IVF Cycle Buddies July/August

[BiscuitBill]

Hi all! I know there's a June/July thread but I've started this one as I'm so far behind everyone else and wanted to find others at the same stage as me!

We're due to start a FET after a failed fresh cycle in march resulted in a CP. We got 5 Frosties which I'm so pleased with and we're putting two frozen ones back this time.

AF came yesterday, so I'm booked in for scratch on 24th of this month and start DR on 22nd.

I joined a thread on my last cycle and it helped me so much as I am very private with all of this. So I'm hoping to find others to share with again 😊

OH treated me to a lovely steak at a steakhouse last night.. And today I'm getting cramps so hopefully AF is on its way 🤞🏼 taking my niece to a charity fun day at the dogs trust today (yes I am a crazy dog lady) hope all you lovely ladies have had a nice weekend x

That sounds great bill!

I've got my dad and DPs parents coming round for dinner today - both live quite a bit from us but they all enjoy a catch up.

Tmi but wondering if I'm panicking unreasonabley (it wouldn't be a first) since coming off the pill I've had very very light short periods. 2 days max and normally only 1.5 days where I can use a tampon. I thought after the prostap I'd get a mega period. For the first time ever I've had pmt, cramps, twinges and sore boobs so I suppose more symptomatic but still a very light short period.
That worries me that my womb isn't comfy enough for implantation - is that even a thing? Does your period mean anything? Am i just trying to find any reason for being a barren Karen? Am I mental? Probably!!!

Sorry gamblers I can't help, I've not been on the pill for 3+ years, they didn't put me on it and I've always wondered why as so many people get put on it.
Could you ring your clinic and ask? I always ring and ask these silly questions that are niggling me! I'm sure I do their head in but they've had 7+ grand of me so I'll ring and ask them their recipe for chocolate brownies if I bloody well want to!

I haven't been hungry either Floo, we ordered dominos on Friday and I only ate 1/3 of my pizza which I VERY unlike me, but my nurse did say that you feel fuller sooner as there just physically isn't space with your ovaries all swollen. Nice thought. I've definitely been more thirsty too but I've got a sore throats I thought it was that.

Gamblers really weirdly I've had the exact same thing! Ever since I came off the pill my af has been 2 days maximum. When I was on clomid I was monitored and they said my endometrium was absolutely fine, good thickness etc. And when I had my lap they also said it was fine. Even on clomid my af was still only 2 days so I don't think it really matters. I am on short protocol this cycle and they scanned me on day 3 (after natural af had begun) before I started stims, they said my lining was nice and thin ready to start IVF. So I must've bled enough (sorry if TMI). They have said being regular is more important whenever I've mentioned it....you could always mention it to your nurse, see if they thing differently? But don't worry, you're not mental, well if you are then I am too!

biscuit I am also a crazy dog lady! Just waiting for us to be past doggys due date (so we're sure she's deffo not got a little puppy hiding from the ultrasound) and then I'm on pets for homes looking for another puppy to keep my mind off things! Unfortunately that's at the end of my theoretical 2ww or I'd be sorted for being distracted!!!

gamblers I also had a panic over my af as it was very short and light this time around, but I chalked it up to the fact that normally my. Unless are anywhere between 2 and 9 months long, so I obviously take a while to build up a lining! My consultants know this and didn't seem concerned about it being an issue so my guess is that when the get us ready for implantation they will provide the necessary hormones (I'm wondering if that's the reason for the pessaries/gel).
I am awful for contacting my clinic, haven't rung once and just stress in my head instead - which is silly of me but there we go!
I'm currently stressing over having lost my calendar with my phone dying, and therefore not knowing the time if my appointment - I will just ring on Monday, as I know it's on weds. I'm also wondering if they'll move it later in the afternoon (not that I know the time!) as I'm away weds night so it'll be tricky getting back - what do you reckon my chances are!?

Also, I feel this is probably appropriate!

Bill ha ha brilliant! I'm NHS so I don't know that asking a brownie recipe would be well received.
I was on the pill from age 16-28 and when I came off at 28 is when I've had short periods. On the pill they were 5 days and never bothered me. It's probably something I should have asked the consultant at my initial investigatory stage but I presented all the info and they didn't go into any more detail about it.
It's all happened so quickly for us that I've probably not asked enough of the 'how have I come to be at an assistive conception clinic ' type questions.
I basically decided to tell me gp I'd been trying to 2.5 years and a month later I was at the clinic and at that appointment he said there's nothing wrong with either of you we could try lots of different methods to help but we know they aren't as successful and waste time so you should have ivf and the rest of the appointments have all been about the process of ivf.

Crying good to know we are in the same boat. I'll get my scan next Monday to see if lining thin enough. Af should be long gone by then.

I've just eaten a banana, first bite made me gag. I wasn't hungry at all but I've not eaten any fruit today. Going to wait another hour before I have my apple. I'm terrible at eating fruit at the weekend.

Wow sorry for long post!

gamblers I was same really heavy af so put on pill at 15, (medical reasons!) and stayed on in until got married at 33, af very short and light since, but all scans they say it's the tri thing they look for. Af after failed cycle was not pretty, all that gel I guess!
floof food coma sounds good! I'm powering through the carrot cake, having a slice every time someone come over!!
bill hmm steak , lovely!

Anyone else cycling in London?

Chivin good to know that doesn't concern 'them'
Every time I read 'cycling' I wonder why people are so interested in bikes. Then I get it!

I was wondering if there was some mass bike ride in London today too

Ha ha ha. That might be easier 😂

Haha I thought I was bikes too 🤦🏼‍♀️ Anyone else not really feeling any symptoms? I did the first couple of days and now nothing apart from being tired. It's possibly because I'm only doing one injection a day instead of two now x

I've just bought a diary Iv decided to use it every day to track my ivf journey from
Now on as a kind of therapy tool, I will hopefully move on to a pregnancy diet 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Diary not diet 😂

Ladies, there actually was a huge cycling event in in London today - RideLondon 😂

Gamblers, although we were a bit further on timewise than you, no one had even uttered the word IVF to us before we got referred either. We just kept getting told that because Id had the two early miscarriages in 2013 after a year of trying that it was just a matter of time and we'd get pregnant again. I had an appointment for a hycosy to check my tubes in Nov 2015 and then in the debriefing 5 mins later she was saying everything was fine, and therefore she was referring us for IVF and asking us to choose where we wanted referring to. Id kind of thought it would be the logical next step given how long things had been going on, but it can still come as a shock when theres been no hint of it from doctors etc before cant it!

Dairy sounds good leanne, i have a booklet from my clinic to write down injections etc but it would be a good idea to write down symptoms etc throughout the cycle ' I might join you in doing one and as you say with a bit of luck will turn into a pregnancy diary!

Quiet day here today, just made Sunday Dinner and watching Harry Potter on the sofa now. Pre cycle scan tomorrow. I just want my AF to get here now so can get going, but still over a week to go yet. Hurry up time!

That sounds good Leanne, it will be so nice to read back on! I don't have any symptoms apart from being tired and bloated.
AF had arrived! I was so excited I shouted OH up to tell him the good news whilst still sat on the loo.. he looked at me like a lunatic 😂 so I'll ring the clinic tomorrow and have 3 weeks of scans before transfer!

Yay, it is exciting biscuit! I dont thonk the fellas quite get it sometimes do they!

Even scrabble is reminding us we are infertile!
My DP placed a word then saw mine, he said I wish I hadn't used my last letter as I could have got my 'knob' in now. Poor guy can't get his knob in anything just now!!! 😂

cho that sounds like a perfect Sunday! We went for a walk along a beach, and then to the in laws to play games and eat pizza. Pretty good apart from me being a complete brat about not being allowed an ice cream from the van!
I was so shocked when we were told we were going straight to ivf! Because if my ovaries I'd thought coo I'd all along, and so did consultant. I was devastated when we were told low sperm count, then even more devastated when it was lower 3months later. I just felt like we'd gone straight to last resort, and that was it - no more hope. I cried so much my head gave me the rest of the day off work. Which was ridiculous but very kind of her!
leanne and bill my symptoms have also pretty much gone. Just the one nearly vomiting cramps moment and now nothing. I'm worried I'm on too low a dose 😕 But hopefully it's all fine - scan on weds to see!
I also bought a diary - from etsy called 'me myself and ivf' which I've been filling in sporadically, but it helps me organise my thoughts a bit. Worth a look, although is much pricier than just a normal diary!
My DH continually looks at me like I'm a lunatic - especially during the ice cream brat incident earlier...

How's everyone doing today?

Feeling a bit down today. I had my FET last Tuesday and have no symptoms yet.

I'm just feeling tired from all the emotions. I'm resisting the urge to test and I've got a blood test on Thursday.

My last FET resulted in a 12 week pregnancy. I just feel like it's too much to hope for another positive on the very next attempt.

Aw try not to think too much about it Hun it's too early to feel any real symptoms, it's not over till the fat lady sings!!! Thursday is not far away and then u will know, it's so easy to get down at the point ur at...in my experience it's the hardest part in all this! Just because u got a positive last time doesn't mean u can't have one now 😊 I have everything crossed for u 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
I feel like an energiser bunny today I have cleaned my house, walked my dog and painted my spare room! I feel absolutely nothing from these injections and starting to wonder if I'm doing them wrong 😂
Hope everyone else is having a good day xxx

Thought this was fitting x

Thanks for the support Leanne.

I'm glad you've had a productive day. I didn't suffer too badly from my injections either.

floof that sounds like a good Sunday too, sorry you didnt get an ice cream though 😂 I will check out that ivf diary, love me an etsy purchase!

finding sorry youre having a rough day. The waiting to see if its worked is definitely the worst part of the whole thing for me, and its so easy to swing between being positive its working and convinced its not going to. Youre doing well to not test, and Thursday isnt that far off, although i know how time drags in this bit. Again i have everything crossed for you.

Ive been for my pre treatment scan and drugs appointment this morning, and dh has done his sample just to check all is as it was before we go ahead again. Getting drugs delievered on Thursday, and all being well with DHs results we should be good to start in about 9 days.