Anyone else having IVF for second child after IVF for first?!?

[Bunnygirlie]

Hello!

We had IVF ICSI in January 2014 which resulted in our little boy born in October 2014. We started trying again when he's was 9 months hoping that nature would be on our side this time but after 3 months we decided to speak to the FC again to see if it was even worth bothering to try naturally. It wasn't and so we are to start IVF again very soon.

Looking for others going through the same thing if possible to be my buddy's

Grrrrr. I HATE alex jones. Basically she has zero fertility issues at all.

So I have failed to down reg correctly. Baseline scan and lining is 7.5mm and a 2cm cyst. Needless to say I therefore can't start dr!
Spoke to consultant Start pessaries today until weds. Then should hopefully have a bleed 3-4 days later. Rescan on d2-3 of bleed. If lining thin and cyst

Aww bean sorry to hear things aren't going to plan. Did you have similar type of issues first time round?

Nope. Was textbook last time until the fertilisation failed.
So interestingly I've just opened a new vial of buserelin. Had first jab from it 30 mins ago and now have headache and funny taste in mouth. Didn't have this in vial 2. Can't help but wonder if I had a duff vial.

That's so weird bean. And yes, I agree about the smug idiot Alex Jones! The only bit I found interesting was when they showed the actual icsi and one egg collapsed and the other was too tough! Poor old eggs.....

Good news about the sickness Sunshine! That's a good sign. It's funny to want to feel rubbish isn't it.

Bean that is really frustrating about the lack of down reg. Strange. Maybe it was a dodgy batch?

Bad news here. Period started today. Test day isn't even until Sunday. Feeling pretty blue but at least we don't have to wait to find out. Got to decide next steps now. Three failed FET in a row is taking its toll. Think we'll investigate the PGS testing. Everything went "perfectly" again so I feel it must be chromosomal now.

Oh bloody hell holly that's shit. I would deffo want to do pgd if I could. I hope yiu dont have to wait too long to move forward. Xx

Sorry to hear that holly.

I've had a chat with my consultant and we've decided to abandon this cycle. 30 days of dr is just beyond what I can deal with and still no bleed so would be at least 33 before I could start stimming and we think I'd have a really blunted response.
So we wait for a bleed and then try short protocol. I'm anxious as I don't know much about it and also becuase consultant additionally pushed for long again as I got plenty of eggs last time and she was worked my respnse wouldn't be so good. Obviously given how absent our fertilisation was I was hoping for a good number of eggs to have a change of getting an embryo this time. So feeling pretty down. What a waste of 7.5 weeks.

Bean – sorry to hear about this cycle. How horrible for you. I can see why it feels like a waste but it sounds like the right decision given nothing has happened yet. Have you had a bleed yet? Short protocol doesn’t necessarily mean fewer eggs does it? And remember its quality not quantity that counts (which I am learning from our most recent cycles!) When will you start short protocol?

How is everyone? Gilbert you must be on down regging now? Roxy, how are you? Do you know when you will do a FET? Any sign of things happening naturally Smiley? Hope you’re okay?

Hope things are still going well with you sunshine – our ray of hope!

We’ve got another consultant meeting at the end of the month. We’ve decided not to do another cycle until at least January to give ourselves a break. We hope to have the PGS testing, which would take us until at least then anyway and then depending on the results we will either do another FET (if there are any suitable embryos) or a fresh cycle. It feels good to have made a decision and the time between now and Christmas will go so quickly. Feeling thankful for our DD and enjoying extra cuddles.

So I had a scan yesterday and I have a cyst so we can't start. I'm gutted. I've had to go back on the pill. Likely means I won't be able to cycle until December becuase of my husband and the consultant being away in late November. However we are trying to see if can salvage something soon. Have spoken to consultant today about frustration of waiting until December. We've agreed that I'll take 2.5 weeks of the pill and then rescan on 20.10. If no cyst then I stop pill early and start stims d2. If cyst still present then back to plan a. At least I feel I have another chance.

We started down regging on Tuesday - the clinic always say you should bleed within ten days but it always takes 19 so embryo transfer seems like a long way away. I've been waking up in the middle of the night since Tuesday - was wondering if it's a symptom of the Buserelin or I wonder if it's the stress of knowing it's our last shot? Did this happen to anyone else? Xx

Nothing happening this end been three weeks now, clinic still want me to wait to go naturally but say I'm at risk of infection with an open cervix so that's starting to worry me although they're not in a hurry to intervene! Starting to get me down now because I feel like I can't move on until it's over so having plenty of down days. Also it's delaying everything it means we can't try again until at least January now which seems a lifetime away.
Good luck Gilbert for this cycle.
Sorry to hear that bean, hope things work out for you!
Hope your ok Holly, know what you mean not sure how I'd get though this without ds he's had plenty of cuddles lately xx

Bean, gosh you're having a hard time. I'm glad they've given you a second chance to see if the cyst goes. Fingers crossed for the rescan.

Great to be getting started Gilbert. I hated downregging and really suffered-headaches, hot flushes, mood swings, waking up in the night-I'm not looking forward to menopause put it that way. I expect it's the side effects that you're experiencing but also understandable that you might subconsciously (or consciously) feel the pressure.

Blimey smiley, that's a long three weeks. I'm sorry it's not started yet. Horrible to be in waiting like that. How long will they leave you before they intervene. Totally understand the limbo feeling you must have.

I know January feels far away, and I thought that too, but with the build up to Xmas keeping us busy it will fly by. That's what I'm hoping anyway.

Just been for a scan which we hoped would tell us my endo is nice and thick and we could book in for transfer next week. Nope. After 30 days of dr and ten days of oestradiol it's only 6mm thick so my dose of oestradiol has been upped and we're going back in in a week. Just feeling so over it. Knackered and weepy and have had enough. Hate ivf. Hate all the stupid bumps in the road - you think you've got a plan then BAM it hits you in the face again. Youd think after six rounds I'd know this. Anyway, any hot (or weird) tips for thickening lining? So far I'm thinking sex and steaks (blood flow to the uterus/iron boost)! Any more?! Xx

Sorry Gilbert I'm not good in this area.
I've found out today that I've passed nothing at all after all this time, bled a little and they told me that would have been it without scanning or checking hcg then Sunday to check I did a hpt and got a positive result, docs said most likely a new pregnancy but I wasn't convinced, after some betas found out still high but not rising so rang epau and they said I should have been monitored every 2 weeks! And I need to be seen so rang clinic they apologised they'd left me and sent me in for scan and found nothing gone everything still there! So now have to go for d and c on Tuesday but if I bleed before have to go to a and e because of risk of hemorage! Ridiculous I'm not impressed, for treat better when I had my free cycle, paid over £5000 to be neglected and now emotionally I'm right back where I was 7 weeks ago! Xx

Smiley that is absolutely dreadful. Is there a way of complaining? Really hope all goes ok on Tuesday xx

Not sure my mums on it anyway she's on the warpath as is hubby! thanks Gilbert hope your ok too and next scan is good news for you x

Two embryos transferred yesterday. They initially got two out, one didn't expand, so they got the last one out, which is the perfect situation for us. This was always going to be the sixth and last round so it means we're not left with any 'spare' embies, regardless of outcome. I'm now taking it easy for a week and munching on pineapple core (yuck).
How is everyone else? smiley what's the latest? bean not sure where you're at? Xx

Aw great, wishing you all the lunch in the world, I think if I was you I would have opted for 2 back too. I had my d and c last Tuesday, got to take a test at weekend and make sure it's negative, then it's back to square one, they won't touch me until I've had 3 cycles and although they count my d and c as day one of my cycle they want me to wait another 3 so that will take me to February which means it's put me back 6 weeks which I know doesn't sound much but it really seems forever away I'm absolutely gutted to have to wait all that time, that's hoping my periods come back when they should too! I've been bleeding since d and c but only light so waiting for it to stop. Everything is just one big wait! Praying for a miracle that I get caught Inbetween but it's never happened before so not counting my chickens! Just trying to focus on Christmas really to get me through I'm so fed up with it all, I'd only have to get past Christmas if they'd have done their jobs properly! Do keep us posted Gilbert! Need some positivity!! X

Luck that is not lunch!!!!

On my 2ww worst part about it all I think I had a positive test 5dpt and 6dpt but worried if This be faulse as tested early I'm on day 7 now

It won't be false - I've had a couple of chemical pregnancies which started with quite strong lines that got progressively weaker but you can't get a false positive so congrats! When's your blood test (if your clinic do them - I know some clinics don't) xx

My clinic don't do them I am due to test Tuesday and ring clinic I have just bought another 4 tests hoping it stays saying pregnant x

The pregnancy test market do so well out of us ivfers don't they?! I'm going to start testing Saturday which will be 5dp6dt of the two embies (always assuming my period hasn't started by then - this has happened before!)

Just taken another 2

Lol! Do they both have the same sensitivity level?