ABC IVF thread continued

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Our other thread is now full so thought I would start this one to continue the chat.

@Beaglemum91 I'm waiting for my period so I can start meds for FET so that is really helpful information about the embryo transfer process. Thank you. Did you have your partner on Facetime or anything for it?

@Icsi2021 so excited for you xxx

@kittyfantastico21 thank you in looking forward to my first day off not feeling like a scientist /pin cushion. I did however manage to f*ck up my last day off injections lol. For some reason I had it in my head that the only injection I had left was the trigger, so didn't do my cetrotide at 6pm then realised at 9pm that I should have. Such a wally. I had a mini freak out and googled for about an hour to see if I will ovulate spontaneously now. Phoned the poor woman manning the or of hours emergency number and she said it should be OK. I just kept thinking how could I be so stupid, i read through my plan about 10 times and still missed a step.

I'm so sorry @Hoping4baby21. It's totally rubbish and nothing any of us can say will make it any better, but we are all thinking of you.

@Becky105 enjoy your injection free day today - don't worry about the cetrotide, they said to me yesterday it can be taken any time.

The clinic called me yesterday afternoon and asked me to start cetrotide last night and to keep taking it at night. It was a bit of a faff but I used @Clapham4 trick of wiping the needle and it didn't hurt at all. Back tomorrow for another scan - I wish it were the end of stims, but I am already pretty sure it won't be. I am absolutely dog tired and cannot think straight - which is making doing my job a little difficult...

@Becky105 oh no, that sounds so stressful! I'm glad the clinic said it would be okay. Good luck for your egg collection tomorrow! I'm sure it'll be fine.

@lawandgin well done for getting the first cetrotide out of the way. It's so fiddly, but you'll be a pro by the end! Hope your scan shows good progress tomorrow. Sorry you're feeling the effects though, this process is so tough in so many ways.

I am also totally failing to concentrate today but just one more day to get through until I know the outcome. It's weird to think that it's already been decided, I just don't know yet.

@kittyfantastico21 those symptoms sound promising! Honestly have everything crossed for you!

@lawandgin glad the injections are going well. You might be surprised by your scan tomorrow, a lot can happen in a few days. I had 2 dominant follicles in my last scan, but they got 5 eggs a few days later.

@Becky105 I wouldn’t worry about the centrotide either! I’m sure it’ll be fine.

I’ve already written myself off as this hasn’t worked. The blasto was at an early stage so the chances are it didn’t take, and I’ve no symptoms. Even my DH is talking about the next cycle 🙈
and I’m mentally making social plans for Aug in my head where I’ll be drinking. But once I know for certain I know I’ll still be so upset.

@Becky105 I know I once took my Cetrotide later than I should have done and was still fine. It can feel overwhelming when something isn’t done it when should be or goes right with the injections 🙈.
@kittyfantastico21 Have all my fingers crossed for you!!!
@Clapham4 I know what you mean even when you prepare yourself for it it’s still so hard to take in and accept. Really really hoping it works out for you x

Eeeek egg collection for me today. I'll let you know how it goes.

@kittyfantastico21 are you testing today? I'm sending you all the luck in the world xxx

@Becky105 no, test day is tomorrow. Thanks though! Good luck for your egg collection! Wishing you lots of mature eggs!

@Clapham4 it's so hard isn't it. I wouldn't lose hope because of a lack of symptoms - I've read so much stuff about people having no symptoms and getting a positive. I think any symptoms I have are caused by the progesterone anyway as surely it would be too early for them to be caused by hcg. I'm the same, convinced it hasn't worked and already looking ahead to the next cycle and social plans in between but also dreading how sad I'll feel if/when I get a negative result. I do think it's a good idea to think about some fun things you can do as consolation though, like social plans where you can drink and not worry so much about Covid. I'm really crossing my fingers for you that this embryo will stick!

@Becky105 good luck for your collection today! Xx

@Becky105 best of luck today! Let us know how it goes. Very jeals of the lovely sedation drugs, I felt so happy 😂

@kittyfantastico21 the waiting is just the worst. And symptom spotting. I was on YouTube late last night watching girls explain their symptoms before their IVF BFP, I’m obsessed 🙈
I then had a dream last night I got my period and really bad cramps. So not sure if the cramps were real or just in my dream.

Thanks @Hopeful1234567 ! how are you getting on? Xxx

Hi all, I'm back from my third scan and as I expected, I am back on Friday for another! It's looking like trigger Saturday for a Monday collection, which will be two weeks from starting stims...I now have two at 15mm, 3 at 14mm, 2 at 12mm and 1 at 11mm, with four others at 7mm and under. I appear to have lost one or two of the more mature ones which is super annoying - @Clapham4 I think I remember you saying that happened to you - did they explain why or how? xx

@Clapham4 I have my transfer next Tuesday. Lining was above 7mm yesterday so they were happy with that. Just got to wait now 🙈 Xxx

Hi everyone,
My egg collection went well and I got 13 eggs (although they did note that 3 were on the smaller side). I think I built egg collection up in my head, thought I'd be there for a couple of hours after and feel really groggy but I was happily surprised that I woke up like i would from a nap. Not groggy and as i shuffled onto the bed to be wheeled back to my bay i was already asking how many eggs we got lol.

@Hopeful1234567 I'm hoping for a 5 day transfer on Monday, so we might be TWW buddies.

@lawandgin those follicles sound like they are coming along nicely now, great sizes and a good amount.

@Becky105 well done! 13 is a fantastic number of eggs! And just under the freeze-all threshold too! Glad to hear you're feeling okay, and I hope that lasts and you can avoid OHSS.

@Clapham4 hope you're hanging in there! I had night sweats last night, not sure if that's a good or bad sign, or totally unrelated! My symptoms have got less today so I'm preparing myself for bad news tomorrow.

@lawandgin well done for continuing to slog through the stims, hopefully the next couple of days will fly by and you'll soon be ready for EC. It sounds like they're growing well, although I'm sorry some have disappeared. Hopefully the others will all be at a good size for collection by Monday.

@Hopeful1234567 sorry, I didn't see your post! Great news that your lining was ready yesterday, I'm sure it'll grow a bit more between now and transfer day as well.

Fantastic @Becky105 13 is amazing!! Fingers crossed for a fresh transfer on Monday 🤗

@kittyfantastico21 today must be dragging so much. This time tomorrow you’ll know 🤞🏼

@lawandgin fab news too that they’re all growing. I reckon you could end up getting at least over 8 eggs with those numbers and allowing a few more days on bemfola. They can grow 2mm in a day!! Yep I had similar where on my second scan I had some drop off but they were back on my 3rd scan. I think it’s down to what they can see and who the sonographer is. It’s not 100% accurate all the time I don’t think.

I’m having some phantom twinges today, I say phantom because I get these most months before AF and convince myself I’m pregs. It’s so annoying my brain can’t control itself!!!🙈😂

@Becky105 amazing news, well done and glad to hear EC wasn't as scary as you thought - especially as mine is still ahead of me, it's super reassuring.

Thanks @kittyfantastico21 - I will be thinking of you tomorrow and we are all rooting for you

@Clapham4 I hope so...in my head I thought I'd be happy with 10, but I suppose it doesn't really matter if none of them are going to fertilize (which is my current number one fear as we are using frozen testicular sperm, which is less mature than ejaculated sperm, or sperm extracted from the vas deferens). Oh that is very interesting! I had the same sonographer today as the first time, but different to my second scan. I think I am back to the second lady on Friday so it will be very interesting to see what she finds. I am really bloated now so I refuse the believe there aren't more lurking - although maybe I am just kidding myself, haha.

@Becky105 that’s exciting and a great number! Yes we will be around the same time 💓.
@kittyfantastico21 it’s okay. Thinking of you tomorrow ♥️

Good luck today @kittyfantastico21!!! 🤞🏼🤞🏼

@lawandgin oh think you’re in with a good chance of getting 10. Haha know what you mean about the bloating, it’s crazy!

I just got the call and 10 fertilised!!!

I'm absolutely chuffed with that.

@kittyfantastico21 I'm thinking of you today. Everything is crossed for you 🤞

Fab news @Becky105 !!! Very exciting! So going for the Day 5 transfer then? X

@Clapham4 yep the embryologist said we can go for a 5 day transfer and I'm so relieved. I think I asked you all about whether I should even start this cycle because I've got a wedding and a trip coming up... I feel so fortunate because the wedding is on Saturday (which would have been my 3 day transfer) and I'd have felt so guilty missing my friend's wedding, but 5 day takes us to Monday so it's the perfect timing, the day after I get back from the wedding trip and the day before I fly to Ireland. Now that I know the date i feel about 50% less stressed. I was hating thinking i needed to let loads of people down. When's your test date @Clapham4?

Oh amazing timing @Becky105 !! And you can relax now knowing it’s all in hand and going to plan 🤞🏼
Are you from Ireland? x

@Clapham4 no I'm not from Ireland but my partner is, so we're going to spend our TWW relaxing with her family in a holiday home and have another wedding to go to over there. I need to think of a fib for why I'm not drinking (it's quite out of character for me lol) we are thinking of saying I'm on antibiotics but not sure what to say I'm on them for. I don't like to lie but we don't want to tell our families just yet and have the pressure of their excitement. How have you guys got around the not drinking questions?

Becky get alcohol free beers or g&t so no one will notice! Congrats! Great news

On another note: do you know if ABC checks prolactin when doing the blood tests during treatment? My NHS results came back and it says that my prolactin is high and if it doesn't go down I can't start treatment with them. The doctor said it might be just stressed..

A part from moving forward with NHS I am also going to start treatment with create after summer. Wish me luck cause I won't take it well if my eggs are immature again!

Hi everyone,

Just had my phone call from the clinic and I'm pregnant! I did a test this morning, which came up with a strong second line very quickly but I had been so convinced it hadn't worked that I was worried I'd done the test wrong somehow and didn't really believe it until the clinic confirmed the blood result. I'm so happy and I can't believe my luck! I really hope there'll be lots more positives to come in this thread!

Thanks everyone for your good luck wishes!

@Clapham4 wishing you real twinges instead of phantom ones! Hope you're doing okay and getting through the days.

@Becky105 wow, 10 fertilised is brilliant! So pleased for you. I hope you're recovering well from EC and I have my fingers crossed for lots of great embryos. Glad the timing's worked out well for the wedding and holiday, too! Those will be such great treats after getting through all the IVF stuff. I haven't had many drinking occasions because we just haven't really done much due to Covid. But I've been using 'medical treatment' (technically true) as an excuse at work for appointments so at a work drinks thing I just said 'I've just had some medical treatment so I'm not drinking at the moment.' No one asked any further questions. But with friends it might be a bit different. I've also said 'during the pandemic I've found that alcohol stops me sleeping so I'm not drinking at the moment' and people seemed to take that at face value. At the wedding people probably won't notice, especially once they've had a drink or two, as there'll be so much going on so you could just have a glass in your hand at the beginning and don't drink from it and sneakily pass it to your partner? Or order something like lime and soda that could pass for a G&T. Good luck staying awake until the end of an Irish wedding!

@Francesmalin ABC didn't check my prolactin. I had slightly raised prolactin level a few years ago and my doctor said that the stress of having a blood test (needles, etc) can cause the level to spike. She said that if it was very raised she would send me for an MRI but as it was only slightly raised she wasn't worried about it. It was rechecked a month or so later and had come down. I did have a fear of needles at the time (hahaha, look at me now!) so that's probably what it was. Good luck for your next cycle with Create! Hopefully now they know what happened the first time they can make sure it doesn't happen again.