IVF March/April thread 2

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@Bethpalmer20 @Donimo @Itsjustme2021 @Itsjustme2021 @Lclarke111 @Orsh @RedFaerieBoots new thread as it wouldn't let me reply

Good morning,

@Freya2015 so sorry to hear this. Hope bloods are more accurate and positive. Keeping fingers crossed.

@Crazydoglady123 how did your scan go?

I had my scan too, it all looks good! Around 14 follicles are growing perfectly in line and another 4-5 are lacking behind quite small. It looks like EC on Monday as planned. Happy days.

The clinic called and said to wait a couple of days and test again unless i have bleed and then call back

@Sungirl11 it's tomorrow my scan. Well done with your scan!

@Freya2015 everything crossed for you 🤞

@Freya2015 hopefully it's just you've tested too early!

I'm getting more cramps today - back in the office so trying to take it easier 😖😫😭 I've got my first pregnancy scan 30th April seems so long to wait I'll be over 7 weeks by then.

@Freya2015 there is still hope, fingers crossed for you. I read on another thread that someone got BFP on day 18!!

@Freya2015 fingers crossed for you x

@6543336787gesgvjhg congratulations x that’s so exciting you have your scan date!

@Sungirl11 fingers crossed for your EC, that’s a good number of follicles for you x

So our OTD was Sunday with a positive result but I’m currently spotting (and I never spot). Gave them a call this morning to log it in my notes but until it’s a normal bleed or clot they can’t do anything (which I fully understand). Have a tentative scan booked for 04 may but not looking hopeful at the moment!

To be honest we’re glad we got this far and glad to finally see the two lines for the first time ever, we have never got to this point so that in itself is a journey! Just have to see the positives in it all

@Itstime1 the 4th is my wedding anniversary and also Star Wars day. It WILL be a good day! No doubt at all

@Itstime1 congratulations for a positive result.... I thought spotting was ok... such a long journey isn't it xx

@Sungirl11 I know I was such a geek when we booked it in for that date haha! Such a good wedding anniversary date to have x

@6543336787gesgvjhg thanks! they weren’t too worried when I told them as spotting can happen! It’s just I haven’t seen it this cycle and my anxiety is a bit high at the min

Hopefully staying positive though!

Hi everyone!

Hope everyone is doing well.

I couldn't hold on any longer and tested a day early (8dp5dt today) and got my BFP. I feel like I'm in a state of shock. Cannot believe after 4 years TTC we have finally got a BFP. Now just praying for a healthy pregnancy 🙏

@Bethpalmer20 Yeyyy huge congratulations!!!! Now the waiting game begins for the first scan...
Mines two weeks Friday seems so long to wait. I'm so sleepy today struggling at work 😑

@Bethpalmer20 congratulations! amazing news!

@Itstime1 congratulations on confirming your BFP! I know it's impossibly not to worry, but don't let spotting get you down - so many of my friends told me that they had spotting in the early days. Keeping everything crossed for your first scan! And for yours @6543336787gesgvjhg :)

@ImHopeful and @Gensola congrats on being PUPO!

@Freya2015 I'm so sorry about your BFN - I hope the blood test results are a big, happy surprise x

Thank you @Orsh - having support on here has been so important throughout this journey. I'm so glad you could start stims after all, and I hope your scan today went well!

@Sungirl11 glad you got great results and your EC is coming up soon :) very exciting!

@Crazydoglady123 how was your baseline scan?

Best of luck to everyone else still on the journey x

Congrats @Bethpalmer20!

@beachbum85 had my scan and I'm re scheduled for a repeat baseline scan on Monday as linings too thick but it looks like it's breaking down on the scan so the bleed is imminent! There's still a cyst but they think its not a cyst and it's just a collapsed follicle (last scan I had a cyst and two big follicles still). It didn't look the same consistency as the cyst on the previous scan so we're praying just a collapsed follicle 🙏 if my lining is thin next week I can start stims so I'm 6 days delayed which I can handle (even if it means more buserelin headaches 😣) Roughly working out from the dates set previously if all goes to plan we'd be looking at EC on 3rd May now. Poor OH 30th on 4th 🙈

Thank you everyone! Absolutely over the moon.

So sorry @itstime1 I think I completely missed your BFP! Congratulations to you!

@6543336787gesgvjhg nobody tells you about the anxiety even after you get a BFP! I always assumed if I ever saw those two lines I'd feel so relived but now I'm anxious to wait 2/3 weeks for the first scan and just hoping everything will go smoothly!

Good morning All,

I am sorry @Freya2015, let's hope the blood test will say otherwise.

@Crazydoglady123 it must be frustrating that it takes a long time for you to start stimulation. For me it took forever... but once you start, the time really speeds up and then everything happens so fast for a little while.
I hope your lining will be just perfect on Monday and you can start your stims. 🤞
I believe my delay happened for a reason, and was for the best.

Congratultaions @Bethpalmer20 and @Itstime1. Such a wonderful news 😊

I started on Progynova tablets, then Meriofert (150) and Fyremadel (0.25mg/0.5ml) injections. @Sungirl11.
So exciting that you are looking at EC on Monday. Such great number of follicles. :)

I actually started to feel some pressure and discomfort in my tummy as the follicles are growing, but nothing crazy.
My scan yesterday went well. They were not very chatty at the hospital, so I couldn't really ask questions.
I am responding well for the stims, and will have another scan on Friday.
My follicles are still small, but 25-30 are responding. They added that the numbers don't matter in general, only the ones that are big enough- like I didn't know ...
They also said that I will need to use different trigger injection cause I am in risk of OHSS.

How are you feeling @beachbum85?

@orsh sounds very promising for you, like it's all going in the right direction! Can totally relate to the discomfort feeling, I only ended up doing 7 days of stims before trigger in the end and was so uncomfortable even bending down etc, I couldn't imagine having gone any longer!

@Orsh that medication is completely different than mine haha
I had Fyremadel originally but because in March I was not ripe and I got the Prostap injection (which basically is the same but long lasting) now i don't need it anymore.
I have a lot of little ones too but got told they might not grow by now. So around 14 are the good ones. Which i'm more than happy. And I feel completely fine! No bloating no pain at all... no changes in humour either. So i'm really happy of how it's going (for now).

@Bethpalmer20 yay!!!! Congratulations!!! 

@Crazydoglady123 that sounds good, getting there.
Your OH is a lucky man! Born on Star Wars day hahah
Even if you are not very well i'm sure it will be wonderful, as you are getting a step closer to your little one

I got a BFN hopefully next time
Good luck everyone

@Freya2015 i'm so sorry! Do you still get bloods done if you don't get a bleed?

I had my scan this morning, my layer is 8.9 so perfect already, but my follicles are growing slowly due to the Prostap injection. So I'm looking at more days of stimulation so we can get a nice number of eggs. I have around 10 growing faster, the others (around 8 more) are growing but slower. And clinic wants to get them all nice a ripe.
It's ok, the only down is more stimulation can result in OHSS so more probable to get a freeze all.
But it's ok! As long as it goes ok will just take it day by day ☺️

@Sungirl11 i started bleeding this morning so i have called the clinic they will call me back with my next steps

@Freya2015 aww ok. I'm so sorry. I send you a big big hug

@Freya2015 so sorry to hear this Freya 😫

@Orsh thank you. Yeah I knew it was likely I'd have a delay because of the cyst situation but I'm glad it's only 6 days (well so long as I have a good bleed before Monday) and I feel like this week will fly by. Well done on your scan! I've experienced over stimulating on Clomid twice now and had a pelvis full of cysts, lots of massive follicles and free fluid and the uncomfortable feeling when your pelvis is full isn't nice so I feel for everyone with their follicles growing on stims.

@Sungirl11 haha it's an easy way to remember his birthday with Star Wars day. How unlucky is he if it goes a day late and he has to spunk in a pot on his birthday 😬😂

I started spotting this morning so the bleed is on its way!

@Freya2015 I'm so gutted for you lovely

@Crazydoglady123 well!! Unlucky or lucky to get the job done hahaha

Have a question hoping you ladies might help with.

As you know I got a BFN last Wednesday. I had spotted and slightly lightly bled for 9 days. Now that bleeding in total wasn't anywhere near filling a full sanitary towel. It is suspected it was the cyclogest irritating my cervix as I had a lot of discomfort as well.

Anyways nurse on call last week said you'll start bleeding in a couple of days. I stopped cyclogest Tuesday (had one am and that was it.

I've not bled since. Have had a few headaches, felt occasionally crampy and a bit tired. Today is day 8/9(?) from stopping cyclogest.

My normal periods are 2 heavy days 3 lighter and one brown spotting. The earlier stuff wasn't heavy enough to call a period and I expected a really heavy one post BFN.

Is this normal? I mean I had a blood test and that's more accurate than a urine test