IVF Cycle buddies March/April

[Hobbes39]

I know we are only partway through February, but I'm down to start our 2nd round of IVF once my period starts at the end of this month, so thought I'd start a cycle buddies thread now as I gear up..!
Our history is that we have a 3.5yo DS, naturally conceived, but have been trying for a sibling for 2 years now... we had an ectopic pregnancy just over a year ago, but after that nothing... so as I'll be 40 next month, we decided there wasn't time to waste anymore and had all the tests last year but we are 'unexplained'... so we had a cycle of IVF in November/December but sadly was unsuccessful as ended in a chemical pregnancy. So here we go again - fingers crossed it's 2nd time lucky...! If anyone else is starting soon then would be great to have the support! Xx

Jody & Wanda - I'm so sorry, but at least you both can be sure now xx
My failed cycle last time was not long before xmas, so I decided to drink A LOT at a neighbour's xmas party, and I really don't drink much at all these days... it was the one positive I could cling on to..! So please have a nice glass of wine or 3 and look after yourselves, I'm so sorry it didn't work out for you this time xxx
Kmmr - eek - that's exciting/ scary - I'll keep everything crossed for you that it's just a slow starter and will come good - are you back tomorrow for blood test again? Good luck xx

Thanks Hobbes. Am half a bottle of wine down and feeling a bit better. We'll try again but at the moment it feels such an uphill struggle.

Hoping all the ladies currently stimming are doing well and that those embies on the 2WW (hhno and annab) are nestling in for the long haul.

Wanda I'm so so sorry to hear your news hope your ok!!!! Xxxx

Anna congratulations I hope we can bring some luck to this thread

Honestly girls please don't lose hope . I have experienced both sides of ivf the first time success (with my son) literally went by the book everything went so smoothly to this time round struggling, crying trying failing to fail multiple times and just as I lost all hope it worked! With the support of people around me and determination/denial I carried on and thought to myself maybe this will never happen I cried most nights and most days I wasn't myself but it can happen!
Please stay positive girls persevere and believe it will work...
I wish you all so much luck xxx

wanda im so sorry about your blood test, take it easy over the weekend. I dont know if it will help you but i found once i had got my head round it failing having a plan for our next go really helped me look forward.

kmmr hope your resting up and letting that embie settle in, whens yr next blood test?

hhno what you wrote was lovely and brought tears to my eyes, fingers crossed we will all get there!

My clinic just called and we are going to day 5!!! I am so pleased, i know there is still a way to go but all 6 embryos are still in the running with 4 good quality ones! X

Hhno2 what a lovely post ❤

Hope that's amazing news about your embies! Really pleased for you!

Wanda I am so very sorry 💐 take it easy and think about your little Frostie! Don't lose hope x

AFM not much to tell, going back next week for bloods & scans so will keep you all updated! Feel like I'm the last one on here for EC & ET!

Good luck hope and ozzyboo xx

Fantastic news hope! A new milestone for you!

Thanks all. I am feeling a bit better today. I know first time success is unusual and we are lucky to have a frostie. We will book a follow up appointment with the clinic and see what they say about next steps for a FET cycle.

hhno, your message was really lovely. Thank you.

hope, wonderful news about your embies, hopefully you may get one or two to freeze!

Wishing you all lots of luck.

Wanda - am so sorry and hope your and your DP are ok. As others have suggested, enjoy some wine and focus on your little frostie
jody - hope you're feeling better today
Anna - huge congratulations! Such lovely news!
Hope - great news on the embies!
Ozzy - I'm still waiting for EC and ET too! On day 10 of stims now and EC not looking likely until Wednesday at the earliest. Seems to be taking much longer to get there than it has for everyone else so hope that doesn't mean there's a problem My clinic won't give numbers and measurements of follicles (to stop you googling and getting stressed out) - they just just whether they're happy with progress or not
Hhno2 - such a lovely message and hope you're well!

Great news hope
wanda and jody hope you're feeling ok.
AFM I am officially PUPO. Eeek.
Out of the 3 fertilised 2 made it to good quality and the other one didn't make it at all.
I always wanted 2 put back in so that's what happened.
Am a bit sad that we had none to freeze, partly because we are self funding I suppose.
Anyway these ones are going to stick!!
Going home to rest, absolutely gutted to be told along with no baths I am not allowed to sunbathe and the weather is gorgeous!!!
Hope everyone else is ok, sorry am on phone and wanted to update. Ironically I'm holding off telling anyone in rl (those that know!) as I want to keep it our little secret - you lovely ladies are different though!

Jones good luck for this morning, hopefully a lovely blast getting ready to snuggle in. In my sucessful fresh transfer I started with 9, and had 1 blast left by day 5.
Hobbes well done on being PUPO!
geeup How long until testing for you?

AFM - I'm very up and down emotionally. Feeling very pregnant today, huge boobs, nausea, tired. But I've no idea how much is in my head. I keep trying to find out if symptoms just fade away with a chemical or not. No sign of AF at least.

Blood test will be on Tuesday. Might test again tomorrow and see if it's coming up as positive still.

Hobbes, like you I've no chance of sitting around! My little boy is very active, and today insisted on being carried around a lot. I'm feeling lots of strange twinges, and I'd really rather not be carrying 13kg of wiggling toddler, but no choice. Not complaining though, he's gorgeous and I know how lucky I am to have him.

No sunbathing?! Oh my goodness 🙈 I hope it rains cats & dogs the week of my ET.. I am a sun worshiper ☀️ I'll go out and get lots of sun for us both Bjones 😂
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Lulahbelle* glad to hear some one is still with me! Although am still behind you.. ETA for EC is 19th April providing everything goes ok, so may even be a couple of days after!
Such a pain as my other half is in the marines and getting time off work for him is even harder! Especially at such short notice!

Sorry Bjones forgot to say congrats on the 2 embies, hopefully they are making them selves right at home in your womb! X x

Hi all! What a lovely day

Oops! posted too soon!
Must be the sunshine...!
That's amazing news Hope! Fabulous that you have so many good quality ones - good luck for Monday!
Bjones congrats to you on being PUPO - I've crossed everything so many times everything is permanently crossed now!
Hope everyone else is doing ok & enjoying the sun.
Keep us posted Kmmr - thinking of you and hope it's good news x

bjones congratulations on being PUPO! So exciting, fingers crossed for us all!

lulahbelle your cycle sounds very similar to mine, i stimmed for 13 days in the end and that was after 3.5 weeks of sniffing too, it felt like it took forever so dont worry i just think every clinic and each person is different.
My clinic dont give numbers or measurements of follicles either as they dont want you to get hung up on it, i sneeked a peek at my final scan
Fingers crossed they will have u triggering mon for EC weds!

Xxx

kmmr hope you're ok. can you do a test with the same brand you used before? I did that with a FRER which was what I had with my first pregnancy 3 years ago (lovely dark line). The line being faint when I first tested tipped me off that it probably wasn't quite time to celebrate. Then the next day I tested again and it had faded so I knew the hcg was going down. I had symptoms for a couple of days afterwards, although could have been the pessaries.

Congrats jones. Fantastic news. Did you have to convince them to let you have 2 put in? I can't remember how old you are but think it's your first cycle no?

Ps because I am stupid desperate a danger to myself, I just tested with 4pm wee, an hour after I last weed and guess what it was negative. Don't feel too bad though as knew 5dp5dt is ridiculously optimistic on a cheapie when it's not FMU. I just so want to know. OTD is Friday and OH has told me to wait till then so this was a stealth test. I won't test again until earliest wed but might be able to wait till Friday like I'm supposed to as OH will be home with me to stop me.

Thanks everyone for kind words
geeup yes first cycle. I'm 40 (so old apparently!!) no they didn't need convincing at all. On day 3 when 1 was clearly ahead they said if the other 2 didn't catch up they would only put 1 in. But thankfully 1 had caught up. I would have gone with their judgement of course, but right from the start of this journey I always said that if it was possible then I would have 2 put in.
I was also advised to have the embryo glue, so I did!
I think that is way too early, try and hold out (she says on day1 and already beginning to wonder!!!)

Hi ladies, been away for a bit. Turns out I did have OHSS so Google saying it was a good sign getting it that late was right 🙂 Mine is mild but I wouldn't want to see severe as am so swollen and sore! I have also had a bit of bleeding but mostly brown and only when I wiped a couple of times (so far) so still very hopeful..
Very best of luck for everyone on this board, IVF is such a tough journey! x

Did a FRER this morning and there was only a barely there whisper of a line. Im so disappointed. Now I'm not sure I can give up. So close yet so far. Sigh

I'm out. Had a tiny bit of pink when I wiped last night and woken up to dark red AF and my normal period cramps - today is only 6dp5dt. Not even the cyclogest can keep her away. I'm still 5 days away from even OTD. Feel numb.

Morning ladies
Geeup - ug, im so sorry it's so hard when AF comes early even with the progesterone, happened to me last time and wasn't really prepared for it - feels so unfair. There is a small possibility of bleeding and still being pregnant - so you'll have to check with your clinic what to do, but I was told to keep taking the crinone even although I was gushing blood, right up to OTD just in case. I'm so sorry xx
And you too kmmr - I'm sorry it does sound like you've had a chemical - it is heartbreaking to be so close. Thinking of you... the positive is that your embryo must have got to the stage where it hatched and implanted so you know that you can get that far, so you just need a little more luck and hopefully you will get there xxx
God, I wish they could hurry up and improve the technology of the whole thing, so success rates could be higher - it's so crap that we all put ourselves through so much to do this, but it doesn't work every time. I feel having done this shit we thoroughly deserve to get positives, so makes me so when people are left heartbroken xxxx

Morning all,
geeup am so sorry. Take care of yourself.
kmmr so sorry for you too. Take care of yourself
I know it's only a small thing to cling onto but as hobbes says at least you know the embryo got that far. I know I'm going to be devastated if it fails but I have felt extremely thankful every stage I've got to.
annab hope you're ok today
And everyone else too, enjoy the sunshine (as I'm not allowed 😤)