Eggcellent Egg Buddies - a thread for those IVFing in June/July/August

[EuroShaggleton]

You don't have to be crazy to be on this thread but it helps

(Ladies, I thought I would jump in and start a non-sweary titled fred. Feel free to turn the air blue now!)

I dunno. There's every chance I will be in the 38% who fail. I am old. My lining was only 8mm. A roaring fat turd brain-damaged my babies as they were forced out. They are floating forlornly in a toilet at Prague airport with shit-squashed heads

hi tame they're spanish ivf drugs. will let you know if they're any good in a few weeks! haven't gone crazy hormonal mad yet but we'll see after wknd.

thanks for caffeine related advice people. will continúe to have a couple of decaff teas and eat sensibly.

Nobeer- do you live in Spain? Or receiving treatment at le clinic l'espana?? OR is your drug of choice just more exotic?

Juicy- please, you are not going to fail. Lets root for those babies...come on....join me in a chant.... " you are healthy and well and the embryos did not come out with the 6x11 turd" you say it??

I do believe you have a fabulous chance of being in the erm 62% that have success. And we are here to hold your hand while you wobble xxx

Oh oh!!! And guys!!!

I have a consultation with Melanie brown (Mel b???) tomorrow. I will ask her about decaf x

Oh oh! Indeed tame. You go for it!!

Euro - I don't feel like I'm being strict, just being healthy :) I did just have a cup of decaf tea, will allow myself one a day.

As for booze, I only have a couple of glasses a week or more if I have a night out which is rare. So that's easy for me to give up.

I think the most important thing is not to stress and not being healthy makes me stressed out and annoyed with myself!

On another note last night OH and I had a joke about something a fell about laughing! Can't remember the last time we did that, it's been so much doom and gloom recently. And this morning I woke up singing! Whatever next?!

Twink von Trapp.

Howdy people.

juicy lean forward so I can bitch slap you. Brno will have ensured they get you knocked up as they won't want you to return! I'm dreading 2 week wait so I sympathise with you. But it will work or it won', worrying (and preparing for the worst) is not a tactic it is a waste of energy. Just enjoy the fact that you are currently carrying an embryo.

Re diet to be honest while I've upped protein and lowered caffeine I am not a full believer in diet having a huge effect on anything rarely as long as it s varied and everything in moderation.

Where I live, I'm exposed to TB every damn day. I take the tube to the hosp and am exposed to everything from the cold virus to the lack death. We are generally healthy and exposed to all sorts so a full change of diet is just punishment to me. BUT - I drink a lot of tea and no water hence that change and the protein I was advised by the nurse to try and give my eggs the best possible chance as I'm on such small doses of gonal-f.

Incidentally from what I remember, caffeine interferes with womb lining. Sit - I wonder if there's a heavy period/caffeine link.... I'll research that soon as there may well be. Depends on how much tea you drink. I can easily do 10 cups a day and that doesn't include coffee ( and no my teeth are not cat shit brown).

wish that is an ace crop! Amazing and well done! I'm not sure why you feel selfish though? Its an anxious time and actually you and your DH will balance each other if one is elated and the other a bit pessimistic... He will stop you from being too pessimistic and yo should stop him from skipping to mothercare.

loves I was getting hot flushes esp at night while DR'ing (seems so long ago now!) i'm prone to them with hormonal changes, but it probably was that!

juicy you may be old and decrepit but those eggs are not. And the lining may have started at8mm but it would have grown by now and 8 mm is enough. Have you got things to do at the moment? I think you should park yourself somewhere outrageous and watch the world go by.

twinke its lovely to hear you are on a high today. It is hard to remember what life as like before isn't it?

tame glad you are taking things easy. I hope you have plans for the weekend? And Mel B eh? I wonder if she will live up to scary spice expectations!

If she turns up on Skype in leopard print with the bo selecta! face on, I may have to leave the room.

DISCLAIMER- it is not THE Mel B. I dont think.

Im not a happy bunny iv just got back from scan and 7 nearly ready and 6 medium and lots of little ones,had blood took and they will decide if to scan me tomorrow for egg collection monday or scan me again monday for egg collection wednesday.That means more menopur and longer to wait when i want it all over as im dreading Ec and iv been doing this nearly 6 weeks.They told me sizes but i forgot i think one 19.

fish how was your scan ?

wish how are you feeling today? Thats great news on your eggs dont worry things are going well for you.

hello nobeer iv been drinking a few cups decaff aday.

nook how you getting on ?

hello euro,choco,juicy,tam,expat,lemon,twinkle and motor

Fuck me (please) that was long. Sorry.

mejust sounds like you are doing well on these drugs - keep up the good work!

euro how are the eggs doing? Are you taking things easy before Sunday?

AFM - had scan and bloods this morning, not had a call yet but Ec will be Mon or Tues. my bloods are high, something about the hormone being at 10000 when the maximum before 'panic' is 15000. I've stopped fussing about anything I cannot control, so I'm not sure what it all means in close detail.

If my bloods go over 12000 they will stop the Gonal-f and let the residual hormone develop the eggs further (hence the increased protein). I'll probably be asked to give bloods again tm and sunday. My EC will be delayed if my bloods increase further.

I have 1 or 2 follicles at 20mm, 3 over 18mm in total. I've shit loads between 14-18mm I saw the paperwork and didn't bother to ask or count. There are still small ones growing.

So thats it really. I keep thinking of the episode of Southpark where Randy carries his bollocks in a barrow due to microwaving them (he wanted cancer so he could get free weed). My ovaries feel like a wheel barrow could be useful!

Me just, you need to hit the protein HARD today x

tame if that happens, don't leave the room before you've taken a photo...

mejust we cross posted, sorry my post now looks insensitive. Just think - it may only be another 48 hours further than you thought. Out of a space of a year its not much further now. I would prefer to get the best quality eggs I can by waiting, rather than do it earlier.

Has it really been a mont and a half? It feels quicker than that. And so will waiting a few days.

tam if she turns up on skype your piss yourself laughing,she is doing jenny craig adverts so you never know ,ok will do thanks.

life they worry if your bloods get high as they dont want you to over stimm as you can get poorly.

what shall i eat today then full of protein? fed up of chicken

Danio passion fruit yoghurts and protein shakes x

mejust i'm using myfitnesspal anyway, but it tells me how much protein I'm eating.

Me and DH are both trying to drop a stone for aesthetic purposes and figured regardless of whether This is successful or not I will still calorie control as I'm greed and like home cooked rich food. Unfortunately I am a good cook so its hard to reign it in (pure waffle here, you may have glazed over -sorry).

Anyhow... Meals (I only eat scrambled egg):

Breakfast: smoked salmon and poached/scrambled egg with a slice or two of avocado.
Or, pork sausages, eggs, beans (and a fried slice cos I is greedy)

Lunch: fish (tuna/salmon) pasta with avocado and cheese. Or an omelette with cheese chicken or pork.

Dinner: pork loin steak or grilled chicken breast with white beans and scrambled egg. Yes, i've been eating scrambled egg with my dinner.
I breadcrumbed the chicken with breadcrumbs and cheese then baked it the other day. Pan fried garlic salmon, tuna steak, tonight I'm having roast pork, roast potatoes and a cheese sauce.

All cooked for scratch btw. Hard boiled eggs as snacks, chicken sandwiches, avocado salad with egg. Just a few meal ideas.

Its only a few days!

X-post again, but more useful this time

mejust it's exactly what happened to me but it turned out completely worth it. I had 7 follicles ready to go but ended up with 15 collected, 13 mature. I know it's difficult but they're doing what they think is right to get the best possible outcome for you.
I've been eating red meat and chicken along with lots of milk as milk shakes. Fish fingers are also good for protein and snack on some almonds.
Not much longer!!! Stick with it girlfriend xxx

tame I asked about protein shakes cause mr wish has some in the cupboard but they said no because they want me to get it from food sources.
Why is this? A protein shake would be so much easier

??? Not sure.

The only reason I can think is you shouldn't have protein shakes that are soy based.

You can have solgar whey to go- everyone on ff takes it? But its definitely a protein shake.

Maybe the shakes will have synthetic protein? Total wild guess btw.

Its good know that there is precedent on this thread for situations like this as with wish. And great outcomes.

mejust if you are feeling anxious are there any tactics you normally use to calm it down? Please do not worry - maybe count out how man jabs you've had to date and how many you have left to go?

We were both in double figures at the start. Now its only handful left. Yu can do it.

juicy where are you?

Thanks life wish and tam ,life can i come for tea
off shopping in an hour so ill grab few of all your ideas and hope it works,i havent really felt like eating anything at all and i get to the shops and dont know what i want must be the drugs my head not with it cant seem to plan my shopping just wonder around and pick stuff up.

juicy you have everything in your favour. Of course it could go wrong, but it's got a much better chance of going right! How come you can be so funny even when you are being sad?? "Floating forlornly.. "