Success after failed IVF?

abbe19

Hi ladies. I hope you don't mind me peeking in over here from the IF board. I was just looking for a little reassurance. I had my first IVF in November which resulted in a BFN. I am now gearing up for IVF #2 and am having a hard time mustering up the enthusiasm I had for the 1st go round. I was wondering if you had a failed IVF and then went on to get your beautiful BFP on subsequent rounds if you could post it here. I would also love to hear if they changed your protocol and/or you did anything differently-i.e. supplements, acu, bedrest. Thank you so much and hope you are all well.

njohnson1972

I had 3 unsuccessful IVF attempts before my final one with a BFP.

I did change protocols, started acupuncture and taking DHEA.  But this is based on my Dx - poor egg quality and DOR which is all probably age related in my case.

Shelley-Bean

My first IVF was BFN, and my FET was a BFN.  I changed practices and protocols, and my next IVF was BFP with twins.  It can happen! Good luck!

krissyh21

My third Ivf was my success. I had a lot of tweaks in protocol as we went, I believe every failed cycle the doctors learn more to bring you closer to success. Don't give up hope! It can happen!

MyShellyBelly

We got our BFP with our second round of IVF. The first time, we didn't make it to ET because they only retrieved 2 eggs and both did not fertilize with ICSI. After IVF #1, we switched clinics and RE's because our previous clinic and RE were TERRIBLE. With IVF #2, our new RE increased my dosage of Gonal-F from 150 units to 225 units and added Menopur and baby aspirin into the protocol. I also did acupuncture with IVF #2, as well as the POM juice and pineapple core "treatments". IVF #2 resulted in 19 eggs, 18 of which were mature and 17 fertilized normally with ICSI. We transferred 2 "textbook perfect" blasts on day 5 and are now expecting our twins! It was scary taking another leap into the "unknown" of IVF after our first failed attempt, but we knew with our diagnosis (MFI) that IVF with ICSI would be our only road to a BFP. Good luck!!!

etoyama

Yes indeed!

I did one fresh long lupron cycle. 3dt of two embies - BFN

FET with 2 of our 4 frosties from that cycle - BFN

Then, I did another fresh cycle, this time flare protocol (at my request), did a 5dt of 3 blasts and got a BFP. I also did one acu treatment right after the transfer, and took herbs the acu recommended to help with implantation.

Good luck to you, hon! Keep the faith!

DrVWife

My 1st IVF was a BFN.  My 2nd was canceled before ER/ET.  My 3rd was my BFP.

I was so sure I would get pregnant with the first one that went it failed, I lost so much hope.  It was hard to have a positive attitude  going into the next one.  By the third one I was very much "whatever happens, happens".  I can tell you that there were many days that I put on my happy face and charged on...but that is just who I am.  In the end, because I was so much more "whatever" about my 3rd cycle, I think I was less worried and stressed about it.

 We changed things up with each cycle...that info is in my blog.  The failed cycles were definitely stepping stones to my BFP.

Tab2710

njohnson1972:

I had 3 unsuccessful IVF attempts before my final one with a BFP.

This

schoolsoutbride

I wrote here about how different my ET felt (FET) from the first go round.  Confidence=GONE.  Optimism=gone.

BUT, it worked, so go figure.

I did an antagonist protocol for my fresh cycle and a patch protocol with lupron and BCP for the FET, plus 3 months of Lupron Depot and a 2nd lap for my FET.

beachgal0114

Another success story here!  We did our first IVF in March of last year, and retrieved 16 eggs that produced several embryos, 4 of which were classified as "perfect" blastocysts. In fact, our RE only wanted to transfer 1 because of the high risk of multiples with these embryos.  Needless to say, we got a BFN.

We then did an FET in June with two of the frozen "perfect" embryos.  Another BFN.

This time around, we did another fresh cycle with no change in protocol with the RE. However, I started doing acupuncture right before the cycle.  My acupuncturist also had me drinking a supplement every day.  We retrieved 10 eggs, and not one made it to blast stage.  We transfered two morulas on Day 5, and honestly the RE didn't give us great chances for success.  Surprise---we ended up with twins! 

All of that to say, there is definitely success after a BFN.  There's even success with ugly-looking, non-perfect embryos.  I honestly believe the acupuncture did help, as it was the only thing I really changed on this cycle.  After each transfer I rested at home for a couple of days, and then just took it easy until the beta.

I'm so sorry about your BFN, and I'm sending you many T&Ps for this next cycle.  Best of luck!!!

abbe19

Thank you all so much for your responses. It is very encouraging to read your stories. I hope to join your ranks soon!

brody8336

Shelley-Bean:

My first IVF was BFN, and my FET was a BFN.  I changed practices and protocols, and my next IVF was BFP with twins.  It can happen! Good luck!

This exactly! We did long Lupron with our BFN. We did microdose flare protocol with our BFP. Good luck!

SunMoon&Stars

Yes, I got a BFP with IVF#2.I moved to anither state since the first one, so I changed REs. I am fortunate to now live within driving distance of one of country's most respected practices.

What I did differently: the new RE immediately said I need to be on PIO, not Progesterone suppositories as I wad before. Also, I had a scratch biopsy pre-ET, which is like an endometrial biopsy except they scrape all four uterine quadrants. This is a fairly new part of the protocol, based on a study out of Israel that reports higher success rates. Also did pre and post ET acupuncture.

Ali212

I hope my response is helpful since it did take me quite a few cycles.  My siggy has an abbreviated history but, as you can see, I went through 4 rounds of IVF.  3 failed IVFs (all BFN) and then my 4th was my first and only BFP.  I did a lot of the same things throughout my IVFs....regular acupuncture, slight bedrest after ET, lots of PNVs/wheatgrass.  My first three were on a lupron protocol (my RE has a customized approach so it wasn't necessarily the same as the lupron protocol I've seen most people post about on the bump).  My last IVF was antagonist protocol.  I honestly cannot attribute my BFP to the protocol change though.  My egg quality / maturity was actually the worst in my 4th IVF cycle but that happened to be the one that worked.  As my RE explained, it's not an efficient process.  GL!