I'll probably have my baseline on Saturday so monitoring will be all next week and then some. I know they check your follies each time but is that all it is, a quick internal ultrasound and that's it? Just curious if they do anything else.
Also, did you have monitoring everyday while stimming, even early on? I thought it was every couple of days but it sounds like it's every day at my RE.
Thanks ladies!
Re: question about monitoring appts for IVF
I was checked about every other day to every two days while stimming. I got a trans-vag u/s and a blood draw. It was fairly quick - less than 30 minutes.
Right before I triggered, I went 4 times that week for checks - Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Good luck!!
You do an u/s, blood work, and talk to a nurse. Your monitoring will depend on your response to the drugs.
I had an appointment on day 5,6,8,9, and 10.
Here's how it went for me:
day 4 of period (2/01): went in for baseline bloodwork and sono
2/02 and 2/04: nothing
2/03, 2/06, and 2/08: bldwrk only
all other days up until trigger shot on 2/13: : bldwrk and sono
Good luck with everything!!
My monitoring started on Stim Day 4, then went every other day (Day 6 & 8). At the end of stimming I came back two days in a row to make sure follies were ready for triggering.
Every appt had an ultrasound and bloodwork.
Good luck!!