Newb IVF question

gidge · October 2009

DH and I have our IVF class early this week and my next cycle was scheduled to start the day of the class or a couple days after..... well, it started today. I don't have my protocol/calendar yet, but I'm assuming I'll go on BCP for a few weeks.

I guess this is a very long way to ask - what cycle day did you start BC before your IVF cycle, and do you think if I call tomorrow it'll still be early enough to start? (can you tell I'm freaking out? I feel like we have been waiting so long, I don't want to have to wait another month!)

kimarino13 · October 2009

I always started my BCP really late in my cycle (I am anovulatory) so my situation is different. I would call today and leave a message, but I am sure if you talk to them tomorrow that will be fine too!

GL!

gidge · October 2009

Thanks Kim

krs216 · October 2009

I started bc on CD1. 2 pills for two days then 1 bc pill for two more days. Then I stopped the bc pills and started stimming three days later.

MrsP71506 · October 2009

I started my BCP on CD3. What CD will your appointment be on?

If it is still early in your cycle I am sure that they will be able to still start you on BCP.

I too am annovulatory and my RE would have been able to start me on any CD day, but miraculously my appointment ended up landing on CD 3. (It was the first time that I actually start AF unmedicated!!)

Good luck!!!!

yodasmistress · October 2009

I have always started BCP on CD 3.

SCITP · October 2009

I started on CD3. My protocol said to start BCP anytime between CD1 and CD5. Good luck!!

babydontforget · October 2009

I also started on CD 3.

gidge · October 2009

Mrs.P7/15/06:
I started my BCP on CD3. What CD will your appointment be on?
If it is still early in your cycle I am sure that they will be able to still start you on BCP.
I too am annovulatory and my RE would have been able to start me on any CD day, but miraculously my appointment ended up landing on CD 3. (It was the first time that I actually start AF unmedicated!!)
Good luck!!!!

Our class will end up being on CD 3. I think we'll get our calendar and learn what our protocol is then.

MrsP71506 · October 2009

gidge:
Mrs.P7/15/06:
I started my BCP on CD3. What CD will your appointment be on?
If it is still early in your cycle I am sure that they will be able to still start you on BCP.
I too am annovulatory and my RE would have been able to start me on any CD day, but miraculously my appointment ended up landing on CD 3. (It was the first time that I actually start AF unmedicated!!)
Good luck!!!!
Our class will end up being on CD 3. I think we'll get our calendar and learn what our protocol is then.

Great!!!

It looks like everything should work out for you. This is exactly what happened to me. We went that day and I told my nurse that I was on CD 3, so she called in a prescription to my pharmacy and I was able to pick them up on the way home. It actually was a great day to go for our consult because she was able to give us our entire calendar with all the tentative dates.

I like to think it is a good sign that AF came when she did, so hopefully it is a good sign for you too!

Quizzle · October 2009

I think id definitely depends. I started on day 4 mostly because we were manipulating my cycle so I'd start AF at the right time to start meds (my office only starts meds on Fri, Mon or Tues.)