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

Goodness banana - things have changed direction very suddenly for you! Fx this plan does the trick! Xx

sammy good luck lovely, we're all thinking of you

itsme huge congrats on being PUPO! And on getting something for the freezer too - all sounds like you're rocking the socks off this cycle!

lucie sorry you're having such a nightmare with the blood test - I found the finger prick kit a massive ballache and struggled to fill one vial, let alone two

MPP so glad the colposcopy clinic have got you in so quickly. Fingers crossed it's all normal, but if not then hope it's a) resolved quickly and b) that you can crack on with a freeze all cycle

star I'm so sorry about the first round, hoping you get a lovely surprise this time, and have a fabulous holiday

AFM so lining scan & bloods for dummy FET showed I hadn't responded to the oestrogen pills or patches. Lining had moved from 5.8 to 6.4, wasn't triple line - which actually isn't surprising given my bloods. My oestrodial had gone DOWN since last week! So I've obviously not been absorbing the artificial oestrogen at all.

So we've written that off, and started light stims, to try and thicken my lining with my own natural oestrogen. He spent ages looking at the lining, checked the blood flow - he's happy with the appearance of the endometrium & uterine environment - it's just not thick. So because my oestrodial is so low, it's basically baseline levels, so we don't need to do Cyclogest - good to crack on straight away.

So FET #1 is GO. Did my first Gonal-F injection last night - only on an ovulation induction dose (75iu), although my ovaries were so polycystic it's possible they could go bonkers. On a strict unprotected nookie ban, in case we trigger a bazillion eggs - we're trying to get me pregnant, not TOO pregnant

If all goes well we'll trigger in 2 weeks time and aim for a transfer the first week of August. So desperately hoping we can make it to transfer!

Ok, so this is today's FRER compared to yesterday's. Do you think the slight break in today's line means anything? Other than that I think they look the same. My IC looks a little darker today, but only just.

I'm still bleeding, but I think it has slowed. There was more red first thing, but it seems brown now.

Sammy you are much more rational than me! Have a restful weekend x

Thanks itsme, DH has been at work unfortunately. There didn't seem much point in him being here. He's bringing takeaway home though as neither of us feel like cooking.

Thanks MPP and stealth.

MPP great idea of bananas to think about a freeze all cycle!

Bleeding seems to have slowed back to spotting for now. Still getting some cramps though which is unnerving. Preying for a nice high hcg result tomorrow. Xx

Sammy 💐💐 Keeping everything crossed for you.

Sammy I'm sorry to hear it hasn't stopped. I can't imagine how you must be feeling but I am thinking of you and keeping everything crossed

Lucie well that's bloody irritating for you, about you blood tests! I hope the next one works out ok. I don't envy you having to go through the finger pricking again!

itsme congratulations on being PUPO! Everything crossed for you!

Banana hoping your lining scan goes OK! Keep us posted!

Star ive missed you! I'm sorry the first go didn't work. Fx for this one for you!

AFM, first of all, thank you for all your comments. I'm a bit less stressed today, though still feeling the disappointment of this even being an issue when I just want to get excited about starting. Colposcopy clinic called today and have booked me in for 9am Wednesday morning. I'm so grateful to them. Apparently it's usually a 3-4 week wait for an appointment. Hopefully if that confirms my normal smear result we'll be good to go (though I imagine I'll be on 6 month recall again for a while). I haven't checked any of this with reprofit yet because I wanted to have the results from the colposcopy place to hand first. I'm hoping that if it's normal, it won't be an issue for them. Banana you are a genius! If the results are abnormal I will definitely ask about a freeze all cycle. Yes, I'll still be disappointed if we can't transfer but it will take the sting out if we can at least be doing something and avoid losing the best part of a grand. I'd never have thought of that, so thank you!

Hope everyone else is OK. Hello to anyone I've missed and big hi to the newbies!

Oh Sammy thanks for your thoughts, especially when you are in such a limbo too. Make sure MR Sammy is giving you foot rubs and fetching you whilst you have full control of TV remote!

That's great news itsme, congratulations on being PUPO!

Banana - good luck for your lining... Hope one if the drugs works.

Itsme- glad things seem to be ok and you still have options / plans.

Lucie - goodness thoes tests sound difficult. I hope the second attempt is better than the first now you know the drill.

I'm just so relieved we have the possibility of a FET if this doesn't work, it feels like it's taken a huge pressure off.

All is well this end, I finally feel less bloated and our little embryo has been reunited, now the waiting game/manic knicker checking every 5 minutes for implantation bleeding lol.

Sorry to hear the testing is a bit of a pain Lucie, I know you'll get it sorted soon.

Sammy I have everything crossed hoping for the outcome we are all wishing you for. Work is the last place you need to be, glad to hear you have a supportive team!

It very well could be the twin, keeping everything crossed for you xxx

I've come home. I told my manager what's going on and she said go home and lay down. So I am.

Lucie - it is like AF, just a bit lighter. I wouldn't quite call it flow but def requires a pad. The nurse said I would need another blood test on Monday (assuming not Sunday as clinic is closed). Basically I'm not going to know anything before Tuesday unless the tests start getting lighter or AF starts with vengeance.

Banana - keeping everything crossed for a nice thick lining for you. Xx

sammy just to echo what everyone has said already - we're all here for you and thinking of you

MPP I'm so sorry you have this stress and worry, can only imagine the anxiety this is causing. Should it comes to it, would a freeze all cycle be an option - a banking cycle wouldn't touch your cervix at all. Realise that would push back the possibility of being pregnant a little, but you'd feel you were making progress (plus there's a lot to be said for splitting up the cycle into fresh and FET...)

Lining scan this afternoon, presumably to see how much my lining hasn't grown. I've been being naughty and using the vaginal viagra I got from Serum's supplier in Malaysia, without telling my consultant. I'm not expecting anything, as my issue isn't blood flow - but figured it had to be worth a try. If by some miracle I have a beautiful cushiony lining, I won't know whether it's the patches or the viagra that made any difference, but tbh in that event it doesn't really matter!!

Sammy I'm so sorry. Dont go into work or stay in work if you are feeling bad - give yourself time and space, it's a horrific roller coaster you are on. It's not definitely all over now for you as the others have said. X

I'm going in for a blood test at 2pm. Results won't be available until tomorrow. Got to go to work now, and I'm a blubbering mess after speaking to the nurses then DH. I feel like I'm on AF now. I don't think there's much hope.

It was pink yesterday, but it's red now. I've left a message with reception and they will get a nurse to call me back.