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[rea2012]

Rea, congrats on the 6 fertilised little embryos. How are you feeling? I remember feeling so impatient at this stage, the wait for the update phone call every couple of days drove me insane.

Thanks Tink. I'm feeling ok at the moment... this morning when we were waiting for the phone call I didn't feel ok though... Being in 'waiting' mode isn't good. I'm feeling calm mostly. And we just keep reminding ourselves that if this were a natural conception we'd have no idea that anything had fertilised, so it's like an extra peek into it all. I'm trying to be balanced... think positively and not take anything for granted Doesn't mean I won't be gutted if it doesn't work but it feels like it's helping keep me sane (ish ) at the mo.

How are you getting on? Have you investigated IUI possibilities? x

 

[Jennymarie]

Hi all - I'm new to this post. LouiseB suggested I join this group as just about to start my buserelin injections. It's our first attempt at ICSI. We've been waiting for a year and now we about to start I'm starting to freak out a little!! Have my first injection tutorial this week.

Haven't had a chance to read all 61 pages of this post but I'm sure I will hear everyone's updates. Sounds like good news for you so far Rea - hope it all goes well.

Any advice for a newbie will be appreciated

 

[greekgirl84]

Rea think that is best attitude to have! And I hope ur little embryos keep fertilising.

Louise believe me I have read up on ivf - so much so I went in to starter meeting with a list of questions and got told to simply read from nhs site and there site which covers the process as I was panicking so much over everything. I read that people have the transfer at different times but I thought as they said they usually do 2 day transfer that that was general policy unless there was slow development , which is what the sites they recommended implied. ( sorry if I come across like I'm naive and taking this whole process for granted) I really am not I just am interested in ur stories and just expressing that it worries me when things are different but all I can do is what clinic says and express more questions at each stage

 

[JJ Mum]

Rea - sorry behind on this thread at mo! Yayyy well done on your embies - you have the same as me, I had 6 fert, fingers crossed you can go onto blasto stage for sat instead of tomorow...

GG - wow things are moving for you too now, lets us know how your folicle scan goes on friday? feels lovely to be right at the business end of ivf doesn't it.. (There were loads of ladies on my other forum that had day 2 transfers and got preg in the same cycle as me... wether they were just lucky I don't know, perhaps your body is just a good place to house the embies.. but like Lou says they like to go to blasto if they can normally, having said that , my front runner didn't make it... but who knows if it actually even got to blast as was only a nearly blast when it went back.

Lou - oh wow not long till your DR scan then, brilliant. You mentioned more natural things, I was on menopur this time. I was thinking more of being DR'ed before a FET, so a non stimming cycle? wonder if they ever do that, drugged other than the dr bit?

Hello Tinks - well I had loads of ov symptoms, but never did temps , and refused to waste money on ov sticks this month , so don't actually know if I ovulated at all yet, but I think I have as symptoms starting to ebb off now, tum not so tender anymore etc. I'm on cd18 today. You might just find it changes your cycle a little bit, and gets back to business next month. Actually I'm wishing for a late period to move my dates slightly, so maybee I will do a good bit of stressing around af due day to see if I can delay..

Hello and welcome Jennymarie - Don't worry, ivf seems really scarey at the start and actually it's so staged in step by step bits, as you get to each one, it all then makes sense and your like oh is that it, thought it was more that that/worse than that! My top tip (have only done ivf once tho), is to use a small freezer ice pack on tum , for 20 ses before actually injecting - nothing!! yayy Good luck to you and do make sure you give us all updates how your doing....

 

[LouiseB]

Hiya Jenny

You can see where everyone is upto on the top of page 1, no excessive reading required

JJ - honestly I don't know if they do a totally natural FET cycle but I don't see why not besides the timing side of things. They could scan you often and do the transfer on 5DPO I would have thought

You body should be doing everything the drugs would do anyway

Greek - I don't think you seem naive, just a bit irrational You do have to just follow what the clinic advises, but if you raise concerns with them beforehand then at least you have something to challenge them on if it doesn't work out xx

 

[greekgirl84]

Jj - thanks for ur comment . I am a person that likes to ask questions and not wish I had when it's too late. Sure all will become clearer in Friday at pre theatre scan , I will ask them about transfer and see what they say.

 

[rea2012]

Hi all - I'm new to this post. LouiseB suggested I join this group as just about to start my buserelin injections. It's our first attempt at ICSI. We've been waiting for a year and now we about to start I'm starting to freak out a little!! Have my first injection tutorial this week.

Haven't had a chance to read all 61 pages of this post but I'm sure I will hear everyone's updates. Sounds like good news for you so far Rea - hope it all goes well.

Any advice for a newbie will be appreciated

Hi Jennymarie, welcome
I was anxious too... still am at each new stage! Have they told you when you will expect to start Buserelin injections? I used the ice advice only I used it afterwards and it helped. I'd never injected myself before and had trouble trying to do it to myself but came up with a system where I prepared everything then my hubby said 'sharp scratch' and jabbed it in, then I took over and injected it really slowly. I'm sure you'll find your own way but it worked well for us
Good luck at the tutorial thing, keep us posted x

 

[rea2012]

Rea - sorry behind on this thread at mo! Yayyy well done on your embies - you have the same as me, I had 6 fert, fingers crossed you can go onto blasto stage for sat instead of tomorow...

that's what they're expecting but tomorrow will tell all I'm comfortable either way at the moment.... as they've explained that it's all about noticing the strongest. At whatever stage they know who the front runner is the quicker it's back in its natural environment the better I suppose. Anyway, we have bugger all control over it so it doesn't matter!
They've promised a phone call between 9 and 10am tomorrow to let us know how the little embies are coming along........

 

[ScotchEgg]

So excited for you rea

 

[LouiseB]

So excited Good luck Rea xx

 

[greekgirl84]

Good luck rea

 

[Jennymarie]

Good luck Rea! Thanks for your reply. We expecting to start buserelin on 28th Aug so not long now!!

 

[LouiseB]

Rea, I dunno if your still up but when on microgynon did you get any typical ovulation type symptoms when it was due?

 

[JJ Mum]

Good luck for your call back tomorow morning , can't believe we nearly have another one of us in the 2ww, have you thought of what things you will get upto to try and take your mind off it and relax..

 

[rea2012]

Good luck for your call back tomorow morning , can't believe we nearly have another one of us in the 2ww, have you thought of what things you will get upto to try and take your mind off it and relax..

Well, we have friends coming this weekend and then next week I'm not sure.... the bank holiday weekend my OH is away visiting some of his friends and I'm staying home so there'll be no early testing as I'll obviously be waiting for him to come back xx

 

[rea2012]

Rea, I dunno if your still up but when on microgynon did you get any typical ovulation type symptoms when it was due?

To be honest Lou I'm not sure.... I had such crazy cycle lengths I never really knew when I was ovulating... What kind of symptoms and I'll try to remember?

 

[rea2012]

Got call this morning and it was really encouraging news
The lab lady said our 6 embryos were still going strong and were all top quality She asked if we were happy to go to blasto stage and I said yes. So we're going to the clinic 9.30am Sat morning for ET. Felt thrilled and a huge sense of relief after phone call.... Even though I know we've still got a way to go yet... xxx

 

[Gizzy Kelly]

That's amazing news rea really excited and happy for you! Roll on Saturday xxxxx

 

[LouiseB]

Great stuff Rea - good luck for Saturday

 

[ScotchEgg]

Amazing news