TTC for 12 months +

Hehe I haven't actually googled HcG....what is wrong with me lol I've Google everything else! Maybe I'll ask my dr about it - the blog did say it was new and not much research done so I suspect my dr won't be that into it.

Yep we did the scratch. Actually thinking we had too higher dose of stims - I responded very quickly (despite my low AMH) and had egg collection 9days after starting stims (has to be 8+ days I think they said to go ahead).

Yeah definitely get to the stage of doing anything and everything.....I'm not sure there's much else left to try.

Hi everyone! Took myself away from here for a couple of days to get my head out of the TTC space, and there's lots to catch up on!

Amie - I'm really sorry to hear of your terrible treatment on top of the already awful time you must be going through. I hope you've got lots of family/friends supporting you now.

BC - yay for drugs! (had to say it). So good to feel like you're actively doing something.

Soda - if you're still lurking, all the best.

a.girl - Hope you're finding distractions in the school holidays. I'm with Guy too, and really like everyone I've dealt with. Apparently the delay is because of time off in school holidays - perfectly reasonable but I have to admit that at the time it did feel a little bit like salt being rubbed in the wound! And I'm actually ok now with not seeing him until the 21st as my next CD1 won't be until about a week after that so it's not like any treatment is being delayed. While it would be nice to know if we'll be doing the same protocol etc, it doesn't actually make any difference - I'll stress and over-think about it all whether I know or not!

In other related news, we've spoken with DH's family and we're getting some financial assistance from them which means we're going to be able to go straight on to another round without waiting until we've saved up again. Huge relief.

Craftea - good tip about booking review at EC.

Storm - thanks for asking! I'm feeling good now. I thought I felt reasonably ok over the past month (compared to how bad I thought it might get), but I've realised by how I feel today that actually I can't have been that good because I feel like I'm back to normal now which is heaps better than what I had thought was normal. Sorry, that's really rambling and a bit incoherent but hopefully you understand what I mean!!

Kiwigirl - fingers crossed that it's lucky last for you!

Hope everyone is doing well

oh yeah HGH whoops. Oh I didn't think of looking on the Uni databases for journal articles....gotta be better than google lol I had OHSS the first cycle, but having said that I did get good numbers the other cycles, and some make it to day5, just not the freezer any more or to sticking. But I do have low AMH. I suspect my Dr won't be that into it with a lack of research behind it.

this is a good blog post to read http://www.bubblesandbumps.com/the-last-last-hurrah-how-going-to-a-theme-park-can-help-you-prepare-for-fertility-treatment/

Hey trina - lovely to hear from you. How you keeping hun?

Roubaix that's great you've managed to make another round work so soon.
Kiwi fingers crossed that this lil frostie is the one x
How's everyone else?

Had a little panny attack yesterday while at work and checking out the calendar - my word it's busy. Then trying to slot in ivf which obviously has to take priority just makes it mad. Especially when like ec will be right in the middle of end of year testing. Whoops lol. Not to worry. I'm just going to take each day as it comes.
Have a great day girls xx

Kumeroa sending you big hugs hun! It's just awful this is dragging out for you, and to have side effects on top of it all!

Roubaix that is great you are feeling a bit more normal (whatever that is during this journey lol ) and awesome you can get straight back into another round.

Kiwi yaye for AF (kind of) so now you can get onto your little frostie. I have everything crossed this is your little one.

Eek BC, def take it all one day at a time. Might keep your sanity a little bit that way

Mushroom how are you going hun? Do you have a first scan booked yet?

Not too much going on for me ATM. My AF seemed to really take it's time to winder away, but I think it's finally about to disappear! Man, it was just so different after EC! I've been getting headaches a bit lately, not sure if it's just cause I'm super tired, or if it is hormonal muck about still! Oh well! So I'm just hanging out for my scratch which can't seem to come quick enough!

Have a nice Friday ladies!

Roubaix & BC - that totally makes sense, its how i've felt so often on this journey. When I had OHSS i thought i was starting to feel ok, til a few days later when i really started to feel ok and i realised my earlier ok wasn't ok at all. And similar after my miscarriage as well. It wasn't til this year that I realised how much of an impact Progynova had been having on me as I was on it for months last year, and it took months to stop having an effect, not taking it this year (as well as going to Uni which I did mostly to save my mental health) has made everything so much more copable.

Pleased you have a supportive boss BC, makes all the difference.

have a lovely weekend :)

Good read aye craftea. Tempted to share it on Facebook :)

Just popping in to say I'll be gone for a month or so. Lost bubs today, guess it just wasn't meant to be. Don't know if we'll be doing a transfer this year or not now, as I'll be taking another cycle off, then it will be getting into the Christmas period. We'd already decided we won't be doing another round of IVF, so I guess we'll do the two transfers at some point, and they'll either work, or hubby will get the snip so I don't have to have another m/c on the very small chance we could get preggers again. Feeling very old atm, even though a lot of women don't even start having kids till older than me, I'm starting to feel it's time to bow out soon.

Oh no mushroom :-( my heart breaks for you. I'm so sorry to hear this. Hopefully the time off will help you recoup and refresh and be ready for a healthy preg next year. Big hugs. Xx