Ski Sunday music ready, the BESH are Bobsleighing their way through the icy slopes of hope and despair to win their medals

[cherrycoconut]

If you’re over 30, ttc over 12 months and wearing nipple tassels under your snowsuit then this just might be the thread for you - if you can prove yourself bitter and evil enough. We’ll be the judge of that. Don your snowsuit , cowbell ready - fill in the BESHtionnaire and prepare to meet our icy glare. This is a marathon, not a sprint.

cherry I am so, so sorry.

euro glad your work trip went well, sounds like you might have had sliiiightly better weather than has been happening here in blighty! How did you manage not to fart?

fizz that's an awful lot of decisions to have to make, and so many ifs and buts. I didn't know you couldn't refreeze thawed embryos, what an arse that the consultant led you to believe that initially. What day were they frozen on?

bugs hope the lactulose does the trick. You should be able to swap to the front with the bum bullets from tonight, my clinic advises to do that straight after ET though I'm sure different clinics advise different things. Good luck for later on today - what time are you booked in for?

hest it's so surreal sometimes isn't it?

Nothing to report here, insomnia seems to be hitting hard every night now. Trigger is still showing, but only on FRER, and only incredibly faintly. Am I right in thinking that the zoladex will keep the droid away until at least day 28? That is well beyond OTD because I had EC so early in the cycle. Or will stopping the progesterone bring it on?

bugs* I didn't notice any particular bloating from the bum bullets. They are the one hormonal drug that doesn't seem to affect me adversely! I didn't notice an increase in bloating in the 2ww on them (I say increase because my IBS causes some bloating anyway). It was only post-BFP that I found I blew up like a balloon most evenings.

geek I had to take a few loo breaks on the plane. And when our guest was here! My belly was literally tight like a drum. I have never seen it like it.

I'm not sure about the effects of zolodex. How many day past EC are you now?

Sounds quite painful euro. Glad you are home and can parp when you please now.

I'm 7 dp EC, 9dp Trigger, and 17 dp Zolodex.

Good luck bugs, hope the clinic aren't running too behind. How many did you decide to transfer?

If you know you want two, don't be afraid to be firm - it's your decision, the clinic can only offer guidance. Do you know how many you have at a good stage today? Will there be frosties too?

I like the phrase poo pipes.

What happens if you HAVE to wee? I have a very weak bladder!

It's not the end if the world Hest I have a bladder the size of a pee and my consultant was over an hour late so I peed, then necked a few cups of water and was ready in an instant again

Thanks Fab.

Along with the "not eating and drinking for over twelve hours from midnight Sunday" that's the bit I'm dreading most. I turn into a snarling, shaking , irrational weakling when I'm hungry!

Apart from the needle in the foof.
Oh and twinz....

In fact everything

Well done bugs, congrats on your PUPOness. Glad you didn't have to wait too long after all that, and the dr listened to you.

I'm with you on the snarling shaking hunger. The tea and toast I got after the ERPC was probably the best thing I'd ever eaten.

Well done bugs!

geek looks like its all progressing well. Keeping my fingers crossed.

I am bloating massively in the evenings now and wake up every morning with a painful stomach from wind. My morning fart is the most satisfying part of the day

Well done Bugs. Whatever happens now, you've done ivf. It's bloody hard.

GO EMBIES GO.

Well done Bugs, rooting all the way for your embies.

I'm watching the rugby. Sssh! :o

Congratulations on PUPO bugsy! :)

I too lurve israel, but alas have only been for work. Lying on the beach at tel aviv (I'm a swimwear model bien sur), I couldn't work out why nobody was swimming - so I jumped in. Jellyfish innit.

Yay congrats Bugs! Time for some more cake again. I'm trying Pecan pie tomoz - shall I save you some? Give it a few days an you'll be ready for your next set of menkulling.

hest I found being nil by mouth tough too. I remember that on my way to the first EC, I was standing on a train in rush hour, feeling really quite unwell and miffed that a preggo had the nearest seat. I bet she felt better than I did on that morning!

I managed a mini wee when they were running really late with one of my ETs. They recommended counting to 5 and then closing the barriers! Tough but I managed it somehow.

Congrats on being PUPO bugs. The benefit of a day 5 transfer is that you don't have long to wait if you want to test early...

donk it wasn't quite warm enough for swimwear when I was there, but there were plenty of surfers in wetsuits out in the water. I was staying in Tel Aviv too.

wink I am a complete windbag at the moment, even without adding flying into the equation.

Well done bugs! How awesome to be PUPO.

I have been clothes shopping today and trying to tempt fate by buying nice fitted clothes that def won't stretch to being maternity wear.

Oh! Well, that's not too bad.

Hes if your clinic don't stipulate 'very full', follow bugs' strategy. My clinic wanted a really full bladder, I guess it must vary. I was told to drink at least two pints of water before coming, but worried it wouldn't be enough so drank a third on the way. Ended up holding 3 pints for almost three hours. I don't recommend it!

See, I couldn't manage that. I would actually wee myself. That would be awfully distressing. I will explain my concerns on Monday.