August 2020 IVF - continued

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Morning ladies!

We hit our 1000 limit on the original thread! That’s 1000 messages of support and advice, celebrating every happy milestone, and being there for uncertainty and bad news too. Thanks @Mseddy for setting up our little cohort :)

Will try to tag the regulars, apologies if I miss anyone. @Custardandcream @nextweek @kikisparks @StayingPositive8 @Bruce2 @CardboardCat @MrsT36 @loulamay @MsNoons17 Argh, my phone is refusing to autocomplete properly - I hope that works.

Wishing everyone heath and happiness - whatever stage of the journey you're on xx

Oh gosh that sounds so hard. I hope the next one will stick for you.

We’re lucky that we’re happily one and done, but equally I still don’t want to let go of our frosties, seems so final. Will wait for now, in the remote chance we have a change of heart.

Had my FET yesterday. Send me all your good baby vibes please!!!

Sending all the baby dust!! Totally here for your TWW if you need us.

I've got my baseline scan tomorrow. I'm absolutely petrified to even walk into the clinic! I think I've got some PTSD

exciting! so you're going ahead now?

We decided to go ahead with the baseline scan and initial bloods and see our old consultant and then make a plan from there. But yeah I think we are probably just going to go ahead as if we wait a year and then it doesn't work I'll always wonder if that was the reason why I think!

@Mseddy how did you get on?

Scan went ok I think, she wouldn't really tell me! Got my consultant appointment on 6th so hopefully know mode from there.

How are you feeling? When is OTD?

I'm feeling great - OTD not until the 2nd but have been testing early (can't help myself!) and got my BFP on 6dp5dt... EEEEEEK!!!

Ahhhh so happy for you!!!! Sending so much love that your little bean sticks 💕

@loulamay how are you getting on? ive just started meds for my FET eek! scary but exciting

Ooh great news! Remind me how many frosties you have?

Been a bit of a rollercoaster here - on the 12 week scan (was almost 13 weeks) the NT measurement was 3.6mm which spun us into a panic. Luckily combined test came back as low risk but we went ahead with a CVS anyway just for certainty and that also came back as negative for T21, 13 and 18. Waiting on the rest of the array which will take another week and a bit and also have a fetal echo at 16 weeks just to rule out any heart issues. Totally took the wind out of our sails because we were hoping to tell people after the scan but we're keeping it quiet until we know all is well (our immediate families know). Phew! Waiting on test results is the WORST. But so glad we have ruled out the main trisomies. We also found out we're having another little girl 😍

Aww congratulations on another girl 💕 sorry you've had a hard time with testing, glad there are none of the trisomies. Got everything crossed for your fetal echo and the rest of your array.

We have 3 all 5/6 BB I think!

That's fab! All being well, when do are you aiming for transfer?

It's planned for 30th. It feels like it's all come around so quickly!!
Apart from the stress with testing how have you been feeling?

Actually not too bad - the anxiety has far overweighed any physical symptoms and I was lucky that my morning sickness went away about week 9/10 (although weirdly came back in week 13 for a few days!). Now it's just sore boobs, pretty tired but at least my appetite is back! Am officially in the second trimester which is kind of crazy!

What's your protocol this time?

Second trimester already! Yay. Same as it was last time, medicated FET. So estrogen, ganirelix (was fymerdel last time), then adding in cyclogest and lubion injections. My clinic test progesterone this time around though where they didn't last time