Brooking No Argument that we'll get BFPs from our Easter Eggs

[BeedlesPineNeedles]

Well done keep I hope its the first of many :o :o

Right who's next with the BFP???

Your clinic recommendation. Sorry 'bout imps fingers.

Really interesting article sweetie but as to whether what he is saying is right, who knows. I had also heard that the uterus is a less harsh environment than the lab. Also that article was written in 2001, that's 12 years ago (I know it doesn't feel like that long ) who knows what developments have been made in that time. And if it really was the holy grail of IVF wouldn't more clinics be doing it by now to increase their pregnancy rates? Anyway you have lovely spring chicken donor eggs that will result in your much longed for pregnancy, and I'll brook no argument. So there :o

Sore boobs and negative test here but AF not due for a day or two. Time to get ready for work

Beedle sorry to hear about the faulty pee stick. you just wait until those olives has posted. we all know grad endorsed pee sticks are the most reliable

thanks for those links keep i know we have to do what the clinic colin recommends. Dh has gone this morning with a few questions to ask while he is tgere. He has to wait for them to review has sample so might be a while. He is even more clinical thinking clinic want to do day 3 transfer because they will be closed on Sunday which is day 5. I am sure that is not the case as we could do Monday morning. Will see what they say. We really come across as dead stroppy but we really aren't

Good luck sweetie x

Good luck sweetie! That article was very interesting, and raised a lot of things I had wondered about anyway but I hadn't spotted that it was written so long ago. I've not been through an IVF cycle yet, so I don't really feel I can comment as I have no idea what I would do in any given situation. It's all very easy to think 'I would do this...' but until I know the emotional investment firsthand it's only theory iykwim. Would pushing for day 5 transfers give you more confidence, weighed up against the potential for losing everything before day 5? Would you prefer to know sooner (ie day 4) that it wasn't going to work, rather than going through a whole 2ww to find out? It's such a horrible, horrible game no matter which way you look at it. Sorry, reading back that all sounds really harsh. I don't mean to sound negative. Perhaps just ask the questions of colin the clinic and make your mind up based on the responses?

beedle sorry about the faulty pee stick. The non-faulty one must still be in the post.

2nd day of high temps here, so stealth ov is almost confirmed. I can't believe I'm going to have a cycle under 30 days!!!

Only 5 eggs, DH sperm rubbish so ICSI. Will hear more later. Am really upset & at work so off home to cry.

Oh sweetie. It only takes one, but I'm sorry you didn't get more eggs. I hope they all fertilise brilliantly with the icsi, they WILL, and you will have them all still there on Friday. X

Sweetie (((hugd))) but 5 is goos, and fertilisation ratea with icsi should hove you an excellent chance. Brooking for some strong growers ready for et x

(((Hugs))) Sweetie I'm sorry your upset, I know it is not as many as you hoped for. But 5 is a good number, you may still get to freeze some if they all fertilise. I'm sure the ICSI is probably a bit of a shock (it certainly was for us when we were told it would have to be ICSI) however try to see the positive. A lot of people choose ICSI as they feel it is the best way to do it. I hope your DH is ok, I know my DH took it hard over his rubbish sample. We are all brooking for you both xxx

Beedle I agree the pee stick was faulty. However the triple whammy endorsed stick making its way to you will be brooking no arguement for a BFP

...I have just reached a new low in the world of pg announcements. Being forced to applaud. Oh yes.

sweetie sorry the news wasn't as good as you had hoped for. But please don't worry about the ISCI, they'll be picking the absolute best sperm to give your 5 eggs the best chance. TBH I'm amazed any bloke over the age of say 25 can manage to go into one of those rooms and produce a good sample with such huge pressure to perform.

((hugs)) to you both and remember it only takes one

geek Is it the bloke that's pregnant? Then I could possibly applaud!

no beedle, just some super fertile spring chicken who happened to make a v public announcement. If it had been a bloke, I'd have been leading the round of applause myself!

geek did she hand around the still-dripping pee-stick for everyone to admire as well? [bitch emoticon]

Beedle I nearly pissed myself laughing at that. I guess seeing as people have started posting pics of their tests on FB then that's probably not far off!
(btw I dont mean any of the brookers on private pages, I mean those crazy people that post them for everyone to see).

Well done on controlling yourself Geek

How are you doing Sweetie hope you are at home now and taking it easy.

I've just got back from a counselling session, my manager offered it to me when I last spoke to her about IVF & I thought why not. I feel so good now, it was uncomfortable going over some of the subjects but the counsellor was really nice. It was great to be able get all the negative thoughts out without fear of being judged. I've tried counselling once before & hated it so was pleasantly surprised how well the session went. Has anyone else seen one?

I just realised we haven't been doing the fertilise eggs fertilise dance for sweetie's eggs. So I'll start it.

Hope you and mrsweetie are doing ok and relaxing at home.

So cups you don't think that me passing round a peestick during our morning coffee break should be the way I announce my pregnancy to my colleagues? I'll have to think again, I've probably got a while to think about it though

Thanks peeps for the rousing fertilisation dance. Lets hope it does the trick, of course it will cos it is the Brookers doing it.

It has been a bloody tough day. I have found it more difficult that when we only got our single egg last time. I think my expectation was so much higher with it being a donor cycle. The clinic had said to expect at least 8 so to only get 5 is very disappointing. DH has also felt down that we had to use ICSI, but I don't really mind that. Of course ICSI has an additional cost but we get a refund as we didn't get 8 eggs. I have had a long conversation with our nurse this afternoon, she said the keep in mind that the donor last, recent, donation had a positive result. So I am hoping for quality over quantity. They will ring us in the morning to let us know how many have fertilised. Then Thursday they will grade them and we decide what to do & when. I think they will push me for a 3 days transfer but we will see how things progress.

Thanks so much for all your Brooking efforts.

Oh Sweetie 5 is still plenty and as everyone is saying it only takes one but I'm certain they'll all fertilise with the rest to freeze, hugs to both you and DH.

Cups your counselling session sounds so positive. I never took up the free session we were offered at our last ivf clinic mainly because of having to go all the way to Oxford plus DH wanted to come and we could never coordinate a time.

Geek now that is the strangest thing ever, really an applause well done you for coping with that!

Brooking like a crazy person Sweetie

Geek may I congratulate you on not shoving a stapler up her nose, applause indeed. I read a thread on here the other day about gender reveal party's, when will the madness end

Beedle obviously a faulty stick being used there, just you wait and see the difference a brooker stick will make :):)

cups I've had counselling twice previously, un-ttc related and about different things each time. The only time that was helpful was when I was honest with myself (and the counsellor). The other time was more a case of going through the motions so it wasn't particularly helpful. Is yours through work or through the clinic?

sweetie I'm so sorry today has been so tough for you. But remember, you only got one egg last time and it fertilised beautifully. Now, you have five. It's fab that they were able to tell you that the donor's previous donation was successful, especially if it was recent. Brooking like billy-o for a positive outcome this cycle for you. ICSI must have been a bit of a shock for DH, but apart from cost I think it's really positive. It gives you a greater chance of fertilisation (from what little I've read), and means they can pick the very best looking sperm for the job (a kind of Mr Universe of the sperm world).

solars it's really lovely to have you back, did you have a nice break?

beedle I dare you - when your time comes (which will be very soon), pass your pee stick round asking 'can you see anything? I'm not sure...'

I had a bit of a double whammy today. Not only was there the pg announcement from hell (complete with applause) but when I got back to my desk this afternoon there was a massive 'congratulations on the birth of your new son' card waiting for me to sign. I didn't even know anyone in the team had given birth

I have been a bit mean to MrG. I haven't told him that I suspect ov to have happened. He is working hard to make sure his boys are working hard, iykwim

x-post boo to be fair, the person making the announcement kind of did it off the cuff in a spur of the moment type thing because she was jumping about like a mad thing then had to explain why she had just jabbed herself in the stomach with a popped-open safety pin but it was just that everyone else made such a hoo-haa about it. I have to admit to standing at the back of the room, begrudgingly clapping with everyone one else so as not to appear ingracious, muttering to myself 'ffs'. I don't honestly know her situation and she may have been trying for years for all I know. It was just the whole applaud thing that got to me.

Well that is not quite as bad, but still she could been a bit more discreet about it.