October FET

prudence9-2

@Crystal321 hope October is your month!

maggier79

Today's labs: Last night was my 6th night of stims. Had my u/bw this morning. E2 increased from 116 to 400. Progesterone and LH were normal. Doctor asked me to purchase Gonal F-900 and to start taking cetrotride today.

cseley321

I just went in today for my first bloodwork and ultrasound. They are putting me on plaquenil this time.. anyone have experience with that drug?? 

ttc_ivf

@tinjp78 Hi! I started patches and baby aspirin yesterday. Patches seem to be helping a little with headaches. I have my lining check next week. How are you doing? 

tinjp78

@mjpbarretto I'm glad to know that your patches are easing you up on your headaches. Gl on your upcoming lining check, pls stay warm all the time. Afm, I'm not doing anything yet, just some light excercises to prepare for my FET. All the action will happen when Oct steps in.. woohoooo! I'm excited

prudence9-2

@mjpbarretto glad to hear you don’t have headaches anymore. I was still having headaches on and off until I started with two patches on Wed. And tomorrow I’m up to 4 patches! And then lining u/s on Wed!

rainbows2018

@Crystal321 if anyone Can relate it’s me especially today. I got my D5 report yest and of the 8 eggs fertilized only two made it to the blast phase. I’m disappointed because now I’m stuck in this unknown between whether I should do another IVF or a frozen transfer cycle. We’re expecting PGS results in the next couple weeks so hopefully at least one of these to come back normal. I’ll keep my fingers crossed hope everything works out for you

prudence9-2

@rainbows2018 sorry to hear only 2 made it. FX they both come back normal!!!

cseley321

@rainbows2018 ugh, sorry to hear that. This whole thing is just one awful headache. Hopefully they both come back normal!

ttc_ivf

@tinjp78 thanks! October is just around the corner now. Crossing fingers for all of us! 

ttc_ivf

@prudence9-2 thanks! I’m on 2 patches that I change every other day. Headaches are not as bad today. But before patches, it was brutal. I hope it keeps getting better. I have my blood test and lining check on Thursday. I’m a little nervous. 

ttc_ivf

@rainbows2018 sorry to hear about your fertilization report. Hoping both come back normal.

tinjp78

@rainbows2018 I'm sorry about the fert report, hoping and praying for good results.

@mjpbarretto @prudence9-2 I hope your headaches disappear soon.

coco305

Hi all, I'm doing my FET on 10/26 (fx) I started lupron 6 days ago and I'm still
on BCP until tomorrow night.  I have days where I'm fine and days where I'm just plain nauseous, and a now I get dizzy too. no headaches really (thank goodness). I have my first  official FET BW/US on Thursday & I hopefully start patches on then. Does this help the nausea? 

prudence9-2

@mjpbarretto my lining is on Wed! As of today I’m up to 4 patches!

@tinjp78 thanks! Headaches decreased once I started the patches over a week ago. And gone completely since I upped to two patches on Wed.  What about you? When do you start?

@coco305 welcome! I didn’t have neusea from Lupron but headaches and yes, once you start with the patches, you will get a relief. 

cseley321

Hello everyone. On Friday's appointment my progesterone was too high, so they had me come back this morning to retest. It did not drop enough, so I am on BC for a week. This is the second time this has happened and I am a tad frustrated that the nurses can't tell me why... I haven't had a chance to talk to my doctor yet. I asked if this was more common when on the shots, but she said it shouldn't matter. Anyway, I am benched for a week. Bummer

coco305

Ugh! So frustrating. Hopefully the BC works. @Crystal321

prudence9-2

@Crystal321 ahh that sucks! How high was it? Were you doing PIO that it got too high?

cseley321

@prudence9-2 it was at 5 on day 3 of my cycle, and 4.4 today. And yes I was on the PIO shots. TW - I was successful with IVF back in 2014 on the suppositories, I have no idea why they put me on shots. I don't know if the shots cause it, the nurse said no, but regardless I hate the shots and don't understand why they switched it up for the FET

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@crystal321. Not an expert, but I asked my nurse the same thing about using suppositories.  She said they used to do it, but the research is showing better overall outcomes with PIO?  So that may have something to do with it.  Less about you and your own past experience, and more about the research? idk.  I'm sorry this is so frustrating for you right now. :/

prudence9-2

@Crystal321 they had you start PIO that early in the cycle? I only start PIO 6 days before transfer...

As for PIO, from my understanding it is more effective than the suppositories...

prudence9-2

@BusinessWife any update about how many made it?

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Yes! @prudence9-2. Thanks for asking ❤  We got four more!
<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/wf/7tfzho814gxr.gif" alt="">
DH and I are both feeling much less anxious this time, and more just excited to finally move onto transfer mode!  Looks like it will be the week of Nov 13-17th though... doh!  I don't even care any more when it happens so long as it works!  Lol

prudence9-2

@BusinessWife that’s great!!! So happy for you

tinjp78

                
                

tinjp78

@prudence9-2 I'll re-start my nasal spray today. Then when AF comes, I'd have to call my Dr. and she'll prob give me instructions to start on my other meds.

prudence9-2

@tinjp78 what type of medication is in the nasal spray? 

cseley321

@prudence9-2 no, I start around the same time. This is just the progesterone left over in my system from the last FET

prudence9-2

@Crystal321 when was your previous FET? Mine was in August and they haven’t checked my progesterone prior to starting this cycle 

tinjp78

@prudence9-2 I'm taking the Buserecur nasal spray, intended to suppress secretion of LH and FSH into the body to prevent spontaneous ovulation. Active ingredient is Buserelin Acetate (Gn-RH agonist).

prudence9-2

@tinjp78 ahh! Like Lupron.... 

ttc_ivf

@Crystal321 sorry about your test results. After one week of BCP do you get to start right away or do you have to wait for AF? 

@prudence9-2 good luck on your appt on Wednesday. Can’t wait to hear all about it. If all goes well on my appt on Thursday i’ll start PIO on the 10th and 11th. So hopefully everything will be great so I can keep moving forward. 

tinjp78

@prudence9-2 Yeah, I guess my nasal spray works like Lupron. I'm here in Japan so the protocol seems a bit different. 

cseley321

@prudence9-2 my betas were on sept 22 so I stopped progesterone that same day. The transfer itself was on sept 8

@mjpbarretto I get to resume on friday

tinjp78

@bethann1022 and @20T your transfer sched is on 10/2 right? How are you ladies doing now? I hope that everything is in order. I'm praying for a successful transfer

bethann1022

@tinjp78 I want you to know that every day when I read these boards, your positively amazes me and brightens my day!  Thank you for always looking on the bright side, it really helps me remain hopeful even in my times of doubt.  

Yes, my transfer is scheduled for tomorrow at 10am EST, and I can't wait!  It has been a long road getting here, I have a hard time with waits as I like to continue moving forward.  Our last FET was in May and then we did ERA in June and July.  I was really really hoping to do this FET in August, but we had to repeat our annual testing and then deal with some financial shenanigans, but at last, here we are with less than 24 hours to go.  We are doing PIO this round based on ERA results, and while with FET the 6 days seemed to DRAG by (because I knew I was doing these awful shots with no chance of pregnancy at the end), this time is flying by.  The first night of PIO was rough, but I have since been having my husband do the injections and I have to say, even being an RN, he is great at it! But I think I may have a different type of PIO (maybe brand or something) than I had last round, because this time, every day I am developing this small painful knot in the muscle.  Last night I did have him go a little higher which definitely helped.  

I am also debating constantly in my head on whether I will POAS or not.  I know the first and second rounds I did and with each BFN, I became more and more pessimistic and depressed.  By 8dp5dt, still seeing those stark white tests, I wanted to stop all medications and I was only on the Crinone (which was easy for me) so I am nervous this time that if I do start seeing negatives I will really start dreading these PIO injections even more.  I also want to keep the hope alive as long as possible (praying for 9 months) and keep thinking how amazing it would be if I help off on POASing and got the BFP in the end from my clinic.  It depends on how busy I am, since I work from home, I have a lot of access to my HPT's and with no one around, I start to get the crazy urges around 4dp5dt.  We will see what happens I guess, maybe just maybe I will start to feel some different symptoms this time and be able to, like others in the September board, know I am pregnant before even having the beta on the 12th.  

@20T Good luck tomorrow, transfer buddy!!  I truly hope that this cycle brings both of us our positives, we've both been through a lot and I would be thrilled if it all paid off in October.  October is my favorite month, I love the Fall in New England, it is sooo beautiful and DH and my anniversary is on the 22nd so we always go away for a week,  Last year in October, we were doing our second attempted IUI cycle and the monitoring was actually on our anniversary, I was so hopeful, but the monitoring showed no follicle growth so the cycle was cancelled.  We shall see what this anniversary has in store for us, but hopefully much more positive outcome.  

How is everyone else doing?  Who is next after 20T and myself?  Good luck everyone with starting your prep, sooo excited it is finally OUR month and can't wait to start the BFP's!!

prudence9-2

@tinjp78 Lupron is terrible. Be happy you don’t use it!!!

@mjpbarretto 10th or 11th will probably be my transfer day

@Crystal321 my transfer was a month before on August 7h.  **TW** ended in a chemical ***end TW***

@bethann1022 last time I used PIO I also started having knots in my muscles and bruises. What helped me was to put ice on the spot. (Not immediately after the injection. First heat pad but then at night time ice pack)
 
good luck tomorrow @bethann1022 & @20T !!!

who’s next after?  If all goes as planned, My transfer will be during the second week of October 

cseley321

@prudence9-2 TW - I had a chemical pregnancy in august as well. I was sooooo hopeful when I saw that positive on the hpt. Hopefully this is our month to go full term!

@bethann1022 goodluck on your transfer!! Just try and relax regarding the hpt. They sometimes cause more anxiety than they are worth. Also progesterone tends to make your body feel pregnancy symptoms, so that is not a solid indicator either. I guess just do whatever will put you at ease I try not to take them because the results mean nothing for me until I see the hcg numbers that are strong

Good luck to you ladies with your upcoming transfers!

prudence9-2

@Crystal321 so you had FET in August and September? What is your protocol? Mine takes about 5.5 weeks! And that is not including 2 weeks prior with BCP! So there is no way I can do it 2 months in a row. 

But hopefully this is month will work for both of us!

ttc_ivf

@tinjp78 yay for starting meds! How often do you do the nasal spray? 

@prudence9-2 if all goes well for me on my Thursday appointment, my transfer will be in October 13th. 

@bethann1022 and @20T Good luck on your transfer tomorrow. Sending you both good vibes and sticky dust.