Hello ladies
Gin woo hoo! Oh wow 
- exciting stuff - as others have been saying, a line is a line but the blood test will reassure you. Please don't stress about random cramps/ feeling like everything has stopped. It was exactly the same for me. I think hyper-awareness of every single thing your body does plays a part. I had severe womble cramps and ovarian pain for about the first 10 weeks and continually thought it meant something was going wrong. Ditto not having most of the standard symptoms. Everyone is different and the only thing that can tell you what's going on is the blood test and the scans. Everything crossed for a good strong result tomorrow
Rabbit oooooh.... I am so hopeful for you. It is such a headfuck when years of waiting means you can't trust a pee stick - anyone not a 10+er would be skipping about thinking of nursery colours by now. I can totally understand your hesitation and all the things crossed for Gin are doubly crossed for you. It really should be your time.
Pout I'm so sorry the cycle didn't work out. Onwards and upwards to FET. I have sat on my hands re the IVF thread and not gone there. You're right, it's totally offensive that people can't even try to put themselves in others' shoes, it gets very dispiriting to read the same old crap time and time again from people who have no clue what they're talking about.
Sar Dr Tubes sounds great. A consultant who will actually listen to you, take your views seriously and is actually interested in fertility research is like hen's teeth but I'm glad you found one. It sounds like you are in good hands. I can understand feeling wobbly but things are sounding positive for you. You had great eggs and good strong embies. You have a doctor who is an expert in your particular issues. Chin up lady, you are making very positive moves. I'm sorry you're going through job worries, that's the last thing you need. I've been trying to get up to speed on the NHS changes but they seem huge and baffling, I don't think half the electorate has a clue about the extent of change that is going on. I hope your situation gets sorted soon.
Buzz wow it's all starting to happen. I don't recall ovarian twinges during downregging but i did have some generalised aching during the stimming phase. For my ET we had a strong recommendation from the embryologists and went with their views. I could have argued but they're the people with the expertise to make those decisions so we let them get on with it. at Kayla's new look. Our cat loves any kind of DIY activity, the dustier/messier the better, then she can spread it all round the house.
Madness good luck with the move to the stimming phase. For me, I felt a lot better during stimming than I did during downregging despite bloating and random pains, hope you find the same.
Joy hope you've recovered from the tennis match! I'm glad you sound to be getting back to normality. I'm a bit 
at the grubby clinic but presumably surgical areas were spotless! The clinic decision is a difficult one. I can't remember who raised it originally. We didn't have a great deal of choice as there are only 2 within a sensible travelling distance and because we were self-funding via the NHS they were the only two choices available. We went with the one the satellite clinic recommended as offering more flexibility and private rooms. Sounds like a very shallow basis on which to make a decision but I had driven myself crazy searching clinic stats and trying to make some sense of them and Mr A sensibly pointed out that we just needed to make a decision and get on with it. According to all the stats it shouldn't have worked for us so I now take statistics with a big pinch of salt, what matters is the individual situation. They will have so much more information to go on as you go into a second round as there will be so much detailed data on the first one, that in itself ought to improve your chances.
Grouch really good that the HSG was all clear. That's a major issue ticked off the list. I guess it doesn't take you any further forward in terms of a diagnosis but it's good that there were no problems found.
Nelly what a lovely thing to say about the grads 
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at the witch's appearance. It really was time for the ironic diff. I have never been convinced that spotting is not an issue. Everything I've read says that spotting can be due to an issue with progesterone so the fanny candles may well be a good idea. AFAIK extra progesterone can't actually do you any harm.
Sorry for recent radio silence. I've been reading, but working 12 hour days at my desk for the last couple of weeks finishing financial year end reports so have not had time to post (or to do much other than eat and sleep). However we're now having a week off to relax so it's payoff time. Staying in a cottage in a part of the country much posher than the one we live in. Mr A has been hyperventilating at the price of a pint. Good job I'm a cheap date these days. Have been feeling fine, hard to believe we are past the half way mark, not sure I will ever stop worrying but starting to feel a bit more confident now a bump has appeared (albeit a small one) and I'm getting a few weird sensations that might be the baby or equally possibly might be wind. Still not buying anything baby-related and keeping it all very low key but it is starting to seem a bit more real.
Waves and tail feather shakes to Sea Lemon Madness Doll Mrsden Critter Numbers and anyone I've inadvertently missed. Hugs and booze-free chocolates to all the IVFers and extra paw squeezes to Rabbit and Gin. I'll try to keep a bit more up to date now the worst of the work craziness is over, i do think of you all frequently in a friendly not in a stalkery way and wonder how you're getting on