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Big Fat Negative: TTC, fertility, infertility and IVF

Gabby Special: Episode 3 - Elbow deep in the TWW

Big Fat Negative: TTC, fertility, infertility and IVF

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Parenting, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

It's just after transfer day and Gabby, stuck in the two-week wait (TWW) isn't doing well. The girls discuss symptom spotting, when to test and how to get through the TWW without losing your mind.


Swears throughout.



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0:00.0

Hello.

0:06.0

You're listening to BFN.

0:10.0

This is the podcast about infertility, IVF and the trials of trying for a baby. I'm Gabby.

0:15.0

And I'm Emma and we're both card-caring members of the Infertility Club.

0:20.0

Gab's mate. Are you okay? I'm okay. Yeah, I'm alright. I'm just surviving. I'm a little bit mad.

0:35.0

Sleeping much.

0:38.0

Yeah, we were talking about that earlier, weren't we? And that's basically almost definitely progesterone.

0:46.0

I didn't know that was going to happen. I knew it would be quite tired, but I didn't know it would be able to sleep.

0:53.0

Yeah, it's funny, isn't it? Because I think I remember. It's funny how it all goes so fast, isn't it?

1:00.0

But I definitely remember getting these really vivid dreams before transfers and then run up to transfers and then just after transfers.

1:10.0

It's bizarre.

1:12.0

It's really weird. And I think progesterone is definitely linked to crazy vivid dreams. That's why they say that when one of the early pregnancy symptoms is really vivid dreams because your progesterone is rising so fast.

1:24.0

Yeah.

1:25.0

But obviously if you're doing a transfer and you're on artificial progesterone, it's not a symptom. It's just a thing.

1:33.0

It's just something you have to deal with, yeah.

1:36.0

Well, yes, what fun we're having.

1:40.0

I am only on day, what day am I on ever?

1:48.0

Five.

1:49.0

Five. I'm counting for you.

1:51.0

All right, so I tell you how the transfer went.

1:53.0

Yeah, oh my god, we haven't talked about your transfer.

1:56.0

No.

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