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

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

Sucking - congrats on being PUPO. And good luck for the next 10 days. I do not you that wait!!!

Thanks Nobeer and Stars. My mum makes me amazing foods full of beans and pulses but that's not everyday and I'm the worst cook! I do eat fish though, so I'm trying to have more of that rather than pasta or a bowl of cereal at night! Need to keep going with the water though...

Just got back from our consultation with the clinic. I think I'm going to get AF over the weekend so it would have been a bit rushed to start IVF next cycle, although he said we could if we wanted. But think we'll wait til next cycle (whenever that may be with my horrible long cycles!) and go for it next time. Also gives a bit of time to have a holiday and just take a breather from all of this for a bit.

Looking forward to hearing some good news from you girls (esp Sucking) soon!

Hi I'm checking in from NYC on my OTD.

Congrats on being PUPO Sucking ??

Well I've done a test this morning, it looked like a bfn after 3 minutes but then I held it under a light and I could see the thinnest faintest line. I'm thinking it's an evap line as I'm not sure it is pink at all. I've taken a picture (disclaimer I took it 30 mins after testing and it is more visible). Can anyone else even see it? I've tried to attach a photo. I'm 17 days post day 2 transfer so it should be a big fat line if it was positive. DH is fast asleep, I know he would say he can't see the line as with our very obvious BFP from last time he tried to claim he didn't see it!

Scratch that post! DH has woken up and examined the test. He actually agrees that he can see the line but he says it is gray/white definitely not pink and he thinks it is actually slightly to the side of where the line should be. I know he's right so I'm calling it a bfn and stopping the evil bum bullets. Thanks for all the support everyone. Being on holiday has been a good distraction but we have still had a few down moments as we seem to keep getting stuck behind pregnant women/families with tiny babies. I probably won't be around for a little bit while I try to forget about this for a while. Good luck everyone

Cups I'm sorry it didn't turn into a BFP. Understand you need some time away but come back when you're ready and we will be here. Lots of love and enjoy the rest of your holiday. It's looks absolutely amazing.

Sorry to hear that cups. It's just so unfair. Enjoy NY as much as you can and be kind to yourself. Xx

So sorry to hear that you didn't get a miracle BFP cups

I hope the rest of your stay in New York is enjoyable, and we'll all be happy to see you back on this thread whenever you're ready. Take care of yourself

Thank you all for the good wishes for my 2ww.

A Valium pill seems to just be a standard thing they offer to all patients an hour before their transfers at my clinic, and I certainly wasn't going to say no to anything which might make the process easier on me! Just wish they had magic pills (or a coma!) for the 2ww.

I'm a gibbering mess over the whole thing really, mostly due to a total absence of symptoms to obsess over. I keep hoping and hoping for twinges and cramps which might be burrowing embryo/s, spotting which might be implantation bleeding, but I've got nothing. But then I didn't have any symptoms whatsoever from the IVF meds either, and they obviously worked, so I suppose I shouldn't draw too many negative conclusions from the fact that I feel totally normal and very un-pregnant. Hard not to worry about it though.

DH is also driving me round the twist. He's turned into a giant flapping mother hen, won't let me do anything, hovers constantly and insists on waiting on me hand and foot. I know I sound ungrateful, and he's only doing it because he cares, but having him leap up like a demented jack in the box wanting to know what I need every time I move is getting just a little wearing. The constant flow of cups of (decaf) tea is something I could get used to though

Definitely don't feel driven to eating chicken just because you don't cook Rach.

I prepare a lot of easy stuff and am satisfied with my protein intake. Full fat Greek yogurt with blueberries is my favourite breakfast. Cheese, spinach and mushroom omelets are also good.

My go-to lunch at the moment is diced avocado, canned black beans (just rinsed and drained), some halved cherry tomatoes mixed with a couple of tbsp of shop bought salsa and a good sprinkle of grated cheese.

I also make a lovely easy pureed split pea and veggie soup quite often.

And I snack a lot on Almonds, pumpkin seeds and Brazil nuts.

It's definitely doable without meat.

Oh, and yes, having a breather from the whole infertility thing and then being ready to really commit to it is probably a much better idea than flinging yourself headlong into it at short notice. I could have cycled a month earlier than I did as all our prerequisite tests were done by then, but we chose to have what could be one last month of relaxing together and drinking lots of wine

Really sorry that your tests didn't turn positive Cups. Taking a break from mumsnet for a while sounds like a good plan. We'll all be here and on the fb when you're ready x

Argh my new clinic won't let me go ahead without amnion to date smear result and it was due during my last round of ivf. I rang for an appointment to be told I needed a period first. It just started yesterday (8 weeks after my cycle failed) so I'm booked in for 17th June then I have to get my results before i can start. I go away on holiday on 16th August and I really don't want to be going through EC when I'm away as I will be two hours from the clinic. This is really going to delay things.

My smug pregnant SIL has announced baby number two (2 in two years, girl and a boy natch) will have a name very similar to my son's. This has really pissed me off. There are already three grandchildren with the same initial so it will be really confusing. Ah let her crack on. I'll have a babba by next year I'm sure.

Oh Turq that's so frustrating. I honestly think with ivf that the waiting is the worst bit. Fingers crossed your smear results turn up quickly. I cant remember, are you on long or short protocol?

Hi everyone
I due to start short protocol this month.
My period has started today but I have a job interview tomorrow and one Tuesday as well.

Think Wednesday will be too late for me to see them and start my injections? Will be day 4 I suppose so might be. Argh. I was hoping not to come on until tomorrow. Both interviews are all day and the clinic is an hour away so I won't fit it in before or after. Why does everything come at once?!

Sorry for drunken ramble last night. Better on here than in person though! I don't know which protocol I'll be on this time. I'm hoping for short but was on long last time. Consultation is on Tuesday.

Welcome Snow, I didn't start injecting til cd7 so you mightn't be too late. The support is wonderful here so you've come to the right place for rants and advice! What's your infertility history? Do you have any other kids?

Hey Turq, ramble away! I guess if you end up on short protocol, there's a good chance you can still get egg collection out of the way before your holiday.
Welcome Snow, I'm afraid i don't know much about short protocol, but, as Turq says, everyone has on here is v lovely and supportive.

Hi Snowcherries, welcome aboard. I did long protocol myself so I don't know for sure, but think it will depend on your clinic if you are able to cycle this month or not, as they are all a little different with their requirements and timings. All you can do is phone as early as you can on Monday and ask them.

Ramble away Turq it all sounds very stressful. All the endless waiting around followed by frantically rushing about trying to meet all the requirements is enough to make you lose your mind.

Thanks Sucking, Shep and Snow! Lots of S's!!

I'm on day 4 of my cycle now and have my consultation tomorrow so I'm thinking if the fierce receptionist doesn't mention my lack of smear I might even get started this week. This is probably wishful thinking but I'm chomping at the bit to get going now!

Spoke to my clinic this morning and due to staff holidays they can't fit me in this cycle!
We are on holiday next month so that's me out until August by which time our 12 month blood tests will have expired and it will cost another £400!

I'm really cross. Really really cross.

That's shit snow. Would they not waive the charge in light of the inconvenience for you? I hope all this hassle is worth it in the end for us.

I don't know.

I'm feeling really defeated today. Everywhere I look there are pregnant women. I just feel really worn down. Dh's dad is also extremely unwell so dh is practically living at the hospital. I feel like I haven't seem him for a fortnight. And when he is here he is understandably on edge.

You know how you keep thinking 'things have to get better'? And then they don't. Instead they get worse.
Sigh.

Oh hon, I know exactly what you mean. I'm sorry to hear about your FIL, that must be really tough on top of everything.

I know your treatment might take longer than you thought but better to have everything in place with no staff holidays delaying things. I'm thinking holidays will also delay things for us too. It's always some sort of holiday or Christmas, Easter whatever getting in the way!

Well it's not going to be me who breaks the bad luck streak on this thread. Tested this morning with a First Response and got a single clear line and not even a tiny hint of a squintable second line. Blood test tomorrow morning to confirm, but I've felt all along really that it hadn't worked, so am not particularly surprised.

On the upside its going to be and all round on my birthday this weekend and I do at least have two frosties waiting in the freezer, so life could be worse.

I'm so sorry it didn't work Sucking. Hope your birthday is a good day and you can use your frosties soon xx

Sucking, really sorry to hear your cycle hasn't worked. It's shit. I hope you get blasted on your bday tho and have lots of fun with friends. It's good to have your frosties waiting for when you feel ready to go for it again. X