Strapping on our lady balls and going menkul because we HATE THIS SHIT!! The Berries: a lovely bunch of 30 something Ladybros TTC #1

[happylass]

The small print:

The Berries have strict entrance criteria: TTC #1 for 12 months+, over 30, NO instadiffers, must have a special pimping pot and absolutely no mention of baby dust/dancing. Not that we're fussy!

Current Ladybros:

Minx 35 - TTC 2.5 years. Stage 4 endometriosis, both tubes blocked, 1 buried ovary, IVF #1 started Aug '15 at Mustache Towers, if all goes well results due mid-Sept.

Smidge 39, TTC since Jan '13. Unexplained. Some high NK cell immune treatment. IVF#1 Short protocol Jul'14 BFN; IVF#2 Nov'14 and IVF#3 Feb'15 both Long protocol BFNs; Natural FET Jun'15 - Another BFN. Trying to work out what to do next.

Happylass, 37, TTC since Aug 2012. 2 failed ICSI cycles, 1 failed FET and 1 abandoned cycle due to poor response. Hoping to start antagonist cycle mid September. HATE THIS SHIT!!

Beaky 35, ttc 3 yrs, 2x failed iui 1 long protocol ivf cancelled, 1 short protocol IVF BFN, very low amh etc etc. In 2ww for 2nd sp IVF.

Tigerdog, 35, ttc since Jan 2013. Unexplained. IVF #1 chemical pregnancy. Currently redoing tests in preparation for IVF #2.

barkingtreefrog 36, ttc since Dec 2011. clomid bfp summer 2013 then mc @7 weeks, iui bfp summer 2014 then mc @6 weeks. Factor V leiden thrombophilia diagnosed at the repeat mc clinic. IUI bfn Jan 2015, IVF bfn April/May 2015. FET bfn August 2015, remaining frozen embryo perished. Pursuing private tests and then long protocol ivf in Oct/Nov.

Lumen, 35, ttc since Nov 2011, unexplained, two IVF cycles in 2014, both bfns, waiting for lap&dye and results of numerous bloods, aiming for one last IVF cycle.

Kuma - 40. TTC 2.9 years. Low AMH high FSH - DH antisperm ABs. Failed IVF June 14 and March 15, cancelled cycle June 15. Last try September 15

Lucieloos, 36, TTC 18 months, low AMH & sperm motility. ICSI#1, April 2015, Czech, 2xblasts transferred, BFN. Icsi#2, cancelled before EC. Icsi#3, 2 mature and fertilised, both to blast and frozen. Icsi#4 in October, embryo banking.

Rain, 34, ttc since March 2012. unexplained. Mystery bfp oct 13, MMC Nov 13. IVF#1 Aug 2015

Sesame, 40, ttc with no dp, on this road for 2 years, multiple failed IVFs, 3 ETs, 1 bfp then mc, poor responder with v low AMH, but still looking for the golden egg.

nolly, 33, TTC 3 years, 1 confirmed MC, 2 more suspected. still in limbo

Spare, 34, TTC 3 years, IVF#1 short protocol + ICSI August 14 BFP but pregnancy loss at 20+ weeks, 3 failed FET, IVF #2 short protocol + PICSI August 15

Funkymonk 33. Ttc since October 2012. Mc June 2013, Mmc dec 2013, mc June 2014. Factor v Leiden thrombophilia. Abandoned IVF Jan 2015 due to thin lining. Abandoned FET Aug 2015 due to thin lining. 4 embies on ice. Cycling again November time I think.

Clem, currently on 3rd Clomid Cycle

Pip - quite simply the Best In Show.

beaky good save! My bloods results were pants, but they've gone ahead anyway and booked me in for EC on Wednesday. It’s all about the menkul… How’s your womble?

Sesame yes certainly yesterday it was much lighter! You have no idea how many times it took me to get that pasted correctly! Anyway how do you feel about ec? Come on Sesames two follies! I feel good about this one!

Morning, I don't want to mess up the perfect list as I'm on my phone, so can someone replace my stats with:

Tigerdog, 35 ttc since Jan 2013. Unexplained. IVF #1 chemical pregnancy. IVF #2 starting in January.

Thank you

My stats for the list:

OTheHugeManatee 36, ttc #1 since Sep 2014. 1 MMC June 15, large fibroid (Gladys) discovered and MRI'd, uterus otherwise (according to Addenbrooks) 'unremarkable'. Still TTC au naturel, but with clinic appointment May 2016 so crossing fingers for a FUFC.

Can you remove me from the list? All done with ttc now, if a miracle happens then I won't be annoying everyone by announcing it on here, but after 3 failed IVFs we are retiring from the runners and riders. Best of berry luck to you all x

Smidge 39, TTC since Jan '13. Unexplained. 3 IVFs and 1 FET all BFNs. 4th IVF yielded one last blasto, currently frozen and due to be transferred in early 2016.

Lumen would you like to be joint best in show with Pip? Or maybe the legend that is Lumen? And should the miracle happen there is nothing we would love more than to hear about it. Hope you're doing ok lovely
I'm also on my phone but will copy/paste/edit any bits and pieces before the new thread is started. Any ideas for a title?? Something about a Berry protest/waving placards etc??

Thought I'd share this just in case anyone is eligible?

<a class="break-all" href="http://infertilitynetworkuk.com/blog/205/Lister%20FREE%20IVF%20Cycles%202016#sthash.pUzCcAwj.dpufinfertilitynetworkuk.com/uploaded/LFC%2025%20Free%20IVF%20Cycles%202016.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">infertilitynetworkuk.com/blog/205/Lister%20FREE%20IVF%20Cycles%202016#sthash.pUzCcAwj.dpufinfertilitynetworkuk.com/uploaded/LFC%2025%20Free%20IVF%20Cycles%202016.pdf

defined cause is one of the criteria. rules me out. Understandable though (now that I realise the positive stats for ivf are probably all made by couples with blocked tubes or sperm issues).
Makes me wonder if I'd have started all this if they split the stats for the unexplained vs specific in the first place. who am I kidding

Good luck for tomorrow sesame

lumen if you get a miracle bfp you better had tell us! Thinking of you

smidge yes, the majority of the success stories seem to be obvious physical causes (tubes) or male factor. Flogging and dead horse spring to mind. My body has shown me three times that it can't carry a baby, and has failed to get as far as even trying many times more, but still here I am. I am seeing the final ivf as an annoying break from my training programme, nothing more. That will allow us to tick the 'no regrets, we tried everything' box and then move on to adoption.

happy poms poms, placards and a berry barricade - don't cross the berries!!

Yes Barking! "Pom Poms, Placards and Picket Lines. The Berries are putting up the barricades and will not be crossed! A delightful bunch of 30 something Ladybros TTC #1". Or something like that. Bit late for thinking straight.
Sesame all the very best for tomorrow. Let us know how you get on.

happy thanks, nice work on the alliteration! Good luck for your fc appointment. Hope they give you the go ahead for another try.

smidge the rules don't actually seem that well defined. I would say that 'unexplained' is arguably a defined cause of infertility at least for the purposes of the competition. In fact although being part of a couple is mentioned even that doesn't appear to be clear, so perhaps I'm even eligible for this, I've definitely got a defined cause of infertility lasting more than 2 years.....

lumen would love for you to come back and tell us about any miracles.

beaky thanks, on my way to the fc right now. Don't know how I feel tbh. Mind has been flitting between the whole thing being a waste of time and money and the fantasy of introducing my bump to my mum's baby obsessed extended family. Is it today your follow up counselling? How did it go?

barking thanks, how are you doing?
Why is EC always so bleeding early? Waking up at 4.50 makes me so bloody grumpy and I have to be civil to half of the fc, and make lots of Happy Christmas small talk while everything goes wrong round about me....

Who's missing from happy's list? nolly? ungoogs rain?

Nolly's on holiday isn't she? Is it a January start for her?
Rain is taking a step back for a while. I'll put a shout out over on FB to the others and get going with the new thread later today.
Hope all isg oing well with EC Sesame. At least when you're in early you don't have to go so long without food. My first EC was at 11am - I almost bit the nurses arm off when she offered me some toast afterwards!

Just quickly dashing through to say every bit of berry luck for your ec today Sesame, thinking of you this morning.

Good luck sesame!

Any news from Sesame??
NHS appointment started well with the consultant saying we could start again whenever we want. So I asked if my next cycle (ie 6th Jan) would be OK and he said fine. Then went to reception to book in for treatment planning and the earliest appt they have is 3rd Feb by which time I'll be cd4/5 of my next cycle so prob too late to start stabbing then so it'll be early March before we get going. Receptionist was so rude when I pointed out we'd been told we could start early Jan. Don't even know why we need treatment planning - we'd already been told we are using exactly the same protocol/meds. So assuming this cycle doesn't work it'll now be too late to go out to Czech in Easter hols (had originally hoped we could go out in Feb half term) which means the next time we can make it out will be end of May. Hate this shit!!!! 😡😡😡

And now I've just written a completely arsey email to the clinic manager so I would't be surprised if we don't end up getting treated at all . Especially as DH had a go at the consultant because we were 40 minutes late being called in and no one in reception had the decency to even mention that they were running late! Can anyone tell that I'm really past caring!!
Think we need a new, more positive thread!! Will get on the case!

Me again!! Just found 12 Northisterone in the drawer so I'm going to delay my cycle in the hope I can start early Feb Anyone know how many you need to take per day? Can't remember if it's 2 or 3. Either way I should have enough to hold AF off for a day or 2 and hopefully that'll be enough.

I'll be over here if anyone's looking for me....

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2529829-Pom-Poms-Placards-and-Picket-Lines-The-Berries-are-putting-up-the-barricades-and-will-not-be-crossed-A-delightful-bunch-of-30-something-Ladybros-TTC-1

Oooh I'll reply on t'other thread...

...last one out turn off the lights