IVF ROUND 5
DAY 2
(Saturday Nov 5)
Meds: 300iu Gonal-f , 150iu Menopur
Notes: estrogen=26.49; LH=4. 68; progesterone=0.226; lining=4.9mm; antral follicles=13
Today was fun I stayed in bed until 10ish then we rushed around to get ready to go to run some errands and as soon as I took my first bite of breakfast the world started spinning and I got really hot and my heart started racing and I thought I was going to puke. Took my a few minutes to pull myself towards myself.
I managed to get myself together and we got all our stuff done but I was a mess for the rest of the day. I tried cleaning the kitchen but I kept getting the hot flashes and dizzy spells so I just threw in the towel (literally) and went to lie down and whatsapped with everyone back home in a dimly lit room.
I only really felt better when it was time to get dinner ready and mix up the next round of meds. I’m back under the covers now doing some online shopping, still feeling a tab woozy.
I don’t know if this is due to the medication or my period or what. I remember being dizzy towards the end of the cycle but not this early on. Oh well, I’m just staying hydrated and taking it easy.
Emotional: Feeling good. “Ain’t nothin gonna to break my stride. Nobody’s gonna slow me down, oh-no. I got to keep on movin”
Physical: Dizzyyyyy
Food: Breakfast was 90 second bread with cheese and sugar-free jam. An orange for lunch. Then stuffed chicken breast with bacon jam green beans for dinner and a block of dark chocolate for dessert.
Music to match my mood
Tales of a 30 Year Old Nothing 
Drink lots of water to overcome the hot flashes. Really helped me. All the best!
Oh good to know! Thank you!
Drinking 3 litres of water daily will help you overcome the extreme heat that you experience within your body..
Why arent you having boiled eggs? Protein is extremely important. Take one boiled egg daily.
I really hate eggs but I had one this morning 😆. Forcing myself.
Haha. I hated eggs all my life and apparently not eating eggs causes bad egg quality 😑. I started eating eggs after my fifth ivf failed badly due to poor eggs.
So now i am on donor eggs.
Yeah I’m definitely upping my protein this round.
Did u give donor eggs a thought? I found it much cheaper btw (i got 5 transfers with donor eggs, with my own eggs i used to just get 1 go every ivf)
We’re not ready to consider donor eggs or sperm yet. Our primary problem is mfi and my husband’s balanced translocation so we may have better luck with donor sperm and my husband doesn’t want to do that.
Im sorry. Didnt mean to intervene, i was just advising because it is less stressful.
I hope things work out for you guys.
Oh that’s okay 🙂 It definitely is an option but we want to give our all with our eggs and sperm first. No offence taken at all. Thank you so much. xx
Thanks. Wishing you all the best. You can always talk to me if you need some advise since i hv done 6 cycles of ICSI. Haha
Thank you so much! You are a super hero for doing 6 cycles. So strong!
Hahhaha 6 cycles. 4th donor transfer on the way.
My hero! Wishing you everything of the best with the transfer. I’ll be following and cheering you on!