*TW* I have a 16 month old son from IVF. I posted on here during my IVF journey that led to him Anyway, I have a consultation with my RE on Thursday. We are planning to do a FET and have 5 frozen blasts. My question is for anyone who did a FET or IVF after having a child/ children. What tests did you have to do second/ third time around? It hasn't been that long since I've been there, and I know they will need blood work and do an ultrasound. What else should I expect? I'll be bummed if it's a lot of testing! My biggest worry is that they will find polyps again. I had a few before, and had to have a hysteroscopy (I think that's what it was) to remove them, and that sets you back time-line wise. I also hate the HSG saline thing and hope they don't make me do that!!! Any insight would be helpful. Thanks!
Me: 33, DH: 40 July 2016: IVF #1 (froze embryos) Aug. 2016: Hysteroscopy to remove a few polyps & Laparoscopy Oct. 2016: FET #1 BFN Nov. 2016: FET #2 BFP (ended in CP) March 2017: IVF #2 Fresh Transfer of 2 Blasts = BFP!!! (EDD: 11/27/17) Froze 5 Blasts DS born on 11/2/17!!! Back to try for Baby #2
So my RE had me do the HSG again, bloodwork and more bloodwork, then once you start estrace and PIO, a couple of blood levels, then 2-4 betas after transfer, good luck!!
I did an FET exactly 2 years after my first IVF baby was born and didn't have to do any new tests again. I just did meds to prep for an FET. I then switched to another RE and thankfully didn't have to repeat the HSG either, but I did have to get a hysteroscopy as the new RE found a polyp and a big cyst.
***History & TW in Spoiler***
***bfp & child warning*** TTC - since 2014 7 rounds of Clomid - BFN IUI #1 - October 2015 - BFN IUI #2 - November 2015 - BFN IUI #3 - December 2015 - BFN IVF #1 - March 2016 Retrieval #1 - April 2016 FET #1 - May 2016 - BFP!!! DS - Born January 2017 Trying for baby #2... FET #2 - January 2018 - BFN No more embryos left; switched to a new RE IVF/Retrieval #2 - January 2019 IVF/Retrieval #3 - March 2019 FET #3 - April 2019 - BFP!!! - DD: Born December 2019 Trying for baby #3... FET #4 - October 2021 - BFP!!! - Due June 2022
Re: FET for baby #2
TTC - since 2014
7 rounds of Clomid - BFN
IUI #1 - October 2015 - BFN
IUI #2 - November 2015 - BFN
IUI #3 - December 2015 - BFN
IVF #1 - March 2016
Retrieval #1 - April 2016
FET #1 - May 2016 - BFP!!! DS - Born January 2017
Trying for baby #2...
FET #2 - January 2018 - BFN
No more embryos left; switched to a new RE
IVF/Retrieval #2 - January 2019
IVF/Retrieval #3 - March 2019
FET #3 - April 2019 - BFP!!! - DD: Born December 2019
Trying for baby #3...
FET #4 - October 2021 - BFP!!! - Due June 2022