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?

Have lovely weekends all!!! 😘😘 thanks for the kind words and listening to me rant and moan.

@Ashleighlouise I don't know how you did 5 days without any news, I had to email them on day 3 (yesterday) and told them that no news at all was more stressful for me than knowing that some had left us already and they agreed that it was a long time to wait so confirmed the 3 of them were still developing - although tbh they will only know tomorrow (day 5) for sure whether they are actually any good...sending you loads of good vibes for your transfer and I agree, they would have surely called you if it was not going ahead xx

@Cloclo93 @Seasidegirll I loved the tiny needles so I hope you'll be fine with those but if you have something like Fyremadel, where the needle is a big bigger and the liquid is quite dense so it's pretty painful, just don't do like I did: having your scan straight after this morning injection because it meant that I was crying uncontrollably for all my scans. Make sure you take time to rest and find peace after you get that morning injection @AnnieStar12 I also had only 2 follicles growing and in the very last day, they managed to catch a third one at 10mm - quality over quantity! 💪

@HopefulllHolly you've got this, the "biggest" part is done! Like @AnnieStar12, I will go for acupuncture tomorrow, never believed in this but it has helped me massively to relax during my stim, maybe you should try?

Good luck everyone x

@Ginie2024 do you know if acupuncture is okay during the tww? Curious to give some a try!

@HopefulllHolly sorry you’re feeling so rubbish :( That link you sent was very interesting and quite reassuring - looks like for me, pregnancy hormone wouldn’t be released into the bloodstream until Monday/Tuesday, and you Tuesday/Wednesday, so really we shouldn’t be expecting much at this stage!

I have to say I’m feeling weirdly fine.. and trying not to worry about that! I kept myself up to the early hours last night analysing my heart rate on Fitbit tho — it had gotten higher than it ever had the night before and I got really hopeful that meant I was pregnant, but it’s going down again today so it’s probably nothing. It’s such a weird mix of Hope and fear, this bit - kind of all consuming. Wasn’t helped by the fact I had pretty much no work to do today so spent the day pottering around not thinking of much else!

@AnnieStar12 there seems to be a pattern of pretty much everyone on this thread ending up with one or two embryos! I started with 17 follicles and I got the same as other people with way less. It really is about quality.

Ooh transfer tomorrow @Ashleighlouise, exciting!! What time is it?

and congrats @Seasidegirll on starting stims! Which ones / dosage are you on? I found them a breeze with very little side effects. Hope you do too.

@Ginie2024 crossing my fingers you get good news tomorrow!

@CreamLampshade thank you :)
Yes acupuncture during the tww is safe, I did ask a ton of questions to the clinic that does it and as long as you're comfortable having more needles in you...then you'll be fine. Tbh I am utterly rubbish at mindfulness etc but acupuncture does relax your body and mind so even if nothing else, for me it's enough and money well spent if it means less stress 🤷‍♀️

Might see if I can find some tomorrow!

First injection done and it was grand. My partner offered to give it but I’m a nurse so if I can’t do this part then I need to suck it up haha.

hope everyone is staying positive it’s such a hard experience to go through but I find it so reassuring that everyone is here for each other. I just keep saying grow follicles grow and for all the people waiting on transfer, grow little embryos grow!! And for the people already have had transfer grow little babies grow!!

@CreamLampshade transfer is at 9:30!! Thankful that it's first thing in the morning - I had the worst sleep though, SO restless 🤯 I'm trying to be calm and chill but I am feeling nervous now!!

@Ginie2024 I'm not sure how I've lasted the whole week either but honestly I think it's been better for me not knowing as I havent had anything to overthink about 😅 but I slept awfully so maybe subconsciously I am fretting 😅

@AnnieStar12 as I said above / I didn't sleep great at all and I feel pretty nervous this morning! No idea how I am going to get any breakfast down me 🤢 but I am still hopeful for good news when we get there!!! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

@HopefulllHolly thank you!!! A internet free weekend sounds like a good plan, I hope you feel better 🤍🤍

@Ashleighlouise good luck today!

Hi all, I've been awol for a few days as I've been really unwell.

I had such bad noravirus the weekend before transfer and despite feeling better and well enough for transfer on Tuesday I ended up in hospital overnight Wednesday to receive fluids via IV. It's been pretty rubbish but I'm back home now and resting. All of this has me so disheartened and thinking that even if the little embryo we had transferred kept developing to blastocyst I'm not sure I would have made a welcoming place to implant. Trying to stay positive but really failing. This was all so badly timed.

@HopefulllHolly sorry to hear you have been feeling so down. I remember last time when I had my son I felt so down after egg transfer. Like really deflated even though it was all going to plan and I felt bad for feeling bad! Looking back I've put it down to a combination of the hormones like the trigger (and the fact I was in fact unknowingly pregnant with my son!) and let's face it the emotional weight of what we are going throug with the prospect of not knowing the outcome for two weeks. Be kind to yourself and try and find something everything day to focus on as a distraction - a little to do list of nice things you can tick off for a sense of achievement!

@Ashleighlouise I have everything crossed that your transfer goes as planned today! Very exciting!

Good luck @Ashleighlouise thinking of you lovely

@wishfulbean hope you are on the mend fingers crossed

off to work , forgot my hot bottle not a good start ! Already huffing and puffing with pain . Just 2 more days of tablets ! Final food tonight then fast until my appointment and bloods

had to pay for my virology bloods again as expired 😑

I have been MIA too as have been feeling overwhelmed with everything lately so been trying to reduce my phone use to avoid frantically googling.

Had my egg collection yesterday and I’m still bleeding. Is this normal?

was told yesterday that as my progesterone is slightly high they will be cancelling my fresh cycle. Instead I will have to wait for my 3rd period for the FET. Absolutely gutted. At this point it feels like every delay that could have happened has
happened.

@wishfulbean hope you are feeling better. Norovirus is horrible. Keeping my fingers crossed

@Ashleighlouise good luck!

@Rebekah77 i has the same problem on friday. As a result they cannot move the eggs to the embryoscope until get the results. Annoyed as I had emailed in March before starting the down regs asking if I would need to redo them once again (I have had to pay for extra tests last minute a number of times for priority results too). I wanted to avoid the unnecessary stress last minute.

@Feelingmindful so sorry lovely that’s awful they didn’t check everything was up to date when they scheduled

deffo email and complain when you’ve got the energy

fingers crossed everything settled down and results back asap

getting mine redone Tuesday and collection 31st

@wishfulbean oh gosh that sounds awful! You've really been through it haven't you 😣 I'm glad you're back on the mend though and home to rest! Hopefully your little embyro is still settled and cosy regardless, they're so resilient! Did your clinic say anything or were they reassuring? Xx

Morning ladies - just wondering if it is ok to join, if I'm not too late. I start stims tomorrow for my first ICSI cycle due to secondary infertility. Xx

Thank you for all your kind words and all the luck you've sent me! Transfer went really well.
We had 5 embryos in total and the one we transferred today was a hatching blastocyst - so the embryologist was really really pleased with the quality. We have 4 to freeze - I feel like I am living someone else's life right now, I can't believe it. Just hoping and praying this little one decides to stay with me 🥹🥹

Aw @Ashleighlouise thats such fantastic news, congrats :) This gives you so many chances!! But also sounds like this embryos is a super strong one :)

@wishfulbean so sorry to hear you’ve been so ill - what awful timing. Whenever stuff that like happens I remember that people conceive in all sorts of hurrendous situations where the body is under acute amounts of stress, and that actually the little beans are quite resilient when they are meant to stick.

@Ashleighlouise AMAZINNNNGGGG!!! Oh my god I bet you are thrilled!!! Rest up and eat lots of pineapple ☺️☺️🥹

@wishfulbean Oh god you poor thing! Norovirus is horrific and I can’t imagine how down and stressed you must be. People do get poorly when they implant sometimes as your body lowers its immune system to stop it fighting your embryo, so maybe it’ll still work. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Welcome @Hollielouise! I’m also a Holly Louise. And my best friend is a Hollie Louise too 😂😂 how are you doing? Good luck for tomorrow! Goes so quickly once you start.

I said I wasn’t going to come on but I have had a few random things happen. Pinching and like electricity ⚡️ feelings on my left side of my uterus last night and all morning and now I’ve had very light pink cm (sorry if TMI! 😳 and quite a bit of it, which is very very unlike me). I just had to tell someone!!! My other half told me off for reading in to things but I can feel twinges and pinching and it’s not like usual pains. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

I’m so convinced these two haven’t stuck I’m going to have a coffee. I’ve been off it for weeks and really fancy one. I feel completely normal; and in the past when I did conceive I was extremely emotional by this point and knackered. So I just feel this isn’t my month.

Welcome @HopefulllHolly :) Exciting you’re getting started!

@HopefulllHolly thats so exciting!! I mean it has to mean something if it’s never happened before right??

I had weird pains a couple of days after the transfer but tbh I think it was too early and it was just the ohss. Now feel completely normal - I just know it hasn’t worked :(

@CreamLampshade stay positive! Most people don’t feel anything anyway. If I wasn’t insane about every feeling at the moment I wouldn’t even notice these pains or the cm. I’m just a mental case and looking for everything. Anyway, it could mean nothing and could just be my period coming - I only have a 12 day luteal phase so my period is due in a few days. 😖

Thanks @HopefulllHolly… what will be will be :) I’m using it as an excuse to have a coffee and pain au chocolat!!