Anyone else about to start IVF?

Hi Ladies

My scan went well today, 7 follicules on each side - no idea if this is a 'good' number but stimming drugs continuing as before.
Good luck for today kool & hope it went ok caramel.

GP hope all goes ok you seem to have had a sh*y run of luck.

Cloco - my scans & appts so far have been 8.30-10.30 which has made fitting in everything else much easier than I was execting. EC & ET will be more difficult I suspect.
Good luck to everyone else with the injecting etc - I'm almost enjoying doing mine now, finding it very satisfying watching the fluid going in! [weird emoticon]

Hi just a quickie from me to wish kool loads of luck for tomorrow, will be thinking of you.

Caramel hope it went great today.

Gp I admire your resilience. Am ok hon bit better after exercise and fresh air at. Weekend. X

Hi all! I am so excited to hear how everyone's going at your various stages. I love that there are other people going through this all at the same time! bodeccia my DH is dreading the mood swings I keep warning him about- I'm a hormonal bitch every month as it is! Good luck tomorrow kool, and caramel let us all know how it went! owl how were your follicles looking??
Well Poor DH is flying off to leeds tomorrow to do another 'splash and dash' to be frozen as a back up. My AF still hasn't shown up on day 38 (so 6-8 days late now) so I have to do a HPT tomorrow (ha! chance would be a fine thing) then go in to have my zoladex injection to down regulate anyway. No idea when I'll have AF then?! Egg collection would then prob be around August 10th...

Loads of luck for tomorrow kool and hope it went brilliantly today caramel. garden hope the funeral goes as well as can be expected. For me, it's one injection down...er....loads more to go! Wasn't as bad as I feared, thank you for all your advice and encouragement. I think Just Do It is a very good mantra xxx

Aw thanks guys for your well wishes, I'm feeling quite excited about EC tomorrow! I wonder how Caramel got on today?

Garden, so sorry that you have your uncle's funeral, that's sad. Will be thinking of you too, ((()))

Owl good luck with your scan tomorrow, I hope it's all going to plan.

Welcome Cloclo! The tricky thing about how intense it all is really depends on how you respond at different stages to the drugs. As you said, it's a given that you'll need the day of and after EC off work and ideally as much relaxation after transfer as possible. Obviously this'll be tricky with school so unless you can miraculously time transfer time around a half term, telling your Head is probably the best option. I'm a teacher too but not working at the mo and last week when on my stimulating drugs I was going in for blood tests and scans at least every other day. I did think that if I'd been working it could have been tricky to try to do it without letting school know. Wishing you all the very best.

Teds oh my very goodness, you work too hard, do you want me to write you a note?!! I LOVED your thoughts on Garden's nasty old employers - spot on!

Thanks Skitoo, ooh I hope you're working away somewhere exciting

Bodeccia thanks too. Glad your down regs are still going well. My DH enjoyed making similar comments!

So I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow....eeeep!

I'm a teacher too, but seeing as I can't start ICSI until September at the earliest, I am going to find it all a bit difficult. I know I will prob need two days for egg collection and a day for egg transfer, but also going to be a lot of mornings for scans etc too I'm guessing.

Think I'm just going to have to go and tell the head about it all tomorrow, was trying to avoid mentioning we were trying, but now I know we are going to need this sort of treatment I think I'm going to have to come clean :/

Good luck kool and caramel for your ECs tomorrow! I'll be thinking of you both.

Welcome cloclo take a seat, there's plenty of room [hsmile]

For the time taken off question: I'm a teacher, so I only have a couple of weeks left of work (at school) before the holidays start (read: work at home [hconfused]).

I don't suppose that's much help as the time I have off is already pre-determined.

Still waiting for AF to show... that's been my first week of injections now, and my DH says: when are you going to become a monster? You've been alright so far...

I've told him I'm saving up a big episode just for him [hgrin]

Hello ladies - quick one from me as on work phone overseas but just wanted to wish Kool all the best for tomorrow and send lots of positive vibes over for Caramel, everything crossed for some good news from you soon .

Waves to everyone else, hope all is well with you all xx

Ladies I'm massively behind with where everyone is - so very sorry but hopefully you will forgive me if I tell you that I was cooking pasta at 1.00am as that's when I got home from work and I had to eat! And I thought July and August would be a nice quiet time to have treatment [hconfused]

Very quickly, caramel really hope all went well today and that your eggs and Mr C's sperm are steaming up the petri dish as I type [hblush]

And kool lots and lots of love and luck that all goes well tomorrow. I'm joining GP's waggle dance and really hoping all goes well.

Finally, GP must properly read your post but sounds like your former clients are a bunch of cnuts and w8nkers who frankly don't deserve someone as wonderful as you x.

Welcome cloclo! Wow a 40% success chance, that's pretty good! There are several of us doing ICSI on here, so join the club.

I'm also interested in how long people have taken off. Obviously am planning a couple of days off around EC (which I can get as 'special leave') and then a week after ET, but that would be annual leave. What have others done? How did you feel? Am worried my head will be a shed during the 2WW so am pondering taking the whole fortnight off and just doing lovely memememe things

yay! hometime!!

xx

Hi everyone,

Can I join your thread? We have been trying for #1 for 8 months, but due to a dodgy cycle with early spotting and low progesterone readings, I got referred to clinic after 6 months trying. After more tests, it turns out there is nothing wrong with my progesterone, but DH has low sperm count and motility, and consultant advised is this morning that ICSI is our best option.

We prob won't start treatment till September or October, but thought I would come on here to read some of your stories. I've been told the chances of success are about 40% per cycle, which is encouraging. We only get one cycle free, so time to start saving up in case it takes a few more goes.

Have been reading through the information leaflet and it looks quite intensive. How much time off work has the procedure lead to for some of you?

Hi ladies
Caramel & Kool - good luck with your ECing tomorrow. I'm really interested to hear how it goes.

Day 6 of menopur injections for me today. First scan tomorrow to check follicule growth so feeling quite excited (not sure if that's the right word!) about it.

Thanks Bodeccia, things defo calmed down for me, I'm all set for EC on Wed .

Good luck tomorrow Caramel! Can't wait to hear how you get on. You can be my mentor!

Luckyour posts always make me chuckle. I could just imagine your feet dancing away . Glad that you and Bodeccia are getting on well with the down regs, I was an emotional wreck on them so you're doing far better than I did.

Dannygirl all the best for your first injection, remember, don't think about it, just do it!

Thanks everyone for your good wishes. AF arrived today which means I start injecting tomorrow!! Yikes! I love the idea of DH doing the jabs so he could feel involved but he would totally freak out....unless there is a spell for that xxx

You and I are on the same time frame, luck, I'm day 6 too, and I haven't really noticed anything different. The injections really are no big deal. I get my DH to get the vial sorted out then I stick it in (I like to get him involved with something then at least he feels like he's part of it). Don't worry dannygirl, you really will get used to them :)

Welcome newmember, lovely to see you

Hope things are calming down for you kool

Waves to everyone else :)

Boo my potter smileys don't work .

afternoon all!

Good luck kool and caramel with your EC!! How exciting; I am doing lots of dancing (well my feet are, under the desk - the rest of me is like a serene swan, oh yes).

garden I am having great difficulty in my swan-like state to not shout out the worst swear words I know at your former employers. UnbeLIEVable, what absolute **ers!!! [hangry] I'm glad about the silver lining though; it sounds really exciting for you and you deserve for it to go well. You're so right about life being on hold whilst TTC. I think we have gone slightly too far the other way and are probably going to be moving house next month -yep, around EC ET time! anyway, best of luck with your new venture.

Welcome dannygirl and newmember. danny I can echo caramel's words about the injections; I was dreading them, but they're fine, and it's amazing how quickly they become part of your routine. I jab at 8pm, so that I know I'm home and relaxed and, most importantly, awake! Don't think I could draw up a syringe at 6am!

Bella, lovely news about your little bean, how amazing for you. Sending you happy, baby-growing vibes [hsmile].

Not much to report here, I'm 5 days into the downreg and don't feel too different, except I'm a bit crabbier. But then this is PMT time anyway, so it's probably no different. I am craving but again, that's my usual state. Tra la.

love to you all, keep jabbin', sniffin', on truckin'!

xx

Eek garden I just realised that my notw comment could have seemed like a big insult - I do hope it didn't cause offence, I was just referring to the type of people who might be so sneaky as to look at your diary....sorry

Welcome newmember

Hope you got on well with your drug trilogy caramel

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1182013-IVF-PGD

This is the link to my old thread - it explains my journey and treatment in more depth x

Hi Ladies,

Hope you dont mind me jumping onboard. I will give you the short version of our Journey so far. TTC#1 for 3 years, DH and I are due to embark on our IVF PGD jorney. Our probes for PGD are currently being worked on, due to be completed at ANY time. We think our cycle will begin October time. Are any of you ladies due to start around that time? x

Hi dannygirl- we have a miracle DS too-mindblowing how the hell it could have happened isn't it!! it is a short protocol that you're on- they use it for women they expect to be poor responders for ovarian stimulation, as it kind of gives the ovaries a kick up the backside by using the drugs alongside the natural raise in hormone levels at the beginning of your period. That's how I understand it anyway. Means it will only be a couple of weeks from start to finish for you.

Hi Kool wow thats great, nice to have an EC buddy! Yes maybe the short protocol is different to yours. Not sure how I'm going to juggle the Menopur, nasal spray and Ovitrelle all in one night, will be one big drugs fest!

Welcome Dannygirl and don't worry about the injections, they really do get easier. I was completely overwhelmed after my first appointment but once you get your head round it you'll be fine. Re scans and tests - I only had to go in for 3 or 4 in total and it didn't interfere with work too much - I found it easier just to tell my boss what's going on though and she's been really supportive.

Hugs to all

xxxx

Oh, and kool loads of luck and hugs for your EC xxx

Thanks kool I am also soooo glad I found you too, thank you to garden for starting such a fab thread! I know I am on some kind of short protocol as I am not taking any down-reg drugs, but my protocol is called 'antagonist' and I must say I don't know exactly what that means. I have asked a couple of times but never really understood anything more than it's a type of short protocol. Do any of you ladies know?