March 2018 IVF

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@stephanienj thanks for posting that. You’re giving me some hope!

mrsyng · March 2018

@stephanienj congrats to the 8. Fx they fertilize well and make it to blast for freezing!

@txjewel I’m sorry hear about your cancelled cycle! Hoping your next cycle will have a better outcome!

@prudence9-2 hopefully your levels well increase and your re will have some answers for you! Still hoping you can continue stimming and may need a high dose or just more time to respond...

@mcgeeva hoping your ER was successfully with plenty of mature eggs.

@TruStory welcome, this is also my first ivf too. I’m already super emotional without even starting the Meds yet!! I want so bad for it to
be Friday so I can start but am also so worried about a negative outcome. But all I can do is be hopeful!! Btw my dosage for injections are the same as yours!! Good luck!

mcgeeva · March 2018

@stephanienj congrats on your retrieval! I’m sure you glad to be done too!

@TruStory and @prudence9-2 hang in there the shots suck and excitement definitely fades to wanting it over with. Even if slow you will get there!

So today we got 36 eggs. I’m high risk for ohss and was told today that I now need to see a doctor Friday for hypertension. I guess when I was under my bp never dropped so they want that taken care of before I get pregnant since I had issues with my first pregnancy. But with that all being said I’m in bed with Vicodin and glad my husband was able to wake me up to have dinner downstairs for my sons bday and do his cake. Sorry for the freak out all last night, I felt like death and was so scared me being so sick was going to ruin today. Lord glad it’s over.

mandurz · March 2018

@mcgeeva wow 36 that's awesome! I hope the boys issue isn't really an issue and can get under control quickly so you can keep moving on your fertility journey.

@txjewel I am sorry you got cancelled but agree that it's better than keeping on with poor results. I hope next cycle goes well for you!

@prudence9-2 I am sure your numbers will be better at the next check is that tomorrow?

tinjp78 · March 2018

@mcgeeva Wow 36!!! I'm glad you had a good ER and that yesterday's scare didn't ruin today's schedule. I hope you'd get enough rest and Happy birthday to your son

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@mrsyng thanks! I hope that’s the case!

@mcgeeva wow! That’s amazing!!!

@mandurz thanks, I hope so too! And he’s, appt is tomorrow morning.

stephanienj · March 2018

@mcgeeva - Congrats, that's amazing! FX they all fertilize, and I'm glad you got to enjoy your son's birthday!

@prudence9-2 - Good luck with the bloodwork- I'm excited to see what your next level is.

AFM- I got the call this morning from my REs office- of the 8 retrieved, 5 were mature. They did ICSI on all 5, and as of this morning, all 5 are fertilized, which I'm so happy about but at the same time I'm really nervous with this low number that there won't be any left on day 5. I honestly have no idea how I'm going to get through the next 4 days! I think I had my expectations set too high. I know it's about quality and not so much quantity, but because my AMH and FSH are great, I was really hoping to have more, but if the 5 we have currently are good quality and they all make it to day 5, then I may potentially have more than I'd ever actually need already! I'm so torn, this process is brutal. Does it get easier the more cycles you get under your belt? I think REs should start prescribing valium for the wait in between, lol.

mcgeeva · March 2018

stephanienj I hope all 5 make it! I don't think it get's easier. This process sucks no matter what!

txjewel · March 2018

@mcgeeva Glad to hear your procedure went well! Hope your fertilization report goes well!

@stephanienj Keeping my fingers crossed that all 5 of your embyros keep growing!

@prudence9-2 hopefully your increased dosages will bump your e2 up. I have a lot of different elements going on and am OOP too so I think we're just being more cautious. I did so well with the other protocol so this one just didn't seem to be heading the right way so let's try a different one!

mcgeeva · March 2018

Alright day 2? is it day 2 or one..not really sure but out of my 36 eggs only 21 fertilized so now I guess we wait to see each day how they dwindle.

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@stephanienj FX they all make it to blast!!!

@mcgeeva that’s great fertilization report! Did you ask how many of the 36 were mature? And today would be day 1...

@txjewel still no b/w results. But I requested to talk to the doctor. Im thinking if I’m only going to have 1-2 blasts maybe switch to fresh transfer. And if I have 3 or more keep the plan of freeze all + PGS. Not sure when he’s suppose to call me. Last time for me was also totally different. We’re doibg the same protocol. But I’m almost 1.5 years older.

mcgeeva · March 2018

prudence9-2 yes out of the 36 only 26 were mature. So I guess out of the 26 only 21 fertilized. I am just guessing most people end up with around 6 left at the end of the day that are usable.

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@mcgeeva how old are you? I find the age charts to be pretty good indication for how many will make it.

When i was 41, during my first IVF, I had 30 retrieved, 21 mature, 20 fertilized. And 8 made it to blast. Out of the 8, 4 were PGS normal.

mcgeeva · March 2018

prudence9-2 I'm 35. Good to know. So maybe around the same when we are done pgd testing.

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@mcgeeva If you’re 35 you have good chance to do much better than my numbers!!!!

But like everyhing else in this process, nothing is guaranteed

mcgeeva · March 2018

prudence9-2 true that it's all a crap shoot

And you can still pick that high grade embryo and it doesn't stick.

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@mcgeeva yep. I had 4 PGS normal embryos. And now I’m doing IVF because I’m left with nothing.

You’d think that out of 4 PGS normal embryos you’d get at least one healthy pregnancy... but not in my case.

josiepasta · March 2018

Hi girls! My ER went well this morning. I got 17 eggs. I’ll get a fertilization report tomorrow.

mcgeeva · March 2018

@prudence9-2 I’m so sorry that is incredibly frustrating. I told my husband I’m too old for this shit the other day. I did my first ER almost 10 years ago. I’m hoping we have some that work to never have to do it again. I wish you the best.

@josiepasta you got a great amount! Let us know the results tomorrow

frenchiemom80 · March 2018

Hi Everyone! Wow things have been busy around here!

@stephanienj, @mcgeeva, and @josiepasta - congrats on all of you eggs and fertilization! I hope they all make it to blast!

@prudence9-2 - have you heard from your doctor? I'm excited to hear what your new levels are.

AFM - RE called today and said all 7 were still growing and would be biopsied tomorrow. I tried to get more info, but she kept saying that they looked good but they wanted another day...

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@mcgeeva I hope you will not have to do this again too!

@josiepasta that’s great! FX for a good fertilization report tomorrow!!

AFM... had a long talk with the doctor. I have 12 follicles, 3 are too small to measure, 3 didn’t grow much since Monday and 6 are growing.

We decided to wait for Friday and see how many are still growing. And if it is only these 6 maybe cancel and do another IVF with a different protocol.

If if we don’t cancel, since we will not have many blasts (if any) do fresh transfer. But it’s a new doctor so I’m not sure he knows I need another 12 hours of PIO after ERA. So maybe fresh is out of the picture.

mcgeeva · March 2018

prudence9-2 good luck! Let us know what they decide to do! I hope they start growing!

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@mcgeeva thanks. I keep going back and fourth about the decision to cancel if only 6 grow. I think the doctor thinks that the BCP start might have suppressed my ovaries. Even though it’s exactly the same protocol I’ve done last time.

josiepasta · March 2018

The Dr. just called with my fertilization report. Out of the 17 eggs they retrieved, 13 were mature. Out of those 13, 12 of them fertilized. Just need 1 to make it to day 5 for transfer (and hopefully some extras to freeze for next time). :-)

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@josiepasta that’s great! FX few will make it to day 5!

AFM... seems like fresh transfer might not work after all because my era was for frozen transfer and I need 12 more hours of PIO. So do I ignore it and do fresh?

josiepasta · March 2018

Thanks @prudence9-2 If I were you, I wouldn't risk a fresh transfer unless my RE said it was absolutely safe. I was planning to do a frozen transfer this entire time until my RE gave me the go ahead and said that a fresh transfer would no longer be risky.

My transfer is scheduled for Monday at 8am. They say to "take it easy" the day of the transfer, but does that mean take the entire day off from work? I sit at a desk, so minimal physical activity, but it is a somewhat high-stress job and I would prefer to just stay home and relax and maybe take the dogs for a nice walk. For those of you who have gone through this before, what would you recommend for your transfer day?

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@josiepasta why didn’t he recommend fresh and now he says it’s ok?

Will they give you valium for transfer? If you take valium, def take a sick day. If you can, just take a sick day. Go home, watch Netflix.

If you can’t take a sick day it’s fine too. You’d be able to work. Just take it easy...

josiepasta · March 2018

@prudence9-2 she didn't recommend a fresh transfer at first because my AMH levels were so high and she suspected I'd produce a lot of follicles/eggs and be at risk for OHSS. But because my progesterone levels were so low throughout stims (they were around 0.6 the entire time), she said I was no longer at risk for OHSS and we could go ahead and do the fresh transfer.

They offered me a valium for transfer, but only if I had a driver. I have to go over to the clinic in another state for the transfer and my husband can't take off work for it, so I will be driving myself, so no valium for me. Maybe I'll just casually check work e-mails from home.

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@josiepasta last time I had a risk of OHSS. this time I’m far from that.

Not sure if to try fresh. For fresh everything is different as it is “more natural” so maybe I won’t have the problem with the receptive window like frozen.

josiepasta · March 2018

@prudence9-2 If your Dr. says it’s ok, then I don’t see why not

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@josiepasta he can’t know if my fresh window will be off as well. But he pointed the advantages for fresh... im not sure how my lining would be though. It was never good for IUIs

josiepasta · March 2018

@prudence9-2 this is just an old wives tale (I have no clue about scientific backing), but I heard that drinking 100% promegranate juice can help with lining before a transfer. I’m going to give it a try.

I’ve also heard eating pineapple core after the transfer helps with implantation. I’ll try anything!

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@josiepasta I’ve heard of pineapple core but haven’t tried it out. I guess both are worth trying...

tosh24 · March 2018

***Totally lurking, but just wanted to chime in to say that Red Raspberry Leaf tea built up my lining insanely thick, for those concerned about lining. Full disclosure, I don't have lining issues and on my own I get to around 9mm, but when drinking 2-3 cups of RRL tea per day from CD1 - O, my lining was usually btwn 12-14 mm so I had a really good response to it. I've also done the pomegranate juice before but never on its own so I can't vouch for its results. You can only drink RRL tea up until transfer because it is not safe for pregnancy (until you're at the end and trying to induce labour...).

mandurz · March 2018

prudence9-2 I am sorry you may have to cancel, that is so frustrating and hope things look better today.

@josiepasta 12 out of 17 is still great numbers, cant wait to hear how many you have on day 5. I cant remember are you doing PGS?

josiepasta · March 2018

@mandurz thanks! I’m really excited about my numbers. I’m not doing PGS because I’m doing a fresh transfer, and you have to do frozen to do PGS. Also, since it’s my first round of IVF and I’m towards the younger end of the spectrum, my RE didn’t recommend it. If I have a couple failed transfers, I would consider doing PGS.

frenchiemom80 · March 2018

Hi everyone! Just got the call from the RE's office today. Five out of seven made it to blast. Two were biopsied on Day 6, three were biopsied on Day 7 and now we are waiting on the testing. Does anyone know anything about Day 7 embryos, good or bad? Obviously I will be stuck in the rabbit's hole that is Google for the next few hours but I thought I would ask. Hope everyone is well and has a wonderful weekend!

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@tosh24 cool. I’ve never heard of Red Raspberry Leaf tea for lining! I’ll go look for some

@frenchiemom80 wow! 5 out of 7 made it to blast!! That’s amazing. Can I ask how old are you? I don’t know much about day 7 embryos. But I can tell you that the percentage of normals for me was higher on day 6 than day 5!

@josiepasta when is your transfer?

AFM... yesterday at the appt 8 follicles were in the game. Another 3 didn’t grow and 1 disappeared. I will continue with this IVF. But if I don’t have more than 5 follicles on day 3, I will just transfer all then. Otherwise wait for day 5 and transfer.

Im taking a risk of transfering an abnormal one in my age. But since I haven’t tried fresh transfer, I wonder if I’ll have better luck. Just hope that if one sticks it’s a normal one. As for the ERA results, since fresh and frozen are different I just hope that I don’t need an extra time like for FET.

what made me feel a little better yeaterday was the fact the fact that my lining is already 6.8!! For my IUIs I was always on the thin side. Which is why I’ve been doing medicated FETs.

josiepasta · March 2018

@prudence9-2 my transfer is Monday at 8am. My sister is driving me, so I’ll get to take a Valium!

Anyone else have awful constipation (sorry if TMI) after their ER and with their PIO shots? I am so uncomfortable today. I hope it clears up before my transfer.

prudence9-2 · March 2018

@josiepasta that’s great that your sister can take you! Good luck!!!

As for PIO, it will cause that...

I think there’s some meds you can take for it if it’s really bad. Call you dr’s office and ask what you can take...

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