December/January 17 cycle buddies

[HelloMist]

Is anybody else about to start a cycle?

I start down regging on boxing day! I could use some company.

[wishmeluck16]

Hey guys small update.

EC went well but sedation made me throw up everywhere so I am in my hospital bed waiting still to be discharged. Every other lady gas long gone. I am 3 hours post coming out of surgery!

In the bright side they got 20!

strandy how's things for you? I'm in a lot of pain from it all :(

[SpreadTheLove]

Oh Tiny, that's so frustrating. Sending a huge hug. Let's just hope that those follies start responding for you by Mon. I know it's so tough with this whole process, and especially your sad loss of your little boy, to try to stay hopeful and positive, but please don't give up hope yet. Fingers crossed, you'll start to get some good news coming your way xxx

HelloMist, are you PUPO?! Welcome to the longest two weeks of your life!

Wish and Strandy, how were your ECs?? Hoping you're both resting up.

AFM, long weekend ahead. Find out Mon!

[TinySalmon]

Scan and blood test today. So they are upping my dosage after all because I'm not responding to stims. The problem is if my oestrogen comes back really high from the blood test then they will be nervous of upping my dosage because then my oestrogen will be sky-high and cause me problems... so I'm caught in limbo. Currently have 12 follicles, 2 big ones taking the lead and 10 smaller ones. If the smaller ones don't improve by Monday then worst case is we will have to abandon this cycle. Feeling really shitty and depressed

[HelloMist]

Thanks for your replies yes, need to keep repeating that mantra. I'm feeling quite uncomfortable too so wish my body was getting longer to recover. But on the other hand, excited to get a little embie on board sooner than expected.

Spread hoping as the others say it is just too early.

[wishmeluck16]

Thanks tiny! I'm here now sitting in my hospital bed waiting! Think I am in next! 😕

[TinySalmon]

Good luck today Strandy and Wish!

[TinySalmon]

Gosh strandy that is very annoying news. Once you're "in the zone" and ready to crack on with it, having someone tell you to wait is infuriating! Echoing what Wish has said, numerous studies have concluded that frozen cycles are actually better for you and have a greater chance of success because your body is drug-free and has had time to recover so I hope that gives you comfort. Although for me my fresh cycle was successful and my frozen was unsuccessful! Nothing like bucking the trend When I went to the clinic for our first consultation I was 27 (I'm almost 29 now. DP is 15 years older than me though so that's why we don't want to waste anymore time trying for baby!) and they said I was the youngest there that they were treating at the moment. Great! I love being "special"

Mist I'm sorry to hear about your fertilisation rate :( Last time I had 15 eggs collected and only 3 made it to day 5. Two were duds (failed FET and one completely gave up and died during the thawing process), and 1 was a success but we all know how that ended.

But it really genuinely only takes 1! Try not to be too disheartened. Would you consider putting both embryos back in?

Oh dear Spread... stay away from the pg tests!!! I'm the worst for this so I am being a total hypocrite when I say this. Your OTD is your OTD for a reason - too early for HCG to be picked up in your wee. Next time you feel like poas, jump on here and ask us to distract you! Every day during the 2ww after IVF feels like a month, it's torture xx

[SpreadTheLove]

Best of luck tomorrow Strandy and Wish! Praying for lots of good eggs being collected.

HelloMist - I hear you about worrying that only two embies fertilised. Although I had 4/8 fertilise, they put one back in me and only 1 out of the other 3 made it to blastocyst stage to be frozen. As they say though, it only takes one right?!

AFM, like a complete plonker, I buckled and did a hpt last night AND this morning. Both BFN!! Guess that'll teach me to be patient! I'm still only 10 days post 3 day transfer today so know it's early. Holding out hope that there'll be better news on Monday...(and that I don't obsessively test every day til then)

Good luck ladies

[HelloMist]

They collected 10 eggs which I was feeling good about, but only 2 fertilised. quite disappointed that it's so low. Rather than take them to blastocyst and perhaps end up with none they want to do transfer tomorrow (day 2). Will most likely just do 1 and hopefully freeze the other but will discuss it with them tomorrow. Hoping our chances aren't way lower for a D2 embie.

wish those numbers do sound high to me too! But I'm sure the clinic is being careful not to risk overstimulating. Perhaps a lot of those are still small. (It could be that the 40+ number was "antral follicles" which they use to get an idea of your ovarian reserve and how you might respond to stims, as I understand it. Not all of those will grow enough to be collected). Ask your clinic to explain if you're worried! sounds like you don't need to be as they say it's fine.

Good luck Strandy and Wish for EC! Let us know how it goes.

[wishmeluck16]

strandy sorry to hear you overstimulated- how can you tell? is it just the pain, or is it the clinic that tells you from your bloods?

I mean I have 42 follicles so thought that was classed as over stimming, but I feel fine and at the moment they are confident we will be going ahead as usual. so slightly confused?

however I have also heard that a frozen transfer is good and if not BETTER chance of working so pleased for you all the same :) we can be EC buddies tomorrow nevertheless !

[Strandy]

Hi Everyone

Wish - I'm getting EC tomorrow too. I did the trigger last night. I am overstimulated though - felt so swollen last night and very constipated. I was so emotional.

Mist I am glad your EC went well. I have a little one too and am putting him into creche for the full day tomorrow - poor little guy :-( I just need to have rest int he house and not have him jumping all over me when I get back from doing EC at the clinic tomorrow afternoon.

I have more difficult news - my fresh transfer is cancelled due to overstimulation. They will retrieve the eggs tomorrow and do everything else, but I will have a frozen cycle in a few months time I believe. Now is not the right time. I need the lining to be right and my hormones to balance out a bit... from all I'm reading, this is NOT a bad thing and actually allows me time to recover.

Anyone else have this situation? Good luck all.

Tiny - I am sorry that you have been feeling anxious. You're a brave girl doing injections in the toilets but dead right to still go out for an anniversary meal! I'm at a work do tonight (the evening before egg collection..!!?!!?) but I figure that it will take my mind off things to be out for a meal with colleagues. I am completely off alcohol and will only stay for about three hours max, but it helps to be around company. I find that I get sorry for myself on my own or just sitting at home....

Looking forward to hearing all the news!

[wishmeluck16]

Final injection in! Here is to a nice day tomorrow with no jabs and an awesome egg collection on Friday!

Nervous but excited. It's OK to be excited right?!

Mist how many eggs if I may ask? So excited for you. You have to let us know after your phone call tomorrow. We are all here for you! hugs

Tiny good news about your bloods. I am sure your body will catch up. Keep us posted 😘

[HelloMist]

Sorry didn't post earlier. EC went well. the pain relief was better than last time and they retrieved a good number of eggs. Have needed to sleep off the sedatives and start eating normally again after not being allowed breakfast. Started crinone gel. Hoping for good news tomorrow when we'll know how many fertilised!

DH has been great doing a lot with DD today so I could rest.

Sorry anxiety is getting to you Tiny. This isn't easy and especially not after your loss. Hot chocolate sounded tempting so I've followed your lead!

Good luck for tonight Wish!

[TinySalmon]

Hooray wish! How exciting! Eeeek!

Clinic called and said my bloods were fine so they are keeping my dosage as is and will have to see if my body "catches up with itself" on Friday. Had a cry to DP this evening who has since calmed me down and now enjoying a hot chocolate in front of the tele

[wishmeluck16]

Good luck Mist! hope it goes well! we are all thinking of you!

Tiny, sounds like it was a romantic dinner nevertheless. I know what you mean about being over emotional. Do not worry I think we all know what you mean!

I got the call today. Final injection tonight 11.30pm!!

Then a break from the jabs tomorrow and in for EC on Friday- eeeekkkk!!!

[TinySalmon]

Good luck for EC today mist! Thinking of you and let us know how you get on.

Wish did you get the call?

Anniversary dinner was super low-key, we only had one glass of champagne each as we are trying to be healthy in the lead up to EC and ET. Also a bit sad as we should have had our baby son with us but nice to think he is in heaven smiling down.

Had scan at clinic this morning and got really upset and started crying as they told me I wasn't responding to hormones as well as last time so they might need to up my dosage pending results of blood test. I feel silly now about crying but any piece of negative news sends me over the edge and my anxiety goes through the roof.

[HelloMist]

Thanks, Spread. I did trigger, and you were right, it was fine. I'm nervous again for egg collection tomorrow, can't seem to help it. I felt better than I expected to today and am paranoid that it's a bad sign! I should be glad for the drug free day. Really tired, need to get to bed now.

Wish good luck with your trigger if they ring!

Tiny did you have a good anniversary meal despite it? I hope so.

[wishmeluck16]

aww tiny sucks that you have to inject during you meal! I take all my meds as injections so nothing to sniff.

however mine are all in the morning so I have to do them at work- equally awkward although my boss knows all about it so I inject in front of him!

I am so terribly sorry to hear about your loss during your first cycle. Fingers crossed for you here!

clinic rang me to say to carry on treatment and they will call again tomorrow about potentially me taking the final injection! eeek- cant wait!

[TinySalmon]

I dunno... I was so excited during first cycle because I was so naive about it all and that's great because it worked but then I gave birth to my son at 5 months pregnant and lost him and then we had to wait for FET and that failed and I just think what's next?!

Synarel is the ovulation suppressant used by my clinic on long protocol. Have to sniff it, each nostril morning and evening, and it gives me the worst headaches imaginable!

It's my DP and my anniversary today! We are going out somewhere fancy tonight and I'll be injecting my thigh in the loos. Oh so glamorous life of trying to make a baby!

[wishmeluck16]

hey Tiny! oo how exciting! why would you think the scan tomorrow will be bad? I'm sure there will be no problems at all :)

whats the synarel spray? are you on long or short protocol? I think mcdonalds sounds like an excellent idea you go for it :)

[TinySalmon]

How exciting wish!

I have my first scan & blood test tomorrow since starting stims. I'm really nervous because I was fine last time and I'm just panicking that they say this time there is a problem.

Have been stuck in bed all day with excruciating headache from Synarel spray. I might go get McDonalds takeaway for lunch as a treat

[wishmeluck16]

Hey everyone how are you all doing?

So went in for my day 8 scan today and basically I am ready for EC! That means trigger injection will be today or tomorrow- eeek!!

So they counted 35 small ones and 7 large follies that they think will have eggs in them! So fingers crossed. Womb lining 10mm which she said was good. I have been reading so much from you all so I was full of questions this time lol

[SpreadTheLove]

Hi all

Wish - OMG that's amazing! With that many follies, there's great odds on a good number fertilising I hope...

HelloMist - exciting that you might trigger tonight. It's honestly fine - hardest part was staying awake as it can be quite late! Really hope EC goes well - I was also so scared but it was truly fine. Try not to focus on your last experience. Sending luck.

Tiny - glad all sorted and no more bleeding!

Strandy - sorry to hear your news. I was also told at my last scan before EC that my lining might be too thick to implant. They then did a blood test and checked progesterone and confirmed it was ok. I had never heard of a lining being too thick but once I started looking it up, I realised it's not that uncommon. Don't worry - the key is that the follies are developing nicely.

AFM - a week today is my beta and I'll know one way or the other whether embie has stuck.... trying so hard to prepare myself for both outcomes... but it's so hard!

[wishmeluck16]

Hello everyone

Hope you are all well. Strandy I am sorry to hear about the womb lining- I also have no info on my lining at all so don't know what to say about it.

As it is my first time, I am really confused about the info they gave me at my scan yesterday.... here are my results on day SIX scan yesterday.

I have 17 on one side and 18 follies on the other side that are still small (but I only started stimms on day 5 so had only had one injection before this scan).

I THEN have a further 3 on one side and 2 on the other that have grown.

I don't know the sizes or anything but I have 40 in total!

BUT they weren't worried. they said to carry on the dose I am on and come in for day 8 scan and even day 10 scan. so....

[HelloMist]

Oh no, Strandy that is disappointing as you were probably feeling excited and ready to go! I hope fertilisation goes well and that it isn't too long a wait. I did hear of someone on another thread having similar but I don't know much more about it. My clinic haven't specified lining thickness unless I asked, so I'm not sure what is ideal and what's too thick. I think today they said mine's 12mm which they were happy with (I am probably triggering tonight, awaiting phone call to confirm after blood test). I had about 12 follicles.

Was debating whether to ask for a general anaesthetic (my EC was painful last time) but have just said sedation: they say they've improved the combination since a few years ago. They say most women are fine with it.