Menopur Day 3

[LAR2024]

Hi everyone,

Been reading some of your posts and finding comfort in not being as alone as I feel.

Feel like it can’t be connected as only on day 3 but I keep getting so emotional and tearing up. It’s maybe just how real things feel now doing first round of IVF.

Any tips to stay calm and less anxious would be much appreciated.

Thank you

[Twiglet2]

I would let the tears out to be honest have a good old cry! Then after you’ve let it out make sure you do something nice each day for you! Spoil yourself this is a tough thing you are going through you deserve to prioritise yourself as number one right now 🤗💜 ps this bit goes really fast form this point so just take it one day at a time xx

[raverg]

I'm one day behind you, today is my day 3. We're cycle buddies!

This is my second cycle, so I'm a bit more relaxed at this stage, but I have no doubt that emotions will be running sky high around egg collection time, and then when the progesterone starts to accumulate. It's all normal, as there's a lot of hormones flowing about (especially if you've been going through down regulation as well) and honestly, this process is absolutely insane if you think about it (mixing your own solutions, injecting yourself, trying to decide what advice to follow and what to ignore, constant scans and unpredictable appointment times that turn your schedule upside down, having no control over anything etc etc). It's a highly stressful situation amplified by hormones so we're all feeling various degrees of that as we're going through it. But you can do it! You've got this! Be kind to yourself, as you're doing your best.

Here's what helps me stay calm: yoga, walks, generally moving my body to release the anxiety, Headspace the app for meditation they have a course on anxiety, weekly acupuncture around this time, a relaxing massage, comedies, hanging out with friends, and generally living my life as normal and trying not to let IVF take over my life cause it will if I let it.

Additionally, I would suggest taking your clinic up on their offer of free counselling. Book a session in now if you feel like you need more support, and another one after your expected testing date. Sometimes they have waiting lists so make sure to book it in now. These counsellors understand better than most counsellors what it's like to go through IVF and how you're feeling, so you might find a great deal of support in talking to them - I know I did!

For anything else, questions, support, feel free to DM me. Good luck! xx