Day 1 of IVF treatment - follow my journey

[IVFmumtobe]

Hi,

I wanted to start a blog of my IVF experience to help other women in the same position as me, but also to keep me calm through an unknown experience.

I'm 37, and my husband and I have being trying to conceive for a long time and began investigations with the NHS in February 2016. Today, 20 months later is Day 1 of IVF treatment. Due to my polycystic ovaries I have been placed on a short cycle. This means from day 1 of IVF drugs, my egg collection is approximately 10-14 later. Polysystic ovaries produce more follicles in your ovaries, hence a shorter cycle, but there can be risks of hyper stimulation during this phase (let's hope not!).

I was nervous about self-injecting but let me reassure you that it is very easy, and just feels like a little scratch. I have been advised I may
feel tired and experience bloating from the ovaries growing in size. Baggy pants are ready! I've attached a photo of the drugs which stimulate the follicles in the ovaries and those which stop ovulation.

I'm booked for a follow up scan in 5 days, 7 days and then egg collection in 10 days.

I'm feeling excited, but nervous... sounds about right I suppose?

Follow my posts, and share your thoughts on this experience...

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OMG that’s so exciting!! Tomorrow I’ll be 9dp2dt so maybe I should try... although they advised 14dp2dt. The wait is killing me! I’ve felt mild period type dull cramps, my boobs are sore and I’m out of breath easily. I think these are normal symptoms for progesterone tablets so I don’t want to get excited... Arghhhhh

Good luck @IVFmumtobe x

Thank you ❤ so surprised as its so early too.
Good luck for testing tomorrow, do you have a first response test? The cheapy barely showed at all but it was faint but clear on the frer!
Keeping everything crossed!!!!

It’s a clearblue test, normal one I think...

Exciting good luck!!! X

So I took a test first thing this morning and got a very very faint line! It would make sense as I’ve had symptoms! I’m going to take it again tomorrow and see if it’s the same or darker... EAK!

Oooh just seen this thread!

How exciting

Yaaay for you both!

Thank you @twinkledag !!! Fingers crossed for you too in Jan!

Ivfmum thats such amazing news congratulations!!! Keeping fingers crossed for darker tomorrow 😀

Mine was much darker today and the digi said pregnant too! Never thought it would happen for us!

Star198 that’s amazing news! A mini miricale...I’ll take another test tomorrow and pray it’s darker Tomorrow is 14 days post trigger shot so I’m hoping it’s not a false positive xx

Update - the cross was darker! Whoop!
Still need to wait until Friday for final test but super excited Am I dreaming?!

Yaaaay! This is such amazing news!!! Doesn't feel real at all does it!
I thought you'd be past the trigger shot enough for it to be gone. So happy for you!

Fab news both! Gives me hope for January!!

Yes definately twinkledag.
Please please keep us posted with how it goes for you. Sending my lucky baby dust your way!!!

I’m going for a consultation in January to hopefully start in February.

We already have a DS and a failed cycle last year so this is last chance saloon for us really.

Will keep everything crossed for you twinkledag !!! Just focus on yourself as much as you can, your body knows what to do so hope this will work for you xx

Sending PMA vibes xx

Hi,

Took the hospital pregnancy test today and BFP!!! My first scan is booked in 3 weeks, does anyone know what to expect? Is it internal or external and will we see our baby? Thanks girls...

Congrats!! I’ve been foll

Oops! Following your journey! Did you have icsi in the end? X

Congratulations ivfmum thats such amazing news!!! You will be about 7 weeks im guessing at that point? I imagine you will see the sack and the start of baby and its an internal scan :)
I have to call monday to book my 7 week scan. Still not feeling real other than feeling sick and tired hehe.

Hi planegazer. Yes we had icsi
Are you currently having treatment/ about to have treatment x

Hi Planegazer, we had IVF. Originally was due ICSI but my DH made some major lifestyle changes in the last 6 months which I believe contributed to his increased count.

Which lifestyle changes did he make?

Hi,

He cut down drinking dramatically (only on holidays) and in the last 3 months stopped completely ahead of our treatment. We’ve both been regularly excersising to keep fit and taking multivitamins. He also cut out caffeine from both coffee and tea. We both started eating nutri-bullet smoothies for breakfast which are packed with anti-oxidants which I think made a huge difference to our overall health. And finally, I believe had to most impact was a pill called Fertilsan which he took for 6 months and increased his sperm count from 8million to between 56-110million. It varies day to day but helped make him more fertile. We have literally done everything we could and make big changes in the hope we would fall pregnant! As it happens, I feel amazing and wouldn’t go back to my old diet or lifestyle. I may never drink again, it’s enlightening!

That’s great.

I’m rubbish with exercising but DH exercises 3 times a week, has cut drinking right down and has a smoothie most mornings so fingers crossed!