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@PurplePumps: I was lurking & reading that one yesterday and saw it was closed this morning. Is that why #2 was closed?

Thinking of everyone doing IVF right now. Sending positive thoughts to everyone!!

I'd like to join this IVF thread. I'm going to be starting my first IVF cycle in about two or three weeks.

I don't have any experience with DHEA. When I was into tyring anything and everything I could get my hands on, I recall that one being a hormone or something that I wasn't wiling to try without my doctor suggesting or monitoring it. He didn't recommend it so I never tried it. I'm curious to know about other girls who have used it.

Hi! Thanks for restarting the thread, I'm in.

So I had my first bloodwork and ultrasound today after 4 days of stimming. At first I freaked out because I thought the sonographer basically told me I only had one follicle, but she meant only one that was big enough to measure. My right ovary has multiple that are <11 and my left have a few in that category.

So they're upping my dosage for the next two nights before the next u/s. I have a call out to them to learn more about why (450 of Gonal F and 150 of Menopur sounds aggressive?)

Lots of happy thoughts to everyone on this thread

Hi rejoining this thread. My FET using day 3 embryos is scheduled for tomorrow. Getting nervous!!

@bloved: So exciting, good luck!

@PurplePumps: I started at 375 of Gonal F and 75 of Menopur. I just talked to the nurse and she said everything is coming along and not to worry, the doc just wanted to bump up the dose to get the follicles below 11mm to grow. She thinks I should have some up to 12mm by Thursday and we'll go from there. Didn't realize I'd be stressing already at CD6!

Hey guys, new thread!

I'm currently on birth control in preparation for a long down-reg cycle. This will be stim #5 in total, but stim #3 since trying for #2. My little girl is nearly 2.5 from an IVF cycle back in 2012.

Hoping for some good luck for everyone with the upcoming cycles. x

As a soon-to-be graduate (due in Nov) of the IVF thread, where I found support and answers to my many questions, I just wanted to wish you all the best of luck and send my love! I'm sure I'll be back in the future when we're ready for #2.

@bloved: Good luck today!! How many are you transferring?

@agold: I'm CD 23, we are close! I think I'll probably start the birth control really early next week, unless my period decides to be a nutter.

We are going to have to freeze all for PGS. I'm ok with that as my clinic's success rates are fine either way, but I think it's going to be super hard to wait when I get to that point.

@bloved: good luck! Hope everything goes well today!

@Miss Sarah: Hey there, thank you for the well wishes! I followed your updates in the previous thread to prepare myself for this IVF adventure, and I frequently think of your success story to stay positive and keep a forward momentum. Congratulations on your little one due soon!

@PurplePumps: Last night when I dialed up my gonal-f dose in the pen, I couldn't help but giggle when I realized 450 is the highest it goes! That plus 2 vials of Menopur makes me feel like such a druggie.

Also, have I mentioned how obsessed I am with acupuncture these days? My wonderful acupuncturist fiddled with the needles over my left ovary to kick start it last night... and when she put in the needle near my right (active) ovary, it was this instant really cool energetic feeling. By the time I went to bed both ovaries were on fire. Hoping that's a good thing!

@PurplePumps: @winter_wonder: @agold: thanks ladies! We transferred two day 3 embryos today...one 7 cell and one 8 cell. She said they looked excellent, but hard to believe since we froze on day 3 because they looked "average at best". Maybe they just tell everyone they look excellent to reduce stress! No bed rest ordered, but taking it easy today. Fx that at least one decides to stick around!!

@AmeliaBedilia: I have blue cross blue shield and have coverage. For me, there is a lifetime limit of like 25,000.

It was really great when we were doing IUIs and Ivf. It didn't cover anything for our egg donor, but that's not uncommon.

I feel like it's definitely worth it to switch plans if you can.

Eta: can you sit down with hr at work? Or, ask your clinic's financial department about a specific plan? My clinic's financial person was amazing about letting us know what would and would not be covered

@bloved: I'm sure the embryos did really look great! I'm wishing you all the best. Are you trying for your first child? And do you have any other embryos remaining?

Thanks everyone!
@agold: we have a son from Ivf 2 years ago. We had 2 failed transfers since and our last Ivf was a freeze-all. From that, we have the 2 we used today and 3 more frozen. Really hoping we don't need those frozen ones!
@AmeliaBedilia: my old bcbs insurance covered everything 100% after co-pays and up to 4 ivfs in a lifetime. Needless to say, that was awesome. We currently have new insurance that covers 80% up to 15k after a deductible. Even that has been very helpful!

Hi ladies! I'm not going through IVF quite yet, but thought I would join in. We have a DD from an FET in 2012 but haven't had luck trying for #2 (3 FETS - 2 chemicals, 1 failed). So we think we will be doing a fresh round again. Still in the consult phase with new docs since we moved. Some initial bloodwork for me came back with some autoimmune issues, so we retested and I should get the results this week.

I did have a question about insurance though… we are in MA, but my DHs insurance does not cover infertility treatment (loophole in the state mandate because HR is based in Colorado). So I just realized that I should consider buying my own insurance off of the healthcare marketplace for 2016 and that way I would have IF coverage. Has anyone thought about doing this? Or does anyone have any advice on this issue? Thanks!

@bloved: That's great you have some frozen ones left over. Just in case.

@GreenThumb: I really hope your second round of bloodwork comes back all clear. Would the autoimmune issues present a big challenge for you if you do in fact have them? As for insurance, I'm no help at all in that area. Good luck!

@PurplePumps: Ugh....I'm sorry. As if infertility isn't stressful enough......then the financial crap. It's just ridiculous

@agold: I had a lot of the same worried with work, and I am a private person so I dreaded telling my boss, but it did make things so much better when I let my boss know. I am glad you got out of the stressful project.

@AmeliaBedilia: I did royal jelly but stopped before the ivf. I only wanted to do the stuff the RE recommended. However, I am on another infertility board and a lot of the women there use coq10. I am not even sure what it is, but something I was thinking of looking into if this cycle does not work.
@GreenThumb: good luck with the new docs/ new cycle.

@AmeliaBedilia: I had never heard about melatonin being used for fertility purposes. Did your doctor tell you about it? I take a half of a melatonin every so often to help me sleep. I'll start taking it every night now! How much do you take and how often? Also, best of luck with your IUI. Where you doing injectible meds or something else?

@bloved: I'm glad I'm not the only one who was worrying about work. My RE has very early morning ultrasound appointments so I'm not worried about missing too much work. I was just worried about being distracted and stressed. My boss avoided eye contact with me when I was telling him I was having a procedure. I'm sure he suspected female issues. Also, I take coq10 along with my prenatal and DHA. I also take a maca pill. My RE is okay with these.