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

Lucie can I please pick your brain as I'm having a minor panic! Meds have arrived but none of the directions are in English! I'm so confused! Which need to be refrigerated? Ive shoved them all in there for now And how on earth do I use that weird looking Gonal f thing!? Do you know if I can get English instructions anywhere? Is there anything special I should know about any of them? Sorry, I'm flapping a little at the moment!

Well done Lucie! How long does it take for the results?

Am rooting for your embies Itsme good luck for tomorrow.

Are you planning to test sooner Sammy? Eek, feel nervous for you (I could barely build up the courage to test last time) and really really hoping it is a BFP.

Lucie hopefully it will be OK. Sounds like a nightmare to do though. You and Banana are very brave. I'd get quite squeamish at that I think!

itsme as the others said, please don't feel like you have to go if you don't want to. You could never irritate us. That's why we're all here- to support each other.

Thanks for the congrats Banana! Hope you're doing OK?

Sammy still a week? I hope it passes nice and quickly for you, though I bet it feels like it's crawling by! Everything crossed for you!

I just packaged mine up in the mailing pack included and popped it in the letter box!

I had blood drawn today and the phlebotomist said how impressed she was that I gave blood, as she's scared of needles....!!

She spends all day sticking needles into other people but is terrified of them herself

So you're a champ!!

You're not alone in that Lucie, my BIL is the same for one. He can't watch anyone else have blood drawn either... In fact he doesn't even like to have his pulse taken! He's find with having injections though.

Ps Lucie, the suspense is killing me! Lol. It's still a whole week until OTD

Lucie you can do it. Just sit down in case it does make you feel strange. Break it down. 1) do the jab (you're an expert at these), 2) draw the blood, 3) pull the needle out. Have something sugary ready for afterwards (as a treat, and to make you feel better)

Itsme - don't feel you have to disappear until test day. I for one am happy to hear your 'monologue' if it helps you. The IVF 2ww is tough. I know I've needed the support of you girls to get through it.

Thanks banana, I thought that would help! I even told them about it being similar to what they give alcoholics to make sure they don't drink! have totally outed myself now if any of them stumble across this!

And MPP congrats on passing your exam. And for having all your meds. It's all go!!

itsme big hugs - you have age on your side big time so echoing everything the ladies have already said

Oh and all those twats on Jeremy Kyle who seem to manage to breed like rabbits can all just knob off.

sammy I reckon that sounds very persuasive! You had the specific antibiotic you can't drink on, not the generic 'oh I'm on antibiotics'. Cunning!

lucie I was the same but it was OK in the end. It was a pain in the arse - the particular test I'd ordered was ONLY available as a finger prick kit, so I had no choice but to self mutilate in the bathroom. I thought I'd never get enough blood in the vial but I kept using the finger stapler thing and squeezed really hard and did get there! It's a bit like the thought of the first injection - the anticipation is worse than the doing of it. I got a bit hot and bothered when I thought nothing was coming out, but I got there in the end....

Oh Lucie that sounds rather painful, I hope they're smaller than normal vial. You are a brave woman though...

I'll update again after thurs, then I'm signing off until bfn or BFP or I'll irritate you all with my constant monologue...

Itsme I hate them to. And the ones that smoke/drink/are obese/have caffeine addictions and just get pregnant at the drop of a hat!

Sorry to hear that itsme. Keeping everything crossed for your remaining 4. You never know, the straggler might surprise you.

MPP - wait till they're taking up half your fridge! Lol. Great that you're getting atarted though. And Lucie, you've got your drugs too!

I'm doing ok. Today was the work trip to the cocktail bar. Whilst my mocktail was delish I was a bit sad not to try some of the beautiful alcohol based ones. Of course it will all be worth it if I get a bfp. I think most of the people there now think I am pregnant, although I did say I was on metronidazole so some might have bought that! Xx

I'm just hating everyone who has a one night stand, gets pregnant and moans about it for 9 months. I hate them all.

Oh itsme I'm so sorry it wasn't better news for you. I can't imagine how sad you must feel, but I have everything crossed that those three are little fighters and that transfer will go ahead. Thinking of you

It's brutal, it's like you've sent off your DNA to do battle and they're getting picked off one by one... Me and my DH are a great match, we're truly soul mates. Why can't our component parts get along better?

Embryo update;

Lost one overnight, another looks like it's on it's last legs and of the other three all have been downgraded to B's due to fragmentation; 1 is a 6 cell and 2 is a 9.

They're calling me at 09:45 on Thurs if I'm needed for egg transfer at 12:45. Doesn't sound that positive!