Eggcellent egg buddies - a thread for all those IVFing in January, February and March - Volume 2

I think you're fine. A friend just had the same and took a week. Said she felt fine going back but really felt it after the first day.

I just want sure of it was realistic having 2 Weeks off for a cyst

MaryP good luck with your tests. Isn't having a cyst removed genuine enough reason to have time off? Or can you be vague and tell her you have gynaecological issues?!

Mary appendix?? Same region?!

PS I have the mutated MTHFR gene....no idea when we had DS!

Oh and I forgot to say that he told me that I will be off work for at least 2 weeks. So I now have the dilemma of telling my boss (mid 50s, no kids, a cow) that I will be having a cyst removed (does that sound familiar???) or just coming up with a mystery illness that is going to lay me up for 2 weeks. Any advice?

Have just got back from my review appointment. I saw a different Dr today (the boss though, so was v. happy about that) who was amazed that non of our tests had been done so that we can carry on with the fresh cycle. Was very miffed as was. Just think, if I hadn't accidentally gone to a different Dr then I would have had to have waited another month to get going! Unbelievabe. Anyway, to cut a long story short DH has got to pop in this pm to give a sample, I gave them 13 (!!!!) tubes of blood (they are even testing for the mother fucker gene) and have just spent over 1.000 € on drugs. The stabbing starts tomorrow evening. I've Gonal F and something else beginning with P. I don't know if I am excited or scared or both the only way is up, baby! for you and me now

Moggle that is absolutely brilliant! Well done to you and Mr M

bad clinics differ. Mine had me on them (2 a day) until 12 weeks, and then recommended tapering for a week.

Wow - that's amazing! I can imagine how frustrating unexplained must be for you. But as Stars says, you will hopefully now just get your BFP!

Moggle that's great! 17 embies!!!! Unexplained is frustrating isn't it?! Hopefully, it will remain unexplained but you'll just get your bfp!!

No, purely unexplained. All the tests checked out fine on both of us (apart from my lowing AMH of 9). We could've waited another year for NHS treatment but we were starting to feel left behind and could afford a private cycle which wouldn't affect our NHS entitlement, so decided to go for it. My parents took 6yrs of trying to have me and they were 22 when they started trying, so that was at the back of my mind too.

Wow Moggle - that's really amazing! Are you doing IVF because of tubal issues? Your sperm and eggs sound great so far so try not to worry! Congrats!

17 out of 19 fertilised. Blimey... If my eggs and his sperm are this good together in a Petri dish, why haven't they managed to get it together in my uterus before now... Maybe we'll find out tomorrow when we hear how they're developing. Always room for a little pessimism amongst the good news!

Well done moggle! That's some great laying. You've earned a lovely rest. Fx for your fertilisation call tomorrow.
maryp remembering your singing while stimming made me chuckle. Nice song choice too . Well done for getting through the last few days. Hugs.
beetle you have every right to rant as much as you like. What happened to your babies was so incredibly unfair. Enjoy your little fucker free day tomorrow lovely
cups you got through a tough day today & no, you're not crazy.
Good luck tomorrow turk
Hi to everyone else.

bad Thanks, yep I had one at 6w4d.

No idea how I avoided them, I was just told to take them till OTD. I was surprised to hear some people take them till 12 weeks

B4by its really hard to tell if it'll work for first time or not. I'm 27 (28 in April) and it didn't work first time me. I also know a girl that it worked first time for and she's 28, then a girl that's 27 who had a failed first cycle but is now 6 months preggers from her second cycle. We're all around the same age with completely different outcomes so you just have to stay strong and believe it's going to happen for you......

this may sound insensitive but you really so also need to understand that there's also a chance it won't. I went into my first cycle certain it would work, there was no reason why it wouldn't! When I got the BFN it destroyed me so please just try and stay positive with a bit of self preservation.

Sorry if any of you feel this post is insensitive but its important to stay level headed in this game xxx

That's great, Bunny! 9 weeks is fab. Have you had a scan already?

How come you managed to avoid the arse bullets, btw?!

b4by my first ivf in january resulted in a BFP, 9 weeks this week. 3 weeks-ish till scan and keeping everything crossed there is still something in there. I only had 5 eggs. Good luck!

As for bum bullets, I only had to use them till my BFP, not used them since.

Hi everyone and good luck whatever stage you are at

I went back to the bum option after getting fed up of the leakage. I am used to them now too! Is it 14 weeks you have to take them if you are pregnant? Yikes!