I opened the thread because I was intrigued by the title. I was thinking maybe you were getting ready for a garden tour (yes, sometimes I am that naive.)
Glad you’ve made it through all of that - hope it takes!
In a way, you are right - it certainly felt like they were having a good old nosy around in all the hidden corners of my, ahem, lady garden. No stone was left unturned. I hope they didn’t find too many surprises :eek:
Seriously, thanks all for the well wishes. I could have posted this on any number of fertility-type message boards, but figured that the nausea that would have been induced by the first mention of baby dust (and no, I have no idea what that actually is) might have given me false hope that I was already knocked up.
Plus, I doubt I could have got away with that particular subject line in one of those places…
Hehehe, I’m laughing because that two week wait is how I found out I was pregnant. I was watching one of the dog shows on Animal Planet and they were showcasing a new breed. I googled it and ended up on someones webpage. There was a link about “two week wait.” I clicked on it and discovered a fertility board, started reading and started thinking…hm…it has been longer than two weeks…a lot longer.
Took a test. Took about 5 more. 7 months later…bouncing baby girl.
Now I know a pretty darned accurate pregnancy test for me is drinking a huge glass of milk. If I do not suffer because of it, I’m pregnant. My lactose intolerance went away as did my migraines while I was pregnant.
Everything crossed that would be helpful to cross for you. I look forward to positive updates.
Let us know how you get on hon.
Hey, best of luck!! I actually found it quite a cool experience - hopefully you’ll also get to see them inserting it using the ultrasound - in fact you see a small white air bubble (not the embie itself), but it’s still reassuring to see something go in and stay there.
And in case you are worried about it falling out when you move, or pee - I was told it was like sticking the embie into a jam sandwich - there was no way that puppy was going to fall out. I found this very reassuring - and our Peanut is still sticking strong at almost 23 weeks. Wishing the same for you.
Make sure you enjoy your favourite foods tonight - from tomorrow you get to be PUPO (pregnant until proved otherwise), and it may be a while before you get into some sushi, blue cheese or champers again!
Best of luck!
Thanks! I was wondering how you were getting on - glad to hear that bubs is sticking around!
I’ve had the transfer now, which was nowhere near as cool as you describe. I didn’t get to see anything - they didn’t use an ultrasound, and I didn’t get to see any little embryos beforehand 
I just have to take it on faith that everything was put in the right place. They said it was textbook though, which as good to hear.
I got the same jam sandwich analogy too! I found that pretty reassuring, so am not worried too much. I was a wee bit crampy afterwards, but seem to be better now. Just have to remember to keep taking all the drugs now - I’m lucky that I don’t have to do the PIO shots. I’ve had enough of needles for the moment. Who’d have thought the words progesterone and pessary and vagina would be such a sweet combination to hear!
The only thing that is going to disappoint me, I think, is that when the wait is up I don’t get to have a nice reassuring blood test to give me an hcg number (hopefully!). The clinic will just do a urine test, which I could do myself (and probably will…). It’s a great clinic, but sometimes they seem just so low key about things.
Thanks to **everyone **for the kind wishes. If the Straightdope can’t make them stick, then I don’t know what could. Hopefully there will be good news on the 16th…
I hope this is not the case for you, but the pessaries were the only yucky bit of the process for me. (Those of a sensitive disposition should look away now, this is definitely TMI!). Hopefully you find that what goes in will come out - but for me it didn’t, and it took me a few days to work this out. At which point I had to go in manually and remove something roughly the texture of fresh mozzarella mixed with used chewing gum. It would have been easier if I had worked this out nice and early and removed daily.
Oh, and we did a test a day or so before the blood test - they recommend not to, but who wants to receive that sort of news (good or bad) from someone else - especially when you may be calling for the results from work? Better to know the answer in advance we thought.
Eeep! Thanks for the warning. I sort of assumed it all dissolved harmlessly away!
Yes, that’s my feeling too. We have an appointment, so no phonecall at work, but still, I would rather it just be the two of us when we find out. Most people don’t have to have an audience for this particlar life event (says the person who has already involved a team of people to hopefully help achieve what most people manage to do in the privacy of their own bedroom)!
Good luck!
Just a quick update to thank everyone for their support and let them know that the SDMB has come through again. 13 days post retrieval, I’m getting a faint (but definitely there) positive!
It will be confirmed on Thursday, but for the moment, it appears that I’m pregnant. After 3 years and thousands of pounds. I can’t actually believe it, so I’m going with the cautiously optimistic approach. There is still a long way to go.
Starting to feel quite queasy, but that could be the extra progesterone I am taking. I hope so, because I don’t want to start feeling sick just yet!
Thanks again everyone. With a few extra sticky thoughts, there may be another SDMB baby come March next year. Or two - I still have to find out whether both embryos decided to stick around :eek:
Wow wow wow wow wow!!!
Sticky congrats and all that.
Neeps.
Wishing you the best for a babe in place.
May you have a successful pregnancy and bring to term a hearty and healthy new life.
Many, many positive thoughts to you.
M.
Wishing you all the sticky in the world… and crossing everything I can for you.
We got ourselves one of them there baby girls on Thursday…I’m exhausted but very happy. Hopng you get to feel this way too!
Thank guys! I’ll let you in on a little secret. Although quite a few people knew we were going through IVF, you’re the first people I’ve told so far. Seems only right.
I’m rather nervous about telling everyone else, because it’s sooooo early. Still, I’m not sure my mother could stand waiting for 3 months to find out the outcome of our treatment. That would be a little cruel, methinks.
Wow! Another wish for good luck sent your way! 
::sticky, sticky, sticky::
Sounds like congratulations may be in order (tentatively).
Late to the thread but my 14 1/2 year old IVF baby is playing football and eating me out of house and home. At that time success rate was only 20% and I only did it once.
The 2 weeks after implant and before confirmation WERE the worst, at that time I had to continue shots and they were starting to HURT (no new injection sites). I’m not sure how they do it now but every single second was worth it.
Sending sticky your way.
Good and sticky wishes coming your way!