IVF September

[Kjaj87]

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

@TheFanciestPants thank you for explaining 🙂 and in a way it’s really good news they tested this cycle and now know to go long protocol with the one NHS cycle.

Wishing you all the best for your TWW.

We have our first transfer (if we have anything to transfer) on Weds which has been a bit of a shock as we were originally advised to go frozen but doc said fine to go ahead.

Day after EC I did not feel up for that as I was uncomfortable but feeling much better today. Drank a ton of water to get rid of the bloat and lost 2kg from yesterday am to today so feeling on the mend. Apparently 3l of water is good to flush out the hormones.

xx

Hi everyone - hope you're all ok. I just had a quick question and apologies if it's a bit dim 😂 my clinic doesn't do egg collections over the weekend - does anyone know how they time the stims etc to take that into account? Do they just try and coast you etc? Hope that makes sense!!

Hi all,
I've started my progynova with buscerelin and I forgot just how nuts it makes me. I've started getting night sweats and my mood and irritability is all over the place. I'm starting to have a real wobble and just feel like it's not going to work and why am I putting us through this hell. I think after the last two losses I'm just scared to even hope for a positive outcome, which I know is silly and we are so lucky that we have our little girl from our first round but it just feels so hard.
Sorry for rambling, other than my husband I've got nobody to talk to about it. We've decided not to tell anyone we're doing another round as it just feels too hard.

Hey @marshk my clinic doesn’t either so at a guess they must manage your doses to make it work. My doses changed after every one of my scans. Hope that helps

@West8690 so welcome to ramble and rant! It’s so hard to have hope because we don’t want to get our hopes up! It’s also so hard not to imagine the future success or failure which either way makes us overly happy or sad before anything has even happened. Try to take it day by day and check off the milestones instead of worrying too far ahead. Hope that helps (I’m a good worrier but this is how I try to keep it in check) xx

@West8690 same as us. I'm very lucky in that I have 4 very close friends with whom I can share with but on this round we've told nobody. Just because I don't really want to talk about it or "update" anyone. But I completely understand the feeling of dread.

@TheFanciestPants we were recommended to do PICSI because we have MFI as well as my low egg reserve. They just said it will give us slightly better chances of fertilisation. Across my previous 11 egg collections we'd collected around 15 mature eggs total but only about half fertilised and of course half PGS normal. So I'm happy to try anything.

I'm waiting for the day 3 phone call today to let us know that our fertilised egg is still going. It will then be frozen. 🤞🏽

@2020toast thanks for sharing. We have MFI too and when I asked about PICSI they said it's at the embryologists discretion...
Fingers crossed for your update x

@West8690 I completely hear you. I just had our first failed cycle (cancelled at day 9 due to 2 dominant follicles) and it was heart wrenching. I will now need to try the long protocol as my hormones clearly ramp up earlier than can be accounted for in the short protocol, so any tips you have for coping with the side effects are gratefully received.

It's so upsetting, I actually heard infertility has a similar stress level to cancer. So it is completely normal to feel this way and will keep our fingers crossed for the best outcome 🤞🤞🤞

Hello everyone,

I had an egg collection in feb was a freeze all.
9 eggs frozen
The eggs was thawed Thursday 7th September with ICSI
I had a phone the following day to say all 9 fertilised but only 3 grew.

Today I have had a phone call to say the other 6 having grown the other 3 are growing very very slowly.
I'm due for transfer tomorrow at 11am, but they are going to call me in the morning to confirm if they will proceed l.
If they are poor quality then I have the option to have 2 transferred.

Anyone else been in the same position?

@Natasha90 I had similar results;

My first cycle I had a single embryo that made it past day 2 and was slow to grow. We didn't know until the morning of if we would even have a transfer. That was in 2019 and now she's a very sassy 3 year old.

I also had a slow growing embryo transferred in March this year which didn't take.

It really is just down to the universe. I wish I had more comforting words! Good luck for tomorrow.

I have a question for those that have been through this before. Bloating, I'm on day 5 of stims, almost the max dose of ovaleap, and my stomach is so huge. I was expecting to get a bit bloated but not quite so soon. Is this normal?? I feel fine otherwise just look massive!

@2020toast
Ahhh amazing you have your girl 🩷
I have been trying to keep positive just so anxious it's taken us so long to get here.

Xx

@GwenH82
Try drinking water massively helps with the bloat. About 2-3 litres a day. X

@GwenH82 yes very normal, and it gets worse as your ovaries get bigger and follicles get bigger. But I do find you quite quickly lose the bloat after collection. It's such an uncomfortable experience!

@StormsPassIVF @2020toast thank you so much - it's good to know I'm not the only one feeling like this.

@TheFanciestPants I wish I had the answers - I think everyone has different ways of coping. I lift weights and walk listening to a good podcast which helps with the anxiety. I also have fertility acupuncture - whether it works or not I don't know but it does help mentally (and I usually have a nap 🤣). She's really good at keeping me calm and telling me what's normal. On Sunday I went from shouting at my husband to leave to crying that I was an awful person in about 60 seconds flat, she laughed and said that it's very typical but I'm just heightened because I don't naturally produce progesterone and suddenly they are absolutely pummelling my body with it.
She also said it's normal to gain about 6lb during treatment as it helps your body to metabolise the hormones which was good to hear as I've been feeling dreadful with all the bloating - hopefully this fact helps the rest of you too! @GwenH82 perfectly normal to bloat, it doesn't feel nice but apparently it necessary...
So if anyone else has any tips for coping, they would be greatly appreciated xxx

@Natasha90 Thank you, I'm already drinking 1.5 I'll just try drinking a bit more.

@2020toast I knew I would bloat I just thought it wouldn't be so soon. I told my husband I feel like a battery hen!

Injections twice a day from today, god I hate needles. It doesn't hurt but I don't half have to take some deep breaths before looking at the bloody things and sticking it in.

@GwenH82 me too, the bloat is real!
I gradually got more and more bloated through stims and now I think post EC I must be bloated from the progesterone.

It starts ok when I wake up and gets gradually more throughout the day.

I have weighed myself and measured my tummy every morning to keep track incase anything starts to change as I do have some OHSS risk due to AMH.

Having my first ever embryo transfer is tomorrow so fingers crossed those embryos keep doing their thing so we have one to transfer

@StormsPassIVF yes mine gets worse as the day goes on, I did think maybe it was the heat but yesterday was so much cooler and I'd still blown up like a balloon over the course of the day. Then I deflate again overnight 🤣 honestly, things I never thought I'd put myself through.

Good luck for tomorrow hope you can manage a nice relaxed day today. I've got my first scan to see how my follicles are growing.

@GwenH82 thank you 😊
Huge good luck for your first scan tomorrow!

Hey, I’ve just started. On week two of stims - now 3 jabs a day. How are you getting on?

Just had the phone call.
No transfer today 😞 they have not grown in to blasto.
They are going to keep them cultivated for another 24 hours and call me tomorrow.
However they can't transfer tomorrow due to my lining. So if they make it they will freeze them I will have to wait for 2 full bleeds and go again......

This whole cycle has been crazy....

@Natasha90 sorry to hear that and I have my fingers crossed for you for the next 24hrs 🤍

@Nataliedb87 welcome Natalie!

Also, ice the area for a minute beforehand - really helps! I’m going for second scan tomorrow to see what progress I’m making. Nice to have a few people going through it all at the same time. Also don’t underestimate the mind body link - I’ve seen it’s been proven to increase success rates. So where possible do your breathing exercises, meditation, affirmations etc.

1st ever Embryo Transfer update - all I can say is it was easier than a smear test 🙂

Now the TWW xx

@StormsPassIVF well that's good to know, I've never had an issue with smears so I will try and stop worrying about the transfer (if i even get there).
Good luck with your 2ww I hope you have some nice distractions planned.