IVF/ICSI May or late April

[AnnieStar12]

Is anyone else gearing up to do IVF/ICSI in May?

My meds have arrived and I start my down regs next week to start a long protocol ICSI cycle, my egg collection will then be mid-May.

Had my first ICSI cycle in Feb which resulted in only 1 embryo which was transferred on day 5, but BFN. I found the support group on here super helpful with my last cycle, so wondering if anyone else is in a similar position?

@Cloclo93 good luck!! We started yesterday, was absolutely fine! I don’t know what stimm meds your on but the needle on mine is really tiny. It will be nice to have someone at a similar stage! X

I had my scan today. Sadly only two follicles are growing. There’s a couple of others which are tiny so was told to forget those as they won’t catch up now. Back again on Monday to assess again. The doctor was trying to be positive and said we should just focus on those two.

Thanks girls! Hopefully this round will be successful! Last one I had TFF.
@Seasidegirll yes definitely its nice to be on the same time line 🥰 do you have a date for collection? X

@Seasidegirll I've also just started injections. Tonight is D4 of Gonal F.

I rang the clinic yesterday to double check my scans as they were planned for next week (which was later than what was proposed in my protocol)- she agreed at first then I got a call back and they asked for me to come in today, as it's our first IVF.

Oh @AnnieStar12 im sorry. It’s not fun! If it makes you feel any better at all, I had one big follicle, and then 3 small ones. 2 of the small ones caught up. 1 wasn’t mature, but both the bigger ones were, and both fertilised so it’s not all doom and gloom. Maybe they are the best eggs ever? 😌 What day of stims are you on now?

I am so grumpy today, everything is making me annoyed. Already want to give up on work. I feel really negative and hopeless and it’s only day 3 after transfer. Not like me at all, I’m usually so positive but I just feel miserable and angry.

Ohhh I'm sorry @AnnieStar12 but there's still 2 which means there is still hope and they could be the 2 best eggs ever🤞🏼🤍 and you never know over the next couple of days anything can happen 🤞🏼😍 hope you're feeling ok xx

I've started feeling a little irritable and frustrated! Not sure if it's the progesterone or just reality sinking in that tomorrow is transfer day and the fact so soon this is either over and it hasn't worked or it has and I'm pregnant! 😩 but the anticipation and the waiting is awful! Have you got anything nice planned over the weekend to keep you busy?

@Ashleighlouise Are your clinic calling you tomorrow before you go in? Keeping my fingers crossed you have good news ☺️ stay positive! (She says, who doesn’t listen to her own advice lol) It’s really nerve wracking, I cried my eyes out knowing we were having one transferred, just the relief.
Yeah I’ve got plans with friends both days this weekend and it’s sunny; but I just feel really annoyed and miserable today. I felt angry before from progesterone but it’s next level today. Big sigh 😞

@AnnieStar12 I know exactly how you feel I went for my 3rd scan today and I've been sent away with another 3 days of meriofert/gonal-f/ganirelix. I have about 4 okay sized ones but loads of small ones so they want to try another 3 days. I cried on my drive home feel so tired from this at the moment and feeling less positive as it's going on which I can't work out if it's all the hormones now or just how I'm feeling.
Hoping the weekend won't be ruined and I can come out of my misery before back again on Monday for another scan

I did just call the clinic this morning to ask if I need to do the pessarys rectally today/tomorrow to prepare for transfer and they said I did 😩 but they didn't say anything about ringing in the morning! I'm hoping that no news is good news but I guess we will see tomorrow 😬😬

I think the relief is going to be huge tomorrow just knowing we have something to hope for! Totally get you - hopefully a nice weekend will help and I have to admit the sun shining really does make all the difference!! It's been raining here for what feels like forever!

@Ashleighlouise they should ring you before your appointment to let you know. The waiting and worry really is the worse bit of IVF.

@Gnatalie16 Bless you, it’s hard isn’t it. At least you have 4 good ones! And you might end up with more. Maybe our group is going to be a really good example of what happens with smaller number of eggs. We’ll show those people who get 40 eggs!! 🙂 I know it’s hard but keep the faith! When I was in my transfer the embryologist and doctor both said they see women who only get one or two eggs who have amazing embryos and it works first time, so you’re not out of the fight!

Fingers crossed we get some good news soon ☺️

Two is better then zero! You still have a chance ✨️🤞

Keeping fingers crossed @AnnieStar12

all the codeine for me over the weekend just get through the final days of provera

weigh in again on Tuesday then hopefully all ok to go . Fast over the weekend and hope for the best

@HopefulllHolly the embryologist on Tuesday just said she'd see me on Saturday 😂 but would be nice to get an update before we go in! I'd like to think if none had developed past day 3 which was yesterday they'd have called to tell us! But so true it's so hard just waiting 😮‍💨😮‍💨

So my bleed finally arrived so I get to start my injections tonight.

I start Gonal F tonight and then I start cetrotide on Thursday. My first scan is the 17th. So anxious to start but also so nervous that it isn’t going to work. So many different emotions.

@Rebekah77 bless you!!! I still think it's awful they're so strict you have to fast just to make sure they don't cancel anything 😔 glad you're on the final days of the provera, you've done so well to get through it!!

@Clairehbear exciting that it's time to start! I feel like this part goes sooo fast! Normal emotions though I think we're all on that rollercoaster 🎢 just need to keep busy and hopefully your mind stays busy as well 🤍

I’m very glad too lol

just scoffed a load of protein and veg hopefully that will see me through !

I can just see me going over during stims so I’m gonna have to be strict and weigh daily . Would be horrified if they cancelled it on the day of collection

@Rebekah77 doesn’t seem right to me that they would be so strict with weighing, it’s well known stress makes everything worse! Well done for getting through it.

@Ashleighlouise did you get the call?

@HopefulllHolly I’m sorry you’re feeling low although I completely understand why you’re feeling that way. I’d say those thoughts are pretty normal! It’s a horrible waiting game isn’t it.

Fortunately the nausea went by the time I went to bed. I felt a bit icky again after lunch today. The trouble is is that I love my food 😂 it was a big healthy salad. It could be a good sign but I don’t want to read too much into it incase it turns out to be nothing! 🙈

It’s because I’m having a general full surgical setting … eh more expensive and the constant fear of eating anything before every appointment!!

4 more days of provera thank god

my meds have been in the fridge so long I hope they aren’t frozen solid !

feel like we are finally nearly there …
weigh and then stims start 19th . No scans before or baseline

@2tuxedocats I didn't get any calls today so I am assuming we are all good for transfer tomorrow? I feel a little nervous we could go in tomorrow and they could say we don't have anything?? But surely they would have called today if nothing had progressed or it was looking like they weren't progressing 🙃🙃

@Rebekah77 you’re nearly there, it’ll fly by 💙

@Ashleighlouise I don’t think they would do that to you. I would take no news as good news and that it’s going ahead tomorrow!

Thanks guys for your supportive messages. I’m booked in for some acupuncture this evening- I haven’t done it before and don’t usually buy in to all the alternative therapies, but I’m willing to try anything right now to get those eggs growing. Tbh, I just want something to transfer - I’ve always known we will have low numbers so I just want to focus on having something to transfer so at least we have a chance. I’m on day 8 of stims now, the doc mentioned pushing EC back a few days so now looks like I’ll end up doing stims for around 12 days. Will see what happens at Mondays scan.

@HopefulllHolly sorry you’re feeling down. It’s an incredibly stressful time and you’ve been on such a long journey to get to this point so it’s totally natural you’ll feel lots of emotions. just gotta roll with them I guess, just one week till you’re testing so countdown is on!!!

@positivepetal how was your scan today?

@Ashleighlouise how you feeling about tomorrow? I’m sure you’ll have a good batch of embryos given your fertilisation numbers. Will you have 1 or 2 transferred?

@Gnatalie16 hopefully we’ll both have follicles grow over the weekend. What day are you on of stims? My clinic said no point adding any extra stim injections for me as they said to give up on the small ones and just focus on the two that are growing.

@Cloclo93 thank you. Yes you’re right and all we can do is keep remembering it only takes one!

@Rebekah77 so pleased to hear you’re still hanging in there. You really sound like you’ve been dealt the hardest card of all!

@Clairehbear whoo! Good luck - first injection is the worst then it all just flies by.

@2tuxedocats hope the sickness passes. And fingers crossed it’s a good sign.

Thanks all. I think it must be the drugs. I will cry at anything. Just cried at my other half cuddling the dog outside in the sun. So yeah, I’ve lost the plot. I’m absolutely shattered too and just want to go to sleep so I’m going to have an early night.

Good luck @Ashleighlouise for tomorrow.

Happy first stim milestone @Clairehbear

Hope you feel better @2tuxedocats I reckon it’s a good sign.

Sending hugs and positive thoughts for egg growth over the weekend, @AnnieStar12 and @Gnatalie16. Hope the ones that are doing their thing are lovely and plump and perfect and round for you next week.

I’m going to TRY and stay off the internet doom scrolling and mumsnetting everything this weekend in the hope it corrects my mood. 😂 I read this link and it made me feel a little better (and more mental for worrying I’m not feeling anything): https://www.nuafertility.com/what-happens-day-by-day-after-an-embryo-transfer/