Cycle buddies Oct/Nov 16

[Hope2409]

Hello,

Is anyone else about to start a cycle?
I start down regulating on Sunday, estimated embryo transfer week beginning 21st Nov, this will be my first round of IVF/ICSI after 3.5 years trying to concieve.

Mixture of emotions, excited to be starting after waiting so long to get here, nervous about side effects of drugs and injecting and terrified it wont work! The joys of infertility!

Xxx

Wow glass thank you so much for that.
If it's any consolation (I hope) I'll be back in my routine of working Sunday, shopping Monday, working Tuesday and Wednesday (which is my weekly routine) then I fly to New York for a week on Thursday night. I land early hours on Saturday 26/11 which happens to be my OTD so hopefully I won't have the temptation of testing early if I'm busy sight seeing and shopping!

Kez- I think a trip to new York may be the perfect 2ww approach! Everything crossed for you.

Thank you Sara. The trip has been booked for 18 months so I can't exactly avoid it!! Just bad timing I guess, well good timing really enough distractions in New York to keep my mind off things!!

Hello everyone,

blue good luck with your trigger shot tonight, not long now. How r u feeling?

My next scan is Weds, hoping to see some good growing follies!

kez hope it all went well today, how r u felling? Your trip sounds like the perfect distraction for your 2ww!

Thanks Hope. I have been resting all day but just popped out to see the fireworks as I have a friend I go with every year and didn't want her to miss out. The trains were a little messed up though and I explained I have to be home by 8pm for the trigger shot. Her response was why didn't I bring the drugs with me Cos prepping the injections and jabbing while out and about are so much fun! I showed her the pic from the other day and I think she got why not. I'm nearly home now. I'm really nervous but trying to stay calm.

Kez I have everything crossed for you. I'm quite jealous of your trip it sounds like the perfect distraction!

Hope fingers crossed for some nice growing follies, how are you feeling?

Blue that sounds a bit stressful, hope it's all straightforward once you get home

Glad u have been resting up blue. Thats nice going to see the fireworks with yr friend, bless her but people just dont get it do they! Some people can be really supportive n kind but when it comes down to it just dont understand ! To them its just like yeah bring it with u, coz its normal to whip out yr injection kit n shoot up on the train isnt it!!!!
I'm still a week away from where yr at so have no wise words of experience but try to stay calm, u have made it this far! Xxx

Hope you are ok Blue, I can imagine I'll be a nervous wreck at your stage too as the trigger shot seems like the starting gun to me... if that makes sense. I was told by a friend of mine who went through this process 3 full, 2 FET times that it's best to try to just think only of each bit and not jump ahead in my mind... and it helped me with starting my injections anyway, to just think as practically as I could, to try to take away nerves... not sure if that helps much tho! I also have had a friend who asked me on Friday if I could just bring the injection with me to do at swimming (I had told her I might be slightly late as was psyching myself up!) I think folks who haven't been thru this think that the injections are just like epi-pens or something - I know I did before seeing the huge bag of needles I was sent home with!
Good luck for the trigger, I'm sure it will be fine x
Hope everyone else is doing ok too & kez - your trip sounds like the perfect way to spend the tww! X

Feeling a little on edge actually custard since starting my cycle i havent been sleeping well but this week has been the worst and i feel so so tired and have been getting a bit stressy and short tempered had some mild cramping too or i could be imagining it as i think about it all the time!!!

Hope I think you're allowed to be a bit stressy ATM! I know what you mean about not being able to tell if your getting cramps or just imaging it, I was exactly the same before my first scan.

Hope it went ok blue

Trigger all done! Bit of drama though. I managed to snap the Pregnyl open not very cleanly so the top of the vial shattered I was worried that I'd got glass into the powder, I couldn't see any, but eventually realised that the needles were fine enough to not pick it up even if they were in there. I've never ever done that before, trust me to do it today! Feeling a bit queasy so it'll be an early night for me.

Kez congrats on being PUPO. Your trip sounds great, I'm sure you'll have a lovely time.

Glass great tips. I went back to work during my last 2ww so wasn't really thinking about it.

Hobbes one step at a time is the best way, I agree.

Hope sorry you're not sleeping well, is there anything you can do that usually helps you relax? Being stressed and short tempered isn't a surprise, with the drugs and the whole process really.

Custard not long for you now...

Good morning ladies.

Hope I'm feeling fine to be honest, don't feel any different. Well apart from all the progesterone symptoms - bloating, cramping, sore boobs, achey back - you know, the usual!
How you getting on with stims?
What's next for you?

Custard hope you're feeling ok? Did they say what time you'll be going in tomorrow morning? So excited for yo and I hope it's good news!

Blue I had a lot of that during stims. If there were events I couldn't make or had to leave early, friends would say 'bring it with you!' Yes because that's totally normal isn't it - ill look like a junkie while you're all having a good time!
Trigger shot is done now though, 24 hour countdown to EC now!
Hope all goes well in the morning.

Hobbes, glass, Liberte, sara, H
And anyone else I've missed - helloooooo and hope you're all doing ok X

Hi all - is it usual to spot on day 3 of buserelin? Just started this morning and don't remember nurse saying anything...

Just to add, I've just realised that if I wasn't doing this process, it's sound now my period would be due..? I have realised also that I have been concentrating so much on the process of what I need to do, that I don't really know anything about what is expected to happen at each stage..?!

Kez great news re transfer, hope you have twins now that they did 2!! Have a great holiday!!

Custard good luck for urs!

Blue Hope ur ok and good luck to you too!!

Hobbes sorry I can't help, I'm not quite there yet.

Hobbes yes it's normal to bleed while on Buserelin. I started DR on day 21 and my cycles are quite long (31 days on avg) so I wouldn't expect to spot or bleed on day 3 but if you would be due around now anyway, that sounds absolutely fine. There's a really good book called Get A Life (his n hers IVF story) if you want to get a good overview of the whole process. But taking one step at a time is completely normal.

Kez all my injections apart from trigger were first thing in the morning so didn't interfere with social life or events. Not that I've been doing much anyway

Happy Sunday everyone xx

I second that book. Really useful read!

Morning. Hope everyone is doing ok. ? Spotting has completely stopped. Started taking injections last night instead of cyclogest. Feeling pretty sore and bruised (it was quite painful) Where as with the injections from my first attempt in preparation for egg collection didn't hurt what so ever. I'm now 5dpt and I'm trying not to test as previously I was doing it all the time. 😬

Morning everyone,

kez glad yr transfer went well, get packing for yr holiday now and hopefully your 2ww will fly by!

Next for me is scan and bloods weds and again fri where hopefully i will have nice growing follies and be booked in for EC!
Doing ok with stims have got used to the injections now, tired and a bit sore (i think!), just counting down to my scan!

blue and custard hope your both having restful days ready for your big days tomorrow!
I recommend that book too its a great read!

h2016 glad to hear yr spotting has stopped u must be relieved, sorry to hear the injections are painful tho! Please try not to test yet it is too early xxx

Hello to everyone else and i hope your all having a good weekend!

H2016 I've heard that progesterone shots are painful but all for a good cause.

Kez I feel fine, bit nervous I'm booked in at 12 tomorrow.

Hobbes as others have said you should have a period while down regging, so nothing to worry about. In fact my clinic wanted me to let them know if I hadn't had a bleed by the time of my first blood test as they might have extended my time doing DR.

Blue hope you're feeling ok today

H2016 glad the spotting has stopped

Thanks everyone, that's v reassuring - feel so daft not knowing that this would happen, as it makes sense. Feel utterly exhausted too with cramps, so I assume this is basically a period starting now. I have ordered that book from Amazon now...! Thanks for recommendation.
Good luck for the big day tomorrow custard & Blue - will be thinking of you both. Hi to everyone else! X

Hobbes no need to feel daft, I had a similar experience during my first cycle. The buserelin made me feel exhausted too, but I did feel better once I started the stims.

blue and custard all the best for tomorrow, i hope both yr days go well, will be thinking of you xxx