Waiting to start IVF in January anyone else?

[Mrs W 11]

I love this thread and the fact that everyone takes time to comment to everyone else and ask after each other, it's really lovely! Group hug!!

Jaybo it sounds like a good idea to investigate some other clinics, often they have open evenings where you can go in and meet the team, ask questions etc. My private consultation was £250 and the next place I am considering if I'm not successful is the same. Where abouts in the uk are you?

Aurora I hadn't thought about booking a day off for otd either. I think ill know by how I feel whether I'm pregnant or not as before I felt rough quite early on but once I know when it will be I might plan something. I hope you won't need to worry about it and your embies are nestling in now! Also I agree the sea sick feeling sounds like a good sign!

Amo wow your left ovary certainly is having a party!! Great news!! I'm day 7 of stims now so not too far behind you.

Star we want to live in Bournemouth. We have both lived there before, I went to Bournemouth uni and hubby lived there for 10 years although we didn't know one another then. His parents are planning to retire there soon and we would love to have some family close to spend time with as we don't currently live near any family (aka babysitters haha!!)

Thank you all for the advice on the Ewcm being a good sign, I hoped it was and it made sense that it was from higher estrogen but I hadn't thought of it so was a bit surprised. Today I have really sore boobs which I normally never get till after ov so maybe a side effect of one of the drugs?

Anyway my scan went well, thank you all for asking. I now have 5 follicles all between 9-12mm and a bunch of smaller ones around 6mm which she said were unlikely to do much, but I am thrilled with having 5 all of a similar size!! More than I thought I would have. So she said if they continue growing as they have, she expects egg collection next Friday. I have a scan Monday to check growth and we will know more then. So star depending on wether I get to day 3 or 5 my transfer could be the day before or after you!

What's everyone up to this weekend? We are off to Bournemouth, house hunting and we have a christening on Sunday. Cheeky take away tonight!!

 

[amoreamy]

That sounds like really good progress Mrs W! Our retrieval dates will be pretty much the same, so we can ride out the tww together! Bournemouth sounds lovely, such a beautiful part of the country. I love the South West, a lot of my family live down there

 

[lizzie78]

Mrs w, great progress it will be here and you'll be in the tww before you know it!

Star, that makes sense to me about testing. We are all so different I think we each have to find our own way, what is right for one would be a mental disaster for another lol. How exciting that you are finally able to plan your tww though. It's probably almost a year since I met you on my first Ivf thread!

Not doing much this weekend. We were going to go to the caravan but I'm paranoid of getting cold and my uterus not being a happy warm place for Minnie and mo to keep hanging out in so we are just going to chill at home. Planning a lie in and a snoozy day, I'm so tired at the minute but I always am before AF so hoping that isn't the reason!

Xxx

 

[star25]

Thats good news on the scan Mrs w, sounds like there could be a few of us in the 2ww together, complete said they do frozen transfers on Tuesdays and thursdays only thats why my scan is on tues next week

Lizzie, I know it's crazy how long ago I met you on the first ivf thread, this is the third one I'm on now lol, little did I know the delays I would have when I joined that ffirst thread!
Good idea to keep Minne and mo warm, it seems to have got colder again brrr!

Afm, a boring weekend, had day off with dh but we didnt do much, annoyingly
Woke up at 7am went for a walk in forest and Tesco so nothing exciting then I'm working sat and sun, dh has just gone out to work tonight and hes working tomorrow night, in need of a bit of sun amd a nice holiday!

 

[beneathmywing]

Libby and Jaybo -- Nice to hear from you girls. Hope you are doing okay

Mrs W -- Glad your scan went well!!!

:wave: to everyone

AFM: Night one of stims last night was easy peasy! I actually did the Follistim myself cause DH thought it would be weird for him to do since it's in the pen. I might just do the Menopur myself tonight too. Look at me. Getting all brave! lol

 

[Bumpsparkle]

Hi Star, going really well on tabs thanks. After 3 fresh stimming cycles, a few weeks of tabs to quiet my ovaries seems pretty simple at the mo... still doesn't feel like we've actually started. I think DH feels a bit left out as he used to do the injections for me!

Have you had any symptoms on the tabs at all?

Need to do a lot of thread catching up I think! x

 

[Bumpsparkle]

BMW - well done with the injections!! Very brave! I'm a complete wuss as have a needle phobia so have great respect for those who manage to inject themselves x

 

[beneathmywing]

BMW - well done with the injections!! Very brave! I'm a complete wuss as have a needle phobia so have great respect for those who manage to inject themselves x

Just did them both myself! The Menopur didnt even burn and it kills me for some reason when DH does it! (Dont tell him)! I guess Ill be doing them myself from now on. I hate needles! Hate them! But the things you do when you really want something, huh? Never thought id give myself an injection that's for sure! Lol

 

[amoreamy]

Well done beneath! What's the pen like? I watched all of somedaymama's videos on YouTube and they found that one the trickiest. You've obviously got it down now

 

[lizzie78]

Bmw congrats on doing th e injections yourself, I think it's actually easier if you can do as you get to control it

Bump, good luck with catching up lol I might give it up as a bad job and just start from here when is your next scan?

Xxx

 

[Mrs W 11]

Morning everyone. I do my injections myself, my dh is a bit sensitive about that stuff (can't think of the word......) so he would probably pass out haha! My gonal f is a pen and that's easy. The cetrotide is mix in a vial and inject and I hate that one.

Well done BMW, it isn't nice to inject is it. Glad it went well on your own.

Bump I can imagine it feels weird after your fresh cycles but exciting still! Do you know when your transfer might be?

Star hope your weekend at work goes ok. What does everyone do for a living? I am a sales manager, I work part time 4 days a week due to having my dd although I used to do 3 days and although we sadly need the money due to ivf and moving house I do find the 4 days too much.

Lizzie I don't blame, I already get worried about getting my feet cold and stuff so after transfer I'd want to keep warm too. Enjoy your weekend snuggled at home growing those em babies!

Thanks amo, Bournemouth is my happy place! Hoping we love one of the houses we see today.... Will update later!!

Have a nice Saturday girls xxx

 

[star25]

Well done beneath! I got dh to do the first one which was a pen as I couldnt do it and neeDee to het back to work to relieve my mum lol, after that he was generally in bed everytime I done the rest!

Mrs w, the cetrotide is a pain, especially when your trying to draw it back into the syringe, I had to have another 5 day's of this after ec along with clexane and god that hurt!

I'm a senior carer in a dementia care home, been there for 14 years, was manager for 7 but dropped down 2 years ago to concentrate on ttc and ivf, no way would I have been able to do both,
I do about 30 ish hrs a week, used to do more but dont really nees to with dh been a taxi driver, he can earn in one journey what I can in a shift so easier for him, I'm
Taking 2 weeks off after transfer as its physically amd mentally hard and if o get a bfp dropping hours to 18-24 a week, the owner is opening a new home though so I will be between the 2 just doing admin for 18-24 a week, shes really great and asked me what I wanted to do, what title and how many hours etc, I still help out the manager now but without all the responsibility, same as if I'm
Just helping with paperwork I can choose any hours or work from home when I want so can work
Around dh who literally just goes out to his car when he wants to work at the best times

Anyway sorry for the ramble!

Have a good weekend everyone, good luck with house hunting Mrs w!

 

[Aurora CHK]

:wave:
Yo ladies!
Happy Saturday to you too, Mrs W! Happy places are the best. So glad you're moving to yours.

BMW I want to give you a sticker and a lollipop for bravery like I used to get at the doctor (they've been sorely lacking from my IVF clinic I tell ya! )

What are tabs? Am I being dim and it's just short for tablets?

I blooming LOVED the stimming pen I had last time for Gonal F - comparing that to mixing six vials of Menopur with 1.5 vials of water is no contest! In terms of pain, my Buserelin this time was quite ouchy to perform. I think the syringe needles weren't as thin as before. And Clexane hurts after its in - burny! It hurts more when DH does it as he can't make micro adjustments of angle for comfort like I can (I just mean when it's not your own body you can't tell so well if you're moving etc) but I let him do it so it keeps him involved and doesn't start feeling like IVF is something 'I'm managing'.

I'm totally starting to lose my marbles now, fretting about Flopsy and Mopsy not implanting. As this is my last go at IVF, everything is riding on it (or at least that's how it feels). If it doesn't work I'm not sure how I'll cope. Trying to think positive but the fear is biting at my heels!

I'm a full-time secretary and part-time bellydancer.

 

[star25]

Aurora, tabs are tablets, the estrogen ones, your not dim we use all sorts of abbreviations on here so who knows what we're saying half the time lol

Bumpsparkle, my boobs get a bit achy when I take my bra off but thats about it no other symptoms which I hate as makes me feel like nothing is happening, I dont mind working this weekend as will make time go quicker,just praying my lining is thick enough Tuesday

 

[Aurora CHK]

Thank you Star. Hope that lining is getting super sticky thick and cosy! Mine seemed to go up and down a bit but they said that might just be how different nurses measured it or where they beady red it as different people do it differently and also as they're working in millimetres a variation of two or three from day to day is natural as the units are so small. Seemed a bit unscientific to me but what do I know?

I give up with my autocorrect. Beady red? Measured!

 

[star25]

Haha! Thank you aurora, was trying to work out what beady red meant!
It does seem strange that I was only about 1mm out and had to wait another week even though transfer will be a week after that so still has more time to grow anyway, I spose I should be
More patient, they know best!

 

[amoreamy]

That's interesting about the pen being the easiest. I've got used to mixing the vials now, but at first I was getting loads of bubbles that I couldn't get rid of. It's still the buserelin that causes me trouble, it's easy to draw up but a much more painful needle, and I seem to be more and more sensitive as the stims go on. My blood nurse was saying that's what happens to lots of ladies.

I'm starting to get fed up now! All I can think about is my next appointment, and I just have this overwhelming fatigue going on. I don't really know what I want except to feel energetic again!

 

[star25]

Amore, I felt so tires during stimming, kept going to sleep in the afternoons, couldn't help it

 

[Bumpsparkle]

BMW - 2 good tips to make it sting less (for DH mainly lol!) is to inject the liquid more slowly and also to remove the needle at the same angle it went in, as a different angle can make it sting (hubby in nhs and trained so I am lucky and very few bruises too!)

Thanks Lizzie, next scan is thurs! Then a bit like star, transfer will either be the following Thursday or the Thursday after that if lining isn't ready this week. So probably either 5th or 12th March. Although best laid plans and all that....

Star, I was really surprised they left you a week until next scan when you were so close! Thanks about the symptoms, I was hoping that was the case. I weirdly keep reassuring my ovaries that they can enjoy going to sleep as they worked hard on stims in Oct lol! I did realise that if we transfer the first week of March then otd will be really close to mothers day and I'm not sure whether that's a good thing or not, depends on the outcome I guess! *sigh*

Mrs W - really jealous of your house hunting, I find that task soooo exciting! I think I just like nosing at other people's houses lol!

Hugs to all x

 

[amoreamy]

Amore, I felt so tires during stimming, kept going to sleep in the afternoons, couldn't help it

Me too! Glad it's not just me!