Like others have said - Keep busy! I intially bought heaps of pregnancy tests over the internet too - but never saw a positive line on one, even when I did my my BFP - so I didn't use them while trying for #2 as I figured that they were wrong anyway!
Ignore all the symptoms basically, because it's not over until AF arrives. You have so many hormones in your body that you can't rely on them meaning much at all - but it does fill in time googling them all to see what they *might* mean. The other thing I found brought me comfort is within the realm of doing normal everyday things, you really can't do anything to NOT make it work - not that I didn't try pineapple for implantation one cycle which didn't work but it made me feel like I was doing something.
I hope the wait goes quickly for you and wish for you a BFP
Im going for embyro transfer on Wednesday next week, ovum pick up monday. Im trying to read everything that has something to do with both processes. I'm a little scared of both, but soo so so so looking forward to them, but nervous at the same time. I'll continue to read your posts, i figure i need something to think about until those days arrive. Has anyone got any hints, like what to take for pain if pick up hurts too much or how to feel after transfer.. Its been such a hurdle to get here, now the time has come, i dont know how i feel. Im excited but scared i think.
Do you they give you gel/cream to use after transfer, and whats that all about. I dont get told much, just kind of go with the ride. Hope everyone is getting that result they are after too.. god, we've tried long enough, we deserve a good thing.
Also, does anyone exercise after embryo transfer. Im a mad gym junkie and not sure if i should be hitting the gym,,, any thoughts?
Thanks guys, once again, venting and asking all the questions i can.
Ta
GOODLUCK TO ALL
I went with the ride this month to - it's my first month.
It wasn't bad at all - the main thing I found difficult was my feeling of 'crapness' that I had to go through the procedure in the first place - which was my own personal emotional thing - rather than any pain attached to the process itself. It wasn't has bad as the laparoscopy surgery I had last year.
On the day i just went home to bed and slept most of the afternoon. I found it pretty difficult to sleep the night before so I was tired, and the anasthetic knocks you around a bit. It's nice to have someone at home with you to look after you - they should be able to give DH a medical certificate if he needs one to have the day off work. My EPU was over the melbourne cup weekend - EPU on Monday, then public holiday tuesday, and they gave me a medical certificate for the ET on wednesday as well. there was no gel or cream immediately after pregnancy - I'm on crinone, which is a progesterone vaginal suppositry - it's a weird feeling, and there is some 'remains' kinda like wet tissue paper to start, and then turned creamier as the week went on. There's been no BD'ing in our place - which made me feel a bit more distanced from DH, so make sure you do things to feel connected and build intimacy if you don't feel up to doing the dance :-)
they say you can go back to normal activities - and you supposedly can go straight back to work as well - I hadn't realised before hand that I would get a medical certificate for ET - but I was really glad to have the day off work - I just sat on the couch and sucked it in hoping it would stick :-) lol
of course I was obsessive researching on the internet that day and was looking at BB forum at lot - I only joined on that weekend, as I was so obsessed about it all. It was the emotional ride that week that I found most challenging.
The FS said you can do moderate exercise - as per early pregnancy - my personal trainer said that means nothing above a heart rate of 140bpm - for the first trimester especially. I was sick as well that week though, so I only went to the gym once. I think it was helpful to stay busy - it has made the TWW go quicker - so it I had have felt better I would have gone more often.
good luck! I reckon the 2nd time (should I have to do it!) will be smoother, as they will have the meds right (they took a bit fo tweaking for me this month) and I will know what's coming next :-)
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