IVF - May

[TheSnufflet]

Couldn't see a thread for May so I thought I'd start one!

Anyone else doing their cycle in May? I just got my calendar through and all the injections look extremely Not Fun (this is my first time doing it) 😕

At one point the doctor scraped wanda over my cervix 👍 😬 @Bells3032 I think that's why I zoned out, I find the scans quite triggering with everything that's happened and I just closed my eyes on Monday and it was straightforward. Plus they were just saying lots of numbers to the nurse. They did show me the screen every so often. The trainee was petrified, he just kept saying are you OK, am I hurting you?

I called to speak with a nurse as I don't think I was remembering properly. So I have an 18,16,12,10mm which they're happy with then a couple around 6-9mm. They'll review my bloods later and will call around 6 if I am triggering today.

Glad all went well @StrongEagle 🤞 for your fertilisation report tomorrow :)

Being optimistic is good @2mumlife I don't necessarily feel negative, I'm just a bit flat and unsure what to think. The doctors and nurses seem really happy with my response 🤷🏻‍♀️ trying to trust the process.

I'm just waiting to go into acupuncture. My lining was 6.8mm today, so hoping she'll send a bit more blood that way!

👋 To the newbies xx

At one point the doctor scraped wanda over my cervix 👍 😬 @Bells3032 I think that's why I zoned out, I find the scans quite triggering with everything that's happened and I just closed my eyes on Monday and it was straightforward. Plus they were just saying lots of numbers to the nurse. They did show me the screen every so often. The trainee was petrified, he just kept saying are you OK, am I hurting you?

I called to speak with a nurse as I don't think I was remembering properly. So I have an 18,16,12,10mm which they're happy with then a couple around 6-9mm. They'll review my bloods later and will call around 6 if I am triggering today.

Glad all went well @StrongEagle 🤞 for your fertilisation report tomorrow :)

Being optimistic is good @2mumlife I don't necessarily feel negative, I'm just a bit flat and unsure what to think. The doctors and nurses seem really happy with my response 🤷🏻‍♀️ trying to trust the process.

I'm just waiting to go into acupuncture. My lining was 6.8mm today, so hoping she'll send a bit more blood that way!

👋 To the newbies xx

@StrongEagle Congrats on the successful EC!

@VenusStarr Yeah I think you just need to trust the process sometimes. I feel flat a lot of the time too with it, so trying to embrace an attitude change for this next cycle

@StrongEagle Congrats on the successful EC!

@VenusStarr Yeah I think you just need to trust the process sometimes. I feel flat a lot of the time too with it, so trying to embrace an attitude change for this next cycle.

@JesHope345 I had very similar numbers to you: 25 collected and ended up with only 4 blasts on day 5, only one of which is normal after PGS. I know it feels unfair but I was also told with quantity you lose out on quality so am trying to focus on the fact that we do have one to transfer and forget the initial high number of eggs collected!

I am waiting for AF to turn up so I can start stims (need them to thicken my lining) and then hopefully FET two weeks later!

@Tarsette I'm also in the waiting for AF for FET. I've found it really quite reassuring and healing to hear others EC outcomes on the thread - I had hideously low number of eggs collected and felt awful about it all, but my 2 mature eggs both made great day 5 blasts, so there is definitely something to this quality over quantity. My consultant just kept saying after our unsuccessful fresh transfer I need to focus on the positive which was all my mature eggs making great day 5 blasts, and I think I've finally got there with that emotionally.

@VenusStarr ouch 20 mins with Wanda does sound uncomfortable! But so glad your follicles are all growing nicely and hopefully they will have another growth spurt in a few days! Hope your bloody come back and you get a plan of action!!😁

@walshh091186 welcome! And fingers crossed that this FET is successful for you and brings you a 2nd little one!

@2mumlife ahh that's great that you are feeling more upbeat and optimistic about it all! This is all one big crazy journey and everyone is bound to have their ups and downs from time to time. I have everything crossed that your FET works for you this time! 🤞🤞🤞🤞

@StrongEagle so glad your EC went well and finger crossed for a great update tomorrow! Xx

Great that you had 2 good quality blasts from your mature eggs - I'm holding onto this @2mumlife 🙏

No phone call yet 👀 👀

Thank you @Georgie87B hope my follow up scan is with one of the nurses tomorrow, they're just a bit gentler!

This process is hard! @Tarsette great to hear you have a pgs bast 🤞 for when you get started for your FET.

My acupuncturist is so lovely, she's going to fit me in for a pre and post transfer even though it will likely fall on her day off and will only charge me for one session, even though I'll still be there an hour each time. Had a lovely relax today xx

Thank you @Georgie87B fingers crossed 🤞

Argh. Unexpected phone call from the doctor! Genuinely thought he was going to say trigger today. But my scan is pushed back to Friday instead. They want to push the little ones. So egg collection is likely Monday (but could be Sunday I think, although he didn't mention that day).

So my lesson here is, don't try and plan when doing ivf! 😂

@VenusStarr arr I know its a bit more waiting but at leat they aren't rushing things and doing all they can to give the little ones have a better chance or catching up to give you the best outcome. 👍
Hope your scan on Friday shows lots of big juicy follicles! 😁

So I took a strip test yesterday, mainly to prepare myself for it not working and got a super faint line 😐

It's so early it could be what they call 'chemical pregnancy' so not continue to develop, not supposed to test properly until Sunday so quite a way to go yet and even when I get there I'm no where near safe so can't be excited for a long time yet and I'm just terrified of everything and of it going wrong again (I had an ectopic 2 years ago). The only comfort right now is that to get that line it must have implanted which means the process does work so if we need to keep trying it's not hopeless. Just trying to be optimistic but also not drive myself insane with worry. Was absolutely wiped this weekend, felt like I'd been hit by a bus which is how I felt with the one I lost, but feeling a bit better this week, still weary but no where near as bad. That makes me worry it's stopped developing already. I know I can't think like that and just have to take it day by day and see how it goes but it's really hard to switch off from it and hyper monitor every little thing I feel. Did another test today and Im sure the line is slightly darker which has to be a good sign but still feeling better than I was which makes me think it's not going to continue 😞

Sorry for the vent, just feels so hard to be posive even about the positives.

Hi everyone

My baseline scan showed 12 follicles so was quite happy with that ( showed 9 in January)

I've started meds this eve - menopur 450 so quite a high dose. So glad the first one is out the way. Was absolutely no way near as bad as I thought it was going to be.

I have my next scan booked Monday to see how I'm responding to the meds.

So lovely hearing everyone's story on EC and excited for everyone going through this journey - doesn't feel so lonely. X

Might be a daft thing to ask but is there any advice like a dos and donts for any helpful tips for starting meds ?

We take vitamins, along with DHEA, don't smoke and have cut out alcohol completely, cut out caffeine and try to be as healthy as we can although we find that hard! managing stress levels etc but anything particularly good ?

Just feel like we are in limbo waiting and trying to do productive things !

Thanks in advance x

@strawberrysummer19 what is the baseline scan? It's never been mentioned to me and I've just gone straight into my meds...I have 2 scans lined up during the time I'm on my injections

@Coops0406 from my understanding it's a scan that's done from CD1 - CD2 to check everything over - to make sure you can actually start meds but maybe some don't do them?

I had mine on what I classes as CD2 and she said I am ok to start the next day as I had come on in the evening that it wasn't classed as CD1

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And it appears my scans are adhoc as nothing has been booked. Apart from Monday where they said they will see how I'm responding and book another one for the Wednesday or Friday that week. X even my baseline scan wasn't booked. I just had to call up on CD1 and then it was booked then xz

@strawberrysummer19 it's such a minefield, so many different medications and timeframes for everyone. I've only realised reading in this group which in a way is really good as it means it's all definitely tailored to you specifically 😊

@strawberrysummer19 I had to call up on CD1 and then they had an appointment about a week later and meds in time for CD17...which started with 3 weeks of tablets to time my bleed (I presume because of pcos, they really have explained very little to us!)
I hope the injections go well x

@Nix49816 congratulations lovely, it’s so wonderful to see a hopeful first BFP so early in this group! I can understand you being nervous about that line developing over the next few days, particularly given what you’ve mentioned above. Will be keeping everything crossed for you xx

@Coops0406 oh it sounds like you are on a different medication - I didn't take any on that day, just at the beginning. So CD2 I started my meds. I was waiting for a natural cycle and have started stims on CD2 (today) x

@Coops0406 I feel sad when people say very little has been explained or they weren't shown how to use the meds

My clinic have been so informative and had a nurse show me how to do the meds at my scan.

I felt anxious enough and I feel at the very least everyone should get that!

But at least we have this thread
It's really lovely to see everyone's journey xx

@Nix49816 sending you all my love and positive thoughts. It must be so scary. Wish I could say something that might help but I am keeping 🤞 it stays as positive as it sounds so far x x x x

@TeaAndCrumpets1 thank you so much. I struggle to keep up with this group when I'm in work but it's so comforting when I get 5 minutes to read back through everyone's journeys and know there's other people going through this too.

@Nix49816 congrats on the BFP! I'm sure this is a time filled with so many conflicting emotions but that is such positive news.

@strawberrysummer19 glad your first injection went well and better than anticipated.

@VenusStarr good news on the extra follicles hoping for some good growth for you over the next few days.

My meds arrived today t minus 4 days till AF and 6 days till first stim injection 😬