Trying for a Baby Part 9

Slinky_Selina

Hi MrsT_M It's a pain when the doctors seem a pain rather than helping. Make sure they look at your T3 and T4 levels and not just TH levels. I'm a straight out TH level showing hypothyroidism, hence no weight moving, but I know from researching and being in some support groups that the TH levels can be fine but the person still has symptoms. Their T3 and T4 are checked and found to show hypo or hyperthyroidism, also the doctor should take symptoms into account, fatigue, weight gain, 'brain fog', joint pain, infertility, problems with periods etc.

I know how despondent it can get when the weight doesnt seem to be shifting and you know that that its a big reason you cant get pregnant, and the main reason for getting no fertility treatment. So I'm sending some huge hugs your way!

Lara44

I am depressed today and throwing myself a pity party. :EasterBun

It's October now and a year since we started trying, with one mc on the way. I just really want it to happen for us. So jealous of those people who fall on the first cycle of trying.

Things in my life are moving forward but everything feels so hard. Making progress is like rolling a brussel sprout uphill wih my hands tied behind my back using only my nose. It's been like this for about the last 4 years and I feel stupidly tired. Arrghh universe make something easy for once!!!

(Sorry for the rant I know it could be a LOT worse, and I do count my blessings too).

ttc39

Hey Lara, big hugs Hun. I know exactly where you are coming from :-(
Wish I didn't but I do xxx

We will get there eventually I'm sure xxx

tia86

Mrs TM glad you are feeling better today, and that your OH was silent purely because of being cross with the GP and not you.

Hugs Lara, it is frustrating, even more so when you see teenagers with babies that were probably unplanned

Lollypop - thanks for that, I think I will have to look into it, sounds like it has worked well for you - this morning didn't seem like I was spotting so much, - may be too much information but now my stomach has started aching more and definitely a bit of a brown streak, so guess I shouldn't class this as CD1 yet. Why is ttc so confusing?!

BabyMad

Hello ladies

Apologies for being missing in action for a while but I'm back, still trying and on cd12

I got quite excited this month as my period was 36 hours late so from the Wednesday morning to the Saturday evening I was getting increasingly excited despite the bfn's. We went on holiday on the Friday so I had been to the shop and bought pregnancy tests and even bought folic acid at the airport (as i'd forgotten my conception support pills) and figured "sods law" was lending a helping hand and I wouldn't be able to drink on holiday etc but no it was all a tease and my af just showed up after the due date which is unusual for me

I have been getting more and more down about not getting pregnant. We have been trying 9 cycles and not even a tiny sniff of a pregnancy. Many of those months we have been trying really hard and dtd frequently at the right time but nothing.

To make matters worse my smug sister in law has had a baby. There was hope when she was pregnant as we were trying too so I thought we would just get pregnant too and just be a few months behind but now the baby is born and there's no sign this end my ability to tolerate her smugness is weakening rapidly :mad:

It's such a rollercoaster ride - on one hand I keep trying to remind myself of all of the positives that are in my life and how I shouldn't moan and should enjoy everything life offers when you don't have a baby etc but mostly I just want to get pregnant and have a baby and the longer this inability to get pregnant goes on the more frustrated, bitter, jealous, annoyed and depressed i'm getting and it's really starting to get me down!

I know there is nothing you can say or do to make things better and that many of you know exactly how I feel but I just wanted to get it off my chest to people who understand. I have a very supportive husband who wants a baby as much as I do but he just says we have to be patient and it will hopefully happen for us soon etc which I know is true but i'm finding it all very frustrating and want him to be as cross with it all as I am. My mum is being great but she just keeps telling me to enjoy my life now and what will be will be and again I know it's good advice but I'm getting increasingly obsessed and upset that nothing is happening.

I have been to the doctor who obviously told me they won't do anything until next year but did ask for some additional blood tests relating to fertility (I was having blood taken anyway for unrelated ttc reasons) which I thought was good of her and they came back "normal" so no explanation there and kept my hope alive for a couple more months.

I'm a very impatient person at the best of times and rarely have to wait for something I really want and apply myself to get so this is new and uncomfortable territory for me and I don't like it!!

I have extremely regular cycles so I am lucky in that regard. I see congratulations are in order for the many bfp's recently - many of the names I recognise as starting at roughly the same time as me so I'll carry on and hope it's me soon

Apologies for the negative, self indulgent post but i'm really getting fed up with this ttc business and needed to tell someone who will understand.

Lara i'll feel your pain - hugs for you and hopefully some good news very soon!

Best wishes to everyone and let's hope October is another lucky month for us all

x

lollypopswater

Thanks Mrs TM yes cd1! Clearly half asleep this morning x

Hope this doesn't post twice again like this mornings posts....

purcy81

Hello ladies

sorry for being awol for ages just been quite ill, super busy and rather stressed at work due to the last few weeks of my dreadful colleague being in the office, she's gone now but she made sure to make the last month excruciatingly painful for all of us. Her leaving drinks were last Friday so hooray! I only stayed for one drink and managed to leave before she called us all a bunch of tw*ts pulled her top over her head and did what she referred to as the "titti dance"

I have a lot of hugs to give out so I hope I don't forget anyone

Hugs lara for feeling so down I hope you get your forever baby soon x

hugs sweaty betty for your due date x

Hugs to Mrs TM (and thanks as always for the list) I hate it when doctors dont listen but I hope they can run some more tests and find out whats wrong x

Hugs to part mouse, I'm so sorry this cycle hasn't worked out like you hoped x

Hugs to Code for being poorly x

Hugs to babymad it's so frustrating this ttc business isn't it x

and lots of congratulations for all the bfp's I missed wishing you all happy healthy pregnancies x

I am currently high on my CBFM with lots of EWCM but OH is away and then as soon as he comes back we're off to London for the film and comic con (I'm such a geek) Kevin Sorbo cancelled which was a bit of a dissapointment but I'm sure we'll still have fun!

This is the second month in a row without us having a chance (staying at inlaws this weekend so no BDing) which is a bit annoying but never mind.

anyway hugs to all xx

Mrs_T_M

Thinking about getting dressed and heading out early (anything before 2pm is early to me, ok? ) to get my thyroid test done at the GP. Not particularly looking forward to that because the last time I had blood drawn I nearly passed out and nearly got sick all over the poor nurses!

What I am looking forward to for tomorrow is getting to go to Sainsbury's and buying £20.22 worth of groceries for only £3.22 out of pocket! Have a £2 off £20 shop voucher, £10 in nectar points, and I found that £5 note last night at the train station. Looks like that's Octobers groceries done and dusted (except for yoghurt, bananas, and possibly toilet roll).

Part_Mouse

Hi all

Hugs to those in need.

Mrs tm hat a great shop you will have.

Purcy thanks still waiting to find out what's going on.

lollypopswater

Interesting ex-colleague you have there Purcy, I'd be a tiny but sad I'd missed the amusement if I was you lol x