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[BorisIsBack]

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No entry requirements, only that you join in supporting us all to destination BFP.

[birdboo]

Happy birthday blueberry and magpie

Fingers crossed for you genghis

No news here. Still waiting for AF to clear off. We (me and DH) did have a good chat last night about all of it. He was suprisingly open about things.

[BorisIsBack]

Happy birthday blueberry. and all round :)

[NurseRosie]

Wow, you guys have been busy since I last checked in. Hope everyone's ok.

Happy birthday Magpie and Blueberry. Hope you are both having an amazing day.

Thanks for the advice about the apps and websites. I think I'll try FF. AF has gone so back to the BMS. Trying too relax but work and uni are so stressful. Think I'm too stressed to get PG ATM.

Boris, it sounds really promising for you. So hopeful for you.

FX for everyone with the current or forth coming cycles x

[DizzyNorthernBird]

Hi all!

Hope you're all good!

Happy birthday maggers and blueberry! I hope you've both had a fabulous day! magpie I hope you haven't been feeling too shitty & have been able to enjoy yourself!

genghis work has been good thanks, been very busy at court all week and I'm working late shifts all weekend but I'm happy to be back, so the time off obviously did me good!

Sorry to all who got af, fx she clears off quickly for you all!

boris that's great to hear your eggs have been getting on well with dh's sperm! What happens next?

sammy how's things going with you?

I'm now cd21, I think ov might have happened yesterday but after last months false rise I'm not got to rest on my laurels just yet. Temp did jump up by over 0.2 today but I've been seeing small increases for three days so who knows. We dtd last night and cd18 but that's all. DP's SA is booked for 14 Apr, so got a little while to wait but it's nothing after the past year.

Sorry to anyone I've missed! Will try and check in more over the next few days!

[loopylou1984]

Waves to everyone, 2 bums net birthday!! Happy birthday guys, have we turned this in to a party bus?!

I'm ok, scan went well, lining is 7mm which is the best it's been (although I'd like thicker) and embryo transfer is now booked for thursday morning!

[DizzyNorthernBird]

Fantastic news sammy! I take it 7mm falls within an optimum range?

Excuse my ignorance, but how do they get the embryo in? Via the traditional route or is there another way?!

[FuzzyOwl]

Just wanted to say happy birthday Magpie and Blue. I hope you had a lovely day and your BFP very soon. X

[Hopefulbabydust]

Hi guys I'm very new here so you might have to bare with me lol, I'm currently 7dpo and having snot like cm with a slight yellow twinge too it so sorry if tmi and been having constant niggles right above my bikini line & im constantly bloated, I'm really hopefully this is baby no 2 as oh has already said he doesn't want any more babies so this is my only hope really, I know I'm already extremely lucky as I already have my lo but have been craving another since I gave birth! I've already got some internet cheapies but really don't want to see a bfn so trying to stop myself from testing, I never get any pains until af is here and I've only ever had that sort of cm when I was pregnant before so am really hopeful, anyone else had any similar symptoms? I'm a terrible symptom spotter so i hope it's not a mind over matter thing, thanks again ladies!!

[GenghisKahnSchmitz]

Birthday twins! happy birthday Magpie and Blueberry I hope you both had a wonderful birthday!

DizzyM glad to read the acupuncture went well. The dtd timing sounds interesting - did she advise anything in particular? Good luck coming up to OV time.

Gulp Sammy - next Thursday! How exciting...and glad to read your lining was a good measurement. If this is a party bus, then you get to be the resident head banger

Boris Ha ha at 'divide and conquer' but I really hope they do. Excellent news about the 10 eggs, and fingers crossed everything continues so positively.

Blueberry I hope your appointment comes through soon, it's so annoying especially when there's nothing you can do about it. I hope you manage to put it out of your mind for your birthday weekend x

I hope AF clears off soon Bird. I'm glad to read you're able to have a good conversation about it all with your DH - it helps to know what the other person is thinking. After we've finished all our tests I know DP and I will have to have some direct conversations, which I'm not particularly looking forward to but needs must and all that.

[GenghisKahnSchmitz]

Great news about getting DP's SA appointment DizzyN. Mine has his at the end of the month but may have to be away with work so it may be postponed (grumble). Fingers crossed for well-timed dtd...how long are your cycles usually?

Glad AF has gone Nurse. I hope you're able to relax a bit (easier said than done I know) and that this will be your lucky cycle. What are you studying (please ignore if it that's too personal)

Welcome Hopeful. Fingers crossed they are all positive symptoms for you. Have you been trying for long? Good work on holding off poas - too early for sure!

Sorry to read that you're still suffering from the side effects Magpie. I hope this won't continue for as long as you take them, and that they'll start to subside soon. You're right, milestones are hard when TTC (mine is Christmas) and I really hope by your next birthday you'll have your baby x

Lucie I hope your IVF round is going well?

Happy weekend everyone!

[Kellz92]

Ladies I'm looking for some advice. When you ovulate late does that tend to mean AF is late? AF for me normally arrives every 28 days (last month was first one different at 26) I normally have cramping and spotting. But nothing. I've also still got creamy/watery cm normally just before spotting I dry up. My chart dipped a wee bit yesterday but has went up again today. Struggling not to get hopes up! Today I'm cd28, 9dpo xx

[BorisIsBack]

Hi kellz, for me if I OV late then yes my period is late. My LP is always 12.5 days without fail, even if I OV on day 6 or 14. Good luck to you though your temps look great.

[BorisIsBack]

Dizzyn, the clinic are now keeping an eye on my eggs which they harvested. They should be dividing and growing nicely. They check them again today (day three) to see how they are progressing. On day 5 about half of the eggs they harvested will probably have formed blastocysts which are more mature than just a few cells they are now. The rest of the eggs will probably have stopped growing. On day 5 they put the healthiest one back into me and I pray there will be one or more other healthy blastocysts to put in the freezer. I'm currently taking progesterone to support the eggs they do transfer back. Hope that makes sense. Today when they check the eggs hoping that many of them are growing as planned - it's a nerve wracking process.

[loopylou1984]

DizzyN - yes the traditional route. I lay there with legs akimbo with dh at my head and the consultant, nurse and embryologist at my foof!
He pokes around for a bit (not sure why) while the embryologist gets my little blastocyst on to the end of a small tubey thing. Then I have to keep really still while he uses said tubey thing to insert the blast. It's a little uncomfortable, but bearable without sedation. 7mm is in my clinics optimum range (>6.5mm) but some clinics ask for 8mm.

Hopeful - fx crossed for you, but please don't test at 8dpo as it will be bfn even if you are pg.

Kelz- yes, if you ov late, af will be late. Generally you LP stays the same length. At 9dpo you shouldn't be seeing a temp drop just yet unless you have a very short luteal phase. Fx that temp just goes up and up though!

Thanks Ghengis! I'm not sure about headbanger. Sitting quietly in the cushions with a cup of decaf tea is more likely! Xx

[NurseRosie]

Looking good Sammy, hope all goes well for you.

Hope, it sounds really promising for baby too. I can't be much help except to keep FX for you.

I hope you are feeling better Magpie, hopefully your body will get used to them and settle down. If not have they suggested anything else?

Kellz, I would have thought late ov meant late AF but some people can just ov late. My DH was reading online an article that said to DTD all cycle through regardless of what tracking shows. I think this was for just in case purposes and of course his excuse to have more sexy time. Hopefully it won't come at all and we'll never find out Kellz.

Aww Boris, it does sound like a right process. Good luck, hope all is growing well.

I am studying prescribing, it is really hard and time consuming. Will really change my job and open more doors. It's just hard trying to balance work, study, home life and baby making. Just keeping trying and we'll see.

[MagpieCursedTea]

Rosie your course sounds really interesting, of course we're all going to come to you for medication advice now
I've not had an alternative to metformin suggested but I've read that if the gastro effects don't settle then switching to extended release can help.

Borris I'm so excited for you! I understand how totally nerve wracking it must be though. I hope you get more good news today!

Kellz as others have said, LP tends to stay the same length and it's the follicular phase that can vary. If you've ov'd late, you'll get AF late. Fx it stays away though!

Genghis Christmas can be a difficult one can't it? Hoping we'll all be pregnant by then!

Hopeful welcome! Symptom spotting can be very stressful but very hard not to do it. How long have you been TTC? I'd hold off another week before testing as 7dpo is too early to get a positive. Symptoms can vary between different women and you're always more aware of things when TTC so might not have noticed certain things before.

Fuzzy thanks! How are you getting on?

Sammy great news about the lining! Fx for Thursday, so exciting! Hope time passes quickly for you.

DizzyN fx it was ov but keep DTD anyway if you can! Just over a month until the SA then? Waiting for appointments always feels a bit frustrating. At least you'll be able to plan your next steps after that.

Bird I hope AF clears off soon so you can get back to it. Having chats like that can be difficult but I think it's important to do. Hope you both feel better for it.

DizzyM good luck with the OPKs, which ones do you use? I think I might take your advice and get a GP appointment booked in to discuss the side effects. I'll need to see them to get a repeat prescription anyway but I've been waiting for the gynaecology report to arrive, not here yet though!

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! I had a lovely day and managed to go out for lunch without needing to run to the loo which was good. The queasy feeling still comes and goes though. I managed to stick to my low GI diet apart from a very small slice of cake so quite pleased with that! I really need to start DTD in case I actually ov but have felt too bleugh to even attempt it!

[Kellz92]

Boris I think mine is 12 days. So if I ovd two days late then AF should be two days late? Must be my first time ovulating late lol. I have everything crossed for you honey!
sammy thank you, last time I temped I had gives up by now lol.
nurse hopefully! I did smep this cycle and carried on after I ovd just to be safe :) oh you sound very busy! I thought I was busy with work and starting Avon lol but you deffs win. Lol.
magpie thank you! I've never had a late period (except when preg) so not too sure lol. Glad you had a good birthday.

I tried a test on my monitor this morning. Came back Not pregnant (which I knew at 9dpo) but the test had a slight faint second line. So will try again in a few days. Still got a bit of cm, pain in lower left side. So hoping its a good sign.

Thanks for your help. I hope you all have a good weekend. Xx

[DizzyMerry]

Hope all goes well for you both boris and sammy.

Bird It's great you had the chat and I hope you feel better for it. Good luck for this cycle.

Ghengis her advice was similar to the SMEP method, eod and then 3 days in a row from positive opk but she said drop back to eod for a few days after (I'm not temping so just to cover all bases she said to keep going for a while). She advised about blood nourishing foods. I can't think of everything on there but there was lentils, spinach, avocado etc. She also said a woman should orgasm between 1-40 mins after the man as it helps to pull in all the sperm.

Rosie your course sounds really interesting. It's always difficult to balance these things out but it will be worth it in the end.

Magpie hope you feel better soon and manage to start dtd. It's no birthday without cake so it's great you managed to enjoy a little slice.

Ooh kellz I can see a line. Have you got a Frer? Keeping everything crossed for you.

[BorisIsBack]

Kellz I see a line! How exciting. I think the monitor would need a much stronger result to give you a possitive. A Frer may pick up a result earlier. Fx for you.

My day 3 embryos are developing fast and all have survived this far. The next time I hear anything will be Monday when I go in for transfer.

[Kellz92]

Dizzy & Boris I don't have a frer in but will keep using the digi ones as I have loads! Will keep you all updated.

I have read them digi ones sometimes get second lines when they are negative, but so far I've never had that happen. Just going to hope AF doesn't show!! Xx

[chopsface]

Just popping in to cheer on Boris's embryos!! Everything crossed for lovely transferable blasts on Monday. Are you having one or two put in?

sammy good luck for your transfer next week too! Glad you're not feeling sick!

Good luck this month to everyone else old and new x

[Hopefulbabydust]

Can someone please have a read and try and help me lol www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2585723-8po-bfn?msgid=59679264#59679264

[NurseRosie]

Ohhhh Kellz, that looks like a faint line. FX for you and keep us updated on your next test.

Boris, this is all really exciting and sounds really promising. Sending lots of baby growing thoughts your way.

I didn't realise about the orgasm thing, I will be making sure we follow this while DTD.

Hi everyone else and happy weekend. I'm working this weekend, had a stressful day but DH is looking after me and helping me to relax. My course is good and enjoying it, didn't really want to do it yet but had to to keep my job. Glad I did start it though so I don't have to put the baby making on hold x

[eskimoflo]

Popping on to say good luck to Boris and the embies! It sounds so promising; I have everything crossed for you!

Sammy Good luck to you too for your transfer and congrats on the lining. Hopefully it's getting nice and juicy as we speak

Kellz Really hope it's a line and a nice, sticky one for you!

It's heating up here; hopefully we'll see some BFPs really soon!

Waves and pom poms for everyone else!

[DizzyMerry]

I take my words back!!! I think I may ov tomorrow as the line is getting darker I was hoping I wouldn't ov until after cd12 as that seems a bit too early and I'm worried it could hinder my chances