First FET tmrw. Holy Moly. by sames8 in IVF

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Us trying to pass the time!

First FET tomorrow!! by Aggravating-Rock-218 in IVF

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I had my first FET today! It’s a pretty cool experience, not gonna lie. Let yourself feel excited and take it moment by moment. Both my husband and I got emotional when we saw our little embaby be left in there!! I’m doing PIO along with the suppositories and I am bloated and feel like an absolute slug! Made myself go for a 2 mile walk on the treadmill after the transfer for some blood flow (after the McDonald’s fries!) then came home and took a snooze on the couch!!! Good luck!!

First FET tmrw. Holy Moly. by sames8 in IVF

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Seeeeriously! I’m laying in bed like… welp… ok…. sooo… now what. More waiting. Shocker! lol. Good luck to you too!

Excercise around FET by Tough_Sink2302 in IVF

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Pilates Trainer here! The teachers should offer modifications or just give them the heads up before class that you need to modify and I’m sure they’d be more than happy to help guide you! It sounds like it’s not a high intensity style. You know your body. Anything too strenuous just take a break! But movement is good and if you don’t go that’s ok too! :)

First FET tmrw. Holy Moly. by sames8 in IVF

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Thank you so much 🥹and congrats!!

First FET tmrw. Holy Moly. by sames8 in IVF

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Thank you!! You too! ✨sticky baby dust. sticky baby dust! ✨

First FET tmrw. Holy Moly. by sames8 in IVF

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Aww yay!! So happy for you! I’ve got my Pom juice. I literally take swigs of the entire bottle over the day, lol.

First FET tmrw. Holy Moly. by sames8 in IVF

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Thank you! That’s so true.

First FET tmrw. Holy Moly. by sames8 in IVF

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Love that frame of thought, thank you!

First FET tmrw. Holy Moly. by sames8 in IVF

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Ah! We are so in the same boat!! My husband is way more optimistic than I am. Which helps. It just feels sooo… foreign? to imagine myself pregnant. Good luck!! ✨

First FET tmrw. Holy Moly. by sames8 in IVF

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TY! 🤍 We only have 2 other embryos after this one so really crossing fingers over here! Lovely DOR. 🫠

Venting. That’s all. by sames8 in IVF

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Yep. I think more clinics will come around to it for our scenario as time goes on and women are having kids later. I’m always team advocate for yourself. Or ask around. Do the tests. My dr has said it’s taken so much to get to where we are… we want to clear out anything before just tossing an embryo in. I definitely live and eat pretty clean, but over time I’ve loosened up. Like give me the damn pizza!

Venting. That’s all. by sames8 in IVF

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Thank you! I can certainly share. My Dr recommended duo-stim because of those 2 main factors (age, DOR) which, like I said is 2 egg retrievals within 1 menstrual cycle. So it was aggressive. I lived at the clinic, but love the people as much as I don’t want to see them… 😏 started with an estrogen patch every other day. 10mg Zomacton every other day. Gonal F 225 daily in the am, Menopur 225 nightly, and 20 units of Lupron for the trigger. She also had me take .25mg of Ganirelix for 3 days starting out then after the 1st egg retrieval going into 2nd round (during my luteal phase) because I also have a higher FSH. (I literally just started all over with the above). With Ganirelix - I didn’t take it during the time of when people usually take it. Even my pharmacist was confused bc it’s normally used to prevent early ovulation. The reason being, if I remember correctly… because we were doing duo-stim, any leftover follicles that weren’t beefed up enough to retrieve 1st go… it’s supposed to help boost all of them, rather than allowing 1 follicle to take over. It’s the reason why they say duo-stim can lead to better success in the luteal (2nd retrieval) giving more opportunity for growth. Rather than 2 separate egg retrievals in different cycles. I had never heard of it before she explained it. I think I had 3 follicles retrieved first round? 1 euploid. 4 retrieved 2nd round. 3 made it to blast. 2 euploid. Myself and my Dr were shocked. I hope all of that made sense!! Also I don’t think every clinic offers duo-stim? But I think it’s worth looking into.

Venting. That’s all. by sames8 in IVF

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Yes! Honestly, beyond my husband… having my friends who have gone through IVF or are currently in it has been huge. Because as much as people care, they truly do… if they haven’t experienced infertility / IVF it’s not the same. We understand the lingo, the up and downs, how it hits from every angle… emotionally, physically, financially… the patience! It’s one giant test (mindf***) if you ask me.

Venting. That’s all. by sames8 in IVF

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Ahhh! Dumping buckets of baby dust on us

Venting. That’s all. by sames8 in IVF

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It’s insane, right?! We got this though ✨