Third-Party Reproduction

Those with success...

So I need a little reassurance even though I know the answer.

We just completed a donor egg cycle and transferred one 4AA blast on day 5. I have never made it to day 5 with my own eggs so this was a whole new experience. My doctor only wanted to put one back (we have more frozen) because of the fear of multiples and he said you can't get better than a 4AA blast.

Beta is Tues 2/5. Progesterone and Estrogen levels are doing well -- progesterone at 46 and Estrogen at 200.

So I am just looking for reassurance that no symptoms means nothing. That it would be too soon to get symptoms. My mind starts to wandering during the two week wait! My last two IVFs with my own eggs were all over the place during the two week wait.

Thanks!

Re: Those with success...

  • I was so sure this would work I almost "felt" pregnant before ET! After ET, I felt blank...no symptoms that couldn't be attributed to estrogen or progesterone I was taking. I didn't get negative, but I started to think it didn't work. Well, I got my BFP on an hpt on 5dp5dt in the evening. Beats was 4 days later at 180. I'm 10 weeks : don't worry! A few days layer I got symptoms...too soon for you now.
    Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!

    It's been a long road to here...
    Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
    June'12 - First RE Visit
    Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
    Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
    Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
    Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
    Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect. :(
    Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
    Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
    Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
    Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
    EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
    Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
    We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle


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  • The clinic we used (surrogacy) doesn't do any number grades, just letters.  We transfered 1 AA and 1 AB.  I got a BFP on a $Tree and CBE Digi at 5.5dp5dt.  My BETA was at 10dp5dt.  I had no symptoms for several weeks and I've never had early symptoms with any of my pg's (the earliest was 5w with my twins).  It may or may not have worked, but don't give up because of your lack of symptoms.  With DS1 I got a BFP at 10dpo, with my twins it was at 8-9dpo (8 with blood syrum, 9 with urine).  When I took the test the morning of 5dp and it came up negative, I was sure the cycle failed, I got the BFP just a few hours later.  GL.

    GSx1 - 05/13/2013
    GSx2 for T&B - EDD 6/21/2015 - They're having a GIRL!

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  • Thanks ladies! I am just so much more nervous with this cycle than any other cycle I have done.
  • It doesn't mean anything. 

    I've seen successes with symptoms and without, no rhyme and rhythm to it. If it makes you feel better symptoms don't show up for most women until closer to 6 weeks of pregnancy which would be a week or 2 after your beta.

    4AA is typically the highest grade at most clinics so that is great.

    good luck!a 

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  • I just had my first beta today and my only symptoms are that I feel like AF is on her way. BTW, your blast is great. I had a 4BC and got a beta of 53.4 today at 9dp5dt. Hang in there- you are almost there! 

    Ps: your p4 is great! Mine only clocked in at 19.29. 

    TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
    DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
    5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
    OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
    DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
    DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
    CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
    DE IVF #3 1/14  ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d

    DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
    First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!

    K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days

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  • We did single embryo transfers of high quality blasts with both of our cycles (fresh DE cycle for our daughter and recently an FET).  I definitely had my doubts along the way because it felt like we were reducing our chances of success, but logically I knew that with excellent embryos, transferring 2 doesn't increase your chance of success much at all (at least at my clinic).  That made me feel better.  We were successful with our second fresh DE cycle and I'm getting positive HPT's after this FET.

    As for symptoms - the only symptom I had when I was first pregnant with my daughter was feeling thirsty a lot.  That didn't kick in until around 8-9dp5dt if I remember right.  This time I have the thirst thing again and sore breasts, but the symptoms seem to come and go.  So I try not to put too much stock in them.

    I wish you the best!! 

    TTC with DOR, low morphology, fertilization issues
    IVF#1 Oct 2009 (CCRM) - BFN
    IVF#2 March 2010 - Poor response/cancelled
    DE IVF#1 Aug 2010 - BFN
    DE IVF#2 Dec 2010 - Transferred 1, 2 frozen - BFP!
    TTC#2 FET Jan 2013 - Transferred 1 - BFP!

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  • I honestly did not feel any symptoms until 7-8w, then it was like I got ran over by a train. Also, not everybody gets symptoms. Symptoms come and go too. I would feel normal for a few days, panic, and then they would come back. Enjoy feeling good and good luck!
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  • You guys are so great! Thanks so much for putting me at ease. I really appreciate it!
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