Anyone else want to join me in getting ready for ivf in 2013? Good egg buddies wanted!!!

[Karbea]

Hello,

Dh and I have been trying for over 2 years and had one failed ivf (Icsi) attempt at the Argc last spring. We are going to go again in the new year.

I wondered if anyone else was planning to do the same? And whether anyone fancied joining me in 'princessing' (stolen from style & beauty :) ) for ivf?

I'm not sure what this means in terms of what I'll do, really hoping for some help in researching how to get the best eggs ever, and perhaps how to improve dh's little swimmers....

Anyone up for being a good egg buddy?

Hi beckie. I based my clinic choice purely on ease of access.

Yesterday's consent thing went ok. We did forms, a baseline scan, a mock embryo transfer and some injecting lessons. Took about 2 hours. I feel oddly flat this morning though. Drug company should phone within a week to arrange delivery, and we are aiming to start with my next period, which should be in early February.

Delilah and Sharron here's hoping for ironic bfps!! But otherwise that AF gets a move on.

Glad the appt went well northey and how exciting! I know what you feel about feeling flat, sometimes I'm excited, sometimes terrified, sometimes very nothing.

I had my scan this morning, lining good, one follow never mind I get a follie on my own so why the drugs that gave me a rash so iui scheduled for tomorrow afternoon!

Fingers crossed for tomorrow arvo keepitgoing

Northey - I know how you feel. I think (speaking from my experience) we live from one appointment to the next and once the appointment passes, especially when you are waiting for your period or a cycle on the pill (which the turns into two ) there is this lull where it feels like you are doing nothing. It only gets worse with the 2WW

All the best for tomorrow keepitgoing. Fingers crossed for you.

Don't worry Northey. I know what you mean. i run home every night to check the post waiting for the appt letter. But the wheels are in motion now and it wont be long. You have a bit of time now to keep going with healthy eating. Maybe you could do something spontaneous with DH before it all starts? Something really fun.

How did the appt go anyway? I'm nervous about the injections. Was it easy to do?

Sharon the first injection is utterly awful. Took me about 45 mins to pluck up the courage to plunge. And it didn't hurt a bit. It was really easy after that. Promise!

I hit OH to do my injections, he hates needles but as it was in an auto injector he was fine with it, in a funny way I felt like he would feel more involved.

annoyingly as I became more and more irrational I started to get really upset when he wasn't there and I had to do it myself I was pretty screwed up by buserelin though

I GOT OH to do them

I didn't hit him.

Although I felt like it on a daily basis once the down reg kicked in

And especially the night he went to a party I was missing cos I was so ill and didn't get in til 4.30 the next morning

Injecting was easy. But then I was doing it on a fake plastic stomach. I suspect the mental hurdle of putting the needle into my own flesh will be a lot harder to get over. The lovely nurse said that the best way to get yourself through it is to think about what you are aiming for through all this.

Hi everyone!
This is my first post on here but would really like to join this thread.

I am on my third round of ICSI (no success on last two goes). I started injections on Christmas Day and was expecting my bleed last week, so am now over a week late. This didn't happen on the last rounds. Has this happened to anyone else? Trying not to worry, but well... !

Morning all

Thanks for the reassuring replies. I've already decided that my darling BF will have to do the injections for me. A few weeks ago I had to do a blood sample for a food sensitivity test and he had to prick my finger with a lancet. I cried for ages and he felt so guilty!

I feel very upbeat and excited about it all today. Found out that we are invited to the new patient info evening at Guys on 6th feb. which means that it will probably be march til we get going. Im impatient!

I wanted to share something with you. At the fertility show in london we went to various talks, one was with a hypnotherapist called Russell Davis. He shared his fertility story and told us how he decided to become a hypnotherapist and help others with fertility issues. Anyway he has some tapes and after my crash before Xmas when SiL from hell shared her news, I decided to invest £28 to purchase the mp3s. I've been listening every night and once during the day and I have realised that I feel much better. I have even started to believe that all this might work now it could be nothing but if i feel better then I am going to keep going with it.

I got the assisted conception one and I listen before sleep once BF has gone to sleep so as not to interfere with any bedtime activity .

Anyway just thought I'd share the experience.

I hope that everyone has a lovely day.
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Hi everyone (waves at missbrightside)

I'm new to this thread but have had a quick look through some of the old posts

We're waiting to start IVF attempt #2. #1 was stopped in November as the down regging drugs made me develop a load of cysts which I then had to have drained under anaesthetic. Am waiting for my period (day 40 something already, getting bored now) and will then be starting again. I have all the drugs and so am just waiting

Is anyone else doing the short protocol version? We're having to do it to hopefully prevent me developing cysts again so it means I have to do 2 injections a day, instead of down regging first

Northey we're with the Oxford Fertility Unit too and so far I've beenr eally impressed. I did the injecting into the plastic stomach thing in mid Dec and I'm struggling to remember what I have to do now, especially as I have to do one drug in the morning and then the one out of the fridge in the evening, and one of them makes a vial for 3 days, and one is for 1 day.... oh god..

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I'm short protocol too, caip. I'm also really liking OFU, even though I have nothing to compare it too. It's just so calm and peaceful there!

I don't remember anything about making a three day vial. Help!

When's a period a period? I am getting some brownish gunk, but I am wondering whether its because I was on the pill such a short time (13days) my lining didn't start to build up properly.

Think I've decided that as this didn't happen til 5.30pm I shall wait and see what happens over night, hopefully it will develop and I can start with the patches tomorrow.

Hi all- just had my baseline scan this morning and did my first injection just now. Really very easy as the needle is superfine and there is only a tiny bit of soreness when the medicine goes in. Far easier than having your teeth cleaned at the dentist!

delilah when is a period a period? A very philosophical question but I often start with brownish and then it becomes brighter red the next day.

My clinic define it as a red bleed.

Can I ask why you stopped at 13 days? You may not get a proper bleed.

vallinnapod I was on the pill to synchonise my cycle with my donor, and they found one very quickly for me - I was expecting to be on the pill for 4-5 weeks, having been told it takes between 2-6 weeks, and they found me a donor in a day under 2 weeks. The joys of going to a clinic abroad :)
The moment I am getting a red bleed I am going to count it as day 1. I feel very PMT-y and full of angst right now. Also slightly weepy.

fairypangolin Huge congrats on getting that first injection out the way. I used to use a combination of ice then pinching a fold of skin really hard and wouldn't even feel the needle.

Also - northey caip Oxford is local-ish to me. When we all have our babies maybe we can have a meet up :)

Fingers crossed for you Delilah!

Congrats on the first jab down Fairy

I have a scan tomorrow to check on my lining. Really nervous...

I think I'm going to see if I can call one of the nurses and go through it all again northey!

They are so lovely I'm sure they wouldn't mind! Apparently the clinic director had done a YouTube video as well (though I must admit I couldn't find it).

Hello, I would love to join if you will have me. I am 36, TTC 1 for 3 years. Have had mixed experiences with NHS hospitals. Got completely written off as infertile with no hope of ever conceiving and sent away by one 'specialist' based on one blood test result and no other investigation so after much heartache got to see a different gp and referred to another hospital that have done ultrasound and HSG which both show everything fine. DP sperm all good and we are now waiting for review appointment and hoping next step will be IVF. I have been trying to read up about the process and watched the baby makers program which I thought was excellent. Like lots of you I cried at every result. The last year has definitely been the toughest so far in terms of holding it together and I totally sympathise with the feelings when other people share their 'happy news' after 5 minutes TTC. Try not to be bitter and twisted but hard some days! Wish all of you all the luck in the world and hope 2013 brings us all what we are yearning for. X x

TMI but I had red blood this morning. Not a lot, but at 4 days after stopping the pill it seems about the right time for a bleed, and I've had quite a few cramps as well. So I'm all patched up, and should be going for a scan to measure lining thickness next Friday, just waiting on confirmation from the clinic.

Celebrating Saturday night with a caffeine free Diet Coke! Whoo!

Lining scan today showed 4.6, which isn't fab. I need to get to 8. They have upped my progynova to 8mg and I have another scan on Tuesday. Anyone got any experience of this? Interestingly my acupuncturist said I should ask about Viagra as it is often used in poor response cases. Again, any thoughts?

I hope the snow doesn't scupper me getting to the clinic

Hi vallinna fingers crossed the snow holds off! I've heard that selenium supplements can help uterine lining. This article seems to say that a linings as lower as 3mm have lead to pregnancy. I know my clinic only requires my thickness to be 5mm or better at my day7 scan, and I'm not scanned again before transfer.

fairy I am celebrating Saturday night with Thai takeaway and water. Very rock and roll. Planning to watch the new Ken Follett adaptation later too.

AFM - After red this morning, AF vanished all day, but I've just had a bit more fresh red spotting. I keep telling myself it's not a proper period, just a bleed, but I still can't help but feel stressed.