Ivf/Icis July/Aug Ninewells Hospital Dundee

[H4M]

Aww is it , he will be totally fine . I know twins!! Omg it's an exciting thought!! Wonder if it is or not??? Eek! I'm feeling quite a bit sick today 😔! Don't know if you felt this Pcct but I seem to all of a sudden get starving !!!! And feel I need to eat at that moment and like my stomach is eating away at itself!! So frustrating as if I'm trying to cook something it seems to take forever lol! X

 

[Minno]

It's all moving forward V, that's good news. Hope your follicles are growing as we speak this is the really nerve wracking but we are heading into now - to see what eggs we get and if any fertilise. Worrying eh but nowt we can do about it so will just have to see what happens.
Got up this morning and took my third lot of drugs. The spotting may be a bit less today. Fingers crossed it fades out completely!
Yay H....3+... Girl you are sooooooo having twins!! Can't wait to hear the results of your scan. Shame you're feeling sick but in he other hand shows things are progressing well. Try a cracker, ginger nut or bit of banana at the bedside before you get up..I always had a supply of bananas in my bag at work too and I don't even like them that much but they worked wonders for the nausea. Could never stomach ginger tea etc

PCCT, how are you? How is lo? The jabs are a horrible thing but protective and they only cry for a second or two. Having said that I made dh take my son cos I'm such a woos lol

Xxxx

 

[Rags]

Aww is it , he will be totally fine . I know twins!! Omg it's an exciting thought!! Wonder if it is or not??? Eek! I'm feeling quite a bit sick today ��! Don't know if you felt this Pcct but I seem to all of a sudden get starving !!!! And feel I need to eat at that moment and like my stomach is eating away at itself!! So frustrating as if I'm trying to cook something it seems to take forever lol! X

Hi H4M, I'm sure you are probably on the 1st trimester site at the moment too and there should be plenty of advice on there of ways to get through the sickness but...
As well as keeping something by the bed side I also kept a small stock of pre-made (by me) or bought, ready meals in the fridge. Like you I would be happily going through the day not in the slightest bit hungry and then suddenly I'd be ravinous and if I didn't eat pretty much straight away I'd feel quite sick and weak. So I stocked up on stuff that I could microwave in a few minutes. I rarely finished a whole portion but just having somthing warm/hot seemed to make a difference.

V, Emma was the embriologist dealing with me. She was so approachable and easy to talk to, I think they are a very certain type in the 'family' making game.

 

[H4M]

Oops double post! X

 

[H4M]

Thanks Minno I will do that, I ate half a banana this morning but couldn't eat anymore as I felt it was wasn't ready , I need them to be very yellow lol!! I took bananas to work yesterday and munched them when I was hungry and it helped me , I keep imagining if it is twins.. All I can see is two of everything eeeek!! And wondering how I would so everything.... Lol!! That's good about your spotting hopefully in another day or two it completly goes, you feeling ok on the pills? This is the worrying time I hated it, and the days after egg collection was horrible especially when got missed calls from the hospital I nearly made myself sick with worry!! Xx

Thanks Rags that is a fantastic idea!! I'm going to so that, I'm the same, I feel starving and then I don't eat it all, but it honestly feels like I've not eaten for a couple of days and it just suddenly comes on to me and I feel I'd do anything to eat there and then lol!!, it's good to know you were like that too and I'm not going crazy!! Xx

 

[pcct]

Yeah I did H and like minno says crackers or ginger nuts are a god sent... Oh and I went banana crazy in 1st tri too hehe!
Minno u r so close so exciting!!
I guess am
Just scared of the jabs to see my baby cry in pain

 

[Minno]

Feeling very close but can't bring myself to get excited as just can't see it happening. Sorry to be pessimistic. But just after last time and it worked but then failed and it was a horrible experience. What are the odds of it working again. Feel like I've had my chance. But have to keep trying and do have going to Prague in March as a back up so at least can think if that if it doesn't work out. Didn't have that last time.

P, yes it's horrible to see lo crying. Make dh take him lol!

H, Rags has some good advice there. Ready meals and eating often will definately help. Sooooo exciting. Really dying to know if it's one or two in there! My money's on two!

So now girls, how many success stories with Dundee on his thread.? That's Rags, PCCT, and now H4M. Is that 3/3?

 

[Minno]

Ps H, feel fine on the oestrogen. Very slight headache today this morning now gone. 3 mg more due at 10pm. Hoping the spotting will tailor off over today/tomoro otherwise it might cause some problems. It think I'm a bit of a bleeder at the best of times, stupid body!

 

[glitter1980]

Thanks girls - for the advice RE sniffing.

I took the spray out the packet today - ooooo! silly but it was slightly exciting!. I was slightly confused at first - not a good start!.

V - I emailed Anne just after Christmas to confirm it was ok to go ahead tomorrow and she said she'd send me out an app for my baseline scan. Nothing yet, I'll give it till next week then email again if I haven't received an app. Reckon I'll be in week commencing the 20th of January at some point.

I'm trailing behind you girls so when you all have your BFP'S don't leave me!! lol!

H4M - I was thinking this morning if you had been tempted by that third test!! 3+ I agree it's looking a lot like twingo's! oh it's exciting!, My friend who is 6 mths pg - had symptoms similar to what your describing (she didn't know she was pg/has irregular af's) anyhoo - it was like extreme hunger/boarding on sickness she was never sure which. Early days, she quickly went off - chocolate/cola/coffee - caffeine based stuff. She used to sip lemonade during the day - that seemed to help her. xxx

 

[pcct]

No of course minno I understand why you would be feeling like this - am keeping positive for u, u totally deserve this!!

Can I add that 2 people near me had bfp from ninewells to one has just had her baby and the other her baby is almost 10 months

 

[Minno]

Wow that so interesting PCCT. Ninewells seem to be getting some good outcomes lately. My fried also had her first bfp from there but another work colleague has had repeated bfns. Don't know if she has other issues though. Remind me how many and what stage your embies were. X

 

[H4M]

Glad your getting on ok Minno with the medication and hope you don't keep getting sore heads, we also have funfair who is pregnant from ninewells? So that's 4 !! I totally understand how you are feeling about this, I couldn't imagine getting a bfp then having to do it all again , try and stay positive though, I know how hard that is though!! Xx
Glitter hopefully that will be you starting soon then, keep getting onto them if you don't hear , I couldn't wait any longer for test lol xx
Pcct that's fantastic about the other people you know too 👍 *touch wood* nine wells seem to be doing pretty well!!! Xx

This afternoon has not been good on the nausea front!! Been at it's worst not actually been sick but the feeling of it is horrendous! It does seem to help when i eat but I'm going to be a whale if I don't stop eating lol !! Xx

 

[Minno]

Of course, sorry Funfair, and you make no 4!
What success rates waste very one given? Anne said their donor egg rate is around 55% at the moment - that's pretty good actually and compares well with other clinics, even the one in Prague which quoted 59%.

 

[Minno]

H, that is so a sign of twinnies!! Hate feeling sick. How about try some flat lemonade - that can help settle your stomach. X

 

[Minno]

Sorry, silly ipad text again. I was asking what success rates was everyone given?

 

[H4M]

Flat lemonade makes me feel sick thinking about it but I may give that a go lol!! Thank you, I can't remember exactly I can look back my notes but I'm sure when we went in for the transfer he said it's normally 45-55% but because we had early blastocysts it dropped from 35-45% but for normal ivf i can't remember exactly what they said, will try look back xx

 

[H4M]

And 55% is great!!! Xx

 

[Minno]

Just goes to show, at 35-45% it's still a great chance. I would have worried with early blasts but they obviously came on well inside you. It's all such a lottery eh. So thrilled for you to have a positive outcome xx

 

[pcct]

I got 11 eggs 6 for me 5 for recipient - all my 6 fert all grew to blasts part from one that had slightly defragmented so that left 5 come the day if transfer kaden is one and my other 3 are frozen sorry I can't remember what rate I was giving it was high going by my age and infertility reason

 

[H4M]

Yeh I'm just feeling a little nervous about the scan but hoping it's all ok , wow that's a great amount to make it to that stage Pcct xx I never knew too much about egg sharing, they never mentioned it either which is ashame xx