@BusinessWife I’ll send a picture as soon as the sun comes up!
aghhhh, I know I should have checked my meds earlier but they only gave me two days of meds in the box that said it had two weeks of Lupron. I left a message on the RE line, but of course they didn’t answer for the rest of the day. At least I have enough to start on time tonight. ETA: just kidding. I didn't see the second number on the bottle and once we actually took out the amount we needed, we realized that it is enough for the two weeks after all.
Me: 35 DH: 28 TTC since June 2016 Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016 AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017 Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017 October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total) Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen 12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP 2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone Abnormal SIS Oct 2018 Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis. 12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN Our journey has come to an end.
@SkilledSailor, lol the RE probably will, because it really does make a difference! The sperm die at body temperature, which is why they're stored away from the body core, briefs push them right back up into that heat.
@thecolddoesbotherme (it bothers me too), @madspunk gave some great advice. I've done the injections myself and had H do them. I mostly have H do them because I get shaky when I do it, but I agree with madspunk that it actually hurts a little less when I do it. Also second the taking the meds out of the fridge call. Icing beforehand helps a bit too. Also, if you're doing menopur, it can sting for some people (it does for me). Sticking the needle in quick but then injecting slow helps to calm some of that.
@RVAmom315 I'm so glad this this new RE seems so much better! I definitely think the hour commute will be worth going to someone who cares & you're comfortable with
Status (WTO/TWW/TTA): TWW (it's crazy to me that I test on Wednesday and normally I'd still be using opks!! These short cycles are amazing! )
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) Letrozole + Ovidrel + TI
How are things going? The SS is crazy!! I've had some symptoms where I think I'm surely KU. The 5 mins later, I'm positive that I'm not. And I think that it's worse because I normally start testing at 9dpo because of my history but I'm afraid to test any earlier than 14 days after trigger (plus I'm kinda challenging myself that I can't be patient) so waiting until Wednesday to test is HARD! Also, I'm confused because my boobs never hurt and they did when I started taking progesterone last month but they haven't this month at all. I'm hoping it's still doing its job. Oh and H has his repeat SA tomorrow and I forgot to tell him to take of himself 2-5days before. I'm hoping he remembered from before
Any questions?
GTKY: If you were one of the seven dwarfs, which one would you be and why? (Reminder: Sneezy, Bashful, Dopey, Sleepy, Doc, Grumpy, Happy) A cross between Sleepy & Bashful. I'm always tired and shy unless I'm with a group of close friends.
@darkstar42 Hmmm.. It could be a clinic thing. Personally, getting my BW done has been revealing and made us change treatment protocols a couple times. I hope this cycle works for you and you end up not having to push them!
@purplg8r Wednesday is so close now! You're almost there. Good job with the patience and not testing!
@darkstar42 they didn’t a baseline BW and then they had me come in CD 15 for monitoring BW to look for signs of surging and then again two days later for the same and i did my IUI the next day. So i had some before but not after.
@purplg8r you can wait it out!! Only one more day now!
32 years old (both H and I) Dating 7/2008 Married 7/2014 H Type I Diabetic TTC 1/2016
12/2016
mental break from TTC-NTNP
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL) 1/17/2017
SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility) 1/18/2017
STP tubes clear 2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements 6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility 7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm) 8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup 9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze 9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid 9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
@purplg8r Well this is all tentative that they will have to use only one of the uteri ( is that how you’d say multiple uteruses? Lol) I’ve got my appointment in an hour. The bicornuate uterus just means your uterus is shaped like a heart instead of triangle which my DH thinks is adorable.. either diagnosis does not mean i can not have a child it just means I’d be higher risk for pre term labor and they have to monitor me closely my whole pregnancy. I’ll have my answer in a few hours Distract yourself today! Go get your nails done, maybe a massage? Or make an awesome dinner tonight? It’s one more more day you got this!
@businesswife I miss your commentary but you have to put
family first. GL on Friday
@skilledsailor Yes, it sounds like you got hit with a 1-2
punch. Hopefully the RE will have some
answers for you.
We are planning on a 5 day transfer after ER
@thecolddoesbotherme Welcome! I was really nervous about the injections too
but I found them to be pretty easy once I got the hang of it. I do them all myself and don’t even let H in
the bathroom to help. You got this!
History and blog link in spoiler
2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
@SkilledSailor I think we'll just wait and do one with the new RE - that way he can start off with his own information instead of trying to hurry and get to our current one in the next week - and the results may not even be available by the time my appointment rolls around next Wednesday.
Ok looks like I’ve got a septate uterus NOT TWO UTERI!! Minor surgery required and I’m sure I’ll be benched for a month or so afterward so hopefully get it done this month
@thecolddoesbotherme Welcome to the thread. I had my DH do the injections during the IVF cycle. The first night of injections we were a mess, but by the second night, we felt like pros. (I'm on to my FET prep now and we didn't even have to think about it when we got everything together last night.) Everyone reacts a little differently and has a different set of needles, so you'll learn quickly which meds don't have a major reaction and which will have you reaching for the ice beforehand. I hope all goes well with your cycle. Will you be doing a fresh or frozen transfer? @purplg8r I hope the repeat SA results have good news and that all goes well with your testing tomorrow! So close! @ndz2018 I'm glad you got the answer to the mystery of the uterine cavities! Let us know how the surgical plans pan out.
Me: 35 DH: 28 TTC since June 2016 Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016 AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017 Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017 October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total) Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen 12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP 2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone Abnormal SIS Oct 2018 Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis. 12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN Our journey has come to an end.
@purplg8r - reciprocal IVF is also known as partner IVF. She'd do the drugs and ER part, then I'd do the transfer and pregnancy. Basically her eggs in my basket. I'm wanting this for a variety of reasons.
TW discussing our previous TTC efforts and pregnancy in spoiler:
I had a rough go during our first round. I needed a good deal of medication to get my ovaries running and I was ready to give up the idea of having a baby myself on my last try. It finally worked thanks to Follistim. DW tried to get pregnant with 2 IUIs earlier this year and responded really well to just 2.5 mg of Femara. We think she had a CP and partially blame our previous clinic because she sat in the waiting room holding our thawed sperm for 45 minutes before she had to prompt someone because they forgot about her. We're supposed to sign papers indicating the IUI would be performed an hour and a half after the signature because it takes 90 minutes to thaw and the IUI is supposed to be done right away. Technically the sperm can live 3 hours if kept at an ideal temperature but DW is not a damn incubator. She held the vial in her hands and then eventually stuck it in her bra. We wonder if it had been done on time it would've worked but I can't spend time dwelling or it just pisses me off.
Anyway, Femara didn't do a damn thing for me even at the highest dosage so I theorize that she'd have a higher (and better quality) egg count than I would especially given my age now (she's a year younger than me which starts to make a difference when you reach your late 30's). Additionally she wants a bio baby but she doesn't want to go through labor and delivery. She's terrified at just the thought and I guess seeing me go through it didn't help. I don't mind doing it again. I was kind of looking forward to not having to do it but I just want to complete our family so I'll do whatever it takes.
So, that being said - FX for you tomorrow!! You're strong to hold out on testing. I'm so bad about it. I'm one of those women who buys a pack of cheapies off Amazon and tests like, 4 times a day.
@darkstar42 Thinking of you this morning! His results showed the highest form of morph to the head and the highest form of morph to the tail. I can't find what the tail one is (cyto drops) but the head one is basically just reduced size (reduced acrosome).
@alohakumu Haha that sounds like something I would do with the meds. Glad everything worked out!
@RVAmom315 hope the new RE is a better experience. @BusinessWife lady, I'll be thinking about you all week. Spend this time with you DH and know that we're all cheering you on from the sidelines @SkilledSailor sorry for the double whammy, I hope the consult with the RE will provide some clarity and direction. 2 weeks can feel like forever, we're here if you need us. @darkstar42 hope things went well this morning! afm, no idea what may have caused the elevation. I have to do the next labs fasting, but I think I was fasting last time too. hopefully it was a fluke, otherwise it means a "full workup" for the elevated level. whatever that means. @purplg8r one more day. you've got this! @ndz2018 so glad you got an answer and there is a solution
TTC#1 10/2016 TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each. BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021 planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks, some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
@purplg8r Thanks! I’ve got my fx so hard for your test
tomorrow!
@madspunk That’s good to know about your bw! If I have to do
another cycle I’m going to switch doctors, and we’ll see what they say. I will
definitely push for bw though!
@JuneRoseRuby Thanks for the info! I’ll push for bw for the
next cycle (though of course I’m hoping there won’t be one!).
@ndz2018 Glad you got everything figured out and have a path
forward.
@SkilledSailor Thank you! MH had 3% morphology, with mostly
head defects. I think head defects are the most problematic for penetrating an
egg, and tail defects can be problematic for motility. I’ve heard such mixed
information on whether and how morphology can affect ttc. My RE was totally
unconcerned about MH’s levels, but I don’t know if I trust his opinion.
@Avrilmai A “full workup” always sounds ominous, but I hope
they’re able to figure things out for you!
AFM, everything went smoothly with the IUI this morning. I’m
heading to acupuncture in a bit, and then just relaxing today. Trying to be
hopeful but not too hopeful for this cycle. I start progesterone tomorrow and
my beta is scheduled for the 27th. I’m not going to test before then.
@darkstar42 my SO has 0% morph and low sperm count ... the RE told me they could just bypass the morph with ICSI and we would probably go straight to IVF Bc if it and not even try IUI
@JuneRoseRuby I went MIA for a bit. Thought maybe the dailies were just too hard on my mind but I think it’s hard on all of us. So I am back to give and take support. Lord knows we all need it !
@madspunk No explanation. Drop it off and wait for the papers to be found in some pile somewhere. Hopefully the email my H sent to the VR doctor helps because his family doctor would be the dead by the time he sends it out.
@BusinessWife I have been so gone since months. I had no idea you were moving forward !!! Will be thinking of you and your fet on Friday. Best of luck.
Me 27 DF 44 TTC post VR Sept 21/16 SA 6 weeks post op 50.7 mil count 40% motility
@wishiwaspreggo Hi, I'm not exactly sure what your goal was with your post but I want to let you know that claims like "we think she had a CP" when you don't know or whatever that means are really offensive to people who have had losses. Partially thawed sperm wouldn't cause a CP so don't borrow that pain. Seriously, I promise, you don't want it.
Diagnosis (if you’ve
been): I guess unexplained at the moment.
Cycle/CD: 14/18
Status (WTO/TWW/TTA): Waiting for next cycle
What are you doing
this cycle? Testing/Treatment? Repeat
SA and all bloodwork and tests have come back “normal”, although they did say H
should just stay on clomid for the time being. *detail in spoiler* We will move
forward with the recommended IUI #1 in December (no clomid, just Ovidrel). I guess I am a little excited/relieved to get
the ball rolling, although I am not very hopeful at the moment.
1st SA came back with a count of 7 million/ml,
everything else looked okay. Morphology
a little low (12% based on the old measuring system). This was done at a not very reliable lab, so
we had to take the results with a grain of salt. (We actually had to go back to redo since
they thought the 1st sample was urine?????? Lol)
2nd SA 1.5 months later came back with 17 million/ml
and 4% morphology. Everything else
normal.
They told him to start clomid right after the repeat
SA. I talked to the nurse today and she
said he should just go ahead and continue to take it. I guess it probably won’t hurt anything, but
would it even really help? They said his
bloodwork was in normal ranges, so low testosterone shouldn’t be an issue…
How are things going? Fineeee…
Questions? So,
with Ovidrel…I *think* she said
I would come in on CD 11 for an ultrasound and then do the Ovidrel and then
come in the next day for IUI, so CD12.
Normally I Ovulate on CD14. Does
this sound normal or did I misunderstand her.
Maybe she meant come in on CD 11, then do the Ovidrel sometime after then,
and come in whatever day follows the injection.
I know I have time to figure this out and have them clear it up when I
call on CD1. Just wondering because my
husband will be gone on CD 12!! I guess
I am just curious how everyone else’s schedules have worked.
GTKY? All of them? If I have to pick, probably
Doc.
@emmasemm GL with working everything out with your work
schedule. Although we are really just
beginning everything, the thought of scheduling everything and trying to work inflexible
appointments around an inflexible work schedule is almost more stressful that
the situation itself.
@beachbunnyxo123 Try
not to stress too much about all the
paperwork. I always try to remember all
this disclaimer stuff with healthcare, medicines, etc is because of lawyers and
doctor’s trying to protect themselves from the legal system even when there is
no evidence of any negative effects.
@50Wife I feel you on the anesthesia. I’m actually not scared of anesthesia, but
more so the loopy groggy drugged feeling. Not sure if it is considered twilight, but I
did have propofol for a procedure once and it was the easiest thing ever.
@AlohaKumu I have the same feeling about being nervous
someone would find me on here, but then I think like, what are the chances
someone I know would come here, read everything I will have ever written, and
then guess who I am. Lol. I still get a little paranoid though.
Someone please tell me how to decide how many to transfer. I can't make this choice. It's too hard.
TTC #1 since September 2014 Diagnoses: RPL, Endometriosis, MFI
(count, morph, DNI, DNAS, multiple bilateral subclinical varicoceles), low
progesterone Check out my Infertility blog Check out my Infertility Instagram
Loss History (TW):
BFP: 3 May 2015, loss confirmed 4 June 2015 BFP: 15 August 2015, loss confirmed 23 August 2015 BFP: 16 November 2015, loss confirmed 22 November 2015 BFP: 18 July 2016, loss confirmed same day BFP: 04 March 2018, loss confirmed 23 March 2018 BFP: 12 June 2018, TWINS; D&C 06 July 2018
TTC History (TW):
3 losses in 2015 Met with OBGYN in January 2016 Me: all clear, H: OAT November 2016: HSG = All
Clear!
January 2017: H tested again, High DNA fragmentation and stainability
February 2017: Clomid + TI + Progesterone = BFN
March 2017: Clomid + HCG + IUI + Progesterone = SA/wash: zero count on attempt
#1, <1,000 on attempt #2= BFN
Varicocele Embolization- 5 May 17 December 2017 SA: Zero improvement after embolization January IVF- 25 retrieved, 11 mature, 8 fertilized, 3 frozen day fives (3AA, 3AA, 3AA), 1 frozen day 6 (5BB), 1 frozen day 7 (3CC) Three PGS normal (3AA, 3AA, 5BB), one inconclusive (3AA) FET #1: 27 February 2018, 3AA & 5BB, one stuck! BFP 04 March 2018.... Loss confirmed 23 March 2018 May 2018: SHG/SIS = all clear "beautiful uterus" FET #2: 04 June 2018, 3AA PGS normal embryo, 3AA PGS hatching inconclusive embryo. BFP: 12 June 2018, EDD 20 February 2019 Ultrasound, 25 June 2018: There are two! Lost Baby A 02 July 2018 Baby B not growing, D&C 06 July 2018 Laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, chromotubation: 23 July 2018: blocked right tube, heavily inflamed, covered in endo. Removed right tube. Removed more endo from uterus, tubes, ovaries. Endo remains on bladder and bowel.
Next Up:
TTC Naturally, possibly IUIs for remainder of 2018. ER#2 ~Jan 2019
@KristoKekerooni I don't think there's a right or wrong answer. I'm interested to hear how others made the decision. Here's my two cents.
(Tw for loss in discussing embryo transfer and birth outcomes)
I have always felt pretty certain about only putting in one at a time. The benefit of putting in 2+ is reducing your risk of failed transfer. Failed transfer sucksssss. It's depressing. It puts you even further behind your goal of a baby. It's terrible. But when I looked at the birth outcomes for twins+ that also felt scary and terrible for me. Multiples increase your risk of loss, stillbirth, injury to yourself and to the babies late in the pregnancy, damaging your organs for future pregnancies...plenty of people have safe multiple pregnancies but the stats scared me enough not to want to risk it. Thinking about having a later term loss -- my loss at 14 weeks nearly broke me. I feel far too risk averse to increase my chances of something even worse.
With your h's diagnosis, do they think that ivf will put in only healthy embryos or does some above average risk of loss remain? For our pgd they said it's more than 90% accurate. One factor I thought a lot about is what if one embryo is ok and one isn't? What if one isn't ok -- what happens to the other? If one arrests and would have miscarried, does that increase the risks to the healthy fetus? My RE said that sometimes they can manage pregnancies with one healthy twin but sometimes the whole pregnancy is lost. That would kill me. So again I feel too risk averse for that. It may be that ivf alleviates this concern for you but that's another piece of the puzzle for me.
You have some time to think about it...I hope others weigh in too!
@KristoKekerooni Even with the day 5/6 PGS tested embryos and the knowledge of how much more dangerous multiple births can be for the mother and children, I STILL sometimes imagine transferring two. Early on in the process, our doctor wrote to me with this recommendation: "If we do PGS, the implantation potential is so high for each embryo that I would strongly
recommend transferring only 1. If we were unsuccessful with the 1,
maybe we would consider 2 the next time, but I would
really, really, really only want to do 1. If we don't do PGS, the implantation potential is not as high, so we may
consider 2 to maximize our chances that even one implants." DH and I are pretty set that we are only going to transfer one. I would rather have one healthy baby (and me!) than risk the chance of losing two.
Me: 35 DH: 28 TTC since June 2016 Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016 AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017 Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017 October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total) Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen 12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP 2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone Abnormal SIS Oct 2018 Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis. 12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN Our journey has come to an end.
@adirat -Ugh, PGS will "help" but not as much as it would in most. DNAF doesn't = chromosomes, so unless it's sever, it won't affect embryo till several weeks in, and it's not like we can keep it incubating for weeks while it grows to a 7 week fetus... So there is still a chance of loss. I would imagine the affects of the loss of one would be based on what age the loss occurs at? good question though.
This is just so hard, you know? I don't know how well I would deal with a failed transfer, considering all that goes into it, since we already have to travel for this. It's so much to handle.
@AlohaKumu I just find it so attractive to transfer two and have it work! And even if we end up with twins, I could finally walk away from being IF. Instead of having to go back for IVF again to TFAS...
TTC #1 since September 2014 Diagnoses: RPL, Endometriosis, MFI
(count, morph, DNI, DNAS, multiple bilateral subclinical varicoceles), low
progesterone Check out my Infertility blog Check out my Infertility Instagram
Loss History (TW):
BFP: 3 May 2015, loss confirmed 4 June 2015 BFP: 15 August 2015, loss confirmed 23 August 2015 BFP: 16 November 2015, loss confirmed 22 November 2015 BFP: 18 July 2016, loss confirmed same day BFP: 04 March 2018, loss confirmed 23 March 2018 BFP: 12 June 2018, TWINS; D&C 06 July 2018
TTC History (TW):
3 losses in 2015 Met with OBGYN in January 2016 Me: all clear, H: OAT November 2016: HSG = All
Clear!
January 2017: H tested again, High DNA fragmentation and stainability
February 2017: Clomid + TI + Progesterone = BFN
March 2017: Clomid + HCG + IUI + Progesterone = SA/wash: zero count on attempt
#1, <1,000 on attempt #2= BFN
Varicocele Embolization- 5 May 17 December 2017 SA: Zero improvement after embolization January IVF- 25 retrieved, 11 mature, 8 fertilized, 3 frozen day fives (3AA, 3AA, 3AA), 1 frozen day 6 (5BB), 1 frozen day 7 (3CC) Three PGS normal (3AA, 3AA, 5BB), one inconclusive (3AA) FET #1: 27 February 2018, 3AA & 5BB, one stuck! BFP 04 March 2018.... Loss confirmed 23 March 2018 May 2018: SHG/SIS = all clear "beautiful uterus" FET #2: 04 June 2018, 3AA PGS normal embryo, 3AA PGS hatching inconclusive embryo. BFP: 12 June 2018, EDD 20 February 2019 Ultrasound, 25 June 2018: There are two! Lost Baby A 02 July 2018 Baby B not growing, D&C 06 July 2018 Laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, chromotubation: 23 July 2018: blocked right tube, heavily inflamed, covered in endo. Removed right tube. Removed more endo from uterus, tubes, ovaries. Endo remains on bladder and bowel.
Next Up:
TTC Naturally, possibly IUIs for remainder of 2018. ER#2 ~Jan 2019
@KristoKekerooni, I agree that there are no wrong answers here. I also have always felt pretty strongly about only transferring one at a time. We'll see if that changes at all if I get to that stage, but right now our plan is to stick with just one. My RE was supportive of that decision and prefers to only transfer one, especially when there's no history of loss. At this point, we're not sure where we stand on a lot of things (whether H's issues will have an impact on viability, for example), so things may change.
@adirat touched on much of my thought process, and she covered more than I'd even thought about!
@KristoKekerooni Well, ask me again tomorrow when my official beta is negative, but for right now I don't regret transferring just one. But, with your travel considerations, things could be different.
I'm not really familiar with what the risk to the second fetus is if one fetus isn't viable but the other is...I hope your doctor would be able to give you more targeted advice for your specific situation.
@ndz2018 the possibility of it being shaped like a heart is adorable!! Saw your update--what does separate uterus mean?
@wishiwaspreggo oh!! That makes sense!! And a cool way of doing it! I normally start testing in 9dpo but I was afraid of getting a false positive. Next time I might test out the trigger.
@darkstar42 I'm so glad the IUI went well!! fX for you!!
ok--I should know this. When I see something like 8dp6t (or something). What does that mean?
@KristoKekerooni if you want to talk, PM me. I know I’m not part of this board and don’t want to cause any triggers with my experience and my opinion on how many to transfer.
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About me: TTC#1: October 2015 dx: PCOS & MFI IUI #1 w/Femara + Ovidrel June 2016 ~ BFP July 2016: Blighted Ovum IUI #2 w/Femara + Ovidrel September 2016 ~BFN IUI #3 w/Femara + Ovidrel October 2016 ~BFN IUI #4 w/Femara + Ovidrel November 2016 ~BFN IVF with ICSI January 2017 ~BFN FET February 2017 ~BFN IVF with ICSI March 2017 ~BFP--Twins Due 12/8/17 Team Blue X 2!
@KristoKekerooni my doctor is very adamant about transferring one at a time for us. And that's without pgs, but we do have 5-day embies. You are even younger than me, so I would think you'd have good chances of having one stick, just from that POV. Not sure like you said how much your Hs side may play in. But for now we are planning to do all seven elective single embryo transfers, and brace ourselves for some losses along the way. :/ well see how the plan evolves as we go though, because I tend to see docs transferring more in the older mom's, so if say we to SET at 34, 36, 38, (assuming all work) it might not be so crazy in our case to try the last two transfers (presumably of lower grade embies) two at a time, and hope for viable transfers and age 40 and 42, and call it a wrap. But of course every case is different and unique to the patient/couple.
My bff transferred her only two day 3 embies and it worked out for a singleton in her case, with no harm to the remaining child, so, and we all kniw successful stores where both stick too! So really, takes all kinds. ;)
@purplg8r @RVAmom515 is correct, also 3dp5dt is three days past 5 day transfer, and 5dp3dt is five days past 3 day transfer, but testing wise, both would be more or less equivalent to 8dpo
@KristoKekerooni My clinic would only transfer 2 if you were over 37, had multiple failed transfers, or were doing a day 3 transfer so I would check with
so bfn for me. It sucks. It's probably pointless but I'm going to keep taking progesterone until Friday (which would be 14dpo) and test again. H and I talked about holding off on more treatments until the beginning of the year when I'm covered by his insurance. It makes sense financially (esp with the holidays) but I'm struggling with that decision. And if we do wait, I was going to stop temping & using opks but now I'm not sure if that would just stress me out more
@adirat my fx so hard that you're getting good results today!!!
Oh no, I'm so sorry @purpleg8r (((hugs))) its not easy, and the decision to wait can be even harder... like feels opposite every fiber of your womanly being. :'( you dont have to decide today though. Hang in there with the progesterone, search you heart, and I know you'll come to the decision that feels best for you. ❤
Me: 31 Husby: 36 Married May 2014 TTC # 2 Since December 2021 Baby girl W born 2/2021 Our journey so far... (tw loss & infertility)
Diagnosis: Poor Egg Quality Working with an RE since March 2016 2 failed TI cycles 3 failed IUI cycles
IVF Feb - April 2017 23 eggs collected, 20 mature, 14 fertilized with ICSI, 4 day 3 blasts, 3 day 5 blasts, 1 PGS normal Transferred 1 PGS normal embryo 4.12.17 BFP 4.21.17 MMC due to small gestational sac 6.8.17
Our adoption journey: 12.25.18 Agency picked and apps submitted! 5.1.19 Adoption on hold so we can buy a house! 1.1.20 Homestudy process started 3.14.20 First social worker visit 5.25.20 Homestudy Approved & Submitted to Agency
6.1.20 Surprise! Positive pregnancy test! Healthy baby girl born 2/10/2021
@purplg8r@businesswife@tamalahoops Thanks friends I had my beta drawn this morning so now I just have to figure out a way to wait around 6 hours to get the results...
*lurking* @KristoKekerooni My comments are along the same lines as others. It depends on age, PGS, your situation, etc. In my case I was 37 and we did PGS to minimize the risk of a chromosomal loss. We only ended up with one normal embryo so the decision was made for us, but had we had more than one normal embryo I'd have only transferred one at a time because of the higher chance of success. Had we not done PGS, and being 37 and knowing a transfer cycle can take 6 weeks or more, I would have transferred two at a time, given the lower success rate. But if I were younger I'd have done one at a time to avoid all the multiple risks others have mentioned.
Me: late 30s | H: early 30s TTC #1 since April 2015 RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016 IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal Polyp removed May 2017 FET May 2017 - BFP! Baby boy born 2/2/18
Re: IF Testing and Treatment - week of 11/13
Me: 36 DH 38
Married Sept 2014
TTC Since Nov 2015
IVF Cycle 1 - 0 eggs
IVF Cycle 2 - 3 embryos
FET 1 (transferred 1 embryo) - BFN
FET 2 (transferred 2 embryos- BFN
IVF Cycle 3 - 1 embryo
FET 3 (transferred 1 embryo) - BFN
Donor Egg Retrieval 2/19/18 -4 embryos that didn't make it to freeze
Donor Egg Retrieval 4/30/2018 - 6 eggs - 5 embryos frozen Day 3
FET 4 (with donor eggs) (transferred 1 embryo) -BETA 7/10 - BFN
Hysteroscopy & Endo Scratch
FET 5 (with donor eggs) (transferred 2 embryos)-BETA 9/10 - BFN
Final FET (#6) (with donor eggs) (transferred 2 embryos) BETA 10/15 BFP!!
EDD: June 24, 2019 Baby O born June 26, 2019
aghhhh, I know I should have checked my meds earlier but they only gave me two days of meds in the box that said it had two weeks of Lupron. I left a message on the RE line, but of course they didn’t answer for the rest of the day. At least I have enough to start on time tonight.
ETA: just kidding. I didn't see the second number on the bottle and once we actually took out the amount we needed, we realized that it is enough for the two weeks after all.
TTC since June 2016
Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016
AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017
Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017
October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total)
Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen
12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP
2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN
Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone
Abnormal SIS Oct 2018
Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis.
12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN
Our journey has come to an end.
@thecolddoesbotherme (it bothers me too), @madspunk gave some great advice. I've done the injections myself and had H do them. I mostly have H do them because I get shaky when I do it, but I agree with madspunk that it actually hurts a little less when I do it. Also second the taking the meds out of the fridge call. Icing beforehand helps a bit too. Also, if you're doing menopur, it can sting for some people (it does for me). Sticking the needle in quick but then injecting slow helps to calm some of that.
@madspunk hopefully the next two weeks go by quickly!!
@adirat it really really does suck. I'm sorry.
@laurad75 Wednesday is a big day!!
@50Wife it's not fair and sucks big time! Sending you so many hugs!!
@flashley-2 4 weeks seems like too long for results! Did they explain why?
@beachbunnyxo123 signing those firms was a big step forward!
@Hollyyyyy c'mon AF!
@darkstar42 I'm glad the timing worked out for you & hope this IUI is it!!
@rallykat14 sending you hugs!
@RVAmom315 I'm so glad this this new RE seems so much better! I definitely think the hour commute will be worth going to someone who cares & you're comfortable with
@wishiwaspreggo what's reciprocal IVF?
@Avrilmai hopefully these follow up tests results don't take as long to get!
@AlohaKumu I'm glad that your parents were so supportive!
@shortstack930 I hope this IUI is it for you!
@zwink1 going through your uterus sounds intense!
@BusinessWife yay! So exciting!!!
@SkilledSailor sorry about the double whammy! Hopefully your RE will have s good plan to put in place!
@ndz2018 two uteruses! Wow! I wonder how that has been with AF your whole life (if that's the diagnosis). What does the other one mean?
@JuneRoseRuby the SS is a mind-fuck!
@thecolddoesbotherme welcome to purplg8r@aol.com crazy little group!! FX for you!!
Diagnosis (If you've been): AMA, ovulation dysfunction
Cycle/CD: month 16/ cycle 11/ cd23
Status (WTO/TWW/TTA): TWW (it's crazy to me that I test on Wednesday and normally I'd still be using opks!! These short cycles are amazing! )
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment?) Letrozole + Ovidrel + TI
How are things going? The SS is crazy!! I've had some symptoms where I think I'm surely KU. The 5 mins later, I'm positive that I'm not. And I think that it's worse because I normally start testing at 9dpo because of my history but I'm afraid to test any earlier than 14 days after trigger (plus I'm kinda challenging myself that I can't be patient) so waiting until Wednesday to test is HARD! Also, I'm confused because my boobs never hurt and they did when I started taking progesterone last month but they haven't this month at all. I'm hoping it's still doing its job. Oh and H has his repeat SA tomorrow and I forgot to tell him to take of himself 2-5days before. I'm hoping he remembered from before
Any questions?
GTKY: If you were one of the seven dwarfs, which one would you be and why? (Reminder: Sneezy, Bashful, Dopey, Sleepy, Doc, Grumpy, Happy) A cross between Sleepy & Bashful. I'm always tired and shy unless I'm with a group of close friends.
@purplg8r Wednesday is so close now! You're almost there. Good job with the patience and not testing!
@purplg8r you can wait it out!! Only one more day now!
@safire3 good luck today!!
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
Distract yourself today! Go get your nails done, maybe a massage? Or make an awesome dinner tonight? It’s one more more day you got this!
@businesswife I miss your commentary but you have to put family first. GL on Friday
@skilledsailor Yes, it sounds like you got hit with a 1-2 punch. Hopefully the RE will have some answers for you.
We are planning on a 5 day transfer after ER
@thecolddoesbotherme Welcome! I was really nervous about the injections too but I found them to be pretty easy once I got the hang of it. I do them all myself and don’t even let H in the bathroom to help. You got this!
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
TTC #2 - August 2016
MFI
IUI #1-3 BFN
BFP 4/21/18 MMC 6/11/18
@purplg8r I hope the repeat SA results have good news and that all goes well with your testing tomorrow! So close!
@ndz2018 I'm glad you got the answer to the mystery of the uterine cavities! Let us know how the surgical plans pan out.
TTC since June 2016
Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016
AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017
Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017
October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total)
Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen
12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP
2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN
Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone
Abnormal SIS Oct 2018
Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis.
12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN
Our journey has come to an end.
TW discussing our previous TTC efforts and pregnancy in spoiler:
Anyway, Femara didn't do a damn thing for me even at the highest dosage so I theorize that she'd have a higher (and better quality) egg count than I would especially given my age now (she's a year younger than me which starts to make a difference when you reach your late 30's). Additionally she wants a bio baby but she doesn't want to go through labor and delivery. She's terrified at just the thought and I guess seeing me go through it didn't help. I don't mind doing it again. I was kind of looking forward to not having to do it but I just want to complete our family so I'll do whatever it takes.
So, that being said - FX for you tomorrow!! You're strong to hold out on testing. I'm so bad about it. I'm one of those women who buys a pack of cheapies off Amazon and tests like, 4 times a day.
@alohakumu Haha that sounds like something I would do with the meds. Glad everything worked out!
@purplg8r So exciting! FX for you!
@rvamom315 That makes sense to me. FX the SA results are improved! Sounds like he made a lot of good changes.
@BusinessWife lady, I'll be thinking about you all week. Spend this time with you DH and know that we're all cheering you on from the sidelines
@SkilledSailor sorry for the double whammy, I hope the consult with the RE will provide some clarity and direction. 2 weeks can feel like forever, we're here if you need us.
@darkstar42 hope things went well this morning! afm, no idea what may have caused the elevation. I have to do the next labs fasting, but I think I was fasting last time too. hopefully it was a fluke, otherwise it means a "full workup" for the elevated level. whatever that means.
@purplg8r one more day. you've got this!
@ndz2018 so glad you got an answer and there is a solution
TTC#1 10/2016
TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each.
BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021
planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks,
some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
@purplg8r Thanks! I’ve got my fx so hard for your test tomorrow!
@madspunk That’s good to know about your bw! If I have to do another cycle I’m going to switch doctors, and we’ll see what they say. I will definitely push for bw though!
@JuneRoseRuby Thanks for the info! I’ll push for bw for the next cycle (though of course I’m hoping there won’t be one!).
@ndz2018 Glad you got everything figured out and have a path forward.
@SkilledSailor Thank you! MH had 3% morphology, with mostly head defects. I think head defects are the most problematic for penetrating an egg, and tail defects can be problematic for motility. I’ve heard such mixed information on whether and how morphology can affect ttc. My RE was totally unconcerned about MH’s levels, but I don’t know if I trust his opinion.
@Avrilmai A “full workup” always sounds ominous, but I hope they’re able to figure things out for you!
AFM, everything went smoothly with the IUI this morning. I’m heading to acupuncture in a bit, and then just relaxing today. Trying to be hopeful but not too hopeful for this cycle. I start progesterone tomorrow and my beta is scheduled for the 27th. I’m not going to test before then.
@madspunk No explanation. Drop it off and wait for the papers to be found in some pile somewhere. Hopefully the email my H sent to the VR doctor helps because his family doctor would be the dead by the time he sends it out.
@BusinessWife I have been so gone since months. I had no idea you were moving forward !!! Will be thinking of you and your fet on Friday. Best of luck.
Me 27
DF 44
TTC post VR Sept 21/16
SA 6 weeks post op 50.7 mil count 40% motility
@flashley Ugh, soooo muchhhh waitingggg. I hope you get some answers very soon!
Cycle/CD: 14/18
Status (WTO/TWW/TTA): Waiting for next cycle
What are you doing this cycle? Testing/Treatment? Repeat SA and all bloodwork and tests have come back “normal”, although they did say H should just stay on clomid for the time being. *detail in spoiler* We will move forward with the recommended IUI #1 in December (no clomid, just Ovidrel). I guess I am a little excited/relieved to get the ball rolling, although I am not very hopeful at the moment.
1st SA came back with a count of 7 million/ml, everything else looked okay. Morphology a little low (12% based on the old measuring system). This was done at a not very reliable lab, so we had to take the results with a grain of salt. (We actually had to go back to redo since they thought the 1st sample was urine?????? Lol)2nd SA 1.5 months later came back with 17 million/ml and 4% morphology. Everything else normal.
They told him to start clomid right after the repeat SA. I talked to the nurse today and she said he should just go ahead and continue to take it. I guess it probably won’t hurt anything, but would it even really help? They said his bloodwork was in normal ranges, so low testosterone shouldn’t be an issue…
How are things going? Fineeee…
Questions? So, with Ovidrel…I *think* she said I would come in on CD 11 for an ultrasound and then do the Ovidrel and then come in the next day for IUI, so CD12. Normally I Ovulate on CD14. Does this sound normal or did I misunderstand her. Maybe she meant come in on CD 11, then do the Ovidrel sometime after then, and come in whatever day follows the injection. I know I have time to figure this out and have them clear it up when I call on CD1. Just wondering because my husband will be gone on CD 12!! I guess I am just curious how everyone else’s schedules have worked.
GTKY? All of them? If I have to pick, probably Doc.
@emmasemm GL with working everything out with your work schedule. Although we are really just beginning everything, the thought of scheduling everything and trying to work inflexible appointments around an inflexible work schedule is almost more stressful that the situation itself.
@beachbunnyxo123 Try not to stress too much about all the paperwork. I always try to remember all this disclaimer stuff with healthcare, medicines, etc is because of lawyers and doctor’s trying to protect themselves from the legal system even when there is no evidence of any negative effects.
@50Wife I feel you on the anesthesia. I’m actually not scared of anesthesia, but more so the loopy groggy drugged feeling. Not sure if it is considered twilight, but I did have propofol for a procedure once and it was the easiest thing ever.
@AlohaKumu I have the same feeling about being nervous someone would find me on here, but then I think like, what are the chances someone I know would come here, read everything I will have ever written, and then guess who I am. Lol. I still get a little paranoid though.
Diagnoses: RPL, Endometriosis, MFI (count, morph, DNI, DNAS, multiple bilateral subclinical varicoceles), low progesterone
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BFP: 15 August 2015, loss confirmed 23 August 2015
BFP: 16 November 2015, loss confirmed 22 November 2015
BFP: 18 July 2016, loss confirmed same day
BFP: 04 March 2018, loss confirmed 23 March 2018
BFP: 12 June 2018, TWINS; D&C 06 July 2018
Met with OBGYN in January 2016
Me: all clear, H: OAT
November 2016: HSG = All Clear!
January 2017: H tested again, High DNA fragmentation and stainability
February 2017: Clomid + TI + Progesterone = BFN
March 2017: Clomid + HCG + IUI + Progesterone = SA/wash: zero count on attempt #1, <1,000 on attempt #2= BFN
Varicocele Embolization- 5 May 17
December 2017 SA: Zero improvement after embolization
January IVF- 25 retrieved, 11 mature, 8 fertilized, 3 frozen day fives (3AA, 3AA, 3AA), 1 frozen day 6 (5BB), 1 frozen day 7 (3CC)
Three PGS normal (3AA, 3AA, 5BB), one inconclusive (3AA)
FET #1: 27 February 2018, 3AA & 5BB, one stuck! BFP 04 March 2018.... Loss confirmed 23 March 2018
May 2018: SHG/SIS = all clear "beautiful uterus"
FET #2: 04 June 2018, 3AA PGS normal embryo, 3AA PGS hatching inconclusive embryo.
BFP: 12 June 2018, EDD 20 February 2019
Ultrasound, 25 June 2018: There are two!
Lost Baby A 02 July 2018
Baby B not growing, D&C 06 July 2018
Laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, chromotubation: 23 July 2018: blocked right tube, heavily inflamed, covered in endo. Removed right tube. Removed more endo from uterus, tubes, ovaries. Endo remains on bladder and bowel.
ER#2 ~Jan 2019
(Tw for loss in discussing embryo transfer and birth outcomes)
I have always felt pretty certain about only putting in one at a time. The benefit of putting in 2+ is reducing your risk of failed transfer. Failed transfer sucksssss. It's depressing. It puts you even further behind your goal of a baby. It's terrible. But when I looked at the birth outcomes for twins+ that also felt scary and terrible for me. Multiples increase your risk of loss, stillbirth, injury to yourself and to the babies late in the pregnancy, damaging your organs for future pregnancies...plenty of people have safe multiple pregnancies but the stats scared me enough not to want to risk it. Thinking about having a later term loss -- my loss at 14 weeks nearly broke me. I feel far too risk averse to increase my chances of something even worse.
With your h's diagnosis, do they think that ivf will put in only healthy embryos or does some above average risk of loss remain? For our pgd they said it's more than 90% accurate. One factor I thought a lot about is what if one embryo is ok and one isn't? What if one isn't ok -- what happens to the other? If one arrests and would have miscarried, does that increase the risks to the healthy fetus? My RE said that sometimes they can manage pregnancies with one healthy twin but sometimes the whole pregnancy is lost. That would kill me. So again I feel too risk averse for that. It may be that ivf alleviates this concern for you but that's another piece of the puzzle for me.
You have some time to think about it...I hope others weigh in too!
DH and I are pretty set that we are only going to transfer one. I would rather have one healthy baby (and me!) than risk the chance of losing two.
TTC since June 2016
Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016
AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017
Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017
October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total)
Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen
12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP
2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN
Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone
Abnormal SIS Oct 2018
Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis.
12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN
Our journey has come to an end.
So there is still a chance of loss.
I would imagine the affects of the loss of one would be based on what age the loss occurs at? good question though.
This is just so hard, you know? I don't know how well I would deal with a failed transfer, considering all that goes into it, since we already have to travel for this. It's so much to handle.
@AlohaKumu
I just find it so attractive to transfer two and have it work! And even if we end up with twins, I could finally walk away from being IF. Instead of having to go back for IVF again to TFAS...
Diagnoses: RPL, Endometriosis, MFI (count, morph, DNI, DNAS, multiple bilateral subclinical varicoceles), low progesterone
Check out my Infertility blog
Check out my Infertility Instagram
BFP: 15 August 2015, loss confirmed 23 August 2015
BFP: 16 November 2015, loss confirmed 22 November 2015
BFP: 18 July 2016, loss confirmed same day
BFP: 04 March 2018, loss confirmed 23 March 2018
BFP: 12 June 2018, TWINS; D&C 06 July 2018
Met with OBGYN in January 2016
Me: all clear, H: OAT
November 2016: HSG = All Clear!
January 2017: H tested again, High DNA fragmentation and stainability
February 2017: Clomid + TI + Progesterone = BFN
March 2017: Clomid + HCG + IUI + Progesterone = SA/wash: zero count on attempt #1, <1,000 on attempt #2= BFN
Varicocele Embolization- 5 May 17
December 2017 SA: Zero improvement after embolization
January IVF- 25 retrieved, 11 mature, 8 fertilized, 3 frozen day fives (3AA, 3AA, 3AA), 1 frozen day 6 (5BB), 1 frozen day 7 (3CC)
Three PGS normal (3AA, 3AA, 5BB), one inconclusive (3AA)
FET #1: 27 February 2018, 3AA & 5BB, one stuck! BFP 04 March 2018.... Loss confirmed 23 March 2018
May 2018: SHG/SIS = all clear "beautiful uterus"
FET #2: 04 June 2018, 3AA PGS normal embryo, 3AA PGS hatching inconclusive embryo.
BFP: 12 June 2018, EDD 20 February 2019
Ultrasound, 25 June 2018: There are two!
Lost Baby A 02 July 2018
Baby B not growing, D&C 06 July 2018
Laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, chromotubation: 23 July 2018: blocked right tube, heavily inflamed, covered in endo. Removed right tube. Removed more endo from uterus, tubes, ovaries. Endo remains on bladder and bowel.
ER#2 ~Jan 2019
@adirat touched on much of my thought process, and she covered more than I'd even thought about!
I'm not really familiar with what the risk to the second fetus is if one fetus isn't viable but the other is...I hope your doctor would be able to give you more targeted advice for your specific situation.
@wishiwaspreggo oh!! That makes sense!! And a cool way of doing it! I normally start testing in 9dpo but I was afraid of getting a false positive. Next time I might test out the trigger.
@darkstar42 I'm so glad the IUI went well!! fX for you!!
ok--I should know this. When I see something like 8dp6t (or something). What does that mean?
TTC #2 - August 2016
MFI
IUI #1-3 BFN
BFP 4/21/18 MMC 6/11/18
ETA: Spelling
TTC#1: October 2015
dx: PCOS & MFI
IUI #1 w/Femara + Ovidrel June 2016 ~ BFP
July 2016: Blighted Ovum
IUI #2 w/Femara + Ovidrel September 2016 ~BFN
IUI #3 w/Femara + Ovidrel October 2016 ~BFN
IUI #4 w/Femara + Ovidrel November 2016 ~BFN
IVF with ICSI January 2017 ~BFN
FET February 2017 ~BFN
IVF with ICSI March 2017 ~BFP--Twins Due 12/8/17
Team Blue X 2!
My bff transferred her only two day 3 embies and it worked out for a singleton in her case, with no harm to the remaining child, so, and we all kniw successful stores where both stick too! So really, takes all kinds. ;)
@purplg8r @RVAmom515 is correct, also 3dp5dt is three days past 5 day transfer, and 5dp3dt is five days past 3 day transfer, but testing wise, both would be more or less equivalent to 8dpo
transfer 2 if you were over 37, had multiple failed transfers, or were doing a day 3 transfer so I would check with
so bfn for me. It sucks. It's probably pointless but I'm going to keep taking progesterone until Friday (which would be 14dpo) and test again. H and I talked about holding off on more treatments until the beginning of the year when I'm covered by his insurance. It makes sense financially (esp with the holidays) but I'm struggling with that decision. And if we do wait, I was going to stop temping & using opks but now I'm not sure if that would just stress me out more
@adirat my fx so hard that you're getting good results today!!!
@adirat. Thinking of you today!!!!! (((Hugs)))
Married May 2014
TTC # 2 Since December 2021
Baby girl W born 2/2021
Our journey so far...
(tw loss & infertility)
Working with an RE since March 2016
2 failed TI cycles
3 failed IUI cycles
IVF Feb - April 2017
23 eggs collected, 20 mature, 14 fertilized with ICSI, 4 day 3 blasts, 3 day 5 blasts, 1 PGS normal
Transferred 1 PGS normal embryo 4.12.17
BFP 4.21.17
MMC due to small gestational sac 6.8.17
Our adoption journey:
12.25.18 Agency picked and apps submitted!
5.1.19 Adoption on hold so we can buy a house!
1.1.20 Homestudy process started
3.14.20 First social worker visit
5.25.20 Homestudy Approved & Submitted to Agency
6.1.20 Surprise! Positive pregnancy test!
Healthy baby girl born 2/10/2021
@KristoKekerooni My comments are along the same lines as others. It depends on age, PGS, your situation, etc. In my case I was 37 and we did PGS to minimize the risk of a chromosomal loss. We only ended up with one normal embryo so the decision was made for us, but had we had more than one normal embryo I'd have only transferred one at a time because of the higher chance of success. Had we not done PGS, and being 37 and knowing a transfer cycle can take 6 weeks or more, I would have transferred two at a time, given the lower success rate. But if I were younger I'd have done one at a time to avoid all the multiple risks others have mentioned.
TTC #1 since April 2015
RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016
IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN
IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal
Polyp removed May 2017
FET May 2017 - BFP!
Baby boy born 2/2/18