Summer Monkeys IVF Check-in 06/12

[babyhopes]

Welcome to the IVF check-in for June 12!

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: Do you have any secret hidden talents?

BFP! Congratulations!

BFN ((Hugs))
birch113, I am so sorry. ((HUGS))

Angel Babies ((Hugs))

PUPO! Congratulations! Rooting for all of you!

Cycle Complete (ER only/testing)
bonzo2012, Rooting so hard for your one!

Between ER and ET
bananas22, 7 frozen blasts is amazing!
@eliida, So scary. Hope you are feeling better today.


Stimming/FET Main Prep
falleaves, I hope stims are going well for you!
nikiswimr, 11F is great! Do you know when you are going to transfer yet?
No Display, Hope your lining check went well today! You are getting SO close.


Waiting to Cycle
fikafairy67, Awesome news about the grant!
hoosiermama76, Waiting always seems to drag on. FX you don't have to wait too much longer.
babyhopes, Waiting on bw results.
kyzo, Eep! Tomorrow is the big day!
lemonliz, Hope the nurse coordination call went well today!
mommybumblebee, Good luck with the ERA! I'm interested to see how it goes.

[babyhopes]

Hi guys, sorry this is so late.

Had my BW today. She said it'll take 48-72 hours to get the results back. Other than that, just waiting on AF so we can move forward with our new RE.

Are we all planning on venturing over to APTM? Or should we continue with the check-in here and there?

[nikiswimr]

babyhopes I hope AF gets here quickly. I was wondering about the plan (here, there, both) as well.

AFM, at day 3 all 11 are still growing so after much discussion we decided to do a freeze all and PGS. I'm really hoping they don't all arrest between day 4 and 5 again. Tomorrow is day 4 and I won't hear anything so I'm crossing all the things we'll have something to freeze day 5. Otherwise just waiting for AF then on BCP, hopefully for a FET.

QOTW: no crazy hidden talents, I am a mediocre piano player and painter but enjoy both. I used to run fairly seriously but left that behind with IF. I

[fikafairy67]

babyhopes thanks for the check-in!

I still feel like this isn't real. But we have a phone consult with the genetics people for building the probe tomorrow 😱

It's really happening 😭 I honestly didn't know if we would ever get here!

nikiswimr I hope all 11 look great for the freeze-all!

I'm getting confused between here and there I think but so far I'm almost keeping up?

QOTD - define special talent. I teach color guard? That's random and not common, and not easy?

[hoosiermama76]

babyhopes, I hope that you get your AF soon so you can get on the road with your new RE.

nikiswimr I am praying all eleven are perfect and you have a nice freeze all!

fikafairy67, good luck to you and congrats!

I'm in Florida on vacation, so I'm trying to forget about infertility. I still hate BCP and am a total bitch to my husband. I hate it. I still think that I am still upset about how my last IVF ended, but I am trying to remain hopeful about this next cycle. I am trying not to feel pressure that this has to work, but it is really how I feel. I am really trying to enjoy my summer off and am diving into home projects and seeing friends.

Special talents: I am a published poet. I have my MFA and have a book done, but so far, no takers.

[lemonliz]

nikiswimr, that's amazing that all of them are still going strong! We also have a significant issue with drop off in growth after day 3. RE thinks that it's our sperm DNA fragmentation issue, and also maybe my MTHFR mutation. We shall soon see if he's right.

Day 4 of Femara and day 2 of Follistim over here. First monitoring is Thursday. I'll add estradiol back in on Thursday. Let's lay bets on the table that I add ganirelix on Thursday or Friday and go back in on Monday, and we trigger early next week.

QOTW: I can wiggle my ears.

[bonzo2012]

Jun 13, 2017 20:28:50 GMT -5 @eliida said:

Am I the only one who isn't on APTM?

I don't think hoosiermama76 has made it over there yet. Don't worry, we won't abandon you if you choose not to move!

[bonzo2012]

My one embryo was frozen at Day 6 on Sunday. Just waiting for the PGS testing, and then we get to start FET prep after my next cycle.

The weather has gotten pretty hot this week, which is making painting for my current show pretty exhausting. But I'd rather pain in the heat than in freezing weather, which I've also done! And I'm just glad that this month worked out so that ER happened before I started the paint job, since I would have been much more exhausted 2 weeks ago!

[hoosiermama76]

@eliiida I haven't gone over yet, but I will if you will.

[falleaves]

Last night was my first dose of Gonal and it was rough at best. For some reason I kept hesitating and a couple times I even poked myself but didn't keep going...I wound up getting really frustrated with myself because I was struggling to get it done when in the AM I've had no issue. I started crying and even asked DH at one point to do it and then just a quickly changed my mind about it. It took me 30 minutes to get this stupid shot done and I wound up forcing it into my skin because I again hesitated. I also made the stupid mistake of comparing the needles sizes between my 2 shots and realized the needle for the Gonal is slightly larger which obviously didn't make the situation any better. I'm hoping tonight goes better....on the plus side AF is basically over which is nice.

[mommybumblebee]

Starting the estrogen today for the ERA cycle. Nothing exciting here.

[mommybumblebee]

Jun 13, 2017 20:28:50 GMT -5 @eliida said:

Am I the only one who isn't on APTM?

I don't even know what APTM is...

[mommybumblebee]

falleaves, it gets easier!! I promise!! Grab a handful of skin, count to 3 and just do it. Try not to think about it too much before you do it!

[bananas22]

babyhopes, hope AF shows soon so you can get started!
nikiswimr, Hope you've gotten a good report on your embryos! 11 growing is fantastic.
bonzo2012, Yay for frostie! Hope the wait goes by fast.
fikafairy67,yay for getting started!
falleaves, Are you using a Gonal F pen? I agree with mommybumblebee, grab a chunk of skin, and stick it in quickly but smoothly. If I thought about it too much, it was worse. And if you are using the pen, make sure to dial your dose before sticking yourself. I forgot that once and had to stab myself twice. 😞
hoosiermama76, Enjoy vacation!
mommybumblebee, GL with your ERA cycle. Hope it gives you some answers
lemonliz, hope monitoring goes well!
@eliida, yay for 2 frosties!

I thought I'd be able to stay caught up better being on break, but I think I'm even farther behind. babyhopes, I can go in the cycle complete category as we did a freeze all for testing purposes. We had 7 day 5 embryos frozen and then, amazingly, had 5 of the 6 remaining embryos frozen on day 6. We sent off 8 for testing and are leaving 4 untested. 2 of them couldn't be tested because the inner and outer cells mixed and they had to separate them? I've never heard of that before. I wished we could have tested them because they were our highest rated embryos.

QOTW: I've had people tell me I'm a good public speaker which really is a hidden talent because I'm pretty shy.

[mommybumblebee]

bananas22, wow, that's great!!! Lots of embryos!

[bonzo2012]

Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you know that today's check in will be posted late. I'm painting all day at work, so no computer access until I get home.

[falleaves]

bananas22 and mommybumblebee no it isn't a pen. I was hoping for the pen so it would be similar to Follistim which I used before but it just came in vials. I should have asked which one I was getting or requesting the pen. When I did the Follistim pen it was a piece of cake.