Going through IVF in February?

[TwinklingLight]

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?

I was totally out!!! They said I might have some awareness but no - I was quite worried as I went in but I just remember being asked to breathe deeply and then the next thing I knew I was back with my mum... not sure how they got me from theatre bed to ward bed.... it is a mystery!

I just saw a great video on YouTube about implantation - if you accept that you do not have power to make it happen then you have to accept that you do not have power to make it not happen. I like that. Just let go.

Kwick that reflects what DH and so were saying this evening. I think the only way I am getting through this without getting v stressed is just to accept I have no control and go with it. Yay for your little embryo. Keep on growing little bean.

Hi everyone! Wow, this thread has grown!

We came back from Norway earlier this week with an 8-cell Day 3 embryo on board. It was the only one that was still fighting fit that day. It was a bit of a rollercoaster ride as scans showed plenty of follicles, but many were empty. We hope the little bean is still there, busy implanting and growing. Of course, we are aware we need to have a Plan B (i.e. another round of IVF in the summer).

Good luck, everyone! It sure is an emotional journey.

twinklinglight best of luck to you! It sounds very promising :)

I just heard from the clinic - egg is dividng well and they think transfer will be tomorrow pm - they are going to do assisted hatching as I am advanced in years. Anything that gives me a bigger chance! Very exciting!

NotSpartacus, yes roughly the end of march/beginning of april, very excited, as i'll be fully relaxed with it being half term and i'm away on my holibobs then too!!

Good luck Kwik, hope the transfer goes well tomorrow afternoon if that's what's been scheduled.
I had my first tracking scan on Fri, they saw 2 larger follicles (9 and 10mm) on left ovary with 3 lagging behind, but my bloody right ovary decided to visit the gutter (bowel) so they could see jack. The nurse thought there were 2 follicles but not much doing because too far away.
Trying to stay positive. Have got a 2nd scan with the Consultant tomorrow evening. The hope is that the ovary will have bounced back up to its more usual position so can see whats doing but I feel its a lazy mare and wont play ball. Think its months of overwork when I had endo and the right ovary had to do the main ovulating because there was such an obstruction on the left. No scientific evidence to back this up whatsoever but I feel that's whats happening
Very exciting twinklinglight about your embryo on board and your forthcoming embryo goinggrey.

Thanks for the good wishes. I've been trying to watch funny films this weekend (as a distraction as well as what notspartacus's link said) so we'll see if they have the right effect

All you ladies are in my thoughts. xx

Ever 2 follicles is just grand!!! I hope your next scan shows more but you only need one right? Make sure you are well hydrated before scan - this has helped me get a better view in the past. Drink loads of milk!

I had my transfer this afternoon - a day 3 8 cell embryo was transferred!!!! Very exciting!! I am going to try and watch a comedy tonight

hi Kwik, fab news you have embie on board. Had second scan this eve,easier to see but only slightly better news.
Right ovary returned to neutral position and I have 4 follicles, larger 2 16 and 12 mm, and then a 10 and an 8. Left side one of about 9-10 mm and one smaller one plus 2 others that look apparently haemorrghy. So could b 2 small endometrial cysts or could turn out to b 2 smaller follicles but nurse thinks the 8 mm or below cysts won't catch up.
Final scan wed morning. Trigger wed eve, EC fri. Nurse was saying u might want to cancel based on the crop because may only have 1 or 2 eggs at most
So looks like am guzzling 2 pints of milk tomorrow and wed hehe. Apparently an 11 mm womb lining is the bees knockers there so oven is primed but it needs something to cook with.
Why is this so hard. R u on your own doing all this too?
Hope you enjoyed the comedy

Was just wondering how your repeat scan had gone Everhopeful. You're obviously not for cancelling though? Not when the oven is just coming up to temperature!?

Good to hear back from Kwik and TwinklingLight too. When do you both test?

My egg collection is now on Wednesday morning as my scan on Sunday suggested they needed another 24 hours. I need to take my Pregnyl at 11.30pm tonight. Have checked the fridge twice today to make sure it's still there and set 2 alarms!

ever why would you cancel - you have loads of eggs there! Remember you only need 1!!!! They only collected 2 from me, but the top quality one fertilised and is now roosting in my womble :)

muddy you are so funny - I set alarms too!!!! Please let us know how you get on with egg collection.

Muddyboots, good luck for you egg collection. I hope it goes smoothly.

ever it sounds like you should at least get a few eggs, and you only need one! Will your clinic want to cancel if you only get a few and not buckets of them?

Kwick. Hurrah for the embryo. Hope it is currently burrowing into you. And lol @ Womble.

Day 3 of norethisterone which has me keen to get started now. DH has confirmed that if I can't inject myself he will do it, so that's one less thing to worry about ( but I would rather do it myself!!)

And twinking, it's nice to see you! I'm glad it all went well, fingers crossed for you.

"What do you want for breakfast this morning kids? Porridge? Cereal?"

"Eggs!"

They never want eggs. I had to go to the shop nextdoor for some.

We have become a household of crazy egg obsessives

How many follicles did you have at point of EC Kwik? I have my final scan tomorrow. My clinic prefer to see at least 3 follicles of at least 17mm at the minimum but its obviously up to me. Cant see how 2 injections can make much difference?

It just feels that between the 2 scans it couldn't have been a more different picture......left ovary at first one appeared to show the main goods and now they can only see 2 and 2 potential small endo cysts, and the right had disappeared from view entirely and now has the lead follicles and 2 smaller. The concern is the bigger 2 will overcook but the others wont catch up in size. So my trigger will definitely be tomorrow evening following scan. But as the 3rd scan could be different again I don't know what to think. I have come this far so if the pic is similar or better I will go ahead. I just hope the scan is clear.

Am just highly emotional. I don't understand this whole EC thing, they go into each follicle (no matter how small) to try and get an egg?. My largest 2 are obviously going to be my best hope. I assumed that the smaller ones aren't going to be viable.

NotSpartacus - the injections are ok, once you ve done a couple you ll be a dab hand. The worse thing for me was getting them prepared - a right phaff.

Muddyboots - good luck for EC!! And no hopefully wont be forced to cancel.

Bit worried about drinking milk now as don't want oestrogen fuelling the endometrias they may have found. Maybe the menopur has caused them in the first place so hope itwill only be 1 more dose. Will have to be meat proteins,eggs and lots of water mostly!!

ever if you do not fancy milk then try quinoa - you need to have a complex protein

At my last scana which was day before egg collection I had 1 follicle at 16mm, another @ 10mm and then about 4 @ 5mm. Dr only collected 2 eggs so I reckon it was biggest two and I am reckoning it was the bigger one which fertilised.

I'm in for ec tomorrow too!

To be honest I haven't paid much attention to the follicle scans as I feel I can't alter anything that's going on in that respect. What will be will be, so im trying to maintain a fatalist point of view to keep my stress levels under control...easier said than done!!!

I too have eaten what feels like huge quantities of eggs and meat over the past few months. I reckon I have doubled my protein intake from what I was eating during my previous cycles (starting from a very low Base however!) so I'll be really interested to see if our embryos are of any better quality. If nothing else it gave me something else to focus on whilst we were waiting our clinic date.

Fingers crossed for you all

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WTF is a complex protein? Is it not enough that I eat mostly meat? (And Jaffa cakes, if I am honest...)

Best of luck with EC goingcrazy

I read somewhere you can substitute quinoa for milk... But maybe there are better substitutes....

And now with the photo hopefully...

hehe notspartacus,only meat and Jaffa cakes,I love it.
And kwik I thought what the hell damage can dairy do in 2 days but was feeling a bit paranoid. I ve had eggs,salmon, chick peas or chicken at practically every meal. Quinoa is a verygood protein source,butIcant stand it. Just had a latte but it was semiskimmed, I have whey protein shakes might have a couple of those before last scan+ water
And yeah you re right about the scans, I have follicles and a lead one at 16mm so like you Kwik could be my golden egg. Obviously a clinic is going to warn u of chances of success but with an AMH of 1.2, I think its not bad
Good luck goingcrazy with your EC tomorrow.
Take care everyone x

Try quinoa in soup or in a salad with loads of vinagarette :)

Everhopeful76, yes i'm doing this ivf journey on my own too!! i have back up from 3 very good friends who i've known for years!! i've not found the right life partner of the male variety yet!! still looking and you just know he'll appear once i'm very pregnant!! but hey ho, age is not on my side so we'll see what the future holds!!
muddyboots, i had to set alarms to remember to do the pessaries as i forgot one day and did it an hour and half late!! oops
sorry ladies trying to make sense of the dairy thing above, i've been dairy free for years due to colitis and a severe intolerance, use soya products instead plus broccoli, spinach and baked beans, as well as a multi vitamin to supplement my non dairy diet, is that enough??

goinggrey I have heard that soy can interfere with fertility... Maybe switch to quinoa (blimey I should buy shares in the stuff, the amount I push it!).

It is official: clexane is offcially the worst of the bunch injections wise!!!

Kwick709, thb i'm very limited food and drink wise, as the colitis doesn't like change, only use soya spread for toast and sandwiches, plus benecol soya pro biotic drink things, i have no idea what quinoa is or what's in it??