IVF Feb/March 2

[SpyroC]

A new thread to carry on supporting each other as the old one was full.

Congratulations @kazzyfroggy!

Honestly ladies, dont try to symptom spot too much. I was up and down through the whole pre-test process, most of the symptoms are masked by Cyclogest so you can't really guess. All you ate doing is driving yourself crazy.

I have to be honest, I'm feeling pretty f'ing terrified at the moment. I have begged and prayed to be pregnant for so long and it's finally happened during what feels like the apocalypse. I am SO scared of getting ill or someone I live with getting ill and I'm terrified of having to go to my scan in a couple of weeks time. Previously I would have been a bit scared of the results but not I'm just terrified of going to the hospital. How do I protect my little bean?!

@Kazzyfroggy congratulations how wonderful!

@PinkTruffle could you go to a private clinic for a scan?

We had our phone call. One blast is a grade D and has been frozen, the other 2 are still progressing so they'll check on them again on Monday and make a decision then. But for now, we have 1 in the freezer!

@rumtopf it's the viability scam with the IVF clinic. I think I have to go on for that, its not really optional.

Well done on getting one frozen, fingerscrossed for the other two!

Ah ok @pinktruffle is your clinic within an NHS hospital or private/independent? I can understand your concern.

@Pinktruffle thanks!

It is worrying but for the moment research is reassuring. Think about how people you live with and yourself can change some habits to make your home safer.

As for appointments, I would just arrive on the dot to minimise the risk. On transports touch nothing or dont touch ur face until u can clean ur hands, hopefully there will be less and less people going out. If u can get ur hands on a mask, it could help as well.

One thing about the virus is that it enables us to stay home and not exhaust ourselves so try not to stress yourself too much - I know easier said than done.

Good luck!!!

PS I meant research is reassuring for pregnant women and embryos/foetus/newborns.

@Rumtopf thanks! Glad you have one frozen! Fingers crossed for the others!

It's an NHS one with a Women's Hospital. I don't think they have an ICU unit so hopefully there won't have been any COVID cases there. I'm going to get hubby to drive me, even if he can't come in, he can wait in the car till I'm done. I don't fancy driving myself as I dont know how emotional I'll be.

We are being super careful. Hubby and I are not going out all, other than him popping out for 10 mins today to get milk but the corner shop is closing from tomorrow. I have the next 2 shops booked in at Asda so that's a relief too. The only issue we are having is my hubby elderly dad who lives with us, we keep telling him not to go out but he keeps trying and its stressful!

Yeah I know the research in general is good for us @kazzyfroggy, it's just getting a fever that worries me. Thank you for your reassurance though, I need it right now. We will both be fine, we have to keep thinking that!

So I cracked, tested and it's positive!!

Trying not to get too excited as I have a high risk of miscarriage, especially with not being able to take the steroids, but I've never had a positive test before.

Fingers crossed for everyone else in the tww and due to test

Oh my goodness @confused107 that’s such great news, congratulations!!! I really hope i can say the same tomorrow morning 🤞how are you feeling? X

Thanks @Twins2girls I'm trying so hard not to get excited too soon, but this is closer than I have ever got. I have everything crossed for good news for you too. This seems like a lucky thread xx

Fantastic news @confused107!

Congratulations @confused107 ! fantastic news!

I hope the luck continues for us last few.

@Pinktruffle @PickleKid @confused107 @KazzyFroggy please could you remind us of your journeys? These happy ending stories cheer me up and give me hope. (I'm sure we were at 5 but I can't remember who I'm missing)

Sorry I messed up the tags somehow @PickleKid @Pinktruffle @KazzyFroggy

I think I’m back. What is this Mumsnet chat nonsense? I’m so confused

I'm just catching up on all the posts and am so, so happy that you are all still here. I tried to check in the other day and it just showed as errors. I'm glad there's some positive news in all this.

I'm still pregnant. I didn't get the early scan or blood test. The first midwife visit which I pre registered (and they still haven't scheduled) will be remote and they hope I can do the 12 week scan.

We are worried about not getting the prenatal care expected. I am eating very well, all the colours of veg, and taking care. My plan is to hope for the best but prepare like I'm on my own with the NHS online, a knack for cooking any veg left on the shelves, and this braintrust.

Hi @PickleKid I hadn't thought about what might happen next, and the level of care I will get. Is your clinic at a NHS hospital? I'm hoping that as I am at a private clinic separate to a NHS hospital that the early scan might still happen if I get there, or that I can pay to go somewhere else if needs be but I don't know what will be open.

@SpyroC I'm 38 with low AMH and very high killer cell count. My husband is 42 but with good sperm. We have been trying to conceive for almost 3 years and our first round of IVF failed. Never had a whiff of a BFP before. Praying it sticks!

I'm at Homerton hospital but I'm half moved to Southampton so not sure what the situation will be there. Or if that makes it worse because the regions are behind?

I was inclined to get through the 12 weeks and then transfer but I feel like it might make sense to do it sooner if Homerton is starting to struggle.

I'm 36 (37 in May) been TTC since I got married which was nearly 3 years ago. I have PCOS, hubby is 36 with good sperm. One natural pregnancy August 2018 which ended in a horrible miscarriage just shy of 12 weeks. Since then we have tried naturally, had 7 months of Letrozole all with no luck. We were referred for NHS IVF in October, missed out on November because our blood test results were not back in, our clinic closes in December, they were full in Januray and we finally managed to start our treatment mid February. We had 11 eggs, 9 of which fertilised and made it to day 5, 1 was transferred, my clinic only freeze top quality eggs but I was able to freeze 3. I had my egg transfer days before the Covid crisis hit and got my long awaited BFP last Saturday.

Now just waiting and trying to be positive in the run up to my scan on 11th April.

Thank you for sharing your stories. I'm so glad you all got your bfps. I hope you're pregnancies go smoothly now and that covid 19 is over as soon as possible. X

How much longer til you can test @SpyroC? Any day now right?

OTD is Saturday 😬. I've been fine but I think I'll start tearing my hair out this week!

@confused107 I completely missed your post, congratulations! Let pray we all have sticky ones x

@SpyroC I breezed through the first week but found the second week far more testing. I was in isolation during week 2 too so I know keeping distracted is really difficult but do whatever you can to keep your mind on something else - read, get a colouring book, get stuck in to Netflix, whatever you can do!

Just caught up! Congratulations confused107 - whoop whoop!!

Good luck to whoever is testing Monday morning!! x

@confused107 congratulations, that's so great! Just catching up and that's a lot of bfp's on this thread which is wonderful.