Holiday between cycles

[PrincessGurn1984]

Has anyone been on holiday before doing another STIMS and egg collection? I’m probably over thinking it but we really need to have some r’n’r at short notice before we go for it again in May so will be very last minute but I feel like if we don’t get away now there is never a good time during IVF as you never know anything until the last minute!

[Hidden]

Yes 100% in fact I have started stims on the last day of my holiday twice. I really think sometimes being chilled and relaxed and in a better place mentally is 100% better than being strung out at home worrying about a piece of chocolate you have eaten! Good luck xx

[PrincessGurn1984 in reply to Hidden]

Good way of looking at it! And vitamin d is good for health and relaxation so I’m hoping they could even have a positive result in making better eggs? Or doesn’t it work like that lol x

[Yellow83]

Yes we do! I find it really helps to give me space to get my head round yet another negative result. We just book last minute, good luck and happy holidays!

[PrincessGurn1984 in reply to Yellow83]

Thanks 🙏🏼 think we will go for it! X

[McQueeny]

Go while you can - definitely! We’re agonising over not being able to book anything in May / over summer as we don’t know where we’ll be treatment-wise - we’ll have to play it by ear and book last minute, so if you can go now I’d say definitely take advantage of it xx

[PrincessGurn1984 in reply to McQueeny]

Trouble with IVF isn’t it can never plan anything in advance at all! And I’m a planner by nature so not having control makes me uncomfortable 😂

[Twiglet2]

Yes almost every time between transfers etc we try and go away (even booked the day before to the canaries once) I feel it helps a lot 🤗 hope you get somewhere nice xx

[PrincessGurn1984 in reply to Twiglet2]

That sounds like bless! Bet it’s so good for a reset x

[Twiglet2 in reply to PrincessGurn1984]

Best holidays are the spontaneous ones I’ve found ☺️ Especially for extra vitamin D 😎 I even spent my successful 2ww in the sunshine (in Scotland no less!) so I defo believe it helps xx

[PrincessGurn1984 in reply to Twiglet2]

Congrats on your success! I’m pleased to say we booked somewhere whaoo! X

[hoping2021]

Definitely go on holiday. We’ve been between and after failed cycles. It just gives you that time and space to process everything and to feel human after eat, sleep, work, ivf, repeat.

[PrincessGurn1984 in reply to hoping2021]

Thank you I’m hoping some R’R is just the ticket! X

[DizzyDeeDee]

Yes!! Go for it! It is much needed! We had an IVF refund package and so when our third cycle failed, we got some money back and we blew it all on a fancy holiday. It was lush!

However, you just have to be careful with where you go and timings because of the Zika virus. You have to wait a few months before starting another cycle of you go anywhere that could be a risk.

[PrincessGurn1984 in reply to DizzyDeeDee]

We also are on a 2 cycle 50% refund package! So pleased we did that, really takes the financial pressure off. If we end up getting that 50% back then we will use it to go towards another cycle. For once I hope we don’t get money back from something 😂