Kate- nice to have you back with us, hope all goes smoothly for you on the run upto ovulation/transfer.
Gem- Sounds like they have made some positive changes for your protocol this time which is good news. I hope it makes a difference for you
Thanks for recommending that podcast I listened to it last week and found it really useful (I did find myself feeling a bit jealous of the American insurance system though when they said that most ladies get 3 cycles with their insurance companies!). My review was okay, as expected she didn't recommend the tests until 3 failed transfers. Interestingly, she said that if the Thrombophilia blood tests come back positive then I can't go ahead with a cycle as I would need to be retested 6 weeks later - did anyone say that to you? She also had no idea about the bloods that screen for auto-immune antibodies (i assume that was the one that showed the problem with your levels?) so that was a bit strange!! I was tempted to have the bloods and not the invasive tests (era etc) but I wasn't convinced that the results would come back in time before my next period and they wouldn't let me start a cycle whilst waiting for results so just going ahead with another cycle in Feb. Turns out I was taking too low a dose of vit d 
so have upped that now and also joining you all on the probiotics. Thanks for the probiotic tips Kate. Was tempted by the Canesflor but wanted to double check with someone- did someone at care recommend Canesflor to you Oneday based on your levels from the tests? I wonder if they are a higher dose or maybe have more of an impact as they are pessaries and are absorbed better. The pregnancy optibac have one of the same strains of Lactobacillus strains as the Women one. But the women one has two additional strains and the pregnancy one only has one additional. So maybe the Women version is better in terms of vaginal probiotics. I have no idea what the different strains do though and whether any are any better than others! Seems a shame that Care don't offer more advice on it (my consultant said just get any that have lactobacillus in it- helpful!).
Good luck for Sunday Oneday
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I had a nurse planning meeting yesterday. She asked me when my last smear test was (the first person at care to ever ask me!) - it was out of date as of last November. I'd been meaning to get it done but obvs couldn't in dec with the transfer and then simply forgot this month. Turns out they don't advise a transfer without an up to date smear test because they wouldn't want to transfer an embryo if there was a chance there was something bad going on in the cervix. She said they can do a cycle but have to note down that it was against medical advice and it could impact NHS funding. Makes complete sense not to do a transfer without a smear test but I am just gutted that no one thought to ask me this before now (like maybe the consultant! a couple of weeks ago?) as I actually had a transfer when it was out of date in December as well! Because my period is due to start on Friday there isn't enough time to get a test done and get the results back before then. One nurse said that I could start the drugs and hope the test results came back in time but the senior nurse advised against it as she felt it would be too stresseful to have those couple of weeks taking drugs not knowing if the results would come back in time. I looked at private but I am away from tomorrow-Sun so there just isn't time sadly. Has anyone else had this with care, or been asked about a smear test? 
Gem x
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and I’ve been bleeding ever since.
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