IVF cycle buddies June/July

[Hobbes39]

Hi! I'm hoping that this is 3rd time lucky for us... due to start process for my first Frozen transfer in June, with the actual transfer being in July... anyone want to join me on the journey? We have 2 unsuccessful fresh cycles behind us, and I have this one single little embryo from the last cycle sitting in the freezer waiting for me. It's a 3BB and all my hopes are pinned on it being the one!
We have unexplained secondary infertility, have a DS who will be 4 in August, and I've just turned 40, so time isn't on our side... so I'm now waiting for my period to start (due in about 10-14 days, although my cycles are mucked up since our ivf failed in April)... but once it comes i will be down regged to them do transfer early July I think! Fingers crossed we get lucky this time...!

Hope you're doing well hopes!! Is it the big day today?

Just had my second (day 8) scan and I'm still responding well - the 9 follicles have grown. She said earliest for egg collection will be Friday so am provisionally booked in (eep!) but could be between Friday and Monday. It's all happening so quickly!! She said my womb lining was "beautiful" - you know you're long term TTC when you think that's one of the best compliments you've ever had 😂😂

Good luck hopes 🤞🏼 got everything crossed for you!
Pjs that made me laugh, I remember feeling very smug when I was told the same thing 😂

Just waiting for my baseline scan now, feeling pretty nervous about it. I hope everything has worked as it should

Hello ladies, hope you all are doing good, had my trigger shot yesterday and EC is tomorrow, already feeling so sore and bloated. Earlier the pan was today for Ec, seeing my estrodol levels they asked me to delay the trigger by a day. Hope the eggs are of Good quality and not over matured, freaking nervous.

Pyjamas your are doing great!! Keep going.

Good luck today Hopes!
Pyjamas that cracked me up. I know exactly what you mean! But so pleased it's all going well!
Had my first monitoring scan today (day 6 of stims) and I have 38 follicles altogether.
Some are starting to mature. But no wonder I was getting ovary twinges!
Convinced I'm gonna get ohss. 😬 But fingers crossed will have egg collection early next week. It's all happening so fast!

Omg Nigel - 38!!!! Really glad it went well 😁

Wow Nigel, that's a great number.
And girlcalledjames, 🤞 For today!!
Karen when I was dr ing I did not feel much of those effects, are you on buserlin injections ? Nasal spray did not trouble much

Forgot to say good luck to james! Hope it all goes well today x

Wow lots going on today. Good luck James with your EC.

Nigel 38 is an amazing number

Good luck for tomorrow Hopes

My scan went fine, everything as it should be, lining nice and thin and follicles about 2-3mm. So I get to start stims today, finally 😀 I actually feel like I'm making progress, gotten so used to getting bad news at scans I think I worked myself up a little

Just woke up after sleeping all morning at home after the sedation.
Only got 4 oocyctes in the end (from 9 follicles).
A little disappointed but let's see what they say tomorrow. In the end, one would be enough.

Hey Karen, finally you are there, good luck with stims.

Hello James, exactly it is always that one lucky embryo which is all needed, fingers crossed for you, quantity does not matter only quality does!

Now that I'm properly awake, I'm pleasantly surprised to not have any pain. I felt much worse this morning before the procedure with stomach pain and not being able to drink water for the last few hours.
Also, they've given me another injection for next Sunday (Decapeptyl) just when I thought I was done.
Really am feeling well, am considering going out in a bit.

Well done gillcalledjames - it must feel good to get it over with - you may get some swelling and tenderness still, but hopefully you sounds like you are recovering well! That's a shame about not getting as many as you had hoped - did they say anything about why? I know that basically they flush them out, and sometimes they can stick in there and not want to come out, but they have no way of knowing as they can't see what they are trying to flush out iyswim? Anyway, as you say - 4 is a good number anyway and it's quality over quantity so fingers crossed you have 4 great eggs there. This next stage is the hardest emotionally imo, so make sure you are kind to yourself. Will keep everything crossed for you!
What is the decapeptyl for next week? I'm confused as that's what they have given me to down-reg for my FET?
Good luck for tomorrow Hopes! If there is anyone else about to trigger too, sorry I've lost track!
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Well done james. As everyone says, it only takes one so keep everything crossed there's a goodie in there.
I had my baseline scan today like Karen. Lining thin so I'm ready to start stimming tomorrow. 450 menopur from the start so a million bottles of drugs

im Gonal-f, is there any difference in the drugs or are the just different brand names

Lots of activity today!

Great that you're making progress karen 👍🏼

And we'll done James! Glad it all went ok and as everyone says, it only takes one ☺️

And hurrah for stimming gee! Hope everything goes to plan.

I'm starting to get a bit of pain around the ovary area - hopefully means they're growing nicely! The ones on the left have a bit of catching up to do with the follies in the right - come on lefty!!

Hobbes, apparently some follicles were empty, who knows.
My best friend had five oocyctes from 35 follicles so I should have expected it.
The Decapeptyl can apparently aid implantation in certain profiles? So probably not applicable to everyone.
Emotionally I'm so so lucky that my fiancée is pregnant with dc1, so it's hard to worry about a zygote in a lab across town with a 5 month foetus kicking away next to me.
Although I did worrny about the embryos the first time round, it's weird to have them so far away when you've been thinking about them so much. I almost wanted to call for daily updates. The five days go by quite fast though.

Possible tmi but I'm wishing we had thought to dtd before I started the injections! With the stomach pains I couldn't, today I'm not allowed (according to the Dr) and then I have to start with the pessaries, and they smell so bad. So PSA for anyone who still has a chance.

There is so much happening here! From few weeks ago everybody counting weeks to big moments approaching so fast.
james its true, you only need one lucky one! Just as everybody is saying . Glad you are feeling well.
karen good news on your scan!
hopes have a good night rest! Big day tomorrow, I'm sure all of us on this thread are keeping fingers and toes crossed.
Pj doctor said that my lining was very lovely... or something on those lines, so when you said that yours were beautiful, it make really really laugh.

That's a good tip James - we dtd last night as we felt like it may be our last chance for a while! We were right - I've got a slight 'heavy' feeling down there today (difficult to describe). And actually, it was great as was first time in over a year where we were just doing it for fun rather than goddamn scheduled dtd!

Hurrah for very lovely lining fox! I actually did laugh a lot 😂😂

Morning all,
Glad you're feeling ok after you're egg collection yesterday James. As everyone said it just takes one good egg, have everything crossed for you
Hopes - all the best for today, hope it goes well for you.
And good luck with the stims gee and Karen!
I'm on day 7 now of stims and already feeling my ovaries. Feels like crampy period pain, but worried as probs got almost another week of stimming. Ugh. Am so convinced I'm going to get OHSS and it'll delay everything. Ah well, need to try to stop worrying.
Is anyone else feeling really thick too? My memory's gone, I'm clumsy and I'm finding it hard to concentrate! Struggling at work a bit.
Anyway, lots of love to everyone today

Pyjamas good for you!
Got a call from the clinic, only one oocycte has fertilised. Two were immature amd one is being left for today to see if it does anything.
So let's hope that one is enough! 3dt on Thursday.
I'm disappointed mostly because of the thought of doing all the injections again if it doesn't work. But hopefully the data from this cycle might allow the, to adjust the protcol.
Because of the two immature ones, I'm also slightly annoyed that they moved the collection ahead a day but perhaps that wouldn't have made any difference.
I also wish I'd asked about having a scratch, but it seemed like overkill the first time round.

Nigel I'm so lacking focus that I forgot to respond to your point: yes, I'm also not having the most productive work weeks of my life! Not to the extent where I'd be better taking the time off, but it would be noticeable if anyone's watching.
It could also be that this just takes up some mental energy that could be put to use elsewhere.

Also, for anyone who hasn't had EC yet, my best friend told me yesterday that when she did it on the NHS, they wouldn't let her have sedation during the procedure, just gas and air, apparently for cost reasons. She didn't know beforehand how much it would hurt. (I had zero pain with the sedation.) So if anyone tries to persuade you to do it with sedation (not a general anaesthetic, just some kind of sedation) push back if you can.