IVF SEP/OCT Part 2- Get your Stretchy Leggings here ladies!

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IVF buddies September /October continued, heading into November & wearing VERY comfy stretchy leggings & trousers (perfect for Xmas too!!)

Hello ladies!!

I’ve been super busy Christmas baking, hamper making for DH’s corporate clients (sneaking extra things in the supermarket baskets for us for that!) & doing some Christmas cooking too!!

rose I keep forgetting we are at the same stage it’s crazy! Thursday that’s soon!! When we had a scan last week after the bleeding it really reassured us, was so good to just make it real especially as it’s jot inside me, it will really bring it home for you hun. Our scan has been forward too, next Monday!! Then we’ve actually booked another private one for the 21st too just so that when we tell ppl on Xmas day we’ve had an even more recent 1 where we know it’s all ok (& get a pic, don’t know if u get 1 at IVF place at 7 weeks???). Glad you’re still feeling good though & bah a bit of weight...it’s xmas!!

star that place looks gorgeous, it’s sad about no frozen embies but u have those snuggled on board & they are probably soooooo zen right now!! How was the retreat?! When is you OTD? Are you testing early?!! 🌟💕😍

aliona honestly the NHS is so backward sometimes & I generally love it, I hope you got it sorted for the counselling. Little puppy dog was sick all day today so I hope she is ok, literally sucked up all her food from morning onwards, she seems a bit perkier now but it made me think I’d like yours she’s nabbed something from a bin!!

dbear when is AF due? Have you got all your meds through? Don’t forget we have both myself & Atik here who have got BFPS from FET so stay with us & positive xxx

atik how are you???!!

dinks hope you are ok too, and everything settled for you 💕💕

Love to all & see the Christmas spud working line for freezer, never tried to freeze potatoes to roast before but the more I have organised the less bricking it I might be about surprising ppl with news I think & maybe not drunk myself to death first (that’s the issue with not carrying the baby...I will be holding the prosecco!!)

Good morning all!

Minster potatoes freeze well when roasted. And saves a lot of time faffing about peeling etc when you want to be drinking fizz and eating chocolates!

Sorry to hear about your pup :( hope the illness passes soon.

You're totally right - the scan tomorrow will (all being well!) be really reassuring. I'm going to ask them if we can have another one this side of Christmas... i'll be 8 weeks the week before christmas, so was thinking I might have one that week too, maybe the 21st or 22nd. I'll see what the clinic say tomorrow.

Thanks for making me feel better :) x

Minster aww poor pUpsicle 😁 or poor you? I gave up on mine. Have to put bin up high somewhere when not home or at night (if I remember). But now she has another fetish 😂😂 every snotty tissue from bin in the toilet she has to rip in bits and spread all over flat 😂😂 anyway, I hope puppy is better. Eating-good sign ❤️
That’s a lot of potatoes. Never thought of freezing them. Well done for being so organised!! I usually go to shops on 24th trying to find anything on he shelves 😅

Have my councelling in a few hours 🧐 didn’t like the woman on the phone 😱 wonder how it’s going to go.

Dbear? How was yours?!

Rose 😅 welcome to the club of stalkers 😁😁 fingers crossed for u for tomorow. I am the worst with worrying. Absolutely restless with imagining bad things. Hope to get advice today how to deal with this.
Since leaving job I put on weight few kg 😱😱 u pregnant! What’s my excuse?! 😅 few kg doesn’t sound a lot but my weight stayed same number for last 10 years. So it is worrying says me who spend 20 min by ice cream freezer in the shop yesterday arguing to buy or not to buy 😂

Hi Ladies!
I'm also just getting over a nasty stomach bug still not 100% but I'm getting better (I've been calling it my pre xmas day diet ...so far im down 4 lbs!) LOL
My counselling session was yesterday afternoon which wasn’t ideal given my stomach bug….thank god it was only 45 mins session so I managed to talk for the whole not wondering where the toilet was! The lady was nice (albeit a little batty) but she had some good points and tried to help me see that I needed to be a little kinder to myself. There where a tons of tears shed and lots of emotions from isolation, sadness, anger to helplessness but I felt so much better for letting it all out.
I think next time I want my DH with me and so we can talk about our feelings together and how we should both work as a team. But I have to wait until the 10th jan !! seems a long way off but then this time of year is crazy so no doubt will fly by.
Rose Thank you, you are too kind instagrm has some great filters ! , I feel like everyone knows what I look like but I have no idea what any of you lovely ladies look like! . How was London? Did you go for pleasure?
How exciting that you scan is tomorrow Eakkkkk! I cannot begin to imagine how you are feeling what a lovely way to ring in the festive period x
minster how many potatoes!! that's crazy do you part boil then freeze or just peel and freeze? We have 10 over for xmas day so I need to get organise like you! How is puppy dog? Have you got a lock for your bin!LOL
My AF still hasn’t arrived but I reckon next week (if she behaves herself that is!). My DH and I have a meeting on 19th Dec where I think given AF has arrived we will get all the meds to start taking early Jan, I think they want me to do a medical FET not a natural …not sure on the difference or success rates though. I am trying to be a positive as I can, this process can be a numbers game and a patience game (I hate maths and im super impatient) but im trying
Oh one last night …how do I go about getting one of these corporate hampers!?
Aliona - I hope your session goes well today and that it was different meeting her face to face, please try not to feel down just let everything out. And as mister says think positive and that it wont be long and we will be both be starting our FET soon! It’s xmas time and a little weight gain is fine (unless you want me to send you my bug that’ll help!! ) LOL

Dinks how is the nausea and cold (boo to the double whammy) I hope that you are on the mend soon! Any luck on picking a paint?

Star How are you!? Missing you! …it is disappointing to hear about the frosties but they picked the best 2 little stars to be transferred so please do not feel sad. Keep upbeat and positive and im sending you lots of sticky thoughts and baby dust!

So my clinic gave me a leaflet for www.fertilitynetworkuk.org has anyone been on it? They offer free support and help and you can meet locally with others in a similar situation

Dbear lol yes! Send it my way, your bug. I have big thing for gaining weight ☹️ But I hope you feel better soon 😘 my period should be here around 18th but on 19th I have gynaecology app which is very important 😒 so I am kind of hoping it will be late this month 😅
My phone died trying to open the link 😂 but I am not people’s person, so not sure if it can work for me. Although this place is helpful, so maybe I should just be little open minded

Hello ladies!

Aliona yes sweetie, be open to good things! Although there are many sad things in life there are many beautiful ones also! Shine your light honey! Shinnnneeee ! I understand that you had bad experiences in the past with counselling, but take this as a new experience, a positive one. Don’t hide behind your disappointing past experience, this way you will benefit fully. You look so tiny that a few kilos will be absolutely fine! Love yourself, you are about to enter a demanding process. So just know you are simply FABULOUS! No news on the job?

Minster darling! How did you know potatoes were my favourites? I LOVEEE them, mashed, jacket, fried (although I don’t do fried food much), boiled ANY way . Flipping heck you are organized, creative & talented! How many people are coming over?!?!? Great idea, I am sure it will work. I hope you will hear soon of your treatment sweetie. Ohhhh and I love your lights sweetie, you & DH are a right pair of sweeties !

Atik how are you?

Rose OMG the scan is tomorrow? How wonderful! You must be so excited! Let me tell you something, you will get bigger being pregnant you know! Don’t worry about that! Nurture yourself! I hear you about holding our breath at each stage to hear about the status. Very testing indeed…

Dbear 4 pounds? Wow maybe we should meet and I should get your bug! Joking, it is not the right time right now…Missing you too sweetie pie! It is all system go with for you! With the counselling session, Acupuncture and getting your meds – you seemed all organized and dare I say ready? I am very happy you are so happy & full of life . You will be cooking for 10? Yes I think if you need Tips we have Master Minster the Fairy Godmother who will sort you out!

Dinks how is that cold going? Still in bed? Hope not because of the cold! Anymore cakes?

I don’t know if you all know about Dr Bronner’s product, but they are truly amazing. Basically the products are fully natural and very soft to the skin. You can also use the products for washing clothes. This is what I use and have done for a long time. I love the different smells, but most particularly, although it is a bit expensive, you don’t need to use much and the moisture it leaves on your skin is great. This is the website: www.drbronner.co.uk/. On the following site they are doing some promos at the moment if you are interested: www.dolphinfitness.co.uk/en/dr-bronner. Atik & Rose I recommend this highly for your eczema, - and to be honest any pregnant woman.

As for me, well…got to my Silent retreat last Friday. Around 6pm I could feel lots of obvious pinching on the right side. The same after our long meditation around 10pm. The same on Saturday & Sunday. I so don’t want to feel anything, but I have felt so much already. Like I said, pinching, twinges, bloated, dizziness, oh and pressure since Monday. But this morning it felt a bit like AF but not exactly. Believe me when I say I am NOT wanting and trying hard not to analyse but when you feel thing you just do, right? So let’s leave it at that for now, otherwise I am going to start crying. Flipping heck, what a palaver!!

No I don’t think I will test prior to the 12th, simply because I love my world where all is going well. I am embracing each day, some moments have been challenging, but I am getting there slowly. TBH the 12th is scaring the right sh*t out of me, but it will come and hopefully it will smile at me.

I have felt better on injections, I don’t really feel myself since the ET. I have been taking the Pessaries since EC and Progynova and was fine, but since the ET there is always something and I am like “stay calm”.

Yes lovelies, thank you for the support. No frosties but I have the 2 best in me and let’s hope it is going to happen.

I feel much better now, mornings seems to be the worst part of the day. Oh last Friday morning, had breakie with my lovely OH and literally after I felt dizzy and sick – that’s how it all started girls! Didn’t I wrote to leave it at that?

I have had the best meditation EVER!!! Back for another Silent Retreat in March . So much study to do before the end of the year!

Love to all of you,
XXX

Awww Star. If you so stressed during 2ww what chances do I have?!? But it’s amazing that u can just zone out and be positive. Can’t meditate at all, my switch is broken 😅
And what do u mean I look tiny 🧐🧐😱 I have not shared any details here, you can’t possibly know that 😅 unless it’s Atiks fault and you found me there 😂
No, no job 🤔 loads of weekend offers and evenings, which is fine normally, but not at this stage. If I don’t see my OH evenings or weekends I will be too grumpy. And trust me, I can beat grumpy cat in grumpiness 😫❤️

star a tried too many stuff for dry skin nd only sudocream helping, with me it's cz of dis water

Aliona I am a human being so I do get affected you know! I guess it is about the attitude, how you deal with it all. There is nothing I can do, but wait. You will be okay for the 2WW like we all are, but we feel and the feelings change at every moment, it is normal . Didn’t you send us a picture of your “swollen belly”? You looked tiny on it !

Atik as soon as you can relieve yourself with something I am glad . How are you sweetie?

XXX

PS: Where is the next Thread again?

A did read that wen u pregnant cervix moving higher.. Nd wen a was putting this pessaries in a cudnt feel ma cervix so it was high.. BT from yesterday a started feeling it.. Is it drop down? Awww

Atik I put mine at the back as the clinic recommended it that way! Maybe it did what it needed and then it is down again, that would be my guess sweetie! But I loved the awwwwwww lol lol lol

star hehe thx X just a was read dat once woman is pregnant cervix move high nd my was cz whenever a put pessaries a cudnt even feel it BT yesterday a started normally feel it nd just worried wats going on xx

Oh yeah Star, I was thinking you going crazy and mixing things up about me lol u r right.
Just back from my councelling session. Well it was more of assessment really. Making me cry and go though the traumatic experience that I had again and again..thing is I have to commit to this same time and it’s ok for now, but if I get a job (which is probably not lol) then I can’t go. Stupid rules.

Good luck @rosewrites for your scan tomorrow, hope it shows a lovely 💕💕💕😍😁xxx

Don’t forget to be moving onto the new thread ladies this ones nearly done 🎄🎄

New thread ladies:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/infertility/3101609-IVF-A-supportive-group-of-ladies-at-various-stages-of-the-ivf-journey

Do we need to fill up this thread so we can move on to the next one?? let me find some animal pictures!!

This is “Dinks” from my user name... that’s not her actual name, just one of her many nicknames!! (Latest nickname is Pudding because she is gaining a lot of weight )

And this is “Binks”, also not his real name! Lately he is called Mr Cheese because he chewed a block of cheddar... (This is his usual pose when I am working from home... warming his butt on my laptop)

This is one of our chickens. She’s a proper thug, and only lays half the year. Entitled little madam that she is.

😂 Dinks your cats remind me of my dog, “whatever” face 😅. Like this one when we got xmas tree-poker face. Yesterday’s we were in the park late and it’s been shut with one exit open. So we let her off the lead for once. First was running around us and then whoom and she was off. 10 min of calling-nothing. Pitch black! Looking with phone torch-eventually found 2 eyes starring at me 😅 called her name and she turned around and run to opposite direction 😡😡 finally she got tired and slow down. What a little biatch

Haha yep Aliona she uses her “whatever” face a lot!!! She is such a brat!!! We spoiled her so our own fault.

Your dog is soooo naughty!!! I bet she thought it was a great game... You should get her a grinch outfit to go with her christmas poker face!!

Ahhh dinks and Binks or should I say Pudding and Mr cheese are lovely!!

Aliona your dogga is such a naughty thing!! has a personality though I like it!! LOL

I have no pets so feel left out not sure you ladies want pictures of food!! LOL

Dbear as i am still living on light soups I am obsessed with food right now. I am literally drooling when watching masterchef, but can I even lift a fork of food to my mouth? Nope. Still soup only. So feel free to post food pics lol!!!

P.S. Pets are fun, but also a pain in the arse!!! Mr Cheese once stole £500 in cash, I was treasurer for a charity and I was cashing up after an event. Cheese is obsessed with elastic bands, and I’d tied bundles of £500 together with bands. Came to take it to the bank and realised I was £500 short.... HUGE PANIC. After an hour of turning the living room upside down, in walks Mr Cheese nonchalantly with the bundle of notes in his mouth, then ran round with it for a good 15 min while I tried to get it back.

See, pets are jerks.