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We decided we wanted to do IVF in April. I went on BCP in July and cycled in August. In July I had a trial transfer, injections class, saline sonohystogram, and appointment to sign all the consent forms.

@bluestriped bee: that's when the RE practices transferring embryos into your uterus. Mine told me they don't like to be surprised in transfer day while actually working with the embryos. She practiced three or four times and got comfortable with the shape and positioning of my cervix and noted in my chart that it was tilted.

@bluestriped bee: nope. I think you're typically awake for transfers. It's retrievals that they put you under for. A transfer is just as quick and easy as an IUI I think.

We knew going into our 3rd IUI, we would move to IVF if not PG. I did not go on BCP because they didn't want to surpress my ovaries due to my past responses to the stims. But I did switch REs between my last IUI and IVF, so I had one down cycle between. During that time, I also had a trial transfer, got my protocol and ordered meds. Wishing you tons of !

@bluestriped bee: I actually didn't do BCP either, so they did the trial transfer during my month of testing. It was pretty obvious from my AMH and FSH and antral follicle count that I shouldn't be suppressed.

I'm so sorry it didn't work.
I was ready to move on to IVF back in Jan when we started seeing the RE, but decided to give IUI's a few tries too. After one cycle of TI on Clomid and 3 IUIs (1 Clomid, 2 Letrozole) I was ready, but based on timing of the FL vacation we did one more cycle, I opted to have a med free cycle, we are on to IVF. I'm on CD5 now and just started BCP on CD3 and did bloodwork (Estradiol & FSH) on CD4 (normally 3, but I was flying back that day). I will be on BCP about 2 weeks before starting stims after a baseline u/s and bloodwork again.

I'm sorry your IUI wasn't successful. When everything was ready and we had DH's (surgically retrieved) sperm, it was pretty quick.

We had a consultation in July and I told my RE I wanted to a cycle in August. I didn't take BC or Lupron, just Provera for a few days at the end of my last cycle to induce AF at the right time.

My RE designed the cycle so I would have the retrieval between Aug. 13-15. He was right on, I'm going in for ER tomorrow

Hi there! I haven't read all the previous responses yet, but I thought I'd chime in with my experience. We had our initial IVF consult at the beginning of Nov, I had to wait till the beginning of my next cycle (Thanksgiving day!) to begin testing. Our testing phase took longer than usual because of the holidays and the need to schedule a sperm aspiration procedure for DH. We finished the testing and DH's surgery by mid Jan, and I started stims on Feb. 6. (I had been on BCP since the beginning of Dec. so that we could manipulate my cycle around testing appointments.) We got pregnant on the first try after never having seen a BFP either! I still have all 10 of them that I took at the end of that TWW. I hope you guys are successful soon, too!

I'm so sorry your IUIs didn't work! We had our IVF consult in the middle of April. I started BCP at the end of April. DH and I both had some blood work done, DH repeated a SA and then had a sample frozen in case we had an issue with a fresh sample the day of. I had a mock transfer and then started Lupron at the end of my BCP pack. Continued that until I started stims at the end of May (then I stayed on Lupron with half the dose through stims).

My ER was June 13th and my ET was June 16th.

Best of luck to you!!!

@bluestriped bee: I'm so sorry that your 6th IUI didn't work...but I have very high hopes for you going forward! My very first RE consult was mid-May, started BCPs then. I had my injection teaching and SHG/mock transfer 3 weeks later. I started Lupron the following week, and stims (x7 days) the week after that. 5 day transfer was July 4. So 6 weeks or so? I bet since you have a relationship with your RE, you will be able to get started very quickly! When will you meet with your RE to plan?

Hey @bluestriped bee. I've been off HB for a bit, so sorry to hear that your IUI wasnt a success

I had my final consult with RE yesterday to review the recent bloods and get going with our IVF schedule. He asked when we would want to do this, I told him anytime from that very moment would be great!

After the RE cons, I met the IVF nurse assigned to me,she gave me the meds crash course and the first 5 days of stim meds. I'm so glad I didn't need to do the BCP course, my patience is non-existent at this point! Just need to to my provera course to induce AF for CD1 and off we go. It's terrifying to think that if this is successful, I'll be pregnant by the end of September.

So holding thumbs that both you and I crack it on our first IVF