Assisted Conceptions (and all the bits in-between) Volume 11

[vallinnapod]

I really hope I haven't missed someone else starting this!

Hi motorcycle

You can self refer into most private hospitals - I didn't need a gp referral or even my consultant to refer! Given your previous experience I would def. test every three days initially.

Ginger - good luck tomorrow Hun - ill be thinking of you.

Afm - big day tomorrow! I'm suddenly feeling soooo nervous!!!! After being distracted all weekend by beautiful sunshine in Norfolk I now remember that tomorrow is such a long drawn out day waiting for the results. Wish me luck all and please pray for our little miracle/s tonight.

Good luck lucky. I've got everything crossed for you. Keep us updated.

So Lucky what is the outcome? We are on tenterhooks...

AFM, I have an embie on board now! It remained 100% intact after thawing so I am really relieved and happy and feeling very positive for this one! I have now upped my dose of prednisolone to 20mg and have started on the Clexane (along with all the other drugs I am taking). My otd is 10th June, so now trying to keep myself occupied to stop me worrying and/or symptom spotting. I have the next 3 days off work (was off today too) so can do lots of resting and then next week back at work should keep my mind off things (mostly).

Hope everyone else is doing ok?

DBS
xx

Hi ladies

Really quick check in. After a really long day of waiting, the blood testing machine broke down so only got results at 7! Sadly it's a no again! :-(

I know many of you will know how shit it feels xxx

Oh Lucky, I am so very sorry. We are all here for you if you need us. Take good care of yourself.
Huge hugs.
xxx

Oh god lucky I am so so sorry. What a journey. Look after yourself and DH and know that we are all thinking of you and feeling truly gutted. x

Slapped on a patch and downed a handful of progynova - am back in the game

Hideous (and I mean potentially divorce worthy) 3 weeks on the pill makes me pray this little frosticle sticks around.

Good luck Vall! Am rooting for you.

Lucky, I am terribly sorry this hasn't worked

Ginger, congrats on being PUPO (Pregnant Until proved Otherwise)!

Good luck, Vall.

Not much to report here. Four days into the Prednisolone and will be flying out to Czech on 9th June - not long now!

I'm struggling to believe

Oops! Forget to mention, I'm still Juicy but have recently watched the film Django Unchained and couldn't resist the play on words

Thanks Djuicy, what a great name change! You will be flying out to Czech the day before my otd so good luck to you, hopefully we will both get that longed for BFP. Try to keep the faith!

xx

Thanks, Ginger, there is so much good news coming out of the clinics in the Czech that I can't quite believe I'll be one of the amazing success stories, too. Yes, I noticed your OTD is the 10th which is when I'll be on a train from Prague to Brno. I promise I shall be thinking of you xx

Hey, ExpatWifey, come and tell us where you're up to, I could do with the support...you're cycling in June, right?

Thanks all for your support, it means alot. Today has been an OK day! I dont know if each failed cycles prepares you - although I have never been prepared for knowing I will not be using my eggs in further cycles - but as long as we are learning from previous cycles somehow it makes the pain more bearable.

I just wanted to checkin and say,

Ginger - great news - keep those feet up for a few days, then keep yourself distracted, I have my fingers and toes crossed for you.

Jewcy - great news the flights are in sight - not long now :-)

Vanilla Pod - excellent you're back in the game - good luck

For us we are planning our egg donor and sperm donor cycle for August - no more stimulating injections for me - the one bonus!! We feel this is the only way, to give us the optimum chance and although our little miracle situation of mine and my hubby's eggs came our way this cycle, 5 failed cycles tells us it is just not meant to be and to try so hard and then bring our baby into the world with possible genetic difficulties would be simply awful.

Signing off, but just to say, my heads above the water :-) god knows how, but it is and we are staying that way.:-)))

Oh Lucky, you sound very philosophical. Love and hugs for your future cycles.

ooh Expat how exciting! You are nearly there! All the very best of luck for your egg collection and transfer. Fingers and toes crossed for you too.

Lucky I am glad you have a plan B and are managing to keep your head above water and not get too disheartened. I wish you al the very best for your next try in August. ((hugs))

Thanks Ladies - really sweet of you all and I've made it to Friday :-)

Please can someone tell me how I make the names bold - I used to be able to do this, but cant for the life of me work this out! Too many drugs - haha!

Expat - great news you're at the starting line - exciting
Ginger - hoping this week is cruising on by
Jewcy - not long now until you take off

The last two days we have been starting the process of finding our egg donor. Given Pockets wonderful story I held much hope on Wednesday and posted our request and started getting some lovely responses back, just as pocket had received - phew we thought, this might be ok. But yesterday the delightful moderators of MN have decided to remove my thread and no longer allow you to ask for such support, as I could be a clinic rather than a client. Given how I use and support others on this site, i think it's pretty clear this is not the case, but they will not have it. So I now fear that our search will be that much harder. I have posted on FF - see the link

www.fertilityfriends.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=307208.new#new

If anyone chats to wonderful ladies on other threads, that might be able to help, please do provide our link.

We have had three lovely ladies come forwards so far - so here's hoping.

Being honest though - you start off strong and then you get into the depths of the next unknown area and it all becomes really daunting again. I keep telling myself this makes the last chapter in my book - I will have genuinely covered every blooming tick box in the whole IVF journey - eeeek!!!

Sun is shining today though - boy does it help :-) Happy weekend all xxx

I've tried a different tac

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/infertility/1768734-The-last-chapter-in-the-book

Lucky What a shame MN won't let you search for egg donors on here. I wish you all the best with your search and your next step in this roller coaster of a journey! xx

ps. to make the names bold, just put a star * in front of and right after the name and voila!

DSB

Gingernutdreams here's hoping this worked!!!

Amazing! If only fertility was that easy!!!

Ginger, how are you coping with the wait? Thinking of you x

Me too Ginger - hope you are not analysing every symptom like I do

Had a good scan this morning. Lining around 7mm - the past two cycles it has been 4-ish so good improvement. Nurse even suggested I may start cyclogest on Friday, which would make transfer this time next week.

Fingers crossed.

Excellent news, Vall, lining is everything IMO!