Not been on forum for a couple of days due to lack of time and travelling. Am now on a holiday with patchy internet connection, but a lot of spare time :-) (in Kroatia with a group of divers, but I won't be diving till the end of the year).
Babyp: thank you for sharing that post. I will read the links more thoroughly a bit later. Especially reading about the reactions you made me emotional :-). So brave of you (plural) to post that so publicly. And feeling baby for the first time must be so amazing! Not sure if I would recognise it, with all the twitching and gurgling etc going on in my belly at the moment :-). I am already trying to get used to talking to baby: I was explaining geology to him while driving through the Alps :-). It helped pass the time anyway...
Louise: glad you had the talk. Don't forget, you both will have ups and downs to come, moments where either one of you will be wondering whether you made the right decision: it is all part of the process. I do not think that the PESA really makes much difference on clinic choice, as it will not influence your treatment anymore. We changed clinic, and if you tell them that partner has no sperm after invasive procedures they just focus on you. Even if you had some tests done for yourself in a different clinic (eg hysteroscopy) it does not really change much either. Closest option is often easiest, especially if you end up needing regular scans during cycle, but another important factor is of course whether you feel comfortable there.
Good that your partner got the new job. Being happy in what you do makes such a difference...
KJade: thinking of you. Not much you can change now for next cycle, but try to occupy yourself with something else (I know, easier said than done): perhaps you can go on a holiday or do something else you have been wanting to do (and preferably things you can not do when pregnant).
Amanda: good luck, fingers crossed for next treatment (your first IVF?)
Mrs E: glad your clinic is doing admin for you :-). I do not think you should be too worried about missing period: I think there was not much lining left after your op...
Hannah: good luck with your counselling session. Fingers crossed things will start moving fast then!
Beattie: fingers crossed for good (but not too good ;-) ) response to clomid!
