The WIMBEWAI(N)F Club - Only a few more to find!

[BuckyAndCocktails]

New thread girlies....running out of credit on the stupid hotel internet connection...so can't say anything..duh..

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OMG PnM so sorry to hear the news. You are having such a bad run of luck its unbelievable. Why don't you take some time off work and take some 'you' time. I'll come meet you if you like and we can eat chips on the beach. Not that that will fix anything but maybe it might help you smile for a while. [higs]

PnM how awful about your mum - sending big cyber hugs to you, as Bucky says you've been having such a hard time lately. I really hope your mum gets better soon.

Bucky glad that downregging is going well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all goes swimmingly with your IVF

MrsH I really hope that baby doesn't keep you waiting much longer - can't wait to hear how it goes.

RFN2&3 glad to hear the wedding plans are going well!

Levi hope you had fun in Ireland

JB bet jollycub crawling means you need eyes at the back of your head!

Big waves to everyone else. Not much going on with me, quite tired after a very hectic weekend.

hi ladies
PnM sorry to hear about your mum i hope she gets better soon it must be the week for mums dramas!! my mum fell over earlier tonight and has broken her hand!! shes ok but not very amused as you can imagine
bucky how exciting that you have started down regging!! soon it will all be a distant memory and you will have that fabulous coveted BFP
mrsH oooooo any time now little baby happy will be here and we will once again be cycber aunties
hi to everyone else
nowt to report here yet watch this space
xx ei xx

Hello Ladies

Just back from the hospital this afternoon after producing the fabulously gorgeous Phoebe. Didn't get my VBAC, but tried very hard and am pretty happy with how things went. Birth story is here for anyone interested. DH, DD and I are all enjoying getting to know the courgette.

Picknmix I really hope your mum is ok. And am sending you higs.

Waves to the rest, will post more soon, but need to rest and to eat!

MrsHappy CONGRATULATIONS
Such a lovely name x Hope you dh and dd enjoy getting to know her x
Hope you are recovering well and getting plenty of rest (as much as you can with a newborn lol)

PnM So sorry to hear about your mum, hope she is on the mend x

Hi to everyone else hope you are doing well

Welcome to the world Phoebe! Massive congrats to you MrsH (and to your husband with his excellent driving skills ). Enjoy the precious first days and hope you recover well from the CS
xxxx

Once again MrsH Congratulation. Phoebe is a lovely name . Well written birth story, very dramatic...I felt like I almost lived it with you (without the pain of course ).

YAY!! Welcome to the world little Phoebe - beautiful name!! Many congratulations to MrsH, MrH & bigsisH
Quite a birth story - but glad you are all safe and well and enjoying each other.

PnM Thinking of you - how's your mum?

Love to everyone else. XX

How boring is downregging??? Yawn. Scan is next Tuesday, if I don't die of boredom first. And is still bloody hurts...

The reason it still hurts is because you are too skinny - I'm sure with my fat pockets (sadly, more of an entire overcoat rather than just pockets at the moment) I wouldn't feel a thing.....

Hi all and welcome to the world Miss Phoebe Happy!! So good to hear from you MrsH and to hear that all went well in the end, read your birth story and although you didn't get to have your VBAC, it sounds like you did an amazing job. Congratulations!

Only a quick post as work is very busy at the mo but thank you all for your kind wishes for my mum. She's had an angiogram and a stent put in and feels an awful lot more comfortable now. Hopefully this will be the wake up call she needs to slow down a bit.

Ei hope your mum is ok?

Congratulations MrandMrsH!!!!! Hurrah for little Phoebe. That is fantastic. Hope you are feeling well after all the drama. Well done you.

PnM So sorry to hear about your mum. That must have been a terrible shock for all of you. Glad the operation went well.

We've had the D and vomiting thing that is going round. Urgh! I'm feeling better but have mountains of washing to do. Not a fun way to recover.

I thought it was about time I checked up on you girls its almost like a 6th sense as when I do I find out MrsH has gone and had her baby! Many many congratulations to you and your family. Your birth story was great those speed bumps are such a pain in more ways than one when in labour

PnM Sorry to read about your Mum it's so scary to hear of a fit woman suffering such a horrible trauma I hope she is recovering well and you are taking good care of yourself too.

Bucky I'm not sure what the term "downregging" is but it appears more boring than painful? Whatever it is I hope it is a success for your IVF

Hello to everyone else I haven't mentioned by name I've been off line for a while and much to catch up on.

Me and my family are fine, we celebrated Freya's first birthday on 8th Oct can you believe! And DD1 started school Sept

I had a cervical cancer scare in Sept and had to have a biopsy on Freya's birthday! The results showed pre-cancerous cells so I had to have a proceedure to have them removed (I didn't think I'd be in hospital with my legs akimbo (sp?!) again!) I'm waiting for the results of all clear and hopfully I will just need a routine smear in 6 months. It has been a tough time but fingers crossed we can forget about it now.

It's so lovely to "see" you all, I'm going to go back and read some more to catch up with your lives!

Oooh Bucky I should have read a bit more before posting - injections - ouch! Good luck for Tuesday I hope they say yes!

OOh, 07MTW so great to 'see' you and happy happy birthday to Freya , can't believe it is a year indeed! Sorry to hear about your scare and I am keeping everything crossed you getting a clear scan next time.

What is everyone doing with themselves? Can you believe its not even flippin Tuesday yet? How did it not seem this long when Caitni, MOB and GG did it? And I don't understand, I have tattoos, I have had surgery and I have worn a helmet round France that was a size too small, I do not think my pain threshold is low...but IT HURTS , nobody else said it hurt? I can't believe its potentially THREE more weeks of injections to go????. I may die. OK, I probably won't...but I do not like it. Rant over.

Aah Bucky it is painful then sorry but keep going imagine labour this is just practice for the big event

Evening ladies

MTW at Freya turning one - doesn't seem like a year ago! Sorry to hear of cancer scare, but glad they've dealt with it so fast and fingers crossed it's all taken care of now.

Bucky hope scan today was good. I had sniffing for downregging, so you have my sympathy for the injections. The stimming ones were fine for me, but things like pinching it (but I've more to pinch than you though ) and ice cubes wrapped in a tea towel to numb the area worked too. Also, nomoremagnolia is looking for you

MrsH hope little Phoebe is thriving and that you're recovering from the birth well

Waves to everyone else. Just back from a long weekend in Bruges, which was super beautiful but tiring (I got the lurgy right before we went so spent large chunks of my time wishing I could have lemsip and sudafed!). My MIL was with us and she's lovely but a leeeetle bit annoying too. So was glad to get home tonight! But the Eurostar makes the actual getting there and getting home so much less stressful than flying...which is a bonus. Off to soak in the bath and have an early night

hi ladies
caitni of your holiday
MTW cant believe freya is 1 already!! happy birthday to her!!
bucky sorry the injections are painful as others say, pinching the skin up and injecting in there usually hurts less i was taught reduced pain injection techniques in uni before i had to leave so through that i know it does work if done correctly
at everyone else
AF arrived yesterday so CD2 for me cycle 26 i was very dejected yesterday and spent all day sulking with choccie and cake i am feeling a little more upbeat today though so... i was looking for a cheaper alternative for my clomid needs... is it too dangerous to risk buying it from an online pharmacy?? i have found some for £3 a pill on an american site and i am seriously considering it am i slipping into irrationality here?? desperate much?? any thoughts welcome...
xx ei xx

Hello all,

ei Step away from the internet pharmacy immediately. I know it must be tempting, but it is completely unregulated, you could be injesting ground up chalk and mouse droppings for all you know, plus you won't get any monitoring. It must be horribly frustrating to be on cycle 26 but I really don't think this is the answer. Will your PCT not fund clomid for you?

caitni I was in Bruge recently, it is so beautiful . How do you think your MIL will be once the baby arrives? Mine has been OK but it is a tricky dynamic. I often grit my teeth explaining that "actually bakewell tart contains nuts so DD can't have any", whilst thinking "are you mad, nuts, really?!" .

bucky I saw the thread thanking you for your advice. How lovely you are, the poster sounded so so so happy! How are you feeling now?

I wanted to pick your brain dog wise. I mentioned my parents have two patterdale terriers, well they are fighting and it has got to the stage where they can't be in the same room together. My mum is devestated but thinks they'll have to rehome one. The dog in question is very nervous (no idea why, it just seems she is highly strung) and my mum fears no one will want her. Have you any ideas as to dog organisations that might specialise in rehoming a difficult dog?

MTW Hello! One already! How time flies. Sorry to hear about the cancer scare. That must have been horrible.

PnM How are things with your mum now?

MrsH How are you adjusting to life with a newborn? Any chance of a pic on your profile?!

GG Hope you are OK, I do wonder how you are getting on.

We are all fine after our bug. DD is back at nursery today and I am working hard as you can see... , best get back to work!

hi ladies
JB thanks i know it is too risky really i just have these errant thoughts on AF's monthly rampage my PCT will only fund fertility treatments for childless couples so they basically told us to go away as we are poor ahh well i will have to stick to my diet and hope for an xmas bfp
hi to everyone else
xx ei xx

That's rubbish ei, sorry I remember you saying that now . How much is a course of offical clomid? Would it be an option to save up as a long term aim, for example, putting christmas money you might have spent on DH (and vice versa) into a clomid fund? It might take a while to save but it would give you an option of clomid or if you get a BFP you can splash out on a fancy pants pram or a holiday . I know it is harder said than done to save when you haven't got much spare cash knocking about - I really hope this post doesn't come across as being patronising . I don't mean it like that AT ALL. I would just love for you to feel clomid might be an option in the future instead of feeling like you have no other option.

JB no not patronising at all i appreciate the perspective a course of clomid and consultant appointment is £400 and you get no follow-up appointments or scans with that so for further checks we would have to pay out again that is why the internet clomid seems more attractive as we just cant afford the follow-up money ontop of the first consultation and prescription money all in all we would probably have to cough up around £600 if we were to ask to be scanned aswell!!and that is just for course number 1...if it didnt work...well... that is not possible at all for us unfortunately

Ei don't go to the internet pharmacy . I understand what you are saying but it could go so wrong...I would worry. I thought I remembered that they had found a blood condition that was causing your CPs etc? Or am I remembering someone else? Would it be safe to take Clomid without being prescribed it if you have a medical condition? I have a reason for asking...

JB Where do you live? I got Finn from a breeder who has all kinds of links with the doggy community as she trains police dogs with a man called Ulf. She takes dogs and rehomes them and would know someone who could help I'm sure as they go to national competitions etc.

Caitni Thanks for the tips, I really shouldn't moan. I start stimming tomorrow so I'll have to have TWO injections so double the moaning to come! . Thanks v. much for letting me know about *NoMore I hadn't seen it. I'm sooo pleased for her. She has been here so long I hope she has some luck!

PnM, GG and I had a lovely lunch and afternoon on Monday , I am so glad I have met you all on MN. I have made some really fab friends.

Hope you are all having a great evening.

Love ya, Bucky. x

hi bucky excited for the stimming? it will all be worth it in the end
yeah it was me who has the blood condition. i asked the consultant about that at our last appointment and he said basically the clomid wouldnt make any difference to the disorder seeing as how i am to take the asprin from the start of any treatment. i have been put on the 75mg asprin for the forseeable future by my rhumatology consultant anyway so it would just be a case of takin the clomid and seeing whether it works for me. i am definitely not going to risk internet self-medication especially after my sister showed me an advert she saw for the regulators for medication control which was particularly vile!! DH has basically said it is a toss up for one cycle or a new laptop (ours is a dinosaur's mum's throwback) i am torn
xx ei xx

Oh my, I nearly missed this! Congratulations MrsH

sorry not been on here for ages. X Factor was consuming my life, then realised that DS's routine had completely gone to pot with me swanning off to the studio every weekend.

How are you all?

caitni how far along are you?

bucky what happens at downregging? Glad to hear you had a nice time with gg and pnm.

PnM how is your mum now? Sorry to hear of her heart attack

rfn2&3 congrats on your wedding plans. How exciting, new babies new husband!

lovely to see ei jb and mtw too!

Dsis got loads of gigs booked so is finally earning some money out of this.

I went to the hosp today for some other appt I won't bore you with, but came out with a bfp!! This is after an 8 week cycle and I'm currently on week 9 of what I thought was another long cycle. So have no idea how far along I am. I've started spotting brown but could be same as last time, implantation spotting. In any case have booked gp appt for next Tuesday to see if I can get a scan to see what's going on. No symptoms either so not entirely convinced I am pg. Might have to do my own test tomorrow morning. They could have mixed up my results with someone elses.

Morning ladies, just checking in after a busy weekend and massive CONGRATULATONS to DigitalGirl . That must have been a surprise but what great news to come away from the hospital with...it's understandable to be anxious (and if I was you I'd be POAS already!) but I really hope you get a scan next week to reassure yourself that all is well

Bucky hope the stimming is going well. Sending you very eggy vibes . I got through stimming with lots of water (3 litres a day at least) and hot water bottle on my tummy every night (think that was from Zita West...). Hope your first scan shows lots of lovely follicles growing . Glad to hear you you had a lovely time with GG and PnM

Ei glad you've decided against the online pharmacy, but I so understand how tempting that may be...I don't want to sound trite, but I really do believe you'll get your second DC. You can get pregnant and will get the help you need with aspirin to carry your next baby to term. Just hoping that the BFP is around the corner for you so you can start treatment/aspirin asap! And in the meantime, you're doing really well on the weight loss. Which is great as when you get pregnant you'll be in a much better position for handling the pregnancy weight gain

MrsH hope things are going swimmingly with little Phoebe. Loved the FB pictures - she's a beauty! And your DD1 looks so proud to be a big sis too!

Readyfor hope the wedding plans are coming along nicely

MOB hope the boys are doing well.

Jollybear glad to hear that you're over your bugs. And sounds like you have a struggle on your hands with your MIL (er bakewell tart??). My MIL is kind of the opposite...hasn't really acknowledged the pregnancy iykwim and no mention of her coming over from the States when the baby arrives (which I'm happy with! My FIL on the other hand, who I get along great with, would probably be on the first flight over if he can ). She's into yoga therapy and was in India pre-Bruges doing a course/internship. She actually had a private tutorial on male factor infertility (which I knew from a mass email she sent to all friends and family - which was annoying, in a sort of "OK, we've been open about the IVF but puh-lease, can't we just be happy and pregnant now?) but yet when it came up she was like "oh, was that why you had IVF? I hadn't realised". Which made me so annoyed, made even more annoyed when she started to drone on about prana flowing through the lower abdomen (quackery alert! Especially as she had no idea about things like weight gain and ovulation problems/hormone disruption in women nor how long it takes for sperm to be made etc etc). But that was on the last day, so we managed to get through the first three days pretty problem free and now I won't see her for about a year so am not too bothered! She could be a real meddler, so at least I can count my blessings in that regard!

Sorry for that massive MIL ramble . I'm off to Cork for tonight, for my SIL's 40th, and looking forward to seeing my own mum and family . DH is staying at home, well at my dsis's place (she's coming to Cork too) helping my BIL with my nieces (aka drinking lots of beer together tonight!).

And I'm now 23 weeks, 24 weeks on Tuesday. Looking forward to 24 weeks (legally viable) and am really enjoying pregnancy at the moment. No real problems, and get to enjoy baba moving around and enjoy my expanding bump. I've booked in with the home birth team now, so have my 25 week check at home (joy!) and all other checks at home from then, bar scans etc.

Hope everyone has a great weekend