I’m officially past my 2WW, and am pregnant, apparently. But I have no idea how long this is gonna last with disappearing symptoms and faint pregnancy test lines galore. And with my GP refusing to do me a blood test to check my beta levels, and GENNET being a rather long way away in Prague,…Continue Reading “BFP – weeks 2-8”
I always wished I’d kept a day-by-day dairy of how I felt during the two week wait in my previous two IVF rounds. So, with plenty of time to kill between now and 23 February 2019, here I go! 1DP4DT – we flew home from Prague today. I felt a jabbing sensation on the bottom…Continue Reading “The 2WW – a daily update”
I woke today, as I have done most days in Prague, at around 7am (6am UK time), and put the kettle on. Like I do in Windsor, actually. But today was no ordinary day. Today was egg transfer day. It’s also day four post-egg collection at GENNET. This is new territory for me! Getting ready…Continue Reading “Day four – egg transfer day”
There’s not many days on our IVF journey where we’ve been pleasantly surprised. The highs and lows I can count them on one hand, actually, although the good news was always followed by bad: IVF cycle one – having 30+ follicles on our second stim scan (but only getting three mature eggs – biggest bummer…Continue Reading “Day three post-egg collection”
I was super impressed to receive an email from GENNET at 8:00am on day one post-egg collection confirming the number of eggs that were mature and which had fertilised. Day one email results The email from our co-ordinator said we had: 13 eggs collected (which we obviously knew), 12 mature, and eight fertilised. How did…Continue Reading “Day one and two results – post egg collection”
Sure, both clinics offer the same type of IVF services, they’re both relatively cheap compared to the UK and they both are in the Czech Republic. But how are they different, and which one would I choose? Here’s my verdict. 1. Location Reprofit – based in Brno, Czech Republic, the country’s second largest city. You…Continue Reading “Seven main differences between Reprofit and GENNET”
So, today was the day. Egg collection day. I must have woken up four times in the middle of the night, waiting for my alarm to go off, full of anticipation. Finally it did, 6am Czech time (5am UK time) – ouch. Be prepared You’re not supposed to eat or drink before egg collection because…Continue Reading “Egg collection day – GENNET-style”
After the fun and games of our first encounter at GENNET, it was time for my day 10 scan. I felt super nervous about the results. I don’t know why. My day 7 scan had gone pretty well, with around 10 good-sized follicles, all growing evenly. (Thank goodness – this is what I was most…Continue Reading “Day 10 scan at GENNET”
We arrived in Prague yesterday at around 9:00pm – 12 hours late due to travel disruption because of the snow! After collecting our suitcase, we got the pre-arranged cab from the airport to Motel One for 20EUR, which took around 25mins. Motel One was perfect for what we needed. Quiet, clean, modern. Great shower, decent…Continue Reading “First GENNET appointment”
In 20 minutes’ time, we were due to fly to Prague. But we’re not. Instead, British Airways (BA) have cancelled our flight because of ‘extreme fog’ forecasted for this morning. A bit of white stuff We live only a few miles away from the airport, and it is not foggy. There is snow on the…Continue Reading “Flight cancelled, stress levels maxed”