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

Good luck val! Sorry I forgotted you! Otd is dec 1st but I'm expecting a period way before then, it's bloody months away! Question please everyone about .. Pessaries. Apart from pva ladyparts, bloating and warm feet I don't feel much. I've always been interested to top up my prog levels as I get a lot of spotting but I thought they'd make me feel.. Different? They don't. No sore boobs. I'm grumpy but given the circumstances I think that's normal. I don't feel pmt ish?

I can't stand beards. Yeuch. Luckily mr euro hasn't been tempted to grow one in years. He had one at university and when I saw the pics, I told him we would not have got together if we had met then...

tame we are sticking with Create for one more cycle, then we will change (if it doesn't work). We're going for a short protocol cycle. We had consultations at both clinics (Create and the one we will probably move to) and they both recommended we try drugs and a scratch (the other clinic also recommended a barrage of tests - one of the reasons we decided to stick where we are for now, as I couldn't face them right now - I was enjoying some time off from being prodded and poked). Neither of them could really suggest why our first 3 cycles hadn't worked, and although they didn't say it explicitly, I think they were indicating it should be a numbers game, so it's time to up the numbers.

Good luck for tomorrow val.

Good luck for EC today val
Thinking of you talulah and iwant xx

Morning all,

I've gone back so my post may be outdated!

tal easy for me to say - but don't stress. No symptoms doesn't mean anything especially when you are filled with hormone anyway so anything could be anything. Reduced symptoms could be as some of the IVF hormone leaves your body.

nobeer sounds like plenty of frosties so as you say some will be ok! The testing sounds great as well, in all it will raise your chances quite drastically I would have thought.
Fish/life, I'm not fussed. Though I do like the perosnal changes to fish (fishy, fishy friend etc)

euro glad you are not mentalling. It made the last few weeks much easier for me.

tame a dirty weekend for unsuccessful cycle is a great idea. I decided yesterday that we will go away for xmas if it fails. Probably Turkey or somewhere else non-christmas focused.
I sympathise with movember. Mrfish took 5 days to grow substantial hair which I was obsessed with a first but now he just looks like he is having a rough time.

rabbit I'm glad my comments were of some use. I have to keep reminding myself I've a better chance this month than any other as everything is in its right place.

My test date is 27th. I'll probably test earlier, but for some reason I am really not hopeful this time. We shall see.

In case anyone wanted to know what a FET was like, well I informed first day of period and got a scan appointment a week later, had the scan cysts found and a 20mm follicle but ovulation tests given. I promptly ovulated the very next day (I do so a bit early), had 2 more scans due to cyst but 7 days after ovulation had ET. Started crinone 2 days before ET.

Embies get thawed an hour before ET, but we were not told anything until we were gowned up and in the ET room. I would assume if anything had gone wrong We would have been told earlier. Success rates are very good at our clinic apparently, but 10%less than a fresh cycle.

So in all - no comparison to full IVF.

Hi All. Just a quick post to let you know that it is a negative - what a shitter!
I've told the clinic, they've arranged a review consultation for next month.
Just feel numb and exhausted now it's all over. It feels very final now.
I'm going to slope away and lick my wounds for a bit ladies. But thankyou so much for all your buddying, and help and support. I'll probably be back soon, but gonna take a break for a while whilst i sort my life out a bit. xx

Oh iwant. Sorry to hear of your BFN. I could give you all the 'advice' I wanted to thump people for like enjoy time with DH, at least they will learn from this cycle etc. but just let yourself feel sad and angry and however else you want to x

EC went fine. Got 8. Which I know is good but feel disappointed having got 17 with my first IVF. Lining is pants so it will be an FET in Jan. Now I just have to menkul over fertilisation, then getting to day 5 then that the PGS results come back fine. And then the further menkulling around hoping they freeze/thaw. Love this process

Oh iwant. Sorry to hear of your BFN. I could give you all the 'advice' I wanted to thump people for like enjoy time with DH, at least they will learn from this cycle etc. but just let yourself feel sad and angry and however else you want to x

EC went fine. Got 8. Which I know is good but feel disappointed having got 17 with my first IVF. Lining is pants so it will be an FET in Jan. Now I just have to menkul over fertilisation, then getting to day 5 then that the PGS results come back fine. And then the further menkulling around hoping they freeze/thaw. Love this process

I'm sorry IWant. Take care of yourself.

val 8 is great. Quality not quantity and all that. Sorry about the menkulling to come!

So sorry want massive hug to you.

Val 8 is amazing! Sorry you'll have to wait though.

Oh iwant I'm so sorry. Look after yourself cycle buddy & maybe see you for the next go. xx

Well done val! 8 is fab! The waiting / menkulling never ends does it? It's out of your hands now though. Enjoy that champers! xx

Evening all, I've been desperately trying to catch up on here but have failed miserably. There has been so much been going these last few weeks. Here's what I managed to decifer:

llw2 glad to hear that you are well. I saw that you heard the heart beat. Thats just magical.
miss wow! That's the sort of news we like to hear on here. It certainly cheered me up
val have we met? If not then hello! That sounds like a bumper crop to me. Make the most of the time until you can get going in January
Iwant so sorry that about your BFN. Make sure you take of yourself and do lots of nice things that include wine
Brooker am absolutely gutted for you. Have a bottle of wine for me.
nobeer Hope that you got all those boxes packed and the move went well. 12 Frosties is immense

waves and hugs to everyone else and sorry for being so crap about catching up, please don't take it personally.

AFM well the last couple of weeks have been pretty full on. DS has basically been ill constantly since the middle of September and it has been a nightmare trying to look after him and work and see the Drs. So I was pretty stressed and didn't know if I was coming or going. Then we went on holiday at the beginning of November and it was just what we needed. Lots of rest, relaxation and sun. Got back a week ago and DS is ill again but am hoping that he will be on his feet again soon. AF is about to arrive any day soon though so we should be going for the next FET at the beginning of December. If its a positive then it will be the best xmas present ever and if I get a BFN then I can just drink myself into oblivion.

so sorry iwant. I hope some time out from IVF helps. Sending you a hug.

wannabe, that'll put you about a week ahead of me and nobeer. Is anyone else starting soon?

Evening all

Iwant - how crap for you - this rollercoaster can be such bollox can't it. Come back when you're ready - this fred isn't just for those trying - it's for those licking wounds, those waiting and those not knowing what the feck they're doing at the moment (that's me!).

MaryP welcome back lovely :)

Well done Val - that's a good haul, will keep my fingers crossed for you.

Brooks - you've had a tough year - I'm hoping you can take a break over christmas and give yourself time to be silly and normal. Is your clinic going to look into immune issues?

Fishiwish - I completely understand why you aren't feeling too positive for this round - it's self preservation isn't it. Can your DH do the positive thinking for you instead? Or would you like me to send you some positive vibes so you don't need to worry? I'm feeling perky tonight so I've got some positive left over if you fancy it :)

AFM my weekend off caring did me the power of good....although I didn't feel it yesterday! I went home on the train on Saturday so I decided to meet a couple of old work colleagues for a quick drink which turned into a bit of a cocktail session and I got home 3 hours later than I planned in a bit of a mess but much to the amusement of my DH! Much pain yesterday but we decided to take advantage, and do nothing but lounge around in bed and then on the sofa and stuff ourselves. I woke up this morning feeling so much better! I miss my DH so much when I'm away but it does make the meeting up all the more special :) It's our 3rd wedding anniversary on Thursday so, hoping Dad is stable, we are going out to dinner at a v fancy restaurant in London on Saturday and stopping out in a hotel. Oooh how lush! Very much looking forward to it. Dad is slightly worse than he was when I went away but still himself and still fairly stable which is good.

Fab thanks for letting us know how your dad is. I think being himself and stable sounds pretty good under the circumstances. I'm sure he feels better being at home. Congrats on your anniversary, and have a lovely time.

MaryP Catch up love, all the boxes are now moved AND unpacked

Are you loving your new gaff yet Nobeer?

Yes I am thanks fab! It's nice and quiet, I haven't slept so well in ages

Ah so happy for you :)

Ladies, I have what is probably a really stupid question for you all but I'm oop norf without a pee stick so I thought I'd come here instead :) On the first day of my last period I started on microgynon as I was planning to do a round of IVF this month. 9 days later I stopped taking the pill as we had decided not to do the round as you know due to my Dad being so poorly and I saw no point in being on it any longer than I needed to (after all, the point of all of this is trying to get pregnant, not avoid it!). I've not had a bleed since then and it's now 5 and a bit weeks since I started my last period and 3 weeks since I stopped taking the pill. Should I expect my next period next week at 4 weeks post last pill?

fab I've no idea. I found myself frowning trying to work out your cycle and the microgynon in the mix. I think because you didn't finish the whole packet then in theory if you dtd you weren't "protected" (not that you'd want to be!) so you could be up the duff. But then on the other hand, it might have just messed up your cycle. So sorry, no helpful advice!

I'd say it was probably more likely that it's messed up my cycle and extremely unlikely to be anything else but it sure would be nice to have a surprise diff!!!

Fab - no idea - local chemist?

Out of my 8 eggs, 1 was immature, 2 degenerated during ICSI, one fertilised but with 4 sets of DNA (this was ICSI so duff egg that didn't divide properly rather than quads!) and 4 fertilised. They now all have to hang on in there until Sat/Sun when they will be biopsied.

Fingers are well and truly crossed for you Val!

I am feeling very uncomfy after egg collection, bloated and very bruised IYSWIM?I don't think it is OHSS as urine output is normal. I just felt fine first time round so this is a bit of a shock.