Hi Doodar - I was lucky, and timing wise should get lucky again, as I'm a teacher and with my failed round I started stimming on the last day of term, and we have our next school holidays at the end of September, so I won't need any time off next time.
Knowing what I know now, if it weren't the school holidays, I'd take at least the day after egg collection off (this was a traumatic day 1st time, as it was when we heard of our fertilisation failure - and I would have hated to recieve the news at work). I also think I'd like the day of transfer and the next day off too - only because I think I'd feel better doing nothingrather than running around. The hardest thing is not actually knowing when these days will be; my plan had the EC scheduled for the week beginning 13/7, and it was on 14/7, however, some people have to do extra drugs or coasting which makes it more of an unknown, so you have a rough idea. You generally have less than 48 hours notice to know for certain (once you are told to do the trigger shot), when you will be out of action. Then of course you'll not know if you are getting a day 2,3,4,5 transfer. My clinic aims for day 5, but will do earlier if need be!
Also luckily, the lab where I had my blood tests, and the IVF clinic, are both on my way to work, so was able to get my bloods done and only adding 10 minutes to my journey.
It's tough to know who to tell at work, some of my colleagues know we are doing IVF, but I'm vague about time-lines, and the teacher who organises cover knows what's going on too, but I asked her to keep it on the down-low. Another colleague knows pretty much everything, as he and his wife went through IVF 2 years ago - same clinic, specialist and total fertilisation failure first time round!
I know you would have loved to do it this month but Sepptember is not so far away now!! we are gonna have really similar dates too!!! 
who did the scan? can someone advise? Did you do your own scan? think you said you do ultrasounds don't you?!
