One year+ TTC part 4

@Koalie I will do 😂 I know I sound nuts, you wouldn't think I had an IQ of around 140 😅

@TheBirdintheCave good plan 🤭 keep us posted ! Xx

@Koalie Plan is to keep doing the Easy@Home ones every day and the CB ones every other day. So next CB is Sunday then OTD.

@TheBirdintheCave hmmm … very confusing. Maybe try leaving 2 days in between tests, then you’ll know for sure 😆 xx

@Koalie Weirdly this time around my FMU has been really poor. I don't know why but I'm getting darker results with a 2-3 hour hold then testing at 10am.

@TheBirdintheCave you can get FRER on Amazon for next day delivery! Are you not testing with FMU? That way, it’s always the most concentrated and the results are consistent xx

@Koalie FRERs are like gold dust at the minute I can't get a hold of any 😂 OTD is Tuesday. My husband is picking up a digi for that. I tried another E@H test just now and this time the line is darker so... maybe I should always test at 10am as that seems to give a better result.

Anyway, definitely pregnant (hoorah!) just hoping the wee one sticks around!

@NatW2021 Glad the stims are going well! Which package did you go for in the end? I.e how many rounds do you get and do you get any money back if it doesn’t work? We’re not finding out the gender on Monday, we are having cupcakes made and picking them up on Friday on the way to the beach, just gunna ask the ultrasound tech to confirm that the private tech got the gender right (we already have it in an envelope from a private scan 😆) x

@BakinABaby aahhh it’s so tricky when you have a trigger but if you tested it out and the lines are getting darker again then that’s gotta be a positive. Maybe should have just waited till test day 😆 haha! (When is that?) I always use FRER cause they’re 6miu 🤭 x

@SarahShorty Sorry should have said these are the CB ultra early ones so both tests should be picking up 10miu 😅 I know I should probably just stick with the CB really. I just expected to see progression on both tests by now and am pretty confused as I'm not.

@TheBirdintheCave I found this chart useful for HCG levels.

Clearblue blue dye test sensitivity is 25 mIU/mL.
Easy@home HCG test senstivity is are 10 mIU/mL.

12dpo, annoyingly, is still very early.

Ok so the ClearBlue is darker than two days ago and came up much quicker. It's not as dark as I'd like for 12dpo though. Easy@Home tests are still showing very faint lines. I took one yesterday evening and there'd been some progression from the morning but this mornings looks just like the one from 6pm yesterday. It's all too similar to how my blighted ovum pregnancy started 😥

Thanks guys :) I'm wide awake again 🙄 Feeling very nauseated. I basically have all of my usual early pregnancy signs but will see what the test says later this morning.

@NatW2021OTD isn't til Tuesday.

@lemons44 Thank you, day 2 done! Honestly it's breeze compared to the build up but I'm very anxious about the next steps, my scan, retrieval, how many eggs/embryos we get, transfer, will it work? Its just never ending. I feel like I'm just going through the motions as being honest i can just never visualise seeing those 2 pink lines. I feel guility for not being positive so I totally can understand how terrifying it is.

Something I tell myself is I can't do much more, I'm eating well, taking supplements, accupunture etc. I was reading a post by someone the other day whose first round didn't work out and she said she's decided that whatever the outcome she's choosing to be happy, i liked that thought process. Obviously feeling very naive atm as not yet got to point of it now working out but I feel better knowing I'm close to some sort of closure good or bad if that makes sense. X

@TheBirdintheCave - when is your test date? There is still time 🙏 x

@Koalie - hope everything goes well Monday, are you finding out the gender x

I'm out I think. No progression from yesterday on my Easy@Home. Saving my last Clear Blue for some more disappointment tomorrow I think :/ Though knowing me I'll probably cave later on. I'm devastated. Just want to lock myself in a room.

@Koalie I remember when my son first started moving and how reassuring it was to have that wriggly goldfish feeling ❤ Now he just kicks me when we're trying to put him to bed 🙄😅

@lemons44 I can understand why this round would feel different for you. Just remember that they’ve learnt from the first cycle and made lots of adjustments so the likelihood of a better outcome is high 🤞🏼 rooting for you !! X

@NatW2021 I remember the stims being painless too because my needles were soooo thin I didn’t even feel them going in lol. Keep us posted on your progress ☺️🍀

@TheBirdintheCave Haha! I’m not sure how but I managed to hold off until 6dpt but then I didn’t have a trigger shot so I knew that by that time the result would be pretty definite 😆

I’m doing well thank you. Yes, 20 week scan is on Monday, I’m so nervous 🥺🤢 getting proper kicks now though so that gives me some reassurance (although also stresses me out when I don’t feel any for a while 🤯) it’s such a roller coaster x

@NatW2021 This 2WW is definitely the worst one I've ever done. Not sure why IVF makes it so different 😂Glad you managed your first injection ok!

@lemons44 I have everything crossed that this time you get lots of embryos ❤

@Koalie Oh I've been testing since 1dp5dt 😂 I had a trigger shot on the 7th so wanted to see when it would leave. I'm now 5dp5dt and still have faint lines on 10miu tests so... not sure now if they're real or if they're still trigger. I will say though, I feel exactly the same now as my previous three pregnancies. I have nausea and night sweats.

How are you doing? Nearly at your 20 week scan, right?

@TheBirdintheCave - everything crossed for you! I'm dreading that TWW after transfer x

@Koalie Thank you 💕 first injection done, it was painless but i think it was just all the anticipation so now I've done the first I think I'll be ok now. I'm on GonalF then adding Ganirelix day 5, got my first next Wednesday. Just hope my body responds well.

How are you doing? X

@NatW2021 Hi lovely. Well done for losing the weight !! I found that meditating really helped me whilst I was going through IVF. I also kept reminding myself that the amount of follicles/eggs retrieved didn’t necessarily indicate whether you will end up with a baby, as I found myself obsessing over the numbers a bit too much. Just keep moving throughout the day, as blood flow is important to get those healthy eggs and remember to eat well and HYDRATE !! 💧you got this. 🫶🏼

@TheBirdintheCave I did wonder where you had gone 😆 that’s very exciting news! How are you feeling? Have you decided when you will test? ☺️ x

@lemons44 Where you up to hun? X

I forgot to update. I had my frozen transfer on Friday and am now just (impatiently) waiting to see if it works.

Hey everyone! Hope you are all ok.

I am starting my meds tomorrow so nervous and anxious about the outcome of everything, im sure it's normal but I'm not as "excited" as I thought I would be to start.

Will keep you updated xx

@Tinkerbell098 glad to hear everything is going well, cant believe how quickly it's gone x

@Koalie hope you are having a lovely break away, i would really love to visit Cornwall.

I had my prep appt today and will be starting next week when my period is due. I had to lost another 1/2 stone which was difficult as I had put a few lbs on when I was on holiday so managed to lose 11lb in 10 days i dont no how i did it but I managed it.

@lemons44 - when are you starting? X