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August 2018 FET

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Re: August 2018 FET

  • *lurking" @megmac2010 It would definitely be worth asking about or seeing if you can do PIO. When doing shots, it goes right into your system. I know my RE prefers PIO over suppositories or the pill form. Plus, usually insurance will cover it so can be less costly. 
    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



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  • @kristimh80 My clinic almost never prescribes PIO! They do the same orders for everyone: 200mg vaginally 3x/day. I asked my nurse if I should be on more and she didn't understand what I was asking. It's my biggest pet peeve about my clinic. The nurses just check off the boxes!

  • Hi everyone! I got the call. I am supposed to be there at 11 am on Tuesday, 7/31. This is my first FET, I am so afraid of the success rate. We transferred 2 when we did IVF and we lost one at 8 weeks. So I am so afraid that if I do just the 1 (which we are) that it will not take. I am just ready to ad to the family. I love my clinic but I don't ever want to have to do this again!

  • Hi Rebel! FET has pretty good success rates (around 60%) AND its less stressful on your body. Keep your head in a good place and think positive thoughts!! Baby dust to you and prayers for a successful FET tomorrow!

    me 40 DH 43

    TTC 1 year

    suspected ectopic 10/17 - methotrexate

    suspected ectopic 2/18 - methotrextate

    DX - unexplained/old eggs

    ER June 2017 - 13 retr, 10 fert, 5 to PGS, 1 normal, 1 mosaic

    FET week of 8/13 - cancelled


  • J1006J1006 member
    @Rebelfirecpl don’t stress. Everything will be fine tomorrow!  I hear you though with being anxious about the results. I’m transferring my last embryo this time so pressure is on. My RE even said that we were putting a lot of pressure on her. I believe there are some solid studies that have found that success rates don’t really differ when transferring one vs two. GL tomorrow!!
  • *emerges from lurking*

    Hi August board... i'd been keeping up with your board b/c I thought I'd get to start my third transfer this month *TW* after my second miscarriage from MAY FET (see spoiler for history */TW*).  I had my WTF appointment last week and my RE wants me to take an additional month off, so I won't start meds til end of August for late Sept transfer.  I just know so many of you from past IVF/FET months, so I wanted to more fully participate to cheer you on until the September FET board picks up.

    @bpietronicco i'm so glad you got more information from the ERA about your progesterone levels. it seems like many ladies are having issues with having their clinics grant them. 

    have a good transfer day @Rebelfirecpl! there's not much to it, but take it easy afterwards!  There's plenty to binge on netflix! Orange is the New Black just posted a new season! There's a bunch of fun baking shows, too -- recommend Nailed It! for some funny bakery fails. :)

    (((waves))) to @j1006, @sungirl39, @ndz2018 -- i know how much y'all have been through... hoping this is your month! :D

    AFM, I convinced my RE to do the thrombophilia panel for blood clotting issues, but nada.  seems like I just have bad eggs. (WAAAH)  RE wants to keep transferring my 4 remaining untested embryos until we get to one that works (uuuuuuugh). and i turn 37 on saturday.... (double ugh).    okay, i'll stop whining! ;)



    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)


  • I will be having my fet on Aug 3rd. This will be my 4th FET since my ERA biopsy in September 2017. All of the previous ones ended up being chemical pregnancies. I am hoping this cycle is the lucky one
  • @MSU_Girl1202 they are ending my lupron a day early and starting progesterone a day early so my transfer will still be on August 27th.  
  • @northbeach3 great to see an update from you, happy bday and welcome back! Will have my fingers and toes crossed for you next month!

    @Rebelfirecpl Good luck tomorrow! 
  • @megmac2010 I also have lining issue.  My Dr checked my E2 and progesterone levels at my lining check appointment and based on that they took me down from 6 patches to 4 when I started the progesterone suppositories. I don't know what the ratio should be but see if they check your blood before you start progesterone or ask if they can if you are concerned. Never hurts to ask!   

    @bpietronicco So glad you got some answers with your ERA.  I am also pre-receptive and take 6 days of Progesterone instead of 5.  I did get a BFP my first cycle, so I am def a believer in the ERA results. Now you know you will be transferring on the right day for your body, so that is one thing you don't have to worry about!

    @Rebelfirecpl I echo what @knottienj said.  Best of luck tomorrow!!! 

    @justharrison You are the day after me.  A lot of transfers this week!  We can all count the days of the TWW together. 


  • @Rebelfirecpl Happy transfer day!
  • baby dust @Rebelfirecpl FX crossed for you!!

    me 40 DH 43

    TTC 1 year

    suspected ectopic 10/17 - methotrexate

    suspected ectopic 2/18 - methotrextate

    DX - unexplained/old eggs

    ER June 2017 - 13 retr, 10 fert, 5 to PGS, 1 normal, 1 mosaic

    FET week of 8/13 - cancelled


  • @Rebelfirecpl Good luck today!!
    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
  • J1006J1006 member
    Happy transfer day @Rebelfirecpl !

    I ordered my meds today and Mandell’s gets two thumbs up. My hold music was Born in the USA which my dog and I were rocking out to then it switched to the national anthem. It made me giggle a bit. Then they told me my insurance covered half of my meds!  This has never happened before. Either they are starting to pity me or we’ve hit some out of pocket max on medication. Either way I’ll take it!
  • GL today @rebelfirecpl. Let us know how it goes!

    @northbeach3 glad to see you back & happy early birthday!  <3

    AFM, just trucking along with PIO and (what feels like) 1,000 pills/day! Transfer is all set for Thursday  :#:#

    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

  • RebelfirecplRebelfirecpl member
    edited July 2018
    I am done everyone! It went smoothly! I do the first blood pregnancy test in 10 days. I am so happy I could just cry! Food luck to everyone who is getting read for tomorrow. I will be watching for updates. Baby dust and kisses to all!
  • @suziev3 happy transfer day!
  • @suziev3 today’s the day! Good luck!

    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

  • @suziev3 happy transfer day. It will go awesome!
  • J1006J1006 member
    edited August 2018
    Happy August everyone!!

    @Rebelfirecpl so glad everything went well!

    @suziev3  Happy transfer day!

    Meds question:  I have leftover PIO (open and expired of course) and delestrogen (also expired). How do you dispose of that?  You can’t just throw that away can you? My Walgreens has a med drop off but online it says it won’t take liquids.  
  • @suziev3 baby dust!! Good luck!!


    me 40 DH 43

    TTC 1 year

    suspected ectopic 10/17 - methotrexate

    suspected ectopic 2/18 - methotrextate

    DX - unexplained/old eggs

    ER June 2017 - 13 retr, 10 fert, 5 to PGS, 1 normal, 1 mosaic

    FET week of 8/13 - cancelled


  • It doesn’t matter how many transfers I have, I will never get the hang of timing a full bladder. Last time it wasn’t full enough. Today I just had to pee because I was bursting and my transfer is still almost 2 hours away!
  • kristimh80kristimh80 member
    edited August 2018
    *lurking @megmac2010 I don't even start drinking water before transfer until like 30 mins before getting to the office. Because if they give you valium while there you'll still be waiting another 30 - 45 mins til transfer time. :) Best of luck today!!
    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



  • @megmac2010 it will be okay. I can pee, drink a bottle of water and have to pee in 15 minutes. You will do great!
  • @megmac2010 happy transfer day!
  • @J1006 I had no idea you couldn’t just throw extra meds away so that’s what I’ve been doing.  Whoops!  I have like 3 full sharps containers I have no idea what to do with either.  I figure one of these days I’ll have time to call the town and see what they say.

    AFM, baseline this morning and everything looks good.  Got the go ahead to start estrogen pills and patch then back on the 15th for lining check.
  • @megmac2010 Happy transfer day! You will do great!  I was the same way. At my trial transfer I didn’t drink enough so for my first FET I was determined not to have to sit around drinking water and waiting. Well I drank a little too much and they make me pee for 5 seconds twice!  But the nurse did say it was easier to do that then have to drink more. Hopefully this time I’ll find the right balance. 

    @laurengon82 Maybe I can just throw them away. I was told to just throw the empty gonal-f pens away even though they still had a little bit in them. I just feel weird throwing basically a full vial of meds in the garbage. As for the sharps, my hospital ER will take them as well as some grocery store pharmacies. In my area, the Pick-n-Save pharmacies take them. 
  • @J1006 I had the SAME thing happen at my trial transfer. It's easier to stop going than I thought it would be :). I am looking forward to the full bladder tomorrow!

    @megmac2010 happy transfer day!! at least we all have eachother during the TWW!

    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

  • kimberlyshaekimberlyshae member
    edited August 2018
    *lurk alert*
    @megmac2010 glad the transfer went well.  Try to relax as much as possible for the next few days and let that embie get nice and cozy in there  :) 

    Me: 34  DH: 36

    Married: 6 years

    TTC: 6 years

    Diagnosis: Male Factor

    4 Failed I.U.I's with Clomid in 2017 

    Retreival #1: 12/17= 9 eggs, 6 fertilized, 2 frozen 5dp

    Fresh Transfer #1: 12/17- BFN

    FET #1: 3/18- CP   Beta #1= 30 & Beta #2= 26

    Retreival #2: 6/18= 16 eggs, 10 fertilized, 5 frozen 6dp

    FET #2: 7/18 - M/C at 9 weeks    Beta #1= 229 & Beta #2= 444

    FET #3: scheduled for 12/7/18  M/C at 7 weeks  :'(  Beta #1 = 50, Beta # 2 = 115, Beta #3 = 301

    FET #4:  scheduled for 8/16/19

  • @kimberlyshae thanks! I’m currently watching HGTV and eating chips! Doesn’t get more relaxed than this!
  • @megmac2010 and @suziev3 Happy transfer day! Enjoy vegging out!
    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
  •  @laurengon82 @J1006 My RE nurse said that typically you can take the contents of the sharp container put them in a tide detergent bottle and duct tape the top and put it out with the recycling. Not sure if that's for all towns but here in NJ that's what they said to do. I actually brought it to my last appt before ER asking them to empty it and they looked at me like " WTF?" LOL

    me 40 DH 43

    TTC 1 year

    suspected ectopic 10/17 - methotrexate

    suspected ectopic 2/18 - methotrextate

    DX - unexplained/old eggs

    ER June 2017 - 13 retr, 10 fert, 5 to PGS, 1 normal, 1 mosaic

    FET week of 8/13 - cancelled


  • @knottienj lol good to know.  My dad usually uses an old coffee canister and like you said duct tapes all around it so the lid can’t come off.  It goes out either with recycling or garbage.  Not sure which.
  • So I did another PIO last night. We will probably be switching to daily PIO. I did the shot and put a heating pad on it and a massager that vibrates. Left it about 5 minutes. I am not sorry at all this morning!
  • @madasm0530 happy transfer day!
  • @madasm0530 Good luck tod
    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
  • @madasm0530 Happy Transfer Day!
  • @madasm0530 Happy transfer day!!
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