When to start oestrogen before FET?

[Babysteps22]

Update - turns out I've missed the boat for this cycle 😕 but all being well looking at embryo transfer w/c 23rd May 🤞 thank you everyone for your advice and reassurance 😊

I'm having a bit of a panic.... I was told to ring my clinic on day 1 of my period to be given instructions on preparing for a FET. I've been given oestrogen 2mg to take 3 times a day. Day 1 of my period is today, and nobody has answered the phone all afternoon! I've phoned about 100 times, left messages, and now they're closed! I'm worried if I need to start oestrogen tonight, and I don't take it, that this cycle will be cancelled. Can anyone advise me when you started oestrogen please? Would it matter if I started tomorrow? Thanks in advance x

[Purple276]

Hi,I'm so sorry your clinic hasn't replied that is so frustrating. Have they given you a written protocol which sets out what to be taken on what day?

I think unless they told you what dose to start on what day then unfortunately it's beat to wait until you can get hold of them.

Mine was 2mg 1x a day for 5 days then increase to 2x a day and then 3x a day. I started day 1 but others start day 2 so you might be okay still.

Sorry can't help more x

[Babysteps22 in reply to Purple276]

Thank you so much, I think you're right it's best to wait to speak to them. It's really frustrating as they gave me nothing written down. Thanks for your response x

[KiboXX]

You normally start it on day 1 of ‘full flow’ so that can be day 1 or 2 depending on when your period starts but honestly don’t panic, half a day isn’t going to result in a cancelled cycle. Did you start your period this morning or this afternoon?x

[Babysteps22 in reply to KiboXX]

Ahh OK so it was after lunch today, so tomorrow should be OK if I can get through to them in the morning. Thank you so much x

[KiboXX in reply to Babysteps22]

Yeah you should be completely fine to start them tomorrow. If you can’t get through to them in the morning, I would go ahead and start them anyway x

[Cinderella5]

I always started on day 2. Day 1 being if full flow bleeding before 12 and if after 12 then dont count it and the next day is day 1. Good luck.xx

[Babysteps22 in reply to Cinderella5]

Thank you x

[Skittles11]

Hi

This is really frustrating, I'm so sorry you've not had clarity, it's massively stressful when you don't know what to do.

I've just looked back at the paperwork I was given for the only FET I've had, it says:

Day 1

Start Progynova (Oestradiol Valerate) tablets

6 mg daily (2mg three times daily), orally

However before I commenced the cycle they changed their strategy and I was to start on Day 2.

Hope that helps x

[Babysteps22 in reply to Skittles11]

That's brilliant thank you for your response x

[JenRoy]

I’ve started on day 4 before so don’t worry x

[Babysteps22 in reply to JenRoy]

Ahh ok, Thank you x

[Infertilemyrtle]

Hello I am half way through a FET now and I started estrogen on day three. Ive missed pills before in a previous cycle and they weren’t too worried about it. Sorry they aren’t answering the phone - what a pain ! Good luck with everything x

[Babysteps22 in reply to Infertilemyrtle]

Thank you, good luck to you too x

[Riri88]

Hi hun, definitely don’t worry. My clinic FET is to start between day 1 and day 4 as it will depend on their scan days and transfer days. Also if you started flowing around lunch time my clinic would not count that as day 1 but would count the day after as full day 1. And like I said they would then decide which day to start anywhere between day 1 and day 4 depending on their schedules. I had it before where my flow started on a Friday 4pm and stressed out as the clinic is closed in the weekend but they said not to worry as day 1 would be Sat, I would ring them Monday morning and started Monday or Tuesday. So def not a cycle lost!

I hope that helps to reassure you.

Annoying though they don’t pick up the phone. I get the frustration with that!

[Babysteps22 in reply to Riri88]

That's really reassuring, thank you 😊 just hoping I'll get through this morning. Thanks so much x