Excellent Egg Buddies continued! Anyone having IVF/ICSI in Jan, Feb and March 2013 please join us!

[fairypangolin]

We've run out of room on Karbea's Jan IVF thread and it is too much fun to stop! We're all getting into comfy clothes and enjoying the side effects and surprises (and occasionally some hand holding).

[Dildals]

Mine said to test 16 days poast EC. They're probably trying to err on the side of caution.

[Dildals]

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[Northey]

Actually, euro, I read the other day that two days is the time for hcg in the blood to metabolise into the urine. Or something. Which would make sense of the 14day/16day thing.

[delilahbelle]

Can't stop crying this afternoon. My twins are dead. In my head I had named them, planned the nursery and everything.

Life seems so bleak. I wish I had not woken up and gone with them in the op. it's just DH keeping me going.

[EuroShaggleton]

Oh delilah. My heart is bleeding for you. I wish I could be there to give you a hug. Do you have someone with you?

[chocoloco1]

Huge, huge cyber hug delilah, am so sorry, you poor, poor love x x

[delilahbelle]

DH here now and being lovely.

[EuroShaggleton]

I'm glad. x

[Sharonbenn]

Delilah it is so so sad. I really feel for you. I have been so pensive today thinking about you. It is so unfair. Anything I say sounds so cliched but please allow yourself this time to cry. You are grieving and it is very painful. I wish we could take the pain away. Let DH look after you. Together you will get through this terrible time. And one day you will smile again even if it doesn't feel that way now. The sun is always there it is just behind the clouds sometimes. My thoughts are with you both. Xx

[ScarlettInSpace]

delilah I'm rubbish at knowing what to say to people and but wanted to give you a big cyber hug {{}}

[ScarlettInSpace]

AFM I just got back from my day 2 scan, everything looked good, she said she could see 2-3 small follicles on each ovary,they may not all develop [and I may grow some more, ha yeah right!] but it has put me in a good mood as at this moment in time we have more follies than we had when we abandoned last time, and we are going maximum dose stims so I have had a sharp few words with my ovaries, they are well aware failure is not an option

[Sharonbenn]

Well done Scarlett. Sounds promising. Try to remain as positive as possible. try not to think of your body as stupid. Know that you and your body are doing your best. Be kind to yourself. I'm not very good at visualisation but there is a bit in the book Eat Pray Love where the wise old guru tells Liz to smile with her liver when she meditates. I'm trying to smile upon my ovaries. Gosh that sounds soft but hopefully you know what I mean

[EuroShaggleton]

That sounds pretty good to me, Scarlett! Good luck for stimming!

[vallinnapod]

Good luck Scarlett! I can't remember, but I have PCOs so I had millions but none worth counting at that stage IYSWIM!

[fairypangolin]

delilah I don't think I can really add much to what everyone has already said but I'm thinking of you. So terribly sad. X

[HontyTont]

delilah my heart goes out to you lovely. I can only imagine the pain both physical and emotional. Keep DH close share in your grief and let him smoother you in TLC. Don't going making any decisions either....there is plenty of time for that when you are recovered. Your babies will always be watching over you and know how much you wanted them. Big hugs xx

[HontyTont]

north and val step away from the sticks! I can't even bring myself to POAS I'm so scared what it will say!

My OTD is 6th March....16 days post TRANSFER!!!!! I've got ages to go!! These clinics are useless at being consistent

Quick question my blood test results show I have slightly low progesterone...the nurse left me a message said there were 2 options but not what they were and for me to call her. Obviously by the time I picked up the message it was gone 5pm and no one around. Should I double up on my pessaries tonight and in the morning? What would this do? Also do I just shove one in after the other?

Thanks....I don't know what I would do without you!

[HontyTont]

scarlett good luck within the stimming

[vallinnapod]

Honty I wouldn't self medicate. What are you on? Your clinic must have an emergency number?

Last time I was on 400mg Cyclogest twice a day, had a major bleed/miscarriage at 6 weeks and they increased my dose to 400mg three times a day.

This time I am back to 400mg twice a day.

Not that that really helps..

At the risk of sounding like a complete hypocrite I would stay away from Google.

[chocoloco1]

Hello ladies

delilah still thinking of you x

hont I agree with vallinna about the emergency contact number, if poss.

noks thanks for letting me be an honorary Dorset gal!

scarlett scan sounds good, I've never dared to ask my antral follicle count at baseline scans as was too scared to find out! Which drugs are you on for your short protocol?

I was meant to test 15dpec last time, but didn't get to otd sadly. I'll be on gestone this time, rather than cyclogest, any experiences of it? Trigger injection at 10 tonight! Based on today's scan I should have 3 decent sized follicles by then which should contain eggs! bloody hope so after 13 days of stimming

Did any of you ladies have time off for the 2ww? I did last time, but not so sure what to do this time...

[Northey]

I had a week off, but that was planned anyway, as it was half term (partner is a teacher).

[Nokkie73]

Hi all

delilah I have sat here for ages trying to formulate some words to say, something appropriate and positive and I just ended up a bit lost which is incredible because I am such a gobshite usually. My heart absolutely goes out to you and DH. It really does. I think like most of the ladies on here, I have been thinking about you today and I guess that's the best I can do. My thoughts are with you...funny how we've all never met but you end-up standing on the sidelines (in cyberspace, obviously) shouting for everyone like some demented person at a football match. I really hope you find some comfort in the fact that we are all thinking of you and begin to get a little stronger each day. Nxx

Afm - I think the dreaded DR hormones have now kicked-in, partly due to hearing someone at work describing how his two year olds made him laugh. I am fine with it usually as he's so understanding and has gone through the ivf process himself, so he knows what it's like but just sometimes, if you're caught off guard, it can hit you like a steam train and leave you wondering if it will ever happen.....soooooo i Thought I would come home and cheer myself up by listening to some music but so far I have cried to Abba (wtf ?) and daydream believer by the monkees. My disco stress busting session is NOT going well.

A pensive and blubbering Noks.xx

Sorry for the self indulgent post.....it just helps to get it out of your system sometimes.....

[chocoloco1]

Poor Noks, quick change the music! Hormones are a horrible thing. There was a woman in the waiting room at clinic today with a toddler screaming and I just wanted her to go away and couldn't make eye contact with her. We're putting our bodies through a hell of a lot with this assisted conception lark.

We're all here for you in your moments of sadness.

[vallinnapod]

God no Choco I would go even more insane if I wasn't at work . Sorry to rake up bad memories but you say you didn't get to OTD. Did you get a period before then? I was wondering if that were possible or if all the fake hormones tricked you into thinking you were PG even if there was no implantation (IYSWIM) - then you get a period once you have a BFN and stop taking the artificial hormones.

Nokkie sorry disco hour is requiring an industrial quantity of Kleenex. I have tried to indulge in salacious gossip (DM Showbiz ) but it seems EVERYONE is PG

[vallinnapod]

PS my poor boobs...keep poking them to see if they are sore. Well, I say poke, it's more like a good grope