Anyone starting IVF cycle in April/May?

[star25]

Hi
Hope your ok today mowat and the hyper stimulation stays away for you, is your retrieval still this Wednesday? Hoping the best for you

Yearningheart, any symptoms yet? Hope your doing well and looking forward to your test date!

Jackdoll, how are you feeling? Bet you cant wait for your scan! 6 years is a long time but I bet thisfeels even more special and amazing for you after everything you've gone through to get here

Twinkle, I love prosecco, sounds like your relaxed and enjoyed the bbq, its time to have fun bd'ing like you said and have a break so your ready for action next cycle

Emz, how have you been?

Lizzie, how are things moving along for you?

Afm, nothing new here, still just waiting waiting waiting and working working working to make time go quicker!

 

[mowat]

Egg retrieval tomorrow! Very excited.

 

[YearningHeart]

Jackdoll - how are you doing? How's pregnancy going? when is your scan?

Mowat - ohh that's great! Good luck with the egg collection, I hope it goes well and they collect many excellent quality eggs.

Twinkle - heyyyy how are doing? I hope you are well. Xx

Star - hi how are you? Yeah it's good good to just work and kill time. Lol I think when being busy you don't time to think about stressful things.

Hope Lizzie and emz are well too.

Sorry ladies, Iv been so busy to come here which is good because during my first IVF cycle I was so free and all I was doing was stressing over the outcome. As for testing, well I am still tempted but I can't hold it.. Hopefully! Im just too scared to test and at the same time I don't want a BFP that ends up with bfn. I had a wedding to attend and a party.. Iv got a ceremony coming up so lots of planing for that, because my mind is occupied in things I'm not stressing too much, I'm not really doing any physical work, it's just planing things if you know what I mean. I can't believe 1 week has already passed. I need another week to pass before my test day.

I am trying so hard to not think much about it because when I think of what if it's bfn I get upset, seriously if this IVF doesn't work out I don't know if I can go through around of IVF, it's just sooooooooo much to take mentally and physically but then again I said that to the first IVF. Lol

As for symtops - well iv got the usual cramps, tummy cramps too. I felt little sickish yesterday for like only 2 mins! Today iv just been wanting to eat, I hope that's a good sign and not me being greedy coz that's pretty scary then! Haha
Iv had no spotting, no sore breast, nothing else really which sometimes worries me but then I think.. There are many ladies who get a BFP without any symtopms. I keep reassuring myself and just let this 1 week pass. I can't wait for the blood test. I just want to know and move on what ever the result is.

Sorry I wasn't intending to write this much

Xxxx

 

[twinklemama]

Mowat, good luck for tomoro my love, hoping for good numbers and quality for u! When is DH coming out to meet u? And is ur little one coming along for the trip?

Yearning, glad to hear you've gotten through the first week, hopefully this week flies in to and you get your BFP! U definitely deserve it, esp after all you went through during your stims.

Hope all you girls are doing well xoxo

I had another BBQ this evening after a really lovely day taking our doggies up to visit their nana in hospital. DH's mum has been in hospital for 10 weeks after essentially having a stroke (it's a long story). She can't walk and her left side is extremely weak. She got moved from hospital to a brain injury rehab unit this week, so we're delighted to see her making progress as the physio has picked up the pace. Doggies were so excited to see her and we took her for a good walk around the gardens in her chair.

Awh well, back to work tomoro, can hardly wait lol! Night all xoxo

 

[mowat]

That's some amazing strength to hold off testing Yearning. Nice to be keeping busy and keeping your mind off it.

So sorry to hear about your mil Twinkle. So nice the dogs can visit her in hospital.

Unfortunately DH won't be coming down to meet me or my little guy. DH made a quick trip down last week and "dropped" his goods. We're going to do the ICSI procedure since his motility was a little low when tested and since the clinic is not using a fresh sample.

Feel a little better than yesterday. Super sore boobs still.

 

[JACKDOLL]

Good luck mowart, hope everything goes smoothly for you and you get nice quality eggs..xxx

Yearning you are so good not to test, how many days are you past now?? Don't worry about symptoms. I still don't have sore boobs, if you do decide to test id advise to get first response because they seem to be the best. And detact early pregnancy.xx
My scan should be in 2 weeks time, still waiting on post man, I feel ok, just really nervous and praying that everything works out for us. You think you get this far and you can settle yourself but its diffently more worrying...x I'm 5 weeks tomorrow

Twinkle glad your mil is on the mend, wee pet, nothing as bad when your family is sick & in hospital..x

 

[star25]

Exciting mowat! Good luck for today, hope all goes well which I'm sure it will

Yearningheart, your doing well, the appetite sounds likely good sign, cant wait for a week's time to fly by!

Twinkle, sorry to hear about mil but sounds like shes been well looked after by her family and seeing the doggies must have lifted her spirits

I'm babysitting again today, proper days off never seem to happen anymore, it was just for a couple of hrs but my sisters been asked in early to work so it's creeping up to 5hrs now, just enough time now to jump in shower and walk the dog first
Oh yeah...... 15 days! ( but thats not counting today!)

 

[YearningHeart]

Twinkle - Awww thanks. Everyone deserves happiness, everyone TTC deserves a baby. It just takes some longer than others. X
BBQ sounds nice, I want BBQ now! Sorry to hear about your DHs mums, I hope she recovers super fast and is in excellent state. Must be a tough time for your DH. Let us know how she does. Hope you have a nice day at work.. You probably read this after work anyway. Lol

Mowat - ohh had I been in my house, I think I would of definitely given in and tested but in my mums house too many people to hide anything, plus I run out of pregnancy strips in my house and thought maybe it's not meant to be. I can keep my mind occupied with other things in this house because of so many people and things to chat about etc. the funny thing is no one knows about my IVF other than my mum the rest think I'm just little unwell. Haha
I hope everything went well for you. Looking forward to hearing your update. X

Jackdoll - hi today I am 9dp5dt. My blood test is next Monday so 6 more days to go which I can't wait. I want to hold off testing and I hope I can stay strong. Good luck with your scan, how exciting, so the first scan they do after 7 weeks? Is that for all just out of interest and what do they look for in this scan?

- just a question to you ladies, how do you calculate how many weeks you are? Does day 1 start from the day after embryo transfer? So e.g my embryo transfer was on 24th may so does that mean I could be 1 week and 1 day pregnant?

 

[YearningHeart]

Star - haha we posted at the same time again. Yep one more week to go and I can't wait. I do hope the appetite is a good sign because seriously I'm just eating Nd I'm scared I'm gonna put on crazy weight! Lol
Yippee 15 days.. I was going to say guess what it is! June has finally arrived, u must be super excited for the 18th to come quick quick

Babysitting is nice.. For a while! Lol well with my niece and nephews it's nice for a while until they want full attention, but that's what's cute about kids. How many are you babysitting? Enjoy. Xx

 

[lizzie78]

Hi Ladies,

Yearningheart - You are being so strong, glad you have only another week to hold off before OTD and that you are keeping busy and positive

Mowat - Good luck for EC today, let us know how everything goes, keeping figures crossed that OHSS has stayed away and that you will be transferring later this week.

Twinkle - I've heard the same about both the scratch lasting a couple of cycles and the body being more willing to accept a pregnancy post miscarriage so enjoy the sunshine and the BDing and who knows.

Star & Emz - how are you doing?

AFM,

Just back from a long weekend in Harrogate with my friend and her mum. I totally forgot about IVF for the duration and just had a lovely time. Back to reality today with my boss still off on sick leave and back to back conference calls from 10. They finally called me about delivering my drugs and the only way I could work things and get stuff into a fridge in the recommended time is to have everything delivered to work on Thursday. Bit nervous as I start Buserlin the following day so hope everything that they deliver is as it should be. I'm sure it will be but i'll feel better when they arrive. DH is being kind to me and we are having a 'date night' near my office tomorrow. I have a 200 mile commute to work and am starting the week feeling tired so he is going to stay over with me and then travel to work himself on Weds morning to let me have a lie in.

xxx

 

[star25]

Just the 1 today, hes nearly 3 so alot of attention wanted but luckily cbeebies helps with that! I saw you were online and thought we would post same time!

I'm ok thank you lizzie, you have a long commute, dont know how you do it, what time do you have to get up? Least you can have a lie in this week, a much deserved one too!

 

[JACKDOLL]

Yearning did you have egg collection 19th may? I have an Ivf calculator (you can also find these online) if you are pregnant you are 4 weeks today..

Babies heartbeat can be heard from 6-7 weeks so ill hear the heartbeat at my scan. All being well

 

[lizzie78]

Star, I get up at 5 or at least that's when the alarm clock goes off usually get home between 7:30 and 9pm depending on how late I leave the office and whether I go for a swim on the way home. I'm starting to worry about how i'll cope once the meds kick in. my boss was being supportive but has had something come up which means he is going to be on sick leave for most of my cycle. He has just emailed me and told me he is now not coming back to work today and is going off sick with immediate effect. Trying not to let it rattle me but where I was feeling quite organised and calm about things now I'm worried as I'll be expected to step up and cover for him as Head of Department as well as my own job and coping with IVF

 

[YearningHeart]

Lizzie - you know what it's actually quite nice to forget about IVF and just enjoy yourself, luckily I have few things going on so I don't have the time to stress. Lol
Don't worry too much about the delivery.. Hopefully all the rights meds come. When do you think you will receive it? How exciting, I can't believe it, it's time for the stims for you. How fast time goes eh! Good luck with it and keep us updated
Try to not stress too much with work, take it as it comes. Remember right now, you are important.

Star - Awww 3 is a cute age and yep an age where they want attention. Lol I agree with the cbeebies it does help! The TV does the entertaining.

Jackdoll - yeah I had the egg collection on 19th may. I did check the IVF calculator on fertility friends and an android app which said I would be 4 weeks pregnant but I was like I guess it makes sense, because the day they collect the eggs that's the day of conception right? I sound silly asking this.
Ok cool, hopefully your scan goes well. Does everyone have a scan on 6-7th week?

 

[lizzie78]

Yearning heart - Meds arrive Thursday Not at stimms yet though, they are supressing my cycle first so I have 2-3 weeks of down regulation medication first. Once they see that my ovaries are completely supressed I will start stimms.

 

[star25]

Those are long days lizzie, I moan about my 20min walk when my dh is at work and cant drive me, think I'll shut up in future :/
Hope you dont have to step up to any more work, try and concentrate on yourself as much as possible although easier said than done you need to look after yourself

Home alone now but 1 of my sisters wants to come round for nvq help and an other to look at hol and flights with her, was looking forward to a quiet evening as dh just gone bk to work but looks like can kiss that goodbye!

 

[lizzie78]

Hope you have a nice night Star, I'm a terrible recluse, if people want to come around when i'm expecting a night alone i can be a right grump!

 

[YearningHeart]

Lizzie - oh yes I remember you mentioning. Hope it goes all well, 3 more days to go before the injections so how many injections will you be taking? Just the one?

Star - you sound so busy busy with your nephews and sisters. Aww I'm sure your sisters appreciate you. Sometimes it can be a spoiler when you plan something and it gets changed last minute but sometimes it nice, hope u have a nice time.

A quick question Jackdoll or anyone -
I'm just so curious and confused, I went on IVF calculator in which I have to enter the egg collection date/ET date and it works out how many weeks you are pregnant and the due date. It says I am 4 weeks pregnant. I don't get how that works because I had egg collection on 19th May and it's only been exact 2 weeks since then so how does it be 4 weeks? Lol

I'm just interested to know, I don't even know if I am pregnant. X

 

[JACKDOLL]

Hey yearning, in all pregnancies natural or ivf you always go back to your period date. So in ivf it's going back 2 weeks before egg collection. If you think of it this way. In a natural cycle you have your period then your egg starts to develop again and then releases, gets fertilised or your period comes. So it's from the very start that it started to re-produce again. Realistically we are only ever pregnant for 38 weeks because the 2 weeks don't really count but are counted into a 40 week pregnancy. Hope it's abit clearer for you. But I know it can be very confusing xxx

 

[YearningHeart]

Jackdoll - ahhhhh interesting, I did not know that. Yeah it does make more sense, I guess I will understand better with bit of research and experience, It sounds nice to feel or believe being 4 weeks pregnant. Oh I really hope I do get a BFP. So how many weeks are you now? 5?