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.

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.

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.

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!!!

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

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!

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 😘

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!

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 !

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.

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

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

Good luck today Strandy and Wish!

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

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.

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

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!

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 :(

Yes, Spread I'm PUPO now! Feel excited and relieved that we've made it this far. Right up until this morning it felt like things could still go wrong! It is going to be an incredibly long 2w though.

Sorry Wish that you had a bad reaction! EC is unpleasant enough without that. That is a great number though. Hope you are back home recovering now? I didn't feel too bad that night of it but the next day pain had set in and I felt shivery and bloated.

Congratulations on being PUPO mist!

Eish wish I know how that feels! I was told that usually women who collect more than 15 eggs tend to get up-chucky after EC just because it's such a huge shock to the body. Hope you're feeling better by now x

Thanks tiny I am feeling better but so sore :( didn't realise it was going to hurt so much to be honest! Feels like I have been through proper surgery !

Guys they rang. So I had 20.

4 were too small to fertilise. 2 were degenerate (whatever that means!), 2 didn't fertilise, 1 fertilised abnormally and 1 was "just rubbish" according to the embryologist lol.

The other TEN fertilised !!!

So waiting till Monday to see how many survived ! Fingers crossed most of them will 😥

Wish, that's amazing!!! Well done you!

Strandy, you ok?

Sadly AF arrived today - well pinkish on my tissue (sorry TMI). It's definitely starting now so it's game over for us this time round. Feel sad but trying not to get too down about it. I know I'm very blessed to have a DD so focusing my energies on that now.

Going to hang around to find out how you all do - fingers and toes crossed ladies xx

Shit Spread I'm so sorry. I've been there. I know exactly how it feels. Cry if you need to. Live in the moment and feel the grief. Be bitter, angry, sad... anything you want to be. I cried for a good few hours when I saw the most negative blankest whitest pregnancy test after my FET round last year.

Hug your DD tight tonight and make sure you're getting support from your OH too. We are all thinking of you xx

spread so sorry to hear about AF 😔 we are all here for you so like tiny said do whatever you need to! HUGS

I'm so sorry Spread.