Anyone waiting to start IVF/FET in 2020?

[Lemongrass1]

As it says on the title really! Wondering if anyone else twiddling their thumbs and wanted to keep each other company?
Me- 40, was TTC for 4 years (unexplained infertility)- short protocol in 2018- fresh transfer resulted in an ectopic pregnancy followed by a successful FET later in the year. We have 8 frosties which we hope to use in another FET starting Feb/March 2020. First consultation next month. Feels so daunting to be starting the process again! X

[BeHereNowx32]

It was actually ok. A little painful, but I managed. Now to let the injection kick in and i can start to feel the hot flushes, headaches and tiredness 👍

[CritterTamer]

@beherenowx32 glad your mock transfer went well. My clinic doesn't do them but I've had two transfers before that were fine so hopefully this one will be too.
I've just had my first acupuncture session this time around - half an hour of peace and relaxation was bliss 😀

[thefishthatcouldwish]

Hi all

I am just catching up. My dad is still quite ill. He is in high dependency.
After sole searching we have decided to go for the cycle.
So we have group session booked for 3rd of April and signing of consent two weeks later. With a start date very close to that.

Am nervous as I don't feel I'm doing enough. What should I be eating? When should I start taking supplements

[CritterTamer]

@thefishthatcouldwish - I'm sorry to hear that your dad is still so poorly - you have a lot on your plate!
Are you doing full IVF or FET? If your doing ivf you should ideally start supplements 3 months before your cycle so best get cracking with them! In terms of diet just try to eat healthily and increasing protein a bit can help with egg quality.

AFM my meds were delivered this morning 😀

[BeHereNowx32]

@thefishthatcouldwish so sorry to hear that about your dad. I hope you’re able to have some time for yourself and to relax.

I am really feeling the side affects of the down reg injection today! Sooo tired, constant hot flushes, headaches. And I’ve been sooo moody 🤭🤭 hopefully it’s doing it’s job then.
Hope everyone else is doing ok!

[Grumpyflint]

We are trying Frozen IVF and want to know how much medicines does everyone have as I think my wife is having too much we have had a positive test but she is still having lubion, clexane, aspirin, progonova and a pessary to take also . Also do you have a discharge

[CritterTamer]

You would normally continue with all those things following a positive test yes, but if you have any concerns the best thing to do is talk to your clinic. Don't stop any medication without asking them first . Congrats on the BFP 😊

[AM2020]

Good morning all,

My next FET has been put on hold due to the COVID-19 for at least one cycle. I think is better to be safe than taking risks.

Now working from home, hopefully this will reduce the stress levels.

I hope everyone is ok and your ifv plans are not impacted by this COVID-19.

[BeHereNowx32]

@AM2020 our FET has also been cancelled. We don’t know when it will continue again.
I do feel upset Tbf. But understand why

[CritterTamer]

My clinic are saying that currently my FET planned for May will still go ahead. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that that doesn't change. 🤞

[BeHereNowx32]

@CritterTamer I really do hope that everything has calmed down by then. It’s so hard, and not just for our ivf process but in all areas of life.
Good luck to everyone needing to start again

[CKMc2b]

Not sure if this thread's still active but I was waiting to have a lap at the time, that's now been done in March, then we were going to do IVF and COVID-19 hit, and then I had an failed IUI cycle, one ICSI stim cycle with failed implant in May, and now we're on our first medicated FET cycle. We had PGT-A screening of our embryos done as I'm 40, and unfortunately out of 21 eggs collected, only one was genetically normal, which we're doing the FET with. I hope it survives the thaw since it's our only one! Only a B2 grade embryo so we are hoping like mad that it takes. A bit disappointing, but completely expected for my age, so I guess if this one doesn't stick, we have a lot of egg retrievals ahead of us. No male factor infertility fortunately, just me with my endo. Was my 2nd lap. We are blessed to have had a healthy baby in 2016 luckily. So not in the worst situation out there, but initially I wanted 4 kids and it took us 7 years to conceive the first which miscarried. Just wish I had the lap so many years ago! And IVF would have been much easier when younger too.

Just glad they started doing elective surgeries again, as I am running out of time biologically.

[CKMc2b]

Only positive for us, is my AMH levels are good, so that's a plus.

[Maliha82]

Hi ladies. Im having my donor egg transfer next week wednesday. They put me on progynova on day 1. Managed to work on my nutrition during lockdown on day 10 my lining was 8.7mm so all good. Going to be on lubion injections and progesterone pessseries. Happy to share what i did with nutrition. Good luck to all

[Endowarrior]

Hey CKMc2b,

Hope you're ok!

I'm also going through a FET. How far are you into cycle?

I only had 3 eggs collected (my AMH is 4) and I only had one frostie! The one frostie survived the thaw, I hope that five you confidence!

I also have endo - and hubby has low morphology so we did icsi.

I'm with you - I wish I had a lap sooner, but I didn't even know i had endo!I discovered it a year and a half ago at the age of 29.


I'm sending you frostie all the luck in the world!
Xx

[EasterBunny7]

Hello. I was wondering how things have picked up with ivf after the clinics reopened in May? I was told I'd have to wait 6 months before they can start treatment. For those who were mid treatment, have you resumed? For those who hadn't started, have you had any news?

[LKSF]

Hiya, is anyone still on this thread or is there a new thread I could join as this is the most recent one I could find x

[JenniferRo28]

@EasterBunny7 sorry just seen your message from July and noticed nobody had replied to you. My 1st cycle was due to start in April but was cancelled, i got word from the hospital about 4 weeks ago now to confirm treatment in Sept :)

@LKSF ive been looking for a new thread as well but cant find anything. What stage are you at with treatment?

[LKSF]

@JenniferRo28 Hey, so I’ve had 1round of treatment but sadly it didn’t work 😩
Luckily I had 6embryos frozen so I will go for a second round in October, hopefully this one sticks🤞🏼 Will September be your first cycle?

[HavingFaith]

@JenniferRo28 hello! There is a Sept IVF/FET thread if you’d like to chat on there too 😊

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/infertility/3980427-Sept-IVF-FET?pg=10


@LKSF sorry to hear your treatment didn’t fo the way you’d hoped. Glad you have some in the freezer, hope your FET is a success xx

[LKSF]

@HavingFaith Ah great I’ll head over to that one then 😀 x

[JenniferRo28]

@HavingFaith thanks, i will head over there :)