Eggcellent Egg Buddies! Come and join us if you're IVFing in August, September or October!

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Share your experiences, worries, recipes, holiday recommendations. Swearing welcome.

Do not go to one of those Chinese shops, go on a recommendation, make sure they speak English.

Hope af isn't too painful.

Oh Brooker-, the wait is over at last! Hurrah! Hope she buggers of soon x

Glad you had a good night Twinks

Happy Sunday everyone,
brooker glad that AF has finally arrived! Good luck for your appointment tomorrow
twinkle nice to hear you are having fun and that you found the accupuncture good
pip thanks for the article
thought completely forgot say hi and welcome the other day, so hi and welcome!

waves and high fives to everyone else.

Baking. That really is the big question. I think a baked cheese cake is a must and some ginger biccies to start off with. Was also thinking of doing a Black Forest Gateaux as a thank you to DH.

Have got to go for a blood test tomorrow so that they can check my Hormone Levels and maybe Change the drugs. Apparently they won't be able to see if I am preggers or not which is very frustrating. But at least I'll have reached half way.

Hurrah Brooker for the long awaited AF. She never turns up when you want her does she.

So, how long did you guys have to wait before your second IVF cycle?

brook delighted re your AF! Mine arrived yesterday too.

It's been an emotional weekend, I've felt quite sad and tearful, but feeling calmer now. I'll call the clinic this week to find out what happens next.
I' back to work tomorrow, it will be a good distraction from my hormonal roller coaster of a summer.

Thanks for your kind words everyone, and hugs to euro, pip and stars who've had a shit week too.

brooker glad to hear AF has arrived- finally! You must be relieved that you can get on with it now! Hope your bloods and scan go well tomorrow . Thanks for your kind words, now here's your bitch slap followed by a bear hug, but you might not need them now.

nobeer sorry to hear about your emotional weekend, but glad you're feeling calmer now. I know what you mean about the hormonal roller coaster of a summer. Are you a teacher too?

pip I waited 2 or 3 AFs(including failed cycle bleed) between my 1st and 2nd cycles and my cycles are shorter than average, so it wasn't long. Personally, on reflection, I would've maybe made myself wait a bit longer as I'm not sure I was ready emotionally, but I'm impatient and always keen to move on as a means of coping. How are you doing?

maryp well done for being half way through the 2ww . I wonder if the clinic really won't be able to tell tomorrow? What will they be checking for tomorrow then? Progesterone? Have you done your baking? Lucky old DH, everything on that list sounds delicious.

miss you sound like you're bearing up ok, I ovulated early last month after my negative cycle, and then had a short cycle of only 18 days whereas the shortest would normally be 23.

llw any sign of AF? When did you take the last norethisterone? I think it usually took me 3 or 4 days to start bleeding once I had stopped the tablets.

life I agree with the others' comments, your DH sounds like a real rock. Mine would do anything for me too.

wish are you still suffering with the buserelin side effects? I remember being really tired at the start and felt dehydrated and parched all the time and had really dry eyes too. Well done for taking the step to do your FET, I'll be rooting for you, and yes, sad that I won't bump into you! Well done on the getting fit by the way, I need to do the same - got at least 10lb to lose before I get back to a weight I feel vaguely happy with. Normally I can maintain weight fine and even lose it without too much hassle, but I'm sure the drugs make you put on at least half a stone and not the lard I've eaten

res how are you doing? Any news on a donor yet? Which clinic are you at?

Hello to maybe twinks thought prammy motor euro stars
fab thesaurus tame and cups if you're lurking. Sorry for anyone I've forgotten.

Evening all! It's quiet on here today-hope everyone is busy enjoying their weekend
Hi nobeer Sorry you've had such a tough week. It's very hard dealing with a bfn, especially after everything that's invested in the process. Each day that passes becomes easier. Big squeeze xx How long have you been off work? Are you a teacher?
pip I had an AF after bfn AF, then started when the third AF came along Therefore started approx. 2 months' after bfn. We paid for cycle 2 & we were able to start when we decided What are your thoughts at the minute?
maryp good luck with the bloods tomorrow. My clinic don't do bloods in the middle of the 2ww. Is it standard practice at yours'? All the baking ideas sound lush! Have you are a start yet?

choco I knew I could rely on you to sort me out! How are you doing me darlin'?

Brook so pleased for you, mine is still AWOL, scan booked for Tuesday but at this rate ill have to cancel, any tips ladies I even wore white jeans today to tempt fate

yep I'm a teacher. I've been off since end of June, but we don't get half terms if it's any consolation! Any further appointments will just have to happen in term time.

Had a good chat with DP today, he was very understanding, appreciates it's my body not his, and said to take however long I need before we look at FET again.

llw it's such a fucker I know! I went swimming, camping, wore my bestest knickers, did 2 HPT & nothing! I eventually gave up this weekend & drank wine & hey presto! I was wondering whether stress was doing it & relaxing with a drink maybe helped. Who knows? How many days' late are you?
nobeer 2 months' off sounds like heaven (well it would if you weren't spending most of it in clinics & online with Dr Google ) How many embies do you have in the freezer? x

haha so true *brook+! I think I have overdone Dr Google. We're really lucky, we've got 12 so one of those has got to work! I think that's why I was so taken by surprise by my emotions by the bfn, because I've been telling myself that if it didn't work this time then we can have another go or more.

Brook now 3 days late with a scan booked tomorrow, how late shall I wait to cancel it?

tame or any other of you knowledgeable ladies help me out here. Did I just imagine/dream what the consultant said to us after our last disaster? There is one one egg removed from your reserve for each cycle. The other follies would not have developed without the stimms therefore you are not depleting your reserve if they collect more than one. Or is that just bollox?

Don't know how I did that Ignore me please!

What I meant to say was I would wait until lunchtime llw. My clinic wants a full bleed by mid afternoon to count as day 1. Hope she turns up. I know how frustrating it is!!!
I am waiting at the clinic now & it would appear that ALL women have been waiting for AF! This is the busiest I've ever seen it. Will update later x

Brooker I think someone on here said the same to me.

Me and OH had a heated discussion the other night about drinking alcohol so we're both off the booze now in case we have to do a fresh cycle in January.

Girls how the bloody hell do you temp? My Acu lady wants me to temp but where do I keep the thermometer without moving to get it and how am I supposed to read the result 1. In the dark and 2. Without my glasses on!!

nobeer your emotions will not work on the principles of logic & reason. This I have learnt
It's good to hear DP is so supportive. It really helps ease the burden of decision making x

Hello egg-buddies. I am just sticking my head in as I might try to join you lot again. I am going for my first frostie in a natural cycle this month. Had LP IVF June/July, got a chem diffment out of it :( and six frosties. Had the chem diffment bleed and AF appeared regular as clockwork 28 days later and now we're moving on. Most the frosties are frozen singly and as I am funded and 34, I get them back one by one, so this whole IVF adventure may be taking most of a year...

Wow, so much has been discussed this weekend - it's been a pretty heartfelt time. Good to hear such lovely stories about supporting OHs - mine is wonderful too (most of the time ).

Lemon, welcome back lovely - can you remind us of your TTC story? Was last time your first attempt? Do you know why you're having problems TTC or is it unexplained like to many of us?

Brooks - welcome AF, yay!

LlW - fingers crossed AF is there asap.

Pip, Nobeer - how are you doing lovelies? Cuddles.

AFM, Ive spend the weekend thoroughly immersed in RL and nothing to do with IVF which has been a welcome relief :) It was DH's birthday on Friday so we went out with his parents for dinner to a super lovely restaurant then on Saturday I spent all day making a costume as in the evening we went out clubbing in fancy dress! My DH's name begins with a G so the fancy dress them was G - gives quite a wide range of choices, lol. I went as a goddess, DH a gladiator, and we had a variety of others - Green, Glow, Gin, Little Miss Giggles to name but a few..... Haven't been out clubbing in a long time, let alone been out in Watford....it reminds me of my yoof! Drunk copious amounts of cocktails and then had to comfort eat and do nothing yesterday....Back on the wagon today now - have done a full hour of Hannah Waterman's work out which nearly beat me and am now cracking on with my chores...And at some point my DH and I will have to talk about our next steps re IVF - we've talked to our friends about it individually but avoided talking about it together - I think we needed some space...

Sorry about the BFN pip. We've had a bad run lately.

still I agree with the others. I think it would be a mistake to embark on IVF feeling the way you do. Even without the diabetes in the mix, it is a tough process and I really needed mr euro's support throughout.

choc I've been struggling with weight too. For me, it's not the drugs as I'm not on many, but the short pregnancy and lack of activity (between the 3 IVFs and the cyst removal I had, I've spent a good chunk of this year being told not to exercise, or just not being up to it (after the miscarriage). I've got a daftly busy month ahead with work, but after that I'm investing in a PT and going on a mission to get back in shape.

twink I keep my thermometer right next to my alarm clock. As it goes off, I reach my arm out to turn it off and come back with the thermometer and stick it in my gob until it beeps. I then either flick the light on for a sec or wait until I'm up to read it (my thermometer shows the last recorded temp if you hold the on switch down).

My AF arrived overnight, which is somewhat of a relief because the hormone crash over the weekend was immense. Hopefully things will start levelling out now. Spending the weekend with our very cute neice was hard. It's like the "here's what you could have won" tease part of cheesy game shows. I held it together while we were there and then cried, lots, when I got home. I haven't had a good cry for ages. I didn't even cry when I mc'd (I think I was numb) so it was long overdue.

Good to hear the stories of RL - especially the clubbing Fab! Sounds great.

Euro - I hear you about other people's little ones. I saw a friend's new baby yesterday and although I think I held it together well I am sitting at my desk this morning thinking - that should have been me. I should be at home with my own lo! (She got married exactly a year after me and got pregnant almost exactly a year after me - except my first pregnancy was ectopic (and my second)).

I bloody hate the wait for AF - I still have false hope that maybe this month there will be a miracle - fuelled every month by PMT. Grr. Still a good cry is good - I am currently in numb stage still.

X

Quick update ladies- I have a cyst on my one & only ovary so doubtful I will be starting this cycle. Get my bloods result later today & may be back in again tom am for another scan to see if the cyst has reduced. Sigh
Will catch up later xx

Oh bollox Brooks, how rubbish for you

no way brooks. That's really bad luck. Can they magic it away remove it, or somehow reduce its size? I can understand why they'd want to wait, the stimming drugs could make it worse.