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

Part_Mouse

Isla I'm so sorry, sending huge hugs to you.

isla_red

Thanks PM

tea_lover

Oh a.rse, so sorry isla xx

isla_red

Pretty much tea. Decided to bite the bullet and I guess I can look forward to AF joining the pity party in the next few days.

On the plus side I have Easter chocolate in the fridge still :T

lisawood78

So sory isla x

Wonder_Woman

Am gutted for you Isla xx

pinkteapot

isla - I'm so sorry, look after yourself.

emmaj30 - my down regging drugs will be a proper needle. The stims are a pen. It does vary though - you should have a consultation where they explain everything. When do you start?

Ladies - my drug explanation was a whole ago and I'm having a memory blank. Am I right in thinking that you keep down regging while stimming? I'm sure they said 2-4 weeks of down reg, then you ALSO stim (rather than instead)...

frozenpenguin

So sorry Isla, hugs to you and your OH, take care of yourself and eat lots of chocolate! xxx


PM - good luck for your scan Monday, hope it's good news xx


emma - like Isla and pink said, it all depends on what drugs you're prescribed. Mine was a nasal spray (Suprecur) for the down-regging bit and a pen (Gonal-F) for the stimms. When are you starting? I can move you up on the list if you like xx


pink - yep, you carry on DR-ing whilst stimming, it's 'as well as' rather than 'instead of' xx

I used this analogy to describe it to my best friend - she couldn't get her head round how the stimming drugs weren't interfering with the DR drugs...

"Think of a tap over a kitchen sink. The tap (your pituary gland) is usually permanently turned on. Someone comes along with a screwdriver (the DR drugs) and turns the stopcock off.
A couple of weeks later someone else picks up a jug, fills it with water from the bathroom tap upstairs and pours it into the sink (the stimming drugs). They do this each day. If you picture it, the water from the kitchen tap (which is still switched off) and the jug from the bathroom tap aren't interfering with each other at all."

It's such a terrible and corny analogy but my friend did seem to understand perfectly!

cwtw

Thinking of you Isla, look after yourself.

Part_Mouse

FP thanks, Im not expecting much if any change and the tube strick is a mega headache.