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Post by bonzo on Oct 12, 2017 8:11:51 GMT -6
We'll start today off informally, and I'll come back and do the proper tags after work (which will probably be late, or tomorrow, since I have rehearsal tonight). But it's time for a fresh thread! Also, think of ideas to vote on for a new fall theme! I think we got a few last time, any more ideas? ***** Welcome to the IVF check-in for October 13! 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 BFP! Congratulations! BFN ((Hugs)) PUPO! Congratulations! Rooting for all of you! daisy818, keeping everything crossed for you! birch113, congrats! Everything crossed for you! Cycle Complete (ER only/testing) Between ER and ET Stimming/FET Main Prep bananas22, I hope that lining grows well! jense927, grow, follicles! Waiting to Cycle fikafairy , January is getting closer! Yay! skidevil87, it's exciting to have a start date! happyin14, bonzo, just waiting here. hoosiermama76, twohopes, welcome! I hope your RE can answer your questions about your levels. * babyhopes, hope you're doing ok!
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Post by fikafairy on Oct 12, 2017 8:52:44 GMT -6
What was last fall's theme? Pumpkins is a little obvious, but I also like the idea of Turkeys still waiting on baseline results from this morning. My ovaries were squashed up behind the ute and a little difficult to see, which may wind up being an issue come retrieval time... I think we are aiming for a January cycle, provided I get to where I need to be weight-wise. I'm inching there, so I need to change some things up to make it go faster.
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Post by daisy818 on Oct 12, 2017 9:25:45 GMT -6
So I've been trying to test out my trigger but I suck at remembering - yesterday I still had the faintest hint of a shadow, and I forgot to test this morning. Must remember tomorrow! I'm currently 5dp5dt and I'm still having trouble being optimistic after the bad news about nothing to freeze. There's just so much pressure on this transfer. Part of me notices some symptoms (I'm tired, and lots of little twinges/mild cramps) but mostly I just feel pretty normal. I may not hold out till beta before testing, but I don't know.
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Post by laurensc927 on Oct 12, 2017 9:44:51 GMT -6
***grad warning*** Don't put too much stock in symptoms daisy818, I pretty much had none and still have very minimal at 34 weeks. I joke that if this kiddo didn't move I wouldn't know I was pregnant lol
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Post by skidevil87 on Oct 12, 2017 11:36:28 GMT -6
OCPs- start lupron on 10/23. Hoping that everything goes well and we have everything we need- possible retrieval is 11/14. edit: formatting daisy818,- I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! I have some women that really don't feel like they are pregnant at all!
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Post by jense927 on Oct 12, 2017 12:19:34 GMT -6
daisy818, I am so sorry about nothing to freeze. I can't believe that with all the embryos on day 3. What a roller coaster. ((Hugs)) Fingers crossed at least one of the two that you transferred took! Did you do a day 3 transfer? My RE says that they do have a better shot once transferred than they do outside/in the lab. fikafairy, I hope all looks good on your baseline and you continue progressing toward your weight loss goals! Good luck with this cycle skidevil87! I have US and bloodwork tomorrow. Have been on gonal F and menopur since Monday. I hope we have a bunch of follies starting to grow and that my scar still looks good. I am nervous and excited. Acupuncture went well. It was kind of weird but also relaxing.
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Post by bonzo on Oct 12, 2017 14:29:12 GMT -6
fikafairy, I wasn't on here then, but I want to say last fall was pumpkins. I hope those ovaries move into a better position for retrieval! daisy818, I'm keeping everything crossed for your two! skidevil87, good luck starting Lupron! It's always exciting to get moving! jense927, good luck at your ultrasound tomorrow! I hope you have lots of good growth! I need to set up an appointment with the donor coordinator to get more info and talk about how we take the next steps. We know we want to move forward with donor eggs, and will possibly do a split cycle for sperm (they fertilize half with H's sperm and half with a donor). Apparently H's sample from this last round was better than either IVF #1 or his SA, so the male fertility vitamins are working! But he did like the idea of a split cycle, just in case. So, we'll see where this all goes.
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Post by bananas22 on Oct 12, 2017 15:33:24 GMT -6
fikafairy, Hope your baseline comes back good and your ovaries cooperate when it's time. Congrats on the weight loss! daisy818, FX for you and your two little fighters! I've never had any early pregnancy symptoms other than cramps. skidevil87, Good luck starting Lupron! jense927, Hope you have a good ultrasound tomorrow and there are lots of follicles growing! bonzo, it sounds like you have a solid plan to move forward. I hope that path works out quickly for you. My baseline appointment on Monday looked good so I started estrogen. Not a huge fan of estrogen shots but they aren't that bad. I have my first lining check tomorrow so hoping for a thick lining.
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Post by jense927 on Oct 13, 2017 7:27:28 GMT -6
bonzo good luck with donor eggs! bananas22 I didn't realize there were estrogen injections. I've only done the pills. Are you doing an FET? Follicle check went well this morning! I had 3 measurable on the right and 6 on the left so far. All between 11-14. I am hoping we get a few more! C-section scar still looks good so that is a huge relief.
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Post by daisy818 on Oct 13, 2017 7:28:16 GMT -6
fikafairy, hope things work out for a January cycle for you laurensc927, are you already 34 weeks?? Time flies! And I wore a certain lucky bracelet during my transfer skidevil87, good luck as you start your cycle!! jense927, hope everything is going well with stimming! And I did a 5 day transfer (since at 3 days everything looked so good) - we did end up having 1 perfect looking blast and then they transferred the second-best looking embryo, which was in very early blast stage. Hopefully they are indeed doing better inside than in the lab bonzo, I hope your meeting with the donor coordinator goes well!! bananas22, hope your lining is shaping up nicely!
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Post by laurensc927 on Oct 13, 2017 9:24:28 GMT -6
daisy818 when is beta? I need to be able to sufficiently stalk you lol
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Post by bananas22 on Oct 13, 2017 11:03:27 GMT -6
bananas22 I didn't realize there were estrogen injections. I've only done the pills. Are you doing an FET?[ Yes, I'm doing a FET. I unfortunately get all kinds of shots. I'm taking delestrogen shots twice a week on top of the estrogen pills each day.
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Post by daisy818 on Oct 13, 2017 11:05:09 GMT -6
daisy818 when is beta? I need to be able to sufficiently stalk you lol Beta is Wednesday (10/18), but I might test before beta. My trigger still isn't gone though as of this morning (trigger shot was 9/30), so that's annoying.
ETA: He also has me do my bloodwork after 5 pm on Wednesday, because he also wants to check my progesterone at around 22-24 hours after my last progesterone injection. So I will not know anything till either quite late Wednesday or Thursday morning.
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Post by bananas22 on Oct 13, 2017 11:05:27 GMT -6
Lining was looking okay at 6.1mm. They want at least 8mm by trigger so it's got 2mm to go. I have another check on Tuesday and then hopefully start PIO on Thursday.
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Post by laurensc927 on Oct 13, 2017 11:32:45 GMT -6
daisy818 when is beta? I need to be able to sufficiently stalk you lol Beta is Wednesday (10/18), but I might test before beta. My trigger still isn't gone though as of this morning (trigger shot was 9/30), so that's annoying.
ETA: He also has me do my bloodwork after 5 pm on Wednesday, because he also wants to check my progesterone at around 22-24 hours after my last progesterone injection. So I will not know anything till either quite late Wednesday or Thursday morning.
Not to give false hope but that's a long time for trigger to hang around. Keeping everything crossed for you!
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Post by birch113 on Oct 13, 2017 13:33:13 GMT -6
I’m PUPO!!! The transfer went well, except my transfer doc told me I have a 6cc blast. I knew it hatched, but was never told it’s a cc. I’m trying not to fall down the google rabbit hole, but I’m feeling a little defeated right now.
I’ll be back to tag.
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Post by birch113 on Oct 13, 2017 15:36:09 GMT -6
fikafairy I hope your results came back good! daisy818 agreed that this is a long time for a trigger to be ha hung on. Fx Fx Fx!!! skidevil87 less than a month to go! jense927 grow, follies, grow! bonzo yay vitamins! Sounds like you’ve got a great plan! bananas22 FX for your lining!
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Post by daisy818 on Oct 13, 2017 16:56:22 GMT -6
birch113, yay for PUPO!! FX so so hard for you!!
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Post by birch113 on Oct 13, 2017 17:17:48 GMT -6
Didn’t one of us recently transfer two cc embies? Am I hallucinating?
ETA: nevermind! Found her!
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Post by happyin14 on Oct 13, 2017 20:06:27 GMT -6
birch113, keeping all things crossed! bonzo, glad you feel good about having a plan. AFM: did my first injections tonight. They were easier than I expected, so worried I did it wrong. Lol. Menopur does sit around for a bit, eh? Now I’m just gonna send energy to the ovaries!
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Post by hoosiermama76 on Oct 13, 2017 22:06:25 GMT -6
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Post by hoosiermama76 on Oct 13, 2017 22:14:37 GMT -6
daisy818, I’m keeping everything crossed for you! AFM, I’m just chilling on BCPs. Luckily, I’m leaving for Florida Sunday for six days. Then, I’ll start estrogen IM and vaginally around Halloween or a little earlier.
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Post by bonzo on Oct 13, 2017 23:36:28 GMT -6
happyin14, yeah, Menopur does burn a bit as it goes in! This last cycle my RE ended up having me inject the Menopur in my deltoid rather than sub-q halfway through, and I was really glad because it doesn't burn as much in the muscle! I wish I could tell you it gets better, but I think you really just get more used to it as the stimming process goes on.
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Post by daisy818 on Oct 14, 2017 8:20:42 GMT -6
So maybe it's not the trigger still in my system anymore - the line on today's cheapie was way darker than yesterday! DH could actually see it without me pointing it out to him. I'm finally feeling optimistic now!
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Post by birch113 on Oct 14, 2017 9:30:16 GMT -6
daisy818 eek!!!!!! Congrats lady! I have everything crossable crosses for you!!!
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Post by hoosiermama76 on Oct 14, 2017 15:24:35 GMT -6
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Post by happyin14 on Oct 14, 2017 22:26:40 GMT -6
daisy818! This is exciting.... everything is staying so crossed!
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Post by skidevil87 on Oct 15, 2017 6:57:29 GMT -6
daisy818, That's so exciting! I'm keeping everything including my eyes crossed for you! birch113, Also sending all of the feels and keeping things crossed for you!
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Post by birch113 on Oct 15, 2017 12:53:04 GMT -6
daisy818 just stalking the crap out of you today is all..... 😉
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Post by daisy818 on Oct 15, 2017 13:24:55 GMT -6
daisy818 just stalking the crap out of you today is all..... 😉 {Spoiler} Another positive HPT this morning, just as dark as yesterday!! Tomorrow I'm going to take a digital, and if it's positive I will call my RE and see if I can move up my beta a day or two (he suggested he might do that if I got a positive on a HPT).
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