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Post by babyhopes on Jul 4, 2017 10:16:31 GMT -6
Welcome to the IVF check-in for July 4! 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: How do you feel about the new forum name? Like it? Hate it? BFP! Congratulations! Dogpaddle29, Congrats! I am so happy for you. BFN ((Hugs)) PUPO! Congratulations! Rooting for all of you! Cycle Complete (ER only/testing) bananas22 , GL with your appointment on 7/25. I think getting a second opinion is smart as you don't need anymore scarring. Between ER and ET Stimming/FET Main Prep birch113 , Good luck with ER today! nikiswims , Glad baseline went well. GL getting started. lemonliz , Hope the priming is going well. Have you gotten your BW results back? Waiting to Cycle fikafairy , Sorry you have been so busy. Just check in when you can and you could always just offer LT to show support. ** hoosiermama76 , Hope you're doing well. babyhopes , I'm glad you're getting to start cycling again! ** mommybumblebee , Hope you're doing well. daisy818 , Hopefully you have ovulated by now and can move forward with testing. ** jense927 , Hope you're doing well. bonzo , Hope you had an amazing time on your anniversary. * @falleaves, Come play with us!
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Post by babyhopes on Jul 4, 2017 10:21:49 GMT -6
Happy 4th y'all!
Had baseline Friday and am currently on BCP. I am in the process of ordering meds and getting ready for our new cycle. Endometrial scratch is next Wednesday. I'll be on both estrogen and testosterone patches as well as Gonal-F and Menopur. My med cost is going to be expensive!
ER should be in the first week of August and we'll most likely end up doing a fresh transfer if my lining cooperates.
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Post by bonzo on Jul 4, 2017 10:28:51 GMT -6
babyhopes, that's going to be a lot of meds! I hope it all goes well and your body cooperates with the plan! We had a great anniversary weekend. Today's going to be pretty low-key. Our neighborhood often does a casual thing for the 4th, but with high fire danger I'm hoping no one tries to light off any fireworks in the street. We're right next to open space, and the grasses are all really dry. QOTW: I don't really care much about the new forum name. It isn't the greatest, but it's better than the choices that were previously up for a vote. My thinking is, I'm here no matter what, so the name is kinda irrelevant.
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Post by birch113 on Jul 4, 2017 13:39:34 GMT -6
babyhopes thanks for the check in! Happy 4th! Frick, I'm sorry about the med costs. Any chance you can get some discounts? I'm sending your lining a loving but stern talking to to be ready to go for August! bonzo so glad you had a great anniversary! Stay safe. I hope everyone is smart and avoids fireworks in your neighborhood. AFM, ER went well. Dr. Superstar got FIVE today! He said he had to be aggressive. My left ovary likes to hide sometimes, so he had to apply a lot of pressure during retrieval. My heating pad is my BFF right now. I'm so over the moon with our 5! Hopefully we get a good fert report tomorrow. My lab changed their protocol a bit based on the newer recs. We will get a fert report tomorrow, and then they won't check again until Days 5, 6, and 7 to keep everyone toasty warm. It's going to be a long week. ETA: QOTW I am so bad about keeping up with forum-wide pinned posts. I don't love the name, but I have no idea what the other options were.
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Post by daisy818 on Jul 5, 2017 7:03:39 GMT -6
babyhopes, sorry about all the expensive meds - FX for you this cycle! bonzo, glad you had a great anniversary! birch113, five is awesome!! FX for a good fert report today AFM, still haven't ovulated (CD33 today), but the spotting has stopped. The RE's nurse is out of town this week, so she suggested I just keep trucking till at least next week when she's back and then call to give her an update. QOTW: I briefly started reading the posts about the names that were put up to vote, and then I remembered why I hang out here and not in the general board very often. So much drama. So I don't really care about the name one way or the other, but I am glad they didn't make it about mommies or parenting.
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Post by birch113 on Jul 5, 2017 8:07:15 GMT -6
Just got my fert report.
5R 4M 4F
This is better than I anticipated so I'm really happy. No more calls until the 11th. It's going to be a loooooooong week.
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Post by daisy818 on Jul 5, 2017 8:10:58 GMT -6
birch113, great fert report! Sorry you have such a crazy long wait ahead of you - I hope the time passes quickly!
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Post by birch113 on Jul 5, 2017 8:11:06 GMT -6
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Post by hoosiermama76 on Jul 5, 2017 8:49:27 GMT -6
babyhopes, sorry about the prices of the meds, but I hope that it works this cycle! You have a new doc, and that's great! bonzo, happy anniversary! birch113, yay for five! Good luck on your daily reports! All you need is one! daisy818, I hope your time passes quickly! Agree about the drama! Sorry for being MIA! I am done with BCP next week and have baseline! Hooray! All of the Ivf is at the end of my summer (teacher), and so I am trying to live it up! Went to a cubs game on Cinci and to King's Island last week. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by nikiswims on Jul 5, 2017 9:40:15 GMT -6
babyhopes sounds like you have a good plan, good luck! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by nikiswims on Jul 5, 2017 9:43:20 GMT -6
bonzo I'm glad you enjoyed your anniversary weekend. birch113 4F is great! I hope the wait til day 5 goes quickly! daisy818 I hope your ovaries get it together! hoosiermama76 I'm glad you're getting close. Definitely live it up in the meantime! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by nikiswims on Jul 5, 2017 9:44:06 GMT -6
AFM, I'm hanging out on Estrace and transfer is 3 weeks away if all goes well.
QOTW: can someone fill me in on the new name?
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Post by jense927 on Jul 5, 2017 10:26:06 GMT -6
babyhopes, good luck with this cycle...so many meds ugh hope it works!! birch113, great news on the fert report!! That is amazing. daisy818, ugh last cycle was a late ovulation for me too. So annoying hoosiermama76, yay for living it up! Good luck with the IVF cycle nikiswims, good luck on the transfer!! I hope it goes well AFM I got my period and Baseline US was last Thursday. Had the day 10 check today and I have one follie at 13mm so I am a little ways a way from ovulation. I am sure they will have me in there every other day. So frustrating in the middle of summer. We have a trip about 2 hours away planned for this upcoming weekend so we will see. May have to cancel or drive a long ways for an appointment. Not sure yet.
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Post by lemonliz on Jul 5, 2017 15:09:17 GMT -6
birch113, that's fantastic!!!!! I'm so happy for you! And yes, this week will be the worst ever. I think that week is the worst part of this whole process! daisy818, I hate how things go from predictable to total bullshit sometimes! Hopefully they can get you going soon.
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Post by lemonliz on Jul 5, 2017 15:12:40 GMT -6
After a weird start, I start stimming tonight. Meh, I wish I could get more excited about it this time, but for now we'll just roll on. I'll get excited if things start to look good.
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Post by bonzo on Jul 5, 2017 18:25:03 GMT -6
We had our WTF this morning. It was good to hear what my RE thought of how this cycle went. We talked about different protocols, and he wants to try estrace next time, and then do just Menopur instead of Menopur with Gonal F. The only disappointing thing is that we can't get in for another cycle before school starts, so we're going to have to wait and do a December cycle. Oh well, it will be nice to get a bit of a mental break, and save up some more before diving in again. And they did say that if I change my mind about cycling during the semester, they would be able to have me cycle any time from September on.
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Post by bananas22 on Jul 5, 2017 22:19:40 GMT -6
babyhopes, ugh, that's a lot of meds. Hope your lining cooperates! bonzo, Glad your RE had some good ideas for next time. Sorry you have to wait so long. This whole process is just hurry up and wait. birch113, Yay for a great fert report! Hope the good news continues! daisy818, Boo for weird cycles. Hope you get it figured out soon. hoosiermama76, Enjoy your summer! I'm trying to do the same thing! nikiswims, Glad it's going well! jense927, Are you doing a TI or IUI cycle? GL figuring out what works best for you to do. lemonliz, I hope this is an amazing cycle for you! Not much going on here, just hanging out for the next three weeks until my appt. QOTW: I didn't contribute any thoughts or ideas towards the name so I don't really have any feelings on it.
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Post by lemonliz on Jul 6, 2017 5:38:16 GMT -6
bonzo, ugh, don't do all Menopur. I am convinced that will not help DOR (or anyone for that matter). Occasionally someone will come along here and do an all Menopur cycle and have NOTHING fertilize (have an IRL friend who had that happen and ended up spontaneously pg after the clinic told her it was probably just her had egg quality). But about cycling while teaching, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (my teaching schedule was usually MWF afternoons, tho). It turned out to be NBD. Consider too that lots of that ended up being cancelled, so that might be skewing my opinion. I just wanted to say that if you want to do it during the semester, go for it!!
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Post by jense927 on Jul 6, 2017 6:00:18 GMT -6
babyhopes, ugh, that's a lot of meds. Hope your lining cooperates! bonzo, Glad your RE had some good ideas for next time. Sorry you have to wait so long. This whole process is just hurry up and wait. birch113, Yay for a great fert report! Hope the good news continues! daisy818, Boo for weird cycles. Hope you get it figured out soon. hoosiermama76, Enjoy your summer! I'm trying to do the same thing! nikiswims, Glad it's going well! jense927, Are you doing a TI or IUI cycle? GL figuring out what works best for you to do. lemonliz, I hope this is an amazing cycle for you! Not much going on here, just hanging out for the next three weeks until my appt. QOTW: I didn't contribute any thoughts or ideas towards the name so I don't really have any feelings on it. We are doing a frozen cycle. Dr called and wants to monitor again today thinks I am about to ovulate which is crazy at 10 DPO. So here I am getting blood work done (have to before 845) then I have to come back at 10 for US. FML...pretty much have to take a full day from work. I work 6-3.
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Post by daisy818 on Jul 6, 2017 6:58:47 GMT -6
bonzo , ugh, don't do all Menopur. I am convinced that will not help DOR (or anyone for that matter). Occasionally someone will come along here and do an all Menopur cycle and have NOTHING fertilize (have an IRL friend who had that happen and ended up spontaneously pg after the clinic told her it was probably just her had egg quality). But about cycling while teaching, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (my teaching schedule was usually MWF afternoons, tho). It turned out to be NBD. Consider too that lots of that ended up being cancelled, so that might be skewing my opinion. I just wanted to say that if you want to do it during the semester, go for it!! As a newb to all this, what is it about Menopur that makes it bad to use alone? I had always wondered why we would be mixing Menopur with Gonal-F, so it sounds like this is the reason.
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Post by bonzo on Jul 6, 2017 7:39:35 GMT -6
bonzo , ugh, don't do all Menopur. I am convinced that will not help DOR (or anyone for that matter). Occasionally someone will come along here and do an all Menopur cycle and have NOTHING fertilize (have an IRL friend who had that happen and ended up spontaneously pg after the clinic told her it was probably just her had egg quality). But about cycling while teaching, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (my teaching schedule was usually MWF afternoons, tho). It turned out to be NBD. Consider too that lots of that ended up being cancelled, so that might be skewing my opinion. I just wanted to say that if you want to do it during the semester, go for it!! As a newb to all this, what is it about Menopur that makes it bad to use alone? I had always wondered why we would be mixing Menopur with Gonal-F, so it sounds like this is the reason. I'm curious too. My RE seemed to think that it can help increase egg quality, but it sounds like that isn't what has happened for a lot of women here? We did have 2 fertilize and the one make it to blast, so we know I can make ok eggs!
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Post by babyhopes on Jul 6, 2017 11:26:06 GMT -6
I agree with lemonliz. DOR and all Menopur cycles rarely work out, bonzo. My RE is also against high doses of Menopur. 75iu is the highest he'll go. Is he willing to try MDLF or EPP? Rooting so hard for your four, birch113. Hopefully the next five days passes quickly for you! So frustrating, daisy818! All the wine for you. Good luck with your upcoming baseline, hoosiermama76. You are getting so close, nikiswims. The new name is However It Happened. People suggested names and that's the one admin voted on. It's fine with me. Can your RE give you Ganirelix to prevent you from ovulating, jense927? So frustrating when your body is not doing what it should. I'm going to be hopeful for you, lemonliz! It better work this time. Hopefully the next three weeks pass quickly for you, bananas22. Until then, all the wine for you.
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Post by jense927 on Jul 6, 2017 11:33:00 GMT -6
babyhopes, We are doing a natural transfer so I do want to ovulate, I just am doubting that I am already ovulating at 10 DPO and a 13mm follicle. It seems unlikely. She said she saw fluid in my uterus which makes her think I am about to ovulate, but I literally just had surgery because I was getting fluid in the uterus from a c-section scar so I am not sure what makes her think its ovulation fluid vs the surgery not working. I don't know I am just a mess and worrying about everything.
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Post by bonzo on Jul 6, 2017 11:57:20 GMT -6
babyhopes, EPP is estrogen priming, right? Still learning my acronyms! He wants to do estrogen priming, but then just the Menopur for the stimming. I've emailed asking why he feels this is the best, so hopefully we'll find out. I hadn't heard of a Menopur only cycle prior to our meeting, so didn't realize this was something I should question! So glad I have you ladies to help me advocate for myself!
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