Today marks the start of my second IVF round. Last time I had my first monitoring scan at day 10 and ended up having a freeze all due to high number of follicles and risk of OHSS.
This time around I’m having monitoring scans at day 6 and day 9, hopefully things will be different but at baseline today I had high follicle count so I reckon another freeze all is on the cards.
Is anyone else starting stims today or soon?
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Good luck! I’m a few days ahead of you, day 7 of stims today…. Had first scan yesterday and another tomorrow . I’ve been where you are, my first ever IVF was a freeze all for the same reason x
Had a scan today and my nurse thought I’d trigger today for collection on Wednesday - said all looks good - now the doctor said to wait one more day, trigger tomorrow for collection Thursday - and I’m getting anxious about ending up with a freeze all again! 🥴 my nurse said she’s confident that shouldn’t happen…. I really hope not, the frozen never worked for me.
Hope your stims are going well?? How are you feeling? xx
Hi lovely, how’s your follicle count looking? In my clinic they seem to make all decisions about freeze all based on follicle count which is why I’m convinced I’ll be freezing again!
I’m only on day 4 stims, I’ve got my first monitoring scan tomorrow, then another on Friday. I’m expecting to have EC next Monday xxx
Follicle count ok so far - she said it should be in the early teens which is within manageable. Hope it continues that way! Ah that’s good, glad all’s well so far xx
Hi love, looks like I have also avoided a freeze all. I’m so shocked! I started with a very high number of follicles at baseline, I think circa 30. But she said the decision to freeze all depends on how many over 11mm. Anyhow, had my EC yesterday and they managed to get 15 eggs. Working towards fresh transfer on Sunday 🤞🏻 How are you? X
Ah that’s fantastic! Well done you. I’m so pleased. How are you feeling after your egg collection?
I had the collection on Thursday - 30 follicles! But only 16 eggs collected - so doctor said she will defer the decision on fresh transfer or frozen till day 5, to see how I’m doing. I felt crazy bloated and quite achy for 3 days, much worse than previous egg collections - but by day 4 it all settled down, so when I came in on day 5 they were happy to go ahead with a fresh transfer 👍 that was yesterday, one embryo in, 2 in the freezer and we’re now officially on the 2WW 🤞🤞🤞
So much good luck to you, let me know how you get on xx
Hello Zbez88 & MakingbabyN,I think i’m the same as both of you as I’m on day 1 too (yesterday). I’ve scans booked day 7 & 9 and this is also my second round of IVF. My husband has just found out that he has a high DNA fragmentation level (if that’s how you say it) so we might need to use ICSI this time we are told.
Good luck lovely, keep us posted. We also have male side fertility issues. Whilst no DNA testing has been done there is a chance of DNA damage with my husband too given how our embryos dropped off from day 3 last time. He’s been taking proxeed for the last 3 months so hoping that will make a difference but I’m also going to push for ICSI too xxx
Hey,We had 9 eggs collected, 6 fertilised but only 2 made it to blast and they were only a C grade so I’m not holding out too much hope seeing as I’ve been in a similar transfer situation twice before with no success. I hope your tww is going smoothly! XX
That’s brill, I had 15 eggs collected, 12 of those were mature and 10 have fertilised 🙏🏻🙏🏻 It’s been pretty stressful though because my husband tested positive for covid late last week, so we’ve had to use a frozen pre covid sample that we had, rather than a fresh sample. Really disappointing because he had managed to improve his quality by 20% with supplements. But they said it was too risky to go ahead. Stressful!
Fingers crossed for good development for both of us xx
Fingers crossed!! If you don’t mind me asking, what is your reason for transferring 2?
Our clinic asked me this morning whether we might want to transfer two. I said yes but it depended on the quality we end up with. If we have poor quality, I’d be more tempted to do 2. Xxx
Eeek, how exciting! Yes we had 1 4BB transferred last Sunday and find out next Thursday. How are you feeling? My boobs feel full and I had some weird orange discharge yesterday, but other than that absolutely nothing. Really hoping it’s third time lucky but it’s hard to stay positive! Xx
Yes 🙌 I’ve had symptoms ( sore boobs, cramping and fatigue )but I’m putting them all down to the HCG shots I’ve had after the transfer.I really hope it’s a positive for both of us !
Can’t wait to find out for sure ❤️
I’m actually just trying to forget about it all and just carry on as normal. Haha
Easier said then done but overall feeling pretty relaxed 😌
Hope you two are doing ok, I ended up having a 5 day transfer on Saturday,I was about to leave last Thursday for 3dt and they rang to say 3 had fertilised rather than the 2 they had told me on the phone, I had a 4ba transferred and the other 2 were good enough to freeze, my test day is Wednesday, fingers crossed for both of you xx
Thanks so much lovely, really appreciate that. Will keep you posted. Hope you take it easy for the next couple of weeks to get into the zone. ❤️❤️ Xxx
A bit ahead of you, third cycle for us, the first two cycles were freeze all due to OHSS. We had lower dose stims this time at 225 and it’s helped a lot! We had on EC on Weds, so far so good! We got 19 eggs and had 12 embryos yesterday! If all goes well, transfer on Monday! Good luck with your cycle xx
Wow that’s amazing, great news. Do you think you will be having a fresh this time? I’m preparing for a freeze all again this time, I won’t mind so much if we get better quality embryos this time 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Xxx
I feel so different this time! The first two cycles I felt bloated very early on and it stayed throughout the whole stims process! My ovaries were so large they were touching! This time I had bloated ness, I’ve been on lots of supplements and I’m feeling good after EC. The plan is our first fresh cycle on Monday! I’m taking it easy and drinking about 3ltrs of water a day! It’s all in the hands of our embryos now but this cycle has been so different and I feel so much more relaxed xxx
Yes, transferred a 5AA blast on Monday, I’ve decided I’m not googling every twinge this time, I’m taking it easy, having lots of water and protein and putting my feet up! I’m staying positive this time and taking it in my stride! How are you getting on? Xx
Hey, I’m good, still blissfully PUPO lol, my blood OTD was today but I’ve decided to test at home on Friday instead, gearing up for it! I really don’t know how I’ve held out this long but I’m just going with it! How you getting on? Are you feeling ok? Xx
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