Trying to conceive for 10 months or more. Thread 5. All ten plussers welcome.

[lucieloos]

Thread for anyone TTC for over ten months. Please feel free to join us!

Wow Lucie, exciting! Will they let you do two back to back fresh cycles? I'm not sure my clinic would. I think I'd do the same if I were in your position. Fx the first round will work and you won't need the other two.

Thanks Maple.
The monitor seems to play up for everyone on their first use. I think it's because it's not used to what's normal for you yet. It should work better next cycle... Although not if your medicating!

Itsme - good luck for tomorrow! What time is EC? Xx

Yes Sammy they will because it's mini IVF and low stimms so I don't need to have a gap between them as the ovaries aren't so stimulated. If I was having full IVF then they recommend 2-3 months between cycles.

Ah I see, that's fab news! Xx

On way to EC, trigger was fine thankfully! Just feels odd not to be doing anymore injections!

I didn't sleep very well which is annoying and I've forgotten my dressing gown grr

Lucie that sounds like an exciting plan!

Good luck itsme, let us know how you get on. And whether you decide to go to the wedding!

I finally felt back to normal yesterday in terms of discomfort. It took a whole week! Jeez.

Good luck itsme, hope it goes well! Sounds like you are set for a bumper crop of eggs xx

Good luck itsme!!

Hi All,

Hope every one is well and I've got my fingers crossed for all those having treatment at the moment. A lot of it sounds like a different language but I'm slowly figuring it all out!

We had our doctors appointment yesterday and the initial exam for me was fine, I've got a scan appointment coming and I need to go for bloods a few times across my cycle. DH is back next week for a appointment to focus on him.

Hope your all having a lovely weekend x

12 eggs :) we are doing ICSI so fingers crossed now for a good fertilisation rate.

When they sedation I thought they meant a little woozy but you'll be awake, I was fully asleep and snoring lol.

I feel fine, and got some paracetamols we're off on way to the wedding, early night in a swanky hotel and hubby can't believe we're on sex ban.. Something about making babies and he gets all excitable ha!

Thanks for all your best wishes! Now a nerve wracking 3-5 days..

Yay amazing itsme, all sounding very positive. Enjoy the wedding.

Great news itsme. Hope you feel ok. We are also off to a wedding today!

Yay it's me!! Well done.
You're a braver woman than me if you'd even think about sex after EC. I was very happy there was a ban
Enjoy the wedding, glad you feel well enough to go.

You should get a call tomorrow with fertilisation numbers shouldn't you? Xx

Haha no I'm definately happy I have an excuse for sex ban, although it has been a shock to the system after doing it 4-5days a week for the last two years!

Yep tomorrow we find out how many we got fertilised.

Itsme, great news. Enjoy your evening and great you can have some distraction. Good luck for your eggs!

Itsme Woohoo!! Terrific news missus. Hoping the Barry white is playing in the love lab

lucie wouldn't be so sure about the rest of the year plan for cycles - if you do a transfer in your next round they could be cancelled for very happy reasons!

sammy hope you're doing OK lovely

First scan of my dummy FET was on Thu and lining of COURSE hasn't responded. Week of oestrogen tablets and it's only 5.8mm 😓

We've switched over from pills to patches, and going back on Fri for another scan and we'll see how it looks.

If that does the trick, then we'll start the FET for real with patches as soon as AF arrives

If that doesn't work then will have to have a bash at stimming me next cycle - consultant says he's had quite a few women whose lining doesn't respond to artificial oestrogen, but does when it's added in on top of their natural oestrogen.

So low dose stims to get some follies growing & producing oestrogen, potentially adding in patches on top to try and get that lining growing. If it does, we'll trigger & put a frosticle back.

If it doesn't then...don't want to think ahead that far.

We know my lining can thicken up when stimmed - 2nd cycle we got to 8mm with some progynova (when I got pregnant), 3rd cycle it got to 11mm all by itself. So desperately hoping that having some natural oestrogen in the mix will make a difference (if we don't get anywhere with the patches) / if it's done it before hopefully it can do it again

6 perfect embryos but we can't even get off the starting block. Urgh.

Thanks Banana, would be lovely if you were right. Sorry to hear things still aren't happening with your lining I really hope that the patches work but good to know you have other options and you know your lining can get thicker so it's just a matter of finding the right combo. It's so annoying though you get one thing sorted and then it's something else.

I wanted to ask you whether you had used any online labs for blood tests? For some reason I thought maybe you had. I want to get my folate levels checked before doing another transfer and I can't find anywhere locally that does it but have seen a lab which will send you a finger prick test and then analyse the results.

lucie yep I did loads! I did them via Blue Horizon. The thyroid panel included folate and that was a finger prick kit - the others were blood draws at a clinic, they have a network across the UK. Buy online, walk in to get the blood drawn and they emailed the results, with a Dr's comments

Brilliant thanks Banana, I will look them up and give it a go!

Oh banana, sorry to hear that. The patches did work better for me (although still only got to 6.9) so fx for you.

I'm ok thank you. Although got baby bombed on whatsapp this morning by a friend who gave birth last night. She's stolen our girls name
It was only a matter of time before someone used it, and we don't see her often so still could. But it's made me sad.

Itsme - how are you feeling today?

I'm starting to get the tww madness. I'm only 6dp3dt and just want to know! Can I hibernate for a week?

I'm feeling fine, stayed til the end!

We only got 6 mature, 5 fertilised normally so fingers crossed for the next five days...

Would have felt more confident if there was a few more but I keep reminding myself we only need one...

Sorry to hear about the baby bomb Sammy. My SIL stole my baby name a couple of years back. I've gone off it now anyway. Are you going to test early this time? I got my bfp 9dp3dt but I think it would have shown at 8dp3dt too.

Itsme, sorry only 6 were mature. I know it's disappointing when you collected so many but 5 is still a good number and like you say you only need one.

Thanks all, I am feeling a bit sad about it now I've had a chance for it to sink in. Might have to come to terms with not having anything to put back in or FET if it failed which with 12 seemed unlikely, with 5 it's a real concern.

Sammylou I can't imagine how stressful the tww is, you are doing well!

I'm sure you will definitely have something to put back itsme. How old are you?

Itsme don't panic. I know that feeling. Only 6 of our 9 were mature, and of those we only got two embryos. That was out of two fertilised though. On my last round we had 6 fertilised and 5 made it to blastocyst. You have every chance, I'll keep everything crossed for you.

Lucie - I probably will test early. Although part of me is terrified of how I'll react to a bfn and so would rather stay in blissful ignorance. That sounds silly really, but not knowing is better than bfn in my head.

We might still use the name if we get the chance. She probably won't be happy, but I've not seen her in over a year do I'm sure it won't matter.