Fertility Clinic Appointments and Beyond..

[dogmam]

New thread for us to continue our fertility clinic appointment progress...

Some of us are waiting for initial appointments, some are having tests and some are starting treatment!

Had my scan for cycle 2 of letrozole. Two follicles this time, 20mm and 14.5mm on day 8, but because it’s only day 8 I have 6.4mm lining (although it is triple layer). I’m waiting to see what they decide to do with me.

@thislittlebird did they give an idea of what they might do?

@Tillybabs making me come back again on Friday for another scan 😑. Commuting here is very annoying I won’t lie. I have to do OPKs in the meantime in case I get a surge.

I’m not sure whether to do a private round or not. My nhs round is not going to be until the new year now which is pretty upsetting. My friend said it’s not worth it for a few months but she’s not infertile and I am, she had her kids before she was 39, I’m looking at not starting ivf until then. I don’t know if I can do a few more months just waiting and waiting for an unknown date in the future when we’ll get to try. I hate all of this so much, and I hate how slow my clinic is.

@thislittlebird would you not have any appointments before the new year with the NHS? Mine is end of this month for a Jan start as they usually close over the Xmas period and need to wait until the second bleed to start treatment (at least that's what my clinic said!). So if you don't have a meeting until Jan your timeline might actually be end of Feb/early March? All of a sudden that would push it to a 5 month wait and I'd consider private in the interim in that case (if you can afford it)

@Juno231 I don't have any appointments, they just said we're on the waiting list when we met with them in August. I contacted them this week because the Christmas closure dawned on me and they basically said they're on late June patients now, I'm an end of August patient. So that takes me to January, because the Christmas pause is Nov 30th-Dec 27th. My cycles are late in the month so we're really talking a collection in February and a transfer in April, because I'll likely need a freeze all, and I'll be 39 in May. That's a long time. It's a year after I told myself we'd start looking at/starting IVF. I gave myself a deadline of April this year, clearly that went out the window.

Don't get me wrong, I don't WANT to do a self-funded cycle with my clinic because they're not cheap, and it's awful value for money outside of an access package, but what's the point in paying for two cycles if i have an NHS one lined up as back up? I think we might need to take the hit, if they can fit us in.

What's the thing about two bleeds?

@Juno231 2 bleeds? Why?
@thislittlebird I think to be honest you might as well wait until January. The clinics do shut down for Christmas and they won't risk doing anything near it. I started down reg on Saturday. But if it delays my AF then this whole process could carry on to December. So if I had waited one more cycle it might have been too late to start. So by the time you get seen, paperwork sorted, and are the right time in your cycle, you might have missed it anyway. Unless you do short protocol, then you might just catch it, but you don't get a choice in the matter.

@paintfairy yeah I’m short protocol because I’ve got high AMH. I think we’ve done everything already tbh, except the drugs stuff, because we were due to start in September and then put it all on hold when the nhs told us 2-3 months.. I’ve text my doctor to ask what’s possible, I’ll see what he says.

Morning

Ive had an update and 2 two embryos have made it to blastocyst stage and 3 others are a day behind which she did say is common.

Tomorrow they will check, grade ones that make it and let me know if I have any to freeze.

I hate this stage! The nerves are horrible

@Tillybabs I actually think this bit is potentially more nerve racking than the 2ww?! Sounds good though so far, but yeah its a bit stressful just waiting. Not much longer though xx

Morning ladies.

I just got my update and I have 4 embryos that made it to blastocyst and are good quality.

They will now be frozen and my next step will be to have the hysterocopy and MRI

I'm really happy with that result especially given my age.

I know I still have a long road ahead but so happy I have some to work with.

Great news @Tillybabs! I would be very happy with 4 embryos.

I have my two follicles ready to go, they gave me a trigger but I have a migraine and I really don’t fancy taking it plus having to dtd. Not great but will have to get on with it.

@Tillybabs thats amazing! Well done!! @thislittlebird sorry you feel so naff, hope you feel better soon x

@Tillybabs 4 is a great number! Brilliant news.

@tillybabs 4 is great!! How bloody exciting xx ❤

@thislittlebird hopefully your two follicles will give you double the chances 🤞🤞

Thanks ladies! I'm very happy and just hope they stick

@thislittlebird it's the worst when you aren't in the mood but you have to dtd. It feels robotic. But I hope it's worth it this round for you x

@Tillybabs it was a crap day, but weirdly I felt better after the trigger. Migraine had time to go I guess.

@Kay00 how’s the clomid going? I took the failure of my letrozole round quite hard but it was sort of slow to sink in, it sucks when another intervention fails I guess. I’m very sick of going for scans this month, I’m shattered, but I’m done now for a few weeks although I might go back for a blood test.

@thislittlebird hi! I'm on 11DPO and waiting for AF to show. I was living in hope this cycle so did an IC last night and got a BFN. I know it could still be too early to test at 10DPO but I just don't think it has been successful. I am feeling quite down about it, but don't have the space to mope (sis in law is living with me and there are 10 dogs to look after) so I am decorating to keep myself busy. Are you on your 2nd Letrozole cycle now?

@Kay00 yeah I felt a little like that, I kinda nee. But you’re not out until AF arrives and all that. Yep, cycle 2 is in the tww now, I suppose. I triggered on Friday. Been having a lot of left ovary cramps today, let’s hope those two dumb eggs come out.

@thislittlebird haha 😄 let's hope at least one of those eggs is clever enough to get fertilised. The last thing you need is to give birth to tweedle dee and tweedle dumb 😂

AF hasn't shown just yet, but im still getting mild cramps on and off and pink tinged CM.

I meant *knew up there, not nee

@Kay00 imagine 😭

I don’t know what pink tinged CM and cramps means for you, but keep us posted.

@Tillybabs fab news on your 4 frozen! You must be so pleased. Any idea when your FET will be?

@thislittlebird sorry to hear your nhs round will not be until the new year. Honestly, if I were you I'd try to get a private round in. If you've already decided that you're willing to fund a round to get your baby, then I'd go for it. If it works then fabulous, you'll have a much longed for baby, regardless of having to pay. If it doesn't, then you'll have the comfort of knowing your nhs round is free and you'll not have to wait long for it. I think that would be my thought process anyway if it were me.

@Kay00 any sign of AF?

I'm waiting on AF to do another FET, not due until the end of the month but the countdown is on.

@dogmam no idea at the moment. I'm awaiting a hysterocopy and MRI first. I would be surprised if it happens this head tbh but I could be wrong!

@dogmam this year I meant

@dogmam yes AF showed yesterday afternoon making today CD1. Good news is my progesterone levels (at 6dpo in my last cycle) were 57.8 so I definitely ovulated 😁. The bad news is I didn't get pregnant 😑

I will be starting 25g of Clomid tomorrow as I over stimulated on 50g. My scan is booked for the 25th Oct. Hopefully this will be my lucky cycle 🍀