Anyone Starting IVF? Join Me (4)

[bessie84]

The other thread reached 1000 comments, so having to start a new one.

A puff of Babydust to all

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I'm not sure as it was more pink/red and I thought implantation bleeding was darker and sometimes brown?
I haven't had anymore since earlier but still feel uncomfortable on my left side ( that was the side I ovulated from this month so maybe it's that?)

I think I will just have to wait and see what happens.

If it's just a bit I'm sure it'll be fine and nothing to worry about. Before I left the clinic after my transfer the nurse said to me that some women experience bleeding and cramps in the 2ww and can still be pregnant so they do not class bleeding as confirmation of bfn so still must do the test. Stay positive Hun. Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Don't doubt believe that your embryo is strong and is ok and doing exactly what it should be doing.

Thank you , I've been lying down and resting so fingers crossed there's no more spotting. Trying not to stress as well as stress is no good either

How are you feeling miracles ?

Wow...missed a couple of days and there's SO much to catch up with!
Congratulations Patch - great news.
Waiting - sounds like implantation at this stage. I definitely felt my last pregnancy implant and had a little pinky-reddish blood. Also I have had the palpitations sensation and my clinic said that was almost certainly the embryo trying to implant. I think it's a good sign .

Calcium - I'm having treatment abroad. Are you thinking of it so that it doesn't jeopardise your NHS treatment? I don't think you'd have a problem either way - unless you're planning to have private treatment in the same hospital that you'd have the NHS treatment in? The private clinic is not allowed to tell anyone - not even your gp - about your treatment without permission. The consent forms for disclosing info are WAY stricter than the usual data protection consents. So if you tick the box to say they can't tell your gp, it would never show up on your notes - obviously check this with the private clinic, but I don't see how it could hurt. There have definitely been people on this thread (or its predecessors) who have had private treatment while they were queuing for their NHS cycle.
Great news, Miracles - fingers crossed for you x
Vixx - the cetrotide thing seems to be a bit of a rite of passage...sure it will be fine x

I got my meds schedule today - they are upping the oestradial and giving me patches as well as estrofem (Cz equivalent of progynova) this time to boost my lining as it seems that was the only thing that wasn't textbook in this cycle. We're planning to go again in November - AF is due around 28th October, so ET would be mid-November.

Thanks purple fingers crossed for everything going right for your next cycle.

I'm feeling fine waiting. Not feeling anything at all, in fact have to keep reminding myself lol. Hope that's not a bad thing, I'm just trying to be super positive.

purple that's really interesting - I'd always assumed the mandatory HFEA forms would match up cycles wherever in the UK they were, across private and NHS clinics - fascinating if that's not the case! Thanks for the heads up xx

Hi purple wow that's great news that I didn't know about. I automatically thought they would have to be linked. I found out that if u have two cycles of private ivf then u are no longer able to have nhs funding. But knowing that they wouldn't know if I would check puts my mind at rest as his waiting game is so stressful. Where r u having treatment may I ask? And how far in your journey are you

waiting how are you doing, any more spotting. Spotting can be pink/red as well so try not to worry. Hope the time passes quickly for you and miracles

Had my scan today all went well measuring 7w5d so that's a relief for now :)

Oh that's fab news flowers. So exciting. So very pleased for you.
Time is going so slowly for me, trying to do things to take my mind off it but it's Sooo hard.

Flower did u have ivf

Yes. My first cycle. I've been pregnant three times previously but all ended in mc.

No I've not had any more spotting, it worried me as it was bright and not brownish like I'd read implantation bleeding can be but if it can be pink/red also then I will have to assume it may have been that
I've had some more cramps/pains though but only on my left side and not really where I think my uterus is and the pain also goes down to the top of my leg so it's a bit odd. Probably not even connected to the FET but i am ultra aware of any symptoms

I keep trying to tell myself I MUST be positive and I've even written a little note down for myself that I read when I'm feeling a bit negative it lists all the things in my favour for this FET to work:

1. TSH level was a very good 1.7 just before ET
2. Lining was nice and thick and triple lined
3. Used embryo glue

4.my bmi is within the healthy range (used to always be a bit under)

1. On aspirin
2. On progesterone
3. Been taking folic acid for ages
4. Been resting and taking things easy

Seems a bit silly but it's really helping every time a negative thought creeps in I read it and feel a lot better

The temptation to start early testing is mounting though. I know it's too early today at only 5dp3dt but I'm so impatient ! I think it's just the thought of doing a test and the fact it may be positive that's exciting.

Great news about your scan flowers glad all is going well

That's a good thing to do waiting a great idea. I have everything crossed for you.
Had a few twinges earlier.

I'll cross everything for you too miracles

I'm just trying to enjoy these few days now of wondering if it's worked or not. Just knowing there's a chance seems amazing

It certainly does. In my mind I'm thinking that I am pregnant and talking to my little bean all the time, willing it to be strong

aaww waiting - thats a brill idea. keep up the PMA.

i have a follie scan again in morning, im on day 13 of gonal-f today - starting to panic abit, TONNES of EWCM. I know the cetrotide is there to stop ovulation, but cant help but panic that maybe now its swung other way from slow growing follies, to possible over growing / fast growing / over stim???? cos i look like a whale!

is it normal to be bloated/ whale like? is the ewcm normal? is it normal to be so crazy?

Waves from the loony house to everyone.... x

bessie I had tonnes of ewcm but apparently this is completely normal so don't worry!

Bessie all that is normal, my nurse that did my scans told me to expect lots of EWCM but that doesn't not mean ovulation has happened as the Cetrotide will stop that happening. Bloating is very normal, I remember being able to feel my ovaries when I walked or sat down at the end, such a strange feeling. So I think all those symptoms you have are a good thing.
Hope all goes well at your next scan

thank you flower and miracles - i'm an inch short of going mad. what a journey of emotions.

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Lovely news, Flower - congratulations.

Bessie - yes, another one to confirm that all that's normal....all happened to me, too - and I had exactly the same panics! You're fine - it's all a good sign that the right things are happening (and yes, this is all just too stressful, isn't it?)

Calcium - like I said, do check with the private clinic if you're having treatment here - I'd hate to have got that wrong. My clinic DID inform my GP, but then again I didn't tick the box to say they couldn't. I'm now having treatment at Arleta in the Czech Republic, because we exhausted our options with my eggs and the wait was too long for donor eggs in the UK. I'm 42 and have a 7 1/2 yo ds, so waiting 18 months just wasn't an option. PM me if you want to know about treatment overseas, I'm happy to give you the low down if you want to know about it. And the NHS definitely doesn't get to find out about it unless it works!

waiting - positivity list sounds like a great idea.

Good luck Miracles - sounds like you're creating your own sunshine, too . Keep it up!

Anybody get sneezing and runny nose just at night as a symptom? Happened to me last night and starting again now, weird because don't have it in the daytime

I had a couple of sneezing fits yesterday.... Tried desperately to 'project' rather than stifle them and dh was in hysterics then said "sneezing won't make it fall out you know" !

Tonnes of ewcm is a v v good sign - it means the follicles are producing lots of oestrogen which is causing the CM production and will be thickening up the lining so it's nice and snuggly for those embryos. My consultant said not to be alarmed if I got loads as it was normal and due to the oestrogen. Unfortunately I had absolutely no CM whatsoever, which has been the case in all my natural cycles - and turned out that my oestrogen wasn't rising as much as it needed to in order to grow my lining, hence why we had to freeze all. I think having loads of ewcm is a great sign!!

Calcium I never gave my clinic thr GP details so they don't know, but I was told as my passport number / NHS number was logged on the HFEA forms, if I moved clinic it would still be joined up in my central records with the HFEA. Hence why I'd assume I couldn't 'hide' any private treatment in the UK - although obv that wouldn't apply to treatment overseas as purple says