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Come on Eros! Shoot your --man fat-- arrow through the heart of this February bus and give us our babbies!

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purdeybirdie · 13/02/2015 19:37

Do you love being elbow deep in your cervix? Can you tell your cream from your egg? No, we're not talking Cadbury, we're talking vadge juice. Come and join the fingering fillies on our flight of fecundity (see what I did there?).

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purdeybirdie · 14/02/2015 20:44

Ahhhh, Lucie, chromosomal testing of embryos is amazing! Brilliant stuff. It's hard choosing clinics, but I believe thorough research will take you where you are meant to be. Please continue to let us know how you are doing on each stage of your journey, won't you? It's surprising how you can be of help to others, even those who may be lurking. You are about to embark on a huge adventure. Don't be afraid..you have nothing to lose and absolutely everything to gain Smile

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Nomio230 · 14/02/2015 20:47

Mummy, I am so sorry to hear that. I hope there is some good news soon.

Sparkly, if it is any consolation, dh says that Italy played really well!

Welcome, Crazy. You don't have to have been in prison, but we recommend it. Shock

I found this regarding labs with embryoscopes. Guys and St Thomas, which is where I have been referred is on there, but not sure if they just use it for private patients or if us lowly NHS get it too.

www.parallabs.com/products/time-lapse-system/find-a-clinic/

Nomio230 · 14/02/2015 20:50

Dh is currently making our desert. Warmed up maple & pecan pastries & Haagen Dazs. I might not be sticking to my diet today.

I have had really bad lower back pain today. Am not thinking it could be a symptom, honestly!

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purdeybirdie · 14/02/2015 20:54

crazy, I think Willow's lovely; I like 'W's. Nancy was going to be a Walter.

Woodpigeon, please don't keep thanking me, lovely. I only seem like an oracle to some of you because you have not had to spend three years trying for a baby and spending every hour hunched over studies and journals on the computer and IVF forums and other TTC sites. If I can regurgitate information to someone on here who I think could benefit then I am happy. I don't want to set myself up as an expert though. And I try not to repeat anecdotal evidence on here; it's not helpful.

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lucieloos · 14/02/2015 20:55

Thanks Purdey! Would you recommend going for the chromosomal testing then even though it's our first cycle? I've only started reading up on it tonight so don't know that much about it really. Will definitely keep you posted on how it's all going! My only worry in the back of my head is what if this doesn't work either and we just can't have a baby?! I know I need to keep thinking positively though.

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purdeybirdie · 14/02/2015 20:56

Nomio, has Clomid made you gain weight? Is your middle fatter? I am six pounds heavier but look worse in profile around the middle. I am slim and fit normally and I can't see how else I have gained this weight and belly fat except for hormonal changes.

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purdeybirdie · 14/02/2015 21:03

Lucie, isn't the testing part of the price package? I'd snap their hands off. I'm very particular how I spend money and so I made absolutely sure that I threw absolutely every last penny we had at the technology that I knew would pinpoint the best embryos.

Every single woman who has ever made a decision to have IVF has been terrified of being a mystery barren for whom no clinic in the world can help get pregnant. These fears are normal and to be expected. When you start to feel panicky about these thoughts, get up and go to your research and look at the stats and rates of success. You have a huge chance of success in Czech, especially with embryo testing Thanks

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Sparkly123 · 14/02/2015 21:05

mummy I'm so sorry. What a terrible night you are having too. We are all thinking of you and I will say a prayer for you fil Flowers

Nomio230 · 14/02/2015 21:05

Purdey, yes! I have put on several pounds despite not changing what I eat & my waist looks terrible at the minute. I have always been fat curvy, but am normally an hourglass shape. Lately I have noticed that my stomach is just thick & blobby.

I couldn't figure out why, but I think you are right & it must be the Clomid.

I am joining the gym next week in a bid to fight the flab.

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purdeybirdie · 14/02/2015 21:06

Ugh. I will totally shut the frig up now.

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purdeybirdie · 14/02/2015 21:07

Nomio! Yes! Thick and flabby! I am flipping fed up.

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juneybean · 14/02/2015 21:08

You're our Oracle purdey so pleased to have found you otherwise I would have been jizzing blindly!

Nomio230 · 14/02/2015 21:15

Stupid Clomid. I wouldn't mind if it actually got me upduffed, but no sign yet. Hmm

lucieloos · 14/02/2015 21:22

Aww thanks purdey you have made me feel a lot better Smile

The genetic testing isn't part of the package unfortunately but can be added on. It's not particularly cheap but so much cheaper than it would be in the UK. I just want to do everything possible to increase our chances for the first round.

victoria401 · 14/02/2015 21:27

I'm thick and flabby without Clomid lol! Wish I had an hourglass shape, I'm totally straight up and down. No waist, no hips, no thighs....

Nomio230 · 14/02/2015 21:44

We always want a different body shape to the one we actually have!

Pikz · 14/02/2015 22:03

Off to march and cycle 14 :(

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purdeybirdie · 14/02/2015 22:04

I'm happy with my body shape. It's the fat covering it I'm upset about.

Lucie, figure out the cost of two IVF cycles with Reprofit (if the first one did not work and you hadn't opted for the testing). Then compare that to one cycle where you pay for the testing. You really want to chuck your money at this cycle; no-one wants repeat trips abroad to try things they could have tried first time around but felt were too 'extreme' for a beginner. Nothing is a waste of time or money if it concerns testing those five day embryos. It will make the world of difference to your hopes and confidence.

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purdeybirdie · 14/02/2015 22:07

Aw, Juneybaby, thanks for those kindly words Smile I am rooting massively for you; I want this to work for you so, so much. Do you have a girlfriend? You sound too much fun to be single. Ugh. Is that patronising? It wasn't meant to be.

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purdeybirdie · 14/02/2015 22:07

Sorry, Pikz Sad

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MissMrsMummy · 14/02/2015 22:12

Sorry pikz Sad

mummy sorry you're having such a difficult day/eve Flowers

juneybean · 14/02/2015 22:22

Haha no I'm happily single! Women are too much like hard work... Wink

Just got home from work, and the sperms are taunting me in the kitchen, freaking me out that I have to deal with that canister tomorrow or Monday.

juneybean · 14/02/2015 22:22

Oh Pikz so sorry :(

Giddymamma · 14/02/2015 22:27

Aw purdey, Fanks. ?? I have a w! A little wilf(red). Anyway, no time to post. Spent last two days pointlessly peeing or wrapped in the sweaty embrace of one of the two men I love. I've barely got dressed. He's spent the whole time chewing my boob....

Yup, I'm talking about the wilfy, not the oh. After a scary trip to out of hours doc yesterday my boy has been full of a chest infection, and only mummy cuddles help.

Going a bit bonkers with him attached to me. Tried so hard for weeks to sit on cacoa nib section of the bus but can safely say the jar of Nutella bought in anticipation of pancake day wil need replacing....

And where is aurora? come, bring your little feeder with you. We can discuss fake symptoms and how to overcome our next urges to pee on sticks for no reason. and ignore nagging suspicion that tots must stop feeding if they want to have a sibling (big hugs! The one i took this morning was a bfn too!)

Mummy, horrible time, especially hard for you to have to wait on your own with scared littleys. Hope you get some good news.

Evening all others.

Giddymamma · 14/02/2015 22:35

Hee hee juney! Don't be afraid of the spermies! They have come to help you!! Wink