Hello,

I'm glad I found this site. It's been helpful already.

I'm 31 and currently undergoing my first IVF. I have 4 year old twins that are a result of injectables & IUI, and my husband and I want just 1 more baby. That's why we're doing the IVF route- we're hoping for a single embryo transfer. My RE told I'd be a good candidate for it, so I've been excited to get started.

Now that I've started, I'm very stressed and emotional. I had my first follicle check yesterday (5 days of stims) and the nurse reported that my E2 is great but that there are no "measurable" follicles to report quite yet. She insisted that I NOT worry- that this is common... but it's not sitting well with me. I'm really upset over this. She reminded me that this happened during my inj/IUI cycle almost 5 years ago... I was slow to respond to meds right out of the gate, but quickly caught up. I remember that happening before.... but from everything I read online from other IVFers, I feel that I SHOULD have follicles of a decent size by now and that this process isn't going well. My biggest fear is my cycle being canceled due to poor response.

Any advice or stories of poor responders who went on to have success? I know it's still early, and my next check is Saturday.... I'm trying to stay positive but it's really difficult. Thanks.