Anyone else with abc??

[Needtotalkivf19]

Is anyone else having, had or starting treatment with abc?? If everything goes to plan we should be starting our first cycle with them in February. And was wondering if anyone’s got any advice/ stories.
Thanks in advance.

[DobbieFreeElf]

I don’t think I felt much at all whilst I was stimming, although my husband would probably say I was hormonal!

I’m not sure now how many days it was before EC, they’ll scan every few days and choose a day, mine was pushed backwards which is why it ended up being a Sunday and why I went to St. Paul’s.

I had to stop exercising, netball/ TRX, walking was ok but you might feel after a week that you are a bit uncomfortable and don’t want to walk far.

• drink lots of water, the drugs that put our ovaries onto overdrive can make you constipated.
  
• drink a glass of organic full fat milk every day from now on.
  
• take co-enzyme q10. Its one of the building blocks for the cells in your eggs so you want a good supply of it in your body because you'll be making lots of eggs.
  

I don’t think they did a progesterone test, I just went with what they advised because they’re the experts!

Ours are in for two years to start with but we’ll likely extend that 😊

[NeedToTalkIVF]

Yes that’s what I’m on too the bemfola and cetrotide, did you feel any different after your first dose? And how many days after did you have your et, yes I’ll definitely be taking notes brains all jumbled at the moment, also did you do all the normal things when having injections like walks etc, in a big Walker and worry I might get cramps etc if I’m doing too much walking.
Oh wow I’m definitely going to enquire about acupuncture!!
also what kinds of foods was you eating etc. Did you also have your progesterone levels checked day of et? I’ve heard allot about asking to have it checked, Sorry for all the questions I just don’t want to mess it up and want this to work 😩,
Yes we plan on freezing some if we get enough, did you do it for a year or two? xxx

[DobbieFreeElf]

Wimbledon but then I ended up having my egg collection and transfer at St Paul’s because my collection fell in a Sunday when the Wimbledon clinic was shut.

There was bemfola and cetrotide but I can’t remember my dosages now. They’re absolutely fine, just set a reminder in your phone or something to make sure you do them at the same time everyday! Ask the clinic every question you have, no matter how silly or stupid you think it is, and take notes because you’ll get home and forget what they said!!

I also had acupuncture a couple of days before and a couple of days after my transfer. I’m a bit sceptical about acupuncture but for the sake of an extra £100 I thought it could do no harm! And I got pregnant so who knows!

Are you planning on putting any extra embryos in the freezer? We’ve got 3 in waiting if and when we decide to go again! Xx

[NeedToTalkIVF]

Hi @DobbieFreeElf congratulations and how amazing!!! We’re was your clinic can I ask? X
I just wanted to ask as I’m currently in panic mode, start injections tomorrow eve and beyond scared lol, what was your medication if you don’t mind me asking, we are also doing a fresh cycle xxx

[DobbieFreeElf]

Hi @NeedToTalkIVF not currently (our first fresh cycle with ABC resulted in the baby girl currently nestled in my arms) I found the ivf threads for the months you are having ivf the best place (ie. ivf jan/feb) good luck xx

[NeedToTalkIVF]

Hi just wanted to know if anyone if going through IVF with ABC? Would be real handy to speak to someone going through it

[Blessing786]

@Needtotalkivf19 sorry for my delayed response ! I am at Wimbledon !
I am currently in the middle of ivf just had my third scan today.. egg collection might the by the end of this week so let’s hope for the best .. how did you get on with your last cycle then ?

[Needtotalkivf19]

Hello @Blessing786
Which abc clinic have you gone with?? I have not long done my first cycle with them and even tho It was a bfn, I would still recommend them. Xx

[Blessing786]

Hi ladies
I like to join this thread as I am a newbie and just booked my initial consultation with abc today !

[FlapJackered]

@Needtotalkivf19 it's a really tough wait. Did you test with a frer? 7dpt is still early so hope is not lost. Is your blood test at 9dpt?
I am good thanks, midwife appointment is next Monday and I think they will book me in for the 12 week scan then. 😬

[Needtotalkivf19]

Good morning. @FlapJackered Thankyou for your message, Im 7pt today but i think out, the waiting has been driving me crazy and I caved in today and tested this morning and got a negative, and from what I’ve seen most people get a faint positive by now. We did end up with two in the freezer which was a bonus.
How are you getting on?? When is your next scan?? Xx

[FlapJackered]

@Needtotalkivf19 how are you? I hope everything is going ok? X

[DobbieFreeElf]

@needtotalkivf19 I had 8 eggs and we ended with 4 blasts, one transferred and 3 frozen, 7 is plenty!

Scan is in 2.5 weeks now, just planning the next couple of weekends trying to get time to pass more quickly!

[Needtotalkivf19]

I was a little disappointed to start with, but has my DH pointed out at least we got something and it only takes one.
@FlapJackered how are you getting on!? If I remember right your scans tomorrow isn’t it??
@DobbieFreeElf hope you well has your bfp sunk in yet?? Have you been given a scan date??
Hoping it won’t be long before they ring today. It’s the waiting and not knowing for me that makes this journey so hard xx

[FlapJackered]

@Needtotalkivf19 7 is a great number!! You must be really happy with that. I will keep my fingers crossed for lots of embryos from that. 🤞

[Needtotalkivf19]

Hope your all well, I had my egg collection today wasn’t has bad as I thought it would be was asleep from start till finish, we got 7 eggs so fingers crossed some make it xx

[Dot457]

Hello @DobbieFreeElf - thanks for your reply. Yeah I think I need to do something like that if I'm honest! I'm getting my self in a bit of a rut, coming home from work, coking/eating tea, watching TV and going to bed. I dont think I have a healthy routine so I need to sort that out asap. I just get so down in my self that I just watch TV to take my mind off everything. They said they would only induce it if it got to two months late so I've got a while to wait before all that xx

[DobbieFreeElf]

Hiya @Dot457, any sign? Can/ will they induce the bleed? 3 weeks is a bummer of a wait. I’ve seen people talk about medicating to have their period, not that I’ve had experience...

[Dot457]

Sorry to everyone I've not replied to. I sort of needed to stay away from it for a while as I've still not come on my period! My injections have now been sat in the fridge for over 3 weeks :( I was due on my period two weeks ago, getting my self so stressed out!! @Needtotalkivf19 - I'm glad you thought the injections weren't as bad as what you thought! I really hope everything goes ok with you all. I'll be keeping on the thread to check how you are all going with it xxxx

[DobbieFreeElf]

@Needtotalkivf19 I'm pretty miserable at the moment, I feel an impending sense of doom, hopefully it's just the progesterone and the anxiety will pass. Still have a while to wait to see if this has worked or not.

I just checked my notes, I didn't get told the sizes of the follicles on the CD5 scan, just that there were 12 on one side and 6 on the other. At my CD7 scan I did get some numbers of the larger ones: 17, 16, 15, 15, 14, 14, 13 and 13. I ended up with 8 eggs at collection so I guess it was one from each of these!

[Needtotalkivf19]

@FlapJackered Thankyou yes the cetrotide a little more tricky and scary lol but we did it, my partner has been doing them for me (he wanted to so he feels more involved and I didn’t argue has I find it easier that way).
I know what you mean about turning your brain off, I’m an over thinker and when I’ve thought of even outcome for everything thing it starts all over again. Hopefully the next week goes quick for you, it will all be worth it when you see and hear that heartbeat xx

[FlapJackered]

@Needtotalkivf19 scan is on 21st Feb so just over a week to go, it's going very slowly 😬

[FlapJackered]

@Needtotalkivf19 well done on the injections! Cetrotide is a bit of trickier one isn't it. At least there aren't as many!
Not much in the way of symptoms at the moment, except for constantly worrying about miscarriage. 🙈 I wish I could turn my brain off sometimes!!

[Needtotalkivf19]

@FlapJackered hope your well and to having too many first trimester symptoms, how much longer have you got till your scan.
@DobbieFreeElf how are you getting on, hope your finding lots of nice things to do with your time to take your mind off the wait.
I went for my day 5 scan today they seem pretty happy, I’m just worried has had a few a lot bigger, how did everyone else get on at they first scan, I may just be worrying over nothing. I Start my cetrotide tonight now and I’m not looking forward to that lol xx

[Needtotalkivf19]

@FlapJackered Thankyou for asking I had my first injection yesterday, my partner did it for me but wasn’t nearly has bad as o thought it would be xx