Sept IVF/FET Part 2

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@79andnotout preliminary congrats! The trigger should be out of your system by now as others said
@HavingFaith i am Not sure about progesterone indicating pregnancy but levels should be well above normal range during pregnancy. But as you are on supplementation i think this might nor be indicative of pregnancy and not an accurate marker. But again i might be mistaken
@Minster2012 i am so sorry that you have to wait for one more week but you are not far from the target and can easily go from
6 mm to 9 mm in a week with increased oestrogen! Its so shit to have to wait more and obviously double stress about this.

@zebra80 I am sorry to hear your news. But good news you still have 2 going. When do you get another update?

@HavingFaith I am not sure progesterone levels will indicate pregnancy or not as you are taking supplements which alter your levels. I could be completely wrong.

@Fightingtobeposotive my clinic warned me about the possibility of bleeding after EC. If you think about it they have punctured your vaginal wall to get to your ovaries so at least a little should be expected.

@Minster2012 sorry you didn't get the news you wanted. Did they say anything about the blood/discharge you had?

@79andnotout I would also imagine the trigger would be out of your system by now so good signs I think 😊 xx

@Minster2012 sorry your lining wasn’t what you had been hoping but I Have my fingers crossed the increased dose will do the trick!

@poupou @UnicornPuff thanks guys, what you’ve said makes complete sense - I was just clutching at straws 😅

Sorry I forgot to say congrats to @79andnotout yes it should def be good news!!

They said the discharge would just be normal
Another scan in a week 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Thanks for the good wishes all :-) I'm due another update on the 2 fertilised eggs tomorrow so hoping no news is good news today.

@Minster2012 sorry to hear you're on a go slow, fingers crossed the extra meds do the trick - that sounds like such a lot you're dealing with!

@79andnotout great news!! Hope it all goes smoothly from here x

Hi everyone,
This is my first post, and I'm going for my first FET on Monday 21st. It's been a really long road up until this point, with NHS treatments (6 cycles to try to induce ovulation, but no IVF in my area) taking a long time. We got into ABC IVF just after the re-openings after COVID closures this year.
The part I struggle with mostly is trying to tell my brain not to calculate what will happen, we have some really good indicators and some not good indicators and my brain is always trying to work out whether than means it's more or less likely to happen for us.
Good and the Bad:
AMH of 174 (so lots of eggs left), this isn't surprising since I don't think I've let any go naturally since I was 20.
This gave us a very risky egg collection, at every turn it seemed like we might need to abandon the cycle, but we got through. We collected 40 eggs (after a 'mild' cycle of meds), and 12 of them made it to day 5. We had to freeze all because of the risks, but I got by without hyperstimulating my ovaries. Though I was basically bed bound for 2 weeks, my ovaries were so large that they were rubbing, and so stretched that I couldn't do any exercise for fear of twisting them. My hope is that we never have to take those risks again, and we just use what we have.

Now I'm experiencing issues getting the lining thick enough, we had to extend for a few extra days, and they've scheduled for Monday 21st based on a 7mm lining this Monday.

Does anyone else have experience with less than ideal endometrium thicknesses?

Welcome @OfTwelve

Your in the same situation as me - high AMH, risk of OHSS and the rest. Unfortunately I'm behind you in the schedule - only just finishing norethisterone in order to start stims on Monday.
I'm taking 150IU of Menopur and 0.25mg Fyremadel (aka Cetrotide).

How did you get on with your stims?
I'm getting quite nervous.

I hope someone else is able to help you out with your question xx

Welcome @OfTwelve wow, my AMH is 78 and I thought that was high! That’s great that you got 12 embryos on ice!
I hope the extra few days is enough to thicken your lining - at 7mm you’re already well on the way!x

@unknownscot - Yeah I got on ok with them. I seem to get at least a few of the side effects from every drug. So I take that as a given tbh.
No trouble with injecting the Menopur - occasionally it would leave a bruise - my Mum did all my injections for me, which was a blessing really.
I did have a reaction to the Cetrotide though, it left a rash about 3 inches across, which took a few hours to go down. Not sure if that reaction is common - my strategy was to eat then have the cetrotide, then stand outside in the cool for a little while with my shirt up.
Because my clinic does mild and natural IVF, they work with your cycle, so we just used provera to get a period then started.
I was taking bemfola which comes in a pre-filled pen, mine was the orange one, which contains 150IU.
3 days on 112
4 days on 150,
3 days on 112 with Cetrotide (double dose on first day)
It was quite an adjust as you go process tbh, with a lot of scans.
We triggered with Buserilin - I'm not sure why they changed to that (I actually had Ovitrelle at home) so perhaps it was stronger, or more likely to work on a lot of eggs.

@HavingFaith - do you know if the lining continues to thicken in the 5 days while taking the suppositories as well? Or does it just maintain? Health professionals obviously try not to get hopes up, she just said well it can't be any thinner.

@OfTwelve @unknownscot I triggered with buseralin too - I think it’s to try and hold off/prevent OHSS (somehow?!)

@OfTwelve I’m pretty sure it continues to thicken with the cyclogest suppositories too!

I should say - the OfTwelve is a joke me and by husband have, like 7 of 9 from Star Trek, we joke about naming the kid X of 12.
Having that as a number of embryos that are there is helping to give me a sense that there will be an end to the trying (if it doesn't work out), rather than having this go on forever. We've been with the NHS since 2018 so having the end (even if it's a loose idea) helps to manage the dread for me.

Does anyone else have an end point in mind? Does it help you all to think that if it isn't working that's when you call it a day?

It's a very tricky thing this having to manage a lot of hope and expectations, alongside set backs, all whilst having your body hijacked by a ton of hormones. I commend all of you that are further along than me, I'm dreading the 2WW.

Hi @OfTwelve, 12 embryos is incredible. 7mm sounds like you're well on the right road 😊

@79andnotout that sounds very promising! I also think trigger will be gone by now!

Going to read through and try and catch up with everyone's news. Mine us that I've had transfer which went smoothly, so I am now PUPO! It's all very surreal to be honest. OTD is Monday 28th which feels an age away. I'd like to hold out but we'll see.

Hope everyone is having a good day xx

@Eggling glad it went well xx

@OfTwelve Welcome...12 is a great number to have in the freezer 😊

@Eggling Congrats on your ET, glad it went well! Sending lots of baby dust your way!

Afternoon everyone! I just came back from my EC, glad it’s over. Had a panic attack when I went into theatre, but they quickly sedated me and next thing I knew I was in recovery! I don’t know what came over me.

Feeling really deflated as I had a high number of follicles but they only collected 11 eggs. I know that’s average and should be happy but I expected more based on my high follicle count and am expecting the worst when they call tomorrow. I just pray we have enough for day five as we are doing PGS which means I may be expecting less (potentially 1-2) once they go through all the hoops.

Sorry girls just feel bit crap, wish I feel better! X

@ChicaXS how are you feeling now? 11 is good, fingers crossed for good news tomorrow.

@79andnotout tentative congratulations! I'm sure the trigger would be out or your system by now too, how fab!

@Eggling congratulations on your transfer and being PUPO, this 2ww is excruciating in its slowness, hope you can be distracted as much as pos.

@OfTwelve Hi and welcome. 12 is amazing to have frozen, and to answer a question, I double triggered with Ovitrelle and then did a final Buserelin shot the following morning. I think the progesterone suppositories will help your lining thicken too over the next few days. Good luck.

@ChicaXS It’s crazy isn’t it how one minute you’re in theatre and then the next in the recovery room.

Focus on the 11 they collected hun that’s still a really really good number, and fingers crossed the majority all turn into healthy little embryos 🤞🏼 x

@ChicaXS 11 eggs is great! Hope you’re home and resting now, sounds like EC was stressful. Fingers crossed for a very positive call tomorrow x

@Eggling yay, congratulations on being PUPO! Welcome to the tww aka googling every twinge! I hope you don’t become like me because I just googled “neck pain 5 days after fet” 🤣😅🙃

I’m home from my EC and feeling absolutely gutted, despite counting 12 follicles on Monday they only collected 5 eggs 😔 I know it’s better than nothing but I feel so disappointed.

@ChicaXS I can completely understand the panic attack in the theatre. The good thing is that you've done the hard part now, and just need to let your body rest for a few days, and let the little eggies do their thing.
I felt a bit weird in my EC as well, it's not the most graceful of situations is it, sitting legs in stirrups while the theatre makes ready around you. The sedation is thankfully fast acting though. Then you wake up.
My husband found it quite funny when I came around because I kept falling back to sleep, every time I woke up I would say O did I fall asleep? How long has it been? ... it had been about 15 seconds... every time!

That’s fab @Eggling lots of luck to you... hope tww goes nice and quick for you.

@OfTwelve great number. Wow!

@ChicaXS well done to you. 11 is great. Hope your not to uncomfortable ☺️ Take it easy.

Sorry your feeling rubbish @JenniferRo28 keeping my fingers crossed for you.

So day after EC, I thought the bloat and discomfort might ease. But no I’m still very bloated... I actually have a belly the size of a football. Every symptom is making me an utter mess. I just want to get to transfer 🤞🤞🤞

@ChicaXS I get you completely! I cried and then was out but yeah it’s very overwhelming going in there. On a positive note I didn’t cry on the transfer haha.

Got the call today about the other embryos that weren’t ready and they didn’t make the cut so if this one doesn’t stick I have to go through it all again. Just need to try to be positive but the thought of doing it all again scares me.