Waiting to start IVF in January anyone else?

[BethK]

Hey all!

Hope you're all ok!

I'm waiting for a call back from the clinic tomorrow about going in for a scan due to a suspected ectopic

I had huge cramping before my transfer Aurora, apparently it's noemal, good luck for tomorrow x

 

[beneathmywing]

Hey all!

Hope you're all ok!

I'm waiting for a call back from the clinic tomorrow about going in for a scan due to a suspected ectopic

I had huge cramping before my transfer Aurora, apparently it's noemal, good luck for tomorrow x

Oh no, hun. I am so sorry to hear this.

 

[BethK]

Thanks BMW, I've never had an ectopic before so wasn't sure but the nurses want to check.

I'm having pains in my right ovary, just like ovulation pains.

I just hope if both my embies stuck, that they could clear the ectopic and leave the other one alone :/ don't think they can though, that would be more gutting.

 

[Mrs W 11]

Oh Beth, I'm hoping and praying for you that it's not an ectopic. Xx

 

[lizzie78]

Beth, really hope it turns out not to be an ectopic. Sending you hugs x

Aurora, as the others said it's totally normal after the cocktail of drugs. I have the cramps now and am assuming it's the progesterone. Good luck for tomorrow chickadee xxxx

 

[star25]

Aurora, good luck for tomoro, what your feeling is definitely normal after what meds weve had etc

Beth, I really hope it isnt the case for you, sending big hugs

Bumpsparkle, the time I didnt get af due to a cyst I kept getting cramping which made me think af would show but never did, the other times I didnt have a cyst just no ovulation and I didnt have any af signs whatsoever, I really hope its nothing for you and af is just been slow coming x

 

[MoBaby]

Beth why do they suspect it's an ectopic? Isn't it too early also to tell? How far along would you be now? Hope all is okay

 

[Ilovetomatoes]

Beth, I'm with Mo. Thought it'd be too early to detect that. But hoping, that's not the case

Aurora, I rarely have cramps so I didn't have one until after transfer. So, I'm sure the other ladies are right. Nothing to worry about

 

[FirstTry]

Beth: is the only concerning symptom the cramping in your ovary? Is it normal cramping or extra painful? I would think that it's common for ovaries to be swollen and achy, so an ectopic would not be my first guess, unless there are other symptoms.

Anyway, I really hope that's not the case and that this is your (second) miracle!

Aurora: Good luck!!!

 

[BethK]

Yes the stabbing pain in my right ovary is my only symptom which is why I wasn't sure but they said that they would be able to see where the egg sac(s) were positioned.

I'm 4+6.

They're calling me today.

 

[Aurora CHK]

Sending you so much love, luck and dust, Beth. Hopefully it's just delayed ovary healing from the IVF whammy you can feel and that your baby/ies are doing fine.

Thanks all for your luck for my transfer this morning. Eek!

I'm gonna get a oeuvre detective to track down that sneaky missing AF if she doesn't arrive by tomorrow morning! Wtf?! You poor honey.

 

[amoreamy]

I'm hoping all is well for you Beth and they're just stretching pains.

Aurora good luck today, let us know how it goes!

xx

 

[Jaybo]

Beth - I really hope everything is ok and it's not an ectopic pregnancy. Hope all goes well at the scan.

Aurora - good luck with your transfer today!

 

[Jaybo]

Jaybo I'm glad you are doing ok at the moment, sometimes you just need some time to recover and then you can start to plan what's next. What is your amh level just out of interest? We are similar age, I'm 34.

Thanks MrsW. My amh was 2.6 pmol last year, but I'm worried how quickly it will go down now. What was yours? It's so annoying that with the NHS we were funded for 1 fresh and 2 frozen cycles, but because I have no frosties I guess that's it for us with NHS treatment. Private treatment is just so bloody expensive!! But, we'd find the money somehow, I just worry that given that we had such poor response to treatment and low fertilisation, if we have any chance of it working in the future no matter how much money we throw at it. Blah! Sorry bit of a rant, it's just all so confusing. Hope you're doing okay xx

 

[CMo]

Beth I so hope ectopic is not the case and it's just your ovary recovering.

Aurora good luck today! Will u transfer 1 or 2?

Jaybo how are you? Private treatment is so expensive. We never got any funded so had to pay ourselves. Feels like we are constantly saving, just paid out first one and now saving if we need a second.

ILT how are you? Just looking at your tests. You were 5 day transfer right? Is you 5dp5dt completely blank but day 6 shows a second line? Just getting ideas of timelines incase I test early.

Hi to everyone else xx

 

[Aurora CHK]

Hi gang! I'm back but not PUPO; my transfer has been delayed to Tuesday to go to blastocyst stage, as they can't tell the difference between Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail this morning - all three look brill apparently! (we are hoping for two to be transferred).

Jaybo, I know how you feel. Our cycle is costing £8000 and we couldn't be doing it without a lot of family support - and short of a lottery win we won't be able to do it again. It's such a postcode lottery. My friends in other regions got three free goes (which is what NHS guideline is, but few trusts adhere to it now, due to all the government cuts to public services). It's so unfair and frustrating. Us 'low reserve' girls have to pay basically twice as much as it's the drugs which are so dear.

Right, I've not been able to get on laptop for a couple of days so I've lost the plot a bit. Who is PUPO? Lizzie, Beth, Mo - who else? X

 

[Aurora CHK]

I'm gonna get a oeuvre detective

Private, not oeuvre. Poncy autocorrect!

 

[Bumpsparkle]

Aurora - Yay for going to blast!! That's really positive news, although more waiting lol!

Beth - good luck 2day, hope it's not an ectopic x

Star - Thanks for the info, it's so helpful knowing we're at the same clinic. 1 more question, did you have to have a blood test on any of the 3 times you had late AF? Just wanna prepare as I have a phobia; the fewer the better really!

AF still missing in action...shame the symptoms aren't lol!

 

[Mrs W 11]

Aurora that's fantastic!! Greats news to get to blast and sounds like you may have 3 eggs, how many are you putting back in? Finger crossed for 1 or 2 frosties!

Bump - grrrr! So frustrating, at least you can call the clinic tomorrow and know they will get you in asap for a scan. You might see star if you go tomorrow haha! I'm not there till weds this week for scan.

Haha I thought an oeuvre detective as like a special fertility detective as oeuvre is French for egg or something

Jaybo, my amh is 3.00. It seems to me like the decline must be quite quick because 3 years I got pregnant first try and had my dd, totally oblivious that anything could be wrong, then 1 year ago I got pregnant first go but it ended in mmc, I guess maybe not a good quality egg. Now we've been ttc for a year with no luck. Since I have a child I wasn't entitled to any nhs treatment so we are private. Luckily we had some savings but its not easy spend thousands on something everyone else I know has got for free!

Where were you treated jaybo? I've read a lot about the lister clinic in London who specialise in ladies with low amh. If this cycle doesn't work for me, I am going to call them. I've no idea how I would make getting to London for all the scans and appointments work with my job but it would have to work! I know I will do anything to have another baby. Just very sad as I always wanted 3, that was the plan.

I'm feeling really anxious today, anyone else have that once they started stims? I don't think it's the stims, just the fact I've started the process. I need to chill!!

 

[Jaybo]

Aurora - that's fantastic news!! So happy for you and your tough little embies! Can't wait for you to be pupo.

BTW i love your autocorrects, keep them coming!

It's so unfair that the NHS is still such a postcode lottery and we all have to spend so much on treatment. IVF sucks! I might get that on a t-shirt and wear it to family occasions to deter anyone thinking of asking us when we going to have a baby!

MrsW - sorry you're feeling anxious, I didn't feel like that with the stims but felt like it a lot throughout the process. I think it's just all consuming and with so much riding on it, it can become overwhelming. Hope you feel better. We just had our cycle at the local NHS hosp. I live near London and work centrally so actually started looking at some of these clinics. The Lister looks great, I'm going to try and get along to the next open evening. Another option is to self-fund through the NHS and it would be around half the price. The success rates are only a bit lower here overall, but I think they're useless when it comes to low amh and alternative protocols. I guess we'll wait and see what they say at our follow-up appointment.

CMo - Hi! How many dpt are you now? Are you thinking of testing?

Bump - come on AF!! She really is never around when you need her, but always here when you don't!