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Lifeslurper resides in a big brown land called Auuustralia. Her early years remain a mystery cloaked in a veil of depression.

Age 42 Lifeslurper meets the vague but gorgeous Wobbles. “What took him so long to arrive?” She asks.

They make their way together in the world just fine, but are not fine to make a baby – not without some outside help. Enter ART and 2008 the year of 4 IVF cycles & one lousy big fat negative.

Lifeslurper is now 47 years old! Time for a baby is running out fast, so too is her sanity. Now it's 2011 - Lifeslurper & Wobbles have moved into top baby making gear. Donor Egg Cycles are the way to go, after a long pause to take stock after a glorious donor egg BFP & the subsequent loss. This year saw 2 cancelled FET cycles, & and menopause causing delays.

Where to from here? After 10 cycles Lifeslurper & Wobbles now await their WobblyBub who is due in May 2012 - actually make that...um....*sigh*...what's the point?

Cycle 10 – Day 32: Day 9 Post 5 Day Transfer – Part One

I write this from bed, as today I am taking the opportunity to act like I am something special. Wobbles slept in, but he is not in a panic. In fact he is quite calm. He is about to bring me a cup of tea. Continue reading Cycle 10 – Day 32: Day 9 Post 5 Day Transfer – Part One

Cycle 10 – Day 31: Day 8 Post 5 Day Transfer

Standby – this is going to be another inconclusive report. So here is the update:

The daily POAS again showed a second line. It was stronger than yesterday’s, for which I had independent confirmation from an eagle-eyed Wobbles who was off early to the city, hence the earlier test. Continue reading Cycle 10 – Day 31: Day 8 Post 5 Day Transfer

Cycle 10 – Day 30: Day 7 Post 5 Day Transfer

Thank you for the wonderful comments. It is support that is really appreciated.

If recent posts have shown me up as a complete failure in the department of ART science knowledge and understanding, this is post is about highlight my excellence in all areas of IVF misery. Continue reading Cycle 10 – Day 30: Day 7 Post 5 Day Transfer

Cycle 10 – Day 29: Day 6 Post 5 Day Transfer

Today started with me doing something I hope I do not live to regret: I did the Day 6 post 5 day transfer POAS.

In doing so, I eventually found a faint second line. I say eventually, because I had passed FMU (making a snap decision to POAS) on the way to returning to bed to insert my AM pessary. In the half darkness of the bedroom there was nothing to see on that First Response viewer. Thirty minutes later, in the morning light of the lounge room I saw it: a faint second line. Continue reading Cycle 10 – Day 29: Day 6 Post 5 Day Transfer