Excellent egg buddies - for all who are IVFing in July/August/Sept

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Over here ladies!

Massive congrats to NookNook!! Great start to the new thread.

still I'm for more scans and appointments too - every other day ATM...
Fingers crossed for you twinks - a hard choice to make, hopefully it's THE one though!
nook what time will you get yr hcg? Will it tell you more than yr hpt?
Hopefully wise res will know the answers - I of course bow down to your greater age and will salute smartly every time I see you

I'm back and PUPO. what now? What can I do to increase my chances?

Great news twinkle and congrats on officially being PUPO. I think that one blastocyst transfer is a very wise choice. I have obviously seen different stats to juicy as the evidence that I have seen says that having two blastocysts does not improve your chances of a live birth by much at all, but it increases your chance of multiples significantly. I went for 1 5 day transfer, and got my BFP. Actually you still have the possibility of twins even with 1 blasto transfer, but the risk isn't high.

Welcome hoping - your DH might think it will be easy now - ask him again when you are pumped with hormones . I can't help with your questions about 'normal' IVF as I had donor egg protocol which is quite different. Lots of people can help you here though. Good luck!

Welcome wim. You are a fair way through the process, and I'm glad you've joined the thread - I hope you will find it supportive. I have found this thread an absolute lifeline! What's your history if you don't mind me asking?

They said I have a 1% chance of having twins.

50% chance of getting pregnant.

I'm still high risk of getting OHSS.

Girls, why didnt you tell me how EXCRUCIATINGLY uncomfortable having the ET is because of the full bladder? I was sweating, breathing annoyingly loudly; after I weed I had the shakes and was light headed and dizzy. It was awful.

twink just follow all the standard 'what to avoid when you are pregnant' advice re diet and lifestyle. Other than that, there's not a great deal you can do, but you should certainly rest some after ET. X

Glad all went well Twinks. My first wee after ET was the best ever. I was told to rest, but still try and be active every day. No heavy lifting, no swimming, so baths, no sex. That was all my clinic said! Cant see that there's anything you can do to increase the 50%. Undortunateky, I think it's 'one of those things'. But they are the best chances you can get, so that's great news

Congrats on being PUPO twink!
My history - 33, TTC 20 months - about 35 cycles as seem to have a very short cycle. Found to be hypothyroid about half way through - hoped that thyroxine would do trick but then found to be low AMH, low follicle count etc so after a few months of normal thyroid levels straight to IVF. No spunk issues - Not that DH makes much effort to keep it that way. On quite high levels of stim I think - and only 5 follies, long cycle. Think that's a potted version. Scan tomorrow - am hoping some of the smaller ones will have caught up and I will have a bigger haul. Feel like the eggs will all be poached by the time they come out though - how hot is it?!

Wim it is super hot!! Those eggs will be very juicy, don't you worry. Keeping everything crossed that you have even more follies tomorrow.

Do u think its ok to eat a takeaway or should I stick to something healthy?

Treat yourself to a take away! Think you're supposed to be taking it easy - and cooking is something you don't need to be doing!

My OH can cook so unfortunately I can't use that excuse

Wim got my hcg results at 3pm. The nurse just said "congratulations" and then put me through to someone else to book my scan. I was nervous because I thought they would say "oh dear well you were probably a bit pregnant but not any more" or something equally awful.I am a wreck. I didn't think about the stress after the positive test!

Twinks PUPO PUPO PUPO! I have good feelings about your embie.

Maybe have you tested yet?

I'm having Indian but I'm compromising by having lamb and spinach which are very high in iron and plain rice so not fried. Trying to justify it to myself...

Twinks That's amazing! I'm very excited for you pupo lady! And very about your yummy sounding tea.

I'm a bit worried (slightly exaggerating) when we do the FET because at my IL's house it's all oily fish, cured ham, cheese etc for lunch and I'd really rather not tell anyone until after 12 weeks. Especially as MIL's the town gossip

As usual, I've no idea what I'm having for tea, really need to get more organised. In winter I'm fine with loads of stews etc in the freezer, but at this time of year I'm just too hot to think about it.

I'm the same nobeer - CBA to cook or think about food so end up resorting to takeaway!

Twinks we are having fish and chips. I too am too ht and bothered to cook. And I just don't fancy anything else. Athe embies don't feed off us for ages yet anyway!

Nobeer you can have 2 portions of oily fish a week, so you'll get away with that!! My MIL is also a gossip, I loath telling her anything as before you know it, the whole bloody family knows!

Nook bloody arsing brilliant news. When's your scan? No, I haven't tested. I may crack tomorrow. DH is so convinced it has worked. I really am not....

twinks darling-Congrats on being PUPO!

congrats nook

Yay for pupo-ness Twinks

I too am struggling with what whip up at the moment as all I want to eat is salads. I'm sweatier than I have ever been in my life - personal heat wave during a uk heat wave - dear lord but I'm a sweaty Betty - thank god I'm not working or it could be embarrassing!!

We had spicy chicken and veg pasta for tea followed by Eton mess - oh so naughty but beautifully cooling and I shall justify it by the fact that it has strawbs (fruit is my friend) and ice cream=dairy=good right??? I'm conveniently going to forget the meringue

Twinks, well done on being PUPO. There is sod all you can do to encourage the blasto to implant so eat your takeaway in guilt-free heaven.

NookNook, you're due end of March, yes? Come and join us here when you're good and ready (like, now, please...they all think I'm weird and I'm beginning to, like, believe 'em)

I'm having my famously-scrumptious cottage pie with cheddar and nutmeg mash and greens (th'usband's adding large chips from the chippy, dirty skanky bastard).

I hoovered the whole house today in boiling hot heat whilst swallowing down sick

Where is Nokkie? Is she holidaying with her rellies in Kingston Town over in that there Caribbean?

brooker, no heavy lifting?? But I'm tit-wanking th'usband on a nightly basis!

juicy how much did he pay you to say that?

Brooker, that is really sensible of your clinic and I'm chuffed they've done their research re progesterone and implantation correlations. Please don't be dismayed about 'only' six eggs (I won't bore you with platitudes). You have no reason to doubt the efficacy of your clinic's freezing and thawing processes: they sound ace. Please take heart and push away the demons x

Brooker! I was talking about my gargantuan tits!

Thanks juicylucy I'll be tickety-boo tomorrow. When things don't go to plan I need to remind myself there is no fucking plan! You have to remove all expectations and trust the fecking experts to do their job. Trouble is & I'm sure you all feel this I feel caught in an in between world. I've given up the life I had pre ttc but haven't yet got the life I want (motherhood). I call it 'limbo land' this is where I live. Anyone else want to join me
Gis us a smile -how big are the knockers at the mo? x