FET / IVF August 2023 - thread 2

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We filled up the first thread fast!!

Thank you for adding me! I had my FET on the 12th August, on the horrible wait until test day on 22nd August trying to keep it together! 7th go at this with one 4 year old boy. Recently had x2 miscarriages and this is our final go at this so feeling very anxious about this one!

We missed @Steph186

Replying to your message on the old group:

Sounds like your PCOS is about as shit as mine then! 😅Do you have any indication on which month you'll actually ovulate or not? Did you do OPKs or anything? I haven't had a natural in years. I also have lean PCOS same as @Lowo21 with a BMI of 21, so I think that just makes it worse!

What's the need for it then if you want your lining to be thick? Isn't that essentially the same as estrogen? I don't get why you'd need that if you're also doing estradiol (sorry - it's all new to me being a period evader!)

Exciting you're going away tomorrow! We booked last minute as well (on Weds!) and go away a week on Monday. When did you book? I thought you were going to Greece for some reason. I'm going to Corfu but up in the mountains and the place we're staying is in the side of a big hill, with loads of hiking trails, biking routes, waterfalls, and also has a beach and pool etc too, so we have a bit of both! Can't wait now. Bet you're excited! What time is your flight?

@ASGIRC not intruding at all! Welcome and huge congrats! When is your 12 weeks booked for? So great your 7 week showed the little one. Wow to the donor embryo! Another one for your donor club @ttcsolomumtobe and @kirstysmbc

@Belle26 It was a big relief! While intelectually I knew it would all be fine, I had managed to work myself up to think it would be bad news!

My due date is the 5th of April

@GCS34 Ha!! I came here to look for @ttcsolomumtobe as she used to be on the July group, but then got delayed! Were both SMBC to be!

My 12 week scan is booked for the 26th of September, but my clinic booked me in for another scan on the 31st! So that will be a nice bonus!

@ASGIRC ooo that's so exciting re your scan! And thanks for checking in on my updates 🩷... Just a few days to wait it out now and trying to keep as positive as possible while also having a mini worry everytime I go to the bathroom 😂

@ttcsolomumtobe I honestly dont know how youve managed without testing!!! When would your period be due? Fingers massively crossed for monday!!!!

@ASGIRC that's the thing it would be due anytime between now and Monday so that's where it's making me feel a bit uneasy. Just had the tiniest, barely noticeable pinky cm but will see how rest of day goes.

I think either way I would hold out till Monday as have lovely plans at the weekend and don't wanna be moody if it's not the outcome I want when testing. Also know from others here that there can be off colour cm or bleeding and all still be okay so just guna try stay calm.

Thanks for the add on the new thread. Been TTC our first child for over a decade, I'm currently on 3rd ET from a total of 5 cycles IVF ICSI. My otd is tomorrow at 12dp5dt but I was bleeding yesterday even though on progesterone so am prepared for BFN tomorrow. Hoping others have better news.

@GCS34 I posted and then realised there was a new group 🤦🏻‍♀️ thanks for helping me find it!
when we were ttc I tried using opks and they seemed to work, ie I got a surge and then 2
weeks later had my period, but I got so utterly fed up having to use them every single day because I couldn't predict ovulation window to narrow it down 😂 Did you try using them?
probably not the right thing to say but I’m jealous, I have regular old, prone to weight gain pcos and it’s a struggle to lose weight - ivf has been brutal, the hormones have caused me to pile on over half a stone that just won’t shift no matter what I do 😭

It basically just gives you an artificial period so builds up a lining and then removes it (plus whatever else your body had started to build up), so let’s them work out your cycle day to get started. If you didn’t need them before stims then I’m guessing they won’t put you on them for fet?

We booked yesterday, so it all feels like a last minute dash to get everything sorted for going! Can’t wait to see how much stuff I forget to bring 😂 flight is late afternoon I think, so gives me more time to last minute shop 😂
Corfu sounds lovely and that location sounds so peaceful with lots to do! I can’t wait to not have to factor zika into holiday plans! 🤞

I think someone on the last thread was talking about lubion being sore but I can’t remember who, maybe @Ellenn ? Anyway, if it helps, I found that holding the vial in your hands to warm it up for a few minutes really helped along with injecting it slowly! Same goes for anyone who ends up with inhixa post ec- those were the worst of all of the meds I had, but warming the syringe really helped massively!

@ASGIRC ahhh a fellow solo momma - kudos! What is the need for the 31st one? And is it not at the general hospital, or do they do the 12 week one at the clinic too?

@GCS34 no idea what the scan on the 31st is about! Checking growth?! It will be 4 weeks before my 12 week scan, which I've had to book at a private hospital, as all clinics with NHS bookings are full until October.

@Steph186 Yeah I can imagine it was also super costly too having to use them EVERY day. I didn't use them no. Well, tell a lie, I did the first month after the pill, but then nothing happened, and nothing happened, and it was just yeah - very odd. I didn't have a period for a year, then we did a round of OI in March, and had one after that, and after the 2nd round too. The 3rd we didn't make it as it was cancelled. Then I had one after EC a few weeks back. So basically in 3ish years, I've had 3, all of which were induced from stims 😂basically my body's fucked!

Ah mate, that isn't nice. It's hard to lose weight at the best of times - I get that. I gained about 2kg during stimming (I think that's eq. to half a stone), so I think that is natural. I've lost it again now though. Have you started exercising since EC to try help? Or is that not an option atm? Enjoy the holiday and worry about it all after. Or not - it's not the end of the world, and I bet if you were to get pregnant, it wouldn't worry you - so focus on that 😂

Wow that is super last minute! Have the best time. I've not been to any of the Canary Islands - It's not really somewhere I've been too fussed about, but I hear it's very hot! What is the temp atm?

@ASGIRC 😮As in, they can't offer any 12 week scan appointments?! That's shocking! So are you having to pay then for yours? That's not fair surely!

Unfortunately it is a reality at the moment, in Portugal.
OBs and OB ultrasound specialists are in very short supply, so they get fully booked really early.

I've already booked my 20 weeks and 30 weeks scans through an NHS clinic, but they were fully booked until after my 1st trimester.

I also have insurance, but the particular hospital I booked with doesn't work with my insurance, so I'm still looking for other options! But at least that one is booked, if I can't find a better one!

Finally got my beta back so it’s gone from 55 to 489 in 6 days. So it is doubling but still making me nervous as not super high levels! My partner has told me I need to stop obsessing over it and leave it… 🙈 unfortunately my clinic doesn’t do any bloods and have unhelpfully said they can’t give any advice!

Hi ladies

Currently OTD for me after a 3 day fresh transfer 1st transfer after 5 rounds . Know the answer already bit just waiting my blood results later today... fingers crossed for the rest of you thinking of you all xx

@Ellenn I think the doubling is more important than the level. So hopefully it was just a late implanter, which FETs can be. What days were the samples taken?

@kirstysmbc the first sample was 9 days after transfer (so 14DPO?) and then second sample 15 days after transfer. I’m really hoping it’s just implanted late and I’m just being anxious unnecessarily

@Ellenn keeping everything crossed for you ☝️☝️☝️

Ooh fingers crossed @Ellenn! It sounds promising :)

@Ellenn those numbers are great, the levels are still doubling which is the main point. We never stop worrying or obsessing on this journey do we! I'm waiting for my beta results this afternoon. I'm hoping mine will be at least in the 300s. How many weeks are you at the moment?

What do you think your results are @Pinklady81 ? Sending you positive hugs

@Belle26 im currently 5+1 wks, the beta was taken a few days ago so hopefully the levels are higher now. Yes as someone else said we go from the 2WW to then another 3WW till scan 🙈 mine is on the 31st if I reach that stage.

how exciting should you get the result this afternoon? That would be nice high number what stage are you at now?