And it was very fitting that the Doctor (Dr. Robins) who told us that I would make a great IVF candidate after our Repronex/IUI cycle in 2005 ~ did the transfer today.
We found out that of the remaining 9, 3 of them arrested. And the other 6 (we think?) were at the Morula stage today. So, they could go to blast by tomorrow. The IVF nurse will call us to let us know so that we can decide if we're going to freeze again.
So, now we pray that at least one of these little embryos implants!!
7/7/06: This has been a rough week. My Beta test was 6/30. But I didn't need that to tell me the results. Unfortunately, our dream for another child continues as we were called with the negative that afternoon. It was a rough weekend and I cried off and on. I truely believe that life begins at conception. And I felt like I just lost my two babies pictured above. On 7/3, I called to talk to the nurse to schedule the "what's next" appointment with our RE. I asked about the FET (frozen embryo transfer) cycle. She said the protocol is 50 days. YIKES!! She said there is a shorter one if Doc would okay me to do that. She talked to him that day and called back with the news ~ we can do the shorter protocol!! YAY!! I don't know that I was ready to get thrust into the FET cycle right away. But since AF arrived the day before (and that's when you need to start the meds), it was pretty much do it now or wait. And knowing that I don't tend to cycle on my own ~ I'd have to take something to have a cycle and then start the meds. And really, it's just too much time to waste. So, Myke and I decided we might as well just go for it. I know that I can not do anything about the previous cycle. And unfortunately, we will never really know what happened. So, we just need to move on. I feel that was the right decision now. I think moving forward has helped ease the pain a little even though I still feel sad. So, I have to apply 4 Vivelle dot patches every other day. I will go in for an U/S and B/W on the 17th. And if the hormones are cooperating and the embies survive the thaw (they have an 80% thaw success rate), ET will be 7/21. Depending on how the embies thaw, we plan to transfer 2 or 3 ~ 3 if we have them. I'd rather have the odds on my side. ;) We also found out the blasts that were transferred were actually grade B. We had thought the doc told us during that transfer that they were the best grade.
7/17/06: U/S and B/W today. Uterine lining was 14.7 and Progesterone level was 1.8 - so we're good to go! At least my body didn't try to ovulate when it wasn't supposed to!!
7/21/06: Transfer was today. Not as painful as the first time - as Doc got the speculum in place on the first try! (As opposed to the 3rd try like last time!) And the catheter went in on the first try and our embryos were transferred. Assisted hatching was done in the morning prior to the transfer. So, 2 embryos (right) were transferred. A 2-cell and a 4-cell. Both grade A. Now we pray that they continue to grow and then implant to give us our dream of another baby.
We have to take a "financial break" now for a couple of months. Since our insurance doesn't cover much of the IVF stuff (except for a few of the meds since they aren't considered "infertility") - we have to try to pay down some of the debt we've incurred thus far. So, we likely won't be doing another FET cycle until early 2007.
So, here are our attempts so far since trying for #2 (not including "trying on our own"...that's a laugh since I can't seem to ovulate on my own):
Aug. 2004: Clomid (100mg) - no response
Sept. 2004: Clomid (100mg) - no response
Oct. 2004: Clomid (150mg) - no response
Jan. 2005 (with RE): Clomid (200mg) - BFN
Feb. 2005: Clomid (200mg) - no response
April 2005: Repronex/IUI - BFN
June 2006: IVF - BFN
July 2006: FET - BFN
