IVF March 2025

[Banksl92]

Hiya. I’m due to start IVF in March and just wanted to find some people who were going through the same so we can support/ advise eachother! I’m 32 and have been trying to get pregnant for 8 years now and just wanted to meet some people in the same boat!

@expat321 with 5 day old embryo id say absolute earliest on a very sensitive tests is 4dpt. As im thinking thats like 9dpo in a natural conception. In general online ive seen people testing on 5 days post transfer.

I literally can't cope with the wait. I'm going crazy.

I just want the disappointment to be over, or if positive, I want to get excited. But right now I'm losing my goddamn mind.

I ate half a tub of ice cream this evening as a way to distract myself...

@expat321 I second 4 or 5 days would be the earliest. I know it’s so hard just try and distract yourself, do you have anything to do or friends to meet up etc?
@Twofromanotherkind I don’t think so? I guess some people still can but I assumed periods won’t come on any progesterone until a few days after stopping

I got my vvvvf (as in DH didn’t believe it was there) line on an easy@home 5dpt in the evening. Decent line on a first response the next day or probably would have shown up sooner on a first response.

You are definitely too early today though. I really think you should wait until 5dpt at least. Sorry I know the waiting is so hard. I have been doing a jigsaw in the evenings as it stops me thinking and doomscrolling!

What electrolytes did you use?

@Twofromanotherkind lucozade sports and Asda own version, also the wow protein water, smart water, and some of the electrolyte tablets you dissolve in a glass of water!

This is maybe a weird one but did your partner come to your embryo transfer? The reason I ask is we have a 3yr old. So it will be tricky to find childcare 🤔 I could ask my mum but then I basically have to tell her why. We're sort of thinking maybe I just go but don't know. Tbh I think I'll find quite an awkward procedure legs in stirrups 🤣 not a magical moment as such - thoughts?

I hold my hands up that I’m spiralling at 5 dpt over here too! Can’t get into a positive thinking headspace and any symptoms seem to be more because of the progesterone in my mind.

Thanks for the support and reply @captainsmal 💕 Yes I'm busy with my DC and full time job 😅 but I still can't relax. I know that I'm stressing for no reason at the moment though and need to calm down. It's actually school holidays and an extended long weekend this week where I live plus I'm taking time off work which means I have the whole week off next week to keep busy with DC. I've lined up activities every day to keep myself as distracted as possible.

@PrincessofLiechtenstein jigsaw is a good idea! I've been trying to get back in to reading to fill the time in the evenings.

Yes mine did @spttc but it's mandatory/legal procedure for the partner to be there for transfer (i think I mentioned before I live in Dubai so diff rules).

@SlinkMcSlink girl same 😭 Hand holding right here for you. I'm losing my miiiiiiind!!! I just think it hasn't happened for me and just want to be miserable and forget about it all.

Hi everyone,
Ive been reading on here this month as I’m going through treatment -I wasn’t brave enough to post before and I had also kind of blocked everything out so far and not thought about treatment much (apart from jab time), but egg collection is tomorrow morning and now it’s all I can think about.

congratulations to everyone on here who has had positive results - it has been genuinely reassuring and hopeful to hear your good news!

thank you to those who gave the ganirelix tips - those jabs were bloody awful and the 45 degree upwards tip helped a lot!

@spttc mine came and honestly I was glad he did because he really lightened the moment when I shot that speculum at the doctor 😂😂 otherwise I’d have felt so embarrassed by myself!

@captainsmal yeh it's not the most dignified moment 🙈 I'm actually dreading it tbh I sort of wish I could be sedated tbh ughhhh

This is really exciting news, hopefully the rest of us won't be too far behind you. Huge Congratulations again, im so glad it has worked, what such positive news.

Oh no!! Lol The 2ww is hard, you have to find things to keep your mind busy. What about a new TV series, a good book?

Good luck with your egg collection this day @Charmofgoldfinch

My egg collection has been done, i got 11 eggs :) hopefully thats enough 🙏🙏

That's amazing. Fingers xd for great fertilisation. How exciting.

That’s really good congrats

That’s great!!

Fantastic @Timetotryagain 🤩

Thanks everyone 💜 i was so paranoud3i had already ovulated because my ewxm basically dried up immediatley after the trigger shot but i guess thats maybe one of the side effects! Now the tense 5 days waiting to see

Hows everyone else doing? Good luck for your collection too @Charmofgoldfinch

@Timetotryagain glad it went well! I finally got my period yesterday, our day 5 embryo update will be tomorrow morning, so feeling very anxious to see if we have any blasts to transfer.

@Timetotryagain congrats that’s a great number!
@OneQuirkyPanda glad your period arrived and good luck for your update tomorrow 🤞🏻

11 - that’s great. Now the waiting phase begins! Sending lots of positive thoughts.

How is everyone doing? All those on the 2ww I know how hard it is - I found a good jigsaw really helpful to take my mind off things until I got persuaded on here after day 10.

My otd is Wednesday - sending love to everyone.

@Timetotryagain congrats! Great number to star with. FX that you get a really strong fertilisation rate.

@OneQuirkyPandahope that you get good news tomorrow.

@expat321any symptoms yet? I already feel like AF is arriving. Hoping it’s implantation cramps!