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Post by bonzo on Jun 23, 2017 13:05:28 GMT -6
Welcome to the IVF check-in for June 23! Check-ins will be every Monday (babyhopes) and Thursday (bonzo). If we've left you off the check-in, or if you'd like to be added or removed, please let us know! This is a check-in for those who are doing IVF or FET. Please don’t hesitate to use this check-in for IVF/FET info and support even if you’re not currently cycling. If you are interested in joining, please fill us in on your cycle. Everyone is welcome. Also, please update us along the way! Asterisks will appear by your name if you do not update us in a check-in. After four consecutive asterisks (2 weeks), you will be removed from the list. Don’t fret if you are removed from the list, check in again and we will add you back. Once you get a strong repeat beta, congrats! We eagerly await your 3TIF Grad Check-In posts! We encourage you to intro on PAIF, and while here in the meantime, please consistently use warning tags in posts and siggies, and be mindful of your status, especially on 3TIF outside this check-in. To hide content behind a spoiler tag use (without the spaces) [ spoiler = Spoiler ] Hidden content here! [ / spoiler ] Summer Monkey Image: i.imgur.com/mgKLzNp.jpg QOTW: BFP! Congratulations! BFN ((Hugs)) Angel Babies ((Hugs)) PUPO! Congratulations! Rooting for all of you! kyzo, FX crossed so hard for your beta tomorrow! Cycle Complete (ER only/testing) bananas22, congrats on your PGS results! Between ER and ET * @eliida nikiswims, I hope AF shows soon, and that you get great PGS results! Stimming/FET Main Prep * @falleaves, * Dogpaddle29* lemonlizWaiting to Cycle * fikafairy, hoosiermama76, glad you had a good vacation! babyhopes, I'm glad you made a decision so you can move forward! mommybumblebee, good luck with the ERA and figuring out what MTHFR means for you. daisy818, I hope you're able to get some med coverage! birch113, yay for meds arriving! jense927, glad everything looks good so you can move forward! bonzo, waiting until follow up appointment first week of July.
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Post by bonzo on Jun 23, 2017 13:07:32 GMT -6
Sorry I'm late on this again. I had planned to post after I got home from work yesterday, but then I had to schedule our failed cycle follow up with the RE, and I kinda fell apart after that. It's been a rough week. I did schedule an appointment with one of the counselors who works with my clinic, I'm hoping that will be helpful.
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Post by babyhopes on Jun 23, 2017 13:16:20 GMT -6
I am so sorry, bonzo. IF is so unfair. What protocol did you do? I hope your RE is willing to change some things to hopefully give you a better response next time. Also, are you taking any supplements to help with egg quality? AFM, Just waiting on AF still. She was due Wednesday, but as usual she is taking her sweet ass time. I'm to call in cd1 and then I'm not sure what the plan is time wise, but DH and I have decided to stim again. I think we'll do a scratch and then start stimming.
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Post by bonzo on Jun 23, 2017 13:37:30 GMT -6
babyhopes, we did an antagonist protocol. BCP for 15 days, then I was on Menopur, Omnitrope and Gonal F. I know for sure they want to try something other than BCP because of the cyst, so I'm also doing some research so I have questions to ask. Supplements: prior to starting the cycle, I was on DHEA for 2.5 months. They had me stop that when I started meds though. I've also been taking (at RE's recommendation) CoQ10, acai, DHA Omega 3, Pycnogenol, myo-inositol, Vit D, Vit E, Vit C, L arginine. Plus a prenatal. I just had blood work done yesterday to restart the DHEA.
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Post by nikiswims on Jun 23, 2017 14:52:11 GMT -6
bonzo hugs and all the wine for you. I hope meeting with the counselor helps. IF truly sucks. babyhopes come on AF! I'm glad you guys have a plan. Good luck tomorrow kyzo! AFM it's CD3 and I'm back on BCP. No word yet on PGS results. This wait is just stretching on. Ugh. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by bonzo on Jun 23, 2017 15:28:00 GMT -6
Thanks, nikiswims. I hope you get your results soon!
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Post by Dogpaddle29 on Jun 23, 2017 16:30:39 GMT -6
bonzo, I am so sorry about the results of your embryo. I hope your clinic can suggest some good next steps for you. Thanks for the check in. babyhopes, I hope AF shows soon! nikiswims, I hope your results come soon!! AFM: Sorry I have been MIA. We went to Yosemite Sunday through Tuesday and that kept me internet/phone free. It was nice and helped the time pass and my mind busy. We had our transfer Wednesday. Both embryos made it through thaw and were transferred. They looked great. Now we just keep our fingers crossed. I laid around the rest of Wednesday and Thursday. I was allowed to go back to all normal non-strenuous activities Thursday but I had already taken the time off work so I took advantage. I got a lot of naps in and binged all of the shows. I went back to work today, but it was a mistake, the AC is out so I decided to only stay a part day. I am usually fine with the heat but I don't want any stress on my body during this time. Not worth the worry. And so now it's the weekend! I feel like last transfer I felt PUPO, this time I don't really feel anything. It might just be the pessimistic thoughts in my head this time around? I was so sure it would work last time, so when it didn't it was crushing. I guess this time around I am having a harder time being hopeful and positive. I have my moments of "this is going to work!" but mostly I just feel nervous and unsure. I hope you all have an excellent weekend! Oh and Beta is Friday. I am sure I will be peeing on a stick around Wednesday next week.
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Post by lemonliz on Jun 23, 2017 19:49:35 GMT -6
bonzo, UGH I totally missed you posted about your results. I'm so sorry to hear this. I did have a lot of help from a therapist over the last 2 years. I found it helpful just to have a neutral party to talk through things sometimes. nikiswims, when will you get results back? Dogpaddle29, hold onto the "this is going to work" feels! babyhopes, I'm stoked you're going to stim again! Team Empty the Egg Basket!! 🙌
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Post by lemonliz on Jun 23, 2017 19:54:01 GMT -6
I did a P4/LH/E2 draw the other day to figure out if I actually ovulated because OPK were giving me no help with all the meds I was on. So now we just have to wait for results and then I'll start estrogen priming again.
If my AFC is tanked, I won't start a stim. We'll take the cycle off and regroup after the move.
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Post by birch113 on Jun 23, 2017 20:13:42 GMT -6
bonzo I'm so sorry. Im glad your RE is planning to change up your protocol. When is your WTF? babyhopes ugh AF never comes when you actually want her to, does she?! @nikiswima FX for you. When are you expecting to hear by? The wait is excruciating. Dogpaddle29 I'm glad you were able to relax and rest! I have everything crossed for you, lady. lemonliz I hope you can get back to it asap! AFM, I had baseline / suppression check Wednesday. I had 6 follicles on the right, and 5 on the left. That definitely took the wind out of my sails. Last cycle I had 20 at baseline and we ended with only two delayed embryos. I'm trying not to harp on it though. I've lost 60lbs since that cycle and am the healthiest I've been in over a decade. I'm hoping what we've lost in quantity we'll gain in quality. I started microdose Lupron tonight and add in Menopur and Gonal-f tomorrow. Guys. The Lupron needle is so teeny!
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Post by bonzo on Jun 23, 2017 20:31:13 GMT -6
birch113, we have an appt scheduled for July 5.
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Post by hoosiermama76 on Jun 23, 2017 21:25:16 GMT -6
bonzo. I am so sorry. It's just not fair. I'm praying for you and sending you all my good vibes. babyhopes, I hope cd 1 gets here soon for you. Also, stimming again is exciting. I'm glad you like your new RE. nikiswims, I hope you get good results soon! Dogpaddle29 exciting! I hope the TWW goes fast! Congrats to your little embryos! I'm nervous too. Hang in there! lemonliz I hope you get your answers soon about whether you stim or take the cycle off. birch113, weight loss is definitely important! I wouldn't worry about the numbers. 11 is a lot, and you only need one good one;) I'm just hanging out here on my BCP which make me bat shit crazy. I feel better after my "period." Most of the time I just spot and feel irritable. I'm exciting to start stimming, but nervous about it working. I feel like the fact that I did conceive last time is optimistic in one way, but I hope it wasn't my only chance. I'm old, but I am also hopeful. I'm trying not to put pressure on myself that this is our last chance. I'm just going to go with the flow the best I can. Florida was amazing. I haven't felt that relaxed in a year. I just bird watched and swam with dolphins. I miss it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by nikiswims on Jun 23, 2017 22:08:43 GMT -6
Dogpaddle29 I have everything crossed for you. Do what you need to to take care of yourself during this time. lemonliz no idea on results. Hoping for a good AFC for you! birch113 that's amazing weight loss, congratulations! And I've always had super high AFC but cycle one I ended up with two blasts, one good, one delayed and crappy, cycle 2 I ended up with 3 delayed blasts, only one good quality. So with my n of one, doesn't seem like AFC correlates well with cycle outcome 🤷🏻♀️ (ETA I don't truly know yet about quality of cycle 2 because I'm still waiting on PGS) hoosiermama76 I'm also back on BCP and nothing I hate worse. I have everything crossed for your cycle! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by lemonliz on Jun 24, 2017 9:17:45 GMT -6
Wow, birch113, 60lbs is SO amazing!! Good for you. Baseline is so subjective. I try not to put too much stock in it anymore (unless it's like 2 LOL, then I've learned my lesson). @hoosiermama, BCP make me crazy, too. I feel horrible on them. The good news is that it tends to go away when I stim.
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Post by birch113 on Jun 24, 2017 17:37:30 GMT -6
hoosiermama76 BCP are the worst. FL sounds amazing! lemonliz thanks, lady! And thanks for the advice. We'll see what's cooking Tuesday!
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Post by fikafairy on Jun 24, 2017 20:51:28 GMT -6
So sorry I've been MIA, I took off the past few days from work and have been in and out of here. I will do a tag tomorrow once I'm not on mobile.
Nothing super new here - just trying to survive while I figure out all the next steps of everything.
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Post by birch113 on Jun 24, 2017 21:18:16 GMT -6
The moment you realize your med order contents less than half the Menopur you need.
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Post by bananas22 on Jun 24, 2017 22:19:17 GMT -6
bonzo, I hope you can get a good plan in place after meeting with your RE and hopefully your next round has dramatically different results. babyhopes, hope AF shows up soon! nikiswims, hope your results show up soon. That wait can feel so long 🙁 Dogpaddle29, Yay for PUPO! FX for you! lemonliz, hope you are able to jump back into a cycle soon! birch113, congrats on the weight loss! That's amazing! Hope your menopur makes a quick appearance. hoosiermama76, I'm right there with you all on the BCPs but I think I have at least 4 more weeks to go on them. 😒 I've got nothing new going on here. They are doing all the procedures to check out my uterus on Monday and hopefully that looks good. After all the issues I've had with my uterus in the past year, I'm hoping it looks good.
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Post by hoosiermama76 on Jun 24, 2017 23:32:45 GMT -6
Wow, birch113, 60lbs is SO amazing!! Good for you. Baseline is so subjective. I try not to put too much stock in it anymore (unless it's like 2 LOL, then I've learned my lesson). @hoosiermama, BCP make me crazy, too. I feel horrible on them. The good news is that it tends to go away when I stim. Same! I felt amazing stimming! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by hoosiermama76 on Jun 24, 2017 23:34:01 GMT -6
bonzo, I hope you can get a good plan in place after meeting with your RE and hopefully your next round has dramatically different results. babyhopes, hope AF shows up soon! nikiswims, hope your results show up soon. That wait can feel so long 🙁 Dogpaddle29, Yay for PUPO! FX for you! lemonliz, hope you are able to jump back into a cycle soon! birch113, congrats on the weight loss! That's amazing! Hope your menopur makes a quick appearance. hoosiermama76, I'm right there with you all on the BCPs but I think I have at least 4 more weeks to go on them. 😒 I've got nothing new going on here. They are doing all the procedures to check out my uterus on Monday and hopefully that looks good. After all the issues I've had with my uterus in the past year, I'm hoping it looks good. Good luck with your appt! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by bonzo on Jun 25, 2017 8:27:19 GMT -6
Wow, birch113 , 60lbs is SO amazing!! Good for you. Baseline is so subjective. I try not to put too much stock in it anymore (unless it's like 2 LOL, then I've learned my lesson). @hoosiermama, BCP make me crazy, too. I feel horrible on them. The good news is that it tends to go away when I stim. Same! I felt amazing stimming! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Even physically? I felt awful while stimming. The bloating started early, my whole abdomen was sore, and it hurt to move too much. And I was exhausted because I'm normally a stomach sleeper, but had to sleep on my back the whole time.
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Post by kyzo on Jun 25, 2017 10:21:34 GMT -6
bonzo, Sorry you had a rough week. I wish my clinic had a counselor available. I don't think anyone is ever mentally prepared for a failed cycle. Hoping you feel better soon.S babyhopes, damn bodies that betray us! Sorry your wait continues. Yay for a new RE and a new plan. Sometimes it feels good to start fresh. nikiswims, I can only imagine the agonizing wait. Hopefully this is your week Dogpaddle29, fingers crossed for you! lemonliz, fingers crossed for good labs and getting started again. birch113, congrats on your weight loss, that truly is remarkable. WTF with only getting part of your Menopur?! Have they given you any info about when you'll get the rest? Good luck with the stims! hoosiermama76, I agree, BCPs suck. I start to wonder how I ever took them all those years. bananas22, good luck tomorrow!
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Post by kyzo on Jun 25, 2017 10:27:15 GMT -6
AFM, betas were yesterday... {spoiler} At 11dp6dt it was 244. When I checked the lab app I was so nervous I was shaking. Second beta is tomorrow and I'm so anxious and nervous I hope I can sleep. I haven't ever had betas that double. I hate that IF has made me such a nervous wreck. I would like to stay on the check-in one more day if that's okay.
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Post by bonzo on Jun 25, 2017 10:59:18 GMT -6
kyzo, yay! FX for more doubling tomorrow! Stay in here until you feel comfortable moving on.
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Post by hoosiermama76 on Jun 25, 2017 13:46:01 GMT -6
Same! I felt amazing stimming! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Even physically? I felt awful while stimming. The bloating started early, my whole abdomen was sore, and it hurt to move too much. And I was exhausted because I'm normally a stomach sleeper, but had to sleep on my back the whole time. I felt great yeah. I slept on my stomach the whole time, but I didn't feel bad until about the day of the retrieval. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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