IVF cycle November 2022

[HJen22]

Hi ladies

Just wondering if anyone is doing a cycle in November, looking for some cycle buddies.

I started stims yesterday, this is the 3rd cycle for us (2 NHS rounds where we didn't make it to transfer either time) and now we have signed up to a private a 3 cycle package with Create in Manchester. 3 egg collections and hopefully some embryo banking before and potential transfer. X

@countrypunk oh I'm sorry it sounds like you're having a tough time 😞 i really hope that the rest of the wait goes fast! Do you have any nice weekend plans? Everything crossed that this wee embryo is making itself super comfy ❤️

Oh I know! I had thought if anything it might have come early but nope! Hormones are the worst! My waiting for it is probably stressing out my body!!

I had planned to take the time off again, and my OH was going to take the days off between collection and transfer too but now I'm not sure. OH's daughter has a week off in Feb and she usually comes up. I can't afford to take 3 weeks off so early in the year so I'm going to take my laptop and try and work here and there. Will play it by ear! And hopefully it's not busy with work or stressful. My boss and colleague know I'm going down so they should be able to help with anything I have to pass on xx

@HJen22 Nothing planned for this weekend. It'll be nice actually because we've been busy over the past few months. Might start tying to sort out the garden...

It sounds like your boss is sympathetic. I know everyone's different but for me it wasn't worth using holiday on in between treatment days - if I worked in the office it would be different. Hopefully you can take it easy and enjoy a sort-of holiday in your air bnb! Xx

@countrypunk a nice restful weekend then 😊 and hopefully some nice weather for your gardening.

Yeah it's hard, our first two terrible cycles I worked all the way through - and I was so upset it was hard to concentrate as they didn't go well and there was a lot of stress throughout. Then the third I just wanted to do everything differently. Having the time off did me the world of good, I had no added stress or worry (and seeing as we were away from home at a new clinic and I had no idea how often appointments would be - which were very regular) but that was later in the year and I had loads of holidays left! I have been back in the office 2 days a week but will just be "wfh". I'll see how it pans out. But yeah I'm not keen to use a whole lot of holidays if I can help it! Xx

@HJen22 ♥️🌞🌿

Oh yes, I remember you saying you were going back to the office and you were a little nervous. Is it working out alright?

I get it. It must have been awful after your second cycle 💐 Onwards and upwards! Xx

@countrypunk yeah it's actually been really nice, breaks up my week a bit and nice to have company again and office bants! Two days is enough though haha.

I kinda know what to expect apps and notice wise (lots and depends on the scan for the next!) this time down the road but you just never know how scans and things are going to go. So daunting but need to just take each day as it comes! If I can work and it's relatively stress free it could be a good distraction xx

I'm currently just waiting for my period to start, to start frozen embryo transfer cycle. I'm so nervous, we've lost 3 babies so far all conceived via iui. I think im so scared to be vulnerable again. My clinic have talked about found a blood test the day before transfer for progesterone? Dependant on result we could decide to start lubion injections. Does anyone have experience with recurrent loss or lubion? Any experience would be appreciated. X

@Megan1591 I'm so sorry about your losses. I don't have experience with lubion or miscarriage, but just wanted to send my support. It might be worth starting your own thread? This one has gone a bit quiet now. I wish you all the best.

@countrypunk how is everything going xx

@Megan1591 sorry i haven’t had any experience sorry. But wishing you all the best xx

Hello @Crystal88 🙂 I'm OK, just counting down the days till I can test and put myself out of my misery either way! How are you?

@countrypunk i am ok waiting for my cycles to go back to normal and then i can try again. I am trying to find out whether i am entitled to another NHS round. it was only one where i live but i think they might of changed it. i need to contact my GP to see if they know. hoping the next round i have more than one egg, so at least i have a back up

i am sending you positive vibes

@Crystal88 Thank you x

Oh I hope you can get more than one round on the NHS! The postcode lottery of NHS fertility treatment stinks.

@Megan1591 I'm sorry I don't have any experience either - but I hope that someone can help and sending all the very best wishes for your FET.

@countrypunk I hope you had a nice weekend and are managing the tww. Name change but was HJen22 😊 when is your OTD again? Will you / did you test early last time? We have our first monitoring scan tomorrow morning 🤞🏻

@Jx3303 Hey! OTD is 2 Feb, but I'm going to test 1 Feb which will be 10dp5dt. I did test early last time and I ended up wishing I hadn't because it was negative (obvs) and the hope that it might become positive was really hard to bear. I'm symptom spotting like crazy even though I know it's mad/pointless. I'm on another thread where practically every woman so far has had BPF. Amazing of course, but we all know the IVF success stats so I'm thinking there's got to be some negatives at some point and one may as well be me!

Sorry, that was long. How are you? Feeling positive? Injections going OK? Do you find you have fewer side effects on lower stims? This cycle must be doubly exciting for you because you're doing a transfer after it, woohoo! 💫

@countrypunk ah so soon! That's went fast for me, but not for you I'm sure!!! I definitely think that's a good idea to wait til then, I would struggle too waiting but I'd rather know a definitive answer I think. It's very hard not to symptom spot so don't be hard on yourself! I really hope you join those BFPs 🤞🏻 I know what you mean though, an original thread I was on last March all of the ladies have had their babies, which is hard when it didn't work for us that time. But we need to hope our time is coming 🤞🏻💕

I'm doing ok thanks, stims are going ok and yeah I think I have less side effects. Bit tired but I haven't slept well since we arrived, the duvet is so heavy haha so my OH went and bought a new one today! It is exciting! I'm trying hard not to worry and just so badly want to get to transfer. We've booked our second accommodation and plan to both take days off between collection and transfer. I'm working this week which I'm hoping makes it go fast! Xx

@Jx3303 I actually think this wait has been slightly easier than the first one. I've got my OH here this time. I had a huge cry on him yesterday and just having a cuddle helped. Also I haven't really told anyone this time which is working for me. God, the rollercoaster of emotions is just insane. Yesterday morning I was adamant I couldn't wait any longer to test but today I feel like Wednesday is doable. I've got a heavy feeling in my uterus which I think doesn't bode well. No spotting yet though. Period due on 2 Feb.

Glad to hear your OH is catering to your every need! Do you have a potential date for transfer? I guess it's slightly up in the air at the minute. I so so SO hope this is your time. It's lovely to hear you're excited. It's easy to get lost in the stress of it all and forget that we're trying to do an amazing thing and make a baby! I keep thinking about if it works out for us, how I can't wait to tell our baby about the journey it took to get to him or her and how loved and wanted they were before they were even conceived.

Lots of love. Xx

@countrypunk aw I'm so so glad OH is there. That must be such a huge help, just having the comfort and support. Sometimes getting a good big cry out really helps! So let them tears out! I was the exact same, I didn't tell anyone but my best friend our second cycle - not even my family. Not so easy to keep it quiet when we're away from home so everyone knows we're here but the transfer is a secret 💕 they all think we're doing 3 cycles before a transfer. It's nice to keep something private and I HOPE will mean if it were to work it would be a lovely surprise . Something that IVF takes away! The no spotting is positive! You've got this 💪🏻

So we've kinda tried to guesstimate. Last cycle we did collection CD12 so that would take us to 7th Feb. We have to leave our current accom then and move to our other one that day - but it's still pretty close by. So a 5day transfer would be Sunday 12th. We've booked up to the Sunday and I've asked if we can extend if needed which they've said is fine. So at least we'll know by cycle day 10 if collection is 12 and can then add the 5 days. All a bit of a rough guess haha could change but I'd think if anything longer rather than shorter 🤷🏻‍♀️

Aw that's so lovely and I often think about that too, and how I'd tell people and all the people I'd thank for the support (including all the amazing online friends). Our little miracles will know how much they were wanted when our dreams come true and we have them in our arms xx

@Jx3303 Yes, I want the surprise element too! My mum's going to be hysterical 😆 (if it ever works)

Oh how exciting, that's not long at all. The nurse who did my latest transfer told me that laughter improves implantation rates. I thought she was just joking around but I looked it up afterwards and in one small study, the women who laughed immediately after transfer had a better pregnancy rate than those who didn't! Absolutely bonkers and probably coincidental. But worth a shot?! Line up a YouTube vid that always makes you laugh!

Yes, I'd love to see pics of all the babies that result from these threads. Xx

Just a little update on here if anyone's reading: I had a positive pregnancy test this week. I hope that gives anyone still here hope that you can have success after a failed transfer! Very very early days, but a positive test in itself is good news. I'm trying to be cautiously optimistic slash realistic...

Hope everyone's doing well.

@countrypunk 🥰 that’s fabulous news, I saw it on another thread but just wanted to say again- I am so pleased for you!

@LF82 You did! Thank you so much! What's happening with you? (Or you can direct me to a thread you're on to save you repeating yourself) ♥️♥️

Wonderful news @countrypunk 💕Congratulations!

@countrypunk this is fantastic news!!! Massive congratulations!! Xxxx

Thank you @Foreverhoping33 @Manc80

I'm pretty excited! Hope you're both doing really well. 💛🧡💛

@countrypunk i have lost count of what threads I am on! Oops! I started my meds for my first round last weekend and had my first scan today- 12 follicles. Hoping that’s good. The doctor seemed pleased. Am doing mild ivf, 3 rounds of collection / hopefully embryos and then implantation after the third. Just trying to take it a day at a time x

@LF82 12 follicles is great! More than I had. I've seen a few women on here trying mild IVF after conventional, and it working much better for them. I hope it's the same for you. Xx