October/November IVF

[Langpants]

Hi ladies!

Round 2 down regulation has just started. Embryo transfer should be 1/2 November. Going for 2 embryos this time.

Anyone else just starting a round? x

@Trying2bemum – wonderful news! So happy for you, I’ve never had a BFP, it must feel amazing!!

@orangefolly ET for Tuesday – very exciting! 

@BlueSarah 11 is great! Everything is going really well!!

@Flutterby7 Bet you must be wishing the days away! Hope it passes quickly for you

@sarahthewigganer and @Langpants so sorry it didn’t work out this cycle.

@ScienceTechie1 – how are you getting on with your injections? I was nervous when I started but there really was nothing to it.

@Tinypaws-Great progress! I wish I had 8 follicles responding! We are on similar timelines – if I get to Embryo Transfer too then we’ll be doing the dreaded 2WW together.

I’ve been quiet the last two days trying to digest things. Mondays scan showed I’m still not responding well to the stims. Only 3 follicles responding and they said to expect one to be empty. That means it’s likely there’ll be two eggs to progress with. They also said the gap was too big now between the big follicles and the little ones so there was no point increasing the dose. Another scan today and a fourth follicle has enlarged but they think it’s too small to produce an egg in time. Egg Collection is Monday and trigger injection Saturday night. I also frustratingly found the pharmacy has made a maths error on the drugs and given me 9 days of Gonal F rather than 10. I just blindly trusted them so that was a bit surprising. Will need to get more Gonal F tomorrow short notice which will be priority number 1.
I’ve got my head around the follicle count now, it is what it is, I have 3 follicles which is better than nothing and we’ll progress with what we’ve got. Such a rollercoaster…. I can’t remember who said on this forum that in this process you only ever end up replacing one angst with another but it’s wise words and has helped me a lot, thanks

Sorry about all the bold text - not sure why it did that!

That's fantastic news trying2bemum - so delighted for you Is it starting to sink in yet?

tinypaws that's good news follicles are progressing well. How are you feeling? Fx for egg collection!

BlueSarah ahh - those are fantastic grades! Hope the next few days fly by for you. I remember practically tiptoeing around last time so as not to dislodge the little embryo

flutterby It seems impossibly long, doesn't it? I agree distractions are key!

twodogsonecat That must be really nervewracking, but I've got my fingers crossed for you that the ones you have progress well. I know it's a cliche, but you only need one good one for it to work.

I started on my pre-transfer regime this morning, which if it's successful I'll be on until 12 weeks. Blimey, it's a lot. It's a whole series of activities with pills before food, injection, pessary, pills after food. Still, it will be worth it. I keep telling myself that!

Transfer day today. Waiting for the embryologist's call later to confirm if its survived the thaw to confirm that we'll go in this afternoon. Nerves are definitely kicking in! Had acupuncture last night and she put a seed thing in my ear that I'm to press to calm - think I need one in each ear!

Does anyone have any tips for dealing with a very sore foof from the cyclogest? I don't remember this from last time but I think my ovaries were so painful it distracted me?? It feels like I'm wiping myself with sandpaper 😱

Omg so exciting StillLikeAir - best of luck for transfer today! Hope your little embryo thaws out perfectly.

With the cyclogest, honestly, last time I was on it for more than two months and I just put it up my bum every day instead (doc said either was fine and exactly the same result). Much less sore and no mess - I much preferred it! I hated the thought of it before I started doing it.

Thanks orangefolly though I was genuinely worried someone would suggest that! Don't know why I feel so prudish about this, it's not like I have any dignity left 🙄

So I'll give that a go.

Hope your transfer goes well next week

Thanks @orangefolly appreciate the well wishes, it's true you only need one, good luck getting settled into your pre-transfer regime

@StillLikeAirIRise hope your transfer went well, how exciting!

I got more Gonal F sorted today, another scan tomorrow then egg collection Monday.

Thanks for the tip orangefolly I can confirm that it's better this way so far so will press on and hopefully my foof can recover!

Thanks for the well wishes twodogs, embryo safely on board and got a little picture of it going in (like all scans I can't really see what they're going on about) but it will be lovely to have this if this embryo does manage to turn into a baby. Hope the scan goes well tomorrow and your trigger is okay

@StillLikeAirIRise hope your transfer went well today!!
The things we have to do through this process aren’t all great are they?! 😔 but we have to hope it will be worth it!

@orangefolly good luck with remembering everything! It’s a nightmare isn’t it.
@twodogsonecatnobaby glad you got more GonalF
Hope the scan goes well tomorrow and then good luck for Monday

I hope you're all doing well today.

I am feeling super anxious. Not sure if it's the steroids or just the thought of it all about to start. Aargh, and breathe!

How are you doing Orangefolly

How are my fellow 2WWers getting on? Anyone else with cramps and twinges just waiting for AF to arrive?

@BlueSarah oh my gosh yes!! I am 8 days post transfer now and the first 5 days were the worst. I had cramps and bloating and sore breasts. Now my cramps seem to have gone. So now I’m wondering if it’s good or bad...
I found it much better being back at work as it distracted me through the day. Fingers crossed

@Flutterby7 8dpt - that must mean it's nearly test day! I still have a week to go, finding work a real struggle ATM, just can't find the motivation. Still, this time next week I'll know. Best of luck for the next few days xx

@BlueSarah and to you. 🤞🏻 X

🙄 so over the wait! 3dp5dt and back to work tomorrow. Don't normally look forward to work but tbh pretty grateful for the distraction so will prob skip in tomorrow!

Lots of stabbing and twingy pains, no sore boobs and didn't last time either so already not holding out any hope really. I started a period inspite of the progesterone pessaries last time 12dp5dt so will test prob next Sunday on day 11 so that I can deal with the result on my own at home. That way if it starts on a work day that week I'm prepared.

Anyway, hope this week brings good news to you all.

Oh 2ww-ers I feel for you! Will be joining you on Tuesday 😬

Really hoping those cramps are good ones for you! So annoying how ambiguous any early symptoms are.

I'm feeling a bit better now thanks. I think some fresh air this weekend helped me feel less anxious.

God I’m literally driving myself crazy. I can’t concentrate at work today at all as all I keep thinking is I think I’ve got period pains, I have no idea if I actually do. Every time I go to the toilet I think I’m going to have come on. I just want to know either way now. Aghhhh

Hi all, sorry for not responding to everyone individually! Hope those of you in the 2WW are not going too crazy!

I had my scan this morning after 11 days of stims and I'm to trigger tonight and have egg collection Wednesday morning. They didn't tell me the exact numbers of follicles but did say I'd responded well to stims.

One more injection tonight then looking forward to a day off meds tomorrow! Then the real waiting begins!

Hi everyone,

How are you all?

@flutterby7 that must be so stressful - hang in there! When is the OTD?

@tinypaws How exciting! How have you been feeling on your stims?

As for me, I'm on day 5 of my Menopur stimming injections. I had my blood test today to check for estradiol levels and just got a call to say it's higher than they wanted it to be and so I need to scan tomorrow morning. I'm a bit anxious about it now. I feel so bloated, constipated and feel like I constantly need to pee! Bladder feels really full. Did anyone else experience this??

Xx

@twodogsonecatnobaby before this I had never had a BFP either - despite three years of TTC. It took us three fresh IVF cycles, transferring 6 embryos in total.

@orangefolly it's kind of sinking in but still can't really believe it, and a different kind of anxiety is hovering over me now as this embryo has so far to go and I'm so desperate for it to stick with us!

Good luck to everyone, IVF is insane and not for the faint hearted. Be very kind to yourself x x x

@Trying2bemum thanks, 3 fresh cycles and 6 transfers, I'm impressed with your resilience and determination!! So so happy for you!

@TinyPaws - good luck with egg collection tomorrow

Egg collection went ahead Monday, they retrieved 3 eggs which is one more than expected. We had a choice of ivf or ICSI and went ivf. Will never know if that was the right call. 1 fertilised overnight and they might want to do embryo transfer tomorrow. Will find out in the morning.

twocats good luck for your little embryo growing, so nerve wracking!

tinypaws good luck tomorrow, hope they get some good eggs!

trying2bemum must be a wonderful feeling after all that trying, although I totally understand the anxiety!

playing how did your blood test follow up go?

I had my transfer today and have one little embryo on board! They told me to come with a full bladder and then I had to half empty it because it was TOO full 😂 Got there in the end though.

Unfortunately I got a call after to say my progesterone is too low now and I'll need to go back in tomorrow and start progesterone injections along with everything else. Pretty gutted and hoping it won't affect the embryo yet.

Thanks for the well wishes @orangefolly. Good luck with your little embryo on board! Fingers crossed you get your BFP. The full bladder thing is a nightmare, never know how much to drink and then want to pee desperately!

@PlayingPositive I felt like that after about 5 days of stims, didn't overtsimulate though and it didn't get much worse as I got closer to egg collection. Mostly though I was just relieved to not be down-regulating anymore as I felt so rubbish on the burserelin.

@twodogsonecatnobaby Thanks for the good luck wishes! Did your transfer go ahead?

@orangefolly Thanks for the good luck wishes! How did you find the progesterone injections?

I had my egg collection today, it went ok. I had 7 eggs collected which is a little disappointed - they were expecting 10-11 based on the number of large follicles so I'm a little concerned as to why so many follicles were "empty". Probably TMI but it looks and feels like they had a good dig around down there judging from the state of my nether regions!

I have taken my first dose of cyclogest, after reading advice here and elsewhere, I've bitten the bullet (-shaped progesterone pessary) and put it up the bum, which was surprisingly easy although not very elegant (not that anything about this process really is!).

They are anticipating a day 2 transfer, but the embryologist will call tomorrow to discuss. I feel slightly disappointed, but at this point I'm mainly hoping at least one embryo fertilises and gets that far - having had so many "empty" follicles I'm concerned about egg maturity and quality.