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

Good luck for tomorrow blue and custard. :) hope everyone else is feeling ok and have had a good weekend X

Massive Good Luck to Blue tomorrow for your EC
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Also to Custard on your ET!
Sending you lots of sticky thoughts xx

Good luck blue and custard.!

h2016 step away from the tests. Know it's hard, but you can do it!

Thanks everyone

Good luck for tomorrow Blue

Thanks everyone! Good luck to you today Custard xx

Hope you get good results today blue and custard. Time seems to be going fast to get to EC though maybe not for those on 2ww! H2016- I tested early on first cycle -pretty much every day! No self control. Kez- hope you have fab hol.
AFM feel wiped out today - felt fine when DR now stimming feel drained. Should be other way round...what is wrong with my system? Scan on wed roll on Dec is all i can think 😴

Good luck Blue and Custard
Enjoy NY Kez - very jealous. It's a fab city. And hang on in there Sara. No words of wisdom, as I'm still to start but take it easy.

There were 16 eggs! I'm not going to get too excited until I know the number that are mature and fertilised. I've had more than 50% being immature before, and I'm really hoping the slower dosage will help improve that. (First cycle 13 eggs, 7 mature, 5 fertilised, no blastocysts. Second cycle 24 eggs (!!), 9 mature, 6 fertilised, 3 blastocysts of which 2 transferred leading to 1 pregnancy, and the other not frozen due to poor quality.)

I've just got home and am ready for a bit of a snooze 😴. Just as well I'm off work so I can have a few restful days.

Custard how did you get on?

Sara you're growing follicles which is hard work for your body so it's not unusual to feel drained. Take it easy if you can xx

Hi that's really great blue I have everything crossed for you.

I've just depressed myself so much more by testing. I know I shouldn't have but I gave in and now feel terrible. 😔

It's just too early H2016, don't torture yourself!

I've read so many people getting positives on 6dpt I just think it's Failed again 😔 Feels like Af is coming. 😔

Blue that's great, really hope lots of them are mature and fertilise well over night

H2016 it's still too early, if everyone who was pregnant tested positive at 6dpt they'd tell us to test then. Don't beat yourself up over it, try to be kind to yourself

AFM transfer went well, I had a hatching blast transferred and there are 2 which are possibilities to be frozen today and 3 more which their going to leave until tomorrow to see if they become blasts.

Custard that sounds so promising. Sending lots of luck your way. Let us know how many they freeze. :)

I know what u are saying but I just think Af is coming. Have all the usual symptoms. It's heartbreaking when it doesn't work and I'm not sure I can cope a third time. 😪

They've let me know one has been frozen tonight, not holding out much hope for the others to be honest, they were keeping an eye on 2 last time which didn't make it.

H2016 I know it's devastating when it fails, do you have anything to try and take your mind off it for the next few days?

Aww well fingers crossed and it only takes one so even if they don't you still have another shot with that one :)

Tbh I've been going through this heartache for so long now I should be used to it. I have work from tomorrow but tbh my heart is just not in anything anymore. :(

Having one frozen is one more than last time so I'm happy with that really

H2016 sorry you're having such a hard time , the whole process can grind you down can't it?

I should be used to heart ache by now it's been one thing after another for the past seven year 😔

One is better than none and that's all it takes. Xx

blue thats great fingers crossed lots fertilise overnight! How r u feeling after having it done? Getting plenty of rest i hope!

custard thats great news, even having one frozen is brilliant! Best of luck and fingers crossed this is the one!

h2016 try not to torture yourself, it is still too early, there is still a chance. I'm sure just because u have been through it before doesnt make it any easier, big hugs xxx

sara i am with u with not feeling better whilst stimming, feel pretty drained and definately sore and a bit bloated now, im not imaginging it!

kez how r u doing, r u all packed for your trip?

Blue well done 16 eggs is fab! I know what you mean though, I had 14 eggs and only 3 viable embryos on day 3 so numbers mean nothing really!
Wishing you lots of mature fertilised eggs
Will you get a call tomorrow?

Custard congratulations on being PUPO. It's a strange feeling but I hope the 2ww flies by for you.
Well done on your Frostie too!
When's your test date?

I've been shopping today for last minute bits for my trip, (yes I did wander over to the baby clothes in next, I couldn't help it!)
4 days till I fly & 12 days till I can test.

Wavessssss to everyone else xx

Hi all
H2016 - sending hugs, I haven't got any advice as I've not been through this before, but hang in there xx
Sara - hope you are ok - that's miserable that you are feeling worse on Stimms - I'm hoping I feel better when I start as not enjoying the down regging much... how much longer do they think til your EC? Hope it goes quickly xx
Blue - that's a great number, will keep everything crossed that you get good news tomorrow x
Custard - do you have things planned for the TWW?
Everyone else - hope you are all doing well too!
Xx

Ps - got that book - just read the bit about them having issues with him doing a sample on the day... did anyone do a back up freeze sample as they suggest? Can't imagine how awful that must have been for them!

Sara and Hope sorry to hear you're both suffering.

Hobbes I've got a bake sale on Sat so will be doing stuff for that later this week, then going to start Christmas shopping next week.

I have a probably silly question, I've been calm and relaxed all day but someone has just hammered on the door and properly made me jump and all my stomach muscles contracted. Could that have caused a problem?

Hobbes we haven't frozen sperm, but the book makes a good point about the men not necessarily being given much thought. Like the couple in the book, in my NHS cycle we had to do EC at one hospital and then he had to take the eggs in an incubator to another hospital where he also gave his sample. Such a stressful day!

Custard can't believe that would affect your uterine muscles or the embryo so I think you are fine. Natural to worry I know, but do try to relax xx

Thanks Blue think the stress of today has finally got to me!

Hobbes when I was in for EC the nurse said she thought EC was more stressful for the man as they have to perform

Thanks Hobbes39 I just had a bit of a break down when hubby walked through the door. I'm in bits. Told him its all over. Have the same symptoms of Af coming as I normally do. So no doubt it will be coming by the weekend 😔