Thursday 23rd November: 8 weeks pregnant

I had an early scan yesterday and it has been confirmed! Two babies with strong heartbeats! Bought to you by the NHS: So, don't give up! Yeah IVF can be hard but sometimes it works! Look after yourselves and good luck.

It bloody worked!!!

Well. It only bloody worked! How amazing is that! I’m crying a lot! I’ve done about 4 tests just to be on the safe side and they are all positive. God bless those nurses and doctors!!! I’m not very religious but today I am!!! Blood test tomorrow to confirm.

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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Sunday 29th October : from embryo transfer

So, I had a bit more bleeding before bed but none over night. It is more like the brown icky stuff that you get towards the beginning or end of your period. I still have some mild cramping, nothing as bad as a period pain. I have a sense of guilt about anything I may …

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 …

Friday 27th October : from embryo transfer

It has been just over a week since transfer and the embryos should have hatched and be turning into foetuses having embedded in the womb lining. I'm stoopider and my mum says it is "baby brain" but I'm not so sure. All this new baby stuff is pushing things I used to know out of …

Tuesday 24th October: from embryo transfer

So it has been 5 days and there has been a bit of cramping, especially on day 1, but no spotting. This can be good news or bad news! Most signs could mean yes or no so there is no point in reading into anything. At a wedding on Saturday I cried immediately as the …

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!!!!!!!!!!