https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:26:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1974801 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 01:22:13 +0000 jaguar 1974801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mum: Great! Thanks so much for the advice. :) Good luck!</p> <p>@bluestriped bee: I really appreciate it. So far, nothing. Low on all monitors.. so giving it a few more days! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1974106 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 07:31:25 +0000 BSB 1974106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jaguar: Hope you get a positive OPK soon!! I'll be thinking of you! Sending hugs! :heart: :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1974094 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 06:19:55 +0000 Mum 1974094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am doing a timed cycle, and currently in my TWW. I did 7.5 mg of Femara CD 3-7, Gonal-F CD 9, then ultrasound to check out ovaries on CD 12 which is when she told me to trigger with my 250 Ovidrel. </p> <p>To answer you question: She then said to BD once a day for the next 3-4 days. I'd say if you an afford it, go ahead with the trigger! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1974023 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 00:02:21 +0000 jaguar 1974023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: Thanks hon! I'm CD13 and still no positives, but that's normal for me... if I ovulate, it's usually late. Will just hang in there a few more days &amp; see what happens. Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1973781 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:47:40 +0000 BSB 1973781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jaguar: I've only done Femera and trigger with my IUIs and you are correct. Take the prescribed dose (I was at 2.5 mg for 5 days) then use OPKs starting on day 10-11 until positive. For my IUIs , I always got ultrasounds and usually triggered before I seeing the positive on my OPKs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1973772 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:26:26 +0000 jaguar 1973772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: Yeah, my monitored FET's are always blood monitored (though I did OPK's at home too, just to see what would happen!) :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1973770 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:19:51 +0000 ShootingStar 1973770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jaguar: I don't know if I ever surged early because I never used OPKs for monitored cycles. I doubt it though. I think it would've shown up on the bloodwork. And they could always tell from my levels that I hadn't peaked yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1973766 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:13:29 +0000 jaguar 1973766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: Nah, we're going to lay off the injectibles this time around (after all the crazy IVF drugs last cycle, I was hoping this would be a little calmer) so hopeful the Femara will do the trick. Did you ever surge before a trigger? x</p> <p>Sad that I'm not even trying to get pregnant out of this anymore.... it's just a matter of getting into a TWW &amp; moving along. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1973764 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:08:39 +0000 ShootingStar 1973764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jaguar: Ok in that case I'd definitely use the trigger! There's a good shot the femara will be sufficient and then you can get perfect timing with the trigger. Any chance they'll give you some injectables too? The cycle I got pregnant I took 75iu of gonal f for a couple days right before ovulation to increase egg quality/size. That on top of the femara was successful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1973762 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:03:00 +0000 jaguar 1973762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: Yep, that's the dose I'm on.. same as always! (I'll be on this for nxet cycle's FET too.) Stubborn ovaries, unite! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1973761 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:02:15 +0000 ShootingStar 1973761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ahh, ok. What dose are they giving you if femara? I'd ask for the max, 7.5 mg. I assume you've got super stubborn ovaries, like I do, and that's the dose I needed. I'm not sure if there's even much of a downside to upping the femara dose like there is for clomid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1973758 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 17:59:14 +0000 jaguar 1973758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: It's a bit of an off the books cycle. ;) My FS is awesome and knows we were struggling with the wait.... and we ended up using a Lucrin trigger for IVF last cycle, so have the Ovidrel leftover. Since it's technically a 'rest' cycle... there won't be any ultrasounds - we'll just base it off our previous cycle history. </p> <p>I think I'd like the idea of being SURE I ovulated (using the trigger at an appropriate time) and just be sure we gave this "rest cycle" a shot... and one step closer to our next FET! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1973756 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 17:55:38 +0000 ShootingStar 1973756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you not getting monitored? I did Femara plus trigger and always had monitoring. I liked being sure that I was going ovulate. Since, as I'm sure you know, you can get a positive opk and not actually ovulate. Or you can wait and wait for the surge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/femara-trigger-questions#post-1973754 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 17:51:46 +0000 jaguar 1973754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay ladies, I need to pick your brains.</p> <p>This is a rest cycle for me - the cycle after IVF retrieval, and the cycle before (hopefully) a FET. My FS gave me the go ahead to use Femara to induce ovulation and have a regular cycle -- because if I left it au naturale, I'd go on for months on end with no period. ;)</p> <p>We also discussed the possibility of using a trigger shot to induce ovulation. I wanted to wait and see what would happen, whether the Femara would work on its own -- but we agreed that if I didn't surge by day 16-18, I'd go ahead and take the trigger. (Those are the days I've had prime follicles from Femara in previous cycles.)</p> <p>I guess I'm just looking for some advice -- I've used Ovidrel triggers loads before, but only for artificial IVF egg retrievals, not for regular, try-yourself, cycles.</p> <p>I'll keep OPK-ing beforehand &amp; make sure I get the go ahead from FS before triggering... but what happens with these cycles? If I get a positive OPK, I don't need to bother with the trigger, right? And if I do go ahead and trigger, is it the same time-frame of 36 hours before ovulation, like with full IUI/IVF cycles?</p> <p>Thanks for the advice! xx </p>