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

Res: really happy to see you looking more positive, as many others have said, it is very common to have bleeding after IVF. When is OTD?

Stars: sorry if I should know this but when will you start your next cycle? How your cold is a mild dose. Try and get an early night (often easier said than done i know...) Sleep deprivation makes everything harder.

Val: when I was on the bullets I used the back door too, I found it much cleaner... Although I wasn't overly fond of the sensation .

Turq: funding these cycles is eye wateringly expensive isn't it. I think borrowing from your sons savings is the right thing to do given the circumstances. Bless your mum for helping. What a treasure.

Cups: well done on your first menupor injection. I too worried I hadn't done it right, fussing over every last drop with my heart in my mouth each time thinking I might drop the bottle or such like. I did find it easier and quicker as the nights wore on. Hope you do too .

Hi to the newbies: (3 in 1 day, is that a record?). Hope your stays are short .

Hi all, have been missing for a week with busy work and a bad cold. Just been trying to catch up on phone, looks like the buddies have been busy! Will take time over the weekend to read all your news. Am trying v hard to shift my cold before sniffing starts a week on Mon, exciting and scarey times

Glad no blood was spilled during operation peasant Res. Cant wait to get back to this!

Hi res. Kind of, having a panic this morning after reading that some essential oils shouldn't be used in pregnancy. And I used some a couple of days ago. So worrying I've done some kind of damage. Still feeling nauseous, it was quite bad last night so I suppose that's a good sign!

OK, good Val - my paranoia is all consuming!

Operation Pessary was a blood-free success.

Nope, so far the only thing in my pants should be there.....doesn't stop the compulsive knicker checking and the dash to the loo with every, ummm, ooze.

I have only used the back door with the cyclogest this time. Much less oozing and I would also know any blood wouldn't be cervix irritation.

Next hard bit of today will be imminent pessary insertion. Will I come out clean? God, this stuff has made me so inappropriate!

Cups - I remember those bloody jabs from last year. I had to mix 6 vials. It used to take me about 40 mins start to finish! And I never was confident that I'd done it right, even after EC when it sort-of-spoke for itself.

Val - hope pants doesn't mean there's anything in yours that shouldn't be and instead that your are just talking generally.

Hi Turq. We borrowed from my Mum. That will be one of the hardest parts of another failure; in debt to her with no grandchild to soften the blow.

Hi Nobeer. Are you (sort of) relaxing into pregnancy by now?

Res I am with you on the roller coaster....pants. So glad you are feeling better today.

Being a nurse is make is worse cups - us lay people exist in, relatively, blissful ignorance

turq good luck with finding the funds. That's another struggle us IVFers go through!!

res phew! You're sounding much better this morning

I'm planning on using 1k of my son's savings. He had quite a lot of money left to him. That's bad I know but he needs a sibling and we can replace it before he's 18. My mam bless her her is giving and lending us the rest so just drugs to fund.

So glad the bleeding has stopped Res. Keep positive now.

Cups I worried myself sick wondering if I did the jabs right, sure it was fine if you are a nurse though.

Welcome to the newbies.

I'm mostly focussing on gathering/scraping the money for our next round together.

Cross post Res, that's fab news x

Res glad to hear the bleeding stopped. Bleeding/spotting is really common after IVF but it's still terrifying when it happens. I'm keeping everything crossed for you

Hello to the newbies! Lizard, Cheap and Jodie

1st menopur injection done last night, it bloody stung for ages so I was stressing I did it wrong. Does anyone else panic about that? It's completely irrational for me to feel like that as I'm a nurse so I'm used to giving injections. This whole process sends me crazy

What a difference 24 (well, 22 hours) can make to your outlook. No more bleeding here, thankfully.

Sorry to have hijacked yesterday. How is everyone else today?

Hi Jodie. Join away and try to ignore the dramatics!!!

res you're in my thoughts, am so sorry you're having such a horrible time

Hi.
Please can I joint this thread??
I am in the middle of an IVF cycle. Due my day 5 embryo transfer on Saturday.
Am very excited
Good luck to everyone on here

PS Stars - am on steroid and aspirin. Does that mean anything, do you think?

Hi cheap - you arrive on a bad day!

All a bit calmer here now. No more blood since last episode (checked bowl and tissue!). Nice chat with nurses. Going to just hold out until OTD unless bleeding starts up again. Thanks for hand holds. Feel SO pregnant, it hurts! Hope it's not the mind playing tricks...

Res, I am so sorry that it has to be so hard, and so up and down like this. I am also thinking a beta hcg test is a good idea to find out exactly what is happening. I hope things have calmed down since this morning - is it possible to leave work early?

Welcome to Lizard and Cheapredwine, the support on here is wonderful in times of need, and the experience and knowledge second to none. If you have any queries or concerns about your cycles, I am sure you will find an answer on here.

Cups, how was your first injection(s)?

Hello :) Newbie here, both to MN and IVF - had first appointment (NHS) a few days ago and looking like starting in a couple of weeks (as soon as AF arrives) with more scans, bloods and treatment plan. Feeling pretty overwhelmed ATM, it's all happening v fast (I just turned 39) and am desperately trying to get my head around everything!