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A lovely new Fred for us This one will be full of fun and BFP's....well, it better be!!

Thanks lovely Chocs Pa is wonderful and still very much him (no lack of marbles, sense of humour or wry sarcasm) but extremely poorly now and has been given 1-2 weeks to live. Its a cery sad time for us. He's coming home on Monday so we have a hospital bed in the sitting room so he can be in the hub and importantly he and mum can sit and hold hands whenever they want. It's the little things isn't it. On the upside I shall be creating in the kitchen and have plans already. I shall see what I can think of for those womb linings and egg growers

choc I will be in that time frame - AF is due late November, stimming late Nov/early December, EC/ET if I get there probably mid-December, OTD Xmas-ish.

I decided that as I wasn't going to enjoy this Xmas anyway (I found the last one so hard as it is such a family time) we might as well get one more round in this year. If it works, we'll have the best Xmas present ever. If it doesn't, I can start stockpiling booze for the "2013 can fuck right off" pity party I have planned for NYE. :)

fab I'm sorry to hear about your dad. x

Can I just say I hate progesterone pessaries?

They leak and drip. Meaning I constantly think AF is going to arrive.
All of the side effects they cause are also early pregnancy symptoms. Doesn't stop me symptom spotting, what a pointless waste of time that is.

Still, today I have noted the nasty taste in my mouth is still there, even after intense teeth cleaning, and I am now breathless after walking up stairs. Still waking in the middle of the night to pee too.

9 days to go.

fab so sorry about your dad. I hope these last days are as peaceful and sweet as possible.

euro I really hope you get the best Xmas present in the world.

iwant brooker fellow menkullers, how goes things with you today? Any symptoms to share?

at everyone else, more personals tonight.

cups! nice to see you back!
bikes congrats on being pupo. I'm imaginging you're some kind of rural spy/female James Herriot-Bond!
euro and choco I might br on your train! Period due endish of Nov, then FET. Am starting to worry those dates clash with a public holiday here in Spain so maybe it won't happen in December

Still no Internet here so doing all on phone. But new home looks like home now and not just a place for keeping boxes!

Fab - thanks for the good wishes - hope the hardcore drugs do the trick. Emotions are funny things - you never can tell when they'll pounce on you. Hope you're doing okay.

Choco - my clinic has just started doing the scratch and told me that if this cycle is a no-go they'd try a scratch next time - They said it didn't hurt. Having read lots of folk on here saying it was pretty painful, I looked sceptically at the nurse who amended it to "it doesn't hurt very much". Hmmm. A bit like when they describe a needle going in as a "sharp scratch" - my arse. It feels exactly like a needle being poked through your skin!!

And lol nobeer - I quite fancy being a highland James Bond!!!

Argh - just saw your post talulah! Totally agree re pessaries! Am sure I'm leaking out all the progesterone...!!

With u there talu they really r horrible. The side effects and the leaking yuk! Although I seem to think my body has changed shape slightly that could just be coz I'm getting fat sitting on my arse all day not doing any exercise! Apart from that - no symptoms, no implantation bleeding which should be occurring around now apparently .
Fab so pleased ur dad will be home with his family, take care x

Morning all!
Bollox schmollox to thread titles! If you need support or want to support others, you belong here. Regardless of when you actively cycle

Hello all,

Don't know if your remember me but I've seen a few names that I recognise! For those who I don't know, IVF #1 over summer, miscarried at 7weeks.

fab holding your hand.

Hello nocups, euro, nobeer, brooker, choc. Hope you are all well. I cannot promise to stick around as I disappeared as I was going crazy with it all.

AFM: I am in a FET cycle ovulated today so ET (5d frosties) hopefully end of week if they survive the thaw. I'm a little anxious but fairly calm if that makes sense. Scared regardless of outcome of course.

I see theres a lot of activity, so I wish you all the very best!

Fish.x

Welcome back fish. I remember u but I'm so sorry for ur loss, at 7 weeks that must have been very hard to take. Keeping everything crossed that ur FET is a goodun!!

Hi fish! . It's good to hear from you The last couple of months' must have been really tough Glad you're back on the train - Choo! choo! I know what you mean about feeling anxious & calm at the same time. For my sanity I am convincing myself this won't work. I hope it will obvs but the odds are stacked against it. Cautiously optimistic & all that. Best of luck with the frosties this week. Everything crossed that they thaw (how many are planning to put back?) & you have a stress free ET xx
Just back from friends' - Best man for DH so best outcome IMO!

fish Nice to meet you, I hope your FET goes smoothly. FX that your embies thaw nicely.

brooker lucky DH being best man, a day out to look forward to. When's the wedding? I totally cannot go with rear insertion on the pessarys - they affect my digestion even more that way. What dose of progesterone are you on? I have 200mg 3x a day, up to 400mg 3x a day if I get a positive.

choco euro and anyone else hoping to cycle before Xmas - think positive, you will get your Christmas BFP and then your pregnancy will be perfectly timed with your child the oldest in the school year. And all the NY alcohol can be drunk by your DH/saved for post pregnancy.

bikes congratulations, I can't believe I forgot you earlier. When is OTD for you? You can now join the PUPO crew in our menkulling.

It's been a lazy day for me at home today. Symptoms today stand as follows: Sore swollen boobs, watery mouth, odd taste. I've been eating non stop too as when I get hungry I feel very slightly sicky.
My last cycle I got my positive at 8dp2dt, which this cycle will be on Tuesday. So from then I am going to need to sit on my hands to stop myself testing.

Hello fellow mentallists!

DS has chicken pox….he had it twice last year (or so I thought) once during my FET…I am sure he is attention seeking He is totally fine, just looks like a leper..

Of course I remember youfish! Good luck with ET. I've got my fingers crossed for you and am doing lots of positive thinking on your behalf.

Hey brooker they sound like brilliant positive symptoms . Fingers firmly crossed that the symptoms get stronger for u (in a good way obvs!!!) x
No symptoms for me at all today

Fab sorry to hear about your pa, it sounds like being at home though will be nice for you all.

Tallulah the pessaries are grim there is no two ways about it, I agree with brook though as I resorted to the rear. When I did it in the front I was convinced I was bleeding all the time. At least up the pooper it stayed there even if I did have an upset tummy most of the time

Welcome back fish, I'm so sorry to hear your news. It sounds like jumping back on the train is a good step forward so well done and I'll be thinking of your FET x

AFM today we are building chicken fences as the blasted things keep getting into my garden and digging what is left of my winter vegetables. Might reward ourselves with a pub lunch but as I can only manage a children's portion of the blandest food around at the moment it may be a bit of a waste of time!

Thinking of you all as always x

Fab I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. It's great that he can be in the comfort of his own home now with all his family around. Thinking of you xx

Choco not long now then till you start, just in time to get your Xmas BFP The scratch sounds awful, I think I just assumed you would get sedation like at EC. Not sure if I'm that keen now!

Euro are you having a medicated go this time then instead of natural? I know what you mean about Christmas. I've always loved Christmas but it's getting harder to enjoy it each year. I really feel our lack of children so much more at that time. I'm keeping everything crossed for a lovely BFP for you.

Fish so lovely to see you again. I've been feeling pretty similar the past few months as well. I've only just come back to the thread. I think I'll be the same when I start again. I swing between being absolutely desperate for our next go to feeling like its pointless as it won't work. I'm very hopeful for you as FET tend to be more successful.

Talulah have you decided when you are going to test?

Nobeer nice to see you, have you moved then? Are you still abroad?

nocupcakes I am trying to hold off testing as long as possible. I've ordered some internet cheapie tests but they've not arrived yet, and I've got one digital to use when I get fed up of line spotting. No before Tuesday anyway!

llwr I agree with you about the constant dribbling of the pessaries, gross and worrying at the same time. I always wonder if enough is being absorbed. At the same time I feel that using the front entrance gets the progesterone nearer to where it's got to be, so I guess I'm stuck with the symptoms. I hope you get to enjoy your lunch out :)

iwant I've woken up this morning feeling great - no symptoms at all. Which has obviously made me panic. I hate the 2WW. How are you doing today, anything to report?

valinna I hope your DS is OK, childhood illnesses are the bit I'm not looking forward to about being a mum, my DH will tell you I'm not a sympathetic nurse! Are you up to anything today?

brooker bikes how are you today? Anything to report symptoms wise? Brooker only 5 more sleeps until you get to test - or are you going to sneak an early one in?

fish any news on your frosties today?

AFM, I'm just waiting for the online food shopping to be delivered and then we are off to our local remembrance service. DH had a few too many beers last night and I am trying to persuade hm the fresh air will perk him up.

brooker and tallula and bikes* I missed that you were all pupo! Ive my fingers crossed for you. It'll be a lovely xmas present - that's how I feel.

Re xmas, I'm not celebrating again this year. If I am not diffed I will look for a soup kitchen to spend it in (working not souping). If I am me and mrfish will probably stay in with shit food and do a boxset. Our xmases have become very basic due to the baby thing.

vallinapod I hope the poxed one feels better soon - I had it as an adult. Still shudder at the thought.

Has tame been about?

Oh and talulah the frosties are 'just there'. They do not get defrosted until an hour before transfer. I have 5, so fingers crossed enough survive, but not too many as due to funding we have to defrost them all. I try not to think about this as it really upsets me. They are 5 and 6 day blasts and I've opted for 2 back.

Happy Sunday all!

P.s PUPo-ers what are you doing about work? Are you carrying on as normal? Last time I was PUPO I also had OHSS so couldn't do anything as my ovaries were rubbing together by then.

Pps - thank you all for the welcome.. It reminded me of why I stopped posting - your kindness and support made me misty eyed.

walks off singing my name is talulah....

Happy Sunday Symptom Spotting one and all

DS is 'fine'. He is really himself, just spotty. He is getting them on his face and in his ear now though, to go with the ones on his willy, poor bub Dosed him with Calpol and Piriton before bedtime which seemed to do the trick. Talulah DS has hardly ever been poorly. The worst he ever has been was when he teethed both sets of molars. When he is poorly it's actually quite nice because he is quite and snuggly. He is such a dynamo under normal circumstances the sofa snuggles are really a bonus

Fish my brother had it at 21 and said he actually wanted to die - just before he wanted to spend the whole day rolling in sand paper!

Just want tomorrow to hurry up so we know one way or another. Can't help but get a bit as I inject another £100 into my stomach every evening at the moment.

cups yep, still in that there abroad. Just moved somewhere cheaper - we've spent a helluva lot this year on IVF, and we'll have more bills coming up for the next FET, genetic testing and immunolgy testing too. Don't want to think about it too much, might start crying!

Ugh, never have I felt so unhappy to feel so well. Not a single symptom to spot today, and I'm starting to worry. I am not coping well with this wait.

I need a slap :/

talulah please step away from google. It is the devil in disguise. You need distracting. How about going for a walk/doing some baking/visit a friend/watch an old movie? I've been busy tidying the garden, been to the tip, now supervising DH while he collects ladders for a diy job I have lined up for him . It beats symptom spotting any day though.
For today, I can report on/off mild nausea and the odd twinge only. I did feel generally rather unwell last night - not sure what that was all about xxx