The Berries: On knockerwatch, sniffing willies and clinging to the coat tails of the continued clusterdiff (thread 21)

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The smallprint –
Berries have a strict entrance criteria (TTC #1, over 30, TTC for 12+ months, NO instadiffers, must have a special pot and definitely no mention of baby dust or baby dancing).
Those not abiding by the rules may be escorted from the premises.

Hey kuma another crosspost! I had orgalutran rather than cetrocide but it hated it just the same! The needles were really blunt and a pain to jab in. I think the worst were actually the 2 trigger shots as there was loads of liquid to inject. Sorry lumen, you've got that to look forward to tomorrow. You probably have a different trigger shot to me though so no need to worry!

My Ovitrelle trigger shot was smaller than my stim doses and had a very fine needle so didn't really hurt. I was on a high dose of Gonal F! On my last day I did one jab of 300 of Gonal F, then another of 75 from another pen, a vial of cetrotide and then the trigger shot 4 hours later. Felt like a pin cushion.

Oh FFS, just got a text from a friend I blocked on fbook when she had her first baby and I was struggling with ttc. She's only friggin' 7 months pregnant. So that's baby number two since we started trying. Fuckity fuck. Whyyyy????!!! Etc.

gin for you otters, and you too barking if you're a gin fan. glad you're being looker after so well.

hope you're feeling better now rain and tiger...

I'm off to a bottle of vino and my book (dh on nights so guilt free boozing it is).

Company sounds good barking and a dog walk might be good to clear the cobwebs.

kuma how are you doing?

chloe Italy aren't really doing it either!

otters enjoy the gin and don't feel guilty!

My stats for the list:

Tigerdog, 33 (for one more month) ttc since January 2013. Unexplained after a range of investigations, follow up appointment at the FC in September.

Just took my temperature as I've gone from shivering to burning and its 101! Not sure what is causing it - food poisoning or possible uti maybe (tmi but have had thrush type symptoms for a couple of days and my back is killing). Really hoping I can sleep it off as I have acu in the morning and want to enjoy my weekend!

otters I'm so sorry, that sucks. It's so tough when people are on their second and we're still waiting for number 1 . Not fair. Still, as the lovely feather reminded us, our time will come.

I got a really lovely email from the chasing rainbows lady after I updated her as she'd asked. If anyone hasn't already got a plan from her and is feeling like you don't know what to do next, I'd highly recommend it. not getting commission I promise

Hi yes lumen, advice on ec, have a shower before but no make up or deo. Pack a bag, put in sanitary towel-they will offer you one but you might want your own-as you will bleed a little afterward. I was told not to eat anything from 8am, and no drink from 8.30. Pack some snacks e.g. Plain biscuits for afterward and a nice bottle of water too. You could pack a dressing gown but I didn't need it nor slippers. Take your documents with you in case they ask you about dates and stuff. Give yourself plenty of time to get there and let your dh wait on you afterward as you're not meant to use electrical appliances, drive or use knives. Get some crappy films to watch and take it easy! I was quite bloated afterward, that's normal you should drink lots of water.

Thanks for all the helpful advice ladies, you are a lovely bunch of berries. Hope everyone is feeling better today than yesterday and that you have nice plans for the weekend. We are babysitting a 13mth old this evening for friends, not great timing but been in the diary forever. Am taking next week off as sick leave as don't want to be commuting and there is so much uncertainty about a day 2/3/5 trf. DH has taken holidays so looking forward to 8 whole days together

Lumen sounds like you have it sussed, and enjoy your 8 days with your dh!

Otters what a rubbish text to get. I agree it's absolutely shit and not fair at all. Enjoy your gin and and

Nolly I was also dh last night so Internet shopped and drank plenty of red! Have to go into work this morning though, boo.

Tiger and Rain how you both doing? Hope the illnesses have gone.

Kuma how are you getting on? Is it long left now?

Barking how are you feeling today? Thanks for sorting the stats list! I think mine are pretty similar to the start of this thread, it's gone so fast.

I think I'm about 8dpo today. Nothing noticeable going on so just trying to get ready for holidays!

Looking after a friend's dog this weekend. She barked all night. DH got up at midnight, then 1am, then 4am, then 6am and I got up at 7.30am. Bloody yapping thing. Going to tire her out today so she sleeps tonight.

Bleeding has stopped. I still feel nauseous and have cramps but I'm going to drag myself out for a walk anyway because I think it's going to be the only way to get the bleeding going.

I emailed my head yesterday to explain what was going on but said I was intending to be at work on Monday anyway as I didn't want to take any more time off. I also explained that I didn't know what would happen physically but would let her know asap if it looked unlikely I would be leave the house. I got no reply. I did get an email from her with the agenda for a meeting I've got to go to after school on Monday, so she clearly got my email. 4 weeks left and I'm leaving anyway....

lumen taking the time off sounds very sensible. Are you having needles as well? I lose track of who's trying acupuncture. I'm having a break from mine and when we try IUI again in September I'll go to someone different who apparently uses thinner needles!

barking thinner needles sounds good! No acu for me as I hate needles but I have been seeing a fertility reflexologist. Will see her sometime this week but depends when ET is.

Hope you enjoy your walk today and don't go in on Monday if you don't feel like it.

Boo to shit bosses Barking. But a new job that will be much better for you is round the corner as you say. Our dog used to do that when we first got her, it's exhausting (dunno how I'd cope with a baby!)

Lumen how do you find the reflexology? I'm waiting on someone coming back to me re acupuncture.

Feather how are you and aren't you for glasto next weekend? I'm so jealous but at least I'll be on hols! Who are you going to see? Dolly? I love her! Will you let us know all about it please?!

How's everyone else this weekend? Bushy RP and Win how's things with you differs? Hope you're too sick RP

beaky I love the reflexology, I was a sceptic before I went but she has done good things. She is a little bit woo and sometimes reminds me of phoebe from friends when she realigns my chakras (whatever they are!)

barking don't let the bastards (boss) get you down. You have enough on your plate and as beaky said - you're out of there in a month so pay ji mind and take the time off that you need. Hope you get to go for your walk.

otters utterly rubbish text. Hope you're feeling better today.

beaky I'm ok thanks. Trying to keep calm as a bit anxious but seems v insensitive to go on about it on here. Came to the conclusion last night that it's all out of my control, so whatever happens, happens. Sadly, I'm not going to go to Glastonbury now. OH thinks it's a bad idea as does acu lady - she thinks the severe shifts in temparatures wouldn't be good (camping and it gets so cold in Somerset in the early hours), coupled with fatigue and all that goes with the Glastonbury experience would not be a good idea for me. I thought about it, and my hayfever is so bad right now that I'd probably spend the whole time miserable from that alone (can't take anything for it), so it looks like I'm out. OH leaves on Monday and goes for a whole week as he works there. Watching him pack his rucksack is making me very ! How are you?

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend and getting some sun.

Barking how are you? Thinking of you today!

With the boss's email, that is the kind of thing that would wind me up massively, but recently I have tried thinking of the "best-case scenario" when someone does something apparently thoughtless, as it makes me feel better as I'm not so eaten up, iyswim.

So maybe your boss is on email but has a stack to work through so didn't see yours yet. Maybe she's sorting out paperwork for Monday and thinking "will work through my emails tomorrow". Or maybe she doesn't have time to send a long response now and doesn't want to respond abruptly.

Anyhow hope things are going as well as can be expected. Lumen are you gearing up now??

So wait lumen I don't know about ivf, will the egg transfer also be this coming week??

Hi rp, the collection will be Monday which is counted as day 0. My dh will do his thing whilst my eggs are being collected and they will all be put together to get jiggy on Monday night. We then get a call on Tuesday to say how many fertilised. Depending on how well the cells divide (and how many fertilise) we will either have a day 2, day 3 or day 5 transfer (so weds, thurs or sat). Their aim is to get to day 5 and for the embryos to get to blastocyst stage. But it all depends on the quality and how they are dividing. This is where IVF can shed light on egg, sperm and embryo quality which we have not had before with our 'unexplained' infertility.

If a day 2 or 3 or a non blastocyst day 5 then we should have two put back (FC policy). So it is a wait and see game now. DH won't talk about all the possible outcomes (think he is in self preservation mode). Am feeling very swollen and uncomfortable today

barking I think rps tactic is a good one, however if it transpires that your head is being an insensitive dick then at least you have the comfort of knowing it's only a few short weeks to go till you're outta there! Thanks for offering to update stats - mine are the same except I am now 33 (sniff)

lumen hope you're coping with the discomfort in today's weather, and fx for a day 5 transfer too.

otters sorry you've also had a double whammy pg friend announcement. I think for me it was just that it highlighted how bloody long it's been since we started down this road. So painful.

tiger I hope you're better today, I am still feeling shit. No more vom and (tmi alert) the other end has calmed down, but I just feel rough now and really weak. So typical I get food poisoning the nicest weekend of the year!

Go mr p!! We met a load of nice army folk at a meet and greet where I represented our school, terribly nice chaps, kept thinking of James blunt!

Like your take on thinking of the best outcome feather I tend to think the worst of things and really need to stop it, I think you made really good points about why the head might not have replied, also as rain says if they're a dick you've only got 4 more weeks!

lumen how exciting it's all happening for you. Me and dh were in a bit of disbelief on our ec day.

Grr for friend's announcements otters, hope the gin was good!

Just spent the afternoon with friends and their 3 kids inc little 4 mth old baby-very cute and got a few crafty questions in! Think it was quite an idyllic afternoon as kids were good and we were all out in the garden, in the sunshine so gave dh a good impression of kids.. Not so naive to think it'll all be like that though!! He said to me later that everything is coming together and my thoughts immediately went to ' yes, for now'- how negative is that... Know what you mean re the anxiety feather, you think it's all going well so something will come along to cock it up. Need to think day to say and be positive in the now, what will be will be. Sorry you're not off to Glastonbury but sounds like the right choice.

feather I think its a wise decision not to go to Glastonbury, although shame that you can't go! Having been a few times, I don't think I could hack it if I was pg! I always wish I was there when I watch on TV though. I do love festivals, but haven't been to one in a couple of years as we were nervous about planning one and then ending up pg. Hope the hayfever isn't too bad.

bushy its only natural to be hestitant, but I'm sure your DH is right, and it is all coming together nicely for you.

barking if you head isn't happy about it then sod 'em. Not much longer to get through until you're out if there. Hope you managed to get out and had a good day.

Rain poor you, sounds gruesome. I didn't have the vomming, but my head was pounding and I was ragingly hot and shivering at the same time. Woke up this morning, and although my bbt was much higher than it would normally be, it wasn't a fever anymore. Felt well enough for acupuncture and to do various not at all exciting house jobs like buying carpet and choosing patio slabs.

beaky hope you didn't have to spend too long at work on a lovely Saturday!

lumen hoping those eggs are getting ready for collection. 8 days of with your DH sounds like a good plan!

otters the pregnancy announcements never get any easier do they?

Definitely going to be taking it easy this evening, head still killing and appetite not quite back to normal. The plus side of being unwell over the last couple of weeks is that I have lost a few pounds.

Tiger that's always the plus side I think of. My cousin and I had our wisdom teeth out and both thought the plus side was weight loss because our mouths were so sore you could only eat soft stuff really slowly!! Sorry you've been feeling so rough.

Rain, are you watching?

The football, I mean...

Barking, sorry to hear your head seems inconsiderate but I do like Feather's idea of thinking the best rather than the worst.

Otters, sorry about the pg announcements. It will be our time soon.

Feather, good call re Glastonbury.

Hope you've all be enjoying the sun. Been trying hard but spent hours with DP choosing new trousers. It was quite fun observing the men's fitting rooms, though (not in a pervy way, of course)

now, the football requires all my attention....

Indeed, come on Ghana!!! My team in one of our sweepstakes! Love it if they beat Germany, sorry rain!!

rain hope you're feeling better.

Well you are all very lovely thinking the best of people but I'm afraid there's no way my head hasn't read that email! And she still hasn't replied...

Any How I Met Your Mother fans in here? I need to have a massive rant about the latest episode but I don't want to spoil it for anyone who might have recorded it and not seen it yet......