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August 2018 FET

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Re: August 2018 FET

  • @J1006 Nope, I had to pay for it all when I paid for the PGS testing/Biopsy/ Cryo package all together it was $5200 I have the paper saved someplace explaining it. HOWEVER it wound up costing me even more because it was only up to 10 embryos to test and of course I had 12 make it to test so add another $250 onto that it was closer to $5500. My brother and SIL had the same package and had 8 go to test but still had to pay the whole $5200. I have no clue what it's going to be per month after a year. I guess I'll find out come Dec lol.

    @madasm0530 Looks like you'll be the first up :):):) only 3 weeks from today! If you'd like I started a spreadsheet for Aug FEters and you can add you stuff  :) its on my siggy or if you're using mobile here ya go!

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  • anaredanared member
    Hi Ladies!

    I will be joining you for an August FET (if everything goes well and I keep to my schedule). I am on day 7 of stims right now. I don't have a date yet for ER but my fertility clinic is closed the last two weeks of August for maintenance and upgrades so hopefully I will be able to FET before that. 
    @ndz2018 thanks for starting this board and I hope you have a speedy recovery! 




  • welcome @anared!

    hitched 5/2009 -- Me 34, DH 39

    TTC #1:
    dx with POCS 7/2009
    TTC on & off since 1/2012
    September 2012; Surprise BFP - MC
    June - December 2013; Clomid/Femara + Trigger + TI = BFN x 4
    April - May 2016; Femara + TI = BFN x 2
    July 2016 - December 2016; Gonal-F + Ovidren + IUI = BFN x 3
    May 2018 - IVF #1; 8 snowbabies. transferred 1 embryo - CP
    August 2018 - FET #1 -- Healthy Baby Boy  <3

    TTC #2:
    July 2020 FET; beta 1 310, beta 2 1278

  • anaredanared member
    @madasm0530 thank you! your FET is just around the corner! this is my first FET cycle as well. I am not sure what to expect either. 
  • mandapanda1421, Well we just had to start Cetrotide. I was just doing the PIO, Estradoil and Endometrin. But now it is the Cetrotide also. I am trying to ovulate when we don't want me too.
  • Okay. So I went to the doctor on 7/12. I am trying to ovulate, so I start the Cetrotide tonight. I was able to find it online much cheaper than what the normal pharmacy was going to charge me. I am a nervous wreck. We have a 2 year old but I would love to have one more. I have no idea what gender my frosties are. I have 10 and we are only going to transfer 1. Cross your fingers and pray for us. I don't know how to handle it if something goes wrong.
  • @Rebelfirecpl If they want you to ovulate why are they giving you cetrocide? Isn’t that to keep you from ovulating? 

    @anared Welcome!! I think I stimmed for about 11 days before I triggered.. you’re almost there!! GL with your ER!
  • *lurking" @J1006 Best of luck with everything tomorrow!! FX everything is clear and you can get started with everything <3 
    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



  • @J1006 GOOD LUCK TODAY!! 
  • ndz2018  we don't want to ovulate. I have 10 frosties and we are trying to just put 1 in. I need to not ovulate so I can get the implant. I go back to the doctor tomorrow to check if the cetrotide is working. Yall please be thinking of me. I am a nervous wreck. The Cetrotide is burning like crazy every night and I swell really bad around the injection site and itch. I want another baby so bad. I loved being pregnant with my first but if we can't get pregnant with this FET cycle, we will have to wait a long time for another and I am not a spring chicken anymore. I had a lot of issues while pregnant with my son.
  • @J1006 good luck on your hysteroscopy tomorrow!
  • @kristimh80 how are you?  Did you have your transfer yet?
  • @J1006 whoops I mean GL Tomorrow  :)

    @Rebelfirecpl Interesting think that’s the first I’ve heard of someone using cetricide in their FET.... guess ya learn something new everyday 

    The waiting is kinda getting on my nerves. I keep Counting down the days like “ok so if I get AF this day my FET will be this day”  Rather than enjoy this med free cycle I’m just counting down the days to AF so I can Start my meds  BLAH! I do Have some fun things coming up in the next few weeks as a distraction.. My besties birthday is coming up that should be a lot of fun!! We have a concert coming up too. It’s the down time that I sit And ponder lol hope the rest of you are holding up better than I am :)
  • @kristimh80 yay!!!  Praying that line keeps getting darker!!!  Are you planning to test more before beta?  When is your beta?  My transfer is scheduled for August 23rd.

    @ndz2018 hopefully AF will come sooner than later!  Sounds like you have some fun times coming up!
  • @ndz2018 Have as much fun as you can right now before the craziness begins!

    @laurengon82 Of course! Beta is Friday. Since I was weak and tested, it's started an obsession lol Hope you enjoy your time before it all starts up again. 
    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 @laurengon82 Thanks ladies! I’m definitely gonna party like I’m in my early 20s for both those events  :D I’m sure I’ll be regretting it the next day though!!
  • J1006J1006 member
    @kristimh80 that’s so exciting!! FX for a great beta this week. 

    @Rebelfirecpl  is your RE using cetrotide in replacement of Lupron?  For my last FET my RE put me on Lupron so I didn’t ovulate during my transfer cycle. 

    @ndz2018 glad you have some fun stuff coming up to distract you!! That’s how I’ve been too though. I’m on summer break from work and have had no fun planned. Luckily the end of summer picks up.  I think you should get an award for your patience level at this point though!
  • @J1006 Funny thing is , is that I’m incredibly impatient lol :D:D I honestly dont Know how I made it through these last few months.
  • @ndz2018 glad you have some events to help take your mind off of everything!

    @Rebelfirecpl I used cetrotide during my ivf cycles for retrieval and I also got swelling and itching with the shots.  For my ERA they have me on Lupron and will again for my FET.  

    AFM- my ERA is today.  I am a little nervous it is going to hurt.   This is my First FET and it feels like it is taking forever- especially since they changed this cycle to an ERA.  My FET is tentatively scheduled for the 27th-as long as I get favorable ERA results. Since they changed my cycle so much- not sure at all when I am expecting AF. 
  • @bpietronicco It'll hurt for a couple seconds, then it's over with! Like I said on the other thread...cough while they take the sample...makes it soooo much better!
    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



  • @bpietronicco I would Def take @kristimh80 advice and maybe take some Advil or Motrin prior? Good luck I hope It is is quick and not to bad! 

    @J1006 Good luck today!

    @Rebelfirecpl I also had that reaction to the cetrocide with my retrieval too. It was Itchy, red swelling but only for like an hour after the injection. If you ice it afterwards I think It’ll help with the redness and itchiness. 

    @laurengon82 Lucky!! That you have your FET date. I think Mine will be Aug 21st so we will be in our TWW together  :). As long as AF cooperates and I get It on July 30ish it’ll most likely be 8/21 as my doctors likes to do her transfers herself and does them on Tuesdays. 


    AFM, I decided to check and see if Ive O’d with my OPKs ... I mean hey might as well put them to use, right? So I took one yesterday and while waiting took the dogs out and completely forgot about it lol came back to a blank test so I’m assuming it was either a low day or a blinking smiley face. I’ll test again today. I may Have actually missed it this past weekend as I wasnt Sure which day was CD 1. I was On BCP and spotting so i just decided to end the pack early but i totally forget what day that was .. oh well 
  • @J1006 yes. They had said I wouldn't need Lupron, then decided I did since I am trying to ovulatr. I went today and the ultrasound shows all is quiet they will call this afternoon to let me know about the blood work.

    @bpietronicco the burning, itching and swelling is driving me nuts. I have done 4 shots. I have 9 mpre to go! I am just ready for the transfer day. As of now it is August 1!
  • @ndz2018 my doctor usually likes to do them on Tuesday as well.  My last two transfers were on Tuesdays, but the 21st is the first day of school in the district I teach in.  I didn’t want to start off giving parents a bad impression by not being there to greet them on the first day of school.  So he said we could do Thursday of that week.  So I’ll still be out two days that first week, but oh well.
  • Hi again ladies! I just got the call from my nurse. I start the PIO and Endometrin on July 26th (my daddy's birthday) and the transfer will be August 1. The Cetrotide has worked. Thank you all for being there for me when I needed another shoulder. I don't have a large support network just my husband, sister in law and brother in law. So not many people to talk with about this. But it looks like we will have an April baby if everything goes as planned. Cross your fingers and toes. I will be happy to answer anything for anyone going through it after August 1. I will make sure to watch this post like crazy. Thank you all again so much and good luck to everyone pulling their hair out with me. Ha ha!
  • @laurengon82 OH WOW you have your plate full that week... hey at least you'll have a great distraction during your TWW! Are you taking the day after the transfer off ? I think i may take the day after and potentially the entire week. We'll see once we get closer. I may want to go back to work so I'm not sitting around twiddling my thumbs.

  • @Rebelfirecpl August 1! That's coming up so fast!!

    @bpietronicco how did everything go today?

    AFM, I am finding it really hard to connect with FET cycles opposed to full IVF with retrieval. Luckily I live close to work, because I keep missing my morning Lupron injection and have to go home prior to 11. Maybe I need another alarm or something? One week until my lining check... pomegranate juice and hopefully remembering my meds in the meantime!

    hitched 5/2009 -- Me 34, DH 39

    TTC #1:
    dx with POCS 7/2009
    TTC on & off since 1/2012
    September 2012; Surprise BFP - MC
    June - December 2013; Clomid/Femara + Trigger + TI = BFN x 4
    April - May 2016; Femara + TI = BFN x 2
    July 2016 - December 2016; Gonal-F + Ovidren + IUI = BFN x 3
    May 2018 - IVF #1; 8 snowbabies. transferred 1 embryo - CP
    August 2018 - FET #1 -- Healthy Baby Boy  <3

    TTC #2:
    July 2020 FET; beta 1 310, beta 2 1278

  • J1006J1006 member
    Thanks for the well wishes everyone! Everything went well. I had a small polyp that needed to be removed. But my RE said everything looks great now. I even got pictures of it haha.  I just wait for CD1 and we can get this FET started :)


  • Hi all! Joining this board...was originally going to wait until Sept, but feeling like I need to get a move on, I'm not getting any younger.  I have had two failed FETs, most recently in May (a CP).  My RE is changing things up a bit this time, so along with Menopur/Ganirelix/Pregnyl (my lining doesn't respond to synthetic estrogen), I am also trying the autoimmune protocol...lovenox shots, steroids, claritin, pepcid, plus some sort of IV infusion...ugh that's a lot. Hopefully, third time is a charm.  Just went off BC yesterday so should be starting the Menopur next wk.  FX for everyone this August!   
  • @sungirl39 GL! It's comforting to know that I will  not be the only Lovenox user. I have been taking it since the day before my 3dt which was 7/6. I also had Menopur/Ganirelix/Pregnyl in my protocol as well.
  • @lemondrop1976 Ooh, anything I should know about it? Weird side effects? I've never used it..hoping its no big deal like the low dose menopur...


  • @sungirl39 The Lovenox by far has been the worse shot for me because the med has a strong burn to it, but after awhile its your new norm and you build a better tolerance to it. Important things to remember ALWAYS inject is very SLOWLY while you pinch the area the entire time, also the further out on your stomach anywhere below your bellybutton the better, more towards your sides. I always have something very cold to put on it immediately afterwards, it helps with the after burn....It's all worth it tho;)
  • Hi ladies, I'm hoping that I'll be doing an August FET. I was scheduled for July, but at the follow up 2 weeks after baseline, my progesterone was too high (1.75 instead of sub 1.5) and I had to scrap the cycle. I waited a week to see if miracle of miracles maybe I was pregnant (they said high progesterone means that I ovulated  so maybe??) but alas no, so I took endometrum and got my period Sunday. I went in for BW/US today and now my estrogen is too high - 251 instead of sub 50. Gah! This sucks. I'm having such a tough time with the hoping/expectations and the smashing of the hopes/expectations. Why won't my body do what it's supposed to? I realize I may be preaching to the choir here but anyone else? Last week was so tough for me emotionally for some reason, and this week isn't looking better.

    Also, has anyone else heard of this? Too high estrogen? I wonder how that happens. They want to retest Thursday morning  but I will be traveling for work, so not sure where that puts us.
    Thanks in advance ladies for the support!! 
    @J1006 glad to hear some good news! 
  • @J1006 glad everything went well!!

    @ndz2018 yes I feel bad but I’ll be taking the day after transfer too.  That’s what my re recommends so that’s what I’ll do.
  • @sungirl39 and @lemondrop1976 WOW and here I was Thinking that those meds are strictly for ER cycles... so interesting how our FET cycles are so different. Welcome @sungirl39 sorry you’re here after May.. let’s hope this is it for you :smile:

    @J1006 So glad things went well! It’s time to rest up! 


    @emerald99 Welcome! the only time my estrogen was super high was the day I triggered and it was over 6k but if I’m not on meds it’s pretty normal. Hope every goes back to normal soon. Sorry you’ve been having a tough time this past week ... Sending lots of love and light to you doll!
  • ndz2018ndz2018 member
    edited July 2018
    @sungirl39 Is the IV infusion called IVIG( intravenous immunoglobulin )??  My mom is on that for her nephropathy and I saw someone mention it on one of the FET boards a while back. It's an infusion that takes about 4 hours- ish give or take but my mom would also have a reaction to it so they would have to give her steroids a day or two prior and benadryl right before the infusion.
  • @ndz Hmmm, I don't think so...I think it is some sort of "intralipid infusion," which is basically essential fatty acids.  Doctors think NK cells in the body attack embryos and that intralipids stop that from happening.  I'll up date you guys on how it goes...I think I do it right before the transfer.
  • Sorry have been mia lately ladies! Work has been nuts.

    Have any of you girls spotted while on ocps getting ready to cycle? I had a failed FET last month, then (tmi) had a super long / heavy period 7/4-7/9, stared ocps so i could get my period 7/31 but then started spotting today while on ocps! What gives?! Usually it takes a miracle for me to have a period at all! Has this happened to anyone? Did they make you 'start over' with the 3 weeks of ocps?

    Married 07/2006, TTC since 2010
    08/2011: Clomid 50mg, IUI --> BFN  ,
    10/2011: Clomid 100mg, IUI --> BFN

    04/13: Clomid, IUI BFP --> MC at 6w1d
    05/13: Femara 2.5mg, IUI --> BFN  , 08/13: Femara 2.5mg --> BFN
    03/14: Femara 5mg, IUI --> 1 follicle @ 27d --> BFP! EDD 12/02/14--> blighted ovum, missed MC 6w6d --> D&C
    4/23: D&C...starting over again, with a little part of my heart broken off
    5/31: Femara 7.5mg --> cancelled cycle, no follies
    7/14: Femara 5mg + brevelle + menopur + IUI --> converted to IVF, ER 7/28 --> ET cancelled due to severe OHSS.
    9/20/14:  Frozen Embryo Transfer --> BFP--> EDD 6/6/15 --> MC at 5w3d 
     
    10/16/14: Frozen Embryo Transfer --> BFN
    2/6/15: Frozen Embryo Transfer --> BFP --> MC at 5w4d
    3/20/16: PGS-tested Frozen Embryo Transfer --> BFP, Living Child born 12/1/15
    6/6/17: Fresh IVF Cycle --> Severe OHSS, 5 PGS-tested embryos frozen
    2/23/18: PGS-tested FET --> BFN
    3/30/18: Cancelled cycle due to lining 4.2mm
    6/21/18: PGS-tested FET --> BFN
  • @MSU_Girl1202 YUP I DID!! Twice... the first time I was waiting for my septum surgery they put me on BCP and I started spotting because I had missed it one night and took it first thing in the AM when I woke. I spotted right up till my surgery. THEN this past June they threw me on BCP AND AGAIN I started spotting because I pretty much did the same thing. Since your clinic is doing yours so you cycle at a certain time my guess is they'll have you continue till your finish date even with the spotting. Sorry , I know how much it SUCKS!!! Maybe shoot your nurse an email and ask if you just continue till 7/31 still.
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