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

I haven't seen the JL ad yet.

cups I sort of have - my NHS cycle (the one I went mental on and stopped halfway through) was LP. Then 3 natural. Next one will be SP.

tal that's brilliant news. I had guessed from the queaseyness - that's not a standard bum bullet side effect! I was around for your heartbreaking 4th go. I will have everything crossed for you.

I haven't got my drug schedule yet (appointment for that and the scratch is next week) but I guess in the early days of the next cycle, so about 2 weeks from now!

val I haven't taken menopur but I found cetrotide very itchy around the injection site, and it was very red for an hour or so too. Not long to go to EC for you now. I can't believe some clinics don't open at weekends. Bodies don't work 5 day weeks!

fish hurrah for ET!

rabbit how are you doing?

I ovulated a few hours before egg collection have had iui and copious crying. Will post more when composed.

Oh no rabbit. I can't believe it. You must feel absolutely shattered. Sending a massive squeeze your way. xx

Oh rabbit I'm so sorry. Hope you're doing okay - big hugs to you xx

Hello lovely.ladies, sorry been lurking and.working and not had a lot of time to post. .

rabbit really sorry to hear what happened. I can understand the feeling of devastation, especially with the emotional roller coaster you have had over the last few weeks. Big hugs.

talulah so happy to hear about the BFP, well done
You. One day at a time lovely, we're all here to support you through any anxiety.

Oh rabbit, so sorry. I never heard of that happening before. Can understand your devastation although not all hope is gone.

I've been silently following for the last week, finding this ivf journey so exhausting - completely understand when lifeasafish says she's not sure how much more upset she can take, it's so tiring. I had 8 eggs at collection and 6 fertilised - recovery has been much tougher this time round not helped by dc2 going through a needy phase and wanting to be carried everywhere. She's giving me lovely cuddles though

rabbit there are no words. I hope you and your DP are looking after each other.

bloody hell rabbit, that's so sad. I'm so so sorry, and i'm sending you a hug. Please take time with your DH to recover from this, because that must be a terrible shock. Be kind to yourselves.

So sorry rabbit. I can't believe it. Take it easy and treat urs elves to something nice. I know it won't take the pain away but it might cheer u up a little for a bit? Sending hugs x

Oh Rabbit I'm so sorry things didn't got to plan. Do the clinic know why you ovulated early? Thinking of you x

Rabbit - I am so sorry You must devastated. This is all hard enough without our bodies not playing ball.

You said you had IUI as an alternative? All is not lost. You have an egg floating in its natural environment which takes about 5 days to reach the womb and sperm right where it should be. There is still a chance that with the support of the hormones etc that this could work.

I also wanted to pick up on where I spoke about the heartbreak - for those who remember last year we had redundancy and real emotional difficulties. I appreciate our fertility journey hasn't been as difficult as some although obviously pain is not a competition. On rereading I felt my post was a bit dismissive.

Rabbit - look after yourself take time to headland I've my fingers crossed that your egg is a high achiever and decided that it can and will succeed without the docs.

Rabbit - if you are still reading.

Can I point out that IUI is a valid treatment that does produce pregnancy. You may well have opted for it at a different time. You have had that fertility treatment now. There have been debates here before over natural environment conception v's in the lab and you can say that the lab can be counter productive as it is an unnatural environment.

I hope you don't read this as platitudes or false hope. I am rooting for you and am holding your hand. Keep taking the bullets etc and frolic acid and (haha!) try to stay calm. As my consultant once told me - women conceive during war/famine, do not give up hope.

rabbit how are you holding up today?

With rabbits ovulation pre egg collection I feel bad posting my own stresses. But I have to offload somewhere.
A slightly darker line this morning, although I've still not admitted it to DH. He doesn't believe anything except really dark lines or the digital tests.

Very slight sick feeling, but that might be the constant nerves. Some slight cramps. The pessaries are causing wetness and dribbling which is leading to constant knicker checking. I'm not very relaxed.

brooker I've got everything crossed for you tomorrow (and iwant and bikes next week)

euro fish choco bugger and everyone else thank you for the good wishes. I think I will be here a bit longer yet though.

rabbit thinking of you today. There's still a chance that egg gets fertilised. Hope you & DH are holding up. Hugs x
talulah does DH not know you've been testing then? You cheeky little minx! So pleased to hear that line is getting darker & really looking forward to your official BFP on Monday!
owl hope the lab call was ok today & your embies are dividing nicely.
Afm, in at 8 tom am for my blood test & get results mid afternoon. Not too hopeful as had strong AF type cramps for over a day now (I started bleeding before I had my results last time). I'm hoping for the best but expecting the worst. Will update when I get my result. xx

Big cuddles to rabbit at this tough time - still hoping the best for you.

Brooks and Tallulah- head strokes for the menkulling xx

hey Brooker, those AF type cramps could be implantation cramps, couldn't they?.... I'm crossing everything for you that you get a positive when you test tomo - thinking of you at 8 x
Talu don't feel bad about posting on your stresses or successes, we are all here for everyone in whatever they are going through, and i'm sure rabbit is happy for you too, so please keep us posted on your exciting progress
Rabbit hope you're holding up today, as previous posts say, all is not lost, it's time to dig deep and summon up that last bit of strength to get you through this phase and see it as a positive if you can. We've all got everything crossed for you
AFM, i had a really bad day yesterday re when to test and the frustration of wanting to test but not wanting a negative result! Feeling a bit stronger today (work is manic today so is taking my mind off it a lot). Talking of which, best get back to it.....

Hi
I have been reading and thinking of you all but just haven't felt up to posting.

Just wanted to say that I'm especially thinking of you rabbit I've never heard of that happening before, did they give any explanation?

And also hoping and crossing my fingers for you brooker

talulah offering tentative congratulation

Hugs to everyone, I am still here but feel a bit redundant as I'm still not able to start, December is out because dh now away and I will be due on Christmas Day which means January is out. So from wanting to start in September it will now be feb at the earliest! And there will probably be something else which will hold us up then - another cyst or illness or something. It feels like it's never going to happen.

Evening all.

Tal of course you must post your thoughts and stresses, you've had one hell of a journey to get this far and I'm willing this to all carry on just as it should.

Brooker, cramps might be good, no? Keeping everything crossed for you.

Fish, thanks for your post. Both me and dh have been so gutted we've actually forgotten we've had the treatment we were originally thinking of having. Reading that it has a 5 per cent chance for my stats hasn't made me feel positive when shoving in the pessaries but who knows, there's a hormone boosted egg, super sperm and progesterone in the mix.

Mittens google tells me it is pretty common but if you have lots of follies, say ten and they get 8 eggs it prob doesn't matter quite as much that 2 popped of their own accord. But when there's only one it is very much noticed! I do wish they'd scanned me before sedation though! This is the third fertility surgery I've woken up from to have curveball news. I feel quite traumatised about it.

I also have no idea how ill proceed. I had max dosage of menopur and v poor response. As I've never felt the dice have rolled my way, it's hard to imagine even donor eggs could work. But I suspect I'm just in a hormoney slump.

Don't know what else to say at the moment, but chin up eh love? It'll get easier each day I promise x

Rabbit I know you might not feel like it but you sound so strong in your posts. Your right that you've got a good egg, the best sperm and lots of progesterone so you've still got a good chance.

Good luck today brooker I've got everything crossed for you.

iwant bikes how are you doing with the 2ww?

mittens euro and those waiting to start, we all know the waiting is the hardest bit. Keep busy and I hope time flys.

to the rest of you, sorry for no more personals but I'm on my phone.

AFM I seem to be eating loads as when I get hungry I feel very slightly nauseous. My boobs hurt, and I'm getting up twice a night to pee. That's it for symptoms. I did POAS and get another line this morning but it's still pretty faint. No darker than yesterday's, so I'm now thinking about chemical pregnancies :(. The whole IVF process takes all the joy and hope out of pregnancy and replaces it with fear and stress.