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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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Fertility Appointments and Beyond: Electric Boogaloo

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thislittlebird · 20/08/2022 13:54

Hit capacity on the old thread, will tag you in!

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Tillybabs · 22/10/2023 09:16

@thislittlebird yep and they work in partnership with the London women’s clinic so the transfers are done there.

I plan on doing a double transfer and if that doesn’t work then sadly I’m done. I’m 43 in January and I personally don’t want to keep on trying as it has taken up so much of my life and taken its toll a bit as well.

Kay00 · 22/10/2023 09:16

@Tillybabs exciting. I have another friend who is transferring her last two blasts just before Xmas. I'll be thinking of you both xx

@thislittlebird I'm so glad your first scan went well 🥰. Fingers crossed for Tuesday!

I found out yesterday that I'm having a girl! I can't believe it... Everyone (including myself) was convinced it was a boy, and my family have been calling it a 'he' 😂. I'll be telling them today it's a girl over a slice of (pink centred) cake... They will be so shocked 😂

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thislittlebird · 22/10/2023 09:12

@Tillybabs just before Christmas is good, I hate the bit where you have to wait to new year. Fingers crossed for you.

Is this the clinic you had nhs rounds with too?

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Tillybabs · 22/10/2023 08:48

@JeanieJ i am still with Croydon but this next FET round is self-funded. I was considering moving clinics but they know me well and my history at Croydon so decided to stay.

@Kay00 I’m good thanks. I’m currently on a long downreg again but for 6 weeks before I go into another cycle. If all things work out I will be having my last transfer just before Xmas. How are you?

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thislittlebird · 22/10/2023 08:38

@Kay00 hey, I’m ok just a little anxious about it all. First scan at 6w2d went ok. Have another one on Thursday at 9.5 weeks so just hoping to get past this next hurdle, before I hit the next hurdles! How are you?

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Kay00 · 22/10/2023 06:33

@thislittlebird @Tillybabs how are you both? Xx

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thislittlebird · 02/10/2023 16:07

@JeanieJ thanks, I hope so. Thursday still feels like an age away!

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JeanieJ · 29/09/2023 11:03

Hey,
I'm just catching up here.

@Tillybabs I'm sorry your transfer didn't work 💔, but it's good that you still have some frosties left. Are you still with Croydon?

@thislittlebird a massive congratulations on your bfp 😍. I know it's early days, but try to enjoy it while you can. I felt similar with this little one as I'd had a loss before, but hopefully as the days and weeks go by, you'll feel more confident 🙏

@Kay00 whoop! 17 weeks 😍 that's so exciting and I'm still amazed that the drilling made a difference!

x

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thislittlebird · 26/09/2023 09:53

@Kay00 fingers crossed! yeah the whole passing of time thing is weird vs infertility vs if it works, I’m sure at that stage time will pass by in a flash, it’s all very strange.

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Kay00 · 25/09/2023 23:02

Haha, I know what you mean X I feel like my life has seriously sped up these past couple of months... and I'm massively under prepared for what's to come 😬. It's a nice problem to have though, so I'm 100 percent not complaining xx I hope you too with have same problems in a few weeks time xx

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thislittlebird · 25/09/2023 22:35

@Kay00 thanks! I hate wishing my life away, don’t have enough of it left to be doing that lol.

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Kay00 · 25/09/2023 21:43

It does feel like a lifetime, but just focus on the first two days, and then you will only be a week away xx I'll be thinking of you all week xx

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thislittlebird · 25/09/2023 21:34

Well, a week and two days from tomorrow. But still. Feels like a year.

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thislittlebird · 25/09/2023 21:29

@Kay00 ok so far. Hoping things continue being ok, a long way to go until the 6.5 week scan.

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Kay00 · 25/09/2023 18:01

How are you doing @thislittlebird ?

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thislittlebird · 23/09/2023 10:09

@Kay00 wow, that's gone fast. I hope I can get that far! It's been such a long road and the thought of starting all over again is a lot at 40.

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Kay00 · 22/09/2023 18:11

@thislittlebird I'm 17 weeks, so just over 4 months already 😵‍💫. I was very unexcited at the beginning too... just was pleased that I'd had my first ever positive, and that meant progress 😊

I'm so bloody pleased you have good news, I hope that little one just keeps on growing 💗

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thislittlebird · 22/09/2023 15:59

@99pctpractice @beckyCarlos thank you! It’s one of those strange things where you can’t really believe it’s going to happen so I’ve been quite unexcited about it all. Hopefully the scan in a couple of weeks will be fine and reassuring!

@Kay00 Yeah it was a 4AA euploid and they said it had a big inner cell mass, which is apparently good! So hopefully it’ll go well when we have the 6.5 scan.

How far along are you? 3 months? Makes sense to tell some people if so but I can imagine it’s rough. I don’t feel like I’m beyond all this, if that makes sense. I just feel like I’ve overcome the first obstacle, and then there’s a ton more to come.

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beckyCarlos · 22/09/2023 15:13

@thislittlebird everything crossed for you from Leeds!! X

99pctpractice · 22/09/2023 14:45

@thislittlebird tentative congratulations and keeping everything crossed for you!! The betas sound very positive : really hoping that this is your time xxx

Kay00 · 22/09/2023 14:28

It sounds positive. You have really good Betas ❤️, and the addition of PGTA should mean you have a top quality embryo in there xx

It took me a long while to believe I was pregnant after my positive tests, and if I'm honest I'm still coming to terms with it. I feel like fraud telling people I'm pregnant which is silly... but I'm starting to show now, so I'm having to tell my friends/family/colleagues.

I really really really hope your embaby continues to embed itself and you have a problem free pregnancy from now on. You really deserve it xx

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thislittlebird · 22/09/2023 14:07

@Tillybabs that happened to me before. It’s hard, but I took from it that at least I could get pregnant, because before that I wasn’t sure if I could at all.

fingers crossed for your next one, let us know how it goes if you want to.

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Tillybabs · 22/09/2023 14:00

@thislittlebird hey it was a transfer which sadly didn’t work. I’m going to try one more time as we have two Frosties left so will put both in and then I’m done after that.

Congrats on getting a bfp and I hope all will be ok 🙏🏽

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thislittlebird · 22/09/2023 13:32

@Kay00 thanks, I hope so! It's hard because when you can't conceive easily, even when it works you can't believe it will work. I'm trying to remain pragmatic since it took this long to get here :/

I can only think it's the PGT-A that's made the main difference here. We have changed meds a bit (more lubion, introduced 10mg pred, plus clexane and cyclogest) but PGT-A is the key change, probably.

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Kay00 · 22/09/2023 13:23

I have everything crossed this is the one xxxx