Fertility Appointments and Beyond: Electric Boogaloo

[thislittlebird]

Hit capacity on the old thread, will tag you in!

@thislittlebird congratulations on the jobs. That’s great news! Amazing week for you, definitely due a celebration. I would think so, it’ll surely be continuous employment.

@thislittlebird woo woo!!!! I'm so excited for you!! So many limbs crossed that this is it!!
Yes, an internal role move is definitely continuous employment. And you don't have to tell them for ages - and could realistically say you didn't know until after you took the role because loads of people wouldn't know by now!

@Tinkerbell098 congrats on a great transfer!! Lucky embaby to get a good brekkie!!!

@Tinkerbell098 yeah I think it’s fine, I was just panicking earlier

@99pctpractice I thought it probably was but my brain went into overdrive. keep your limbs crossed, my migraine seems to be here so I’m worried this won’t last with my light tests and now this. I guess if it is, at least we know I can achieve implantation.

Giles I’m panicking. I had really sore boobs since day one of taking cyclogest. Suddenly this morning, the soreness has gone and they are back to normal. This usually happens on a normal cycle a few days before AF arrives. Just worrying thinking it’s failed to implant and now the body is preparing to shed the lining.

Girls not giles 🤦‍♀️**

@tinkerbell098 lol I was wondering if it was a different pronunciation of girls! I have no advice, juat a big hug, and I'll mention again that I without fail get sore boobs pre period, but I didnt ok cyclogest, it seems the drugs to work, but in bery mysterious ways! Everything crossed for you

@thislittlebird congratulations on the jobs!! Hope youre doing ok this morning, and the headache held off x x x

@beckyCarlos thanks :) I now wonder if the sore boobs was a side effect of Ovitrelle and not Cyclogest as the trigger seems to have started to fade away now (I've tested this morning). The worry never ends! This is the worst!

@thislittlebird how are you today?

@tinkerbell098 I didnt have any soreness on Meriofert and Buserelin the first round (did have progesterone that round), but I had meriofert and later Fyramadel and Ovaleap this round (and no progesterone at all, didnt make it that far 🤣) and my boobs have been sore for what feels like eternity!

In other news...I passed my driving test today! First time. 1 minor. Over the moon!

@Tinkerbell098 there doesn’t seem much rhyme or reason to the symptoms in my experience. My boobs are unchanged, this was the only cycle they weren’t sore. I only rarely get sore boobs naturally.

@beckyCarlos unfortunately not, I’m in the grips of a horrendous migraine at present. Exactly 2 weeks after my ovulation one. I was convince I ovulated later than that test implied so maybe I did. Either way, it’s not reassuring me to be getting migraines. No spotting today, didn’t do a test because I’ve been in bed since I got home from work last night.

Congrats on the driving test past! I think I passed first with 2 minors, but that was after a lot of lessons because I’m a questionable driver lol.

@thislittlebird thanks TWW is the worst! Aww hope the migraine eases soon and AF stays away. Have you not heard back from the clinic at all about next steps?

@beckyCarlos woo! That's amazing! Well done you !!!

@Tinkerbell098 hopefully too early to be a sign of anything! There are so many hormones floating around it's hard to know what causes what. I didn't get sore boobs from cyclogest and lubion on my previous cycles but at Argc where I was taking 3x lubion and 6x cyclogest per day I had sore boobs! I never get sore boobs usually except when I had a coil fitted and when I have been pregnant.... I think that can be very variable though!

@thislittlebird hopefully it's a pregnancy migraine rather than anything else 🤞🤞🤞

@beckyCarlos congrats!! That's amazing! I failed 3 times and I'm pretty sure I got more than one minor fault even when I passed 🤣🤣🤣

@thislittlebird I still have everything crossed for you, hope you're starting to feel better x x
@tinkerbell098 @99pctpractice thank you 🥰 I've spent the last hour driving round proving to myself I can do it without a copilot lol. I got my minor at the end because I couldn't work out how to correct my oversteer in a reverse bay park, figured I was best going forward and straightening then back. I told my instructor noone likes a showoff 🤣 I also happy cried and told him its the best thing thats happened since May lol (hes lovely, and knows about the IVF, and has had IVF, so luckily he wasnt surprised lol)

@Tinkerbell098 next steps seems to be a 7 week scan and a £200 charge for Cyclogest. Can’t remember if I’ve mentioned my clinic’s insistence I owe them money and my insistence that I don’t. They think I’m a private patient now and I don’t think I am, I had funding for 1 fresh and 2 frozen transfers. I’ve had 3 frozen. Surely all I owe is the cost of a thaw and freeze? The process is the same. I need to try to get it resolved but despite various conversations I’m still receiving bills. I need the Cyclogest, but I have enough to get through a while longer.

@beckyCarlos you had an ivf experienced instructor?! Amazing

I’ll see how tomorrow goes, my migraine is gone/going but I feel nervous about testing again. Migraine isn’t a good sign for me normally.

@thislittlebird ah yes you did mention the invoice. That’s really shit that they’re doing this for you. Glad you’ve got some cyclogest left though for a while. Hope they can resolve the issue for you soon as you don’t need anymore stress. Everything crossed for you for tomorrow when you decide to test. Migraine aside, no AF seems to be a very good sign. Good luck X

@Tinkerbell098 thanks. I’m in two minds whether to test or not. I’ve convinced myself the migraine is bad news, will see how I feel in the morning.

Ladies, can I get your opinion on my FRER? I don’t like to post tests if people are feeling shit, I don’t know who else to ask. The good news is there’s definitely a line after my migraine, I guess I’m worried by this whole line not being super dark thing because of so much time spent on here. Not sure if I should keep testing, stop testing, get HCG bloods done privately or if that will just worry me more.

@thislittlebird the invoice thing is mad, surely three frozen is basically the same as one fresh two frozen, and you just pay the thaw cost as you say?! DM me the FRER if you like :) but from (too much) googling I know that some peoples test lines never go darker than the control line, 'dye stealers' are rarer than MN would have you believe! So glad your migrane has gone! X

@beckyCarlos yeah I don’t get it! I am very fed up of talking to them about it because they never resolve the issue.

I’m glad the migraine has gone and I’m still getting positive tests. I was so worried that meant it was all over. I’ll dm, thank you, I had no idea you could!

DM images, I mean, I know you can DM 🫠

@thislittlebird you can DM me a pic too I can have a look. Glad you’re still getting positives X

@Tinkerbell098 how do I DM a pic? 😭

I feel like such a fool who can’t use mumsnet but there’s no DM option. DM me and let me know.

@thislittlebird ive just sent a message. There are three dots next to the post and if you click there you’ll see PM.

@Tinkerbell098 sorry, I’m making no sense, I mean photos on PM! I’ve messaged now with a link.

morning! @thislittlebird i don't think anyone will mind if you post a pic (we have all been beside you on your journey!!), but appreciate you being so sensitive. feel free to dm me a pic! it's totally normal to be anxious but try to remember that today you are pregnant. to preserve your sanity, i'd recommend not joining any of the "due x" groups on mn, because they sent me batshit crazy when i was pregnant earlier this year for about 2 seconds - the collective anxiety was real.

we bought some eggs last night!! they sounded a good match personality wise from their profile and the clinic described them as an "excellent" match physically to me and having as bright blue eyes as my oh. so it begins!! it isn't recommended, but we're going to get them pgt tested. i've been around these forums long enough to know that even donor isn't a guarantee, and i can't face a bunch of failed transfers or worse MCs. so fingers crossed later this year we'll have something to transfer.....exciting but also scary!