Eggsellent Egg buddies! For those having ivf during April, May and June and any others still around :-)

I'm so stupid, I know.

Just read the post-IVF thread started by Beetle. I so want to join .

Oh res, I just want to give you a hug. Have a good cry, you need it. But I think I'd test anyway just so you know for sure.

Res, I would just test now then you'll know for sure. That's the extra pain of secondary infertility that you still have to do kids stuff like parties. I know you don't want to see that BFN.

I've now had a 20 week scan picture text to me from my SIL of a bouncing baby boy so they'll have one of each. How nice for them. Never mind that it makes me feel like dying.

Cheap - that mileage = commitment to the cause. We only live 8 miles from our clinic and it's close enough to work for me to go over lunch. It must be extra tough to factor in travel time.

Cups - sorry that it's causing you anxiety and sorry but I never asked about follicle growth. In my naivety I just assumed all was well unless they said otherwise. Yes, why will you lose the big two?

Stars - naughty! Get it booked, woman!

Jodie - I feel for you. It's hideous

I'm still in limbo land. I know it's BFN but I just can't bring myself to draw a line because it is probably a forever line. We've no more money and I'm 43. When I dropped DD at nursery today and we were chatting about a friend's baby, she turned her little face to me full of excitement and said 'we're going to have a real baby soon, aren't we?'. I held it in until she was safely inside then howled in the car .

You'll all say how can you know until you test but I have been P 3 times and although you hear the 'every P is different mantra', some things are always the same and they are not present.

In my mind churning, I wonder if I experienced the same as Tame because things 'changed' last Weds when I was 7dpt - I felt pregnant, got sore breasts and bad skin after being on progesterone for nearly 2 weeks so they can't just have been changes linked to it - then I had that small bleed the next day. I think something was lost then.

I'll have to do it this weekend but with 2 children's parties to attend, neither day is a 'good' day.

Let me go and dissolve in self-pity...

Why are you going to lose those two big ones cups? As you know mine were shit. Had three around 10mm at day 8.

Oops I mean a scan on Saturday

Jodie I found the tww the hardest part. Keep as busy as you can

Well I'm feeling like crap. I went from being really bloated and achey to feeling back to normal so I was panicking before my scan. I've got two really big follicles at 20mm which I'm going to lose. 5 more that are heading towards 10mm and lots of tiny ones. The radiographer seemed a bit worried. I've no idea if I should be worried or not. The nurse I saw didn't really answer any of my questions. I kept saying how worried I am but she didn't reassure me. They are calling me with the blood results later and I'm booked in for a scan on Monday. Anyone remember how many follicles they had on day 8?

Morning everyone.

Thank you for asking after me Beetling - I'm 5 dpt, I don't have any symptoms or anything so I'm worried it hasn't worked. I know I should be more positive but it's hard!

Res I hope that when you test, you get your BFP.

Have a good day everyone

Cheap at 6 follies on clomid. It cracks me up every time my clinic tells me not to dtd. Ive not got pg naturally in the 5 years I've been trying to conceive so I'm hardly going to worry about that.

Turq my AF after IVF was 42 days as well, fingers crossed she turns up soon.

Well it's day 7 and there is definitely a lot going on in there! My left side aches every time I take a step so I'm guessing I must have the most follicles on that side. I feel massive, I've got lots of cm and my boobs are killing me. I didn't get sore boobs last time during stimming but Dr Google informs me that some people do if their oestrogen is high. First scan tomorrow so fingers crossed.

Res any thoughts on when you will test? Any symptoms?

Stars did you get your scratch booked?

150 mile round trip for SA today. And that hosp isn't as far as the IVF one. Good thing I like driving I guess...

Hi Turq. Mine was 42 days! I was going MAD. Clinic said to get in touch only if I went more than 8 weeks...

Unlurking to say Hi Res and still crossing fingers and toes for you. Hello Cups, Beetle and everyone else.

I'm still waiting for my period to come back after my failed cycle. About 40 days now. How long did yours take?

Cheers stars and res. It's weird, it's not that I get embarrassed about things, I am just a worrier I guess...

cups I overstimmed massively this month on Clomid (100mg) which I was put on by my local hospital consultant gynae, but has caused, ummm, a few "raised eyebrows" at IVF clinic (different hosp). I was apparently ovulating anyway, and hadn't been scanned in either last month's Clomid cycle or this one. Turns out I have managed to create an unheard of (well at least according to IVF doc) 6 mature follies. Cue strict instructions not to DTD for next week or so "as you could have 6 eggs fertilized, or more...") Bloody ironic!

Oh well, hopefully it bodes well for next week...

Cheap - we won't out you, promise!

Stars, seriously, they didn't even really discuss the prospect of non-survival with us (other than in passing along with all those other risks which I sort-of-dismissed). I think thaw rates are so good now that if the embies have got to freeze, they do well the other side. Why not get your scratch booked? Go on, you know you want to...

Hi Cups. 'Can't be bothered to do anything' - sounds like the perfect cycle! ET looking likely for next week, then. Eek!

AFM, resigned to BFN but still can't bring myself to confirm it...

Beetle good luck for tomorrow. I have no personal experience of spinals but have seen it done lots at work. If it's any reassurance all the ones I have seen have been straight forward and the patients have said it wasn't as bad as they thought it would be

Hi Res, how are you doing?

Stars those sound like pretty good odds on embies defrosting. I know it's impossible not to worry but I'm sure it will be ok. I can understand you not wanting to rush into it if this is going to be your last go. Do it when you feel ready x

Well no need to worry about lack of response as I've over responded my estrogen has come back at 2850 so I'm reducing the menopur from 225 to 187.5 tonight. So I'm now mentalling about OHSS etc. I can't win. I'm going to be driving myself crazy regardless of blood/scan results. Last time I only stimmed for 9 days so I may not have much longer to go unless I need to coast for a bit.

I'm feeling achey and bloated, I can't be bothered to do anything.