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twwtoolong- Thank you! I pray so hard that this is going to be the cycle and get that BFP! It's amazing how my mood has changed since the cycle is really here. I can't wait! I'm trying to not be to excited, but I think its too late for that.
I think that's a good idea to freeze eggs. I wish I would have thought about that when I was younger. I learn everything the hard way lol.

Babybump- how was the hpt this morning? Praying you got your two lines :-)

Blegh I did not, so it was definitely still trigger remnants yesterday.

Twwtoolong I've heard that freezing un fertilized eggs gets a very low return on what un freezes successfully, REs usually advice against it for that reason. May be something to ask about! Actually if your RE says you should without having either of you tested to know what the underlying issues are I wouldn't trust them at all.

Darn it babybump. Its still a little early for you though. Will you test in Disney, or will you just test before you go and if you don't start test when you get back?

About the eggs, I actually looked into doing frozen vs fresh at one point and the percent pregnancy at my clinic last year was 56% out of 18 couples that used frozen. I asked about certain batches of frozen and out of a batch of 10 there were 3 eggs that didn't survive the thaw. Its all such a big gamble. Fresh was 91% with PGS testing and 81% without so I decided to go that route.

Yeah fresh is definitely better for non-fertilized! I had asked about fertilizing half and freezing the other half from a 2nd ivf just in case it is cancer sperm being the problem and wait for fresh sperm, and my RE about had an aneurysm like nooooo don't freeze your unfertilized eggs. It would actually make them even MORE difficult to fertilize if there were even any to survive the thaw

lucky- I am so happy to hear that you are excited! You deserve it! I really feel like this could be it for you!

babybump- I am sorry to hear it was a BFN this morning - how many dpiui are you now? hopefully it's just a little too early to tell! My fingers are so crossed for you!

As for the egg freezing thing, it is not something that my RE has talked about (so no need to RUN just yet - lol). It's something I know they offer as a service and thought it might be worth talking about since we are not ready to go down the treatment route right now, but am afraid that I will have less to work with if/when the time comes. DH actually said "now you're talking!" when I brought up the idea. I appreciate there are better success rates with fresh, but I think your rates with frozen really depend on the quality of the cryo-preservation techniques of the clinic (that is one thing that my clinic is good at). Anyways, it was just something I thought would be worth asking about and would be a way to talk to the RE without DH's tests being completed, so review at least where I am at. It also will I think give me some peace of mind while we are still trying on our own.

Twwtoolong- I think it's a great idea. I would have done this when I was younger had I thought about it, darn career lol. With the new freezing technique, the odds are much better and survival rate has improved. The couple from the batch I asked about did conceive. My RE actually brought up egg freezing to me before my first Ivf. At least you would know you have some younger eggs to work with when your ready. Would give you some peace of mind. I say go for it :-)

Hi Ladies,
Just thought I would check in - babybump have you tested?
lucky - any updates?

Looks like I am back in my fertile window again, had heaps of EWCM for the first time in months. I am hoping that means that some of my diet changes and supplements are doing what they are supposed to!

Hi ladies,

Twwtoolong that sounds like a good sign. A friend had 2 failed ivfs then decided to just change her diet and take some supplements and if she got pregnant she did and if not she already had a child, and after 4 months she got pregnant naturally. It's crazy how little tweaks can make a difference.

Babybump still praying you get that bfp:-)

AFM, nothing new, I start my lupron shots Friday. I'm so excited and ready for this :-)

That's encouraging to hear luckykap!

It's starting so soon for you- that is super exciting!

15dpiui and nothing. No signs of AF and all bfns so I guess AF is just taking a longer time to come. I'll have to post more later, still on vacay! Just giving an update :)