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January 2018 IVF

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Re: January 2018 IVF

  • @beachbunnyxo123 happy hear that! Wishing you a speedy recovery  ☺️
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  • @kristimh80 I hear it’s the best sleep I’ll ever have.   I might even go to March as well.  I’m waiting for my dr to let me know what the best protocol for me. Happy to be on he journey with you 
  • @beachbunnyxo123 Wonderful news!!! Happy Retrieval Day! <3 

    @ed2018 Same to you!!!
    TTC #1 since April 2015
    June 2016 - CP
    2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
    IVF w/ PGS  - January 2018
    FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
    ERA Cycle May / June 2018
    ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
    FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP <3 Beta #1 - 137 Beta #2 - 410
    U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
    Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
    EDD March 28, 2019
    Baby Girl born 3/26/19  <3



  • @kiwi2628 Hurray for 4 frosties! That's awesome!  And I love that...Fergus the Fetus!
    Me:33, DH:38 Married: 8/2/2014
    TTC #1 Since: April 2015
    Unexplained Infertility

    Cycle 1&2 : Clomid 50mg- BFN
    Cycle 3: Letrozole 2.5mg- BFN
    Cycle 4: Letrozole 5mg- BFN
    Cycle 5: HSG-normal
                  Clomid 100mg+ Estrace- BFN
    Cycle 6: Letrozole 5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progestrone- BFN
    Cycle 7: Letrozole 5mg, Cyst found during follicle check
    Cycle 8: Birth control to treat left ovary cyst
    Cycle 9: Letrozole 7.5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
    Cycle 10: Letrozole 7.5mg, 2 Cysts found during follicle check
    Cycle 11: Clomid 100mg+Estradiol+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
    Cycle 12: Clomid 100mg- BFN
    Cycle 13-16: Natural attempts while awaiting IVF 
    Cycle 14: IVF-BFN

  • Got my fertilization report today and feeling pretty bummed out. Out of my 8 eggs only 5 were mature and only 3 fertilized. Tomorrow they'll call to say whether we'll do a day 3 transfer or wait until day 5 for possible blasts. I have the feeling something is wrong with my protocol as they had a hard time with getting the eggs out this time and both now and on my first IVF I had a bunch of immature eggs. I started looking for some possible doctors for second opinion. 
  • @sidilly So sorry you're having to go thru this! Sending prayers that the 3 you have make it and will be good to go for transfer!! 
    TTC #1 since April 2015
    June 2016 - CP
    2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
    IVF w/ PGS  - January 2018
    FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
    ERA Cycle May / June 2018
    ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
    FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP <3 Beta #1 - 137 Beta #2 - 410
    U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
    Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
    EDD March 28, 2019
    Baby Girl born 3/26/19  <3



  • @kristimh80 that looks exactly the same as my cycle of medications!  Congrats on starting stims!

    @marfi236 congrats on triggering!

    @northbeach3 congrats on your frosties!

    @chillvazz feeling any better today?  Hopefully so.

    AFM taking my pio injection at 6 a.m, 7 a.m. valium and then 7:30 a.m. start to fill my bladder for 8 a.m. transfer.  :)
  • @sidilly. So sorry you didn’t get better news. FX for a good report on Day 3!

    AFM, AF arrived early. My transfer date is March 13!  Back on BCP for now and a trial transfer next week. 
  • @kiwi2628 I know it’s so hard to stay positive. Out of 7 embryos, we only had two blasts, and they were fairly low quality/grade. We transferred one and froze one to avoid a 30% chance of twins. With the embryo we transferred they only gave it a 35% chance of pregnancy. THis weekend I was super down. So....I don’t have any advice I just wanted to let you know I feel the same way.
    me: 30   dh: 31
    dx: unexplained
    TTC since May 2016
    MC November 2016
    Summer 2017, started IUI
    IUI #1 - natural, BFN
    IUI #2 - clomid + trigger, BFN
    IUI #3 - femara + trigger, BFN
    IUI #4-6 - femara + follistim, BFN
    IVF #1 January 2018: 11 retrieved, 7 fertilized, 1 transferred day 5, 1 frozen embryo
    5dt Jan. 18, BFP 9dpt, EDD 10/6/18


  • @sidilly i'm rooting for the three eggos that were able to fertilize and hoping they keep progressing to day 3 and day 5 if that's what your doctor recommends. I'm not sure if @hoping4lilbit is lurking, but you might ask her for some insight. it looks like she transferred two day 3 eggos. in my reading, it definitely seems like the science is still limited in developing consistent quality cultures that the blastocysts grow in.  I read that the nutrients in the cultures can't always support growth past day 3 or 4, so putting them back in earlier could be more beneficial if you have fewer eggs to "spare" to day 5.

    @efavell02 i was thinking about you this weekend. i saw your update on the google sheet and my heart sank that more embryos didn't make it to freeze. i know where my mind wants to take me so i can only imagine the  emotions you felt this weekend. infertility is a major bitch and it makes me upset that so many women are coping with it, and often in isolation from friends/family. your online family is here for you and we will keep the hope alive for you and your little bean even if you're feeling down. <3
    me: 37 dh: 42; TTC since Jan 2016
    dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
    Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
    3 failed IUIs (clomid + ovidrel), unresponsive to femara
    Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
    Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
    May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
    Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019  
    (3 untested embryos remain)


  • @sidilly, @northbeach3 is right. I had 7 retrieved. Only 3 fertilized - 1 that was mature at retrieval, and 2 that matured after retrieval. The mature one had only divided to 3 cells by day 3. The other two were at 7 and 8 cells. My dr. recommended doing a day 3 transfer because he wasn’t confident that my embryos would make it to blast by day 5. He said they had a better chance inside my uterus than in the lab. I’m still waiting to hear back about my other embie to see if it ever made it to blast and can be frozen. Not sure if any of that is helpful. Just know that I’m right there with you.
  • northbeach3northbeach3 member
    edited January 2018
    had a chance to catch up on the other excitement from earlier in the day.

    congrats @beachbunnyxo123 on your successful egg retrieval! take it easy and fx crossed for your fertility report!

    trigger time @marfi236! sending your eggs some sweet maturity love!

    hope your appointment goes well tomorrow, @ed2018 and you get to trigger tomorrow!

    sending you sweet anesthetic retrieval dreams, @laurengon82! fx for some extra frosties, too!

    yay for a FET date, @j1006! when are you expecting to get your PGS results back?


    @brandydawg14 you are a brave woman to test early! i have too many disappointments with early testing! it does sound like your brewing something in your belly. hope your beta has good numbers!

    @hoping4lilbit hey, thanks for chiming in! what day is your first beta set for?

    @kiwi2628 -- i haven't come up with a fetus name. i keep addressing it as "little guy or gal in there". ... i'm also in the "feeling nothing" camp with you on day 3 post transfer. it does seem a bit disconcerting, but i try to trick myself in to thinking all the "action" happens at night when i'm asleep/unconscious.  haha :) the wait continues

    and finally, welcome to the boards @ASabelko and @Firework7479, glad you found us! i've added you both to our board's google sheet cycle tracking page. feel free to add more details about your cycles and follow along with everyone! you can always find the link to it in my signature.

    me: 37 dh: 42; TTC since Jan 2016
    dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
    Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
    3 failed IUIs (clomid + ovidrel), unresponsive to femara
    Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
    Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
    May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
    Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019  
    (3 untested embryos remain)


  • Thanks everyone! I am feeling a bit better- what will be will be, and I can't change it now. @efavell02 I am sorry you feel similarly. Wouldn't it just be nice to be one of those people who gets pregnant in their first or second go and never had to think about any of this? Ugh. FX for both of us!
  • Fingers crossed for everyone who had their transfer and are waiting for good news, and good luck to those that are ready for ER or transfer!

    AFM, transfer complete.  I had 2 of the 7 that fertilized make it to A grade.  One of them was transferred and the other frozen today.  The doctor said he is expecting 2 more to get where they need to be to be able to be frozen tomorrow.  FX.  I didn’t get a chance to ask the nurse about what they mean by bed rest today and tomorrow.  That just means take it easy right and not literally stay in bed??
  • @laurengon82 my dr said bed rest means staying in a reclined position for most of the day 
    me: 30   dh: 31
    dx: unexplained
    TTC since May 2016
    MC November 2016
    Summer 2017, started IUI
    IUI #1 - natural, BFN
    IUI #2 - clomid + trigger, BFN
    IUI #3 - femara + trigger, BFN
    IUI #4-6 - femara + follistim, BFN
    IVF #1 January 2018: 11 retrieved, 7 fertilized, 1 transferred day 5, 1 frozen embryo
    5dt Jan. 18, BFP 9dpt, EDD 10/6/18


  • @laurengon82 my doc called it "modified bed rest" ... walking around the house to/from kitchen/bathroom is okay, but nothing that would bounce your hair if it were in a pony tail. so no vacuuming! :)  pick a show you haven't see and have a binge marathon! 
    me: 37 dh: 42; TTC since Jan 2016
    dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
    Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
    3 failed IUIs (clomid + ovidrel), unresponsive to femara
    Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
    Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
    May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
    Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019  
    (3 untested embryos remain)


  • @northbeach3 "nothing that would boune your pony tail" lol idk what that made me giggle!!
    TTC #1 since April 2015
    June 2016 - CP
    2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
    IVF w/ PGS  - January 2018
    FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
    ERA Cycle May / June 2018
    ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
    FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP <3 Beta #1 - 137 Beta #2 - 410
    U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
    Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
    EDD March 28, 2019
    Baby Girl born 3/26/19  <3



  • @efavell02 @northbeach3 thanks for the tips.  Now to find something to watch!  
  • @northbeach3 thank you! Back to the dr tomorrow to find out when I will trigger.   Congrats on a successful retrieval 

    @sidilly sorry to hear about things. Wishing you all the best.  Sometimes a second opinion is worth it 

    @beachbunnyxo123 thank you. I never had anesthesia so I was worried about it. I know it will be fine in the end.  
  • Thanks for being so supportive everybody! Out of my 3 fertilized today 3 are still growing and between 6 and 8 cells. My doctor was pretty adamant about doing a day 5 transfer so we'll be transferring on Friday if they are still alive by then. The clinic won't be checking on the embryos until transfer day.
  • @kiwi2628 that sounds like a wonderful yet terrifying game, fx it's really cramping!

    AFM it's Day 5  and I'm just starting to have pain at injection sites. Anyone have some tricks for relieving pain after? 



  • @kiwi2628 yeah sometimes at night i "think" i feel things but try to write it off as gas. i've had several cycles where i swore i was experiencing pregnancy symptoms (fatigue, frequent peeing, nausea) but never a BFP... i then wondered if i was having a psychosomatic reaction from so much wishing it to be pregnancy. i still look for implantation bleeding every time i wipe, but nada. it's really problematic bc i get a twinge of sadness every time. 

    speaking of bodily symptoms, i remember lots of people saying they started experience breast tenderness soon after trigger. anyone still experiencing this pain?  mine as in the form of sore nipples and it's been that way since trigger shot.  again, my mind wants to read into things, but i assume it's from all the progesterone.

    good luck with ER tomorrow, @marfi236!

    FX crossed for your betas tomorrow, @hoffmanr7 and @halfanewt! pins and needles!

    me: 37 dh: 42; TTC since Jan 2016
    dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
    Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
    3 failed IUIs (clomid + ovidrel), unresponsive to femara
    Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
    Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
    May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
    Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019  
    (3 untested embryos remain)


  • okay, so i googled implantation cramping (again) :# ... and found some quotes from this article to be very reassuring and i'll try to remind myself of this when i get in my head and tell myself to stop trying to read into every little feeling.

    https://www.babyprepping.com/health-and-nutrition/implantation-cramping/

    selected quotes (with emphasis added):
    • Although it is not the norm, some women experience these sensations. Medically speaking, the action itself should not be easily felt as the embryo itself is only 2 millimeters.
    • Implantation cramping, although some women feel it, is for most women imperceptible.
    • While its intensity should be low, the sensation also depends on each woman’s pain threshold. Some women may refer to it as being unpleasant, but most will say that it is mild and bearable. After all, it is a process that usually goes undetected
    • Your pregnancy begins at the implantation of the embryo. This takes place at a cellular level, which is why so few women are actually aware of it.
    Hope this helps y'all too!
    me: 37 dh: 42; TTC since Jan 2016
    dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
    Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
    3 failed IUIs (clomid + ovidrel), unresponsive to femara
    Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
    Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
    May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
    Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019  
    (3 untested embryos remain)


  • mage14mage14 member
    edited January 2018
    Hello everyone! I started ivf this month and I was wondering if I can join  . About us: we are 36 and is first ivf. We started bruselin(50) on 9th and then on 17 we started global f 112.5 + bruserin 25. We  had first scan (day 5 on stims)on 22/01 I had 8 follicle on right and 10 on left measuring  between 10_13, and my linen  was 5.8.today i will have my second scan followed  by a scan on friday and er on monday if everything  goes well. Is what they told me when i had the appoiment and i know this could  change. Some tips from my experience: i found it if i didnt drink enough  water i had headaches with the injections _ so drink plenty.
                     - if you use an ice pad before injection you won't  feel a thing 
                     - sometimes after injection you fell ichy  and stinging  but if you apply a thiny patch ( I used  children patch with animals_ to make it funny) you won't feel it.
        Good luck everyone and hope we will have good news
  • mage14mage14 member
    edited January 2018
    Sorry the stims  are gonal f  not global! :smile:
  • Good luck today @hoffmanr7 and @halfanewt with your betas!

    @northbeach3 I hope we are the ones that feel nothing! FX for both of us
  • @mage14 Welcome!! I'm on Day 4 of stims and going for my u/s and blood work this morning as well. Most of the ladies here have already had ER and on transfers now. I'm happy to have you with me though! We are pulling up the end of January fun! :)

    @marfi236 Sending good vibes for today!!

    @hoffmanr7 & @halfanewt Best of luck today ladies!!
    TTC #1 since April 2015
    June 2016 - CP
    2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
    IVF w/ PGS  - January 2018
    FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
    ERA Cycle May / June 2018
    ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
    FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP <3 Beta #1 - 137 Beta #2 - 410
    U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
    Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
    EDD March 28, 2019
    Baby Girl born 3/26/19  <3



  • good luck with your scan @kristimh80 ! Sending good follie vibes your way!
  • @chillvazz How have you been feeling since the ER? I hope it's getting better every day.

    @marfi236 GL on your ER today!!!! Excited for your report!

    @hoffmanr7 & @halfanewt FX for amazing betas today!!!
    Me: 35 I DH: 38
    *TW loss and children mentioned*
    DD:2006 | Dx: Unexplained Secondary Infertility | DS: 2011

    TFAS since 2012

    Oct 16: Spontaneous BFP | m/c @ 9w1d (massive SCH) | D&C
    Apr 17: IUI #1 = BFN
    May 17: IUI #2 = BFN
    Jun 17: IUI #3 = Late BFP (18 DPO) | NMC 17Jul17 @ ~6w
    Aug 17: IUI #4 = Cancelled due to premature ovulation | TI = BFN
    Sep 17: IUI #5 = Cancelled due to overstimulation (10+ follies)
    Nov 17: IVF #1 = Cancelled due to non-IF related health issue | TI = BFN
    Dec 17: IVF #1 = Puregon 200, Menopur 75, Orgalutran, Suprefact trigger due to OHSS risk | 22R, 18M, 16F, 10B frozen  
    Feb 18: FET #1 (medicated) = BFN
    Mar 18: FET #2 (natural cycle) = CP (beta 1: 54; beta 2: 0)
    Apr 18: FET #3 (natural cycle) = cancelled due to missed ovulation
    Apr 18: FET #3 (natural cycle) = BFP! Beta 1: 201  Beta 2: 585 Beta 3: 3254 Beta 4: 9715 U/S 19May - one bean measuring on track with a HB of 125!
    EDD: 07Jan2019 Team Green
    My Rainbow Baby Boy born 03Jan2019 <3 

  • Hi ladies. So I ha my scan today. I have 6 on right side 14, and6 on left between 12-14. They said everything is ok and they won't change the dosage. I am a bit confused about the scan  as at last one they said I had 8 follicle on right and 10 on left, maybe today they told just the bigger ones who knows. 
     12 is a good number marfi236 congrats. Good luck for the ladies with betha and  baby dust for all of us
  • @hoffmanr7 and @halfanewt FX for some great news!!

    @marfi236 yay for 12 eggs!!
  • @hoffmanr7 and @halfanewt GL today to both of you!!!! Fx so hard!!

    @kristimh80 good luck with your scan today let us know how it goes!

    @marfi236 12 eggs that’s great, congrats! 

  •  
    @marfi236 12 is a great number!!
    @mage14 and @kristimh80 add me to the late Jan fun too!

    AFM ultrasound today showed 2 on the right and 1 on the left between 11 & 13.  With the 4 on the left and 3 on the right that were the dreaded "less than 10".  Got the call from the nurse that my estrogen is good and I'm just a "late bloomer".  I'm a grower not a shower ladies.  She said that everything is there and going in the right direction but its just taking longer, which is what happened last time so my RE is not too concerned.  meds are staying the same and I'm back for bw and us on Friday. 

  • Beta was negative. I am heartbroken, especially since we had none to freeze. We had everything on this little embryo. Not sure where we will go from here.
    Me:33, DH:38 Married: 8/2/2014
    TTC #1 Since: April 2015
    Unexplained Infertility

    Cycle 1&2 : Clomid 50mg- BFN
    Cycle 3: Letrozole 2.5mg- BFN
    Cycle 4: Letrozole 5mg- BFN
    Cycle 5: HSG-normal
                  Clomid 100mg+ Estrace- BFN
    Cycle 6: Letrozole 5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progestrone- BFN
    Cycle 7: Letrozole 5mg, Cyst found during follicle check
    Cycle 8: Birth control to treat left ovary cyst
    Cycle 9: Letrozole 7.5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
    Cycle 10: Letrozole 7.5mg, 2 Cysts found during follicle check
    Cycle 11: Clomid 100mg+Estradiol+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
    Cycle 12: Clomid 100mg- BFN
    Cycle 13-16: Natural attempts while awaiting IVF 
    Cycle 14: IVF-BFN

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