#makeithappen TTC through Donor IUI or Donor IVF or just undecided. All welcome. Thread 10

[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/donor_conception/2944496--makeithappen-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-All-welcome-Thread-9
And the one before that: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/donor_conception/2908645--makeithappen-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-All-welcome-Thread-8
And the one before that: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/donor_conception/2886793--makeithappen-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-All-welcome-Thread-7
And the one before that: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/donor_conception/2863056--makeithappen-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome-Thread-6
Here is the link to the one before that: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2832207--makeithappen-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome
Here is the link to the one before that one: 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

We also have a weight loss spin off thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/donor_conception/2889818-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-weight-loss-spin-off-thread

paws 4 juicy eggs sounds amazeballs!
Apparently 🍌do both - magic fruit!!!
I found soreness after EC only lasted a day or so. But please avoid heavy lifting in 2ww

Miri!! I'm so happy for you - congratulations!!! So many times I have been wondering if you finally got lucky and it's such a joy to hear that you have! Your leftover embryos are now sharing the freezer with mine 😉

Paws, I was ok after the EC, no pain or even spotting, it was like no one had been there! Hoovering would be fine I would say but maybe not carrying it up and down the stairs if you can avoid. And avoid anything that would raise your body temperature too much. Good luck on Wednesday!

It's so nice to read about BFPs lately 😁

Congrats Miri!

Paws you only need 1 and it's quality not quantity. Good luck for Wednesday.

Any news on when you are going to have ET Snork?

Kwik the maca powder came from the list Pez posted regarding diet and supplements. Apparently studies have shown that it improves fertility but it does taste a bit grim!

I took my last pill this morning so off to have baseline scan on Thursday. Feeling excited but obviously a bit nervous. Am seriously considering trying some positive visualisations but not sure I have the patience for it.

wonky anything you can do relax more and more often is going to help. A really easy trick is to breathe in for 4 and out for 6. Try doing that for a couple of minutes - it soothes your whole nervous system.

Pez please can you do me a favour and create your own lead up to and 2ww list so that I can follow it? I am probably too late with the Maca? But there maybe other things I can do?
Thanks! 😘

Thanks ladies. Moved work about and even worked today in this scorching sunshine so haven't got the stress of work after ec eek can't believe how quick this has come round.

Oh yes pez wouldn't mind seeing the list too please but maybe left it a tad late lol. X

I'm honoured kwick! I'll see what I can remember and put in a list - all tips to be used at your own risks though 😊

Miri!!!!!!!!!! So nice to hear from you, and with bonus AMAZING NEWS! Congratulations, I'm so pleased for you. Hope both you and DP are doing well.

Sorry for disappearing after my last post! Like Paws I've been struggling a bit with friends and family texting for updates so I've been trying to give myself time 'off' to allow each stage to sink in and process it in my own time. The clinic called yesterday morning (and yes kwick I was awake and leapt on the phone like a flash!), and said that 10 embryos were looking 'very good' so we would go to blastocyst stage with transfer on Wednesday. Paws you'll be collecting while I'm transferring!

Paws, if I'm honest I have felt pretty rough for a good few days following my EC. But that might be because of the high number of eggs. OHSS is ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome - again I think this was a worry for me bcause of the high number. I seem to have avoided that, but felt really sore for 2 days after, and really tired for even longer, been walking reeeeeally slowly! Also felt horribly constipated til yesterday (sorry probably tmi!) as it really hurt to try and 'go'! Are you having a general anaesthetic or just sedation? It's been totally fine, but I have been glad of the bank holiday weekend so that I could take it easy and rest when I need to. After 48 hours I was over the worst, but I wouldn't push yourself. Hope everything goes well for you tomorrow, I'll be thinking of you while I'm having my transfer!

London I empathise with the constipation, I've been so uncomfortable :( Paracetamol and lukewarm hotwater bottle on my back (clinic said it was fine as long as not too hot) helped with my discomfort during my stims phase.

Also empathising with unhelpful family comments. Rang my parents this morning and the first thing was dad said was 'are you pregnant yet??' NOT HELPFUL.

Ps Pez and Kwick - 2ww lists definitely welcome!

😂 at your dad Snork!
Parents just get too excited, it's really sweet but if I were doing it again I probably wouldn't tell them as it broke their hearts to hear about the failed attempts. I felt they were taking it harder than I was!

I need to find a better way of formatting this but too obvious to do on PowerPoint while at work 😁

This is based on my extensive research and things that worked for me. There might be other vitamins, food and tips...

Hope this helps!

Well done paws!

Snork I think you need to fire your dad

Thanks Pez - that is ace!

Despite not being at BMI 35 I have bitten bullet and have appts now for next week with new FC IVI to get the ball rolling!!!! Need to lose 5.5 lbs in a week!!!!!

Thats exciting kwick you have done so well with the weight loss.

I am also now officially back with baseline booked for tomorrow morning. Nervous and excited this time round, hope I don't break the recent trend 😜

Fantastic news Kwick! Is your appointment in Spain or over the phone? If over the phone I'm sure to can do a white lie on weight 😉. You'll still have time to lose more by the time you start treatment, you're definitely going in the right direction!

Forgot to add 'keep feet warm' on the list 🤦‍♀️

Hola ladies!

kwick well done for losing anything! Bravo lady!

Nice notes pez they are pretty much identical to those that I follow!

Consultant phone appoint today, went very well. Acquascan in London tomorrow, if that plus my blood testing is clear then I'm good for FET in October with my donor embryos!

Eeek 12 hours. I best go get my beauty sleep!
Thanks for the list pez
I have been pretty much doing that! But just read the pregnacare bit- Shit I've been on them for months!! Would you suggest not doing the pregnacare after transfer and just doing folic acid? Poop I have loads of packs.
Also the cat tray is worrying me now! I'll just have to make sure I wear rubber gloves each time I clean it out and wash hands, though I am OCD washing hands anyway!
Gulp!!! Right better go meditate and relax starting to freak a bit xx

Eek snork exciting times! Will be thinking of you whilst in recovery!
Haha your dads bluntness!!

Well done on the weight loss kwick I seem to have gained about 6/7lbs with the drugs!!! I've been trying so hard to be good! I'll have to tell them before sedation tomorrow lol xx

Paws, don't worry about Pregnacare, most women don't have an issue with it and you're doing ivf so will definitely ovulate (sort of!)
Best of luck for tomorrow

Snork, all the best to you too for transfer.

I will be thinking of you both

😊🙃😧😱😫🤔

paws I seemed to put on about 3kg whilst stimming! Have already dropped 1kg since egg collection. Best of luck tomorrow, take it easy after xx

Thanks pez

Paws best of luck for your EC. Hope you get your 4 golden eggs!! I put on about half a stone with the lead up to my last EC!! Its fairly common I think
Snork* best of luck for your trx. Hope you get your best golden egg on board and any over are suitable for the snork sibling freeze.
Thank you for the list Pez - will follow it now regardless of my OE 's not being used.
Kwik you are getting that ball rolling. Hopefully you can start soon.
Miri lovely to hear from you and many congrats on you and your DP's pregnancy.
Welcome back Tygr sorry have not said hello from several pages back
Hope you are ok Phoenix must have been a very hard decision to make and ditto sorry have not said hello from several pages back.
Bear glad your getting re-started, best of luck
I know there is another newbie on thread from last week, so sorry for being impersonal but I cant scroll back.....welcome!!

Stork omg its all happening for you. Penny is great isn't she? Hope all good with the aquascan tommorrow. Don't forget to ensure your bloods incl syphilis test, as mine didn't and still need. You don't need chlamydia. The rest synch with both Concept and Serum's requirements so that's all fine. Which clinic will you use for lining scans? Will you go back to Care, Northampton- or Concept or another?

So... I had a bit of a shock overnight. Was due to do my down reg injection (which should last a month) TODAY. However I started period 6 days early. Much panicking ensued but my clinic (Serum, Greece) have being able to reselect the egg donor they had wanted to match with me originally (but thought that dates would not work out) and its turned out we have synched naturally. Both on CD1 today. So tomorrow sees me starting my DE cycle around 10-14 days early, with a lining scan (which have to organise here on 7th Sept) with a likely transfer on or around 15/9. What are the odds of being naturally synchronised? I don't have to do downreg which am so happy about. I feel pretty positive about it all

Hi to anyone else I may have missed. We are a big crew now aren't we??
xxxx

Sorry Mojito welcome and best of luck for your appt tomorrow. I feel your pain re BMI. It took me a while to dip under 35, but it can be done esp if its only a matter of a few lbs!!
How things going with you Wonky?
Turtle did you get your bloods back so you could get started? Sorry if have missed on thread.
Glad you ve been able to start again straight away London

Good luck everyone having special things today, thinking of you all x

snork good luck on your transfer today

paws good luck on your egg collection I hope it's not too painful.

stork good luck with your aquascan.

ever great that things have aligned for you. Naturally synching to the other donor mist mean it's meant to be 😜. Good luck with scan today.

I think I have caught everybody who is having something done today but if I mossed you sorry and good luck. So many people on the thread now it's great.

Paws good luck today! Thinking of you.

And Snork, hope it all goes brilliantly, crossing my fingers for you too!

Ever, sounds like good news - good luck with scan & thanks for good wishes.

I think someone else is having a scan today? Good luck if so!

Thanks for all your helpful constipation advice ladies. Still in pain so went to the walkin centre. Now have the nuclear trio: sodding suppositories (!), Lactolax and prune juice. Finally the bloating subsiding though still painful!

Scan yesterday, lots of lovely follicles. They thought I might have ovulated early but nope after bloods, so full steam ahead for iui #2 prob early next week.