Kendra2914
May 3rd, 2019, 12:40 AM
Hi there! I have been on this site for quite some time but this is my first time posting. I am now a third of the way through my pregnancy and am excited to share my experience for those who have questions or are still on the fence about going this route. It was so encouraging to read the forums on here and get an insight as to what to expect.
A little background- I am 30 years old and have 4 amazing little boys with my dear husband. He has wanted a little girl for quite some time and after our 4th perfect little guy I felt it was time to stop rolling the dice.
I started this process about 7 months ago so I don’t remember every detail but I’ll do my best to walk through it.
I had my original consultation with Dr. Potter in May of 2018 and got a ton of information and was given a high chance of success based on my age and history. We weren’t quite ready to start so we let Dr. Potter know that we would be in touch in a few months as we knew we were on board to commit to this process. I contacted HRC fertility in Newport Beach in September letting them
Know that I was ready to start cycling. It started with a bunch of tests, an ultrasound, a mock transfer, and even a glucose tolerance test. All went pretty well but the glucose test reveal a slight insulin intolerance which led the doctor to prescribe me metformin to take immediately and continue through 10 weeks of pregnancy. To explain that part of it; I guess when you have a glucose intolerance it can cause the fertility medication that is given to produce your eggs to hinder the quality therefore causing a loss of eggs available for transfer. So I began taking the metformin along with several different vitamins and awaited my start date for injections.
I started the injections prior to the egg retrieval (started them on November 30th) and my retrieval was December 11th. It was a smooth and easy process and our results were the best part! Initially the doc retrieved 25 eggs! 18 made it to day 5 and then I got the most amazing call from my coordinator- we ended up with 9 great healthy embryos... 5 boys and 4 GIRLS! I was so shocked and excited as I was truly praying for 2 healthy girls just to be safe so 4 was unbelievable! We proceeded with the cycle (a frozen embryo transfer so I’d have to wait a while) and I was told I’d start the medication for the frozen transfer in January with my transfer scheduled for February 5th.
Our transfer day came and I was so anxious I could barely take it. We were told they chose embryo number 5 as our potential baby and i was so excited. My favorite number is 5, this baby would be our 5th child and we transferred on the 5th day of the month. Corny but it felt like a lucky day. Dr. Potter came in to do the transfer and I told him I had a really good feeling about this embryo and just like that, right in front of our eyes, our little embryo was in there- we just needed her to stick. I went home and started my 3 days of bed rest. It was weird to lay around and do nothing but i trusted the process. I made it a whole 6 days before breaking and taking an at home test- (no symptoms- just impatient) to say we were unbelievably excited when it came up positive would be a huge understatement. We both teared up it was a very happy moment. Over the next several weeks there were betas, ultrasounds, and bloodwork. All while still having injections in my booty every day until 10 weeks. It seemed never ending but it did end and ultimately it was worth it. We confirmed our baby’s gender recently and it made it all the more real.
I am so happy we went through with this- it was a lot of money and it was definitely a process but so worth it. It was amazing to be pregnant and not spend those first few months agonizing over the baby’s gender and trying to dissect every symptom grasping for hope. I needed that part the most. I would recommend Dr. potter 100 times over. I have heard or read that some find him unfriendly and that turned them off but I personally didn’t see him that way- he may not be overly friendly but I didn’t need a friend I wanted the best. His IVF coordinator was who I dealt with most and she was amazing. Answered all my questions and she was always encouraging. As far as Dr. Potter- he’s professional and I trusted that he knew exactly what to do every step of the way. Any little speed bump he had a solution. I am forever grateful I did my research and ultimately chose him.
We still have a ways to go in this pregnancy but I really wanted to share my experience in hopes of possibly helping someone else decide on doing this or feel like they have an outlet for answers to their questions. I am thinking of all of you who are starting this process or in the middle of it as I know it can feel overwhelming- best of luck to you all!!
:boybear2: :boybear2: :boybear2::boybear2: :babyf:
A little background- I am 30 years old and have 4 amazing little boys with my dear husband. He has wanted a little girl for quite some time and after our 4th perfect little guy I felt it was time to stop rolling the dice.
I started this process about 7 months ago so I don’t remember every detail but I’ll do my best to walk through it.
I had my original consultation with Dr. Potter in May of 2018 and got a ton of information and was given a high chance of success based on my age and history. We weren’t quite ready to start so we let Dr. Potter know that we would be in touch in a few months as we knew we were on board to commit to this process. I contacted HRC fertility in Newport Beach in September letting them
Know that I was ready to start cycling. It started with a bunch of tests, an ultrasound, a mock transfer, and even a glucose tolerance test. All went pretty well but the glucose test reveal a slight insulin intolerance which led the doctor to prescribe me metformin to take immediately and continue through 10 weeks of pregnancy. To explain that part of it; I guess when you have a glucose intolerance it can cause the fertility medication that is given to produce your eggs to hinder the quality therefore causing a loss of eggs available for transfer. So I began taking the metformin along with several different vitamins and awaited my start date for injections.
I started the injections prior to the egg retrieval (started them on November 30th) and my retrieval was December 11th. It was a smooth and easy process and our results were the best part! Initially the doc retrieved 25 eggs! 18 made it to day 5 and then I got the most amazing call from my coordinator- we ended up with 9 great healthy embryos... 5 boys and 4 GIRLS! I was so shocked and excited as I was truly praying for 2 healthy girls just to be safe so 4 was unbelievable! We proceeded with the cycle (a frozen embryo transfer so I’d have to wait a while) and I was told I’d start the medication for the frozen transfer in January with my transfer scheduled for February 5th.
Our transfer day came and I was so anxious I could barely take it. We were told they chose embryo number 5 as our potential baby and i was so excited. My favorite number is 5, this baby would be our 5th child and we transferred on the 5th day of the month. Corny but it felt like a lucky day. Dr. Potter came in to do the transfer and I told him I had a really good feeling about this embryo and just like that, right in front of our eyes, our little embryo was in there- we just needed her to stick. I went home and started my 3 days of bed rest. It was weird to lay around and do nothing but i trusted the process. I made it a whole 6 days before breaking and taking an at home test- (no symptoms- just impatient) to say we were unbelievably excited when it came up positive would be a huge understatement. We both teared up it was a very happy moment. Over the next several weeks there were betas, ultrasounds, and bloodwork. All while still having injections in my booty every day until 10 weeks. It seemed never ending but it did end and ultimately it was worth it. We confirmed our baby’s gender recently and it made it all the more real.
I am so happy we went through with this- it was a lot of money and it was definitely a process but so worth it. It was amazing to be pregnant and not spend those first few months agonizing over the baby’s gender and trying to dissect every symptom grasping for hope. I needed that part the most. I would recommend Dr. potter 100 times over. I have heard or read that some find him unfriendly and that turned them off but I personally didn’t see him that way- he may not be overly friendly but I didn’t need a friend I wanted the best. His IVF coordinator was who I dealt with most and she was amazing. Answered all my questions and she was always encouraging. As far as Dr. Potter- he’s professional and I trusted that he knew exactly what to do every step of the way. Any little speed bump he had a solution. I am forever grateful I did my research and ultimately chose him.
We still have a ways to go in this pregnancy but I really wanted to share my experience in hopes of possibly helping someone else decide on doing this or feel like they have an outlet for answers to their questions. I am thinking of all of you who are starting this process or in the middle of it as I know it can feel overwhelming- best of luck to you all!!
:boybear2: :boybear2: :boybear2::boybear2: :babyf: