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

@StormsPassIVF wanted to ask when testing day was, but didn't want to bring it to attention if you were trying to avoid thinking about it! Are you planning to wait for the official day, or buckle and rest early?
@Nataliedb87, my husband is exactly the same. Largely oblivious and yesterday annoyed that his work schedule had to move around because my collection was pushed back!

@fsr111 ahh no probs to ask 😊 so I had a day 5 transfer so my clinic said 11 days post transfer do a home test and call them to confirm the result.

Im really pleased that’s a Sunday.

I def won’t be testing beforehand. I saw a vid on YouTube where a woman on her 1st cycle tested early, got a positive. Celebrated with her husband and then got a negative from her clinic blood test.

@fsr111 funny you say that about your husband. We had an argument last night (that of course ended with me in tears) because he was annoyed at having little notice for needing to take off Monday when he has meetings in the diary. He’s known for 2 weeks this would be coming. On Wed I told him it would be Mon-wed then yesterday morning I confirmed it. He had all day to rearrange work commitments yet still takes it out on me. Anyway rant over!

@StormsPassIVF got everything crossed for you (and anyone else waiting for a result/progress)

@Nataliedb87, ha! Are we doing this with the same person! 🤣 Hope the trigger went well. Enjoy your day of no needles!

@fsr111 Thank you, all went ok with the trigger. Good luck for you today!!

Just my trigger shot to go tonight now and a day off of needles tomorrow. Woo f*£"#!g Hoo.
Husband is now panicking about what time to leave for the clinic on Tuesday morning in case of traffic or some catastrophic accident on the road, I fear he might make us drive up the night before and make us sleep in the car park 🤣

@GwenH82 - haha!! What time do you have to be there?!

@fsr111 8am, should only take an hour in good traffic.

Hope everyone is doing ok 😊 I was in for my second scan on Friday (day 9 of stims) and I left feeling so disappointed. My measurements were
Lining 10.5
All under 10 on right ovary - 7 pluses
Left - 13, 14, 12, 11 2 pluses

The lead nurse agreed this was unusual due to my high AMH and previous response to treatment. After my first scan they increased my menopur from 150mg to 225mg but said they wouldn't increase on Friday as my bloods came back ok. I have another scan tomorrow and I’m absolutely dreading it incase they still haven’t got to the right size. Has anyone else been in a similar situation and made it to embryo transfer? X

@Nataliedb87
@GwenH82

wishing you both all the best for your egg collections on Monday and Tuesday

and for yous @fsr111 on Weds or Thurs

AND enjoy the afternoon and day after’s rest, it’s lovely to have legitimate reason to have a chill day from time to time 🤍🤍🤍

Hi everyone 😊 hope it’s ok if I join mid-way through! Currently 2dp5dt our first round of ivf. Heading into the week feeling a bit daunted, trying not to get hopes up but aware if it’s negative going to be a bit of a comedown. Set to be a busy work week but thinking of taking next Monday off work for test day. Have others done similar too? 💭 hope you girls all doing well. September for the win! 🍀

Hi! I haven’t taken this week off as there was no cover for me but I wish I had. It’s been hard juggling work and all my appointments and injections but I work shifts so not having a routine to fit stuff In has been difficult to me.

@GwenH82 the day of no blood tests/meds after trigger was the best. Had been waking up at 5am to take cetrotide so was absolutely shattered by then and was the best sleep 💤

I am on day 10 of injections today. I have a scan tomorrow. I am reading figures in here and to be honest I’m abit lost. I know there’s no ideal and I won’t put pressure on myself if I don’t get the figures but what is a good scan in terms of lining etc. I feel I just don’t know what to expect and what will be a goodish result tomorrow.

Hope this week is a good one for you @JadeAC ! I don’t think they ever mentioned to me lining thickness they were looking for but did look at the image during the scan… the thing they focused on more was size of the follicles as that determined when to trigger. Have a feeling it was >16 but others may correct!

Hi @purplerain92 welcome 🤩 I am 4dp5dt so I am lucky my test day is a Sunday. I think if it was in the week on a work day I would have probably worked from home that day, or at least had the option lined up in case it’s negative x

@Nataliedb87 hope all goes well for you today. Good luck .

@GwenH82 thanks so much. Currently sat in a lot of London traffic to get to the clinic. hope you are feeling ok about tomorrow.

@JadeAC im tempted to say ignorance is bliss and it’s better not to know too many numbers as it’ll only cause you to compare yourself against others and potentially feel rubbish and anxious if yours differ. Naturally everyone will differ but got to keep ourselves positive as much as possible. Re lining I think the progesterone pessaries thicken it… not a dr but maybe that’s got you covered. Good luck for your journey.

@Nataliedb87 thanks, bit nervous because of the low follicle count but I am excited too.

@JadeAC they mentioned my lining was a litte thin but didn't say anything else or give me meds so I'm assuming it's still in range or they would say something, and I know that's what my pessaries are for after egg collection. As for follicles everyone is different and everyone responds differently to the stims. I know mine are low and one ovary hasn't responded at all but after a bit of a wobble earlier in the week all i can do is stay positive and see how it goes tomorrow. I think what I'm trying to say is with ivf you really can't compare, we all want to get to the same destination but we are on our own paths through the woods.

@GwenH82 @Nataliedb87
Thanks for that. I know you’re right. It’s easier to just take each step as it comes and stay positive.

@StormsPassIVF we are at similar stages, eek! I may take just that morning off as will need to go in for blood test and I know won’t be able to focus until we have the result…
also considering doing our own test at home the day before, but we shall see 💭
good to know others are in the same boat, trying to stay positive!

Been for my scan and they think egg collection will be good for Wednesday 😳 won’t know for certain till the doctor looks and they call me this afternoon though.

Plus they’ve said I need to not be at work for 2 weeks. This has caught me off guard as this is the first time they’ve said this and I feel awful to just drop that on work. It’s to do with stress or something. Did you have to be off for 2 weeks after transfer?

@JadeAC no, I've not been told that. This is the advice I've been given.

Hi everyone, hope it's ok if I join you!
I'm 35 and starting my first round of IVF (ICSI) on the nhs. Had my baseline scan this morning and starting stims tonight. I've been pretty calm about the whole thing until this point, but my withdrawal bleed yesterday was more crampy than I'm used to, and the doctor counting my follicles today confirmed that I'm higher risk for ohss, so I'm having a bit of a wobble today worrying about how unpleasant the next two weeks will be and how it might all be for nothing. Has anyone got advice on how to pass the time without dissolving into a weepy puddle of emotions?!

Hello all, I'm new here but very happy to have found this place! I'm 43, just had embryo transfer today. My partner doesn't come to most appointments, he finds it stressful and I prefer to be zen. My embryo transfer was booked for Monday morning (day 5) but they hadn't told me how many of the 4 eggs they'd collected had fertilised. It was only once I was on the bed and in a gown they confirmed I actually had 2x fertilised and that they wanted to transfer both today. It is quite standard protocol at my age and I've tried to ask my partner a few times ahead of today whether he'd want 2x transferred or 1 and he's never answered (changed the subject, pondered about having twins but with no conclusions etc) When I came out of the clinic and told him what had happened he's saying he's angry, shocked and betrayed that I didn't run the double transfer past him. I have broken his trust. I do feel bad but I'm also a bit flummoxed, all the 5x medics in the room were saying thats the best thing, I've tried to talk to him about it, and he doesn't come to the appointments.
Not sure what to do now but he's been so angry and upset, yelling since I got home and says he feels alone and isolated. I feel awful and want it all to stop but part of me also feels I haven't done anything too terrible. This is our second round (first we only had 1 egg but I'd tried to raise the question of what if there are two)
Sharing to see if I'm being unreasonable, I think I was very remiss not to try and contact him from the clinic but it felt odd with my legs in stirrups and surrounded by nurses to halt the whole thing, and it's basically 'protocol' for a woman of my age so no huge shock. Gah. Anyone had similar?