Hi,
Sorry I've been away for a while. Had an extremely busy time with a short trip to France while I can still fly.
Wow!! What a lot I have missed

Congratulations to both Morag & Northie. Such wonderful news for you. So pleased for you both. Hope you are both feeling ok.
Donnerprinz - so pleased to hear your lump is normal breast tissue. I myself had a lump over 10 years ago now & know from my experience it was a very stressful & worrying time. Nothing like the relief you feel at having the news all is ok. Now you can concentrate on you appointment with Eugin.
Hi Kitten & welcome to the group. June will soon be here for your treatment to start. Exciting time ahead for you too.
Hi Redd & welcome also to the group. I would recommend Eugin clinic. I wouldn't be where I am now without them. Yes communication can be a little slow at times but they do always get back to you & are much more efficient once treatment has started. I requested 3, the maximum embryos allowed to be transferred by spainsh law, to allow maximum chance of 1 embryo attaching, but was told on day of transfer that they don't transfer 3 embryos to minimise risk of twins. So I had 2 embryos transferred. I was told this is how they get their success rate. Can't remember now is it 61% success rate? If they only transfer one embryo then it is a much lower success rate. Both of my embryos had attached as had a BFP on 29th November & positive blood test. I was devastated to start bleeding on 10th December & was convinced with my history I was miscarrying yet again. Eugin advised not to panic & bleeding can be completely normal after IVF as its common for one embryo to become unattached. I later discovered this is exactly what happened & my pregnancy continued with one healthy embryo. Had I only had one 1 embryo transferred then that may have been the embryo I lost so I would have miscarried my pregnancy. After this experience I would strongly recommend having 2 embryos transferred as long as there aren't health problems that the clinic advises against. My transfer was with frozen eggs thawed before the sperm was injected using ICIS method & then transferred 3 days later. I was assured by Eugin this method had same results as using fresh eggs. Using frozen allowed me to plan my trip to Barcelona & book really cheap flights around £40 each way several weeks in advance. It worked for me.
Sam - So pleased you have had your period. Makes the journey become real now. Don't forget to take a copy of your prescription with you to Virgin Gorda. I know from experience the airport security is much tougher in the Caribbean than Europe. I couldn't believe I had an umbrella confiscated from my handluggage in Dominican Republic. I said what do they think I'm going to do with it?? Hit the pilot round the head with it like an old woman lol. I know they can't be too careful with security these days but an umbrella for goodness sake. Completely mad too when they allow glass bottles containing flammable alcohol on flights!! It would just be devastating if you had your Decap injection confiscated so be prepared with your prescription. Very exciting time ahead for you. So excited for you & have my fingers & toes & knees crossed lol
Wow such exciting times ahead for so many of you. Hope I haven't missed anyone, if so then welcome & good luck to you with your journey. I would advise all newbies starting their journey to research & ask their doctor advise on taking a small dose of aspirin (75mg) daily. I was advised to do this for my next pregnancy after suffering 3 miscarriages at 13 & half weeks. My doctor & midwife said it can make a big difference. I have also since seen on a fertility website that this small dose of aspirin also helps your lining become thick enough for pregnancy so seems all positive. Well worth investigating if it helps you all succeed with your dream.
Things still seem to be going well with my pregnancy. I'm 27 weeks now. Have another scan appointment next Monday at 28 weeks. I am much more reassured now I can feel baby moving & kicking although some days he/she does give me a scare when decides to have a lazy day & just sleep.
Hope everyone is ok & all feeling positive
Jo xxx