Eggcellent egg buddies - a thread for all those IVFing in January, February and March - Volume 2

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Hi all. As promised, a sparkling new thread that is going to see a lot of action in the next few weeks, I hope!

I was told to eat lots of protein too turquoise. They told me to have a pint of milk every day alongside lots of protein and 2 litres of water. Aside from that just a healthy diet and to avoid refined sugar.

I had 1 cup of coffee a day, added avocado and green veg to my diet for natural folic acid

Thanks for the diet advice. Need to force myself to eat more meat!

I'm going to ring the hospital when they open to book a counsellor appointment because it's knocked me for six hearing about my sister on law being pregnant. I've never felt such jealousy in my life.

I hate this feeling.

Have a lovely day everyone.

bugs- do you mean the line is lighter than yesterday? If so it could be just batch variation. Is it the same brand test?
Will hold / squeeze your hand / shoulder / big toe until someone comes along who knows better what to say.

My clinic didn't give any particular dietary advice, but I read on here about upping protein so I tried to do that. I couldn't do the dairy thing as I am lactose intolerant, but tried to eat plenty of lean meat, pulses and eggs. I also ate (chocolate) brazils as I had heard the selenium was good, and (chocolate) raisins for the iron, as my levels are always pretty low. I gave up caffeine but drank lightly (maybe one glass a week) up to ET.

bugs does "more of a BFN" mean there is still a line?

When's your OTD Bugs? Please don't write yourself off yet. I know it feels shit though.

I went for my scan today and am starting stims tomorrow; at my clinic they say to drink a litre of milk a day during stimming for both protein and calcium. However the nurse did say there is not hard scientific evidence over the milk thing. The only other thing they mention is caution over snacking between meals due to it raising blood sugar levels throughout the day. I am consciously trying to eat more protein, generally chicken, tuna and eggs but also have got some whey protein powder that I've been adding to smoothies made with milk or frijj (yum) and a banana. Don't drink much alcohol anyway so have cut that out completely but still having caffeine; usually either 1 costa coffee or 2 normal teas a day.

Bugs if there's still a line I wouldn't put anything on the colour or strength of it.

Bad hope your blood test goes well!

My clinic gave me no advice re diet. But neither did they tell me to take folic acid so they maybe aren't the best.

Now 7dp3dt, bfn with sensitive test. Have stopped taking progesterone. Have not told clinic as they will scowl but I don't care. I know it hasn't worked and can't see the point of taking progesterone for another 4 days.

I wonder if the fact I'm diabetic and this sugar levels aren't always where they should be (mainly but not always) is why my embies were crap?

Just moggle saying that about snacks raising blood sugar.
If we do it again maybe I just won't eat anything at all!

It's interesting- the research about high protein diets being good were technically looking at high protein, low carb diets. I have wondered which aspect was mainly causing the benefits (if they were real); more protein to help the eggs grow or lower blood glucose levels from having less carbs (which doctors in all spheres of medicine seems to agree is A Good Thing). DH has been doing the 5:2 diet for 4 months so our diet is much better than it used to be. He's thinking of coming off it so I might have to persuade him to stick with it for another month.

Bad and Bunny - news update, please?

One - how are you today.

And Pip, how are you doing? I found myself indifferent to almost everything in the 6-8 weeks after (but it got better).

(((Turq)))

I posted on here about a friend/colleague who told me about her pregnancy at 5 weeks which was just a week after my m/c was confirmed. I struggled to be suitably congratulatory/enthusiastic and harboured bad thoughts. She has just miscarried herself. Some of the thoughts I have had cannot be committed to writing and I feel awful. Try to be happy for SIL.

One - been reading back - I too had (mild) PND after DD (week 5 when she was in hospital DH and I had what we thought at the time was a serious conversation about having her adopted ). I am sure that one of the reasons I want another baby is to have a chance to enjoy every minute with the experience I have now. No guarantee of that, of course, but you have to believe.

Bugs - what's going on? Isn't your OTD tomorrow?

bugs I had the same issue this time round - with my previous pregnancy the line had got darker. This time they got lighter. I mentalled. That is why I requested the second blood test to make sure levels were doubling as I couldn't believe it when the first blood test was positive. It could still go either way.

Bugs. Where are you based? Can you get a private blood test today or tomorrow?

Bugs try not to put too much weight on line colour. I don't think it's a reliable way of telling how much hcg there is. It can vary according to test x x x keeping my fingers crossed for you x

I have been back to dr and got some more steroids and different antihistamines for my hideous stress induced hives. I told her about my pulse being very high before egg collection and told her about how I was still suffering with hives (and cried a bit, embarrassing) and she said I should think very carefully about whether to try again as likely the same thing will happen.
I also told her about my gut feeling of 'it'll never happen' which I think is the worst bit as I'm putting myself through all this and I already feel like it's a foregone conclusion. They might quote me success rates of 35-40% but as far as I'm concerned there is 0% chance of it being successful and it's really dh who is pushing to do it. Dr said that sometimes shouldn't ignore these gut feelings as they are often right.

I've come home and related this to dh and he is unimpressed. He thinks we should try again ASAP. Preferably next month. He's upset we will have to wait a while!

bug and one sorry you are feeling so blue

Sorry to be mean bugs, but hope you don't make it to the pub after all
Good idea to keep busy if you can!

One, be careful taking the drugs the doc have you before you definitely know your final result - just in case.

Bunny, hope your scan went ok?

Hi to everyone else.

I'm still feeling really down. I don't want to accept I can't have another child. It means so much to me to give my DS a sibling. I hate to think of him having no family when me and dh pop our clogs. It's lonely, I should know, I don't have any other family and I feel incredibly lonely a lot of the time, especially on occasions like Christmas, Easter and birthdays. Anyway, I'm still wallowing in self pity as you can see, but I just don't know how to move on.