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Turq I am really sorry to hear about the BFN. It's shit. End of.

As for your clinic, I speak from experience, but leave it a couple of weeks and then have a proper review with them. Get a list of questions written down in advance about your cycle and what you would like to do going forward. It's all too raw at this stage. One thing I would recommend doing immediately is requesting a copy of your notes. Cost about £50 but they take forever to prepare them. If you are even considering moving it's worth getting these sooner rather than later!

at you SIL, but as others have said, I hope she didn't know. Otherwise I will knock her out on your behalf!

Thanks everyone. She knew we were waiting for the results. The text was a general one to everyone she knew.

I'm going to have a couple of months off all this horrible business then move to another clinic. I want to go to a private not NHS one as I think they are constrained by the NHS. Will my clinic give me a copy of my blood tests etc do you think? Is that what the £50 would cover? It would save doing them again as I think it would be a few hundred quid.

I'm going to look after myself and my H and hopefully time will heal. I wish you all the best of luck and hopefully we will all soon be holding our babbas in our arms.

Take care girls. I'll pop back xx

I can understand your need to have a break from this, I hope having some quality time with your hubbie will restore some of your strength. Return when your ready. Xx

Happy birthday bears

Hope you can ignore 2ww today and have a lovely day.

Lots of love xx

Happy birthday Bears!! Not sure where in the country you are but lovely weather for it if you are near me

Scan this morning and lining is 6.8. Again, pretty shagpile for me Back on Tuesday.

Happy birthday bears x

Thanks stars, val and no beer for the birthday wishes! I've been really spoilt by my hubbie who's taking me out for dins (don't know where...). Wish I could indulge in a few Vino's ...

Hope everyone is well and having a great weekend. Xx

Hubbie is in the boys room...I've had a glass of wine. Am I a bad person?

Bears honey. Just enjoy your birthday meal xxx

Enjoy the wine, you fool! And Happy Birthday.

I'm like many in that I drank excessively when first pregnant and didn't know it. Did DD no harm!

NO, YOU'RE NOT! Have fun!

Thanks girls!

I too had a few nights on the gas before realising I was carrying DS, but its just different with what we've all had to go through now isn't it.

Still, i enjoyed my glass of wine and am off to bed.

Turq I'm really sorry it was a bfn. I hope you've managed to get through the weekend. I second looking at agates info on fertility friends when you are ready x

Bears hope you had a fantastic birthday, good on you for having a well deserved drink

Well my AF arrived finally on cd40 and I couldn't start stimming because of the bank holidays. I've shed a lot of tears this weekend. The clinic have said we will definitely go ahead next month which puts my second week of the 2ww and OTD right in the middle of our holiday to New York at the start of June. There is no way I can put off the cycle as the clinic have said it would put us back to the bottom of the waiting list. I'm not cancelling my trip either so god knows how this will all play out. I'm now going to have to find travel insurance that covers IVF. Anyone know of any good insurers to go through?

There really is never a good time is there Cups? My clinic is similar. No ET/EC on Bank Holidays (or Sundays)...not sure what happens over Easter as my ET is going to be VERY close to the wire. I had an FET cancelled before Christmas in 2012 as it got too close to Christmas - and that was despite me checking several times. I was livid.

I could be wrong but I am not sure any insurer will cover IVF as it is considered 'self-inflicted', like cosmetic surgery .

On the plus side if the dates do fall as you predict you can celebrate/commiserate in style, it will be a welcome distraction etc. etc.

You may start slightly earlier and know one way or another before then?

I am just trying to see the bright side. I think I would be feeling as you do.

Thanks Val I've been doing a lot of googling and I think the only way to get travel insurance is to get specialist medical cover like what people use when having IVF abroad. If I was just going to Europe I would risk it but I think I better not in America.

I guess at least I'll have plenty to distract me in the dreaded 2ww!

OhDearyMe are you Beetle?! It's reassuring to hear you travelled around a similar time. I've never used crinone but I remember Maybe did. I'm sure she had to erm remove it manually a number of times as it tended to clog up

Oh no cups, what a shame. I've just done a google and I think val is right. It looks like there are a few threads on fertility friends so havea look there.

ohhh your lunch sounds amazing!
I'm on crinone at the mo, but it's crinone gel pessaries, not up the bum. Drink plenty of water. A teaspoon of bicarb in a glass of water did wonders after my EC.

AFM I'm in 2ww hell. I've got spots and an awful headache. I'm trying very hard and failing to be optimistic about a positive result this week. Might do an HPT in a couple of days. I'm currently 8dp5dt.

Cups: that is just beyond frustrating not to be able to start your next cycle now. I like to think that things happen for a reason, but that can be a pretty difficult concept to get your head around at times (this is one of those times).

One thing you cannot comprehend unless you've struggled to conceive and had subsequent fertility assistance is how agonisingly long this process this. I remember thinking ages ago that I was bound to be pregnant or with a small baby when I turned 40 and I am neither (well, I am PUPO, so i guess that's something). You have my sympathy and understanding,

I hope you manage to sort out some IVF insurance (I've not actually heard of that?!). A trip to NY sounds fab and I hope despite the terrible timing you have a wonderful time.

I've had a lovely day, dh told me this morning that we were having a lunch with my dad and when we arrived the rest of my immediate family were all there which was a lovely surprise. This weekend has taken my mind off the 2ww but tomorrow is 10dp 6dt which is when I usually would test. I don't think I will though. I am not feeling brave.

Hope you are all well and have had a good weekend too. Xx

Oh dear: are you beetle? I'm a crinone user but don't know if you can use it rectally I am afraid. Can you manage one more time the usual way and ask your doctor tomorrow?

Cups: same happened to me at Christmas; had to cancel because af was too late to get cycle in before Christmas. It's absolutely beyond frustrating when your body won't play ball.

Oh dear- sorry, I've never used crinone.

Nobeer- I have everything crossed for you xxx

I am on day 7 of estradiol today and my tummy feels sore and heavy like when I take menopur. I'm absolutely paranoid I am going to start bleeding and the piles of cm I'm producing aren't helping

Easily said than done but try not to worry Tame I am 10 days into FET and feel heavy/crampy and am stressing as my boobs are starting to feel sore. I have a scan at 10:30 so intrigued to see how my lining is doing.

DearyMe - I hope yesterday wasn't too painful. I had a good sob a couple of weeks ago on my due date. It felt quite cathartic once it had passed Still look at pics of seleb babies/FB friend who were due when I was and wonder what if

Nobeer and Bears you are strong not to test. You can amuse yourselves when I am on the 2WW at my mentalling and stupidly early testing

Van- what meds are you using to prep for FET? I'm scared silly I'm going to get af my tummy is sore and I've got that low ache and pressure.

val haha! I'm only strong because I haven't got any in the house! I think I might weaken and pop by the chemist later.

dear I'm thinking of you today. I don't think there's anything else I can say.a