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

Ooh colly, all sounding brilliant hope you don't get any more migraines. It was down regging drugs that have me migraines, but they disappeared when I started stimm drugs. Good luck for Monday

Just popping my head in to say hello. Back on the DE wait list at Care...not get discussed it all with DH (so feeling a bit sneaky) but thought it best to get the surgery to remove the tumour over and done with before bringing IVF up (again).

Colly - you will have no dignity left by the end of the process but don't worry, I don't miss mine that much!

Stars - have you made any progress yet? If my plan goes to plan, we might go again Sept/Oct. Could we end up as cycle buddies???

Res, ooh that would be fun. I need to organise an up to date clamydia test (I think) and the scratch for sept cycle, so must get on the case this week actually so I don't miss my slot again! It's been nice in many ways not thinking about tx I have to say, but knowing in the back of my mind it's not 'quite' over is there! Hope we are cycle buddies. That'd be cool.

Ps res, how is your dh doing? X

Had 2nd scan yesterday, 3 eggs mature so we have been booked in for Monday by which time another 3-4 should have mstured. I'm pretty nervous, more about the general anaesthetic as I've never had one before. Jolly glad I won't be conscious for that procedure, & glad they didn't put me back until Wednesday as right ovary feels like it's about pop as it's a bit painful & as for tender boobs - OMG!!

So it's final injection day today yay!, & Two days off work next week fabulous! Except it's BF's sister's birthday Monday so just hope I'm not too sore or groggy to put a smile on for that.

Hi bugs. How are you?!!!
Xx

Colly, enjoy your drug free day tomo! Woohoo! Good luck on Monday, hope all goes smoothly. Let us know how it all goes. Xx

Awww bugs. That's great to hear. You're well over half way. How exciting
Colly, thinking of you tomo

Thanks Stars, all went well today, they got 9 eggs, so fingers crossed they all get fertilised. Felt bad for for couple in next bed as they didn't get any eggs I know we're going through IVF which is in itself is pretty traumatic but at least we have all the other things going in oumr favour (aside my age), but for the meds to not be working ......

Am making the most of Dr's orders to rest and not use any kitchen appliances!!

Hey well done on your 9 eggs! Fab. Keeping all crossed for good fertilisation. So sad for the couple next to you. How utterly heart wrenching to go through all the drugs and EC and not get any eggs they must have had follies to get to ec but they can be empty. Awful. But back to you and it all sounds positive :-)
I'll check in tomo for news

New one on me not using kitchen appliances??!! Was it just cos of GA??

Yeah, it was on the discharge form, nurse didn't say but as a QS I read the T&C's before signing anything - to be fair it only listed cookers, presumably in case you collapse & set fire to the place; but obviously I didn't let on & extended that to all appliances including the kettle!

We went to BF's sister's for her birthday, I felt ok just a bit tender & lightheaded if I stood for too long, but playing with her 9 month old kept me occupied.

Just waiting for the call about embryos. It does seem a little strange to know that (hopefully) fertilisation was happening yesterday without us.... I feel a lot if this experience is rather surreal. Last November we went to out GP to get our fertility checked & thought there would more tests, drugs, treatments before moving on to IVF, but here we are...

Will report in later with news! (Am feeling positive, my bestie is going in to be induced today & our lives have had certain parallel similarities, so I'm hoping she'll be my lucky charm this week!) xx

Colly. Well done not to let on about the kettle to bf clever!!! Lol.

Hope you got a call with good news about fertilisation. I'll be checking back for news

Well, it was mixed news yesterday in that only 2 eggs fertilised. I was rather gutted at such a low number having made it out of the 9. BF's swimmers were still going strong in the morning so at least we know they are surviving, but just not necessarily compatible with all of my eggs! I know we only needed 2 to put back & that is what I kept telling myself before I got the call, but now that means should we need/want to try again we of course don't have the option to freeze any, and there's no choice of the best of the best going back in.

As there are only 2 they don't want to wait until blastocyst, so I am going in this afternoon for the transfer. I know technically I won't be pregnant, but it sure as hell is going the be the closest I have ever been to it (to my knowledge at least).

I have been fretting and getting myself into a bit of tiz over my job for the next two weeks. I'm a QS, which requires me to visit building sites - none of which are less than 2.5 hours away - & I just don't feel comfortable going, you know just in case..... I know that there is nothing I can do specifically to make them stick, but I am certain me getting all worked up is not going to help. Also, I don't suppose my mind will be fully on my work. So I saw my GP yesterday & got myself signed off for 2 weeks! Work do not know about the IVF, so the Dr very kindly kept the note rather vague & put the diagnosis as stress at home. Woohoo! 2 weeks of doing diddly, except a bit of LIGHT housework (emptying the dishwasher, that kind of thing), lounging in the garden with the dog catching some rays (assuming the sun stays with us) & catching up on my Sky+ programmes that BF doesn't watch - such as One Born Every Minute (like I need to torture myself!)

(Sorry for the lengthy message, I've switched to my laptop & can type a lot quicker on this than on the phone!).

Here's to positive thoughts! (Bestie still hasn't had her baby yet, I have sneaky feeling she could be doing the pushing out this afternoon, whilst I'm having the pushing back in!).

Cxx

Hi Colly,
Sorry you didn't have as many fertilised as you'd hoped. I do understand how it feels as on our first ivf we only got 1 fertilise! However on the second one they did ICSI and more fertilised that time and one is my DS!! Hopefully, at least one of your two (if not both) snuggle in nicely and you won't have to worry about next time fingers crossed. And you are 'Pupo' once they've been transferred. Congratulations.

Great you've got signed off and can relax and feel you're giving everything to your 2ww. I found baking and eating brownies on my 2ww is always good

You ok Colly?

Hi folks. Sorry I have been away for a while.

4th of July didn't go off too badly in the end - thankfully. As I would have hated myself afterwards if I'd been a snotty cow in front of DH's massive family, as the vast majority of them are really lovely people. DH's eldest Bro had indeed spilled the beans to his gossipy wife (DH's fault for not swearing him to secrecy) but luckily FIL had done a series of things so monumentally daft the day before the BBQ that our IVF news was really second-rate gossip compared to him I had a few comments, but the vast majority of them were kind and sympathetic without being pitying or too nosy.

One of DHs dippy cousins came and plopped her scrummy fat baby in my lap though and started wittering about how she'd heard I'd surely need the practice soon and she'd just leave him with me while she went and played some volleyball... but MIL came said that wasn't possible as she needed my advice on the food (blatant lie, MIL worked in catering for 20 years) God I love DH's mom, she's excellent.

And actually, some good came of DH's blabbing, because DH's youngest brother's wife came to talk to me and revealed she'd gone through IVF too to get two of her three kids. I had no idea, as she and BIL had kept that very quiet. So it was actually nice to talk to someone in RL who understood.

Then DH and I went on holiday for 10 days, so that was good fun. Just sunning ourselves, drinking wine, and lazing around in our boat on the lake (well, I lazed with my Kindle, DH fished) and we got in a few rounds of golf too as the weather wasn't too hot.

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Unfortunately, my period seems to have gone AWOL since my hysteroscopy It should have arrived 4 or 5 days ago now, but instead I'm getting EWCM and feel more like I'm about to ovulate than bleed.

Which arses up our plans for the FET rather, so due to other commitments it may be October or possibly even November before we are able to transfer our frosties, unless my period shows up within the next couple of days anyway.

Which is a bit of a bugger, as a) I am impatient to get on and have a baby, and b) I really didn't want to be huge and ready to pop in the summer here - having seen one of my SILs struggle miserably in the last two months of her pregnancy with the temperatures getting as high as 40C a couple of times in the weeks before she gave birth.

Oh well, if I get a baby at the end of it I guess I can survive just about anything!

Sorry to hear you didn't get good fertilization after a pretty decent harvest Colly, but as we all know, having lots of eggs and/or high fertilization is no guarantee of a successful pregnancy. Just like low numbers doesn't mean the process will fail.

Someone has to be lucky and hit the jackpot first time, and it has been too long on this thread since someone has been lucky, so hopefully you will be the one!

Hi everyone. Just a quickie but wanted to pop in and say hello and I'm cheering colly on. I'll post more later as I'm frantically busy today but i go for a scratch on 29th July so getting going again. Lovely to see stars and bugs xx

Afternoon all! Sorry I've been a bit quiet for the past few days. The transfer went well, no where near as uncomfortable as I thought it would - considering ones' legs are as high as can be and akimbo! The clinic were running a little behind with their appointments, so I did feel as though I were being rushed through, not so much with the procedure as I'm sure the consultant did things all proper - aside from calling me Charlotte, which is not my name! She's not the first, but I was quite assured that I was getting the correct embryos as the embryologist and nurse did a thorough name check. It does feel rather surreal leaving the clinic knowing what you've had done, and I can't deny I had a certain spring in my step. A little disappointing that the BF couldn't make it back from work in time, but I don't think he missed out on anything other than me giving the final say so to put 2 back - albeit we had already discussed it.

The past few days I've been busy baking & decorating a house-warming/10th anniversary cake (a hobby of mine) for friends; which quite possibly saw my stress levels rise, as fondant, buttercream and this weather do not mix well. Coupled with me having trapped a nerve or something in my neck - which I found is clearly where I carry my tension as soon as I had delivered and assembled the cake the pain eased dramatically!

I finally got myself registered with a dentist on Friday - I only moved to the area 2.5 years ago! Obviously I had to say all that I was going through so he held back on doing the X-rays & then said that he could see signs of stress in my mouth - you think?! Jolly good job I'm off work the next 1.5 weeks; which I want to go slow as I'm in no hurry to rush back, but want to whiz by to 30th when I'm due back for my pregnancy test.

However, that said I will HAVE to do one myself prior; as the BF is booked on an already paid for training course that can't be re-arranged (it's H&S necessary for his job!) & is obviously gutted as he wants to be there when we find out (assuming it's worked and nature hasn't already taken its course). I know I would struggle to hold out until the official test day anyway; but at least now I have a valid reason!

I've also been nursemaid the past couple of days to BF as he seems to have been struck down with either heatstroke or a flu-like bug - hopefully the former purely so as it's not contagious. It's not even man-flu, he has been proper burning up and shivering cold. He seems to be on the mend today thankfully.

Anyway, so that's me!

BTW bestie had a little boy on 17 July, after the hook thingy to break her waters - ouch!!

Thank you for kind wishes stars, sucking & turquoise.

You have my every empathy turquoise for the "scratch" - there could not be a more inappropriate name for that procedure! Hurts like nothing I've every felt - granted I'm sure childbirth is worse, but as my experiences to date go that pretty much tops it.

Sucking, glad the BBQ went off without too much of a hitch. Sometimes it's good that people know sometimes it's not. We were at a BBQ yesterday (cake delivery) & I wasn't drinking and was asked "are you...?"; she knows we've been trying but she doesn't know where we are at with it, but still it's a bit awkward & a tad rude particularly as there's usually the 3 month rule, & say I were pregnant but in the too early stages to want to say anything, then I'd have to lie; which I'm rubbish at with serious stuff (can do a wind up no problem) & caught on the hop. Well I hope the SIL is just generally supportive for you - WHEN you need her. Shame you may have to postpone your next round, just looking at the calendar is all we seem to do at times.

Cx

How are you doing Colly? If you want to join our Facebook group, give me a PM coz I keep on forgetting about this thread. It's completely secret x

How ya doing Colly? As Turq says join us on fb group. So much easier to keep up. And it's secret