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 😊

It's the fatigue that's ending me and I don't know why as I've only had the one treatment. Normally I would exercise if I'm tired but I don't even think I'd get to the gym let alone do anything.
Anyone else feeling whacked?

Me I'm a nightmare, if I get out of bed before ten it's a miracle at the moment and I'm just feeling groggy all day! EC tomorrow so I'm hoping now that I'm not in the injections I might perk up a bit x

Well luckily my sister was there to back me up, who just happens to have a daughter & never had to sit with her legs in the air 😂
I have been having the worst head aches on and off for the past couple of days and have been so tired 😴
I've moved from the bed to the sofa and and in my dressing gown watching frozen! I would estimate I have done about 50 steps 😂

Leanne I'm so excited for you! Are you in and out in a day?
Bill I hope you told your sister that she did it wrong. Well done you for getting to the couch. I should too, it's a much nicer place to relax but my bed is a super king and I've got it to myself so I might stay here!
The headaches are the worst. Even the thought of another one coming on freaks me out.

I'm in at 7.30am tomo and should be home late afternoon I hope! I'm mega nervous but looking forward to it being over! I'm so glad that u guys r as tired as me I thought I was just being lazy! I also can't get enough chocolate 😂

Leanne I'm out the game now so goodness knows what I'll be like when I start real stuff tomorrow!
I'll be thinking about you tomorrow, hope it all goes well.

I'm tempted to ask my clinic where they take you for ec as it's within my work I'm worried that people will see me going in for it or coming back when I'm not even alert. Should probably be the least of my worries.

Eek good luck tomorrow leanne, will be thinking of you in the morning.

biscuit that girl sounds so ridiculous! I know you hear stupid things that some people apparently believe but ive never met anyone like that in real life. Glad you put her right! Also hope you feel better soon, sofa and a movie sounds good x

gamblers i would definitely ask if it would bother you if someone saw you. At my last appointment a couple arrived in the waiting room and the guy was wearing a t shirt of the company I work for. I immediately picked up a magazine and hid behind while trying to mouth to my DH what I was doing, til i could work out if i recognised him from our large office. Honestly it was ridiculous, like something from a spoof movie, but I just dont want work people to know!

I think I'm very lucky in that by and large I don't mind if work people know (we're only a 5 class school, and teachers in particular are a pretty close knit team) in fact I've told 4 people there and will be telling my teaching assistant in September... However one of the people who works int he clinic was in my year at school and I don't want her to know because i didn't particularly like her! How ridiculous is that!!!
And I don't want other people to know either (random acquaintances etc)
Also, how sad is it watching people come out from appointments? I'm an avid people watcher and you can just see the stress on their faces - I wouldn't wish this on anyone!

Also good luck tomorrow leanne and gamblers exciting steps!!!!

I think I might ask.
I've told people I'm close to in work as some of my colleagues I'd class as good friends. I work in a big team and there are lots of people I wouldn't tell but might make it their business to find out. There are also lots and lots of people I know there that I'd talk to in passing or see only at meetings and only have professional conversations. It's none of their business but just awkward.

I like all of my work team, and we sometimes socialise as a group. But theyre definitely 'work friends' rather than close friends. I dont want people asking how its going at random times, having to talk about it when im having a bad day etc. They know something is up as i was very emotional at work (which i HATE to be) after mcs last year and keep having random time out of the office for appointments, but theyre respectful enough not to ask.

Floof i totally get not wanting someone you dont particularly like knowing! I guess it might be that who knows is one of the few things we have control of in this process, so it feels important. Maybe.

Gambers if you let them know how you feel about your situation maybe they can help you out and there may be alternative ways round it? May be worth asking at least x

I have to say I'm quite open about the fact we're going for ivf I just feel that there isn't enough awareness about it so it ends up a lonely process so if I can help someone in future going through it I will! Just had a weird moment...chatting with my hubby as in switching my car over so we are looking at options...I just said ' I want a 5 door with a decent boot for a pram' 😱 Did I just allow myself to believe I might have a baby?

Leanne well done letting yourself feel positive thoughts!
We are the same re the car, so holding off until we know what happens. It's either a big one or a sports car!!
I'm very open too, just not with work people as my work is massive and I don't want everyone and their dog at the pity party if it doesn't work out.

Thats, great leanne, positive mental attitude! What are you thinking of getting? We'd need to change car too if it works out, but been holding off for now til we know either way. Same with moving house!

Ill be open once this is all over, whatever the outcome, and of course if I can help anyone else then I absolutely will. I just feel like I can deal with it better myself while its going on, work wise.

Yup the pity party terrifies me!
I told one colleague at the end of term as she said (in a lovely lovely way) 'you don't need to tell me what's going on, but I just wanted to check you're ok as you've been off for appointments a lot' - I'm not keeping it secret at all, but if people ask I just say.
However same lovely lady just text asking how I am and I just feel it's a loaded question!!! I'm also in a foul foul mood as I've got real pain (hopefully in the ovaries) and it's making me horrid. I say hopefully in the ovaries, I am now looking at OHSS symptoms and am very glad I've got a scan tomorrow
Anyway, time for bed I think before I overthink every little thing!
Leanne and gamblers I had an accident last year which wrote of my wry lovely Golf, and am driving a little 3door rust bucket. When I get pregnant I will allow myself to upgrade to a nice estate and I can't wait!!! I think a 5 door car is pretty important regardless though - this is the first 3door I've had and I actually hate it!!! Far too small!

Floo a friend of mine said if you get a
Small car then 3 door is easier to put car seat in apparently due to angles! Wouldn't have thought it. Can't even explain what she meant but front doors are bigger and apparently easier to reach in.

I was promised a car with my promotion & im going to feel so guilty as (hopefully) I'll be giving it back sooner than they think!
I told 1 person at work (my work bestie) and wish I hadn't as now every time I have an appointment she comes and asks me loads of questions! I think I've made it clear now that if I want to talk about it I'll approach her.
I'll be the same Chang.. once it's over I'll speak to the world about & hopefully be able to help anyone else going through this emotional roller coaster - but right now I don't think I'd be able to cope.

I can see how that might be the case... But because of rust bucket status my car's seats actually don't flip forwards 😕 nor does it have isofix points, and I'm pretty sure that if i was hit side on at 50 (which is what happened to me before) I'd die... It's not the best vehicle haha! But it gets me to work and back, and I can upgrade when I need to!

Get it changed! No one wants a flat floo!

Good luck today gamblers, leanne and anyone else doing stuff today x

Thanks cho! I've to wait until 5pm but great that don't need time off work.
Leanne thinking of you, who else was ec today?

Best of luck today Gamblers and Leanne!!

I'm still looking at ET on Wednesday, embryologist called this morning to say we've still got 17 going strong on day 3. 2 are slower but might catch up...they take after me, I'm short and terrible at running. I've got mild OHSS symptoms and my abdomen is still quite tender but I can't recommend Smart Water, lucozade sport and dioralyte enough after ER. And lots of paracetamol and rest. Get stocked up ladies!

Good luck today guys 😊 hope you all get lots of lovely eggs 🍳

I got off to a really bad start today.. I was driving to work and suddenly realised I hadn't done my injection 🙈 so had to turn back and do it! It was half an hour late but I'm sure that will be fine! I'm so annoyed at myself.. my whole life revolves around this shit.. How could I have forgotten?! OH made a stupid remark 'oh I thought you'd done it this morning' to which I barked back 'well did you see me do it?! No! So don't make stupid comments!' All this while trying to flick the fricking air bubbles out of my needle and being half hour late for work 😩

Oh no biscuit, bet you were in a right flap! Plus the air bubbles are the worst part! Never mind though, were all only human and you'll both laugh about it soon enough.