IVF / FET March/April 2022 Thread 2

[AliceAbsolum]

Shiny new thread as we filled up the last one.

@Yoga817 mine was the same. I assumed they'd measure it and mention the numbers to me.
They showed it to me on screen and commented that it looked nice and thick but that was it.
I presume they quickly measured it without telling me? I doubt they would just forget/not do it.

@Yoga817 they didn’t measure mine. It was thick enough at EC and I think the progesterone is suppose to keep it that way. Try not to worry

Hi all, i had my frozen embryo transfer yesterday and this morning when i went to the loo and wiped there was pinky brown spotting/discharge. Did anyone else get this morning after? Not sure if i should be worried so soon x

@SUMMERTIME02 Hi, it sounds like it might just be off the actual transfer, my clinic told me to expect a little bleed, try not to worry about it so soon :) always ring your clinic if you are concerned they will reassure you!

OTD is tomorrow. I’m so desperate to test though.

yesterday I got really intense cramps like shooting pains. I’m so worried if it’s positive then it’s a chemical.

@XjustagirlX wow your so strong, I would have tested already I think ! Hopefully that cramping is nothing ! try and stay positive 🤗

@PMAmostofthetime @Steph2345 hey I’m still not well, feel tired and drained, still bloated and uncomfortable. I did manage to eat a bit more yesterday, still eating very bland food like mash potato and gravy or salted crisps. I just want this to go away and to feel better again. How are you?

@Yoga817 I'm guessing they have a minimum thickness they are happy to go with at egg collection date, have you been taking progesterone/estrogen supplements, if so your lining would continue getting thicker on the lead up to transfer.

@SUMMERTIME02 it should hopefully be ok, it could be implantation bleeding or irritation from the speculum/transfer, or progesterone suppositories can cause irritation

@XjustagirlX I've had shooting pains before in pregnancy which has been stretching pains of the uturus, wishing you all the best with your test results!

Lots of us in the TWW!

@Yoga817 they told me they don’t measure lining at transfer as once you start taking progesterone that changes the lining anyway…

I’ve lost that foggy head feeling I had and feel more normal now, less tired. Also feel like I’m getting some AF type cramps. I’d been the presence of the fuzzy head and absence of AF signs could be reasons to hope - now feeling a BFN may be inevitable especially with no other symptoms 😪

@Steph2345 Ah I wish I had my AMH tested again before starting as my dose could have started off higher, oh well! I got there in the end anyway! Glad you managed to have one frozen! DH and I are aiming for at least two blastocysts as well, let's hope we're so lucky! Thanks for the well wishes! We got 11 eggs and they will be ICSI'd. Tomorrow we find out about maturity, fertilisation, etc. I just want to skip ahead to the blastocyst number now! I have my transfer on Monday hopefully!!

@XjustagirlX how did otd go?

@TommieNC @AliceAbsolum thinking of you for your scans today x

Thanks @SamTTC Thinking of you @TommieNC

@XjustagirlX Got my fingers crossed for you this morning.

@Suki2020 Hope you start to feel better soon.

@Herewegoagain881 Is your scan tomorrow?

@AliceAbsolum @TommieNC wishing you the very best of luck in your scans today, I'll be thinking of you both Xxx

@AliceAbsolum yes it's tomorrow afternoon, I'm expecting it to be over, although I said that last week.. I did have some extreme tiredness earlier in the week but that's passed, I had some cramping too I think which has also passed. They only do pregnancy scans in my clinic in the afternoon which is a pain as it doesn't give me much time to go to epu if needed. I'll be going to a different epu this time!

@XjustagirlX I hope the test went well today xxx

@AliceAbsolum @TommieNC hope the scans go well today xx

@XjustagirlX hope you’ve had good news this morning!

@AliceAbsolum @TommieNC and @XjustagirlX wishing you the very best today. We're all thinking of you.

My OTD is Monday. I had planned to test tomorrow which would be 10dp5dt. I planned to test early to avoid having to test when I'm visiting my parents. Now that it's nearly here I'm really nervous! Have you guys waited until OTD?

Also have such a sick tummy. It's progesterone, yes? The pain woke me up several times last night and my tummy is huge. Also I think I didn't put the pessary in very far this morning. It went in but not very high up. When I went to the loo after its remains came out. Is that OK? I'm worried I've made a mistake. Sorry for rants I woke up anxious!

Negative for me. I really thought it would be positive. That’s 2 failed FETs now.

i had nausea in the morning, no pre AF spot, no bleeding.

I feel like there is either a generic issue or an implantation issue. Annoyingly before this is my first nhs funded round I can’t pay for anything extra.

so basically I just have to waste my embryos and get older until I can do some add ons.

Sorry to hear it wasn’t the news you wanted @XjustagirlX Getting a bfn is so tough - however much you try to keep your hopes in check it’s so crushing to see. And if you’ve felt you have positive signs even more so. Each time I’ve had a bfn I’ve felt almost foolish for having let myself hope I had ‘symptoms’ but it’s entirely natural to look for the reasons to hope.

How old are you do you mind me asking? I know each failed transfer is devastating but if you have more in the freezer, there’s still hope. My OTD is tomorrow and this is my 7th transfer but it’s age that’s my issue. Would you consider moving your frozen embryos to a private clinic so they could consider how to approach the next FET?

@XjustagirlX I'm so sorry it was a BFN. Especially tough when you thought it would be positive. I think we've all been there at some stage x

@XjustagirlX sorry to hear about the negative test xxxx what are next steps for you?

it sounds like you and I are in the same boat! I actually also tested today - sorry @Somatronic I was planning to wait with you! But there is a fitness class tonight that I really want to go to (so ready to lose some of the weight I’ve gained through all this), and I just wanted to be sure - I already knew it hadnt worked.
Still going to do my stupid progesterone and go for bloods Monday obviously but I will permit myself to live a little more normally now.

By the way. I can very much recommend planning something to look forward to that you will only do if you get a bfn, to actively change your mindset and make yourself less miserable. For me it’s the fitness class tonight, and there is a nice romper on the expensive side I’ve been eyeing that I promised myself I’d only buy in case of a negative test. I’m going to go order it right now :)

Having said that obviously I’m frustrated. I knew this transfer wouldn’t work, just as I know the next transfer won’t work, because I know I have implantation issues. Like you @XjustagirlX i also just feel like I’m going through the motions getting older and wasting embryos because I can’t do any additional testing!

One frostie left, a day 6, and then a new retrieval. Hopefully AF starts the moment I stop the meds and I can get it all in before the clinic’s holidays.

onwards- healthy lifestyle and Q10 supplements! I will try to control what I can.

@SamTTC I'm sorry to hear that. Do you think you're definitely out, given that you've tested a few days early? Forgive my ignorance, but what can they do for you to help with implantation issues? Is there treatment for that? Good plan on having some nice things to do once you get the BFN. I would really like a real beer haha.

@Somatronic i actually thought after I wrote that message that I just turned into that super annoying person who declares themselves out before test day 😂 obviously it isn’t “over” till Monday. (I am ordering my consolation romper today so it will arrive by then!) At this point, every cycle that ends in bfn just further confirms what I already know, if that makes sense? So I don’t expect the result to change to positive at this point.

for implantation failure without an obvious culprit like age or lining issues I think an immune panel, an ERA test and potential examination for silent endometriosis would be the the obvious things to try. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I think I’m spoiled by those American ivf podcasts I listen to, because they sound far more willing over there to actually examine the reasons for infertility rather than just cycle patients through standard treatments.

@XjustagirlX @SamTTC so sorry to hear your transfers weren't successful 😔 take all the time you need to process the results fully before moving on to the next steps.

Wishing you luck at your scans today @AliceAbsolum @TommieNC xx

@SamTTC sorry didn't refresh page before I replied. I forgot your test day isn't until Monday so you're right there is still a chance you never know 🤞 I do like your idea of doing something and buying something that you can't buy if you were pregnant. I'm in desperate need of new clothes so I'll be doing that for sure

@XjustagirlX @SamTTC sorry you didn't get the result you wanted. Hope you can take some time to process and be kind to yourself.

@AliceAbsolum good luck today!

Hope everyone is ok, have been reading everyones updates from my lurker position.

Hi ladies. I have a cyclogest question. i insert cyclogest rectally and then go to the loo an hour later. Its about as much as i can hold it, despite me going earlier to empty myself. Sorry for the tmi, just worried im not absorbing the progesterone as much as i should be.