FET/IVF July 2023 - Thread 2

[Olivia199]

Right. Sorry I've I missed any of you....!

@10degreessunny
@loulamay
@Lauralozzle
@ASGIRC
@TTCbabyno2in2022
@orchid29
@ttcsolomumtobe
@Walker12
@Bristol1988
@SH998
@Ivfround1
@wtawtaw
@IVFfirsttimer91

I’m back from transfer. All went well.

I think they said we have one frozen, I’m beginning to wonder if I’ve made that up in my head! I’ll get a call in the morning about the other 2.

@Lauralozzle That's great news! Well done. Welcome to the wait.

I had a few that they left til day 6 and three made blasts. Apparently, there's no difference if they're frozen.

@Lauralozzle one big hurdle out of the way! Great stuff.

My almost 2-year old was a day 6 embryo. Fingers crossed for more frosties!

@AnaS86

Woops- @AnaS86 congratulations! So sorry you are unwell though and hope you recover quickly.

I am on 2x 400mg progesterone (cyclogest) - can't remember who asked sorry!
@Lauralozzle great news and fingers crossed for the freezables!
I am so preoccupied today with this wait, I am going to do a frer first thing tomorrow but I have a horrible feeling of dread now. @Fluxie I admire you not testing!!

@AnaS86 Congratulations! I hope you feel better soon though. OHSS sounds awful. Rest up.

Thanks everyone. It’s going to be a long 2WW. Official test date is 11th August. I started spotting 7dp5dt last time which continued until I stopped the pessaries so I’m hoping I make it past 7dp5dt to start.

@Walker12 I actually bought some frers today in the chemist. I don't know if I'll do it tomorrow though. I'm actually quite scared too - and I'll probably go for a wee whilst i'm still half asleep and forget!

Defs some spotting today and deeply unrestful night last night. My brain is in overdrive. Hope you're coping. Out for dinner nice tonight and none of my trousers fit. Pray for dress weather.

@Fluxie Ugh... Im not sure I could do painful... How long do you have to keep them up for??

@ttcsolomumtobe YES!!!

I mean... I cant really complain. Ive had no side effects from them, really, apart from the leaking (which seriously... its like fucking butter, you wash your hands with soap and theyre still greasy!!!!).

I wouldnt even mind the 3 times a day, but just 1 of them, and not 2!
Obviously Id rather do them and not miscarry, but 1200 is not the recommended dosage in the slightest!

This problem hasnt really surfaced yet, but how am I supposed to go to the beach leaking a buttery white substance?! LOL

I think tomorrow is still early @Fluxie, I'm just impatient! There is still a chance if I get a positive tomorrow that its the trigger but I will be able to compare it to yesterday's test. I had good intentions to hold out as long as I could but that clearly didn't last long! It is complete mental turmoil isn't it. I am sure the spotting is absolutely normal, sounds like lots of the ladies here with positives had some spotting. Fingers crossed for dress weather!!

UGHHHH I just had to tell my mom by text, as dinner tonight not be at hers, but at my favourite restaurant (yay!) which was already gonna be a bit tricky to tell her there, but my stepsister is also gonna be there and she does NOT know and I do NOT want her to know. So definitely not this early!!!!! UGHHHHHHH

@ASGIRC Yay to favourite restaurant! Gosh I hope you and your mum find a moment to chat about it in secret. Good luck!

@Walker12 i've thrown a dress on, but honestly I feel like such a lump. Hope your test comes up clearer tomorrow!

I've just had a call from my clinic that I'm to start the horrible bum injections tonight. I'm not sure who hates it more, me or my partner! This is my second round so while I've done them before I'm still dreading it!!

In other news I tested out my trigger and it seems fully negative now - at 9 days past 7500 gonasi. So I'm 4dp3dt. So I'm hoping to hold out until Thursday to test. My clinic doesn't like patients to test first but I need to be prepared. I'm glad I knew last time it had failed before I got the call.

@Overunder123 They really are the pits. My advice is go a little lower, it hurts less. And put a square of chocolate in your mouth whilst the needle goes in! OOh... yoou've done em before so you know.

@ttcsolomumtobe im on 400mg pessaries x4 so 1600mg throughout the day. And every 3rd day I have a 100ml injection too.

@Fluxie yeah, unsure that will happen, tbh... Stepsister, loves to play friends, and is always there. Oh well... My mom knows now! And shes happy!

@IVFfirsttimer91 gosh that also sounds really excessive!!! How much longer?

@ASGIRC up until 12 weeks. My first round I was on 3x cyclogest pessaries a day and I thought that was a lot!! I think they upped it this time round just as a precaution, which is fine, but omg I can’t wait to stop all the alarms and having to wake up at 6 every day for meds. It’s taking a toll honestly, but I know it’s worth it if I get to keep the bean :)

@IVFfirsttimer91 you set alarms?!?!
I'm just doing it as and when. Morning, afternoon and night, but the exact times vary. I try to do the afternoon between 4 and 5. Morning when I wake up and night when I go to bed.

The doctor did say I wasn't to stress about it or worry if I missed a dose.

But yeah, if it keeps the baby in place, then we'll do it!!!

But 8 more weeks of this seems like torture 😂😂😂

@ASGIRC yeah the LWC app has alerts that come up when I’m due my meds (6am, 7am, 12pm, 6pm, 7pm and 10pm) so I have alarms, otherwise I have a tendency to either sleep through or ignore them if I’m at work. I’ve got another 5.5 weeks to go of it and I’m excited for the day I don’t have to wake up at 6 to put a pessarie where the sun doesn’t shine 😂😂😂 not the nicest way to start my day 😂

Morning guys. So I am now that person who is obsessing over lines at 4am! Woke up with cramps and nausea so tentatively did my FRER.. I am sure it's a tiny bit darker than 2 days ago but the cheap ones are soo faint and I can't see and progression at all. My trigger was 2 weeks ago (but more like 13.5days) so I'm really mindful it could still be that- but if it was the trigger the lines would be getting lighter right? I was sure with the cramps it was going to be lighter today.
Top tests are 5dp5dt, bottom is today (7dp7dt)..

@Walker12 Morning lovely, I can defo see progression and darker on the FRER

@ttcsolomumtobe thank you, yes I think I can on the FRER too so going to ignore the other ones! My OTD isn't until next Saturday so its very early days but cautiously hopeful ☺️

@Walker12 the other one will be a much weaker HCG pick up. I would probably only do that one every 3/4 days to be able to see progression. The FRER are looking good for the stage you are at.

Do your clinic do bloods on OTD or do you have to do a pregnancy test? I imagine another week and the FRER will be super dark but have heard that not everyone gets a "dye stealer" so don't worry too much if the darkness is a slower progression.

@ttcsolomumtobe Yes I'm really going to try and not obsess with the testing now.. I'm still wary about the trigger shot so going to try to wait at least a few days before testing again. The shortage of FRERs helps! Clinic is just a pregnancy test.
Thank you for the reassurance!

@Walker12 I've heard there is a shortage of FRERS, I managed to get 2 packs via Amazon before but stupidly used them when my period didn't arrive 😂
Think I'm guna hold off getting more, or atleast till closer to test date as I'm sure I will become line obsessed. My clinic is pregnancy test only and it's a blue dye Clearblue which I don't think I've ever heard a good thing about!

I feel you though with the 4am wake up and mind wandering. I hope you manage to get some rest in the next few days, if you are anything like me the more tired I am the more crazy I feel and the more obsessed I become then the more tired it makes me 🤦🏻‍♀️ totally understand now why people say they just want to sleep out the TWW