Better late than never
Status (WTO/TWW/Benched/in process of testing or treatment):
CD, CD/DPO (if applicable):
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?):
Rants/Raves:
Questions for the group:
GTKY: Any plans for the upcoming holiday?
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
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
Re: TTCA35 Week of 5-14-18
CD, CD/DPO (if applicable): CD 1
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?): PNV, Vit D, Estrace, PIO
Rants/Raves: Having a "me week"...hubby is out of town on business so going to enjoy vegging out some
Questions for the group: Nothing at the moment.
GTKY: Any plans for the upcoming holiday? Excited to have my mom in town visiting.
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 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
CD, CD/DPO (if applicable): CD5
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?): prenatals
Rants/Raves: blah I am Not feeling well these last two days.. my stomach is bothering me and I’m just tired!
Questions for the group:
GTKY: Any plans for the upcoming holiday? Hoping to get some beach time in but the weather is always ify around Memorial Day
CD, CD/DPO (if applicable): CD 3
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?): pre nats, coq10, dhea will start femara today and gonal f in a few days for last IUI. RE talked about donor eggs which would increase our chances. I don’t know how I feel about that and when I mentioned to DH he was like whoa.
Rants/Raves: my mom is coming today for a few days to surprise my DS.
Questions for the group:
GTKY: Any plans for the upcoming holiday? We will be going to MI to visit my family. My bday is around Memorial Day so we always visit with my family
@ndz2018 hope you feel better
@Mack2342 Oh my, I don't know how I'd feel about donor eggs either. Not sure your age or background...maybe they are just trying to give as many options as possible.
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 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
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 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
CD, CD/DPO (if applicable): CD3
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?): baby aspirin, BCP, prenatals, vitamin D
Rants/Raves: I am tired of nausea and vomiting on BCP! Better this morning but first two days were terrible! I am really worried about next cycle when I do the oral Estrace since I've heard that can cause nausea and vomiting too. My stomach is super sensitive to meds.
Questions for the group:
GTKY: Any plans for the upcoming holiday? Haven't figured it out yet but DH gets Friday off too so we might plan a day trip with DD.
CD, CD/DPO (if applicable): not sure
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?): PNV, Vit D, CoQ10, baby aspirin, IVF protocol meds
Rants/Raves: Well, I'm going to trigger tonight at 9pm for my retrieval Friday at 8am! I can't believe I made it...it's been a rough road with juggling child care coverage, extra tests/procedures (repeat SIS, endo scratch), shots-shots-shots!, bruises/bleeding, reordered meds not arriving at all &/or on time, learning that they would convert my IVF to IUI if I didn't have at least 3 follies (only started with 6!), veins hiding (needing to be stuck in 3 places & then taken from my hand OUCH!), fluid in my ute from repeat SIS, jerk ovaries that hide, poor response to stims/slow growers...I really lost faith that I'd make it to this point! I think I'm still in shock and need to process it all. I'll just need to review my notes on how to mix the trigger shot for later.
Questions for the group: Anyone else have sore boobs/nipples when the stimmed for IVF? I've been taking 10 units micro dose lupron 2x daily, 225 units follistim 2x daily, 20 units low dose HCG 1x daily. Plus, I'm nervous about having EWCM since Sunday! I was like, oh no...I'm going to O soon, but the nurses assured me that the meds I'm taking should prevent that. But I still worry.
GTKY: Any plans for the upcoming holiday? Our township pool opens then and, oh crap, that reminds me...I never bought our season passes! LOL, ok, off to do that now! I'll catch up in a bit!
DH: 44, dx: ED (uses Cialis), low count/motility (17 million/44%)
~Our History~
2012: April married , begin TTC
2013: Jan: BFP #1, mc at 11 weeks (Trisomy 10), D&E ; Nov: HSG=blocked right tube, SHG=polyp, fibroid
2014: April: polypectomy; May-Nov: TTC, Dec.= BPF #2, DS born 8/28/15 via C-section
2016: Oct.-Dec.: TTC
2017: Feb.-Aug: benched due to Zika virus threat (Feb.=trip to Philippines) , Sept.-Dec.: TTC
2018: Jan.-Apr.: TTC
May: IVF #1 w/ ICSI/AH: 6R, 3M, 2F; day 3 transfer of both embies; poor quality (E1=grade 3, E2=grade 4)
May 2018 IVF Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E9syRZY17j2PF-UgdBpU70DPPY2EplxXNHw4Trc-G4g/edit?usp=sharing
CD, CD/DPO (if applicable): 29/8(maybe?)
What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?): PNV, weaning off zoloft (down from 100mg to 25mg, to 0mg by Sunday)
Rants/Raves:
Questions for the group:
GTKY: Any plans for the upcoming holiday? Like @mich_elle , our fancy pool opens, but this is the first year we are members, so I'm pretty excited about the whole summer though we likely won't actually go during the holiday weekend because it'll just be a zoo, so, I guess no? Lol.
@kristimh80 Yay for start of ERA cycle! Enjoy your mama!
@ndz2018 GL with your baby dancing! FX!
@Mack2342 That's a tough decision to make and I wish you luck with whatever you choose. Aww have fun with YOUR mama too! Mine's here from AZ!
DH: 44, dx: ED (uses Cialis), low count/motility (17 million/44%)
~Our History~
2012: April married , begin TTC
2013: Jan: BFP #1, mc at 11 weeks (Trisomy 10), D&E ; Nov: HSG=blocked right tube, SHG=polyp, fibroid
2014: April: polypectomy; May-Nov: TTC, Dec.= BPF #2, DS born 8/28/15 via C-section
2016: Oct.-Dec.: TTC
2017: Feb.-Aug: benched due to Zika virus threat (Feb.=trip to Philippines) , Sept.-Dec.: TTC
2018: Jan.-Apr.: TTC
May: IVF #1 w/ ICSI/AH: 6R, 3M, 2F; day 3 transfer of both embies; poor quality (E1=grade 3, E2=grade 4)
May 2018 IVF Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E9syRZY17j2PF-UgdBpU70DPPY2EplxXNHw4Trc-G4g/edit?usp=sharing
@Mack2342 I know what you mean about costs! I kind of wish I had signed up for the Attain program and could have gotten multiple cycles at a better deal.
@Momifbysea So sorry BC has made you so sick lately!! Hopefully, estrace will be good to you! I never have had an issue with it...usually makes me "happy go lucky" so FX yours will be as good
@sejica Welcome to the group!
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 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
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 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
@ndz2018 yes, I'll make sure to eat with it. I noticed the nausea isn't so bad now that I'm a few days into BCP but still don't have my normal appetite back. I am a girl who loves to eat so when I don't get excited by a burger or icecream, there's an issue LOL! As for FET protocol start, I am supposed to call my clinic when my next period starts. I thought initially that I would be getting a calendar when starting this month's period, but nope, just take the BCP for a cycle and then call back. It should be around mid-June when I would start the Estrace I would think, they have me start on Day 3. I think I'm just worried that I'll be one of the 25% whose lining isn't ready at the normal timing and that it won't implant. But hopefully not...crossing my fingers that this goes well! It still seems SOOOO FAAAARRRR OFFFFF though! Probably early July by the time we actually transfer if I'm thinking of this correctly. We have a trip planned out of state at end of June and don't get back until 7/1 so I may have to take Estrace a few more days to wait for our trip timing. They assure me that they can play with the timing since they will have taken control of my cycle...hope they're right, don't wanna screw this up...too too many shots and side effects to make it this far and it's not like I have a ton of embryos in the hopper!
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 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
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 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
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 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
Status: CD 1 (was supposed to be 7 DPO)
TTV/s: Just prenatal; going to see RE next month finally
Rant: I was on an acne med until this week that was probably making my cycle wonky (causing a short luteal phase). Rave: I finally confirmed with my derm that I should get totally off this med to TTC, so I feel one step closer to the answers.
Questions: What's new in cycle tracking tech? Are any of the fitness bands/smart watches useful or way over teh top? I temp and use FF but it seems so 2014 (when I was TTCing #1).
GTKY: *TW* Putting the finishing touches on potty training. I will have to live vicariously through you guys...
@mich_elle good luck this cycle!
@sejica welcome!
Anyone hear from @vlagrl29 lately?
@ndz2018! Thank you! We did a fresh cycle.
@momifbysea I hope the meds are kind to you! For the PIO shots, I've been using a 4% lidocaine cream, OTC from Walgreens. Bought waterproof bandaids to cover the cream once it's on the spot for about 30 min. Then I load the PIO into the syringe and swap out the needle. Then I pop it under my boob for 15 min to warm the oil up. When it's go time, I pull off bandaid, wipe off cream, wipe with alcohol wipe and then lay down. I hang the leg off the side of the bed to stretch skin out. DH has been giving them to me so he stretches skin between thumb & index finger, gives me a count down & when he gets to 1 I cough as he inserts the needle. That has seemed to help. Although the last shot *hurt* and there was b-l-o-o-d so have tissues and a bandaid handy! He rubs area 5-10 min after. Alternate sides and best of luck!
@marijaa333 Thank you! And, I will be tackling the beast that is potty training soon as DS will be 3 in August!
@Mack2342 How did it go with potty training for you???
AFM, my ET was yesterday and we only had 2 poor quality embies to put back (grade 3 w/ >10% fragmentation & grade 4, >50% fragmentation). I'm basically on bed rest through wednesday, Friday is 1st bw to check progesterone, next Friday 6/1 is beta.
DH: 44, dx: ED (uses Cialis), low count/motility (17 million/44%)
~Our History~
2012: April married , begin TTC
2013: Jan: BFP #1, mc at 11 weeks (Trisomy 10), D&E ; Nov: HSG=blocked right tube, SHG=polyp, fibroid
2014: April: polypectomy; May-Nov: TTC, Dec.= BPF #2, DS born 8/28/15 via C-section
2016: Oct.-Dec.: TTC
2017: Feb.-Aug: benched due to Zika virus threat (Feb.=trip to Philippines) , Sept.-Dec.: TTC
2018: Jan.-Apr.: TTC
May: IVF #1 w/ ICSI/AH: 6R, 3M, 2F; day 3 transfer of both embies; poor quality (E1=grade 3, E2=grade 4)
May 2018 IVF Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E9syRZY17j2PF-UgdBpU70DPPY2EplxXNHw4Trc-G4g/edit?usp=sharing
And I just have to say since we stopped TTC TMI - my orgasms have been freaking off the chain intense. I originally thought it was cause I had my hormones off but my ENDO checked those last week and they are all normal range. So I googled and apparently this can happen in your late 30s. I'll be 38 on Sunday. DH noticed too. I'll take that! lol
I respect all you ladies going thru fertility treatments. All I did was clomid 3 pills and that jacked me up bad! I think I will get to a point where I just leave it in Gods hands and I do feel at peace with having just 1 child if that's what is meant to be - I don't have any what if thoughts about a future baby. I know I tried my best and I just don't do well with things I can't control - I put myself under too much pressure and it's not good. I'd rather put that energy on other things in life. Adoption or foster to adopt has crossed my mind as well.
If anyone is on FB or IG you can find me as Karla Nichols. I just feel I've gotten to know some of you really well.
I went to a basic yoga class tonight cause I don't want to overdo my energy levels right now but damn it's feeling better each time I go and even though it's basic I can still take it up a notch if I want to which I did tonight. And afterwards I stayed in the room after everyone left and made sure I could still transition from classic headstand to forearm balance and I can!! I'm so glad I haven't lost all my hard work. There is another girl at yoga that told me she tried clomid a long time ago and she hated it too. Only did it for 1 month and she said went straight to injectibles because they were easier on her body/mind.