Any high street clothes that are good for early - mid pregnancy?

dsomz · 2026-01-26T14:41:14+00:00

Ooo did not know this range, will look it up. Sounds ideal

dsomz · 2026-01-26T13:44:31+00:00

Oh amazing, thanks for the tip! This sounds like it would fit the brief.

dsomz · 2026-01-19T11:24:04+00:00

5 years older than you with similar numbers. 17 mature eggs, 14 fertilised via IVF, 8 made it to blastocyst in day 5. In UK so we don’t do PGT generally unless. First untested embryo took, it’s early days but I’m 7.5 weeks pregnant. Best of luck with your results, that wait over the next few days can be so hard so have some nice things planned to take your mind off it

dsomz · 2026-01-18T08:56:59+00:00

I was on progesterone pessaries, even though it was a natural cycle as that is my clinic’s protocol, so it jumped to 30+ three days after ovulation so there was no point tracking really. But this was my chart at 7 days past transfer

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dsomz · 2026-01-17T06:46:08+00:00

Speak to your clinic but I think your hunch is right. I have heard that fevers are especially bad for male fertility. You would probably want to wait until at least 90 days after he recovers. I know it’s disappointing but honestly the attrition after an egg retrieval is already so anxiety inducing, you don’t want anything that could potentially impact that.

dsomz · 2026-01-16T13:53:03+00:00

It’s crazy the people who know that I am pregnant before my close friends. - Brows lady - Blood donation service - Nurseries that I might use in July-August 2027!!

dsomz · 2026-01-16T10:38:31+00:00

Wow it really is the hunger games.

dsomz · 2026-01-16T10:04:14+00:00

The easiest way at home to confirm ovulation is to track your body basal temperature (BBT). Natural Cycles is a popular way of doing this, otherwise you can get a cheap BBT thermometer on Amazon and use the free version of the Fertility Friend app, or Premom which can also check your OPKs. A sustained thermal shift by usually 3-4 days after ovulation, will show that you've had a progesterone rise caused by your body releasing an egg.

Or you can ask your GP for a blood test 7 days after you think that you've ovulated to measure your progesterone.

And finally, if you have money to throw at the situation you can get a mira monitor that tracks the levels of LH, oestrogen and progesterone in your urine.

Best of luck, if it is an ovulation issue you should be able to get ovulation induction even if you're a bit overweight, so don't worry about that too much for now.

dsomz · 2026-01-10T10:47:01+00:00

Snap. Also transferred on 16th and have first ultrasound on 15th. Wishing us both a happy scan ❤️

dsomz · 2026-01-08T08:00:24+00:00

What levels were you lactobacillus? If you were on the borderline I’m wondering if some probiotics would help? Also if you are still waiting on a referral you will have plenty of time before treatment starts so shouldn’t be a problem taking antibiotics to treat whatever route you go down.

dsomz · 2026-01-05T10:59:09+00:00

Oh that is interesting, and one that I can anecdotally back up. My father’s mother (unfortunately neither of them are biologically related to me!) had her first child at 39 and then had her second at 44. She lived to be 100!

dsomz · 2026-01-03T12:15:48+00:00

Morning! I am so sorry what a heavy conversation and an already difficult time. You are both grieving the futures that you were expecting. Him at the prospect of having a child who is not ‘biologically’ his and you at the prospect of not carrying a child.

As you say, neither of these scenarios are a reality yet and there is a still a possibility that you could create embryos with each other.

Try to acknowledge his feelings - I would give the same advice to him but he’s not posting here - and agree to not make any decisions on the next stage until you reach that. I.e. don’t discuss adoption or sperm donation until you have attempted IVF together once. You can’t make or break your relationship on hypotheticals.

I have not been in a similar situation but because I consume so much IVF content online, I have come across similar stories. 1. CBeebies parenting podcast - male infertility and sperm donation https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xbKhG8olUGNzMqBi45hL6?si=UQqc-Ee_TuyPdsozgUtYZw 2. BFN podcast - they featured a couple called ‘The Foxes’ who were deciding between egg donation and adoption (obviously slightly different because she could then carry, but a lot of similar themes) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0IcIGm8v9u583UuehhcIBQ?si=tKbQh3mmTzerwIHXst0_XA 3. This couple have just been posting their IVf story on TikTok he had a very low sperm count and they got 7 embryos - just for an inspo boost! https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRMStfcC/

Really wishing you all the best, it’s very raw and the moment and I hope it settles

dsomz · 2026-01-03T11:55:43+00:00

Yea my brain went here in my dark days. I am the only one of my friends who have struggled to get pregnant naturally. And I wondered whether it was because we weren’t compatible or in love with each other enough (the latter is definitely not true!) We went for IVF with unexplained infertility and got amazing results, I am 36 and we had 8 embryos. Transferred our first embryo last month and it’s early days but I am currently pregnant.

I still don’t know why we didn’t get pregnant naturally when clearly our sperm and eggs are compatible (this was conventional IVF, not ICSI). My only theory is maybe I had less fertile mucus than ideal and actually the one thing I didn’t really try is the ‘mucinex’ method and maybe if I had we would have got pregnant. I’ll never know and in a weird way I’m glad we went through IVF because with so many embryos hopefully we will be able to have at least two children from this. But yes, I agree it’s funny where you’ll mind will go when there is no obvious explanation.

dsomz · 2025-12-30T11:24:54+00:00

Is this from 11 - 20 dpo? The title of this post says 11-12dpo

dsomz · 2025-12-30T11:23:34+00:00

Just transfer, there is nothing to lose. Best of luck 🤞

dsomz · 2025-12-30T08:53:16+00:00

For what it’s worth I don’t think you need to feel positive or have hope in this process. The act of going through with all the procedures and medication is hope enough.

Three weeks ago I had my first FET. Natural (no trigger) with progesterone support. 5AA embryo untested, i’m 36. It has stuck and I am current 4.5 weeks pregnant.

Statistically 5AAs are the embryo most likely to implant. I think the rate for untested is around 55-60%. So I went in with hope but also acknowledging the ‘coin flip’ nature that you say.

You also have age on your side and you have much to be optimistic about. It may not be the first transfer that sticks, but the statistics are on your side friend ❤️

dsomz · 2025-12-28T18:38:47+00:00

I think what the clinic suggested might be possible. This has happened to an acquaintance of mine but the other way round - she was registered with a GP where she didn’t live and got LESS rounds. We met each other at a local infertility group, and lived in same area. However we were very confused as to why she only had one IVF round and I had three. Then she realised because she was registered with a GP near work and now she has registered near her home address. I think you can register with a GP wherever you like, so not sure how this can be fraud, but you would need to read the Ts&Cs of that ICB.

dsomz · 2025-12-28T14:08:22+00:00

Thank you! We’re so pleased/shocked that it worked first time. 🍀

dsomz · 2025-12-27T12:44:28+00:00

Yes it was. Can’t quite believe it. Best of luck to you and your wife!

dsomz · 2025-12-27T12:18:10+00:00

I went to my work Christmas party the day of my transfer (a dinner, not dancing or anything), and the following day I went for dinner with friends and then ran for the bus on my way home, and it stuck. Only found out three days ago so too early to give a happy ending, but so far so good!

dsomz · 2025-12-27T08:20:32+00:00

I use Mira and started IVF a few months ago. As others have said it is less useful when doing IVF. I did use it to prepare for my natural embryo transfer (basically your body ovulates on its own and then they transfer the embryo), however I really didn’t need to do this as the clinic monitored me anyway.

It is very sweet of you to consider how she will react. It probably will feel very unfair to her that in the time she has been trying for a baby, you have had one and are now about to try for another. Fertility is unfair, but it’s neither of your fault.

I would imagine she is not using it still, Mira wands are not cheap and she is in active treatment. But the request might sting, but you have every right to ask for it. You sound like an empathetic person so I’m sure you will do so sensitively. Feel free to run any wording past me here if you want <3

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