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

Metranil_Vavin

Oh wow! Just delurking to say massive congrats TTC40! Lovely news

TeamLowe

Omg omg omg all the congratulations in all the world! Hope you have a wonderful pregnancy and thank you for the Clomid hope x x

ALSO give us a picture of the first response! They're my favourite x x

TTC40

TL - why?

I'll try & do that tomorrow.

TeamLowe

Because I'm mental, ttc, because I'm mental. I realise it's not normal to have favourite brands of pregnancy tests to see other people's bfps but when you're living vicariously through others, this is what it comes to x x

becca0417

Errr TL it is normal! (Fr are my favourite too!)

teaandcakeordeath

Wow! A shy one! Congrats TTC!!! Did you do anything different this month?

TTC40

As we knew from the scan when we would ov, I know we BDd the day before, 15 hours before & at the time of ov.

I was on a trigger injection which meant we had a time to work to - not just a day.

On the first Clomid cycle I didn't have a scan. On the next 2, we just BDd at the time of ov.

It puts a lot of pressure on though. OH couldn't complete initially on the timed one.

TCD - fancy a ski trip? I've e mailed FS to ask when the earliest I can see him for a scan is & his views on skiing in early pg.

I don't want to tell people yet in RL but as we go skiing with about 8 others, things could be tricky. I'm a drinker - so that's a give away! I could be on strong antibiotics - but that doesn't explain not skiing!

The other different thing was not thinking about it too much in 2ww. We had a weekend away after ov, followed by a bereavement so it's been busy. I have carried on as normal.

It still doesn't seem real - I think because there's a long road ahead. I think OH is planning schools! I'm trying to reign him in.

teaandcakeordeath

I would kill for a skiing holiday. I've refused to book one for the last two years in case I was pregnant (ha yeah....) Maybe you could do antibiotics and some sort of knee problem? I wouldn't have thought skiing would be a problem when it's less than the size of a grain of rice (Paula Radcliffe was still running marathons stupidly late into her pregnancy) but I totally understand why you wouldn't want to risk it. I know if it ever happens to me I'll be wrapping myself up in cotton wool and bubble wrap!

So happy for you. Hope I get some clomid in May! Do you know if they monitor you on the NHS as you're private aren't you?

TTC40

We booked this trip last May. OH said we could always cancel if I got pg. obviously we didn't expect it at this late stage!

Google answers say (in the main) as its so tiny & well packed there's no need to worry. I don't do anything hard these days anyway.

I don't think you get scans on NHS. Someone else may correct this.

In case anyone is thinking of it, it was £200 for each appt/ scan/ trigger. One month was £300 as he did bloods too.

mrsj28

Delurking to say :j:j:j Congratulations TTC40! I remember you from the ttc thread and I generally lurk/stalk on this thread too. So pleased for you, here's to a happy and healthy nine months

And also wanted to send big hugs to mrshappy xxx