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  • @rmarble that's exactly what I want to do! I have nautical stars on foot and I would like an anchor on the other saying "hope abhors the soul". I would love to see a picture of yours. 
    TTC #1 since August 2013
    Unexplained/ Endo
    Medicated IUIs # 1-3 BFN
    IVF #1- BFN
    FET #1- BFP; Ectopic pregnancy found at 7wks
    FET #2- February 2017 BFP  Beta #1- 119 (8dp5dt) Beta #2- 475 (12dp5dt)
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  • Thank you @msirni0 :) Happy to be here with such a supportive bunch :) 
    Me: 34 DH: 43
    Married March 2012
    TTC #1 since 2012
    Dx: unexplained infertility (+ treated for hypothyroidism)
    May 7, 2016: IUI#1 w/Clomid - BFN :'(
    June 6, 2016: IUI #2 w/Clomid - BFN :'(
    IVF Consult 1 & 2: June 10, 2016 / July 15, 2016 
    Started Stims: July 15, 2016 (Lupron, Gonal-F, and Menopur)
    Trigger ----> 08/03 ----> ER on 08/05 ----> Transfer ------> 08/10
    BETA 1 (8/22) - 401  - BETA 2 (8/24) - 541 - BETA 3 (8/26) - 913
    Baby Chadwell's First U/S: 09/06/2016 / EDD: 04/28/2017
  • @annebenton22 I hear you about the normally exercising or drinking wine to relax!  I am planning on watching the new season of Orange is the New Black if all goes well and we have something to transfer tomorrow :smile: Can you think of any show to binge watch?  I also am planning to read a book that I have been wanting to read for awhile now.  It's Malala's memoir so hopefully I can feel empowered and get outside of my head!  

     msirni0 congrats on your 4 frosties!  that made me smile when you said "every last needle was worth it" :smile:

     @BornReady I don't know about sex during stims but I have been wondering myself!  It would help to relieve some of this stress! 

    AFM:  DH has me eating pineapple core already and is getting on me about drinking water.  We got the call from our nurse yesterday that we have our transfer at 12:15 tomorrow.  I was waiting all day yesterday to hear an update about our little embies but when they called to set up a transfer time they explained to me that "they don't disturb them" on Day 3 or Day 4 after retrieval.  No news is good news tomorrow as they said they would call to let us know if there was not one to transfer.  We are so nervous!!!!  Hoping so much that we get one to transfer tomorrow! 
    Me (34) & DH (38)
    Married 2014; TTC since 4/2015
    Diagnosed with Stage 3 Endometriosis and possible ovulation dysfunction 
    1st TI (clomid/follistim/ovidrel/progesterone)- 3/19/16 - BFN
    2nd TI (clomid/follistim/ovidrel/progesterone)- 5/11/16 - BFN

  • rmarble23rmarble23 member
    edited June 2016
    @lilmissslp the only pic I have right now is from the day of but its beautiful and I love that it's on my foot where I can see it any time I need a little pick me up  :) 

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  • @bornready I was never told anything about not having sex prior but I was in no mood and exhausted during stims but after transfer she said I could the following day but it was totally up to me which I was still in pain so that was a no go either
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  • @rmarble23 I absolutely love it!!! I've looked at the same anchor. What a great reminder! 
    TTC #1 since August 2013
    Unexplained/ Endo
    Medicated IUIs # 1-3 BFN
    IVF #1- BFN
    FET #1- BFP; Ectopic pregnancy found at 7wks
    FET #2- February 2017 BFP  Beta #1- 119 (8dp5dt) Beta #2- 475 (12dp5dt)
  • @BornReady my papers say the night of the trigger shot is the last night to bd, also my re said when my dh gives his sample it shouldn't be more than 5 days since we bd to make sure it's nice and fresh. I'm going to try and make sure we bd the day before or of the trigger so we get some good swimmers. 

    I just received my protocol yesterday and am waiting on insurance to approve my meds that need to be shipped out today. The insurance company knows how time sensitive these things are yet they just drag their feet. I have my baseline apt tomorrow, start Lupron on Thursday and stims July 8th. ER the week of July 18!
  • @BornReady At my teaching visit yesterday the nurse said that pregnancy is possible during stims so they want you to avoid it. She said by day 5 it is definitely possible and they have seen it before. I guess protected sex would be ok? Maybe something to double check on.

    Thanks for the well wishes, @Kerami1 & @msirni0! And congratulations on the frosties, @msirni0.
    32 years old 
    PCOS 
    1 Blocked Tube 
    First IVF Cycle
  • @bornready my nurse told me no unprotected sex during stims. I was so uncomfortable during stims that I wasn't really in the mood anyway.

    I have a lot to catch up on but good luck to those that have ERs and ETs this week!


  • cmm012cmm012 member
    Wow! Lots of people having exciting things happen in the past two days. Congrats on all the egg retrials. Those of you concerned about OHSS should buy a case (or 2) of Gatorade. Hoping you all recover swiftly and without problems. 

    @adunkin I hope your little embryo continues to grow.

    For those of you moving on to stims, congratulations! You've made it this far and you are getting closer.

    @emgem819 I'm so glad to see you are moving into your FET!

    AFM I've been struggling with depression a little bit. I usually get down with DH leaves for work. I'm feeling a little better today. He comes home next week on Friday or Saturday.

    *******
    Married Jan. 2014
    Me:36 DH: 39
    TTC since August 2014, Mild PCOS + uterine fibroids
    Myomectomy June 2015- 18 fibroids removed
    IVF #1, May 2016 = 32 eggs retrieved, 12 fertilized, 7 frozen, 3 PGS normal
    FET#2, July 2016 = one embryo transferred 
    TRIGGER
    BFP! Beta = 617
    Due date = 4/9/17
    Delivery date = 3/20/17
  • Wow so much going on I can barely keep up! Congrats to everyone that got good news and good luck to those with transfers this week!

    Me: 28, DH: 30 Married July 2014  DX: Severe MFI- 3 failed IUI's, IVF #1 Egg retrieval June 4th 2016, 5 day transfer- BFP Baby Boy! EDD 2/25/2017. Our sweet miracle Carter Bennett arrived 2/12/2017 6 lbs, 2 oz 19 inches. <3 Surprise BFP!!! Baby Girl due 10/1/2018.


  • @cmm012 sorry to hear you've been a little depressed.  Infertility and the process we go through can really take a toll on us.  I also get down with my DH is out of town...he's my rock and it feels so different without him around.  Hoping you can keep your chin up and recognize that you're surrounded by people who support you right here and are hoping for you to have success!
    Married to DH since 8/15
    TTC since 5/15
    PCOS, 35+, diagnosed with pre-diabetes
    TI for 4 cycles: 1 round of femara; 2 rounds femara/ injectables: all ended in BFN. 
    3 IUI Cycles: letrozole/Follistim with HCG Trigger,all resulted in BFN.
    FET #1: Baseline appt 4/28/16, Gonal-F/Menopur stims, Centrotide 5/4/16, ER 5/11/16; 6/8/16 ET, BFN
    FET #2: Baseline appt 6/22/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 7/12/16 ET, 1st beta 7/21/16: 83 BFP, 2nd beta 7/23/16: 315. 1st U/S: 8/4/16 empty sac.  2nd U/S: 8/10/16 yolk sac appeared, everything stopped growing. Office D&C: 8/11/16, MC.
    FET #3: Baseline appt 12/28/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 1/17/17 ET, 1st beta 1/27/17: 146 BFP, 2nd beta 1/29/17: 336, 1st U/S: 2/16/17, 2 healthy twin babies measuring 7w0d.  EDD: 10/5/17
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  • Well, after my ultrasound this morning I just got the call to trigger tonight with egg retrievel on Thursday AM. I'm kind of in shock, I've only been on stims for a week, but had some huge follicles this morning, the tech informed me that my left ovary was "exploding" which is apparently a good thing? I only had 11 follicles over 14mm, I thought I would have more, but here goes nothing!

    i was also supposed to trigger with Lupron, but they changed it to 10,000 hcg units. Any idea why that change would happen? 
  • thucksthucks member
    **Child mentioned**
    I haven't said much on this board yet I've just been hanging out. I'm just popping in right now cause I need a good cry cause things aren't going as planned.
    I had an ER in April that was pushed to an FET because of my Progesterone levels. I had 11 frozen but not the best grades just good grades. I had the FET in May and it was a BFN. I've been on BCP and am suppose to stop those on the 2nd start a cycle by the 9th and estrace so I can have FET on the 28th. 
    So I had a break through cycle start on Sat and still going. I was told that if its not a long one then we may be ok and I will have a cycle again beginning of July but if not then we will have to cancel and try again another month. I'm still bleeding so its not looking promising. 
    I do have insurance and they just emailed me that the thawing during my FET is not covered (how does that work?) So now I have this big o bill that I really didn't expect and will have another if we do an FET again in July. 
    I'm waiting for a phone call with the RE to see what we want to do. Maybe I'm just not suppose to try this again. We got Twins my 2nd IVF in 2013 we were just trying for 1 more before my DH turns 40. 
    Me: 33  DH: 39
    Me: Endo, PCOS, 
    DH: low life span and mobility 
    Married and TTC since 12/2008
    3 IUI's in 2012
    IVF #1 BFN 08/2012
    IVF #2 11/2012 Twin Girls born at 35wks 7/2013
    ER 4/2016 Freeze all 11 embryo's 
    FET #1 5/2016 Transfer 1 BFN 
    FET #2 7/2016 Transfer 1 BFN 
    FET #3 09/2016 Thawed 3 Transfered 1 CP 
    FET #4 1/2017 Transfer 2 CP 
    FET #5 April 24, 2017 Transfering 1 BFN
    FET #6 June 8, 2017 Transfer 2 Beta #1 721 Beta #2 1363  
    US on 7/5 1 baby found EDD 2/24/18
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  • @BornReady - woo-hoo! yay for happy trigger news! i wonder if some of the follicles will still grow a bit before Thursday AM? I know (from my TB stalking and Dr Google) Lupron is often given when they fear OHSS, but maybe if you have just 11 follicles, your doc may have decided that HCG will do fine? Either way, congrats and FX for your ER on Thursday morning! :smiley:
  • BornReadyBornReady member
    edited June 2016
    Ugh, so I spoke with the nurse while at work and got all of my instructions for my trigger tonight. I'm doing the Novarel trigger shot. I foolishly assumed it was a subcutaneous shot, but all of the videos appear to be intramuscular. Anyone have experience with this med and can let me know your experience?  Directions indicate intramuscular. 

    Edit: After watching countless videos on YouTube and reading my pharmacy instructions, I took it intramuscularly. I don't know where I'd be without YouTube. Pardon my momentary panic!
  • Has anyone else dealt with a failed suppression check??  I somehow ovulated while on Lupron, and am now still taking Lupron every evening and waiting for my next period.  No idea what we are doing, really.  I am supposed to call once my period starts and they will tell me what's next.

    Anyone else have any experience with this?
    Me: Age 40  Husband: Age 41
    Chemo killed my ovaries (along with a BRCA1 mutation, which causes DOR)
    4/30/13 ER just prior to chemo: 8 embryos frozen at 2pn. 2 survived to blasts/1 PGS normal

    4/16 ER cancelled on CD7: 1 follicle on L/ 0 follicles on R
    FET #1  7/13/16  BFN

    Super shocker +HPT 9/19
    Baby Alyce arrived 5/8/17

    Went forward with donor eggs from my sister for baby #2
    ER 4/24, 5 eggs fertilized/1 survived to blast and was chromosomally normal.

    FET 2/15 (my sister/donor's birthday!).  Beta 10dp5dt:172; beta 12dp5dt: 425

    My TTC/Cancer/Random thoughts blog:  http://www.dinktodiapers.blogspot.com/
  • Ok, it's official. We forked over the $$ for IVF. No going back now.

    I also sat through the required nurse class which goes over the whole process, focusing on medications, specifically. My husband unfortunately couldn't be there because he's travelling for work, so it was just me.

    I tried to absorb as much instruction as possible, but I'm still really worried I'm gonna eff up these medication. There's SO much instruction. I mean, I'm MIXING medications. @wifeinraleigh28 and I joked that it was like preparing hard drugs in a spoon. But really, my head was spinning by the end of it all. Really hoping I don't mess this up.

    In addition to med-info-overload, I also had to look over a lot of paperwork with fun questions like "what should we do with the frozen embryos if one or both of you die?" I get that that's a practical thing to ask, it was just a little jarring to think about- especially since I was there by myself.

    But people do it, right? Women before me have followed these seemingly impossible instructions and did everything right. So maybe there's hope for me...
    I know how you feel! I had my class on Monday and my husband is also away on business. I start on Friday and he isn't back until Saturday. It'll definitely be nice to have him home for moral support!!

    Good luck to you!
    32 years old 
    PCOS 
    1 Blocked Tube 
    First IVF Cycle
  • @lefemmeviolette don't worry. It seems SO freaking overwhelming, but after your first day you will be a pro!
    Me: 29 DH: 28
    Together since 2008, married Sept 2013
    ttc #1 since July 2014
    DX: unexplained infertility
    Sept, Oct, Nov Clomid 50 mg: BFN
    Feb 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
    March 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
    June 2016 IVF: BFP 6/28!!! beta #1: 358, beta #2: 1428, beta #3: 3742


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  • @LeFemmeViolette Good luck! You will be just fine, once I got in a routine I felt totally skilled. Also, YouTube and your pharmacy website are your friends. I hear the nurse who did the videos for my meds in my head every time I do an injection or prepare something. 
  • @kfras congrats! 19 is a great number! Get some rest today! I know how you feel, I was so worried about my little embabies and hoping they were taking good care of them.
    Me: 29 DH: 28
    Together since 2008, married Sept 2013
    ttc #1 since July 2014
    DX: unexplained infertility
    Sept, Oct, Nov Clomid 50 mg: BFN
    Feb 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
    March 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
    June 2016 IVF: BFP 6/28!!! beta #1: 358, beta #2: 1428, beta #3: 3742


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  • @Mr&amp;mrs.d hope you feel better soon! Lots of coconut water/Gatorade/pedialyte, and rest! I found it to be uncomfortable to be upright the day of and day after ER. If you have a heating pad, that works wonders too! Good job on your 16 eggs! :)
    Me: 29 DH: 28
    Together since 2008, married Sept 2013
    ttc #1 since July 2014
    DX: unexplained infertility
    Sept, Oct, Nov Clomid 50 mg: BFN
    Feb 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
    March 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
    June 2016 IVF: BFP 6/28!!! beta #1: 358, beta #2: 1428, beta #3: 3742


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  • caseyw8784caseyw8784 member
    edited June 2016
    @Happydays13 - yay for 2 normal frosties! are they going to retest the inconclusive one? if they do, often that one will come back normal, and you'll have another to use/freeze!

    DH and I would love to find out the sex ahead of time, but i'm not sure if my doctor will tell us or not (whenever we actually *get* to the FET...lol) Since we are trying for our first kid, and for the fact that insurance is covering everything, if they get wind that we are "being influenced" by sex, they will pull the prior authorization and deny all coverage. That being said, if my doc tells me anyways, I think we would transfer 1 boy and 1 girl (if embryos of both sexes come back normal from pgd.) Hope for twins and then be done! ...maybe. :wink:
  • edited June 2016
    @msirni0 Today is day 10 on BCPs and we have our IVF nursing class next Tuesday.... I'm guessing I should start stims sometime during the first week in July! I can't wait, really excited to move forward! :)

    @elisam511 Glad to see you here!!  Will you be doing a fresh or frozen transfer, or have you not decided yet?  Either way, looks like we may be stimming and ER buddies :)

    @cmm012 I'm sorry you've been feeling depressed :(  Lord knows I've been there myself so often ever since we began treatments.  You were my IUI buddy back in November so I know you've been at this a long time as well.  Hang in there, thinking of you and sending hugs!!

    Congrats on your retrievals @kfras and @Mr&amp;Mrs.D!  Amazing egg numbers!!!

    GL on your transfer today @freudianmamma, I can't wait to hear how it goes!! :)

    I hope your transfer went well on Monday @junebuggy2004!  Do you have a beta scheduled?? :)
    ***BFP & Child Warning***

    Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
    IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
    IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
    FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
    FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
    FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
  • cmm012cmm012 member
    Thank you ladies for the support. I just found out DH is coming back a week from today. I'm so excited!  I'm also traveling this weekend to visit relatives so that should help lift my mood.

    Congrats on all the egg retrievals. I'm seeing some great numbers!

    @Happydays13 I was given the sex on my embryos. We are planning to transfer one due to other health issues I have and my husband's frequent travel. Twins would not be ideal, but if it happens naturally, then I'll welcome them.
    *******
    Married Jan. 2014
    Me:36 DH: 39
    TTC since August 2014, Mild PCOS + uterine fibroids
    Myomectomy June 2015- 18 fibroids removed
    IVF #1, May 2016 = 32 eggs retrieved, 12 fertilized, 7 frozen, 3 PGS normal
    FET#2, July 2016 = one embryo transferred 
    TRIGGER
    BFP! Beta = 617
    Due date = 4/9/17
    Delivery date = 3/20/17
  • @sleepyrn I'm so glad you're able to jump right back into things! GL tomorrow!
    Me: 29 DH: 28
    Together since 2008, married Sept 2013
    ttc #1 since July 2014
    DX: unexplained infertility
    Sept, Oct, Nov Clomid 50 mg: BFN
    Feb 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
    March 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
    June 2016 IVF: BFP 6/28!!! beta #1: 358, beta #2: 1428, beta #3: 3742


    Pregnancy Ticker
  • Hi you guys I I'm going to have to get my computer and phone to keep up with all the posts on here. Congrats to all the ladies in their tww fxed for you guys . I'm kind of down today cause I think I may have already oed. As of yesterday I have not between feeling and soreness in my ovaries like before I called my and left a message on nurse line but no one has called me back. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
    BabyFetus Ticker
  • @mrsmoten313 what kind of protocol are you on? Are you doing an injection to prevent ovulation?
    Me: 29 DH: 28
    Together since 2008, married Sept 2013
    ttc #1 since July 2014
    DX: unexplained infertility
    Sept, Oct, Nov Clomid 50 mg: BFN
    Feb 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
    March 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
    June 2016 IVF: BFP 6/28!!! beta #1: 358, beta #2: 1428, beta #3: 3742


    Pregnancy Ticker
  • Yes lupron but I've read that you have some who still oed while on lupron. I did recently just get a call from a nurse who says according to my labs I shouldn't of oed that what i was feeling was ovaries enlarging. Ok so shldnt i still be feeling that if i wasnt at the right size, so we shall see tomorrow
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