IVF schedule. How close were the dates to what your RE predicted?

Vet-Tech

I just started BCP Monday.  Lupron injections start on the 8th.  I go in for an ultrasound & bloodwork on the 20th, probably getting instructions for starting Follistim after that.  The nurse was calculating for dates because I'm having PGD done & she needed to arrange it around when they were able to do that testing.  She has me scheduled for ER on 11/1 with ET on  11/6.  If that works out, it would be fabulous because I'd only have to take one day vacation after ET, but she said it depends on what my body decides to do.  Was wondering how accurate all of your cycles were.

krissyh21

My RE gave me a 3 day est. for ER so for example sometime between Sept 5-8 I went for ER on Sept 5th (all dates are fictionous - I can't remember the exact date)

So she was right on for that, but she did not give me an est ET date - just told me it would be a 3 or 5 day and would let me know. I didn't know for sure it would be a 3day until the day before transfer.

PsychedForBaby

I think going into it we just figured ER would be in a certain week.  They didn't want to narrow it down beyond that.

I've had to IVF cycles with different protocols and my timing has ended up exactly the same for both of them. 

Our clinic starts stims on Fridays and my ERs have both been 13 days later. 

Good luck!
Melissa

iluvtom

My retrieval date is said to be approximately 10/15, the RE said it can vary up to 4 days or so depending on the response to the stims. The transfer can be 3 or 5 days later depedning on quality, my RE prefers 3 day transfers but its not always the case

hannah&ben

my RE dates were exact - they plan that way and do strict schedules which has it's benefits and it's drawbacks

we also did PGD - it is an extremely stressful process - I wish you the best of luck!!!

Hannah

groovygrl

Mine did not predict dates, at all. they gave me the general range of most ppl doing ER 8-12 days after starting stims, so I mapped it out on my own to predict general ranges.

kimarino13

Mine were spot on.

MrsAbraham

My ER is actually 8 days later than the original estimate. My saline ultrasound showed something abnormal, I was supposed to start stims 3 days after that. That was on a thursday, RE made me have an MRI on friday, but didn't get results until monday, so I was 1 week late starting stims. Then after starting stims, he decided I needed an extra day of stims. I guess he was just paling it safe, but that extra week of lupron has been torture!

erin5407

My retrieval was two days later than the estimated date.   Estimate was 9/28 and actual was 9/30.    They also told me we would be doing a 5 day transfer and after watching the embryos develop changed it to a 3 day transfer.