IVF ladies - Did or will you get pictures of your embies?

Re: IVF ladies - Did or will you get pictures of your embies?

• mdluv21

  January 2011

  I did.
  

  TTC since 07/2009
  Me: PCOS, Blood/Immune Issues DH: Low all 3
  Jun.- Sep. 2010 IUI#1-#3 = BFN
  Oct. 2010 = IVF #1 = B/G Twins (passed away Feb. 2011)
  May 2011 = Myomectomy and trans-abdominal cerclage (TAC)
  Sep. 2011 = Surprise BFP = C/P
  Feb. 2012 = sFET #1 = BFN
  Feb.2012 = Hail Mary IUI #4 = BFN
  April/May 2012 = FET #2 w/our last two embies = BFP (Please let this be it!)
  Beta #1 8dp5/6dt = 234 Beta #2 10dp5/6dt = 695 Beta #3 12dp5/6dt = 1796 Beta #4 17dp5/6dt = 17,888 U/S #1 May 17, 2012 = Twins
  Baby B's heart stop beating at 9 weeks 5 days
  Our little miracle baby is a boy.
  
  Baby Boy Owen and Baby Girl Avery were born too early on Feb. 13, 2011 due to a pedunculated fibroid, incompetent cervix and suspected placental abruption.
  
  
  "What the heart has once owned and had, it shall never lose." - Henry Ward Beecher
  SAIF/PAIF Welcome
  Lots of love and luck to my PAIF/3T/IF Veteran ladies, especially my dear friend Zookie. Congrats to Papps, Teach84 and Starbuck on their little ones.

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• beth0874

  January 2011

  mdluv21:

  I did.
  

  Hi cutie!!  How are you feeling?

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• Blueyezz0530

  January 2011

  I definitely will.

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• adaisybug

  January 2011

  Absolutely. We have not started IVF yet, but this is one thing I think is really important.

  Two times I really liked it:

        1. A friend started her son's photo album with the embies picture

        2. Another bumpies siggy was a picture of her holding the embryo picture - loved that!

  After 18 months TTC, our 2nd IUI brought us our BFP! Stick baby stick!

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• mdluv21

  January 2011

  beth0874:

  mdluv21:

  I did.
  

  Hi cutie!!  How are you feeling?

  Hey sweetie   I am feeling pretty good now!  How are you holding up?

  I hope you are able to get a pic of your embies.  I am going to start the babies book with it...one of the only good things about IVF is most people don't get to see what they looked like when they were only 3 or 5 days old. 
  

  TTC since 07/2009
  Me: PCOS, Blood/Immune Issues DH: Low all 3
  Jun.- Sep. 2010 IUI#1-#3 = BFN
  Oct. 2010 = IVF #1 = B/G Twins (passed away Feb. 2011)
  May 2011 = Myomectomy and trans-abdominal cerclage (TAC)
  Sep. 2011 = Surprise BFP = C/P
  Feb. 2012 = sFET #1 = BFN
  Feb.2012 = Hail Mary IUI #4 = BFN
  April/May 2012 = FET #2 w/our last two embies = BFP (Please let this be it!)
  Beta #1 8dp5/6dt = 234 Beta #2 10dp5/6dt = 695 Beta #3 12dp5/6dt = 1796 Beta #4 17dp5/6dt = 17,888 U/S #1 May 17, 2012 = Twins
  Baby B's heart stop beating at 9 weeks 5 days
  Our little miracle baby is a boy.
  
  Baby Boy Owen and Baby Girl Avery were born too early on Feb. 13, 2011 due to a pedunculated fibroid, incompetent cervix and suspected placental abruption.
  
  
  "What the heart has once owned and had, it shall never lose." - Henry Ward Beecher
  SAIF/PAIF Welcome
  Lots of love and luck to my PAIF/3T/IF Veteran ladies, especially my dear friend Zookie. Congrats to Papps, Teach84 and Starbuck on their little ones.

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• beth0874

  January 2011

  mdluv21:

  beth0874:

  mdluv21:

  I did.
  

  Hi cutie!!  How are you feeling?

  Hey sweetie   I am feeling pretty good now!  How are you holding up?

  I hope you are able to get a pic of your embies.  I am going to start the babies book with it...one of the only good things about IVF is most people don't get to see what they looked like when they were only 3 or days old. 
  

  Right?  Glad you are doing well.  Today is a good day.  My emotions have been all over the place but I am just going day by day. 

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• mdluv21

  January 2011

  beth0874:

  mdluv21:

  beth0874:

  mdluv21:

  I did.
  

  Hi cutie!!  How are you feeling?

  Hey sweetie   I am feeling pretty good now!  How are you holding up?

  I hope you are able to get a pic of your embies.  I am going to start the babies book with it...one of the only good things about IVF is most people don't get to see what they looked like when they were only 3 or days old. 
  

  Right?  Glad you are doing well.  Today is a good day.  My emotions have been all over the place but I am just going day by day. 

  I think day by day is the best thing.  I am def. here lurking and rooting for you hon!
  

  TTC since 07/2009
  Me: PCOS, Blood/Immune Issues DH: Low all 3
  Jun.- Sep. 2010 IUI#1-#3 = BFN
  Oct. 2010 = IVF #1 = B/G Twins (passed away Feb. 2011)
  May 2011 = Myomectomy and trans-abdominal cerclage (TAC)
  Sep. 2011 = Surprise BFP = C/P
  Feb. 2012 = sFET #1 = BFN
  Feb.2012 = Hail Mary IUI #4 = BFN
  April/May 2012 = FET #2 w/our last two embies = BFP (Please let this be it!)
  Beta #1 8dp5/6dt = 234 Beta #2 10dp5/6dt = 695 Beta #3 12dp5/6dt = 1796 Beta #4 17dp5/6dt = 17,888 U/S #1 May 17, 2012 = Twins
  Baby B's heart stop beating at 9 weeks 5 days
  Our little miracle baby is a boy.
  
  Baby Boy Owen and Baby Girl Avery were born too early on Feb. 13, 2011 due to a pedunculated fibroid, incompetent cervix and suspected placental abruption.
  
  
  "What the heart has once owned and had, it shall never lose." - Henry Ward Beecher
  SAIF/PAIF Welcome
  Lots of love and luck to my PAIF/3T/IF Veteran ladies, especially my dear friend Zookie. Congrats to Papps, Teach84 and Starbuck on their little ones.

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• MrsLoos

  January 2011

  I didn't, our clinic doesn't do photos. DH asked the nurse about it and she gave him some line about the embies not doing well with a flash. But I think she just made that up:)
  

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• beth0874

  January 2011

  mdluv21:

  beth0874:

  mdluv21:

  beth0874:

  mdluv21:

  I did.
  

  Hi cutie!!  How are you feeling?

  Hey sweetie   I am feeling pretty good now!  How are you holding up?

  I hope you are able to get a pic of your embies.  I am going to start the babies book with it...one of the only good things about IVF is most people don't get to see what they looked like when they were only 3 or days old. 
  

  Right?  Glad you are doing well.  Today is a good day.  My emotions have been all over the place but I am just going day by day. 

  I think day by day is the best thing.  I am def. here lurking and rooting for you hon!
  

  Thank you   I need all the help I can get!

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• krysiahamaty

  January 2011

  I did.
  

  TTC since November 2009. DH diagnosed with sperm antibodies. IUI #1 = BFN IUI #2 = BFN On the road to IVF.... Egg Retrieval Jan 21, 2011 16 eggs retrieved Egg transfer Jan 26, 2011 Only 2 viable eggs transferred. 1 IVF, 1 ICSI IVF #1 = BFP :-) 10/3/11 No heart beat at 38 weeks: Our baby Jack became an angel 12/14/11 = natural BFP Rainbow baby Samantha Jacklyn born8/8/12.

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• STL34 member

  January 2011

  I got them on both of my IVF cycles.  Seeing those pictures makes me really sad now, though.

  
  
  
  ~SAIF/PAIF/Everyone Welcome~ 
  
  

  Me= 37 and DH = 41 
  
  Dx: DOR, Endo, APA+ (really high beta 2 glycoprotein antibody and high everything else tested), heterozygous MTHFR mutation, positive for lupus anticoagulant, high FSH, low AMH and both tubes blocked (per HSG on 3/8/11)
  
  IVF #1 - long lupron (with HGH, intralipids, lovenox and BA); 4 retrieved, 3 fertilized; ET 2 blasts and 1 frozen = BFN
  
  IVF #2 - a version of antagonist with EPP (with HGH, intralipids, lovenox and BA); 6 retrieved, 4 mature, 3 fertilized, 2 blasts and 1 frozen blast transferred on day 5 = BFN.
  
  IVF #3 April was postponed to May, May was canceled. June/July was canceled. Had a cyst aspiration and then began IVF #3 in August. ER on 8/22; ET on 8/24 with AH. +HPT on 9/5. Beta #1 (11dpo) = 3; Beta #2 (15dpo) = 29; Beta #3 (17dpo) = 60; Beta #4 (19 dpo) = 118. Heartbeat at 6 weeks 6 days =132.  Lil is here!
  

  TTC#2:  Trigger + TI = BFN; Clomid + Trigger + IUI = BFN.

  IVF #4:  BCP + MDLF + Lovenox = 7R, 1F = Transferred 1 6-cell embryo on day 3 = BFN

  IVF #5:  MDLF + Lovenox = 4R, 1F = Transferred 1 10-cell compacting embryo on day 3 = BFN

  IVF #6:  (New RE):  Long Antagonist November 2014 (transferred two 8 cell grade 1 embryos and froze one blast) = BFN
  

  FET#1:  BFN

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• Nova726 member

  January 2011

  I'm going to ask for them, don't know if they typically give them though.

   

  
  

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• MegannJay member

  January 2011

  I don't know if they normally give them out but I'm going to ask.  I think it would be cool to have them:)  I've been tempted to ask if I could video the transfer (just the ultrasound screen) but decided that was overboard:P

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• ChevTrucksr4Grls member

  January 2011

  I did

  ~Heather~ TTC Since 12/2009
  Septated uterus, pcos (on metformin), MTHFR
  Clomid # 1- July 2010 = BFN / #2 Sept 2010= BFN
  IVF#1 - 1/2011 = BFN (Severe AF started 7dpo)
  IVF#2 - 3/2011 = Ectopic
  Aug 2011- FE - Thaw all - cancelled - embryos didn't make it!
  Oct 2011 - IVF#3 = BFP!! ~ TWINS!!
  Said goodbye to Twin B @ 9w5d
  Hudson Edward ~ Pprom 18 wks 2/16/12 - We love you forever. You have our hearts.
  8/15/12 5dFET = BFP! ~ Said goodbye at 7wks gestation
  11/9/12 5dFET = BFP! ~ Said goodbye at 5wks gestation
  12/28/12 - Septated Uterus Found (was misdiagnosed as bicornuate!)
  
  

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• flycka member

  January 2011

  MrsLoos:

  I didn't, our clinic doesn't do photos. DH asked the nurse about it and she gave him some line about the embies not doing well with a flash. But I think she just made that up:)
  

  Same here, my H asked and they said they don't do that.

  But I did get to see them.
  

  
  TTC since 1/2008
  

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• sweetpeasweetpea

  January 2011

  Yep!  Staring at them right now 
  

  Me - Hypothyroidism & Endometriosis
  DH - Low Testosterone (but normal SA)
  December 2008 - Pregnancy Loss @ 17 1/2 weeks (Trisomy 18)
  September 2009 - HSG all clear!
  April & May 2010 - 2 Failed IUI's
  August 2010 - Laparosocopy - all endo adhesions removed!
  1st IVF cycle - January 2011 - BFN
  FET#1 - April 2011 - BFN
  FET#2 - June 2011 - BFN
  

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• illinigal member

  January 2011

  I didn't get pics either time.  The first time I didn't know any better and then I started seeing pics on here.  I asked the 2nd time and they said they don't give pics.  They did let me look at them under a microscope before the ET though. 

  We just met with a new RE today to discuss IVF #3.  Not sure if the new place does pics or not.

  TTC #1 since October 2008. Dealing with MFI.
  IVF #1 w ICSI in July 2010 = BFN
  IVF #2.1 in Oct 2010 converted to IUI = BFN
  IVF #2.2 w ICSI in Dec 2010 = BFN
  Met with new RE in new city on 1/31/11.
  IVF #3 w ICSI in April 2011. HPT on 5/9 = BFP!
  Beta #1 on 5/10 (10dp5dt) = 99.4. Beta #2 on 5/12 = 284. First u/s on 5/26. = Fraternal TWINS!
  Twin boys born & lost on 8/16/11 at 18w1d due to PPROM & preterm labor.
  IVF #4.1 in Jan 2012 converted to IUI on 1/7/12 = BFN
  IVF #4.2 w ICSI in Feb 2012. Lupron on 2/10. Stims on 2/18. ER on 2/29- 7R,6F
  ET scheduled for 3/5/12- nothing to transfer
  Dh seeing new MFI uro & Dh starting meds- June 2012.
  IVF #5 in Dec 2012 = BFFN.
  IVF #6 planned for Spring 2013. Praying for our take home baby/ies.
  **P/SAIF and P/SAL always welcome!**
  
  
  

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• beth0874

  February 2011

  STL34:

  I got them on both of my IVF cycles.  Seeing those pictures makes me really sad now, though.

   

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• Jezebell26 member

  February 2011

  I want to and will ask my RE if they do that.

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• Jill070707

  February 2011

  I did as well.  They asked if I wanted them at transfer when we were looking at them on the live feed from the embryology lab. 

  
  It took 5 failed IUIs and a failed IVF, but our FET worked!
  My pregnancy after Infertility Blog
  Our baby girl was born on April 27, 2011!

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• jillmatheny member

  February 2011

  I asked for them, but my center said they don't give pictures until after the positive pregnancy test.  I never got them, even with the positive test.

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