Morning all - is it too early to offer around mulled wine & mince pies???
Geek how brave are you meeting other strange MN type folks. So how will you recognise them, is there a funny signal or something
Solars are you all healing up well? or is it still sore my dear? When do you go back?
Griff I agree with the others that the clinic will usually decide on the day depending of DH SA if it needs to be IVF or ICSI. I think we were borderline at the first test but on the day DH swimmers were ok for IVF. Geek it is an extra £900 at our clinic for ICSI rather than IVF so these thing vary loads depending on clinics.
Lyndsey welcome, hope you manage to sit on your hands & not POAS too early to avoid that disappointment. Christmas Eve must feel miles away for you.
Cup AMH must be another postcode lottery thing as they defo don't do it on NHS where I am. I had to pay £80 for the pleasure of being told my zero result!! Try not to read too much into it, look at miracle Smegs with her low result & HSG result which is now a real little baby!!! At least the ball is rolling now and you will be getting started in the new year, all very exciting. Did DH have to JIAJ? Those pesky men get off so lightly!!
Jen have you POAS yet or has AF shown up?
I had another chat with our clinic yesterday and accepted the donor. So then they could give me a bit more info. The donor had written a bit of a pen portrait about themselves, education, interests, values etc. It was so lovely, it is fate ladies, she sounds just like me!! I am welling up just typing this. We have very similar jobs, skills & education. The statement she said for her values is what I would have said, it is a bit of a trite statement but I say it to DH all the time when he is being bitchy about his colleagues and she must be an animal lover from her interests which is important to us too. So it is all falling into place and I am proper excited now, I almost wish I could meet her to give her a massive hug for what she is doing for us. It is the most special gift.
Anyways AF hasn't arrived yet, CD30, why oh why does she never arrive when you need her to??? Obviously I POAS this morning will I ever learn?? of course BFN!!! So I will have to ring the clinic to see what to do about the womble drugs if AF ever decides to show up. They are closed for 2 weeks after tomorrow, although you can get hold of a nurse apparently. I hope they let me book the scan anyway as I really don't want to delay another month when we have the donor lined up and ready to go.
Am WFH today as am full of cold and don't think my colleagues will appreciate sharing my germs so close to Christmas, so I will be back later for a catch up.