Cycle Buddies March/April

[bjonesreborn]

I know its a bit early but I am awaiting for AF to arrive this month so we can start our second fresh IVF cycle.
Our history is I'm 41, ttc 3 years now, unexplained infertility. AMH is 1.7 We had a fresh cycle last year (march/April as well!) and had 2 embryos put back. They stuck until 9dp5dt.
We have changed clinics - as I couldn't go back to the first one, nothing they did wrong really, just in my head I couldn't go back there.
New clinic does seem more thorough, so we are going to be on different drugs, still buserelin to down reg but then onto Menopur. I am going to have the scratch this time too.
Last year the cycle buddies thread on here was invaluable to me so if anyone else is starting soon it would be lovely to have the support.

[bjonesreborn]

Beast from the east 2 arrived overnight! I had an interview this morning which I had to cancel as there was no way I would have got there. More snow forecast later so feeling anxious about getting to my appt tomorrow. OH is optimistic and says he will get us there no matter what!
yorkshire hurrah for AF arriving (we never normally say that)
heart how you feeling? Hope ok

[Yorkshirelass27]

Hope the extra snow stays away bjones and hope OH gets you both there safely tomorrow. Reckon I could fit three on my sledge !
Hope it all goes well.
How are you doing heart?

[bjonesreborn]

Thanks yorkshire struggling to sleep tonight, keep waking up in blind panics about the snow. Also had somehow forgotten how crucial every stage is now, just hoping everything is ok at scan tomorrow so we can move on. I guess it’s not the end of the world if I have to down reg a bit longer but i’d rather not.

[dildoos]

Good morning ladies,
Thank you for the invite BJones😊
I have EC pencilled in for 29th March.
Round two I am trying prevegaris a mixture of two Hormones.
I had my baseline scan last Thursday I had roughly 8 follicles on each ovary so hoping they will all grow as only had 4 to size last time round.
I’m an unexplained infertility case , high NK cells treatment carried out to no avail. 14 mc under the 7 year trying belt.
After work right today I will read down the thread to catch up with you ladies and where you are all at.
😊

[Heart2God]

Hello bjones, hope the snow is not too bad where U r, it's all fizzled out over here. Good luck with your scan today. Hope U were able to get some sleep ( just don't sleep off during the scan )

@yorshire, glad ur AF arrived. U must be excited. Not long now. R U on the long protocol? When do U start injecting?

Welcome @dildoos. I am so so sorry for all you have been through. This is so shit. I admire ur strength and courage. Hope is all we have and I am so praying that this will be ur success story. Big hugs.

[bjonesreborn]

Hi ladies. We made it! Roads weren’t too bad at all. So my lining is nice and thin and ovaries are quiet. Start stimming tomorrow night, so that will be 2 injections a day which I’m not looking forward to. I remembered to ask about what we do when the clocks change in regards to time of injections, don’t want to do the slightest thing wrong!
Hope you are all ok

[Heart2God]

Congratulations girl, U are almost there. All U need now is for those ovaries to produce nice Jucy follicles. Fingers crossed for you darling for good response.

[dildoos]

Thank you so much heart2god, yes it’s sad we are all here, I always think it’s to make us appreciate everything in the world first and that we are awaiting perfect little bundles for ourselves 😊
BJones that’s fabulous news! I hope for some big juicy follicles for you! The type that have loads of wonderfully made eggs! What stimulation drug are you on this time around? I was on gonal F last time and now I’m on a mix hormone one that I know nothing about but it’s because I don’t want to know too much in case it makes me panic more 😂😂
I’ve got my second scan on Friday since started stimming.
This time around I’ve been taking vitamin D3 and also Q10 in hope that they help produce wonderful eggs . I think I’m going to try some reflexology but unsure if I’m a little late in the cycle to be doing this?
X

[bjonesreborn]

Thanks heart and dildoos
I was on Gonal F last time too, but this time on Menopur. I haven't heard of yours I'm afraid (rushes off to google it!) My next scan is Monday now so really hoping the follicles will have started to grow by then. I've been taking Q10 and DHEA this time round. My Q10 will run out before egg collection so debating whether to buy some more or not.
I'm not sure when you would have to start reflexology, it might be worth getting in touch with one to see what they say though.

[Yorkshirelass27]

Hi all, welcome dildoos.
So glad to hear you made it safely today bjones (although a little sad me and my sledge weren't needed!) and all sounds really good. More injections, but hopefully they will fly by and your OH will be professor grade at them by the time you finish!
How are you getting on heart? I now have to wait until next AF and then start stimming, so around this time next month. Believe that's the short protocol?
Hope alls going smoothly so far for you dildoos

[dildoos]

Thank you Yorkshirelass,
All going well to date, injections going well I did dread having to mix a powder and liquid and then drawing up but all was ok.
I’ve scan number two Friday where I hope for some good follicle growth. I didn’t have many to size last time but hope for more this time around to size as stronger dose and different cocktail this time.
How is life at work for you? Terrible situation they have put you in , I feel for you!

[bjonesreborn]

I'm lucky dildoos in that my oh does all the injections so the mixing is up to him! Although when he was practising yesterday in front of the nurse he managed to stab himself!!!!! Good luck for your scan on Friday
Our first night of 2 injections went ok, although the second one waste very welcome at all!

[Yorkshirelass27]

Hi dildoos, yes think my next meds are powder and I too have to have a higher dose (which costs even more!). Really hope Friday's scan is good news for you. Work-wise, I think they will move her to be on light duties after Easter, so won't see her as much. I know I said it last week but everyone seems to be pregnant! Again in had a text to say a friend had become a grandma. I know I shouldn't allow it to upset me, but it just makes me feel that little bit more inadequate every time. Don't think my OH quite understands, he think I should meet up with her and my best friend, who is also pregnant (and obviously chat about their news). I just feel the timing to do this isn't the best.
Glad the injections went ok bjones

[Heart2God]

Hello @ yorkshirelass, it's a shame u now have to wait for ur next AF, but hey Ho, time does fly and U will be there before U know it and again, the short protocol is really short; U will be having EC 16 days Max from when U start stimming if all goes according to plan, and it definitely will.

How r U both getting on with the injections @bjones and @dildoos. Hope it's a lot easier now U have got the hang of it
Good luck on Friday dildoos- juicy nice follicles with healthy eggs

AFM, I had my ET this morning. We managed to get a hatching grade 5 blastocyst and another early blastocyst put in. I have got one more blastocyst that they will observe till 2morrow so I am in the waiting game now.
Of all the thongs I have had to endure on this journey, ET Was the most unpleasant of them all. I respect U all ladies for having the courage to go through this procedure all over again.
Here is to praying for success for each one of us

[bjonesreborn]

Congrats heart on being PUPO! Hope your 2ww doesn’t drag on too much. What is your OTD?
Think my oh needs a couple more days of the new injections before he’ll feel they’re getting easier...the buserlin he could do with his eyes shut!! I have felt a bit sick today but think it may be because I have already drunk my recommended 2litres of water, hoping it’s that anyway!
Lovely and sunny here this afternoon, which always makes life seem a little better.

[Heart2God]

Thanks bjones.
Having to do a powder injection can be a bit tricky I know. I did cetrotide and it was not easy at first I must confess. I pulled the plunger out Of The syringe the first time. Ur hubby is doing a good job; 👍

My OTD is the first of April; Easter day. I am hoping for Easter miracle.

[dildoos]

Afternoon all,
Heart- eeeeeek 2wW for you, I send you all thinks superglue type sticky !
BJones - I bet you are willing the AF now that for me felt the longest point to wait !
Yorkshirelass- yes I’m with you everyone and their dog is pregnant! Even the dogs Mother’s , aunties , sisters dog is pregnant here 😝 I’m with you sometimes I avoid meeting with people of my head isn’t in the right place as actually your priority needs to be YOU right now. Huge hugs!

News here is injections fine except for last two I’m actually making myself bleed at injection site , I don’t think I’m being too gentle as always rushing to get somewhere or do something !
Scan day tomorrow and really hoping follicles have grown nicely as last time they weren’t great!
All children in my care are being bought with all sorts of illnesses so I’m a little sad about the parents lack of care as my very very first wound I was 2 days pre EC and it got cancelled as a child came in with slapped cheek and the parents couldn’t care less even though meant I had to wait 6 months to save for another batch of drugs! Second round went ahead (failed)so this is my 3rd round of IVF drugs and I’m feeling neurotic about getting poorly and it being cancelled again!

[bjonesreborn]

dildoos i've had one injection where I bled too so try not to worry. btw I am not waiting for AF at all - in fact she can stay away for at least a year now!! So you work with children too - we're all glutton for punishment really, though to be fair when we made our career choice infertility was far from our minds.
Good luck for your scan tomorrow.
heart really hope you get your Easter bunny, interesting you said ET was the worse bit, why was that? I don't remember it being that bad?
AFM I've been ever so tearful today for some reason, can't quite pinpoint it but perhaps just the drugs kicking in.

[Heart2God]

Yeah @bjones, it wasn't very pleasant at all; with four people in the room, legs wide apart and 💡 been beamed into my womanhood. The consultant fishing around to find the perfect spot and the nurse pressing down on my stomach with full blader (ouch!) with the scanner, oh dear I hope I don't have to go through that again fingers crossed.
I suppose U need a little bit of TLC To Help with the homornes. Pamper urself this weekend.
Let us know how U get on with the scan tomorrow @dildoos. Good luck dear

[dildoos]

BJones- I’m so sorry , I missed read 😬 I will also pray you have no AF for a year!
Yes childcare not for the feint hearted at this time, however , the little ones have me laughing and smiling all the time so they really do make up for their parents lack of caring on occasions, (I must say some parents have been wonderful!)
Scan today and feel really different from last time, I don’t feel cramps or any change at all which I did before. Here’s hoping the follicles are growing nicely and that it’s all totally normal and last time was just me over thinking things and maybe the pains were not related at all?
I’m off to London this afternoon for the night , may ask if I am ok taking them a little earlier today and later tomorrow so I don’t have to physically take them with me? It’s keeping them cold I most worry about .

What’s plans for you all this weekend?

[bjonesreborn]

How did your scan go dildoos. Maybe it’s a good sign that you’re feeling different this time?
heart how are you doing?
yorkshire everything ok on your countdown to starting?
afm i’m Ok today, feeling quite normal. Annoyed I have to stop my daily swimming imminently, I love it so much but hopefully it’ll be worth it. Not many plans for the weekend which is quite nice. Don’t forget the clocks change!

[XstephanieX]

Hi Ladies,
I have been reading various threads for a while but thought I'd take the plunge and join in! We're on our first round of ICSI (hubby's sperm low on all counts) & I'm on Day 7 of Buserelin. Have been feeling super low since yesterday and cried last night for no obvious reason :( Thought it may help to talk to others in the same situation as I feel I'm going a bit bonkers!!
Wishing everyone all the luck in the world for your cycles :) x

[bjonesreborn]

hi *XstephanieX and welcome, though sorry you find yourself here as well. So unfair isn't it. Buserelin can be a bit of an emotional rollercoaster I found too. Which protocol are you on?

[bjonesreborn]

oops my highlighting XstephanieX failed there!

[XstephanieX]

Hi @bjonesreborn, I read your earlier messages about finding out friends are pregnant and believe me, I feel your pain!! Every day it seems someone else is pregnant, sometimes I feel like just lying on the floor and screaming about how unfair the whole thing is....then I realise I'm not two and this won't help me at all lol My best friend has told me they're now trying and I'm already feeling anxious about the moment she tells me she's pregnant incase I follow through with the lying on the floor screaming scenario 😂 I think I'm on the long protocol (my clinic hasn't used this term) but it's 3 weeks Buserelin, plus Menopur for further 2 weeks, then EC X