IVF&FET June/July cycle buddies

[Lemongrass1]

Hi, we are starting a FET this month after a bit of back and forth with the clinic. Start downreg on Fri with ET hopefully first week of July. Wondering if anyone else cycling around the same time? X

Thanks folks. I should have made an excuse but it's too late now and the last two meetings have been missed for different reasons so I think I'm committed. At least all this is stopping me stressing about the FET!

When I did IVF before I lived 20 mins from the clinic and could get to the office in 20 mins from there - and there was no corona lockdown - so it was all a lot simpler.

@Janefx40 good luck with sorting your zoom meetings.one of hardest parts if IVF is feeling like you are juggling all the time. It is definitely a system designed for people who don't have a full time job.
I hope the appointment goes well at the clinic. Keep us posted on how you get on 😘

@Janefx40 is it your FET transfer tomorrow?

@Bestofyou1982 sorry no. I realise that sounded confusing. It's just a scan tomorrow. I've been calling the cycle an FET but of course that doesn't make sense i now realise! I have to learn a whole new set of acronyms!!! Xxx

So, all booked on for FET tomorrow morning. Surprisingly, clinic are putting 2 embryos in due to age and delay/cancelling of last treatment due to Covid.
Was not expecting that conversation when they called. I'm 38 now but will turn 39 (if successful 🤞🤞) during pregnancy. Has anyone else had a similar conversation with clinic?

@Janefx40 hope the juggling of meetings appointments goes well. :-)

@Bestofyou1982 Exciting news for tomorrow. I had 3 put in during my first cycle but I was 41. I thought this was less common for under-40s. I will be putting 2 in this time if they both defrost.

Managed 8:15 meeting but came across as slightly nuts!!

Hello ladies. I'm in the middle of an FET after I had my cycle cancelled in April due to covid (my fourth FET plus two fresh cycles). Normally at the start of an FET I get given an injection to halt my hormones then approx 3 weeks later I start 6mg progynova daily. This time, because the clinic (Simpsons NHS clinic in Edinburgh) wants to catch up on the cancelled cycles, they've skipped the injection to halt my hormones stage and went straight to progynova on day 2. Today, I went for a scan and they saw a follicle growing and it's likely they'll have to cancel this cycle again.

I am so angry and upset 😔 I know it's no-one's fault but I am just devastated at yet another setback 😢

Also, my lining was only at 6.8mm, the doc said anything over 8 is good. I just feel so down, it just seems that this round is doomed to fail again. I don't know what else I can do 😢

Sorry, I'm not looking for any advice. Just needed to rant 😢 xxx

@Bestofyou1982 our of curiosity are you private or NHS? We asked this with our NHS and they said they won't ever put 2 in despite me soon turning 40 which was a bummer as I'd hoped they would

@Bestofyou1982 good luck for transfer tomorrow!

@Janefx40 hope scan goes well today and you manage to juggle your meetings

@spacegirl123 sorry to hear about your scan result ☹️ Are they doing any blood tests or bringing you back again for another scan? I hope it’s not cancelled. I wanted to do a short protocol but our clinic will only do long for FET at the moment.

@Kiza when I had my NHS round I was 38 when I had the transfer and they let me choose one or two to transfer. It must vary from clinic to clinic

Good luck for the transfer tomorrow @Bestofyou1982! How are you feeling about it?

I’m glad you managed to sort out all the appointments @Janefx40 and well done for juggling everything! I tend to block a few hours in my diary when I have a scan as otherwise I start panicking!

@80SM I’m really sorry about your MMC, I cannot imagine how hard it must be to fall pregnant just before you start treatment and then have a MC. I hope you are feeling less overwhelmed now xxx My doctor was also concerned about the risk of OHSS and explained we might have to do a freeze all cycle. In the end, I decided to go for a freeze all cycle myself because I knew it would be harder to accept after the egg retrieval. It made me feel more in control of the situation. The downside is that we had to delay the transfer due to covid, but I try to be positive and think how stressed out I would have been had I been pregnant over the last few months!

May I ask if anyone has down regulated using the one time injection? I had it last Friday and felt really light headed and bloated .. not sure if it’s a side effect of the injection or my mind playing tricks on me!

@spacegirl123 so frustrating and upsetting to have another setback. Does this definitely mean you will have to postpone?

@Bestofyou1982 good luck tomorrow. Hope it goes well xxx

@KittyFoster sorry not had that injection but hope you feel better soon!

@spacegirl123 Rant away! So sorry to hear about yet another disappointment for you. The disappointments are so numerous with IVF and the lead up to it, doesn't make any of them any less smarting. Sending you hugs.

@kiza I'm nhs funded for this round in Derbyshire area.

Feeling a little excited to be finally getting to transfer tomorrow. Hoping 2 eggs more productive than 1 as last FER resulted in MC earlier this year and I'm not keen to go there again. And the cycle before that OHSS so was freeze all.
Thanks for all the messages of luck. As not telling and friends (except those that need to know as colleagues) or family the support here is so valuable. Thanks ladies. 😘

@Bestofyou1982 @Lemongrass1 so odd how it varies in each clinic. I'm in Birmingham, they hinted that if we went private we may be able to but our consultant was very against it, almost scaring us that it's too risky.

Sorry I clicked post before finishing! Was going to say good luck to you ladies being implanted soon, I'm just a few weeks you've all educated me on so many different aspects of IVF that I didn't even know existed. Thank goodness for Mumsnet to help connect us all as there seems to be a shortage of real life people to talk to about this.

I'm feeling really rubbish this morning (day 6 of stims). I had diarrhea earlier and now feeling a bit weak and light headed. Really worried I've eaten something I shouldn't, but I've read these things can also be side effects of the gonal f - but then I'm not particularly bloated. Trying not to panic that I've ruined my chances this cycle. I have my first treatment scan tomorrow to check on my follicles.

Good luck with the transfer @Bestofyou1982!

@RosettaR try not to drive yourself mad with worry. 😘 I had an upset stomach a few times from the meds. I think they play havoc on your system.

Thanks for message of luck. Feels very real now. Eek!

KittyFoster, I did not have a MMC, I think you meant SnarkyGorgon.

I was just asking what her AMH was.

Anyway, could anyone tell me how likely is to over-respond with high AMH 33.1 (or maybe it is not that high even)? It is my first cycle and I’m totally lost if I should worry or not.
Thanks

Sorry, been rubbish keeping up with the thread, will catch up in a sec but saw your question -80SM

My AMH is the same as yours, 33 and I had 31 follicles when they did the AFC. I have a BMI or 19 too, which I think also makes you more susceptible to OHSS- have you spoken to your clinic about it? My numbers were similar 2 years ago and my consultant suggested when he was referring me, that they may have to freeze everything. If it’s concerning you, definitely talk to the clinic, they will be really aware of the dangers of OHSS and will want to do everything possible to prevent it happening to you

Oh wow, good luck -Bestofyou1982 what an exciting day, sending loads of good wishes your way!

spacegirl123 I’m so sorry, that sounds awful, though why would you having a follicle mean that they wouldn’t be able to go through with the transfer? Sorry if that sounds stupid but when my clinic talked to me about FET, they made it sound like it would be a totally normal cycle, just maybe with taking progesterone after ovulation and then implanting soon after- nothing said at all about down regging etc?

RosettaR try not to worry too much, I think these drugs can do all sorts of things to us, coupled with the emotional toil it’s no wonder it’s having an impact on your body. Hopefully the scan will help set your mind at ease, my first one’s tomorrow too! I’m not having stomach issues on Gonal yet, but it is making me totally exhausted, can barely keep my eyes open come the afternoon.

Thanks for your kind words everyone, I know that I should feel lucky that I was able to conceive at all (before I went through it, I felt almost jealous of people who had had mcs because I thought, well at least you know what it’s like to be pregnant, at least your body allowed you to do it. I think part of that was because we’ve never had any explanation for why I can’t get pregnant) but it’s really hard to cope with and I know that if we are successful again, I will spend the whole of those first months completely petrified of it happening again.

On a more fun note, I’ve got my first scan tomorrow and my body has started to produce the most obscene amount of ewcm, so that’s delightful!

Argh crap, name change fail there! It’s SnarkyGorgon, bah I’m rubbish at this!

@SnarkWeek

Sorry, been rubbish keeping up with the thread, will catch up in a sec but saw your question -80SM

My AMH is the same as yours, 33 and I had 31 follicles when they did the AFC. I have a BMI or 19 too, which I think also makes you more susceptible to OHSS- have you spoken to your clinic about it? My numbers were similar 2 years ago and my consultant suggested when he was referring me, that they may have to freeze everything. If it’s concerning you, definitely talk to the clinic, they will be really aware of the dangers of OHSS and will want to do everything possible to prevent it happening to you

Good luck with your scan SnarkWeek and thanks for your response.

I had pelvic scan last week and they told me I have 33 follicles in total but my BMI is 23.4 so isn’t quite the same as yours. My clinic has told me that if I get more than 25 eggs (or follicles?) they will do a FET cycle. They also said that it is quite high for my age ( I’m 40 in few months). Are you taking Menopur? They put me on 300iu.

Oh wow! That’s a lot of follicles, and your AMH is high for your age I think (by contrast I’ve just turned 35). Is there any suggestion that you might have PCOS? I only ask because I think that can increase follicle no.

I’m not on Menopur, I’ve not had to down reg at all, just straight onto Gonal F on day 2 (150iu) and now taking Fyremadal daily from yesterday. My trigger is different to normal too, it’s Buserelin, which I think is often used for down regging, but now being used as a trigger for freeze all cycles to prevent OHSS- I have been Googling! Where abouts are you in your treatment?

Ooh, also 80SM, it’s worth remembering that high AMH and follicle no is a really good sign for IVF (not that low numbers are bad necessarily) so try not to worry about it, I’m sure your clinic are looking at all your individual info and putting together the best possible plan for you