IVF - Stims Aug - Egg Collection Sep

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Hi ladies! 👋
Just as the post says... cycle day 1 of my first IVF round, 20 days until I start Norethisterone then Menopur & Fyremadel.
Looking for others starting cycle or in the cycle for some company.
Sending lots of luck to you all! ❤️

@Imisscoffee2021 oh no! Let's keep everything crossed it sticks. I think people do have ups and downs with the lines - so many things could affect that so try not to think too much about it. Yes it's definitely nice to come on here and have a chat - I don't think other people understand the complete obsession you can get with lines and symptoms etc x

@Imisscoffee2021 try to stay positive! When I was having anxiety around lines and symptoms, I read up that both can fluctuate in early pregnancy, so don't read too much into it at this point. I hated the TWW and beyond. Stims were a breeze compared to the emotional toll we go through after transfer. I'm not sure if I'm ready to cope with that all over again. All this anxiety around chemicals/MMCs/ectopics etc really take the excitement out of getting a BFP. All we can do is hope and take it one day at a time. I've got everything crossed for you. Really need some good news on this thread X

@Tinkerbell098 that's really true - when I had my ectopic it just put me off completely of getting pregnant and still have pregnancy anxiety now! I just really had enough of being poked and prodded and then the emotional side was a nightmare too! How are you healing? Have you been doing tests?

@Imisscoffee2021 how you feeling this evening?

Thank you @Tinkerbell098 and @seekingbabyk :) I didn't do a test today as I ran out, I'll do one in the morning, but I had results back from an early blood test I had drawn at 11dpo/6dp5dt and it was 32.2, which seems low. Then again I have 4 full days between then and the OTD so it may rise, or it could go the other way. I thought it may be a bit higher as I have some nice FRER lines but will see tomorrow, I'm a bit more relaxed now about it.
I'm fully aware I need to step away from the HPTs but if this doesn't work out I wanted a clear picture for the clinic for next transfer.

@Imisscoffee2021 yes I think all of us have tested early on here so don't blame you for testing again. It's VERY early so I don't think it's a problem getting a low number. You could do with the second one really to see if it doubles. Maybe see in a few days how tests are looking and how you're feeling?

@seekingbabyk yeah definitely, I won't be able to have another hpt as the clinic I used seems to be the only one round here and its shut now, then I fly back to London on Monday so will just have to test, see if line progresses. I've had some cramps and nausea today but it's tailed off xx

@Imisscoffee2021 well that's a good sign so take the positives! I'm sure if you are positive Monday your clinic will have you straight in to test you anyway

@seekingbabyk i haven’t done anymore tests. I was told to do one on Monday and ring if it’s still positive. I’m hoping it won’t be now that I’ve bled and hope shed anything that was producing hCG. I know what you mean about pregnancy anxiety. It’s just so daunting. I’m not sure if I will test next time as it’ll just induce more and more anxiety.

@Imisscoffee2021 once I left the testing for four days and the line progression was massive rather than when checking every day. So hopefully you’ll see a good progression on Monday. You could ask the clinic to do bloods 48 hours apart, which is what I needed to do, but they didn’t, as everyone says, it’s the doubling that’s important rather than an individual blood test. Appreciate this time is the most difficult time in terms of anxiety, just need to keep positive and hope your body is doing everything it can to maintain the pregnancy.

@Imisscoffee2021 hope this will reassure you. I checked photos of the lines I got at 6dp5dt and your lines are definitely much stronger than mine. Also, the blood test they did at 16dp5dt was only 119. So if you double yours every two days, you’d be way ahead of me. So I think it’s looking great so far. When I did my research, at 5 weeks, the blood hCG should be at least 200 for a viable pregnancy so I think you’d easily reach that. Stay positive X

Thanks so much for the reassurance guys, I really thought when I got a bfp my anxious days would be over, surprised at how much I'm obsessing over this!
@Tinkerbell098 I've found another clinic that will do the test tomorrow, so hope it has risen! Spent a fortune on these two tests as they're private but after spending so much on IVF I'm used to it!

@Imisscoffee2021 yes it's crazy isn't it? But you're in the company of a group of people who totally understand the obsession. Try to stay positive and enjoy this moment. Everything's looking good so far. Have faith. Hope you see a nice increase with the second test. When would you get the result? Remember we are all here with you X

@Tinkerbell098 that's such useful information and reassurance- I think some people are just low to start with. How are you feeling now?

@Imisscoffee2021 have you had anything else today like cramping or nausea or has it gone now?

@seekingbabyk yes I've also read that low hCG could also mean a boy. I was really hoping mine would rise, but as I was stuck on 1-2 on CB even at 6 weeks, that's when I knew something wasn't right. I'm doing much better now, thanks. I went for reflexology yesterday and I was talking to the lady about how I was in limbo for a while when I knew I had miscarried, but my body was still thickening the lining, still producing hCG and didn't bleed for over a week. She said take it as a positive that my body was so nurturing and was still trying to hold on to the pregnancy and not give up. That it shows how much it wanted it. It made me sad, but it's a nice way of looking at it I guess. Just hope I can do it again and for the embryo to keep growing and not stall. How are you? when is your next appointment?

100% echo everything our Tinks has said!!

Gosh that is lovely, it would have had me in floods, it is a really nice way of thinking about it though. 💗

@Tinkerbell098 awww that's so lovely! It's so strange the places you end up getting support from. No one knows we are having ivf even our families but I had to tell my chiropodist as she wanted to treat me with radiation for something. Every time I go I end up chatting away and it's so nice just talking normally about it. I just don't want all the constant questions from family though and especially as they're all super fertile and wouldn't get it! I'm glad you are healing and I'm extra glad it wasn't ectopic so you can go straight in again when you're ready!

I'm just waiting for AF in the next 3/4 days and then starting round two. Meds in fridge and baseline booked for 9th but some mild cramping is making me think it might be earlier than that 🤞🏻🤞🏻

@Tinkerbell098 thank you for your lovely words, it's so great to have this safe space to be a neurotic in! My hubby is still in the south and has no clue this is all going on 😅
What a lovely way of thinking about it your acupuncturist said, its true!

@seekingbabyk amazing to be on the cusp of another round! Got everything crossed its the one! I've had some mild cramping and pokey/stabbing feelings today, and some nausea. My mum used to smoke and gave up but has a sneaky one some mornings she thinks we don't know about, then hides evidence in the Kitchen bin, and this morning the smell of the ciggy in there almost made me sick, and I've had on off mild nausea but nothing major.

@Imisscoffee2021 aww thanks. We're doing a freeze all actually and then another retrieval probably in January as we paid for 3 cycles so just want to get some in freezer now!

These are still all good signs - keeping everything crossed for you x

@seekingbabyk makes so much sense to do batching, hope you get lots of little snow babies on your rounds :)

Thank you, second beta should government me a better picture of what's going on in there, doubt I'll get results til at least Monday though xx

Should give me a better picture **

@Imisscoffee2021 yes for us I think it's the right thing to do. I'm 38 in March. I only got 7 eggs and one blast last round and those numbers aren't going to go up the older I get. I think if I ended up with a c-section, then you have to wait 12-18 months before another round I could be over 40 before trying again. Just want to try to set us up as well as possible.

Not that there's anything wrong with over 40 and if we had great results like you did I probably wouldn't be too worried but our results weren't great at all. Hoping feeling more relaxed this time will make a big difference to us x

That's a positive sign @Imisscoffee2021 - the strong sense of smell is great (but perhaps not so much with smelly stuff that makes you 🤢)

I had my follow up consultation today with the doctor. My dose at the time nurses said it was a lower than what they use. In contrast the doctor said it was a normal dose and my body didn't respond, and that it was very rare for it to not work.

I wonder if he was trying to make me feel better that it would work next time, but my brain just went straight to - there's something wrong with my body 😭

The next round is going to be Bemfola 300, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it works. Not sure where I'm going with the rambly post but I'm feeling a bit muddled this morning. 🙈

A freeze all option makes lots of sense @seekingbaby keeping fingers crossed for you.

@MinBins strange the Dr and nurses disagree! Hopefully you'll be monitored extra closely this time and if they need to they can up your dose in good time too. So much invested in each cycle but I've read so many where people had wildly different outcomes so one cycle that isn't do great doesn't mean they all will be.

It's my OTD today and I did the less sensitive clinic test, got a positive :) also did a clearblue digital weeks and got some progress there as well. I had a wave of nausea this morning and was almost sick, that's new! Keep getting right side twinges so brain is fretting about ectopics, I'm not usually a worrier or an anxious person but I think because this isn't just for me, my husband is desperate for a child, my family would love us to be successful, it feels like so much is riding on a tiny poppyseed in there!

I'll be telling my husband when I'm back in London late tonight, he'll be cautious too but at least step one is done for now :)

Hope you all had a good weekend x