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[AliceAbsolum]

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I'm Alice, 34, TTC1 for 3 years 4 months. Currently 4 days into a short ivf protocol with max dose of stims as my AMH ran away last year. Its my only NHS funded cycle and my last chance to have a child that's genetically mine. /fingers crossed/

@AliceAbsolum I don't want to give you false hope, because sometimes life is shit and maybe this cycle will be a BFN for you, but my ICs took days to show positive whereas the frer was dark and bold. You're not out until AF arrives xx

@aliceabsolum I too don’t want to give you false hope but your OTD is the day, not the days before which could give you false results causing you upset when it might not be needed. Hang on in there. @twiglet2353 is right, your not over until AF shows x

@aliceabsolum - my OTD is Weds 15th too, though I think I'm a couple of days behind you (today I am 6dp5dt). I've been checking 10miu internet cheapies since ET day - I figured why not as I have a pack of 50 and I reckon I will feel less stressed this way, rather than trying to resist testing. So far all BFNs unsurprisingly. If they stay BFNs at least this will help prepare me for bad news on the blood test on Weds!

@AliceAbsolum I’m sorry that must be really hard to see. Thinking of you.

Thank you everyone for your lovely responses. I really don't know how much to trust ICs now....
I'll keep it together until Tues night when DH and I will do it together.
Thanks you lot x

Making myself feel a LOT better by reading terrible review after terrible review of them

www.ebay.co.uk/urw/One-Step-Highly-Sensitive-10mIU-Pregnancy-Test-Strips/product-reviews/1105278627?sort=%2Brating

I've not swung back to hopefulness but I'm a bit less devastated.

@FlipKat Oh good luck. So your clinic says 9 days past 5 day transfer? Isn't it weird how they're different. Get a FRER for the next few days!

@aliceabsolum It is funny different clinics have different timings for OTD! Hope my clinic isn't testing too early :-/

Very interesting about the One Step tests as these are the ones I have too! I've never seen a false positive (or any positive for that matter) and whilst I would be delighted if it turned out I was getting false negatives it is worrying they obviously are not reliable! Good idea, I shall get myself a FRER or two for Monday/Tuesday

Today is my official test date blood test then wait for a phone call with results. Hope everyone had a good weekend. X

@LeanneMFord good luck to you. How many days post transfer are you?

@FlipKat I know its so werid isn't it. A lady on a ttc thread years ago was one of the 1% or something of people who didn't have hcg show up in her blood. Missed 3 periods took test after test, nothing, but her hcg was like 12000 or something when she finally got a blood test. Freaks me out that if she did ivf and they didn't blood test as most of them don't seem to do she would have stopped her progesterone, come on her period...None the wiser. Makes me shudder.

*in her urine!

I've decided I hate ICs now so I used all of the last 3 up this morning. 3 bfns. Going to get a FRER in a bit.

13dp5dt on a frozen cycle x

Absolute sqiunter 14dpo, 2 days before OTD. Now I've peed on a lot of FRERs over the last 3.5 years and I've never seen a hint come up ever ever. Photo doesn't do it justice, it is there but it's Very Very faint. Shine a light behind and it comes up half decent.
Literally no idea what to think.

Zoomed in and improved contrast. It looks negative but irl it is there!

@aliceabsolum I see a very very faint one on the close up! I’m hoping your OTD shows line improvement for you 🥰 keep strong! X

It is insanely faint. But I went for a wee at 4am and this was 7am ish so it's not even a 4 hour hold.
Trying to keep my sensible head on.

Ladies I’m feeling so discouraged today. I woke up and feel absolutely back to my normal self. No sore boobs, no tummy cramps I just feel so normal and feeling very down. Did anyone else feel like this during their tww? I felt so positive throughout everything up until today and I must admit the desire to POAS is about to take over. Looking for a little pick me up if anyone has any advice x

It's really hard. Symptoms mean nothing though, we know this. You should start feeling back to yourself now you've recovered from EC. It's a roller-coaster. Keep busy and look after yourself xx

@Hopingforbabyd try not to get too disheartened my symptoms come and go all the time. Try and remain positive 😊

@Hopingforbabyd hang on in there. How long till OTD? Maybe try and arrange to see people you really love and make you happy as a distraction?

@AliceAbsolum hope you are ok-hope the lines progress for you.

I’m feeling a bit brighter today which is good -the weather helps. Work is prob a good distraction too!

And now I'm spotting. This is just such a horrible process. Urgh.

Thanks ladies, I took my little pup on a long walk with hubby today and it’s helped a lot. I know ivf is hard but for me personally the hardest but is definitely the tww it’s torturous. Hoping all in tww are doing okay.
@aliceabsolum bless you I really do feel for you and hope you’re okay x

@Hopingforbabyd I hear you. I was generally OK throughout. Periods of stress, but a week ago I was thinking "this is all OK actually!" But the last 5 days of the 2ww I've just struggled so much.
More spotting, rang the clinic 🙄 nurse told me off for testing early and said neither the spotting or the test mean anything with 2 days to go so stop worrying and test on Wed. Makes a lot of sense. I shall do that.

@aliceabsolum sometimes we need someone especially a nurse, to tell us off as it helps get back in track doesn’t it. Thank you I know you’ve had it rough too x

Got fed up of waiting for the phone call so I phoned them myself 🙈 i am now classed as 4 weeks pregnant 7 week scan on the 6th of July. The nurse said my levels are high, they are 1915 🙈. I don't no what to take from that as I had 2 transferred. X