Anyone starting egg donation July/August?

[Leala20]

We maybe starting our egg donation treatment (first time) July/August and I thought maybe there’s anyone here that would like to join me. Ive found this forum very useful and supportive and thought I would reach out as I cannot believe it is so soon and getting a bit nervous. We had a year of rollercoaster of trying for many years to being finally told my amh is too low and I wouldn’t qualify for IVF. We did our research and found DCN very useful and are really excited about it.

Hi Pingupp. Most of what’s on your list has no scientific evidence behind it- check out the hsfa website for treatments which have evidence.

Hope everyone ok today.
It’s 7dp5t for me and a BFN on FRER.
Looking forward to being able to stop the injections in a few days time.

@Pleaseletitbeme thank you.
Just had a read ❤️

@Pingupp Regarding add-ons: embryo hatching - havent heard anything bad about it and is standard in most clinics; Embryo glue can be counterproductive if the embryo is already hatching. Worth looking at evidence and bringing it up with the clinic. It is not standard with clinics; Endometrial scratch some women swear by it and i dont think its harmful.. as in haven't heard anything negative about it but HFEA stance is that there is no evidence for it.

@Sunbird24 enjoy being PUPO hope you can just switch off from all this for a few days

@Cleozeta good to hear that you are moving forward.. i think i have had my AF arrive. very poor flow. so now not sure what will happen when this cycle ends. hoping all the old stuff comes out and its not a false start to a cycle.. so maybe sometime in November. But who knows what will happen with lockdown coming up :(

Keeping busy focusing on work and deadlines

@tikha are you having to do a full natural cycle before your next treatment cycle?
I'm looking at mid Nov for next transfer hopefully.
Really worried about another lockdown, I really don't think I could take it. I just want to have another chance at this. I am hoping and praying no lockdown
So done will all the lockdowns and the shit that comes with it. I had my stillborn baby during lockdown and it felt like hell waiting for life to start again. They can't do it to us again

@Cleozeta thats the doctor advised as i had my ERPC at 10th week when hcg levels were high. Need to go through one natural cycle as you can get hormonal imbalances etc. To be honest, I need the time to check out of all this and focus a bit on work so dont really mind. All the progesterone made me feel like a zombie. So sorry for your loss. I totally understand where you coming from and wanting to just get on with it. I am hoping for the same pre the end of this year but now this whole covid situation rearing its ugly head again is giving me a sense of deja vu and not in a good way. As usual we are all playing the waiting game at different stages of our cycles and lives ;)

@tikha I don't think my clinic offers the hatching thing as part of the regular. It's does the embryoscope and that is it.
I hope lockdown doesn't stop all of our plans. This is getting very real for us but also very stressful!! X

@Pingupp i went hatching and embryoscope for the ones that worked for me

@tikha we have a cal with the nurse and consultant on fri so will ask the question then. No idea how much hatching is??

@Pleaseletitbeme hope it goes ok for you tomorrow and if not, you have enough support around you. we are also hear for you

Some advice. So I had my MVA about 4 weeks ago. Thought I had my AF but it was mostly poor flow. I did a first response test today and its still faint positive. line is clearly visible. EPU said it can take 4-6 weeks and they did a scan about a week and half ago which showed everything had come out but was fluid there. How will I know that I have indeed had one natural cycle pre transfer. Think will delay everything to December if this continues.. Dont want to mess up a transfer because of it not being the right environment.

Strange that you are still getting faint positives. Could your clinic scan you again now that you have had AF to see if it's clear or if there is anything left over? They will also be able to advise if they think you need to wait another cycle. If you had poor flow it's also possible that you had an annovulatory cycle and it was breakthrough bleeding rather than a period (although it should still restart your system as a new cycle)

I got my blood test today and it’s positive.
We are glad to reach this milestone but far from celebrating success. Next step is a key: scan in 2 weeks time

@ksusha20 good start - I will keep my fingers and toes crossed for you. Xx

@ksusha20 fingers crossed x

Everything crossed here too @ksusha20!

@ksusha20 good to hear about the positive news. Keeping my fingers crossed for the next crucial milestone

Ksusha. Great news! Fingers crossed for you.

As expected it was a BFN this morning.
I’m ok. Not even that bothered now. I knew it wasn’t going to work from midweek.
Onwards I suppose... to the other shit quality embryo.

@Pleaseletitbeme sorry to hear this :-(
I hope you are ok x

@Pleaseletitbeme hopefully next time

Thanks “team donor”.
Hope you are all ok today....
Guess we are all marching along to our next goals....

Yeah, so much of it is a waiting game. Waiting for AF, waiting for transfer, waiting for test date, then start all over again.
Currently waiting for AF. Due next weekendish. Then start meds and wait again for the next thing.
Kind of fed up waiting tbh!!

I think I'll have BFN next time. Dunno, just a gut feeling. Then we'll be rolling into 2021 where hopefully things will be a lot better than this shitty year so far!

Oh Cleozeta. I do hope you are successful next time.
Xxx

Ladies question for you all.
Do you think I should tell my boss I am gonna be starting ivf drugs in Dec ready for FET mid Jan?
Did you tell work?
I am a exec assistant so work really closely with him.
Any advice would be great!!
Happy Monday all.
X

@Pingupp I did, in case of side effects and potential impact on my productivity. Entirely personal choice though...

you are right @Cleozeta. i find myself almost relaxed about waiting once i have accepted it. feel like a wave buffeted by the sea and just wait and see where it takes me. Daily life is right up there with me keeping me company so I hardly have time to wallow. Once in a while i feel a pang waiting but i think maybe it might never happen but i dont want to stop living my life. so am making a conscious effort to get on with stuff I have neglected.. obviously its a day to day position and never know how I feel on a given day ;)

@Pleaseletitbeme indeed we are donor team hoping from one hurdle to the next but i guess we have to admit to some hope and resilience given we carry on despite our losses

@Pingupp i had to tell my boss as my work means I cannot just take leave and need to pre-agree in advance. It was easier when a few people knew what was going on as I was able to go for scans etc and not get stressed waiting in the waiting room getting delayed etc and after embryo transfer you may want to take it easy for a few days. Also it can be an emotional experience and nicer not to be too stressed about work etc. If you are in a work where you can manage your time you don't have to tell others but you may want to for support etc..