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[Solars]

So who's next in line for that BFP???

[Solars]

Hi sorry for not being around much, but I'm utterly exhausted, I have to go into the clinic daily for about 7.30am for blood tests ans scans plus I've started one of the injections that has to be taken at 5am! So my alarm is set for 4.45am every morning at the moment!!

Beedle great to hear your news and you get to start stabbing soon! I'm feeling like a junkie at the moment

I haven't checked into FB for ages but will try to check out all these cute pics soon.

Kitty I've started my ivf/icsi cycle and the clinic recommends 1 litre of milk per day to help with the protein intake!!

A big hello to everyone else, hope you're all doing ok!

[ScarlettInSpace]

solars the drugs knock you sideways as it is, with a 4.45am alarm call in not surprised you're exhausted! Early nights

sparks I think maybe and I agree that our dogs are two totally different types of cute - otis in a big smother-you-with-cuddles fluffy kind of a way and mine in a tiny pick-him-up-and-squeeze-him pugly kind of a way

[NoMaybeAboutIt]

Definitely agreeing with you there Scarlett. Though it is interesting trying to pick Otis up.....

Solars you poor thing. When is EC pencilled in for?

[Solars]

No idea Maybe anytime after day 10 hopefully, but all depends on how everything is going, I was talking to a lovely lady there today who is on day 12 I think and she's not even been told when it's likely she's going to be triggering!

Scarlett will you be testing again on Wednesday? It was definitely too early testing today.

[ScarlettInSpace]

I'm going to try and hold out until Friday ahahahahahahahaaaaaaa but will deffo not waste another test tomorrow...

I even dug this mornings out of the bin when I got in from work in case if a late shower but nada

[BlindKitty]

Ha just realised the typo!

face my trick is to order something that looks like wine, eg schleur and con everyone into thinking you still are drinking!

[cartoontrickster]

of course kitty (can't believe I didn't think if that) I need to trick the nosey bastards! ah the mocktail will come in handy. can you get shloer in the pub too then?

[ControlGeek]

Cartoon there's loads you can have discreetly in a pub - tonic with ice and a slice, orange juice, tomato juice, any of the mixers in fact. Most pubs I've been in do alcohol free wine and beer too (but it really doesn't taste the same). Pour a bottle of becks blue in a glass and no-one'll know the difference. If you have a wetherspoons near you, the soda water is free, too!

[ScarlettInSpace]

Morning brookers, well no need for me to waste any more tests I had some spotting last night so the witch is circling. usually spot for 3-4 days so hopefully she will steer clear til Friday, as I can only do IUI if I start on a Fri, Sat or Sun. Although feeling pretty meh about trying again tbh.

OH has also decided he thinks we would be wasting money if we self-fund any more ivf as 'it hasn't worked before' so looks like plan f is closer than previously thought!

Pfft.

[NoCupcakesOrCocktails]

Scarlett I'm very to hear that. I'm still brooking for AF to stay away. If she dares to visit then I hope she sticks to your IUI timetable. It's still not time for Plan F, you will get there x

Solars you must be shattered. How are you managing? At least it's short protocol, hopefully you'll get a date for EC soon.

Face how are you doing?

Sweetie are you still lying down recovering from the scan shock?! When is your next scan?

Maybe only a week until stabbing starts!!!

Beedle I also was thinking about you while watching Eurovision have you started stimming yet?

Geek is right on the sneakily not drinking front. I've not had a drink in 9 weeks I keep ordering soft drinks and asking the bar person to put the drink into a short glass. The bar person barely bats an eyelid so I reckon I'm not the first to ask! Everyone just assumes I'm drinking a spirit.

Well I started my new job yesterday. It was just induction so didn't really do anything. I found out I'm on a long waiting list for a car parking permit. God knows where I'm going to park today as most of the residential streets are permit only. I've found a car park 1.5 miles away I can use. Which is just wonderful seeing as I'm working until 9pm and the hospital is in a v dodgy area. Grrr I'm so annoyed.

[ScarlettInSpace]

Thanks cups Least I can get pished at the weekend though hey...

[ScarlettInSpace]

Ooooh parking sounds shocking btw - my friend is a nurse and she has the same problem at our local hospital. NHS car parks are an absolute pisstake.

[ControlGeek]

Crikey solars those are scary times! No wonder you are shattered. Is your clinic in a different time zone?? I hope you're able to juggle your work to give you plenty of downtime and rest when you need to.

scarlett dammit I was so sure this was the one for you AF will not land before Friday if she knows what's good for her

cup NHS car parking is appalling. At least you have been able to get your name on the waiting list though. Is there a park and ride facility that could make your journey between hospital and car safer in the meantime?

Three days and I get to call the clinic to arrange my learn-to-stab-yourself appointment Dink boss is back from holiday but has been too busy to catch up with me in private. Guess he'll have to wait til Friday to find out it's all kicking off for me :)

I know you all love a good symptom spot, so even though MrG's swimmers would have been OAPs or six feet under by the time my golden egg popped here is my list to date:

• norks haven't been very sore at all this 2ww (normally they are agony from a couple of days before o, to around now)
  
• no cramping whatsoever (normally on-and-off cramping from about 4DPO, would def have expected a couple of painful episodes by now)
  
• a massive temp dip on 7DPO
  
• constantly hungry, but feeling really bloated every time I eat something (not so bad today though, but last night I couldn't even finish my cinema popcorn!)
  
• feeling sick when I drink milk products (I love milky coffees normally)
  
• (TMI warning #1) constipation like you wouldn't believe
  
• (TMI warning #2) passed a weird sticky brown clot at 9DPO
  
• yesterday's IC BFN turned into an amazing evap line overnight, so much so that I wasted an FRER this morning. BFN, obvs.

[BeedlesPineNeedles]

scarlett sorry about the spotting, and sorry that mrscarlett feels that you should give up. But I think your plan b is worth a try before you get to plan f and I'm sure he will agree once he gets over the disappointment of the iui not working this time.
And whilst it was lovely that you and cups were thinking of me, I wasn't watching the ESC :o

cups hope you get the parking sorted soon.

Stimming starts tomorrow, luckily only 1 injection per day in the evening, and my first blood test is on Monday, so its seems quite easy compared with solars I'm on 300 units of menopur to start with, though I'm not sure how that compares with other people.

geek I love a good symptom spot, I hope a supersperm has got through. Otherwise its not long to wait until you start.

[Solars]

Wow Geek that's a comprehensive list of symptoms, I'm saying diffed for sure! I'm doing ok, start to get tired quite early of an evening but have been sleeping solidly which is good but I keep waking up automatically 10mins before the alarm goes off grrrr! That's great news about being able to ring in for your teaching session, you'll be starting stimming before you know it now! Do you already have your drugs or will you get them at your teaching session?

Beedle good luck for tomorrow, I was also on 300 units of Menopur on my first ivf, we're on different drugs with this clinic. Do still keep sniffing though?

Cups hospital parking annoys the hell out of me, whenever I've had to get bloods done it was £4 for 1 hour!! Sometimes if someone was leaving and they still had time left on their ticket they would give it to me but most times I'd have to park about a mile away! Hope you're settling nicely into your new role now though.

Scarlett implantation? I think it's worth going for a consultation before you decide on self funding an ivf round, to hear what chances you have, it wouldn't be fair to decide right now.

[cartoontrickster]

solars poor you with such early starts I struggle to get out of bed at 7.15am!
scarlett I believe there is still time af hasn't fully landed! plan f does sound fun but a looong way off I'm sure .
geek your symptoms list is amazing! was it you with the impressive list of pee sticks too? I doubt you'll be needing all those. you'll be supplying the rest of us brookers for months.
nowt much to report here, I remain symptom free!

[BlindKitty]

Jees GeeK you DO love a good symptom spot! I've had heart burn since ov but you've defo outdone me! How many dpo are you?

face mock tails are good..until people want to try them! Word of warning - drink slow or you'll give the game away! Only a few pubs serve schleur but I managed to host an entire dinner party with it at Xmas! X

[ControlGeek]

kitty 11 DPO today. My LP is normally 12 days so AF will be arriving on Friday.

cartoon yup, that was my pee stick list

Another faint evap line on IC this morning, but definitely didn't rival that amazing one from two days ago. BFN on morrisons own. Didn't want to waste another FRER just yet. May use one on Friday though, before I call the clinic

[ScarlettInSpace]

geek sounds promising, I've never even seen an evap line I thought they were a myth along with actual positive results

AF has landed. The bifch couldn't even wait til tomorrow so I could've stretched it to Friday with the clinic

I'm going to sack off this month and have a month off, good luck everyone I'll check in later in the month xx

[ScrambledSmegs]

Blimey, geek, give your hCG levels a chance to kick in! If you passed a small clot implantation at 9 dpo they'll be barely off the starting grid now No wonder most of your tests can't really detect them!

Aargh. The end results of my BFPs are driving me nuts today. They're both sick. Again.

Free to a good home not really

[ScrambledSmegs]

Sorry to hear that Scarlett . Damn AF. Not bloody fair.

[NoMaybeAboutIt]

Oh Scarlett I am so sorry. A month off sounds like a plan. Maybe MrScarlett will change his mind about another IVF round. I hope he does. Hope you have a good month of debauchery planned.

Geek I am very excited about these recent developments.

Smegs hoe the smeglets are feeling better very soon so you can stop watching cbeebies

First day of stimming Beedle how exciting. I will be on gonal-f, not sure about the menopur. Hope it all goes well.

Cups that is such a nightmare. That's the last thing you need at the end of a long shift. Hope you manage to get something sorted very soon.

[BeedlesPineNeedles]

scarlett sorry AF showed up early, well sorry she showed up at all. Have a rest from the stress this month and we'll see you again soon.

geek I can't believe your peesticks are messing with your head so much

smegs hope the cute little ones get better soon and give you some peace

Well first lot of stabbing done, I think I did it right The sniffing continues but only half as much as before.

What is your injection that you have to do so early in the morning solars ?