IVF Buddies: the next chapter

[RunningOnHope]

Hi everyone, thought I'd try making us a second thread now the old one is done -

Tagging @Triselly @lemons44 @CR7 @Flowerlover010 @pongom @WholeZebra @TheBirdintheCave @SarahShorty - will go back to the thread and see if there's anyone else to add in, but do tag those I've missed!

@WholeZebra amazing!! Congratulations!! xx

@WholeZebra omg!!! Congratulations 🥳 that’s fantastic news, and a strong line too! Xx

Not feeling great about our chances of success today. Not sure why. I just can't imagine it working out.

Sorry you're feeling down about it @TheBirdintheCave - there's a reason this part is known as the hardest! I think our brains try to fill in the gap, where it's impossible to know, they start trying to draw conclusions anyway.

My body has responded differently to the progesterone this time. Last transfer, I saw my boobs grow and start getting sore, before the transfer happened. So I knew it was the pessaries rather than pregnancy. This time the pessaries haven't had that effect, there's no difference in my boobs at all. Trying not to see it as a bad thing.

Remember I had no symptoms. Still don't xx

@RunningOnHope Funny you say that about the pessaries. I've been on Cyclogest before and got sore boobs with that but Lutigest just makes me tired and gives me INSANE dreams. Like totally ridiculous things every night 😂

Pretty sure it's all already over for me. I'm just not calm about this at all. I feel like I did when I knew my last baby had died, just this horrible sense of dread. I think it must have already stopped dividing 😔

I had really sore swollen boobs on my first round and that feeling went away when I miscarried, which was the only thing that made me think I had lost it, apart from that I had no symptoms at all.

This time my boobs are much less sore and I’m not noticing them getting any bigger either, but so far everything is going well.

I was convinced this round hadn’t worked because I was over analysing every symptom / non-symptom I was having. You just can’t always tell and it makes this whole process even harder.

Try not to worry, you can’t change the outcome so just try to keep a bit of positivity and hope ❤️🤞🏻

Thanks all! Absolutely thrilled - going to ring the clinic first thing tomorrow and book our blood test 😁.

@TheBirdintheCave I felt the same throughout the TWW. One day I’d be adamant it hasn’t worked and then the next absolutely sure it had worked. Our brains play tricks on us and make us believe certain things. Try and stay positive, I know it’s really hard 😔

@WholeZebra If I hadn't just 'known' with the last two pregnancies it might be easier to shake this feeling but unfortunately it feels exactly the same :(

@WholeZebra aww congratulations!! That is wonderful news! Made up for you xx

As a general rule, do we know how many days a trigger shot lasts in your system? I had 6,500miu on July 7th. 🤔

@TheBirdintheCave 10-11 days as a minimum

My dr said to wait until 14 days though to avoid a false result @TheBirdintheCave

@CR7 Hmm, ok :) I guess I'll just take it with a pinch of salt if I get a line tomorrow and see if it gets darker from there. Triggers are annoying (though necessary I know) 😅

@TheBirdintheCave what day is tomorrow after your transfer

4dp5dpt 😂 I know it's stupidly early but I've had a BFP at 9dpo before but equally I don't mind seeing a negative early because I can say 'Oh well, there's still time.'

There is no chance of seeing a real positive that early so please try not to. Nothing to gain at this stage. @TheBirdintheCave be strong c

@CR7 I think it just depends on the person really. I will go insane without testing. If I waited until the 25th (official test day) and it was negative I'd be just devastated. At least this way I build up to it and I have longer to accept it. I don't just want a yes or no, I like my maybes 😂

@TheBirdintheCave that's fair enough

"I like my maybes" This reminds me of when my DH says 'maybe baby' in the TWW 😆

@SarahShorty Awww maybe baby is cute :)

@TheBirdintheCave let us know how you get on today x

Interestingly there's a faint line there which is as faint as the 'testing out the trigger' test I did on Saturday. Surely it can't still be the trigger if it's the same weight of line? 🧐

Only way to know is to test again tomorrow! 😂 I use Easy@Home cheapies by the way which detect HCG from 10miu.

@TheBirdintheCave Ahh lots of little maybes...! Hope it's the start of something!!

Well I'm not saying I'm hormonal but I cried three times last night over tiny things - very much not me. So I think the progesterone is kicking in!