IVF/ICSI May/June

[Cauliflower82]

Hi everyone

I’m creating a new thread with the hope of finding people with similar dates to me. I am due to start medication on May 13th with the hope egg collection will be June 19th. I’m 34, female factor fertility.

Anyone else out there with similar dates?

Morning, missed a bit my bird died yesterday so was a bit upset as she was part of the family!

Had my follow up call yesterday to confirm date and meds! So starting in the 12th may not the 13th (I cant count lol) taking buserelin and then progynova when they tell me too!

Since ec collection I haven’t been as healthy and have had a few drinks and things will stop next week and get back on it as i guess it’s the only thing I can control now and think I’ve done my best if that makes sense!

Can I ask a question what is the diff between PCOS and PCO? My consultant said I might have it as I have 33 follicles so I had a day 21 bloods which indicate I ovulate and af is always regular!

Re work well we are doing private so most of my scans and blood have been early in the morning so I haven’t missed to much work and have just said it’s docs. I’ve managed to have my last two appointments over the phone so I’ve just popped out the office when needed! Apart from that it’s ok.

Hi @joijoijo and @aggiebleu welcome

@FinallytakingtheplungewithIVF my consultant said that to be diagnosed with the syndrome you need to have two of the symptoms I think he said. Pco, which is just polycystic ovaries, is just where you have cysts/lots of follicles on the ovaries. The syndrome you have other symptoms like high testosterone, missed ovulation etc. He said I was borderline as my testosterone is only slightly raised and we think I ovulate but my cycles are long. But I had lots of follicles so def have polycystic ovaries. In a way it made me realise why I struggle with my weight! I'm not huge or hairy which can by symptoms, but I really struggle to lose weight and it's all round my middle.

@mouse1234567 For collection I told my boss what I was doing as for collection I had to travel to London short notice. With transfer I don't want work to know. It looks like I will have 2 or 3 early appointments so will just tell them I've an appointment and will be about half an hour late. Then will try and book a day off for transfer in London.

@ginandtonic maybe I have pco then as my cycles are regular, I’m not hairy and my weight is pretty consistent! Thanks for the info

@FinallytakingtheplungewithIVF it was only because my testosterone was slightly high he was like hmmm borderline. But it wasn't massively high.

Sounds like a few of us are trying to shift a few pounds - I say I've lost motivation but I've not had it in the first place!

I've told my managers but I'm really lucky as we have an IVF policy so I can have additional time off which is fantastic as I don't have to use my holiday to relax after the ET.

I'll do some research on foods but I fear that it may be in vain. I must stop thinking like this!!

Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend.

@FinallytakingtheplungewithIVF sorry to hear about your bird.

As ginandtonic said -I think it you have lots of follicles you have PCO but if you don’t have other signs like no ovulating, acne etc then you don’t have the syndrome. Something like you have to have two of the three or something! Not totally sure!

I’m lucky as I had most of my stimms and EC in easter holidays. As a teacher my holidays are obviously long but of course cycles don’t always time well and during term time it’s awkward getting time off. I just find the stress of the job on top of everything else quite hard to cope with. Sometimes I worry that going forward I don’t know how much more full time work I could do if I needed multiple rounds. Perhaps I shouldn’t get ahead of myself though!

Thank you all for the nice welcome!

@mouse1234567 I'm only on Progynova and Cyclogest so it's not heavily medicated. Not sure why and as it's my first round I just do what I'm told. The EC was spot on with all collected eggs mature so I have faith in them :)

What is everyone else on?

Re:work, they don't know so I try and make my appointments for early morning or lunch time, even if it sometimes takes some begging at the clinic haha! I took a sick leave for EC and will do the same for ET.

@mouse1234567 thank you!!

@aggiebleu I will be on buserelin to start then adding on progynova and then cyclogest

Hi all
For some reason I’ve stopped getting emails notifying me of new posts so I’m pretty behind. Welcome to the new guys joining us.
I’m a teacher too so can empathise with the workload too - it also seems like everywhere I look in school there are pregnant women
I’ve been reading all through the posts and I’m a bit worried that my diet isn’t great. I have one big vice - sugar!! In drinks and I’m chocolate form . Is this really bad when preparing and then going through ivf? I’m a healthy weight, eat loads of fruit and veg, but I eat far too mich chocolate!

Hi all!
Just an update from me. My mock cycle seemed to go well, although my lining was a little on the thin side (but still within the right parameters) so they have upped the Progynova for the real cycle.
I'm now on my real cycle. Progynova 8mg/day, then a scan next Monday (BH), the donor should have her EC around 11th May and we'll be travelling to Alicante on 18th May!
It feels like it's coming round so quick - 3 weeks today we'll be there!
Hope everyone is doing ok x

@jemimafuddleduck that’s great news! Are you feeling more positive now about working with a clinic abroad? I’m doing okay, eagerly awaiting out injections lesson to find out how much scarier this can get. Lesson on the Friday, injections start on the Monday 13th May. That only gives me two days to get my head around the new info. I take time to process things so hoping it’ll be an okay lesson.

@Cauliflower82 yeah I'm feeling much better about the clinic thanks. We had a wobble and we complained about some things, but we have changed doctors and I feel like a I have faith in this new doctor.
Eek yeah, I can imagine that's scary but I'm sure you'll feel ok once you've spoken to the nurse. They also say that the first one is the hardest and soon it becomes easy. We have just got to keep remembering why we're doing this.
I've entered the London Marathon ballot today - so at least if things don't work out I have something positive to work towards!

Oh don't worry @cauliflower82 - I've managed to eat at least 2 Easter Eggs this weekend, I wish I could kick my sweet tooth habit but in reality I have a eat everything tooth! I did see that Slimfast have some new appetite suppressant tablets but given all the drugs I am soon to be on and then hopefully fat and pregnant, I'm going to give dieting a rest! Plus I think a lot of my feelings towards my weight/un-healthy eating is in my head but my BMI says different! Stupid BMI calculator - such an outdated thing now that takes no other factors apart from your height and weight into consideration (well that is another rant!!)

I start my first lot of injections (down regulation?? I should have paid more attention) on Sunday so at least I have a weekend and BH to get used to them before back to work.

@jemimafuddleduck - I am so excited for you!! So by the end of May/begining of June we could have our first pregnancy in the group - YAY!!

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend - I swear it's flown by this time

Hi everyone, hoping I can join. I'm 34, ttc for 5 years off and on, lots of setbacks but now finally on the ivf train! Started buserilin on Friday, baseline scan 15th May and start FSH on 16th. I'm on a long protocol because of my endometriosis. I'm feeling very weepy and have been nauseous today, putting both down to the injections but in reality the weepiness could just be the realisation of what is happening! I'm looking forward to being able to share with others who "get" it!

@Mrbay two eggs! My kind of woman! Chocolate is my biggest vice in life, swiftly followed by coke. And not the diet stuff.
How you feeling about injections coming up?

@Weenumpty
Hi! Is this your first cycle? How have you found buserelin so far? I’m due to start two weeks today!!!!!!! There’s a part of me so eager to get started and another part of me that thinks stopping time is preferable. I’m long protocol too.

I had the weirdest dream last night that I saw two pink lines on a first response early pregnancy test! Two lines. It made me remember why this journey is so important. I feel like end goal is sometimes not visible and it was nice to be reminded of what could be.

Baby dust and the best of luck to everyone.

Can I just verify I meant the drinking kind of coke, like Coca Cola

Hi @weenumpty - snap with the endo, that's partly the reason my DH I am are starting IVF.
I wonder if we'll be on the same drugs??

@califlower82 - oddly I'm feeling pretty relaxed at the moment, I expect on Sunday morning I won't feel the same.

I don't want to think about the end just yet as I don't want to be negative but I'm already fed up off the amount of periods I have had to deal with since starting this - sorry endo is horrible to deal with I feel mine is mild compared to everyone else.

At the moment, I'm counting the months left until no periods, be this by baby or coil.

Spoke to a friend about everything tonight, I feel like I'm way to black and white about the whole process, I feel like I'm in for an emotional crash when the reality of this hits me.

sugar is my saviour in this! Tonight was a tub of ice cream and a creme egg! How I still fit in my clothes, is anyone's guess!!

Hello, I'm hoping I can join still! I'm 33, first cycle of IVF with male factor so ICSI for us. I just started buserelin on Friday, long cycle, just because that's what our clinic do, no specific medical reason. Downregulation scan 8th may and then we see. Our clinic only drip feeds us information which is maybe a good thing. I don't know.

Anyway I was expecting grumps and sweats with buserelin but actually I can't sleep... Have been up for hours the last 2 nights. So tonight I've passed the time on mumsnet!

Has anyone else been told sleep will be a problem? Maybe some of its anxiety although I feel like I've actually stopped stressing since we started making progress.

Anyway lovely to meet you all - sorry for the sleep deprived ramblings!

Hi everyone! Hoping I can come and join you.

I am about to start cycle 2. Meds should be starting around 19th May and then egg collection around 16th June.

I did have a horrible failed cycle in February so finally feeling up to another go. I am not sure on protocols yet - they have just re-done my AMH so we are thinking long protocol at the moment but it may switch to short protocol.

I had a light protocol for my last one but I responded so poorly I only had one egg and it didn't fertilise so I am hoping to get plenty of eggs this time - I would just some frozen ones for back up.

Sorry, I don't know how to tag individuals. I'll try to answer questions!

I've only just come back to check the thread because I think I'm still in denial that we need to have IVF, even though I've started meds now! Ridiculous I know, but I swing between reading/researching everything and burying my head in the sand! Sometimes I find it easier to not read things as I overthink and worry. So, apologies if I'm sporadic on the thread.

This is our first cycle. The buserilin is making me over emotional, crying a lot but honestly, so far the actual injections have not been a problem, I was seriously worried about it but I have managed fine and have only felt the liquid moving and stinging a tiny bit and not for long, I haven't even felt the needle go in. The nurse suggested measuring the dose and letting it sit to warm up for a bit before injecting and I think that's helping to make it less stingy.

I think they put people with endometriosis on certain meds? Maybe i haven't asked the right questions but I don't feel like the clinic have offered much info about what or why, just start this then!

I'm also a teacher!

Hi everyone, just trying to catch up with where everyone is in their cycles. One comment that caught my eye @jemimafuddleduck, you entered the marathon ballot. 3 years ago I did that and I got in first time and ran in 2017, it was the most amazing experience ever. Very tempted to enter again. Good luck.

I’ve have my pipelle and tia this Friday so I should get my timetable for this cycle, have been told my donor is due for ec on 30th May which is perfect timing as we bring pup home on 1st June and I’ve booked 2 weeks off work. I promised a pic of pup too, I’ll post it

Here she is

Aww, she's so cute!

Aww she’s gorgeous! I love dogs. We have one too - she keeps me sane and smiling. They’re such little sweethearts.

@Weenumpty I am so going to use that tip! We start a week Monday with buserelin and I’m so happy to hear another person is managing just fine on it. Except I guess the emotional aspect.