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July 29, 2003
Is the Third Time Really a Charm?????
After much debate about our next ttc move, we came to a decision pretty easily- or so we thought. We received the results from our genetic testing, we were labeled a “normal” male and a “normal” female. I know what you must be thinking, we should be happy about this right??? WRONG!!!! We were happy on one hand to know that there was nothing genetically wrong with either of us, but disappointed that we didn’t know the reason I was still not pg.
So we decided that IVF was out next route, we would give it one last try and then move on. So I call Dr D (the new RE) to get started. And I called, and I called and I called. For a total of 3 weeks I called and left messages with his secretary and the nursing staff about what I need to do to get started. Nothing, no return phone calls. So after a lot of frustration, I decided this clinic wasn’t for me. I cant deal with people not returning phone calls and acting like they I had no reason to be upset. So Brendan and I talked it over and it came down to this- WE WANT A BABY and we want it NOW. What is the fastest way to get what we want?? Donor Insemination, done, we made up our mind. So I called the new clinic to check prices and I about flipped- they were really high for no-medicated inseminations. They charge $1500 for a no-medication, no-monitoring cycle. I called other clinics to confirm my suspicions, I was right, they were outrageous.
So on a whim, I called the old clinic and scheduled a consult with my old RE, Dr S. I went to the appt not expecting much for various reasons. It seems that every time I walk into the main office of this clinic, I get angered about something. The front desk, your first contact is always the rudest bunch of people I met. This time, I was surprised, the normal girl at the front desk actually said “its nice to see your back.” Things that make you go hmmmmmmm. So in I go with Dr S and lay out my road map- I want to start DI immediately, what do I need to do. He was actually rather surprised that I would even consider doing DI when I had genetic testing done that showed I was “normal”. He starting going through the file and said that he thinks we should consider doing IVF at least one more time. Dr S said that looking over my records, there are a couple things hw could do. He said that looking back, if you had to rate my “performance”, my body only produced eggs at what he considered 50% of its potential. With both attempts at IVF, my E2 never went over 3000 which he said means there is more potential to get more eggs. And, he said that he believed the assisted hatching would benefit us. He explained to me that if we could get at least 20 eggs, we had a higher chance of doing a day 5 blastocyst transfer instead of a day 3- greatly increasing our odds. He said that he would recommend that if we get 16 -20 eggs, and have at least 12- 16 after fertilization (my fertilization percentage is about 80%), we would split the eggs in half and do half in a day 3 culture and half in day 5 culture. On day 3 we would determine which bunch was at the greatest potential and make the decision then. I felt way overwhelmed but ready to proceed. The best part was their was no waiting period to get started and since I was waiting for af any day, it was the right time to get started. So we are off on try # 3 at IVF!!!!
Based on when af started and my past records, we are looking at starting stims around 8/28 and then retrieval on 9/9 and then transfer would be either 3 or 5 days later! I am so excited, which is hard to believe. I cant believe I am embarking on this yet again!
Hugs to all and Congrats to Courtney on her exciting news!
J
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