@BusinessWife how are you recovering? I can't imagine with 18, wow! Looking forward to your fert report, will they call today?
@allycheer00 I hope you get a great report today. Your will-power is impressive but I understand when you put your mind to doing or not doing something and staying true to that. Prayers for a good appointment!
@Bababatty I'm glad your appointment went well and you have a plan for moving forward with your RE. Wishing you the best for October!
@dragonette505 getting close! I remember a long time back you started this thread and your cycle seemed SO far away, you must be getting so excited and ready. I know for me, after the first cycle and I knew what to expect it's always harder to be patient, I'm like "come on, let's do this!"
@Hopeful_mom you're on my mind. What a warrior you are, and still willing to go another round, I get it! I look forward to seeing how your transfer goes, I have a good feeling. This whole process is exhausting, physically and especially mentally. I keep thinking though about how toughened up going through this makes us though. We are transformed into badasses, regardless of outcome, I have so much respect for anyone so committed to going through this! So kudos!
@ReesaAnne16 and @Malibu45 wishing you patience and positive distractions while you wait. The anticipation must be huge! Enjoy the holiday weekend, these last days of summer! Ive noticed that chill in the air where I live though, and dew on the grass in morning. What a nice time of year to get a positive beta!!!
@tinjp78 I'm wondering how your ER went? I apologize if I missed your post but hope you're recovering well!
@Momifbysea I dunno.... once I'm in a cycle I have these diverging feelings of wanting to get done and also dreading a bad outcome so NOT wanting to get done! LOL!! It's crazy in a way only being hopped up on 4 different hormone meds can make you! Tomorrow I go in for monitoring and for the first time at this clinic I'll be seeing not my doc but the head guy, Dr. Tortoriello. Hoping he's not an asshole (some of these docs are) and hoping I'm not woefully confused since he uses different metrics than my doc
Blood test was negative as I expected. Doc agrees with me that I probably need surgery to remove the endo and maybe my left tube. The ERA test is a good option too. So that's what's next. Thank you all for the support.
Good luck @ReesaAnne16 and @Malibu45. The both of you need to get our very first positives!
Me:35 DH:37 Married 09/2013
*TW* TTC #2 since June 2016 *END TW*
Endometriosis
March 2017- IUI#1- Clomid - BFN April 2017 - IUI #2 - Clomid, Ovidrel - BFN May 2017 - IUI #3 - Clomid- cancelled cycle
@allycheer00 I'm so sorry, you must be so disappointed It's good your doctor has a plan to try to improve your odds before your next FET. I'm sorry things are delayed because of it though. Treat yourself this weekend, you deserve it
Me 34 DH 36 Married since July 2010 MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
TTC #1 since June 2015 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
<b>Update:</b> So of our 18 retrieved, only 10 were mature. 6 were fertilized with ICSI, and we will have to wait till Thursday to see how many make it to freeze...
@allycheer00 ugh! I'm so sorry!!! I've been hoping so hard for you! This sux so bad! Do you have any frosties waiting till you heal after removing the endo?
@BusinessWife that's a respectable number!! More than half mature is great and more than half of the mature fertilized!! That's great odds!!
@allycheer00: I'm so, so sorry. Such tough news to get., I know. Glad that your RE already has discussed a good plan of action with you already. Take care.
Me: 41; DH: 45 Both married for the first time in our 40s; went straight to IVF after multiple fibroid surgeries (2/17) ER: #1: agonist/antagonist protocol: 19 eggs; 8 mature; 13 fertilized; 1 7-day blast (6BA = abnormal/non-viable) (4/17) ER: #2: same protocol but stimmed an extra 2 days: 16 eggs; 10 mature (5 more matured in lab); 13 fertilized; 2 6-day blasts (5AA & 6BA) & 2 7-day blasts (6BA & 5BB): only 1 Day 6 6BA tested normal! FET on 7/10/17 Beta on 7/21/17: Negative:( (8/17) ER #3: 9 eggs; 6 mature; 3 fertilized; 1 7-day blast (6BA = abnormal/non-viable) Developed severe complications (abdominal bleeding) following egg retrieval which required hospitalization, transfusion & emergency surgery. Done with IVF.
So had my u/s today and while follicles are STILL growing, there are only a few of the 11 that are above the 18mm, so I will stim another day (at least). They told me to do the stim drugs tonight and then they will call tomorrow with more direction. I presume that they will call tomorrow to tell me to do the HCG shot that night, but I guess he could call me in again for an u/s? We shall see. So today is Day 12 of stims.
Oh, I learned that they measure your lining to see if you are producing estrogen. A growing lining indicates that that the follies do in fact have eggs in them, as as the lining grows, it provides an indication as to when retrieval should happen. This explains why they don't do blood draws at my checks. Interesting. My lining had increased from 9 mm to 12 mm.
Me: 41; DH: 45 Both married for the first time in our 40s; went straight to IVF after multiple fibroid surgeries (2/17) ER: #1: agonist/antagonist protocol: 19 eggs; 8 mature; 13 fertilized; 1 7-day blast (6BA = abnormal/non-viable) (4/17) ER: #2: same protocol but stimmed an extra 2 days: 16 eggs; 10 mature (5 more matured in lab); 13 fertilized; 2 6-day blasts (5AA & 6BA) & 2 7-day blasts (6BA & 5BB): only 1 Day 6 6BA tested normal! FET on 7/10/17 Beta on 7/21/17: Negative:( (8/17) ER #3: 9 eggs; 6 mature; 3 fertilized; 1 7-day blast (6BA = abnormal/non-viable) Developed severe complications (abdominal bleeding) following egg retrieval which required hospitalization, transfusion & emergency surgery. Done with IVF.
@BusinessWife well that's why some places only tell you about mature eggs since those are the only ones that can fertilize. It's still good to know totals because you need to stay hydrated when they take as many as they got from you. Will they give you a 3 day report?
Great report @BusinessWife and I echo @dragonette505's perspective! Fingers crossed those 6 keep going strong!!
Me: 41; DH: 45 Both married for the first time in our 40s; went straight to IVF after multiple fibroid surgeries (2/17) ER: #1: agonist/antagonist protocol: 19 eggs; 8 mature; 13 fertilized; 1 7-day blast (6BA = abnormal/non-viable) (4/17) ER: #2: same protocol but stimmed an extra 2 days: 16 eggs; 10 mature (5 more matured in lab); 13 fertilized; 2 6-day blasts (5AA & 6BA) & 2 7-day blasts (6BA & 5BB): only 1 Day 6 6BA tested normal! FET on 7/10/17 Beta on 7/21/17: Negative:( (8/17) ER #3: 9 eggs; 6 mature; 3 fertilized; 1 7-day blast (6BA = abnormal/non-viable) Developed severe complications (abdominal bleeding) following egg retrieval which required hospitalization, transfusion & emergency surgery. Done with IVF.
Hey @BusinessWife don't be discouraged! 6 is excellent, especially considering a few months ago you didn't even know if there were any sperm that could make embryos... now you have 6 embryos with a mix of yours and your DH's DNA... how crazy is that!! I'm sorry though that you won't get any updates until thursday... that is SO long! Do you have plans for the weekend to keep distracted? are you feeling OK post retrieval?
Me 34 DH 36 Married since July 2010 MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
TTC #1 since June 2015 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
@angelbea I bet your 18's are in the 20 range tomorrow... most places will trigger after 18 so you should be good with one more day of stimming. Your 18's will still be under 25/26 and your smallers might catch up! @BusinessWife that's probably smart.... the more reports the more stressful it is!! I love what @ReesaAnne16 said about imagining those six embies with their unique mix of you and your dh.... so sweet!
@ReesaAnne16. @dragonette505 Aw, yes. Believe me, we are! DH feels like it's cruel to make them wait to come home, and put them through a freeze, like he wants to go rescue them from the lab already! :'( we have a wedding tomorrow, then the holiday Monday he is probably working, and I need to do so many things around here. Then I work at the bank Tuesday, and we have a big meeting to prepare for Wednesday, so should be plenty to keep us distracted! I hope...
ETA Physically, I dunno, more or less okay? I felt like death warmed over for a little while there at work this morning, then I started feeling better.... Then I got my nails done, (good way to relax), came home, had a coconut water and Chinese food ;) .... and now I pretty much feel like I'm going to explode again from the bloat. No more doing stuff for me today!!!
Oh, and I meant to say, nobody told me the GAS was going to be so bad! I have been getting these stabbing cramps/gas pains. It's awful. Not to mention stinky. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/2l/le4d6mpcxys3.gif" alt="">
@BusinessWife LOL! yaaas that bloating.... keep up with the coconut water! You should feel pretty good in a couple days. I did castor oil packs for the first couple days post retrieval and it really helped with the gas/bloating. I was so mad no one told me about those till like my 4th cycle...
Ahh I've been cramping yesterday and today ! I am trying to keep it together but am slowly losing it !! I already know it...it didn't work Sorry for the rant
@Malibu45 when is your beta? Cramping is both a sign of AF and a sign of pregnancy..... unfortunately it feels exactly the same..... exactly. Cramps won't tell you either way. Sending hugs to help hold you together.
My beta isn't until wednesday... and we transfered the same day I think @Malibu45 I'm so ready to test, but I don't want to get a false positive from the trigger. And because I told DH that a false positive could happen, now he doesn't want me to test at all. I'm so ready to know!! Work is going to be so stressful on wednesday waiting for the results, and then trying not to look at my phone before DH and I are at home and together.
Me 34 DH 36 Married since July 2010 MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
TTC #1 since June 2015 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
Exactly the same here !! And the day of my beta is my first day of school ! How am I gonna be at work all day with the a pending voicemail waiting? Lol
allycheer00 i'm so angry seeing your update, i thought for sure i was coming to see good news, I couldn't wait!!! Does your RE really think its the endo causing you issues? I'm glad you have a plan in place but I know its so hard. Do you think you would consider doing another cycle of IVF before transferring your next frostie! Sending you much love and hugs!
@BusinessWife I have to say reading your post I echo @ReesaAnne16. @dragonette505 100% I know its not easy but you've had such a rough road already - now you have 6 lil babies starting out that are you and DH! Excited for a great report!!
Malibu45 you're PUPO till proven otherwise!! And once again @dragonette505 is correct pregnancy can feel just like AF but the beauty is when AF doesn't show - lets keep the faith we need a BFP ladies!!!
dragonette505 good luck with your appt i thought it was today. I appreciate you telling me that i'm doing ok since I did make some normies but I'm still just nervous.
angelbea thrilled you're still moving along...I'm surprised you dont have to go in too, glad you had a later appt! I hate having to go in on the weekends and I swear for me I've had to go everyday when I'm stemming its just my luck
@Momifbysea this process totally makes us badasses for sure!! It also reminds me that I just dont have time for the BS of many! I have had selfish friends from all over and I just dont deal with them anymore. We all have rough lives in one way or another BUT I tell ya they take for granted being able to get a bfp on their own...maybe I would be that way too if I didn't have to go through this stuff. I find that I become more thankful for health of my loved ones more and stuff like that...these is so hard I just try to be thankful for the other things I have!!! I stop concentrating on the petty crap of others and come here to you ladies!! I'm wondering what I need to start doing to try and get my body ready for my bean!
History of TTC in spoiler box
TTC since 2014 Unexplained Infertility - but I am 40...Low AMH .30 7 - IUI (50mg-150mg Clomid) Feb - August 2016 all BFN IVF#1 August 2016 (Antagonist protocol 4/5 eggs) Cancelled cycle RE thought I would get at least 10. IVF#2 Sept 2016 (microdose luporn pro - disappearing follies, ONLY ONE, convert to IUI) BFN IVF#3 November 2016 (4 ER, 3 F, 3DT)-BFP with TWINS // MC both at almost 10wks IVF#4 March 2017 //EPP (10 ER (1 wonky so 9 ER) 7F, 3B (5AB, (2)5BB) PGS tested- ALL abnormal IVF#5 April 2017 // EPP (7 ER, 7F yes! 6B) 2/5 day 4/6 day - 2 PGS normal! yes!! IVF#6 May 2017 // Antagonist didn't have time for Estrogen Priming...(4 ER, 3 F, 3B) (5AB, (2) 5BB) 2 PGS normal, yes!! IVF#7 June 2017 // EPP praying this is it and then on to an FET!
@Hopeful_mom yaaas! So true about the selfish friends! I had sooo many... I think this type likes me because normally I have no drama so I'm happy to listen. When I started going through ivf, I just didn't have the energy to (a) just listen and never once get asked: but how are you doing? And (b) be the only one who initiates .... they aren't bad people, but clearly not an equal friendship. Ivf makes you distill life down to the things that are important. honestly, you girls are lifesavers.... some of the best people I've had the honor to get to know. If one good thing comes out of infertility, it's meeting the awesome people on here
Finally got my report from the 9 follicles that my RE got on Tuesday. Looks like of the 9, only 6 were mature enough to fertilize. So they fertilized those 6 and as of today we have 4 growing follicles. We were going for a day 3 transfer but my RE decided on a 5 day so we go in TOMORROW MORNING for transfer! So nervous for my first one.... we are putting two in and crossing our fingers!!
<b>Question:</b> I guess I am having trouble understanding how they are counting the days. I feel like if they are counting hours from retrieval, Saturday 1030AM should have been 24 hours. Sunday 1030AM will be 48. Mon, tues, weds... 1030am should be five days. So we are having to wait a full SIX DAYS to get our report???? I don't get it. :/
@southerngirl31 yay!!! Grow embies grow! @BusinessWife retrieval day is day 0, not day one. So Saturday was day 1 after Friday retrieval. Wednesday will be day 5
Right that makes sense, @dragonette505 so is that normal not to get an update till day 6??? They told us Thursday... :/
ETA does this means no o e is peeking in and looking at them that whole time, so no one actually knows? Or are they monitoring rhey just don't want to deal with a million phonecalls?
@BusinessWife normally they check on 3 and 5. That's pretty standard. Not sure why you wouldn't get a day 3 report (must just be the policy of your clinic) Also not sure why they are already saying Day 6. I've got a Day 6 embie frozen but they told me my day 5 report and said one more may make it on day 6 and then emailed me on day 6 with the one that made it. That's Ben the case for the 2 other clinics I've cycled at. I'm not even sure with this new one.
Yeah, I guess its just policy... @dragonette505. It's a huge place. Day 3 plus day 5 reports just means double the phone calls the lab has to make? Idk. Or maybe since day 3 is the holiday??? You would think they could call Tuesday with the day 3 report tho. Maybe they figure it's like ripping off a bandaid. You wait long enough, and whether the news is great! Or horrible, you get it all at once! :#
* Possible TW * Ladies ! I caved and did a HPT this morning, however, it was not my first morning urine as I was half asleep for that one lol. Soo....there is a very faint second line ! I don't trust it at all though! I had the Pregynl 10,000 trigger shot back on August 20th before my egg retrieval. Today is 14 days past the trigger shot.....any thoughts ? Could this possibly be a real BFP or a still the trigger shot in my system ??
@BusinessWife I'm sorry you're not getting more updates we got a day 1,2,3,5&6 reports. Even though we had a good blast to freeze on day 5, they let them all grow another day, because the day 6 ones freeze and thaw better I guess. Maybe it's because you're freezing all and not doing a fresh transfer? the decision for us was made on day 2 whether to do a day 3 transfer or wait until day 5, so many that is why we got reports those days.
Me 34 DH 36 Married since July 2010 MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
TTC #1 since June 2015 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
@Malibu45 I've only ever taken Ovidrel, so I don't know if you could still have trigger in your system. I know the last time I triggered with 2 ovidrel (500mcg), I still had a positive HPT at 13 days past trigger; it was a super squinter though.
FX for you! Now you have to test tomorrow to see if it's darker!
AFM, I've been feeling yucky... low energy, which I'm blaming on the progesterone, super gassy still, and constipated which probably accounts for the sharp abdominal pain I get when I sneeze or cough. But this morning I woke up feeling nauseous. Not vomiting, but I worry if I eat breakfast I might. I know morning sickness doesn't usually start until like 6 weeks right? so I'm trying not to read into. My DH won't let me test... so all I can do is symptom spot...
Me 34 DH 36 Married since July 2010 MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
TTC #1 since June 2015 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
@Malibu45 I think *most* people have processed out the trigger by 14 dp trigger. I went through the same thing and was in agonies because all my online searching showed that while 99.9% of the time it was always a real positive, there was always one girl who was like.... nope, trigger stayed in my system 14, 15 and even 16 days post trigger. My suggestion is to test tomorrow and see if it gets progressively darker. If it starts getting darker, you're good
@Malibu45. Omg!!!! So exciting!!! I tho k 14 days is long enough triggers probably gone as well. Looking forward to darker lines for you!!! :D
@ReesaAnne16. Yeah, that's an interesting point maybe that's got something to do with it, too. We are freezing all, regardless, so it's not necessarily terribly <i>useful</i> information on day 2? Or 3 or 4, how things are going if there's no way were doing a 3-day or 5-day transfer. :/ I just want to know!!! Lol. Trying to wait patiently and trust them to the good Lord's care....
Re: Anyone doing IVF in July/August?
@BusinessWife how are you recovering? I can't imagine with 18, wow! Looking forward to your fert report, will they call today?
@allycheer00 I hope you get a great report today. Your will-power is impressive but I understand when you put your mind to doing or not doing something and staying true to that. Prayers for a good appointment!
@Bababatty I'm glad your appointment went well and you have a plan for moving forward with your RE. Wishing you the best for October!
@dragonette505 getting close! I remember a long time back you started this thread and your cycle seemed SO far away, you must be getting so excited and ready. I know for me, after the first cycle and I knew what to expect it's always harder to be patient, I'm like "come on, let's do this!"
@Hopeful_mom you're on my mind. What a warrior you are, and still willing to go another round, I get it! I look forward to seeing how your transfer goes, I have a good feeling. This whole process is exhausting, physically and especially mentally. I keep thinking though about how toughened up going through this makes us though. We are transformed into badasses, regardless of outcome, I have so much respect for anyone so committed to going through this! So kudos!
@ReesaAnne16 and @Malibu45 wishing you patience and positive distractions while you wait. The anticipation must be huge! Enjoy the holiday weekend, these last days of summer! Ive noticed that chill in the air where I live though, and dew on the grass in morning. What a nice time of year to get a positive beta!!!
@tinjp78 I'm wondering how your ER went? I apologize if I missed your post but hope you're recovering well!
Tomorrow I go in for monitoring and for the first time at this clinic I'll be seeing not my doc but the head guy, Dr. Tortoriello. Hoping he's not an asshole (some of these docs are) and hoping I'm not woefully confused since he uses different metrics than my doc
Good luck @ReesaAnne16 and @Malibu45. The both of you need to get our very first positives!
Me:35 DH:37
Married 09/2013
*TW* TTC #2 since June 2016 *END TW*
Endometriosis
March 2017- IUI#1- Clomid - BFN
April 2017 - IUI #2 - Clomid, Ovidrel - BFN
May 2017 - IUI #3 - Clomid- cancelled cycle
July 2017- IVF #1-Microdose Lupron protocol, Gonal-F, Menopur, HCG trigger- 12 mature eggs, 9 fertilized, 4 frozen- 2 PGS normal!!
August 2017- FET #1
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
I was going to test this morning but couldn't get the nerve. I have a bad feeling for myself that it didn't work:/
@BusinessWife that's a respectable number!! More than half mature is great and more than half of the mature fertilized!! That's great odds!!
Both married for the first time in our 40s; went straight to IVF after multiple fibroid surgeries
(2/17) ER: #1: agonist/antagonist protocol: 19 eggs; 8 mature; 13 fertilized; 1 7-day blast (6BA = abnormal/non-viable)
(4/17) ER: #2: same protocol but stimmed an extra 2 days: 16 eggs; 10 mature (5 more matured in lab); 13 fertilized; 2 6-day blasts (5AA & 6BA) & 2 7-day blasts (6BA & 5BB): only 1 Day 6 6BA tested normal!
FET on 7/10/17
Beta on 7/21/17: Negative:(
(8/17) ER #3: 9 eggs; 6 mature; 3 fertilized; 1 7-day blast (6BA = abnormal/non-viable)
Developed severe complications (abdominal bleeding) following egg retrieval which required hospitalization, transfusion & emergency surgery. Done with IVF.
Oh, I learned that they measure your lining to see if you are producing estrogen. A growing lining indicates that that the follies do in fact have eggs in them, as as the lining grows, it provides an indication as to when retrieval should happen. This explains why they don't do blood draws at my checks. Interesting. My lining had increased from 9 mm to 12 mm.
Both married for the first time in our 40s; went straight to IVF after multiple fibroid surgeries
(2/17) ER: #1: agonist/antagonist protocol: 19 eggs; 8 mature; 13 fertilized; 1 7-day blast (6BA = abnormal/non-viable)
(4/17) ER: #2: same protocol but stimmed an extra 2 days: 16 eggs; 10 mature (5 more matured in lab); 13 fertilized; 2 6-day blasts (5AA & 6BA) & 2 7-day blasts (6BA & 5BB): only 1 Day 6 6BA tested normal!
FET on 7/10/17
Beta on 7/21/17: Negative:(
(8/17) ER #3: 9 eggs; 6 mature; 3 fertilized; 1 7-day blast (6BA = abnormal/non-viable)
Developed severe complications (abdominal bleeding) following egg retrieval which required hospitalization, transfusion & emergency surgery. Done with IVF.
Will they give you a 3 day report?
Both married for the first time in our 40s; went straight to IVF after multiple fibroid surgeries
(2/17) ER: #1: agonist/antagonist protocol: 19 eggs; 8 mature; 13 fertilized; 1 7-day blast (6BA = abnormal/non-viable)
(4/17) ER: #2: same protocol but stimmed an extra 2 days: 16 eggs; 10 mature (5 more matured in lab); 13 fertilized; 2 6-day blasts (5AA & 6BA) & 2 7-day blasts (6BA & 5BB): only 1 Day 6 6BA tested normal!
FET on 7/10/17
Beta on 7/21/17: Negative:(
(8/17) ER #3: 9 eggs; 6 mature; 3 fertilized; 1 7-day blast (6BA = abnormal/non-viable)
Developed severe complications (abdominal bleeding) following egg retrieval which required hospitalization, transfusion & emergency surgery. Done with IVF.
@BusinessWife that is still awesome! FX they all make it to freeze.
I'm sorry though that you won't get any updates until thursday... that is SO long! Do you have plans for the weekend to keep distracted? are you feeling OK post retrieval?
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
@BusinessWife that's probably smart.... the more reports the more stressful it is!! I love what @ReesaAnne16 said about imagining those six embies with their unique mix of you and your dh.... so sweet!
ETA Physically, I dunno, more or less okay? I felt like death warmed over for a little while there at work this morning, then I started feeling better.... Then I got my nails done, (good way to relax), came home, had a coconut water and Chinese food ;) .... and now I pretty much feel like I'm going to explode again from the bloat. No more doing stuff for me today!!!
Oh, and I meant to say, nobody told me the GAS was going to be so bad! I have been getting these stabbing cramps/gas pains. It's awful. Not to mention stinky.
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I'm so ready to test, but I don't want to get a false positive from the trigger. And because I told DH that a false positive could happen, now he doesn't want me to test at all.
I'm so ready to know!! Work is going to be so stressful on wednesday waiting for the results, and then trying not to look at my phone before DH and I are at home and together.
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
@BusinessWife I have to say reading your post I echo @ReesaAnne16. @dragonette505 100% I know its not easy but you've had such a rough road already - now you have 6 lil babies starting out that are you and DH! Excited for a great report!!
Malibu45 you're PUPO till proven otherwise!! And once again @dragonette505 is correct pregnancy can feel just like AF but the beauty is when AF doesn't show - lets keep the faith we need a BFP ladies!!!
dragonette505 good luck with your appt i thought it was today. I appreciate you telling me that i'm doing ok since I did make some normies but I'm still just nervous.
angelbea thrilled you're still moving along...I'm surprised you dont have to go in too, glad you had a later appt! I hate having to go in on the weekends and I swear for me I've had to go everyday when I'm stemming its just my luck
@Momifbysea this process totally makes us badasses for sure!! It also reminds me that I just dont have time for the BS of many! I have had selfish friends from all over and I just dont deal with them anymore. We all have rough lives in one way or another BUT I tell ya they take for granted being able to get a bfp on their own...maybe I would be that way too if I didn't have to go through this stuff. I find that I become more thankful for health of my loved ones more and stuff like that...these is so hard I just try to be thankful for the other things I have!!! I stop concentrating on the petty crap of others and come here to you ladies!! I'm wondering what I need to start doing to try and get my body ready for my bean!
Unexplained Infertility - but I am 40...Low AMH .30
7 - IUI (50mg-150mg Clomid) Feb - August 2016 all BFN
IVF#1 August 2016 (Antagonist protocol 4/5 eggs) Cancelled cycle
IVF#2 Sept 2016 (microdose luporn pro - disappearing follies, ONLY ONE, convert to IUI) BFN
IVF#3 November 2016 (4 ER, 3 F, 3DT)-BFP
IVF#4 March 2017 //EPP (10 ER (1 wonky so 9 ER) 7F, 3B (5AB, (2)5BB) PGS tested- ALL abnormal
IVF#5 April 2017 // EPP (7 ER, 7F yes! 6B) 2/5 day 4/6 day - 2 PGS normal! yes!!
IVF#6 May 2017 // Antagonist didn't have time for Estrogen Priming...(4 ER, 3 F, 3B) (5AB, (2) 5BB) 2 PGS normal, yes!!
IVF#7 June 2017 // EPP praying this is it and then on to an FET!
they aren't bad people, but clearly not an equal friendship. Ivf makes you distill life down to the things that are important.
honestly, you girls are lifesavers.... some of the best people I've had the honor to get to know. If one good thing comes out of infertility, it's meeting the awesome people on here
@BusinessWife retrieval day is day 0, not day one. So Saturday was day 1 after Friday retrieval. Wednesday will be day 5
ETA does this means no o e is peeking in and looking at them that whole time, so no one actually knows? Or are they monitoring rhey just don't want to deal with a million phonecalls?
Ladies ! I caved and did a HPT this morning, however, it was not my first morning urine as I was half asleep for that one lol. Soo....there is a very faint second line ! I don't trust it at all though! I had the Pregynl 10,000 trigger shot back on August 20th before my egg retrieval. Today is 14 days past the trigger shot.....any thoughts ? Could this possibly be a real BFP or a still the trigger shot in my system ??
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
FX for you! Now you have to test tomorrow to see if it's darker!
AFM, I've been feeling yucky... low energy, which I'm blaming on the progesterone, super gassy still, and constipated which probably accounts for the sharp abdominal pain I get when I sneeze or cough. But this morning I woke up feeling nauseous. Not vomiting, but I worry if I eat breakfast I might. I know morning sickness doesn't usually start until like 6 weeks right? so I'm trying not to read into. My DH won't let me test... so all I can do is symptom spot...
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
@ReesaAnne16. Yeah, that's an interesting point maybe that's got something to do with it, too. We are freezing all, regardless, so it's not necessarily terribly <i>useful</i> information on day 2? Or 3 or 4, how things are going if there's no way were doing a 3-day or 5-day transfer. :/ I just want to know!!! Lol. Trying to wait patiently and trust them to the good Lord's care....