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The Trials & Tribulations of Trying to Conceive when its just not happening (12m+)
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He's just walked through the door.0
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Massive dodgy hugs ladies, sounds like we all need one xx.
Have decided I'm allowed to wallow tonight then will work on pulling myself together tomorrow...who's in?0 -
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PM, so sorry for AF, take care of yourself x
Code-sorry for rubbish test results. Have they said if it was just low or none at all? There are a few reasons why results can be poor. When ours came back with no sperm they redid a SA a month later. It was our FS who had a feel about and could tell that hubby had no vas deferns and did the bloods to confirm. Although it is horribly hard news to hear it does give a really defined plan of action, which takes away a lot of the day to day stress of TTC. I hope you are feeling better today x
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Code I'm so sorry to hear your news, I really was thinking it would be any time now for you

I hope you'll soon have your new plan of action that will get you your forever baby x xLittle Lowe born January 2014 at 36+6
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Code, don't panic after one SA (easier said than done I know). If the test isn't carried out quickly enough, or in the right conditions, you can get rubbish results. Also, men have much more capacity for improving poor results with lifestyle changes/vitamins etc.
Try not to panic, it really might not be the awful news you''re thinking right now.
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Code- I'm sorry that your DH has had really crappy results. When we got ours I thought it was the end of the line, but his next one was slightly better. As MrsHappy said I hope that it gives you a definitive answer in order to move forward.
It was a really bad day for everyone yesterday wasn't it?
Thankfully it was a Friday lol!
I don't know what to think from here on for us, OH isn't really on board with going through IVF, he thinks I should just be happy with the fact I have a daughter already. But it's not with him :-( I love my daughter to bits but she's always asking for a sibling and I can't give her that?! I really feel like a failure as a woman, and I'm fed up of seeing babies and pregnant people. I don't even like seeing the pregnancy threads on here being high up on the board :-(0 -
Oh my goodness lots of hugs required all round :grouphug:
Code I'm so sorry your hubbys results were bad x
hugs for your dh being insensitive PM its so strange the way they react sometimes x
Hope your DH comes round to the idea of IVF Mrsdavo so you can move forwards with it x
Hugs to all wallowers everyone needs a good wallow now and again I think x
Totally non ttc related and slightly embarrassing but I once had an obsession with a rather cheesy american daytime show called sunset beach and have just discovered that someone has uploaded all 755 episodes to youtube! Believe me when I say if you are looking for background wallowing entertainment nothing beats it!
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Really sorry to hear your news Code
how's your DH taken it? "I am indelibly stained by hope and longing" - Nuts in May0
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