Anyone starting IVF cycle in April/May?

[mowat]

I'm at Olive in Vancouver.

Went by the clinic today to review what I'm supposed to do for the next 6 weeks or so. I might be able to get the u/s at my local hospital just shortly before the transfer so I might be able to make the next trip down pretty short. Would be nice to save a little money.

 

[star25]

Fantastic news on the embies mowat, so pleased for you

 

[star25]

Glad to hear you have your review quick twinkle, whats imsi? Sorry everyone probably knows buy me! Have fun at the wedding Thursday, I love weddings so much fun

2 weeks today!

 

[YearningHeart]

Mowat - oh good good, hope everything works out for you.

Star - not long left for you! You must be counting the days. It is exciting exciting.

Today is 11dp5dt for me, I had the worst heart burn/tummy ache yesterday and still a bit today. I think it might be acid reflux, such a horrible feeling especially when I get out of bed. I think it's my own fault, I had lemon and little oily food the day before yesterday and I think that sparked it off. I'm going to stay far away from bad food now since my body seems pretty sensitive. I'm breaking my meals down in few meals, little each time. I still have bloaty tummy which is not nice and the cramps and are not too bad. Iv got a mini party happening tomorrow to planning for that and by the time I know it the weekend will come.. The weekends always go fast as family everyone is at home and then it will finally be the Monday iv been waiting for! Lol

 

[JACKDOLL]

Hey yearning at my clinic 11dp5dt is the day you test, I'm surprised your clinic is making you wait 16dp5dt. But suppose all clinics are different. hope the week flys in for you.x

Good numbers mowart.xx

Enjoy your wedding twinkle, I had a wedding on Saturday, was lovely getting hair & makeup done..and all dressed up...

 

[YearningHeart]

Usually at my clinic they do the blood test exactly after 2 weeks after the embryo transfer. My embryo transfer was on Saturday, so this Saturday will be exact 2 weeks, but blood clinic is not opened in the weekdays so I have to wait til Monday.

To be honest I feel this IVF has just been so long, I had to wait for everything. Lol I had to wait forever to start the IVF, then I was on stims forever and now my blood test is later than most people. So yeah it's all wait wait for me..
X

 

[lizzie78]

Sorry for the gap ladies, work is mental (sense a theme developing here?!)

mowat - amazing news about your 17 embies that are doing well. Can't wait for the update on how many make it to the freezer but it sounds like you will have a fair few frozen cycles available to you

Yearningheart - I can't believe how relaxed you are, it has to be a positive sign for this cycle.

Twinkle - glad that your review is booked and isn't too far away. I'm interested to hear what they say so please update us. I would think the immune testing and investigation into IMSI would eb good next steps to investigate for you but don't know too much about them myself yet.

Star - IMSI is like ICSI but they actually look for the best sperm to inject for IMSI which is a step that they don't do for ICSI. It actually stands for Intra Cytoplasmic morphologically Injected (sperm) - catchy eh! Hope your waiting is going by quickly for you. Not long until it's your turn

xxx

 

[YearningHeart]

Lizzie - I'm surprised myself how relaxed I am and I'm so glad. Right now iv got my indigestion on mind. It's so bad, I just spoke to the gp who will call me in 2 hours time and make a prescription for me. Great more meds on the list, I'm already taken so many meds. I just hope this horrible tummy feeling goes. Iv got so much hope that I will get a BFP, I don't know how I will react if it's a bfn.

X

 

[YearningHeart]

Lizzie - tomorrow is your burselin injection right? For 2 weeks?

 

[lizzie78]

Friday is my first injection and yes for 2-3 weeks. Just realised all my medication is being delivered to work tomorrow and had a little "eek" to myself I really hope they don't drive up in a van with "healthcare at home" emblazoned on the side!!

 

[YearningHeart]

Good luck with the injections, you must be excited to receive the meds

 

[YearningHeart]

One of the reason I don't tell anyone about my infertility life is because no one you can trust, and when in angry people tend you stab you. I just had an argument with my sister, who does not know about the IVF however last year when I did do the IVF she knew as I told her.
She has been asking me few times of why I seem unwell and not doing much and if iv gone through another IVF. I kept denying it, I don't know why but I just didn't want to tell her, she's changed a little and I don't feel confident to tell her even though she is my sister. So in our argument (which we rarely argue) she screamed at me saying 'IVF girl' few times. I showed I couldn't care less but it got to me. After when I was away from her my tears just came rolling. She is such a selfish cow. Just because she is a mother of kids and never had to go through infertility she had no right to say that, what a cow. I'm so mad at her and certainly will not tell her anything. Sorry I'm just so upset, angry and emotional. This is the reason why I don't want to tell anyone about my journey other than those who I really trust like my mum.

Sorry I'm probably just being silly, but that statement of hers really got to it, I am just an IVF girl, not an ordinary normal girl who can conceive
I feel so rubbish

 

[mowat]

That's just horrible Yearning! I would have cried to---this whole business is so hard without a "loved one" saying things like that. I know it sounds crazy, but in some ways I'm "glad" I've had fertility problems and recurrent miscarriages. If I hadn't I don't think I'd appreciate what I have.

 

[lizzie78]

Yearningheart- I'm struggling between whether to tell you that you are so much more than just 'an ivf girl' or whether to say hell yeah you are an ivf girl, that is how much your future children are wanted. You will stop at nothing! I'm sorry but your sister sounds like a silly immature woman. I don't blame you for being upset but now that you've had your cry go try to forget everything she said and go back to concentrating on being calm and positive for you and your secret little embies snuggling in xxxx

 

[JACKDOLL]

Sorry to hear this yearning, your sister is just not thinking straight, I'm sure she would be very supportive towards your treatment and I'm sure she is feeling guilty for saying that to you...
I feel like my baby is extra special because its IVF. Still haven't made the decision weather to tell everyone yet because I don't want them thinking if its my biological child ect, which off course it is, but people do talk.. Has anyone decided on this yet??

Hope your feeling better yearning xxxxx

 

[star25]

Sorry to hear that yearningheart, like the other ladies have said, your babie/s will be so much extra special, I really believe when we all have our babies, which we will, we will appreciate them so much much more than if we had conceived naturally, the happiness we will feel will be unexplainable
Im sure you will know this feeling when u get your bfp in the next few days!
Sending you hugs

Hope your all well ladies x

 

[YearningHeart]

Thank you ladies so much, I feel much better. I think I just got really emotional and with the blood test coming up sometimes the thought of what if it fails comes to mind, but anyhow today is new day and I'm going to looking forward to my life ahead with my babies (hopefully) and not let my silly sister spoil that. Only those who go through TTC life understand the pain and struggle, and your all right, when you work so hard for something you appreciate it better.

I had graviscon yesterday, ewwwww so horrible but I need this heart burn thing to go. I'm feeling little better today. The weather is lovely wish I could go for a walk, but I get tired too quick with just few steps. Lol

How are you all today? Xx

 

[lizzie78]

Glad to hear that you are feeling a little better Yearning Heart.

AFM, my meds have arrived and are underneath my desk. One says it should be put immediately in the fridge which I can't do at work but I think there should be a cooler in there anyway - at least I'm hoping so

 

[JACKDOLL]

Lizzie how long will they be under your desk? It is very important for your meds to be kept in a fridge immediately. I had to put mine in my work fridge once I collected then! Then had half an hour journey home to get them in my home fridge.

Glad your feeling better yearning xxxx

AFM I'm still off work just chilling and enjoying this time off work

 

[YearningHeart]

Lizzie - thanks! X
Hope the meds we're not out too long, they usually do have ice packs inside the box. But yeah soon as you get home put it in the fridge unless you can out it in the work fridge. With my meds, they gave a huge box with ice pack inside and the meds was just a little.

Jackdoll - thanks! X
How long did you take time off? And have you been taking time off since embryo transfer?

I have feeling quite sickish today and everything seems to smell. I feel as I though I stink and it was making me sick. Hahah so I went for wash but I still can smell a weird smell. I want to eat because I'm hungry but the food does not seem yummy no more. (Brilliant I can lose weight) joke.. I know this is not the time to lose weight. Lol