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Pinkforboys · 18/10/2011 14:42

The old thread seems to have run out of room... I'm hoping this works as a continuation...

Hi All, I'm back at home after a very long morning in the hospital. In for 8am but not in the surgery until 12.20. Very thirsty!
They only got 8 eggs so I'm feeling a little disappointed. They're talking ICSI which in my view isn't great, but I don't know all that much about it. Everything is crossed now that a good number fertilise tomorrow....
blacktreacle have you called your nurses? You may just be having a reaction to the drugs, but it's worth checking to find out.
I'm off to bond with the sofa & an episode of Glee before DH returns with DS.
x

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Cloclo15 · 09/11/2011 17:27

Thanks Glasto, I only POAS on Sunday for the first time and already have a line of 5 tests!

BlackTreacle I seem to have stopped the spotting yesterday but this hasn't made me feel much better. I just can't seem to get my head around the idea that this might be real! DH tells me not to stress about it but this is easier said than done. When is your first scan?

MrsMigginslovespies · 09/11/2011 17:48

Am pricking up ears: what's 30 day shred pray tell?!

bugsylugs · 09/11/2011 20:36

cloclo congratulations. I had slight d/c and bleeding with DS. Lots of women bleed have brown d/c and go on to have healthy LO's think womanly had as well def someone from this thread. So think positive, good evidence for it but I know you will worry.
mrsMiggins shred 30 is an exercise dvd, by Gillian cannot remember surname sure Glasto will say. If you have heard of fatest loser or whatever it is called, tv program of very large people going into a boot camp she was one of the trainers in the American edition. Good hard workout in 20 mins. Not ideal to start in 2 ww, or if in early pregnancy but has been good fun will stop if I get to ET. My biceps are appearing
glasto I like shred but have only done L1 D5 i think have already lost count. Am finding it easier but am only using cans as weights, and obviously only doing knee press ups. Am vastly overweight bit silly as we are paying for this treatment and better results if not so lardy as me ho hum.
teds how did it go? sending music disco ball champers and canapes anyway.

Off for a tescos finest meal to mark starting DR tomorrow

Cloclo15 · 09/11/2011 23:39

Thanks Bugsy, the spotting seems to have stopped for the moment, fingers crossed it stays away. However I'm thinking of changing progesterone to front entrance tomorrow as I keep getting upset stomach so I will be on the lookout in case that sets it off again.

Had a lovely evening with my sis who came up from London (my hometown) for a course in Brum tomorrow so is staying over tonight. We went out for a bite to eat and it took my mind off it for a few hours which is good. Got a full day teaching tomorrow and parents evening so I will likely be knackered but won't have time to worry either.

I am not overweight but with all the bloating etc I already feel like I don't fit any of my work trousers and trying to wear nice knitted dresses to work instead as they are comfier than straining at a waistband all day!

Hope everyone else is ok, Teds I hope your EC went ok, any news on ET?

bugsylugs · 10/11/2011 08:57

I used progesterone front entrance no problems just a bit gloopy.

it stings it stings it stings. Guess I must be a big wuss.

MrsMigginslovespies · 10/11/2011 11:46

Hello all, hope all well. Glad you had a nice evening with your sister Cloclo and good to take your mind off things, as you say. Think I'm going to give 30 day shred a miss this time, as meant to be taking it easy and not exercising too much at the mo (as if I was anyway!). But sounds fun. In my youth, I used to go to British Military Fitness in the parks in London and I loved it. Very hard work, but good fun and really saw results. Recommend to anyone (but not while preggers, obviously!).

Am all packed for my scan again tomorrow, so fingers crossed. I really want to start stims tomorrow night. Have felt quite achey this week, so hope that the fluid and other gunk is moving away and draining and that's why it's tender.

Off to take puppy out, so have a good day, take care all, and will be back Sat morning with results. Eek!

x

Teds77 · 10/11/2011 13:54

Very quick update from me. We managed 3 eggs - we had a 4th follicle that looked pretty good and a smaller 5th one so we were a little disappointed - and then two fertilised which is identical to our last (failed ) cycle.

Anyway, the lovely good news I've just had is that both these embies have reached four cells and are good quality on day two. Whoop whoop! Last time, one embie got to 3 cells and one just to 2 cells on day 2 and then neither grew anymore by day 3.

ET is booked for tomorrow.

Still feel very nervous but feeling pretty positive today.

Love and ((hugs)) to all x

P.S. I've put the pessaries in my front bottom on both cycles with exception of just before ET. Both Guys and Lister advised this Grin

blacktreaclecat · 10/11/2011 17:08

Good luck for ET Teds
Bugsy- I used Emla cream put on an hour before for all my jabs, it really helped.
Xxx

zeebee1 · 10/11/2011 17:09

Hi all...
Teds - I am so happy about your Egg Collection and good luck with ET tomorrow. also clo - congrats with the BFP - how lovely.

I have some very sad news this end - we had our 7 week scan today and the nurse couldn't find any sign of the embryos having implanted... we are absolutely devastated and we were told it was a chromosome defect in the embryos that caused this. So i have to stop the pessaries now and wait for the sac to pass (hopefully) naturally, otherwise it will be a D&C for me - unpleasant. Anyway we have decided to go for it again - maybe in january and maybe with THe Lister - any thoughts about them? We luckily have 2 FET grade 4 embryos from this cycle, so hopefully one of those will work?!?!?

Hope you are all well the rest of you
Z B xx

Cloclo15 · 10/11/2011 18:04

Oh zeebee, I am so sorry :( I can't imagine how devastated you must be feeling right now. I'm glad that you are already looking ahead to your next treatment, you are lucky that you have some frosties too.
Teds, fingers crossed for your ET, glad embies are looking a bit better this time.

bugsylugs · 10/11/2011 18:23

zeebee I am so sorry about your news it is so cruel. I know there are no words which can ease your pain. But you and Mrzeebee are in our thoughts. Hugs and be kind to yourselves. Glad you can look to the future a bit.
teds best of luck for tomorrow.
blacktreacle might just try that thanks

Good eveing to all

blacktreaclecat · 11/11/2011 07:06

Zeebee I'm so sorry for your loss xxxx

zeebee1 · 11/11/2011 15:45

Wow - thank you to everyone for your very thoughtful and kind words following our loss. Today feels a bit better and we decided to come to my DH's family for the weekend to recouperate and try and come to terms with everything. All good so far (even if we did sob into our breakfast this morning).
I sincerely hope that everyone else here has good luck and sending good vibes to you all... I will be back on here probably January time as we gear up for FET (FINGERS CROSSED)
Bye for now
ZB xx Wink to all your eggs/embryos

Teds77 · 11/11/2011 17:24

zeebee so very sory to hear your sad news ((hugs))

Take it easy and remember it's fine to sob and let it all out xxx.

Thanks for all the lovely well wishes from everybody else, all went well this morning.

Cloclo15 · 12/11/2011 11:41

Teds, glad your ET went well.

I'm feeling rotten - got a tight chest and cough, hoping this isn't going to affect little embie. I am nervous enough about waiting for scan as it is :( took another test today and it was darker so fingers crossed everything is normal

MrsMigginslovespies · 12/11/2011 20:15

ZeeBee, am so sorry to hear your sad news. I hope you're ok and am sending hugs to you. Thoughts are with you all and hope you can look towards January with some new hope.

Cloclo, hope you're feeling not too terrible tonight. Early night and some lemon and honey perhaps?!

Teds, hope you're having a nice quiet weekend so far!

My news: cyst has halved since last week hurrah, so surgeon has started me on double the original dose of Gonal F (eek) last night. So far, so good, and am pleased to have made progress. Fingers crossed it keeps going in the right direction but am concious about huge dose so hope not too horrendous later on. So far, symptoms on deregs have been minimal, so hope it stays that way.

Off for pudding now! Sending waves to you all and good wishes. x

FatimaLovesBread · 13/11/2011 21:11

Cloclo Congratulations and good luck for the scan

Zeebee so sorry for your sad news

We had some good news this week. They've found a recipient for our egg share who "loves me" Grin so all being well we're looking at starting a cycle in January and EC in February!!

blacktreaclecat · 14/11/2011 19:24

A little update. I had a scare on Saturday, went to the loo, looked down and it was full of blood. Freaked out!
Went to epu today and there was a tiny 6 week blob with a flickering heartbeat. The bleed has settled to a brown discharge. Obviously still very early days but fingers crossed
Xxxx

Teds77 · 15/11/2011 13:15

Yay for the heartbeat blacktreacle! Sounds awful and hope things are still good today.

MrsM are you IVF-ing now you are on the gonal f? Is there another scan soon?

Fatima glad to hear that it's all systems go.

Am mentalling on the 2ww.... ahhhhhhhh

x

MrsMigginslovespies · 15/11/2011 17:59

Yay indeed blacktreacle, hope all ok today for you. How you doing, Teds?! Anything fun you can do to takke your mind off things? Acupuncture also good for stress.

Cloclo how are you feeling? Cold any better?

Yes, am stimming like a crazy lady now. Am on double the dose he first thought I'd need, so feeling bit crampy at times. Have my first scan on Friday and hope things are growing as they should be. All being well, I MIGHT have my egg collection therefore on 25th (but that's assuming everything happens when it should). Feel ok actually, just a bit tired and crampy like before I ovulate, and oddly fancy chocolate a lot, which is not like me. Been having regular acupunture and taking things a bit easy when I can. Been listening to my Zita West CD which tends to send me to sleep! Have got most of my Christmas shopping done now in case I feel dreadful and can't get my act together need to take things slowly in few weeks so trying to get organised.

Hope you all have a nice evening and waves to all, x

Cloclo15 · 15/11/2011 18:50

Blacktreacle, glad to hear you saw the heartbeat, that must be such a relief!

I'm not too well at all, my stomach bloating and pains was so bad I wasn't sleeping and this meant I also had a bad cold, I've been told to stay off all this week and see GP about my upset stomach. I went yesterday and they gave me peppermint oil capsules, but my (TMI) diarrhoea is now worse if anything although it is menthol fresh and to top it off I have a massive pile (which bled and freaked me out massively!). So not sure I'm going to keep taking those.

So overall feeling rather under the weather. Also seem to be constantly feeling hungry with that kind of gnawing feeling you get in your stomach even only an hour or so after eating. Wondering if this is a symptom? :/

closelight9 · 15/11/2011 21:05

evening ladies

I was woundering if I could ask any of you, who are or have used theGonal F what time of the day did you take your's I just had my first injection today at the hospital and me beeing on cloud nine as the light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer did not ask the lovely nurse what time I should do the injection's any help would be very appreciated

THANK YOUSmile

MrsMigginslovespies · 15/11/2011 21:13

Hello, welcome to the club! I'm on Gonal F too and I take mine at exactly the same time every night, so around 10pm. I was told that it doesn't matter what time each night you take it, as long as it's at the same time. I'm also on down regs too, so do two shots each night at 10. Did she also explain and show you how to the prep the pen etc when you use it for the first time (ie a new one)? Good luck, it is exciting Smile.

Cloclo15 · 16/11/2011 07:04

I was told to take downregs in the morning and stims when I liked so long as it was at the same time each day. I did mine about 5-6pm.

Been up at 5.30 this morning throwing up - joyous :(

MrsMigginslovespies · 16/11/2011 21:32

Ooh, interesting info cloclo about downregs in the morning. Odd how there is so much different info. Sorry about the throwing up, hope you're feeling a bit better! Had another horrible headache today, suspect hormones. Off for early bed before long drive to London tomorrow to start many scans. Night all x