September/October IVF

[WineWinner]

Hey,

I've had my appointment through finally to start my first round of IVF. Our consultation is September and hoping if we start on CD21 (no idea if we will, just what I'm presuming from research) then we will be good to start just after the middle of the month. Anyone else the tentatively waiting for a September start?

I am starting end of October with the pill so mid November for stimulation.I would be happy to join another thread if this one stops although I like keeping track of the stories here 😊.

Tryingtobemum I hope it works out, one of the best tips I picked up on here was the use of Gatorade to counteract side effects and prevent OHSS, it has definitely helped me with side effects so hopefully will help prevent OHSS too.
Peanut1980 I hope you are feeling better.
I will be joining a November thread hopefully too as we are doing a freeze all approach and pray we get some day 5s. Intend to start getting my body ready as soon as we have had EC.

Thanks for the Gatorade tip @AniSL

God I'm having such a sad infertile day today. You know how some days it just hits you.

I know how you feel @Trying2bemum I've been crying my eyes out today as of of my friends has just told me their exciting news.... As much as I'm happy for them I also really sad for myself. It's upsetting that they are apprehensive about sharing such good news with me, I don't want to tarnish their joy and celebration. Talk about a rollercoaster of emotions... Xxx

Tryingtobemum I completely understand, on our flight out here, there were 14 kida all under age of 2 on the flight, 3 sets of twins too.
Welcome about the Gatorade, I had a horrid time with the Gonal when I started this cycle, couple of Gatorades later and I was doing fine. It was soooo bad that I even considered painkillers which I never take

@TeaJenny81 big hugs to you, it's so natural to feel that way. My SIL announced last weekend and a close work friend announced yesterday. It's relentless at the moment, I just want to go and live in a cave and do IVF until I am pregnant and can face the world again

@AniSL wow that is impressive I am going to stock up! Sounds like an intense flight, hope you're alright and have a great trip

Peanut1980 are u still on for EC tomorrow? Good luck if you are? How was trigger?

I had my scan this morning, 11 follies on left 8 on right, all in their 20s. EC on Wednesday, clinic have given me Averkarp trigger free of charge

That's great @AniSL hope you're in for a good haul and good quality.

Scan today, left ovary 4 good sized follicles 12-15. Right ovary very sleepy only 1 measured at 8.5. Not brilliant but it is what it is... Now injecting cetrotide as well to prevent left from ovulating.. Fingers crossed the right side wakes up and starts responding!! EC either Fri or Mon.

Good luck @peanut1980 and @AniSL I'll be thinking about you tomorrow. Fingers crossed for you both sending lots of positivity and baby dust. xx

Thanks ladies. Sorry for not responding yesterday. I had a better day yesterday and managed to get outside for a long walk. Took trigger injection last night and that was absolutely fine. Other than the general house tidy up I’m not really doing much today...other than ordering a lot of random stuff online. That’s always a good distraction!! 🙈

I’m booked in for egg collection first thing tomorrow - 09:00. I’ll report back how I get on 🤞🤞🤞

Good luck for Wednesday @anisl

Good luck for Friday @teajenny81

Xxxx

Hi guys, just catching up the group news, hope everyone’s well.

@winewinner have you started on norithisterone yet?

@crazyeyes3 glad to hear to you have healthy embie on board. How is your tww going?

Good luck @peanut1980 for your egg collection tomorrow, hope it goes smoothly and you get lots of healthy eggs.

I’m on day 4 of stimulation, ended up being a little delayed. I’ve been now downregulating with buserelin for over a month now and it seems to be dragging on forever. I’m impatient by nature and just want to get on with it 😒

I keep having to remind myself go eat more protein during stimulation but for some reason I’m just craving bowlfuls of cereal!

Hope everyone is well! Day 6 of stims here with a scan tomorrow to see if there's anything going on.
I also had a fertility acupuncture session at the weekend too - no idea if it will do anything though have heard good things! Was a bit odd but not too odd!
Trying to eat protein and drink a glass of milk a day (heard that's good for follicle growth) - feeling apprehensive about the scan tomorrow though. Fingers crossed for everyone!

@Dia12 I found when I was trying to eat loads of protein that getting protein powder was easiest - you can mix it into the milk on your cereal at least!

I've got my scan on Saturday to see how my lining is doing. I'm a bit puzzled as last time I put on loads of weight from taking progynova and my breasts went up a whole cup size, but this time I haven't had any reaction to it at all. I can't help but think something's wrong 🙈

Hope everyone's doing well today.

Just ticking the boxes on our paperwork ready for our first consultation tomorrow where we'll date and sign on the dotted line!

We'll then hopefully start sims on the 12th October. Feeling a mix of nerves and excitement although I can't imagine it's going to work for us after TTC #1 for so long.

xxx

TeaJenny81 the growth between my baseline and day 5 scan was rubbish,some didn't grow at all and others only grew 1mm. 5-7 scan they really picked up pace. So don't worry too much, the injectables will kick in and do the job

Hi ladies can I join? Bit of lurker but I guess by joining it might seem as though it is going to happen. We have been trying for 3 years, had a miscarriage at 11 weeks 6 months into trying and since then nothing, not even a glimmer of hope. We have our treatment plan appt a week today and then i think they said we will start the week after that x

Just back home from egg collection. They collected 8 eggs. We’re down for icsi but they said hubbys sample was really good and we could just do IVF. We decided to stick with ICSI though as they said they have a better fertilisation result. The whole sedation thing was amazing. After suffering with anxiety it was quite nice to be off my head for a bit 🤣 I’m really feeling uncomfortable down there so I’ve got into bed and here I shall stay. I’ll let you know when I get they call tomorrow on how many have fertilised x

Well done Peanut1980 I hope you get some good blasts. Rest and take a break now.

Great news Peanut. Fingers crossed for tomorrow!

7 day scan today showed 4 in total (I tend to have a slow start); 2 x 14 and 1 x 9 on the right with 1 x 12 on the left. Am pleased with this though as don't have a lot to play with anyway. More meds and a further scan on Friday.

Bizarrely - the acupuncturist I saw at the weekend said she could see 3 on the right and 1 on the left from looking into my eyes. Slightly spooked by this!

Just popping in to say congratulations and good luck to those of you with big milestones this week. Wishing you all the best.

I've been lying low, licking my wounds, after a devastating ending to my fourth round. I had to step away for a while whilst I got my head around things.

We had a really good egg collection (second most ever for me), I was so pleased, but despite this, from eleven eggs we found out on day 5 that there were zero blastocysts. So nothing at all left to transfer. Words cannot express how this feels, especially this far on in the journey.

This is after three operations in the past year to get my womb lining perfect, and they'd said it was the best they'd ever seen it.
Yet nothing to put back.

We live four hours or so away from the clinic so were well on the way to London on the train when I got the call. Had to get off and get the next train home in tears.

Really hoping no one else on the board has to go through this. All that effort for absolutely nothing. Not even a shot at it.
There are no words.

So keeping my fingers crossed for you all, and all that positive energy I had stored up and ready in reserve to get me through the 2ww, I'm sending it all your way now instead xxx

I'm so sorry to hear this @botanica it is such a terrible ordeal you've been through. All the hope... Be kind to yourself, plan a special treat so you have something to look forward to. My heart goes out to you. xxx

Thank you @TeaJenny81 that's very kind.

I had so much confidence for this round. I also thought that this was finally our time.

Had I not miscarried at eleven weeks earlier in the year then I'd be giving birth in the next couple of weeks.

I'd stupidly built it up in my head that this round would be it, and a positive result was going to put all of that right and I'd be able to move on from the grief of losing my baby.

My work will not allow any more absences from me and no more flexibility so I'm due back on Monday and need to decide before then whether I resign and give up my career or else abandon any future treatment plans.
They've made it clear both cannot exist together.

They were very understanding over the last year and provided paid medical leave, but now I'm an unpredictable liability and they cannot accommodate any more.

I was hoping that with a positive outcome I'd be able to say that further treatment was unlikely and continue as normal until maternity leave.

I can't believe it's all come to this.

@botanica I’m so sorry to hear about your outcome for this round of IVF. My heart aches for you. Would you consider using donor eggs at all? Your work sounds like they’re putting you in a really tough place right now. Not what you need. Can they actually say that? Personally I’d give them the finger and walk off xxx

@botanica someone that was on my Nct group for my son gave up her career so they could continue with IVF. She now has four kids from IVF x

Thanks @Peanut1980, exactly what I need right now, some fighting spirit!