IVF March/April

[Hopingforbabyd]

Hi ladies
I’m hoping to find a cycle buddy or anyone who has been through IVF before. We are due to have our appointment for our plan at the end of next week and I just wanted to hear any stories/advice anyone may have as my mind is very busy with questions.
A little background from me, I’m 28 and been trying to conceive for 3 years now. Last year I was diagnosed with severe endometriosis which sadly affected both of my tubes. I’ve had them removed in November and all endo has been removed. We have been told the chances of conception are against us due to the severity of my condition but I’m holding onto hope. Are there any ladies who have similar stories who can give me a little encouragement? I’m quite nervous to start IVF but excited at the idea this could be our chance!
Thanks 😊💛 xx

Not at all @chester6 I know we are having to do things a little different to get to where we need to be, but you are still human and allowed to feel all the feels I’m certain it wouldn’t jeopardise anything. Go with how your body is feeling and it’ll be grateful for it I promise 😘 Hubby is very cheeky telling you off! I think sometimes men like to fling the “you’re being negative!” sentence at us because they don’t know what else to say. Hope you’re feeling better today xx

Hi all, I'm new to Mumsnet.
Bit of background, I'm 39 and had 1st icsi treatment. Ended up with just one embryo which was emplanted after 2 days. We got a positive test result on 27/3/19 and now waiting for our first scan on 17/4. I'm really starting to worry about having an empty sac. We only get one cycle on NHS in Brum but we have been saving for more cycles for years since I was told at age 19 I would never conceive naturally. In the short time since the test result, I've got really attached to my little smudge so panicking a bit at the thought of empty sac at scan 😢

@pensivepolly2372 I know how you feel, when you want something to happen and against all odds, it does and now you just don’t want it to go wrong. If you are anything like me, you’ll likely feel this way ahead of every scan, every midwife appt and every little milestone. I allowed myself to breathe at 27 weeks as I knew if my baby was born, he was likely to survive. A week later he arrived! He did survive, but the first night a senior doctor said to me (whilst I was in floods of tears) ‘you feel this way, because you are a mum, and that will never stop, so you better get used to it’ .... harsh but so true. You are a mum to your smudge now, try to find a way to relax into it. As annoying as it is, a positive pregnancy test is only the first hurdle. And for us who have had to go through IVF that hurdle is a little bit higher than everyone else’s that conceive naturally. All the best for your scan! X

Thank you so much @Aliceabsolum and @hopingforbabyd. Really appreciate your kind words. We have made up this morning and i’m feeling better today although thank goodness only 2 more days until my blood test as I am being a mad woman 😂. I hope you guys are feeling well xx

Hey ladies, me and my wife (same-sex couple) did a fresh cycle of ivf during December/January but it was cancelled 2 days before transfer due to the high risk of ohss and all embryos frozen. We now have our frozen transfer booked for 20th May and my wife starts the medication next week. We got 5 embryos from the fresh cycle so we hope one of them will work. It’s such a long process, but if you get a baby at the end of it then it’s worth it.

Love and baby dust to you all.

Thank you Agog123, it just seems too good to be true ATM, we weren't expecting to even get this far on the first try with only one embryo, so now I'm thinking we'll it must be empty cos I'm not that lucky! Hubby & I have tried not to get attached, we keep talking about the next cycle to try and stay grounded but you just can't help getting your hopes up! 🤗

@Chester6 I’m sure the letting out of all the emotion was probably a very good thing. I’m glad you’ve made up this morning.
I think the progesterone has been making me a lot more weepy than usual too. I rarely cry but my poor husband had me in sobs on him twice last week!

@DaisyMay25 good luck with your EC today! I hope it all goes well and you have some really good eggs from it.

@Chester6 I have been more weepy than usual ( which is some feat) and while I was on the injections I was switching minute by minute. Hubbies try their best but genuinely don't understand what's up, not their fault, just the way it is. I'm glad you have made up 😊
@DaisyMay25 good luck today, I'm sure you will have lots of mature eggs 😚

@chester8 I have the circle and bloom IVF mind-body mindfulness thing and the first one I listened to after transfer said ‘please know that the negative emotions you are experiencing cannot harm the embryo but it is good for you to experience whatever emotions you are feeling then try and move them aside’. I really needed to hear that too as my emotions were very negative. I try accept I feel this way then try think positive when the feelings clear a little. I think this is a very hard time on both people involved but for us we have the addition of meds that are making us more emotional etc. Feel what you are feeling!! Good luck with your test. I have 5 days to go! Argh!!!

Welcome new ladies!

Good news from my scan this morning, lining is the right thickness so will be transferring next Thursday xx

@nemo1189 welcome! That is great you and your wife got 5 frozen embryos from one round. If this cycle doesn't work for me I will be using frozen next time. How does it work, do they defrost one at a time until one successfully defrosts, or defrost them all at once and refreeze any spares?

Hi @Nemo1189 I am doing a frozen cycle too but I only have one in the freezer (also from December). 5 is a great number! Good luck to you and your wife xx

Welcome @nemo1189 & @pensivepolly2372 wishing you the best of luck x

22 eggs!! They didn't tell us how many are mature though. Gotta measure liquids in and out and have blood tests Friday and Monday will transfer Monday (hopefully)

Excellent news @DaisyMay25! How are you feeling? X

@DaisyMay25 Yaaaaaay!!

@DaisyMay25 well done that's amazing news!!!

@DaisyMay25 this is fantastic!!! So pleased for you x

@Wesstywoo great news, good luck!
@DaisyMay25 that's fantastic! Well done 😊

That’s a great number @DaisyMay25

I hope people don’t mind me joining the thread - I have been reading since day 1.

My husband and I have just been told we will start treatment on May, 13th!

Thanks guys, just gotta wait for the call tomorrow to see how many fertilised.

@Wesstywoo well, during the procedure I start to feel it but she only had three left, and even then it wasn't even that bad but I started full on crying, they think it's because of the hormones!

Then in recovery I have no idea what happened but my blood pressure dropped and I was burn up and feeling sick, four nurses rushed in and gave me an IV

Then on the bus from the hospital I started burning up and feeling really sick so had to get off and call MIL to pick us up. Hospital said it's a reaction to all the drugs.

The EC itself was fine, I was awake but not 100% with and it and just chatted with drug doctor next to me the whole time.

Safe to say I'm home in bed (the hospital even called to check we got home okay)

@DaisyMay25 wow 22 that’s brill! Gosh what an experience for your first EC but well done for getting through it! Glad you’re home safe and resting up in bed. You take it easy for the next few days and hopefully you’ll get a positive call in the morning.

@wesstywoo
All it takes is 1! Fingers crossed for you . We had 22 eggs on collection day but only 5 fertilised and thankfully all 5 made it to freeze day and were great quality to be frozen! Good luck to you! When is your frozen cycle? Xx

@Brambles7 I was blown away by the number. So much so I was discussing to DH about egg donation in the future.