Fall 2010 Cycle Group

Discussion forum for those particularly interested in IVF and embryo transfer including frozen embryo transfer.
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margi26
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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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Amanda (Klinger): Yippeee for trigger go-ahead! Your one ovary did great...let's hope my one tube follows suit. PUPO before you know it! :D How much resting do you do post-ET? It seems to me that every clinic and doctor seem to have a different opinion there...

macfamily: Congratulations!! Excellent beta...now you are "officially" pregnant!

AFM: HSG went great! whew! My left tube is perfectly fine! My estrogen levels are "great" he says and with three good lead follies on the left side, I will continue Gonal-F until Thursday am...then have sns to confirm that we are ready to trigger Thursday night for Saturday transfer (or Sunday). I have acupuncture scheduled for Friday afternoon, so I am ready!

oh, and Amanda: Looks like we will be in 2ww together--with you just a bit in the lead. :wink: Any chance we can stay out of Crazytown??!! I am with you: can barely concentrate at work already! Yikes! :)
Me: 44, endo. & 1 tube due to rupture
DH 36 fine
IVF#1 double ectopic/severe OHSS 12/08
IVF#2 BFN
IVF#3 BFP-->m/c
IUI#1, #2, and #3, 2010 BFN
IVF#4-2/11 HPT=BFP 11dpo; 13dpo=240! 15dpo=653, 20dpo=5522,3/29=u/s-1sac1yolk 4/4=2 HBs!
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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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Thanks everyone! My ovary is blushing from all of the cheers. :D

macfamily - Congrats on a great first beta!!! Woo-hoo for officially being pregnant!! :D

Tammy - Holy wow, starting stims tonight, this is fantastic!!! Definitely let us know when you hear back today with the green light!

karin - YAY for starting Lupron tonight!! Woo-hoo!!!

Margi - Woo-hoo for your open tube!! I am soooo happy to read your update!! My clinic recommends taking day of ER and the following day off and then day of ET and the following day off. So I'm following their recommendation. Then since I work from home, I'll probably work from my couch for a couple more days after my time off for ET. I plan on taking it nice and easy for the first few days after ET for sure. And yeah, I'm afraid I'll be moving into crazytown in no time. You, me, Nancy, Annie, Osi (if her levels come down) - I think we'll all be in PUPO crazytown together. So glad I'll be in good company! :D
Me 40, DH-31
DD-23 & DS-20 (mine from previous)
TL '96,TR '08, 1 c/p, 2 e/p, lost tubes & R ovary
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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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E2 is a 17! I start stims tonight!! I am so freakin excited!! :D

Klinger...you're triggering tonight?! Wow! I did miss alot!

Margi...Sounds great! Very exciting!

Macfamily...Congratulations!!!
Me~42/DH~48
3 IUI
IVF 1~1.28.08 Zach
IVF 2~4.5.10 M/C
IVF 3~8.6.10 BFN
IVF 4~9.5.10 M/C
IVF 5~10.30.10 BFN
IVF 6~11.29.10 M/C
IVF 7~2.3.11 M/C
IVF 8~Cancelled
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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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Wowee Tammy!! Awesome...starting off with a bang! So happy for you!! :D :D
Me: 44, endo. & 1 tube due to rupture
DH 36 fine
IVF#1 double ectopic/severe OHSS 12/08
IVF#2 BFN
IVF#3 BFP-->m/c
IUI#1, #2, and #3, 2010 BFN
IVF#4-2/11 HPT=BFP 11dpo; 13dpo=240! 15dpo=653, 20dpo=5522,3/29=u/s-1sac1yolk 4/4=2 HBs!
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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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macfamily - great awesome beta!

Karin - that is annying that it got postponed, I am sorry, frustating!

Ryann- happy birthday! I would love to trade and be 25! I only found my DH at 35 (found a jerk ex husband at 26 but lets forget that) you are so lucky to have found your DH young!!! How are your pups - driving you crazy? It is a lot of work but so worth it, I love my pups! YOU know what they say "every puppy deserves a little boy!"

Wondercat - where are you? You and DH ok now? Please let us know I am worried about you. Vent here anytime!

Osi - I don't have an answer sorry but hope you are doing well with your meds

txcp - argh sorry your cycle got postponed, waiting is sooo hard! I am in November also!

karenthescorpio - doing an AF dance for you!!!

Nancy - 14 follies is awesome!

hopeforbabies - sorry about the scare, I hope it all settles so you can enjoy your pregnancy, the weight gain, the pimples, sore boobs and non stop tooting - hihihi just making you smile! Seriously, I hope it all goes well and you can relax soon, although you are a mommy - there is no more relaxing!!! ;)

Tess - FU** neighbors, I hate mine. Just one house they complain about everything never mind they are loud and abnoxious. Seriously try not to let it get to you. Is the bush in your property? then you have every right, at least here in the US you do. Really they are jerks and they probably take great pleasure in stressing you out. They are not worth it - repeat after me - they are not worth it. Dh, oh men! They really don't obssess about this stuff like we do! I can't wait for your US. Tell your neighbors to bug off! Maybe I should go visit you in gorgeous NZ and tell them myself! ;)

Lauren - There could be lots of reasons for BFN and it seems you are on your 2nd IVF right? Too early to tell. How many follicles did you have, I saw you got 2 eggs. You could have the same as me, we have to do IVF to get pregnant because of DH, but ends up I have low response to meds. 10 follies 1st IVF and 6 the 2nd. You are young so I would not go for PGD yet. Each embryo only has a 10% chance of implanting or 30% I can't remember but it is very low, they could be perfect and then not implant. If you get on to more IVFs and BFNs you might want to look at PGD or something else but hopefully you won't have to! Try to find out your AFC, it helps I think...

Kynlee - I am so sorry about your BFN, take the time to cry and it is such a hard blow. This really stinks after all your effort. I want to send you huge hugs! DH is taking 2 - 200mg of CoQ10 every day (costco has them cheaper) and a men's formula I bought at Pharmaca which has a glass bottle. I can try and get you the name but his #s went crazy up. Not normal still but way better. He was also victim of infertility due to chemo so it could also just be his body recovering so I am not sure.

Karian - so sorry, I hope this is a lucky one for you, I also have a stepdaughter and if you ever want to talk about having a child and stepchild pm me, it is not easy.

Tammy - you are an IVF machine woman! This will be your super lucky BFP!!! 13 follies is awesome, are you in microdose lupron? Geesh and I am still waiting for a cycle here!

Tiger - i did share my IVF hourney but oh well, some people don't get it. Thank you for your support. when is your trip? How have you been? thanks for hanging around for us!

margi26 - yeay for trigger!!! great awesome luck to you and let us know the fert report!!!

Meinemo - oooh you are trying to be a POAS girl but can't! Step away from those things anyway!!!

klinger - yeay for trigger!!!! ER coming soon then mayor of crazytown!!!!! 7 follies with one ovary that can!!!

Dandme - you have the POAS thing to a science! Hopefully this is it for your BFP!!!!

I think I got everyone! If not I am sorry! I am here going crazy waiting for the 27th when I get my baseline, I have been taking DHEA and I really hope I get more than 7 AFC! Praying hard! Oh I also found out insurance covered acupuncture and I am doing it once a week, I found out my Chi has no umpf WTF? Whatever! I will do anything for this BFP!
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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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for the girls doing 3 day transfer:
1dpt ..embryo is growing and developing
2dpt... Embryo is now a blastocyst
3dpt....Blastocyst hatches out of shell on this day
4dpt.. Blastocyst attaches to a site on the uterine lining
5dpt.. Implantation begins,as the blastocyst begins to bury in the lining
6dpt.. Implantation process continues and morula buries deeper in the lining
7dpt.. Morula is completely inmplanted in the lining and has placenta cells &
fetal cells
8dpt...Placenta cells begin to secret HCG in the blood
9dpt...More HCG is produced as fetus develops
10dpt...More HCG is produced as fetus develops
11dpt...HCG levels are now high enough to be immediately detected on HPT

I know there is one out there for blasts too but it is pretyt much the same just change the 2dpt...
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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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Well girls I just got the call and I trigger tonight at 10:15. My ER is Thursday at 9:15. I totally can't believe this. I just knew it was going to be another day before trigger.

Amanda, we are truly cycle buddies. We are both triggering tonight and both ER on Thursday. Before we know it, we'll be PUPO together. YIPPEEEE

Nancy
Nancy -- 40
dh -- 51

1st IVF - BFN
FET -- 5/31
BFP on HPT 7dp5dt
1st Beta 6/13 -- 475!!! BFP!!!!!
2nd beta 6/15 -- 1160
3rd beta 6/17 -- 2656
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Nancy (my dear cycle buddy) - YAY for trigger tonight and ER on Thursday!!! Woo-hoo!!! This is soooo cool - we both joined the summer group thread around the same time, then both moved to the fall group, both first-time IVF-ers, both self-payers, got to stim together, now ER the same day. Now we just have to see how our ETs line up. And it'll be so cool to be PUPO together. I'm soooo excited for you and so glad we're going through this together!!! :D :D
Me 40, DH-31
DD-23 & DS-20 (mine from previous)
TL '96,TR '08, 1 c/p, 2 e/p, lost tubes & R ovary
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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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Well ladies,
just thought I would drop by and touch base quickly.
I'm still living in beta hell...
My beta this morning went up to 506 I am
having another beta on Thursday and also an ultrasound..
I know things still don't look great as my numbers have
never really gone up normally but that really says alot
about me... I'm not really all that normal so why would my
numbers be. I'm prepared for this to end badly but I'm not
giving up until I'm told it's over. I'm holding out for a miracle.
Google could use a few more success stories...

Macfamily- congrats!!! So excited for you! I hope your numbers
double perfectly :)
Me: 25 mild pcos
DH: 26
TTC: 4 1/2 years
5 failed iui
#1 IVF: aug 2010 bfp ended in early mc
fet #1: sept 23 mc 6 weeks
fet #2: nov 30th bfn
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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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Rio-Hey thanks for the info. I think my first IVF cycle my AFC was 8? not sure and this time when I went on Day 20 of my cycle before starting estrogen it was 16...but not sure what it is now? Does it cahnge that quickly? IDK

Tammy-Does your RE prefer starting stims on day 1 of AF my recommends day 2 or 3..wonder why or what the difference is..but CONGRATS I know your excited! GROW FOLLIES GROW!!!

AFM-I thought I would be starting stims today but I actually got AF after I got home from RE so she said she would like to see me on thurs am for another baseline bloodwork and u/s bc today before my AF my lining was 9 and IDK my bloodwork they never tell me!! annoying...and do you ever feel like your bothering them by asking yet its your test results?? I feel that way sometimes. I know its stupid but I cant help it! SO I will hopefully be stimming thurs and ER sometime after HAlloween:)

GOOD LUCK to all you ladies preparing for ER!
Me-30 DH-30

IVF#1-3 BFN
IVF#4-transfered one day 3 embryo!
8dp3dt BFP-HPT!!! First ever:)
Beta#1 12/22-72 Beta #2-12/24-303 Beta #3-1292 Beta #3-3637
12/31-Saw sac & yolk on u/s!! 1/7-SAW HEARTBEAT!
1/21-miscarriage :(
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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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Thanks for the warm welcome!!!
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I just got my meds today... I'm very exited. All this is very new and I'm still learning about all the IVF terms and what the numbers mean.
Me: 31
Hubby: 38
TTC: 4 years
Unexplained Infertility

1st IVF -- Chemical - no frosties :(
Dec - Natural BFP :) ... 12/30 Beta 101...Beta#2: 566


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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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Lauren...bummer that you didnt get to start stims tonight. I was really hoping you would...looks like we will still be very close though. As far as why they let me...I'm not positive...but probably just because I'm old. lol :lol: Actually, my doc normally starts you 2-3 days later as well...but I asked if I could start tonight and she said sure as though it was no big deal. AF started last night and has been heavy...so I think that had something to do with it also. As well as my lining and E2 levels being good. Heck, even my baseline was sooner than normal cause I asked if it could be today instead of tomorrow or Thursday. I know that they normally like to see us 3 days after starting stims which is Friday...and if I were to not start tonight...she didnt want to start me till Friday then...just so I wouldnt be going back again till Monday...so alot of it has to do with their calenders as well. They're there every day...but dont like to purposely schedule things so that everything falls on the weekends...when they try to limit staff. :roll:

Let's face it...I'm a bully or as Rio states...an "IVF machine"...and when they see me walk in the office...they bow down. lol :lol: :wink:

Karian...Yayy for getting your meds today! A bit overwhelming isnt it? No worries though...it's all pretty easy. Feel free to ask me or anyone about abbrev and numbers, if you want...we all had to learn, too.
Me~42/DH~48
3 IUI
IVF 1~1.28.08 Zach
IVF 2~4.5.10 M/C
IVF 3~8.6.10 BFN
IVF 4~9.5.10 M/C
IVF 5~10.30.10 BFN
IVF 6~11.29.10 M/C
IVF 7~2.3.11 M/C
IVF 8~Cancelled
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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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Tammy - That's awesome that you are starting again! I wish I didn't have to wait so long for this D&C. It's October 28, so finally almost here!

Margi - Good luck with your trigger Thursday night!
-Lauren
ME: 36 DH 34
Unexplained Infertility
IUI 3 times BFN
#1 IVF 1/2010 BFN
#2 IVF 2/2010 BFN
#3 FET 4/2010 BFP - D&C 5/26
#4 IVF 8/2010 BFN
#5 IVF 11/2010 Cancelled - Low Red Blood Count
#5 IVF 1/2011 - Converted to IUI BFN
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Re: Fall 2010 Cycle Group

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Just a quick post before bed:
Finally got the go ahead for trigger tonight. My ER is scheduled for 0800 Thursday! I am totally freaked out and nervous. I had "4 optimal sized" follies and a few that he hoped that would catch up. I am not overly impressed with that number. I hope everything goes my way.

Nancy and Amanda-Good luck on Thursday cycle sisters!

I hope everyone else is doing well. Baby dust to all!!
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Tammy-OMG you are so funny!! :D You know how to work those doctors!! Love it! I think ur right about the scheduling bc if I started today I was to come back sat tomorrow would cause a problem so thursday then I dont come back till monday so makes some sense! So do you typically have ER 14 days from start..stim like 10 days or so? I think I did last time....I was really hoping we started together but it looks like I wont be too far behind so I will be there for you during ur 2WW and hopefully you will keep me sane and away from those sticks!! LOL :D You always use Lupron? I do menopur follistim and then ganirelix..and Im curious do you use just abdomen or legs? do you have any tips I remember the shots burning bad! I kow its worth it just curious :D

Lauren1171-Hey how are you girl? Good to see you on here..

Rio-where do you live? and wonder if my insurance covers acupuncture?!?!?!? thats awesome! Soon you will be on board w/us!

Karian-You got your big box! Overwhelming it is...take you kitchen table or something and seperate everything and get familar with it all before you see the nurse. When do you start stims? Best of luck and WELCOME to our little family :D

Anniegirl-GOOD LUCK on ur ER thursday!!!! Cant wait to hear :mrgreen:

Krys-Your in my thoughts! Im sorry your in beta hell but keep positive...its not over yet!!! Best of luck ((hugs))


AFM-just sitting with a heating pad lower backache from AF!I cant sleep ever since I started night shift work. I work the next 4 nights -12hours eww...So im up all night and exhausted all day :D
Me-30 DH-30

IVF#1-3 BFN
IVF#4-transfered one day 3 embryo!
8dp3dt BFP-HPT!!! First ever:)
Beta#1 12/22-72 Beta #2-12/24-303 Beta #3-1292 Beta #3-3637
12/31-Saw sac & yolk on u/s!! 1/7-SAW HEARTBEAT!
1/21-miscarriage :(
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