My very first IVF!

@Liza, while it would have been awesome to have been preggies already, am glad you're now able to start your journey. Good luck for the 1st scan, and you'll see, those injections will be fine! The 1st time was nerve wrecking, but by the end of the process, it was like second nature. Will keep you in my prayers xx

Hi ladies!!

@ Leez so glad everything went well. Wednesday is so close and then the dreadful TWW, I hope you have something planned to keep your mind occupied!

@ Ladysa hope everything went good! Prayers for you!

@ Chanti how are you feeling? Any cramps of anything?

So from my side. For some reason i got a very faint BFP on Saturday morning. Obviously did not believe it so i waiting for Sunday morning to test again and then AF showed! Googled and i believe it was a Evap line.
So my scanned is scheduled with the FS tomorrow morning @ 7:30. So i assume we would start the injections tomorrow evening.

This is it i am so nervous and excited!

Morning ladies,

What frustration, I could not get the Moomie app to work from home and wasn't able to update.

@Ladysa - I'm too late now as you've already had the retrieval, but I hope everything went well. I said a prayer for you this morning and believe they got a good amount of quality eggies! Please let us know how it went as soon as you're up to it xx

@Liza - I'm hoping AF happened yesterday and that you're able to go for your scan today? How are you feeling?

From my end, retrieval went well, they got 6 good eggies and 3 have fertilized and progressing well. Clinic let me know this morning we're on schedule for the transfer on Wednesday so YAY! very excited. The retrieval was a lot more painful than I anticipated. I don't remember the procedure itself at all, but only started feeling myself again yesterday with slight pain and today I'm feeling MUCH better. So @Ladysa, just be prepared that you might not feel all that well for a few days.

A Great Day to all of you!
x

Hi ladies

Had a huge struggle with my moomie app. Seems to be working now.

@Leez happy birthday even though I am so late! I hope all went well with your retrieval. Are you feeling ok?

@ladysa good luck with your big week ahead. I know everything will work out perfectly!

@ chanti the time has almost come for us! Have you cramps subsided?

From my side Cd27 today and im expecting AF tomorrow.

Saying my prayers for all of you!

Stay healthy! Grow babies grow!

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Hi Ladies!

@Chanti - thats a great idea, def going to try the hot water bottle tonight
@Leez - i hope everything went well today, you are probably out of it, but really praying and holding thumbs for you!

On my side. Had the scan today. 6 good six good sized follicles, 2 smaller ones. i am on a low stim of 150, then 225 Gonal-F so that explains fewer follicles, but im also thinking if im paying so much, should i have at least gotten more follicles? but it is about quality not quantity i guess. Am triggering with lucrin saturday evening at 23h00 and aspiration monday morning, have to be at clinic at 7am and not eat 6hrs before. they also gave hubby some tablets zithromax to take friday, saturday, sunday evenings (1ea)

nurse advised to start taking folic acid now. but luckily i have been taking the pregancare preconception for a while now.
she also mentioned progesterone to start taking the day after aspiration until positive pregnancy test and if positive to continue until 12week pregnant. its suppositories 3xdaily and lie down for 20mins after. or an injection in the bum daily. i was opting for the injection so that i dont have to lie down for 20mins during the afternoon suppository but i think i would rather opposed to taking an injection everyday for possibly 3 months!

happy weekend all!!

Thank you so much for the well wishes ladies!

@ Chanti - I actually just emailed the clinic to make sure because I've been experiencing intense cramps today and not sure if this is normal after the HCG. Still a little bloated as well but the sharp pains are more of a concern than any thing else. From the appointment yesterday, we're looking at 6 definite great eggs (size wise) so I'm just hoping the quality is good. Shame hubby nervous about his bit tomorrow, but I can't believe we're actually in the last stretch now.

Oh I think Google is all of our own worst enemies! But I love that I've found this platform because here we're getting 1st hand advice from each other (when we're all going through the same thing) so where better to get INFO!

I think an even bigger contributor to the headaches is stress. Even though we try to say we're calm and patiently waiting, I think it is just natural for our bodies to react to the intense desire we all have to be a mommy.

@Ladysa - I feel you with the bruising, I had a friend who is a Doctor help me with the Menopur and still ended up with a bruised blue area so I really think its down to our bodies taking a hammering! And YES on the bloated can't fit into my pants feeling. I thought at the beginning it was not so bad, but definitely feeling uncomfortable now.

Thinking and praying for you all, that this will be an unforgettable experience with a very happy ending. Will post again tomorrow after the retrieval to let you know how it went.
x

@Leez - Happy Birthday for yesterday! How are you feeling? Has the trigger made you uncomfortable at all? Praying you get lots of eggies!!!

@Ladysa - Praying that all of those eggies are of top notch quality! I'm also a top googler It's so bad....... Can you use a hot water bottle at all to feel a bit better and help with the bloating?

@Liza - I am doing good, down to 13 sleeps!! Time is going quickly and I am fortunately keeping myself busy Your change in diet and reduction in caffeine will cause the head aches, it usually 1/2 days and pretty awful!!! I remember when I experienced a detox for the first time, was awful!!

AFM, not much to report, my ovary and uterus aren't cramping this week, yay!!! I'm hoping it was just a hormonal surge making me feel achy and yucky. I'm still suffering with the sore boobies but have gotten so used to it now.

I can't wait to get this show on the road and am so happy that we can all share this experience!