1 day till testing!

Well getting close to testing now and i’m having some period type cramps, but they come and go and are very mild other than staying and getting worse as they usually do, so i’m using my PMA and putting it down to pregnancy twinges! My boobs continue to get heavier every day…to Akeels delight, even though he is banned from my boobies as they are so bloody sore aswell!!!

We have gone off the name Bejamin for a boy…I still love the name but we found out it means “Son of my right hand” and after a fit of hysterics over that, due to the way conception has happened, not a good meaning!

So we are still settled (for now atleast) on Jessica for a girl, we are now thinking Sonny or Caden for a boy. But the rate we keep changing our minds, and having 8 months to go, who knows!! Now thats PMA for you hehe. I actually feel pregnant now, intuitively. Just hope thats not wishful thinking!

We had a bit of a row the other night over who is decorating the nursery. I love him to bits but he is all about how things look, and doesnt think about how things function. He had this crazy idea to build a changing table on wheels that fits over the sink to hide it (theres a lovely sink in the nursery, olive green with pink and blue flowers – sort of olde worldy cottagy) because he thinks the sink is ugly. I explained that a/ a changing table on wheels is not safe and b/ I will be using the sink a lot and dont want to have to keep moving a changing table to get to it. He then suggested putting lots of chrome hooks in a line on one wall to hang the best bits of clothig on display (he is a visual merchandiser) and I just laughed. Then he suggested sticking cuddly toys to the wall with an empty frame around them – I said yeah thats cute until he/she gets a bit older and wants the toys off the wall. I eventually said, look, just leave the nursery to me yeah? He got the hump, I told him his ideas are stupid, and he went off upstairs in a strop. I honestly sometimes feel like I already have a baby in the house!

We have made up now and agreed that we will do the nursery together, aslong as he learns to think his ideas through and take functionality, practicality and safety into account. Its gonna be a challenge for us both!

Symtom spotting!

Well I am today 14 DPO/DPEC and I dont have the slightest sign of my period on way (please dont let that have jinxed it!) so i’m getting really tempted to test early now. Why wait till 19 DPO…that seems an awful long time

Possible symptoms;

Face is flushed and pink a lot, dry skin. Hair is not getting greasy day after washing as usual, can leave it a whole 3 days between washes now . Stomach is rounded and solid, though that could be because I seem to very gasy and constipated. Boobs are getting more swollen and tender especially round the nipple area which feel like they are on fire and very very veiny. I had one moment of nausea lastnight on my nightshift.

Yeah…call me symptom spotter extroadanaire!!

Hormones!

I woke up crying this morning, and haven’t been able to stop since. Just little things. And I would commit murder for a cigeratte right now. Haven’t had a craving this strong for months.

Its definitely hormones, but PMT or something else??? Time will tell!!! And that just made me cry again.

PMT :(

Hi everyone

Well, I am feeling ok…boobs are huuuge and really sore but I also have other PMT symptoms (such as re-occuring spot in my cleavage I always get a week before period) so i’m putting it down to that atm and trying not to get too obsessed with symptom spotting!

I have been dreaming about babies everynight since embryo transfer, the other night that I had twin baby girls and lastnight I was watching a pregnancy test turn positive. All very positive dreams and I always wake up with a smile! I think cos i’m trying not to get too exited its coming out in my dreams that I actually am really really exited and hopefull!

Am I right in thinking that if egg collection (and hence ovulation) was 22nd, my period should be 14 days after that? My luteal phase is always bang on 14 days. Im just trying to work out when period would be considered late. I would normally be due on today but obviously IVF has changed my cycle so i’m thinking the 7th October?? Or is it all out the window and anybodies guess?

I’m going to have to test a day early anyway, they have aked me to test 11th October but i’m doing a day shift that day so it would mean testing at about 5am and then going off to work…I think I need to do it on a day when OH and I are off all day together which happens to be the 10th. I couldnt face going into work if its negative.

3 Embryos frozen!

Not much to report lol

Trying to keep myself busy with as many non-active activities as possible, but getting sooooo bored!!

Ooooh I did have a call to say they have frozen 3 embryos so if it doesnt work this time we will try again with 2 hopefully.

Implantation should occur tomorrow so I will be reporting every little twinge hehe