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Oct 2018 FET

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Re: Oct 2018 FET

  • @cscronce Happy to have you here! We will be transfer buddies on Monday! I’m also doing acupuncture before and after. Best of luck to you, and please don’t feel awkward. The support is so helpful no matter where you are in the IF journey!
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  • @cscronce It’s wonderful to have someone in the group that’s had a successful IVF baby...keeps us all positive for our moments. Sending you all the best for #2! 

    @Griffin5413 Sending you good vibes for your beta tomorrow! 

    @mama2b1974 I hope everything went well today! Sending you peace and sanity for your 2WW.
  • @cscronce happy belated birthday! I knew we have another birthday in the group but couldn't think of a name and when I checked the calendar it was only @ndz2018 for october, anyway, sorry we missed to wish you happy birthday on your birthday, sending some love!!!!! looks like you had a good day beside all the stress from the changes and stuff... but it's a good thing! I'm exciting for you! have it early is better than later! good thing that you were able to get the PIO and you had a plan B with the gel, that's pretty awesome. Also, at least at the time you remember about taking your PIO you were still in the window, so see all of these as a sign and it's around your Birthday! so my wish for you'll have another successful FET from this cycle! FX! I'll be praying for you and stay positive! And yes you're a proof that this things work and I like to see that, that helps me and i'm pretty sure everybody as well! so thank you for being here with us in this journey!
  • Happy belated birthday @cscronce!!! I'm glad you had a good day overall :) as the other ladies said, definitely glad to have you here and sending you all the good vibes for #2!!! ❤️ 
  • @cscronce - I felt the same way joining b/c this is my 2nd round but the encouragement and support is just as helpful this time around! I'll be thinking about you on Monday. Same to you @hereforthebabies! So excited for your transfer on Monday! 
    @mama2b1974 - I've been thinking about you today. I hope everything went well!!!
    @Bababatty - did you end up testing again? any news? I've been thinking about y

    Me: 33 (no known issues)
    DH: 33 (lower motility; 0 morphology)
    TTC since Oct 2013
    IVF round 1 January 2016 (w/ ICSI)
    ER: February 17, 2016; 15 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 11 fertilized
    Day 5 Blastocysts: 8 sent for PGS - 5 Normal
    FET date: April 12, 2016 - DS born Dec 7, 2016
    IVF round 2: FET : Oct 4 - 1st Beta 188!



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  • yay! happy to hear that everything went well @mama2b1974! congrats on being PUPO! did they give you any picture? take it easy! are you working next week? 
  • Hi ladies! I'm currently  trying for baby #2. We have our FET scheduled for 10/22. We had our remaining  embryos  thawed and biopsied  prior to this transfer. We had a malfunction  during  thawing and lost 4 embryos.  We are left with 3 girls  :) I currently  have an almost 2 year old that was a successful  FET on my second try.
  • autumnlvsautumnlvs member
    edited October 2018
    Hello everyone, sorry for the late introduction. I finally made the plunge and made an account and have been waiting patiently to post (and not be a lurker).

    Thank you so much to babydust2507 for creating this and allowing us/me to participate and for all of you and your positive words/encouragement.
    A little about me: Married since 2012, neither of us have ever been pregnant/had a child. Passively TTC, and then actively since 2015, got initial genetic screening done and was given the go ahead. A year later of OPKs, Ava, no dice... went back to gyn for testing, found out DH has low morphology. Sent to REI. Discovered I have Stage 4 endometriosis with bilateral endometriomas, not a candidate for surgery, and hypothyroidism. Started meds, have had two polyp removals since (with a previous one about a decade ago - didn't know about the endo then). 2 failed IUIs with a year break in between from all the stress of the new diagnoses. Moved forward IVF on REI recs. First FET a few days ago on 10/11, now holding my breath and trying to not go crazy on the daily prednisone. Learned a lot from the boards, including starting acupuncture :smile:

    Congrats to @mama2b1974

    Sending positive vibes to @cscro@cscronce
    @knottiee829c @hereforthebabies

     

    Me: 34 DH: 35 TTC#1 since 6/2015
    2017: DH low morphology, me Stage 4 endometriosis
    7/14/17: IUI #1 BFN
    6/12/18: IUI #2 BFN
    July 2018: IVF#1 follistim, menopur, lupron

    FET#1 Oct 2018


  • @mama2b1974 the nap afterwards sounds wonderful! Great to hear all went well and the embryo thawed beautifully! 
    @sarac986 welcome, sorry to hear about losing 4 of your embryos! Good luck on #2!
    @autumnlvs welcome to you too! Endometriosis is crazy, I also was unaware I had it until we started this process. I did have my endometrioma removed but it grew right back 🤷🏼‍♀️ Congrats on your first transfer, hope all goes well!

    How many of you ladies are doing bed rest or modified bed rest afterwards? Just curious.

  • @hereforthebabies Mine is scheduled somewhere from 10/30-11/2... And we are set to drive cross country on 11/2, so possibly car rest for me if it falls on the later part of those dates! Of course I'll be asking them what I should be doing and if it's okay for me to be sitting that long! (6 days of 8-9 hours in the car each day... Ugh!)
  • @mkr_0128 that is an awful lot of driving! 😮 Are you going on a road trip?  It will hopefully keep your mind off the wait!
  • @hereforthebabies I'm hoping it's a distraction! We are moving from PA to WA, so a permanent road trip lol, at least for the next 3 years! 
  • @hereforthebabies doing modified bed rest here. I've read it doesn't really seem to matter either way but going by my REI's recs.
  • @mkr_0128 please be careful on your trip; be sure to get out of the car every couple of hours to walk;you could also invest in compression stockings/socks to decrease the risk of blood clots. Exciting to be moving across the country?

    AFM: Just got up to get ready. Today is the day! FET at 11am but have to be there early for acupuncture$ Wish is luck!
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    Married 11 years. PCOS; TTC since 2009; 3 unsuccessful IUIs;
    New RE. First & Hopefully Last IVF November 2013.
  • @babydust2507 - they just showed us a picture and did the comparison with the blast stages images...it looked good to them...TBH I have no idea what I was looking at :)  I was a complete and happy couch potato sat and sun...today I am back to work, though I work from home, so basically "walked" to my office and I am planning on alternating, desk, recliner and bed.  DH got me a bed table that works perfect on the recliner and bed. 
    @sarac986 - Welcome!!
    @autumnlvs - Welcome and GL with the 2ww.  I am glad I am back to today and getting some distraction, last night I started going a little anxious about POAS, BETA and every little thing I was feeling.
    @cscrocco22 - GL today!  Lots of sticky vibes!! Enjoy the valium  ;)

  • @autumnlvs Congrats on your transfer! FX for your BFP. 
    @cscronce GL today!! 
    @sarac986 So sorry to hear about your embryos...that’s devastating! Wishing you all the best for #2
    @wishing-and-hoping Is your beta today??

    Im going back to work the day after transfer...thankfully I’ll only be in the office seeing patients and not on call. 
  • @annielmartinez - when is your transfer? I am not sure who had the spreadsheet at her signature, but I don't remember seen it lately.
  • @sarac986 welcome! and sorry you lost 4 embies hope the girls will be your lucky one and wish you a succesfull FET on this cycle! was your first one a boy?
    @autumnlvs welcome! and sorry you found yourself here with us, and fall all the stress and roller coaster that this IF journey brings. I wish you a successful FET on this cycle and know that we are here for you! we all know how stressful this is and this group is a great support! again welcome!
    @hereforthebabies I'm planning to take the week off during my FET week but my BIL will be in town this week so I'm gonna try to be available for him M-W since my transfer is on Thursday then stay in bed until the weekend and trying to do things again with the family over the weekend since he will be leaving the following monday. PS: no one in my family knows about my FET so I'm just gonna blame my absence on work (*eye rolls)
    @mkr_0128 take is easy on the trip! and hope that you'll have your transfer on the 30th so that you get to rest before hitting the road!
    @cscronce GL again for your transfer today and can't wait to hear from you!
    @mama2b1974 you had me laughed on this  "I was a complete and happy couch potato sat and sun...today I " but it's good that you were relax though, I like that! girl you got my dream job! so are you working for home full time? or you just have that as an option? 



  • @mama2b1974 Transfer is this Thursday 10/18!!! Only three more sleeps ❤️
  • Hey all...i also had an idea of creating a private Facebook group for us to continue chatting/supporting...i don’t know if it’s just me but sometimes these message boards are hard to follow. We could make it a private group so it wouldn’t be open to the public and give it an inconspicuous name so that your entire friends list would not be privy to what the group was for.

    i had the gastric sleeve surgery a couple years ago, and we did a similar thing where we all met on a message board started for people having the surgery that month and then someone created a Facebook group. A couple years later and we still check in with each other and support each other. Let me know if anyone would be interested and if enough interest, I will create.
  • @dreamunoz ugh! reading reminds how much I hate PIO too! like i used to complain and blamed it on DH after each injections, and I know he was doing his best and that S**** hurt unless it's done by the nurse, poor DH i know he's anxious about that too, me yelling at him! hahaha and I'm starting mine this Friday ugh!
    @mama2b1974 I think @ndz2018 and @wishing-and-hoping have that on their signature. I have nbeen trying to add that to mine but I don't know how to do it as well as the spoiler thing, can anyone help me with that?
  • @babydust2507 - Not optional for me bc my role is global and we don't have a local office near my house.  The only negative thing is the lack of personal interaction.  I am on the phone most of the day in meetings, but is not the same.  Though if I have to choose between this and going back to an office everyday (shower, dress, make up, driving, etc) I would not think about it for a second.

    @annielmartinez and @dreamunoz - this is a busy week for this board, so excited.  GL on your transfers <3
  • @dreamunoz LOVE that idea! This forum is really hard to go back and read and keep everyone’s info straight. 
  • @babydust2507 - no idea how to add it to the signature.  To add a spoiler, just click on the paragraph sign and then on the spoiler option at the bottom of the dropdown.  I just did to add a picture of where to click.


  • @mama2b1974 got it! thank you! and that's pretty awesome to work for home full time! for me I just have as an option, like if I have a good reason not be at the office like not feeling really good, weather, things like that...

    hey ladies anyone know how to add the signature? so we can have more people adding the spreadsheet to our signature....
  • Hi all,
    Sorry I've been a bit MIA. Internet was down all weekend, plus I've been feeling the stresses of hormones a bit more than usual this time around. Anyway I'm at work so can't chat -- just a quick note to say
    @cscronce GL for your transfer today!!
    @mama2b1974 Belated congrats on being Pupo - so exciting!!!
    (I'm sorry - I've missed others - will check in again when I get home!!)

    Also The progress sheet is here:
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Hp2DYP3NKffgFo3JJkKIs8GCCKUfoa3TUWWPs_Z-IT0/edit#gid=0

    I'm happy to add it in to my signature - to do that you just go in to your preferences and add signature and then you can create a link as you would in any other document. I'll add it in below - y'all feel free to do the same! These progress sheets are definitely the best way to try to keep up with everyone - Welcome new members - and feel free to add yourselves in to the board!!!
    **History in Spoiler**
    Me 39, DH 40
    Married Oct 2010, TTC ~7yrs
    Seeing RE since Spring 2013
    Clomid - no response
    Letrozole (6 months) 2015 
    Laperoscopy/Hysteroscopy in 2015
    Puregon injectibles + trigger x5 in 2016 - all BFN
    Started IVF March 2017 - 25 follies, 9 eggs, 3 fertilised, 1 survived-> frozen due to hyper stimulation of ovaries
    FET May 16th 2017, BFP May 27th 2017, m/c @ 9wks
    IVF #2 February 2018 - 16 eggs, 8 fertilised, 3 frozen embabies
    Awaiting FET April 2018 - cancelled (cyst)
    FET May 2018, BFP June 2nd 2018, m/c @ 8wks
    FET October 2018 - BFN
    Final FET - late November 2018


  • @cscronce - thank you! I may actually do that because I have read about clots and ivf. I'm going to see my clinic on Thursday so I figure id ask them ahead of time in case I need to prepare for something! Good luck on your exciting day!!!!

    @babydust2507 - Thank you I hope it is earlier as well! And no one in my fam knows either except my mom because I had to tell her previously!

    @dreamunoz - Wednesday is so close! I made yesterday my last day off coffee and soda (even though I don't drink either daily). Id be interested in a fb group too! As long as the title is something wayyyyyy off and random lol (only my mother knows we are doing ivf or even trying for a baby)

  • @Griffin5413 - congrats!! you are so pregnant!! that is a great BETA  :)
  • congratulations @Griffin5413! the board is getting full of great news! I love it! just like we were expected! that's promising for the rest of us! Go October FET! this is the month! whoop whoop! 
  • @Griffin5413 congrats that’s so awesome!!! Yayyyyyy!!!!

    in regards to the Facebook group...any ideas for names???

    i was thinking...
    Pineapple Posse (although some may be uncomfortable with the mention of pineapple)
    October Otters
    Counting the days

    I’m not the most creative and my brain is a little clouded, so shout out the ideas and I will get a group made today.
  • @Griffin5413  YAY!!!! Congratulations!!! So happy for you!
  • @Griffin5413 Yayyyy! That's so awesome - congratulations!! 
    **History in Spoiler**
    Me 39, DH 40
    Married Oct 2010, TTC ~7yrs
    Seeing RE since Spring 2013
    Clomid - no response
    Letrozole (6 months) 2015 
    Laperoscopy/Hysteroscopy in 2015
    Puregon injectibles + trigger x5 in 2016 - all BFN
    Started IVF March 2017 - 25 follies, 9 eggs, 3 fertilised, 1 survived-> frozen due to hyper stimulation of ovaries
    FET May 16th 2017, BFP May 27th 2017, m/c @ 9wks
    IVF #2 February 2018 - 16 eggs, 8 fertilised, 3 frozen embabies
    Awaiting FET April 2018 - cancelled (cyst)
    FET May 2018, BFP June 2nd 2018, m/c @ 8wks
    FET October 2018 - BFN
    Final FET - late November 2018


  • @Griffin5413 Congrats! that's wonderful news!

    @hereforthebabies @cscronce GL today!

    @mama2b1974 how are you feeling?  Sounds like a nice weekend and i'm glad you can continue to relax and be comfortable while working at the same time.  

    @sarac986 Welcome!

    @autumnlvs Welcome! I hope this TWW is short for you.  Any tips on distractions? Good books / movies / shows?

    @hereforthebabies my RE suggests bedrest for the transfer day and the day after.  I know there are studies that show is doesn't matter or even it's better to get the blood moving; however, i've decided since this is my first FET that i'm doing everything doctor says.  

    @mkr_0128 how are you feeling, are the hormones affecting you?  

    @dreamunoz ugh--i'm dreading the progesterone hormones, so far i've been lucky and not reacted to much, but i'm guessing that'll end once i start the progesterone.  I agree with caffeine too--i've had a couple cups throughout the past two weeks, but not even a full cup on one day.  

    @roisis Sorry to here the hormones have been stressing you out.  Hopefully you can relax soon as your body adjusts to the meds.  

    I'm a no for the FaceBook group. 
  • Also--Please consider not coming on the bump or app tomorrow in support of a long time user:

    Bump Blackout
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