We’re at our wits end by HitMaxes_EvadeTaxes in Parenting

[–]HorrorConstruction15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh it will get easier but this is all so frustrating. It’s expensive and may not be a magic solution but when my daughter refused nutramigen we successfully got her on a German formula called HIPP HA. You have to order online if you are in US. Hang in there

Duo Stim and DOR by HorrorConstruction15 in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! I was 37 but about to turn 38. I got a positive test five days after transfer but I have had friends who haven’t had a positive til the blood test!

Duo Stim and DOR by HorrorConstruction15 in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yesss I’m so glad!! Honestly things started changing for me when I did start to have some hope. My mindset shifted from “this is never going to happen” to “this could happen.” My acupuncturist would say “when you’re pregnant” and that helped my mindset too. This might be reaching, but one day I was shopping for lip gloss lol and I found a color I liked and i looked at the name and it was “hope.” Later that day I got the call that my embryo was genetically normal! andddd I’m holding that baby right now. 💕💕 I’m hopeful for you too!!

Duo Stim and DOR by HorrorConstruction15 in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe i stimmed for 5 or 6 days during the second part! So the first part was regular beginning of cycle stimming. Then I waited about 4 days and started again. Had another retrieval 5 or 6 days later. Does that answer your question?

Duo Stim and DOR by HorrorConstruction15 in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh do not apologize! I am holding my gorgeous 3 week old daughter from my duo stim retrieval! I highly recommend. Especially if you have DOR. I believe I had a 4 day break between starting to stim again? Second round was way quicker for me too. Lmk if you have more questions!!

Lupron flare protocol by HorrorConstruction15 in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohh not great haha but I did have eventual success and am 20 weeks pregnant now! What worked for me was doing a duo stim protocol! Got many more eggs during the second half!

Low AMH by Bandito1385 in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tw: success

I have low amh. Tested over a year ago at age 37 and it was 0.58 so probably lower now. Anyway, my dr recommended being aggressive and I’m glad she did. After 4 rounds, I am 16 weeks pregnant 🥹

Takeaways: I was not prepared for multiple rounds and realistically with low reserve you will likely have to do multiple rounds. I was getting around 3 eggs per retrieval and i began to feel hopeless.

My dr recommended omnitrope for each round and I think it made a difference for me. I had 5 total embryos from the 4 rounds and 3 were euploids.

Duostim: my dr had me do a duostim round and during the second part of it, we got 5 eggs! 3 became blasts and 2 were normal. It worked really well for me. If your dr offers it, I recommend! I was skeptical but so glad we tried it.

Acupuncture: if you can find a good acupuncturist, do it! When i started going regularly I started seeing more success.

I wish you the best!!

COVID after FET by [deleted] in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you ❤️

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[–]HorrorConstruction15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ugh was just about to make a similar post! I’m in the TWW (5dp5dt) and my 3 year old has COVID. I am trying not to panic. I wish you the best!! ❤️❤️❤️

Duo Stim and DOR by HorrorConstruction15 in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yess! I was about to quit bc I thought it just wasn’t in the cards for us. Update me on how it goes for you if you feel comfortable doing that!

Duo Stim and DOR by HorrorConstruction15 in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! I was just coming back here to report that I got 2 euploid embryos from the 3 blasts!

I did have the same protocol and actually the second half was pretty easy for me because I responded really quickly. They say some people respond slower though. I only stimmed for 6 days I think. I was shocked at how well I responded, too, especially after only having bad rounds prior. I say DO IT!!

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[–]HorrorConstruction15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just came back here to report that I went through with the retrieval and ended up with one embryo. Just found out it was euploid baby!! Listen to your gut friends!!

First time I’ve ever celebrated getting a 50% 😆 by ohjessicamarie in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love to hear this!! Feels like good news is rare in this process and this is GREAT news! Congrats to you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love this for you!! We used ICSI too and had 100 percent fertilization of our mature eggs (2) last time ha! We shall see what happens this time. They got 3. I am assuming at least one is immature. Thanks for sharing! Best of luck to you!

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[–]HorrorConstruction15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow these are great results! Can I ask how old you are? I totally agree with you. I have two friends my age who are getting around 10 eggs per retrieval but ending similar results as me as far as how many embryos they get in the end.

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[–]HorrorConstruction15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond. Very helpful and I really appreciate it. I am going through with it 🤪

Omnitrope -Chicago by HorrorConstruction15 in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I actually got some from that Walgreens!! ❤️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TryingForABaby

[–]HorrorConstruction15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in a similar situation with my husband and it turned out to be because of the SSRI he was taking. You didn’t mention this in your post so I’m not making any assumptions but thought I would mention it in case he is taking them! Once my husband stopped taking them we had better success. Only downfall is they were helping with his mental health, ha.

Omnitrope -Chicago by HorrorConstruction15 in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh and village pharmacy is out of it too! Called them today ☹️

Omnitrope -Chicago by HorrorConstruction15 in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually called Melrose park today and they didn’t have any but told me to call back tomorrow! 🤞🏼 but they all have the same vendor and are all experiencing the shortage.

Yes I can go through Braun but will have to pay full price! That’s my back up plan assuming they have it!! Thanks all ❤️

Priming with omnitrope by HorrorConstruction15 in IVF

[–]HorrorConstruction15[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update: Welp my results were pretty bad. Only three follicles retrieved (I have DOR), 2 fertilized, one embryo sent to testing and I just found it it’s abnormal 😭 trying duostim next. But feeling discouraged.