Ivf, icis January 2025

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Anyone starting next month? I'll be on my 4th cycle. I've just bought 2 cycles with manchester fertility and it will be me done. I'm 36, have a low amh of 5.2 and afc 10. I'm doing the estrogen priming protocol so will take estrogen tablets for 7 days starting from day 21. I then take 450 meriofert. I'm not sure whether I am excited or nervous. It has been a year since my last cycle and I'm going to struggle with another loss but wanted to get started again also. No children yet and over 3 years trying. Have blocked tubes and endo xx

Omg same! Apparently it’s the anticipation/stress. I’ve never willed my period to start ever! LOL

It is driving my mad. I keep feeling like I'm bleeding but then nothing when I wipe!

@FrostedFlake 2 bleeds definitely. I also had a lot of free fluid around my ovaries so they want me to go back for a scan after my next bleed to check I'm recovered well, and then we can go after the next one. I was thrilled with all 4, even the embryologist was happy that the last 2 (which were at the morula stage yesterday) were good enough to freeze. They are the lower quality ones though.

@jenk91 when’s your official test date?
i find the two week wait is so hard as so many of the early pregnancy symptoms are the same as getting your period. Really messed with your head 🫣

@uhhuhyeahok that will come around really quickly I’m sure! And it’s great that you have a good few frozen ❤️ and that they froze all on day 5. We had one frozen today which was a bit slower but still freezable with is great.

do you know why there’s fluid or fluid built up?Is it due to stims?

@FrostedFlake official test date is 27th. Yh it messes with your head so much doesn’t it! Today I’ve had a couple of waves of really intense cramps where I thought I was going to be sick, but only lasted for like a minute. So weird, all these meds messing with our bodies

I was starting to think I was going barmy feeling sick lol I was on the bus and someone opened a red bull , I nearly lost my breakfast !

came home to bed !

my test date is Saturday but I can’t imagine going into work after upset or in a state of shock !! So think I’m gonna wait until Sunday night

hope the cramps ease up @jenk91

Yes it was the stims. My ovaries got quite swollen and the follicles refilled with fluid.
Not hugely concerning but something to be monitored.

Good luck everyone having egg collection today. Will be thinking of you all. Take care of yourselves.

Good luck collection gang xxx

Good luck everyone!

Good luck to everyone with egg collections today x

Good luck today everyone! 💜

Thanks so much everyone! They managed to collect 3 eggs which I'm pleased with considering I only had 3 follicles! Obviously not sure which ones are mature but I just have to wait now to get a call on Friday to let me know which have fertilised etc.

Egg collection was absolutely fine for anyone who has it coming up, I was really nervous about the sedation but it was just a warm fuzzy relaxed feeling and I hardly felt a thing just a couple of sharp scratches x

Well done lovely xx rest up now and hot bottle

Brilliant news @emeraldhope. Glad it went as well as it could have.

Thank you everyone.
@emeraldhope so glad it went as well as it could have done.
my collection went well, didn’t get my GA as one of the machines was broken but I had heavy sedation so I was pretty much out of it. Definitely need a frozen transfer now as well which is fine.

Well done lovely xx I ended up with the same even tho I paid for a general !

long as your knocked out ! Rest up lovely hope the pain isn’t too bad

xx

Thanks so much all! I’m at home now and the collection went well. I had mild sedation and gas and air a few times when the pain was getting a bit more intense but I can barely remember it now!

@emeraldhope @Kr0 glad both of yours went well as well. I have everything crossed for all of us for the coming days!

Well done lovely @Geordienewbie hot bottle and some food xx

Great news @emeraldhope ! Well done everyone who had collections today, fingers crossed for you all!

im 7dp5dt today and have caved tonight and done a test, i dont know why i did it, i knew it was a bad idea! Its negative so now totally deflated 😩

Glad yours both went well @Kr0 and @Geordienewbie when do you get your first update from your clinic? Mine isn't until Friday which I was surprised about as I expected to hear something tomorrow.

@jenk91 try not to be deflated it's still so early! Lots of time for you to get your BFP

Still early @jenk91 hugs lovely xx
think I’ll wait until Sunday night as I don’t want to be upset at work

colouring and keeping zen tonight
feel rank cannot wait to be done with cycogesrt

@emeraldhope I get an update tomorrow on fertilisation. Then not sure after that to be honest.

@jenk91 fingers still crossed for you. Don’t rule it out yet x

@jenk91 be kind to yourself xx as others have said it’s still early. When’s your official test day?

@emeraldhope mine said they would call tomorrow morning to let me know how many have fertilised and then hopefully again on day 3 and 5.