IVF Egg Retrieval and PGS Testing| MY IVF Journey #3

[@lisaschmidt1243]

Excellent video. So clear on your explanation! So happy for you and your embryos! Such a great result!

[@AliciaLatrice]

So nice of you, thank you beauty!

[@CristieSampson15]

I just saw you on an episode of “9 months with Courtney Cox”. Love that FB show! Good luck on your journey to motherhood

[@AliciaLatrice]

Thank you so much!! I've always loved that show and so grateful to have been able to be apart of it

[@nancysunday9356]

@@AliciaLatrice have you got baby already?

[@IamCynDoll]

Your a rockstar baby! You got this!❤️❤️

[@AliciaLatrice]

Thank you so much beauty!!

[@NaturalBeauty8368]

Hey hun Congratulation on your bundle of joy❤️ im moving to Houston tx I’m on the journey of Ivf now I’m not going to start where I live now could you recommend your fertility clinic you use.

[@AliciaLatrice]

Hey friend! Thank you so much! How exciting to hear you will be moving to Houston and are thinking of kicking off your fertility Journey. I've been with Aspire which is now called Aspire HFI. My first RE was Dr. Maya Kriseman whom I totally recommend and LOVE! She's now in the downtown area which I didnt want to do the commute with the amount of appointments you'll have so this time I am still with Aspire but with Dr. Jonathon Kim. I do recommend them but I can also add you to this FB IVF group I am apart of for Houston and the ladies provide lots of recommendations and reviews on clinics/doctors.

[@torristamps9711]

Just got my results back with 8 normal four girls and three boys!!!! 5 which I haven’t tested yet so 🙏🏽

[@AliciaLatrice]

That's such exciting news friend! What an incredible outcome, that precious embryo will be snuggled up inside you in no time 🤍

[@hollihyche2984]

Hi! I really want to embark on the journey of using IVF and I’m doing research on it to see what to expect. Where did you send the embryos for the testing?

[@AliciaLatrice]

Hi friend! So awesome to hear you're seeking to embark this journey! It's one I would do a thousand times again. I wouldnt be a mother if it werent for this incredible process. Each fertility clinic send the embryos off for genetic testing at a variety of different clinics. I cant recall who my clinic sent them off to.

[@rebeccajean-baptiste6836]

I also had OHSS. I had to freeze all my embryos so my body could heal

[@AliciaLatrice]

Oh no sorry to hear that! I had no idea what OHSS until the doctor informed me and it was really brutal and I also to freeze mines to send them off for PGS testing and allow my body to heal fully before preparing it for transfer.

[@jessicafrancis4496]

Is this common practice for your clinic to put you on PIO and the patches? This is the first time that I’ve heard of a clinic doing that.. ( well the patches) I’m going to ask my clinic about that.

[@AliciaLatrice]

Hi there! Yes my clinic does the estradiol patches and the PIO injections. I know some clinics and physicians use different protocols for example I have a friend who was doing estradiol orally and Progestrone by a vaginal suppository so every clinic/doctor does it differently :)

[@jessicafrancis4496]

Alicia Latrice thanks for your reply. Yep I’ve been on the suppositories- they aren’t fun, but I’m wondering if the PIO is more effective. It must be common practice in the states as I haven’t heard of it here in Aus. Thanks for responding and good luck for your BFP😊

[@AliciaLatrice]

@@jessicafrancis4496 Always!! I've heard mixed feeling about the suppositories and overall hear its a bit messy. It's very common here in the states although many many many doctors still prefer to do the suppositories. I know many different areas also don't allow the PIO injections (like Canada for example you can't do it in the form of the injection).

[@crystalanderson4484]

Hello! Where did you purchase your shirt?! 😍

[@AliciaLatrice]

Hey friend, I purchased it off Etsy ☺️

[@crystalanderson4484]

@@AliciaLatrice thank you!

[@DeeMarieVlogs]

Love love love your shirt!

[@AliciaLatrice]

Thank you so much beauty! 🥰

[@Tsmix95]

Love that shirt! I need one

[@AliciaLatrice]

Thank you friend, I will be making them soon :)

[@nyimariley]

Hello beautiful! I chose to do pgs testing. Of course there are a lot of naysayers against this process. Would you have done it any other way? Or do you think this Is highly necessary for IVF success?

[@AliciaLatrice]

Hi friend - I found is hugely valuable to invest into and do! I've heard so many stories of women who continued to have failed cycles due to their embryos not being tested which ultimately resulted in mosaic/abnormal embryos being used. So to save you time, money and heartache I def highly recommend to do the testing.

[@nyimariley]

@@AliciaLatrice thank you I really appreciate you replying…congratulations to you! Although I know this video has been up for a little bit

[@kiondrabarnard7627]

Hi how are you, how many eggs did they collect during your egg retrieval??? I’m also doing Ivf and I have pcos as well

[@AliciaLatrice]

Hi friend, I had 20 eggs retrieved - 17 mature - 12 fertilized and sent off for PGS testing. 🤍

[@dannekedodd6369]

Did you take any supplements before starting your IVF journey?

[@AliciaLatrice]

I was just on prenatal vitamins and extra vitamin d prior to starting IVF 💛

[@dannekedodd6369]

Thanks 🙏🏽

[@JDFuneralDirector]

when in doubt eat a can of vegetarian beans a can of them. i promise you same thing happened to me lol 😂

[@AliciaLatrice]

Omg friend! I need to try this because I am still struggling with constipation. 😫

[@JDFuneralDirector]

Alicia Latrice try it i promise you it work