Eggcellent Egg Buddies - a thread for those IVFing in November, December and January

[eurochick]

New thread. Welcome back to all the regulars. Welcome to all the newbies - please come and join us if you are IVFing or thinking about. The regulars are a mine of information at this point!

Do you realise that this will take us through a year of egg buddy threads? I believe Karbea started the last one around Xmas time last year for those cycling in 2013 and I immediately jumped on it as I was about to start my first cycle in January. Blimey.

Hello, any room for a newbie?

Ooh fish sending some massive sticky vibes your way x
val I have one measly frostie
tame had you lost us? I have missed your cluster posts
Too much blood bath chat on here today ladies

Welcome bunny, there certainly is. The more the merrier.

Val thanks, they've offered PGS for us too (feel quite chuffed I know what it means now!). I feel a bit weird about it, but we're going to do immunity tests too first so I'll do my worrying about one thing at a time thing and not look too far into the future!

Tame Sorry! But glad you found us!

Hello tame my gorgeous! I'm so glad to see you are back! You seem fresh again

I'm am currently between cycles. After the BFN from the FET my doc wants to do blood tests (immune and blood clotting) then maybe a hysteroscopy if they come back ok.

My GP who used to be a gynae has told me he doesn't think we'll ever find out why the ivf isn't working so I'm feeling totally flat this evening and slightly disheartened. I'm not sure if he means he believes it'll never work? Or whether I just need to keep trying. [hmph]

fish this is a secret squeeze I hope this is it for you x

Hi bunnygirlie! Of course there's room for you but the question is.... Do you have room for us? We are a troublesome group ya know

What's your back ground sweetness? x

Morning All,
just realised that I had been posting on the old fred what a fecking numpty
AF rocked up on Friday so am popping progynova and have a scan booked in for Friday. Reckon FET should be in the 2nd week of December

Sorry for lack of personals, but am on my phone. Will catch up later

Thanks ladies my stats...

Me 33 - PCO, endo. DH 40 - low sperm count. TTC 18months this week Had lap and hyst in oct (private to speed things up, no new kitchen for me next year) next stop ICSI town!
Drugs arrived last week and freaked out a tad. Awaiting AF this week but will miss December due to damn christmas grrrrrrrr lol.

Hi ladies, hope you don't mind me jumping on and asking a question. I should be doing my 1st ivf cycle in Dec.
I wanted to know if Long Protocol IVFs always start on Day 21. This is what I have read online and in books. Can anyone advise?

Welcome bunny and sea (one of you I know from another thread and one I don't). The more the merrier! May your stay in egg buddy land be short.

wish that's not terribly helpful, is it?

wannabe I'll be a couple of days behind you. AF sort of started Sunday, so Monday was offical day 1 and I will be starting the drugs tonight.

We're going to be egg buddies euro! or cycle sisters

Welcome Bunny and Sea :)

Sea, I did LP for both my rounds of IVF and for both I was on microgynon until the date I was given to start downregging which was to fit in with the clinic's timing.

Nobeer/Wish, I totally understand the unexplained thing - we were unexplained until I did the auto-immune tests - they make sense and whilst expensive do at least give you a sense of reasoning behind it all. The not knowing leaves you feeling so helpless and out of control doesn't it.

Fish - I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you lovely x

A re-cap on my IVF journey:

Me: 41, auto-immune issues - high NK cells, MTHFR gene mutation and extremely high ANAs
DH: ain't muffin wrong with his bad boys
IVF 1: Jan 2013, BFP, MMC at 8 weeks, ERPC at 10 weeks
IVF 2: July 2013, BFN
IVF 3: Due Nov 2013, postponed

I just wanted to let you lovely ladies know that my wonderful Dad passed away yesterday evening. It was quick, peaceful and dignified which is as much as anyone could hope for plus my sister, Mum and I were there with him at the end. We have a Dad-shaped hole in our lives obviously but he was 86, had a long, successful, happy life with a wife of 60 years, 5 children and 11 grandchildren who all adored him as much as he adored us so he had had a good innings. We will miss him terribly. Thank you so much for your support both on and off the thread - it really is greatly appreciated by me.

xx

Fab I'm sorry to hear of your loss, but that sounds like the perfect ending.

Yes euro, in the grand scheme of things it was a pretty good way of going. I have limited emoticons in my phone so we'll just have to do with a wry smile

Fabbie I'm so sorry to hear your news. You sound remarkably composed & at peace. Sending you & your family lots of love xx

Fab so sorry my love, but really pleased you were able to be with him at the end, and that he got to go home. It must have made things much nicer for you all. Sending you and your family lots of love, you sound like a lovely family and you'll make it through this, and you'll always have lots of lovely memories.

Fab thinking of you at this extremely sad time. Your Dad sounds like an amazing man. [hugs]

So sorry to hear of your loss fab

Thank you for the welcomes, is anybody here having or had ICSI?

fab I'm so sorry my love xxxxx

Fab I'm so so sorry. It's really lovely to hear how your dad passed away in peace with his family around him. Lots of love to you and your family x

Bunny and Sea welcome!

Sea I have done long protocol. I started on day 21. I think it depends on your clinic. Mine starts everyone on day 21 and they juggle it all by making some people down reg for an extra week. Other clinics seem to use the pill to control it all.

Bunny I've had one round of ICSI so far. We are unexplained, my DH had borderline morphology issues with one SA. Other samples have been fine. Have you got any questions about ICSI? I'll be happy to help if I know the answers

I'm sorry too, Fab. Losing a parent is always so difficult. My Dad died 8 years ago and I think of him every day. Lots of wonderful memories. Am sending big virtual hugs to you and your family xxxx

Fab I'm so, so sorry to hear about your Dad, he sounds like he was a wonderful man. xx

bikes huge congrats on the BFP

euro first drugs go ok tonight? What are you taking?

maryp you're my progynova buddy - have you had any side effects?

fish loads of luck for your digi tomorrow

wish good to see you are going to have some tests and investigations. You may find that even if the results are negative he will still prescribe you various things just to be sure.

miss that's great news about your scan

Welcome to sea and bunny

Hello to talulah nobeer badhair cups brooker val tame and pip. Thanks to everyone for your kind words when I was having my wobble on Friday - we had a lovely, busy weekend away and I am back to 'normal' again now. In other news, our donor is having EC tomorrow! Beyond excited, but also feeling a little nervous.

Fab I am so sorry to hear that your dad has died, but I am overjoyed for you and the family that he had such a lovely passing. I'm sure you are keeping each other safe and close. Best wishes to your mum, it will be especially hard for her I'm sure.

beetle we cycled together. I just haven't got the words to express how terribly sad I am for all of you. I cannot comprehend what you must've going through and I am just so angry and sorry that life has been this cruel.
You are all in my thoughts and I have already lit 4 candles for the beetle family.
Be kind to yourselves and take care. You sound so strong.

AFM - thank you for your wishes - it's slowly sinking in but I'll announce tm. It's not the time.