Cycle buddies April/May

[Summerloving17]

Hi ladies, just wondered if anyone wants to hold hands as we go through a cycle?

After a failed fresh cycle earlier this year, I’m starting my progynova today with a planned FET for May.

Would love some company x

I'm sorry it was a bit of a rubbish day for lots of people yesterday. this process is tough.

I called my local hospital and CRGH in London. Neither of them called back! But will try again today.

I’m out ladies. Turns out it was a period 😤 obviously I’ll take the test on Friday to be certain but I know my body well enough to know all the signs! Not sure if we’ll try again yet, I was keen to go down the adoption path before all this but I don’t imagine it’s any less painful..

Good luck to th rest of you still going through it all xxx

Ciro sorry to hear that.

I won't get my period until I stop taking the progesterone. It feels so futile to have to keep taking it until I've had my blood tests.

I feel more positive today. We have one more free attempt left I think so dh and I have decided to try again.

If we have to self fund we can probably afford one cycle.

Good luck to everyone whatever stage you're at.

I’m so sorry to hear that yesterday was a such a distressing day for many of you. We’re all on this dreadful emotional rollercoaster, which can take its toll. Do what you can to have a positive thought to focus on, even in the midst of the storm. That is what has helped me. 🤗

@ciroDiMarzio, I’m sorry to hear your news. 🎉 Have the clinic advised for you to continue with your meds & take your test on Friday?

I hope the discomfort of recent egg collections is subsiding for many of you and you’re looking forward to your respective transfers. 🌟

@Ponypals, 18!!! Awesome collection number. Fingers crossed for a good fertilisation. 🤞

I managed to hold out until my OTD to test and got a BFP! 😮 Very surprised, as other than cramping the first 4 days, I’ve had no symptoms. I had to back away from MN as hearing about other ladies’ symptoms that I WASN’T having increased my anxiety, I.e., no sore boobs at all! 😬 Not sure how “big” the BFP is, but will book a blood test to find out. Very cautiously happy and hoping this will be my rainbow baby 🌈😊.

Good luck to the ladies still in 2WW. 🍀 If you can wait until your OTD, please do.

@cirodimarzio, so sorry. That should have been 💐. Super fat fingers 😬

What lovely need @SouthernBella74, our first bfp! I'm so pleased for you.

Southern hurray! Wonderful news. Just what this group needed!

I'm so excited for you!

@rainylake thanks for the words of wisdom. I woke in a cold sweat last night thinking how the bloody hell my back would cope with twins. I've had several slipped discs already and cracked my vertabrae. Savoury stuff is normally my thing, especially cheese, gorganzola lol mmm. These meds really mess with us eh. I'm dying to get back to gym but consultant yesterday pretty much has suggested I hold off until test and I know 🤔

@AniSL thanks, hopefully one set of tiny feet! fingers crossed for today my lovely. Hopefully they'll be able to do EC for you

@Cobblestones ET was ok. Hardest part was holding onto bladder whilst they pushed on tummy, I wanted to lay there for a while before I got up but literally lasted about a minute. My OH was very supportive apart from when he nearly took a picture from the bottom of the bed of me in all my glory! Luckily the nurse popped back around the curtain 🤣. They didn't check for any fluids. Just said my lining looked good xx

@hoping2018 thank you! Yeah I'm PUPO. We are pretty much in sync then, you had your ET yesterday and we both had two. Actually think we're same age from recollection? I'm starting to feel less muddled now, which is great. My boobs had more or less stopped hurting from day before ET. Still get tired very quickly and still got groin pain

@Si1ver day of ET is day 0, the next day is day 1. At least I'm 99999.9% sure that's right! I've actually rather anally put in my phone calendar on each day how many dpt so can see easily

@CiroDiMarzio really sorry to hear that. Hopefully it's not your period, some people have a bleed. When's your test date?

@findingmyfeet12 glad you are going to give it another go.

I've got an interview today and to say I don't feel like going is an understatement! Just wanna relax 😩 going to be hard holding on to farts for an hour or so 🤣🤣🙈

Have a great day everyone and be kind to yourselves xx

PS anyone else's consultant suggested they don't have sex until after the test date??!!!!! I'm like wtf!!

@SouthernBella74 amaaaaaaazing!!!! Lovely lovely news xxx
The rest of us hang in there, stay strong and be positive and thankful for the few things we do have. And get some sun today xx
I’m on my for baseline scan after 3 weeks finally!

Fabulous news @SouthernBella74 ! I think we needed a bfp on here! You must be over the moon xx

@picklesandpetals I haven't had sex since we started IVF.

I didn't want to when I was injecting because I felt so awful, then the clinic said not to after egg collection and now the pessaries are so disgusting that I can't face it again. I'm about to go crazy.

@SouthernBella74 wonderful news! Congratulations!

@CirodiMarzio sorry to hear this. Look after yourself . It's a really hard process.

@picklesandpetals no my consultant told me sex was fine and would not harm the embryo (though given the size of my ovaries still it's not top priority right now!). It also said that on the information sheet the clinic gave me when I left. It just said to avoid swimming, baths, horse riding and vigorous exercise till after the test date.

Thanks ladies! I am happy, but I know I have quite a few weeks to get through before feeling relaxed or even believing it. Starting tomorrow with the blood test. 😬

@picklesandpetals, you crack me up! 😂 Hold in the fart as that might not go down too well in the interview 😂😂

My clinic says no sex, hot baths or saunas or vigorous exercise until test date. Sex can wait a little longer, but I’ll ask tomorrow when I can get back to the gym 🙊

Good luck with your baseline scan, @bangsaklove 🍀

@southernbella congrats!!! So good to hear this!! Amazing how you managed to hold out till OTD

@ciro I’m sorry about your news.

@picklesandpetals thanks for the info! Will find out today whether I indeed get a transfer or if it’s all frozen. Still so bloated!! Good luck with your interview and all the best to everyone else trying to get through yet another day on this long never ending journey... atleast the weather seems promising 🌞🌞

@SouthernBella that's fantastic news, well done

@picklesandpetals thank you, at clinic now waiting. Just had my bloods done, they said 20 mins til result then scan

@CirodiMarzio sorry to hear that, hopefully it's just cramping bleed. Hang in there

@picklesandpetals my clinic also says sex is fine / warning that this may be TMI but last cycles 2ww I attempted this and when I orgasmed had loads of crampy pain. I then got really upset that this may have effected implantation and googled looooads - won't be going anywhere near DH in this 2ww!! Thought he's had SSR this time so he's not interested either!

Also can't believe your going for an interview?! I'm still off on sick leave and had said I won't be back til the end of the week. (But I do work in healthcare and do 11 hour days so I don't want to head back until I'm certain I feel up to it)

@picklesandpetals the interview is today? Good luck! Hope you find something to wear that didn't look like maternity clothes.

Fingers crossed for you x

Congrats @SouthernBella74 that sounds amazing! Let us know what the results of the blood test is.

Got the results and 8 have fertilised. We are doing the embryoscope this time around so fingers crossed at least half survive to day 5

Awww @SouthernBella74 I am so delighted for you. That is simply wonderful news xxx

That’s a fab result @ponypals!

Good luck with your baseline scan @bangsaklove you must be relieved to be done with the down regging!

@ponypals that's fab news.

@picklesandpetals good luck and I hope you found something to wear

Just finished at my clinic, the fluid is gone so we are all set for egg collection on Thursday and if they make it to 5 days then transfer on Tuesday. There are less follies than they had hoped for 4-5 on each side, initially they say 9 potential on each side. They gave me a prescription for ovitrelle which we purchased and they said now that because I have already retained fluid, they want to give me Adverkarp instead which they gave for free

Well done @PonyPals. I hope they progress to blasts!

@AniSL that's nice of them to give for free. My clinic gave us timelapse for free (normally £600) I think because we have quality issues it's really useful for us so they wanted to make sure we used it.

@PonyPals that's great. Good luck with the next stage - it isn't easy waiting to hear how they're progressing.

@AniSL that's wonderful that the fluid is gone. Must be a big relief that you hopefully will be able to have a transfer after all without having to freeze and wait.

@AniSL that’s great news.

Unfortunately I haven’t fared so well. I have fluid in my tummy and have been classed as mild to moderate hyperstimulation. I have two blasts which will be frozen. Will return either next cycle or the cycle after that to start a FET. Feel disappointed but there was always a chance that this would happen..