TTC first baby thread 26

@Gillseybear welcome!

@XjustagirlX yeah, it’s not nice that you have to just suffer this shit and everyone thinks it’s fine because they do it day in day out. I find the lack of support through this process really hard. I’m doing counselling on April 7th, but I really did need it way before then. Oh well. I’m going to push for natural FET, it’s just complicated by us going away around the time AF ends for a week. Need to see when it comes, but hoping my scan might be a day or two late and they’ll be ok with that.

Can I join this thread please. This is my first time properly TTC although I have had 2 MC's before from unplanned pregnancy. They both occurred while I was on the pill.
My partner already had a 9 year old from a previous relationship.

@thislittlebird thanks. I was physically shaking on the bed and the nurses had to hold my legs down!

When I did my natural FET, they scanned me lots and once my follicle reached a certain size then they did some blood tests. It was much easier doing a natural FET.

@XjustagirlX sorry to hear what’s been going on with the sedation and test. The doctor agreed to give me a sedative of some kind to calm me down, it’s my mind that’s the main issue, I freaked out when I went in for transfer (I wasn’t well, couldn’t breathe properly) because they weren’t listening to my requests. The idea it’s easy and you should just get on with it really is frustrating. Keep us posted on your OTD, fingers crossed for you.

I have to book my FET when AF arrives. I’ve enquired about a natural FET because I’ve had huge issues with thrush since the IVF, as well as hormonal migraines that I get most months anyway that the oestradiol will likely trigger them when I withdraw. Really don’t want to take it, my issue is that I don’t get positives on ovulation tests but my lining is always ok, it is the proof of ovulation I’ll struggle with. I think I might try it natural nonetheless, I would rather an uncertain ovulation than oestradiol. Maybe I’ll use clear blue ones with the LH rise.

@Lozzlepop i did a test on 5.5 and 7.5 dp5dt. Both were negative. I’ve not tested since as I couldn’t take the disappointment.

I think I might just wait until my OTD. I did check with the clinic though snd my notes now say I should be sedated!

Hi all 👋🏻

How are we all doing?

@Annny27 lovely to pop on and see your scan pic, how many weeks are you now? How have you been feeling?

@XjustagirlX sorry to hear the transfer was not done under the best circumstances, how are you feeling now? Have you tested again?

@Kiza thank you so much, I can’t believe your little one is 5 months already where does the time go? Hope you are enjoying motherhood ❤️

My test was negative at 5.5dp5dt. Transfer was after 4pm so I’m using half days.

@Annny27 Im feeling quite down about it. I felt positive for a couple of days and I felt some cramps but I thought that was good hoping something was going on in there.

Two days after transfer my bbt started to drop slightly. Today I had red blood spotting only a bit but I don’t think that’s positive. I don’t have any other symptoms. No sore boobs.

So I’m kinda expecting a negative.

Just popped on and oh wow congrats @Annny27 !!! Really hoping this is a sticky one for you!

@XjustagirlX that's awful they didn't listen to your request for sedation as I had sedation for the same reasons as you. We also tested 2 days early on a fresh transfer- just couldn't wait! Fingers crossed for you

@Lozzlepop congrats also!! So lovely to see some more old timers getting their wonderful news!

My little boy is now 5 months! Time is flying! He's certainly a defiant and challenging little one rather than the chilled out and placid baby I thought all babies were! 😅

Im supposed to test on 22nd March. But the only reason I can think they want people to wait is because if you have a medicated cycle then hcg is sometimes taken so you could get a false positive.

But I am thinking I’m going to test early because I’m unmedicated, if it’s a chemical I would like to know, and I need to take prednosoline on getting a positive so the earlier I know the better.

Statistically if it is positive it should show up around 6dp5dt, so by Tuesday next week.

@Annny27 thats a great photo.

My embryo transfer was yesterday. I had a really full bladder but we were delayed for over an hour so I just emptied it and kept drinking more water.

They defrosted one embryo snd it thawed ok so 8 left in the freezer.

I was quite annoyed really as I have had 3 really painful experiences when going through my cervix and I’m really anxious and have an extremely tilted utérus. I phoned up to ask about sedation and pain relief. The nurses fobbed me off and said just take two paracetamol.

The nurse failed to get it through the cervix coz it’s so tilted and I was in pain. They had to call the consultant to do it instead. They said that I should have sedation in future, it should have been on my notes and they will make sure they add it to my notes now.

@Annny27 eeekk look at that lil bean 😆 I have everything crossed for you xxx

@Annny27 are you having an early scan?

@XjustagirlX how exciting, I hope it goes well for you lovely xx

My egg transfer is booked for next Wednesday!

My lining started shrinking but then when my follicle started to grow quite late on the lining went up. It’s only 5.4mm but that’s ok for me. IVe still got a few days for it to increase too.

@Annny27 yes had an EMCS. Having elective this time as I found it a breeze! Nice to be able to arrange childcare etc & know when it's all happening 😆 hoping to get my date soon!

How are you doing? Any symptoms xx

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@Annny27 i went for my first lining scan on Monday on CD9 it was 4.9mm. So it’s similar to my medicated cycles considering I’m a couple of days early compared to them. I had two leading follicles but they were only 8mm so it looks like ovulation isn’t imminent. Which I thick is good coz it gives my lining more time to thicken.

I’m going back tomorrow to see what it’s doing. On my baseline scan before egg collection so with no drugs, my lining got to 6mm naturally.

I think the consultant will let me go at 6mm as she said some people just have a thin lining and I am right at the lowest end of BMI which she said means thinner lining.

How many days are you now?

@Annny27 second pregnancy is absolutely flying! No where near as anxious this time & I'm really looking forward to my planned C-section! Can't wait to get the date! 2-3 weeks at 12DPO is fab 🙌🏼

Hope everyone is keeping well xx