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

Cheers stars and res. It's weird, it's not that I get embarrassed about things, I am just a worrier I guess...

Cheap...join our club of worriers! How can we not worry amongst all this stuff!?!

Unlurking to say Hi Res and still crossing fingers and toes for you. Hello Cups, Beetle and everyone else.

I'm still waiting for my period to come back after my failed cycle. About 40 days now. How long did yours take?

Hi Turq. Mine was 42 days! I was going MAD. Clinic said to get in touch only if I went more than 8 weeks...

150 mile round trip for SA today. And that hosp isn't as far as the IVF one. Good thing I like driving I guess...

Cheap at 6 follies on clomid. It cracks me up every time my clinic tells me not to dtd. Ive not got pg naturally in the 5 years I've been trying to conceive so I'm hardly going to worry about that.

Turq my AF after IVF was 42 days as well, fingers crossed she turns up soon.

Well it's day 7 and there is definitely a lot going on in there! My left side aches every time I take a step so I'm guessing I must have the most follicles on that side. I feel massive, I've got lots of cm and my boobs are killing me. I didn't get sore boobs last time during stimming but Dr Google informs me that some people do if their oestrogen is high. First scan tomorrow so fingers crossed.

Res any thoughts on when you will test? Any symptoms?

Stars did you get your scratch booked?

Oops! Forgot to call again.

Morning everyone.

Thank you for asking after me Beetling - I'm 5 dpt, I don't have any symptoms or anything so I'm worried it hasn't worked. I know I should be more positive but it's hard!

Res I hope that when you test, you get your BFP.

Have a good day everyone

Jodie I found the tww the hardest part. Keep as busy as you can

Well I'm feeling like crap. I went from being really bloated and achey to feeling back to normal so I was panicking before my scan. I've got two really big follicles at 20mm which I'm going to lose. 5 more that are heading towards 10mm and lots of tiny ones. The radiographer seemed a bit worried. I've no idea if I should be worried or not. The nurse I saw didn't really answer any of my questions. I kept saying how worried I am but she didn't reassure me. They are calling me with the blood results later and I'm booked in for a scan on Monday. Anyone remember how many follicles they had on day 8?

Oops I mean a scan on Saturday

Why are you going to lose those two big ones cups? As you know mine were shit. Had three around 10mm at day 8.

Stars - naughty! Get it booked, woman!

Jodie - I feel for you. It's hideous

I'm still in limbo land. I know it's BFN but I just can't bring myself to draw a line because it is probably a forever line. We've no more money and I'm 43. When I dropped DD at nursery today and we were chatting about a friend's baby, she turned her little face to me full of excitement and said 'we're going to have a real baby soon, aren't we?'. I held it in until she was safely inside then howled in the car .

You'll all say how can you know until you test but I have been P 3 times and although you hear the 'every P is different mantra', some things are always the same and they are not present.

In my mind churning, I wonder if I experienced the same as Tame because things 'changed' last Weds when I was 7dpt - I felt pregnant, got sore breasts and bad skin after being on progesterone for nearly 2 weeks so they can't just have been changes linked to it - then I had that small bleed the next day. I think something was lost then.

I'll have to do it this weekend but with 2 children's parties to attend, neither day is a 'good' day.

Let me go and dissolve in self-pity...

Cups - sorry that it's causing you anxiety and sorry but I never asked about follicle growth. In my naivety I just assumed all was well unless they said otherwise. Yes, why will you lose the big two?

Cheap - that mileage = commitment to the cause. We only live 8 miles from our clinic and it's close enough to work for me to go over lunch. It must be extra tough to factor in travel time.

Res, I would just test now then you'll know for sure. That's the extra pain of secondary infertility that you still have to do kids stuff like parties. I know you don't want to see that BFN.

I've now had a 20 week scan picture text to me from my SIL of a bouncing baby boy so they'll have one of each. How nice for them. Never mind that it makes me feel like dying.

Oh res, I just want to give you a hug. Have a good cry, you need it. But I think I'd test anyway just so you know for sure.

I'm so stupid, I know.

Just read the post-IVF thread started by Beetle. I so want to join .

Oh res hun. I know that feeling of just knowing...I really do. But...I have seen/heard of so many people who felt the same and were wrong. Unless you test you just won't know for sure and you're killing yourself not knowing. Sometimes life surprises is....

Oh Res i just want to give you a hug too. It's so hard isn't it. You test whenever you feel ready. I really hope you are wrong. I've only been pregnant once and I really thought my test was going to be negative. I've heard a lot of people say that they have felt different with each pregnancy so I really hope that's the case with you x

Turq hugs for you too, I hate seeing other peoples scan photos (well instadiffers in particular). I have 8 nephews, 6 of them conceived whole we have been ttc and it really bloody hurts. I love all of them but it makes me ache for what I don't have.

Apparently if you have a couple of lead follies a good few days before trigger you tend to 'lose' them. I don't know if they disappear but the doctor I've spoken to says they are too mature and the eggs from those follies would not fertilise. A similar thing happened on my last cycle. Well Res I think you probably have the best idea, ignorance is bliss as they say. If I do this again maybe I shouldn't ask about the follicles. I've heard from the clinic, the doctor said he would have hoped for more follies at this stage and he thinks I needed a lower dose of menopur to start with. He is still hoping for 6 mature eggs. I feel a bit better now and I've just had acupuncture which has helped. I'm trying to keep positive.

Ps I really want to join the post IVF thread too!

Cups hun. I think I've always lost the top few follicles. There always se to be some that grow first and then a group that grow together. Can't they keep stimming you for a bit longer for the group of smaller ones to grow? On my short protocol with my consultant had me take a tablet (forgotten name, will check, only if I need to tell you for future - hope I don't) before starting Stimms ( think from day 15 of previous cycle) which is meant to make your follies grow at a similar rate. It definitely worked! But, hopefully you don't need to know as this cycle will be successful. Xx

Jodie, are you 5dpo or 5days past transfer? Hope you're doing ok.

Turq, how are you hun?

Nobeer...where are you, sorry for having a memory like a goldfish!!

Hi to everyone I've not mentioned. Xx

Hello Stars try and think of what that drug was called. It sounds useful!

I'm feeling a bit better. Had a few glasses of wine and a takeaway with my mam and brother. And tomorrow is my day off.

Anyone else just feel like they are in limbo though? I can't fully enjoy my mostly lovely life without another baby. I wish I could be hypnotised into being happy with one.

Not long til my next cycle next month. Then there will be no wine allowed.

Res, have you decided what you're going to do about testing?

Cups, when do you get scanned again to check your follies?

Stars I'm 5 days past transfer. They put a 5 day blastocyst in on Saturday.

It's a nerve wracking business to be in!

stars I'm 9 weeks 3 days! But still lurking here (and hopefully offering helpful support) cos I love you all. I want you all to come over to Beetle's thread too. I really hope you can be there soon res, I've still got everything crossed for you. And you're not stupid.

Hello, can I join? I shamelessly followed nocupcakes and turquoise here. Been Ttc since August 2011 and just completed our first failed cycle with no eggs collected. Other half has slightly lower than normal sperm count and morphology, but has a varicocele so we were referred back in October 2012. Wondered if I could hang out here for a while with other lovely IVFers?

Turquoise- I know what you mean about the scans. I got a card this am from friends who got married in December telling us baby is due in Nov. At first I welled up, then I felt meh, then I felt really bloody angry at how unfair it all is. God, I need some counselling!

Good luck to everyone on a cycle at the mo. Cheering you on!