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IVF students! for August and Sept, come and join us and lets share the hope and prayers!!!!!

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tempi · 23/08/2007 19:09

Hello girls, just wanted you to know that there are 2 of us that are running with IVF this august and sept ... wondering if you want to join us?

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cedar12 · 05/10/2007 17:36

I hope your ok Tempi and your celebrating.

soosy · 04/10/2007 20:31

i'm suss btw just changing nickname to fox my DH!

soosy · 04/10/2007 20:30

Just hoping today went ok, good luck

Chocolatedays · 04/10/2007 20:29

Tempi - Thinking of you.
Choc xx

coggy · 04/10/2007 10:52

Just checking in again Tempi......

cedar12 · 04/10/2007 09:40

Good Luck for today Tempi

coggy · 03/10/2007 13:32

How are you doing Tempi?

That's very encouraging to hear Suss.
Always good to hear the success stories.

suss · 01/10/2007 21:37

Oh Tempi, it is the most difficult thing I have had to do the 2ww so my heart goes out to you. BTY I have a friend who has just done one cycle of IVF with one embryo and she is pregnant! so there it does happen. Thursday is not long now. It was always the last bit i found the hardest. keep posting and don't believe those twinges!

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tempi · 28/09/2007 21:49

thanks chocolatedays and coggy! great to know you are still there I will be telling you every symptom....which is unlikely as it is so early days........Yes watching some fab tele!

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Chocolatedays · 28/09/2007 18:35

Thinking of you Tempi - are you watching loads of lovely DVDs? - It might help you pass the time on grey yucky days like this.

Good luck!

coggy · 28/09/2007 18:25

Tempi.....what a brilliant idea....crystal balls.....now that would save us a lot of heartache...not to mention money thrown at the Clearblue company!!!

I think it's only natural to swing form positive to negative....very frustrtaing to know that there's nothing you can do now...but keep on resting and trying to will those days away.

Next Thursday doesn't sound too far away for me (who's VERY excited for you)...but I bet it sounds FOREVER away for you!!!!
X

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tempi · 28/09/2007 17:09

Hi cedar and everyone. We it has been 8 days since my egg was fertilised and 6 days since ET.

I am putting my feel up and trying to keep my mind busy!!!! I must admit I am really missing the wine!!!!!!

I go from being a little positive to being very negative and I guess this is normal!
The more I think about it the more I convince myself it hasn't work!

By now.. if all is going well, my embryo should have implanted!!!!!!! OMG wish I owned a crystal ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am due for a blood test next thursday which will be 14 days after EC and fertilisation and will come home and do my own HPT as I don't want to have to wait 7hrs for the result!

Hope you are all well.

Cedar, look after yourself!

tempi x

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suss · 27/09/2007 16:08

As I have got older it has taken me a couple of cycles to get back to normal. I think its the progestrone they give which makes it longer for you to ovulate in your next cycle. Everyone is different so don't worry it only makes things worse! Just put you feet up and treat it as a month off trying, as it can be exhausting.

cedar12 · 27/09/2007 14:29

Hello everyone, It all sound good for you Tempi I hope your putting your feet up.
Just a quick question for all those who have had ivf before how long didi it take for your cycle to get back to normal. My period started on the day of the pg test and I think I am due about now did your cycles go back to normal pretty quickly or not.
I am doing ok just relaxing now and see what happens as dh sperm is back to normal and I am going to have another lap and dye and see what happens naturally.

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tempi · 24/09/2007 22:13

thanks suss! I think I know what you mean!

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suss · 24/09/2007 21:40

Hi tempi! I knew every time i wasn't pg before I tested negative but I didn't know whether I was or not the 2 times i was pg. that sounds completely loopy but i hope you understand what I mean.

Choc I am at the Chelsea & Westminster - Self funding on the NHS, I have never been to another clinic. I have heard the Lister hospital is really good, and some of the consultants at the Chelsea and Westminster do their private work at the Lister. So i hope it rubs off on me!!! What about you? any thoughts on best clinic

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tempi · 24/09/2007 18:08

madlabowner... thanks for that!!!

did you have 1 embryo or 2 transferred!?

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MadLabOwner · 24/09/2007 09:18

Hi Tempi, congratulations on the top grade embryo. Hope you are relaxing today

When I had IVF last year, I tested before the clinic test. In fact my clinic didn't give me a test to do, said buy one and do it yourself on day 14, or come in for a blood test. I think most people I knew did test before the "proper" test - as you said, I think you want to know either way in private first.

Er, one other thing, please don't worry about feeling positive or negative and worry that it will affect the outcome. I went through a massive downer 4 days after transfer and was convinced it hadn't worked for the next 5 days. Only when I needed a wee in the middle of the night on days 9 and 10 did I suspect something was up...tested on day 10 to get a BFP. No doubt you will read hope or fear into the most random events over the next few days, I hope the time passes quickly for you and best of luck

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tempi · 24/09/2007 09:10

Can I ask anyone who has been through IVF and the waiting for the preggers test stage, how many of you did your own pregnancy test before the hospital one?????????? I am just thinking about the hospital one, They take blood at 9am and I have to phone at 4pm for results. Just thinking that if I did one at home, if it was neg then this would soften the blow etc. Of course I would still go for hospital one too!

What do you think??????? and how many of you did this???????

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coggy · 22/09/2007 17:54

Hi Ready!!!!

coggy · 22/09/2007 17:53

Oh Tempi...that sounds wonderful.
i know that you were disappointed with only one fertilising...but it's obviously a corker.
Look after yourself and get your DH to moddle-coddle you ENORMOUSLY over the next two weeks!

Choc....yes I was very interested in your accupuncturist comment. I had lots of acc. after my DS was born to sort my cycles out. It didn't seem to make any difference to me and he was a midwife and a fertility specialist. I was really hoping for great things but I went once a week for 3 1/2 months and then once a month after that - rather pricy when nothing was happening/ changing.

I may pay to go and see Zita West...she also is a massive advocate of accupuncture and writes about SLP in her books.
One of my consultants said that the SLP was to do with the first half of the cycle and the egg or corpus luteum not forming properly.....I guess that's why he just said the IUI would be best.
Let's hope IVF will be better!!!!!

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tempi · 22/09/2007 16:20

Just to let you all know I have had a top grade embryo transferred today and of course brought home a picture of it. Embryologist said it was a lovely embryo!!!!!!

Really really praying now!

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Chocolatedays · 22/09/2007 12:22

Hi Tempi
Yes - one embie means one good chance! When is the et?

Choc x

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tempi · 22/09/2007 07:56

ok.......trying to be positive, 1 embryo means 1 chance.

Can't go to the unit feeling negative......have to get my act together.

Thanks all for your fabulously positive posts.

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tempi · 21/09/2007 22:09

they only got 5 eggs and embryologist rang today to say that only 1 fertilised!

I am very tearful and completed gutted

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