TTC for 10 months and the rest. Ten plussers welcome. Thread 2.

[lucieloos]

We have been so busy chatting I've started a new thread. Welcome all 10+ ladies. Hope we all have some luck on this thread.

Happy Birthday Sammy have you got anything nice planned after your scan?

Sounds like you're all set Figgy!

Oh happy birthday hope scan goes well x

Thanks everyone, the scan wasn't great as lining looked slightly thinner and still no dominant follicle, but had a lovely day after that with a surprise meal with some friends in the evening.

My opks are starting to get dark now, so fx ov will happen in a few days and my lining will have grown. Xx

That's good news Sammy and glad you had a nice birthday! What cd are you on now?

I'm not sure as my phone broke and so I lost ff, but must be cd20ish. Xx

Got it back. It's cd22.
I had another nearly positive opk this morning so thought we were finally on the right track, however af has just unexpectedly rocked up. I'm totally gutted, I think we're going to have to wait until January now and it just seems so far away. Xx

Oh Sammy I'm so sorry. You have been through a lot and I think it would do you the world of good both physically and mentally to have a couple of months break and forget about trying to conceive. You have your frosties all there ready for you so believe or not you have done the hardest part. Enjoy Xmas and start afresh in the new year. 2016 is going to be the one for all of us I'm sure of it.

I know Lucie, but it feels like everything is against us. This is 3 failed attempts now.
I'll be all right I'm sure, it's just I so wanted to be a mum by the time I was 30. Xx

I know Sammy, I don't think it's 3 failed attempts for you though. You had an excellent first treatment and got 5 frosties. You haven't had a transfer yet so I wouldn't say you have failed at anything. You just need to get your cycles back in sync after the treatment then you will be good to go and I'm sure it will work for you. You are young and will have good quality blasts. I think at your age something like 4 out of your 5 frosties should be good so just try and enjoy your little break and plan some nice things, maybe a weekend away to look forward to or something and I'm sure early next year when your body is ready for transfer it will work out

Ok, 3 cancelled treatments then. Everyone keeps saying we've done the hard part. It doesn't feel like it though, it feels like we're not even being given a chance. Yet another Christmas is going to go by where I'm not pregnant.

I'm just not sure how I'll get through the next 2 months, it's the doing nothing that is so tough. Xx

I know I have always found the doing nothing really hard. I've decided to enjoy this break though as its so stressful going through the treatments all the time. It's nice to get back to normal life and be able to relax for a couple of months. January will be here before we know it. You have done well for this year you have made 5 potential babies which is amazing! Have a rest and next step is transferring them back. I have no doubt that next year it will work out for you and you will be pregnant.

Oh Sammy, that absolutely sucks. I think what Lucie has said is absolutely spot on. Maybe this is your bodies way of saying it needs a little rest. It is really hard and having AF makes things feel worse. Try not to fixate on being pregnant by a certain time, I used to do that and I think it just adds pressure. It will happen for all of us.

Sammy I know this is the toughest thing ever but it can be a good thing.

This time let year I was on an enforced break, my surgery was booked for 21st December, I was told I couldn't conceive at all until after it and not til a month after and after quite a few days of feeling very very down.

Then DH said right we are going to spend 2 months having a ball and doing lots of things we couldn't do if you were pregnant. It took some time to get my head around it but it was good and actually I felt stronger to keep fighting after the break.

Hi all, you might remember me but I've been on and off this post getting various tests etc. I had my hsg yesterday and along with DH's low motility the consultant said It's officially IVF for us!

He said tubal blockages are too complicated to unblock with a successfully pregnancy in the end, and way more risk for ectopics and heartbreak so he thinks straight to ivf (which is fine if it works first time, but if it doesn't I don't want to be part of some moneymaking scheme..)

We get one funded round on the NHS and also, if any embryos left over that they can freeze, they can put one of those back in too.

I know nothing about IVF and have zero idea about all the injections, how long each round takes, what's the success rate etc. I go back and see him in a few weeks, then I think he said after that initial meeting it will be a couple if months for the waiting list.

So, I'm trying to be a bit clued up before then, I realise I've just gone along with what he's said and not really asked any if my own questions. What do I need to know ladies?

Hi itsme, sorry to hear it's ivf for you - but that being said at least you have a diagnosis to work around now.

How it works and how long it will take will very much depend on which protocol you are given and how well you respond.

I had a short protocol which basically means you start injections to stimulate follicle growth and prevent ovulation around 6 days after AF starts.

Questions to ask:

Short/long protocol?
AMH score and potential risk of overstimulation?
OHSS (over stim) symptoms to look out for?
How many scans will you be needing along the way?
How many embryos will be transferred?
Day 3/5 transfer?

I can't think of anything else I would have wanted to know, mainly the overstimulation bit really as I didn't know the warning signs.

Is there anything you want to ask me? Xx

Thank you everyone for your comments to me, we're ok. Just trying to keep busy.

We haven't heard from the clinic yet, probably get a call tomorrow I guess. Xx

Thanks for your response Sammy, you made it sound quite straightforward! I know you are going through a tough time and it's hard to feel positive all the time, wishing you all the best for the new year.

I'm nervous, scared and excited to start 'trying' for a baby. Our previous efforts were obviously not going to work, now it feels we have made the decision to have a baby all over again!

Thanks itsme.

We heard from the clinic today, they are recommending another natural cycle in the new year, providing there is no cyst at the beginning but with more monitoring. I'm not sure how I can be monitored more as was being scanned eod anyway... Are they really going to ask me to go EVERY day?!
Dh and I have also decided to pay for a scan around positive opk time this month just so we have a bit more idea of what my lining is like. I feel like knowledge is power and all that!

I copied the above from another thread I'm on so apologies for the font size!

Hope everyone's ok? Lucie? Trixie? All other lurkers? Xx

Oh... The font is fine now.... As you were! Xx

That all sounds positive Sammy and I think that's a good idea to check out your lining this cycle and so at least you know if it is normally on the thinner side or not and you can look into other options to thicken it up if need be.

Not much happening here really. I've got a new protocol for next time which is a little complicated. It's starts off like a long protocol in that I down reg for a week in the cycle before and then it switches to antagonist when af appears. I'm hoping we may get a couple more eggs collected and it's meant to help quality too. I will have to go on bcp a couple of weeks before I start which will be strange. It's meant to quieten the ovaries and reduce any cysts.

Hi everyone, I'm still here. Currently plagued by horrible PMT....

DH and I have decided that November is going to be for implantation failure tests and also our initial NHS hospital appointments are this month and we will then have a break while we wait for our NHS cycle. I feel like I put everything into my fresh and FET this year and need some time out in order to prepare for our NHS cycle.

My GP surgery were able to do one of the blood tests recommended by my clinic plus an extra one that wasn't recommended. I am really lucky that I can have the tests done at my surgery, went along this morning and had about 6 vials taken!

AF is due either tomorrow or Sunday and my hospital appointment is on Tuesday so hoping it is tomorrow rather than Sunday.

Itsme, good that the waiting list is only a few months. My clinic gave me a really helpful booklet before my IVF with all the important info in and it definitely helps being on here.

Sammy, sounds like a good plan to have a scan at ov time this cycle, hopefully that will then provide you with some reassurance ahead of your cycle in the new year.

Lucie, all sounds good for your next cycle, hopefully the break will help too. You ladies may well end up cycling together.

That sounds a really good plan trixie. I think it's better to spend time doing these things than to rush in. Hopefully the implantation tests may give you some answers or put your mind at ease. Do you have any idea when the NHS one might come up?

Keep us posted with how the implantation tests go. I would be interested to know.

Just popping in to say Hi and wish you all well. We're all set for our first IUI next month, having had our pre-treatment consultation with an incredible nurse at our clinic. I took great delight in seeing DP having his bloods taken, just after being told how many injections I will have to do on myself!

Hi all, I've been keeping up to date with posts on this site and find it good to read that I'm not alone. I've finally registered and feel that it might be useful for me to talk to other people who have been ttc for a while.. Seeing as every friend I've got seems to be pregnant . I've been ttc for over a year now. Hope it's ok for me to join the chat..

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Well when I checked online it said no waiting list for my hospital....I imagine that if we have our tests this month then our appointment with the specialist won't be until December/January then early next year I guess. Going to ask them about the ERA and also embryo testing. Will definitely keep you posted re my implantation tests. Slightly nervous about the hysteroscopy/NK biopsy when I booked the nurse asked if I wanted sedation. The Doctor said it's no worse than the hycosy though and I managed that. DH is due some time off so he may come with me.
Am checking in from the Fertility show. Just been to a talk on immunology and going to 2 more talks this afternoon. Serum have a stall and loads of other stuff.

Good luck with your IUI Sali!

Hi and welcome Emma. Have you had any tests done yet?