Popped in to check on Mrsden, am really sorry. 13dpo is early but I understand you not wanting to wait any longer. The IVF 2ww truly is awful. Hope your outdoorsy day helps and I'm still hoping for a turnaround when you have the blood test. Sending hugs and therapeutic chocolate brownies.
Love to all the IVFers, am rooting for mini-Mad, mini-McNelly and the Critterettes. You practically have a can-can troupe Critter , brilliant news on the fertilisation rate and that they are all still developing well. I hope you are feeling OK today, the OHSS risk sounds worrying but you will have just as good a chance if they freeze the embies and put them back at a later date. Nelly I'm in awe of all the testing. I didn't POAS at all, waited for the blood test, despite the horror of waiting I was too scared of bad news to dare to test at home first, think I was in denial of the whole thing massive coward.
I might be too late to wave Buzzy off but I hope you enjoy the holiday aspect & that all goes well with the donor. I'm in awe of anyone who can do that. Hope Kayla let you get away without too much drama unlikely .
Sorry to hear about the A++ announcements. Surprisingly they still make me annoyed even now. I had to go to a gathering of MrA's family last week. He comes from a line of prolific breeders feral so I was surrounded by women who are up the duff at the drop of a Primark thong. Virtually every single woman asked me 'was it planned?' and when I said yes for about five bloody years would roll their eyes and tell me about their numerous 'surprise' pregnancies. It's another world.
Doll at the fat bump. i still think at least 50% of mine is cake. I said that to the acu last week and she said 'yes, it probably is'
Zippy I also think you did the right thing with your clomid eggs. I'm as sceptical as you are about its use if you know you are ovulating. It still annoys me that my (nhs) clinic made me do 6 rounds of clomid, despite the fact I was already ovulating, before they would consider further treatment. They wouldn't do an HSG either until I had a massive strop. It feels like they just wasted 6 months of my time when we knew the next step would be IVF, with a 12-month waiting list, and I was already 38. The new NICE guidelines no longer recommend clomid for unexplained cases because there is no evidence it helps. Having said that, if it had worked for me I would have thought it the best thing ever. Fingers crossed you and Ramona are among the people it helps.
Sorry about the spotting Rabbit, it gets so tedious month after month. Yay for sewing success. I'm impressed. Of all my knitting/sewing/crochet adventures, a lot sits at the back of the wardrobe unworn or is scruffy at-home-wear only rather than going-out-in-public wear. I have had most success with things like scarves and shawls that don't actually have to fit.
Waves and more super-healthy fat-burning chocolate brownies to Lemon, Madness Joy, Euro, Sea, Gin, Sar, Ramona, pout, hope I haven't forgotten anyone (extra brownies for you if I have). I am meant to be working today, so had better get on with it. I basically forgot about the bank holiday idiot and promised a client I'd do something for Tuesday, and since the clouds are gathering, I might as well do it today.