Harry Potter and the rise of the BESH: Instadiffers, baby dusters and huns will be subject to the spell Evanesco!!.

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If you are you over 30 and have been ttc for over 12 months, are witch like or even better a complete hag and willing to abuse your powers of wizardry to conjure up gin by the bucket load, then fill out the Beshionnaire and join us if you dare in our battle against BESH curse.

Instadiffers and baby dusters will be turned into frogs and used in a potion.

Peskipiksi Pesternomi!!!

I'd say so Draf, lower dose means less chance of nasty side effects and I tried to look at lower doses as me not needing quite so much assistance IYSWIM.

Sleep is good Rasp, get lots of it.

We were referred in January Bugs but had all the lost paperwork saga in the middle. So it will be 9 months since referral on Sunday. I'm not sure I feel better that it's here, it's almost quite scary because up until now it's been 'well, IVF might work, we might get a baby' but now it's actually here and we are actually going to find out its a bit unsettling.

Good news Draf. Stimming seems more 'real' than down regging I think. I agree with the other BESH that lower dose is less likely to give you side effects. They also wouldn't start you on a low dose if they didn't think it would work. Good luck with it all.

Good points, Frank and Jeff, thanks both :) And yes stimming seems more real - it's turning it on rather than off so seems like much more of a forward step

That seems completely understandable, rasp, I feel much the same.

It does work Bugs - look at Jeff! It's scary though. My current panics are around the fluid. My right ovary is also hurting so I'm worried there's fluid in there too.

First stimming stab done - actually a bit of an anticlimax. Still, it'll take a few days for the side effects to kick in and then I'll know about it. Looking forward to tomorrow's downregging half-dose, hurrah!

Wow, all action around here on the baybee making projects, good stuff BESH. Rasp that sounds fab progress. Well done draf.

Do you feel any better for a cry bugs?

euro thanks for asking about my sis. She starts chemo tomorrow, won't really know much more until we see how she responds to the drucks.

Gosh, there's so much happening for everyone.

Well done, Rasp. That's great news about the eggs being fertilised. Yes, it really could happen!

I know very little about IVF Draf, but I'm glad it seems to be going well and that they rang in the end.

Hope you're ok too Euro.

Cherry- best of luck for your sis tomorrow.

I know Cherry- it's odd isn't it about the appointment letter? I'm not quite sure what to do about it, but I'll think if something. Even if I ask them to send another letter it may now be too late as I have to book the time off. It's all a bit of a bugger really, but I'm sure I'll work it out.

Hi to everyone else.

Hi Bugs. I am lurking. You know me well... Ask away about the ridiculously expensive supplements, but don't know how useful I'll be. I had dried herbs I had to pour boiling water over and drink the resultant pond scum, dish water, devil's own juice concoction. I felt pretty sick doing it, but don't remember any ill effects. I stopped as I just couldn't justify the cost.

But, I think I did make me feel better to be doing something, iyswim. Dunno. Glad I tried it, wouldn't bloody do it again!

As every rasp, my appendages are all crossed for you and the clever little egglets. And good luck with the stimming draf

Fish slaps and covert shoulder squeezes to all the BESH. And a vat of rhubarb gin.

I meant to ask, how is the woo CD going Bugs?

Are you going to the clinic again today Rasp, to get the fluid checked? If so good luck.

Yep, back to clinic today, everything crossed the fluid has gone. I'm kind of hoping that if it has that they will transfer tomorrow if any of the embies have kept growing. Are they technically called embryos now or are they something different? I know a blast would be better on Sunday though so just have to sit tight.

I shall check in proper later

Technically Rasp it's a zygote until 4 days after fertilisation, then becomes a blastocyst. I think technically they call it an embryo from fertilisation until 8 weeks, just to confuse things!

Bugs, glad you are finding it useful. One upshot I found from listening to it at night was that I felt like I slept better. Not sure if the wo are actually connected, but it felt like it was doing something!

Oh and Happy Birthday

Morning hags!

Everything crossed for disappearing liquid, rasp and transfer of excellent embie(s) tomorrow.

Draf I didn't get any side effects from stimming until a week or so in, when my left ovary became enormous and heavy. Also I concur with the other hags that lower stims are a good sign!

I hope the rip off drucks help and don't give you unhappy bowels, bugs. I just ate a pain au raisin as my post-dildocamming on a thursday treat...

How are you bear? I've not been on fred much, so am out of touch!

AFM I might be triggering tonight (or tomorrow) and pick up our frostie uno on Wed/Thursday next week.

PS Frank I still can't believe you're actually diffed. Makes me smile to think about it.

And embryo terminology:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_embryogenesis
(In other words as soon as it starts dividing it is no longer a zygote, but a 2-cell or 4-cell embryo; perfect development gives you an 8-cell embryo when ET is on day 3, or a blastocyst on day 5).

Bugs, it is good to get back the inner shiz out sometimes. It is surprising how some things stay with you even when you think you have dealt with them. I don't do woo as a rule but i do like relaxation cds, they have helped me a lot at various times

You and me both Drizz I might actually start to believe it when he/she arrives!

On the terminology front I was going by memory from my horsey fertility studies

What pretty names! I'm sure they won't upset you, I am very sensitive!

Fecking hell, another person asking for 'advice on whey protein' on my facebook, clearly has no intention of taking the advice and has already bought some. Grrrrr.

Anyway, fluid has gone - hurray! All set for transfer either tomorrow or Sunday, that's if any of the lil' dudes have been developing as they should......

My most random post ever I think

I need some sleep

Hurrah for no fluid Rasp Keeping everything crossed that the embies keep dividing and doing their thing.