Does anybody else have any bizarre rituals/superstitions that suddenly kick in when you are IVFing?
I've been through a fresh IVF cycle and spotting magpies suddenly became very important to me. If I only saw one magpie, it was a bad omen and of course meant the IVF was doomed to fail ("one for sorrow, two for joy" etc). Subconsciously, I would then be looking out for more magpies throughout the day, feeling a wave of relief when seeing more. I'm not at all superstitious normally! Having been through a FET recently, the magpie spotting began again in earnest.
Also, during the first cycle, I found a plastic lamb farmyard toy on a river walk that somebody had left in a crack in the wall by the footpath. It was spring and I immediately took it to be a positive sign of new life. I have to admit, I've still got the little lamb - I keep it in my wedding ring box.
Has anybody else got similarly strange tales to tell...