IVF July/August 2021

[Bethpalmer20]

Hi everyone.

I couldn't find a thread for ivf cycles July/August 2021 so I hope it's OK to start one. I was on the March/April thread for my fresh cycle and it was so nice to have support from others going through the same thing.

My fresh cycle was successful but unfortunately I miscarried at 8 weeks pregnant. We are start a frozen cycle with one of our 2 frozen embryos. Aiming to start tablets around the 10th July with the hope of transfer towards the end of July.

Would love to know if anyone else is in the same boat or has any tips!

Oops, that was for @Janefx40!

Thank you @Helene2019 - fingers crossed for tomorrow and good luck with your review. I really hope they come up with something else you can try xx

We have 2 viable embryos! I can't believe it - I started sobbing on the phone! Still not certain of a pregnancy but it's a good place to be.

Thank you all for your support. It makes such a difference.

@Helene2019 best of luck with your review. Let us know what they say

Xxx

That's fantastic news @Janefx40 - congratulations!

@beachbum85 sending sticky vibes 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

@Janefx40 that's amazing news 👏🏻

@Janefx40 that is fantastic news!

Oh @Janefx40 I'm so, so glad for you! Congratulations! That is wonderful news, well done to you and your embryos :)

Many thanks @chocolate336 🤞🏼🤞🏼

Some more good news this morning: we have 2 frosties!! I don't know how relevant the grade is, but both are 4BB (the same as we transferred yesterday) :)
So surprised and relieved - I wasn't expecting that at all!!

@beachbum85 great news. That is so exciting. How are you feeling? Has the 2WW madness kicked in yet or are you still in the happy post-transfer grace period?!!!

Wow @beachbum85 that's great news too. 🎉

Thanks @Helene2019 and @Janefx40!
I'm feeling well and overall quite calm and positive, so still the happy post-transfer grace period for sure (perfect description!). I expect the madness to set in soon haha

@Janefx40 are you still on a high from your news yd? :)

Hi @beachbum85 glad you're feeling good.

Yes I'm still super happy. I just feel like we've really achieved what we set out to. I'm well aware we may not end up with a baby. But if we don't then I will know that I couldn't get pregnant for other reasons and I think I'll be able to move on. One concern I had before was that if we found one viable embryo and it didn't work, then I'd feel like I wanted to keep trying (which DP would never agree to). But with two, I will know that it wasn't meant to be. Plus we have two chances to make it happen!!!

Slight downer is DP. He didn't even reply to the message when I told him the good news. I have serious concerns that our relationship isn't going to survive this. I'll give it a week or so to see if he settles down but I'm not really sure what to do

@Janefx40 it is a great achievement to have a 50% viable rate and 2 more tries! And you know your body has carried a pregnancy before, so hopefully it will again without problems :)

That's very strange behaviour from your partner... could it be that he's not coping and was hoping the IVF journey would be over? Either way, I hope things improve with a bit of time and he can get into it too. Sending you a huge hug... it must be hard especially when you get such amazing news xx

@beachbum85 well done you! So glad it was smoother for you and 🤞🏻 for the others. Now time to take care of yourself!!

@Janefx40 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 on your news. Sorry to hear about your partner - hope you have managed to have a chat with him. It's such a draining and emotionally exhausting process!

Thank you @Bobtat - the clinic told me to do all and only the things I enjoy, so I'm trying to follow the medical advice

@beachbum85 that sounds lovely. What nice things are you doing to enjoy yourself?

Thanks @Bobtat I'm trying to be grown up and firstly not express my frustration - because me being cross with him about his reaction isn't the best way to start this process (but that is hard because I'm soooo cross - even if he doesn't care himself the lack of support for me is incredible having gone through months of treatment just for this news). And then I am trying to give him time as he does take a while to process.

@Janefx40 just a couple of dinners out with friends after work :) we've taken a few days off next week though, and will go visit my partner's family, so that should be the perfect distraction till test day 🤞🏼

I can totally understand how cross you are but well done for not exploding over his reaction and lack of support! We're here if you need to vent whilst he's processing things xx

Amazing news for you both @beachbum85 and @janefx40 so so happy for you!

@janefx40 so sorry to hear you're having a hard time with DP. Well done for staying calm, I know how easy it is to just want to snap in frustration! This whole process is so tough on relationships and it can be very lonely when you feel they don't understand. We are always here if you need to vent. I hope things will be better for you soon!

I have a consultation today to discuss our failed transfers and our plan moving forward. Hoping for some clarity and answers!

@Bethpalmer20 ah good luck with the consultation. I hope you get a chance to talk through everything you've been thinking and make a plan for moving forwards. Let us know how you get on.

@beachbum85 sounds lovely to be having dinners with friends. Enjoy yourself xxx

Thanks everyone for the support. DP is improving, I'm glad I avoided a conflict. Have consultation today to talk about next steps

Xxx

Thank you @Bethpalmer20 and @Janefx40 and good luck to both of you for your consultations today - let us know what they say! Hugs xx

Very glad to hear things are improving with your partner too @Janefx40. Seems like IVF is a test in patience from every different angle possible!!

Hi everyone! I’m new on here and I hope you all don’t mind my joining as I see this is an established thread! I can see many of you have been on long emotional journeys my heart and well wishes go out to you all still hopefully awaiting your BFP. IVF is such an emotionally draining process :-(

I have just had my ET of a day 5 blast on Tuesday on my second round of ICSI (my first cycle unfortunately got cancelled before egg retrieval due to over stimulation)

So this is my first cycle getting to this stage and I am so excited although I am now in the 2WW and didn’t realise how tough it would be!

For all those having gone through this before being 3dp5dt is there anything I should be feeling? I feel completely fine with no symptoms what so ever! Is that normal?

Been TTC for 3 years with no luck due to MFI so really hoping for my first ever BFP!!

Xxx

@Bethpalmer20 good luck with the review! I hope you come away feeling positive! Let us know how you get on. I'd be interested to hear what your clinic say. All the best x

@lauradxoxo welcome and best of luck. People talk a lot about symptoms and I'm a bit sceptical anyway but with IVF we are taking so much progesterone (and the amount varies clinic to clinic) that it's very hard to distinguish pregnancy symptoms from other side effects. I've been pregnant twice through IVF/FET (one baby, one miscarriage) and mostly it just felt like I was about to get my period (especially towards the end). But it's hard to compare symptoms between people and clinics because the amount of progesterone and meds you are on will vary as well as how you will react to them. I think one of the reasons the 2WW is so tough is that it's one of the few times that there is no way of knowing what is happening - we're so used to being able to Google something or research it that the reality of just not being able to tell is quite a tough one.

Had our consultation. He's obviously really pleased with our result and really optimistic. He says we can do womb scan and Emma/Alice/NK tests this month and then transfer next month unless I decide to do the ERA test. If I do ERA that has to be done during a mock cycle so it would delay us another month.

I don't know much about ERA so will need to do some research.

Hope @Bethpalmer20 your consultation was helpful