Looking for some support along this everlasting road of ttc? Let the brookers take control....

[BlindKitty]

Hey brookers!!! Like what I've done with the place???? Come on in and get ready for some serious brooking action!!!!!

Gives boo, maybe and cups a squeeze

cups well done on your first jab, you'll be a pro by tomorrow night. So pleased this has finally come round for you, it's been a helluva long wait you've had.

maybe hopefully you're now enlightened about Percy thanks to boo's efforts - in all seriousness, I wouldn't wish the bugger on anyone!

kitty I'd completely forgotten about the IVF guide I did. I will look it out, but it probably won't be until the weekend as MrG has a lot of work issues to deal with this week and most of our evenings will probably be spent going over that.

I have my post-fail review with the consultant on Saturday, so we will go over our plans with him then and see if he still wants to remove my fibroid before my next go. We are definitely going to go ahead with getting my immunes tested, and also to get MrG's testosterone tested as he's been taking all the right stuff and things are still going downhill.

And in other news, I've been roped into baking and decorating biscuits for the WI Have just sent MrG off to the shops for an emergency baking tray. Aside from beans on toast, I can't remember the last time I cooked anything

Geek you have a busy week ahead of you! I hope everything goes well for MrG this week. I'm sure you will get all the answers you need on Saturday and then you can get a plan on paper but always feels better when you have a plan. And how on earth could I have forgotten Percy?! I hope he ha well and truly left you alone now?!

Generic my (new!) SIL mentioned smack the rat yesterday not in a sexy way though!!

Thanks for the reminder Boo

Well done Cups. So know what you mean about it being real! A few days time and it will be second nature.

Oh my how quick things move around here. I leave for a few hours and then I'm way behind. Ill try my best to catch up but ill possibly remember events but not names so sorry in advance.

Maybe I hope everything goes well for you, and you get as much of the hard drugs you need.

Cups I take it you were working at glasto? Well done on your first shot. I can't imagine having to do it to myself.

What is a smack the rat game?

Pigeon in one of the first brooker threads one lady compared the timing of conception like the fareground game smack the rat

Just popping in to say I'm brooking my bloody socks off for maybe and cups! And I'm full of admiration for the self injecting - I'm fine with injections myself and obviously used to giving them at work but actually sticking yourself must be hard!!
Good luck with appt on Sat geek, your plan sounds good to me - definitely worth doing the other tests before your next ivf cycle.
Hi to the newbies, I'm a post grad who with the help of brooking along my long ttc journey now has a gorgeous 4 month old baby (as well as his gorgeous 5 yr old big brother!) And talking of Smack the Rat there was apparently one at DSs school fair (which I was at) and I didn't see it!! I just read about it in the newsletter afterwards!

Thanks lovely Olives . Hope your little family are all well. I had done loads of Injections too, so I thought I'd be fine. But that first one, I was shaking like a leaf!!

I'm triggered ladies. I'm shit scared though. Like there's no going back.

Is anyone else watching Rick? God I love that man!

Well done for starting the injections cups and I'm very impressed that you both avoided alcohol at glastonbury.

maybe I can't believe you clinic hasn't mentioned OHSS to you. I thought the main risk factors were being young, slim and producing loads of eggs. I wouldn't expect you will feel much like running for a few days, but then I never feel much like running so what would I know!!!

geek good luck with the appointment on sat, I hope its not too hard emotionally. And I hope everything goes OK with MrG and work.

I told my mum about our IVF not working last night, she made all the right noises and then told me abut her friend's daughter who was due to have IVf but instead got a surprise BFP just before. Thanks mum that really makes me feel better At least she didn't say "just relax and it'll happen"

Oh Beedle. Mums have that knack don't they. Always managing to put their foot in it one way or another. I'm glad you to her though. Do you feel better for it?

The clinic told me I was high risk, but haven't really mentioned it since. I don't know if this is because my e2 levels have been stable throughout. Thy just always ooh and ahh at every scan as to how 'busy' my ovaries are.

I have been very indulgent and had a lie in this morning! No need to get up for a jab, so why not!! Still feel like I could sleep for enland though. I think it was Keep that asked, but I'm not at work at the moment. I don't start for another 4 weeks. Given how bad have felt, I don't now how I could've done it and worked a 12 hour day.

Hope everyone is ok today. Sorry for the self indulgent posts of late

oh god, beedle... I suppose her point was that it can still happen, clumsily made as it was. I know those stories are supposed to make you feel better, but I always felt they were bad somehow - either 'why bother having ivf it'll happen eventually', or 'it's only me this doesn't happen to'... Hope you and MrB are having a lovely time off from TTC and worrying about it all

geek hope that you have a chance for a good long discussion on saturday with the doncultant, and that he doesn't rush you.

You've tirggered, maybe!! That's great news. Enjoy your day off drugs. I suggest you ask them about ohss again tomorrow, and what to watch out for, what to do etc. I really really hope it goes well.

Well, I've had to take off my rings due to fat fingers I wasn't aware of how much I fiddle with them, and now keep having sharp panics that they've fallen off until my sensible part of my brain remembers.

Self indulgent, my arse. Look back at any one of us during our ivfs and we were the same or more so!

Thanks lovely Keep. Hurrah on fat fingers!! The heat there really can't be helping that!! I will ask about the OHSS tomorrow. I'm drinking plenty of fluids still.

Have you started packing yet?

Only started in that we have a charity coming to pick up our unwanted stuff tomorrow so I've had to go through things. We are going away for a long weekend on Thursday, so I think I'll start packing next week. :)

Sorry for my lack of posting ladies but I have been lurking from a distance. Welcome all the newbies to a very supportive thread where everyone is so lovely and willing everyone to their BFPs.

Maybe well done with the triggering my lovely, my EC was done under heavy sedation too I don't remember a thing and felt fine afterwards. I would imagine with that number of follies you will be quite sore the next few days. I wouldn't try to push yourself with exercise, give your body time to recover ready for ET. I am Brooking my best Brooking socks off for you tomorrow. My clinic advised taking fibrogels to prevents straining and arrival of Percy during treatment, can not hurt if you are worried.

Cups well done on your first jabs. I thought you nursey Brookers would find injections easier than us none medical types. I found jabbing easy to be honest and wouldn't let trust DH to do mine.

Beedle sorry your DM was so tackless, I really don't think anyone who hasn't struggled TTC can understand whether they are family or whatever. Have you been back to your consultant yet?

Geek good luck for Saturday, I found our failed cycle review very hard but you seem to have a better consultant than we did. Make sure you have your questions at the ready and don't be fobbed off. Hope the cake baking goes well, perhaps Maybe can give you some of her top tips. We used to always have a culinary interest didn't we? I was thinking of Imps the other day and her knowledge of everything that could be frozen.

Haha Sweetie! I'd forgotten imps and her freezer lists

That's a good tip for Percy prevention. My ovaries are pressing on my bowel so if they are sore tomorrow I can see why Percy could appear.... How are you feeling?

That's a step in the right direction Keep! Are you of anywhere nice! Are you looking forward to English food again, or are you going to miss Thai?

Dino I'm so sorry I didnt say hello the other day. How are things with you?

I often wonder whether we'll ever see Imps again....

Maybe just wanted send you lots of brooking powers for your EC tomorrow, can't wait to hear how many enggies you get. Rest up when yo get home x

Geek lovely, good luck with your consultation on Saturday. I cried at my follow up

Beedle I think unless you've actually been through ivf yourself it's sometimes quite difficult for people to know what to say. But big hugs to you anyway, hope you're ok too, lovely x

Big waves to everyone else

Enggies???! Obviously I meant eggies...

So sorry to ask a rookie question but are you saying its normal to get piles from ivf???

beedle I've lost count with how many times my mum has told me about my cousin who was ttc for ages about a year I reckon and then got pg once she stopped clomid, relaxed and went on holiday bet it was the waiter's wouldn't mind but she's been of 3 times now in last 4 years and I haven't had a whiff of one in over 2 years!

cups well done re injecting yourself today! You deserve a huge glass of metaphorical wine!!! Afraid dh wasn't as well behaved as your dh at glasto! And let's just say if by some miracle I am actually pg this month I'm hoping everyone will forget just how much I indulged this weekend...think I just can't see it happening naturally anymore so just given up (although I know that's the wrong attitude!)

Thanks so much Solars. Hope everything goes well for you tomorrow too. Can't wait to hear all about it. I don't mind if they find some engies in there too x

Yes Kitty. Poor Geek got piles. The progesterone doesn't help!

Hi all I've been lurking... Not sure what to say to people.

Ivf sounds like such an emotionally exhausting thing to go through. I do feel for those that do it.

I'm still waiting to ttc. DH keeps mucking about. He had a bit of a down day yesterday and said 'how can we have kids in a year or two if I don't get this job' 2 fucking years! We decided on September :( such a big part of my life is in the hands of someone else, while I want us both to be in the best place and everything I'm so fed up of waiting and having literally no control over the decision. sigh moan

Hi again Buddha I was on the waiting thread too :) I'm sorry to hear about your DH changing his mind. Maybe he was just having a bad day and will change it back again.

Good luck for tomorrow maybe hoping there will be plenty of eggs. After tomorrow what is the next stage for you?

Gosh it's really hard keeping up with this thread. Everything moves so quick.

Oh Buddha. That sounds tough. The one thing that TTC had taught me I that there is no 'right time' to have a baby. I think you will always find a way to cope. I'm hoping DH comes round soon.

Thanks so much Penguin. Believe it or not, this thread is much quieter at the moment . hopefully tomorrow I will have some nice eggs, MrMaybes sperm will defrost properly and they will inject the eggs. Then we get a call the next morning to see how many have fertilised. Depending how many have fertilised if any have at all then they will either be put back in on Friday or Monday. Then it's 2 weeks of progesterone supplements and then a pregnancy test. And breathe

maybe omg I thought they didn't come until you actually have a baby!!!

buddha can I ask how old you are? If I'm really honest I wish we'd started so much sooner than we did but we waited for the perfect time. Now aged 33 and ttc over 2 years, really wish we'd started earlier

Maybe I will be using all my brooking power for you tomorrow. I hope it goes well. I can't wait to hear how many eggs you get. Brooking for MrM's sample to defrost nicely.

Solars I'm not sure what you are doing tomorrow, I must have missed that part of your post but I'm brooking for you regardless how are you feeling? Any symptoms?

Geek good luck for Saturday, I'm impressed how many appointments you get at the weekend! I hope MrG is doing ok with his work problems.

Beedle sorry to hear that your DM upset you a bit. My mum is always putting her foot in it but DH keeps reminding me her heart is in the right place.

Budda I'm sorry to hear that you might have to put of ttc. My DH also changed his mind a few times so I know how frustrating it can be. I pestered him for about 2 years before he gave in!

Kitty I'm totally amazed at my DH stopping drinking as he loves going out and having a few beers. When our consultant told him that his SA was so bad we would need ICSI he really sorted himself out. He has lost nearly 4 stone (he was quite overweight) and hasn't had a drink in 4 months.

Olives and Sweetie I'm fine stabbing other people babies but when it comes to me I don't like it! It's definitely the pushing the needle in myself that I find strange. I think having some medical knowledge is not always a good thing

cups that is impressive. Will you get to know his sperm count this cycle? We really do need to knuckle down again tbh. I dread to think what my dhs sa would be like post glasto!

Thanks Cups. Will check in when I'm back to let you know the good/bad news. They've told me to eat something before bed, but feeling too nervous