The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Conceive when its just not happening (12m+)

VK-2008

congrats suzy - can't wait to join you!

tiamai_d

nottslass wrote: »

Can she not use a different clinic ?

No idea, it's ICSI, so limited where we live as to what's within travelling distance. We thought is was available at a closer hospital where my SIL and friend go (they say its lovely there) but it's only IVF available at the moment. But... I know that hospital has been looking into expansion (my college tutor was talking about it) so maybe in a year or two.

Thanks for your time, very much appreciated. And best of luck

nottslass_2

tiamai_d wrote: »

No idea, it's ICSI, so limited where we live as to what's within travelling distance. We thought is was available at a closer hospital where my SIL and friend go (they say its lovely there) but it's only IVF available at the moment. But... I know that hospital has been looking into expansion (my college tutor was talking about it) so maybe in a year or two.

Thanks for your time, very much appreciated. And best of luck

Have a look at the www.hefa.gov.uk website. You can do a search of clinics by area and It'll show what treatments they offer,success rates etc.

There's loads of useful info on there for anybody going down the IVF route,its easy to understand,realistic in what you can expect when having treatment,stories from other patients,the emotional side etc.

Baby dust to you all

ETA
Just tried the link and it doesn't seem to be working - But if anybody wants to have a look just google hefa

ginvzt

alamaya wrote: »

Chickpea -
Not very healthy but i did a little 3-4 week crash diet before my appointment. Lost the required weight and funnily enough even though i ate healthy from the day of that appointment i have not gained more than 3lbs.
Breakfast was 30g rice krispies and semi skimmed. Lunch was ryvitas and extra light philly and Dinner was a Youngs Ocean Pie. It was god awful but i lost about 4-5lbs a week.

Like i say not healthy but i knew i had enough time from appointment to treatment to get my body back up to scratch

Chickpea - that makes 2 of us! I need to get into 'shape' by September 20th! I am still abroad, living in hotel and eating out every night, but on Monday I will be back home. Whilst in hotel, I am getting up an hour earlier and going for a run. Food - not aiding weight loss. I had to get to 30 BMI to get my referral, and that I passed now. Now, once we had our 'patient information evening' we were told I need to be BMI=29. That is extra few kg. It is 2 weeks to go.

The plan is gym every night. (It opens too late in the morning to go before work) Food - I follow Tesco diets, and they meal plan is for 1300-1400 kcal a day. Will be following the meals more or less, but trying to cut a bit more calories. Fingers crossed I can get to 78 kg (including clothes) by the date required! Last Sunday it was 81.4 kg. Told you - living in hotel for 4 weeks and eating out didn't help! (was 80kg at the beginning of July)

tiamai_d

nottslass wrote: »

Have a look at the www.hefa.gov.uk website. You can do a search of clinics by area and It'll show what treatments they offer,success rates etc.

There's loads of useful info on there for anybody going down the IVF route,its easy to understand,realistic in what you can expect when having treatment,stories from other patients,the emotional side etc.

Baby dust to you all

ETA
Just tried the link and it doesn't seem to be working - But if anybody wants to have a look just google hefa

http://www.hfea.gov.uk/

You swapped the f and e around

nottslass_2

tiamai_d wrote: »

http://www.hfea.gov.uk/

You swapped the f and e around

Doh,that explains why it didn't work.:doh:

lauzjp

QQuaver wrote: »

Alamaya, get your PMA up!

I know this is probably old wife's tale, but have you considered eating pineapple to aid implantation, and putting your feet up on the wall to encourage blood flow to the uterus? Just a thought:o

lol, I swear I prob did concieve when I started to put my legs up against the wall afterwards! And I was eating lots of pineapple - I really craved it at the time; those 3 for £1 'lollipop stick' style ones from asda, or any of those 'fresh' tubs!

& sprinkle seeds on everything, & put lentils in things like mince if like me you can't stand it as a food. I even did that with the vitamin /herbal supplements I tried taking cos they were so gross!

jujugaboo

tiamai_d wrote: »

No idea, it's ICSI, so limited where we live as to what's within travelling distance. We thought is was available at a closer hospital where my SIL and friend go (they say its lovely there) but it's only IVF available at the moment. But... I know that hospital has been looking into expansion (my college tutor was talking about it) so maybe in a year or two.

Thanks for your time, very much appreciated. And best of luck

I am just going through my second attempt at ICSI and this is my last free attempt on the NHS so I am praying it will work. Anybody who wants a baby that badly will go through with IVF/ICSI. The first attempt is hard to deal with but you just have to pick yourself up and brush yourself off ready for round two.

Maybe a different clinic will help but maybe as she had it a long time go the hospital may have improved together with the treatment, as success rates have been going up through the years. I have been on the fertility friends website but find this one much more friendly and helpful.

Hope your friend can join us if she decides to go for treatment again. We will make her feel welcome and hopefully support her through this emotional time - as we are all there one way or another.

VK-2008

well joyful af appeared yesterday! spose the only benefit was that it arrived promptly so no need to test and means we can try again quicker

oh well hugs to everyone who needs them

liloandstitch

I go away for the weekend and come back to a BFP = well done SuzyP Take it easy and ENJOY!

Lilo