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Heehee joos. You're like a potty mouthed, fanny scratching , shit Judith Chalmers. Love it.

But is he a ginger carrot top though ? I think he has a tinge of ginge.

That is all.

Australia is wank. It's full of broad-grinned, bouncy Aussies perpetually proud that their country is, oooh..eight years old.

Thanks motor for the book recommendation. I'll look it up because, to be honest, I didn't think through the issues very much before starting. I just knew I wanted a baby and this was the only way to get one. I do know that outcomes for children raised by same sex parents are just as good as any other.

And totally agree with juicy that Australia is dull. What is the attraction? There is nothing there of interest. It takes 5 minutes to look at the opera house and the bridge and you're done.

"COME ON ANDY, YOU SCOTTISH GINGER TWAT!"

I always think folks are posh who have crab meat in their freezer

Thanks I feel better. Only thing I could find in the freezee was crab meat. It smarted a bit but it ws worth it.

Motor hand hold from me. X

motor please remember that a line is a line. Anyone who hasn't been through all this could not comprehend the sheer exhaustion of the uncertainty during the 2ww.I could have convinced myself of just about anything (twins/triplets/quads/ nothing) at any point then spectacularly change my mind within 10 minutes during my 2ww. My point is you can't trust the signals as your hormones are messing with your body (& emotions) only the line counts. I agree with juice though try not to test tom if you can. I am a strong believer in being realistically positive.
nook one of the wise ladies on here will know for sure but I'm pretty certain you are fine if you miss the pessaries for a few hours. x

nooknook, please don't fret about that! It will make no difference that you were a couple of a hours late with the pessary. Slap yourself hard around the chops with the first thing that comes to hand out of your freezer. Then do it again. There...better?

I'm sure a few hours will make no difference at all

Motor it's ll looking good. I agree with Juicy wait till Sunday. Tomorrows going to be such a lovely day, plan something nice to take your mind off it she says

Oh actually it did work. I'm going to go and lie down now

Oh hang on my first freak out message didn't work! to recap - I'm freaking out and its only 2dp2dt. Need a slap.

AND I was a couple of hours late with the fanny candle today and have convinced myself this has totally blown my chances. Help. Me. Please.

Motor, you have indeed tested early but a line at any depth means you're pregnant. Don't expect it to be darker tomorrow - hCG only doubles every 48 hrs. Can you hold off until Sunday? I promise you tomorrow's line will just have you squinting and fretting.

If anything I am expecting a card from our donor thanking us that she had the honour of having her eggs touched by th'usband's sperm

Where is beer?

Anyone know why I had creamy stuff leaking out of my nips in the bath? (and no, I wasn't squeezing them)

Ok I'm only 2dp2dt and I'm already freaking out. Can somebody please slap me?

I'm 11DPO or more accurately 6dp5dt. I feel more mental than I have at any other point in the last 2 years of TTC/IVF. I feel so close but fear it will all come crashing down. I know I'll cope with a negative if it happens, but this uncertainty is killing me! Just have to keep occupied over the weekend.

Thanks Brooker and Motor

Yes, where is Beer?

Motor one of the lovely ladies I know was able to send a card to her donor through the clinic. How many DPO are you now? Am keeping everything crossed for a nice line tomorrow

karbea and flowers on the subject of what to tell the children with DE/DS I can recommend a great book called Mommies, Daddies, Donors, Surrogates by Diane Ehrensaft. It really looks at all the issues from all perspectives and I read it through before I decided to go for DE IVF. I now feel confident about my choice and how I would approach it with any child conceived that way.

Fantastic embies maybe!

Where is beer?

mejust I don't know about you, but I feel no less crazy now than I was before I tested - in fact I think it is worse! I used First Response - how about you? I'm frightened that the line isn't getting darker quickly enough. Anyway, I keep thinking of you and hoping for the darker line to appear.

euro You are so right not to test anymore until OTD - it is counterproductive and I'm quite cross with myself for doing it. I hope you're doing okay

maybe and juicy I plan to write to the donor if I do get pregnant as it is really weird to have this intimate connection with her but absolutely no contact (apart from my husband's sperm meeting her egg ) I imagine that there is some policy on it but I will try at least.

C'MON ANDY!!

I went to San Francisco on my way over to Australia. Fantastic and far better than boring Oz

expat I'm on sp & was advised minimum of 2 cycles including the failed ivf evil period. I'm following that as my ivf bfn was early May. So counted that period plus the next one then started #2 end June (at the beginning of third). My cycle has amazingly remained bang on 28 days throughout. I was advised to go again as soon as I felt ready due to my age
nomaybe sounds like you have a crop of lovely embies there. Looking forward to the updates
karbea I would love to go to San Fran. Was planning to go this year before all this shenanigans. What a lovely distraction.

Don't give up Euro you just never know how this crazy IVF stuff is going to work out.

I'm with Wifey Euro, I hope AF isn't on her way x

I never even contemplated children until I hit 30ish. I always wanted to be childfree. And then the 'ormones took over. But I hope that if this doesn't work for us, I can go back to viewing a child-free life in the positive way that I did for so many years.

I think AF might be about to arrive (boobs no longer sore, cramps have started) and if that is the case, I think I will take a break from this thread until the next cycle. I will still be cheering you all on though!