IVF/FET May and June

Yes, I started the prednisolone yesterday (and also the cyclogest pessaries).

They are doing it early because I'm having 2 transferred so they don't need to wait to choose the best ones, it's both! The embryologist was really pleased with them and said they will be happiest back inside me.
 
Ellie- that's great! Come on embryos!

Fern- I'm 7dp5dt now. Had a dream about getting a positive preg test last night. But I held off testing this morning. I just don't want to see another negative and end my happiness over the this ought that this could have worked this time... Know what I mean? In my mind as soon as I see another negative I'll 'know' that it's over.
 
That's such great news ellie.

Aaawww timetotry I totally understand. Of course I selfishly want you to test so that I can stare at them! But I understand not wanting to. I've also avoided testing for years and only tested early this time; the fact that my doctor does early betas played a huge role (I wanted to make sure the trigger had faded and not only rely on an early + beta). I ended up not believing any tests in any case until the day of my 2nd beta!
Just ignore me please & keep doing what you know is right for you :) xxx hugs; hope you get a strong ++!
 
Ellie - that was fast. Best of luck for your ET today
 
Elli- lots of luck!

Timetotry- will you test tomorrow? I hope you get your :bfp:
 
Mdc - so sorry to hear this. I'm also curious what the next steps would be. Hopefully they can get it worked out and your body cooperates.

Nimbec - really hope you start to feel better soon and all the suggestions the ladies made helps.

Ellie - this is wonderful news. Good luck! Congrats on being soon-to-be PUPO!

Fern - that stinks you are still bloated. How frustrating. Hope it eventually goes back to "normal." Hope you are doing well!

Timetotry - I completely understand the feeling and hope you can wait a bit longer. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

AFM - I'm doing well. On Day 6 of stims. At the ultrasound this morning she measured 10 follicles on the left (ranging from 3.8 to 14.7 mm in size) and then 9 follicles on the right (ranging from 3.1 to 14.7 mm in size). This is one less than they measured two days ago on the left side and an additional four more popped up on the right. It was a different ultrasound tech though and I know they can vary slightly on their reports. Things are looking good so far though and lining is thickening up as well.
 
So, I am officially PUPO! They put both back in and it went really well, like textbook. The 2 cell had become a 4 cell already, so I have a 4B and a 5B on board - good embryo gradings.

Now I'm going to relax and drink warm drinks with slipper socks on!
 
Rebecca, I did not do inj this time because it was so long on oral and vaginal. Another reason I would have wished for a weekend scan to have inj as an option. My E2 level was only 950, so inj may have helped at least the blood level not sure about the lining. I think the doc thought this long and no growth better to just start over as the inj can result is sustained levels for longer which would equal a delay if it did not help.

Time, that is awesome for the two frosties. Congratulations! I was on 6mg oral and 4 vaginally with measly blood levels.

Nimbec, I hope the bloat goes away. My acu doc suggested apricots and prunes to help with fiber and a slight laxitative effect. I agree with water, but if it is ohss you need to be careful because drinking a lot will make it worse. Have you thought about colace?

Ellie, congratulations! You have got babies on board!

Bronte, getting so close! Grow follies (and lining) grow!

Thank you everyone for your responses. Sadly a cancelled cycle as I suspected. Kind of glad the doc did not call that day because I was all weepy and stuff. She did call in the morning and told me she wanted to halt the cycle. We talked for quite a while and decided next cycle to go al natural to see what my lining does with absolutely no intervention. Since I was pregnant before (we did not do a lining check then), she feels that I may just be a person with a thin lining overall. If that does not work we can do another cycle throwing the book at my lining...estrogen (I will probably add inj), vaginal viagra, or maybe even a small stim cycle with Menopur to get my e2 up. In a perfect world I would love to do another IVF cycle (lining was just over 7 at that time), fet with the one egg, and freeze the rest. However, that would be out of pocket as insurance will only pay for a fresh if all Frozen embies are used. She said we will just try to transfer when we get as high as we think we can get, so scary but I need to have faith it will work. She said to continue with acu focused on my lining, L-arginine (6g...horse pills), Vit E (800 IU), add in 1g Vit C...might talk to my acupuncturist about herbs (kind of skeptical on that, but I will do anything). So the saga continues, but I will get there. I thought about trying to fit in a small vacation for DH and I really there may not be enough time...guess that is good :winkwink:
 
Ellie - yay and congrats on being PUPO. Whoo hooo!

Mdc - so sorry again that it's officially cancelled. But it sounds like you and your doctor worked out a great plan of attack. And hope the rest and non-medicated cycle will work and you don't need to try all the additional stuff. Good luck!
 
Hi ladies :flower:

Ellie yay congratulations on being pupo!! I'm guessing they did a 3 day transfer or am i getting muddled up? time seems to be an odd thing for me at the moment sometimes flying by othertimes standing still! How are you feeling? hopefully nice and relaxed!

Mdc so sorry for your cancelled cycle :cry: very annoying but its nice to have a plan at least to be able to move forward...not ideal i know but i'm rooting for you! thank you for the recommendations i have tried some natural things and last night in desperation i had a curry which sort of worked slightly!

Bronte they are great sized follies not long left now till you trigger!

Timetotry i know the feeling i'm usually the first to test but feel a little different this time ....not sure how i am going to handle the disappointment if it doesn't work :dohh: time seems to be dragging on this front! Keeping everything crossed for you!

Thank you so much ladies for all your advice re my bloating and constipation...i'm still pretty awful but a bit better....clinic want to see me tomorrow to make sure its not ohss - i need to drink more but am struggling, i'm pretty sure i'm fine and not got it so will see how i feel tomorrrow. I'm 1.5hrs from clinic so a long way to go - plus i don't really want them scanning me incase it upsets my embie settling in!!

Time is dragging for me now ...i'm only a few days post transfer lol! I wanted to ask do you count the day of transfer as day one or the day after? Transfer was Monday so wondering if i'm 3 or 4 days post ?

Hi to everyone else!
 
Mine was actually a 2 day transfer as I was always going to put 2 back and there were only 2 going strong today. They only keep them out longer to be sure they can pick the best one(s), so the decision was to get them back in ASAP. I'd not heard of 2 day transfer, so it's a bit odd being so quick. I'm relieved that 2 made it to now, but sad I have no frosties.
You don't count the day of transfer in the count. Tomorrow I'll be 1dp2dt.
 
Ah I understand now I hadn't heard of 2 days but it makes sense now you have explained! When is official test date? Can't be far from mine? Hope you are feeling ok after transfer. Thanks for the explanation too - shame that means I'm only 3dp 5dt an extra day would have been nice 😀🙄. Hope your embies are busy settling in!!
 
Ellie - I had a 2 day transfer on my first IVF. That embie is now my gorgeous 3 yo little girl :) Best place to be...inside their mama, getting comfy for the next 9 months xxx
 
Hope you're doing ok timetotry, the 2 www is horrid. Looking forward to seeing 2 lines from you xx And yay for 2 frosties!
 
Bronte - everything sounds like it's going brilliantly :) How long are you expecting to stim for? X
 
Mdc - so sorry to hear about you cancelled cycle :-( Great that you have a good plan of attack for next time xx
 
Sorry for all the separate posts! Hope everyone else is doing well. Still checking in and cheering you all on. Good luck with whatever stage you are at everyone xx
 
Nimbec - fingers crossed it isn't ohss and you just need to get the poop moving! Hope your embie is getting nice and snug x
 
Good question, Tulip. My retrieval is very tentatively set for next Wednesday. However, given how my follicles grew in the last two days, I have a feeling it might get pushed up a day. We'll see. Next scan is on Saturday and that will probably be more telling.

Not really sure what to expect. Since we are going through all this, I'm having mixed feelings about doing PGS and waiting a whole month. I feel like it's going to be an eternity to wait to do the transfer then. I mean I've been trying on and off for 7 years, but all of a sudden a month feels like such a huge gap of time. I think I need to tell myself to be patient though. All of your stories about not getting any frosties and putting them back in earlier to help them grow also has me worried.

Anyone that did PGS and waited a month, how did it feel waiting?
 

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