Day 1 Stims - anyone else?

[MakingbabyN]

Hi all

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?

Xxxx

[McQueeny]

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

[MakingbabyN in reply to McQueeny]

Thanks for the reply! How are you getting on this time? Do you think you’ll be having a freeze all again? Xxx

[McQueeny in reply to MakingbabyN]

So far so good, hoping to get to a fresh transfer this time - scan yesterday looked ok, no over stimulation yet xx

[MakingbabyN in reply to McQueeny]

That’s brill, good luck! Xxx

[McQueeny in reply to MakingbabyN]

Thank you! To you too xxx

[McQueeny in reply to McQueeny]

Heya, how are you doing?

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

[MakingbabyN in reply to McQueeny]

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

[McQueeny in reply to MakingbabyN]

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

[MakingbabyN in reply to McQueeny]

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

[McQueeny in reply to MakingbabyN]

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

[Zbez88]

I'm also day 1 of stims and this is my second cycle x

[MakingbabyN in reply to Zbez88]

Exciting. Let’s keep in touch! Xxx

[Zbez88 in reply to MakingbabyN]

Yes definitely! I have scans on day 7 and 9 xx

[MakingbabyN in reply to Zbez88]

Hey, how are you getting on? Xx

[Zbez88 in reply to MakingbabyN]

Hey scan went ok on Wednesday, I have another scan tomorrow to see if egg collection will be Monday, how are you getting on xx

[MakingbabyN in reply to Zbez88]

I had my egg collection yesterday, now for the 5 day wait! How did your collection go? Xxx

[Zbez88 in reply to MakingbabyN]

I had mine Monday too, I had 5 eggs but only 2 fertilised so having transfer tomorrow xx

[MakingbabyN in reply to Zbez88]

Good luck, hope it goes well!

[Zbez88 in reply to MakingbabyN]

Thank you hope all goes well for you too 🤞 xx

[Ecbe in reply to Zbez88]

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.

I wish you both lots of luck with yours!!

Very happy to keep in touch.

X

[MakingbabyN in reply to Ecbe]

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

[Zbez88 in reply to Ecbe]

Good luck to you too, I'm hoping this round is successful 🤞

[MakingbabyN in reply to Ecbe]

Hey, how’s it going? Xxx

[Ecbe in reply to MakingbabyN]

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

[Beclp]

Starting tomorrow 😀 first round got 2 embryos. Both transfers failed 😞 Hoping for some better luck this time.

Have changed clinics and protocols so I’m feeling hopeful 💕🤞

Best of luck for your cycle 🙏🙏🙏

[MakingbabyN in reply to Beclp]

Fingers crossed for you lovely. I really hope this is our time. Keep in touch! Xxx

[Beclp in reply to MakingbabyN]

Thank you 😊 yes definitely will be great to keep in touch during the process x

[MakingbabyN in reply to Beclp]

Hey, how are you doing? Have you had your EC now? Xx

[Beclp in reply to MakingbabyN]

Hey x yes I just got home. All went really well 🙏 14 eggs collected.Now it’s the waiting game to see how may fertilised. We will find out tomorrow.

How about u ?? All good I hope ❤️

[MakingbabyN in reply to Beclp]

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

[Beclp in reply to MakingbabyN]

That’s a fantastic result !Shame about your hubbies sample 🙁

At least he had some frozen to use 🙏

We used frozen too as my partner has had a vasectomy which is why we r travelling this road.

Last TESA he had they managed to freeze two straws which was great. He didn’t have to have procedure again.

As he messaged me when he found out the frozen sample thawed well “ my nuts are safe”

I’m glad as it took him a few weeks to completely recover from the procedure.

I really hope we both get some good embies 🙌🙌🙌

My transfer is Monday at this stage of all goes to plan 😀 we will be transferring 2 hopefully 🙏

[MakingbabyN in reply to Beclp]

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

[Beclp in reply to MakingbabyN]

Thank u x No I don’t mind u asking.

We have had 2 failed transfers so transferring 2 might be a better option for us.

If we get that far we will look at transferring a good embryo and maybe a poorer quality.

If we get twins we will be happy.

We have always wanted 2 children.

We will just have to see how it all goes I guess 🙌😀💕

[Beclp in reply to MakingbabyN]

Hey x how’s everything going with you ? I hope you have some embies onboardI had two transferred Saturday and will find out tues 🙌

[MakingbabyN in reply to Beclp]

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

[Beclp in reply to MakingbabyN]

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 😌

[Zbez88 in reply to Beclp]

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

[Beclp in reply to Zbez88]

Wonderful news 🥰 that also sounds super positive 😀It’s great you got 2 in the freezer too !

I hope it’s also a BFP for you on Wednesday 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕

[Zbez88 in reply to Beclp]

Hope you both got good news this week 🤞 xx

[Beclp in reply to Zbez88]

Not me 😢 will do another cycle in a month. How about u ? 🙏🙏

[Zbez88 in reply to Beclp]

Oh no I'm sorry to hear this, I got a bfp on Wednesday I was not expecting it at all, good luck and fingers crossed next month for you 🤞

[Beclp in reply to Zbez88]

Congratulations 💕 that’s wonderful news !Thank you 🙏

[Nic_o_la_la]

Wishing you lots of luck for your second round MakingbabyN Will keep everything crossed for you 🤞🏼 I’m due to start my next second in a week or two xx

[MakingbabyN in reply to Nic_o_la_la]

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

[Hidden]

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

[MakingbabyN in reply to Hidden]

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

[Hidden in reply to MakingbabyN]

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

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Was meant to say didn’t have any bloated ness x

[MakingbabyN in reply to Hidden]

Hey, how’s it going? Did you have your transfer? Xxx

[Hidden in reply to MakingbabyN]

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

[MakingbabyN in reply to Hidden]

Hey GoonerT hope you’re doing ok after your transfer. Can’t be long until OTD now xxx

[Hidden in reply to MakingbabyN]

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