IVF April 2025

[waitingforourmiracle]

Thought I'd start a thread for anyone starting IVF/ICSI in April! This is going to be round 2 for me, I'm currently waiting for my period to start so I can book my pre-treatment appointment and typical, I'm a week late with no signs of AF! Joys of PCOS and irregular cycles!

Be nice to have some company! 💛

Yes it’s a strange one isn’t it.
i gulped a glass down this morning without tasting it 😂
anything worth a go 😊

I eat a lot of anti inflammatory foods like blue berries

I am trying to eat a lot of protein, cut out caffeine, taking elevit and every so often I take melatonin. I have to stop the melatonin I am on if I fall pregnant and swap to restivit. I take melatonin for sleeping but its also suppose to help with egg retrieval and fertilisation so we will see. Other then that I'm not on any supplements but if this cycle doesn't work and I don't end up with good eggs or fertilisation I will start taking other supplements.

I am personally not a big cheese or dairy eater/drinker as I have a dairy intolerance but I do really limit all dairy and caffeine leading up to egg retrieval and transfer.

Done first injection

Didnt hurt but abdomen area is red and itchy

Any time my body has a new to it thing - its always a bit hhhm

Did you guys ice pack / numb abdomen b4 injection ?

( we didnt do that today )

@worldwidetravel2017 woohoo good luck. no i didn’t use any ice packs. My evening injections were fine but morning injections were always red and itchy. My booklet does say this is normal.

I had my trigger injection yesterday done. Really hoping we get enough good quality eggs tomorrow but trying not to over think it.

Sending u all the luck

And thank you.
The itching and redness has gone now

Hey everyone! Love reading everyone's updates, hope everyone is feeling okay! Regards supplements I take folic acid, vitamin D, vitamin E (i think!) and CoQ10!

@worldwidetravel2017 I used ice packs before injections and they really helped!

I had my egg collection yesterday and everything went really well, was in and out within a few hours and luckily no pain since! I've been really lucky so far, I had 20 eggs collected, 19 mature and I've just had my first update that 16 have fertilised! Fingers toes and everything else enough survive to day 5/6!

Good luck to everyone who's got their egg collections coming up!

Best of luck tomorrow! X

Also to add my partner took Impryl and stopped drinking (also had a varicocele embellishment in September) and his count went from 1.2mil in Jan to 7.5mil yesterday which was good to know!
Also meant to say "Fingers toes and everything else crossed" 😅

Thats ace news

20 eggs is great. We only got 11 from our 1 cycle. Fingers crossed for you. Keep us posted if possible 🥰

Hope all goes well

Hi all! So I had my first scan today. It’s been 7 days on stims and my left side hasn’t really done much at all but my right has 3 that are good then some quite a bit smaller and the rest are small like my left side. They won’t increase my meds as I’m on a kind package which is limited to what they can do. So yeah have said I will have egg collection on Monday and I might get 6 follicles if I’m lucky. Feeling quite disheartened as this is the worst I have done. I’m guessing it might be because I’m on gonal f and the last 3 collections I did I was on menopur. So yeah not the best news today.
Hope you guys are getting on well!

Just had my first fyremadel injection and it was awful. The needle wouldn’t go in so really had to push it. It was stingy but the worst bit when I pulled the needle out. Did anyone come up with a small lump and rash straight away? Dreading giving that again 😭

@Twofromanotherkindyes I’ve always found this one stingy. I hate it. I’ve just done my one for the day and the stinging has commenced. It’s only for like 20 minutes a little sting here and there.
I got a little rash the first time I did it in 2021 but have been alright this time. Hopefully your next one isn’t as bad.

@Alexm06fingers crossed things progress over the next few days for you. Plenty of electrolytes.
But it only takes one embryo 🙏🏻 good luck.

That’s annoying re eggs. Still it does only take one so will keep my fingers crossed for you

Hey all

Hows everyone?

Had 2nd injection today

I put ice pack on b4 - that reduced the itching after
Highly recommend

Hi, I am on day 4 of stims. I find it very strange that my clinic are not seeing me on day 6 or 7. And instead want to see me on day 9 of stims.

I do have low AMH so I am extremely anxious. I am also on Gonal F. @Alexm06do you have low amh/ were you expecting this. On a positive note 6 is still a great number and it does only take 1, so stay positive. My clinic told me that I’ll be lucky to get 2-3 which made me feel horrible. But now im just taking each day as it comes and accepting that it only does take one 🤍

@worldwidetravel2017I am finding gonal F quite easy. But im not lucking forward to Ganirelix. As I’ve heard it’s very stingy.
what medication are you on?

Bruserlin atm
( however its spelt )

Add in meriofert and inhixa in a bit

Then more later 4 fet if we get pgta normal embryos etc

I got told they normally see ppl around day 10
But they r seeing me day 8.
As high ohss risk / i have pcos

I have 3 provisional scans bkd

How olds everyone ? If u dont mind me asking

Im 38.

Miscarriage was at 36.75