Ivf nov/dec cycle buddies

[ivfhope3]

Hi.. I'm starting my third round of ivf First didn't stick second did an ended with a miscarriage.. I'm about to have my third round so throught is start a thread if anyone would like to share there journey or is awaiting ivf. Etc. Let do it together. I was on a thread before an really helped.
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@EasterBunny7 thank you! Appreciate the explanation.

@Jane1284 that’s great news. One less worry off your mind.

I’m deliberating whether to tell work. I’m quite private about things because I hate the thought of people pitying me (got married in September and didn’t tell anyone after original wedding was cancelled!) but at the same time this is a lot to go through and I want to be able to go for scans without worries.

Had my scan this afternoon. Very little movement. Just one follicle at 8mm but it’s early days for me as I have longer cycles. Increase in meds and another scan on Friday.

@Jane1284 glad you managed to speak to your boss. I hate the secretiveness of everything.

@ivfhope3 omg just shaved my legs in preparation for my scan tomorrow 😂😂😂 glad it’s not just me. My DH will be over the moon .

@Jane1284 @Birdladybird I hope she understands i am going to wait until my nurses appointment and I know for sure when i am due to start May fall into Christmas holidays

@Ofpalestsilver

Missed that bit about you having your scan today. Seems like I also had similar news to you: not much progress and they upped my meds.

@EasterBunny7 I have some abdominal pain but it's not awful. That's a shame they didn't talk you through the scan. Who are you with? I am with care and they track every follicle and plot them on a chart and talked me through each one and the chart.

@ivfhope3 I wouldn't worry about what you haven't done! Just think of all the great things you can do for the next while. I love the idea of the positive things every day. Will shaving your legs be yours?! :)

@EasterBunny7 in reference to your earlier post, definitely feel brave to be assertive. I found the early days of my clinic so difficult. It felt like they just knew what they were doing and didn't need to explain to me whereas I wanted to understand everything. This is new so I want to make sure I'm on the same page.

Like @dragonfly1978 I got to see the progress of my follicles on a chart today so I would ask them to show you next time. Sometimes I think they just forget that this is a different experience for people.

@dragonfly1978 and @Ofpalestsilver

Thanks for the encouragement! I did feel that the nurse thought it wasn't necessary for me to know so much. I will definitely be asking to see my chart on Friday.

I've been up simce 4:30 With worry.
My shaving leg will wait 🤣 @Birdladybird that's funny no not alone..
good lock with you scan sweetly..

@MF1981 how are you feeling how was the mock?? My clinic only scanned me at the very beginning 4 years ago never since only when AF comes an then they do a scan 11 days after.

@Freya2015 lockdown didn't help a lot of people I was due for transfer 2 days before lockdown. The gave me 50% of medication that I had already taken. Then I was the first person to call in July.
If you don't pressure's them I don't think you get anywhere. How are you feeling?

@EasterBunny7 I'm sorry you've been feeling sore after you on stimms.
Mine was I couldn't walk at one point..
How are you feeling today ??

@ShiMo how are you my lovely xxx

@Jane1284 my clinic seems to do the same stick everyone on short. I'm sorry you didn't know he had to be there. I did the same they don't make things clear do they. With consent forms can they not send it through a log in email?
With ours we have to get different ones sent to you with a login an gets sent back? Unless that could be because we've signed before. Maybe..
we signed ours back in Agust we now have to sign again as they don't stay valid for long..

@dragonfly1978 that's good news for you. An lots of lovely follicles.. how exciting:)

@Kitttycatt welcome

@Rachae amazing news on down regs hun xx. How you feeling.. xx

@Emmalouise11 how's injecting going!? Are you feeling ok?

@MF1981 how's you lovely??

Where's my @BrandyM at. How are you beautiful???

I think I've caught up on everyone now. There's lots of new ladies on here. I'm so glad I've made this thread. An everyone is able to use it you ladies are the strongest beautiful lovely helpful ladies. People don't know the stresses in ivf, the emotions, the excitement of an AF arriving. ❤️❤️Everything that goes into it.people think ivf simple go have this done walk out with a baby. Unless you go through it the science. An all the other things it's draining sometimes. An this is why I have made this thread. @BrandyM I wanted to say thank you for helping on here..

I'm sorry I've been so quiet.. an not keeping up. I'm back now.
This time round I'm not telling anyone. I told a few last time but I'm not.. obvs your guys will know.

An no I'll shave them on Sunday 🤣🤣..

My positive from yesteday. I went to see a friend which I have put off an off an had a coffee
I then had a Netflix binge which I don't often do.
An put my washing away. I really need to start doing that straight away. Does anyone else do that. 🤣🙈

Hey everyone, happy lockdown day 1 😬

Im trying to catch up on everything. Been quite quiet because nothing is really going on, just waiting for AF to arrive (which is due next week)! I'm getting a bit worried because I'm feeling super run down, which in turn has made me stuff my face with everything, including a macdonalds last night. I had such good intentions, even bought the IVF diet book and have not eaten anything from it. Im really hoping all these things are a bit of a myth and won't impact anything.

@ivfhope3 I also do the leg shave before appointments... I had to have a laparoscopy and hysteroscopy a couple of months ago, had to do the bikini wax then as well 🤣.

Hope everyone is doing okay and the lockdown isn't causing anyone to feel stressed. Its so super hard. Hopefully at the end of it we will be pregnant.

Me and my husband are also trying to move house... just want to add a bit more stress to IVf 🙈

@MrsF1989 good to hear from you as for stuffing your face I had a double decker at 1pm this morning, I sat in the bath last night my boobs touch my tummy ( mine are very small. ) I did this last round turned to everything. I feel exactly like you hun, I had all intentions this time round to achieve my body especially after miscarriage but nope it's all happening next week an what have I done nothing.. don't beat yourself up. Why don't we start today I'll do it with you. They say if you take the stress somewhere else it's take off thinking. Good luck with your move..

I love the shaven topic 🤣🤣

@ivfhope3
I am good thank you how are you ?

I am a bit scared as its our first ivf cycle and I dont really want to tell anyone incase it’s unsuccessful and just worried i will have to go into work and might catch covid and treatment will be stopped

Also I did call them and made sure its done took them two months

@Freya2015 I totally understand that, you have to do what you feel comfortable with. I'm super open about everything and I've realised the amount of people who are going through the same thing, which has helped me... as long as you can cope with the miracle stories 🙈 work have been great with me and its been nice because people genuinely care and I figure that if it doesn't work, people will know why I'm upset, so won't have to hide then either. Its so individual to what you feel comfortable with, so don't feel pressure.

@ivfhope3 eeekk, its so hard. Especially this time of year, I just want carbs, cheese and chocolate! I have cut out alcohol though, which is a huge achievement for me lol. Xx

@MrsF1989 well done I have I need to cut of tea an coffee.. an drink water. An stop in chocolate an crisp xx

@ivfhope3 🙊 its so hard!!

@ivfhope3 injections ain’t as bad as I thought so far, I had a terrible migraine yesterday and can still sort of feel it today don’t know if it’s down to the injection or not so hoping it goes away today.

Hope everyone’s ok today x

That’s brilliant that your boss was so supportive @Jane1284

@ivfhope3 I’m ok thanks lovely. Waiting for AF to hopefully make an appearance tomorrow. Been taking progynova since Sunday and it’s giving me really bad gas! The mock transfer was fine and the doctor said he had no concerns about an actual transfer so that was a relief. He also said my lining looked exactly as they would expect for the cycle day I was on so that was good news too.

Anyone else having really vivid dreams right now?!

@ivf**@ivfhope3 They posted the consent forms so i have them but i didn't realise they wanted to watch us both sign them over zoom. I should have realised but I am so used to thinking this whole process is about me ;-) It's not the end of the wold but it was just stressful at the time.
I like the sound of your Netlflix binge. I have watched so much TV this year. I need a hobby outside of watching TV but I can't think of anything I actually want to do or am any good at. haha

@MF1981 i haven't started taking the drugs yet so can't blame my dreams on that but i have had some terrible nightmares which I am putting down to stress. I have told myself I am not stressed and I'm handling it well but that's clearly not the case if my dreams are anything to go by.

I hope everyone is OK on the first day of lockdown xx

@MrsF1989 I spoke to my line manager and she has been soo supportive and said you can work from home but not to worry too much about work as its the last thing that needs to be on my mind.

I cant wait for my appt on Monday to discuss the whole cycle and find out when my nurses first appt will be. But i am terrified to doing the injections

Have any of you who are feeling particularly anxious or stressed (which I think is most of us) tried the Mindful IVF app? I’ve been doing the 10 day prep programme on there and I genuinely think it’s helping. That and the reproflexology I was having before lockdown.

@ivfhope3

Wow, I surely then have nothing to complain about! Feeling better this morning, a little tender still but managed to sleep through the night.

@ anyone and everyone
Early scans and bloods during stimming are not pointless by the way as I had my dosage changed based on day 6 results because they didn't see as much growth as they expected.

I agree with another poster (can't remember name sorry) that you don't get anywhere with fertility clinics unless you are really pushy and pester them. I don't think I'd have started treatment this month if I hadn't hounded them.

@EasterBunny7 yes that was me unless you push an ring an hound them you don't I've realised that. An I would always apologise I've spoken to 3 nurses an a doctor this week as they haven't explained properly what's going to happen I now u set stand sort of.
Even on a waiting list I still rang every other day for cancellations etc.

My stimm the over stimulated me an even says one my notes how bad. How are you feeling today??

@Jane1284 I'm the same I think this is all about me ( which most of it is) haha I need to aswell with tv. I literally watched everything even the neighbours ask for recommendations..
has anyone watch Jane the Virgin I go on about this all the time 🤣but it was so good lol. I think atm nobody knows we are in ourselfs anymore this year is just very weird.

@Freya2015 the injections aren't as bad as you think once you've done the first one. Good luck for Monday xx

@MF1981 which app is this? I need to try I think x

@ivfhope3 it’s just called Mindful IVF - the app icon is a little white cloud/brain with headphones on

@ivfhope3 thank you I have just had a breakdown at work being worried sick about all of this. thinking all sorts of things. I havent told my headteacher yet I am waiting for my nurses appt so I can tell her

Oh I’m sorry to hear you’re struggling @Freya2015. We all need to be so kind to ourselves - this is tough to go through at the best of times but throw in a global pandemic and it’s no wonder we’re all feeling on the edge.

We just had the clinic contact us with my partner’s blood test results so that’s a weight off our minds. His SA tests were both pretty bad so they sent him for hormone blood tests but all came back normal. So there’s either a urology issue or it’s just bad luck - hoping all the supplements he’s on will have had an impact but we’re doing icsi anyway to try and increase our chances. I think if we struggle this time then it might be worth getting him to a urologist before we try again. Has anyone else had a similar issue?

@ivfhope3 just back from my appointment and she didn't mention my nicely shaved legs once!! Even though she was running 90 mins late!

It was a little strange having an internal scan whilst AF is here but i think all is good? She didn't say anything really. Just that i had 4 small follicles on one side and 5 on the other.

I am on CD2 so she told me to start the Bemfola injections tonight eeeeek. I'm so nervous! She told me to do it in my thigh as it will give me a better response being into the muscle. I think she was hinting at the fact my stomach was too fat and it wouldn't absorb the same.

@Freya2015 sending you virtual hugs, its such a difficult process. Hopefully you'll feel better after telling the head.

Much love and strength all x