Bus 5-ttc for what feels like an eternity, so well and truly in the donkey club. No judgement here, just well wishes and advice on endo/ivf/MFI etc.

[becarefuloutthere]

Our regular riders on the donkey train 🚂
@Annny27 29, no1 since June 19
@RobinRose 27, no1 since Oct 2019
@Motherofkittens28 39 no 1 since aug19
@Yutes 34 no1 since aug19
@Crazydoglady123 32 pregnant 🥳
@Marvellouslymadmum 42 no3 since April 18
@Tofu35 35 no1 since sep19
@Hayley19835 38 no1 oct18
@Narwhal88 32, no1 since jun19
@Theawkwardblonde pregnant 🥳
@CreativeThinkerTequilaDrinker 15 months ttc ivf in June, ov 8th April
@2020mission pregnant 🥳
@Sjhigs 37 no1 since sep18 ivf consult mid April
@crazycatlady1981 39 no1 since Oct18, ivf in May
@PeanutButterBrownies
@Juno231 33 no1 since jan20
@clolo 31 no1 since jun19
@Aimzie 28 no1 4 years NTNP 22 months ttc
@VenusStarr 37 no 1 since nov17 ivf started in May!
@paintfairy ttc no 1
@polejunkie
@MIW0

@Marvellouslymadmum the only thing I wish he’d do that he’s not doing is attempt to lose his bit of excess weight. He’s been walking, but that’s all, I think he’s worried about overheating the balls

@thislittlebird well at least he's concerned about them and if it's only a little weight I'm sure the walking will help 🤞🏻

@clolo good luck with your scan today!

@polejunkie @Sjhigs @CreativeThinkerTequilaDrinker how are you all doing? I’m starting to feel a bit anxious about my scan tomorrow! Need to keep myself busy today to stop me worrying about it!!

@crazycatlady1981 I’m uncomfortable and not sleeping well. But feel ok, talk myself in and out of anxiousness, there really is nothing we can do, annoying as it is, whatever is going on in our ovaries is out of our hands! Will be thinking of you, I’m hoping for lots of growth tomorrow with the view that maybe some of my smaller ones will be in the running 🤞🏼 if not well I’ll leave that to the experts, not sure I want to stim longer than 11 days (I only have meds for 11 days)

How are you, sore, bloated? Hope the injections are going well? Keep busy and eat protein hehe that’s my motto x

@polejunkie yes it’s really out of our hands now! I seem to get most sore and bloated in the afternoon, I guess thats when my morning meds have fully kicked in! So I’m keeping active in the morning and sitting around during the afternoon! 😊 And eating all the protein I can physically fit in!! 😂
Fingers crossed lots of those little ones have caught up!! 🤞🏻

@crazycatlady1981 mine seems to be as the day goes on and after food, I really don’t have an appetite either. Sitting around in the afternoon seems like a good idea, I’m going to work from the sofa with a hot water bottle today! Try and relax as much as you can x

Morning @crazycatlady1981 feeling better today had a melt down yesterday with having only the 3 follicles but my consultant was saying that he collected 30 eggs from one patient and not one fertilised where as he's had a patient where only 1 egg was collected and resulted in baby I'm thinking today now maybe the less there is the better quality they will be I'm now happy with the amount as my body will put its all into the 3 instead of sharing lol I know we only need the one would be nice to have one to freeze also talked to a girl from my clinic who onky collected 3 and is 14 weeks pregnant with one only making it to day 5 for transfer don't let numbers worry or stress you they aren't important I had an awful day yesterday and now I'm annoyed at myself for being annoyed I have ovaries that are working and I should be grateful plenty don't have that ♥️ x

So I had a look at my bloods too brackets are the ranges it should be.

Day 2 bloods:
FSH 4.6 (Follicular phase should be 3.5-12.5)
LH 2.2 (Follicular phase should be 2.4-12.6)
Prolactin 276 (102-496)
Thyroid stimulating function 0.75 (0.27 -4.20)
Free Thyroxine 18 (12-22)

Day 21:
Progesterone 22.2 (should be above 30 to indicate ovulation and less then 5 indicates no ovulation occurred)

@thislittlebird I also have a very low libido. No interest whatsoever. BD is such a chore. I set a timer on my husband 😅 i’m like please finish in 60 seconds 😂.

@CycleGirl20 I forgot to add that my LH is also lower in range but my gynae said that wasn’t an issue?

@Sjhigs @thislittlebird who knows you guys could end up with triplets too, how amazing would that be?

I don’t think the triplets comment is for me 🤔 @Elakiya

60 seconds, that’s very specific! I’m sure the low progesterone has a lot to answer for with me, and also read yesterday that low drive is a symptom of PCOS. Unclear if I have PCOS but I do have a higher number of follicles so who knows.

My LH and FSH are very low too, 1.6/1.3 and 1.8, so below range. This was on day 21(ish), and I should be getting a day 3 test soon for comparison.

Oh yh sorry the triplets comment was for @crazycatlady1981 😅

@thislittlebird oh is it a symptom of PCOS. In that case I have it so that answers my issue.

High number of follicles could just mean you have polycystic ovaries but not the syndrome.

@Elakiya 😂 there’s a lot of animal usernames in this group! It’s easy to get mixed up!! Triplets would be insane!! 🤪

@Sjhigs good points made there! I’ll give myself a good talking to today! 😬 I’ve lowered my expectations for tomorrow, anticipating that some of my original follicles will have not responded, but just having a few decent ones is all we need! 🤞🏻

@crazycatlady1981 howany follicles did you have and what was your amh x

@Sjhigs my recent baseline scan was 10 or 11 follicles and previous afc was 10 and AMH 6.1. So I figure if I have anywhere near 4-6 follicles responding that would be a really good result and is in line with my AMH. 🤞🏻

@crazycatlady1981 yeah I think thats a good number to expect mine was 5.3 6 follicle total xx

@Narwhal88 @Annny27 @becarefuloutthere @crazycatlady1981 that's good to know, I had no idea they can check immunity that way. That's good you got those records @clolo and good luck with the scan today! I was born in 1985 @thislittlebird and I know I had mine done probably around the age of 5! And I also take Mecca- my libido is already high so no idea if it helps with that! But I take it to help with stress and fertility. Sorry to hear you're feeling uncomfortable @polejunkie hope it all works out in the end! @Sjhigs you have a good point there and I think definitely listen to your own advice.

So fiancée hasn't filled out his form for the fertility clinic on time to say I am annoyed with him is a big understatement! Told him as soon as we got them to do it!

@clolo wow - how are you feeling? Do you feel uncomfortable at all? My biggest was 16mm, but have no idea re how big they can allow, that is something I'd like to know too, getting scarily close if you trigger this weekend eeeek! Lots of eggies for you x

@clolo as long as you're feeling ok don't worry about overstimulation - I'm struggling to do my jeans up atm and I only have a handful of follicles haha

@clolo wow how'd you not feel anything I can feel my 3 cooking now 😂 have you got pcos?

@polejunkie I think it's 21 but no idea if the trigger boosts them to that size or not must ask that question myself tomo xx

@clolo no estimate, will maybe find out tomorrow, although yesterday at my scan she said they may scan me again Monday before deciding, all depends how much growth has happened in between yesterday's and tomorrow's scan - I assuming either way maybe Tues / Weds?