December IVF

[Eggling]

Hi 👋 I can't see a thread for December IVF so thought I'd start one for those squeezing in treatment before the Christmas cut off.

Backstory from me: one toddler DD from previous IVF ICSI in 2020. Trying for baby 2, have lost our 3 frozen embryos from our first round over the last few months (2 failed FETs and one didn't survive thaw) so heading into a new round. Aiming for a fresh transfer if possible after a freeze all cycle last time due to OHSS risk so I'm starting on low dose bemfola 112.5. AF due next week so just waiting for my meds to arrive the back to being a pin cushion for the next few weeks!

Amazing congratulations @LuC22 thats such wonderful news!
what symptoms have you been noticing? 👀 did you feel any like implantation cramps at all? Xx

Thankyou @ZAMichelin1991! I cant say Ive had any symptoms so far, no different to the occasional twinges I get before I come on my period. My nipples were really sensitive at the beginning of the week, but I'm not sure if that's just the progesterone. They're fine now, so maybe just while my body was getting used to it or something.

Oh wow @LuC22 that's amazing news!!! Congratulations!!! A Christmas miracle! xx

How is everyone getting on?

I’ve got my follow up call on Thursday with the clinic to discuss the outcome of the MDT meeting and to discuss next steps. I’ve also been to the doctors this week to see if they can see any reason why this might of failed. So they are going to carry out some blood tests and do an ultrasound and see if we need to progress from there.

Hi @Brit22 sounds a good way forward for you to do some testing and see if there’s anything that crops up.

I’m 8 days past the transfer and I swear it feels about 3 weeks. Really fed up of the IM injections now - they’re hard work and just feeling very tired and in need of a glass of wine 😂

Having felt previously there may be a chance given some of the symptoms I felt, I now think it’s just the progesterone as taking so much of it it’s bound to have some physical effect. Ha - that and an early test I did which was negative too 🙈but possibly too early still. Who knows.

3 more days til OTD so I guess we plough on.

Hope others are managing ok?

Hi

@Brit22 sounds like you have a good plan going forward and have things in place to get some answers so that’s great! Good luck with it! How are you feeling?

@TheGlitterFairy i am the same as you post transfer I did a test Monday and Tuesday both negative and basically been crying since! I know it’s too early but I really think it’s not worked I have basically no symptoms even with taking progesterone, I get sore boobs every now and then after I take it then nothing but the soreness might just be from me prodding them to see if they hurt 😂.

@TheGlitterFairy hopefully I’ll get some answers 🤞🏼.

The TWW is the longest!! Fingers crossed for you. Once I started testing I just had to do it every day.

@ZAMichelin1991 Thank you. I’m as good as can be.

When is your official testing date? I hope it works out for you too.

Well the call from the clinic this morning was pointless and just a waste of time really. The MDT meeting hasn’t been yet so she didn’t really have an answers. She did say that she wouldn’t want to up my dose of medication next time and doesn’t really know why they weren’t very good quality despite getting 15 eggs. I just don’t get all this 🤯 like surely we need to change something :/.

@Luc22- congratulations 🎉 I'm so happy to hear the good news!

@Brit22- when we had TFF (total fertilization failure), I was also like uhh do we know if it's my eggs or his swimmers like ? What was the problem I made 19 eggs people, and not even 1 fertilized and they went on an on about how we don't know, and I was just mind boggled, I was like but there are 19 eggs that just refused, why can't we look at them. I was also so frustrated.

Also I'm sorry that the phone call was pointless, I really feel like we are at the mercy of the medical professionals so we just keep trying to tell them like man I'm so frustrated help me, and anyways, point being I'm sorry they are being stupid brats and have no helpful anything for you yet. Was your last IVF just the traditional IVF or ICSI? They actually lowered my dosage after my TFF and the second time we had less eggs but much much better quality. The biologist had told us that she was honestly gobsmacked that after the TFF we had such good quality embryos with the ICSI and the less eggs ! So maybe they will lower dosage ? Or leave it and try another way to fertilize the eggs?

@TheGlitterFairy- I think we are around the same timing. I have 9 days past transfer today. I so want to test, but my clinic had me do an HCG mini shot after the transfer (2 days later) so I think I am afraid of a false positive so I'm just waiting and waiting and waiting. Ahhh! You still have time though !

@ZAMichelin1991- when I was doing the IUI's I think I literally tested daily because I read in a blog that some lady did it and watched as her lines got darker each day. Difference being for me my HCG lines only got lighter and lighter and then nothing during my IUI so I'm trying to wait til the 28th

So my update: I have been deathly ill. That is why I was radio silence! I got whatever awful RSV or flu things going around with all the kids, and as a first grade teacher that hugs her students, yeah, I got it all. On Thursday, The day after transfer (wed) I got a light fever in the evening after work. Stayed home and was warm for 4 days. I finally went back Tuesday because I had gifts for Christmas that the kids made for their parents that I wanted to send home and then caught the last day of school on Wednesday.
Of course, because I went back lol, now I have some version of a cold (although much much less awful than the flu/thing I had earlier). Anyways, needless to say I'm full panicked that it ruined my chances for this little nugget to stick. I'm trying my hardest to think sticky thoughts and remember I didn't get too hot only like 38, and that was only 2 nights. And I took Tylenol/paracetamol on those days like th clinic told me to. Yet of course I'm still nervous. Then during all of this my brother and sister in law who were pregnant with their 3rd baby due Dec 25, out of no where baby stopped her heartbeat at 38 weeks. She still had to deliver and we have been grieving a bit so it's been a weird, tiring and truly sad week.

Also the TWW is so long. How much longer can it physically be 🫢🙈 I mean I know I'm day 9 - so 5 days but 5 days has never felt so long in my life.

Anyways I'm hoping and praying and wishing that this stupid illness didn't screw my chances! Also with the loss of my niece I feel like all new fears have been unlocked. Talk about anxiety right now. They are doing an autopsy so hopefully we know soon what the COD was.

Anyways girls I'm not deathly ill anymore and will be checking more regularly again! Hope all of you are well ❤️‍🩹

Hi Everyone,

I can’t actually believe it, tested this morning and it was positive!!! I’m actually in shock I was so sure it hadn’t worked! Come on little one keep going! 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Good luck to everyone else 💗💗💗

@ZAMichelin1991 congratulations!!! That’s wonderful news!!! A Christmas miracle!!! Hope you’re still feeling well! X

I tested negative again this morning - so expecting it to be the same tomorrow tbh - we shall see!!

@TheGlitterFairy thank you! Don’t loose hope mine was negative yesterday!
I’m still not convinced it’s true because of this reason! Are you testing with a pink or a blue dye test?
i only ask because my pink dye was negative yesterday blue dye from the clinic was positive today xxxx

@22MamaYeah it was just traditional IVF. I was only on 112.5 dose through out which I think is quite low. I just hope it works out next time.

Ive even had my first session on acupuncture this morning as I’ve heard that’s helped people. Tbh I’m willing to try anything 😂. So if you have a suggestions??

Aw no that’s awful news 💔 sending my condolences throughout this difficult time.

The TWW is by far the longest 2 weeks ever!! Fingers crossed you get your little miracle. 🙏🏼.

@ZAMichelin1991Congratulations that’s great news! Your Christmas miracle 💕.

@TheGlitterFairy 🙏🏼 Don’t lose hope. My fingers are crossed for you.

@ZAMichelin1991 hmmmm that’s crazy isn’t it!! When I had DS, I carried on testing for a while after the initial positive as I didn’t believe it either!

I’ve been testing with a pink first response so far. Have a blue one too so will do both tomorrow and see. The clinic want me to have a blood test tomorrow regardless to ensure it’s accurate so we’ll see!

Thanks @Brit22 - sorry that the conversation with the clinic wasn’t as helpful as you hoped. Did they have a reason to keep the protocol as it is for the next round?

@TheGlitterFairy Tbh they didn’t discuss much of the next round. I said I’d like to start it as soon as I can if I’m honest, which is probably going to be February now as it’s cutting it close to January. I just hope I get answers after the MDT meeting on 3rd.

Fingers crossed for your blood tests tomorrow 🤞🏼.

Morning ladies - as expected the test/s this morning were negative; waiting on the bloods to confirm but not expecting them to show anything different.
Pleased that we gave it a go with the final embryo as no regrets down the line and feeling very grateful for DS and all we have. Good to come to a conclusion on our journey which started a decade ago! Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas with positive results and sticky beans x

@TheGlitterFairy - I'm sorry to hear it was negative. I am sure it was not the easiest news to take. You sound so mentally healthy about the whole thing and that you are so positive about DS and the whole situation! Sending lots of hugs 🤗

@TheGlitterFairy Aw no devastated for you 💔. I wish it could have been different because you’ve had one hell of a journey over the years. I hope you manage to have a good Christmas and have a very large glass of wine because you’ve earned it. Xx

Hi all!
First off Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone is gearing up for a New Year !

Update: took my pregnancy test 1 day early and it was BFP. My husband could barely believe it. I was so sick, now he is a bit worried the child could have been harmed during me being sick. He also didn't fill accept the BFP until I did it on my test date! But we are BFP again.

I am at my grandmother's house for new years, so I don't have my tests or things here, so I can't test like the psycho I want to be daily to make sure the kid is still hanging on.

I have to wait till way into the new year to do my pregnancy blood drawing etc because my clinic is closed! But we have never made it this far. I'm so so nervous to be honest.

Hope all of you are doing well !

Have a great celebration into 2023! Let this be the year that we all get our miracles, let the kiddos be sticky in our wombs, healthy as they develop and come out, and may we all stay healthy too! Wish you girls that and so much more.

@22Mama this is absolutely wonderful news!! So thrilled for you and congratulations!!! How are you feeling now and hope you have an appt with your clinic lined up now we’re past new year? Here’s to a wonderful 2023 and a very happy and healthy one too xx

@TheGlitterFairy we went already once and saw the tiny little blip on the screen. Went again at 6 weeks and saw it got bigger already 👀 I was shook! And I am now transitioned out of my fertility clinic and on to my obgyn in my tiny town to try and I go on Wednesday I'll be 7weeks+5 and I'm hoping to hear a little heartbeat ! Wouldn't that be lovely! 😍

I wasn't nauseous until end of week 6 but now we are in full swing. And I'm already considering getting a pregnancy pillow to help with sleep. Honestly I had some OHSS after the egg extraction and I still have swollen ovaries. So I'm still swollen (I look far more pregnant than I am) and I am truly worn out and I think it's pregnancy and OHSS ! Haha but I'm so perfectly fine with all of it. So now I eat crackers like my life depends on it !

Awaiting your updates girls 🥰☺️

Congratulations @22Mama

We had a scan on Friday and saw a perfect little 7+1 blob on the screen bouncing away with a lovely heartbeat! ☺️ I have basically no symptoms, feel a bit nauseous and tired every now and then but that’s about it really. 🤞🏻 for a smooth ride this time.

@ZAMichelin1991 congratulations! That sounds great! My symptoms have gotten better now at 9 weeks. I'm not going to lie I was totally panicked that they got better already! LoL I was like hey ! You in there! And basically I have a scan next week to check on my ovaries and so far all is well. Little heartbeat was going great 2 weeks ago and so I have the check up then the big scan in another 3 weeks!

So so happy for you
When is your due date? I am September 1 !!!!