#makeithappen TTC through Donor IUI or Donor IVF or just undecided. All welcome. Thread 7

[kwick]

This thread is for anyone trying to conceive... or thinking about doing so through donor IUI or donor IVF. Nothing TMI - feel free to join, we are a lovely group here to support and help keep the cray-cray away!

Here is the link to the previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/donor_conception/2863056--makeithappen-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome-Thread-6

Here is the link to the one before that: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2832207--makeithappen-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome
Here is the link to the one before that one: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2769549-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome-makeithappen-loadsofBFPs
Here is the link to the thread before that: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2688511-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome-makeithappen
Here is the link to the one before that one: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2587046-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome
And the one before that!: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1877198-Donor-IUI

Good luck today Karen will. E thinking of you xx

I hear you Phoenix - I started to make noises about what a different role 2 years ago. In the meantime I was offered to roles but niether were right - so here we are 3rd time lucky with a fixed term contract and a pay cut! But I will hopefuyhave the headspace and energy to get some work/life balance.

karen best of luck with your scan 🍀

cazinge I am sure your follicles will be nice and juicy today
I found that drinking copious amounts of blue organic milk between AF and ovulation helped bump them up.

Sorry you did not get a good rest caution I could not sleep either so got up and did my roots

Karen - I hope all goes well with the scan today.

Kwick - that's good news that things will be doable with the new job financially. When will you be able to switch jobs? And I'm seriously impressed with your allotment. I can barely keep my little garden tamed let alone do anything productive with it!

Good luck today Karen

Kwik You're so patient, I'm a raging frustrated nightmare lol. I'm trying to expand my role into more digital because I want to freelance after the baba... Then I'm not solely tied to expensive London either.

How you doing Pez and Pickle?

Sending hugs Caution

Job sounds good move Kwick xx

Good luck with scan karen xx

I'm just on way to Viability scan - feeling more nervous than excited!

Pez, what fantastic news!

karen fingers tightly crossed for you.

Of my three remaining embryos, two gave up and one reached blastocyst stage but not good enough to freeze. I was really upset at first (hence why I've not been on here), but now concentrating on keeping nice and relaxed. I've definitely been keeping my feet warm - socks in bed, slippers round the house!

Good luck hoping

Good luck hoping. I didn't realize you had a scan today. X

My scan went ok. Heartbeat there. Measuring 9 weeks, which is a day behind but dr said estimate can be off by up to 5 days with now worries. I broke down in tears and bawled. Yesterday was a terrible day at work and I was so stressed I started to cramp. Had one client tell me I should have never gone to vet school because I had to give him bad news about his dog. Another that is slamming me on social media. And an unsupportive boss. Just all very hard.

late I can understand that would be disappointing news but I hope you are feeling positive about what is going on inside you right now. X

Good luck hoping.

Karen there are people who don't seem to realise that the folk they are attacking (particularly on social media) are humans too. Sorry you are going through all this - makes an anxious time so much harder. I am so happy for your heartbeat!

Thank you late. Lots of crying lately.

Great news about the scan Karen!** (not so good about what you have to deal through at work though, try and let this not affect you too much, I know it's hard)

Late, completely understand why you stayed away for a while, there is so much at stake with an ivf cycle and pretty much nothing we can do to change the outcome which makes is so hard. Are you feeling any different? Any implantation symptoms? I keep my fingers crossed for a BFP over the next few days for you
Also, are you joining us on the 23rd? If so, PM your number to Witch and she can add you to the WhatsApp group

I've had some brown spotting over the last couple of days (thought it was my period starting at first) and am desperately not searching for implantation symptoms so I don't get my hopes up to much... I'm really tired most of the time (no matter how much I sleep) but that could just be work and the stress of it all. It feels a bit different for IVF than it did for the IUIs - I think because I know fertilisation had taken place so something was growing and its now up to my body... One way or another I'll know this time next week!

Good news about scan karen

All good on my front - I'm so relieved I was scared they might not find anything but my little one is there with a heart beat and egg sac keeping them going.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you pez and late xxx

Caution how are you feeling? Xx

Hi to everyone else, watching closely with my fingers crossed for the various treatments that will be happening in the next few weeks xxx

Hoping, that's wonderful news!!!

Late, I've been thinking the same thing, how different it feels compared to IUIs. Fingers crossed 🤞

So pleased about your scan Karen. Having owners take it out on you is awful, especially on social media, and especially when you're not being supported. Try and keep in mind they would do the same whoever they'd seen, it's just bad luck you ended up in their firing line.

Hoping lovely to see good news from you too.

Late wish we could make it easier for you. I don't think I've ever been as hopeful for other people as I am for you all on here.

Pez does it already feel like you've been waiting forever?!

Yes it does Witch! I think it's the fact that I know the little one should start implanting today so I'm paying attention to any little twinge 😖. And of course because I think too much about it I am now extremely bloated and in pain... I also have a lot going on at work and as always I'm worrying too much about what people think of me...

At least I finally made plans that are not pregnancy related today and booked some flights to visit my nieces (and rest of the family) at the end of May. So it means that if this cycle doesn't work I'm taking a break until June.

Yay good news on the scanskaren and hoping although shame your work is stressing you out karen.

late sorry about your other embryos but fingers crossed for the one(s) inside. When is your test date?

shoes it looks like I start the new role straight away and carry on with other until they find a replacement... but both roles are critical so I am hoping:
A) this does not last long
B) I can limit travel straight away
I am forever the optimist!!
I am actually a bit as I got sent the draft announcement before signing my new contract and people have been told - ie other than HR and my bosses. FFS!!!

Sorry late but there is still hope!!

karen this is such good news!!
Re: work issues - somehow you just need to builld a wall so none of this sticks. You are an amazeballs lady and vet - but an obvious target when you are the bearer of bad news.

Fantastic news also for you hoping!!

Shit - just missed my bus stop!!!

That seems a bit unfair kwick, can they not get you a temp/contractor to support you at least? Hope you had a nice walk for the wrong bus stop

Haha pez!!! That would be nice but will not happen. Both jobs hard to delegate any way.

kwick they like you to take the break to give your body a rest from all the ivf meds I think.

late it isn't over till tomorrow to over, I'm crossing fingers for you!

pez hang in there!

Karen and hoping so pleased scan went well
Keeping everything crossed for you late

Sorry everyone s work is a bit poop xx

Ace news on the scans front Karen and hoping, keeping everything crossed for you Late

I feel like a space hopper today and felt a little nauseous this morning so hoping my follicles are continuing to grow. Really struggling to keep up with the thread so apologies if I've missed anyone's news xx

Wonderful news hoping. So happy for you.

Thank for the support from all of you. This is really my refuge right now. I think the hardest part about being single is not having someone right here to help keep me sane.