@JamieH2000 I have 3 alarms on my phone to keep organized and I try to set out all my meds each night so it's easy to take them. I'm doing PIO every 3 days and patch every other so I also have it written on our calendar. It's a lot of organization. Do you have plans to keep busy between transfer and beta?
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2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
@laurad75- we actually close on a new house 11/23 and move 11/30. Horrible timing if I’m actually pregnant... but I’m hoping that’s the problem we have! Can’t put everything on hold for infertility forever! When is your next scan after Monday?
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Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015 Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive) March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary. August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e Back for # 2!
@laurad75- we actually close on a new house 11/23 and move 11/30. Horrible timing if I’m actually pregnant... but I’m hoping that’s the problem we have! Can’t put everything on hold for infertility forever! When is your next scan after Monday?
History in Spoiler
Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015 Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive) March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary. August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e Back for # 2!
@andreamm31 I see it! Hope you have a restful weekend and it goes by quick so your beta will be here in no time. @JamieH2000 Yes I am super excited. I have never had a transfer and a bit nervous, all my IVF had been cancelled or converted to IUI for low response. I have 13 embryos and did not have the PGS testing, honestly wish we had but we did not think we would have these many to test and the program is a guarantee of 4 and said we would get 4-6. I think I will end up testing early but nervous I will start doing it too soon and get upset if I do not see the 2 lines. When is the best time to test? My HCG will be 10 days after on Nov 20.
@JamieH2000 Congratulations on the house! That’s a perfect distraction.
Not sure about next scan. If things go well on Monday I will graduate from RE and I’ll see my OB on 12/1 and I assume schedule another scan. I don’t remember how many I had with Duke before the anatomy scan at 19 weeks.
@Imajin99 I’m so excited for you. The actual transfer is nothing to be nervous about. It can be a little uncomfortable if they require you to have a full bladder but otherwise it’s very simple. I would recommend you try not to test until a week after your transfer. If it’s successful you should see a positive test by then.
History and blog link in spoiler
2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
Imajin99 - Yup, the actual transfer is a piece of cake comparatively speaking. Do what you can to reduce stress in the days around it. Also, yeah hold out as long as you can to test. I always give in and test 4 days post transfer and it's always torture seeing that stark white (simply because it's too early) or trying to figure out if that shadow is actually a line, etc.
@laurad75 Thank-you, still a bit nervous but I have had plenty of IUIs so I hear it can be quite similar. I will try to hold out as long as possible and keep myself distracted. However I did take the remainder of the week off as Nov 11 is a Stat holiday and decided to take thrus & friday off as well.
@JamieH2000 Congrats on the new house! Wishing you an amazing transfer on Monday in case I do not catch you tomorrow evening.
AFM: Transfer set for Tuesday, they will call me on Monday to confirm the time. Wanted to ask you all as today after taking estrace and endometerin suppositories I had massive cramping and was in great pain and sweating profusely. Never had this before and it scared me, was curled up in a ball and debated going to the ER. It did all pass after about 30 mins and I spoke with the nurse at clinic and said it could be the meds but to go to the ER if it happens again. Thankfully it has not happened this morning, anyone ever experience anything like that?
@andreamm31 that's a very promising line!! excited for you - i know you've been on quite the trip with this IF crap! Hope you get a nice beta on Monday
@Imajin99 I got horrible hot flashes on progesterone supplements but no cramping or pain; hopefully it was just a flukey reaction thing.
@JamieH2000 Congrats on the new house! Yeah, hard to put life on hold while we wait for our IF ducks to fall into place. We had to convert one of our offices back into a bedroom so we'd have a place for a nursery AND offices for us and it was really nerve-wracking doing that while going through the adoption process and then ultimately IVF. And then replacing my husband's car during our ER back in 2017 and him not anticipating that a sports car might not be the best choice if we're hoping to be pregnant that fall lol. i remember getting the calls about our embryo progress while I was sitting at the dealership doing all of the paperwork for that.
~~ Our Story in Spoiler! TW loss/child~~
Fall 2012 -- started TTC Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016. September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo. Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice. August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18 September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2 January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
@Imajin99 so excited for you this week! Transfer is finally here! I have never had that reaction to progesterone or estrogen. However, estrogen dilates your pores so hot flashes are common. I definitely have lots of them and get night sweats. Hopefully that was just a fluke reaction -- hormones do plenty of weird stuff. For me the estrogen also gives me weird skin issues, scaly dry patches, and the PIO gave me a rash too but I think that was a filler in it. It's possible that you didn't have a good reaction to the oil base in the PIO. I think I ended up using one with a linseed base and switched away from the sesame/peanut oil base. I think it's good you took time off -- I also did and I think it was helpful in reducing stress. My clinic does prescribe valium for transfer but I would say it's really optional and not necessary. I have a little PTSD from an HSG that was botched and horrible so I get nervous about all procedures but it was easy.
@JamieH2000 wow, you have a lot going on! I totally understand what you mean though...I feel like a lot of my life these past 3 years has just been a holding pattern for IF. And it sucks! Ugh.
@c-town18 how are you feeling??? You're getting along there!
@lmajin99- wow! 13! We got 12. And did pgs later too... transfer is easy compared to everything else. I wouldn’t test before 5 days. Some people don’t even get lines until 7! I’m undecided about testing early... sorry to hear about the cramping! That does sound scary. I sure hope it’s nothing!!
@laurad75- wow, only 1 Scan at your RE?! Mine does 5.5, 6.5, 7.5 and 8.5 weeks. Maybe your RE can fit you in for another one before you graduate?
@mbradfo2- right, there is no good time in life to deal with all this stuff!! Hopefully winter will be calmer for you guys!
@lucyb1954- thank you! Hope you have been feeling better lately!!
AFM- I’m nervous for tomorrow. Transfer timing should have been 1130 based on my 96 hours, but they are swamped with retrieval’s in the morning so it’s not until 1. They say that the ErA timing is plus/minus 3 hours but it nervous somehow we will transfer too late... this science is just so Not perfect, I know. But it doesn’t give my confidence...
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Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015 Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive) March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary. August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e Back for # 2!
Thanks everyone, no further issues today so just hope as you said just a strange reaction. @JamieH2000 Good luck tomorrow, I can understand your nervousness but I know that this clinic has been amazing for you and RE knows exactly what they are doing in your situation. @lucyb1954 Thanks again for all your continued support. How is the nausea now?
Thanks @lmajin99. I agree with everyone, do not test early! I did it on day 5 post transfer and got stark white and I knew it was too early and it went against my better judgment, but it messed with my head a bit. Try to wait at least till day 7 or 8. I had that very faint line on day 8. Ive never experienced anything like that after taking meds....but I agree, if it happens again, I would go to the doctor! @JamieH2000 congrats on the new house! I wouldn't stress too much about the timing. I think you will be just fine! Wishing you the best of luck girl! @mbradfo2 Thanks friend!!! Hopefully it gets darker! @lucyb1954 thanks girlie!
AFM: Im a little freaked out because my implantation spotting has lasted for 4 days now and its a fair amount. Enough I need a liner, debris in the toilet, and just brown when I wipe.(luckily no red) ....but I keep reading implantation spotting should last no more than 3 days. I had implantation spotting like this for my first pregnancy and spotted like this for 5 days straight then it turned into bleeding and I had a chemical. So Im super freaked out this is going to be a chemical. Has anyone had implantation spotting this long. I tested yesterday with a different brand test because I have 2 First response and 2 blue ones. So yesterday the blue one looked ok and seemed darker than the FRER. But then I did FRER today and I really cant see a progression, it still looks super faint. So tomorrow I will do the blue one (alternating them so they are 48 hours apart each) and praying its getting darker and then I have my beta at 830am. I have no idea how long it will take to get results. I feel like the FRER suck! They sucked for my last pregnancy and were faint forever then I had a beta and it was close to 5000! So I feel like they are increasing my anxiety.
39 years old DH 41. Sperm looks great. We live in San Diego Me: ****TW loss mentioned*** MTHFR Homozygous 677TT (dx 2016) hypothyroid 8/2018 Off birth control 11/29/2018 CP 2/10/2019. CP 3/8/2019 Saw fertility doctor, AFC 5, labs drawn 3/14/2019 Pregnant 4/18/2019 9 week ultrasound MM , stopped growing at 6 weeks, no HB. D&C 5/2/2019 Return to fertility doctor, labs show AMH 0.27. Diminished Ovarian Reserve 1st of 3 Egg retrievals planned tentatively for July 6/29/2019 started Antagonist Protocol 7/12/2019 First egg retrieval, only retrieved one egg and fell apart immediately, poor quality. 8/7/2019. Second cycle (follicular antagonist) canceled on day 5 of stims when a very large lead follicle grew out of nowhere. 11/8/2019. Second Egg retrieval with Lupron Flare Protocol. 2 eggs retrieved, fertilized with ICSI but no reaction occurred at all. Told I will never have my own babies with my eggs. 12/20/2019 ERA - pre-receptive. Needed 24 hours more of progesterone 2/2020 CP 3/2/2020 Egg donor cycle in Prague at Unica Clinic, 2 AA embryos, 1 transfer, 1 on ice. BFN. Due to pandemic, we could not return to Prague and will abandon our remaining embryo. 4/20/2020. BFP trying on our own! 06/04/2020 After HBs at 7 and 9 weeks, MM at 10 weeks 3 days. D&C, Hemorrhaged out 1 liter of blood from uterine artery rupture during procedure. Spent 1 night in the hospital with a balloon tamponade in my uterus. Baby was mosaic Trisomy 21. 8/2020. Moving forward with Donor Egg cycle at Utah Fertility Center and sharing a cycle with ladypOtter (Gina) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague but couldn't. 9/26/2020 Donor retrieval of 26 eggs, 24 mature. Split cycle so I have 12 eggs with all 12 fertilizing. 6 PGS normal 3 boys, 3 girls 10/29/2020 Transfer day of girl donor egg embryo. BFP! First HCG 92.9. Then inappropriate rise, plateau and falling. Possibly ectopic pregnancy. ER visit with diagnosis of "pregnancy location unknown". CP 1/19/2021 Embryos shipped from Utah to my local clinic, starting prednisone for anti-histamine protocol. 2/26/2021 FET girl embryo BFP. Betas 62, 139, 386! HB at 6 weeks, then baby stopped growing at 8 week check up with weak HB measuring 6 weeks 4 days. MM at 9 weeks. D&C 4/15/21 7/13/2021 FET boy and girl embryos. First beta 10dp5dt 177, 14dp5dt 1631, 16dp5dt 6809. Pregnant with Identical triplets. At 9 weeks, Baby C no longer had a heart beat. Identical Twin Girls. Pregnancy complicated by TRAP Sequence with baby C an Acardiac fetus still receiving blood flow being pumped to it by other girls. Referred to UCSF at 18 weeks for consultation. No intervention needed at this time 2/18/22 After a failed NST, at 34 weeks 1 day, Charlotte born 4lb 4oz and Lily born 4lbs 10 oz. Our hearts are complete. Baby girls in NICU to grow and learn to eat.
@andreamm31, I cannot comment on the implantation bleeding as I never had it before. Glad your beta will be tomorrow and call you early with the results. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you.
@JamieH2000 I’m sure everything will be fine but I wish the timing was better just so you weren’t so anxious. I’ll be thinking of you.
I’m pretty sure they only did one scan with Duke because everything looked good but I would love a second before I am discharged from RE. I’ll ask about that today.
@andreamm31 brown blood is totally normal. I hope you get the results back quickly. GL today!
My ultrasound is at 9:15. I’ll let you guys know how it goes. I’m so hopeful but understandably anxious.
History and blog link in spoiler
2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
@laurad75- glad it’s early so you don’t have to wait too long! No hubby allowed right? I’m gonna be anxiously waiting for an update, but all signs point to good news for you!!!
@lmajin99- mahbe it was just coincidence with the meds? Perhaps more digestion related? Whenever I have had extreme cramping, that’s been the cause for me...glad it hasn’t returned tho!!
@andreamm31- you are also going to be in my thoughts constantly. How much progesterone are you on? I would have your levels checked today if you can... assuming they are above 10-15, you def shouldn’t be spotting from a “period”. I think brown is ok, but I hear your concern about the darkness of the lines. FRER always were the most accurate for me, but maybe you have a bad batch? Sending all my prayers for a good strong beta for you!! I
History in Spoiler
Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015 Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive) March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary. August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e Back for # 2!
I just pulled into the clinic 30 min early for my ultrasound. I figure I can at least get the ultrasound early and then I’ll just have to wait for my appt with the NP. My favorite sonographer (I’ve been at this clinic a long time) emailed me this morning that she will be on the lookout for me so at least I’ll have her and I know she will give me as much info as possible. That made me feel much better.
History and blog link in spoiler
2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
Update in spoiler below: GL to everyone with big appts today! xo
Ultrasound showed a strong heartbeat of 150 and baby looks to be measuring perfectly for 7+2. They are not scheduling ultrasounds if the first looks good but the person I spoke to is asking my RE if I could request a 2nd in a couple of weeks. It's so refreshing to hear good news!
Update: They scheduled a 2nd ultrasound for next Tuesday. Then I will have my first OB appt two weeks later so that's a good balance for me.
History and blog link in spoiler
2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
@laurad75 Yayyyy!!!! Been checking for updates, so happy to see this! I have also been with my clinic a long time and when I got pregnant they kind of just let me come in every week for ultrasounds until I saw an OB at 10 weeks. I hope you can get in again soon!
@andreamm31 I think that spotting is pretty normal but for sure ask about it. I also know that the progestin suppositories can also cause that sort of thing. I found FRERs to be more accurate, but I also had much better lines with afternoon pee than with morning pee. Not sure why, but I do think time of day can impact things. Crossing everything and holding my breath for you!
@JamieH2000 I'm sure anything that is any different than usual is worrisome at this point and I think that's totally understandable. I'm sure it will be fine but it is scary. With my transfer, they were running a few minutes behind, and I had to drink more water and move around a bit because they couldn't see my uterus well (I was also supppper constipated! Yay progesterone!) so my original transfer time was delayed by an hour and it turned out good. They had the embryo ready in the tube and everything and then they had to go put it back! Also crossing everything for you and wishing you all the best
@andreamm31 I had spotting that started about 4-5 days after my transfer and lasted until 12 weeks on the nose, no cause found on ultrasound. It was usually brown, sometimes red and sometimes pink. My nurse said it was really common in IVF pregnancies because we're taking all sorts of meds to support the creation of the placenta and there's so much blood flow going on in that area. To be on the safe side, they had me on light activity since any heavy movement/etc seemed to make it worse. So I got to just veg on the couch and play video games for the first trimester lol instead of doing household chores.
@laurad75 Awesome news! I was sorta in the same position as @lucyb1954 since my RE saw me every week until 10 weeks and then I saw my OB at 12 weeks. But he was being super cautious since I had a previous early loss.
~~ Our Story in Spoiler! TW loss/child~~
Fall 2012 -- started TTC Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016. September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo. Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice. August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18 September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2 January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
laurad75 - Yesssss! Congrats to you! Such great news.
@andreamm31- I had brown spotting around 7 to 8 weeks, and it lasted a few days and was not heavy. My RE clinic was really not concerned, said it's common and not necessarily a sign of anything being wrong. I understand why you're concerned though of course. You've got a beta today right? I am hoping you get some reassuring news.
@JamieH2000 - Thinking of you today girl! Happy transfer day to you.
@laurad75 Congrats lady! So happy to have logged in to see your post. I am glad they will be booking another ultrasound for you as it can be so reassuring. @JamieH2000 Hoping the transfer went nice and smooth! Thanks for your feedback about digestive issues as I did feel super constipated while I was having the pain, after I was able to muster enough energy to use the washroom that is when I did start feeling a bit better so def could have been a combination. Quick question, whenever you have time, are you able to have embies tested after they have been frozen? I will also ask my clinic this as well for the remaining embies if that is possible to do.
The spotting is much better today. Its always been brown, so I knew it was implantation, but was nervous because my First response tests were not getting darker so I was scared it was a chemical. Thanks for your input @c-town18@mbradfo2, that was helpful to hear it happens more often in ivf pregnancies. @laurad75 soooooo amazing!! Awesome HB!!!! @JamieH2000 im on 2mg Estrace twice a day, 1ml progesterone in the morning and 100mg progesterone suppository at night. I had my estradiol and progesterone drawn today too. Waiting on those results. As for the other results....
hcg 92.9!!!! Repeat on Wednesday!! I think my FRER were defective. These are ghetto rite aid ones. Soooo relieved. But im taking it easy and won't do too much activity to make sure spotting stays minimal.
39 years old DH 41. Sperm looks great. We live in San Diego Me: ****TW loss mentioned*** MTHFR Homozygous 677TT (dx 2016) hypothyroid 8/2018 Off birth control 11/29/2018 CP 2/10/2019. CP 3/8/2019 Saw fertility doctor, AFC 5, labs drawn 3/14/2019 Pregnant 4/18/2019 9 week ultrasound MM , stopped growing at 6 weeks, no HB. D&C 5/2/2019 Return to fertility doctor, labs show AMH 0.27. Diminished Ovarian Reserve 1st of 3 Egg retrievals planned tentatively for July 6/29/2019 started Antagonist Protocol 7/12/2019 First egg retrieval, only retrieved one egg and fell apart immediately, poor quality. 8/7/2019. Second cycle (follicular antagonist) canceled on day 5 of stims when a very large lead follicle grew out of nowhere. 11/8/2019. Second Egg retrieval with Lupron Flare Protocol. 2 eggs retrieved, fertilized with ICSI but no reaction occurred at all. Told I will never have my own babies with my eggs. 12/20/2019 ERA - pre-receptive. Needed 24 hours more of progesterone 2/2020 CP 3/2/2020 Egg donor cycle in Prague at Unica Clinic, 2 AA embryos, 1 transfer, 1 on ice. BFN. Due to pandemic, we could not return to Prague and will abandon our remaining embryo. 4/20/2020. BFP trying on our own! 06/04/2020 After HBs at 7 and 9 weeks, MM at 10 weeks 3 days. D&C, Hemorrhaged out 1 liter of blood from uterine artery rupture during procedure. Spent 1 night in the hospital with a balloon tamponade in my uterus. Baby was mosaic Trisomy 21. 8/2020. Moving forward with Donor Egg cycle at Utah Fertility Center and sharing a cycle with ladypOtter (Gina) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague but couldn't. 9/26/2020 Donor retrieval of 26 eggs, 24 mature. Split cycle so I have 12 eggs with all 12 fertilizing. 6 PGS normal 3 boys, 3 girls 10/29/2020 Transfer day of girl donor egg embryo. BFP! First HCG 92.9. Then inappropriate rise, plateau and falling. Possibly ectopic pregnancy. ER visit with diagnosis of "pregnancy location unknown". CP 1/19/2021 Embryos shipped from Utah to my local clinic, starting prednisone for anti-histamine protocol. 2/26/2021 FET girl embryo BFP. Betas 62, 139, 386! HB at 6 weeks, then baby stopped growing at 8 week check up with weak HB measuring 6 weeks 4 days. MM at 9 weeks. D&C 4/15/21 7/13/2021 FET boy and girl embryos. First beta 10dp5dt 177, 14dp5dt 1631, 16dp5dt 6809. Pregnant with Identical triplets. At 9 weeks, Baby C no longer had a heart beat. Identical Twin Girls. Pregnancy complicated by TRAP Sequence with baby C an Acardiac fetus still receiving blood flow being pumped to it by other girls. Referred to UCSF at 18 weeks for consultation. No intervention needed at this time 2/18/22 After a failed NST, at 34 weeks 1 day, Charlotte born 4lb 4oz and Lily born 4lbs 10 oz. Our hearts are complete. Baby girls in NICU to grow and learn to eat.
andreamm31 - YESSSS! Oh girl, if you had told me that they were knockoff FRERs I would have told you to throw those in the trash. I had a terrible experience in July with Walgreens brand FRERs. Don't trust 'em.
@laurad75- omg yay!! right on track!! and another scan in a week. Perfect. I know its still scary, but I hope today are you feeling very positive!!
@lmajin99- you can thaw and test frozen embryos. Its harder on them and some REs reco not to do it. My RE said it lowers your chances by 10%. So we only did thawing and testing on half of them. But I had 8 left. and can only transfer 1 at time (since I had pre-e with my pregnancy). So I wanted to make sure we were transferring a PGS normal one. I had a friend with like 12 donor egg embryos left and after two failed transfers of two embryos, she tested the last 8 and only 3 came back normal. So that maybe colored my decision as well.
@andreamm31- those are strong lines on blue tests!! and 92 is great! I think the FRER was def bad, since i was getting faint lines on those when my chemical was 12... repeat beta on wed?!
AFM- thanks for all the thoughts. Things went SO smooth. I was supposed to be there at 1130 for 1pm transfer. I got there at 1105 and was transferring by 1145! so much happier with that timing since my ERA timing was 1130am. Embryo thawed perfectly. Now we wait! leaning towards not testing early this time.. we will see...
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Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015 Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive) March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary. August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e Back for # 2!
Hi Ladies! So great to hear all the great news!! @laurad75 - AWESOME HB!! YAY!
Of course I am super excited for my home girl @andreamm31!! So happy for her!
AFM: About to get back on the plane to head home for the day from Utah. My appointment went GREAT!! YAY!! Thank God! My lining is Trilaminar, no fluid and was measuring 11.1!!! She said it looks beautiful. So, now to wait for the bloodwork results and then get my instructions. I should start my progesterone on Wednesday and Transfer will be 4:30pm on next Monday!!
Me: 45yo, DH: 47yo 3 Daughters (singleton @27yo, ID Di/Di Twins @34yo) Protein S Deficiency (Blood Clotting Disorder), MTHFR & VIT D issue 5 MC's: Blighted Ovum-D&C @ 9wks; Natural MC @ 7wks; Blighted Ovum-D&C @ 9wks; MC boy-D&C @ 9wks & Chem PG in 2019 Tubes were tied after my Twins (and now I am old). Remarried and want to give my DH a baby!
IVF#1 OE June 2019 - ER 6/15/19, 24R, 21M, 20F, 7 6DBlasts Frozen for PGS Testing, RESULTS of PGS 4 abnormal girls, 2 abnormal boys, 1 indeterminate girl FET#1 OE August 23, 2019 (transferring 1 indeterminate girl & 1 abnormal boy) - BFN IVF#2 November 15, 2019 - ER 9R, 9M, 6F, 2 5dBlasts (fresh transfer) and 1 6DBlast frozen for PGS Testing, FRESH Transfer: November 20, 2019, 2 5-day blasts transferred!! BFP 8dp5dt on 11/27 - 12/2 on FRER, BETA #1 12/2 - 11.93. BETA #2 12/4: 4.41 ~CHEMICAL PG ******************Starting Donor Process June 2020: Egg Donor Cycle and Fresh Transfer of 1 embryo in Czech Republic - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19 October 2020. Split Cycle at UFC with a friend (Andrea) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague too DE Retrieval9/26/2020, 26R, 24M, 12 split Cycle, 9 Fertilized + 1 "questionable", PRAYING FOR AT LEAST 5 BLASTS 10/1/2020: 4 5DBlasts (AA, BB, BC, BC), 10/2/2020: 3 6DBlasts (BB, BB, BC) FOR A TOTAL OF: 7 BLASTS!! THANK YOU GOD!! PGS RESULTS: 5 NORMALS! DAY 5: AA BOY, BB GIRL, BC BOY / DAY 6: BB GIRL, BC GIRL DE FETOctober 29, 2020 - CANCELED DUE TO FLUID IN LINING DE FET November 16th, 2020 (transferring an PGS normal Hatching AA Boy)
@JamieH2000 that’s awesome that you got in early. Im sure you that calmed your nerves.
Good news from @ladyp0tter too. So great to see all these awesome updates.
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2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
@c-town18 No girl, the ones that sucked were the real FRER!!!! The ones that worked better were the knockoff rite aid ones. The test I posted first on Friday was a FRER! I think I just got a bad batch or something. This same thing happened with FRER on my last pregnancy. They barely showed a line! Ill post it under here in a spoiler to show you.
@JamieH2000 YAY!! So happy the timing worked out perfectly for you. What a relief! I think waiting is a good idea. At least wait till day 7 or 8. @ladyp0tter YES GIRL YES!! Lets get you preggo too so we can deliver our half siblings on the same day!! Gina typically delivers her babies a few weeks early and since this will be my first baby, I expect to go a week late which may possibly put us on the same day!
Repeat beta on Wednesday! Praying for a good doubling!
39 years old DH 41. Sperm looks great. We live in San Diego Me: ****TW loss mentioned*** MTHFR Homozygous 677TT (dx 2016) hypothyroid 8/2018 Off birth control 11/29/2018 CP 2/10/2019. CP 3/8/2019 Saw fertility doctor, AFC 5, labs drawn 3/14/2019 Pregnant 4/18/2019 9 week ultrasound MM , stopped growing at 6 weeks, no HB. D&C 5/2/2019 Return to fertility doctor, labs show AMH 0.27. Diminished Ovarian Reserve 1st of 3 Egg retrievals planned tentatively for July 6/29/2019 started Antagonist Protocol 7/12/2019 First egg retrieval, only retrieved one egg and fell apart immediately, poor quality. 8/7/2019. Second cycle (follicular antagonist) canceled on day 5 of stims when a very large lead follicle grew out of nowhere. 11/8/2019. Second Egg retrieval with Lupron Flare Protocol. 2 eggs retrieved, fertilized with ICSI but no reaction occurred at all. Told I will never have my own babies with my eggs. 12/20/2019 ERA - pre-receptive. Needed 24 hours more of progesterone 2/2020 CP 3/2/2020 Egg donor cycle in Prague at Unica Clinic, 2 AA embryos, 1 transfer, 1 on ice. BFN. Due to pandemic, we could not return to Prague and will abandon our remaining embryo. 4/20/2020. BFP trying on our own! 06/04/2020 After HBs at 7 and 9 weeks, MM at 10 weeks 3 days. D&C, Hemorrhaged out 1 liter of blood from uterine artery rupture during procedure. Spent 1 night in the hospital with a balloon tamponade in my uterus. Baby was mosaic Trisomy 21. 8/2020. Moving forward with Donor Egg cycle at Utah Fertility Center and sharing a cycle with ladypOtter (Gina) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague but couldn't. 9/26/2020 Donor retrieval of 26 eggs, 24 mature. Split cycle so I have 12 eggs with all 12 fertilizing. 6 PGS normal 3 boys, 3 girls 10/29/2020 Transfer day of girl donor egg embryo. BFP! First HCG 92.9. Then inappropriate rise, plateau and falling. Possibly ectopic pregnancy. ER visit with diagnosis of "pregnancy location unknown". CP 1/19/2021 Embryos shipped from Utah to my local clinic, starting prednisone for anti-histamine protocol. 2/26/2021 FET girl embryo BFP. Betas 62, 139, 386! HB at 6 weeks, then baby stopped growing at 8 week check up with weak HB measuring 6 weeks 4 days. MM at 9 weeks. D&C 4/15/21 7/13/2021 FET boy and girl embryos. First beta 10dp5dt 177, 14dp5dt 1631, 16dp5dt 6809. Pregnant with Identical triplets. At 9 weeks, Baby C no longer had a heart beat. Identical Twin Girls. Pregnancy complicated by TRAP Sequence with baby C an Acardiac fetus still receiving blood flow being pumped to it by other girls. Referred to UCSF at 18 weeks for consultation. No intervention needed at this time 2/18/22 After a failed NST, at 34 weeks 1 day, Charlotte born 4lb 4oz and Lily born 4lbs 10 oz. Our hearts are complete. Baby girls in NICU to grow and learn to eat.
@andreamm31- tomorrow afternoon better come quickly!!
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Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015 Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive) March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary. August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e Back for # 2!
Thank you ladies for the well wishes. It went well and smooth this afternoon. RE was a delayed a bit and the hardest part was holding my bladder. The actual procedure was very quick and unpainful and we are able to have DH on facetime. Embryologist said the embryo was perfect and hatching and the belly ultrasound showed the lining looked really well - was not measured during this method. Guess it is PUPO now.
@andreamm31 Good luck tomorrow, cant wait to see the doubling of your numbers.
@LadyPotter Awesome, you can have the transfer soon and everything looked good at the ultrasound.
Its a busy month for us here! To the best November!
@Imajin99 Hatching is perfect -- means that little one is ready to burrow in and make their home I actually didn't have DH with me for our transfer because he was trying to conserve time off from work so he could take fully paid leave once a baby arrived -- and I was sorta overwhelmed by that point from the months of testing, stims, meds that it just felt like another step in a long process that I had to get behind me. It was the only way I could guard my heart from another brutal disappointment if it didn't work. I guess we become experts at that with IF.
@ladyp0tter woo, yay for transfer next week! Hopefully we'll have good news all around in November. Certainly seems like this year can use it, lol.
@andreamm31 Hoping for some good news for you too! I went all out on the Christmas decorations and hubby barely batted an eye. lol Looking forward to the holidays and hoping everyone has good reasons to celebrate
I remember the Christmas and Thanksgiving after my first m/c being particularly painful...actually ended up skipping Thanksgiving because I went to my parents' house but seeing my sister there with my two year old niece and one on the way (my baby would have been due a month after hers) was just too hard. I broke down in their spare bedroom and we went home. I came back later when I felt a little better and talked to my parents, but missed the actual celebrations. And then the following Thanksgiving/Christmas was so different as I was 5 months pregnant with DD then and just sorta in a haze. This past Thanksgiving/Christmas (2019) felt just really special and I felt so blessed in my journey. I remember hubby going over to see some neighbors the evening before Thanksgiving as I roasted eggplants for my favorite dip and DD slept peacefully in her room and just feeling really blissful. I hope everyone gets to have little moments like that; they are just amazing and worth all of the pain/suffering we go through to get there.
~~ Our Story in Spoiler! TW loss/child~~
Fall 2012 -- started TTC Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016. September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo. Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice. August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18 September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2 January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
@andreamm31 thinking of you today. FX for good results.
History and blog link in spoiler
2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
It's been great coming on this board lately; so many positive vibes and positive results. FX @JamieH2000 and @Imajin99 ! Can't wait to hear your second beta @andreamm31 ! so awesome @laurad75 !
AFM just taking the estrogen; having that familiar feeling of nausea. I add more tonight vaginally. Lining check on on Monday. I'm just hoping to get a transfer in before elective surgeries shut down again. I might not make it. Some that require an overnight stay are already shutting down where I live. So, just trying to keep an even keel.
@lrynwnab. Hopefully you can get in before things close down. If your are in the middle of a cycle, I can't imagine they would stop you. @lmajin99 happy the transfer went well!! Hatching is a great sign!!
AFM, im trying not to freak out and just stay calm. But my Hcg did not double. I went from 92 to123. My doctor obviously wants me to repeat on Friday and keep on lookout for signs of ectopic. But I've gone through multiple forums and everything I saw with low rising betas is that it can happen and doesn't mean it won't be successful. Trying to hold onto the fact I only had brown implantation spotting for 4 days (no blood at all), and this embaby was practically fully hatched and excellent grade. I have zero spotting since Monday night and my numbers are at least going up. Plus my estrogen and progesterone are perfect. I could just be the 15% whose betas slowly rise and doesn't match with clinical picture. It may buy me an earlier ultrasound with my OB as she is very cautious with me after my uterine artery rupture. So if anyone has a story of a slow rising beta and still having success, let me know!!!
39 years old DH 41. Sperm looks great. We live in San Diego Me: ****TW loss mentioned*** MTHFR Homozygous 677TT (dx 2016) hypothyroid 8/2018 Off birth control 11/29/2018 CP 2/10/2019. CP 3/8/2019 Saw fertility doctor, AFC 5, labs drawn 3/14/2019 Pregnant 4/18/2019 9 week ultrasound MM , stopped growing at 6 weeks, no HB. D&C 5/2/2019 Return to fertility doctor, labs show AMH 0.27. Diminished Ovarian Reserve 1st of 3 Egg retrievals planned tentatively for July 6/29/2019 started Antagonist Protocol 7/12/2019 First egg retrieval, only retrieved one egg and fell apart immediately, poor quality. 8/7/2019. Second cycle (follicular antagonist) canceled on day 5 of stims when a very large lead follicle grew out of nowhere. 11/8/2019. Second Egg retrieval with Lupron Flare Protocol. 2 eggs retrieved, fertilized with ICSI but no reaction occurred at all. Told I will never have my own babies with my eggs. 12/20/2019 ERA - pre-receptive. Needed 24 hours more of progesterone 2/2020 CP 3/2/2020 Egg donor cycle in Prague at Unica Clinic, 2 AA embryos, 1 transfer, 1 on ice. BFN. Due to pandemic, we could not return to Prague and will abandon our remaining embryo. 4/20/2020. BFP trying on our own! 06/04/2020 After HBs at 7 and 9 weeks, MM at 10 weeks 3 days. D&C, Hemorrhaged out 1 liter of blood from uterine artery rupture during procedure. Spent 1 night in the hospital with a balloon tamponade in my uterus. Baby was mosaic Trisomy 21. 8/2020. Moving forward with Donor Egg cycle at Utah Fertility Center and sharing a cycle with ladypOtter (Gina) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague but couldn't. 9/26/2020 Donor retrieval of 26 eggs, 24 mature. Split cycle so I have 12 eggs with all 12 fertilizing. 6 PGS normal 3 boys, 3 girls 10/29/2020 Transfer day of girl donor egg embryo. BFP! First HCG 92.9. Then inappropriate rise, plateau and falling. Possibly ectopic pregnancy. ER visit with diagnosis of "pregnancy location unknown". CP 1/19/2021 Embryos shipped from Utah to my local clinic, starting prednisone for anti-histamine protocol. 2/26/2021 FET girl embryo BFP. Betas 62, 139, 386! HB at 6 weeks, then baby stopped growing at 8 week check up with weak HB measuring 6 weeks 4 days. MM at 9 weeks. D&C 4/15/21 7/13/2021 FET boy and girl embryos. First beta 10dp5dt 177, 14dp5dt 1631, 16dp5dt 6809. Pregnant with Identical triplets. At 9 weeks, Baby C no longer had a heart beat. Identical Twin Girls. Pregnancy complicated by TRAP Sequence with baby C an Acardiac fetus still receiving blood flow being pumped to it by other girls. Referred to UCSF at 18 weeks for consultation. No intervention needed at this time 2/18/22 After a failed NST, at 34 weeks 1 day, Charlotte born 4lb 4oz and Lily born 4lbs 10 oz. Our hearts are complete. Baby girls in NICU to grow and learn to eat.
@andreamm31 My second beta with DD did not double although it started higher; it went from around 350 for beta 1 to just over 500 for the 2nd one. That was a double transfer also which likely accounts for the higher base numbers since both blasts did implant. The third beta was 2k so it basically quadrupled after the first two were a little slow.
Sometimes the frozen embies just take a little longer to latch on and start producing HCG; I've seen it happen a couple times with early betas == either starting super low and beginning to double after the 2nd beta or just barely doubling initially and then picking up the pace by the 3rd or 4th beta.
As my RE likes to say, it's out of our hands now and in the hands of God/higher power/etc and we just have to hold tight and keep moving forward with faith that we're still heading towards our desired destination, even if it seems like we can't see it quite yet.
Also, if it helps, my first pregnancy had perfectly doubling/tripling betas (360 to almost 1k) and ended in an early m/c...so I wouldn't take this as a sign or anything until you get another beta and/or u/s.
~~ Our Story in Spoiler! TW loss/child~~
Fall 2012 -- started TTC Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016. September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo. Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice. August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18 September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2 January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
@mbradfo2. You and your RE are so wise my friend. Thank you for all of that. It helps me feel better to hear its happened and just needs a little time to perk up. My coordinator just called and said she had seen slow rising betas take off after a few, so im ok right now. Gonna take it super easy until Friday morning.
39 years old DH 41. Sperm looks great. We live in San Diego Me: ****TW loss mentioned*** MTHFR Homozygous 677TT (dx 2016) hypothyroid 8/2018 Off birth control 11/29/2018 CP 2/10/2019. CP 3/8/2019 Saw fertility doctor, AFC 5, labs drawn 3/14/2019 Pregnant 4/18/2019 9 week ultrasound MM , stopped growing at 6 weeks, no HB. D&C 5/2/2019 Return to fertility doctor, labs show AMH 0.27. Diminished Ovarian Reserve 1st of 3 Egg retrievals planned tentatively for July 6/29/2019 started Antagonist Protocol 7/12/2019 First egg retrieval, only retrieved one egg and fell apart immediately, poor quality. 8/7/2019. Second cycle (follicular antagonist) canceled on day 5 of stims when a very large lead follicle grew out of nowhere. 11/8/2019. Second Egg retrieval with Lupron Flare Protocol. 2 eggs retrieved, fertilized with ICSI but no reaction occurred at all. Told I will never have my own babies with my eggs. 12/20/2019 ERA - pre-receptive. Needed 24 hours more of progesterone 2/2020 CP 3/2/2020 Egg donor cycle in Prague at Unica Clinic, 2 AA embryos, 1 transfer, 1 on ice. BFN. Due to pandemic, we could not return to Prague and will abandon our remaining embryo. 4/20/2020. BFP trying on our own! 06/04/2020 After HBs at 7 and 9 weeks, MM at 10 weeks 3 days. D&C, Hemorrhaged out 1 liter of blood from uterine artery rupture during procedure. Spent 1 night in the hospital with a balloon tamponade in my uterus. Baby was mosaic Trisomy 21. 8/2020. Moving forward with Donor Egg cycle at Utah Fertility Center and sharing a cycle with ladypOtter (Gina) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague but couldn't. 9/26/2020 Donor retrieval of 26 eggs, 24 mature. Split cycle so I have 12 eggs with all 12 fertilizing. 6 PGS normal 3 boys, 3 girls 10/29/2020 Transfer day of girl donor egg embryo. BFP! First HCG 92.9. Then inappropriate rise, plateau and falling. Possibly ectopic pregnancy. ER visit with diagnosis of "pregnancy location unknown". CP 1/19/2021 Embryos shipped from Utah to my local clinic, starting prednisone for anti-histamine protocol. 2/26/2021 FET girl embryo BFP. Betas 62, 139, 386! HB at 6 weeks, then baby stopped growing at 8 week check up with weak HB measuring 6 weeks 4 days. MM at 9 weeks. D&C 4/15/21 7/13/2021 FET boy and girl embryos. First beta 10dp5dt 177, 14dp5dt 1631, 16dp5dt 6809. Pregnant with Identical triplets. At 9 weeks, Baby C no longer had a heart beat. Identical Twin Girls. Pregnancy complicated by TRAP Sequence with baby C an Acardiac fetus still receiving blood flow being pumped to it by other girls. Referred to UCSF at 18 weeks for consultation. No intervention needed at this time 2/18/22 After a failed NST, at 34 weeks 1 day, Charlotte born 4lb 4oz and Lily born 4lbs 10 oz. Our hearts are complete. Baby girls in NICU to grow and learn to eat.
@andreamm31 I’m sorry the beta wasn’t more reassuring. Hopefully Friday will have better results.
History and blog link in spoiler
2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks May 2020 FET; BFN July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate Oct 2020 BFP!
@lmajin99- yay for hatching embryo!! So excited for you. Any plans to test early?!
@lyrnwnab- getting close!! I would hope they wouldn’t cancel anything if you’ve Started meds. Is your clinic in a hosipital?
@andreamm31- aww friend, I’m sorry it wasn’t better news.. I’m hoping for a great number on Friday!!
History in Spoiler
Age: 32 (same with DH). Together since 2006, Married June 2013 and TTC since August 2015 Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive) March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary. August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze ), BFN May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e Back for # 2!
@Imajin99 hey lady!!!!! Perfect hatching embryo with great lining?! Sounds like everything is coming together beautifully!!!!!! Fingers crossed and hoping so hard for you!!!!
@andreamm31 hang in there lady. I never had luck the times my beta didn’t double but I have followed ladies where it absolutely did!! And now they have real life babies! Keeping everything crossed for you! Just try to let go for now and relax as much as you can, which I know is pretty damn hard.
@JamieH2000 sounds like things went perfectly for you!! I’m so so glad to hear!! And now the all too familiar wait!!!! Crossing everything!!!!!!!!!! All the !!!!!!!!!!’s
Me: Hashimoto Autoimune Disease Homozygous MTHFR Cr677 DOR - AMH .27 High FSH (don't even know how high) 2 iui's to start - BFN IVF 1 -3 made it do day 5! 2 5AA 1 6BB PGS results = all abnormal IVF 2 - stimmed for 19 days. insanity. Had 5 follicles that looked mature but only 2 contained mature eggs the others were empty. Nothing made it to day 5 IVF 3 - added in HGH - 4 mature follicles (had some empties again) 3 made it to day 5/6 for PGS (held for testing with next retrieval IVF 4 - Upped my dosage for the first time - Canceled 11 days into sims - looked like 1 follicle and we were afraid it was empty IVF 5 - Canceled - looked like 1 follicle and we were afraid it was empty IVF 6 - 3 mature, 2 fertalized 1 made it to day 5 and sent for PGS
Sent in IVF round 3 and 6 (4 embryos) for PGS testing and got 2 normal embryos!!! 1Boy and 1Girl. Took a little over a year to get those two embryos so demanded all sorts of test prior to attempting transfer. Did EFT, ERA and NK Cells testing.
FET#1 - Intralipid drips, Prednisone, and did a depot lupron shot before starting the FET protocol Chemical pregnancy FET#2 - PGS normal boy - BFN Natural pregnancy - cycle following the FET2???? Miscarriage at 8 weeks. viability scan had shown an enlarged yolk sac so I had been warned that it was likely not chromosonally normal
DEIVF cycle - picked a donor who is willing to be open! Her cycle resulted in in 4 PGS Normal embryos 1st transfer - chemical pregnancy 2nd transfer - success, May 17 2020 due date!
Re: Low AMH Level
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
@JamieH2000 Yes I am super excited. I have never had a transfer and a bit nervous, all my IVF had been cancelled or converted to IUI for low response. I have 13 embryos and did not have the PGS testing, honestly wish we had but we did not think we would have these many to test and the program is a guarantee of 4 and said we would get 4-6. I think I will end up testing early but nervous I will start doing it too soon and get upset if I do not see the 2 lines. When is the best time to test? My HCG will be 10 days after on Nov 20.
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
@c-town18 Thank you!
@JamieH2000 Congrats on the new house! Wishing you an amazing transfer on Monday in case I do not catch you tomorrow evening.
AFM: Transfer set for Tuesday, they will call me on Monday to confirm the time. Wanted to ask you all as today after taking estrace and endometerin suppositories I had massive cramping and was in great pain and sweating profusely. Never had this before and it scared me, was curled up in a ball and debated going to the ER. It did all pass after about 30 mins and I spoke with the nurse at clinic and said it could be the meds but to go to the ER if it happens again. Thankfully it has not happened this morning, anyone ever experience anything like that?
that's a very promising line!! excited for you - i know you've been on quite the trip with this IF crap! Hope you get a nice beta on Monday
@laurad75
fx for tomorrow!
@Imajin99
I got horrible hot flashes on progesterone supplements but no cramping or pain; hopefully it was just a flukey reaction thing.
@JamieH2000
Congrats on the new house! Yeah, hard to put life on hold while we wait for our IF ducks to fall into place. We had to convert one of our offices back into a bedroom so we'd have a place for a nursery AND offices for us and it was really nerve-wracking doing that while going through the adoption process and then ultimately IVF. And then replacing my husband's car during our ER back in 2017 and him not anticipating that a sports car might not be the best choice if we're hoping to be pregnant that fall lol. i remember getting the calls about our embryo progress while I was sitting at the dealership doing all of the paperwork for that.
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
@Imajin99 so excited for you this week! Transfer is finally here! I have never had that reaction to progesterone or estrogen. However, estrogen dilates your pores so hot flashes are common. I definitely have lots of them and get night sweats. Hopefully that was just a fluke reaction -- hormones do plenty of weird stuff. For me the estrogen also gives me weird skin issues, scaly dry patches, and the PIO gave me a rash too but I think that was a filler in it. It's possible that you didn't have a good reaction to the oil base in the PIO. I think I ended up using one with a linseed base and switched away from the sesame/peanut oil base. I think it's good you took time off -- I also did and I think it was helpful in reducing stress. My clinic does prescribe valium for transfer but I would say it's really optional and not necessary. I have a little PTSD from an HSG that was botched and horrible so I get nervous about all procedures but it was easy.
@JamieH2000 wow, you have a lot going on! I totally understand what you mean though...I feel like a lot of my life these past 3 years has just been a holding pattern for IF. And it sucks! Ugh.
@c-town18 how are you feeling??? You're getting along there!
@laurad75- wow, only 1 Scan at your RE?! Mine does 5.5, 6.5, 7.5 and 8.5 weeks. Maybe your RE can fit you in for another one before you graduate?
@mbradfo2- right, there is no good time in life to deal with all this stuff!! Hopefully winter will be calmer for you guys!
@andreamm31- thinking of you tomorrow too!!
@lucyb1954- thank you! Hope you have been feeling better lately!!
AFM- I’m nervous for tomorrow. Transfer timing should have been 1130 based on my 96 hours, but they are swamped with retrieval’s in the morning so it’s not until 1. They say that the ErA timing is plus/minus 3 hours but it nervous somehow we will transfer too late... this science is just so Not perfect, I know. But it doesn’t give my confidence...
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
@JamieH2000 Good luck tomorrow, I can understand your nervousness but I know that this clinic has been amazing for you and RE knows exactly what they are doing in your situation.
@lucyb1954 Thanks again for all your continued support. How is the nausea now?
@JamieH2000 congrats on the new house! I wouldn't stress too much about the timing. I think you will be just fine! Wishing you the best of luck girl!
@mbradfo2 Thanks friend!!! Hopefully it gets darker!
@lucyb1954 thanks girlie!
AFM: Im a little freaked out because my implantation spotting has lasted for 4 days now and its a fair amount. Enough I need a liner, debris in the toilet, and just brown when I wipe.(luckily no red) ....but I keep reading implantation spotting should last no more than 3 days. I had implantation spotting like this for my first pregnancy and spotted like this for 5 days straight then it turned into bleeding and I had a chemical. So Im super freaked out this is going to be a chemical. Has anyone had implantation spotting this long. I tested yesterday with a different brand test because I have 2 First response and 2 blue ones. So yesterday the blue one looked ok and seemed darker than the FRER. But then I did FRER today and I really cant see a progression, it still looks super faint. So tomorrow I will do the blue one (alternating them so they are 48 hours apart each) and praying its getting darker and then I have my beta at 830am. I have no idea how long it will take to get results. I feel like the FRER suck! They sucked for my last pregnancy and were faint forever then I had a beta and it was close to 5000! So I feel like they are increasing my anxiety.
39 years old DH 41. Sperm looks great. We live in San Diego
Me: ****TW loss mentioned***
MTHFR Homozygous 677TT (dx 2016)
hypothyroid
8/2018 Off birth control
11/29/2018 CP
2/10/2019. CP
3/8/2019 Saw fertility doctor, AFC 5, labs drawn
3/14/2019 Pregnant
4/18/2019 9 week ultrasound MM , stopped growing at 6 weeks, no HB. D&C
5/2/2019 Return to fertility doctor, labs show AMH 0.27. Diminished Ovarian Reserve
1st of 3 Egg retrievals planned tentatively for July
6/29/2019 started Antagonist Protocol
7/12/2019 First egg retrieval, only retrieved one egg and fell apart immediately, poor quality.
8/7/2019. Second cycle (follicular antagonist) canceled on day 5 of stims when a very large lead follicle grew out of nowhere.
11/8/2019. Second Egg retrieval with Lupron Flare Protocol. 2 eggs retrieved, fertilized with ICSI but no reaction occurred at all. Told I will never have my own babies with my eggs.
12/20/2019 ERA - pre-receptive. Needed 24 hours more of progesterone
2/2020 CP
3/2/2020 Egg donor cycle in Prague at Unica Clinic, 2 AA embryos, 1 transfer, 1 on ice. BFN. Due to pandemic, we could not return to Prague and will abandon our remaining embryo.
4/20/2020. BFP trying on our own!
06/04/2020 After HBs at 7 and 9 weeks, MM at 10 weeks 3 days. D&C, Hemorrhaged out 1 liter of blood from uterine artery rupture during procedure. Spent 1 night in the hospital with a balloon tamponade in my uterus. Baby was mosaic Trisomy 21.
8/2020. Moving forward with Donor Egg cycle at Utah Fertility Center and sharing a cycle with ladypOtter (Gina) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague but couldn't.
9/26/2020 Donor retrieval of 26 eggs, 24 mature. Split cycle so I have 12 eggs with all 12 fertilizing. 6 PGS normal 3 boys, 3 girls
10/29/2020 Transfer day of girl donor egg embryo. BFP! First HCG 92.9. Then inappropriate rise, plateau and falling. Possibly ectopic pregnancy. ER visit with diagnosis of "pregnancy location unknown". CP
1/19/2021 Embryos shipped from Utah to my local clinic, starting prednisone for anti-histamine protocol.
2/26/2021 FET girl embryo BFP. Betas 62, 139, 386! HB at 6 weeks, then baby stopped growing at 8 week check up with weak HB measuring 6 weeks 4 days. MM at 9 weeks. D&C 4/15/21
7/13/2021 FET boy and girl embryos. First beta 10dp5dt 177, 14dp5dt 1631, 16dp5dt 6809. Pregnant with Identical triplets. At 9 weeks, Baby C no longer had a heart beat. Identical Twin Girls. Pregnancy complicated by TRAP Sequence with baby C an Acardiac fetus still receiving blood flow being pumped to it by other girls. Referred to UCSF at 18 weeks for consultation. No intervention needed at this time
2/18/22 After a failed NST, at 34 weeks 1 day, Charlotte born 4lb 4oz and Lily born 4lbs 10 oz. Our hearts are complete. Baby girls in NICU to grow and learn to eat.
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
@lmajin99- mahbe it was just coincidence with the meds? Perhaps more digestion related? Whenever I have had extreme cramping, that’s been the cause for me...glad it hasn’t returned tho!!
@andreamm31- you are also going to be in my thoughts constantly. How much progesterone are you on? I would have your levels checked today if you can... assuming they are above 10-15, you def shouldn’t be spotting from a “period”. I think brown is ok, but I hear your concern about the darkness of the lines. FRER always were the most accurate for me, but maybe you have a bad batch? Sending all my prayers for a good strong beta for you!! I
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
GL to everyone with big appts today! xo
Update: They scheduled a 2nd ultrasound for next Tuesday. Then I will have my first OB appt two weeks later so that's a good balance for me.
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
@andreamm31 I think that spotting is pretty normal but for sure ask about it. I also know that the progestin suppositories can also cause that sort of thing. I found FRERs to be more accurate, but I also had much better lines with afternoon pee than with morning pee. Not sure why, but I do think time of day can impact things. Crossing everything and holding my breath for you!
@JamieH2000 I'm sure anything that is any different than usual is worrisome at this point and I think that's totally understandable. I'm sure it will be fine but it is scary. With my transfer, they were running a few minutes behind, and I had to drink more water and move around a bit because they couldn't see my uterus well (I was also supppper constipated! Yay progesterone!) so my original transfer time was delayed by an hour and it turned out good. They had the embryo ready in the tube and everything and then they had to go put it back! Also crossing everything for you and wishing you all the best
I had spotting that started about 4-5 days after my transfer and lasted until 12 weeks on the nose, no cause found on ultrasound. It was usually brown, sometimes red and sometimes pink. My nurse said it was really common in IVF pregnancies because we're taking all sorts of meds to support the creation of the placenta and there's so much blood flow going on in that area. To be on the safe side, they had me on light activity since any heavy movement/etc seemed to make it worse. So I got to just veg on the couch and play video games for the first trimester lol instead of doing household chores.
@laurad75
Awesome news! I was sorta in the same position as @lucyb1954 since my RE saw me every week until 10 weeks and then I saw my OB at 12 weeks. But he was being super cautious since I had a previous early loss.
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
@andreamm31- I had brown spotting around 7 to 8 weeks, and it lasted a few days and was not heavy. My RE clinic was really not concerned, said it's common and not necessarily a sign of anything being wrong. I understand why you're concerned though of course. You've got a beta today right? I am hoping you get some reassuring news.
@JamieH2000 - Thinking of you today girl! Happy transfer day to you.
@JamieH2000 Hoping the transfer went nice and smooth! Thanks for your feedback about digestive issues as I did feel super constipated while I was having the pain, after I was able to muster enough energy to use the washroom that is when I did start feeling a bit better so def could have been a combination.
Quick question, whenever you have time, are you able to have embies tested after they have been frozen? I will also ask my clinic this as well for the remaining embies if that is possible to do.
@laurad75 soooooo amazing!! Awesome HB!!!!
@JamieH2000 im on 2mg Estrace twice a day, 1ml progesterone in the morning and 100mg progesterone suppository at night. I had my estradiol and progesterone drawn today too. Waiting on those results. As for the other results....
39 years old DH 41. Sperm looks great. We live in San Diego
Me: ****TW loss mentioned***
MTHFR Homozygous 677TT (dx 2016)
hypothyroid
8/2018 Off birth control
11/29/2018 CP
2/10/2019. CP
3/8/2019 Saw fertility doctor, AFC 5, labs drawn
3/14/2019 Pregnant
4/18/2019 9 week ultrasound MM , stopped growing at 6 weeks, no HB. D&C
5/2/2019 Return to fertility doctor, labs show AMH 0.27. Diminished Ovarian Reserve
1st of 3 Egg retrievals planned tentatively for July
6/29/2019 started Antagonist Protocol
7/12/2019 First egg retrieval, only retrieved one egg and fell apart immediately, poor quality.
8/7/2019. Second cycle (follicular antagonist) canceled on day 5 of stims when a very large lead follicle grew out of nowhere.
11/8/2019. Second Egg retrieval with Lupron Flare Protocol. 2 eggs retrieved, fertilized with ICSI but no reaction occurred at all. Told I will never have my own babies with my eggs.
12/20/2019 ERA - pre-receptive. Needed 24 hours more of progesterone
2/2020 CP
3/2/2020 Egg donor cycle in Prague at Unica Clinic, 2 AA embryos, 1 transfer, 1 on ice. BFN. Due to pandemic, we could not return to Prague and will abandon our remaining embryo.
4/20/2020. BFP trying on our own!
06/04/2020 After HBs at 7 and 9 weeks, MM at 10 weeks 3 days. D&C, Hemorrhaged out 1 liter of blood from uterine artery rupture during procedure. Spent 1 night in the hospital with a balloon tamponade in my uterus. Baby was mosaic Trisomy 21.
8/2020. Moving forward with Donor Egg cycle at Utah Fertility Center and sharing a cycle with ladypOtter (Gina) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague but couldn't.
9/26/2020 Donor retrieval of 26 eggs, 24 mature. Split cycle so I have 12 eggs with all 12 fertilizing. 6 PGS normal 3 boys, 3 girls
10/29/2020 Transfer day of girl donor egg embryo. BFP! First HCG 92.9. Then inappropriate rise, plateau and falling. Possibly ectopic pregnancy. ER visit with diagnosis of "pregnancy location unknown". CP
1/19/2021 Embryos shipped from Utah to my local clinic, starting prednisone for anti-histamine protocol.
2/26/2021 FET girl embryo BFP. Betas 62, 139, 386! HB at 6 weeks, then baby stopped growing at 8 week check up with weak HB measuring 6 weeks 4 days. MM at 9 weeks. D&C 4/15/21
7/13/2021 FET boy and girl embryos. First beta 10dp5dt 177, 14dp5dt 1631, 16dp5dt 6809. Pregnant with Identical triplets. At 9 weeks, Baby C no longer had a heart beat. Identical Twin Girls. Pregnancy complicated by TRAP Sequence with baby C an Acardiac fetus still receiving blood flow being pumped to it by other girls. Referred to UCSF at 18 weeks for consultation. No intervention needed at this time
2/18/22 After a failed NST, at 34 weeks 1 day, Charlotte born 4lb 4oz and Lily born 4lbs 10 oz. Our hearts are complete. Baby girls in NICU to grow and learn to eat.
@lmajin99- you can thaw and test frozen embryos. Its harder on them and some REs reco not to do it. My RE said it lowers your chances by 10%. So we only did thawing and testing on half of them. But I had 8 left. and can only transfer 1 at time (since I had pre-e with my pregnancy). So I wanted to make sure we were transferring a PGS normal one. I had a friend with like 12 donor egg embryos left and after two failed transfers of two embryos, she tested the last 8 and only 3 came back normal. So that maybe colored my decision as well.
@andreamm31- those are strong lines on blue tests!! and 92 is great! I think the FRER was def bad, since i was getting faint lines on those when my chemical was 12... repeat beta on wed?!
AFM- thanks for all the thoughts. Things went SO smooth. I was supposed to be there at 1130 for 1pm transfer. I got there at 1105 and was transferring by 1145! so much happier with that timing since my ERA timing was 1130am. Embryo thawed perfectly. Now we wait! leaning towards not testing early this time.. we will see...
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
Of course I am super excited for my home girl @andreamm31!! So happy for her!
AFM: About to get back on the plane to head home for the day from Utah. My appointment went GREAT!! YAY!! Thank God! My lining is Trilaminar, no fluid and was measuring 11.1!!! She said it looks beautiful. So, now to wait for the bloodwork results and then get my instructions. I should start my progesterone on Wednesday and Transfer will be 4:30pm on next Monday!!
3 Daughters (singleton @27yo, ID Di/Di Twins @34yo)
Protein S Deficiency (Blood Clotting Disorder), MTHFR & VIT D issue
5 MC's: Blighted Ovum-D&C @ 9wks; Natural MC @ 7wks; Blighted Ovum-D&C @ 9wks; MC boy-D&C @ 9wks & Chem PG in 2019
Tubes were tied after my Twins (and now I am old). Remarried and want to give my DH a baby!
IVF#1 OE June 2019 - ER 6/15/19, 24R, 21M, 20F, 7 6DBlasts Frozen for PGS Testing,
RESULTS of PGS 4 abnormal girls, 2 abnormal boys, 1 indeterminate girl
FET#1 OE August 23, 2019 (transferring 1 indeterminate girl & 1 abnormal boy) - BFN
IVF#2 November 15, 2019 - ER 9R, 9M, 6F, 2 5dBlasts (fresh transfer) and 1 6DBlast frozen for PGS Testing,
FRESH Transfer: November 20, 2019, 2 5-day blasts transferred!!
BFP 8dp5dt on 11/27 - 12/2 on FRER, BETA #1 12/2 - 11.93. BETA #2 12/4: 4.41 ~CHEMICAL PG
******************Starting Donor Process
June 2020: Egg Donor Cycle and Fresh Transfer of 1 embryo in Czech Republic - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
October 2020. Split Cycle at UFC with a friend (Andrea) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague too
DE Retrieval 9/26/2020, 26R, 24M, 12 split Cycle, 9 Fertilized + 1 "questionable", PRAYING FOR AT LEAST 5 BLASTS
10/1/2020: 4 5DBlasts (AA, BB, BC, BC), 10/2/2020: 3 6DBlasts (BB, BB, BC) FOR A TOTAL OF: 7 BLASTS!! THANK YOU GOD!!
PGS RESULTS: 5 NORMALS! DAY 5: AA BOY, BB GIRL, BC BOY / DAY 6: BB GIRL, BC GIRL
DE FET October 29, 2020 - CANCELED DUE TO FLUID IN LINING
DE FET November 16th, 2020 (transferring an PGS normal Hatching AA Boy)
congrats @andreamm31!
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
@JamieH2000 YAY!! So happy the timing worked out perfectly for you. What a relief! I think waiting is a good idea. At least wait till day 7 or 8.
@ladyp0tter YES GIRL YES!! Lets get you preggo too so we can deliver our half siblings on the same day!! Gina typically delivers her babies a few weeks early and since this will be my first baby, I expect to go a week late which may possibly put us on the same day!
Repeat beta on Wednesday! Praying for a good doubling!
39 years old DH 41. Sperm looks great. We live in San Diego
Me: ****TW loss mentioned***
MTHFR Homozygous 677TT (dx 2016)
hypothyroid
8/2018 Off birth control
11/29/2018 CP
2/10/2019. CP
3/8/2019 Saw fertility doctor, AFC 5, labs drawn
3/14/2019 Pregnant
4/18/2019 9 week ultrasound MM , stopped growing at 6 weeks, no HB. D&C
5/2/2019 Return to fertility doctor, labs show AMH 0.27. Diminished Ovarian Reserve
1st of 3 Egg retrievals planned tentatively for July
6/29/2019 started Antagonist Protocol
7/12/2019 First egg retrieval, only retrieved one egg and fell apart immediately, poor quality.
8/7/2019. Second cycle (follicular antagonist) canceled on day 5 of stims when a very large lead follicle grew out of nowhere.
11/8/2019. Second Egg retrieval with Lupron Flare Protocol. 2 eggs retrieved, fertilized with ICSI but no reaction occurred at all. Told I will never have my own babies with my eggs.
12/20/2019 ERA - pre-receptive. Needed 24 hours more of progesterone
2/2020 CP
3/2/2020 Egg donor cycle in Prague at Unica Clinic, 2 AA embryos, 1 transfer, 1 on ice. BFN. Due to pandemic, we could not return to Prague and will abandon our remaining embryo.
4/20/2020. BFP trying on our own!
06/04/2020 After HBs at 7 and 9 weeks, MM at 10 weeks 3 days. D&C, Hemorrhaged out 1 liter of blood from uterine artery rupture during procedure. Spent 1 night in the hospital with a balloon tamponade in my uterus. Baby was mosaic Trisomy 21.
8/2020. Moving forward with Donor Egg cycle at Utah Fertility Center and sharing a cycle with ladypOtter (Gina) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague but couldn't.
9/26/2020 Donor retrieval of 26 eggs, 24 mature. Split cycle so I have 12 eggs with all 12 fertilizing. 6 PGS normal 3 boys, 3 girls
10/29/2020 Transfer day of girl donor egg embryo. BFP! First HCG 92.9. Then inappropriate rise, plateau and falling. Possibly ectopic pregnancy. ER visit with diagnosis of "pregnancy location unknown". CP
1/19/2021 Embryos shipped from Utah to my local clinic, starting prednisone for anti-histamine protocol.
2/26/2021 FET girl embryo BFP. Betas 62, 139, 386! HB at 6 weeks, then baby stopped growing at 8 week check up with weak HB measuring 6 weeks 4 days. MM at 9 weeks. D&C 4/15/21
7/13/2021 FET boy and girl embryos. First beta 10dp5dt 177, 14dp5dt 1631, 16dp5dt 6809. Pregnant with Identical triplets. At 9 weeks, Baby C no longer had a heart beat. Identical Twin Girls. Pregnancy complicated by TRAP Sequence with baby C an Acardiac fetus still receiving blood flow being pumped to it by other girls. Referred to UCSF at 18 weeks for consultation. No intervention needed at this time
2/18/22 After a failed NST, at 34 weeks 1 day, Charlotte born 4lb 4oz and Lily born 4lbs 10 oz. Our hearts are complete. Baby girls in NICU to grow and learn to eat.
@JamieH2000 Glad things went well today for you.
@ladypotter- great news!! Let’s do this!!
@andreamm31- tomorrow afternoon better come quickly!!
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
@andreamm31 Good luck tomorrow, cant wait to see the doubling of your numbers.
@LadyPotter Awesome, you can have the transfer soon and everything looked good at the ultrasound.
Its a busy month for us here! To the best November!
Hatching is perfect -- means that little one is ready to burrow in and make their home
I actually didn't have DH with me for our transfer because he was trying to conserve time off from work so he could take fully paid leave once a baby arrived -- and I was sorta overwhelmed by that point from the months of testing, stims, meds that it just felt like another step in a long process that I had to get behind me. It was the only way I could guard my heart from another brutal disappointment if it didn't work. I guess we become experts at that with IF.
@ladyp0tter woo, yay for transfer next week! Hopefully we'll have good news all around in November. Certainly seems like this year can use it, lol.
@andreamm31
Hoping for some good news for you too! I went all out on the Christmas decorations and hubby barely batted an eye. lol Looking forward to the holidays and hoping everyone has good reasons to celebrate
I remember the Christmas and Thanksgiving after my first m/c being particularly painful...actually ended up skipping Thanksgiving because I went to my parents' house but seeing my sister there with my two year old niece and one on the way (my baby would have been due a month after hers) was just too hard. I broke down in their spare bedroom and we went home. I came back later when I felt a little better and talked to my parents, but missed the actual celebrations. And then the following Thanksgiving/Christmas was so different as I was 5 months pregnant with DD then and just sorta in a haze. This past Thanksgiving/Christmas (2019) felt just really special and I felt so blessed in my journey. I remember hubby going over to see some neighbors the evening before Thanksgiving as I roasted eggplants for my favorite dip and DD slept peacefully in her room and just feeling really blissful. I hope everyone gets to have little moments like that; they are just amazing and worth all of the pain/suffering we go through to get there.
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
AFM just taking the estrogen; having that familiar feeling of nausea. I add more tonight vaginally. Lining check on on Monday. I'm just hoping to get a transfer in before elective surgeries shut down again. I might not make it. Some that require an overnight stay are already shutting down where I live. So, just trying to keep an even keel.
@lmajin99 happy the transfer went well!! Hatching is a great sign!!
AFM, im trying not to freak out and just stay calm. But my Hcg did not double. I went from 92 to123. My doctor obviously wants me to repeat on Friday and keep on lookout for signs of ectopic. But I've gone through multiple forums and everything I saw with low rising betas is that it can happen and doesn't mean it won't be successful. Trying to hold onto the fact I only had brown implantation spotting for 4 days (no blood at all), and this embaby was practically fully hatched and excellent grade. I have zero spotting since Monday night and my numbers are at least going up. Plus my estrogen and progesterone are perfect. I could just be the 15% whose betas slowly rise and doesn't match with clinical picture. It may buy me an earlier ultrasound with my OB as she is very cautious with me after my uterine artery rupture. So if anyone has a story of a slow rising beta and still having success, let me know!!!
39 years old DH 41. Sperm looks great. We live in San Diego
Me: ****TW loss mentioned***
MTHFR Homozygous 677TT (dx 2016)
hypothyroid
8/2018 Off birth control
11/29/2018 CP
2/10/2019. CP
3/8/2019 Saw fertility doctor, AFC 5, labs drawn
3/14/2019 Pregnant
4/18/2019 9 week ultrasound MM , stopped growing at 6 weeks, no HB. D&C
5/2/2019 Return to fertility doctor, labs show AMH 0.27. Diminished Ovarian Reserve
1st of 3 Egg retrievals planned tentatively for July
6/29/2019 started Antagonist Protocol
7/12/2019 First egg retrieval, only retrieved one egg and fell apart immediately, poor quality.
8/7/2019. Second cycle (follicular antagonist) canceled on day 5 of stims when a very large lead follicle grew out of nowhere.
11/8/2019. Second Egg retrieval with Lupron Flare Protocol. 2 eggs retrieved, fertilized with ICSI but no reaction occurred at all. Told I will never have my own babies with my eggs.
12/20/2019 ERA - pre-receptive. Needed 24 hours more of progesterone
2/2020 CP
3/2/2020 Egg donor cycle in Prague at Unica Clinic, 2 AA embryos, 1 transfer, 1 on ice. BFN. Due to pandemic, we could not return to Prague and will abandon our remaining embryo.
4/20/2020. BFP trying on our own!
06/04/2020 After HBs at 7 and 9 weeks, MM at 10 weeks 3 days. D&C, Hemorrhaged out 1 liter of blood from uterine artery rupture during procedure. Spent 1 night in the hospital with a balloon tamponade in my uterus. Baby was mosaic Trisomy 21.
8/2020. Moving forward with Donor Egg cycle at Utah Fertility Center and sharing a cycle with ladypOtter (Gina) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague but couldn't.
9/26/2020 Donor retrieval of 26 eggs, 24 mature. Split cycle so I have 12 eggs with all 12 fertilizing. 6 PGS normal 3 boys, 3 girls
10/29/2020 Transfer day of girl donor egg embryo. BFP! First HCG 92.9. Then inappropriate rise, plateau and falling. Possibly ectopic pregnancy. ER visit with diagnosis of "pregnancy location unknown". CP
1/19/2021 Embryos shipped from Utah to my local clinic, starting prednisone for anti-histamine protocol.
2/26/2021 FET girl embryo BFP. Betas 62, 139, 386! HB at 6 weeks, then baby stopped growing at 8 week check up with weak HB measuring 6 weeks 4 days. MM at 9 weeks. D&C 4/15/21
7/13/2021 FET boy and girl embryos. First beta 10dp5dt 177, 14dp5dt 1631, 16dp5dt 6809. Pregnant with Identical triplets. At 9 weeks, Baby C no longer had a heart beat. Identical Twin Girls. Pregnancy complicated by TRAP Sequence with baby C an Acardiac fetus still receiving blood flow being pumped to it by other girls. Referred to UCSF at 18 weeks for consultation. No intervention needed at this time
2/18/22 After a failed NST, at 34 weeks 1 day, Charlotte born 4lb 4oz and Lily born 4lbs 10 oz. Our hearts are complete. Baby girls in NICU to grow and learn to eat.
My second beta with DD did not double although it started higher; it went from around 350 for beta 1 to just over 500 for the 2nd one. That was a double transfer also which likely accounts for the higher base numbers since both blasts did implant. The third beta was 2k so it basically quadrupled after the first two were a little slow.
Sometimes the frozen embies just take a little longer to latch on and start producing HCG; I've seen it happen a couple times with early betas == either starting super low and beginning to double after the 2nd beta or just barely doubling initially and then picking up the pace by the 3rd or 4th beta.
As my RE likes to say, it's out of our hands now and in the hands of God/higher power/etc and we just have to hold tight and keep moving forward with faith that we're still heading towards our desired destination, even if it seems like we can't see it quite yet.
Also, if it helps, my first pregnancy had perfectly doubling/tripling betas (360 to almost 1k) and ended in an early m/c...so I wouldn't take this as a sign or anything until you get another beta and/or u/s.
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
39 years old DH 41. Sperm looks great. We live in San Diego
Me: ****TW loss mentioned***
MTHFR Homozygous 677TT (dx 2016)
hypothyroid
8/2018 Off birth control
11/29/2018 CP
2/10/2019. CP
3/8/2019 Saw fertility doctor, AFC 5, labs drawn
3/14/2019 Pregnant
4/18/2019 9 week ultrasound MM , stopped growing at 6 weeks, no HB. D&C
5/2/2019 Return to fertility doctor, labs show AMH 0.27. Diminished Ovarian Reserve
1st of 3 Egg retrievals planned tentatively for July
6/29/2019 started Antagonist Protocol
7/12/2019 First egg retrieval, only retrieved one egg and fell apart immediately, poor quality.
8/7/2019. Second cycle (follicular antagonist) canceled on day 5 of stims when a very large lead follicle grew out of nowhere.
11/8/2019. Second Egg retrieval with Lupron Flare Protocol. 2 eggs retrieved, fertilized with ICSI but no reaction occurred at all. Told I will never have my own babies with my eggs.
12/20/2019 ERA - pre-receptive. Needed 24 hours more of progesterone
2/2020 CP
3/2/2020 Egg donor cycle in Prague at Unica Clinic, 2 AA embryos, 1 transfer, 1 on ice. BFN. Due to pandemic, we could not return to Prague and will abandon our remaining embryo.
4/20/2020. BFP trying on our own!
06/04/2020 After HBs at 7 and 9 weeks, MM at 10 weeks 3 days. D&C, Hemorrhaged out 1 liter of blood from uterine artery rupture during procedure. Spent 1 night in the hospital with a balloon tamponade in my uterus. Baby was mosaic Trisomy 21.
8/2020. Moving forward with Donor Egg cycle at Utah Fertility Center and sharing a cycle with ladypOtter (Gina) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague but couldn't.
9/26/2020 Donor retrieval of 26 eggs, 24 mature. Split cycle so I have 12 eggs with all 12 fertilizing. 6 PGS normal 3 boys, 3 girls
10/29/2020 Transfer day of girl donor egg embryo. BFP! First HCG 92.9. Then inappropriate rise, plateau and falling. Possibly ectopic pregnancy. ER visit with diagnosis of "pregnancy location unknown". CP
1/19/2021 Embryos shipped from Utah to my local clinic, starting prednisone for anti-histamine protocol.
2/26/2021 FET girl embryo BFP. Betas 62, 139, 386! HB at 6 weeks, then baby stopped growing at 8 week check up with weak HB measuring 6 weeks 4 days. MM at 9 weeks. D&C 4/15/21
7/13/2021 FET boy and girl embryos. First beta 10dp5dt 177, 14dp5dt 1631, 16dp5dt 6809. Pregnant with Identical triplets. At 9 weeks, Baby C no longer had a heart beat. Identical Twin Girls. Pregnancy complicated by TRAP Sequence with baby C an Acardiac fetus still receiving blood flow being pumped to it by other girls. Referred to UCSF at 18 weeks for consultation. No intervention needed at this time
2/18/22 After a failed NST, at 34 weeks 1 day, Charlotte born 4lb 4oz and Lily born 4lbs 10 oz. Our hearts are complete. Baby girls in NICU to grow and learn to eat.
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
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@lyrnwnab- getting close!! I would hope they wouldn’t cancel anything if you’ve Started meds. Is your clinic in a hosipital?
@andreamm31- aww friend, I’m sorry it wasn’t better news.. I’m hoping for a great number on Friday!!
Diagnosis: Mild Endo, DOR (AMH of 1.5), Poor Quality Eggs/embryos, Displaced Window of Implantation (ERA Post Receptive)
March-May 2016: 1 TI and 2 IUIs- BFN
June 2016- Laproscopy- found/removed mild endo and confirmed only 1 normal healthy ovary.
August 2016- IVF #1 with Antagonist Protocol- Cancelled (2 lead follies), converted to IUI- BFN
Oct-Nov 2016- IVF #2 with Estrogen Priming Micro Lupron Protocol, 2 eggs retrieved, day 3 transfer of 1- BFN
January 2017- New RE, IVF#3 with Estrogen Priming Antagonist Protocol, 12 eggs, 8 mature, 6 fertilized, 2 day 5 early blasts transferred (none to freeze
May 2017- Sept 2017- Starting Donor Egg process! Waiting for donor to be available... and then she is pregnant at baseline
Oct 2017- Donor #2: 25R, 22M,18F, 12 blasts frozen! Fresh transfer cancelled due to thin lining with fluid
Nov 2017- Hysterscopy to remove polyp
Dec 2017- DE FET #1 on 12/8 on 2 perfect blasts- BFN and devastated
Jan-Mar 2018- ERA #1- Post receptive by 24 hours, ERA #2 RECEPTIVE with 4 days of Progesterone
Apr 2018- DE FET cancelled for lining issues
Jun 2018- DE FET #2 of two 1AA blasts- first BFP ever! Beta 10dp5dt- 378, Beta 14dp5dt- 2840, Beta 16dp5dt- 4035, beta 18dp5dt- 10916. Due on 2/20 with one baby after a vanishing twin
Baby Born born early @ 33.5 weeks due to Pre-e
Back for # 2!
@andreamm31 hang in there lady. I never had luck the times my beta didn’t double but I have followed ladies where it absolutely did!! And now they have real life babies! Keeping everything crossed for you! Just try to let go for now and relax as much as you can, which I know is pretty damn hard.
Homozygous MTHFR Cr677
DOR - AMH .27 High FSH (don't even know how high)
2 iui's to start - BFN
IVF 1 -3 made it do day 5! 2 5AA 1 6BB PGS results = all abnormal
IVF 2 - stimmed for 19 days. insanity. Had 5 follicles that looked mature but only 2 contained mature eggs the others were empty. Nothing made it to day 5
IVF 3 - added in HGH - 4 mature follicles (had some empties again) 3 made it to day 5/6 for PGS (held for testing with next retrieval
IVF 4 - Upped my dosage for the first time - Canceled 11 days into sims - looked like 1 follicle and we were afraid it was empty
IVF 5 - Canceled - looked like 1 follicle and we were afraid it was empty
IVF 6 - 3 mature, 2 fertalized 1 made it to day 5 and sent for PGS
Sent in IVF round 3 and 6 (4 embryos) for PGS testing and got 2 normal embryos!!! 1Boy and 1Girl. Took a little over a year to get those two embryos so demanded all sorts of test prior to attempting transfer. Did EFT, ERA and NK Cells testing.
FET#1 - Intralipid drips, Prednisone, and did a depot lupron shot before starting the FET protocol
Chemical pregnancy
FET#2 - PGS normal boy - BFN
Natural pregnancy - cycle following the FET2???? Miscarriage at 8 weeks. viability scan had shown an enlarged yolk sac so I had been warned that it was likely not chromosonally normal
DEIVF cycle - picked a donor who is willing to be open! Her cycle resulted in in 4 PGS Normal embryos
1st transfer - chemical pregnancy
2nd transfer - success, May 17 2020 due date!