Hello Ladies! IVF Newbie!

pnwcoffeeminer

Hello ladies!

So excited to finally get to embark on this journey with you all! It puts ease in my heart knowing that there is a huge community of women to lean on!

A little bit about myself. My H is 41.5 and I'm 38.5 and we have been TTC for 10 years now. In that time we've tried everything from timing, diet, to "not trying", you name it! So, we finally decided to start IVF. We had our first consultation Dec 7 and I must admit, we left that appointment excited, yet full of fear. The reality of our age and the challenges we are going to have as a result was not only heartbreaking but shocking as well. I knew our age was going to be a factor however, I didn't realize just how great of one (foolish I know, blame celebrities for that mindset lol). So, of course I have the guilt of regretting waiting so long, but in reality we were never in a position to take on IVF until now. So, lots of emotions going on! 

On to the good stuff! We decided to hit the ground running and started BC on Dec 16 and I will be taking my last pill tonight and start stims on Friday....woohoo! We have our first ER set around the 24th of Jan. Due to my age, my RE wants to do 2 rounds of ER. We are also doing CS testing and ICSI. So, if everything goes as planned we will implant little embabies in April sometime!

Question for the IVF pros out there. Has anyone ever moved forward with IVF not having current 3 day labs... (and my most recent was 6 months old)? Due to a communication issue with my coordinator I started my BC the day of my period rather then the day after and therefore my RE said to skip labs and that it was ok to move forward on the BC. Me being trusting in my RE was OK with that since I'm so excited to get started. But I have since done some research and wondering if it was a good idea and I found they use your labs typically to determine the dosing for the medication.  I'm worried about my dose being off and it either being too high and cause over stimulation or too low of a dose and not produce enough. Also, I see most people on these forums have had a fertility diagnosis but our RE has never mentioned anything specific. Is it because we are just starting this process and you don't really know what the issues causing infertility are until you get further into it?

DecemberDoll27

Welcome to the board and good luck to you! Don't worry about the 3 day labs, my RE said the results are good for 12 month, so your's are not expired yet! Also they will monitor you closely and most likely adjust the dosage anyway. ( They usually start low and then increase). Good luck, it is hard and challenging journey, but it should be all worth it at the end.

pnwcoffeeminer

Thank you so much for the prompt response! That is so relieving to know! Like I mentioned in my previous post, we hit the ground running and I thought I knew enough about IVF to move forward. However, I realize I know NOTHING and we will truly be learning as we go!

tosh24

@pnwcoffeeminer Welcome! There is a "January IVF" thread that you may want to check out. It's full of ladies also undergoing IVF in January so you will have some company as well as the opportunity to learn lots of information and ask questions. 

pnwcoffeeminer

@tosh24 Thank you! I will definitely jump on over there as well!