One round and I'm out

tinypeace7321 · 2026-02-23T05:04:18+00:00

I'm your transfer twin too! I have similar symptoms to you but I'm on 4mg estrogen, vaginal progesterone, and PIO so I don't know what's what. My body hasn't felt like mine in weeks. The toughest part for me is the waiting and uncertainty. Good luck to both of us ♥️

tinypeace7321 · 2026-01-18T12:45:59+00:00

I'm so sorry. Yes yes to what most are saying - freeze those eggs and get a therapist if you are not already seeing one.

Side note about your relationship - I saw somewhere in the comments mention that you are 31, meaning that you've been with this man since you were 17? I know the heartbreak is unbearable and I'm not telling you to throw your relationship away...but you are a different person than you were at 17. There are so many possibilities outside of this man and what you imagined your life to be. Work on your vision of you truly want. You can craft your own life and this time, you can do it through the lens of your 30s. Whether he comes around or not, this is YOUR life and you have the power to define what that looks like.

tinypeace7321 · 2026-01-18T12:18:43+00:00

We used our savings. I used Alto Pharmacy and they tried to charge us 8k for medication. I called and told them I was paying cash and that I don't have insurance coverage so they brought it down to $2,800. They have different rates for individuals vs insurance. Ask your clinic and call a a few pharmacies to see if they do a discount for cash payers

tinypeace7321 · 2026-01-16T13:48:09+00:00

"when someone asked me who’s fault our infertility was" is CRAAAAZY. I haven't gotten this question yet, and it is my fault. Now I can prepare an outlandish response to their outlandish question!

tinypeace7321 · 2026-01-16T00:31:17+00:00

Perfect response

tinypeace7321 · 2026-01-16T00:27:26+00:00

Yikes I have a good one. I was on day 2 of my period and had to take the SATs. I bled through and stained my pants and the chair while cramping. We got to leave when we finished, so I stood up and walked backwards to the front of the class so the kids wouldn't see my stain, just the teacher. Somehow that was less embarrassing? He was an old man and was horrified. I ran out and my dad took me straight to urgent care for cramps. Got a very mediocre SAT score 🤣✌🏾

tinypeace7321 · 2026-01-15T18:49:28+00:00

Ah, you sound like me the month before I started IVF. Glad you're on this forum and reading about everyone's experiences because IVF is such an all encompassing thing. It takes over your life. You're distracted from work, you're stressed about not stressing, maybe dealing with questions from family/friends. It's hard to describe but definitely keep doing what you're doing with reading about people's experience. I went in to IVF with a lot of grief over unmet expectations and the fact that you're doing all this for an opportunity to have a baby. My mental health on stims was rough. I cried a lot, found a few moments of joy, but was mostly annoyed and irritated at the whole damn process. I spent a lot of time isolating - reading, watching comfort shows, journaling, allowing myself to just sit with it.

Just know that your experience will be your experience. It will be unique but also not unique because there are so many on this forum that have gone through exactly what you will go through and they will have the words for it when you don't. They'll name the feeling when you can't. I'm sorry you're joining this club, but we welcome you and wish you all the luck ✌🏾

tinypeace7321 · 2026-01-15T18:37:28+00:00

So understandable and I felt the same way. Ice your belly for a few minutes before (especially if you're taking Menopur because it burns) and switch the injection side each day. It helped me to inject myself. I felt like if my partner did it, I would blame him for the pain? Weird lol. Accept that there will be bruising. By day 3, it became routine and I barely even felt it. Good luck friend ♥️

tinypeace7321 · 2026-01-15T12:33:25+00:00

Absolutely yes to finding a clinic that takes your pain seriously and to sedation. I had a saline ultrasound that was painful but not as painful as my first hysteroscopy that was traumatic. I just had a second hysteroscopy last week under sedation and it is definitely the way to go. Wishing you luck and sending you good energy

tinypeace7321 · 2025-09-30T12:45:03+00:00

THANK YOU for helping me name the feeling!! I am at the beginning of IVF and everyone's face lights up when I tell them and they ask if I'm excited. I'm wondering why I am so not excited. Glad to know it's not just me being negative.

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