IVF First Round Buddies? April/May!

[optimistic13]

Hey hope everyone is ok ? How did everyone find the burselin spray ? Any side affects. Think I'm having symptoms from burselin spray and the withdrawal bleed tablet.
Feeling fuzzy ... Headaches
Sore boobs, tired, lethargic, bit of sore throat .
No inclination to do anything.

 

[stellagirl]

Hey hope everyone is ok ? How did everyone find the burselin spray ? Any side affects. Think I'm having symptoms from burselin spray and the withdrawal bleed tablet.
Feeling fuzzy ... Headaches
Sore boobs, tired, lethargic, bit of sore throat .
No inclination to do anything.

Hi optimistic13. Oh dear… side affects are no fun at all. I've never used the meds you're referring to. Have you called your nurse? Maybe they can offer some advice or at least let you know if the side affects are normal. Hope you feel better soon!

 

[optimistic13]

Hey thanku
Not bothered to call nurse don't see much point they tell you the spray makes u feel really crap lots of Symptons just trying to accept its all part and parcel of the treatment at the end of the day this treatment goes against nature bein filled with chemicals so don't think it's going to be easy. Only got a few weeks then it'll be over ) x
Where about are u on your treatment ?

 

[Wish2BMom]

hi all! lurking and sneaking in from the May/June/July thread - how did the retrievals go and any success on sticky beans?

I'm on my first IVF ever too. I have my trigger tonight, probably and retrieval on Thurs. What should I expect? Will I be able to work afterwards (just a desk job but really busy so need to concentrate) or should I take PTO? And someone said the transfer is easier? that's good to know.

We're doing ICSI and I think assisted hatching. We're transferring 2 as long as there are 2 to transfer. Hoping my eggs/DH's sperm play nice together and give us a few to choose from.

 

[optimistic13]

Hey wish2bmum....
I think it depends on what job you do , I work in care so will not be working from egg collection onwards it's just not worth the risks.
I have some annual leave and the other weeks I will just be unpaid.

We are self funding so to costly to jeopardise.
Good luck with your journey fingers crossed.
I'm in the first week of treatment just had withdrawal tablets, 5th day of spray. X x

 

[Wish2BMom]

thanks so much, optimistic! I asked the nurse today when she called with my instructions and she basically just said no running marathons and I might be crampy, but that's it.
that is nice that you have that time to take - they are stingy with PTO here in the States.
Good luck with your journey!

 

[optimistic13]

Hi that's good reassurance from the nurse . X
From our point of view after this journey for 5.5years a few weeks off work is nothing in the grand scheme of it working )) x we all have different circumstances with work etc , I work for an agency so am in a position to dictate what I do x

 

[melodyy_mtb]

Hey ladies, hope you're all doing well. I'm officially 1 day post my 5 day transfer It still doesn't feel real. The transfer went exceptionally well. Sadly only two of my twelve eggies survived till day 5 so no frozen back ups. But I'm hopeful about this working. I asked them to transfer both remaining embryos so fingers crossed!

optimistic13 Youre so right, we al seme to be on different protocols. I tried working it out, but im clueless lol. Can't help you with the burslin I'm afraid, as I never used mine. But i gather all of these hormones make us feel crappy. I'm on the cyclogest pessaries at the moment and all i feel is tire,d bloated, and my boobs are sooo sore. Hope you're feeling better.

stellagirl Aww I'm so glad your transfer went well. Lots and lots of baby dust for you! Time is moving soooo slowly for me right now. How are you holding up post transfer?

Wish2BMom Heyyy. Aww so hopefully you'll be in for your retrieval today. Hope you get loads of eggies Like Optimistic said, it depends on your job etc. But I have a desk job too. Luckily my retrieval was on the Friday so i just took that day off, then stayed in bed for the weekend, but I would have taken an extra day or two anyway. My nurse advised me to rest for 2 days, and i definitely needed it. I was very bloated and sore afterward, but the transfer was so quick and i felt great afterwards.

 

[Wish2BMom]

thanks all! transfer done, 6 eggs. I hope that a good amount fertilize! I am working right now but am sending out a note to take the rest of the day off. I'm still a little foggy and really just want to lay in bed and watch a movie or 5.

 

[melodyy_mtb]

thanks all! transfer done, 6 eggs. I hope that a good amount fertilize! I am working right now but am sending out a note to take the rest of the day off. I'm still a little foggy and really just want to lay in bed and watch a movie or 5.

Aww great! I hope all 6 fertilise!!! Enjoy your movies. Try to rest as much as you can. A hot water bottle will help with the sore tummy xx

 

[optimistic13]

Amazing wish2bmum ) take it easy

 

[ttcbaby117]

awesome news! I hope they all fertilize!

 

[Wish2BMom]

melody - how are you feeling?

I had my transfer yesterday - out of the 6, 4 fertilized normally and made it to yesterday (day 3 transfer). So we transferred 2 - 8AG and 6AG. the other two were looking good so we'll see how far they make it and if they are freezable!

I'm really feeling great! yesterday was a breeze. Unfortunately, my own optimism is sinking in and I feel really positive about this. I just know the more positive and happy I am about it, the more I'll be let down if it doesn't work out.
I have this weird calm that's come over me, but at the same time all I want to do is read up on things and know what's going on. Someone on some website posted a day-by-day of happenings from a Day 3 or Day 5 transfer and it really helped. My embies haven't even made it to day 5 yet, so that's the first step! Then I guess a day or 2 after that, they would start the hatching and implantation process, so the earliest I would see any IB would be the end of the week. So I guess it's just the 3 of us hanging out, getting reacquainted for now!

 

[optimistic13]

Amazing news wish2bmum ))
Fingers crossed for you ))

 

[melodyy_mtb]

Wish2BMom - I'm not doing too bad. My official test date is on Sunday! I must admit, I tested on Monday (5dp5dt) and i saw the faintest of lines . But I'm worried that could just be the hcg from my trigger lingering so I'm just trying to keep my mind off it until Sunday.

That's awsome about your transfer!! Aww i really hope they can freeze your other embies

 

[Wish2BMom]

did your docs tell you not to test at all? Mine almost pre-scolded me. Said that there are too many false positives b/c of all of the hormones pumping through my system right now. i'd love to test early but I really do NOT want a false positive! But I've never had line porn!! and a blood test isn't going to give me that!! I have on more in my bathroom that maybe I'll use after I get my results, if it's positive.

 

[melodyy_mtb]

Hahaha yeah i was warned about testing to o early, but we're crazy ttc-ers and we cant stop ourselves. I actually tested the night i was 4dp5dt lol. It's the faintest line eve,r but it's there. But i read that it takes 12 days for the hcg shot to leave your system, so you really cant trust results within that time frame.

Are you going to try not to test until your official date?

 

[Wish2BMom]

I gotcha!
Yeah, I think I'm going to wait. I don't want to get my hopes up for nothing, yanno? I'd really hate to get a positive and then go for my blood test and get a negative. That would be heartbreaking and I'd have brought it on myself.

that said, if the hcg shot leaves your body after 12 days and mine was this time last week, I only have 4 more days to go!

 

[melodyy_mtb]

I know what you mean. They gave me a hpt to use on Sunday, but I don't think i'll believe it until my blood test.

Hmm only 4 days you say hehehe.

 

[Wish2BMom]

I know! you naughty girl for putting this in my head!!