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.

Hi everybody - wow - you are all so good at personals, it is truly putting me to shame. Thanks so much for those of you who have mentioned me in your personals. You will be pleased to hear that my mum has been much better since she saw how upset I was this weekend. I think she 'got it' for the first time, actually. And she is going to come down to London and look after my DS in January if we make it to egg collection!

Tal, Euro and Fish - congrats on being pregnant and PUPO! Fingers crossed there will be a few more of us joining your gang soon. I think it was you, Pipbin who said your Headmaster had been great about time off during IVF. So was mine! In fact I only had to mention that I would need time off for 'vaginal scans' for him to look mortified and say 'you must take off all the time you need''!

All good. I was interested to hear your thoughts on the booze issue. I am due to start the DR injections in a week's time and have pretty much decided I've stopped drinking for the foreseeable future. I did, however, get absolutely trashed with my DP at his Xmas party at the weekend, so certainly didn't give up months in advance. My clinic said it was fine to have 'a few drinks' over Christmas, but 'no heavy drinking sessions'. So I reckon I'll have the odd glass. My problem is that I always want another drink after having that one glass, though(!) so being teetotal might be the way forward for this IVFer!

I've just bought my IVF drugs today - £800! I felt so miserable about the amount that I went out and bought myself some pressies to cheer myself up and have had a big bouncy blow dry done at the hairdressers. Feeling better now.

Euro - good luck for egg collection tomorrow. Please let us know what it's like when you are awake! I've had three operations under general anaesthetic in the last 2 years and have had an ulcerated throat after each one. I think I would prefer to be awake if possible too. Am scared of it being super painful though. You are a v brave lady. In fact you all are on here. Wishing everybody a good day. Xxxx

badhair I'm not PUPO yet, but here's hoping I will be in a few days.

I've already been awake for EC- on my last cycle. It was fine. Even when there was a bleed and they shoved every available instrument in theatre up my chuff I couldn't have given less of a sh1t. The drugs they gave me were great. I was awake with my eyes open and able to talk throughout, and fully aware of what was going on and could feel the rummaging, but nothing was really painful. I felt completely normal as soon as I sat up. Apparently the reasons for putting people out are that a lot of women want it because they are scared of EC (fair enough) and to stop you moving when the needle is somewhere delicate and could potentially cause damage. I was very mindful of the need to stay completely still and don't believe that I moved a muscle, even when it all went wrong and there was some panic in the theatre.

A bouncy blow dry sounds fab! I can't imagine saying the words "vaginal scans" to any of the men here. I suspect they would all run for cover.

Doh!! Sorry - I meant the PUPO congrats to choco! I am rubbish at remembering the personals because I always Mumsnet on my phone and can't scroll back! Sorry ladies.

Thanks for sharing your experience, Euro. I definitely want to be awake if possible. I feel woozy for a few days after General Anaesthetic and need to be on the ball for my job teaching. Ha ha - iI've had to discuss time off for IVF with both my line manager and my Head and both were hilarious. I forgot that most people don't know much about IVF and when I was going on about 'egg collection' my Manager was staring at me in horror, imagining some giant chicken, I'm sure. I also said that I would only take one day off for the actual procedure because I expected to be fine, other than having 'very sore genitalia' and he went red and blustered - 'take off as much time as you need' and kind of ushered me out of the door. I'm terrible. I do these things on purpose. Last year I took my baby son into school for the end of term party and was breastfeeding him in the staffroom, much to the discomfort of many of the blokes there. Ha!!

Hi brooker Yep it's my first cycle, I'm really nervous!

bugs glad your dr was helpful

euro wishing you the best for tomorrow

Hello!

Sorry for short post, cream crackered from work, will post properly tomorrow.

Just to say heaps of luck for tomorrow euro, hope it all goes really well.

AFM, we didn't have any frosties, but hopefully one good embryo on board, a 3BB. Trying and failing not to symptom spot

vaginal scans! Ha! I love your style Bad!

Tallula and Choco Congratulations! Got everything crossed for both of you.

Beetle that hairdresser sounds like the opposite of pampering! Good luck with the doctor tomorrow, I hope you get some useful answers. And if you're a blubbering mess don't worry. You won't be the first, or the last.

Bug so pleased you've got some time off. Your doctor sounds lovely. Hope you can relax a bit now, and look after yourself.

Tame have some more go on, you know you want to!

Euro good luck tomorrow.

Thanks for asking brooker, I've managed to get an appointment at GP surgery for some of the tests week after next, so that'll save a bit of money. I've got to ring the private IVF clinic to make an appointment for the rest of the immunology ones. But I got gastroenteritis today so feel like shit, and didn't feel like ringing and making appointments.

waves to MaryP Pip Fish Cups and anyone else I have forgotten!

beetle thinking of you for your appointment xx

Great news bugs How's the house move going?
beetle that salon sounds god awful! Hope the appt goes well tomorrow & I second nobeer. It really won't matter one bit if you bawl your eyes out. Hope you get some answers & can make plans for your next steps
euro good luck for tomorrow. I've had all my ECs under sedation & I've found the experience interesting & with very little pain. Hope the cocktail of drugs you get is as good as my clinic use!
Loving the vaginal scans chat badhair! I can't even finish a sentence with my boss before he rushes out of the door muttering 'yes, yes, no problem'
nobeer yay to free shit! Any opportunity to get some of the treatment/ tests for free is always a bonus. Gastroenteritis! You poor thing. Hope the symptoms aren't too.... unpleasant
bunny the thought of ivf is worse than actually going through it. You will surprise yourself with how you cope. Don't forget we're here for any worries
choco aahhhh - the 2ww headfuck! Try to keep busy lovely.

Euro good luck for EC today

Bugs your GP sounds great, I think it will do you good to get away from work for a bit.

Choco hope the 2ww is flying by. Have you got any plans to keep busy?

Beetle good luck for today's appointment.

Bunny exciting that you get to start soon. Like a Brooker says the thought of it is definitely worse than the reality. You will be fine

Nobeer hope you feel better soon.

Sorry for lack of personals, got a busy day ahead. Will try to check in later.

Brooker good to hear you are managing to sort off forget about ttc for now. It's crazy how it completely takes over everything at times!

Just popping in quickly to wish euro an easy and extremely productive EC today. I hope it all goes well and I am thinking of you.

tame

choco congrats on PUPO! Well done!

beetle I hope todays appointment goes well and you get the answers you need and want. You have every right to be upset so i wouldn't worry at all about crying at the appointment.

AFM: busy at work, still alternating between sleeping lots and waking randomly. A little queasyness and a fair amount of stomach cramps but I do wonder if I am just over sensitive to whats going on as at one point yesterday I realised it was trapped wind .
Otherwise, 7 days to go...

Oh and Mr fish and I are debating having sex, this is a big thing in our household as we have never done it while PUPO or P due to fright and umm weirdness.

nobeer hugs for the gastro. I've never had it but I have witnessed the effects from afar. you Have my utmost sympathy.

I hope you feel better soon nobeer.

fish the sex we had whilst pregnant was the best ever. I'm not sure if it was the hormones or the fact that for the first time in years I wasn't thinking about what cycle day I was on or what position would be best for ttc but it was AMAZING.

I'm back from EC. It was all fine. I was awake again, although the cocktail was not quite as good and I did experience some pain this time. Nothing unbearable though. They got 4 eggs, which is what was expected. Somewhat disappointing though, after all the drug taking. They have talked us into using the embryoscope, so we will see if that gives us more info as to what our embies are doing and why they are failing.

Glad it went well Euro

So glad it went well for you as well, Euro, although sorry to hear it was a bit painful. I think the Embryoscope sounds like a great idea to give you the best possible chance. Rest up and take it easy now x

Well done euro. Rooting for you and your eggs

Well done euro, I know the 4 defeats the purpose of the drugs and I was really hoping you'd get a pleasant surprise.
However, it's great that you can use the embryoscope and I'm hoping that it gives answers you will not need because your haul includes the one that will give you success.

Sex - well, from the minute I was told my tubes were blocked it got better then as we stopped trying really and enjoyed sex again. But I will mention this to mr fish. I think he is scared he'll break me.

Well done euro I've got fingers crossed one of those eggs becomes a future baby euro.

fish we DTD the day of the scan... I was too scared to enjoy it, worried about embryo being poked and made DH stop halfway through. And now I'm too bloated/sick feeling to want to.

Well done Euro - you're well 'ard! I'm a total jessy and go with the heavy sedation - works wonders for me - up and at em 30 mins later after a cuppa and a biccie :)

Bugs - how's the new house? I saw this on Zita West's website and thought of you www.zitawest.com/blog/2012/12/ Sounds like you've made the right call to take a step away from work. I did the same thing and ultimately left work as my job was just too stressful to do alongside IVF, getting to see my DH occasionally. I wasn't entirely sure I'd made the right decision until my Dad got so ill and then I was just so grateful I wasn't working - i think if I had been I would have had a breakdown for sure - sometimes you just have to do the right thing for your body.

Sorry for being so slack recently. I've been away with work so have been lurking but not really able to post.
bugs really glad to hear that you have been given the time to concentrate on you and the ivf. Sounds like a great idea to me.
Bad Sounds to me like you are having a great hair day. Can't believe you used the word vagina at work!!!! Maybe we should turn this into a game of bullshit bingo for us all
tame cake is the way forward. Have a go at Mary Berry's whole orange spiced cake. It is heaven on earth and am convinced that it counts towards your five a day
nobeer you poor thing. Hope you get better soon [head strokes]
Choco congratuations on being PUPO!
Tal wonderful news about your scan. Really pleased for you and Mr T
Pip cannot believe how good work are being that's just brilliant. It nice to know that they are not arseholes
Brooker you just amaze me. Have no idea how you manage to keep up with everyone. Sounds like you are really enjoying life outside of IVF which is exactly as it should be
Beetle How did you appointment go?
Hatteras Hello, I don't think we have met. We have had ICSI so feel free to ask away
Life Get used to the wind. I had it throughtout my pregancy. That and snoring like a bear with a sore head. Oh the joys can't wait
Euro Congratulations on EC. You are one brave lady. Four eggs sounds great so am keeping everything crossed for you.
Fab Hope you and DH are enjoying your time together

Hope I haven't forgotten anyone.....

AFM The scan went well yesterday and FET is now set for Monday. Am getting pretty excited even though the Embie quality isn't great (CC) and as long as there is a chance then I'm going to go for it.

Good luck MaryP I've got everything crossed for you. I'm of the opinion that clinics wouldn't bother with the transfer of an embryo if they thought there wasn't a chance of success. I hope this one works for you and Mr Poppins.

This looks quite helpful bugs

www.fertilityzone.co.uk/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=9237

Well done today euro Hope you're not feeling too sore x