IVFers over 40 for March/April??

[Hopefulcb]

I'm having IVF starting at the end of March.  This is my first one so I'm really nervous and would love to share this journey with someone!!

[Hopefulcb]

Dancingmama: ok I see what you mean. I don't know too much about it but I know a few people on here that have done it and ended up transferring 1 embryo with a BFP!! Can't wait to find out about your apt Wed! Keep us posted!!

Globetrot: think positive! This cycle  will be the one for you!!Yay!! Things are moving along well!!

I had my day 8 U/S today and now have 8 follies!! 5 are small (below 0.8) and 3 from 0.8-1.2. I hope this means things are going well as last time I gave myself the trigger on day 9!!! Back for U/S on Thursday!

[globetrot]

Thanks all for the positive response to my post.  I care so much for all of you.  I guess I just wanted to explain why I never know what to say when things do not reach that much desired BFP.  

Speaking of- please send good thoughts my way.  I am getting closer- more than I realized.  I am feeling very paranoid and a little negative.  I have been to this point a couple of times and been canceled so I know where it is coming from.  CD 14 is Thursday, donor started stims at the end of last week.  I am hoping she is doing well and responding well.  I will know more after Thursday.  I am thankful my cycles have been canceled early- the less time/meds used the better!  But I am so hoping this is my turn.

SSBD to you all.

[dancingmama]

Hopefulcb - I think I meant mini-IVF and maybe some places call ot that too but it is supposed to be an alternative where you don't take as many stims and they are supposed to get like the one or two best eggs your body makes with the least amount of stims and the you do retrieval and transfer the same. The idea is that older eggs might endure a more close to normal environment better rather than all the expensive stimming to still get only one or two eggs. I think some say the embryo does better not being transferred back under all the stims still in the body?  I don't know. But it is half the price of traditional IVF and I saw another site where somebody was talking about it.

I am glad you got a new protocol. I am curious to hear what my doc thinks I should try when I go back on Wed.

[Hopefulcb]

Welcome dancingmama!! What do you mean by micro IVF?? Is it the same as Microflare protocol?? That's what I'm doing now. I did one IVF cycle last month where I only had 4 eggs and 3 were immature and the last one did not fertilize so we are now on to cycle #2. The first one I did Ganirelix, Menopur and Gonal F (antagonist protocol). Now we're trying the microflare protocol with Lupron and Gonal F.  so far i have 6 small follicles at CD day 6. I'm hoping things will progress and they will grow togethr as last time I had 1 big one and smaller ones that never caught up.
It's so hard to atay positive through all this. Globetrot you can't imagine how my h you have lifted my spirits - all you ladies have and that's what keeps me going. Through all the triumphs and hopes and BFN's and failed cycles we are all here to rejoice with each other and support each other through the negative! We all have to stick together because we all know what each other is going through better than anyone else!!!

[dancingmama]

Thanks. I just saw this thread and thought its appropriate too!

[mhv]

I have never tried micro ivf, but just wanted to welcome you and wish you luck :)  you might want to check into donor embryo too, since you are open to it.  Just a thought.

I hope your journey to motherhood is short and sweet