IVF in May/JUNE 2017..cycle buddies!

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Hi

I noticed there's a IVF thread for March/April and now June - but no May.

My egg collection is scheduled week commencing the 15th May. On my next period (due around 3rd April) I have to go down for my bloods.
Anyone else?

Hi all, hope your Mondays are going well!

flirty 76?! Oh my! You are so lucky to have them all frozen. I can imagine it's frustrating but you have all those chances for the future.
ticking how are you feeling? Sending you sticky bean wishes! Take it easy!
maple same same with bruises! My legs are dotted with them, some quite big! I asked the nurse today and she said if you get a blood vessel then they bleed, and to apply firm pressure, which should minimalise the blood leakage! I hope your eczema has calmed down and doesn't interfere with anything.
lux 9 sounds like a really good number. Just waiting now? Fingers crossed
elle thank you so much for your kind words this morning. I've been feeling a bit low all weekend and was sat in the waiting room when I read your post. It does only take 1 I guess!

So had the scan today. Appears I have 2 on one side and 2 or 3 on the other. All right size. Oddly no smaller ones that she mentioned. So it's looking tough for us. Even if they manage to get 4 or 5 after the drop off rate getting to fertilised, we'll be lucky to get 2 and probably none to freeze. Booked in for EC on Wednesday first thing. I asked and it's the consultant doing it so relieved about that (seems some places use other people?!). I also asked about the NHS funding for 1 FET and they have to come from the NHS collection round. So even if we go again and somehow manage to get some frozen, we can't use NHS FET funding for them. So a double whammy! Oh well fingers crossed for Wednesday.

I am on 0.5 of buserelin and 375 of menapur. I asked how they got the dose and it's based on your AMH score.
I also asked why some clinics did blood tests and I was only getting scans, she said their protocol is identical for NHS and private, and they don't think the blood tests are required so don't do them, they can get info from the scans. I was worried that my clinic was not monitoring as much.

Oh and does anyone else get a horrible taste in their mouth about 20/30 mins after injections?!

Oops, sorry for the long post 😬

maple wow so glad for you! it seems EC is getting closer. Maybe even by the end of the week? my OTD is on the 26th

lux congratulations on another milestone! fingers crossed for your call tomorrow on how many have fertilised. 9 is a good haul!

lily I was on 0.5 but the nurse told me they were starting me on it because my AMH was quite high...i think that factors into the dose they give you..if its really concerning you, a phone call to the clinic wouldnt hurt.

so many things going on now for everyone..I hope everyone else is doing well

chivin you mean that metallic taste that suddenly crops up right after buserelin! Ugh I thought it was just me. At first I thought it was nothing but I noticed the same thing happening right after. and yes, during my EC, it was a Registrar doing it not a Consultant. and Im on the same boat as you with the NHS FET, we didnt have anything to freeze so we lose on it in case were having to go through another cycle again. Sucks but what can you do. Which clinic are you using if you dont mind me asking? Wednesday is so close! good luck!

Thanks for the info ladies - feeling a lot better this afternoon. My AMH is 20 which I think is an average number so I have to trust they know what they are doing.
I think it's obvious it's having an effect as I had some anxiety today, tired, some hot flushes and night sweats last night! So after a bad night sleep I was feeling a bit crazy today x

ticking I thought I was imagining the taste! Glad someone has ratified it for me!! I am at Bath Fertility Clinic.
Is this your first cycle?

Chivin keeping all my fingers crossed for you on Wednesday. It's getting exciting for you!!

lily sounds like the same symptoms I had. when does your baseline scan happen?

chivin thank goodness for websites like these. we all need the support we can get. Yes my first time as well so kind of feel like a spaced out zombie just following what the doctors and nurses are saying

Thanks lily not sure exciting is the right word right now!! Nervous more so!! I'm 39 with low AMH (well normal for 39) so was really hoping to get some to freeze as I'm only getting older, and wanted a few in there if m/c. Time will tell 😬🤔
Now got the big injection tonight - how is it anyone who has done it?!

ticking which clinic are you at? How you feeling? How getting on with any medicine?!

Ticking - i get bloods only on 23rd - am going to ask why no scan but all clinics are different. If all ok I hopefully get go ahead for the Gonal.
Chivin - nerve racking must be an understatement but exciting for you as well to soon be at that stage for EC. Couple more days for growth too, I'm sure you'll be fine. Get some hot water bottles on the follies!

lily are hot water bottles good?! Haven't heard or read that yet!!

I've picked that tip up from some other girls getting ready for EC to help promote follicle growth so I would be all over that x

chivin i was given ovitrelle, its not that bad, if youve been on menopur youll find it easier to dispense and goes in easier. Im at chelsea and westminster. Honestly my stomach doubled in size the day after. By the time EC came, i was 5 inches bigger. The pessaries they give after doesnt help with the bloating either. On the day of EC i was sick alot. They said its normal and yes agree with lily the hot water bottle is a good idea. They say it helps with them growing. I did that in between my 1st and 2nd scan and it probably contributed to the growth..Definitely no hot water bottle after ET tho

lily yeah youre right every clinic does things differently. One more week of waiting

Chivin sounds like some follies had a growth spurt since you last scan is that right? Good luck for Wednesday! What trigger have you got?

Ticking not looking forward to the sudden bloatedness after trigger! I've got pregnyl..

Well after doing a blood test this morning the clinic never called!! Normally they have called by 5:30. So I'm guessing I just do the same dose as what I have been doing - I think that's what the nurse said before. Feel like the blood test was pointless and I bruised for no reason! Huff.

Lily and elle glad to hear the downregging is going ok, I don't start until Friday, I think I'm the last on this thread to start? Having the meds delivered on Wednesday. Beginning to feel a little anxious about it all but have decided that I want to keep things as normal as possible.

Good luck everyone else about to have EC or have just had egg transfer my fingers are crossed for you all

I had two blastocysts put back today (frozen cycle). All went fine and in the spirit of doing everything I could, I had acupuncture before and after and went to Waitrose to buy pineapple juice and Brazil nuts. DD was at my parents last night and today which was great, but unfortunately came back this evening with chicken pox. So i will be entertaining her tomorrow instead of having a relatively restful day sitting down at work :-( never mind!

I'd forgotten the bloating. i remember someone telling me my ovaries were the size of grapefruots at egg collection! And even at my 12 week scan, the sonographer said they were still very enlarged.

Good luck everyone. Oh and yes to hot water bottles for encouraging follicle growth.

Congratulations on being PUPO Moggle!

Take it easy (as easy as you can with DD!). How exciting! 2 as well - fingers crossed for you x

ticking was ovitrelle too, totally agree re ease, less scary than it looked in the clinic!!
maple yes they've grown, but I don't think any new ones. Still bit gutted there's not many there. At a 60% average fertilising ratio there's not much wiggle room in the numbers. Looking doubtful they'll get 2 to transfer!
moggle congrats on transfer, great news. Not so good about DD and chicken pox, can you persuade her to watch movies all day?!

Things are definitely speeding up on this thread - so glad to be able to touch base with others going through similar experience.

Chivin - best of luck for the EC! I found the sedation fine, and it all felt just rather dreamy. A wee bit of pain, but sort of abstract, like it was happening to someone else. I did feel intensely bloated after - even more than beforehand. It seemed to have gone down this morning, but back again tonight. Reminds me of pregnancy actually; I used to feel fairly normal in am, then increasingly waddly by night. I'm 38, so hear you on the age anxiety. But...from all everyone says - you just need one. That's what I'm trying to reassure myself with, anyway.

Moggle - congrats on transfer and fingers crossed for you for next two weeks. Argh, bad timing with the chicken pox. I second chivin's suggestion of movie watching. Can you enlist family at all?

79karen I definitely found the anticipation worse than the actual doing of it all, with the injections, etc. You'll be fine; it quickly becomes fairly routine.

AFM - I posted on the main board as had a bit of a wobble over our embryo plan. Had 5 eggs fertilise out of 8 mature. Embryologist is advocating only checking at day 5. I know it's advised, but I'm quietly terrified there will be nothing to show for all this work. Feel a bit suspended now. I'm actually glad I have a busyish week, which will make the wait until Saturday easier. Got to organise some acupuncture, if it's not too late. Brain is full.

Moggle hooray for being PUPO! Rubbish about DD having chicken pox hope you aren't running around too much.

Chivin fingers are tightly crossed for you!

Lux any news?

Just had my scan - think I have about 12 follicles. My only concern was when I asked about lining she said it wasn't perfect but "satisfactory" likely to trigger tonight! Eep!

Maple that's great news - your follies have rocketed ahead, you must be thrilled! Keep us posted on EC. I'm sure the 'satisfactory' comment is neither here nor there; I've found some of the staff at my clinic are super positive and some are fairly downbeat about the same facts.

I'm just waiting for Friday now, when we hear how many of our fertilised eggs make it to blast. Fingers crossed.

Looking through all the posts and noticing lots of tips that people have picked up- none of them I've read in my little 'Guide to IVF' book! Acupuncture on certain days, hot water bottle, brazil nuts!

Would everyone mind sharing their tips for each stage? DR, stimming, EC and then ET. It would be great to know that we are all doing everything to make this a success!

Through DR I am

• drinking at least 2L of pure water a day plus other drinks
• cut down to two real teas a day
• eating avocados and generally eating healthy, lots of green veg, nuts and seeds, blueberries etc
• exercising 2 hours a week (run/jog or a walk if I'm feeling tired) and trying a yoga session each week
• acu once a week

Stimming- I was advised the above and lots of protein, up the water intake to 3L. Hot water bottle on the follies, glass of milk a day... And try and just be happy and not focus too much on diet etc, have treats when I need it. For after transfer I had read to:

• wear warm socks to keep the womb warm, but no baths and no hot water bottles.
• keep a little active i.e. Don't go to bed for 3 days. Takes some walks.
• stop the running
• eat as if pg
• try some meditation/yoga