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

chickpea

SS - despite the BFN, it may not be over until AF shows. If I were in your shoes, I'd sit it out until CD40 and then if no AF and still a BFN, I'd go to GP's for a blood test.

Some BFPs take longer to show than others. Or, Clomid is messing with your hormones and AF is yet to show.

It's frustrating - good luck, hope you get an answer soon.

chickpea

Right - I'm going to be gone for a while.

I'm not sulking - I'm going to Spain!

Good luck to everyone with it all for the next 2 weeks - I'll be back half way through this cycle on CD14 - gosh, don't these months just fly by..?

Hasta la vista!

toniq

Have a fab time in Spain, Don't forget ur healthy eating! xx

Runnerduck

:hello:Have a great holiday chickpea

Murray

Sorry AF arrived Chickpea  I hope you have a fab holiday though 

Lilo, are you back yet? I want to know how you got on with Zita too!

Toniq - I'm loving the positive vibes in your signature!!

sillysausage1977

Thanks for your reply Chickpea. I will try another test on day 40 (Saturday) then if nothing I will make an appointment to see my GP. Have a nice holiday

liloandstitch

Sillysausage, sounds like good advice, although dont be surprised if the doctors arent terribly helpful - they dont seem to be as concerned by missing AF like we are!

Chickpea, Ive probably missed you but have a great time in Spain

Toniq and Nichart - hope you are both doing okay!

Zita West - well, all I can say is WOW. She totally got it, straight away, without me having to cross every t and dot every i. She definately felt we made the right decision as she believes that the miscarriages, fibromyalgia, failed IVF, lymphodaema etc are indicators of immune problems and she totally agreed that to go ahead without investigating this was unlikely to work. We are concentrating on nutrition, Manual Lymphatic Drainage and blood tests - ovarian reserve, prolactin and Vitamin D and Omega levels at the moment. We have a review appt in 10 days, and a nutritionalist in a week once the blood test results are in, to discuss the next steps once we have some facts about my actual 'condition'.

It is all a bespoke service, totally tailored to us as individuals based on discussion and test results and tbh it felt totally good. She is not anti IVF, but believes that getting your body in the optimum condition is your best bet to make it work - and hopefully identify the possible cause of the infertility along the way. I will also have immune testing later in the year when the IVF clinic comes on board in September. I think I will switch to them for this so long as possible re trachelectomy. It was lovely to talk to someone that doesnt want to just send you down the IVF route and not really bothered about anything else. AND my husband loves her as we have been told to baby-dance as much as possible! All the time! A quick sh*g is fine apparently! Just to up our rate! And she half priced the consultation, gave us a copy of her latest book and a relaxation and visualation CD (Free)

So, to repeat, WOW! WOW! WOW! I will update further when I have had some of the other appointments, but certainly I am impressed.

Oh, and she had loads of baby photos on her sideboard, and one of those was Sophie Countess of Wessex and baby - do you remember how many problems she had - first baby was IVF and she nearly died. Then at the age of 40something, she suddenly got pregnant naturally and had no problems. I suspect that she had been Zita'D - but this is only a guess!

Have a good night all - Lilo oh and by the way, I too am off on my travels tomorrow, so if I dont post before I go, see you next week

Lilo

toniq

It's over for me

Runnerduck

so sorry toni ((((hugs)))) look after yourself xxx

jujugaboo

Oh god so so sorry Toni, is it definitly over? xxx

Lilio, everything sounds great with Zita, looking forward to hearing more about it, might even visit myself.!! I could do with some help on the nutrional side.

Me, just waiting for AF which should be anyday now so i can have my blood tests to check some possible immune issues.