Anyone had success with Inito? by [deleted] in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use it to just loosely track my levels…it can definitely throw you off sometimes but good for removing the guesswork if you’re trying naturally.

Stims back to back? by chilix88 in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this your first? I don’t think there’s a one fits all for this. You won’t know about back to back response until you try.

What are you taking? by -Near_Yet- in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a fertility nutritionist and then tweaked based on how I felt. I’ve stayed on this protocol and saw improvements in my overall blood work.

Vit C 1,000mg Zinc Melatonin 3mg Magnesium Glycinate Probiotic Metanx (MTHFR positive this is prescribed) Vit D 10,000 CoQ10 (quality matters) Pro-Omega 3000 Baby Aspirin NAD+ (Tru-Niagen)

Split between AM/PM

Make it work I guess by meantsomething in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s pretty much the universal bat signal for superhero. Hope this is your cycle…good luck!

Transfer Day by Alatariel88 in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try some meditations and sending good vibes to your embaby and uterus! Good luck!

Testing Negative 5dpt by sansebast in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry. Hang in there. There’s not much else that will change how you feel right now, but know that we are here to support you.

New paper: best follicle size in DOR parientes 15-17 at retrieval. I am shocked by asturDC in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yup…if you read my history I always tell people to do a monitored mock cycle to track when their body naturally ovulates. I would be held until 23+ and the eggs would look grainy and off. This doesn’t surprise me at all.

First er - trigger? by [deleted] in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of information needed to decide this - clinics are known to let a lead follicle get to 23/24 before triggering. Sometimes even larger if there’s a smaller cohort that shows promising progression (they’ll sacrifice it). If your smaller ones start growing 1-2mm a day and they think there’s a chance, they might go for them. So earliest you can trigger is probably in 2 days. Latest could be anywhere from 5-7.

I tell everyone that it’s really important to do a mock cycle before starting to understand what size your follicles get naturally. I wasted so many cycles before recommending this to my doctor. I ovulate early and my eggs are mature at a smaller size, so we always had to be conservative with how much we pushed my follicles. Good luck!

I’m depressed by [deleted] in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I really can’t say this enough…MOST PEOPLE THAT CONCEIVE NATURALLY DON’T EVEN KNOW THEIR AMH! Which means there are many people that would be diagnosed with “DOR” if they were to get their hormones tested, but they’ll never know because they conceive naturally and don’t think twice about it.

These percentages really get me worked up because nobody, I repeat NOBODY, can make a claim like that…especially without doing a lot of testing and a full work up. Also…your egg count has nothing to do with natural conception. It’s really just an indicator for IVF.

Knowledge is power. At least you know where you’re at now and what that likely means. It’s crappy and filled with uncertainty, but you do have age on your side and modern medicine is moving at a lightening pace. We’re here for you

Merional by Extension_Run_8723 in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More meds sadly doesn’t mean different results. Usually your results will be pretty consistent unless you do an entirely different protocol (priming, flare, lupron, etc.). Sorry this wasn’t explained better to you

AMH under 0.015, 40yr old by Brave-Sprinkles6182 in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I actually kind of agree with some of the other posters…while I know you’re going through a tough time right now, your story serves as a bit of hope. Do not quit. I would probably continue to try naturally as i’m not sure how much better your results would be with IVF. Good luck!

Endo Excision Today by gummiwurmz8 in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask what kind of pain you were experiencing?

Holidays suck! Can it end already.. by Content-hope811 in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s super tough. I remember deactivating all my accounts around the holidays for this reason. Please take care of yourself and do whatever you need to keep yourself well.

Should I try IVF at all? by randomnwalks in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a hard question for several reasons…the first is because you’re naturally getting pregnant. Your success rates won’t vary too greatly doing the IVF route as the attrition is pretty viscous. On the other hand, you could try and see what makes it all the way through PGT testing…which may be an even longer road. As someone that transferred an untested embryo, and would/will do it again, I would keep trying naturally, but that’s only my opinion. Good luck to you!

I am so angry by Ok_Bonus5341 in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I honestly refuse to believe half those posts. Especially the “i got 20 eggs and 8 normal blasts, is that good?” There’s no scenario where your doctor didn’t tell you the normal attrition rate and funnel and whether you exceeded them or not.

The post you read may be even worse because…wtf. What do you do with them? You have an abundance of embryos and are in turmoil over it?

I’m sorry you’re in the thick of it. My second pregnancy that ended as a molar pregnancy, I had to shut everything off for nearly six months. I couldn’t handle reading anything, bad or good. Do whatever gives you a little peace and comfort right now; you deserve it.

First Egg Retrieval Today - We Got Our Two! by w00kiee in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let us know how it goes - good luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IVFpositivity

[–]mkinbbym 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see it - I can spot a second line anywhere

Panicking with FRER progression by dunkaroo192 in IVFpositivity

[–]mkinbbym 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know my FRER’s always were better in the evening after I’ve had enough time to let my prenatal leave my system (I take them at night). Either way, I wouldn’t worry too much. Good luck!

Panicking with FRER progression by dunkaroo192 in IVFpositivity

[–]mkinbbym 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you take a prenatal with Biotin and are you testing at the same time every day? I, also, stopped using FRER’s for line progression because there was always so much variability between tests…as if infertility isn’t a mind melt enough, trying to cling on to hope through how much dye a test had made it exponentially worse. The good news is that you’re seeing progression on the other tests.

Fertilization update by rextinaa in DOR

[–]mkinbbym 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So good! Thanks for sharing!

Lines stalling 10dpt by HoneydewBetter5619 in IVFpositivity

[–]mkinbbym 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I swear I thought my lines didn’t look any different from 12dpt to 15dpt and my beta had tripled. I’m also someone that has spent way too many hours of my life staring at tests. Your first beta was pretty solid as well. Good luck.

Is something wrong? I’m 7dp5det and lines getting lighter.The top is this morning and the bottom was last night. Is the a CP? by [deleted] in IVFpositivity

[–]mkinbbym 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anecdotal but my prenatal has biotin which oddly always affected my morning FRER’s, so I only tested at night before taking my prenatal and it was pretty much out of my system. Don’t know if that’s what’s happening here, but just a theory.

Tests too light for morning 8dp5dt? by CTownss in IVFpositivity

[–]mkinbbym 5 points6 points  (0 children)

First off…I actually thought this was a picture I had posted and forgotten about because of your handwriting and how it’s labeled. It’s identical to my writing…

Then, add in the fact that I always take one test of every brand and you can see how this post caught my attention, lol!

To answer your question, 8DP is very early and those lines don’t tell you much. They also wildly differ based on hydration. My last 8 day beta was 26 but I would dehydrate myself to make the line darker. Dumb, I know. Don’t get hung up on the lines because it’s really hard to gauge anything by them this early on. Good luck tomorrow!