IVF/ICSI/FET December 2024

[camelinastorm]

Any peeps having IVF/ICSI/FET in Dec.
I am due to start meds 1st Dec this will be my frozen transfer from my 2nd cycle in August have stocked up on beetroot and pomegranate juice, looking for any tips 🙏🏼

@charja100 I am.so sorry to read that. I really hope everything is OK in the end, I have everything crossed for you!

Thank you everyone. I really appreciate it.

So after the attention / evening of bleeding and cramping I got my bloods back from yesterday. They rose from 2699 on Monday to 6411 yesterday. I'm worried that's a slow progression over three days but clinic are happy. They haven't offered me an earlier scan. They've told me to wait out until my scheduled scan on 23rd January.

I haven't had anymore bleeding it stopped after the gush, for lighter and turned darker. Then yesterday and today it's just dark brown spotting when I wipe. Some mild cramps but I suppose I'd expect that anyway.

They've offered me a blood test next week as reassurance if I want it and I probably will. But I'm looking at everyone with these scans and wondering if I should just scheduled a private scan as my mental health is struggling. I think I'm supposed to be 6w now.

I really don't know what to do. What would you all do? And if you did for go for a scan when would you go? I'd prefer to wait until I should be able to see a heartbeat as don't want to cause myself more anxiety.

@charja100
Very promising that the levels have risen to much! I completely understand the anxiety as I’d be the same. Bleeding in early pregnancy is actually more common than we think. My sister had it pretty much in all of her three, healthy pregnancies during the first trimester.

If I was you, I’d want private HCG every 48hrs until an early scan (I believe at 7 weeks?) but my anxiety is SKY HIGH at the best of times so I’d imagine it’d be worse if I was in your shoes.

big hugs. You’re doing great xx

Aw honestly the stress of this journey it never stops does it. But I'm glad things are looking good. By any chance we're you on aspirin for this protocol? I'm just wondering whether it could have been because of certain medication that you experienced the bleed. I think I would be a ball of stress until I saw for myself everything was okay. X

I'm not on aspirin but I am on inhixa. So perhaps that contributed to the bleed I don't know it's really hard to know.

@charja100 that is positive news!
I read that a heartbeat is usually visible from 6 weeks so I would think if you have a scan around the 7w mark they should be able to say fairly conclusively if the pregnancy is progressing as it should. Clearly there is a chance they can’t see the heartbeat yet (I have read for some people it took longer) so you’ll need to decide whether to risk that uncertainty… I personally would book a scan for mid/late next week when you’re around 7w. They’re not very expensive and should provide some answers. Also it looks like a lot of IVF clinics do them around 7w - there must be a reason for that.

@charja100 I'm.so happy to hear the news of your blood test!
My clinic offers a scan at 7weeks to catch a potential ectopic early. You will be 8weeks on the 23rd, it's not that late but I understand you want to know what's happening! I would go private end of next week for peace of mind, I think at 7weeks they can monitor a heartbeat (most of the time). My friend did both hers at 7 weeks and both times they did monitor a heartbeat. X

I had my review with my consultant yesterday. Positive overall and he was happy with my response, he couldn't tell me why the transfer was not successful but I was not expecting him to.
I will do a frozen transfer, starting medication at the end of this month.
I have 3 frozen embryos which didn't score too high on the caremaps AI, but this doesn't mean thatbthey cannot lead to pregnancy, they have about 20-30% chance of implantation.
The consultant mentioned and he has approved of me having a double embryo transfer. He said I have until the embryo transfer to decide if I would like a single or a double.
It's really baffled me. I can't decide and I don't know how to decide. A potential multiple pregnancy does scare me, with all the associated risks. But would a double transfer give me more chances of getting pregnant?
What would you do if you were me???

@OrientalPinkLily with 20-30% chance of implantation, id go for two. Did they say why implantation percentages low? I was lead to believe its 50% once get to that stage?

Had my scan yesterday sadly they couldn't see a fetal pole and I was measuring a week behind looks like I'm out symptoms have lowered

@camelinastorm I'm so so sorry. I see and feel your pain. Have they asked you back for a follow up scan?

So my drama continued and I spent the night at A&E. Walked through the door 20 mins ago. It was a joke tbh. Started haemorrhaging big clots half the size of my palm at 3pm yesterday. Filled 3 pads in 3 hours range clinic they told me to go to ER. Triaged quickly, but wait for transfer to ward was ridiculous. Moved me to ward at 1am... more waiting, Finally got seen at 3 am and dr escalated to her boss as concerns over an open cervix. Then drs were rushed into surgery so had to wait until 9am for new shift dr to see me. HCG from blood taken around 6/7 pm last night was 6407, it had been 6411 the prior morning at 8am. Not a good sign... can predict what's next.

They didn't scan me. I don't think they had anyone on shift that could. I have to go EPU on Monday for a scan and follow up. Expect to be told I've miscarried. Just don't know whether the process is complete and I've passed everything or if it's still ongoing.

I don't know how much more of this I can take. I am absolutely broken.

@OrientalPinkLily talking from my personal experiences I wouldn't implant two. From all the journals I read it seems that there's only a marginal increase in success rate, which isn't enough in my opinion to warrant a double, so I haven't ever done a double despite being offered the option. When I discussed it with embryologist and consultant at care they both said that if you have one good and one bad embryo there is a chance the bad one can make the good one fail. Also if it's immune related or uterine environment then you've lost two chances in one go on two potentially good embryos. That being said if the clinic have advised you worth reading around and making your own judgement as everyone's circumstances are different.

What transfer number is this for you? Have you done EMMA ALIVE ERA tests to rule out other reasons for failure? These kind of questions / answers would probably guide me.

Oh @charja100 so sorry it's so awful you would think the positive text the progression would be ok, my EPU scanned me and I'm back next week for scan and bloods on Sunday also think I know what ways it's going currently sorting out my last and final transfer for march

@camelinastorm @charja100 so sorry to hear this,got everything crossed for you both xx

@camelinastorm @charja100 my heart breaks for you both x

@camelinastorm @charja100 really sorry to hear your latest news. I don't know what to say, it's so hard. Such a difficult journey, the physical and emotional stress we have to go through is unbearable sometimes. I really hope you can pick yourselves up and that there is positivity for the future, whatever this brings.

@charja100 It is going to be my second ever transfer and I have been pregnant naturally before. I have not done any of those tests. I am doing a research since the consultant mentioned the double transfer and I am more inclined to a single to be honest. Multiple pregnancy comes with so many risks and I don't have all the time in the world to try again and again, I will be 39 this year, it's getting tight. I want to give its embryo the best chance and I think it's only a single transfer that can do that.

@ivfjourneyandme 50% would be amazing but it's not the case. They give those percentages based on how the embryo developed and my age. 20-30% percent is not bad but it's not amazing.

Sending hugs to everyone!

Anyone had betas done before
Mine was repeated today from Friday unfortunately it was under 48h apart, first one was at 1700 and second today around 930am (I didn't realise I had to go at a set time and went too early) they have said it has increased by quite and now at 2100 I feel this is very low for 6 weeks they say all looks good and back in at 10am on Tuesday for more tests

@camelinastorm good news! Fingers crossed everything will be good on Tuesday too!!!!

Hi all I'm out beta hasn't risen enough to be viable, rescan on Friday to plan going forward.
Has anyone had a FET after miscarriage? How soon do you recommend, I have one snow baby left not a great grad le but me and the hubby have decided we will give it the very last shot 😭 as after this we have nothing

@camelinastorm so sorry to read this. Be kind to yourself this week ❤️ infertility really is brutal.

Have a look on the January transfer buddies thread,there are some on there with experience of FET after miscarriage.

@camelinastorm i am so so sorry to read this. Big hugs x

@camelinastorm so sorry to hear that 😔 hope you are ok.

@charja100 how are you doing? Was thinking of you earlier, hope you are ok regardless of what the outcome was.

I had my first scan which was all ok and now booked to have another one at 9 weeks before the NHS one at 12 weeks. I’m really anxious to just get to 12 weeks because I feel like I can relax at that stage whereas this is a high risk period until then.

I had a scan last Thursday that confirmed miscarriage. It's taken me a week to recover and to process. Fifth failed transfer. Absolutely gutted x

@charja100 so sad to hear, do difficult to deal with, my heart goes out to you. X

@charja100 so very sorry to hear that, absolutely heartbreaking news. Take your time and grieve, you can get through this x

@charja100 so sorry for your loss 😞 hope you are having lots of self care and utilising family and friends to help you through this difficult time ❤️ xx