Eggsellent Egg buddies! For those having ivf during April, May and June and any others still around :-)

[starsandmoonandback]

Couldn't see another thread so thought I'd make our new one

Res, sounding good keep it up!

Welcome to our other newbies on the thread. Wishing you all lots if luck.

What a difference 24 (well, 22 hours) can make to your outlook. No more bleeding here, thankfully.

Sorry to have hijacked yesterday. How is everyone else today?

Res glad to hear the bleeding stopped. Bleeding/spotting is really common after IVF but it's still terrifying when it happens. I'm keeping everything crossed for you

Hello to the newbies! Lizard, Cheap and Jodie

1st menopur injection done last night, it bloody stung for ages so I was stressing I did it wrong. Does anyone else panic about that? It's completely irrational for me to feel like that as I'm a nurse so I'm used to giving injections. This whole process sends me crazy

Cross post Res, that's fab news x

So glad the bleeding has stopped Res. Keep positive now.

Cups I worried myself sick wondering if I did the jabs right, sure it was fine if you are a nurse though.

Welcome to the newbies.

I'm mostly focussing on gathering/scraping the money for our next round together.

I'm planning on using 1k of my son's savings. He had quite a lot of money left to him. That's bad I know but he needs a sibling and we can replace it before he's 18. My mam bless her her is giving and lending us the rest so just drugs to fund.

res phew! You're sounding much better this morning

turq good luck with finding the funds. That's another struggle us IVFers go through!!

Res I am with you on the roller coaster....pants. So glad you are feeling better today.

Being a nurse is make is worse cups - us lay people exist in, relatively, blissful ignorance

Cups - I remember those bloody jabs from last year. I had to mix 6 vials. It used to take me about 40 mins start to finish! And I never was confident that I'd done it right, even after EC when it sort-of-spoke for itself.

Val - hope pants doesn't mean there's anything in yours that shouldn't be and instead that your are just talking generally.

Hi Turq. We borrowed from my Mum. That will be one of the hardest parts of another failure; in debt to her with no grandchild to soften the blow.

Hi Nobeer. Are you (sort of) relaxing into pregnancy by now?

Next hard bit of today will be imminent pessary insertion. Will I come out clean? God, this stuff has made me so inappropriate!

Nope, so far the only thing in my pants should be there.....doesn't stop the compulsive knicker checking and the dash to the loo with every, ummm, ooze.

I have only used the back door with the cyclogest this time. Much less oozing and I would also know any blood wouldn't be cervix irritation.

OK, good Val - my paranoia is all consuming!

Operation Pessary was a blood-free success.

Hi res. Kind of, having a panic this morning after reading that some essential oils shouldn't be used in pregnancy. And I used some a couple of days ago. So worrying I've done some kind of damage. Still feeling nauseous, it was quite bad last night so I suppose that's a good sign!

Glad no blood was spilled during operation peasant Res. Cant wait to get back to this!

Res, great news to hear no more bleeding and also pessary insertion was drama free too it's looking good hun!

Cups! You've started! I thought we were on a similar timeline?! Is it because I postponed a month? Wishing you lots of luck this cycle.

Nobeer, hugs, I'm sure it will be fine. Just don't use the oils again now you know.

Turq, it's rubbish or comes down to money. Seems so unfair doesn't it? I'd definitely do another fresh cycle if I had the dosh too.

Beetle, how are you hun?

Everyone else. Hi!
I'm feeling rubbish with a cold today. So tired and DS has had it first and so I'm on my 5th day of not much sleep at night. Yawn... Hope everyone is ok.

Hi all, have been missing for a week with busy work and a bad cold. Just been trying to catch up on phone, looks like the buddies have been busy! Will take time over the weekend to read all your news. Am trying v hard to shift my cold before sniffing starts a week on Mon, exciting and scarey times

Res: really happy to see you looking more positive, as many others have said, it is very common to have bleeding after IVF. When is OTD?

Stars: sorry if I should know this but when will you start your next cycle? How your cold is a mild dose. Try and get an early night (often easier said than done i know...) Sleep deprivation makes everything harder.

Val: when I was on the bullets I used the back door too, I found it much cleaner... Although I wasn't overly fond of the sensation .

Turq: funding these cycles is eye wateringly expensive isn't it. I think borrowing from your sons savings is the right thing to do given the circumstances. Bless your mum for helping. What a treasure.

Cups: well done on your first menupor injection. I too worried I hadn't done it right, fussing over every last drop with my heart in my mouth each time thinking I might drop the bottle or such like. I did find it easier and quicker as the nights wore on. Hope you do too .

Hi to the newbies: (3 in 1 day, is that a record?). Hope your stays are short .

Hi Bears. OTD is 13th but I am a coward and might hold out until 17th because when I miscarried in December, it happened on 16th...oddly, the dates have worked out the same in that in last round, I had Day 3 transfer on 28 Nov and this round it was Day 5 on 30 April so I need to get over that hurdle before I find out.

So either a few days or a week today then Res. You test when you feel you can, there's no hard and fast rule. I'm really praying that you get your very much deserved BFP this time. X

Res, I can understand your fear. But try to think that this cycle IS different. There is no reason it should follow the same path as last time. Things are sounding good to me and you DID say you FEEL pregnant. I am positively amazed by your restraint for testing tho. I wouldn't be able to not know at this stage. Hopefully you'll be celebrating with a protein shake next Ftiday

Bears, how are you?
I'm doing an FET. My one and only ever embryo! And last chance to succeed! No pressure! Lol. So I'm planning on having the scratch in a couple of weeks time and then start oestrogen tablets on next day 1 ready for transfer after a couple of weeks, hopefully. That's if my little embie defrosts ok!!

Hi stars . I'm good, feeling pretty tired and lethargic most of the time but counting my blessings that I'm in this position. We have a scan on Thursday when I will be 9 plus 5. After that we are released from the clinic and into pre-natal care. Despite having symtoms I still worry that it could all come to an end...

So you're about to start another cycle? You say it's your last shot, well I wish you all the luck in the world. It's a pressure I know (we had said that this last go would be our last as well) and it can make for an even more emotional journey. C'mon universe, give stars her well deserved baby!!

How's the mentallling this morning res?

Tame? Are you alright? Thinking of you misses. Xxx

Ps stars: I had the scratch on this last go ....

Hi Bears. I'm a mess. Why on earth did I think that it had worked? Convinced now that all the 'signs' are just the drugs but too scared to test and draw a line under the prospect of another (forever). .