So I had my retrieval on Friday morning 4-4-14 - it was my 4th IVF and we retrieved 4 eggies! Praying this is a good sign. Just trying to stay busy until Sunday at 2:00 when they will call and let us know when the retrieval is.
If you are reading this, please pray I have 2 or 3 embabies that make it to transfer. Just praying so hard that they fertilize and are healthy.
xoxoxoxo
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Trigger Day!!!
So, today at my appt (day 12 of meds) I have:
Right - 14.5, 14,5, 11,5, 9 and 2 smaller
Left - 15, 14,5, 13, 7.5
But my ovaries were still kind of hiding, so they could be a tad bigger.
Normally they have triggered me when my lead follicle is at 18+, however, I think they don't want me going farther, because it would put me on Saturday for retrieval GRRRRR, BUT my estrogen shot up today to 1253.1 - and I read that they usually trigger you around 1000 on estrogen priming protocol, so at least I'm in that window! I'm getting excited :)
I take my trigger shot tonight at 11pm. Continue with my Doxycycline, Flagyl, PNV and Baby aspirin....
Thursday - NO SHOTS WHOO HOOOOO!
Friday, no eating when I get up - We have to be at the clinic at 9:40 EEEEEK so excited. Praying I get 6 mature follicles retrieved :) Transfer on Monday or Wednesday :) My acupuncturist is on standby...I love her!!
Right - 14.5, 14,5, 11,5, 9 and 2 smaller
Left - 15, 14,5, 13, 7.5
But my ovaries were still kind of hiding, so they could be a tad bigger.
Normally they have triggered me when my lead follicle is at 18+, however, I think they don't want me going farther, because it would put me on Saturday for retrieval GRRRRR, BUT my estrogen shot up today to 1253.1 - and I read that they usually trigger you around 1000 on estrogen priming protocol, so at least I'm in that window! I'm getting excited :)
I take my trigger shot tonight at 11pm. Continue with my Doxycycline, Flagyl, PNV and Baby aspirin....
Thursday - NO SHOTS WHOO HOOOOO!
Friday, no eating when I get up - We have to be at the clinic at 9:40 EEEEEK so excited. Praying I get 6 mature follicles retrieved :) Transfer on Monday or Wednesday :) My acupuncturist is on standby...I love her!!
Monday, March 31, 2014
CD10 - getting closer!!
I'm on my 10th day of meds :) It's going much better today...whoop whoop!!!
CD7 (Friday, March 28th) - I had 5 follies, I had:
R- 8, 7
L- 8, 6.5 and 4.5....slowly but surely!!
Today I had 7 follies, they almost doubled since friday morning!!!!
R- 14.5, 14.5, 9, 8.5
L- 13.5, 11, 10.5
My estrogen today was a nice 832!!
Beth had a hard time seeing my left ovary, so they might be a bit bigger she said. I start Ganirelix and one Menopur tonight between 7-9pm.
My lining was an 8.1C - which is great that it's 3 stripes, now for it to thicken a bit more :)
I go back Wednesday for one more check and I will probably trigger that night with retrieval on Friday morning : )EEEEK getting close :)
CD7 (Friday, March 28th) - I had 5 follies, I had:
R- 8, 7
L- 8, 6.5 and 4.5....slowly but surely!!
Today I had 7 follies, they almost doubled since friday morning!!!!
R- 14.5, 14.5, 9, 8.5
L- 13.5, 11, 10.5
My estrogen today was a nice 832!!
Beth had a hard time seeing my left ovary, so they might be a bit bigger she said. I start Ganirelix and one Menopur tonight between 7-9pm.
My lining was an 8.1C - which is great that it's 3 stripes, now for it to thicken a bit more :)
I go back Wednesday for one more check and I will probably trigger that night with retrieval on Friday morning : )EEEEK getting close :)
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Chugging along....
I had bloodwork Monday 3/24 and got a call that my estrogen is low. It was 39.3..which is really low (it was 18ish at my baseline on 3/19/14)...so they bumped me up to 2 more Bravelle tonight for a total today of:
2 Menopur
6 Bravelle
I continued that Tuesday and today (day 5 of stims) and from now on I'm at
8 Bravelle
I had bloodwork and another ultrasound today (lining 4.0 w/fluid, baseline lining was 6.2A) and while the ultrasound was troublesome (me and my dodgey ovaries again!!!) - 2 nurses tried to check me! I'm SUCH a problem child LOL.... They said that they are still under 10mm and there are a "handful" - Nurse Bethany said that there is less than 10. I'd be happy if I get 6 good follies, so I'm good with the possiblity :)
And the other nurse, Beth (yes, Beth and Bethany lol) called and my estrogen is up to 106.3...so that is a great bump up from 39.3....That's what we wanted.
So, next up is another ultrasound on Friday! Praying those follies are sucking up the meds and getting juicy enough to measure!! And maybe with fuller follies, my ovaries will cooperate next visit!! Getting there, slowly, but surely :)
2 Menopur
6 Bravelle
I continued that Tuesday and today (day 5 of stims) and from now on I'm at
8 Bravelle
I had bloodwork and another ultrasound today (lining 4.0 w/fluid, baseline lining was 6.2A) and while the ultrasound was troublesome (me and my dodgey ovaries again!!!) - 2 nurses tried to check me! I'm SUCH a problem child LOL.... They said that they are still under 10mm and there are a "handful" - Nurse Bethany said that there is less than 10. I'd be happy if I get 6 good follies, so I'm good with the possiblity :)
And the other nurse, Beth (yes, Beth and Bethany lol) called and my estrogen is up to 106.3...so that is a great bump up from 39.3....That's what we wanted.
So, next up is another ultrasound on Friday! Praying those follies are sucking up the meds and getting juicy enough to measure!! And maybe with fuller follies, my ovaries will cooperate next visit!! Getting there, slowly, but surely :)
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Meds and testing!!
So here is a picture of all my meds...I do this every cycle :) So, of course, I had to do it again!!
And I HAVE to POAS, I can't sit around and NOT KNOW...so here is my HPT stash...yes, it's overwhelming and yes, I am that cra-cray!
And I HAVE to POAS, I can't sit around and NOT KNOW...so here is my HPT stash...yes, it's overwhelming and yes, I am that cra-cray!
It's TIME!!!! ....... to get pregnant!
Okay, it's here! My 4th and final IVF...well, sort of 3rd, for this time around, anyhow....so third time is the charm, right? I will be due in December for the 3rd time as well. I'm sorta scared about that, because, well, it hasn't gone all that well for me in the past, right? - But I'm determined to change that this time!
I had my baseline u/s and b/w on 3/18/14 and I have:
R - 2 < 10
L - 4 < 10
Meaning I have an AFC (antral follicle count) of 6. I'm a little disappointed, because I thought with the new EPP or Estrogen Priming IVF Protocol, I would have like 10+...I guess that was just wishful thinking.
I am on practically the same timeframe as last year. My retrieval is tentatively 4/2 and that was my retrieval date last year, so I will be due on 12/24 if this cycle goes as planned. However, last year, I stimmed 2 extra days, so my retrieval may change and then, so would my due date. Either way, December baby (Fingers crossed) or November if it's twins!
We are transferring 3 embryos if it's a 3dt and 2 on a 5dt, unless they are bad quality on d5, then we will also transfer 3. Dr. S is on board with this decision.
So, meds start Saturday 3/22/14.
I'm taking the following along with Flagyl and Doxycycline:
Sat 2 Menopur, 6 Bravelle
Sun 2 Menopur, 6 Bravelle
Mon 2 Menopur, 4 Bravelle
Tue 2 Menopur, 4 Bravelle
Wed 6 Bravelle
Thu 6 Bravelle
Fri - same or it might be adjusted depending on bloodwork....and I'll keep taking it...probably stimming for 10-12 days.
Eventually, when my lead follicle gets to be 14+, I'll add the Ganirelix in at night, with one Menopur for 3 nights, then I will trigger, and have the retrieval 36 hours later.
Monday I have bloodwork
Wed I have an u/s and bw again....GAME ON!
I'm getting excited :)
I had my baseline u/s and b/w on 3/18/14 and I have:
R - 2 < 10
L - 4 < 10
Meaning I have an AFC (antral follicle count) of 6. I'm a little disappointed, because I thought with the new EPP or Estrogen Priming IVF Protocol, I would have like 10+...I guess that was just wishful thinking.
I am on practically the same timeframe as last year. My retrieval is tentatively 4/2 and that was my retrieval date last year, so I will be due on 12/24 if this cycle goes as planned. However, last year, I stimmed 2 extra days, so my retrieval may change and then, so would my due date. Either way, December baby (Fingers crossed) or November if it's twins!
We are transferring 3 embryos if it's a 3dt and 2 on a 5dt, unless they are bad quality on d5, then we will also transfer 3. Dr. S is on board with this decision.
So, meds start Saturday 3/22/14.
I'm taking the following along with Flagyl and Doxycycline:
Sat 2 Menopur, 6 Bravelle
Sun 2 Menopur, 6 Bravelle
Mon 2 Menopur, 4 Bravelle
Tue 2 Menopur, 4 Bravelle
Wed 6 Bravelle
Thu 6 Bravelle
Fri - same or it might be adjusted depending on bloodwork....and I'll keep taking it...probably stimming for 10-12 days.
Eventually, when my lead follicle gets to be 14+, I'll add the Ganirelix in at night, with one Menopur for 3 nights, then I will trigger, and have the retrieval 36 hours later.
Monday I have bloodwork
Wed I have an u/s and bw again....GAME ON!
I'm getting excited :)
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Update...much needed :)
So, I had a couple appts the week before Halloween, and they upped my meds from 2 Menopur / 4 Bravelle to 7 Bravelle on day 5 and I continued that for another 6 days for a total of 11 days of stims. At almost the double amount of meds I've needed in the past. On Monday, Oct 29th I had 4 follicles, 17.5, 15, 14.5 and a 12.5. My estrogen was up to 980, which is great. I was sad, because extra meds apparently do not mean more follicles :(. They had me stim one more day and trigger on Tuesday night (Oct 29th) at 11:45pm.
Halloween, we headed to our retrieval :) It went well! We actually got 5 eggs, but they said one was small. I did fine in recovery and rested that day. I had to call in on Saturday to get the info for transfer and was SHOCKED that they wanted to do a 5 day transfer (5dt). I've NEVER done one before and last time I had 11 eggs and they still didn't do a 5dt. I was freaking out. I was worried they would die in the lab and not make it and I'd have nothing to transfer and the cycle would be a total bust. But I have to trust they know what they are doing. Also, I came to realize, that if they make it to day 5, they are doing great and that is what we want. I do not want to have to go through another miscarriage if I can help it. Maybe a 5dt was great because they all were thriving and fertilized (although they don't give us a report until the day of transfer).
So we headed to Woodbury at 6:45am - got there at 8:45. The whole time I was just praying I didn't get a cancellation phone call on the way. No news meant good news and the embryologist came in and said we had a PERFECT blastocyst - a grade 1. (1 is best, 3 is worst) and this was a ONE!! Mallory was a 1.5!! And we also had a 1.8 Morula (one more day and the morula would be a blastocyst). And the other THREE are still growing and were currently Morulas. SHOCKED! It is really good to have a 100% fertilization rate and for them to continue growing. We might even have one to freeze!
Transfer went great and they said my lining looked perfect.
So, now we wait! I've been testing out the trigger shot (false positives) so I know when it's negative and then can know for certain if it's a positive test :). But that is just the first hurdle, then we have to get to U/S and then the next U/S and then I just MIGHT be able to relax. Maybe.
My Blood Beta tests are scheduled for the 15th and 18th. UGH a weekend wait again. And normally I go in at 13 and 15 days after retrieval...not sure why they pushed it out this time. They don't tell me the results until both tests have been drawn. GRRRRRRRR I hate waiting :)
So for now, I wait...and here are my beautiful embabies!!
Halloween, we headed to our retrieval :) It went well! We actually got 5 eggs, but they said one was small. I did fine in recovery and rested that day. I had to call in on Saturday to get the info for transfer and was SHOCKED that they wanted to do a 5 day transfer (5dt). I've NEVER done one before and last time I had 11 eggs and they still didn't do a 5dt. I was freaking out. I was worried they would die in the lab and not make it and I'd have nothing to transfer and the cycle would be a total bust. But I have to trust they know what they are doing. Also, I came to realize, that if they make it to day 5, they are doing great and that is what we want. I do not want to have to go through another miscarriage if I can help it. Maybe a 5dt was great because they all were thriving and fertilized (although they don't give us a report until the day of transfer).
So we headed to Woodbury at 6:45am - got there at 8:45. The whole time I was just praying I didn't get a cancellation phone call on the way. No news meant good news and the embryologist came in and said we had a PERFECT blastocyst - a grade 1. (1 is best, 3 is worst) and this was a ONE!! Mallory was a 1.5!! And we also had a 1.8 Morula (one more day and the morula would be a blastocyst). And the other THREE are still growing and were currently Morulas. SHOCKED! It is really good to have a 100% fertilization rate and for them to continue growing. We might even have one to freeze!
Transfer went great and they said my lining looked perfect.
So, now we wait! I've been testing out the trigger shot (false positives) so I know when it's negative and then can know for certain if it's a positive test :). But that is just the first hurdle, then we have to get to U/S and then the next U/S and then I just MIGHT be able to relax. Maybe.
My Blood Beta tests are scheduled for the 15th and 18th. UGH a weekend wait again. And normally I go in at 13 and 15 days after retrieval...not sure why they pushed it out this time. They don't tell me the results until both tests have been drawn. GRRRRRRRR I hate waiting :)
So for now, I wait...and here are my beautiful embabies!!
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