@suzycupcake hey! I'll be wishing AF upon you! My clinic said if it didn't come 5 days after stopping BCP to call them as it might delay my cycle dates (but that was for my FET protocol)
Thanks @mkr_0128 My RE doesn't do BC. Maybe I'll call them tomorrow and ask about this.
People think we become mothers when we give birth but the truth is we become mothers the moment we start calling our babies to us in our thoughts, dreams and prayers. Some paths are short and some are so long that you can easily forget where you were headed.
How I feel all of the time. My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI Back on Levothyroxine FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt, 1st Beta on 7dpt 93 2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule. Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017 New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
@ndz2018 Happy Transfer Day!!! I'm SO excited for you!!!
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
@mkr_0128 I absolutely know this is so much easier said than done but try not to worry! The timing could absolutely mean implantation. My clinic has said that bleeding is a lot more common with IVF pregnancies. How are you feeling today? Thinking of you! For my last two transfers I POAS and I am literally forcing myself not to and wait for my beta. If you can tough it out, I would. It almost makes it more nerve-wracking lol!
And good luck to all the ladies having transfers today! Fingers crossed for sticky beans across the board!!
@ndz2018@manders85-2 and @wishing-and-hoping HAPPY TRANSFER DAY!!!!!! Special shout out to @ndz2018 for waiting 234987570935 years for today to come. Praying for a smooth transfer and sticky beans for all of you
@suzycupcake welcome! Do you usually have long cycles? Have you been tracking temp or anything to give you an idea of where you are in the cycle? I have never had to induce AF but I think a week is a reasonable time frame to start harassing your doctor
AFM: My sono saline was today and it was fine. Doc said everything looked perfect. I have a whole month to wait for transfer, so I'm just hoping it will go by fast. In the meantime, I'm going to camp out on this board and continue rooting for you girls! Bring on the BFP's November!!!
Thank you everyone for your support and well wishes on transfer day for us!
Everything went great. Our day 5 3AA turned 4AA right after thaw and the doc said my lining and uterus looked perfect. We did acupuncture and that Valium really worked it’s magic. Here’s hoping our #7 embryo burrows his or her way in! Cant wait to hear from you @ndz2018 and @wishing-and-hoping
TTC History in Spolier:
Me: 32, DH: 33 Diagnosis: Me: Unexplained. Him: 1% morphology pre-washed. IUI - CANCELLED Jan IUI - 100 mg Clomid Days 3-7. Cancelled after Estrace stunted follicle growth. BFN IUI #1 - Feb/March, 2017 IUI - IUI+7 days Clomid+HCG trigger shot. March 1st IUI. 3/15 BFN IUI # 2 - August, 2017 IUI - 7 days Clomid + HCG trigger shot. IUI on August 12. 8/26 BFN *TW* November 1st, BFP. Ended in MC @ 6 w 3 days. 11/20/17. **Natural Cycle with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs. IUI #3 Feb 24 2018, IUI + 7 days Clomid + HCG Trigger Shot. Feb 24 IUI. 3/12 BFN *TW* 5/10/18 BFP/MC. Natural Cycle. 1st Beta 232, 2nd 850. No Fetal pole seen on U/S, 5/30/18. Medicated MC on 6/23. IVF #1, Stims begin on August 17th. ER, 8/28/18. 32 Eggs Retrieved, 18 mature, 18 Fertilized. 12 Day 5. 6 Blasts Tested Normal with CCS. FET 1, 11/6/19. 1 Embryo Transferred. NEG BETA 11/15 FET 2, 1/29. 1 Embryo to Transfer. +HPT 2/5. Beta 2/7 = 137, 2nd HCG = 317. MC at 6w4d. No fetal pole seen on U/S
Awwww you guys thank you for all the love my heart is so full right now. Transfer went perfect! Here he is a perfect 6BA embryo...now it’s up to him if he wants to stick around in there for the next 8.5 months!!
@manders85-2 your embaby is adorable!! Def jealous of the Valium my clinic doesn’t give you any @wishing-and-hoping Hoping everything went Perfect for you today too!
@leilee101 Seriously it felt like this day would never come but I’m so grateful it has. Now the dreaded wait!
@ellemarie7 aw thank you! That does make me feel better! I feel fine with the exception of the spotting. It has continued through the day, but it's definitely brown (still like my pre period spotting though). Sometimes there's barely anything there, other times its a bit more, though I wouldn't say alot (also like my pre period spotting).. Oh the joys of not knowing what it is! 😫 I did call my clinic and the nurse gave me kinda a general expected answer of "it could be normal.. Keep an eye on it" and I asked her if I maybe needed to up my progesterone and she said my dose was plenty. I also asked if it was possible to get your period while taking it (cause I've read people that do) and she said it should hold off but in rare cases you can get it... So everything I expected her to say, so I wouldn't say I felt any better after the call lol. When is your beta??
@kimberlyshae great to hear about your awesome sono!
so many transfers today! so exciting. we ended up having 2 blastocysts today and the RE and embryologist each recommended transferring them both so... we did! i was surprised they suggested two, but they were both early blastocysts so there was not a clear "winner" and also transferring one would mean a second round of freezing for the other, which isn't ideal. my transfers have always been a little tricky because of my tilted uterus but we got them in there after some time and effort (thank you valium). overall not what i expected from today but i am (super cautiously) hopeful.
TTC History in Spoiler
Me: 29 DH:34 TTC 21 cycles All TI cycles BFN (with letrozole, ovidrel, prometrium) Hysteroscopy + Polypectomy + D&C on 1/3 IUI #1 February 6, BFP 2/21, CP 2/26 IUI #2 March 14, BFN IUI #3 April 11, BFN IUI #4 May 11, BFN July 2018 IVF, developed lead follicle, converted to TI, BFN August/September 2018 IVF converted to freeze-all: 7 mature eggs; we fertilized 3 and froze 4. 3/3 fertilized and 1 blast! October 2018 FET-BFN November 2018 FET-TBD
I’m sorry for all of the concern around the spotting, @mkr_0128. I hope it resolves and these are all positive signs of a sticky bean
TTC History in Spolier:
Me: 32, DH: 33 Diagnosis: Me: Unexplained. Him: 1% morphology pre-washed. IUI - CANCELLED Jan IUI - 100 mg Clomid Days 3-7. Cancelled after Estrace stunted follicle growth. BFN IUI #1 - Feb/March, 2017 IUI - IUI+7 days Clomid+HCG trigger shot. March 1st IUI. 3/15 BFN IUI # 2 - August, 2017 IUI - 7 days Clomid + HCG trigger shot. IUI on August 12. 8/26 BFN *TW* November 1st, BFP. Ended in MC @ 6 w 3 days. 11/20/17. **Natural Cycle with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs. IUI #3 Feb 24 2018, IUI + 7 days Clomid + HCG Trigger Shot. Feb 24 IUI. 3/12 BFN *TW* 5/10/18 BFP/MC. Natural Cycle. 1st Beta 232, 2nd 850. No Fetal pole seen on U/S, 5/30/18. Medicated MC on 6/23. IVF #1, Stims begin on August 17th. ER, 8/28/18. 32 Eggs Retrieved, 18 mature, 18 Fertilized. 12 Day 5. 6 Blasts Tested Normal with CCS. FET 1, 11/6/19. 1 Embryo Transferred. NEG BETA 11/15 FET 2, 1/29. 1 Embryo to Transfer. +HPT 2/5. Beta 2/7 = 137, 2nd HCG = 317. MC at 6w4d. No fetal pole seen on U/S
People think we become mothers when we give birth but the truth is we become mothers the moment we start calling our babies to us in our thoughts, dreams and prayers. Some paths are short and some are so long that you can easily forget where you were headed.
How I feel all of the time. My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI Back on Levothyroxine FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt, 1st Beta on 7dpt 93 2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule. Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017 New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
*lurking* Congratulations on being PUPO @ndz2018, @manders85-2 and @wishing-and-hoping !!! @ndz2018 I'm so so happy you finally got your transfer!!! You are an inspiration to everyone - particularly anyone who is told they have to wait it out for another month (or 10!!!)
**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
@roisis Awww thank you that for reals brought tears to my eyes. The waiting has got to be worth it! You fight every day to get what you want sometimes and life always throws obstacles at you ( like car accident and canceled cycles) but you either Persevere or you give up! I am a Fighter and so are you!!! No one said this was gonna be an easy journey but deep down in my heart i know it’s worth every tear that I’ve shed.
Mad love for all you ladies and the freakin amazing suppprt you’ve all given me! No matter what happens in the next 8 days I know I have An amazing support system with all of you! Thank you!
@mkr_0128 hang in there! Less than a week left! Don't you love how vague the nurses can be lol...like thaaanks. My transfer is tomorrow so my beta is 11/21!
Also ladies, kind of a cool story...we got chickens over the summer and have been waiting, waiting, and waiting for them to lay eggs. They were supposed to in September/October based on their age and we honestly thought we got chickens that couldn't lay. We always kind of joked that them and I were struggling in that department, lol. I went out this morning to feed them and GUESS WHAT. EGGS! How about that for timing? What are the odds it happened this week!? I am taking this as an amazing sign for all of us. LOL!
Hope everyone that transferred is feeling amazing today, y'all have been on my mind, lots of sticky vibes sent your way!
I'm told my lining looked perfect this morning! I don't really know what the numbers are supposed to be but I think I saw 9.13. I got the go ahead to start PIO tonight.... I've never been so excited and scared shitless at the same time. My husband won't be up here until Friday so this injection should be interesting.
@hclausen85 Sounds like a good lining to me!! Mine was 9.3 the day before transfer. As for advice on giving yourself your own PIO ... DONT HESITATE! I watched A few YouTube videos in giving your own PIO too! GL!
@ndz2018 and @manders85-2 - Beautiful Embies!!! So glad everything went ok, hoping for an easy TWW for you ladies. @wishing-and-hoping what a fun surprise to have on transfer day to have two, it definitely sounds like that was the best move. Good luck during your TWW! Plan on testing at all ...? @kimberlyshae yay for a clear sono! Just one more step closer .. Why do you have to wait a whole month? @ellemarie7 that is most def a sign, those chickens know whatsup ... @hclausen85 congrats on the go ahead!! Agreed that the PIO solo is all about the hesitation, I can't look at the needle going in, which makes things interesting when I have to do it on my own lol
@ellemarie7 those chicken eggs are a great sign!! They look amazing!
@hclausen85, congrats on the 9.13 lining! And on your first injection... It's way more intimidating than it hurts in my experience. You'll do great!
@ndz2018, your emby is precious! It's crazy how different they can look. We didn't get a print out photo, it was wild, they brought in an "isolate" that had the embryo in it and projected a live shot of what little #7 looked like at that instant before drawing him or her up in the pipette. That blurry shot is my husband's photo of the screen. This machine looked like a nicu incubator. The embryologist's hands go through little holes. Do your clinics do this? This was our first Transfer so don't know if this is typical or not. We go to CCRM and I know they use a lot of new technology to keep the embryo in a 'perfect' environment up until the time of transfer.
TTC History in Spolier:
Me: 32, DH: 33 Diagnosis: Me: Unexplained. Him: 1% morphology pre-washed. IUI - CANCELLED Jan IUI - 100 mg Clomid Days 3-7. Cancelled after Estrace stunted follicle growth. BFN IUI #1 - Feb/March, 2017 IUI - IUI+7 days Clomid+HCG trigger shot. March 1st IUI. 3/15 BFN IUI # 2 - August, 2017 IUI - 7 days Clomid + HCG trigger shot. IUI on August 12. 8/26 BFN *TW* November 1st, BFP. Ended in MC @ 6 w 3 days. 11/20/17. **Natural Cycle with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs. IUI #3 Feb 24 2018, IUI + 7 days Clomid + HCG Trigger Shot. Feb 24 IUI. 3/12 BFN *TW* 5/10/18 BFP/MC. Natural Cycle. 1st Beta 232, 2nd 850. No Fetal pole seen on U/S, 5/30/18. Medicated MC on 6/23. IVF #1, Stims begin on August 17th. ER, 8/28/18. 32 Eggs Retrieved, 18 mature, 18 Fertilized. 12 Day 5. 6 Blasts Tested Normal with CCS. FET 1, 11/6/19. 1 Embryo Transferred. NEG BETA 11/15 FET 2, 1/29. 1 Embryo to Transfer. +HPT 2/5. Beta 2/7 = 137, 2nd HCG = 317. MC at 6w4d. No fetal pole seen on U/S
@manders85-2 I go to a CCRM clinic as well it was crazy when the zoomed in on the embryo! I can’t believe how tiny it is. Our picture is blurry too since it’s a picture of the screen.
So cool you go to a CCRM too, @blackhottamales. Where are you in your process??
Congrats on your transfer, @Lauren3617. Welcome to the group! @ndz2018 has a google doc if you want to add your info there. Here’s to hoping for a lot of November successes here!
TTC History in Spolier:
Me: 32, DH: 33 Diagnosis: Me: Unexplained. Him: 1% morphology pre-washed. IUI - CANCELLED Jan IUI - 100 mg Clomid Days 3-7. Cancelled after Estrace stunted follicle growth. BFN IUI #1 - Feb/March, 2017 IUI - IUI+7 days Clomid+HCG trigger shot. March 1st IUI. 3/15 BFN IUI # 2 - August, 2017 IUI - 7 days Clomid + HCG trigger shot. IUI on August 12. 8/26 BFN *TW* November 1st, BFP. Ended in MC @ 6 w 3 days. 11/20/17. **Natural Cycle with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs. IUI #3 Feb 24 2018, IUI + 7 days Clomid + HCG Trigger Shot. Feb 24 IUI. 3/12 BFN *TW* 5/10/18 BFP/MC. Natural Cycle. 1st Beta 232, 2nd 850. No Fetal pole seen on U/S, 5/30/18. Medicated MC on 6/23. IVF #1, Stims begin on August 17th. ER, 8/28/18. 32 Eggs Retrieved, 18 mature, 18 Fertilized. 12 Day 5. 6 Blasts Tested Normal with CCS. FET 1, 11/6/19. 1 Embryo Transferred. NEG BETA 11/15 FET 2, 1/29. 1 Embryo to Transfer. +HPT 2/5. Beta 2/7 = 137, 2nd HCG = 317. MC at 6w4d. No fetal pole seen on U/S
Congratulations to all the recent transfers! And to everyone transferring soon, good luck!
I’m out, probably for the next couple of months. It’s just a dumb scheduling problem where my case manager dropped the ball (travel conflicts with monitoring and she didn’t figure it out until the other day), and in the large scheme of things it’s not a huge deal after all the ups and downs of IF and IVF, but I had my hopes up for this time and as y’all know it still hurts! I’ll be rooting for you all, and maybe see you in PAIF in a few months 😉
Hi, everyone. Congratulations to everyone who is PUPO already. I'm going to jump back in after my Bump break, since my RE is putting me on antibiotics and we are trying for a late November transfer--as long as my lining cooperates!
Me: 35 DH: 28 TTC since June 2016 Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016 AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017 Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017 October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total) Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen 12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP 2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone Abnormal SIS Oct 2018 Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis. 12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN Our journey has come to an end.
Congrats to all those who recently transferred!!! Fx for all of you!!! And also welcome to those newly joining! Sorry I’m on mobile and it’s impossible to scroll through and tag!
@AlohaKumu yas girl!!! So glad to see you here! What antibiotics? Flagyl and levaquin did the trick for me!
Re: Nov 2018 FET
My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI
Back on Levothyroxine
FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid
FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway
Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt,
1st Beta on 7dpt 93
2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule.
Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017
New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI
IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P
BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine
IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
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
And good luck to all the ladies having transfers today! Fingers crossed for sticky beans across the board!!
Good luck and baby dust to all the ladies transferring today!!
Me - anovulatory, non-Insulin PCOS, DH - low end of "normal" sperm count
IUI#1 - 02/15 - Cancelled due to scrubbed sperm count <1MM
IVF#1 - 08/15 - 13x5-day blastocysts (ranging from AA-BB, most are 5 or 6), not PGS, on ice
FET#1 - 10/15 - 1 emb - BFP (DD 07/16) (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium)
FET#2 - 07/17 - 1 emb - BFN (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium)
FET#3 - 08/17 - 1 emb - BFN (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium)
FET#4 - 10/17 - 2 emb - BFN (changed to estrace + prometrium because of allergic reaction to PIO sesame oil)
ERA Testing - 12/17 - window moved (-1 day)
FET#5 - 03/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used)
Karyotype Testing - 04/18 - Negative (we're ok)
FET#6 - 06/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used)
FET#7 - 10/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used)
FET#8 - 11/18 - 2 emb - BFP; looks like one baby is going to make it, DD is due 8/16 (though likely to be 8/9)
Special shout out to @ndz2018 for waiting 234987570935 years for today to come. Praying for a smooth transfer and sticky beans for all of you
@suzycupcake welcome! Do you usually have long cycles? Have you been tracking temp or anything to give you an idea of where you are in the cycle? I have never had to induce AF but I think a week is a reasonable time frame to start harassing your doctor
AFM: My sono saline was today and it was fine. Doc said everything looked perfect. I have a whole month to wait for transfer, so I'm just hoping it will go by fast. In the meantime, I'm going to camp out on this board and continue rooting for you girls! Bring on the BFP's November!!!
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
Everything went great. Our day 5 3AA turned 4AA right after thaw and the doc said my lining and uterus looked perfect. We did acupuncture and that Valium really worked it’s magic. Here’s hoping our #7 embryo burrows his or her way in!
Cant wait to hear from you @ndz2018 and @wishing-and-hoping
Diagnosis: Me: Unexplained. Him: 1% morphology pre-washed.
IUI - CANCELLED Jan IUI - 100 mg Clomid Days 3-7. Cancelled after Estrace stunted follicle growth. BFN
IUI #1 - Feb/March, 2017 IUI - IUI+7 days Clomid+HCG trigger shot. March 1st IUI. 3/15 BFN
IUI # 2 - August, 2017 IUI - 7 days Clomid + HCG trigger shot. IUI on August 12. 8/26 BFN
*TW* November 1st, BFP. Ended in MC @ 6 w 3 days. 11/20/17. **Natural Cycle with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs.
IUI #3 Feb 24 2018, IUI + 7 days Clomid + HCG Trigger Shot. Feb 24 IUI. 3/12 BFN
*TW* 5/10/18 BFP/MC. Natural Cycle. 1st Beta 232, 2nd 850. No Fetal pole seen on U/S, 5/30/18. Medicated MC on 6/23.
IVF #1, Stims begin on August 17th. ER, 8/28/18. 32 Eggs Retrieved, 18 mature, 18 Fertilized. 12 Day 5. 6 Blasts Tested Normal with CCS.
FET 1, 11/6/19. 1 Embryo Transferred. NEG BETA 11/15
FET 2, 1/29. 1 Embryo to Transfer. +HPT 2/5. Beta 2/7 = 137, 2nd HCG = 317. MC at 6w4d. No fetal pole seen on U/S
@manders85-2 your embaby is adorable!! Def jealous of the Valium my clinic doesn’t give you any
@wishing-and-hoping Hoping everything went Perfect for you today too!
@leilee101 Seriously it felt like this day would never come but I’m so grateful it has. Now the dreaded wait!
@kimberlyshae great to hear about your awesome sono!
Woohoo congrats @manders85-2 and @ndz2018!! 🎉
TTC 21 cycles
All TI cycles BFN (with letrozole, ovidrel, prometrium)
Hysteroscopy + Polypectomy + D&C on 1/3
IUI #1 February 6, BFP 2/21, CP 2/26
IUI #2 March 14, BFN
IUI #3 April 11, BFN
IUI #4 May 11, BFN
July 2018 IVF, developed lead follicle, converted to TI, BFN
August/September 2018 IVF converted to freeze-all: 7 mature eggs; we fertilized 3 and froze 4. 3/3 fertilized and 1 blast!
October 2018 FET-BFN
November 2018 FET-TBD
Great to hear about your sono @kimberlyshae
I’m sorry for all of the concern around the spotting, @mkr_0128. I hope it resolves and these are all positive signs of a sticky bean
Diagnosis: Me: Unexplained. Him: 1% morphology pre-washed.
IUI - CANCELLED Jan IUI - 100 mg Clomid Days 3-7. Cancelled after Estrace stunted follicle growth. BFN
IUI #1 - Feb/March, 2017 IUI - IUI+7 days Clomid+HCG trigger shot. March 1st IUI. 3/15 BFN
IUI # 2 - August, 2017 IUI - 7 days Clomid + HCG trigger shot. IUI on August 12. 8/26 BFN
*TW* November 1st, BFP. Ended in MC @ 6 w 3 days. 11/20/17. **Natural Cycle with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs.
IUI #3 Feb 24 2018, IUI + 7 days Clomid + HCG Trigger Shot. Feb 24 IUI. 3/12 BFN
*TW* 5/10/18 BFP/MC. Natural Cycle. 1st Beta 232, 2nd 850. No Fetal pole seen on U/S, 5/30/18. Medicated MC on 6/23.
IVF #1, Stims begin on August 17th. ER, 8/28/18. 32 Eggs Retrieved, 18 mature, 18 Fertilized. 12 Day 5. 6 Blasts Tested Normal with CCS.
FET 1, 11/6/19. 1 Embryo Transferred. NEG BETA 11/15
FET 2, 1/29. 1 Embryo to Transfer. +HPT 2/5. Beta 2/7 = 137, 2nd HCG = 317. MC at 6w4d. No fetal pole seen on U/S
@wishing-and-hoping omg 2! Awesome! I hope one or both stick!
Congrats on being PUPO @ndz2018, @manders85-2 and @wishing-and-hoping. That's wonderful! sending you sticky vibes!
My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI
Back on Levothyroxine
FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid
FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway
Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt,
1st Beta on 7dpt 93
2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule.
Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017
New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI
IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P
BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine
IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
Congratulations on being PUPO @ndz2018, @manders85-2 and @wishing-and-hoping !!!
@ndz2018 I'm so so happy you finally got your transfer!!! You are an inspiration to everyone - particularly anyone who is told they have to wait it out for another month (or 10!!!)
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
@roisis Awww thank you that for reals brought tears to my eyes. The waiting has got to be worth it! You fight every day to get what you want sometimes and life always throws obstacles at you ( like car accident and canceled cycles) but you either Persevere or you give up! I am a Fighter and so are you!!! No one said this was gonna be an easy journey but deep down in my heart i know it’s worth every tear that I’ve shed.
Mad love for all you ladies and the freakin amazing suppprt you’ve all given me! No matter what happens in the next 8 days I know I have An amazing support system with all of you! Thank you!
@mkr_0128 hang in there! Less than a week left! Don't you love how vague the nurses can be lol...like thaaanks. My transfer is tomorrow so my beta is 11/21!
Also ladies, kind of a cool story...we got chickens over the summer and have been waiting, waiting, and waiting for them to lay eggs. They were supposed to in September/October based on their age and we honestly thought we got chickens that couldn't lay. We always kind of joked that them and I were struggling in that department, lol. I went out this morning to feed them and GUESS WHAT. EGGS! How about that for timing? What are the odds it happened this week!? I am taking this as an amazing sign for all of us. LOL!
Hope everyone that transferred is feeling amazing today, y'all have been on my mind, lots of sticky vibes sent your way!
I'm told my lining looked perfect this morning! I don't really know what the numbers are supposed to be but I think I saw 9.13. I got the go ahead to start PIO tonight.... I've never been so excited and scared shitless at the same time. My husband won't be up here until Friday so this injection should be interesting.
@hclausen85 Sounds like a good
lining to me!! Mine was 9.3 the day before transfer. As for advice on giving yourself your own PIO ... DONT HESITATE! I watched A few YouTube videos in giving your own PIO too! GL!
@wishing-and-hoping what a fun surprise to have on transfer day to have two, it definitely sounds like that was the best move. Good luck during your TWW! Plan on testing at all ...?
@kimberlyshae yay for a clear sono! Just one more step closer .. Why do you have to wait a whole month?
@ellemarie7 that is most def a sign, those chickens know whatsup ...
@hclausen85 congrats on the go ahead!! Agreed that the PIO solo is all about the hesitation, I can't look at the needle going in, which makes things interesting when I have to do it on my own lol
@hclausen85, congrats on the 9.13 lining! And on your first injection... It's way more intimidating than it hurts in my experience. You'll do great!
@ndz2018, your emby is precious! It's crazy how different they can look. We didn't get a print out photo, it was wild, they brought in an "isolate" that had the embryo in it and projected a live shot of what little #7 looked like at that instant before drawing him or her up in the pipette. That blurry shot is my husband's photo of the screen. This machine looked like a nicu incubator. The embryologist's hands go through little holes. Do your clinics do this? This was our first Transfer so don't know if this is typical or not. We go to CCRM and I know they use a lot of new technology to keep the embryo in a 'perfect' environment up until the time of transfer.
Diagnosis: Me: Unexplained. Him: 1% morphology pre-washed.
IUI - CANCELLED Jan IUI - 100 mg Clomid Days 3-7. Cancelled after Estrace stunted follicle growth. BFN
IUI #1 - Feb/March, 2017 IUI - IUI+7 days Clomid+HCG trigger shot. March 1st IUI. 3/15 BFN
IUI # 2 - August, 2017 IUI - 7 days Clomid + HCG trigger shot. IUI on August 12. 8/26 BFN
*TW* November 1st, BFP. Ended in MC @ 6 w 3 days. 11/20/17. **Natural Cycle with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs.
IUI #3 Feb 24 2018, IUI + 7 days Clomid + HCG Trigger Shot. Feb 24 IUI. 3/12 BFN
*TW* 5/10/18 BFP/MC. Natural Cycle. 1st Beta 232, 2nd 850. No Fetal pole seen on U/S, 5/30/18. Medicated MC on 6/23.
IVF #1, Stims begin on August 17th. ER, 8/28/18. 32 Eggs Retrieved, 18 mature, 18 Fertilized. 12 Day 5. 6 Blasts Tested Normal with CCS.
FET 1, 11/6/19. 1 Embryo Transferred. NEG BETA 11/15
FET 2, 1/29. 1 Embryo to Transfer. +HPT 2/5. Beta 2/7 = 137, 2nd HCG = 317. MC at 6w4d. No fetal pole seen on U/S
@manders85-2 I go to a CCRM clinic as well it was crazy when the zoomed in on the embryo! I can’t believe how tiny it is. Our picture is blurry too since it’s a picture of the screen.
I'm joining a little late, but I am in the FET process and had my transfer earlier this morning.
I look forward to getting to know you all!
Congrats on your transfer, @Lauren3617. Welcome to the group! @ndz2018 has a google doc if you want to add your info there. Here’s to hoping for a lot of November successes here!
Diagnosis: Me: Unexplained. Him: 1% morphology pre-washed.
IUI - CANCELLED Jan IUI - 100 mg Clomid Days 3-7. Cancelled after Estrace stunted follicle growth. BFN
IUI #1 - Feb/March, 2017 IUI - IUI+7 days Clomid+HCG trigger shot. March 1st IUI. 3/15 BFN
IUI # 2 - August, 2017 IUI - 7 days Clomid + HCG trigger shot. IUI on August 12. 8/26 BFN
*TW* November 1st, BFP. Ended in MC @ 6 w 3 days. 11/20/17. **Natural Cycle with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs.
IUI #3 Feb 24 2018, IUI + 7 days Clomid + HCG Trigger Shot. Feb 24 IUI. 3/12 BFN
*TW* 5/10/18 BFP/MC. Natural Cycle. 1st Beta 232, 2nd 850. No Fetal pole seen on U/S, 5/30/18. Medicated MC on 6/23.
IVF #1, Stims begin on August 17th. ER, 8/28/18. 32 Eggs Retrieved, 18 mature, 18 Fertilized. 12 Day 5. 6 Blasts Tested Normal with CCS.
FET 1, 11/6/19. 1 Embryo Transferred. NEG BETA 11/15
FET 2, 1/29. 1 Embryo to Transfer. +HPT 2/5. Beta 2/7 = 137, 2nd HCG = 317. MC at 6w4d. No fetal pole seen on U/S
I’m out, probably for the next couple of months. It’s just a dumb scheduling problem where my case manager dropped the ball (travel conflicts with monitoring and she didn’t figure it out until the other day), and in the large scheme of things it’s not a huge deal after all the ups and downs of IF and IVF, but I had my hopes up for this time and as y’all know it still hurts! I’ll be rooting for you all, and maybe see you in PAIF in a few months 😉
@Lauren3617 here is the link for the google doc if you’re in mobile!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_83Cj5xeatr-uYgbP02NrQsZYnewoEAJOyyb6lhNyo
Me - anovulatory, non-Insulin PCOS, DH - low end of "normal" sperm count
IUI#1 - 02/15 - Cancelled due to scrubbed sperm count <1MM
IVF#1 - 08/15 - 13x5-day blastocysts (ranging from AA-BB, most are 5 or 6), not PGS, on ice
FET#1 - 10/15 - 1 emb - BFP (DD 07/16) (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium)
FET#2 - 07/17 - 1 emb - BFN (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium)
FET#3 - 08/17 - 1 emb - BFN (estrace + PIO sesame oil + prometrium)
FET#4 - 10/17 - 2 emb - BFN (changed to estrace + prometrium because of allergic reaction to PIO sesame oil)
ERA Testing - 12/17 - window moved (-1 day)
FET#5 - 03/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used)
Karyotype Testing - 04/18 - Negative (we're ok)
FET#6 - 06/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used)
FET#7 - 10/18 - 2 emb - BFN (estrace + prometrium, ERA-timing used)
FET#8 - 11/18 - 2 emb - BFP; looks like one baby is going to make it, DD is due 8/16 (though likely to be 8/9)
TTC since June 2016
Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016
AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017
Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017
October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total)
Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen
12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP
2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN
Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone
Abnormal SIS Oct 2018
Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis.
12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN
Our journey has come to an end.
@AlohaKumu yas girl!!! So glad to see you here! What antibiotics? Flagyl and levaquin did the trick for me!