Going through IVF in February?

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If so, please join the club. Let's keep each other going!

In our case, we're going abroad for ours - Norway. What about you?

Me too Everhopeful, I've lost 1st 1lb since I've had this gastroenteritis, and 2 and half stone since starting ivf back in January, I'm not worried as I was over weight before, I'm actually in the healthy weight section for the first time in years!!

Well today went well, signed off work again, bubble was well behaved at my gp appointment, got my Emma's diary and gp asked me lots of questions, had to put mu brother as next of kin, as my dad doesn't know yet!! My gp was very helpful and positive and said I'm sure I'll see you throughout your pregnancy and to go and see her anytime I needed anything at all!!

Morning again everyone!! Hope you are all feeling alright?? Great news for bubble, got midwife appointment and then scan appointment both booked and within the next 3 weeks!! 2 brilliant goals to aim for and it'll be fantastic for bubble to get its pictures taken again!

Morning everyone, had a fantastic day yesterday, was able to eat lots of foods, with just a little nausea, some lovely friends came to visit as well, so lots of gossiping and catching up!!

Morning goinggrey. Excellent news. I ve had a bit of a renaissance for sickness but lost the constant nausea now.
Was a bridesmaid at friends hand fasting wedding in Hampshire. scrutinising the photos, boy I look fat. And my boobs up to 36f.
My scan at 13 weeks is this thurs.

Wow Everhopeful76, my boobs were a 36f before ivf I hate to think what's happened to them now!! Also brilliant you have your scan this week!! I have my best friend coming with me for midwives appointment, now just to sort out the scan one, which is more complicated, as most people I can take I work with or they work, so I need to make a phone call on Monday morning to try and sort that one out!!

You ll probably find there not much bigger given you have lost a lot of weight. I had to have a minimiser bra under bridesmaid dress else quite frankly would have been indecent. Ah well feeding machines they ll hopefully be and then no doubt they will shrink back
You can keep me as reserve for attending your scan if you like, I know how nerve wracking this all is on your own xx

Bubble is going to b your babes nickname following birth too I reckon. My friends have coined the name panda owing to the shape of my early scan. Funny isn't it

Yes I think so Everhopeful76, although at the 8 week scan the lady called it a gummy bear, bubble has definitely stuck!! Don't like it, he, she or even baby, it's just bubble, and seeing as I'm not going to find out bubbles gender that's the way it's going to stay!! Think my uterus has moved to the centre in the past few days as well, lots of things been going on in there and more central now than on the right as before, says in my manual that this happens, plus I've had some groin and pelvic pains and niggles too!! All good though!!

Had my 12 + 4 day scan and all well. Wriggly baby in fact just didn't stop at all so pics r unclear. Due date 4 th dec and due to my age and thyroid issue they won't let me go overdue so should b born around then. Didn't drink enough water at this scan but I constantly need to wee so felt my bladder was still fairly full. How is everyone else? X

Here is blurred pic

And the other one where u can make out shape, didn't mean to send the first pic twice

Ahh Everhopeful pics are fantastic!! I have my midwife appointment next Friday and then getting a private scan in the afternoon for various reasons, then got my 12weeks scan and consultant appointmento n the 7th of June as well, all excited and nerve wreaking as well, but I have some fantastic friends coming with me and supporting me for all those appointments!! Had a rollercoaster night and day, which ended up with me crying as the little lad I work with sent me a get well soon card today!! It's beautiful, he's put get well soon and I miss you!! I miss him so much too!! As I haven't seen him for so long and spend all day with him to support him in class, plus he's really affectionate and caring, always trying to squeeze me to death!! Fingers crossed my gp will be able to sign me back on to work soon, and the runs will stop for good!!

Bless the little lad, he sounds very special. With pregnancy hormones you ll feel even more attached to him. Do hope u can return to work soon.

Good luck for the scans. R u having an ultra sound on Friday as reassurance? It's a relief to see a baby shaped scan. So strange to see baby moving around so much but yet u can't feel him/ her at this stage.
Hope you re having a great bank holiday w e xx

Yes I'm planning to at least go to school next week even if I'm still signed off work again, I think I will be, as although I'm eating I'm still incredibly weak and can fall asleep throughout the day at anytime, so going to ask my headmistress for a staggered back to work plan, so I do a couple of hours a day and build back up to full time,to see what happens, as some days I do 7.45 to 3.15 my short days are 9 til 3.15, but it's still a lot when you've been no where for nearly 2 months!! I'm very attached to lots of children in my school, some I've known since they were bumps in their mum's tummies, quite a few since they came for their transition visits before starting reception classes! There's over 400 children in my school and I know at least 380 of them, actually know their names, there's a few I know the older siblings or I get their names muddled up!! They are all my children, some are cheeky, some are naughty, some are incredibly funny, many are caring and kind, there's a year 6 lad that's taller than me and he still comes up and hugs me, he's grown up into a lovely young man!! I suspect I will get lots and lots of hugs when I get back!!

Yes scan on Friday is a reassurance scan, as real 12 week scan at the hospital was really hard to find someone to go with me, luckily a lovely friend is coming with me and supporting me, I had to change the appointment day and time, but it's worth it to have the support with me, my best friend from work is with me all day on Friday to support me with midwife appointment and then the private scan as well, it's totally reassuring knowing she'll be there, as she hasn't seen bubble since implantation either, so it's all very exciting!! Hoping I'll be well enough after the midwife appointment to pop to m+s to get some bras, as mine are uncomfortable!!

I reckon all your children at the school are going to be so excited your going to b a mummy yourself. I really hope yr scan goes well today to give you that reassurance.let me know how u get on. This baby of mine has not allowed me to stop being nauseas, and occasionally sick as well as chronic indigestion,peeling and exhaustion. Hoping the light at end of tunnel is on its way xx

Everhopeful76, all ok yesterday, midwife appointment was long, had very nervous tummy afterwards, scan was perfect apart from bubble really didn't want pictures taken yesterday, kept putting its hand near its face, everything how it should be, had to have internal as everything is tilted in there, my best mate was jumping up and down, afterwards I was shaking, just couldn't believe bubble has arms and legs now, very strong heartbeat too, bubble looked more real now, got to have the official one Tuesday and then I'll tell family etc, not ready to broadcast it all over fb yet though!! Still getting my own head round it all!!

Good news Hun. Don't worry about Facebook, just tell ur closest friends and your colleagues who will need to know. I haven't broadcasted anything on Facebook, I guess because I feel something could go wrong still and also have friends who continue to have either social infertility or physical infertility and just feel I ve been in that position and understand how they would feel. Also I reckon there could b others who are in same boat but I don't know. It's a personal choice tho and that all said my timeline seems to b littered with everyone's opinions on the EU referendum they may not even notice. Have a relaxing w e. Am off to a spa today xx

Yes I'm exactly the same, just have that 5% doubt in the back of my mind, maybe when bubble moves about it might seem real, but I honestly think it won't feel real until bubble is,actually born and here, if that makes sense, it's all so surreal still!!

How was midwife appt and nhs scan?

Sorry Everhopeful, phone playing up, I've posted 3 times now, bubble hates pictures taken on Tuesday, only got one good one eventually after over 2 hours in the scanning section, then an hour with consultant, then 3 hours in blood test and pharmacy, got to get a baby doctors and thyroid doctors appointment in July, keep ivf pessaries til 20 weeks, therefore not advertising bubble on fb or telling many people at all,

Wow goinggrey! You have to take your pessaries till week 20? What a nightmare. I was allowed to stop taking mine as soon as I had the all-clear at the 12 week scan. Can I ask what the reason behind you having to take them till Week 20 is? I'm curious about the science behind them.

I basically asked consultant, as it looks like I'm going to be consultant led, because of my ivf, thyroid and other medical conditions, if everything was going to fall out if I stopped taking my ivf medications, he said there is no proven fact that the pessaries help but there's also no proven fact that they didn't help either, and as I've been taking them all this time, we continue until 20 weeks, which I'm fine with, as far as bubble is concerned it doing everything it should be doing apart hiding from all medical people, as I'm all tilted inside, bubble is incredibly shy and strong to get through all this illness for the past 8 weeks, and bubble is really not ready to broadcast it's self atm, I've told the bare minimum of people and they all know it's not to go on fb and not to be gossiped about, as I really am not comfortable with that yet!! I'm still signed off work for various reasons but I am allowed in school, which is a good thing!