Anyone starting IVF soon? Join me.

[Shellster52]

After 3 full failed IVF's last year, I am about to embark on my second last attempt. I started an IVF thread during my last IVF, and everyone got pregnant but me. So I swore I wouldn't do that again this time. But I find myself wanting to chat with people going through what I am, so I am starting the thread again. Join me as I seem to be a BFP magnet!

How is everyone getting on?

Had scan today, been stimming for 8 days. All seems to be going well, have 11 follies ranging from 10mm-17mm, lining is 11mm so she said it was all pretty textbook. Going back for another scan on Friday and then she said EC will most probably be on Monday. Fingers crossed everything is going to plan! X

Hello! I couldn't find this thread for some reason. Great news happily!

All was going well until yesterday when I had some spotting only brown but I feel fine now which is a worry. I felt so tired and run down until Sunday then woke up yesterday feeling fine and spotting. Phoned the clinic and they said there is nothing I can do.

Oh no, when is testing day? Don't worry too much, I have heard of lots of people spotting during this time. I have everything crossed for you.

Thanks, it's early days bits it's nice to know everything seems to be on track x

I'm so pleased everything is going well for you x

Testing not until Sunday. Felt devastated yesterday but have come to terms with it now.

Are you keeping really well hydrated, Liquorice? I read somewhere that dehydration can cause spotting...can't back that up with any evidence, but if it's true it's an easy fix. Sending you a hug and hoping all's okay. Remember it could be implantation bleeding, and try to stay positive...I know how hard that is. x

Yes, Carrie - just waiting for AF (and spotting a bit myself, so I'm guessing it will be soon) to know when. I'll start down-reg on CD21. We're having our implications appointment on Thurs, so I can find out what FET involves. Fingers crossed for your timing x

Thinking of you liquorice, hang on in there.
So my spotting is most definitely an early af, incredibly heavy but no pain which is unusual for me. Unfortunately means im going to have to wait out this month and will be early july before I go again. Will have to live through all you lovely people instead for another month! Good luck at your implications appt purple on thurs.
Shellster I hope af has arrived, am looking forward to some positive updates.

Thank you for your kind words.

Purple I have been a bit slack on the water front, I was on 5l a day during stims to try and avoid ohss and now I am on 1l ish. I am assuming it has failed and will test Sunday unless af turns up beforehand. I have upped my pessaries to 3 a day is that bad? Clinic said it's not necessary but as soon as I did that yesterday it stopped...

Good luck at your meeting! Carrie that's a shame but at least you can enjoy your holiday.

Hang in there. The last few days before testing are a nightmare, aren't they. Thinking of you...

Oh Liquorice I feel for you. Reading your posts is making me re-live the torment I felt when my two transfers failed as though its happening to me again now. Doesn't seem fair when you got a whopping 15 eggs and also had two transferred which you think would double your chances. Makes me feel like I have no hope when the most mature eggs I ever got was 4! Sounds like a glimmer of hope if the spotting has stopped... do you normally spot before your period or is it remotely possible it could be implantation bleeding?

Carriebella. I hope you have a lovely holiday and July comes around quick. Might work out better anyway. We are going on holidays with in-laws one week after I get IVF result and am wondering how I am going to cope having to fake a smile when all I will want to do is curl up and cry.

Happily, all sounds great! Looking forward to hearing how your next scan goes.

Purple, thinking of you beautiful :)

I am still waiting for day one to show up so I can get IVF started. Was reading about PGD yesterday. Does your NHS system offer that??? I was thinking of asking how much extra it would cost and maybe do that this time.

Hi shellster, I ALWAYS get spotting before af so I definitely think it's that!

. The only thing that remotely helped me was to try and be practical and research how to improve things for next time so I could move onto plan B and gradually start putting my next plan in motion instead of dwelling on the failed one. I think I am up to plan N by now! Will you get another go funded by NHS?

Yes I will. I'm not dwelling on it at all, it is what it is. Am going away next week so will book in for when I get back.

Has af arrived for you yet?

Right. I'm back on the rollercoaster. CD1 today and already had my implications meeting booked for tomorrow, so I rang up and asked if I could book my treatment plan for the FET for the same time. And I've scheduled an endo stim for this cycle. Never thought I'd be pleased to greet AF!

I'm having a week of new beginnings, so I'm full of positivity again. We've just accepted an offer on our house, had a reshuffle at work that's ended up with me reporting to someone great....it's all going well. Got to be a good omen, right?

Liquorice....forgive me, I can't remember if you have been pregnant before - but I spotted like crazy in my last pregnancy and when I went for my 8 week scan, the size of the implantation bleed was about ten times the size of the foetus and they said the spotting was all about that, so all is not lost. (I lost that baby, but totally, totally unrelated to the spotting). I'm not giving up hope for you!

Hey Shellster! I asked about PGD when I kicked all this off for the first time. It's only available in a tiny number of clinics here - they have to have a special licence to do it and not many have the accreditation. Not sure whether it would be available on the NHS - I'd be surprised if it were. I was rather drawn to the idea - have to say I'm not sure how I would deal with losing another pregnancy and that seems to be one good way of increasing the odds....

Hugs and sunshine to everyone x

Hi purple, glad you are in high spirits, it most certainly does sound like a positive omen!! Glad you are booked in for this cycle

Thank you for thinking positive thoughts for me, the spotting only lasted a day but still... I just feel af-y.

When I got pregnant with first iui I was sure AF was coming had the cramps and everything! Your not out until AF arrives!

Glad to see lots of other positive steps going on for others! X

Fingers & toes crossed that it's implantation Liquorice

Nice to see everyone being more positive.

AF finally left, after the heaviest one I recall!

So, we're trudging along, but don't think we'll be on the roller coaster for a while as there's a lot going on and it's one more thing to worry about!

Wishing you all the best of luck for your next POAS/down reg/stims/EC/ET!

Yes, AF showed up today Liquorice! I have scan tomorrow to see if I have enough follicles to make IVF financially worthwhile for me. A bit nervous as I usually don't have many follicles. Last time only 3 grew and I cancelled.

Purple, I was considering PGD but some reports say it's 90% accurate - and what if they get it wrong and throw away my good embryo? But on the other hand it might be better knowing than having an embryo transfer that fails and be forever left wondering what went wrong. Who knows. I just know this better work for both of us! Lets hope the positive streak continues.

Shellster have you thought about embryo monitoring? It's slit cheaper and you can tell if there's a bad embryo that way too. She said normal embryos develop at certain rates and hit certain milestones, with monitoring they can see which ones develop the best and then transfer those. Just a thought :) fingers crossed for tommorow x

Fingers, toes and eyes are crossed, Shellster!

We had our implications meeting today. Apparently they can just stick the embryo in 5dpo and some people insist they want to do it without drugs, but they get better results by taking control of the cycle and can get a better lining that way. That's good enough for me. You take less of the down-reg drug than with fresh cycle IVF. It's the same for the first two weeks and then 2/3 of the dose for the rest of the time. We start down-reg on 10th June.

You okay, Liquorice?
Hello Walter and Happily

That's great purple! How exciting-it's such a good feeling when you get good news from this emotional roller coaster!

I'm going for my day 11 scan tommorow, hoping all the follies will be big enough for egg collection over the next few days!

How's everyone else? X

Oooh, that's exciting! Good luck for tomorrow! x

Better results sounds like a good enough reason Purple! So now it's just a waiting game til 10th (as most of this journey is!)

Happily, is embryo monitoring where they have a recorder on them so you can view them 24 hours a day? I have heard of that overseas but I don't think it's done here. I think they pull the embryos out at particular stages and view them to make sure they are up to speed. Will ask at my next appointment though. Thanks. But from my understanding, even if they develop at correct rate, doesn't mean they are free of genetic abnormalities because I read stories of perfect looking day 5 blastocysts that have PGD testing because of womans age and are abnormal.

So I went for day 2 scan. Told ultrasound lady I didn't want to know exact follicle count as I don't want to get stressed by numbers this cycle. I just want to know if there are at least 10 so it is financially worthwhile going ahead with IVF. She looks at my right ovary. I see on the screen that she puts a green cross on only 3 spots on the ovary before she moves on to the left ovary. My heart sinks. Only 3 follicles. She then looks at the left and tells me that there are at least 10 in total. 6 on the right and 7 on the left. I didn't want to know the exact count but she must have misunderstood. Either way, I am so relieved. Last IVF in March I only started with 6 follicles of which only 3 grew. So 13 is a much better start. But I started with 15 in December and still got a BFN so I am not getting too excited just yet.

Liquorice, how are you beautiful?

Great news shellster! So happy for you. I know it is difficult to get excited when you have previously had a bad experience but you deserve some luck!

Purple that is brilliant, not long to go now! We will probably be cycling at the same time!

Happily fx for you, let us know how it goes. It's at the exciting stage now!

I am good thank you, I have a holiday planned for next week and this was my first go so I am not as disappointed as expected.

That's great news shellster :) you must be so relieved! Yes that's right, I know you can't see everything from it but it is a way of filtering out the not so good ones, it's also better that they aren't removed from the incubator so often. I forgot that you weren't in England though! I'm really pleased that everything if starting up for you again!

Liquorice hope that you are ok?

Just off for my scan, praying that everything is ok :)

Hope your scan goes well today Happily. Thinking of you!