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IF Testing and Treatment - Week of 01/15

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Re: IF Testing and Treatment - Week of 01/15

  • @kiwi2628 omg yay that is amazing!!! So very happy for you!!!! 
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  • @kiwi2628 excellent news!!!
    TTC History
    Me: 35 DH: 34
    Married 07/2012
    DD born 07/2014
    DD2 born 10/2018
    DS born 10/2022

    IF history:
    TTC #2 since January 2016
    June-Aug 2017: 3 IUIs w/Clomid = BFN
    Sept 2017: Dx w/Endometriosis
    Oct 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN
    Nov 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN
    Dec 2017: pre-IVF testing
    Jan-Feb 2018: IVF--17 eggs retrieved, 13 fertilized, 9 frozen and 1 transferred on 2/10 = BFP on 2/19!!! EDD 10/29/2018
    FET Oct 2021: BFP on 10/31! MC at 5 weeks
    FET Feb 2022: BFP on 2/15! EDD 10/29/22


  • @kiwi2628 wow! Congrats and Fx they keep going strong!
    Me 43 DH 45
    Married 12/2016
    TTC #1 since 04/2015
    AMA, DOR (AMH 0.65, AFC 2-4) and autoimmune issues (RA, APS), low TSH, adenomyosis
    7 retrievals, 3 transfers
    Jun19 FET BFP, due date 7th March 2020, DD born Feb20
    Sep17 IVF1 - 1ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
    Nov17 IVF2 - 1ER, 0F
    Jan18 IVF3 - 3ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
    Feb18 - second opinion and additional testing
    Apr18 IVF4 - cancelled (E2 too high)
    May/Jun18 IVF4 - 4ER, 0M, 1F, 1 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
    Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - 5 ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
    Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - 4ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (good quality)
    Aug/Sep18 IVF7 - cancelled (cyst)
    Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - 3ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen Day 3 (excellent quality)
    Oct18 IVF8 - Cancelled (cyst and too low TSH)
    Oct18-Jan19 bringing TSH under control
    Feb19 ERA and hysteroscopy
    Mar19 Investigation for fibroid and adenomyosis
    Apr19 adenomyosis confirmed, polyps removed
    Jun19 FET after 2 months Lupron, autoimmune protocol, transferred two day 3 frozen embryos
    Sep17 - Pergoveris 10-17 Sep, Orgalutran 15-18 Sep, Ovitrelle 18 Sep, ER 20 Sep for 2 follies, 1 mature egg, fertilized, ET 1x 2d 4-cell embryo 22/09, 05/10 BFN
    Nov17 IVF2 - Pergoveris 2-14 Nov, Orgalutran 5-14 Nov, Ovitrelle 15 Nov, ER 17 Nov for 3 follies, 1 mature egg, did not fertilize
    Jan18 IVF3 - Pergoveris 30 Dec - 8 Jan, Orgalutran 5-8 Jan, Ovitrelle 9 Jan, ER 11 Jan 3 eggs, 2 mature, 1 fertilized, ET 1x 4d 12-cell embryo 15/01, 24/01 BFN
    May/Jun18 IVF4 - Rekovelle 25-29 May, Menogon 30May - 2Jun, Zomacton 25 27 29 31 May and 2Jun, Cetrotide 30May - 3Jun, Gonasi 3Jun, ER 5Jun 4 eggs, none mature, two matured overnight, 1 fertilized with ICSI, Frozen day 3 but not good quality
    Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - Rekovelle 21-24 June, Menogon 25Jun-3Jul, Puregon 4-5Jul, Zomacton 21 23 25 27 29 Jun, Cetrotide 25Jun-5Jul, Gonasi 6Jul, ER 8Jul 5 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 but not good quality
    Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - Rekovelle 26-29 Jul, Menogon 30Jul-7Aug, Buserelin 26Jul-7Aug, Zomacton 26 28 30 Jul 1 3 Aug, Gonasi 7Aug, ER 9Aug 4 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized (normal IVF), 2 frozen day 3 good quality
    Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - Menogon 19-30Sep, Buserelin 19-30Sep, Zomacton 19 21 23 25 27 Sep, Ovitrelle 1 Oct, ER 3 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 excellent quality 

    Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return

  • @kiwi2628 Yay!!!! 8 is amazing! 
    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


  • @kiwi2628 OMG!!!! I'm so happy for you! 
  • @kiwi2628 YAYS!!! Awesome news. So happy for you!
  • Me 43 DH 45
    Married 12/2016
    TTC #1 since 04/2015
    AMA, DOR (AMH 0.65, AFC 2-4) and autoimmune issues (RA, APS), low TSH, adenomyosis
    7 retrievals, 3 transfers
    Jun19 FET BFP, due date 7th March 2020, DD born Feb20
    Sep17 IVF1 - 1ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
    Nov17 IVF2 - 1ER, 0F
    Jan18 IVF3 - 3ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
    Feb18 - second opinion and additional testing
    Apr18 IVF4 - cancelled (E2 too high)
    May/Jun18 IVF4 - 4ER, 0M, 1F, 1 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
    Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - 5 ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
    Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - 4ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (good quality)
    Aug/Sep18 IVF7 - cancelled (cyst)
    Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - 3ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen Day 3 (excellent quality)
    Oct18 IVF8 - Cancelled (cyst and too low TSH)
    Oct18-Jan19 bringing TSH under control
    Feb19 ERA and hysteroscopy
    Mar19 Investigation for fibroid and adenomyosis
    Apr19 adenomyosis confirmed, polyps removed
    Jun19 FET after 2 months Lupron, autoimmune protocol, transferred two day 3 frozen embryos
    Sep17 - Pergoveris 10-17 Sep, Orgalutran 15-18 Sep, Ovitrelle 18 Sep, ER 20 Sep for 2 follies, 1 mature egg, fertilized, ET 1x 2d 4-cell embryo 22/09, 05/10 BFN
    Nov17 IVF2 - Pergoveris 2-14 Nov, Orgalutran 5-14 Nov, Ovitrelle 15 Nov, ER 17 Nov for 3 follies, 1 mature egg, did not fertilize
    Jan18 IVF3 - Pergoveris 30 Dec - 8 Jan, Orgalutran 5-8 Jan, Ovitrelle 9 Jan, ER 11 Jan 3 eggs, 2 mature, 1 fertilized, ET 1x 4d 12-cell embryo 15/01, 24/01 BFN
    May/Jun18 IVF4 - Rekovelle 25-29 May, Menogon 30May - 2Jun, Zomacton 25 27 29 31 May and 2Jun, Cetrotide 30May - 3Jun, Gonasi 3Jun, ER 5Jun 4 eggs, none mature, two matured overnight, 1 fertilized with ICSI, Frozen day 3 but not good quality
    Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - Rekovelle 21-24 June, Menogon 25Jun-3Jul, Puregon 4-5Jul, Zomacton 21 23 25 27 29 Jun, Cetrotide 25Jun-5Jul, Gonasi 6Jul, ER 8Jul 5 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 but not good quality
    Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - Rekovelle 26-29 Jul, Menogon 30Jul-7Aug, Buserelin 26Jul-7Aug, Zomacton 26 28 30 Jul 1 3 Aug, Gonasi 7Aug, ER 9Aug 4 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized (normal IVF), 2 frozen day 3 good quality
    Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - Menogon 19-30Sep, Buserelin 19-30Sep, Zomacton 19 21 23 25 27 Sep, Ovitrelle 1 Oct, ER 3 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 excellent quality 

    Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return

  • @kiwi2628, that’s amazing news! Yay!!!! 
  • That's so amazing @kiwi2628 !!! Yay!!!
    Me: 45 OH: 42
    Beloved SS: born 12/2011
    TTC my bio #1/our #2 since January 2016
    **TW** June 2016 had CP **end TW**
    August 2016 - dx with DOR
    Somewhere in here received recommendation to do IVF with donor eggs, elected not to; OH dx with Low T
    May 2017 - began freezing sperm
    June 2017 - OH began treatment for Low T
    July 2017 - began doing 1 IUI via a midwife and 1 at home insemination each cycle
    http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6259ba
    July 2018 - exhausted frozen sperm, officially NTNP since OH is probably shooting blanks

  • @kiwi2628 I'm late to the celebration, but yay! 8 still going strong! GL Saturday!!!!

    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" 

  • @beachbunnyxo123 that is a great E2 for having them be at 12-16, especially if you get another day or 2 of stims!
  • @kiwi2628 #periodgate. I love this! And yes!  Great news about the 8! What’s laser accupuncture?

    @shortstack930 glad the injection went well!

    @beachbunnyxo123I’m so glad you feel better about the numbers now!  

    @KristoKekerooni hopefully AF shows up in time!  But at least you know she’s coming.  

  • @purplg8r laser acupuncture is actually what the more successful IVF/acupuncture studies have been done on

    https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(08)01852-9/abstract

    Its where they use low level lasers to stimulate blood flow instead of needles. My practice's acupuncturists (we have 3) do needle stimulation during the stim process and then on the ET they do the laser
  • @50Wife I’m excited for you!! Please don’t shit your pants! You got this girl! Trust me, I had to do my own injections a few times.. my advice DONT HESITATE JUST JAB THAT SUCKER IN! It’s really not that bad. The worst part for me with injections was a lil reaction from the Cetrocide I got Red at the injection site for like an hour. Let do this shit GURL( not literally though :D )
  • @ndz2018 yes absolutely trying to not literally do this shit  :D
    Thanks for the pep talk and info!!! I think once I do the first one I'll be ok...just a matter of doing it.  For now, it's a gonal F pen at night that the hubs will do for me and menopur in the AM that I'm going to attempt on my own! But I have cetrotide waiting for me!

    @rallykat14 first one will be tonight!   I'm happy you're able to take care of this kind of stuff now!  Fingers crossed that once April is here, you're ready to just rock and roll!!!  What's going on with your donor at this point?

  • @50Wife Wierd, they don’t have you doing the injections at the same time? I had Gonal and Low Dose HCG and did them at the same time both at 830pm.
  • @ndz2018 So my RE said he noticed better results when the meds were spread out...so I say spread em!
  • ndz2018ndz2018 member
    edited January 2018
    @RVAmom315 :D:D:D:D

    @50Wife Go for it! I did mine at the same time got 29 eggs retrieved!! 21 fertilized (withICSI) and 12 made to day 5 PGS testing and have 5 PGS normal embryos and 3 mosaics( contain normal and abnormal cells) but we have 5 beautiful lil star seeds waiting for a us in March! Four 6BB females and one 6BA male! I was just gonna tell them to put the strongest one in BUT H was like, listen what if two of them are the same grade/strength? Do we want a stranger picking the sex of our child? AND we just went through all of this SHOOT let’s find out what they are! So we did :)
  • @RVAmom315 I was hoping someone would enjoy that comment ;)

    @ndz2018 Your numbers are amazing!!! And I totally don't blame you for putting yourselves in charge after going through all of this crap!!
    We're also doing ICSI and testing and I think we're going to have them just pick the best looking one (hoping that we even have more than 1 to choose from at the end of this all!).  I don't think I'd be able to decide.  I texted my husband one day while at work and asked what he'd choose if we were given the chance.  I'm not even exaggerating when I say he was randomly texting me, ALL DAY, totally stressed out trying to decide lol. So we'll let them pick, I can't handle more stress! 
  • @50wife GL!  The gonal-f pen was not nearly as terrifying as I thought it would be. I even had to look to see if the needle was in bc I didn’t feel it. Hope t goes well for you!

    @rallykat14 I bet you’re ready to get everything checked off and have no holds!  Any updates on your donor?  

    @beachbunnyxo123  Late to respond- IF is considered covered by the ADA as reproductive heath is a major part of your overall health. As @KristoKekerooni said, it is covered under FMLA. I work for a health center (primary care, OB/GYN, optometry, u/s, dental, psych, behavioral health- one stop shop). We have a crappy set-funded plan, too. MH works for a University with a teaching hospital. They don’t even cover their own RE. F*ed up. I hope that you don’t have to deal with additional stress during these next few months during IVF. <3

    @Emmasemm and @rvamom315 How is the wait going???  
  • @ndz2018 and @50wife I'm so mature lol

    @jrm_14 It's going! One week down, one to go. I've already emailed my RE asking about next steps and he's like calm down, let's cross that bridge if we get to it. I'm glad my RE is a bit more hopeful that I am!
    Me: 38 DH:39
    TTC #2 - August 2016
    MFI
    IUI #1-3 BFN 

    Heart Mom - DS 3/15/13
    BFP 4/21/18 MMC 6/11/18
  • @50Wife We have always talked about sons  and he happens to be the strongest looking one so I think we’ll go with him. As we all know life doesn’t always work out the way we want so I’ll keep my expectations with my FET Low, though im hoping it takes the first time. I’m just ready, ya know? H reasoning for sons is Bc he knows how wild I was as teenager and 20s he fear of having a mini me is REAL LOL! I asked him last night how he feels knowing  that we will def be having a girl at some point.. he said he feels much better knowing she’ll have an older brother to watch out for her my heart melted! 
  • @50Wife @jrm_14 I believe she's currently stimming and retrieval is still set for Feb  19... Which seems so far away. 
    Formally Leekat
    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

  • @ndz2018 so sweet!!! I really hope this all works out for you guys!
  • @50Wife Do you know when you’re doing your transfer? 
  • @ndz2018 their paperwork said to expect a transfer about 4 weeks after retrieval. So if retrieval is the week of 1/29 and everything goes smoothly...hopefully it'll be done by the first week of March! 
  • @50wife yay for starting! And I am in awe of all the women who have given themselves shots. I give injections for a living and I was unable to do it myself because I am such a chicken

    @beachbunnyxo123 you had another monitoring today, right? I hope it went well!


  • @50wife so exciting!  I second @kiwi2628 I am in awe. I look away when I get a shot or blood drawn or anything. 

    @ndz2018 not weird at all it is one more step toward the ultimate goal. GL monday! 


    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" 

  • @kiwi2628 @Avrilmai oh I do NOT want to do this.  But I also can't rely on my husband being able to drop everything to come home and do it for me so I have to.  I'm not good with needles so I'm making sure I do my first one tomorrow while he's home incase I pass out! 
  • @shortstack930 Haha I'm the total opposite! My husband was texting me last night about working overtime today and he gave me the hours that were actually AM, but I thought were PM and I was like NOOOOOOOOOO MY SHOT!!!! YOU NEED TO BE HOME! 
    The first time he gave me my trigger shot, it took us a good 20 minutes before he actually did it.  And the entire time I had this nervous giggle with simultaneous tears streaming down my face bc I was terrified but so nervous that all I could do was laugh/cry.  I would have loved to by a fly on the wall for all of it. 
  • @50wife aw you got this girl!! Excited for you!! Personally I prefer to give the shots myself I was super nervous but now it doesn’t bo Her me. The PIO will be a different story.

    @ndz2018 excited for you! Hoping all goes well and smoothly on Monday! 

    @kiwi2628 is everything all set for you tomorrow? I’m so excited for you! Went this morning doing another night of stims tonight back again tomorrow with trigger tomorrow or Sunday now 
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