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.

Brooker I had zero fert with my second cycle of seven eggs (two then fertilised a day later so we put those back). It was an awful shock but like you I was strangely calm. DH was much worse than me. I can only send you a huge amount of hugs. Amazing that you're seeing someone about it so quickly. We got none of that! Just a shrug of the shoulders...

Choco brilliant news!

Brooker, my love, I am shocked and very sorry. I hope you get some peace of mind tonight

Chocco, well done, old girl!

Twinks, I am as bored as a bastard can be. Come round 'ere and I'll show you how to fill in those Child Benefit forms.

fish, I refuse to eat any vegetable which may or may not have been named after one of Coleen Rooney's kids.

Don't know if I had loads of follicles but I did have loads of eggs. Terrified of OHSS as I'm high fish apparently.

Lol Juice you crack me up! I take it Klay or Kai are not on your boys name list?

Oh brooks I'm so sorry to hear your news, how heart breaking after all that effort. Have a big gentle cuddle from me and a hand stroke too. Xx

Well done lovely chocs

Having had a gorgeous relaxing picnic lunch in a beautiful shady cool park in London I had a nice 3k stroll back to the station...am now sweating like a nutter again ...it's not a good look!!!

Just got my beta levels from the nurse (because I called and asked!) and it's 234. Is that good? She said it was good for a day 2 transfer. What do you think?

Maybe congrats! Is there anyone left on here who isn't bloody pregnant?

But seriously, brooker really feel for you. Is this your 1st cycle? It sounds like a blip rather than something fatal. It was my fear when we only had 5 mature eggs. 3 were fertilised but still no baby . I too hope the embryologist has some words of wisdom. Good to get to see her/him soon.

Gotta say it out loud (well, YKWIM). Today, this week, this month - I really want to be P. How do you stand the waiting to see what happens next as the clock ticks?

Res - me :(

www.babymed.com/hcg-level-in-early-pregnancy

Hi nook I think that sounds fine. Have a look at the link - I'm not sure how many weeks/days you are. X

You're PUPO twink - that's almost there!

I'm not pregnant either. And I feel as if every month that I get older my chances of it happening are going down. I try not to think about it because it drives me insane. We have set things up in our work and home life to suit us having a child. If it doesn't happen I think I'll have to retrain in some high powered job so I haven't got the time for kids.

Sounds good Nook . Do you feel better for knowing? I can't decide if it's good or bad that my clinic don't take bloods! How many days past ET are you?

Twinks you're almost there. The main thing you have to do the next 2 weeks is keep your mind busy. Or else you lose it

Thanks so much Res. How are you doing?

I'm so scared to move in case I do anything that makes this not work.

Before TTC I was a normal person. Now I'm an emotional, quivering wreck.

Oh Twinks it's tough. But it really important to keep active (within reason). I was told I walk everyday as it will increase bloody flow to the uterus which can aid implantation. It's so hard not know in what's going on. These 2 weeks have been the hardest of the whole thing. But we are here for hand holding. I was told that there is nothing you can or can't do that will affect your chances. They're pretty tough cookies, especially considering what they have already been through x

twink I think it is important to be cautious and not put yourself at risk. Don't lift/carry anything very heavy. Don't do any strenuous exercise. Do keep active though, else you'll just go mad, and it's not good for you. If you are still uncomfortable following IVF, just do as much as feels comfortable for you. Most of all, be optimistic! You have every reason to be. X

Ditto to motor there - good advice.

I've concocted a spicy chicken, sweet potato and lentil stew for this evening's delight with peas and broccoli. Chilli is supposed to help in the heat isn't it? Can't remember why tho!

Mmmm recipe please, fab!

I've been for a couple of walks today but have been taking time to relax too. This is so hard!

No official recipe as I just made it up but as my DH wolfed it back I think it was a success!

1 red onion roughly chopped
3 cloves garlic finely chopped
generous teaspoon of marjoram
Generous teaspoon of rosemary (choices of herbs made on what we have in the garden and have recently dried!)
Half a teaspoon of dried chilli flakes
Dessert spoon of black treacle
1 chicken breast chopped into chunks
1 sweet potato into similar chunks
6 large mushrooms roughly chopped
1 tin of tomatoes
1/2 litre of chicken stock
Pepper to taste

Sweat the onions, garlic and chilli flakes until nice and soft then add the chicken and lightly brown. Add tomatoes, stock, shrooms and sweet potatoes along with herbage, treacle and pepper. Simmer for half an hour and bingo! Dinner done :)

Whoops - forgot something - add some pre-cooked puy lentils when adding the stock as they thicken it nicely plus makes it a nice double dose of protein

Brooker I'm so so sorry about your news. That's fucking bollocks. I really hope you get some useful answers from the embryologist, and I'm glad you're getting to see the head honcho. Let us know what they say.

For my tea I'm going to have some kind of bland chickeny and vegetable thing. Feeling a bit nauseous, must be the heat and nothing to do with a shandy and 2 or 3 glasses of cava at lunchtime

Well done choco. Rest up and take things easy! Good luck with the next stage.