IVF April 2023

[charja100]

Hi all,

I'm about to start my first IVF ICSI cycle. I expect to start my stims next week and all being well will have a fresh transfer in April.

Looking for buddies to come on this journey with me.

Defo think it made a the difference for me as my levels were low so I was given extra drugs. Xx

@April623 best of of luck with this! Got everything crossed for you xxx

@Flower356 @CR7 Thank you so much I will let everyone know how I get on! x

@April623 good luck!! I've got everything crossed for you ❤️
My 6 week viability scan is due while I'm on holiday in Greece so it's been booked for afterwards 29th august! I dont think I'll accept it until that scan. Stopping progesterone tomorrow, nervous about that but the clinic seem to think my body will have taken over and not to worry.
How is everybody doing?
Xxx

@April623 good luck, would be nice doing it in alicante i think at least you got the sun! How long will u have to be out there?

Im really really struggling to b honest. Last few days have been bad. Im finding this wait so hard. I feel like it ended on thurs night/fri morning. Felt quite hot overnight and had a bit of heart palpitations, the worst sleep ever then next morning i woke up and my heart rate felt back to normal (pre pregnancy normal), what little symptoms i have arent really there now, when i feel they should just be getting stronger. This is what happened with my 1st mc, no blood no pain, just symptoms disappear and then find out in scan it stopped so i just dont feel very hopeful. Id like to think im wrong again but just cant see how this is good. The wait is just pure torture and i think i may end up caving and asking for the scan to b earlier as im supposed to go next sunday so only half way there!

@MRSLMF try not to feel bad about dropping the progesterone i think its been more of a hindrance for me then a help. I found out it can cause low level cramping (after conflicting info on this), so may actually been the cause for a lot of my cramps which just caused me lots of extra stress. It also gives me sore boobs so a false sense of pregnancy symptoms and it can delay inevitable miscarriages. I think its only really needed if ur progesterone is low and youve had multiple mc.

@Flowerlover010 this must be so hard for you! Can you book a private scan earlier? I think you are doing amazing, after everything you have been through its only natural you will worry. I know its impossible to distract your thoughts but try to do something nice to lift your mood even temporarily, get some happy hormones flowing! 😘
I'm considering booking a private scan the day before holiday where I would be 6weeks 2days based on the clinic saying on transfer day you are 2 weeks 5 days, however I called one private ultrasound place and they said they don't include the 5 days as it hasn't implanted then so I would only be 5 weeks 4 days and wouldn't scan that early.
Not sure whether to try another clinic or just wait until after my holiday. I'm not necessarily wanting to see heartbeat at that stage its just more about reassurance that there is something there! I've deleted the Facebook app as the ivf forums I'm following seem to be full of stories about empty sacs at the viability scan etc. Any advice? What would you guys do? Wait for 29th August or book one before? Xxx

@MRSLMF Perhaps you could ask for a progesterone blood test if you would like to feel more confident? A tip @CR7 gave me yesterday for pre-transfer!

@Flowerlover010 Oh nooo. So sorry to hear you are having a stressful time. Nothing much is going to make you feel better until you know for sure either way but don't lose hope. Look after yourself and finding distractions to pass the time more quickly is probably the best thing you can do right now.

Exact dates for me are cycle dependent but roughly 1 week in Alicante for the first monitoring and egg collection, back home for a week then back to Alicante for another week for the second egg collection. I could of course just stay there for three weeks but there are numerous direct flights and I live only 5 mins from the airport here so I'd rather come home in between and will hopefully feel ok enough to work from home. I may go with my mum for the second week as my partner can leave sufficient samples for freezing on the first visit. Then he only needs to take a week off work! I am hopeful that the sun and more relaxing environment may pay off or at least help. If nothing else it's something completely different.

@Flower356 Thank you, appreciate it 😊

@MRSLMF im lucky im with EPU so dont need to book any private scan i can just ring them and they said theyd move it forward for me if i was desperate.

If i was you id wait till after your holiday. Enjoy your holiday and try not to think about it, impossible but try! You're better to wait as long as possible for that heartbeat. Only reason i went so early was id convinced myself it was ectopic with all the cramping.

@April623 that sounds lovely! I definitely think some chill time in the sun will help 🤗 how handy being so close to the airport too!
@Flowerlover010 your EPU sounds great! It's really good that they are so supportive 😘
Xxx

Hi all, sorry for the slight disappearing act again, I was a mess last week to say the least! Was sent home from work as I was crying in my car trying to hide from everyone 🙈 had the hysteroscopy on Friday, which fair play was an incredible lead time! I think they felt bad about missing it the first time and needing another. They saw a mass and removed it, although still not sure if its a polyp or a lining fold. So removed it anyway! So fingers crossed all will be OK on the next scan, although I'm so nervous it will still be there 😩 my anxiety has been awful! Although I have started counselling and I was surprised by how much I got from the first session.

@MRSLMF I was told that you're 4 weeks on OTD, so I'm not sure when that works out for you but I reckon enjoy the holiday and check when you're back. If its too early to tell you won't stop thinking about the worst case and the stress will be worse than not knowing and hoping for the best!

@April623 best of luck in alicante, as you say the sunshine could do you the world of good! It's got to be better than the UK right now anyway, what a wet summer it's been 🤣

Does anyone have experience with taking IVF meds on holiday? We want to book the first week of Sept but AF is due around then so I'd need to start oestrogen and inhixa. Bit worried about taking needles away with me! Xx

@VioletCookie I got a letter from my ivf clinic and one from my gp. I took lubion and inhixa and sharps bin.

It all went whizzing through security and no one batted an eye lid. It was quite crazy xx

@VioletCookie I didn't even need the letters 🙄

@CR7 wow that's crazy! OK I'll have a chat with the clinic and get a letter. I'm a bit worried to go abroad while doing treatment but we'll never go away otherwise! Thanks xx

@VioletCookie i also took my drugs and needles with me 2 times abroad and no one in uk even checked them or my letters however on return in poland they looked at my box and needles for ages but still didnt ask anything. Also never used my letter. You need to do it so it doesnt stop your life. I just had to jab a couple of times at airports/hotels.

@VioletCookie
Awww I don't blame you for taking some time out 🩷
That's amazing how quickly they did the hysteroscopy for you! When will they do a follow up scan?
Definitely book your holiday, diabetics take needles on holiday and they just take a letter with them. Pop it all in hand luggage with you so you don't have anxiety about your case going missing.
I've got a full bottle of buserelin and a nearly empty bottle.....if all goes well and I don't need it again is there anywhere I can offer it free to people who pay for their meds so they have a little less expense? If I return it to the clinic or pharmacy it will be binned as they can't re dispense it which seems such a waste when people spend so much on ivf meds!
Xx

Thanks @Flowerlover010 @MRSLMF I asked them today and they'll do a letter. The Dr said they won't do a follow up scan as they're confident all is gone. We'll just wait for the biopsy to come back before we can start again.. hopefully soon but they said maybe over a month!! We're away at the weekend and now we can plan a holiday so there's stuff to keep us occupied at least x

Hi ladies how is everyone on here doing? @Flowerlover010 and @MRSLMF I have been thinking about you and hoping everything is still heading in the right direction for you both.

Update from me, I was supposed to be heading to Alicante yesterday but my baseline scan was delayed because AF messed me around, then by the time day 1 arrived it was bank holiday weekend and no scans available. Finally had my baseline scan today and multiple cysts have appeared, a couple of which are over 2cm, the biggest being 4cm, so the whole thing has been postponed. So disappointed and frustrated having geared myself up and lined up everything with work etc!

The clinic has advised taking the contraceptive pill until the cysts resolve. I understand why and it makes sense, but I guess im struggling to get my head around the fact this will remove any chance of conceiving naturally in the meantime, even though I know the chances are low anyway.

Has anyone been in this situation? I'm wondering how quickly the contraceptive pill might resolve the cysts?

@April623 I'm so sorry to hear your news xx

@CR7 Thank you, I feel fed up and exhausted before we even start 🤦🏻‍♀️ xx

@April623 I understand that totally xx

@April623 how frustrating for you, hopefully they will clear up quickly and you can get going soon xx
I'm good....ish... 7 weeks 5d today, had a large bleed at 5 weeks and having spotting today, I had another scan today and have a quite a large subchorionic heamatoma but the nurse didn't seem too concerned. Baby had a nice rapid heartbeat so she said not to worry but it's very hard not to worry when your bleeding isn't it 🙈
Xxx

That's the area of bleeding, nurses said the bleed will come out or reabsorb and not to worry unless get lots of pain and heavy bleeding with clots. ATM it's just light brown spotting fingers crossed everything goes OK! Xx

@MRSLMF I'm so pleased to hear this! Very stressful to see that bleeding but a relief to hear the heartbeat I'm sure. I'm reading so many posts with people having bleeding in early pregnancy with IVF... hopefully it stops soon and you can relax more as the weeks go by 😊 x

@April623 thanks for asking and sorry for the silence/delay. Sorry to hear your news so frustrating the delays. I hear cysts are very common, i hope they clear up for you soon. Its so frustrating when your body doesnt co-operate.

My pregnancy, by some sort of actual miracle is actually still progressing as per my last scan. I am just still extremely anxious all the time it feels (hormones and lack of sleep not helping). I have a scan and get reassurance but it lasts all of 2 days. It was my 'missed' miscarriage that has really messed me up. Constantly thinking it has ended without me knowing. So i need the scans every 2 weeks otherwise id go mad. I have to say though the NHS has been fantastic for me. EPU said will scan me right up to 16 weeks and my midwife referred me to the wellbeing service and i got my first appt within less than a week of her doing it so i have been impressed. They are doing their best to support me. I am just thinking of everything that could go wrong and waiting for NIPT results too. I now have just started to worry about certain things i ate too. Every night i dont sleep right. Its exhausting and im struggling to even appreciate im pregnant which i feel awful about because i just still dont believe it will actually be all ok...i still dont think im going to tell anyone about the pregnancy until as long as i can, probably about 16+ weeks.

@MRSLMF i wondered how you were doing and wondered if u had 2 in there as u had 2 embryos transferred didnt u? Obviously only 1 though, sorry you have experienced bleeding, that is super stressful but at least they found the cause. Hopefully it will calm down and you can relax a bit more.

How is everyone else doing?

Thanks @Flowerlover010 I'm so glad everything is progressing nicely for you! That's amazing you have scans every 2 weeks!
I'm on day 4 of brown spotting and it's really stressing me out I'm going to call epu when they open although only had a scan on Tuesday so not sure they will do anything? Am I worrying unnecessarily?
Xxx