Thats wonderful thank you so very much for all the information so the actual implantation is similar to IUI cos thats done without any sedation either. Do you need to have time off after the implantation or are you right to go about stuff as per normal?
As MadB has said there are no exact protocols it really doesn vary from clinic to clinic. Hers my experience....
Synarel nasal spray was started and followed a couple of weeks (?) later by puregon injections once daily. Bloods and ultrasounds to track maturaity of eggs etc and once there were a number of follicles to likable size I had the trigger injection. I was never asleep for my egg collections, DH was with me. I was given a relaxant and calming drug but was fully aware and able to talk....actually perhaps talk a little too much, I drove everyone nuts Eggs were collected via ultrasound and needle through the vaginal wall and then put in a dish to do there thing with DHs sperm (collected after egg collection). Depending on the number of eggs retrieved will contribute to the end result, there will be a certain amount of embies that dont make it the full 5 days.
On day 5 (generally) a blastocyst will be put back into your uterus. Pretty much the same as a pap smear and DH was always there for that procedure as well. My reasoning being, if the embie took I would like to be able to tell the child its father was actually there
It will really depend on how you respond to IVF as to whether you will need time off work or not. My 1st cycle I walked out and was at work the next day the 2nd time hyperstimulated and was in bed for several days and the 3rd hyperstimualated and ended up in hospital on a drip....
Around day 14 of the cycle I think my eggs were collected and then on day 19 the resulting embryo was transferred.
Hope that helps but if I havent been clear or it creates more questions, feel free to ask!
Good luck with it hun heres hoping your IVF journey is a short and sweet one
Thank you Lilliy for your story its SO helpful to here from ppl who have done it and been in my position. Atleast I will be prepared for what comes my way so thanks
I have done the puregon injections before for iui however havent done the nasal spray.
So when they took the eggs did you feel much being that you were awake?
Do they keep eggs for if you want to do another cycle later? Is there a cost to do that?
Were you successful with IVF? I see you have a beautiful angel now just wondering if it happened naturally for you or via IVF..
Well the nasal spray is much easier then the puregon
Egg collection wasnt painful, I felt a bit of pressure but that was from being tender already from my 'ever expanding ovaries', nothing to be scared of at all! At our clinic any good quality blastocycts that are left over after day 5 undergo the freezing process for later use. There was a small cost per month to store these, the the next time I was just monitored with blood tests and blostocyst tranferred 5 days after ovulation, much easier then the whole cycle.
My little girl is the result of 5 years of unsuccesful IVF, we were the very small part of the population who started IVF at 21 with no obvious reason for infertility. We decided to take a break after 5 years and a slight errrmm breakdown of my stability and along came Miss J....when I realised I was pregnant I literally couldnt breathe, I have never been so shocked in my entire life.
WOW Lilly what a miracle! I would have thought at 21 you would have had a MASSIVE chance for IVF to work straight away? We have no reason either for our infertility which is quite frustrating, am I delusional in thinking ivf will work for us? I know its a small chance but you have better odds then ttc on your own.
If you have done the puregon injections you have less mental hurdles to cross. I did those injections for a few months before moving onto IVF. The drug protocol that I had I just had to add the nasal spray, BC pill and I was already familiar with the trigger injection.
Egg retrieval was under sedation and was very quick.
I found the transfer much simpler and less painful than the pap smear.
If you get left over embryo's they store them for later use and subsequent cycles cost less. The most expensive cycle is the stimulation one.
In terms of chances of success, it's probably best to discuss it with your doctor as people's circumstances are different. I was told I had about a 20% chance per cycle and she would be surprised if I didn't get pregnant within 6 months. I was extremely lucky and fell on my first cycle.
I also saw a naturopath and acupuncturist for awhile before I did IVF and that may have helped me fall quickly with IVF. I guess I will never really know.
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so the actual implantation is similar to IUI cos thats done without any sedation either. Do you need to have time off after the implantation or are you right to go about stuff as per normal?
Eggs were collected via ultrasound and needle through the vaginal wall and then put in a dish to do there thing with DHs sperm (collected after egg collection). Depending on the number of eggs retrieved will contribute to the end result, there will be a certain amount of embies that dont make it the full 5 days.
heres hoping your IVF journey is a short and sweet one
WOW Lilly what a miracle! I would have thought at 21 you would have had a MASSIVE chance for IVF to work straight away? We have no reason either for our infertility which is quite frustrating, am I delusional in thinking ivf will work for us? I know its a small chance but you have better odds then ttc on your own.
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