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.

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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:

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. 3 failed ICSI cycles, 1 failed FET and 1 abandoned cycle due to poor response. Awaiting next and final cycle with own eggs hopefully Feb/March time. HATE THIS SHIT!!



Beaky 35, ttc 3 yrs, 2x failed iui 1 long protocol ivf cancelled, 2 short protocol IVF both BFN, very low amh/poor responder etc. 3rd IVF in January.



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. Private tests showed high nk cells activity and th1/th2 as well as mthrfr gene. Started downregging for long protocol ivf in Oct 15 plus two intralipid drips, and got pg. Third mc @ 6.4 weeks despite heparin, intralipids, metafolin and prednisolone. Last Ivf attempt starting February 2016 then on to adoption. 



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 Jan 16. 



Lucieloos, 36, Low AMH & sperm motility. ICSI#1, April 2015, Czech Republic, BFN. Icsi#2, cancelled before EC. Icsi#3 & 4, Embryo Banking. 3 blasts in freezer. Icsi#5 in Czech in Jan. NHS cycle in Feb / March.




Sesame, 40, ttc 2 years with no dp, multiple failed IVFs, 4 ETs, 1 bfp followed by 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. 



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. Currently experimenting with different cycles in an attempt to thicken lining.

Clem, 39, ttc since 2013. diagnosed with anovulation by nhs so on a course of clomid. no male factor issues. all other test results have come back okay inc. ovarian test reserves. currently being referred back to nhs for single funded cycle.

Nolly, 33, TTC 3 years, 1 confirmed MC, 2 more suspected. Starting IVF in January.



Antonia79 36, ttc #1 since 2009, adhesions made for sticky insides & one tube removed, confirmed NHS IVF route Sept 15, TTC naturally again as recommended by doctor until IVF cycle starts (early - mid 2016) if not conceived by then.



Grin - 35, TTC 3 years, NFI why I can't get pregnant,, 3 X failed clomid attemots, 2 X ICSI failed fertilisations, 1 x IVF BFN. Doing another cycle in Mar 2016 and thinking of embryo donation.



The Roll of honour:

Pip - Quite simply the Best In Show.
Lumen - The Legend that is....

It's worse than repeatedly failing an exam. We don't even know what questions we're getting wrong, so can't do anything to put it right. I feel as if I keep studying maths but little did I know but the examiner wanted Ancient Greek.

I had an interview today. I got quite excited beforehand. even had fun sing-along, turn the volume up songs appear on the radio as I was driving there. It went OK, they didn't ask me any tough questions really, just let me whittle on about my CV. They didn't dwell on my stopping work to try IVF (which I had worried a bit about). But... I now feel really low about it all. Not sure really that it's what I want. I'm guessing reality has set in and the theory of getting my career back on track will make me not want the alternative, parenting life, isn't really working. I had such high hopes, and now I'm dreading a dull, hard work job and nothing on the horizon til retirement.

. Where's that Whisky, Ant? Pass me the bottle.

tiger how did the scratch and appointment go yesterday? are you all set now?

Ant yes, I'm sure we've thought similar before, you are expected to be able to pass but you have no idea how to make that happen because it's not the usual questions. As Smidge says, Ancient Greek. (Although I did love mythology at school )

Smidge if there's one thing that's going well for me at the minute it's my job, I'm still really struggling in other ways but I love this new role and it is helping. Maybe that will happen for you when you get into it? Or could you try something else you really love? I'm sorry you feel so down though. What were your thoughts on adoption etc?

Well my neighbours baby has arrived, and MrB told me some newly wed mates are up the duff now, I'm so jealous I could cry and I hate that the most, I never used to be like that

Scratch rescheduled for 8 September after the clinic cock up. Big bag of drugs in the spare room ready to kick things off.

Glad your job is going well beaky but sorry about the baby bombs. It's just so bloody unfair. Are you still thinking treatment next month? I'm so sick of waiting, if this FET doesn't work I'm getting another cycle in straight away,

Any news on the job smidge? Work used to be my focus but frankly now I couldn't give a fuck about it. I keep changing jobs to keep it interesting though! New job does work wonders for distracting from the shitness of other stuff.

Happy holidays ant!

Oh and yes we should fill this thread up and get a new one going...

Tiger your wait has been ridiculous. I think I've had 3 ivfs in the time you did 1. I so hope that you don't have to do another and this fet is it. Rubbish that the clinic cocked up the scratch though, no ones clinic ever seems to fill me with faith! I don't think we will have treatment any earlier than October (at the earliest) but even then I'm not sure about timings with work and other stuff. I hope that we can do a round oct/nov though. Second NK cells biopsy is mid September so hopefully I'll not need an additional scratch. Who knows though. I am secretly hoping we will get a natural bfp this month after my extra good scratch seemed to have made a difference

Only 3 "pages" left of this thread.

Come on come on come on

The waiting has been shite beaky but the treatment has been free. I will be losing no time in paying for a round asap if the FET doesn't work. I'm not getting any younger...,

Oct will come round very soon, it's only 7 weeks or so away.

Natural BFP would be great. I had some spotting at 8dpo and was kidding myself with theories of implantation but I'm not holding out much hope.

I will put some serious effort into filling up this thread! Time for a new one...,

Where would you cycle Tiger? Half the issue for me is where to go as there are no brilliant options! I can't get to Prague easily due to flights from this region either which makes me worry about how it would work if I did go there!

Argh, that is the million dollar question beaky. There are two private clinics near ish to me. One I wouldn't really want to go to (despite being about a mile away) and the other I would maybe consider but it is still a bit of a trek really so not a convenient choice. Then London is also a reasonable option for me, which opens up a world of choice....CRGH would be a fairly obvious choice, seeing as they already have my notes etc but it's around £10k a cycle. Their success rates are good though. Clinical pregnancy rate on their notice board from FETs for all ages was over 70% in 2013! I would also consider Create like some of the other berries. Czech also an option, although I would rather not use my leave. I think I will make some enquiries now in preparation. We have good savings, so

Oops...so can afford one cycle ok, then the finances start to feel pressured after that. The thought of spending the money and it not working makes me feel very anxious though.

Do you think you'll just go for a local clinic?

Of course, this FET might work, but at the moment I'm not feeling hopeful at all.

tiger beaky I'm pompoming from the sidelines for you both and helping to fill up the tread...

And ant!

*thread

Tiger I think if money were no object for me, I'd cycle at CRGH, their success rates are brilliant. Otherwise my one private local clinic is holding an open day this weekend which I'm going to, but they are between £5-7k depending on what treatments you need (not sure if they do immunes yet though). I'm the same as you, the thought of spending all of that money and it not working makes me feel ill. There is a clinic in Manchester who do a guarantee or a partial refund, I can't remember the name of the scheme though. I think you need to have normal hormone levels like fsh/amh etc, to qualify.

I'm feeling positive for your fet Tiger, it was in my dream after all

Hello Sesame thanks for the thread filling help

I think if I could just get ttc out of the way I'd feel so much better about everything generally. It really brings you down.

Are we still not even at page 37?

Ffs!