IVF Timeline

IVF is confusing. It's pretty complicated and yet once you actually start the process, it goes by really so quickly.

One of my main questions before starting IVF was how long it took and what the schedule was like.. this is how my 2 cycles ended up going.


7/9: I start my period, which means our cycle will be starting.
7/10: First appointment at the clinic for baseline ultrasound/blood work. First Follistim injection at night.
7/11-7/20 Stimulation medications every morning/night and appointments every few days (Follistim, Ganirelix, and low-dose HCG injections).
7/21 Trigger shot at night
7/23: Egg retrieval, 10 eggs retrieved

7/24 Start PIO shots (continued every day until negative blood test)
7/28 Transfer of 1 embryo (2 others are frozen)

8/6  Pregnancy blood test is positive, level is 87.

8/10 HCG level has gone down to 50, which means miscarriage.

9/14 Started my period, so our second cycle will be starting

9/15 First appointment, started Follistim injections.

9/16-9/25 Stimulation medications every morning/night and appointments every few days (Follistim, Ganirelix, and low-dose HCG injections).

9/26 Trigger shot at night

9/28 Egg retrieval (9 eggs retrieved), started PIO shots (have continued every day since)

10/3 Transfer of 1 embryo (2 others frozen)

10/12 Pregnancy blood test is positive, level is 51

10/15 HCG has gone up to 99

10/19 HCG at 530

10/22 HCG at 1800

10/26 First ultrasound at 6 weeks, gestational and yolk sacs can be seen, HCG at 7800.

11/2 Ultrasound at 7 weeks, heartbeat and teeny tiny baby can be seen

11/23 Ultrasound at 10 weeks, heartbeat and baby look great, we graduate from fertility clinic!