Going through IVF in February?

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If so, please join the club. Let's keep each other going!

In our case, we're going abroad for ours - Norway. What about you?

That's great news goinggrey. Fingers crossed for a good result for you.

Thanks everyone! Any recommendations of what to do and what not to do during the 2ww?? This week is easier as no school, next week will be back to normal!!

My impatience to know one way or the other got the better of me...

Oooo sparrow that looks like a developing pregnancy line.When is your official test date?
Goinggrey -for the first few days after transfer I didn't do anything much but rest and went on a couple of gentle walks. After that I tried to go on a daily walk for about an hour, because I felt that needed to get some energy to all areas and sitting around indoors I felt was counterproductive.
Didnt have a bath or go swimming,and being pregnant 5+3 I still haven't. I think you d be fine doing some other gentle exercise like yoga after a few days. Other than that was just trying to keep positive, get plenty of sleep and eat as healthily as possible. I did eat pineapple quite a bit in the first week I did manage to hold off testing until the evening of my OTD but have done quite a few tests since. Good luck!!

Kwick709, what's PMA?
Everhopeful76, that's good news, I really hate showers, made sure I only had a lukewarm bath last night too!!
I will go walking once back to school with my walking buddy though, I'm trying hard with diet but the pessaries have been messing around with my colitis, so it's hard!!

Congrats Sparrow, that's a positive! How many days after transfer are you?

Goinggrey good luck distracting yourself for the next week or so. I am having a hard enough time not yelling at people and puking on my desk waiting for the embryologist to call with an update and to schedule my transfer. Please please let my little embryos be ok.,.

Just had the call. We have 4 blastocysts and it looks like 3 more will be blasts by tomorrow, so we will have some to freeze and two to transfer today. No news on grades, but I have the distinct impression that grading is a bit meaningless and not a predictor of take home baby rates anyway. Phew!!

Congrats on your transfer goinggrey, same as ever I just took it easy post transfer but did also go out for walks as there is only so much laying around I can do!

Great news on your eggs NotSpartacus

I am 7 days past 5 day transfer, official test date is Wednesday and I have an HCG blood test booked in, so I will have the results for that in the afternoon. Hoping for a good number.

Hi everyone, thank you all so much for your continued support, I'm very positive and my embryos are very strong to get this far, 7 out of 11 made it, I'm thrilled that I have so many spares and siblings!!
Yes keeping busy and remembering to take all medication, sleeping lots too, keeping my feet warm too!

Goinggrey no worries - we are all in this together and we continue to support each other. Am struggling with the pregnancy forums on here actually, because so many folks seem to take it for granted that they ve fallen pregnant as if it was the easiest thing in the world. Feel out of place. Am so pleased that it looks as if you'll have spares and yes definitely siblings.
Notspartacus - great news - hope your transfer goes well
I hope for agood number for you too Sparrow, congrats

Hey everyone. The transfer was fine and they gave me a photo of the two magic beans. One more of my embryos made it to blast but is average quality so they said they may not freeze it, and there are two more that might do their thing by tomorrow.
Suddenly very tired so in bed, now choosing a comedy to watch. Cramping a bit, which has me worried so DD1 had run downstairs to get me a hot water bottle.
Ever I know how you feel about the preg threads, they are hard when things have not been straightforward. I doubt I'll go near them if I get a BFP (unless the one for pg after mc is still going).

NotSpartacus, i have a photo of my bubble inside me too!! it was all very fascinating especially for my best friend, she thought i wasn't going to be asleep when they put the bubble in!!

Going grey - did u have ur bubble put in under a general? I d opt for an anaesthethic if I could with any procedure. I love drifting off to sleepy drugs. How lovely ur best friend went with you.

Not Spartacus- I'm not sure about pregnancy after miscarriage thread but they have certainly got a thread pregnancy after infertility. Bizarre as a girl I chatted to for a while when was having conversations about low Amh has just gotten pregnant and is literally 1 day behind me.
I wish you both success and have everything crossed for you

hi Everhopeful76, my best friend is a complete whuss and has to be knocked out for everything!! procedure was naturally with no medication what so ever!! my best friend was fabulous, i've cried and moaned so much at her its been unreal, but she knows its not me talking its the medication!!

Sob, seriously bloody weepy today. What's that about? Was stressed so went to see my acupuncturist and now just want to cry. Consoling myself with a cinnamon bun.

Is everyone else ok?

NotSpartacus, i'm sure its the progynova, i've had plenty of crying for no reason days!! hormones are hard to deal with anyway let alone adding ivf medication to the mix as well!!

To the ladies with BFPs who don't feel like they fit in on the antenatal threads - I was the same

I started a thread in 'pregnancy' called pregnancy after infertility - lots of lovely women there who have got their BFPs after years of TTC and infertility treatments

I sadly had to bow out of the thread because I had a MMC 3 weeks ago, but the thread is very active and lots of likeminded ladies

Xx

Hi Banana - thank you so much. I will take another look, I might have lurked on there I am following quite a few threads and lose the plot where I am at with it all. I also read your new thread on "Infertility" and although I am in early stages of pregnancy, I can empathise so much and there is a lot of support out there, I think its fantastic. I have been pondering on a useful contribution, so I will continue to lurk until I can come up with something more profound. Meanwhile I am thinking of you all.

I have a couple of friends and my sister who are desperate to have a baby so find I cant explain to them how I feel after infertility and also stupidity really on my part that I ve told too many friends was having IVF, so therefore they now know I am pregnant, whereas others would just wait till the 12 week hurdle. Sometimes I feel as if am being really ungrateful, and the vast majority of my other friends say "why aren't you on cloud 9" ie should be a grinning Cheshire cat at all times. I love chatting to all you ladies, who understand.

Not Spartacus - I was very teary on the day after transfer too, and am not on nearly as many drugs. Be kind to yourself, the range of emotions in this process is quite incredible. We have all put our bodies and minds thru so so much. Acupuncture, reflexology, walks and trashy telly have helped me.

GoingGrey - your best mate sounds fab!!!

Sorry all - hard to keep up with thread whilst on the road!

PMA = positive mental attitude. I like to use the power of "I am" :)

sparrow that looks like a BFP... I would just be wary if you took a trigger as that can stay in the system for quite a few days.

notspartacus well done you!!! Take it easy, and if you wanna cry, well then cry! I always cry at anything anyway so hard to tell if meds had any impact. Who did your transfer? I had Irfana and Lisa (one of my fav nurses).

Bugger have to shoot off for evening work thing.... Am exhausted - just want to have a schnooze....

ever I told most of my friends we were having IVF and so many of them knew I was pregnant. I don't regret telling them for a minute as they were happy for me, and if the pregnancy would have continued would have continued to be happy for me. As it was, I was unbelievably grateful they knew I was pregnant, as it meant when I told them about the miscarriage I got the most tremendous support. I cannot imagine bearing the grief silently, not sharing anything and soldiering on as though nothing had happened. Just to say I think the 12 week rule is bullshit - if something happens it's gonna happen regardless of whether you tell people or not. And if it does, having the support of friends makes it that little bit easier, instead of trying to pretend nothing is wrong

So don't feel it was stupid to tell people you were doing IVF. It was definitely the right decision for me and I will tell people again when we do our next cycle xxx

Kwick it was some man I have never seen before. I am hoping he was a doctor! I've stopped weeping now, but my ovaries are twinging. Obviously that means the ivf has worked. Or that it hasn't. Tried to do a bit of work and cocked up so have taken to my bed until my brain switches back on.

Embryologist called and I have three in the freezer. I texted me DH to tell him and he called to ask "three whats?". Is he aware we've been doing IVF? Perhaps it has slipped his mind...

goinggrey i think that's the one med I am not on!

Everhopeful76 yes my best mate is just fabulous, always there when i need her!! and vice versa.
hi everyone, went out to get a few bits today, felt a little delicate at times but i've still got the mouth ulcers so still run down i suspect, tomorrow is an easy day, waiting for a delivery of more lovely pessaries!!
keeping positive still no crying or feeling down!!

Shit, shit, shit!!!!! Please excuse my French but just had a horrific injection session... First Clexane just did not want to go in and then Prontogest: ow, ow, ow!!!! Think I must have had a blunt needle, so changed and then had copious bleeding... Apologies for TMI
Wish I was home... Much easier to do this with home comforts to hand.

notspartacus :) your dh! Well done again!!!

Clexane bounced off my skin at first too this evening, Kwick. It's really odd, sometimes the needle really hurts and sometimes I don't feel it. And when I hit a blood vessel it is evil!

Thank god I don't need to go the horse needles!

Ever I am usually very private about ttc partly because I have had a lot of failed pregnancies and I don't want people's judgment about keeping going. But when I was last pregnant I told a work colleague about it quite early, as I knew she had had MCs and would understand how I was feeling. When I did MC I didn't mind telling her what had happened and she was able to help me clear my desk for a few days off. So my take is tell whoever you like, the people who will be your support system whatever happens. Trying to conceive, IVF and pregnancy can all be a bit isolating, so it's good you've made it less so.

Goinggrey ouch mouth ulcers. That happens to me when I have a bad throat. Are you ok otherwise?

Bananafish I'm sorry you've had a miscarriage. It's a horrible experience and I really hope you get your happy ending soon.

Well it's official, did another FRER this morning and it was positive and then had HCG blood test just before lunch. Results came back at 110.1 IU/L, which my Dr confirmed as 'perfect'.

For the moment I am going to be happy that today I am pregnant , have been here before though so also fully aware that this is just the first hurdle passed.

Hope everyone else is well.

As I can't celebrate with wine I shall be enjoying several chocolate biscuits instead!