Trying for a baby (12+ M/not straightforward)

liloandstitch

Good luck with the IUI, Nicki

lilo

nikkinoo_3

A quick update from me as we went to the docs today for a chat before we get referred to the fertility clinic. Lovely GP who was really apologetic for the last 'miscommunication' and checked all our details before explaining that she wouldn't hesitate to refer us. In checking the details she noticed that my 21 day bloods don't seem to have included one for progesterone, which she then announced was strange as it's one of the main things they should check!! :mad: So it's back to the surgery AGAIN for that late next week.

At least we're now getting referred, and she didn't think there would be too long a wait either. Let's hope the clinic gets more things right than the docs!!

Tee hee Lilo - you made me chuckle I'm sure I'd be the same in your shoes!! Take it easy and think positive calming thoughts

nottslass_2

nikkinoo wrote: »

A quick update from me as we went to the docs today for a chat before we get referred to the fertility clinic. Lovely GP who was really apologetic for the last 'miscommunication' and checked all our details before explaining that she wouldn't hesitate to refer us. In checking the details she noticed that my 21 day bloods don't seem to have included one for progesterone, which she then announced was strange as it's one of the main things they should check!! :mad: So it's back to the surgery AGAIN for that late next week.

At least we're now getting referred, and she didn't think there would be too long a wait either. Let's hope the clinic gets more things right than the docs!!

Tee hee Lilo - you made me chuckle I'm sure I'd be the same in your shoes!! Take it easy and think positive calming thoughts

The waiting around is so frustrating -it seems to take forever !! hopefully you won't have to wait too long,at least we've reached the stage where things are happening.

Good luck x

nottslass_2

liloandstitch wrote: »

2nd post to apologise for ramblings of the demented!!!!!

Blame it on the hormones !

I can only imagine what you are going through at the mo - hopefully I'll be in the same position over Xmas,although I'm really beginning to think perhaps we should delay until the new year,but then again it'll still be the same but with out the tinsel and turkey to take my mind off things !!(at least i'll have an excuse to stuff my face with quality street)

OMG what a roller coaster being "fertility challenged" is,although getting pregnant is what I want most of all,I keep getting random irrational thoughts of "what am i doing" and if I admit it, I'm scared stiff of the IVF working and not working (does that make any sense)

Anyway,look who's rambling like the demented now.lol

Baby dust to us all x

liloandstitch

I have to say that the waiting is horrendous, this is the third time, and this seems to be the worst - I think we want it too much now!!! I think telling us that it was such a good embryo has added to the pressure - we feel that it should work IFUSWIM - so I am examining every little symptom. Up until Sunday I was convinced that it had worked, and since, I have been doubting it. I do have quite a few positive symptoms, but (TMI) i keep checking my boobs to see if they hurt!!!?! I am not sure if they hurt enough if you knowWIM - they are sore, but it comes and goes, and I dont know if that is good or not - I know I will not know for sure until next week, but I think that this time I am going to be devastated if it is a BFN and that scares me.

I think Christmas may be a good time, cos it is a busy time of year, so long as you take it easy, you will be occupied and have less time to think about it. I have too much time at the moment, and can think all sorts!!!

lilo

Js_Other_Half

If it's any consolation to anyone, I had no symptoms until I was about 8 weeks gone. Only the internal scan convinced me...lol.

FairyElephant_2

nottslass wrote: »

OMG what a roller coaster being "fertility challenged" is,although getting pregnant is what I want most of all,I keep getting random irrational thoughts of "what am i doing" and if I admit it, I'm scared stiff of the IVF working and not working (does that make any sense)

I SO know what you mean! If it is any consolation, when I got my + test last year I went from panic to totally calm. I was excited, but so sure that it was completely the right thing - DH said I was 'serene' if that makes any sense?

This time,if it works, I don't think I will get to that state until we have had a scan, heard the heartbeat, and known that everything is really OK. I'm gonna be terrified until that moment. It took me several days, and several scans last time to believe that it had all gone wrong and there wasn't really a baby there that they just couldn't see - I still felt so totally pregnant.

Mind you, when the SK's are staying with us and drive me round the bend I do sometimes think 'why the heck am I trying to do this?!?' but I am reliably informed that it is different when it is your own kids driving you round the bend! LOL!

FairyElephant_2

AARRGGHHH! Update - Mix-up on my dates with the clinic, so I'm not to start the Norethisterone tablets today - not until Friday.

Can anything else mess this up? I just had a panic and phoned DH saying that I thought this might be a final sign that we are 'not meant' to do it this time, and it's not going to work.....but maybe it means that if I can get through all these 'hiccoughs' then it IS meant to be, and it will work?!? - OMG I think I am going mad! (or should that be Mad-der?!?). Honestly, my head is all over the place.

DH said calm down, that means you can have a few glasses of wine at the bonfire party tonight and not worry! Bless him! Actually I'm making mulled wine, which will be well-heated beforehand, meaning that the alcohol will be mostly boiled off - but noone else will know that - haha! I usually leave a bottle of Amaretto and one of brandy next to it anyhow, so guests can add whichever they fancy to their mug (Amaretto in mulled wine is sooooo gorgeous!), so they won't be deprived - they will just have had less alcohol than they think, which won't hurt them - LOL!

Js_Other_Half

<hugs> FE - your DH is right, have a couple of glasses of mulled wine.

homeaway

Nicki wrote: »

Thanks. I'm not temping but am using OPKs. I was doing early pg tests up to Sunday which were all BFN so think its unlikely it was an early mc. In a way I'd prefer it was, so at least I would know that I have been able to conceive, and it would also explain the weird symptoms I'd had this month, but not others since I started ttc this time round.

I'm going to count this as CD1 then, and will get my bloods done tomorrow, and make an appt with the clinic for next week to start the IUI monitoring. At least this month should go a little faster if we know we're actually doing something to help things along, though I bet the 2 ww is as bad as ever. In the meantime I'm going to try and stop reading pregnancy forums or threads on MSE and take my mind of things, as I got a bit overexcited this month, though will still be checking in to this one

Just another thought for you have you looked at the ovusoft website it has lots of useful information.