Gin you're very sweet, I so hope you're right. It's so nice those of you who've had successes against the odds keep reminding us that it can happen.
Fox how are you lovely. How are you feeling on the progesterone? What day are you on?
Critter I was thinking this morning of my friend who lost her first child at 39 weeks and her two now very boisterous under 5's. I see great things ahead for you. What a terrible year and am so hoping that this is now the start of your happy ending.
Buzzy I had forgotten that about Barry's sperms, bb is even more of a miracle then. The photos of her on t'other place are sooo cute.
Joy I am still revelling in your great news from Friday. I can completely understand the immediately going back to worry mode. But I think you don't need to feel confident, you just need to get through each day, and to make it to the next scan. I hope maybe you can pick up your other project as a bit of a distraction? I feel so excited for you and am sure this must be it now, but as we've said before it's so much harder to feel that for yourself isn't it than for others. Are you still scheduled in for the nhs scan at 11 and 3?
Bunny that's ace news about the scan, is that 20 weeks now? I think it's nice that all of us can post on here how we feel about our respective situation so don't feel it was insensitive. Honesty and support are themes of this thread I think. Do you think that scars of long term ttc are still affecting how you feel, or is it more of a combination of everything you've got going on?
Sam sorry for af, it's the worst feeling when you've had some hope. I am sure stress of ttc can affect things more than we realise.
Ray I can't help thinking for you that you need more information about what's going on. You make embies fine on day 1, and they freeze ok. I think this natural round is a really good thing as it's something different. You may produce the strongest egg all by yourself, and anyway I think something different gives different information. It's just the endless waiting and fitting it all in that is just so hard emotionally isn't it. Has af arrived?
Toes you sound incredibly busy! That appt sounds helpful I'm glad you have a plan. I agree that generally there seems to be better successes when the issue is with the sperm.
Fluffy it distinctly remember one complete sniff fail on my first round when I blew rather than sniffed. Doh! I remember thinking I can't even get that right! I'm sure the cold won't affect things, but do check with your clinic if you need reassurance, that's what they're there for.
Berry keep us posted of your appt on weds, hope it's more useful than the last one. What did they say at the appt?
I was having a think yesterday of all the different things we've tried over the years and just how it's just really crap that none of it worked out. But I think I'll feel better once we start another cycle. The plan for me is I go back this week to have bloods taken to send to Chicago for immunes testing. I thought the full Chicago immunes cost £2k and these ones are £500 so no idea if it's the full set or things are just cheaper outside of London? Anyway the treatment they'd prescribe if it did flag up an immune issue is only what I have taken before under Mr S so I'm not overly excited about this. And it's blood taken from the arm and there's all that debate about how relevant it is isn't there. Anyway I go back for an appt 2 weeks after that. I think that would mean the earliest I could start would be mid dec and I don't know if they'd do that if EC was likely over Xmas. We didn't get that far. They don't prescribe growth hormone and he was very dismissive of using gestone as well as cyclogest and tried to say no clinics did this. ? As I could name 3 that I know for a fact do, that probably put him in a bad mood. Docs hate being contradicted in any way don't they! But he did say long protocol. It's the only feasible Ivf option I could fit in with work at the moment and am happy to give it a go, I can't think whether another option would work out better iykwim. I'm just hoping that our issue has been a combination of septum / immunes / eggs and maybe just maybe that it could all come together. Feeling a bit doom like thought that my days are numbered. I think more than anything it's the way it makes you feel as a personal assessment of you that's a fail. Anyway, happy Sundays everyone and waves to anyone I missed.
Nelly I'll be looking out for your news.