Trying to conceive for 10 months or more. Thread 5. All ten plussers welcome.

That's interesting Lucie, another postcode lottery. It's just annoying that here you can still have it on the NHS but it has to be through your GP not your clinic!

Glad your blood tests sorted, def worth the extra money I'd say.

Nice to hear from you bean, I think a failed cycle makes you much more cautious. I for one went in to my first cycle with high hopes of a bfp. This cycle (3rd transfer, 6 attempt!) didn't really think it was possible it could work.

I did a digi this morning and it says pregnant 2-3. I thought it might still say 1-2 after the nurse saying my numbers should be higher so I'm pleased.

Lucie - 3 days for me after stopping progesterone.

Congrats spammy

Waving to everyone else.

So I'm now on my third period since the cycle of crap. We technically would have been allowed to cycle this time but consultant wants a month of the pill first and I didn't feel ready for that last month. So I think I'll start the pill tomorrow and we will prob be cycling in September. Need the pill to quieten down the old cysts then its planned for the same long protocol as I got a good number of eggs but icsi. This will be our second and final shot. I'm a lot more pessimistic and anxious this time round.

Lucie, for me it was day after stopping first time. Second time I was on injections as well as pessaries and took 3 days. This time AF started before I stopped them but was the same day as the first cycle (equivalent of 15dpo)

Thanks stealth - it feels forever away!

Banana - I'm keeping everything crossed for a gabby lining off the back of this! Understand what you mean about wasting the stabbing and the eggs though.

Lucie - you suddenly have loads going on! Eek. Good luck!

Itsme - I still feel no different and technically I'm 4+4 today. It means nothing! Like banana I think I did get implantation pain around 6days after my day 3 transfer. So you'll be 9dpt on Saturday? I think it'll be accurate! When is OTD?

Lucie - when I stopped prog it was about four days before AF arrived.

Thank you everyone for the congratulations. I like bananas 'today I am pregnant'
Waves to chops, lively to hear from you. Hope baby chops is doing well?
I've had one spot of red blood this morning and then just a bit of brown mixed with left over pessary this afternoon.

Talking of pessaries. Did you know that once you have a bfp the NHS won't pay through the clinic for anymore progesterone even though you have to keep taking it until 12 weeks! BUT you can go to your GP to ask for it. What a faff! Xx

I'm only 5 days so a cheeky test on Saturday morning it is!

Just popping on to say a tentative congratulations to sammy x x still think of you often hun x

Excellent news Sammy!

In haste Sammy bloody fantastic. Trust me the anxiety will not end here but please enjoy this moment.

Lucie - great news.

Itsme Mpp and Banana - thinking if you all - no time for longer messages sorry

I've no experience, itsme, but I think if I was in your place I'd be tempted to poas on Saturday Hope you're doing OK!

Sammy that's fantastic! I'm sure it'll feel like ages while you're waiting for your scan but it'll be here before you know it.

Good luck with this cycle Banana!

Glad the NHS appointment went well Lucie :)

waves to Stealth and Trixie

Itsme I felt NO different at all. Except for a bit of cramping. Which turned out to be mythical implantation cramping!! Other than that I had absolutely zero symptoms whatsoever xx

I feel no different, no sore boobs and aside from some cramping on and off- nothing! I don't have high hopes. Test date 27th July but do you think a sneaky test on Saturday might be late enough?

I'll make sure I check in more often Lucie Glad your NHS appointment went well.

So pleased to read that your hcg has doubled Sammy, roll on the 9th August!

Not much longer for you Itsme FX.

Brilliant that the clinic are able to fit you in tomorrow MPP hopefully all is ok but good to know you have the back up of a freeze all cycle.

Good luck for your FET Banana, hope the Gonal-f does the trick with your lining.

Have a lovely holiday Star

sammy that's brilliant!! Fingers crossed. The 3ww is possibly even worse than the 2ww. I kept getting out the FRER to remind myself that 'today I am pregnant'. Still freaked out about scanxiety obvs!! Hope the time flies by and 9th will be here before you know it

itsme hope you are doing OK

lucie hurrah!! And she's off!!

AFM just plodding on. Start Cetrotide tomorrow, bloods and scan on Fri (doesn't need such close monitoring as we're not trying to get those eggs perfectly cooked. Seems such a waste!!) 75iu seems like such a piddly dose I'm worried nothing is going in! Have to keep checking the dial on the Gonal-F has reset to zero just to be sure

Sammy!! Yes!! So happy for you, and I hope this gives you the reassurance xx

Good news sammy. 9 August seems so far away! Hang in there. These first few weeks are just the worst.

lucie exciting that you're cycling again, and double excitement that you'll have something put back! Sorry the blood tests have been difficult.

mpp hope everything comes back clear and you can get on with it!

On phone so to everyone else. Hope all's well.

No she didn't suggest another blood test, although I'm sure I could have one if I wanted. It has doubled at least so that's good. Xx

HCG is now 205.4
The nurse said they would have liked it to be a bit higher but at least it's gone up. I have a scan booked for 9th August.

She said congratulations... I still can't let myself believe this might happen. X