Wednesday 1st Nov : from embryo transfer

So we can test tonight at home! We wanted to do it last night but a negative would bring us both down. Work is actually OK! It has been taking my mind off testing. I’ve had to let things slide off, like when management are incredibly disorganised, and say “zen zen zen” to myself. This …

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Saturday 28th October : from embryo transfer

There is a fair bit of cramping. It is like the cramping before a period rather than the cramping during a period. I really don't want to start my period!!! It could be the embryos digging their way in. This is absolutely what we want. Like they are burying themselves into my body (like some …

Thursday 19th October : from embryo transfer

So it has happened! We went into a room and I put on a gown. I really needed a wee. They go through some paperwork and then you lie back and try to relax without weeing directly into the doctors face. The embryos were all good and you can see everything on screen. The catheter …

Wednesday 18th October: lead up to embryo transfer

Work has been so busy I haven't had time to collate my thoughts! So, I'm on Progynova and Cyclogest. The cyclogest suppositories are giving me squishy bowel movements which are not the nicest thing in the world. That seems to be the worst side effect so far. I'm doing one in the morning and one …

Sunday 15th October : Lead up to Embryo Transfer

I've just done my last injection!!!!!!! I feel quite excited. It is making it all feel a bit more real. I had a cry on Friday night because I didn't feel ready but I think that was following two incredibly long days at work. This time next week I could be pregnant!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday 14th September 2017 : lead up to embryo transfer

On the tube home I was offering an older man my seat and he said "no you go ahead, you've had a heavy day". I don't know if it is the bags under my eyes or the yawning but I am grateful to him. Even if I did feel bad: he was about 70! He …

Saturday 9th September: lead up to embryo transfer

I have been decorating and got so into it my injection was 45 mins late. Just after injecting I feel a bit woozy and going up a ladder was probably not the best thing! I am caught between wanting to carry on as usual and taking it easy. I'm wallpapering the baby's room. I know …

Tuesday 5th September : preparing for transfer

I spoke to the school nurse today about injecting in the leg or the stomach. She said that the stomach is probably best because you don't want to inject into muscle. I mean, I don't have much muscle on my leg but there is definitely less muscle in my belly!  The angle she showed me …

Monday 4th September: preparing day 1

So I injected Suprecur in my belly. I forgot about the build up! It takes guts to push that needle in. I'm on 0.5 and this seems a lot compared to the others. The syringes are thinner though. I went for the belly because I thought it would be easier with the syringe but it …

Sunday 3rd September : The day before we start again

I had acupuncture today and said I was starting Suprecur tomorrow. She knows more than I did! This is a down regulator. Full of guilt for being too laid back about the next course I came back and read the leaflet with Suprecur. So this will reduce my sex hormones, basically making me menopausal again, …