Infertility...

Serenna - I'm a bit lost as to why you are under a diabetes department at the hospital becing treated for fertility matters? Did your Dr refer you to that department? Or is it that you are being treated for something different - for example, a health issue associated with PCOS, instead of fertility treatment becuase of PCOS? I know you said you are being treated for infertility, but surely you would be under a gyno? Perhaps you should go back to your Dr to seek a referral - of course a diabetes department will not know about gyno issues. They specialise in a different field of medicine!

In NZ a hospital department won't necessarily refer you to another unrelated department, especially in the public health system - you have to start the process again by seeing your Dr or specialist.

Morning all.

Glad everyone agreed about not getting rid of the animals. My babies are staying and that is that.
Think my friend read way too many books.
Hey chicpea only one more sleep.

Tarns and nzmumto2 I didn't have a full bladder at all for EC I did for ET.

I meant to say that I really liked the tinfoil idea whosever that was - much better than the balloons. Knowing my cat, she'd think it was Christmas with all those balloons!! Mental cat!

Oh. and woops!! Maybe that's what it was. I only had a full bladder once, I remember that much, and I DEFINITELY had a full-un for ET. Damn baby brain!!

And chickpea - still no period is a good sign!! (I'm assuming we'd have heard if you had!)

Woohoo, just spotted you're 12 weeks today Ginger, coolies!... actually I can't beleive the time is ticking along so fast (well for me, might not be for you! )

That's gotta mean my count-down to getting surgery date is ticking along nicely too... wow, great distraction your tales are ladies - keep 'em coming! (plus, I get the feeling I'm gonna be going a similar route so it helps to know what's to come -eek, not that I'm wishing it upon myself though, but I guess you gals know what I mean ).

Congrats on 12wks ginger.

Chickpea - I had a similar experiance with Fertility Assoc in Hamilton and left everytime in
I now am under a specialist in Auckland and the nurses ring me on the same day with blood results tell me when to do stuff etc .. they have been fantastic.

We have one dog at home and she is part of the family. She is a large bread but very very gentle nature. She will be staying put when our family starts arriving.

As to groceries the easiest way i have found is to get my fruit & veg from a green grocer rather than a supermarket - ends up $30 per week which includes milk and eggs. Then usually about $30 at the suppermarket essentials only, bulk and bargins where i can. I save $15 per week for 1/2 a beast over the new year and also buy organic chicken from auckland which gets put into the freezer - getting a whole chicken is cheaper than $18 per kg for chicken breast alone!!!

I have had pings of ovulation pain both in the left and right side this time (maybie a double chance). We didn't do a scan this month - things are a little tight and when estro is at 900 its a guarantee that i will ovulate so if we end up with double or triple what we were expecting it's all good

I wont be doing IVF but i can imagine that it has got to be taxing on the body between injections massess of hormones, invasive procedures etc - so for everyone going through it at the moment. Also to those waiting on results at the mo.

Have a brilliant day everyone - i have written a flippin novel!! Dough

Hey Tarns

I would say no. Reason being is you have quite a few follicles and if they take quite a few it could be painful. I had 12 and I was sore for about 4 days afterwards and on top of that I had OHSS. I would rest up before ET. Hope this helps.

I think everyone feels/copes differently. It is a painful procedure but doesn't take long. I probably would take the Fri off just in case... and if you are feeling fine on Friday think of it as a well deserved long weekend

Goodluck for tomorrow Tarn - I'll be thinking of you!

Margs - go to the profile tab next to the private messenger tab and put the code in the signature section about 2/3 of the way down the page.

Obviously to get the code, hunt down a ticker website, make one you like with whatever dates etc you want and go from there

ok i did what you said lets see if it works