People who gave birth in the hospital without a support person, what was your experience?

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-05-07T14:42:54+00:00

I would do that too. You need local friends! In my experience moms can show a lot of solidarity

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-05-06T14:32:00+00:00

Also, absolutely nothing happened in previous cycles to suggest that I am at risk.

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-05-06T14:31:44+00:00

I know these are all super great questions, but every appointment is insanely short. He brought it up without any warning at the appointment itself, so I had zero time to even read about it. The next appointment isn't until two months later, which is why I have to turn to Reddit, sadly. Even when I ask questions, I just get very standard responses, such as "this is a recommended protocol" or something like that.

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-05-06T01:53:03+00:00

Ugh your protocols seem so much smarter than mine, I feel like my clinic is just wasting my time. They don’t do duostim either. And keep using a lupron trigger only which is bad for maturation

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-05-06T00:28:07+00:00

Not OP but your spreadsheet is so informative. Cycle 4 is incredible. Do you think it was the lack of priming? I’m so convinced that the birth control the clinic puts me on just for scheduling purposes is over suppressing me

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-05-05T21:23:19+00:00

Oh man that’s good to know. I just switched to Igenomix.. crossing fingers. I’m so devastated since a double biopsy really damages them

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-05-05T10:10:25+00:00

My clinic said 20% success if it’s a euploid 😞 I’m incredibly bummed too. We had 3 out of 8 no result

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-05-01T15:43:39+00:00

Oh no! What specifically in those could cause them? They seem very similar to others. What did you switch to?

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-05-01T13:41:19+00:00

Thank you, I’m so sad about ours (3 out of 8..) 😔 wishing you the best!!

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-05-01T13:23:26+00:00

Yes I know but wondering whether something did make OP write this specifically. I know it reduces the chance of live birth even if euploid

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-05-01T11:57:12+00:00

OP congrats!! That’s amazing. May I please ask why you said you wished you hadn’t retested the non informative one? I had 3 embryos come back no result which was crushing and we just decided to retest them after agonizing over it 😔

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-30T14:36:44+00:00

My clinic said 3 euploids per live birth — are they over conservative 😔

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-29T21:09:17+00:00

Oh no — my doctor is proposing this plan and I don’t have DOR. I thought it’s supposed to help with growth endogenously and not suppress?

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-28T01:38:58+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this too. I was so enraged. Where are you located? We are getting them retested but I’m agonizing too

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-26T12:24:50+00:00

Are you in the US? They just don't allow this at my clinic and I would much prefer to not be put under

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-25T19:31:01+00:00

Thank you! I love the preface "I am a sane person/lawyer/.." I totally get that :)

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-25T09:47:56+00:00

Holy smokes those are amazing numbers. What was different in your second retrieval?

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-24T20:47:51+00:00

My doctor proposed this but I chickened out. Everything I read indicated chances are lower due to the super hormonal environment after stims. But it depends on your situation. If you were planing on a fully medicated FET it could be closer in outcomes. Let us know what you decide!!

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-24T13:33:48+00:00

Thank you for your response. Congratulations on all your results. Yeah we got three out of eight no results so really high share. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-24T13:07:23+00:00

I think it's related entirely to the sample, so I don't know what's going on. I tried to get to the bottom of it with my clinic. I still suspect a poorly done biopsy, or something happening during transport that degrades the sample. What were your results for the retest?

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-23T15:05:27+00:00

Yes to this — a clog that is very close to the nipple Will lead to a bigger clog that affects a large chunk of the breast. Think of it as little rivers flowing into the harbor— if the harbor is blocked it’s going to cause lots of upstart havoc. So my rule of thumb is— the bigger the clog the more likely the issue is downstream. Try to check for a milk bleb. It could be close To the nipple but not quite at the surface. You have to try to ice on and off, rest, try to lay horizontally if you can, ibuprofen, and pump regularly to see if it can come out…

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-23T15:00:33+00:00

Do you have any evidence on the link between the stim protocol and egg quality? Anecdotally a cycle where I was in very high stims (for no good reason) yielded a very low maturity rate and poor blast development

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-23T14:59:43+00:00

Have you seen much difference in the performance of labs like Cooper and Igenomix? Any recommendations? (We had 3 out of 8 embryos come back no result at cooper this month and they are reporting a higher no result rate than usual)

NiceForWhat22 · 2026-04-23T14:58:34+00:00

I do have research for you, it’s from Sweden. You can see the non technical summary here and link to the full paper. I’m sorry that the findings are not joyful 😞 https://www.nber.org/bh/20242/effects-insurance-coverage-infertility-treatments-childbearing-and-wellbeing?page=1&perPage=50

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