4th Round

[Blue2816]

Hi all,

Been very quiet in here since last year after struggling to deal with everything. After our results coming back after we had the two surgery’s to remove the pregnancy, it was found chromosome abnormalities and our baby if it was born would have only lived a very short life due to the host of issues 💔. Following this we decided to do a DNA frag & my partners sperm came back borderline so we decided for him to see a fertility specialist in London and had the surgery to try and sort a varicocele, they advised this may not help but we will try anything at this point as we have done already. I’ve also started speaking to a nutritionist about supplements and I am on 46 tablets a day to sort my Bowel issues and egg quality but since then my period that has only came back has stopped again and I can’t help but feel disappointed over that and constantly questioning myself am I doing the wrong this taking these supplements to try and help

My partner now has another dna frag test end of this month and results back end of April and if things have improved it will be stims hopegully in may. We have to start from day 1 again as the two frozen embryos we have have been told they may carry the same abnormalities 💔 however I remain to pay to keep them in storage as could never get rid of them 💔

Im wondering if anyone has used a huge amount of supplements like me each day? And also this round will be Icsi and pgta testing hoping we don’t need to go through the same heartache, but that’s if we have good sperm or any eggs.

Sorry for the big message just looking for any advice on the above

Sending love x

I’ll also be doing Icsi and PGTA testin

[Skittles11]

Hey

Thank you so much for your support on my other post. I thought I'd reply to you here to try and see if I can offer anything.

I'm so sorry to learn that your baby also had some chromosomal problems. It is devastating to learn that our babies are so poorly and I think IVF adds additional layers of complexity and grief to an already impossible situation. I hope you are taking time to heal. Also so sorry to hear you had to have 2 surgeries, again it adds so much additional trauma to everything.

I think after going through a trauma like this it becomes natural to question EVERYTHING and doubt yourself. Remember you're doing what you can...you can do no more than you can do. If you're concerned about your periods stopping and the supplements, maybe contact your fertility clinic if you haven't already to get their view. I'm not sure myself on this one.

Interesting what you say about the remaining embryos possibly having the same condition. I was concerned about this as we also have one frozen from the same batch of eggs /sperm. However we were told it is unlikely our remaining embryo has the condition. An option would be to test your embryos but this obviously has risks due to thawing, testing and then re-freezing. We haven't decided what to do yet, its really hard to know.

When do you start your new fresh round? Xx

[Blue2816 in reply to Skittles11]

Thank you so much for your reply. I hope your doing ok as can be.

So the hospital thought it would be safer to start a fresh cycle and not use those embryos. However I still have paid to remain them frozen I could never not keep them and I never know if I will ever have anymore so I will keep them frozen.

So at the minute I need to start from the very beginning again. Another DNA frag end of the month and results end of April and potentially start stims end of may if there’s an improvement in the sperm, but this was going on me having a period so unsure now.

This time we will doing pgta if we’re lucky to get some more eggs.

Have you ever done the pgta testing before?

Also are you taking any supplements at the minute while off treatment or have you done before in the past? Just continuously worry don’t you

What is your plan moving forward? Sending you lots of love xx

[Skittles11 in reply to Blue2816]

It's exhausting waiting for things to progress all of the time.

We haven't done PGT-A testing before. We are doing it this time despite few embryos (we have two) because we have now experienced one early miscarriage and one termination for medical reasons. I am quite anxious about it, it doesn't seem that common to test your embryos unless you have lots to test. I have questioned myself about if we're doing the right thing but I don't know if its just the fear talking. Have you done it before?

I am taking supplements in between cycles and have done so in the past too. I am taking Methyl Folate, Vitamin D, CoQ10 Ubiquional, Omega 3, Preconception multivitamin, DHEA and Melatonin. I often wonder if I'm taking the "right" ones and think it can get quite overwhelming. I think it depends on your prognosis as to what supplements you should take too.

If you're worried about getting a period I wonder if your clinic may be able to induce a bleed. I've taken Provera before because I wasn't having an obvious period, I was only getting spotting.

Xx