[Darcy]

Hi everyone, I am joining in because we hopefully will start our FET cycle in the next couple months. After a on 8/22 from IVF, we have 2 totsicles chillin' out. We go see our RE for a followup in 2 weeks and then she said we will decide on when to take the next step. Can anyone tell me what to expect for the FET? Are the meds the same and is there any advice on anything that could help us out?

[Booch23]

Sorry to hear about your . Hopefully you'll have more luck with the FET. They say that sometimes FET works better because you're not under as much stress from all the appts, shots and not knowing your exact schedule. FET is soo much easier. You can plan out when you want your transfer and know weeks in advance, which is great if you work. All your appts are also planned out in advance. Everyone's dr's plan is different, but for me I was put on vivelle patches for about three weeks, then started pio shots four or five days before transfer and that was it. Unfortunately this cycle didn't work for me, but I'm scheduled again for Oct. Also I believe if the cycle is a failure you can start back up with another fet. Not sure if you can start ivf right back up though ask your dr. You should join us over in Upcoming FET's. The women over there are great and so supportive! Good luck

Joanne

[casb77]

Ditto what Joanne said, the FET's are SO much easier than a fresh IVF cycle. I started taking estrace (estrogen) pills 3 times/day on day 3 of my first cycle after my BFN. I specifically requested pills over those *#$&% patches. I had one u/s & b/w appt. on 8/25 and since all was fine, we're on track for a Sept. 11 transfer. If my progesterone wasn't being suppressed enough by the estrogen pills, I would have had to start Lupron and the transfer would be in early Oct. I'll have one more progesterone test on 9/5 and that's it for appts. prior to transfer. On 9/5 I cut down to 2 estrace/day and add 2cc of PIO/day. That's twice the dosage I was on for my fresh cycle. I add in the antibiotics for the transfer, too, and that's it for meds. No mixing, no morning & night shots, no repeat stirrup performances. It will almost feel like you're not doing anything compared to your fresh cycle.

Women also sometimes have more success with FET if their clinic only freezes blasts and their fresh cycle was a 3-day transfer. Sometimes the embryos that look the best on day 3 and get transferred may not have been the best at day 5.

I think my nurse told me that if this FET doesn't work I'll have to wait a full cycle before doing another fresh IVF cycle, but don't quote me.