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???

geek excellent news about MrGeek's son

solars good luck to MrSolars today, hope it goes better this time

sparks 31 weeks, how did that happen?

keep how cute is your niece? I also dream about telling my family I'm finally pregnant. Our first cycle of IVF will nicely coincide with a trip back to England to tell everyone if we suceed. I'm varying betwen being really excited about starting and then feeling that I shouldn't get my hopes up as the first attempt is more likely to fail than suceed.

And in other good news my brooking pee-sticks arrived yesterday from the lovely olives which should increase my IVf chances by at least 50%* :o

*probably

*definitely (or maybe even by 75%)

beedle there's no harm in positive thinking. But ivf should I think be seen as a three round thing if possible. I think you get quite a few goes?

My niece is actually ridiculously gorgeous. Am slightly worried no baby could be as cute, but dh assures me that's where parental bias comes in.

sweetie how are you doing, lovely?

Yes keep 3 goes with up to 3 FET from each as if I'll manage to freeze 3 eggs I did actually say the same thing to Mrb just so that he didn't think i was guaranteed to get pregnant at the first attempt. Anyway I'm going for feeling positive whilst not actually expecting it to work.

I haven't seen maybe lately, is she having a break whilst waiting for IVF?

solars and geek going to Thailand...can't wait!!!! Really need to spend some quality time with Mr B! Been so pre-occupied on getting pregnant, I've forgotten all about my husband and that he's not just a sperm provider

Sweetie Using MN does not make me worse FACT!!! NOT using OPKs makes me stressed FACT!!! and BBT'ing does not stress me out FACT!!! Wish people would stop telling me what makes me stressed lol!!

Huh?! Have I missed something? A brookers visit to Thailand? Amazing.

beedle that's great you get plenty of chances. I'd say you can get three frosties, we did. It sounds like a plan - positive but not expecting.

I was thinking of maybe yesterday. Isn't she starting vvv soon?

Also face good luck for your appointment soon.

kitty I just realised you meant you're coming here, not solars/geek. I live in bangkok, if you would like to meet up let me know!

Sorry I haven't been around last few days I have been feeling very anxious about things, rising panic most of the time. I was really positive to start with, everything seemed to be going well. I had a few cramps Mon & Tues and sore boobs for a few days but now nothing. I am trying to stay positive but just feel no different so am expecting the worst. I hardly slept last night for worrying. I have another week to go until OTD but am thinking of testing next week just to put myself out of this misery.

Keep how did you feel at this stage d8 after transfer, I know you had a d5 transfer though. What day was your OTD? How did you stop yourself from mentalling all the time as you didn't test early did you? You must be made of stern stuff.

Sorry this is all me me me!!!

sweetie sorry you're feeling so anxious. I'm afraid I don't have any words of wisdom, I imagine I will be exactly the same in 2 months time. But nothing you do at the moment will have any bad effect on your little embryoes (assuming you're not planning to take some hard drugs or go skydiving). So I'd say try to find something you can do that will stop you thinking about it even if its just for 10 mins. I'm sure your lack of symptoms can in no way mean that it has failed . And whilst some people may say that they knew they were preganant from 4dpo, I'm sure that for 99% of them it is just a few random things that they realise about afterwards. Over the last 2 years I've had and I'm sure you've had almost all the apparent early pregnancy symtoms but it didn't mean anything. And we all know that no symptoms is a symptom.
And finally don't worry about being me me me ((hugs))

Oh Sweetie I am sorry to hear you're having an anxious time of it, though it is completely understandable! At this very early stage I would be surprised if you had many symptoms, the consensus over on grads has been at about the 6 week+ time. Is there anything distracting you can do in the mean time? {{{Hugs}}}

Sweetie the only symptom I had was AF not appearing. It's not guaranteed that you will have any so please don't feel that it has all gone wrong.

Sweetie (((hugs))) I think Beedle and Boo have said it all really. Most people have no real symptoms before their BFPs. I can't imagine what you are feeling and I'm sure like Beedle says we will be the same in the tww. I think Keep didn't really have any symptoms either. Trying to keep yourself busy is the only thing you can do x

I've been feeling really low too ever since the clinic turned us down for treatment this month. I don't know why I feel so terrible, I mean its only another 4 weeks until we can request again. I honestly feel like I can't face another AF. I don't even want to DTD as I feel like if I do ill spend another 2ww obsessing about being pg even though we have practically no chance of it happening. God I'm totally crazy, it's all I can think of. Please feel free to slap some sense into me

sweetie, lovely, it's so hard. OK, I had very sore boobs, but I had had them ever since stimming so I had to discount them. I did feel womb cramps a couple of days I think, but they are easy to mix up with bowel stuff.

Basically I felt normal, as everyone said. And anything I might have had could have come from the fanny candles, so I tried to force myself not to think about it.

I had a transfer on 5dpo, and otd was 14dpo, so I only had nine days to wait. Its harder for you, not knowing for longer. I think testing at 14dpo is reasonable IF you use a good test - as you know I had a crappy boots one.

I almost gave in on 12dpo, but dh was right that a potential false negative would be v bad. I guess I thought there was plenty of time to be sad after otd, so I really just focused on that.

But, of course, if you read my posts back there is plenty of crazy, and the night before otd I cried and said I didn't want to test. Actually that was d8 after transfer, so where you are now.

If you test at 14dpo you have only four days to wait. I always think once you wee your FMU it's easier not to test as you can tell yourself it'd be too weak.

I promise promise you that you can't guess the result. I kept thinking of one of the girls on the egg buddies thread who was 100% sure it hadn't worked - had had a few things then woke up one day and nothing. But she had a bfp.

Start your countdown, keep busy, and know that we are all here cheering you on xxxxx

Oh Sweetie I agree with what everyone else has said. When I was on my 2ww for ivf I worked in the mornings and would give myself some sort of treat in the afternoon, I used my relaxation cd a lot especially during the afternoons and before sleeping, you had one too, right? and I also watched a lot of movies and read which helped to keep the crazy away. But I also kept repeating in my head that I've done everything possible up until now and it's in the hands of fate what happens next. Also it helped thinking it's not time to worry yet a phrase my mum always used to say Big hugs.

Thanks all for your understanding and such positive comments. I think I will be better this weekend when DH is home to occupy me. We have quite a few plans so I think this will help the time pass. We are going looking for a new sofa, boring I know but it should take my mind off things.

Solars I have been working from home trying to get most things out of the way in the mornings so I can do my relaxation CD on an afternoon. I have been using rescue remedy, suggested by my reflexologist, and lavender scented candles. I agree I am now at a point where there is very little else I can do. Just just hope the anxiety won't have a negative impact on the result. I am sure others who have had a nervous 2ww have gone on to get their BFP.

keep thanks for your reassuring post, being a recently confirmed IVF preggo I am sure it is all fresh in your mind what we actually go through. I have a couple Superdrug tests, which people seem to rate, so will see how mental I am early next week. I was sort of thinking of POAS Wed which would 16dpEC, but might crack even earlier. Like you say though a negative test would be difficult but I will take it a day at a time.

Cup I found/find the waiting really tough too. I know when I was on the drugs before I knew what was happening I just hated it. Is it the control freaks in us that makes us like this? I almost found it reassuring that we needed assistance, it sort of took the pressure off the trying every month and we went back to just SFF, do you remember those heady days?

Very unMN hugs back to all of you

oh sweetie I've only just had time to read the thread, and can't really add anything to what the others have already said. I hope you're able to distract yourself until DH comes home. Sofa shopping sounds nice. I really wish I could give you a huge hug.

Sorry I dont have time to post more, work is manic (as usual) today. AF will be with me either later today or tomorrow, so I will make sure I sit on her very hard so she can't bother sweetie

sweetie worrying will not do anything, that's crazy talk. So that's one less thing to worry about. Ok, Wednesday, five days. You can do it. I like sofa shopping BTW.. x

Sweetie you need to start playing a really addictive game. Hours can pass like minutes :) Candy Crush Saga and 4 Pics 1 Word seem to be the popular ones at the moment.

Ooh yes to candy crush. Hours, you can lose. Hours!

Hope you're feeling better Sweetie you've got the best possible chance for a BFP so no more worrying, you hear? I'm brooking no argument :) I love sofa shopping too, hope you have a lovely weekend!

We got our SA results back, didn't give us the exact numbers but he told me, good quality, borderline morphology and negative antisperm antibodies! Yay! Recommended we go for ICSI still just in case especially after what happened at our last attempt but depending on what happens on the day it could be straight forward ivf even. Not heard back yet about my amh but I'm going to the clinic next week so will just speak to them about it then.

How is everyone else doing?

Just had a proper read back, Cups the waiting is really awful isn't it, think of the time as getting your body and head into tip top condition before going through ivf, probably doesn't help but it's something. You're a week down now though so it won't be long! Big hugs to you too.

solars that's good news. Morphology won't matter if you can do icsi anyway, but you never know!

Don't shout at me, I know I have tested really early but BFP!!!

Tested on an ic and thought I could see a faint line so tested again with a superdrug pink test, fortunately I had piar.

OMG shocked

Eeeeeeeeeeeek really early positive sweetie do you think it might actually be twins? Congratulations its absolutely fab news :o :o :o I think I can almost see your smile from here!