IVF September

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Hi there, I start my medication for a fresh IVF round in September. Im not the best at navigating mumsnet and wondering if there are any groups set up for people starting around the same time? X

Sorry I meant @bloss0mx

@Stormspass welcome, I'm 40 and this is our first time ttc. I will also be on ovaleap but a much higher dose 375 as I have a very low amh. Glad to hear the jabs aren't too bad. If my cycle is on time I start injecting on Tuesday.

@bloss0mx it may still be ok! But definitely ask for whatever you think appropriate and a SA before starting your cycle to check sperm impact due to Covid is completely reasonable.
We felt a bit rushed with our NHS cycle and you do get fobbed off to a certain extent so don't worry about advocating for yourself to ensure you get the best chance ❤️
@Stormspass that sounds like a great back up plan. My husband has unexplained MFI so did some samples in advance to make sure we were covered 🙏

Hey ladies! Had my final appointment to talk meds etc, made final payments and meds will be sent out on 11th for period starting on the 13th hopefully!
I'm also worrying about when egg collection will fall too.. hard not having any indication or control at all. Worried it won't work (first time trying). Just worried in general about it all! Lol
Any tips anyone can pass along? Xxx

Hi ladies, joining this group as we have just started our first ever IVF cycle.

TLDR: ttc 2yrs, age 41, needle phobic, opted not to take down-regs, good luck to all!

Thought I'd share my background and experience so far in case anything helps, and would love to go on this journey with you all. I'm 41 (42 end of Oct) and we've been ttc for over two years. This is our one free shot on the NHS, since they changed the eligibility for our area this year (think it's hideously unfair that it's a postcode lottery though).

We were actually supposed to start in July/Aug but stress levels were soaring high (just moved house) and the overwhelm was unbearable, so we took the pressure off and decided to push it back to actually give ourselves a chance without the cortisol causing through my body!

I have a pretty big phobia of needles (get woozy, faint afterwards, can't watch them on TV) and so starting yesterday was a big deal, but I think the amount of blood tests I've had to have recently prepared me for it a little. My partner was also awesome, he administered the shots (Gonal-F & Menopur 150 IU) and it went pretty well, mostly a burning sensation afterwards. I made sure I had a really nice day planned and got myself zen beforehand. The relief when it was over was great and I don't feel worried about tonight. It actually felt really exciting to be starting this – we've spent so much time being disappointed and/or preparing ourselves for disappointment just in case, with our chances being low. But we're remaining as hopeful yet realistic as we can...

Also, I think it's really worth sharing that I was prescribed Norethisterone, but ended up electing not to take it. I didn't know this was an option at first, and only found out because I pushed my cycle back – when I called on the first day of my cycle to rebook my appointments, the nurse said 'You can just start injecting today.' I was completely unprepared and having realised this, we thought, 'well why don't we just keep trying naturally for one last time before having to go through this', and start injecting if we don't conceive. Which is exactly what we did. I have always reacted badly to any hormonal birth control and it was one of the parts of the process I was really quite anxious about, I also didn't like the thought of putting my cycle on hold, and this option just felt better for me personally. I'd be interested to hear others' experiences.

Wishing you all the very best on your individual journeys and looking forward to hearing your progress :)

@GwenH82 thanks Gwen. All the best for your starting tomorrow.

Had my second scan today and the overleap has been increase again 150, then 250, now 300. Still feeling ok on Day 9 of stims.

Had 2nd scan today - 10 follicles now 12 but the stragglers might not catch up to size in time.

One more scan then it should be EC.

Havent really experienced side effects except feeling a little nauseous after a big meal yesterdays.

Good luck for you ladies starting this week :)

Welcome @Rebma81 and sounds like hubby did a great job!! :)

@Floralsandsmiles hello and welcome :)

my only tip is walking helps, I love to train but can’t during stims but walking is good and gets me out of my own head.

Good luck!

Thank you so much @Stormspass ! Good luck on your scan, how many have you had now? When do they think EC will be?
I'm doing mild IVF and they said 3-4 scans.. its driving me nuts not knowing when EC could be, so that I know I don't have to move around meetings etc.. xxxx

Thank you @Floralsandsmiles :)

On day 1 they put all of my scans in the calendar and then verbally said we were pencilled in for EC on Friday. 3rd scan is Weds so they will confirm then whether EC is Friday or not.

Friday will be day 13. I did tell my manager so they have been good about moving meetings around me.

You can ask your clinic if they have a date in mind for EC if that helps still knowing it might shift. We don’t get a lot of shots at this so I have prioritised myself over work (which I don’t find easy) xx

Hi ladies, just catching up on everyone's stories - hope you're all doing well!

Went for my scan last week with the plan to start progynova alongside buscerelin BUT as ever my body had other ideas and buscerelin had caused a follicle on my right ovary to develop into a huge cyst 🤦🏻‍♀️ they decided another week on buscerelin would help to shrink it before we continue (they don't need it to go, just reduce) but I've had some bleeding and pain/nausea today so I have a feeling it's burst.

You'd think by round 4 there would be some rhyme or rhythm to this game but there really isn't. I've got PCOS and feel like the goalpost is constantly being shifted. Back for my next scan on Friday.

Anyone remember a life before stabbing themself with needles and pumping their body with hormones? 🤣

Hello.
Please may I join? I started our ICSI cycle (male factor infertility ) today.
I have to take Norethstirone 3 times a day untill the 21st September to delay my period. Then baseline scan on 26th September and if all is well start ovaleap injections and then another injectiong beginninf with F ( cant remmeber off top of my head ). Egg collection is due the week commencing 9th October.

Feeling a mixed bag... its our first cycle and I really hope it works. Also, I always felt like trash on hormonal birth control when I took it so concerned I'm going to feel rubbish and sad the entire time 😂

How is everyone feeling ?
I'm 36 and partner is 32. I have normal AMH apparently .
Wishing you all good vibes and successes x

Also, just to add. This is our one and only NHS cycle although if we get frozen eggs we can have a go with one of them on the NHS is the fresh transfers fails I believe.

Xx

Aww this is great @StormsPassIVF 👍I will see if they will do the same for me! Xxx

I was prescribed Norethisterone to stop with spotting and to take from 4dpo for 10 days! First time using was last cycle and I miscarried. I think it's because I stopped taking (due to positive test). I am taking again now, to see if it will help me fall naturally before I start our first ivf round on the 13th.. xxx

Hi all,

Mind if I join this post? Currently in stims, just had my 3rd scan. I've got low AMH, high-ish FSH, and low AFC.

I've got 4-5 follicles total at the moment, varying between 15-9mm so not sure how the next few days will go. Hopefully the smaller one catches up.

We are trying for our 2nd, having been successful on the first NHS funded round with our DD. Similar circumstances back then in 2019, with only 3 mature eggs collected, 2 fertilised, only 1 embryo made!

In the last 2 years we've had 11 egg collections (yes 11 rounds of IVF) in Cyprus thinking we could just "do it on the cheap". What an utter shit show and dumb thing to do (hindsight is 50:50).

We have now decided we will do 2 rounds with our current clinic, CRGH, who we had our daughter with, and if it doesn't work, then we will stop the journey.

Hey @2020toast

That is ever so cool that you had one embryo resulting in your DD!!

We are on round one so I can’t imagine how you feel having done 11 ECs huge well done for persevering and good luck on this next round at your old clinic :)

I am starting to go a bit crazy now having put myself in a covid lockdown until EC - at least when it was a real lockdown there was wine!

xx

Welcome @2020toast !

I also have low AMH and AFC so thanks for sharing your background as it has given me a glimmer of hope. 🥹 May I ask how old you are please and any advice?

Good luck with your current round. 💕

@bloss0mx

Of course! I've just turned 37 this summer. We had unexplained infertility and referred for NHS IVF in 2019.

Only then to do all of our tests and find out that my AMH was 5.1 at the time (now it's 4.1 I think).

We were very lucky with the first round, which made us very naive for baby number 2. Out of 7 follicles, as mentioned, 3 eggs and 1 embryo.

Fast forward to 2021, we thought we could do it cheaper in Cyprus. It could have been any EU clinic. We thought it's better to pay £5-6k per cycle than £13k that it is currently costing us.

But 11 rounds later, what was the point!? Along with the stress of travelling at the last minute with a 1 year old (in 2021) during covid, when we needed PCR tests. I look back at myself and my husband and I agree that were just desperate for baby number 2. It's the frog in hot water - now it sounds mad. But slowly warming the water over time, and you don't notice how ridiculous it was.

From my many rounds, I've gone from being extremely anxious, to actually being quite calm. Still nervous, and get moments of anxiety just before a scan but I've had so many experiences in those 11; ovulated early once, cycles ranging from 0 mature eggs to 7 mature eggs. You really learn to let go of control.

It changed so much between cycles, there wasn't much consistency.

Did all the vitamins, Starts with The Egg, both of us stopped drinking (still going!), eating healthy, cut out red meat, etc. You name it - if it's out there, I've done/tried it.

I've just realised it's down to universe and our patience.

Well for the first time that I can ever remember my regular as clockwork period was two days late! Never mind. Now waiting for the clinic to call back to get the go ahead to start injections tomorrow and get my scans booked in. Here we go.

@GwenH82 I had the same! Clockwork came 2 days early!

Having my first EC on Friday. Only one follicle is ready of the 12 so really hoping the rest catch up!

Im not nervous just don’t really know what to expect. Hopefully a nice sleep and then wake up to go home (with some good eggs fingers crossed) xx

@StormsPassIVF I guess it's the stress messing with things.

Good luck with the EC. I've got scans booked in now for the 13th and 15th.

@GwenH82 totally!!

Thank you :) good luck for starting your meds and the scans next week!

@GwenH82 - we're in exactly place. Period was two days late for me too, but started this morning. Called and booked scans in this morning and start stims tomorrow. First scan this Friday which was a surprise and seems a bit pointless, but there we are!

@fsr111 yes that does seem quite soon, mine are days 7 and 9 of the cycle.

Feeling a bit nervous about the first injection tomorrow but telling myself to grow a pair and get on with it. After all if (when?) I get pregnant there will be worse to come than a few days of jabs!