July/August IVF/ICSI/FET

[TinyPaws]

Hi everyone,

Thought I'd start a thread for those of us undergoing fertility treatment in July/August.

I'm (hopefully) having a FET late July/early August, anyone else want to hop on this thread for the ride?

@Dlpdep and @Marmite83 that's great. Amazing numbers for you both

@sometimesalways good luck this afternoon

@Whatelsecouldibecalled massive congratulations, it really gives me hope

So after the relief I felt yesterday, I'm now starting to get the fear. What does everyone have planned to keep your mind off it during the TWW? I've booked a massage for next week, but looking for other ideas

@TinyPaws thats fab statistics! I actually tested this morning on my night shift and was negative but I'm still a little hopeful as my urine was like water as its the daytime for me. I've read to test 2days later if negative. I had a little cry as I will have to start all over again and it's out last cycle on the NHS we get two here in Manchester. So I'm going to wait till Friday morning and test my first wee! Atleast now I'm preparing for the worst.

@whatelsecouldibecalled massive congratulations to you I am so happy for you!! The best of luck with everything xx

Our first embryo didn’t survive the thaw. We had the call at 10am to say it hadn’t survived. Apparently only happens 5% of the time 🙄

We thawed another one and thats the one that we have had a bfp on today x

I @‘d wrong! Congrats to @WhatelsecouldIbecalled!!

@whatelsecouldibecalled congratulations!!! Wonderful news. How are you feeling? Any symptoms yet?

@Marmite83 and @dlpdep great news about the embryos, hoping they develop well.

I'm back from my EC now. We got 12 eggs which is not too bad. It looks like I had started to release them again, even with all the precautions. So glad this bit is over now, just hope they fertilize well 🤞

That’s great news @orangefolly ! How are you feeling after it? I was pretty sore all evening and wrecked tired, but much better today.

@TinyPaws - triggered with Ovitrelle. Thought I might feel bad today but apart from waking up feeling really dehydrated, I feel fine. I’ve been chugging back water like nothing else!

@confused107 even though it’s counting our embryos before they fertilise, my husband has been planning stuff for the TWW because he doesn’t want me moping around the house obsessing. So we are away for a weekend in the middle (just to stay with his parents who live in Wales), and he’s planning a last minute theatre trip as well I think - or at least he’s been asking suspicious questions which make me think he is!. Otherwise I’ll be back in work, which I guess will take my mind of it (assuming we get there of course) and I’m going to book in some yoga classes and catch ups with friends just to get me out of the house in the evening. It’s hard though because I don’t know how sociable I will feel. So maybe I’ll also pick a new Netflix show to watch that has loads of episodes so I can smash through that if I want chilled couch time!

@orangefolly - great news on 12!

@Caityprice thanks for the tips, I have cancelled a girly weekend away as I haven't told anyone I'm doing this. I know that it will be a big night out and if I don't drink they would think I was pregnant, which I would hate. They all have children (naturally and easily!) and I get really uncomfortable with sympathy. Might try and convince the husband for a night away somewhere just us instead...

@confused107 I would absolutely try and go somewhere with your other half. Or even if you just plan a night at your favourite restaurant, a day-trip somewhere, just anything to remind you that you can still enjoy life outside of injections and pregnancy tests?

It’s really hard telling people. I told no one at first, but then it got easier to explain to a few people rather than have them keep thinking I’m pregnant, because I’ve barely drunk alcohol for about two years unless I’m on my period. I didn’t drink on my hen or at my wedding because I was convinced I was pregnant (I wasn’t), so it was hard to keep that totally secret - I needed some people to keep giving me fake drinks and make sure I got no real ones :)
Then since IVF started I’ve told a few close friends and family that we’re doing it. Agree it’s a lot harder when they have had no trouble conceiving. My sisters both got pregnant in their first month of trying, and my sister in law is 4 months pregnant right now - also conceived in her first month of trying. I will say though everyone has been pretty good so far in being supportive but not pitying. But it still makes me want to scream sometimes. I cheered myself up by sending them all a close-up video of me getting one of my injections. It was a particularly bad one that day and apparently almost made my brother in law faint! small joys!!

Hi. Hoping to join the group. Here’s a bit of info about me...

I’m 39
Have one DS conceived naturally
I’ve had one fresh cycle and one FET. Fresh cycle had a MMC at 8 weeks. FET was a BFN.
Currently on 2nd cycle. 9 day stims. We’ve increased my stims. I’m on menopur and gonal f plus Clexane and prednisone. 4 injections a day at the moment. Stomach is looking like a dartboard. I don’t mind though as only for a fairly short time.

On my first cycle I had 11 follicles. Today when scanned I had 25. So the increase in stims seems to work. Quantity doesn’t mean quality though so just tackling hurdles one at a time. For my first cycle I had 9 mature eggs, 5 fertilised and 2 made to day 5.

I think this is going to be our last full cycle. If this doesn’t work I’m putting it down to egg quality for which there’s not a lot we can do. I only want to use my eggs so it’s that or nothing for us. It’s my sons birthday next week so hoping we can avoid egg collection on that day. They think it might be done between Wednesday and Thursday next week. I’m not going to lie... I’m super excited about the sedation 🤣🤣🤣 wow I was off my head last time and found it pretty fun. You have to look for some highlights in the process!!

Good luck all xxx

I meant between Wednesday and Friday next week for EC x

Thank you @TinyPaws @confused107 thank you all
Embryo is on board! All went well. Just the small matter of the TWW now...

@TinyPaws your ET is tomorrow, right? Good luck! Remember to look at the funny side, as laughter helps implantation 

And welcome @Peanut1980 I LOVED sedation too

Welcome @Peanut1980 - and thank you to you and @sometimesalways - I’m having egg collection today and am really nervous, so you saying you loved sedation has made me feel a bit better!! Hopefully I have the same experience. Right now I have just put a painkilling pessary in- which is me new not-favourite thing to do!

@sometimesalways - good luck with the TWW now :)

@Caityprice thanks and ooooh exciting about EC
Yeah nothing to worry about re: sedation, for sure. And fingers crossed for lots of great eggs! Let us know how it goes?

@Caityprice I didn't love the painkilling pessary either. I actually don't remember anything from my sedation, think she put me quite deep. Hope it all goes ok for you.

We still have 9 embryos this morning! Yippee!!
@Caityprice best of luck today, it will be all over before you know it!

@Dlpdep that's great news! Are you day 3 now?

Good luck today @Caityprice

We've got our fertilization report back - 8 embryos today! Really pleased with that, hope there are some tough ones in there. I forgot how nervewracking this stage was.

I've had General Anaesthetic rather than sedation for both of my egg collections. I have to say, rather glad to just sleep through it Bit sore today but not too bad.

Thank you @sometimesalways and @caityprice. Good luck with your egg collection today @caityprice x

Thanks all, they got nine eggs, but they weren’t sure how many were mature when I left. I was hoping for more than that to start, but repeating the “it only takes one” mantra to myself 😖

Next twenty four hours waiting is going to be brutal!

Meanwhile, loved the sedation, didn’t love the tube ride home afterwards! Every bump felt like a stab in my ovaries. Next time - Uber.

Great news on your embryos @orangefolly and @Dlpdep !

Welcome @Peanut1980! Hope you can avoid having collection on your birthday next week!

@orangefolly yay for 8 embryos, that’s terrific!

@sometimesalways here’s hoping your embryo get snugged in tight for the next 2 weeks.

@Dlpdep that’s great news!!

@Caityprice good luck today!
I had a general for my EC, I actually enjoyed having a little nap and the drip keeping me hydrated made me me feel great. I came or after wondering why I’d been so worked up over it.
Hope that you feel similarly relieved and happy later and that they collect lots of eggs.

As for me, I’m a week now into the down regging. So far no symptoms but no sign of period either unlike my first cycle and a lot of ivf related stress dreams last night!

Just re-joining this thread to update that our 3rd cycle and 3rd transfer failed this week.With not coming close to a BFP in almost 2.5 years and turning 36, I really don't think this will work.

Wondering if I have endo, so booking in for a lap and dye and a host of extra tests before we transfer our remaining 3 day embies on this cycle.

It's all been very traumatic. Time now to enjoy life outside of an IVF cycle and consider our options as to how more cycles we do, whether we move on to DE, or adoption.

Wishing all of you lovely ladies the best of luck and I hope I don't see many of you on future cycle boards ❤️

@FingersXssd83 oh no! So sorry for you. Good that you have plans for testing and further steps. Take care of yourself.

@fingersxssd83 I’m so sorry to hear your news. Sending you lots of love and healing vibes x

@FingersXssd83 hi hun I just wanted to let you know that my sister went through 16 cycles of fresh IVF transfers to get her perfect baby. None ever made it to the freezing stage. Don't give up hope.

Welcome @Peanut1980 keep us updated on your little frosties!

My official test day is tomorrow but I tested two days ago and was BFN so I'm now mentally prepared for bad news. Will be starting my next (2nd) cycle. Can I ask how long before I can start another cycle of IVF after this FET? I hope it's straight away!