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OK. Slightly calmer (!) now. I might have overreacted just a little but in my defence it is a stressful time . He's still a dick though and I've just told him that if it works, I will tell the child that Daddy couldn't be bothered to turn up for his/her transfer cause work was more important. I'm so mature.

Anyway, Now PUPO. Both embies thawed with 100% of cells in tact. So, 2 blasts - one expanding/ed and one hatching safely aboard. OTD 13 May so I guess that I'll do it on about 18/19 May - remember that I'm a BIG coward.

And relax...

so sorry res. what a twat. I'm fuming for you. Hope you're able to talk to him about it and tell him how you feel. hugs(())

Res I am so sorry he just doesn't get it. It is so easy for men to be removed from this process. fingers crossed you are PUPO as I type

Lumen it might be worth asking them to make sure they know your AMH levels before you start stimming? AMH is a test that is compuslory at our clinic. If you have a low/high reserve it will influence the doses of FSH drugs they put you on.

Sorry res, sounds pants. Sending lots of hugs, hope it all goes ok.

Val thx for the info. Is all very new to me but learning a lot from you lovely bunch

Just had a lady from our clinic visit me to take some blood for their research pjts. Took her over 30 mins to get one vial and ended up using a vein in my hand. But I persevered as one pjt is to test amh levels which I have not had done as standard and I get to have the results at the end of my cycle. Might help if this one is not successful.

I think my hcg will be low judging by the colour of the tests.

I will do a digital in the morning and try to stop worrying.

I am only 13dpo and at this stage last time
The tests were very faint x

Res- (((((())))))) I hope you are ok and ET goes ok xxx

And he had the gall to say that I'd left him in the dark about (1) what happens at ET - umm, if you'd come either of the other times or even read Google, you'd know, (2) the timing of ET - umm, I only found out yesterday. This is doomed. I fucking hate him.

Thanks Val. Just arrived for ET. Alone. DH has surpassed himself. First, he suggested that he could attend a telephone conference whilst we were driving in which I vetoed. Then he said he'd have to bring his laptop so I told him not to bother. So, here I am on my own. Again. For the 3rd time. I've been on drugs for weeks, had to arrange scans, appointments, drug purchasing etc etc while still having to work and he can't give me 2 hours. He really doesn't give a shit.

It really isn't a bad thing Tame ((((hugs)))) For a start they are all consistent and all still there! I have read it can be down to the amount of dye in the test. If it was a very early chemical pregnancy you would expect the line to disappear, esp by OTD. I am a fine one to talk but please try not to worry. Fingers crossed tomorrow you will be posting and 'Oh, fuck my HCG is in the 1000s' post

Lumen - yes, you should have two HCG tests 24 hours apart. These confirm the level of HCG in the blood. You are looking to see the level approx. double in 48hrs. If it isn't it could be an indication of an ectopic or failing pregnancy. Not sure mine mentioned it until ET day....and then it was in passing in the "take a PG test, if it's positive then call and we'll arrange a blood test"

Tame and Val is it standard to have hsg tested? I haven't seen that mentioned anywhere in my protocol. Good luck tomorrow tame.

Yes, hcg tomorrow x

Val- I'll post a pic of my lines from Monday evening to this morning. They are no different surely that's a bad sign????

Resgood luck for today!!!

Tame if it is any consolation I did a CB digital this morning expecting it to say 3+ thanks to my mammoth HCG levels but it still said 2-3....strangely I am not mental about it! Is your first HCG tomorrow?

Thx for the advice on the glue peeps, I think we will go with it. Still a while until we have to make the final decision at the end of June. Feels like a long time but hoping it will fly by.

Bears that's fantastic news I hope the next two weeks to your scan fly by x

Tame ((hugs)) It's completely normal to be this worried. I've been there with bleeding after my BFP and I was absolutely terrified. I think it does sound like irritation, I agree with Stars to try using back door to see if that helps. I know my story didn't have a happy ending but I was having very heavy constant red bleeding. Lots of egg buddies have had spotting and faint lines on tests and everything has been fine. Keep taking deep breaths and remind yourself today you are pregnant xx

Turq it does sound like short would be worth a shot then. I had gonal f last time. It didn't seem to work for me so I'm trying menopur next. The drugs affect everyone differently so it may be that gonal f is the one for you.

Lumen I think a few people have used embryo glue. I've been told at my clinic that it may help but there's not much research on it yet. They seem to think it doesn't do any harm though and seems fairly cheap so might be worth giving it a go.

I would, but it's bank holiday.....

More menkulling!!!

Turquoise- what is your amh and afc?

Turquoise- that does sound right. 4 weeks down reg for one ovary! Sounds like the poor little thing was knocked out!

If I was you, I would want to try short protocol.

X

Turquoise- I know, I sound ungrateful

Just mega scared it's all going wrong...

Tame, I'd be thrilled with those tests. Just try to enjoy it.

Very pleased for you Bears! Gives me hope!

The new clinic is a Darlington outpost of The London Women's Clinic. They offer all sorts of fancy stuff like blastocyst transfer and embryo glue that my last one hadn't heard of.

My last protocol was very long, 4 weeks downregging on 0.5 I think buserelin then 300 units Merional which was increased to 375 when I only had two follicles respond. They collected two eggs but only one fertilised with ICSI.

I didn't have poor egg reserve though so shouldn't have had a poor response so I can only guess it was down to the drugs?

My thinking is that my one ovary can't bounce back from that much suppression and short protocol would suit me better. Does that sound right? Also is Gonal F meant to be better?

My WTF appointment is in a couple of weeks. I feel like I don't want to go to that clinic ever again but I have to. They are giving me a copy of my notes for the new clinic for free which is decent of them I suppose.

Sorry to bring a downer to the thread when everyone else is happy.

DH keeps reminding me that at our uk clinic, we wouldn't test till next Monday.

I'm going a bit nuts I think......

Can't stop comparing colour density

The top test is yesterday morning and the bottom is this morning.

My hcg test is gonna be really low tomorrow because these tests are just so light