abc IVF experience sharing - 2021/2022

Happy New year ladies

Hi everyone and happy new year!! Can't believe I've missed so many messages, I had a stomach bug and for a minute I thought I could be pregnant due to the vomiting, but hey of course AF showed her face today!

First of all @Sazles99 a huge congratulations on your little miracle! Honestly gives us all so much hope!! Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months ahead!

@Millymillymillymillymilly Totally know how you feel, my husband never used to understand why I would find it upsetting joining baby shower zooms during the pandemic but as time has gone on and he's seeing his friends with kids I think he's starting to realise why I feel the way I do. It's just something we can't beat ourselves up for feeling that way.

@Mazzaroo2022 So glad your scan went well! I was wanting to message on here to update but it was the day I had the bug! Mine went well too, really thorough, so so friendly! And I was in and out in 15 minutes! She showed me the ultrasound as she was calling out the measurements etc and tried to explain where my uterus/ovaries were. I also had about 15 follicles which she said was normal for my age and could see that I had ovulated, my lining measured 11mm which is good as I've always wondered if that was an issue due to periods being lightish. You're so lucky you don't have to wait long for your consultation, hope it goes well! Mines on the 20th and I can't wait for it and to just get started. If all goes well, I will start ivf 31st Jan if AF comes on time. Have you sent across your test results etc? I still need to do that.

Hope 2022 is the year for all of us! So nice to see this group growing! I will also be updating everything when I go through the process.

Happy new year ladies!

@waitingmyturn My consultation is on the 5th so not long, do wish it would hurry up though!

@Babyghirl That’s amazing. It really does seem to depend on where you live as to how long it will take. My f/u with the nhs consultant was booked for 8 months after my hycosy and try as I might I can’t get them to bring it forward which is why we are going private. If this round doesn’t work though at least we have that to fall back on I guess.

@Millymillymillymillymilly If anything it gets harder 😩

@LondonladyTTC We’ll be at the same clinic but I’ll be a bit behind you. Fingers crossed everything goes well.

Congratulations @Sazles99! That's fantastic news 😄

@Mazzaroo2022
Thank you, just received my letter at top of list just to phone tomorrow and accept the offer not even a year on the NHS waiting list so went rather quickly.

So happy it went well for you today @Mazzaroo2022! When's your next consultation?

@Millymillymillymillymilly sorry you're having to go through this, my sister has also just found out she's pregnant (definitely not trying too 🙄), 4 weeks after my sister in law had my niece, its difficult to process but your feelings are valid and don't feel guilty for feeling any sort of way

Hi @Babyghirl. We are very much at the start of our ivf journey. For me it was difficult to accept that we needed ivf (unexplained fertility) and I hoped to go through the NHS but where I live it seems to take years to even get on the list, which is why we've decided to go private. We attended a webinar by abc which answered a lot of questions. I had the baseline ultrasound scan this morning which was a good experience. Very professional and detailed. We have our consultation on the 5th Jan and I'm hoping to start ivf at the end of Jan. I will post on here as I go through the journey.

@Mazzaroo2022
Can I ask how you have found the whole ivf process.

@Babyghirl and @Millymillymillymillymilly I agree, its torture hearing others news of pregnancies, esp when they are only just starting to try or even unplanned! I seem to be at that age where every second post on social media is about pregnancy/ babies. I also feel my husband is just not as bothered about this. He really wants kids too but doesn't get upset like I do.

However, I feel nothing but happiness for you @Sazles99 I think when you know someone has struggled and understands what its like it makes a easier to be happy for them. And of course you are giving us all hope!

My scan today went really well. Everything was normal and although not as many follicles as I would like on the right (6), there were 9 on the left + 1 I'd ovulated from this month. The lady was so nice and the scan was very thorough and she kept me up to speed as she went along. This is ABC Harley street btw. Feeling really positive now :)

Hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas.

Congratulations @Sazles99 ! What a fantastic Christmas present that must have been. Wishing you a very healthy pregnancy.

I have just spoken to ABC and will start treatment on approx 17 January at the St Pauls clinic (moved from Harley Street). Excited but daunted and need to find excuses for the could of social things we have going on towards the end of Jan including my brothers 30th in another part of the UK which looks like it will fall around egg collection day. We decided there was no such thing in a perfectly convenient month so just to go ahead or we would be waiting for ages!

We also have our first NHS clinic appointment on 8 February which will be in the two week wait. I don't feel I can go to that and tell them that I am having a private round so will need to delay that as well in case the first round is unsuccessful.

Hi all & welcome @Mazzaroo2022 and @waitingmyturn! I'm glad you've found this thread, I've found it so helpful! Hope the scans go well for you both today 😊

@Millymillymillymillymilly how are you? The NHS process is so long, but I'm glad you've now had the funding approved!

It's been a while since I posted here and I can't remember where I left it but we had our egg collection in early December, we got 9 mature eggs but only 3 of those fertilised. We therefore had a day 3 transfer. Thankfully the other two also made it to day 5 and were suitable for freezing (1 5AA and 1 4BC).

Long story short... we received news of our Christmas miracle just before Christmas 🥰

I couldn't have been more shocked when they told me and I'm still very anxious about it all and trying not to get my hope's up just yet.. I think I'll feel better once I've had my scan in a couple of weeks' time.

In my 2.5 years of TTC I've been surrounded by friends and family members getting pregnant and having beautiful babies and really struggled. I found myself distancing myself from them too and struggled being happy for them without being sad for me. It's a tough thing to go through but I can only agree with what @Babyghirl has said above and feel however you need to feel and don't carry any guilt for whatever those feelings may be xx

@Millymillymillymillymilly
That's tough my sis in law fell pregnant a few months after my first loss and was giving birth when I was going through my 2nd loss, and is now pregnant again its tough to swollow big hugs to you. I keep my distance from her as it hurts seeing her pregnant, people don't understand your feeling unless they have had struggles with trying to have a baby. Feel how you need to feel I deleted my fb 2 years ago because of all the pregnancy posts best thing I done. 💐

@Millymillymillymillymilly
Just reading through your post so sorry to hear it did not work but fingers crossed it works this time around.
I have just got my letter through and have reached the top of the list for ivf I'm nervous and scared of the whole thing don't know why lol.
I have had 4 miscarriages and 1 cp and hoping ifv is the way to get my rainbow baby. 💚

Hello @star2022, good luck with your scan tomorrow! haven't started my injections yet, still waiting for AF to show, due today but it's not unusual for me to go a day or two over, I haven't got a date for my first scan yet as they said to contact them when AF arrives and they'll arrange an appointment from there 😊

Thank you @Mazzaroo2022 I appreciate any helpful tips 😄 good luck with your scan tomorrow, hope it all goes well x

@star2022 Probs for the best. No awkward eye contact in the waiting room when you come out 😅

If anyone else is on here new to this I see ABC have another info zoom call tomorrow. I did one of these a few weeks ago and found it really helpful. Also, don't fear you can't put your camera on but can put questions in the chat x

@Mazzaroo2022 I'm at Bham! I thought the same initially, which is why I asked. But we will be having ours more or less at the same time! 🙏

@star2022 which abc are you with? Mine is at 9am. Mad if it was the same one. Fingers crossed we both get good outcomes x

@Mazzaroo2022 Mines first thing tomorrow too literally at 8.30 when it opens! We seem to be at the exact same stage as i too had the HyCoSy in November which also showed open tubes! Looking forward to tomorrow's ultrasound but nervous as I have no clue about my ovarian reserve / blood flow so i'm hoping as they do it they will talk it through.

Gin & tonic sounds amazing haha, hope it all goes well let me know how it goes! x

@star2022 I'm ABC Harley Street in London (although it's really St.Pauls). Same here, had an ultrasound in August to check for abnormalities but none found. Seemed quite generic. Then had a HyCoSy in November where they told me my tubes were patent but again didn't check follicles or blood flow. Feel like I'm an expert in transvaginal tests now but am still feeling nervous in case there aren't many follicles. Am having a gin and tonic now to prepare May as well as Jan/Feb is going to be trez dry!

@waitingmyturn Great to hear you've had a positive experience so far. That alone makes it a bit less stressful. If you've started your injections hope they are going ok. A friend who's went through it told me to take it out of the fridge an hour before as it makes it sting less x

@Mazzaroo2022 Good luck for tomorrow too! Which abc are you at? I've just read the booklet they send via email and it sounds quite thorough so hopefully it all looks well and healthy for us both! I had a scan with the nhs back in march but they didn't tell me anything about blood flow/eggs etc just checked for polyps and if there was anything unusual so I'm hoping it's all positive again.

Hi @waitingmyturn have you started your bemfola injections yet? If so, I hope you're getting on okay! I'm glad your experience has been good so far! When is your first scan?

Thank you @Mazzaroo2022 😊 it's a lot to take on board isn't it, I will say that so far my experience has been very positive and that everyone I've had consultations with or have spoken to have been wonderfully kind and able to answer any questions I've had to put my mind at ease (as much as possible anyway haha).

I hope all goes well with your scan 😃

Welcome @waitingmyturn and good luck for this week. I'm about a month behind you. Also nervous but really hopeful 🤞

@star2022 Good luck for your ultrasound on Thursday! Mine is first thing. Hopefully we both get told we have crazy numbers of follicles 😅

Hello,

New to posting here at netmums, I have been following this forum since I started navigating my own journey with ABC and I'm so glad I stumbled across it as it has been incredibly helpful to have in insight into other peoples journeys.

For my own journey myself (29) and my husband (37) will have to have ICSI due to a male infertility factor, I'll be starting my Bemfola injections this week once AF shows, a little anxious but hopeful 😊

Looking forward to following all your stories and experiences .. it's good to talk 😃