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?

well turns out that timeframe was for NHS and after giving the clinic a call back, if we self fund it they can fit me in next Friday! We've decided we'll self fund, we weren't planning a holiday this year anyway hopefully I can begin the process again after that? Just waiting to find out

blackberries good luck for today!

karen thats disappointing news and it is must be so frustrating. I remember when they suspected adenomyosis but it rurned out to be clear thank god. They just want to give you the best chance they can of it working!
chivin as the embryologist told mw today only takes one good one! Good luck

maple thats great news! 7 fertilized out of 10? Thats Brilliant news, i hope i get a similar result tomorrow!

Had my egg collection today and i was on a high dose of sedatives but still wasnt knocked out and could feel everything.
They got 10 eggs and waiting tomorrows phone call to see how many have fertilised.

Good luck everyone

Sorry for the silence, had trouble posting yesterday and after losing 3 posts I gave up!! Today was busy!

lux any news? How did you get on? How many made it? Thinking of you.

broody 10! Wow, that's great news, fingers crossed for the call tomorrow, let us know. Sorry you felt it all, can't imagine that.

maple 7 fertilised! That's amazing! Hope they carry on at the same rate for you!

blackcherries how was ET?

karen I really feel for you, but maybe this will explain your fertility issues, and you'll be successful straight after! Hope so.

Everyone on down regs, and starting stims, stick with it!

AFM I had Day 2 four cell transferred this afternoon. All went smoothly... I think. I wore by black and orange socks and my orange (well coral ish) tshirt! I still have one they are taking to day 5 and if it makes it they'll freeze it. It has divided and looks ok, but she said it looks like it fertilised abnormally, when they looked on day 1 there was only one pronuclei but she said they fade in and out? But looks ok now. So test is to see if it makes blasto stage. Ironically that is the A grade, and the one they transferred was B grade 😬

blackcherries and chivin congrats on this next big stage. Keeping my fingers crossed.

ticking and moggle how you feeling.

broody good luck with call tomorrow. I didn't stay out during my EC either so feel your pain def the worst bit for me so far.

Hope everyone else is doing ok.

thanks everyone, it went well! the frostie thawed nicely and was really good grade (I don't think they gave us grades last time around) but obviously I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much. The nurses are so nice, it really helps.

good luck chivin! My test date is bank holiday monday...

maple 7 fertilised is great, it's a relief every time you get through a 'hoop' isn't it?

broody sounds horrible, hope you can put your feet up for a few days.

hi guys sorry if i've not been on...was back at work this week and the 10hr days wipe me out by the end of the day

lily if this cycle doesnt go well for me, I will start taking up acupuncture...how long have you been doing it for?

karen that so dissapointing after all the waiting. I hope it turns out well. Thinking of you.

blackcherries fingers crossed for you until test day! I didnt realise test day is early for FET? thats really good!

maple 7 fertilised eggs! wonderful news! I hope tomorrow brings more great news. How have you been feeling after the EC?

broody Good luck with the call today! How are you feeling as well post EC?

chivin congrats on transfer! when do you test? gosh, sending you positive vibes for your embie, when do you find out?

ash doing well, watching the days pass by and counting, thank you for asking. although I'm a little lost on whether I should be taking paracetamol for the back pain.

afm, I started doing hpt yesterday lol, I couldnt help it. I wanted to see a baseline negative and whether I would start getting a faint second line as the days passed. I had a lot of preg test kits left behind from the days we were TTC. The pack of 15 ones from amazon are pretty accurate and cheaper than the ones you get in boots/superdrug

Karen - so sorry to hear your frustrating news. That must have been hard to hear, especially when you're psyching up for the DR. But glad that you've decided to go ahead with the private referral, so at least it's a bit quicker.

Blackcherries - congrats on the successful FET transfer! Fingers crossed.

Maple - What a super egg count - you're bound to get some frosties out of that. You must be thrilled.

Broody - Urgh, sorry you had pain with EC, but well done on the large number of eggs, and good luck for the fertilisation call!

Chivin - That's really good news. Well done, little 4-cell! And fingers crossed for the other fighter.

Ticking - Fingers crossed - with the hpt. You're really brave - I've got a sort of aversion to them now, after so many negs. Don't know if I'll be able to face the test eventually. Will have to let my DH look.

I had my transfer today. Was surprised by how emotional I was - feel so proud and protective and freaked out for that little spot of life. We had one 4aa blast, which was such a relief, but nothing to freeze yet. They're going to take three of the others to day 6, as there's some chance they'll improve and be viable for freezing. I'm very happy to have one on board now, but bloody nervous. All i want to do is eat chocolate, but I've been trying to stop sugar and in spite of that I've bloody put on 1 1/2 kgs since beginning of cycle. I don't know if it's still the bloating, which seems to have mostly gone. Anyone else have weight gain?

lux thats amazing! A grade blasts! Im also impressed that your clinic would be willing to wait until day 6 whereas mine just said no at day 5 full stop. Thats really great! and yes to the weight gain, especially with the progesterone. I've stopped looking at the weighing scale when I saw I gained 2kgs. Now I'm going of to google what a 4aa blast is.

Thanks so much for the kind comment ticking - we were happy and relieved, as because of the no-checking policy was freaked about there being nothing there. I don't think the embryologist had much hope of the others catching up, but yes, I'm glad they give them a little bit longer.

Urgh, the weight gain is a pretty cruel addition to all the other emotional stuff. Much as I wish I could rise above it and see it as all for the greater good, etc, it still pisses me off.

My OTD is a few days after you (29th). This is going to be a weird 2ww...

Ash it was the worst bit for me too, can remember everything!

chivin fingers crossed for you! You know your test date?

And my phone call went good, i lost 2 as they were immature, so out of 8 eggs, 6 fertilised. Theyre calling me Monday to see if i need to go in then or Wednesday for transfer. Its all getting real now!

Great news broody.

lux that's fantastic news! Hopefully it's all snuggled in now! Don't worry about the weight gain. It's only a small amount in the big scheme of things (that's what I'm telling myself!)
broody that's great, 6 is a good number off the blocks! Fingers crossed now!
ticking when's your official test day?

My OTD is Friday 2nd. I'm being realistic though that we didn't see it get to blasto stage, so chances are lower. I asked why they didn't take it to day 5 and when they only have 1 then they put it in soonest. Seems weird though, as I almost think it'd be better to see if it gets that far. My 2ww might be pointless! Re the other fellow, he's being taken to day 5 or 6, they also take them to day 6.

lux the 2 ww is nerve wracking. You pray for the days to finish quickly so you get closer to the finish line...only to realise...its just another hurdle to get to. I used this link as a guide to see how things are progressing: www.drmalpani.com/articles/ivf-egg-implantation-procedure-what-happens-after-embryo-transfer and everything is pretty much as it says except didnt have any spotting.

broody thats wonderful! another hurdle reached. I hope you get even better news tomorrow :)

chivin my OTD is supposed to be on the 27th..you had your EC on Friday, is it tomorrow then that you find out about the 5 day one?

I hope everyone else is having a relaxing weekend :)

Great news, Broody - six is a great number to be working with. Good luck for the next stage, though sounds likely you'll have a day 5 with that number.

Thinking of you, Chivin - day 3 transfer was standard up until quite recently, wasn't it? so you still have a really solid chance. I know how you feel, though, sometimes it's hard to know whether it's better to know sooner or later. None of our embies made it to Day 5. Just got the call a few hours ago. Just feel a bit flat. I know we're really lucky to have had the good blast, but it just feels like such a crapshoot. I've been mindlessly googling odds and success rates at this stage. Got to try to cultivate some radical acceptance, or whatever it's called.

SO nerve-wracking ticking. Thanks for the link. It kind of makes it easier, being able to visualise. I just hope like hell that's what's going on in there. Are you getting any fade-in?

Karen - have you got the operation booked in?

Maple - good luck with the call for scheduling ET.

Karen so sorry to hear about the polyp but good if you are able to self fund - were they able to fit you in on Friday?

Chivin congrats on being PUPO! They are much better being in your womb than out of it, fingers crossed for you!

Blackcherries congrats also for being PUPO! Glad all went smoothly!

And finally lux PUPO too! Yes to the weight gain, I'm hoping it's mainly bloat and will go down... I'm sorry that the others didn't make it but you have one that did and on board - and the cliche but true saying it only takes one! Good luck!

Broody glad EC went well!! Hoping for more good news tomorrow!

Embryologist called today at 8:30 (was asleep so jolted awake!) and 5 out of the 7 fertilised are still going! 3 were average quality and 2 are good / top quality. Transfer likely to be Tuesday or even Wednesday she said

Hiya everyone
I had IVF nearly 13 years and on my third time lucky it worked!!!
Thinking of you all. I remember how stressful that time was and the waiting .

My twin daughters are now 12 and the time has flown.

Keep positive (the hardest thing to do ever i know) but it will work for you

Thanks everyone, im happy with the numbers just counting the hours down to the phone call tomorrow so if its day 3 or day 5 transfer.

lux the embryologist said to me not to go on to sites and look up success rates. I know its hard but i think sometimes ignorance is bliss, I've stayed off googling stuff just before EC and i feel totally better for it.
maple thats brill news! 5 out of 7, woohoo! That shows good signs, good luck for the transfer.
ticking good luck for the 2 week wait, it would definitely be the worst part for me. I wouldnt be able to think about it or id drive myself mad!
chivin chin up, 3 day transfer still have decent success rates, its not over yet!

good luck broody, those phone calls are quite nerve-wracking (but exciting). 6 fertilised of 8 is really good! and maple same for you!
luxnuova we have the same test day!
Last time round I was expecting that to be the difficult day but I had some bleeding before then (about 8 days after 5-day transfer) which was a shock to see. So every trip to the loo now is a bit of a worry.

A relative who's been ttc has had a successful first round of IVF so it's really lovely to hear that it can all work first time!

Broody and Maple very exciting times for you, my fingers are crossed for you. Hope those on the tww are not too anxious, it's bad enough when it's just a normal cycle.

Hope everyone else is doing well.

I'm booked in for 5pm on Friday and have been told it will be a very quick procedure, I hope this is the last of this issue. As chivin said yes the polyp could explain all our fertility/miscarriage problems, I'm a bit unsure how to proceed now.

Hi xx I am new on this side, I had my 2nd ICSI on the 16th so now I am in my tww.
My last FET didn't work what made me rly sad I wasn't sure if I am ready for next disappointment, but this time doctor told me my embryo was looking perfect nd was hatching.. (5day blast) apart of my all medicine he put me in fragmin injection.. So now I am 5 days after transfer nd a nt feel nuffin (last transfer i felt cramps etc) I just feel like it's not working, I always have bad luck maybe that's why.. But anyway I've got sum pregnancy tests (first response) nd tort I would do on day 7th or 8th But I am soo scared 😔
Hope all of you get bfp nd don't need go tru disappointment xxxx

Have my fingers crossed for the call this morning broody!

Karen glad they were able to fit you in quickly. Do you mean you're not sure if you should try naturally or go straight into ivf if they think the polyp is the only reason that's affecting your fertility?

Atika I'm so sorry the first round didn't work but I hope this cycle is the one for you! V hard but try not to symptom spot too much. Every pregnancy is different so just because you don't have the same symptoms as before doesn't mean it's not worked for you this time. I'm also on Fragmin - are you finding them painful? All mine seem to have blunt needles and there's always resistance puncturing the skin

Well I've gone from pooping all the time when stimming to being bloated, cranky and constipated! Feeling a bit miserable and uncomfortable! Started eating prunes and all bran - anyone else have any tips?! Coffee used to help but I'm trying not to drink caffeine at the moment but wondering if I should make an exception!!

These injectiona sting nd bruised soo much... Straight away After transfer a started be sooo bloated it's uncomfortable... Maybe some constipated liquid will help hmm... R u guna testing at home? I thinking abt it bt obviously soo scared.. My blood test should be on Friday but I don't have no1 to take me, my hubby cumin bk on Saturday evening so nurse told b to come on Monday

maple i too, are struggling to go the loo and its really painful. Ive been googling and I think lactolose can be used.

Embryologist phoned at 8am this morning, i shot up awake, ive got 2 that are looking really good, and the rest are good but not as the lead 2. So there happy to wait til Wednesday day 5

Karen I can see the dilemma. Maybe you won't need the IVF once this is remedied. I guess two elements that might guide a decision could be whether you're self-funding, and how old you are. I hate how much of a numbers game this whole process is, though - maybe see how you feel, and trust your gut?

Welcome Atikakck, and sorry about your previous cycle; I know how you feel. I also feel absolutely nothing. Have almost convinced myself that this isn't going to work.

Sorry to hear you're feeling miserable, maple. Could you try some decaf? I think sometimes there's a tiny bit of residual caffeine left in it, that it might get things, ah, moving - so to speak - without being too risky. Heh. I'm feeling majorly cranky too. And I just feel a bit down about our chances. Plus I had coffee with my SIL this morning, and she just said all the wrong things. I love her, but I feel so pissed off now. Nothing major - I'm aware I'm being sensitive, but when I told her we only implanted one, and didn't have anything to freeze, she did an exaggerated reaction, oh 'REALLY?" And then all exaggerated sympathy, 'Oh NO'.

She has a friend who went through IVF and she proceeded to tell me how everyone who knew her found it hard to know what to say, because it's 'such a strange difficult process'. I HATE that unwitting perpetuation of stigma - it's not fucking strange; so many people have this experience. Then SHE gets all emotional and teary-eyed about it. I'm sitting there like a stone, just thinking 'be quiet. be quiet'. 3 kids, all conceived naturally. She has NO clue.

Sigh. Sorry, rant over. I am totally irritable, and this a pre-AF symptom for me. One of my major symptoms when I was pregnant was how even-tempered I was!

Luxnuova - I just feeling bloated nd apart of this nuffin more... I Have almost convinced myself too that this isn't going to work. R u guna testing at home to see if it's work?