Assisted Conception (and all the bits that go with it) volume 9

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A new snug for us AC ladies

Badger congrats - great news!

Sarlat 9 out of 10 is fantastic... wonders if you can go to blast?!

Good luck ellie and pocket.

Bugsy I only ever had one HSG test at Care, they said it confirmed I was pregnant and that was the end of that, so no levels to worry about. I know that at a certain stage of pregnancy that the numbers don't increase so much. I had the pessaries until 12 weeks, then stopped them as placenta takes over. Hope all goes well with your appointments.

Italian hope a useful open evening for you.

Lovely to hear from you Italian - good to hear you're doing ok. Would love to hear how the open evening goes. There are big posters highlighting the need for foster parents near to where I work in London and they always give me pause for thought.

Sarlat Fantastic news! Sending more lucky vibes your way :)

Ellie Best of luck for Monday - great that it's getting so busy on here.

Weller sounds like a very surreal w/e! Hope you're having a great time.

AFM, a little worried that I'm no longer throwing up - nausea still around (although fairly on and off) and other symptoms continuing - tiredness, very sore boobs, dizzy etc. Thinking I might just be filling a worry hole unnecessarily....?

pocket and ellie glad you are back on the journey or madness as you correctly phrased it exciting nerve racking etc. here's hoping it is good news all the way.
italian good to hear from you hope everything is progressing. And am going to nag hope the anaemia has settled. Pm me if you want
sarlat fantastic news go embeds go finger crossed for tomorrow or even later.
weller hope the weekend is fun and not too stressful
maple take a leaf out of my book not do not symptom check so hard to do do not think my boobs have been felt as much as when I get a BFP. DH I think. Symptoms generally wax and wane that is normal friend lost all symptoms completely for a week around this stage all going well at 6+ months
Thanks keziah for your info, it is not care who have done tests. Hope all is good with you

Sorry to those I have missed. Cannot watch the champions league final anymore heart racing decided cannot be good for lo. I am not really a footy fan but DH has been a Chelsea supporter for more than 40 yrs.

One very happy dh

Sarlat fx for you today x

Thanks Maple.

Bugsy last time I had my hymglobion levels done they were up a bit to 'normal' but he said I had more iron in the cells and fewer cells than was normal but still OK. Have not had the 'restless leg' thing I got before so that is a sign of progress and also feeling much better and have more energy and no palpatations or breathing problems. Hooray.

Hugs to all.

italian so glad to hear you are feeling better band numbers moving the right way.
sarlat hope today brought good news have been thinking of you

Gutted as out of the 4 follicles only 1 has grown with a second lagging behind that may or may not catch up. Option to abandon or take a risk on the one which is what I think we will do as its our last chance before egg donation.

Good luck Weller - I'm assuming this is an IVF cycle? There may be some growth of the smaller follicles yet - this happened to me.

Met with embryologist yesterday. All 9 embies still going with 2 appearing out of the normal ranges and may not continue. Therefore we will (hopefully) have a blasto transfer tomorow instead. We have 7 high quality embryos which we are very grateful for. But we know might lose few over next day.

So, tomorrow it is.

Hello to everyone. x

Weller fingers crossed remember it only takes 1 go little embie
Sarlat great news good luck for tomorrow

Scan leaves us in limbo and low. Small with slow heartbeat and area of haemorrhage. Repeat on fri they would normally scan later on hols from fri and am hoping I will have an answer. Appointment at care they want dh to repeat sample again. If I need ivf will be on clexane an aspirin. Care do another test for last few weeks for recurrent mc not having it done as treatment is clexane and aspirin and will be on it anyway

Weller really hoping your little one pulls through. Keep us posted. All best wishes.

Bugsy I'm really sorry to hear about the scan. I so hope everything works out for you and will just be keeping everything crossed for you over the next few days until Friday. Have they said why DH needs to do a repeat sample? Sorry if obvious or I've missed something. Sending a big hug your way.

Weller Don't give up hope just yet. I was in an almost identical position back in March. Last IVF before donor egg and we got just the once follicle - 23mm after extra 3 days of stimmying and one of 12-14mm that wasn't viable. We decided to take the risk and the one follie produced a good quality egg. For whatever reason the IVF cycle didn't work but we beat the odds to get to embryo transfer. You never know - will keep fingers crossed for you. And it really does just take one.

Sarlat Really pleased for you. Go blasto go!!!

AFM - scan on Friday to check progress - 7 weeks today and just praying there's still a h/b. Feel as though I can't take anything for granted and just praying we get through the next 5 weeks unscathed. Everyday the stakes get higher and all I can do is have faith that I'm doing all I can and what will be will be. I actually didn't realise I could be this happy and there's a strange part of me that thinks as penance for all this happiness, everything will come crashing down around me. Almost as though the universe would punish for me for the arrogance of believing that the one thing I've wanted so desperately is finally becoming real.

I know this is making me sound like a nut job! Please forgive the self indulgent post - I feel better for vocalising my nutty thoughts!

How's everyone else doing? Pocket, Badger, Keziah, ellie, Lucy, Mini, Lissy and Sunny and anyone else I've missed.

Hugs to all. xox

Hello all.

Weller keep the faith, as maple and others say, it only takes one. Fingers crossed for you.

sarlat well done on going to blasto! Good luck tomorrow.

pocket despite your various things to take, lucky you with no cycolgest - I am SO bored of it now. Another 6 days of it to go...

bugsy I hope that your next scan is more reassuring.

I'm currently with maple on the early preggers worry bus. Did a second pregnancy test on Friday Spent most of today thinking am I feeling a little bit queasy? Am I hungry? Am I both? Is it still there? Are my boobs only sore because I poke them 6 times an hour? Got my early scan next Friday which seems a long way away...

maple thanks for asking about my pitch - found out todayt that I've got the client in subject to meeting one more person. Which is brilliant but am already feeling guilty about saying to them in 8 months (hopefully) I'm off on maternity leave... Ah well.

Monday greetings to everyone else!

Badger that's excellent news about your pitch - sounds like you totally nailed it. I know what you mean about the guilt - I've just appointed a new Manager for my team and she starts end August - so I've got 3 months with her give or take before I'm off!

Fingers crossed next Friday comes around quickly for you - I think we must be having identical worries - I caught myself trying to gauge the heaviness / soreness of my boobs on the tube this morning - NOT a good look

Badger excellent news on the pitch. How come you finish progesterone in 6 days? Rock on scan and all
Maple I am with you on prodding boobs. Hope scan is good. Just believe it will be fine

Oh Weller sorry about the follie. Good luck with your decision ... It does only take one you know... x

Sarlat fx for you tmw go blasto go xxx

Bugsy sorry about the scan and best of luck for Friday. Thinking of you x

Maple enjoy being happy - and push all ideas of penance to one side. You deserve this to work. Say it to yourself. You deserve this to work. You too Badger and leave your boobs alone!

Nobody should feel bad about having to leave work, a colleague or a client. They'd do the same given the chance. Just focus on what's best for you.

Thanks everyone I am staying positive and willing the rest on, but hoping that the big one is going to come up with the goods regardless. Scan tomorrow morning will tell all

Hi everyone, just a quick post from me, I'll try to catch up later. Got an appt on Monday at the new clinic so I'll wait with bated breath to see what they say, hopefully can start again soon, although I have a feeling June is now out of the question. Have been feeling ok about things and keeping busy, but now that my appt is looming I'm a bit sad again, and my ex-friend is due in the next three weeks and I accidentally saw the piccies of her nursery so that put me on a bit of a downer, and the friendship is definitely over, she's made that clear, so all in all not good times really. Although, I've found someone at work who is going through similar - she's had all the tests, now looking at starting IVF, so it's really nice to be able to talk to her openly and frankly about how it feels, because she understands. And having been there, I feel stronger because I feel like I have to be strong for her and help her through as she's struggling a bit at the moment, and she did say thatalthough she's had enough, she's going to take inspiration from me as she can see I'm not giving up, so that was lovely to hear. So anyway, I keep battling on, and on, and on.....

buggy I have 6 days worth fof progesterone pellets left. Started taking them after EC on30 April so must have had about 28 days worth, I assumed I just continued with them until they were finished...

Thank you for all the recommends for the zita west relaxation cd. I downloaded the ivf one with pre transfer, post transfer and 2ww meditations. So far I'm just on the first one but it's fab and really helps me feel deeply relaxed. Unless I'm trying to do it on the tube, in which case I struggle with all the noisy people about me. End up wanting to shout at them - which is far from the point

Thinking of you today Weller hope scan goes well.

Sarlat good luck with et today. go embie go

weller hope all goes well thinking of you
badger please check with your clinic I think most people who have been on progesterone take it until 12 weeks when the placenta takes over. Maybe your clinic does it different but just check with them
pocket glad you are finding the cd helpful
Feeling a bit happier today !

Badger Bugsy is right in saying that the progesterone is for first 12 weeks so do check.

Thanks guys, will ring the ACU tomorrow!

Ladies, I'm really sorry to post and not comment on all the activity but I'm terrified as just before I left work I had bad stomach cramps and a little bit of bright red blood and now I'm home there's more bright red blood. My DH isn't back 'til later and I can't get hold of him. Do I go straight to A&E, wait it out and see what happens? I'm petrified. xx