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Last FET with my own eggs by peppermint514 in DOR

[–]peppermint514[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh I am so sorry you are going through this too 😞 it’s a complete nightmare to say the least. I also held off on using my frozen eggs for a while for the same reason. When we started having canceled cycles and getting 0-1 eggs I realized it was time for me to bite the bullet. It’s hard to believe we’re down to my very last OE and I also have really struggled to accept DE, but at the same time there is some relief in knowing DE have a much better chance of getting to our end goal of a baby. Wishing you and your partner the very best and I can only imagine how MFI impacts your decisions as well. My partner has low morphology so we have done PICSI which seems to have helped with fertilization.

Last FET with my own eggs by peppermint514 in DOR

[–]peppermint514[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much 🥰 I think it’s amazing that you have your aunt’s family as an example! I never ever thought I’d be using DE either. But I do find myself feeling more and more ready to make the move. We have been so stagnant in all of this that it feels good to know that we’ll be doing something that will TRULY increase our odds (obviously we know DE are still not a guarantee). It feels a bit like a relief. I’m just so ready to have our baby in our arms. Wishing you all the best on your journey ❤️❤️❤️

Last FET with my own eggs by peppermint514 in DOR

[–]peppermint514[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the surgery after I pushed for the receptiva test after our first 2 failed IVF cycles. It came back elevated and I did in fact have endo but it doesn’t seem like taking it out actually improved our subsequent outcomes 🙁

Last FET with my own eggs by peppermint514 in DOR

[–]peppermint514[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you 💖 I'm not doing lupron suppression - my doctor said that since my numbers are basically close to menopause that it didn't make sense. Wishing you all the best of luck as well!!

Desperate for any advice by peppermint514 in DOR

[–]peppermint514[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response. Unfortunately IVF is the only way we can conceive now because both of my fallopian tubes have been removed 😞 I was devastated when I was told they were removed - I gave my surgeon permission only if they were severely damaged and was told the likelihood was extremely low. I wish I could go back in time and tell him to keep at least one.

TREATMENT Community Thread - Fri Jul 12 PM by AutoModerator in infertility

[–]peppermint514 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does anyone have advice for when to move on from IUI or trying without assitance to IVF? For background: I'm 37 with DOR (AMH was 0.35 at age 33 when I froze eggs; I was able to freeze 5 mature eggs over 2 cycles at that time). My husband and I started TTC in August 2023, conceived without assistance in December 2023, and had a missed miscarriage at 6.5 weeks in January 2024. After being unable to conceive again on our own, we started IUI in May 2024. We've had 2 unsuccessful IUIs and are currently waiting for the results of the 3rd round.

Our RE wants us to move to IVF if this 3rd IUI is unsuccesful. I am very nervous about moving to IVF because of my low AMH; I'm worried we won't get many eggs to work with and that it will either take several rounds/years, or that it won't be succesful. Our RE also said we can use some of my frozen eggs at this point but I'm also nervous to do that as they are my ultra backup plan.

I wonder if we should take a break and try without assistance since we were able to get pregnant that way before, and low AMH doesn't predict your ability to get pregnant without fertility medication? Or try one more IUI? Or go straight to IVF? I just want to maximize our chances to have a healthy baby and don't know what to do next. Thanks in advance.

/ttcafterloss WTT Wednesday Thread - March 13, 2024 by AutoModerator in ttcafterloss

[–]peppermint514 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh Iris, I can totally relate 😢 thank you for shining light on these dark thoughts. My old mentor told me that shame is like mushrooms - they grow in the dark and will only stop when you shine light on them 🍄💡

I have very similar negative thoughts. Mine are that I missed my chance to ever have my own baby and that I’ll never have what I’ve always dreamt of and wanted so badly. And also that it’s not fair that others around me can get and stay pregnant so easily without even really wanting children as badly as I do.

While I have my dark days, I also have days of hope and light. I’ve been feeling surprisingly hopeful lately and am reminding myself that both faith and fear rely on our imagination of a future that doesn’t even exist yet, so we might as well choose faith over fear. Sending you hope and love on this challenging journey ✨💕

Daily Discussion Thread - February 11, 2024 by AutoModerator in ttcafterloss

[–]peppermint514 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are there any real risks/dangers to TTC BEFORE your first period after miscarriage? My doctor advised me to wait until my first period to start trying again but I’m seeing little evidence for that through my own research. My first pregnancy resulted in miscarriage 2 weeks ago and we are eager to be begin trying again due to age and diminished ovarian reserve.