....but I am so sorry to hear you cycle did not end with a happy nine months.
The grieving process is completely natural in this situation too.
Many ladies take days, week, or even months to bounce back. Sounds cruel I know, but I just mean it takes them a while to recover with the willt o try again.
I have known many who honor their failed cycles by planting gardens with flowers or trees to represent their little embryos that did not stick. Afterall, they were your babies regardless.
some pray, find comfort within something special and their partner and try again.
Please feel completely free to share your grief or your anger with us here.
We are here to help you and we completely understand where your heart and your head is right now.

You should now know more about your body then you did before this IVF Attempt.
If you do not, you need to ask TONS of you questions of your RE before beginning again.
He or she certainly should have learned more about you and what might be the key ingredient to help you succeed.
As two of our fabulous gals already mentioned below you ought to ask about trying Assisted Hatching (AH-they drill a whole on the shell to help the embryo continue to break out and burrow). Why? I only see you needing help with implantation. Based on what you shared, you appear to be successful with the meds at producing quality eggs, you fertilized several successfully without the help of ICSI (where they use a needle to insiminate the sperm into the egg) and your embroys grew beautiflly.

AH is what helped me. After two failed implantation attempts without AH, we asked the doctors to try it. I also ate lots of Pineapple & the pineapple core to assist with implantation. Not sure if that helped, but it is a trick that many women swear by and the one time I tried it my IVF was successful. The insides of my mouth break out within seconds of me eating pineapple...but I would do anything to get pregnant and especially after so many unsuccessful attempts I was willing to try anything.

Just be sure to go in and ask lots of questions. I would assume they will use the same protocal for you this time too. But ask! Also mention AH if you think you can afford the couple hundred dollars added charge. Keep us posted and you are always in our prayers.

Hugs, Nancy & Rylan



***Our little Miracle after 10yrs of trying!!
Clomid, 5 IVF attemps, & 3 Completed IVF's.
Assisted Hatching finally gave us implantation! ***

Thanks for all your kind words & great advice. I am on B/C pills now until July 1. Hopefully everything will check out & I can start stimulants on July 6. My RE went over our failed cycle & has adjusted my meds a bit. It took me a really long time to get ready last time so he is upping the dosage of stimulants. Also...no more Lupron. We will be using another med to prevent ovulation...have it written down...i forget what it's called but it starts with a G. I am trying to relax. My mom & dad just gave me a spa certificate for my b-day so I think a massage is in order. Also as a teacher this is the most relaxing time of the year for me. I hope that helps & this cycle of ivf is successful. I'm not a big fan of pinapple but I will definitely try it this cycle. I would do anything if it made me a mother. Thanks again...I'm slowly bouncing back.

... never have anybody tell you to relax to have a baby!! I was in major stress when it finally worked out for me - after 6 long fresh ivf tries!! I was starting a new job with worst superior I have ever had! Can't remember having cried that often.
Seriously, it has nothing to do with stress or no stress. Success is dependent on the quality of the RE and his protocols as well as the quality of his embryology lab and your egg and your husband's semen quality.
If it doesn't work the way you want it - don't blame yourself but fire your RE!!
Nicole