#makeithappen TTC through Donor IUI or Donor IVF or just undecided – all welcome!

[kwick]

This thread is for anyone trying to conceive... or thinking about doing so through donor IUI or donor IVF. Nothing TMI - feel free to join, we are a lovely group here to support and help keep the cray-cray away!
Here is the link to the previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2769549-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome-makeithappen-loadsofBFPs
Here is the link to the thread before that: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2688511-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome-makeithappen
Here is the link to the one before that one: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2587046-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome
And the one before that!: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1877198-Donor-IUI

Good luck for appointment on Monday pez 🤞🏻let me know if it gets easier second time round or if it's just as bad waiting

Keep checking if pets behaving different but nothing 🐶🐱

My fingers are crossed for everyone! I've been trying to keep up with the thread but it had been moving so fast! So much going on with everyone. I'm thinking of you all. kwick I hope your next scan goes well. shoes I hope you are continuing to do well.

Seems like a lot of us are at various points in a cycle. hoping the tww is hard. Don't worry about symptoms. I never had any. Although I do have to say that with both bfps my lactose intolerance went away. pez good luck with your scan!

I'm back for a day 10 scan on Tuesday. Probably iui at the end of the week.

Thinking of you all. X

Ooh getting exciting karen hope scan goes ok?

Thanks pez does anyone else know how much of magic potion their clinic uses 0.5ml vs 1ml?

hoping I love that you keep checking your pets, my friends who had cats 🐱 found that they became very protective of them quite early on (not this early) & would follow them around more

Ooooh may have to try the dictation!!!!

pickle sounds like you have a plan!!!

Enjoy your holiday witch!

I am not sure I can handle this much more without a 🍩 but not one with chocolate!

hoping hang in there!!!! Only a week to go & then when you get your BFP the waiting fun really starts!!!

karen keep us posted on follicle size, you too pez

Watching The sisterhood of the travelling pants - always makes me cry 😭

I was watching life as we know it film (also makes me cry) but was in 2 parts and only recorded the first half DOH!!! So now watching about time whilst still in my pjs

Hello all - just had a quick catch up on everyone's news
Glad you're ok kwick (and the kwicklet too of course) and a massive well done to you caution; it's so hard, and you've done amazingly well. I know what you mean about medication - I'm on a permanent maintenance dose of citalopram to manage my depression, which works brilliantly (am very lucky) but doesn't help with my size. I also had to take a lot of steroids as part of my cancer treatment, and haven't managed to take that weight off. DP has been seeing an acupuncturist to help her conceive, and I've started seeing the same one for weight loss treatment. It does seem to be helping - might be worth a go for you? It's not a miracle cure, but I'm finding it has accelerated my loss slightly (don't think I'd have lost 7lb otherwise).

Quick update on where we are: only 9 days after our BFN from cycle 5, so today is day 7 of cycle 6. I gave DP her Gonal F jabs on day 2 and day 4, and she was booked for a scan on day 5 (Friday). Results of the scan were that DP has 2 very large eggs on the left side, and a very thick endometrium, so we're ready again We're booked in for IUI tomorrow afternoon (day 8; those crazy drugs!)

We were up at 2am today doing the ovitrelle trigger injection - aiming for a very precise 36 hours Anyway, here's hoping for lucky number 6.

Also, have a good holiday witch Thanks for your kind words - DP and I are a good team I think. I often feel guilty that DP has to bear all of the physical burdens of the treatment alone (it's not like I can take a turn), so I try to help as much as I can. I tend to run the administrative side of the treatment - I handle the money, paperwork, phone calls, sperm logistics , and injections.

Wow that went quick Miri!! Glad you're ready to go again, #6 has to be your lucky number 🍀
I started a day later than you so I'm having my CD7 scan tomorrow (might bump into you at the clinic ). However I feel like I'm 'ahead' in this cycle, already getting quite a lot of CM. Could it be that my cycle started earlier this month as the progesterone delayed AF???!! Anyone heard of this before? I'm therefore starting opks today (on day 6)

Karen, I think we'll be running together this month as IUI #2 should fall on Fri/Sat

Witch, I said no to my snowboarding trip for the first time in years. My friends are all currently going down the slopes as I write, it's hard but I had to make that choice as it would have been too stressful from both a calendar and money point of view - please enjoy a bit of snow for me 🏂

Awe miri you sound like a perfect couple 😊 Wow ready to go again after 8 days wahoooo!!! Good luck!! X

pez good to have a cycle buddy. Wow miri that's fast. Fingers crossed for all of us this month.

Thank you miri; it's been hard, but so worth it. My weight seems to have reached a level at the moment but I think it's because I'm due on today (no sign of it though!) . Absolutely dreading my next AF because they're so painful and heavy - I near enough pass out whenever I stand up and it takes me a few moments to get my bearings.
I'm glad citalopram helps you, and that it's staving away your depression - that's always a good thing! Well done on losing half a stone though - acupuncture isn't something I've thought of, but may have to now. Thanks for the tip!
It's also great news that you're ready to go again! I agree with pickle - you and your DP sound like the perfect couple! Good luck with the IUI!

Have a great holiday witch

waves to everyone else

I am in so much pain.

All day I've had a niggling pain in the lower right hand side of my abdomen, just in the crook of my hip bone. Well tonight, it's got worse.
I've taken one of the 600mg ibuprofen that the dr prescribed me for a different problem; just made me feel sick.
I've tried a hot water bottle, just made me feel hot and flustered and I couldn't get it positioned in the right place.
I feel sick, dizzy, uncomfortable... I just don't know what to do with myself

A nice bath poppet, that's the only place when I'm in pain that helps. Hope the painkillers kick in soon x

caution sorry to hear you are in pain - I too normally resort to bath when in pain or use my electric blanket in bed - don't know f you have one?

miri the time does seem to have gone fast, fingers crossed for you and your partner.

Good luck to karen and pez too for your next cycles xx 🍀

I'm feeling a little low with the no symptoms thing. I guess I just don't feel any different than any other month... 🤔

Caution, poor you. I had the same pain during my TWW in the exact same place and googled this far too much... there's probably nothing to worry about, your body is gearing up for AF or it could also be a small cyst that's just burst. I also use a hot water bottle in these cases.
And don't forget to drink water!!

Hoping, hang in there, I know how awful it is, I was squeezing my boobs non stop to feel some tenderness!! Truth is, most women don't get ANY symptom before they're a few weeks pregnant. I will force myself to re-read my own words in a couple of weeks time!! 😁

hoping sweetheart it's so very early to get any symptoms, please do not give up hope yet xx

Thanks pez and pickle I have also been prodding (.)(.) to see if feel tender - nope! Xx

Way behind on thread.
Just popping on to say: FFS Call the Midwife always gets me!

Thanks ladies. I'm about to climb into the bath now to see if that helps; I've spent the last hour sleeping but woke up because of the pain.
pez; its true, I am due on today, so it could all be linked. I'm late though because I haven't come on, and show no sign of AF other than this random pain in the crook of my hip!

hoping don't worry about the no symptom thing. I've read loads on MN over the months about people saying it's been their first month without any real symptoms and they've found out they're pregnant! Try not to get too worked up, it's still early days too.

I LOVE "About Time" pickle

Best of luck with IUI miri that went past fast!

caution hot water bottle and pain relief through ? Hope you are feeling better

I always get boobage pain in luteal phase (well usually a good 2 out of the 4weeks) but barely anything this month, our bodies are funny things

Yeh was a good call the midwife (well not good as in happy but very emotive!)trying out 'the good karma hospital' now, I love Amanda redman

I blubbed in 'about time' too.... and this is without any pregnancy hormones 😱

Well Amanda redman told me which donor package deal I should go for and why- unfortunately I don't think a dream is going to help me 😩

Good luck with iui today miri & partner

LOL pickle!!! I have those kinds of dreams too! Although last night my dreams were filled with chukka-chukka

I have recorded the Karma thing - was on too late for me!

I did some very rough calculations yesterday and with a bit of luck should be able to take 1 year off work. FX!!!

Good luck miri

Great news that you have option of a year off kwick I'm trying to save really hard so I can to :)