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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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!

jewcy you just need to concentrate on your journey and doing what feels right for you

hi everyone how are you all today iv been trying to keep busy as waiting for AF to start down reg im a wimp with needles and medicines worried about side effects any tips on down regging?.
having read the posts from yesterday a poster seems to have been very negative and especially at the stages some of you are at the moment.i believe staying positive can only have a good effect so many women have ivf and have a great out come.
buzz its early yet your bound to be anxious lets hope in a few days theres a BFP for you.

I know everyone is worried and anxious before starting ivf but my nerves are shot at the moment not knowing what to expect as this is my first ivf also as im egg sharing i owe it to my recipients to do all i can to help my eggs be good quality if thats possible as the other couple are obviously going to be excited and hoping for a good out come,fingers crossed we will both get BFP a few weeks down the line

Hi mejust - what an anxious time this is! I am heading towards my first IVF too, but as an egg recipient. It's lovely that you want this to succeed for your recipient as well as yourself, but it's largely out of your hands, so don't put pressure on yourself.
As a recipient, I feel a different sort of pressure/responsibility, which is that I must make the best possible home for this donor's eggs, and not let them go to waste. At the end of the day with egg share, you are helping each other out in a truly amazing way. Fingers crossed for you.

Hi motorcycle yes its all a bit scary and exciting at the same time with so much riding on it for 2 sets of couples but iv read lots of success stories where both the donor and recipient have had BFPS do you start your medication the same time as the donor or further down the line?
I can understand your pressure and i hope your little eggs stick,have you thought of transferring 1 or 2 depending on day of transfer.
My clinic wants to take my eggs to 5 day blast for a better chance of conception hubby wants to transfer 2 im not sure yet and hoping we will have the option though.its just reaction to the meds that worries me and i think iv got white coat symdrome,im already on metformin but im used to that and hopefully it will lower my chances of ohss as i have pcos.atleast with the met i have to eat well or i get side effects so im on a good diet at the mo,looking at things i should start injections sat now.
keep me informed of your progress

jewcy in short reply, yes, I am absolutely fucked in the head by this 2WW. I can't really remember who I am, what I'm doing here or how it feels not to be drugged.

FUCKED!!! (Had to get that out before my client comes back and I have to slip on my "giving a shit" mask.

How's everyone else?

In a negative mindset, anyone got any Top Tips about how to persuade DH that a second round is worth a (£6,000) try? Had to fight to get agreement to first

Awww, Resipsa and mejust, you both sound keraaayzee. Sorry the pressure is getting to you. Mejust, concentrate on one day at a time. I'm slowly learning to slo-o-o-o-w down and take each stage as it comes. I'm only on the HRT at the moment but there's just no point in becoming fretful of the psycho drugs - they have to be taken and that's that. To be honest, you won't care how awful the drugs were if you get a baby at the end of this.

Resipsa, when is your OTD?

I have excellent news today: th'usband's sperm is the best it has ever been - by far. Last October: sperm count: 16million; morphology: 3%; motility: 54%
Today: sperm count: 49million morphology: 14% motility: 78%

Fucking unbelievable. Th'usband refuses to believe it has anything to do with the zinc, selenium & co-enzyme Q10 I've been shovelling down his neck and prefers to believe that the amazing turnaround is due to my having got his sample to the hospital quicker last week. Oh, and that he left it four days between sex and sample this time whereas last time he thinks he 'may have had a wank' the night before his last one

Anyway, I'm pretty astounded by his excellent results, especially as he has failed to give up smoking

Buzzy, how has work been and how are you feeling?

Nokkie, love, where are you? Are you okay? Please come and spread your love...

respia sorry you are not in a good mind set, when are you testing, no advice on convincing husband either

jewcy i'm over it, thinking get FET over with so can get on with adoption process, work is mage manic at the mo, so many people off sick

Wow jewcy those results are amazing!

buzzy you sound so low. What makes you believe it's all over? We're all with you, whatever happens.
jewcy impressive results!!
AFM got full protocol and timetable today. Mad to get a date for pregnancy test at this stage, but there you go. Now excited and very scared!! Should all be over one way or another by mid July. X

Jewcy, those are great results. God, if he gave up smoking, he could get us all pregnant!

My OTD is Monday. Could do it now as I'm 12dp2dt but too scared. It's become everything as in what's the point if this fails. I need to get a grip before Monday.

Jewcy-congrats on the results. They are amazing!! And I think your reply to Fiona was hilarious. Is it ok to say that?? FF is so full of nice fluffy people, I think a bit of aggression is good.

Call from clinic today- all 4 at 6-8 cells and looking ok. She says she cant tell today which is best and as they are all going ok, we will go to day 5 as there will be a clear leader then..

Still incredibly scared. Please God, let there be embies left xxxxx St. Gerard is worn out with my prayers!!

mejust helloooo! I'm starting my first cycle of IVF too. We had our initial appointment with the clinic today (we've already been through the blood tests and scans etc) so today was to get dates and go through everything.

Injections start on 4th June and egg collection should be around 17th June.... It still seems so far away!

I wish you all the best

tame, res and motor, keeping everything crossed for you. Good luck for you for all your various stages.

OH does his SA tomorrow and we get the results next weds. I'm scared :(

twinkle big hugs are you having ICSI is that an option

jewcy yes your right i need to take it one day at a time you never know it might not be as bad as i think if i get panicky give me a kick,good results

Hi wish we not far off each other its come round really quick for me since my appointment to arrange dates and such im getting hubby to do my injections as dont think i can do it.

Buzzy - I don't know what the next stage is, we will find out next weds.

Resipsa, hang on, my love, hang on..x

Buzzy, I know you say you're 'over it', but I'm sad you feel it's over already. I won't annoy you with platitudes - you must be sick of them - just know we are here if you do want to offload, okay? For what it's worth I think you should test tomorrow. Please don't kill me xx

Twinks, thinking of you, too. I know your quietly going out of your mind, and you don't say a lot on here, but we're thinking of you. Hope Wednesday brings hope x

Mejust, my booted foot is ready to kick your panicky arse, love

Motor, wow! How exciting. My clinic are resolutely refusing to email my drug schedule until they've had the results of tomorrow's scan. They also keep telling me that the Utrogestan (progesterone capsules) which I start tomorrow are to be used vaginally when the box clearly states orally

Wish, you're only five days behind me! My ET is 17th June.

In other news, th'usband was informed by the Chinese chippy man last night that our house is to be razed to the ground and six flats built on the land! It seems there are posters up on lamp posts all around the village informing residents that our landlord has submitted plans to tear down our house 'Twould've been nice if the bastard had told us first

The good news is th'usband got two free spring rolls ("my noo lessippee!")

Ooooh, TortieMcTame! How are the embies today?

Jewcy - I don't say much on here because I don't know what to feel, think it say anymore! My head is like mush. I can't remember what it feels like not to feel like this.

On the plus side [hollow laugh that anything in my life could be described as plus when I ache inside constantly ), I've given up white wine a la noks and my face looks lovely and clear and under my eyes looks all bright and shiny! I didn't even used to drink that much so this is amazing!

*feel, think OR say anymore

Hi, Expat. I can't advise you re drugs because I am DE IVF and so on a lighter regimen than you. I'm sure Euro can help.

Speaking of Euro, I hope you are okay? You're a little quiet.

Twink, I hope you didn't take my post as meaning you have to talk on here! I simply wanted to say that you are thought of. That's lovely news about your skin; booze is so greying. I miss my clear skin

I've had an email from the actual doctor at ReproGenesis saying that I should ignore the instructions on the box and use the progesterone capsules vaginally. I need to start them tomorrow morning - just a couple of hours before my ultrasound scan! Can this be right? Won't there be a dribbly squelchy mess down there when they scan me?