[azariah08]

Name: Anna
Age: 31
How long TTC: 2+ years
Diagnosis or any known issues: PCOS, Endo, High FSH
Treatments you tried before IVF: Artificial Insemination
How many IVF did you do before success: We were successful on our first try.
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: No
Protocol (meds taken): Lupron, Follistim (225 2x daily), baby aspirin, dexamethasone, Ovidrel for trigger
How many follicles at ER: 5 mature, 3 immature
How many eggs retrieved: 4
How many eggs fertilized: 3
How many days between ER and ET: 5
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 1 very high quality, 1 pre-blastocyst
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: tender and swollen breasts, fatigue, lots of cramping
What day you got your BFP: 05/18/08
HPT before blood test: Yes, faint line starting 5dp5dt
Number of first beta: 246
Number of babies: Waiting to find out
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! I wish I had pushed harder about my painful menstrual cramps because we could have diagnosed the endo much sooner. The shots aren't as bad as they seem. The emotional aspects are harder than you can imagine. A high FSH doesn't mean you can't get pregnant. Good luck to everyone!

[Shellyhume]

Name: Shelly
Age: 23
How long TTC: 3 years
Diagnosis or any known issues: PCOS, Endo, Fallopian Dysfunction, and now only one tube.
Treatments you tried before IVF: Clomid/BD, Clomid/Follistim/BD, Clomid/Follistim/IUI
How many IVF did you do before success: We were blessed to have it work the first time.
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: No.
Protocol (meds taken): BCPs, Lupron, Gonal-F, PIO
How many follicles at ER: 10
How many eggs retrieved: 10
How many eggs fertilized: 5
How many days between ER and ET: 3
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: Both were A's with minimal fragmentation
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: None...
What day you got your BFP: I took an HPT 9dpt and it was barely faint... then again at 11dpt and it was a definite positive.
Number of first beta: 48 - Two days before my scheduled beta, I went in and told them I had two positive hpts and just wanted to test early... the nurse thought I was a kook but let me test early anyways... and low and behold, it was a higher number than she would have expected on my actual beta day!
Number of babies: One beautiful baby boy... due in less than 8 weeks!

[blaze6333]

Name:Christie
Age:34
How long TTC:13-15 yrs
Diagnosis or any known issues: tubal disease
Treatments you tried before IVF: Laps/removal of tubes
How many IVF did you do before success:1 IVF/2FETs
Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no
Protocol (meds taken):Lupron,Follistim,Menopur
How many follicles at ER: too many to count
How many eggs retrieved:37
How many eggs fertilized:31
How many days between ER and ET:never made it to ET due to OHSS
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 great blast
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: none
What day you got your BFP: 6dpt5dt
HPT before blood test: yes +
Number of first beta:107
Number of babies:1
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! I really didn't realize that the process could be so long. I thought you stimmed then it worked or it didn't. I didn't know that you could overstimulate, or be cancelled for cyst or for High E2 levels. It took 4 months from beginning to first IVF due to cancellations because of cyst, then I overstimulated and was cancelled again. Then it took 2 FETs to work so almost a year total before BFP!!__________________

[Shells]

Name:Shelley
Age:34
How long TTC:4 years
Diagnosis or any known issues: MF- low everything
Treatments you tried before IVF: We went right to IVF due to the MF
How many IVF did you do before success:1 IVF
Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no
Protocol (meds taken):Lupron,Follistim,Menopur
How many follicles at ER: only 5
How many eggs retrieved:four
How many eggs fertilized:just one
How many days between ER and ET:3 days
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 1 eight celled embryo with some fragmentation
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: none
What day you got your BFP: 12dpt3dt
HPT before blood test: Didn't take one.
Number of first beta:39.5
Number of babies:1
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! The whole process is such a roller-coaster of emotions. We kept thinking that we'd allow ourselves to be a little more excited at the next beta or the next u/s... Once we passed 17 weeks, we really felt like we could let go. I think that more than anything, we just feel so blessed. with so few at the retreival, and only one embie to transfer, it was such a longshot. The only thing I could say is that you're mantra during the process is "have faith".

[WAITING4OLSENBABY]

Julie
Age:27
How long TTC: 1 yr
Diagnosis or any known issues: PCOS
Treatments you tried before IVF: ovulation traking, Gonal F injections.
How many IVF did you do before success: 1st time success!
Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no
Protocol (meds taken):Lupron,Follistim,Menopur (also did accupunture and loved it)
How many follicles at ER: too many to count
How many eggs retrieved:27
How many eggs fertilized:24
How many days between ER and ET:never made it to ET due to OHSS. Froze 11 Blasts
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 great blast
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: spotting 5dpFET & 8dpFET, crampy
What day you got your BFP: 9dpFET
HPT before blood test: no, I was too scared!
Number of first beta:162
Number of babies:???? dont know yet
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! I have been looking at all the success stories to keep my chin up over the past 9 days, and we just found out it worked today... but I know I am in for a lot of worrying and excitment... just really happy to get this far!!

[TAP]

Originally Posted by Shells

Name:Shelley
Age:34
How long TTC:4 years
Diagnosis or any known issues: MF- low everything
Treatments you tried before IVF: We went right to IVF due to the MF
How many IVF did you do before success:1 IVF
Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no
Protocol (meds taken):Lupron,Follistim,Menopur
How many follicles at ER: only 5
How many eggs retrieved:four
How many eggs fertilized:just one
How many days between ER and ET:3 days
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 1 eight celled embryo with some fragmentation
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: none
What day you got your BFP: 12dpt3dt
HPT before blood test: Didn't take one.
Number of first beta:39.5
Number of babies:1
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! The whole process is such a roller-coaster of emotions. We kept thinking that we'd allow ourselves to be a little more excited at the next beta or the next u/s... Once we passed 17 weeks, we really felt like we could let go. I think that more than anything, we just feel so blessed. with so few at the retreival, and only one embie to transfer, it was such a longshot. The only thing I could say is that you're mantra during the process is "have faith".

Shells, thank you for posting. This gives me much inspiration today as you can see from my thread. Congratulations!!!

[mazariee]

Name: ELSA
Age: 32
How long TTC: 4 YEARS
Diagnosis or any known issues: UNKNOWN IF
Treatments you tried before IVF: CLOMID, CLOMID WITH IUI & INJECTABLES WITH IUI
How many IVF did you do before success: 1
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: NO
Protocol (meds taken): LUPRON & FOLLISTIM
How many follicles at ER: 15
How many eggs retrieved: 12
How many eggs fertilized: 10
How many days between ER and ET: 3
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 TRANSFERRED, WAS TOLD THEY WERE PERFECT
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: CRAMPING AND MOSTLY ON THE DAY OF MY BETA
What day you got your BFP: 14 dpER
HPT before blood test: NONE, WAS TOO SCARED!
Number of first beta:205
Number of babies:1 BEAUTIFUL BOY!!

[Sweetpea]

Name:marie
Age:27
How long TTC:a year
Diagnosis or any known issues:unexplained secondary inf.
Treatments you tried before IVF: 2 IUI's
How many IVF did you do before success:1
Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no
Protocol (meds taken):folistim and repronex
How many follicles at ER:22
How many eggs retrieved:17
How many eggs fertilized:14
How many days between ER and ET:5
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred:2 top qual blastocysts
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: cramps. "full" feeling.
What day you got your BFP: maybe about 11 days past retrieval
HPT before blood test:y
Number of first beta:292
Number of babies:twins, lost one at 9 weeks, leaving one perfect baby girl.
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process: I wish I had been able to take faith in what a great treatment IVF is. I stressed way too much. I also wish I had known that you can lose babies though. Losing our twin was hard. I guess I also wish I had known that twins arent any better than a singleton. I didnt believe that until I had to learn it.

[blvsolis]

Hello ,I am new here just wanted to let everyone know that I am def My 1st beta was 182 and that was 05/27 today my second one was 360 I am so happy my wish came true!!!!! Good luck to all of you and lots of and for everyone!!!!!!

[julia]

Name: Julia
Age: 35
How long TTC: a year
Diagnosis or any known issues:
Treatments you tried before IVF: 5 IUIs with Chlomid and HCG
How many IVF did you do before success: 1st time success
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: DS
Protocol (meds taken): BCP, Lupron, Gonal-F, Menopur, HCG
How many follicles at ER:
How many eggs retrieved: 16
How many eggs fertilized: 12
How many days between ER and ET: 5
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: no symptoms, which was worse if I had symptoms.
What day you got your BFP: 12th day after ER
HPT before blood test: yes
Number of first beta: 283
Number of babies: 2 (so far)
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! Giving shots to yourself is not as scary. Wait does not finish with the positive beta, it just begins. Then there is another milestone, and another milestone, and another....I suppose that how it will continue for life from now on.

[Mama2Caden]

Name:Hope
Age:36
How long TTC:TTC #2-2years
Diagnosis or any known issues:
Unexplained/Endometriosis
Treatments you tried before IVF: Clomid/Lap/histeroscopy/IUI's with Follistim
How many IVF did you do before success:1 time a charm
Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no
Protocol (meds taken):Follistim,Repronex, ganarelix/PIO/booster HCG/Asprin/Doxy/steroid
How many follicles at ER: 11
How many eggs retrieved:11
How many eggs fertilized:7
How many days between ER and ET:5 day transfer
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 awsome blasts
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: tired/constipation/sore boobs
What day you got your BFP: 10dp5dt
HPT before blood test: No, too afraid
Number of first beta:289
Number of babies: Don't know yet/scan on 6/9
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! Not really, just that it's very emotional experience and nerve racking.

[amyccb]

Name:Amy
Age:28
How long TTC:2 years
Diagnosis or any known issues:male factor low count motility
Treatments you tried before IVF:5 iui's all BFN 3 with clomid
How many IVF did you do before success: lucky first try
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: no
Protocol (meds taken):Lupron, Gonal F can't remember exactly
How many follicles at ER:never was told
How many eggs retrieved:8
How many eggs fertilized:5 mature with icsi all 5 fertilized
How many days between ER and ET:3 day transfer
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred:2 Grade A transfered none left to freeze at day 5
Symptoms or issues during 2WW:Not too many cried really hard the day before beta because I really didn't believe it worked.
What day you got your BFP:Broke down and tested day before beta I think it was 10dp3dt.
HPT before blood test:yes
Number of first beta:50
Number of babies:1
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! I had accually wrote a letter to my employer earlier in 2007 about covering infertility treatments, I used the one from resolve website, I never thought that they would do anything about it, being that I work for a very large bank, well after we already paid for and started the process I got a call from employer and they decided to pick up a fertility rider with the insurance company. So I urge every one that doesn't have coverage to atleast try to ask employer. It is such a long journey from start to finish I wish that I would have tried to relax more even through my pregnancy. It never truly goes away till you have the baby in your arms.

[amfandrmf]

Name:Anna
Age:27
How long TTC:2 years
Diagnosis or any known issues: Cycle every 6 months, only one ovary, and unicorn-shaped uterus.
Treatments you tried before IVF: clomid
How many IVF did you do before success: 2 times.
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: no.
Protocol (meds taken): Follistim, lupron, (menopur only the second IVF cycle)
How many follicles at ER: RE could only see follicles in the one ovary, so 5 or 6.
How many eggs retrieved:11
How many eggs fertilized:7
How many days between ER and ET: 5 day transfer
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2 good, not great embryos
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: tired, cramps
What day you got your BFP: 9dp5dt
HPT before blood test: Yes, many, many, many times...couldn't believe what I was seeing!
Number of first beta: sorry can't remember
Number of babies: twins!
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process! How emotionally draining this process can be and that there ARE others out there that are going through the same thing. I didn't find this forum until my second IVF cycle and it really helped my nerves.

[mhughes]

Name: marin
Age: 29
How long TTC:3 years
Diagnosis or any known issues:male factor-low count, low mobility
Treatments you tried before IVF:none, only option
How many IVF did you do before success:1 2nd time's a charm
Are you using donor eggs or sperm:no
Protocol (meds taken)n successful IVF: BC, Antagon, Follistim, Estrogen, PIO, Baby Aspirin
How many follicles at ER: 11
How many eggs retrieved: 9
How many eggs fertilized: 6
How many days between ER and ET:5
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred:2
Symptoms or issues during 2WW:nausea
What day you got your BFP: 10 post ET on HPT
HPT before blood test: yes on day 10
Number of first beta: 1463 at 14 days post ET
Number of babies: 2 lost one at 6 weeks

[cathie]

Hi laddies ! I love all of these storys realy gives me hope !! Well I started BCP and start stiming in OCT I got my meds by a doner from this forum but still nee Lupron and 600iu or 900iu of follistim for the pen any help please you can e-mail me at ralphandcathie@q.com or PM ME Thanks girls even if you can't help you still helped with your stories !!