The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Conceive when its just not happening (12m+)

QQuaver

sillysausage, how are you?:wave:
Primmer, things are moving now:j
Hope the patient evening is coming up soon and your DH can make it (I went to mine alone:o).
countrybum, I've done few ECs now:o With the one with GA, I just needed the day off, with the ones without GA, I was fine in the afternoon (after 30mins rest):)

AFM, I've been down regging for 12 days and am due for CD1 blood test on Friday. If all goes well, FET should be either on 11th or 15th June:o

EverTheOptimist

countrybum wrote: »

Got my letter from clinic this morning confirming I'll be starting treatment next month:eek:. Wanted to cry when I read it - made it far too real!! Just a quick question for all you lovelies who have been through IVF - what was egg collection like? How long before you were back at work? Did you tell work why you were off?

Hope everyone is doing well - hopefully this beautiful sunshine is lifting the mood. I'm sat here with a lovely glass of Pimms!!!:D

Congratulations on the letter and the forthcoming treatment, it is quite daunting but exciting.

Sounds like you are having a lovely afternoon, i've been stuck inside as i had to finish some work i have been doing for a course i am on. Booo.

Anyway i have only had one egg collection as my recent IVF was a FET. Anyway I didnt find the collection too bad, obviously the anaesthetic helped but it didnt knock me out completely. i didnt suffer too much afterwards either. I had my EC on a friday and i don't work weekends, and my ET was on the Monday so I just took a week off, i think my clinic recommends 1 -2 weeks off. I was a bit la la on the evening of the EC.

I did tell my immediate boss but i have known her 13 years and she has been through treatment herself so felt i could open up. If i had worked anywhere else i would have taken the letter from the clinic, been signed off and not told anyone.

I guess it depends on your workplace and relationship with them.

Sillysausage - did you get the call or have you been for the transfer, how did it go?

jujugaboo

I have had 2 sedations and 2 GA for my EC and have been fine with both. I don't remember a thing and not much pain afterwards. I have told my boss because I wanted time off so I take a mix of sick leave and holiday.

Another scan all going well, still no LH surge and got another scan on Thursday, possible transfer a few days after that. I feel quiet relaxed about this one, i think its because its FET and not as costly but then you still have the fear of the embie not thawing properly. Scary stuff!

sillysausage1977

Had transfer today, all 4 embies had survived until today which I was amazed about as last time I only had 1 left, this time they 2 embies put back in 1 at 7 cells and 1 at 6 cells. They are going to keep 1 more of my eggs going and if it turns into a blasto they will ring me and see if I want it freezing. At the minute I feel really relaxed, which I guess is not a bad thing!

Countrybum - I had my 2nd egg collection on Saturday and it was fine, didn't fall asleep like last time but that wasn't a problem. This time I didn't even need to take any paracetamol as I didn't have any pain which was lucky.

Evertheoptimist and Sarahs999 - Good luck guys with your 2ww's x

bigzippy

Fingers crossed for these embies Silly Sausage

Primmer wrote: »

AFM - I am waiting to hear from clinic with details of patient evening so we can find out about ivf and when we can start the treatment. I am in the 2ww at moment too at 5dpo but not holding out much hope of it happening naturally.

Hope things get moving much quicker now Primmer

Primmer wrote: »

BZ - how you doing?

Um... Up and down... :cool: But I was terrified the dentist would have to take out my tooth today, but it looks like he won't have to now :j

countrybum wrote: »

Bigz - how are you and OH doing. Keeping strong I hope xxxx

Erm... doing it tough. Think it's only really setting in now tbh
We're back to being very "broody" (which doesn't seem anywhere near a sufficient word really) again, now the immediate "we need to deal with this first" numbness has worn off. He's still signed off work - I can't imagine him going back any time soon. It's been a horrendous 7months tbh and it's gonna take a while to get back to any kind of "normal"

Got my letter from clinic this morning confirming I'll be starting treatment next month:eek:. Wanted to cry when I read it - made it far too real!!

:shocked: Good luck with it!

Primmer

SillySausage - that is good news, hope you can stay relaxed. Have you got much planned to take your mind off things ?

BZ - it is not surprising that you are finding it tough going, both you and DH have been through a lot and it's still early days. You are both still in my thoughts.

Juju - hope scan goes ok on Thursday.

Runnerduck

AFM, I've been down regging for 12 days and am due for CD1 blood test on Friday. If all goes well, FET should be either on 11th or 15th June:o[/QUOTE]

good luck, hope all goes well this time

Runnerduck

thats great news sillysausage, relax and try not to worry now xx

juju, glad things are going well, good luck xx

countrybum, well done, none of it's as bad as the 2ww, if you can cope with that the rest is a breeze xxx

welcome newbies, and hope everyone is keeping ok xx

jujugaboo

Great news SS, hope you can freeze the blasto one. Sit back and relax now with your embies, fingers crossed and sending yous ticky vibes.

Fingers crossed QQ with FET, looks like I am just a bit in front of you.

Primmer - fingers crossed for a natural.

BZ - take some time out you and OH have been through enough.

About time we have BFP (and here to stay) on here, its been long overdue.

tea_lover

sillysausage - best of luck x.