I'm surprised you were told that FETs are not as successful as fresh IVF. My RE told me otherwise. I have a friend who got pregnant on her second FET (with twins) and I just got pregnant on my first FET. For my fresh IVF, I had severe cramping from the injectibles and for a couple weeks following ...

Hi Jenni,
Someone earlier mentioned about the trauma to the uterus being a factor in failed IVF. I've heard that many times as well. My RE has said that the success rate is higher with FET, and that this is probably the reason. It makes sense to me! I just had my first failed IVF and will begin FET ...

Hi Angela,
It is so important that you have an RE that you trust. So let me ask you, did you lack confidence in your RE all along, or has it just been since your BFN? If you never really felt that confidence, I would definitely switch. Feeling like you trust your RE will do wonders for your outlook ...

Hi ladies,
I've lost track of who said what, so forgive me. As for my first IVF, I had 20 eggs removed, so my IVF cycle was not cancelled. My husband and I went with the preimplantation genetic testing, so that eliminated some of the embabies as "unhealthy". So in total we had 6 healthy, viable ...

I start my meds for the FET cycle on 9/11! Good luck with your treatments. Let me know how everything goes.

I just joined this site and noticed your posting for Naperville, IL. I'm not too far from Naperville. I bet we have the same RE, Dr. Morris?? I just finished my first IVF (unsuccessful) and will be going through FET probably around the end of this month. How did your first IVF go?