IVF/FET FEB MARCH No 4 2022

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Hi new thread carried on !! Please tag everyone else I just grabbed a few names from the last couple of pages :)
@bluehawaii29
@gigi89x
@overlyanxious
@justawannabemam
@easterbunny7
@frenchiepupmama
@Mochii
@paxromana
@NaomiNatNat
@IE00
@W1ngingit

@MollyVanDer I just try and have activia yoghurt a day, not sure if that counts as probiotic. Yeah I might look in to vitD but now that the sun is out again, hoping to get some naturally too x

@MollyVanDer Before starting my cycle I was on all sorts of supplements because I wanted to really increase the quality of my eggs. I took inositol, Q10, pre-conception vitamins, vitamin D and a couple others which I can’t remember now. I ended up with 11 eggs and 6 blastocysts so I’m hoping the supplements worked? Plus I tried to eat relatively healthy, protein veg and less simple carbs. Recommend the book called It Starts with an Egg. I got my supplements ideas from there. Then after egg collection I just took the prenatal supplements and fish oil as well as prebiotic. Then my cycle had to be a frozen cycle so I only started taking L’arginine because it suppose to help with blood flow so in theory implantation but the pills were massive and I’m not particularly good with swallowing pills so I ended up not really taking them. Didn’t do anything special post transfer apart from staying at home for the first 4 days and doing as little as possible. And keeping my feet warm! Foot soaks are supposed to be good as well as if boosts circulation without causing heat to the belly area but it was too much faff. I sometimes put hot water bottles near my feet so it keeps me warm :) Good luck!!!

@Bluehawaii29 I wouldn’t worry too much about the 3+ weeks as I read on other threads that they are not very reliable hence I decided to do a blood test as I didn’t want to rely on it. I used it at 14dpt and mine was 2-3 weeks as well. I think we are roughly 4 weeks in currently. Tomorrow will be the 5th week of pregnancy for us.

@Millymillymillymillymilly that's a good blood count . Mine was 600 and I didn't go back for another one. So I wouldn't bother if I were you.

@MollyVanDer my first cycle quality wasn't that good. I started taking Q10, Vic C and D and folic acid they improved. And with a mix of increased stim medication we got 7 .

Weve implanted 2 x 4BB and both have stuck and one has split.

I read somewhere that taking individual is better than taking a multi vitamin. I'm not knocking anyone who takes a multi. I believe it helped me. But I would never know.

Hope everyone is getting on well.

I've been reading keeping up. I've felt so sick and tired. Someday I just have to put my phone down. I'm currently 7 weeks. X

@Millymillymillymillymilly thanks for letting me know. Considering your hcg was 1700 that is reassuring knowing that yours also said 2-3 weeks yesterday. Yeah it would have been good for me to do blood test I guess but I think it’s gonna be harder to interpret post 14 days now so I’ll probably leave it now. Yes I have a pregnancy tracker app and it says 4 weeks 6 days for us currently and Monday is 5th week

@Bluehawaii29 thank you & hope you are doing well. Im going to Call my clinic again & try to book a scan. if not il see my GP. Id rather get one at my clinic to have it sooner, my local gp currently seems to have a huge delay for scan results etc

@Gigi89x yeah it should be your clinics duty to follow you up and organise the scan. It’s unfair to ask you to go to GP and chase up scan/ results etc yourself x

@Gigi89x I hope your clinic get back to you quickly and get you scanned.

@Bluehawaii29 @Millymillymillymillymilly I find nothing seems to give me reassurance I had a high HCG of 1651 and I feel nauseous all the time but that doesn't seem to be enough to put my mind at ease.

@Overlyanxious lol I know, feel silly for being like this but I guess with everything we have been through to get here it’s naturally to be super paranoid at each stage!

@Overlyanxious got a nice book today called your pregnancy week by week which explains everything nicely. Find reading that is helping x

@Justawannabemam that’s reassuring. Thanks for letting me know. This wait before the scan feels soooo long. I’m excited but scared at the same time!

@Bluehawaii29 my app must start the week on Sundays then as it’s 5 weeks tomorrow on mine :)

@Overlyanxious I totally get how you feel. I’m the same. I’ll be googling periodically just to reassure myself but at the same time it is driving me crazy. I really need to learn how to be at peace!

@Millymillymillymillymilly sorry that’s just me being dumb. Yes it is 5 weeks tomorrow!

@Bluehawaii29 don’t be silly. every app calculates differently :)

@Millymillymillymillymilly heyy you awake already? Another early morning for me. Doesn’t help that it’s so bright outside. How are you feeling?

@Gigi89x Sorry to hear you are in pain. I hope your clinic will book you in for a scan.

@Bluehawaii29 Morning. I managed to sleep till 7ish today. My cat woke me up.

@Daisychain93x & @Overlyanxious thank you both. I hope you are both doing well 😃

@Bluehawaii29 & any one else who had a FET how long was your cycle? Sorry @Bluehawaii29 think you told me was it 4 weeks? I have a feeling consultant will put me on medicated frozen cycle as i was on long protocol

@Gigi89x heyy how you feeling now? My cycle was 7th feb to 4th March. I was on medicated cycle too even though I was on short protocol for fresh cycle. Are you going to go straight in to the next one or take a little time off xx

@Bluehawaii29 if they let me id like to start again asap i willl! as its a frozen cycle I'm hoping its less stress on my body! Iv got a trip mid June so hoping to get going so i can complete it before then x

@Gigi89x yeah I was the same. Just wanted to get right in to the next one but we had Xmas and new year in between. I hope you get your BFP and then have a lovely trip in June xx

@Gigi89x oh fingers crossed that timing works. I've only had a frozen cycle so can't comment really but the only issue I had was feeling a bit grim when I first started taking oestrogen - but by the time of the transfer I was ok.

@Bluehawaii29 worst part of it for me too were those oestrogen tabs but after a few weeks I didn’t notice them anymore and then ended up with back pain but not sure if that was related or just a pulled muscle. Also had some hypersensitivity rashes when taking the Lubion injections but have since got desensitised to them too x

@Overlyanxious @Bluehawaii29 do you have as many timed appointments on specific cycle days in frozen? We isolated during my first fresh because of covid and timed appointments. With our jobs we both could wfh. Im just wondering if with frozen if we got covid would we be able to just continue meds a few extra days until negative. Instead of isolating again - which id rather avoid doing for our well being!

@Gigi89x sorry meant to write that to you but selected myself!

@Gigi89x didn’t have too many specific times appts, just the transfer day was timed and then a few scans before that to determine when lining thickness was ready x