CP 2017 Switched REs - Recurrent loss testing for me - all normal, remaining 2 frosties sent for PGS - both abnormal * April/May IVF#2: 9 retrieved, 8 mature, 7 fertilized, 7 blasts! Sent for testing - 2PGS Normals (0 remaining) * November IVF #3 12R, 8M, 6F, 4 blasts! - All 4 PGS normal! * November FET# 2 (Transfer a PGS normal from IVF#2) - BFP!!! 2018 DD born 8/20/18 20195PGS frosties ( 4 remaining) * September FET#3 (1PGS normal) - Beta#1: 139.7 Beta#2: 322.6
@2MomsHoping Having patience is truly the hardest part of the infertility struggle. Patience and just having so many things not in your own control...
TTC since August 2014
Me: 41, Him: 43
DX: Unexplained secondary infertility
History: Multiple months of Clomid/Femara End of March 2015: BFP with Femara! Saw heartbeat at 5.5 weeks. M/C at 11 weeks Multiple more months of Femara IUI #1 with Femara and Follistem 75 units: BFN IUI #2 with Follistem 150 units: BFN Dec 2015: 1st IVF. 10 eggs retrieved with 8 eggs fertilized. 5 day transfer of two embryos with 2 frozen embies. BFN January 2016: FET #1 2 embryos: BFN March 2016: 2nd IVF cycle. 4 eggs retrieved with 2 fertilized. Quick two day transfer of both embryos: BFN April/May 2016 IVF #3. 11 eggs retrieved. 10 mature. 7 fertilized. 2 5AA blasts transferred 5/11/2016 BFN September 2016 IVF #4: 17 follicles growing, premature ovulation through Cetrotide. Retrieval cancelled. April 2017 IVF #5: 9 follicles growing, 6 eggs retrieved with 5 fertilized. Transfer of three blasts. BFN June 2017: IVF #6: 2 follicles growing, 5 eggs retrieved with 5 fertilized. Transfer of 5 3-day embryos. Chemical pregnancy. BFN Nov/Dec 2017: Donor egg cycle. 33 eggs retrieved, 26 mature. 26 fertilized.
@Momifbysea Thanks - last round I did the Menopur along with the Gonal-F from the start, this time we waited till day 5 (tonight) to add it in to mix it up. I enjoyed "only" having three shots for the first four nights, now I'll have four per night till the end (last time I did antagonist with only three days of Cetrotide). Really hoping this cycle goes better!
@Dragonfly6191 What were you told regarding exercise? I don't even like exercising (I go to the gym for spin/yoga every day before work, but mostly to miss traffic) and found the physical activity (both exercise and pelvic rest) restrictions limiting. I had reschedule a ski trip last month because they didn't tell to me (and I didn't ask) about not exercising or two weeks post ER. I lucked out and had no exercise restriction (just pelvic rest *sigh*) post hysteroscopy (also last month), which was good because I'd months before signed up for a 5k 3 days after. They didn't actually say anything to me about restricting exercise during stims, but after about a week last time my ovaries felt very heavy and the risk of ovarian torsion scared me enough not to push it. All these AM monitoring appointments keep me from the gym anyway...and "strolling" on the treadmill is even more boring than spin class.
Sounds like a lot of ladies will be starting stims soon - good luck everyone! @kiwisun4385 Hope you get April IVF off to a great start!
About me: Married 6/18/16 (Me 42, DH 44), TTC #2 ***TW***
Natural BFP 8/10/16 --> mc our NIPT-normal little girl at 11w5d on 10/1/16 As of 12/2016: AMH 1.42, FSH 6.1, AFC ~10 Self-benched Nov-Dec 2016 for IVF #1 Jan-Feb 2017 (OCP, testosterone primed antagonist w/HGH - ER 2/2/17 - 12R, 7M ICSI'd, 3F, 0B) IVF #2 Mar-Apr 2017 (testosterone primed agonist/luteal lupron w/HGH - ER 4/8/17 - 10R, 8M, 8F, 5B, 1 PGS normal) IVF #3 May-Jun 2017 (testosterone primed agonist/luteal lupron w/HGH - ER 6/4/17 - 14R, 5F, 3B, 0 normal) **New RE** IVF #4 Sept 2017 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 9/28/17 - 33R, 18F, 10B, 4 PGS normals!) FET #1 (medicated) of one PGS normal 4AA XX 11/2/17 - Beta #1 11/11/17 (153), Beta #2 11/13/17 (324), mc at 5w1d on 11/19/17 IVF #5 Dec 2017 - Insemination of 9 frozen eggs from 2012 (8F, 1B, 0 normal) Jan 2018 - Natural cycle ERA (normal/receptive) & stimming for IVF #6 Jan-Feb 2018 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 2/3/18 - 17R, 6M, 4F, 0 blasts) IVF #7 Feb 2018 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 2/26/18 - 19R, 9M, 9F, 4B, 2 PGS normals) FET #2 Apr 2018 (natural cycle w/o trigger, w/P4 support) of one PGS normal 4AA- XX 4/5/18 - Beta #1 4/14/18 (67), Beta #2 4/16/18 (231) Rainbow baby girl born 12/16/2018 (via c-section, induced at 39 weeks)
----- TFAS! FET #3 Dec 2019 (natural cycle w/o trigger, w/P4 support) of one PGS normal 3BB XY 12/16/19 - Beta #1 12/24/19 (139), Beta #2 12/27/19 (482)
@JamieH2000 so went to have BW at the doc yesterday and NO progesterone and YES estrogen, so I do have an eggie in there somewhere! Level is about 145 so the nurse thinks I will O any day now. Now POAS twice a day so I don't miss this damn thing!
@Dragonfly6191 I cut back too and just do yoga and lots of walking, but honestly, when I'm on stims I don't feel that great and want to do much more than that.
I had my retrieval yesterday and they were able to get 6 eggs, so double what they got last time. This retrieval was a little tougher than my last one. I guess I started hemorrhaging during the retrieval and lost a lot of blood and my blood pressure dropped, so I had to be kept under anesthesia longer and get a few internal stitches. Luckily everything is fine but I don't do well with anesthesia so yesterday the recovery was rough. Lots of puking, trouble breathing and super sore abdomen.
still sore today but at least I can breathe! They just called and two fertilized again so we go back Monday for a fresh transfer!
@cmiller73- glad you didn't miss it!! I feel like all the meds during a precious cycle can delay a cycle a little if they suppress you so hopefully it will be any day now! I would only give it like 5-7 days and if you still don't see it, ask for more bloodwork. There is so much waiting in this game!! I took my last provera 6 days ago and still waiting for AF so I can get started!
History in Spoiler
Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015 Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive) March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary. August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e Back for # 2!
Thank you everyone for all of your kind words! I am home and doing well.. just a little pain, so I'm gonna try to rest today. They were able to retrieve 20 eggs, and I will find out how many fertilize tomorrow. Overall, it went much better than I was expecting it to. You ladies that have gone through all of this multiple times are super tough, I don't know if I could go through all of the stims again.. they made me exhausted, nauseous, emotional.. oh man! Hopefully the worst is over!
@Aera11 Best of luck for your fresh transfer on Monday!
Just got the Day 5 report: 8 excellent blasts biopsied and frozen. 3 more possible that are a little slow so they will check them tommorrow morning. Out of 13 eggs retrieved. I'm over the moon as this was way more than I expected. Now just for them to be PGS normal!
@Ash_SE sounds like a great Day 5 report! Congrats @Aera11 Good luck on our transfer
AFM. My period started today!!!! I've never been so happy about getting a period. Looks like I'll be starting stims this week. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TTC since August 2014
Me: 41, Him: 43
DX: Unexplained secondary infertility
History: Multiple months of Clomid/Femara End of March 2015: BFP with Femara! Saw heartbeat at 5.5 weeks. M/C at 11 weeks Multiple more months of Femara IUI #1 with Femara and Follistem 75 units: BFN IUI #2 with Follistem 150 units: BFN Dec 2015: 1st IVF. 10 eggs retrieved with 8 eggs fertilized. 5 day transfer of two embryos with 2 frozen embies. BFN January 2016: FET #1 2 embryos: BFN March 2016: 2nd IVF cycle. 4 eggs retrieved with 2 fertilized. Quick two day transfer of both embryos: BFN April/May 2016 IVF #3. 11 eggs retrieved. 10 mature. 7 fertilized. 2 5AA blasts transferred 5/11/2016 BFN September 2016 IVF #4: 17 follicles growing, premature ovulation through Cetrotide. Retrieval cancelled. April 2017 IVF #5: 9 follicles growing, 6 eggs retrieved with 5 fertilized. Transfer of three blasts. BFN June 2017: IVF #6: 2 follicles growing, 5 eggs retrieved with 5 fertilized. Transfer of 5 3-day embryos. Chemical pregnancy. BFN Nov/Dec 2017: Donor egg cycle. 33 eggs retrieved, 26 mature. 26 fertilized.
IVF cycle # - 3! Can't believe this is my 3rd one already. IVF #1 in October, IVF#2 in January. We are doing embryo banking so that hopefully we can get 2 babies out of this IVF journey.
Type - ER in mid April, with PGS. FET sometime later.
Protocol - Long Agonist
what are you doing to pass the time?? - Currently doing lupron injections and I am looking forward to the baseline u/s on Tuesday. I will know if the cycle is a go or no go after that. Currently baking & cooking (to distract myself, and I love to eat), and catching up on shows.
Me: 41 DH: 46 Unexplained infertility/AMA, polycystic ovaries, insulin resistance FET#1(July 2017): eSET of first of 4 PGS-normal embryos, DS born 3/30/2018 FET#2(Oct/Nov 2019): eSET
@Ash_SE NO! Ugh. The "other line" on the stick though is starting to peek through so hopefully soon. So annoying. Super happy for you and those results! Hoping to have some like that for our little adventure in the next month or so
I got my fertilization report today, they retrieved 20 eggs, 11 are growing properly, 4 are questionable, and 5 were discarded. I was very happy with those results! My progesterone level went up pretty high, so I will now be doing a FET most likely towards the end of April / Beginning of May. I was in quite a bit of pain yesterday afternoon when I woke up from a nap.. but feeling SO much better today. I was very thankful to have the 2nd day off to recover and take it easy.
Thank you @kiwisun4385. How long does it usually take before they do a FET? I'm doing a freeze all cycle and trying to calculate when they'll transfer.
Congrats on good results, @Aera11, @kiwisun4385, and @Ash_SE! I am excited to hear so many good reports.
I am getting more and more anxious about how many embryos we will have to work with. The donor egg bank I am using provides six eggs in a lot. The lab will thaw and fertilize with DH's fresh contribution using ICSI and then I will be holding my breath for a few days.
I've never been through this, but reading your updates, it sounds like the labs call you with fertilization reports. Is that a daily update or just at the end?
Me: 40, DH: 35 / Married: 2009; TTC #1: 2013
2013 - 2015: 5 pregnancies —> 5 miscarriages
TTCAL with RE (RPL specialist): February 2016
2016: 3 medicated TI cycles —> 3 medicated IUI cycles: All BFN
@mjpbarretto welcome! Looks like we are only a couple of days apart as my baseline US is Thursday, hopefully starting stims Monday morning.
@cashewchicken hello and welcome! Hoping all goes well tomorrow so this cycle can go forward for you. Here I'm so nervous to start this first cycle- you all who are on/have done multiple IVF are my heroes!
@Ash_SE what a fabulous day 5 report! That's so exciting!
Fresh transfer complete! How long before the hcg trigger is out of our systems? I didn't test early last time & was blindsided by an early AF...thinking of testing this time.
Re: April IVF
IVF cycle # - This will be our second IVF cycle. We did our first which resulted in a baby girl in 2014. I was 37 at the time.
Currently, I am on my 4th day of microdose lupron and 2nd day of menopur/gonal f.
Tentatively retrieval is scheduled for 4/9 and transfer is 4/14 (DH's birthday!)
Diagnosis is low egg reserve.
Type - ER
Protocol - menopur, gonal f, ovidrel
what are you doing to pass the time?? - I've mostly lurked in this forum and googled success rates and stories. I'm mostly stressing myself out even though I know I'm not supposed to. This will be our only round left since we can not afford to pay for anymore cycles. And with the diagnosis of low egg reserve, and almost being 40, I fear that this is our only chance left using my own eggs.
@Rachel_leigh22 go fighter, go! I was in the same boat with my first ER and now am going into my second retrieval cycle for (FX) some more
@Ash_SE Great report! ER for me was super easy to recovery from, kudos to you for pushing thru. Hope you are feeling better today!
@Hopeful_mom The waiting is the WORST, but you had some great numbers! Your clinics grading also was not one I was familiar with... my single fighter was frozen at day 5 as a 5BB so it seems like you have a few going right along!
AFM, Still here waiting (and cursing and crying and stressing although trying not to stress) for my LH surge. I know that it can come later after an ER but I am seriously bummed that #1 it is pushing back starting stims, #2 possibly not even being able to use this period at all if I don't surge. I've been googling and googling and while I see that it can happen, I have always been so regular it is just bumming me out *sigh*. You know we all know how our bodies so well once we get to this point in our TTC journey and then it doesn't do what it ALWAYS does? Ugh. I now don't look forward to POAS each morning and having to answer DH "Not today" when he asks. (funny side note: now he asks about CM hahahah maybe I have been educating him too much on the female reproductive cycle and its physical signs)
Anyway, (im)patiently waiting to start back up again here and really happy to be able to keep up on everyone else's journey.
Kiwisun, I was in the same boat as you. I really wanted to do fresh because I just wanted it done and know of it would work. However the doctor talked me into PGS and a FET. Honestly 2 days after ER, I can say I'm so glad I decided that. I'm in no shape to be doing more shots and prepping for transfer. My body was really roughed up after ER. I feel like the PGS and FET will give us the best chance for success. However, I'm younger ( 33) and my insurance doesn't count it as an attempt unless an ER results in a transfer ( FET after included) so for us it was nothing to loose. Now if my insurance counted the FET as a 2nd attempt I would have done fresh since we only get 3.
@kiwisun4385
AFM, I got my day 2 report. I have a few a little ahead, 1 a little behind , and 9 right on track. The doctor was very happy with this.
Day 1: 13 eggs retrieved and ICSI, 13@2pn
Day 2: 3@5-6c; 9@4c; 1@3c
I'm not sure I still fit on this thread. I did April IVF because initially I was doing a fresh transfer on April 2 but now I'm doing a FET likely in late April/early May but I feel like I know the ladies here!
@cmiller73- I just happened to see your post and had to let you know you aren't alone! Are you waiting to ovulate to do priming? I have an ER/ET in Jan/Feb, and was going to do another cycle right after with estrogen priming after I ovulated... They checked my blood 6 times and did 2 U/S, but somehow i never ovulated by 34! So i just did 10 days of provera/estrace and now waiting (not so patiently) to get AF so I can start stimming. This is going to be like a 7 week cycle. I don't say this to scare you or anything
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
Bummed just bummed. I was all geared up to start meds last friday and my baseline labs came back good but I got a call from my doc and my antril follicle count was 6…6?!? I kinda freaked out because with my last IVF my antril count was somewhere around 20 and I only got 4 eggs. My RE didn’t seem concerned she said that since I had been on the birth control pill for a few months that can happen. She said we could either try stiming for a few days or just scrap this month and so a natural cycle and see what it looks like after that. We decided to wait a cycle but I’m not thrilled about it because we have been basically out of the game since our FET in October.
I’m just having such a hard time shaking this set back. In comparison to the rest of our journey this really isn’t a big deal but I just have this fear that somehow my fertility has lessened even more and my ovaries are quitting on me before I’m ready to quit. And have been just stressing over it all week. Has anyone else ever been benched for low antril counts and seen improvement the next time around?
@daisy222-2 I’m so sorry your drugs are not responding well for you. I would say try again next month. I know its a tough call but IVF is so expensive and crazy. Glad you were able to convert to an IUI cycle so you can at least some kind of chance and if not hopefully a new protocol next month will give you better results.
@i-wanna-b-the-girl-w-most-cake I haven’t told my employer. For my last retrieval I got lucky and it was over a 3 day weekend. This time around I’m planning to just ask to take a personal couple days for a family “thing” I’m lucky in that my work is pretty flexible and I can’t imagine my boss saying no. Though if my situation was different I would likely just call in sick. I don’t want people at work knowing I’m doing IVF because honestly I don’t want to deal with them asking if I’m pregnant if it doesn't work….or actually I don’t want them asking even if it does.
@Rachel_leigh22 that sounds like one heck of an emotional roller coaster. Best wishes that your little fighter will be with you for the long haul
TTC History in Spoiler ***Trigger Warning*** Losses/Child Mentioned
2016
* April IUI#1 - BFN
* June IUI#2 - BFN
* July IUI#3 - CP
* Sept IVF#1 - 4 Retrieved & Mature, 4 Blasts. Fresh Transfer 1 - CP
* November FET #1 - Transferred 1 Blast - CP
2017 Switched REs - Recurrent loss testing for me - all normal, remaining 2 frosties sent for PGS - both abnormal
* April/May IVF#2: 9 retrieved, 8 mature, 7 fertilized, 7 blasts! Sent for testing - 2PGS Normals (0 remaining)
* November IVF #3 12R, 8M, 6F, 4 blasts! - All 4 PGS normal!
* November FET# 2 (Transfer a PGS normal from IVF#2) - BFP!!!
2018 DD born 8/20/18
2019 5PGS frosties ( 4 remaining)
* September FET#3 (1PGS normal) - Beta#1: 139.7 Beta#2: 322.6
@2MomsHoping my baseline for my first ER was 2 on each side. I went from that to 25 measurable follies in 10-12 days. I am sure your doctor will steer you in the right direction. Going into our second cycle, my RE said we should wait and check the baseline before moving forward, then he saw I only had 4 on day 2 and grew so many, he threw out that idea and said it wouldn't be a good indication for my since I responded so well to the stims
TTC History in Spoiler ***Trigger Warning*** Losses/Child Mentioned
2016
* April IUI#1 - BFN
* June IUI#2 - BFN
* July IUI#3 - CP
* Sept IVF#1 - 4 Retrieved & Mature, 4 Blasts. Fresh Transfer 1 - CP
* November FET #1 - Transferred 1 Blast - CP
2017 Switched REs - Recurrent loss testing for me - all normal, remaining 2 frosties sent for PGS - both abnormal
* April/May IVF#2: 9 retrieved, 8 mature, 7 fertilized, 7 blasts! Sent for testing - 2PGS Normals (0 remaining)
* November IVF #3 12R, 8M, 6F, 4 blasts! - All 4 PGS normal!
* November FET# 2 (Transfer a PGS normal from IVF#2) - BFP!!!
2018 DD born 8/20/18
2019 5PGS frosties ( 4 remaining)
* September FET#3 (1PGS normal) - Beta#1: 139.7 Beta#2: 322.6
Multiple months of Clomid/Femara
End of March 2015: BFP with Femara! Saw heartbeat at 5.5 weeks. M/C at 11 weeks
Multiple more months of Femara
IUI #1 with Femara and Follistem 75 units: BFN
IUI #2 with Follistem 150 units: BFN
Dec 2015: 1st IVF. 10 eggs retrieved with 8 eggs fertilized. 5 day transfer of two embryos with 2 frozen embies. BFN
January 2016: FET #1 2 embryos: BFN
March 2016: 2nd IVF cycle. 4 eggs retrieved with 2 fertilized. Quick two day transfer of both embryos: BFN
April/May 2016 IVF #3. 11 eggs retrieved. 10 mature. 7 fertilized. 2 5AA blasts transferred 5/11/2016 BFN
September 2016 IVF #4: 17 follicles growing, premature ovulation through Cetrotide. Retrieval cancelled.
April 2017 IVF #5: 9 follicles growing, 6 eggs retrieved with 5 fertilized. Transfer of three blasts. BFN
June 2017: IVF #6: 2 follicles growing, 5 eggs retrieved with 5 fertilized. Transfer of 5 3-day embryos. Chemical pregnancy. BFN
Nov/Dec 2017: Donor egg cycle. 33 eggs retrieved, 26 mature. 26 fertilized.
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
@munchkin02888 I'm glad it wasn't that bad for you! I'm getting nervous about starting those soon.
Adding in the burny Menopur tonight - hopefully it will coax those other two along!
Married 6/18/16 (Me 42, DH 44), TTC #2
***TW***
As of 12/2016: AMH 1.42, FSH 6.1, AFC ~10
Self-benched Nov-Dec 2016 for
IVF #1 Jan-Feb 2017 (OCP, testosterone primed antagonist w/HGH - ER 2/2/17 - 12R, 7M ICSI'd, 3F, 0B)
IVF #2 Mar-Apr 2017 (testosterone primed agonist/luteal lupron w/HGH - ER 4/8/17 - 10R, 8M, 8F, 5B, 1 PGS normal)
IVF #3 May-Jun 2017 (testosterone primed agonist/luteal lupron w/HGH - ER 6/4/17 - 14R, 5F, 3B, 0 normal)
**New RE**
IVF #4 Sept 2017 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 9/28/17 - 33R, 18F, 10B, 4 PGS normals!)
FET #1 (medicated) of one PGS normal 4AA XX 11/2/17 - Beta #1 11/11/17 (153), Beta #2 11/13/17 (324), mc at 5w1d on 11/19/17
IVF #5 Dec 2017 - Insemination of 9 frozen eggs from 2012 (8F, 1B, 0 normal)
Jan 2018 - Natural cycle ERA (normal/receptive) & stimming for
IVF #6 Jan-Feb 2018 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 2/3/18 - 17R, 6M, 4F, 0 blasts)
IVF #7 Feb 2018 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 2/26/18 - 19R, 9M, 9F, 4B, 2 PGS normals)
FET #2 Apr 2018 (natural cycle w/o trigger, w/P4 support) of one PGS normal 4AA- XX 4/5/18 - Beta #1 4/14/18 (67), Beta #2 4/16/18 (231)
Rainbow baby girl born 12/16/2018 (via c-section, induced at 39 weeks)
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TFAS!
FET #3 Dec 2019 (natural cycle w/o trigger, w/P4 support) of one PGS normal 3BB XY 12/16/19 - Beta #1 12/24/19 (139), Beta #2 12/27/19 (482)
IVF Cycle: #1!
Type: Fresh cycle- Should start stim around April 10th
Protocol: Not sure yet
To pass the time: Fortunately work keeps me crazy busy- but in a good way. I absolutely love my job and most of what I do is considered "fun"/entertainment by most people's standards, so I'm lucky in that regard.
My biggest concern is I've been told to more or less cut out exercise which is frankly one of my favorite things to do. I LOVE to run and I think that is going to make me the craziest. I'm definitely going to have an extra hour or two in my day every day I will need to fill now.
1st cycle of IVF started April 9, 2017. ER- 15R, 7M, 5F, 4 frozen, 1 transferred. BFN
May 2017- Hysteroscopy
June-August 2017- 2nd attempt via FET. 2 Embryos transferred on 08/10/17. BFP, but ended in a chemical.
November 2017- Hysteroscopy
January 2018- 3rd attempt via FET. 2 Embryos transferred on 01/25/18. BOLD BFP on a HPT on 1/31, Beta # 1 on 2/5= 721. Beta # 2 on 2/7- 1903. 6wk+3 day scan revealed twins!
I'm blogging about it here
@radmom27 It gives me comfort that you also had low ANCs after taking BCPs I guess I just need to sit back and give patience a try. Sometimes I think I’m going through all this just because I need to learn how to have patience….its really not something I’m very good at :P
@momifbysea I think it just depends on how you respond to the meds. I had weird responses and didn't get many eggs from my last IVF so it might just be my body being a bit on the odd side.
@kiwisun4385 best wishes for you retrieval tomorrow I hope you have lots of mature eggs!!! Good Luck!
TTC History in Spoiler ***Trigger Warning*** Losses/Child Mentioned
2016
* April IUI#1 - BFN
* June IUI#2 - BFN
* July IUI#3 - CP
* Sept IVF#1 - 4 Retrieved & Mature, 4 Blasts. Fresh Transfer 1 - CP
* November FET #1 - Transferred 1 Blast - CP
2017 Switched REs - Recurrent loss testing for me - all normal, remaining 2 frosties sent for PGS - both abnormal
* April/May IVF#2: 9 retrieved, 8 mature, 7 fertilized, 7 blasts! Sent for testing - 2PGS Normals (0 remaining)
* November IVF #3 12R, 8M, 6F, 4 blasts! - All 4 PGS normal!
* November FET# 2 (Transfer a PGS normal from IVF#2) - BFP!!!
2018 DD born 8/20/18
2019 5PGS frosties ( 4 remaining)
* September FET#3 (1PGS normal) - Beta#1: 139.7 Beta#2: 322.6
Multiple months of Clomid/Femara
End of March 2015: BFP with Femara! Saw heartbeat at 5.5 weeks. M/C at 11 weeks
Multiple more months of Femara
IUI #1 with Femara and Follistem 75 units: BFN
IUI #2 with Follistem 150 units: BFN
Dec 2015: 1st IVF. 10 eggs retrieved with 8 eggs fertilized. 5 day transfer of two embryos with 2 frozen embies. BFN
January 2016: FET #1 2 embryos: BFN
March 2016: 2nd IVF cycle. 4 eggs retrieved with 2 fertilized. Quick two day transfer of both embryos: BFN
April/May 2016 IVF #3. 11 eggs retrieved. 10 mature. 7 fertilized. 2 5AA blasts transferred 5/11/2016 BFN
September 2016 IVF #4: 17 follicles growing, premature ovulation through Cetrotide. Retrieval cancelled.
April 2017 IVF #5: 9 follicles growing, 6 eggs retrieved with 5 fertilized. Transfer of three blasts. BFN
June 2017: IVF #6: 2 follicles growing, 5 eggs retrieved with 5 fertilized. Transfer of 5 3-day embryos. Chemical pregnancy. BFN
Nov/Dec 2017: Donor egg cycle. 33 eggs retrieved, 26 mature. 26 fertilized.
@Dragonfly6191 What were you told regarding exercise? I don't even like exercising (I go to the gym for spin/yoga every day before work, but mostly to miss traffic) and found the physical activity (both exercise and pelvic rest) restrictions limiting. I had reschedule a ski trip last month because they didn't tell to me (and I didn't ask) about not exercising or two weeks post ER. I lucked out and had no exercise restriction (just pelvic rest *sigh*) post hysteroscopy (also last month), which was good because I'd months before signed up for a 5k 3 days after. They didn't actually say anything to me about restricting exercise during stims, but after about a week last time my ovaries felt very heavy and the risk of ovarian torsion scared me enough not to push it. All these AM monitoring appointments keep me from the gym anyway...and "strolling" on the treadmill is even more boring than spin class.
Sounds like a lot of ladies will be starting stims soon - good luck everyone! @kiwisun4385 Hope you get April IVF off to a great start!
Married 6/18/16 (Me 42, DH 44), TTC #2
***TW***
As of 12/2016: AMH 1.42, FSH 6.1, AFC ~10
Self-benched Nov-Dec 2016 for
IVF #1 Jan-Feb 2017 (OCP, testosterone primed antagonist w/HGH - ER 2/2/17 - 12R, 7M ICSI'd, 3F, 0B)
IVF #2 Mar-Apr 2017 (testosterone primed agonist/luteal lupron w/HGH - ER 4/8/17 - 10R, 8M, 8F, 5B, 1 PGS normal)
IVF #3 May-Jun 2017 (testosterone primed agonist/luteal lupron w/HGH - ER 6/4/17 - 14R, 5F, 3B, 0 normal)
**New RE**
IVF #4 Sept 2017 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 9/28/17 - 33R, 18F, 10B, 4 PGS normals!)
FET #1 (medicated) of one PGS normal 4AA XX 11/2/17 - Beta #1 11/11/17 (153), Beta #2 11/13/17 (324), mc at 5w1d on 11/19/17
IVF #5 Dec 2017 - Insemination of 9 frozen eggs from 2012 (8F, 1B, 0 normal)
Jan 2018 - Natural cycle ERA (normal/receptive) & stimming for
IVF #6 Jan-Feb 2018 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 2/3/18 - 17R, 6M, 4F, 0 blasts)
IVF #7 Feb 2018 (natural start microdose lupron flare w/HGH - ER 2/26/18 - 19R, 9M, 9F, 4B, 2 PGS normals)
FET #2 Apr 2018 (natural cycle w/o trigger, w/P4 support) of one PGS normal 4AA- XX 4/5/18 - Beta #1 4/14/18 (67), Beta #2 4/16/18 (231)
Rainbow baby girl born 12/16/2018 (via c-section, induced at 39 weeks)
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TFAS!
FET #3 Dec 2019 (natural cycle w/o trigger, w/P4 support) of one PGS normal 3BB XY 12/16/19 - Beta #1 12/24/19 (139), Beta #2 12/27/19 (482)
@Dragonfly6191 I cut back too and just do yoga and lots of walking, but honestly, when I'm on stims I don't feel that great and want to do much more than that.
I had my retrieval yesterday and they were able to get 6 eggs, so double what they got last time. This retrieval was a little tougher than my last one. I guess I started hemorrhaging during the retrieval and lost a lot of blood and my blood pressure dropped, so I had to be kept under anesthesia longer and get a few internal stitches. Luckily everything is fine but I don't do well with anesthesia so yesterday the recovery was rough. Lots of puking, trouble breathing and super sore abdomen.
still sore today but at least I can breathe! They just called and two fertilized again so we go back Monday for a fresh transfer!
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
@Aera11 Best of luck for your fresh transfer on Monday!
@Aera11 Good luck on our transfer
AFM. My period started today!!!! I've never been so happy about getting a period. Looks like I'll be starting stims this week. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Multiple months of Clomid/Femara
End of March 2015: BFP with Femara! Saw heartbeat at 5.5 weeks. M/C at 11 weeks
Multiple more months of Femara
IUI #1 with Femara and Follistem 75 units: BFN
IUI #2 with Follistem 150 units: BFN
Dec 2015: 1st IVF. 10 eggs retrieved with 8 eggs fertilized. 5 day transfer of two embryos with 2 frozen embies. BFN
January 2016: FET #1 2 embryos: BFN
March 2016: 2nd IVF cycle. 4 eggs retrieved with 2 fertilized. Quick two day transfer of both embryos: BFN
April/May 2016 IVF #3. 11 eggs retrieved. 10 mature. 7 fertilized. 2 5AA blasts transferred 5/11/2016 BFN
September 2016 IVF #4: 17 follicles growing, premature ovulation through Cetrotide. Retrieval cancelled.
April 2017 IVF #5: 9 follicles growing, 6 eggs retrieved with 5 fertilized. Transfer of three blasts. BFN
June 2017: IVF #6: 2 follicles growing, 5 eggs retrieved with 5 fertilized. Transfer of 5 3-day embryos. Chemical pregnancy. BFN
Nov/Dec 2017: Donor egg cycle. 33 eggs retrieved, 26 mature. 26 fertilized.
Did you get your fert report yet @kiwisun4385
IVF cycle # - 3! Can't believe this is my 3rd one already. IVF #1 in October, IVF#2 in January. We are doing embryo banking so that hopefully we can get 2 babies out of this IVF journey.
Type - ER in mid April, with PGS. FET sometime later.
Protocol - Long Agonist
what are you doing to pass the time?? - Currently doing lupron injections and I am looking forward to the baseline u/s on Tuesday. I will know if the cycle is a go or no go after that. Currently baking & cooking (to distract myself, and I love to eat), and catching up on shows.
Unexplained infertility/AMA, polycystic ovaries, insulin resistance
FET#1(July 2017): eSET of first of 4 PGS-normal embryos, DS born 3/30/2018
FET#2(Oct/Nov 2019): eSET
@cashewchicken we're nearly on the same cycle! I've been on lupron and am going for my baseline u/s tomorrow - good luck with yours on Tuesday!
IVF cycle - #3
Type- ER mid April but doing "freeze all" cycle. ET at a later time.
Protocol- Luteal Stimulation
what are you doing to pass the time? - spending time with my family, gardening, baking and walking
I have my baseline u/s on wednesday and hoping all goes well so we can start injections on Friday.
@Ash_SE That is awesome results!! Congrats!
@radmom27 Isn't it funny that we are actually excited to get our periods? Hoping I get mine shortly too!
@cashewchicken Welcome!!
@mjpbarretto Welcome!!
I am getting more and more anxious about how many embryos we will have to work with. The donor egg bank I am using provides six eggs in a lot. The lab will thaw and fertilize with DH's fresh contribution using ICSI and then I will be holding my breath for a few days.
I've never been through this, but reading your updates, it sounds like the labs call you with fertilization reports. Is that a daily update or just at the end?
Me: 40, DH: 35 / Married: 2009; TTC #1: 2013
2013 - 2015: 5 pregnancies —> 5 miscarriages
TTCAL with RE (RPL specialist): February 2016
2016: 3 medicated TI cycles —> 3 medicated IUI cycles: All BFN
Donor Egg IVF Transfer: May 1, 2017
May 11, 2017: BFP!! Beta #1: 449.1, Beta #2: 844, Beta #3: 1714
EDD: 1/17/18, it's a GIRL!
E. L. A. born 12/7/2017
@cashewchicken hello and welcome! Hoping all goes well tomorrow so this cycle can go forward for you. Here I'm so nervous to start this first cycle- you all who are on/have done multiple IVF are my heroes!
@Ash_SE what a fabulous day 5 report! That's so exciting!