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

@10degreessunny not for another week! 5 weeks tomorrow.
Dont have my scan until 7 weeks! Seems like an eternity away! Much worse than the tww 😂

@Walker12 how are you doing today?

@Justalittlebitblondie congratulations that's lovely news!!

@ASGIRC sorry this made me giggle that they cant do anything as the pope is coming, good story to tell your future babe :) I hope you get the next results soon though!!

@AnaS86 I had a better day thank you. Just awake due to a bit of noise in the ward and general discomfort but no searing pain thankfully! Keep having some issues with my catheter which is annoying. My ?White blood count was raised when they admitted me and apparently that's improved a little which is good. I am not sure what to expect in terms of how long ill be here, they are reviewing every 12hrs. Are you home now, and how are you?

@Walker12 yeah, it is kinda funny. or it would be, if it was infuriating!!!
There is separation of church and state, but not if the pope comes... then we all must bow down to the catholic church and disrupt the lives of the people who live in Lisbon.

Oh well!!! I ordered some more cheap tests, so keep tracking things in the meantime!!

@ASGIRC I'm so jealous of you being in Lisbon. It's one of my favourite cities. I practically live on Manteigaria's pasteis when there!

@Walker12 I'm glad you're doing a little better today and that you're being well looked after. It comes in waves for me. I felt a tiny bit better yesterday morning and felt like there was light at the end of the tunnel but felt so bad in the evening I thought I'd need to go back to hospital. I'm currently at home because I don't need to be on a catheter and I told them I would prefer it.
Btw I forgot to tell you that oramorph is fine. Please don't worry about having taken that.

Reslly glad you are home @AnaS86, do keep a close on things and go back if you need to- I was so relcuant to attend on Sunday but I am so glad I did! Are you having to monitor your fluid input and output, and waist measurements? Can't believe the size I am currently!!
I'm hoping they can remove the catheter soon as that will be the main thing keeping me in. Waves is exactly how I have been describing it too! Start to feel OK and then suddenly terrible again. My pain has definitrly been less intense since the catheter so I do think my bladder not draining was contributing a lot.
The consultant on rounds this morning seemed quite dismissive of me asking about my HCG repeat and said "its too early" but said they will do it (Dr yesterday said they would be doing it anyway!). I just think surely its important for them to know if the pregnancy is progressing!? And it wasn't very tactful so I feel a bit upset (and generally tired which makes me a bit emotional anyway) 😕

Hi everyone, a bit late to this party but I had my second transfer on the 27th July, we had a FET this time (the previous fresh transfer in March 21 which gave us our DD).

I'm currently 6DP5DT which is when I tested last time and got a faint line, I ended up caving this time at 4DP5DT which I know is SUPER early. It was negative but yesterdays and todays test have a faint line, it just doesn't seem to be developing but I'm still trying to be hopeful that it'll get darker tomorrow. 🙏

Hi ladies! Hope everyone is doing well?

@JPG94 I hd a very faint line at 4dpt, and it was still faint at 5, maybe a bit better at 6... But it was only by 7dpt that it stopped being a complete squinter! So fingers crossed they start getting a bit darker!!!

@Olivia199 How are you feeling today?

@IVFfirsttimer91 all good with me!!! how are you?

@AnaS86 ahh yes, im very lucky to be from Lisbon. But I do miss "my" London as well! For the 13 years i lived there, there was not one day that i crossed the river by bus and didnt think "wow! I live here!"

Hi everyone I’m 9dp5dt today. I first tested on day 7 and got a very faint positive and then the same yesterday but it was only a cheap test and not an early response one so I bought a clear blue early response test and today the line was much clearer and a digital test said “pregnant” but they were both the 6 days earlier type tests. On a standard test from your period day the lines are so faint. Surely that can’t be a good sign that only the early tests are clearly picking it up if that makes sense? Official test day is Friday but I’ve driven myself crazy now. I don’t think I’m hopeful

@ASGIRC im good thanks! Well, good ish! Feeling sick pretty constantly and I’m getting tiny cramps but otherwise I’m good thanks :). I’ve got my first pregnancy craving too 😂 onion bhajis with bbq sauce! We’re just counting down the days till our scan on Monday now, we can’t wait to see the bean again!

@IVFfirsttimer91 That is very exciting!!
Bhajis qith bbq sauce sounds really weird!!!!
Sorry you feel sick! That must be tough!

@beehappy19 I guess the main thing is, are the line getting darker??? Even on the cheap tests? Cause i had some really faint lines, but they did get darker as time went one, which is what really matters!

@ASGIRC it’s so weird, but so delicious. I’ve been dreaming about it as well 😂. I’m getting a tad anxious about this next scan. I’m hoping everything is going to be as it should; but it’s hard not to worry that we get there and it’s stopped developing. I don’t think the anxiety between scans will ever go away tbh

@ASGIRC I’m not convinced that they are getting darker if I’m honest but they aren’t getting lighter either. Although I realise I may have made it more difficult for myself as I’ve used different tests each day instead of keeping it the same brand. I’m not going to test tomorrow at all and just wait for Friday now I think!

Hey ,@IVFfirsttimer91, haha your cravings sound confused but also delicious.
I'm struggling in this wait phase... I now understand why people struggle so much with it, I was convinced I would be so chilled and wait till otd but now I'm thinking day 7 will do haha x

@beehappy19 If they’re not getting lighter I think that’s a decent sign. It doesn’t help using different tests. Congratulations on your BFP!

@10degreessunny This wait phase is horrible, isn’t it. I’m 4dp5dt today. I’m trying not to symptom spot as it’ll all be the pessaries anyway.

@Lauralozzle ah I'm one day ahead.. I really don't have any symptoms. I'm so up in the air whether to test Friday and potentially ruin my weekend or wait till the Monday but then just think about it all weekend...

@IVFfirsttimer91 yeah, I completely get it. Im stressed about it and Ive never had a loss and my embryo is, supposedly, perfect (from 2 young donors, who were genetically tested to make sure there were no incompatibilities, etc). But Im still stressing about whether things are going well or not.

I want to tell the world Im pregnant (and people keep asking me about how things are going with the baby plan!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cause everyone knows Im doing it, they just dont know Ive already done it), but I havent told almost anyone cause I dont want to then tell them its not happening this time...

Im even kinda scared to buy another clearblue digital, as Im afraid it wont say 3+ now, even though Im 5 weeks.

but Im sure it will all be fine for your scan on Monday!!

@beehappy19 yeah, different tests will give you completely different results, so thats not helpful.

Good luck for Friday!!

I got some more cheap tests, but theyre not the same brand as the previous ones Im using, so Im also worried about results not being completely comparable for a little while.

Cant do another beta until next week anyway. And my scan is not for another 2 weeks!!!

@10degreessunny it is both 100% confused and 100% delicious! The 2ww is so hard!! How many days post transfer are you? Have you found a good box set to get stuck into? It helps the time pass!

@ASGIRC i totally get that and feel the same. I want to celebrate that I’m pregnant but I’m only 7 weeks today so we’re still not out of the danger zone! I was looking into private scans near me before I had a snooze. Only £70 so I’m so tempted to book one for Friday!

@IVFfirsttimer91 Thats not too bad. But for the sake of 3 days Id probably wait.
You cant get private scans here. Or rather, you can, but you need to have a doctors note either way. And then you need to be able to find somewhere that isnt booked solid for the next 10 months! LOL

@IVFfirsttimer91 I'm 5dpt so Friday will be 7.. yes TV distraction definitely helps!X

@ASGIRC - The antibiotics seem to have done their thing with miraculous efficiency and I'm feeling miles better thank you. I also don't feel as sick which is nice.

I went to work today and had a busy day but lovely. As soon as I walked in, one of the girls looked at me and said "oh my god are you pregnant?!". Apparently she could "sense" it. So she now knows. Ha! But yes, all goof thank you for asking!

Oh gosh it's all just constant waiting isn't it! Waiting until you can start meds, then transfer, then OTD, then scan... so tricky!

I don't remember who to tag but whoever was worried about test lines? Mine were also very faint on those days and only picked up on early tests. It wasn't until later that I got a clear line on any test. The sensitivity varies wildly! And each test gives such a different line so to compare them it needs to be the same test at the same time of day (with the same fluid intake). Also HCG doubles every 48 hours, so you're very very unlikely to see any difference in one day, on early tests! I know it's enough to drive anyone mad but for now, tentative congratulations!

I think I’m finally done testing. I’ve gone through countless looking at the lines and I’m giving up trying to analyze them. I had my second beta yesterday at 13dpt5dt and I had an increase of about 150% since that lower than expected 11dpt number of 107. Nurses are happy with the increase, but want me back in tomorrow for one more and then an early scan next week. I guess that makes me nervous, but the increase really helped calm me a bit. Hoping tomorrows is a big jump as well and I think I will be pretty caught up in terms of beta numbers!

Fingers crossed @Ivfround1 that your test results are good!

@beehappy19 mine were all over the place and not half as dark as lots of people here but then my beta was quite high - i think it really depends on the test you use and for me how much you drink (i tend to either drink nothing or 2 litres in 3 hours).

But I understand the obsessing!

@Olivia199 im so glad you are feeling better - don’t know how you did it with looking after your little one as well!

I haven’t done any home tests since last week and it all feels very unreal at this point. Also have been really struggling with low mood especially in the evenings. It makes it much harder to be excited…

Scan in a bit more than a week - really early but i’m going on holiday and they want to check it’s not twins before i go!

Thank you all for the comments regarding the test lines. It’s so hard not to over think everything isn’t it! Annoyed at myself for not using the same tests now but i’ll see what happens on Friday and what the clinic say.