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Since 10/2017CassieLovesCharting
Since 10/2017
Cassie - OvaCue Specialist
Since 9/2017iradiored
Since 9/2017
Just to clarify... you are trying to conceive naturally this cycle? I would say go by how your cycles normally are. If your cycles typically start heavier than that then it is possible it could be implantation bleeding. Any idea of when you ovulated this cycle? I would think if you are supposed to start your IVF cycle 4 days post period, maybe by 4 days from your spotting you would be testing positive? I’m sure if you call your DR there is someone there as back up while your DR is away.
DS Winston (8/2/16)
MMC (8/8/18) D&C (8/31/18)
DD Kailani (7/23/19)
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
Now I am beginning my second cycle of IVF. Starting with de-programming my system then will begin FSH injections to produce more eggs. Hoping for eggs, multiple embryos and a successful transfer!
Thanks for the advice!
Since 10/2017CassieLovesCharting
Since 10/2017
Cassie - OvaCue Specialist
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
Since 10/2017CassieLovesCharting
Since 10/2017
Cassie - OvaCue Specialist
Since 9/2017iradiored
Since 9/2017
Bummer on that... why does the period ALWAYS show up after we make plans. My miscarriage started the morning of my scheduled D/C, after waiting for it to happen naturally for close to 5 weeks!!!
Good luck on your next cycle!
DS Winston (8/2/16)
MMC (8/8/18) D&C (8/31/18)
DD Kailani (7/23/19)
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
We’ve been trying to conceive for two years and have now restored to IVF. Hopefully we will get pregnant this cycle. Taking all of the injections and oral medications definitely is not easy especially when it causes severe headaches and hormonal changes. But, when we do become pregnant it will all be worth it.
Since 9/2017iradiored
Since 9/2017
DS Winston (8/2/16)
MMC (8/8/18) D&C (8/31/18)
DD Kailani (7/23/19)
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
Since 10/2017CassieLovesCharting
Since 10/2017
Cassie - OvaCue Specialist
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
Since 10/2017CassieLovesCharting
Since 10/2017
Cassie - OvaCue Specialist
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
Since 10/2017CassieLovesCharting
Since 10/2017
Cassie - OvaCue Specialist
Since 9/2015sarahivym
Since 9/2015
Thanks for sharing your story so far. I’m about to start IVF early January and so interested in hearing about other women’s experiences as I get closer. :) I’m so filled with a mix of hope, excitement, and dread. Mostly the first two but after trying for so long I can’t help but feel a ton of anxiety. Hope all is going well for you this time around!
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
You’re welcome! Hope you can find it useful :) IVF is exciting, I was so hopeful in getting pregnant the first cycle but, unfortunately my embryo didn’t make it after they inserted it :( an embryo is the closet we ever got to being pregnant so far. I haven’t been able to start my 2nd ivf cycle yet due to the cyst from over stimulation. Hoping I can start my 2nd cycle in January so maybe we can go through it together! The medications definitely aren’t easy, between the routine of having to take them and the terrible headaches that I had when my body was adjusting to the increased fsh levels and the headaches when I stopped the fsh injections due to my body having to adjust again. The progesterone needles are large but I didn’t find those to be too painful. The egg retrieval was painful and so was embryo insertion especially since I wasn’t under anesthesia. Stay strong and know the end goal will hopefully be a sweet little miracle! Be sure to eat healthy, get plenty of sleep, stay hydrated, and take your prenatal vitamin!! Wishing you all the best in your very first Ivf journey!! Keep me posted! I will continue to update everyone on my journey. All the best to you!
Happy Holidays,
Kathrine
Since 9/2015sarahivym
Since 9/2015
So sorry you’ve had to wait so long to try again. I hope you have lots to keep you busy to make the time fly by. This month always feels like the shortest of the year with all the holiday and family stuff going on. Hang in there!
I should be starting my cycle early in Jan - new year’s eve or day will probably be my Day 1. We are really lucky, because there happens to be a clinical trial going on to test a stimulation drug preparation, and so we get the whole cycle at no cost. Otherwise we might not be able to do this. Downside is that it’s a blind study so there’s a 1/10 chance I could receive a placebo and the cycle fails... AND I’m not allowed to know how my follicles are developing until we get to egg retrieval or it’s canceled. However, if the first stimulation does fail for whatever reason we get a second cycle on whatever drugs/protocol our doctor chooses. After weighing the pros and cons carefully we decided we had to go forward. It’s too great of an opportunity.
Would love to keep in touch throughout. I don’t know anyone close to me that’s gone through this, so thank you so much for all the info on what to expect. Adding a cold eye mask to my amazon cart for the headaches. :)
Sarah
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
That’s amazing that you are able to be part of a clinical trial and that they will give you two chances. I hope that you do not receive the placebo pills and that it will be a great success!! Stay positive and do all that the doctors say. Wishing you all the best! Keep me posted.
Kathrine
Since 9/2015sarahivym
Since 9/2015
I had all my screenings so the only thing left is injection training I guess. Expecting my period around the 4th so we’re super excited. Won’t know at all how it’s going until after egg retrieval so it’s going to be so nerve wracking.
Sarah
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
Kathrine
Since 9/2015sarahivym
Since 9/2015
I remember that you said you had this problem after all the stimulation drugs, is that right? Has it been resolved? Is everything still on track for the end of the month? :)
Sarah
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
Yes, I also had a cyst but due to the stimulation from the first cycle. The nurse also told me that cysts are common even in those who aren’t doing IVF. Apparently cysts can come about during a normal period which is why the periods can also be so painful.
I finally just got my period today so hoping to start my second cycle! Hoping to go for monitoring tomorrow and get the all clear to start my meds! Will keep you posted.
Maybe we will go through the cycle together but you may start about one week later?
Since 9/2015sarahivym
Since 9/2015
Yay! So it begins! Sending the best all-clear vibes for your ultrasound. Let me know how it goes.
I just ovulated a few days ago so I’m guessing my check should be on/around the 4th. Just getting over a bad chest cold and thinking maybe it was for the best I didn’t suffer that at the same time as ivf (and not being allowed all the cough meds).
Best of luck tomorrow!
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
Sorry to hear about your chest cold, hope you’re feeling better but, like you said it’s probably best it happened when you weren’t undergoing ivf! Hope you get to start your first cycle soon! Keep me posted. I will update after every appointment.
Hopefully we both get pregnant this cycle!!
Since 9/2015sarahivym
Since 9/2015
Is this your first or do you have kids? I have a 9 year old. It couldn’t have been easier conceiving him, and now we have been actively trying 6 years to give him a sibling. Since our issue is my husband’s very low sperm count, the doctor can only assume our first son was just pure luck bc they can’t find a reason for his low count. :/
Hope you don’t feel too many side effects from the medications and that part of it goes smoothly. Keep yourself distracted so it goes by as quickly as possible and practice self care! Great excuse for stretchy pants every day and takeout.
Sarah
Since 8/2018nikkib801
Since 8/2018
Kathrine, thank you for your tips on the other thread, will keep them all in mind when I start my cycle. That’s great news that you’re starting your second cycle, best of luck and definitely keep us posted. I’ll keep everything crossed for you!
Sarah, that sounds interesting about the clinical trial and amazing that it’s at no cost! I also hope that everything works out perfectly for you.
We had our first meeting with the fertility clinic during the week to get a better understanding of IVF and the costs involved. We’re excited to start the process but our next step is to pick a specialist and make an appointment for more blood tests, possibly ultrasounds and hubby to have another analysis done. After that’s all done we will then be able to get our IVF plan and I’m hoping we can start our first cycle in March. I’m planning to do the egg collection awake, I’ve had some people say it’s extreamly painful and others say it’s bearable and feels like cramps, so that’s got me a little worried but I’ll try it for the sake of saving some money. How did you find the collection Kathrine?
Since 9/2015sarahivym
Since 9/2015
And Kathrine, hope you’ve been doing ok with the ganirelix and Provera. Sending good vibes for Wednesday...
Since 6/2018Kathrine2
Since 6/2018
So glad to hear you have one child and that you had no issues conceiving the first time!! But, so sorry to hear you’ve been trying for so long the second time around :( hope you can get pregnant soon!! Have the doctors said anything about morphology issues? Your husband has sperm so that’s definitely a good thing!! You have everything you need, sperm and eggs! I once went to an IUI doctor because we were first considering that and he told my husband and I that there are cases that are a lot worse and that he once had a patient with a male partner who had no sperm (now that’s a big problem)!
Unfortunately, we don’t have any children yet :( we’ve been trying for over two years, I stopped keeping track now. My husband and I are both perfectly healthy and live a very healthy lifestyle along with no smoking or drinking alcohol. My husband has sperm but we found out that they have morphology issues and some are slow. He felt his testosterone drop right before we started trying to conceive and upon his blood work it was found that it was low a few months ago. After, going to an endocrinologist she also ran bloodwork but at that time his testosterone was within the normal but low range. So that may be the thing which is causing his sperm to look funny.
Hopefully with IVF they will be able to select the fast moving sperm that look fine and hopefully we will get more embryos this time around. Last IVF cycle we only had 5 eggs and ended up with just one embryo at the end. We were so lucky to have that because 5 is a very low number. Hoping to get a lot more eggs this cycle since my doctor is supposed to increase my FSH dosage.
Can’t wait to hear about the start of your journey soon!!
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