first ivf failed.

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hi everyone,

i too suffer from endo. i had a lap in feb 2004 and was told i severve endo and polyps removed. i fell pregnant 3 months later after ttc for 2 years.:dance:
i started ttc in june 2006 when my dd was 18 months thinking it would be easy! little did i know that this time would be even harder.
i spent last year ttc with fs. 8 months on clomid trying naturally, another lap to remove large chocolate cyst, and 4 months of iui's. nothing worked. while doing all this i saw a naturapath, did chinese medicine and had accupuncture. still nothing.:wall:

i quit my job in january thinking maybe the stress was having some effect on things. then in June i started my first ivf. everything went so well. 12 eggs, 6 fertilised, 2 x 4 celled embies transfered and then the tww. i had some swelling and pain on the first week, but then it turned into "prenant" feelings. saw boobs, nausea, tired all the time and weeing.

i got my result on wednesday. i was not expecting what i was about to hear, as i was positive that i was pregnant. the nurse told me that i had been pregnant at some stage as my hcg level was 9? :think:what did that mean. i was so confussed. she said that the embryo had tried to attach but had come away. that this level of hcg was too small to be considered viable. i stopped the crinone and all my symptoms went away. i am now waiting for Af.
has anyone ever had this happen before? i wish i was told , that i would understand.
i keep thinking that maybe i was pregnant and shouldnt have stopped the crinone. i have read on several web sites that women have gone on to have healthy babies and have started off with a really low level. As long as it the level starts to double.
well thanks for reading my ranting. i am off to see the pyc on monday so hope she can help.
seeya :rolleyes:
michelle

me 35 dh 35
dd 3.5 yrs :D
ttc 2yrs
8 x months clomid
4 x iui's
1 x lap
1 x failed IVF :(
4 frozen embies waiting hoping for a :baby::crossfingers:

unfortunately, i think if you've made it to BT day and only had a result of 9, it would be termed a chemical pregnancy. i don't think i've heard of anyone having such a low level at 14dpo, that has gone on to have a successful pregnancy - sorry. i've had low hcg results now three times after FET/IUI's all as a result of chemical pregnancies. it is possible to have a low level and have a healthy pregnancy when you have ovulation and implantation occuring later in the cycle than expected, but with IVF, it's pretty much a given when implantation will occur, and i believe the expected hcg level at 14dpo is around 100 or higher (blastocyte transfer is generally lower, but not much). i think from the standpoint that they have seen this often enough, i would trust the clinic when they say that it is not going to progress

having goten the "factual" side of things out of the way, i just wanted to say how truly sorry i am that you have had to go through this. i can understand how much you're hurting as, whether you're pregnant for a few days, a few weeks, or a few months, a loss still hurts like hell

thinking of you

BG

hi,
thanks for you fast and very useful reply. :clap:
it is hard to handle fertility, especially when all your friends are finished having kids. it is hard to find people with the answers. my friends all got pregnant so easily, they don't even understand the first thing about ovulation!
i suppose i trust my fs. but when you are told something like that and you have no reasons or answers it is just so hard to accept. it is so final after such a long process.
i don't know what's worse though. not ever having children or having one and loving it so much but not being able to have another?
i am blessed with a beautiful daughter, so if i can't have another then i will give her double my love.
i hope you have success in your next try. whatever that may be. i wish someone would find a cure for all of us tired worn out fertility women.
thanks
michelle


me 35 dh 35
dd 3.5 yrs
ttc 2yrs
8 x months clomid
4 x iui's
1 x lap
1 x failed IVF
4 frozen embies

anytime hun

there are, unfortunately, a lot of us that know how you're feeling!

Hi KittyKat,

I just found out that my first IVF failed last Wednesday, devastated - but like you I have 4 in the freezer waiting! I hope you first FET goes well, I wont be able to do mine until November - so have to wait a bit (going on a trip to China in the middle so dont want to risk anything).

Good luck with everything.

Buggirl

i was like you, i was convinced i was pregnant 1st time and i did get BFP but then sterted af 3 days later, i don't know why but i have had 4 mc inc that one. i tell myself that maybe something was wrong and it was natures way but i still cried heaps. hope you get some answers soon
good luck.

Hi KittyCat 27

My first IVF cycle in July also ended up with a low HCG level, on day 14 post transfer I started AF but still had my BT, my HCG level was 52 (so classified as a BFP) I was told to keep up the Crinone and BT 3 days later, by which time the HCG had dropped to 22 so was termed and "Unviable Pregnancy". Then another 4 days later a further BT showed the level at 4.

So basically at some time during the TWW the pregnancy tried to attached but was not enough to grow any bigger. It is so upsetting to get told you have a BFP and then 3 days late be told it is "Unviable", but am looking towards our next transfer of 2 of our FET's in October and am hoping that because something happened last time (admittedly no successfully) my body knows what it has to do and fingers crossed the next one/s work.