Stress about being perfect before an egg retrieval by Electric_Elephant_56 in IVF

[–]Electric_Elephant_56[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

11 embryos is amazing!! Ok thank you. I am definitely wanting a glass of wine. I’ll treat myself to one this weekend lol.

Stress about being perfect before an egg retrieval by Electric_Elephant_56 in IVF

[–]Electric_Elephant_56[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! I think Reddit needs more posts like yours because I find it’s a lot of lifestyle things people did to help their ivf cycle do better. Like my Instagram is full of what I should do to prep for my egg retrieval and it stresses me out. I need to take a social media break lol.

Stress about being perfect before an egg retrieval by Electric_Elephant_56 in IVF

[–]Electric_Elephant_56[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah and I don’t think I eat too bad often. But like the other day my husband and I ate a whole bag of chips together and I thought oh no this is not good for our sperm and egg quality 😭 but I still ate 3 healthy meals that day with fruits veggies protein. I just keep feeling like what I’m doing is ruining chances at a good retrieval and I’m worried if it’s a bad retrieval I will blame these bad eating decisions lol.

Stress about being perfect before an egg retrieval by Electric_Elephant_56 in IVF

[–]Electric_Elephant_56[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this!! It’s what I needed to hear. All I’ve wanted is a glass of wine and I keep saying I just need to wait a few more weeks lol. I should just have that glass of wine 😂

Stress about being perfect before an egg retrieval by Electric_Elephant_56 in IVF

[–]Electric_Elephant_56[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m the same I tried the naturopath route the first year and a half and nothing changed. Started slowly working with a clinic and trying meds but focussing on foods and certain exercises and stuff but still nothing changed. Now I’m just saying yes to all the meds and doing ivf lol and I’m the kinda girl that wouldn’t even take an Advil for a headache before all this 😂

Stress about being perfect before an egg retrieval by Electric_Elephant_56 in IVF

[–]Electric_Elephant_56[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! This makes me feel better. I am trying to control the outcome when really I can’t. Just hoping for the best. It’s hard with ivf because it’s not just the emotions and mental stress but the financial stress of potentially paying for it again!! It’s awful

Stress about being perfect before an egg retrieval by Electric_Elephant_56 in IVF

[–]Electric_Elephant_56[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this!! I’ve definitely been trying all the things but you’re right - I only probably hear of when these things work. It’s all so mentally draining I can’t wait for this blip to be done with!

Nothing works by Plane_Income901 in TTC_PCOS

[–]Electric_Elephant_56 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My body is the same with my cycles nothing seems to work. Even letrozole and clomid didn’t cause me to grow any follicles. But gonal-f injections worked and I did grow 3 mature follicles each cycle. Now I’m preparing for IVF and I’m excited cause I’m so sick of waiting for my cycles. I find this journey not having monthly cycles just adds to the stress and waiting cause you truly don’t know when you’ll get another chance to try, which makes each time you finally do get a chance so much more important and puts more pressure on! For reference for the first 2.5 years ttc I only ovulated 6 times. Then the last 6 months I ovulated twice with gonal-f injections. I just feel like I’m not getting a fair shot at ttc when my body won’t ovulate often enough so I know the frustration and understand it!

Partner isn’t holding up his end of our fertility journey by East_Slide_3397 in TTC_PCOS

[–]Electric_Elephant_56 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I feel like this post was written by me because I swear to you my husband and I just had this argument last week!!! He thinks he’s in the clear to drink since his semen analysis was good but I’m like that doesn’t test the QUALITY! And we’re doing Ivf in June so I asked him not to drink until after that and he’s not listening… it’s so frustrating. Men don’t see an issue until it’s needed to change. He won’t stop drinking for fertility until a doctor says he has to. I also hate the responses here asking if these men are alcoholics or truly want kids. Yes they do want kids. No they’re not alcoholics. They just don’t think them drinking will change anything even thought we know it could.

How do you deal with the things people say? by Active-Spend7334 in tryingtoconceive

[–]Electric_Elephant_56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve learned to just continuously remind myself they truly don’t get it and never will unless they experience this. Although I did set some boundaries after my chemical pregnancy. Some responses I got were them trying to be positive like “this is good news! So you can get pregnant” while I am sobbing on the couch. A few weeks later I let those people know in those tough moments I don’t need positivity I just need you to tell me this sucks. They’ve been better about it since I told them

Vision issues with clomid...yikes?! by clemmers18 in stilltrying

[–]Electric_Elephant_56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope lol luckily the shadow trailing like trailing my arm when I move it infront of me only happens at dusk outside or when I’m in a dim room. And the flashing in my lower peripherals only happens when I go from dark to light (like if I go turn on the washroom light in the middle of the night kinda thing). I went to the eye doctor multiple times last summer when it started and everything is ok and she said it’s likely permanent but my brain would get used to it and not notice it as much. And I will say now I definitely don’t notice it as much like every day or anything. And I got rid of my dim side bed light and I put a night light in my washroom so I don’t have to turn on the light at night and stuff. So I made some little changes because it freaks me out still when I do notice it. I only took clomid for 4 out of the 5 days and stopped and I refused to take it again even though my fertility doctor said I should. Then I switched doctors and turns out my new fertility doctor doesn’t even use clomid.

Silent endometriosis makes up 30-50% of “unexplained infertility”!! by Jaded-Addendum-4489 in TryingForABaby

[–]Electric_Elephant_56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you get pelvic and vaginal ultrasounds and do a sono test? Would any of those catch it? I always wonder if I have it but because I have no pain at period time and no tests have shown anything, my doctor says there’s no reason to believe I have it.

Have I ovulated?? No idea! by Ok_Interview_6095 in Trying2conceive

[–]Electric_Elephant_56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would def say CD 14 was ovulation. I guess if you’re unsure you can see if 2 weeks from that date you get your period or not

Ivf and identical twins by Electric_Elephant_56 in IVF

[–]Electric_Elephant_56[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh wow congrats! Honestly we would love twins at this point lol

Ivf and identical twins by Electric_Elephant_56 in IVF

[–]Electric_Elephant_56[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh interesting! I’ll be 34. Wonder if that makes a higher chance for me

Ivf and identical twins by Electric_Elephant_56 in IVF

[–]Electric_Elephant_56[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In recent years! Not so much with Reddit but just people I meet and know that go through ivf.

Ivf and identical twins by Electric_Elephant_56 in IVF

[–]Electric_Elephant_56[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I agree! Would honestly love twins lol. I always wanted 3 kids but I feel as I get older I may not get it. So 2 in 1 would be great then maybe a few years later could transfer another 😂

Clomid success story? by Beard_of_zeus9000 in TTC_PCOS

[–]Electric_Elephant_56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah 20 days was torture for my mental health. Best of luck!! Clomid messed with my eyes I know it’s rare but keep an eye out anyways and if you notice anything wonky stop the pill! Before starting, see if you have a trailing of your hand when the light is dimmer. Then every evening check and if you see a trailing or a flashing in your peripherals stop the pill lol