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Me me me! I don't remember what my starting follicle count was, but I had DOR and I only ended up with 4 eggs, only 2 grew, and I only had one to transfer on my 5 day transfer. He's two now!

To stay sane, here are some things I did: I got a therapist. I made a list of things that made me happy, ranging from small things (taking a bath, having chips) to bigger things (getting a massage) - I found it helped when I got anxious and stressed and overwhelmed to have a list I could consult that sort of let me see the trees through the forest, if you know what I mean - when I felt like everything was terrible it was nice to look at this document and go "Ok, here are some things that might bump my mood a bit". I downloaded the Circle + Bloom meditation series for IVF and listened to it every day. I did acupuncture, which both made me relaxed and made me feel like I was doing everything I could do. And I told myself that - I'm doing everything I can do, this is out of my hands. I also adopted as a mantra "Do what you can where you are with what you have" and I found that it helped to repeat that.

@Mrs.Someone: Some Drs or RE don't test for AMH all the time. I had it tested probably 2-3 times during my 3 years with IF. I forget why some Drs don't check or don't think it's an important test to focus on. I got my first AMH results back when I was not TTC and I was trying to be considered to be an egg donor. One clinic denied me into the program because my AMH was too low. Now, while I was doing fertility treatments, none of my drs mentioned my AMH unless I asked. My history of low AMH was one of the reasons I was diagnosed with PCOS. Also, my AMH has increased throughout the years. It wasn't as low as it was about 5 years ago.

I am also surprised your Doctor didn't check your AMH before either but you can for sure still have a successful IVF cycle with low ovarian reserve so don't worry! Some new practices (like mini IVF which is good for people who don't respond well to meds) actually believes its better to have fewer eggs because they believe quality is better than quantity as fas as the # of eggs. I would recommend acupuncture, it can really help with stress during an IVF cycle as well as help your body respond well during your cycle. Good luck!

I haven't done IVF but I do have a diminished ovarian reserve and I have seen my AFC fluctuate greatly. In August, I had a total count of 8 between both ovaries and then last week I had 10 on just one ovary with 2 on the other. If the AFC doesn't look good today, that doesn't necessarily mean it won't be slightly better 3 months from now.

I'm not at ivf yet but I have DOR and low AMH. I'm currently in my second medicated cycle with an RE. I only had 3 follicles this month.

There is a lot of support here!! Honestly its an emotional roller-coaster and starting out is tough..Lots of info and stuff to take in all whole dealing with the emotions of it all!!!

Wishing you the best of luck and a BFP soon!!