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?

@HopefulllHolly ooo looks very good lovely 🥰

@AnnieStar12 can’t beat lovely relaxing Accupunture session heaven

stims start Sunday and they’ve booked surgical suite for 31st

just got to get through tomorrow, so thirsty but dare not risk anything !!

@Gnatalie16 wow day 14! I’m on day 11 and similarly they’re keeping me going on stims
for now as there’s a couple small ones that might catch up. I can’t wait for this all to be over, as I’m on long protocol so been taking ivf meds twice a day since 16th April.

@AnnieStar12 yeah feels like forever but I am only one short protocol so not as long as you.
I keep telling myself it's been over 10 years with never a positive pregnancy test so to even get as far as egg collection is further than before ☺️

@HopefulllHolly omg congrats on the positive tests!! I had no idea it could be positive so quickly! I am thrilled for you! Those lines def look darker in the latest one too and your symptoms sound text book for implanting and growing embryo 🥰.

Hi, is this group still active ? I started my ovaleap injections today to do my 2 round on ivf, egg collection probably around 14 days time? Has anyone had egg collection yet ? @AnnieStar12 how is your treatment coming on best of luck to everyone 🤞🏽

Sorry just seen there is more threads on the chat and is still active 🫣 ! I only read the 1st page with was back in April .. ! Hope it’s ok for me to join ? What drug has everyone been prescribed ? I am on 300 dose of ovaleap, I thought it seemed a bit high ? Last cycle I had 225 dose ? Thanks

Hi @hopefullsosbry welcome, of course it's ok join!!! Everyone is at different stages at the moment but I know a few haven't had EC yet! I was only on 125 of Ovaleap for my cycle however I did have high AMH!
I've just had my transfer on Saturday so just waiting it out at the minute 😬😂

How was your first round of IVF?

@wishfulbean Thank you. Wouldn’t advise testing early like I did, I’m a bad of anxiety now, worrying if it’ll be a chemical etc, worrying about my lines progressing. 😵‍💫 but for now I’m trying to be happy! Never been this far before. Thankfully my lines are progressing for the time being so I’ll cling to that. How are you doing? Are you better now? I hope so!

@hopefullsosbry welcome! I was on 300 meriofert, and then 150 meriofert plus 150 gonal f. I have low AMH and was predicted to be a poor responder so that’s why the higher dose. Did they not explain the change in dose to you after your first cycle? Hope the stims are going well ☺️

@hopefullsosbry welcome! I anm also on high dose 300 menopur as I have low AMH so no chance of overstimulating me!

@wishfulbean how you getting on? Are you writing it out to OTD?

I woke up in a cloud a doom today 🥺 just feeling a little deflated and not positive at all anymore, not sure if it's because it's getting closer to testing so my brain is protecting myself. My boobs don't feel as sore today and I just feel like I'm not lucky enough for this to work 😥 sorry for being such a downer.. need to pick myself back up.. maybe it's the lack of sun today 😅😅

@Ashleighlouise Awww 😔 I’m sorry you feel like that, it’s not fun! The TWW is by far the hardest bit of IVF for me too. I did have that day where I had a total meltdown - full of rage and tears, and then it went the next day and I got my positive. You're definitely definitely not out! It will still be implanting today! And you have a wonderful chance with your little hatching embryo, why shouldn’t it work 😌 I’ll be positive for you today so you can wallow a bit. My boobs stopped being as sore too, wouldn’t worry about that at all xx

Thank you lovely 🤍 I just think this whole journey has gone so perfectly that something has to go wrong.. which sounds so backwards when I've typed it out 🤦🏻‍♀️ but you know when you just think nothing goes this well in life 🤪 but you're right it's such a hard time waiting to see if it's worked or not! I probably need to stop symptom spotting because I know from experience symptoms are on and off all the time and it means nothing!!! I'll wallow for a little bit and then it's back to being positive!! Xx

@Ashleighlouise I totally get you. I always think because it went so well that I’ve used all my good luck. But then I know that’s ridiculous and it does work for people and why not us. It doesn’t help we’re all pumped full of hormones and even though we feel ok we’re actually going to be feeling the effects in some form. Let yourself feel blue if it helps for a bit, and then try and pull yourself out. It’s not going to help your head being hard on yourself, so we might as well be positive. I think it’s harder because it’s literally totally out of our hands and we have to just see what happens, I’ve never been good at that! But if it works or doesn’t, it won’t be down to anything we have done, so there is weirdly a little bit of comfort in that. Hang in there!! I definitely have days like you’re having, we all do I’m sure! Hugs xx ☺️

@AnnieStar12 I tested to check the trigger was out but I'm not testing before OTD... so I say 😆(20th!). I'm feeling quite sad this time with being so poorly after transfer and the fact our little embryo wasn't quite good enough a blastocyst to grade. I still have a little nugget of hope but part of me is trying to be practical and think of positive next steps for a second round. How are you doing with the stims?

@AnnieStar12 we will be cycle buddies. I just got a call that I don't need to come in for a scan tomorrow but straight to EC on Friday.

I have 4-5 that are growing well, and almost there in size but some are still lagging well behind - I thought they would have monitored again but they're saying they'll catch up by Friday.

Hi, thanks for the welcome.

My 1st round of ivf was with a different clinic , when they tested my AMH it was 7 (age 39) we got 5 blasts .. had two chemicals and one had a heart beat etc but then came away at 10/11 weeks.. we have also had a missed miscarriage at 11 weeks when I was 36 (natural conception) and a chemical when I was 37 .. (5 loses altogether) am now 41 and my AMH was 14.5 so it’s went up ? And they are giving me higher dose ? But it is a different clinic so maybes different protocol?

Unexplained infertility issues although my partner has slightly high sperm DNA fragmentation, and we tested the misscarage that I passed at 11 weeks and it came back as triple X syndrome which is from mother side (me) a genetic chromosome so must of been a ‘diff’ egg .. I wonder am I just too old now?

I am feeling ok thanks at the minute.. slight cramps but I guess that’s a good sign things are changing in there ?!

to the ladies that are on TWW I have a rough guideline that may help that gives a day to day of what’s happening .. it might help you ? Av attached it at the bottom .. also best of luck to everyone .. we are all amazing for going through this .. and congrats on your positive @HopefulllHolly .. that’s amazing news !! Will you get a beta blood taken at your clinic ??

@hopefullsosbry I don’t know if they do it or not! Just have to ring them on my official test day if still positive. I’m terrified of chemical pregnancies though, so trying not to think about it.

@wishfulbean You definitely still have a chance!! Hang in there! I was feeling like you and couldn’t get it out my head, so I crumbled and tested early. And now I feel sick with worry, I don’t know what’s worse!!

@hopefullsosbry hey lovely welcome I’m on 450 .. I’m heavy and only one ovary they can see so they’re stimming it to heck lol my AMH is decent for my age so I dunno hope they don’t overstimulate me

😂 weigh in done ! Can’t tell you how good that bottle of water was !

all good stims start Sunday and surgical setting for collection 31st

Yay @Rebekah77 that’s amazing news! Hope you can get some healthy food in you now 😊

cant go too mad as only a few days and il be weighed again but a bottle of water is heaven lol

@Ashleighlouise aww try not to look into things too much! If it’s any consolation I’ve not had any/many symptoms either. My boobs are still a bit sore and I get random pains around my lower tummy and lower back but honestly it could be indigestion or a pulled muscle 😂 I think as others said try not to look too hard for symptoms because everyone is different and you could be pregnant and have no signs in the TTW. And I need to take my own advice 🙈 when is your test day?

@HopefulllHolly I know SO true! Like you say pumped full of hormones so I bet my body doesn't know whether it's coming or going at the moment 😂 thank you for your positive words though! Really does help! 😍 feeling a little better this afternoon so that's something!! Hope you're feeling good!! ❤️❤️

@2tuxedocats thank you ❤️ I have to remember I am taking the cyclogest 3x a day so I probably can't even decipher between actual symptoms and the progesterone so I just need to stop thinking/trying to spot symptoms 🤦🏻‍♀️ my OTD is 23rd of May when I go into the clinic for a blood test but I will probably do a test before then.. I think I feel more sane just doing the tests and at least I have an idea of what is happening 😅 when is your test day?

@Ashleighlouise even with a darker positive test I feel so anxious today. I’ve had period like cramps and backache all day today and would be due on tomorrow usually, so I’m off on a mind melt worrying again! I need to listen to my own bloody advice too. I’ve gone in to worrying mode about chemicals and miscarriages too. 😩 So im going to not test now until Thursday and then I’ll be able to see whether there’s progression of the lines still. I was up at 4am this morning staring at the lines on my tests 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 It’s really not fun this TWW! At least we’re all losing the plot together I guess!! 😅

. Awh I hope you are all ok .. easier said than done .. I have been there also with the line test and changing the filter etc to see if it looks different 🫣.. yup av done that !!I’ll be back doing my tww in about two weeks 🙈

If you can try focus your energy on visualising the pregnancy .. @HopefulllHolly .. as far as the test says you are pregnant.. your body has done amazing so far, there is defo a line progression which means everything is going the way it should !! what I try do is focus my energy on visualising the pregnancy and giving my energy to the wee baba to help it grow.. but it’s really hard and worry definitely takes over ..sending all the luck in the world and lots of sticky dust to all !! ✨