#makeithappen TTC through Donor IUI or Donor IVF or just undecided. All welcome. Thread 12

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New thread, hope you don't mind I started a new one Kwick

Not sure about testing. I seem to hold onto the trigger so I’ll either test from 11dpo and expect to see faint trigger or depending on how I’m feeling I might not test at all! I’ve got quite a good gauge on my body these days and I think I’ll know if I need to do a test.

I'm pretty sure I'm not testing early this time. Having said that I say that now. Not sure if I'll be able to stick to it though. Good luck for whenever you do your test.
I'm sooo bored at the moment. Loads of friends said that it will be great going on holiday alone. I'm not a fan though. I suppose it doesn't help that it's too hot to do anything here and I'm not allowed to go swimming 🙄

I hated not being allowed to go swimming in Greece. It felt like a form of torture! Maybe just wade in up to your thighs?

Good luck today mandy

Good luck today Mandy

Predictably my period hasn't started (I have short irregular cycles but normally 21 days). Day 24 today sigh 😔

Good luck today mandy!

I'm ok, thanks - just trying to figure out what we're going to do in terms of IVF and trying to save up a bit of money for it, but I thought I'd come back on here to motivate myself to use the downtime to get really healthy and ready. We moved house in April and I'm trying to get my mind around the logistics of being in a different place, too.

I know the beach thing really does suck!! All sorted now. Back at the hotel and two embryos on board. They used assisted hatching and they were already starting to come out before transfer. Now the dreaded TWW begins!! Good luck to all x

Mandy , I'm sprinkling bucketloads of babydust on you!!! So many fingers crossed for you!

Dragon , good to see you here. It took me a while to come to terms with IVF, it just sounded so complicated, painful and expensive. Truth to be told, it is all that, at least from my point of view.

I had my egg collection last week on Monday and on Saturday I heard back from the clinic: they froze 3 blastocysts. I was (and still am) so happy! I had a crap week - I was so sore until Sunday, I couldn't believe it. I didn't develop the OHSS, I think, but the recovery was tough. I somehow didn't expect to feel like that. No matter what I ate my stomach felt heavy, I could feel my insides and I felt in general very uncomfortable. I was never really in pain, that would be a sign for me to check with a doctor, just generally sore to move around. The best thing was just to be horizontally in bed.
In general I'm happy the fresh transfer was cancelled cause I cannot imagine going through with it feeling like that.
So now I'm patiently waiting for my period and then for another one. So hopefully end of August - any possible cycle buddies?

And of course - good luck to everyone in tww!!! May this one be THE ONE.

Hi Paisley, my wife has just begun IVF treatment and we are set to have collection and transfer in one cycle, but also mid/late august! Sorry if I didnt spot why before, but do you know the reason for freezing an waiting for next cycle?

Good to see you back lrd! Having tried to undergo house move and treatment, I would say getting settled is the sensible option.

And best of luck mandy! Best of luck in the tww and beyond!

No prob, Ginger . I was very surprised to hear that the fresh transfer was cancelled. It was already planned and booked by the clinic, but the doctor who did the egg aspiration told me that since I grew many follicles (22 on right ovary, 8 on the left) and they managed to collect only 15, I was very likely to develop the OHSS, which gets more serious if the transfer is successful and the hcg rises. So as she said, for my benefit, the fresh transfer was simply not happening.
Fingers crossed for your stimulation and the whole cycle!

Paisley I am potentially a cycle buddy if my period ever bloody well comes

paisley so if you grow a lot more follicles than they manage to collect eggs you are more likely to get OHSS is that right? I definitely think I had at least mild OHSS last time. I probably should have spoken to my clinic about it at the time but it started to improve as my hcg levels stalled (pre-miscarriage)

TBH, Bear, I'm not sure it matters whether they collect them all or not, I suppose that if they are simply too many, the risk is simply higher. (Although I did read that even women with low number sometimes get it. Some doctors suppose it has to do more with the level of hormones.)
I'm no expert in human biology, but I'd say that simply having a high number of follicles creates higher hormonal imbalance after the egg retrieval. Also, I suppose that ovaries expand and need time to shrink back. And also, usually, there is only one yellow body the body needs to take care of, while in my case there were many more.

Oh, Button, I'm totally right there with you!
Last month I couldn't wait to get my period. I was so eager to start the stims.
Now I'm curious to see how long this cycle will be. It's the first time ever my body had experience with externally provided hormones, so we'll see how it responds.

Hi all. Hope everyone is well. I have a quick question. Any of you ladies who traveled abroad for treatment. What's the take on putting carry on bags in the overhead compartment? Also I will have to carry my bag up the steps to the plane with me. I'm worried that I might do my little beans damage but I can't figure a way round it as I have to take the meds on the plane with me because of the temperature in the hold. Any advice greatly appreciated.

Mandy, as I'm having a treatment abroad, I was wondering the same thing. My suggestion would be to take the meds with you on board in a handbag. If you have too many boxes of meds (last week I was bringing 8 boxes of progesterone, it was like half the suitcase), then maybe you could pack them in your handbag without the boxes (bring the boxes folded in the suitcase).
Other suggestion would be to ask a fellow passenger to carry your suitcase, explaining that you have a "back/wrists/ problem". On board you can always ask crew member for help, I suppose.

I was going to suggest the same as Paisley - claim a ‘bad shoulder, bad back’ etc to a fellow passenger or cabin crew and they’ll definitely help

I would even go so far as to put a wrist support on. If you feign a bad back you have to remember the whole flight whereas a wrist support is visible and you can make it obvious you are struggling I am devious though

Paisley I am not sure if meds would have to be in original packaging, ie boxes?

Thanks guys. That makes sense. I'll try that. It's mainly the clexane that will be a problem. Lubion is quite compact as are progynova and the patches.

I'm hoping the plane is busy as they will ask me if I want to check my carry on. Then I take the meds out in handbag and voila problem solved.

How are you getting on in your 2ww Tiny? I can feel my insanity levels increasing by the day. 8dpo today for me.

Oops, this thread fell off my "threads I'm on" list.

I'm 7dpo, have wondered if I'm pregnant approx 850000 times per day, time is crawling.

Feeling very unpregnant today and a bit down. I think this might be my last shot at IUI which feels so unfair but there it is.

How are you feeling closephine? Other than insane.

Hope all went well Mandy.

Feeling pretty unpregnant over here too Tiny 9dpo today, after everything I said up thread I decided to test this morning and the trigger is still there with a faint line (it ALWAYS is at 9dpo but of course I try and convince myself it’s genuine) so Saturday would show something if there was something to show... if I decide to test again. I might just hang around in denial for while longer!

I think ERA testing will have to be the next step for me. I want to crack on as quick as I can as I’m tired of leaving gaps in between treatments.

Hi all,
Just took my temp and it's at 37.4. I know it's not wise to symptom spot but I can't help it. Does anyone know if there is any truth to the raised base temp if pregnant thing?