Ivf September 2025

[Klmno]

Thought I would start a thread as can't see one already
Anyone in the same boat who'd like to chat?
It's our first round. Likely to need a freeze all which I'm quite disappointed about as means won't even transfer until Nov.
I'm on short protocol.
Feeling pretty fed up ATM tbh, partly because it's come to this but also just want to get going, currently just waiting for my period early sept and feels like my life is on hold until then!

@AnonTTC ahhh yay! I am glad you love it, so glad I shared it with you all. I actually have loads of blueberries left over so will be making some this week.

how are you feeling about your transfer? I have everything crossed for you xx

Ha, yes I've even passed it on! So delicious and easy for a breakfast.

Feeling super excited now actually. I'd say there's been a mixture of excitement and nerves for the outcome, but currently just feeling excited and hopeful. I'm trying to remind myself that worst case scenario it doesn't work we can just focus on being closer to the next one, but obviously keeping EVERYTHING crossed it does work.

How are you? Do you have any scans etc coming up? Have you told any family yet? x

Hey! NGL I got so so lost with all the new names on the other thread and haven't really had chance to sit and read it properly. As predicted we are pretty much TWW buddies @AnonTTC - my transfer is Thursday!. I feel similar to you I guess. I am scared of how disappointed I will feel if it fails a few days before Christmas....but also thinking how wonderful Christmas will be if it works!! @pastelheart thanks for checking in, how are you feeling?xx

@AnonTTC it is exciting! And I am glad you are feeling positive, being PUPO is a strange feeling but it’s a nice feeling 🩷 I also have everything crossed it works for you. We have had our 12 week scan and that was all good, couldn’t believe how much baby had grown, and the combined testing all came back low risk so that was a relief. We have our private gender scan on Thursday! So I will 100% report back after that. Yes we told family at about 8 weeks as I started showing and I was so sick. We are waiting to announce on socials though until after our gender scan! But I am good, not sick now which was a relief honestly 🩷

@Klmno😂😂 that’s one of the reasons I set up an ivf pregnancy group as I found the other groups so overwhelming, I couldn’t keep up! Good luck with your transfer, I have everything crossed for you 🩷 I am good thanks! I am looking forward to seeing you all get your positive tests xxx

Haha it is a busy thread @Klmno - we can keep both going if it’s easier ☺️ Ahhh that’s amazing news, so pleased for you, and also super happy we will be able to keep each other company with them being so close!! I’m trying not to think toooo much about the outcome because it’s impossible to
predict how I’ll fully feel in that moment, but I reckon I’ll hold off testing out of fear my bubble will be burst 😂

Glad to hear everything is good with you @pastelheart .. omg gender scan on Thursday!! Gosh I feel like it’s going so quickly, do you? Great news all the 12 weeks tests came back clear too, that must be nerve racking at the time. Also great you’re not being too sick anymore, hopefully you’re through the worst 🤞🏼 how nice you can announce it to everyone just before Christmas!! X

Yes it would be lovely to still chat on here! I'm off work next week so might try dip into the other thread a bit once I've had chance to read some of it.
Definitely need someone to talk to during the wait to help it pass faster!
It's weird as I'm away with friends for 6 days during the tww, we are just hiking and doing outdoor stuff so not a boozy hol. But it will be strange simultaneously wanting to enjoy the time but also wishing the time away until test day!
I think if we do get a positive we will tell our parents right away on Xmas day! Which is funny as who tells their parents so quickly....but IVF is such a game changer and they know we are doing it!
Aw @pastelheart how exciting to find out the gender!! Am I right in thinking you already have a son? (May have remembered that totally wrong sorry)

Ooo interesting re telling parents on Xmas Day @Klmno .. I think we'd be so torn on what to do. We've not really told anybody we're having a transfer pre-Christmas because we decided we wanted to keep hold of any surprise element we can since we've been robbed of most of it 🤣 Like you, most of our family/friends know we're having IVF so I doubt we'd ever make it to the 'usual' 12 week period. However, I do think if I wasn't drinking over Xmas they'd have suspicions so part of me would want to tell them beforehand as a big surprise when everyone is together, but equally we have a LOT of family together on Xmas Day (not just parents) so also not sure if I'll want to announce it so far & wide until we've had our viability scan. I can't really comprehend is since I've never had a positive test in my life so impossible to know how we will feel!

I think it's great you've got that trip with your friends.. I'm actually loving having this process around Christmas because I have loads already planned over the next 7-10 days that will keep me occupied. Also bonus points you'll be walking loads to keep that circulation going and stay active! I bet you'll find you're not wishing it away but just enjoying yourself and because of that the days will go fast anyway 🤞

Oh ps. does anybody else's clinic not call them until the DAY OF transfer to confirm a time etc? I'm desperate to know when it will be/if the embryo thaws okay etc and have to just wait for a random call to come through tomorrow. They haven't even indicated when the call will come through.. as if this whole process wasn't uncertain enough!!! 🤣

@AnonTTC my clinic didn't call me on the day, but i did know when to go in cause they gave me that information on my last scan. i did a modified natural so they knew the exact time they needed to do the transfer based on the timing of the trigger. i wish they called to confirm the thaw was ok which i was stressing about, but they didn't say they would call so it was more of a "it would've been nice if they called to say we're good to go"
i thought your transfer was today! well good luck tomorrow!!!

@AnonTTC good luck today, thinking of you 🩷🩷🩷

Awww thank you! Transfer was this morning and all went fine 🥰
We went for a lovely pub lunch afterwards so enjoyed that and now on the sofa watching a film and chilling out, definitely milking this 🤣 x

@AnonTTC yay congrats on being PUPO! How do you feel? xx

Aww thank you @pastelheart ! It is weird isn’t it because on cycles where we’ve just tried naturally I’d definitely feel less “protective” if you like, but since I know there’s an actual embryo in there it’s hard not to think about it 🤣
Feeling fine.. just a bit tired because I woke up at 5:30 and couldn’t sleep! More just trying to wrap my head around it thinking about the fact it’s actually been put back in and could implant over the next few days!! Me and my husband were a bit shellshocked I think, the whole procedure felt like an out of body experience haha x

@Klmno good luck today on your transfer! Hope it goes well 🩷🩷🩷

@AnonTTCit is a weird feeling trying to process after your transfer lol did you enjoy the transfer though? Our clinic made it really special for us and we had a great time! Xx

Good luck @Klmno ! Hope everything goes well ❤️

Ermmm, we both found the transfer exciting and surreal @pastelheart and the staff there were incredible. However I’d say I found it a bit strange and overwhelming at the same time 🤣 they did point out where the embryo had been placed and showed it on screen etc which was cool but as it was our first one it was all very new xx

@AnonTTC so glad it went well and that you had a lovely afternoon afterwards! Sorry I meant to come on here and wish you good luck but had such a hectic day, was thinking of you though!
It's mad isn't it, I said to my partner last time that we don't know if we've ever reached that stage before. Not sure if we ever even had fertilisation when we were trying naturally!

Aww thank you @Klmno ! Thinking of you too, hope today went well?

& yes - I have to say it’s the closest I’ve ever felt to actually being pregnant because you obviously know an actual embryo is going in. I felt weird yesterday like almost protective as if I was already pregnant which was odd since it’s only technically 5 days after ovulation and ordinarily I’d never think like that 🤣

Aww thank you @Klmno ! Thinking of you too, hope today went well?

& yes - I have to say it’s the closest I’ve ever felt to actually being pregnant because you obviously know an actual embryo is going in. I felt weird yesterday like almost protective as if I was already pregnant which was odd since it’s only technically 5 days after ovulation and ordinarily I’d never think like that 🤣

Thank you. It went fine thanks! A bit smoother than last time really as they weren't running late this time and they knew which catheter was best to use after they tried a couple of different ones last time.
I have actually mostly forgotten about it this afternoon which actually might suit me best. We are moving house next year so I've been having a big clear out and continued with that today plus started packing for my holiday. Last time I took a week of work and slowed down but this time I've got a hectic 11 days....I guess last time didn't work for me but maybe being busy will? Haha. I'm sure there will be times where I can't concentrate on anything else and it's all I think about haha.
Have you planned when you're going to test?xx

Glad it went nice and smoothly for you :)

& good that you’ve almost forgotten about it, definitely best! I feel fairly chilled about the whole thing but it’s deffo on my mind 99% of the time. Ooo where is your girl’s holiday then!? Somewhere nice I hope? I took Weds & Thursday off work but honestly I’m SO glad I’m back in today because I was getting pretty bored, especially since I can’t do my usual and go to the gym or anything. I went for a long walk with my friend yesterday which was nice and have loads planned in the next week or so to keep my occupied (actually grateful for this being over the festive period for this reason!) I think we will test on Sunday 21st, purely because my friend is hosting a festive drinks on the 22nd and I’d quite like to know one way or another by then so I can at least enjoy some Christmas drinks if it’s not the result we want. Goes without saying I’d MUCH rather not drink and the result be positive!! 🤞🏼 how about you? X

Ah that's great you had a couple of days off to chill! But yeah work will probably make the time go faster. That's lovely you have lots of plans to distract you! I am going on a hiking trip up in Scotland 😄 Should be beautiful but may be baltic haha! 🧊 Also going to test on 21st! Otd is 22nd but I'm working. Won't test until the evening though when I get back from my trip. Already nervous thinking about it! Great we have the same test day!Xx

How are you both? @Klmno @AnonTTC xxx

Hey @pastelheart .. doing okay thanks! Had a bit of a wobble yesterday and had fully convinced myself it hadn’t worked so was feeling incredibly anxious, but reminded myself I had no reason to think that and am feeling much more positive today ❤️ going to test on Sunday so nearly there! How are you? X

@AnonTTCooh i am glad you are feeling positive today, the up and downs are hard. How many dpt are you now? I am good thank you, we announced on social media yesterday and i felt very very overwhelmed but feeling a bit better today! Lots of emotions going on I think! Xx

I'm 7DPT today @pastelheart .. so strange thinking in DPT now and not DPO, feels very different for some reason! When I test I will be 11DPT so hoping that is enough for a 100% accurate test. I'm honestly dreading testing.. I feel sick just thinking about it and not sure I'll be able to bring myself to look!
Sorry you felt overwhelmed but glad you're feeling better today. Just goes to show the anxiety definitely doesn't stop after a positive test. Glad everything is going well for you though ❤️ I feel like the weeks are flying by!! x