June/July IVF/FET buddies! :)

[Flannelsheets]

Thanks, ladies! Mas, you don't have far to go!! You can do it! I couldn't handle testing until 10dp5dt, but everyone's different. Obviously loads of people test at 6 and 7 dpt and get good positives. I say go for it if you want!

If, god forbid, this one doesn't work, you have many more blasts. I'm confident something will work out in the next 6 months for you -- if not THIS month!!

 

[islandnyc]

Flannel that is phenomenal!!!! When is your next apt?

Jsquared everything is looking great! I wonder how many boys / girls. The anticipation!!!!!!!

Mas I tested from day 4 after a 3 day so I am the wrong person to be giving advice lol Do whatever makes each day easier for you. Follow your heart. I know its rough. Waiting is hard.

 

[Hopefulx2]

Hey ladies... So I'm in for fet on Thursday.. Been watching you all quietly so much good news x

 

[lanet]

Hopeful mine is Friday, are you doing day 3 or 5? We will be close!
River any news today?
Flannel whoa awesome numbers!!!
J that is an awesome number to have after pgd! Congrats!

 

[River54]

Level today came back at 66 11dp5dt

 

[Flannelsheets]

Wahooo, River! That's a definite positive! Healthy levels vary so much (have you checked the betabase?) -- it's quite amazing. I'm guessing mine implanted early and yours implanted later. Will they do another test in a few days?

 

[River54]

Yup, retest on Wednesday

 

[CanadianMaple]

My FET is at noon today! Did anyone's clinic give them a guideline about how much water to drink? I've been up since 4:30am, I'm very excited and nervous.

Congratulations, River!!

 

[Mas1118]

Good luck today Becky! I drank two large bottles of water but I was too full and had to let some out!
River - congrats!!!!

I did test BFP!!! Very faint but pink!!!

 

[Mas1118]

How do you post a pic from an iPhone?

 

[Flannelsheets]

Yayyyy Mas!! Fantastic!

Becky, the first time I drank about 17 oz, and was very uncomfortable. 2nd time I did 14, and it was good. So excited for you!!

 

[ZAS4]

Hello, just reading through the posts and so glad Ive found a site where I can talk to people who are going through the same thing, DH is so laid back about it, I think in denial as its been a long 3 years of being told to wait he doesn't believe anything is going to happen any time soon!

However, today I managed to book the 1st appointment to see the consultant.
I am after some advice, is anyone having IVF in the UK, and at Salisbury clinic? I don't want horror stories, but just to see time scales etc.

We have been ttc for 3 years and have unexplained fertility (oh apart from my lack of ovulating!!!!!!!) I have tried a round of chlomid, letrazole and another drug (cant remember its name) so all in all been on tablets for 1.5 years. We have been told to stop flogging a dead horse, so to speak, and told to wait for IVF.

I was wondering if we have to have any other tests once we see the consultant? I will be scanned on the day and DH giving another sample. Is there anything else that will happen that will delay the process??

TIA
xxxx

 

[Redbean]

Zas4, I'm new to ivf myself and am trying to navigate these hormones, but DH and I both have to go in a for full std screening before we start. I'm on birth control now and am really ready to start stim. Once that happens, you'll need many u.s. to check on those follicles. I know of no other tests. Good luck!

 

[Mas1118]

Zas4- have you tried Vitex? It could possibly regulate your hormones and then you'll ovulate

 

[islandnyc]

Congrats River and Mas

Canadian- Have a smooth Transfer today. Don't overdue it with the water. Drink it once you get there because you'll have to lay there for 15 min after the transfer and if you've over done it the wait is excruciating.

Zas4- Good luck to you and your DH. Every cycle is different unfortunately. So is every case so there is no telling what tests you'll do. Just take it step by step and we'll be here to listen through your journey. Its exciting.

 

[ZAS4]

Hi,
Redbean, we've had an sti test not long ago, I think they said they wanted one done within 3 months of starting IVF, lets hope we start without having to wait for yet another blooming blood test!

Mas I was ovulating on chlomid (apparently) and letrazole etc, but still nothing, tubes are clear and everything else looks ok.
Have been having acupuncture and she is a little concerned as I have spotting a week before period starts so she is wondering if we are having a chemical pregnancy and its trying to stick, but then falling away?! All questions and guessing at this stage. Can't wait for our appointment where we can get some dates and start these lovely injections.
I am guessing im the only one from the UK on here?

 

[jsquared]

Mas--YAY!!!!!!! Fantastic!

Canadian--good luck today!! Here's hoping it all goes fabulously for you!

Zas--I'm in the states, but at my clinic they like to put you through a diagnostic hysteroscopy before getting started with IVF. I balked at this initially and so did 5 IUIs with no success. When we moved to IVF I went through with it and the hysteroscopy revealed polyps and a septum, which most likely would have either prevented pregnancy or caused early miscarriage--yikes. Glad I had it done, sorry I waited so late. But every clinic is different as is each patient, so this may not be necessary in your case.

IVF can be very overwhelming, but breaking it down into one step at a time makes it much easier. Best of luck with everything!

 

[ZAS4]

Thank you Jsquared,
Over here you have to be trying for a year before the doctors will run any kind of test, then they will do blood tests and sperm tests to start, then if its hormones pop you on chlomid. They will then send you to the fertility clinic. They then do an internal scan and carry on with drugs, then after months of that they will then do the dye scan (cant remember its name) where they check to see if the tubes are blocked. After that more drugs, then for us it was IVF. We are lucky here that all of its paid for on the NHS, however there are some restraints.

You have to be trying for 3 years before you can have IVF on the NHS and until last month in my county you had to also be 30 years old (however in other parts of the UK the age was only 23). Thankfully they have now changed that to 23 years across the whole of the UK. (Obviously if you have a medical condition (but not PCOS), then you can go straight for IVF).
In some parts of the UK you get up to 3 IVF tries on free on the NHS, but in my county its only 1 try (damn it!! Just moved from a county where it was 3 tries for free!) Never mind, these things happen. They are campaigning for it to be the same across the country. Also they wont do any tests on the embryo's or womb until you have miscarried at least 3 times! However, we are lucky that we don't have to pay for the first try and all the drugs and scans running up to IVF.

Is interesting to see what its like over in the States compared to over here! x

 

[lanet]

Hi zas, yes you are lucky you don't have to pay for the first one, bc here in the states most of us do. I also had to have a saline sonogram and just lots of bloodwork before starting ivf.
Becky let us know how it goes!!! So exciting!!
Mas upload the photo to photobucket and then copy and paste the forum code. So how many days past are you? Exciting!
Hi everyone else!

 

[River54]

Mas - yay! hope you can figure out how to post the pic!

Canadian - good luck today - when I went in, they did a quick scan first to see if I was too full, then handed me a certain size paper cup and said to empty that much, then we were good to go. Whereas a few weeks before, someone came in and didn't have it full enough, so everyone had to wait longer because of them... (our clinic is a small one)

Zas - before our first IVF, after all the IUIs etc, they did an HSG and did bloodwork, which found a polyp, so they removed that and I continued on with the IVF cycle.