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Excellent (or should that be eggcellent?) egg buddies! Anyone having IVF/ICSI in April/May/June 2013 come and join us!

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EuroShaggleton · 31/03/2013 15:35

We've almost filled the second thread so here is a new one, so we can carry on chatting! Threads #1 and #2 saw some stunning successes and some sad outcomes. We'll have more of the former and less of the latter on thread #3 please!

All comers welcome. I found it very useful to be with people going through the same thing when I did my first cycle, so if you would like to join us, please come on in!

OP posts:
putthecrispsDOWN · 08/05/2013 21:14

nokkie you bloody LEGEND!!! Genuinely, that is the most awesome thing I've heard in bloody ages. And guess what... I'm exactly 5+5 too. So now we have potty mouthedness and babies in common!! Don't know if you have googled it yet but the websites have my due date as 3 Jan...

I know what you mean about the disbelief. I do a hpt every couple of days. Hoping scan next week will help me to see it more realistically. Will you get to have a scan before 12wks now or will you have to wait because you beat the system Grin xx

putthecrispsDOWN · 08/05/2013 21:14

And buzzy no news is good news! Hope you get some good results tomorrow. X

Nokkie73 · 08/05/2013 21:25

Thanks crisps ! How fecking bizarre is that ? Got another scan on 29th May. I forgot to ask about due dates today. I just marvelled at the fact the consultant was soooo lovely and actually asked if it was ok before shoving the FOOF cam about the place. To be honest, I was so surprised i was in there in the first place, as I thought I was in some sort of weird dream sequence and would be woken-up by the cat jumping on my head.

MotorcycleMama · 08/05/2013 21:27

nokkie Wow!! What a wonderful surprise! So pleased for you.

putthecrispsDOWN · 08/05/2013 21:48

nokkie very bizarre but cool. I hate the camera thing. It's the way they lube it up in front of you . I bet your date will be similar to mine. I'm on an ivf worriers thread in the pregnancy bit too, come on over. Everyone there is ragey and unreasonably mentalling too Grin.

chocoloco1 · 08/05/2013 22:16

Fooking hell noks that is fan fucking tastic news, am chuffed to bits for you! Grin at the cat jumping on the head comment. Did you have any suspicions you might be pregnant? Am definitely going to add to my list of vitamins from the ones you were taking. Wow.

chocoloco1 · 08/05/2013 22:18

buzzy you forgot?! Confused

MotorcycleMama · 08/05/2013 22:26

nokkie please look back to your post on 21st April - maybe we should trust our instincts more often!

Jewcy · 08/05/2013 22:27

Noktavia!!! You are bloody well having us on!! Fuck off!!!

Jewcy · 08/05/2013 22:48

...wow. Just...wow....GrinGrinGrin

Jewcy · 08/05/2013 22:49

DH: Jewcy, I don't even know this woman! Shut up! Grin

twinklestar2 · 08/05/2013 22:56

Nok - I've been crying on the way home from a night out after my mate announced she's pregnant after trying for 2 months but your post made me smile :) Conrgratulations!

Nokkie73 · 08/05/2013 23:38

twinks thank you. I do hope I haven't made you feel worse. Xx

motor well fook me ! I had forgotten all about that post. That's so weird. Well spotted, eagle eye.

choco thank you luv ! I also had a few reflexology sessions. I got all my drugs from the interweb as they are cheaper than holland and barrett, who are robbing bastards.

jooos you fucking nutter Grin. You made me laugh out loud. I ain't kidding. I still can't quite believe it myself.

It's still early days and I will be cautious because of what happened before. I also am conscious of what you are all going through, so I don't want to detract from that at all, and certainly don't want to crap on about me all the time. If it's all the same to you, can I stay around here for a bit?

Nx

twinklestar2 · 09/05/2013 00:40

No you haven't made me feel worse, I'm genuinely happy for you!

tametortie · 09/05/2013 06:52

Noks WOW!!! amazing!!!! The stuff of dreams...... Grin

Scan tomorrow [prays they find a baby and not just loads of follicles...]

Smile
keepitgoing · 09/05/2013 07:01

Wowee noks that's Amazing!!! Huge congratulations, and you've missed out on a couple of weeks of mentalling too! X

Jewcy · 09/05/2013 10:45

Nokkolas, wait a minute...don't leave, I need answers:

  1. How the fuck did this happen?
  2. How the fuck did this happen?!
  3. How the f......??!!

You get my drift. Seriously, how many days post-IVF BFN did you ovulate? How much sex did you have and when? I know you've been TTC for a millenia four years, but remind me: what were the issues? Your AMH was shite, right? Do you reckon it has taken four years for a decent egg to be expelled from th'ovaries? Tell us everything you can about this miracle. And it is a miracle - get thee to a church pronto for some slavish thank yous Grin

Jewcy · 09/05/2013 10:47

P.s..I am currently downregging. At what point am I able to get preggo a la Shazzamatazz?

Nokkie73 · 09/05/2013 10:58

Thanks, tame and keeps (nice to see you back round these parts !)

joos you frigging nutcase ! Let me make a cuppa and I shall tell you. I have no idea whether it made any difference, or whether the ivf drugs just shook things up a bit, but I will gladly share, just in case it can help.

Right, am brewing up now. Back in a min.

keepitgoing · 09/05/2013 11:02

It can't be coincidence, can it? Can it? Maybe you had some leftover juicy eggs...

Did you not realise you'd missed a period?! How long could you have gone ;)

Jew I think shaz was 9 days in, and another lady on our thread just joined us, bfp at 3 days in to DR.

Jewcy · 09/05/2013 11:36

keep, thanks. Ought I be having sex then? Hmm I thought these HRT pills shut everything down, no? It's strange but, you know, I think I saw stretchy egg white on the bog paper before. Either that, or a snail's taken residence in my knickers.

NokkAyeTheNoo, have you had to travel twelve miles across parched deserts to fetch water from a well to make this bastard Brew?

Nokkie73 · 09/05/2013 11:46

keeps I really don't know. I wish I did. I still can't believe it. I never thought I would ever get pregnant again. I didn't miss a period - I had two in the space of a week, hence my shock. I guess it was implantation bleeding. I was a raging maniac so thought it could quite feasibly be because of my two periods. X

joos ok, here's what I did.

Gave up smoking on 1st Jan 2013 and went onto an electric cigarette. Didn't have anything during the 2ww and I have completely given-up now, obviously.

Gave-up having fizzy drinks, apart from the odd Elderflower Presse when I was out, especially if i wasn't drinking.

Gave-up white wine, apart from the odd occasion, and went onto red. I drank quite a lot of white before (but heard that it could affect your fertility more than most alcohol). I cut right down on the drinking but would have a glass of red whenever I fancied it, because the process was stressful enough without giving up the booze completely.

If I got any shop bought food, it would be from a decent place like M&S where you know what's in it. I don't eat meat anyway (but do eat fish) so I guess this was a bit easier for me.

Drank at least one cup of green tea per day. The proper stuff, not from a bag.

Took pregnacare and royal jelly every day. I have actually been taking the royal jelly since the middle of last year but upped the dosage at the start of this year.

Had regular acupuncture (once a fortnight/three weeks). Some weeks I couldn't have it but didn't get too stressed if I couldn't make an appointment.

Since the failed ivf, I started taking evening primrose oil (it says you shouldn't take it after ovulation - oops.). Dong quai (not during your period), l'arginine, coq10, omega 3 fish oils and maca. As I got pregnant so quickly after the ivf, I am not sure that I could say they made all the difference. Who knows.

I went to reflexology every couple of weeks.

Tried to go to yoga a couple of times a week, at least.

Now I sound like a proper preachy twat. I am sorry if I come across like that - I don't mean to. I have only been pregnant for five minutes and it's early days, so basically I know jack shit about anything.

Xx

Nokkie73 · 09/05/2013 11:49

joos you are a hard task master. I tried to remember everything and at my age, it's fucking hard ! Besides, the bus to Ceylon went the long way round.

Nokkie73 · 09/05/2013 11:54

Oh yeah, my AMH was 1.1, so proper dog shite. We had sexy times about three times, and one of those was a couple of mornings ago so we were hardly at it like rabbits. He works nights during the week so it's hard to dtd loads. I don't know exactly how many days post ivf I ovulated as I hadn't received the ovulation sticks that I ordered from Amazon. I think it may have been about ten odd days but am really not that sure.

buzzybee123 · 09/05/2013 12:23

choco you can slap my wrist for forgetting but i'm in holiday mode Wink

so the steroids are keeping me up had a falling out with a so called friend, like I really need that right now

anyway clinic say on day 3 we have one at 10 cells, 2 at 8 cells and 2 at 7 cells, not really sure what is actually happen, I suppose I will find out on Saturday

waves to everyone