Assisted conception and the bits inbetween Part Two!.......

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Hi everyone.
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Hello Lottie (and anyone else who remembers me!) Keep going - I honestly felt no different to the previous cycle when I got my BFP! The previous cycle I started bleeding at around 11 dpo so I know exactly what you are going through! I Have everything crossed for you!

No news on me - to be honest I'm not in a massive hurry to get back on the IVF train which probably means I'm not over what happened in January.

Wishing all of you lots of luck!

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Thanks Islegrin. It was so amazing seeing them on the screen in theatre - you see pics of blasts on the web but it feels very different when they're yours.

Naughty LL - aren't you supposed to be incommunicado this weekend? At least you don't have any tests to tempt you. I'm going to try really hard not to test until I get home from work on my OTD as I think the presentation for the girl in my office going on maternity leave will be too much to cope with either way - I'll either be upset or over excited. By dpo in IVF context do you mean days passed egg collection? If so my OTD is 18dpo, so I think I'll know if it's failed before then anyway unless the Cyglogest keeps AF away. Great that you're getting beyond the point she arrived for you last time. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

I've taken the pic off the main page now as I've fooled mumsnet into putting the link on by adding a pic of some tulips, so the blasts are in my gallery and set to mumsnet mates only viewing - just hope I haven't misspelled anyone's name. I don't mind anyone on the threads I regularly post on being able to see them, but felt a bit weird that just anyone could - something tells me if I get pg, I'm going to be an overprotective mother .

Hi Mowmi - Nice to hear from you. You really went through the mill in January so it's not unexpected that you don't even want to think about it still. Have you had any counselling? ((hug))

Lottie So sorry to hear your news {{{hugs}}} I know there's nothing anyone can say to make you feel more relaxed or better. But if there's anything I've learned in the past month is you can't count yourself out too early. I bled a lot for over a week and am still technically pregnant -- so hang in there.

Issy still holding thumbs for you.

My news is okay...I'm still pregnant and the u/s showed a little sack but nothing more than that. The doc says that I need to go back next Monday and have another u/s. If we haven't seen a heartbeat by then we need to have a talk about options. I'm still spotting and the doc has now put me on 2 Estrofem (estrogen tablets) a day as well as the painful daily progesterone injections.

So we're still waiting and hoping and trying not to get our hopes up too much -- 5 m/c's have taught me that.

Anyway, must try and get my distracted mind off all this and get some work done. Catch up with you all later.

Hello all, I've been offline for the longest time (work trips and then evenings out) so thought I'd catch up with you all.

Fingers crossed for a heartbeat HeidiS and best wishes for you Issy, I hope your blasts are doing well!

Fingers crossed for you Lottie, I really hope your bleeding isn't what you fear. Try hard not to worry until you know for sure (and yes, I know that's the easiest thing in the world to say, and the hardest to do in practice).

I hope everyone else is doing well!

DH and I have been making plans for enjoying the summer - sorting out our jungle garden, looking at garden furniture and making the decision not to sell the 2-seater convertible just yet, which has all been helpful. Looking at dates we'll be starting again in mid to late June, which is not ideal as I'll have my mother staying with us in June and July, and I haven't told her about IVF (long story, we have a touchy relationship and she has always put immense pressure on me to produce grandchildren). But there's no way I can hide it when she's staying with us! Maybe it will help her to understand she needs to back off a bit.

Oh Lottie!!! What a rollercoaster couple of days - I'd be shaking too, that's wonderful! I have no idea what to advise other than feet up (on the sofa, maybe) and relax!?

((Hugs)) Lottie. I know it's easier said than done, but try not to worry. Remember Pinkie had a red splodge just before her BFP - I really, really hope that it is the same for you.
Heidi - You've certainly got a fighter in there. Fingers crossed for you and hope everything goes well for you on Monday.
NotPrincessAnne - of your social life . Perhaps it would be good for your mother to see what you're going through.
Gilly - Hope you're having fun with that Macbook. A new laptop is on my list of things to buy but waiting to see if I need a new dishwasher first - Hotpoint coming back for a 4th attempt at repairing it soon.
Thanks Gilly, Heidi and NPA for the good wishes.

Can I ask how long people stayed off work? Am having a when to go back dilemma. My clinic gave me a private sick note from last Monday to next Monday inclusive but said I could go back earlier if I felt up to it, so was thinking of going back tomorrow, which is 3 days post ET, 8 days post EC. Friends and family keep telling me I should take the full time off to avoid stress but:

• I'd rather be busy and my work is desk based;
• We have new people at work in their third week, so the bitchy, stress-inducing people are being nice;
• I have a training course on Thursday and Friday so won't be anywhere near the bitchy people ;
• My boss sent me a text on the Sat before EC asking if my leave was annual leave or sick leave. Was told by some of my operational HR colleagues it would be sick leave as other elective procedures like laser eye surgery get sick leave and IVF for an infertile couple is definitely covered. But ... am worried they might be funny about it and more likely to be the longer I have off and I'll be sat at home stressed at not having enough annual leave for a second/third attempt if this one fails;
• If I go back tomorrow I can self-cert 'gynae operation', whereas if I have to hand in the sick note it will be obvious I've had IVF (my employer owns the clinic) and I don't trust the person who will process my sick cert to be discreet (sometimes I hate working in HR - there's no such thing as confidentiality for HR staff).

Just read that back and realised I've made my work place sound awful. It's not great but there are only two people who make it like that (one doesn't know - thinks I'm having a gynae op) and there are also two really lovely, supportive people in my office who've been texting me whilst I've been off.

Oh Lottie - crossed posts there - must have had a time lapse writing that one. That is fantastic news and as NPA says take it easy know and put those feet up.

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LL Ohhhh - fingers crossed that everything sticks!!! I'm so happy for you and such an early positive result! Congrats to you and DH! Keep us posted, I can't wait to hear about darker positive lines. Feet up and take care of those beans!!!

Lottie have to keep coming on and checking your progress - I knew as soon as I came on today therre was going to be good news! Thinking of you and hoping this is it!!! LOL minx x

OMG Lottie - have everything crossed! will keep watching! x

Congratulations LL have got everything crossed for you for a sticky one (or two?)

Got everything crossed LondonLottie

LondonLottie congratulations on your BFP - I'll be keeping everything crossed for you!!!

PS I second Gilly and the dancing bananas

no worries at all Lottie - I know this will sound mad but your good news has prompted me to dust off the old ZW book and my nutrition sheets going to loose another stone and then go back to Geeta....
You deserve it! Had a little sniffle for you!

Hello Issy and Gilly.
Issy - am I right in thinking you have a couple blasts on board? If so hope you get some good news very soon! when is your test date?
Gilly - I'm sorry to say I'm a bit lost on what happened with you? where you at? - I know you're looking to do more testing...? (sorry for not keeping up!)

Ladies keep the faith!

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