IVF warriors - the journey continues 2

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@KLM25 aawwww I'm sooooooo relieved too!!!! that is absolutely fantastic news ❤god that must've been nerve wracking when she couldn't see anything at first 🙈bet you nearly stopped breathing holding your breath! what a relief 😊measurement is bang on too if not slightly ahead yay positive news all around 😍wow you now very officially have a baby growing inside you, how amazing is that!
Haha! your pill box system makes a lot of sense! I'm more like having pill packs scattered all over the house (for some reason I have so many lol), where I'm likley to be when my alarms go off, so bedside table, office, kitchen and lounge haha, so not really keeping track. Just so I take it immediately and don't have to go look where they are. But yeah the downside of it is I'm on autopilot too. The tick off list is a good idea I might try that.
It's funny when i started the injections I quite enjoyed the process as I was back in the game and it gave me something I could do for it and i felt like a pro haha, now like a month in and after a few big bruises I'm dreading it a bit every day, I don't know how I managed those 😅must've hit a blood vessel. poor little tummy x

Thanks so much @Honeybunie ❤️ Yes I let myself watch a 6 weeks pregnant video on YouTube this afternoon ☺️ Still nervous but definitely more relaxed than I was!
Aw I know, the bruises… 🤦‍♀️ I’m the same, I’ve got a whopper by my belly button. It’s a good job it’s not beach weather, not that I’ve worn a bikini for quite a while now ha ha.
Yes I can recommend the tick list - I find it helps psychologically - one step closer with every tick!! Xx

Congrats @KLM25 that's fab news, rest up and soak in all of it. Soo excited for you.

Good luck on your scan @Honeybunie - fingers crossed lining is at a healthy level and transfer goes well. Sending you all the positive vibes!

Thanks so much @MinBins ❤️ x

Yay congratulations @KLM25 that's amazing news! Wow that must have been awful when she couldn't see anything at first! So happy for you. Enjoy the Xmas market!

How you feeling with your transfer approaching @Honeybuni? It's the 6th your transfer date isn't it? I have a good feeling about it for you x

Thanks so much @seekingbabyk ❤️ Hope all good with you guys and that gorgeous little dog x

Thanks @seekingbabyk that’s sweet of you to say ☺️
Just had my scan and the lining is too thin again 🤦‍♀️ bit annoying. It was 6.5-6.6mm she said. So we had the endo scratch and are doing a long medicated FET cycle and none of it seems to have made a difference. It’s even a bit thinner than our last short FET cycle 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️
It has a nice triple layer she said but she wants it a bit thicker. So she’s keeping me on the current meds for a bit longer before starting progesterone. We have another scan on Monday now to check again. So transfer date is pushed back. Probs the weekend after. Let’s hope so because we’ve booked flights to Germany on 13th 🤦‍♀️ it’s all getting a bit close for comfort now 😬

@Honeybunie Oh I know how disappointing it is to get that news when you just want to get a date booked in and know what’s happening 😏
But you’re not that far off? Do they want it to be 7mm? Mine was only 7.8mm for this latest one. Plus that’s brilliant that it’s trilaminar, mine hasn’t always been trilaminar and that has stressed me out at times.
With any luck your lining will be there by Monday as I think it’s supposed to just keep thickening on the estrogen. I’m keeping everything crossed for you 🤞 Hopefully you’ve got a nice weekend planned to keep you busy in the meantime x

@KLM25 yes 7mm is the minimum they want it to be. When we had our first and last FET last year it was 7mm so only just sufficient and we went ahead. This time it was a bit on the thinner side. Yours was only just over 7mm then as well. Well that give me hope 😊 I guess you’re right at least it’s trilaminar. Yes we’re not far off. I think it’s just little hiccups or setbacks like that make you worry whether we’ll get there at all after all this time and all the meds. There’s just so much that could go wrong. I’ll have a little celebration if/when we get there and two embryos will have been transferred 🤞🤞 yes we’re going to York tomorrow for the weekend with OH’s girls and my sister so I won’t get a chance to even think about it 😄 a lot of driving around if anything. 4h round trip to the clinic today, driving to York and back, then 4h round trip to the clinic again on Monday. Doesn’t get boring 🙄😅
how’re you feeling? Any nausea yet? Not that I wish it on you, just curious 😂 x

@Honeybunie I know, it really does feel like there are so many hurdles to get over, but you’re so close to 7mm and I’m sure you’ll get there with a few more days on the meds. You should definitely have a little celebration when you get to transfer day as I’ve always felt like that is a massive achievement! So it sounds like they’re happy to transfer two? I can’t imagine why not as it sounds like you would be an ideal candidate for two.

Aw lovely 😊 York will be so magical this time of year - it was the first place I went with Chris for a weekend away and that must have been Nov/Dec as I remember going to the Christmas markets. I bet it’ll be all blue skies and frosty too so that’ll make it even more beautiful. Have an amazing time. Lots of driving by the sounds of it over the next few days but it’ll be well worth it. Did you say you have flights booked to Germany too? Whereabouts are you going? I know they have amazing Christmas markets there too. I went to Berlin for a friend’s 30th a few years ago in Dec and we had a fab time.

I am actually feeling more nauseous every day, which I’m really quite grateful for as I find it reassuring! I’ve got a packet of ginger biscuits that I’m taking everywhere with me as I find that it helps if I eat something x

@KLM25 I know. I guess I was hoping that the long protocol and the scratch would have helped and we'd end up with like 10mm. Bit disappointing both did not help, so I went through that horrible pain and it added about 4 weeks to the process and none of it helped. I guess on the plus side we now know all these things, so if we have any more FETs in the future, we know a scratch and long protocol don't help so don't have to do them again.
Yes I've got all my arguments in my head (I might write them down just before transfer day) about why i want to transfer the two, if the embryologist or anyone else says anything against it - i can shut them up. I mean come on - 6 months between the first and the second transfer is just a bit ridiculous isn't it. I'm not getting any younger! just makes me angry to think about the time that has passed and I'm 39 next.
Thank you 😊Yes it is the perfect winter weather for a weekend away isn't it? I've only just been to York once in the summer, so look forward to seeing it all christmasy. Let's just hope OH and I survive the weekend with 4 teenage girls - god help us - what were we thinking lol.
So my parents live close to Berlin and that's were we go for Christmas anyway. Just I found cheap flights to Munich on the 13th so I thought we'd do a little christmas market tour. two nights in Munich, two nights in Nuernberg, then home for Christmas, all by train. The German railway company has a monthly ticket for 49 Euros since covid. thought it'd be nice to see a lot of the country from the train too. Not been down there in years.
Well worst case we have to change our flights and cut the trip short or fly stright home. I've booked hotels with free cancellations and not bought the train tickets yet, like i knew it... so it would not be the end of the world if the transfer is later. Whatever will be will be.

Oh I'm so pleased you're feeling nauseous (funny thing to say lol) it must be so reassuring 😊that's great! I read ages ago a banana straight after waking up might help with morning sickness. maybe it is just so that you have a little in your tummy which helps? have you got anything nice planned for the weekend? x

@Honeybunie It’s frustrating isn’t it 😏 So much of the stuff we do seems to be an experiment, but I suppose we have to think that it’s all leading us to the end goal. I reckon you’ll have much better news on Monday and a few more days will be all you need.
Good, I’m glad you’re feeling prepared with your arguments, I think writing them down is a great idea. You’re completely right, of course you don’t want to wait 6 months, the waiting is the hardest part as we all feel that time pressure.
Hope you’re having a fab time in York. Ooh your trip to Germany sounds very exciting, I would love that. I went to the Munich Christmas market years ago and loved it, but I’ve never been to Nuremberg. I especially love the idea of travelling by train. I never did the whole inter-railing thing as a student so I have this little dream of doing it as a grown up one day! I’m sure everything will work out, it sounds like your plans are very flexible.

Yes you’re right, when your tummy’s empty, the nausea’s definitely worse. Unfortunately I don’t like bananas 🤦‍♀️ but otherwise that would be an excellent idea. We’ve always got grapes in the fridge so I tend to have a few of those when I get up before my breakfast!
The midwife called me back yesterday which was a relief as it was nearly 2 weeks since I left the first message. They have this app now called Badger notes which is new to me, so I had to fill in a booking in questionnaire on there, I suppose it saves them time. It says on there I’ve got an appt on Dec 29th, but doesn’t specify what it is, so I’m guessing that’s the booking in appt. I would (hopefully) be 11 weeks by then, so it seems a bit late, but I’m not going to stress about it as I’ve got a feeling we’re going to be booking more private scans for reassurance before then anyway.
I also went to Asda to pick up some more meds, I had the prescription from my clinic translated as it seems the cheapest way to do it, although the girl behind the counter seemed quite shocked to tell me it was £287 and almost whispered it ☺️
It also has a little print out of instructions on the Cyclogest, ‘to be used vaginally or rectally, do not take orally’ 🤦‍♀️😂 I started googling it but as Chris said, that horse has bolted now ☺️ Let’s hope it’s not doing me any lasting damage! I don’t want to question my doctor on it plus it seems to be working so far.
Putting our tree up today so I’m excited about that, plus I’m going out for an early dinner with 2 friends tonight which is a rare occurrence so I’m looking forward to that too x

Hi girls @KLM25 @Honeybunie - life is really hectic at the moment so sorry for not replying to you. Awww that's such lovely news @KLM25 I'm glad your symptoms are coming strong. Have you booked your next scan now?

@Honeybunie that's really disappointing about pushing your transfer back but at least they are monitoring you closely. Yes it must feel like it was all for nothing but I guess you don't know all the changes that could have been caused by the meds, etc it could just be that this round sticks because of something you are doing now. German Xmas markets sound amazing although after all this cold weather I feel like just hibernating in front of a fire until spring time 😂

Thanks so much @seekingbabyk, yes I’m very grateful to be feeling sick, it’s not taken all of the worry away but it is a little bit reassuring I suppose. I’ve got another scan next Thursday so just over a week away now. It can’t come quickly enough!
Our little boy wasn’t well over the weekend and after a message from nursery and a visit to the GP on Monday, it turned out he had Scarlet Fever.
Ironically once the rash appeared on Mon, he was much better but he still has to have a course of antibiotics or else he’s still contagious. So trying to force these disgusting tasting antibiotics into him 4 times a day, alongside my hectic medication schedule, has been quite challenging 😂 This morning we both decided that enough was enough, so after 3 phone calls to the GP surgery, we now have some banana flavoured amoxicillin, although I think he is still traumatised 🤦‍♀️ Anyway, I know these are problems that a lot of people would love to have, so I hope it doesn’t sound like I’m complaining! It’s taken my mind off the anxiety between scans, so every cloud and all that… ☺️
@Honeybunie Hope you’re ok? Didn’t want to hassle you on Monday to see how your scan went, but equally don’t want you to think that I’ve not been thinking about you.
Hope all is alright anyway and you had a lovely time in York. I’m guessing you must have had a lot of snow, we woke up to a fair amount of it on Sunday so I’m hoping it didn’t disrupt you too much x

Hello ladies! @KLM25 @seekingbabyk
Sorry I've been meaning to give you an update, but haven't had much time yet. Got a few things to finish in work by this week, as we're leaving for Germany next week already and with the transfer..
The weekend was nice, althought, as you know, it was soooooo cold it really spoilt it for me. I thought we'd have a clear and crisp weekend, but then it was just foggy in York it was horrible. On Saturday it was like -5 in the morning and with the dampness of the fog it felt like -100. I've never felt so cold in my life. Frozen to the bone. So I really did not enjoy walking around York in this. We mainly ended up sitting in restaurants, but even they felt cold. our airbnb was nice and warm though that was nice.
On Monday we went to our scan and that was quite stressful. my lining hadn't really gotten any thicker. she said it was 6.3-6.5 last week. on monday it was 6.5-6.8. She was looking really hard to find any thicker areas. There were two nurses, one senior one we've seen a few times now who also did one of our transfers and a scan before who remembered which was nice. they were both uhming and ahing what to do as the clinic wants 7mm. they said the national guidance is actually 6mm, but their own reaserch has shown 7mm has more success. they also said it was trilaminar and that it's nice and shiny of the scan so the quality seems to be there. So they basically said to us it is our decision whether we want to abandon or go ahead. They would be happy to go ahead, due to the trilaminar appearance. They also went to ask a doctor for advice and he said the same. i thought straight away i want to go ahead, but it was also not great news at the time. they gave us a bit of time to discuss too but we were both just a bit gobsmacked as we did not expect that. anyway we said we'd go ahead after what feels like the longest cycle of medication ever and if the quality is there then why not. I also said I'm more concerned about the embryo quality really..
So anyway, all this ruined my plan to put two in! if the lining had been super duper i would have been happy to put two in. but now it feels like the lining isn't quite 100% , so we better keep one for another cycle, if we need it, in which we could hopefully reach a thicker lining. I did get to 7mm in the short cycle last year! and the senior nurse even said that in our very first FET attempt without any medication my own body got to 7mm! it was just because of inconsistent ovulation test results that we had to abandon. she was even asking why i was on a long cycle protocol 🙈well the consultant said to try it what do i know! that was a bit confusing too.. anyway, i guess we know now that a long cycle doesn't work. they also said that you can take too much oestrogen and it might not help. i didn't know that. I'm on 12mg a day and that is the max one can take a day. so more isn't better. maybe 6mm on the longer cycle, with the buserelin before would have been better, who knows!
So that was all very confusing and stressful. And now we're going ahead with the transfer of one embryo. Yesterday i was waiting for a phonecall all day to tell me when to start taking progesterone. they did not call until half 5! i had a hairdresser appointment at 5.15 which I couldn't miss and I didn't want to take the call in there with my hairdresser next to me. so i left my phone with OH! that was stressful too lol trusting him to get all the info i needed lol. but I briefed him well hehe. and i was worried they would not ring at all and i'd miss starting with the pessaries in the evening. i was really stressing, for no reason probably, but you know what it's like. so then they said to start progesterone today, with the lubion in the morning and pessaries tonight. And the transfer will be on Monday! So here we are! luckily we can go to Germany okay and don't need to cancel or reschedule anything. and with a bit of luck we'll be pregnant by Christmas. I'm being hopeful for once 🍀

@KLM25 glad the nausea is providing further reassurance. I'm sure everything will be fine next week. I'm rooting for you and the little one ❤ Oh I'm glad the midwife got in touch! so first appt with them on 29 Dec? Do you have a time yet? that will be here in no time I'm sure! you'd be 11 weeks already? wowiiii which week are you now? gosh time is flying! Are we on the same meds now? oestrogen and progesterone? I did my first lubion this morning and my tummy is aching yay. I did not miss that lol. god I gave myself a proper shiner on my tummy over the weekend! I did the injection on Friday evening in a restaurant toilet standing up. the blood came pouring out I don't kwow what I had done. maybe it was the standing up? or i hit something? had blood all over my hand as i didn't have tissue at the ready and i didn't want to ruin my clothes. jesus what a mess lol. and now i have a massive bruise.. that never happened before!
Gosh I was stressing as well Monday eve when i was trying to fall asleep and suddenly realised that if we get pregnant we'd run out of meds by 23 December and we're going to Germany next week until 29th! so i thought i'd have to organise meds for that too when we have our transfer and to make sure i mention it to the nurse on the phone. it's a proper mission organising everything isn't. and we can't just go to our pharmacy and the clinic is 2h away. and last time we waited over an hour in the clinic pharmacy! crazy!
aww bless your little boy, that must be stressful for you, but as you said at least it's taking your mind of things 😊hope he gets better soon! xx

@Honeybunie Wow, what a rollercoaster of a few days.. I often think that it’s not the injections and the pessaries etc that is the hard thing about all this, as people on the outside often presume, it’s the uncertainty, the lack of control and just the bloody interminable wait for information!
I’m so pleased that your transfer is going ahead. For what it’s worth - there was a bit of uncertainty for us before this latest transfer, as I had a 12mm follicle on my lining scan (never happened before), and when I questioned my doctor, she did say there was a possibility I could have ovulated, but based on various things, and my 28 day cycle, she thought it was worth doing ahead, but if I wasn’t happy, we could cancel. I was still uncertain, as I thought to myself, I don’t think I do have a 28 day cycle 🤦‍♀️☺️, but I didn’t argue any further and decided to go ahead and I’m glad I did. I basically went with my gut instinct which is what you’ve done I think. So I feel that if two nurses and a doctor have advised you to go ahead, then that would be more than good enough for me. Especially given that your lining is trilaminar as personally, that has always been the hardest thing for me to achieve. I think there’s a lot to be positive about 😊
I think the one embryo decision is a good thing in this scenario as well.

Oh I can empathise about the organisation of the meds. I’ve had a few trips to Asda pharmacy and a delivery from Ali’s pharmacy this week! I knew it wouldn’t be straightforward and sure enough Asda didn’t have the Clexane, so I had to get another prescription for that. Then I had to order some needles and syringes for the Lubion from a different website as they were v expensive from Ali’s and Asda doesn’t have them. Then yesterday the Ali’s delivery included about 30 needles and syringes which I’m not sure whether or not I’ve paid for 😂 Oh well, better to have too many than not enough I suppose.

I’m with you on the injections and the bruising 🤦‍♀️ Sounds like a nightmare with the bleeding in the restaurant toilet - I think it’s worse when you’re standing up and of course you always feel like you’re in a rush which doesn’t help. Hope you didn’t get any on your clothes, that would stress me out too!

I’m on the oestrogen and progesterone, but also Clexane, Prednisolone and Aspirin, the aspirin only since the positive test. I’ve never been tested to see if I need the steroids or blood thinners but I had them empirically with my very first transfer so have just carried on with them.

Yes it turns out that the appt on the 29th is the booking in appt, I’ll be 11 weeks then hopefully🤞 It seems late but I kind of don’t mind about that in case anything goes wrong in the meantime, it feels less like I’m tempting fate which I know sounds silly.

Anyway, I’m really so pleased that everything seems to have fallen into place - you got to go to York (despite the weather!), your trip to Germany is all organised, and everything is all fitting in ❤️ I think it’ll be the perfect time to go to Germany as it’ll be a great distraction with the Christmas markets and festivities, so that’s wonderful 😊 x

Hey @KLM25 you are absolutely right! I often think of my clinic as an ivory tower that is super hard to get in. Just because I sit at home, far away from it and it's so difficult to get in touch or get information or an appointment with a bloody doctor. And the people that work there have no idea how it feels to rely on a bloody phone hotline as the only means to get in touch and to depend on them without any control. they don't understand how it feels from a patient's perspective, and I can't blame them. But i just said everything takes soooo long and I'm nearly 39 and I might need another round of IVF and time is ticking and I nearly got upset as I said it. anyway i know it's not down to the nurses, it's just a chronic lack of funding for the NHS at the end of the day... and it's the patients (taxpayers!) that bear the brunt..

Yes I suppose I let my gut decide on this one. It felt like the only logical decision given the circumstances. Oh I remember your follicle. That would have worried me a bit too, but then you think what does it matter, the egg would have perished and an embryo put in. The lining was there after all 😊Oh I did not realise that you had issues with achieving the trimalinar lining. God there are just so many variables aren't there!
I'm also remembering Spin101's success story with thin lining, so that gives me hope 😊

Oh my god I just realised I better check my syringe and needle stocks too to make sure I have enough until the new year. They gave me a load last time, but I haven't acutally counted them. I need to get super organised this weekend and pack everything I need! So I know by Monday if I need more. Then we're leaving on Tuesday for the airport already, dropping my sister off, then fly out super early on Wednesday. I didn't know you can order syringes and needles online too, that's good to know if I ever need any.

I didn't get any blood on my clothes thank god! I caught it in time with my hands lol. the bruise is slowly fading. It takes ages for me. Do you also get swelling and pain with the Lubion? Mine hurt for a whole day. Ah yes you have a few more meds I remember now. that must be a crazy schedule every day!!

I feel the same for you about the wait until 29th. It seems like almost the ultimate hurdle doesn't it. It's only three weeks away and once you get to that stage it's almost in the bag and the little one will be safe to like 99%. and you have the scan next thursday to check in 😊bet you can't wait. Did you develop any more symptoms?

yeah you're right the trip next week will be a great distraction! unfortunately I won't be able to enjoy the mulled wine lol but hopefully it'll be worth it x

Hi ladies, sorry I’ve been awol!

@KLM25 so sorry about the scare you had and so happy to hear you saw the heartbeat! 💗

@Honeybunie Trusting your instinct is important sometimes. I have always had a thin lining so fully understand. Did you have the transfer/when will it be?

@seekingbabyk your doggy 💜 I hope you’re having the best time and enjoying all the cuddles!

@Decaffe really pleased to hear you ovulated and hope your cycles have returned to normal!

@Honeybunie Hope you’ve had a good weekend and feeling ok on the progesterone - not long to go now ❤️😊 I was thinking about you and the Lubion when I did my injection this lunchtime as I’ve never had so much blood come out 😂 I was thinking about you in that restaurant toilet! Luckily I’ve got my old pyjamas on. It’s weird, absolutely no pain when I injected but lots of blood. I’m generally ok on the Lubion, if I pick the right spot, it can be almost painless. It’s just hard to find a spot as I’ve got 2 massive bruises on my right hand side which are almost joining up together to make one enormous one! So I’ve scrapped the alternating left and right business.
I find the Clexane stings a bit for 30 seconds afterwards but I’ve kind of got used to it.

That website I used for the syringes etc is called ukmedi.co.uk. They were very good and seemed to be one of the cheapest. I got them all organized Friday in an OCD style rather than just rooting around in a plastic bag and hoping for the best as I had been doing ☺️ I’m sure you can get them on Amazon too, I just liked that website as I could read the names of the needles and knew they were the same ones. At times I’ve been given a shorter needle to draw out the liquid and I’ve been all fingers and thumbs which is not what you need when you sometimes feel you’re in a rush!

Another helpful thing that a pharmacist in Barcelona said to me - she said if you don’t have a sharps box in a hotel for example, you can use an empty plastic bottle and put the lid back on. This was a revelation to me with all the travelling and injecting we’ve been doing for the past few years. I’m not sure if that is just a very relaxed Spanish way of doing things, but I thought I’d pass it on!

I think the thing with my follicle was just that it might have started producing progesterone too early, before they started me on the Cyclogest etc and interfered with their timing. Who knows, maybe it did and maybe I needed the extra!! So much of all this is such a complete mystery (even to the doctors sometimes I think), so as we’ve said, going with your gut instinct is definitely the best thing to do.

I’m feeling a little bit more sick, today was probably the worst day, which coincided with our niece’s 4th birthday party at a soft play ☺️ I had a good excuse to slope off home after a couple of hours pleading injections and pessaries, so I’ve had a nice couple of hours home alone catching up on last night’s I’m a Celeb.

It goes without saying that I’ll be thinking of you tomorrow and keeping fingers and toes crossed ❤️ Have a good journey to Germany too and make sure you have a few hot chocolates and bratwursts to make up for the mulled wine!

@Spin101 Lovely to hear from you, how are you getting on? ❤️😊 Thankyou so much, you won’t be surprised to hear that we’ve got another scan booked on Thursday! I feel half nervous and half excited, you know that funny combo x

Sorry @Honeybunie I just realised I rambled on about the website for the needles and then realised you would get them from your clinic 🤦‍♀️😂 All the best for tomorrow ❤️ x

@KLM25 We’ve got one embryo on board yay 🙌 it was quite the procedure. They tried a new type catheter that allows for a vaginal scan at the same time so they can see better to position it. Sounded all super duper. She did an internal scan before anyway to see what the lining was like which was great too. And guess what.. it was decompressing as it should and 7.1mm!!! So it must’ve gotten well over 7mm before I started the progesterone! Wow. So we could’ve put two in 🤦‍♀️ but it’s okay we didn’t know all this at the time. I’m glad today went okay anyway and one is in. It thawed okay and started to progress again so all great. Anyway the new catheter procedure didn’t work for me as the catheter got stuck somewhere and didn’t make it all the way to the uterus. We could see it on the screen! It was very interesting! She said there can be offshoots from the main bit in which it could get stuck as they lead nowhere. Sounds crazy I didn’t know that. And the new catheter isn’t firm enough to go through bendy bits sometimes either. So we had to revert to the old catheter and method. She did an abdominal scan tho as well to position the catheter and checked afterwards and we could see the embryo glue in the uterus. So that was nice. We know it’s been positioned ok 😊
Got top up meds prescriptions to carry us through to the new year so all sorted. Just got to pack everything up now.
Gosh we also very nearly got stuck in a traffic jam. We were soooo lucky. If we had left a few minutes earlier or later we could’ve been stuck for hours. There was a crash on a dual carriageway around a headland so the whole road was shut for an hour or two. We just happened to be right in front of the last roundabout before the headland and managed to come off it and go over a pass over the mountains 🤦‍♀️ soooo lucky 🍀 let’s hope that means fate is on our side with this one ❤️

@KLM25 Just to reply to your last message 😊 yes feeling all good on the progesterone thank you. Just the itchy/painful swollen tummy but that’s no biggy. Oh it’s awful when the blood shoots out isn’t it. Maybe we just happen to hit a blood vessel. Because mine hardly ever hurt and I’m so careful and slow but when I pull the needle sometimes it bleeds and I get a bruise. Just a lottery where you stick it isn’t it. Gosh you mustn’t know where to put it anymore with the clexane and lubion bless you 🙈
Haha I like the plastic bottle tip! That does make sense but you’re right it could also just be the Spanish 😂 luckily I’ve got a small ish sharps box which I’ll just take with me. Thanks for reminding me! I’ve still got so much to pack and think about I know where the weekend went! Been quite stressed about packing all day today already. Kept me busier than thinking about the transfer this morning 😂
Oh yeah you’re right the follicles start producing progesterone! I forgot! Well good job whatever happened in your body worked for you 😊
Oh I bet you can’t wait for the scan now. Only three days and you’ll know more again 😊 I’m glad your nausea is continuing nicely 🤭
Thank you I’m sure we’ll make the most of the Christmas markets. And visit a few breweries for some sausages and sauerkraut 🤤 at least OH can enjoy the local beers hehe. He’s never been to Bavaria so it’s nice to show around 😊

@Spin101 Very lovely to hear from you. I also hope you are keeping super duper well 😊 xx

@Honeybunie Yayyyy!! Embaby onboard ❤️❤️❤️ I’m so pleased. It’s such a massive achievement making it to transfer, considering every potential bump in the road during the build up. Including traffic jams 😳 That was lucky, you must have been so relieved when you realised. I think it was fate too, a sign that today was meant to be.
Interesting about the new catheter too. Fantastic that they did an internal scan beforehand to check your lining, that’s never happened for me and it seems to just make sense to have a quick look. Brilliant news it was 7.1mm, that can put your mind at rest now 😊
Good luck with the packing, it sounds like you’re really organised. I always think as long as you’ve got your meds, phone and passport, you can buy anything else if you forget it.
Go and have an amazing time, you can relax now, I always quite like this bit ❤️😊 Safe travels x

Keeping fingers and toes crossed for you @Honeybunie 💖💖 brilliant news on the lining!

Yay congratulations on being PUPO @Honeybunie - got everything crossed for you that it sticks 🥰