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

pinkteapot

danielley - we'll all be thinking of you next week! Hoping you can still take it easy after EC, and definitely don't go to the funeral if you don't feel up to it. Your FIL would want you to look after yourself first, I'm sure.

AFM, poxy spotting has stopped completely (after barely anything) so maybe CD1 won't be tomorrow! If it's at a weekend I have to wait until Monday to phone, arrgghhh! And of course, with that, I'm getting my hopes up slightly that the test was wrong. Someone slap me. :rotfl:

picklekin

Erg, know that feeling well pink. *slap* Try and stop thinking about it

I have gone on strike and taken the rest of the day off!

pinkteapot

Just been back to p1 of the thread and read your story, pickle. Same as us except we've been TTC since July 2011, so exactly a year before you! In our area, you have to wait three years for IVF on the NHS if you're unexplained, but they fund three cycles.

Clomid did nothing for me either except put me in a bad mood. Fortunately they only made me take it for three months.

frozenpenguin

Hello ladies

Sorry for the radio silence, been busy at work and then was off working at Glastonbury Festival over the weekend - now trying to catch up with everyone and everything


Belated congrats to Derby! :T (going by the BFP list, we must be due for another few graduates to pop soon I reckon?) xx


GTS - when are you hoping for a FET? We're planning to do ours after the summer, it'll probably end up being the end of September or beginning of October. xx


danielley - so sorry to hear your news, it's just utter carp isn't it, everything seems to happen at exactly the same time. Please take care of yourself and your DH xxx


pink - I've had decaf tea for a couple of year now, I ended up having a decaf tea bag completely unawares and then realised when I was told, that it didn't taste any different to normal. I have the Mr T's blue ones as well xx


AFM - my clinic have just started doing endo scratches, yay! Spoke to the nurses and they said I fitted the criteria so hopefully I'm having that before doing the FET in the autumn


Hugs pink, code and anyone that needs one xxxx


ps. I use MFP as well, please can I add you lovely ladies? (I have no friends ) My username is frozenpenguin if anyone wants to add me

ETA: I probably should mention that my 'food diary' looks pretty bad, for example my breakfast this morning was a slice of leftover Dominos pizza...

frozenpenguin

IVF/ICSI/IUI/FET cycles currently ongoing

• Danielley: LP. DR (Buserelin injections) 4/6. Stims (Merionel) 29/6. EC 9/7 or 10/7 (tbc).

Picklekin: IVF in July
pinkteapot: IVF LP around 17th July
Chocoholic_chic: Appt 27/7 to be given treatment plan and drugs
Fairy dust: Endo scratch in July, IVF in August
frozenpenguin: Endo scratch Aug/Sept, FET Sept/Oct
Goodvibes: Further treatment Oct/Nov, working on improved SA at present
Gettingthereslowly: Planning a FET
Isla_red: Further treatment Jan 2015


Ovulation induction
Floaty: Started Clomid (50mg) April while on IVF waiting list. Appointment 31/7/14.
cwtw: Started Clomid March 2014
Littleme82: Clomid. HSG looks fine, FS appointment 04/03/14, extended for 3 months.
MrsDavo: Clomid (150mg) and Metformin (1500mg) to try and induce ovulation, Next appt 7/8/14.


Awaiting FS/other appointment or making alternative plans
becks92: Planning to lose 5kg and then get IVF referral
Bigmomma: Referred to Gynae, appt 21/3/14
Carrot34: Waiting to TTC again
Clevernamehere: On IVF list
FairyDiamond: IVF Consultation 3/2/14
Gelly123: Trying naturally
GlasweJen: Surrogacy preparation.
lisawood78: Surrogacy consultation 12/5/14
Lucyloo77: Hysteroscopy. 28/2/14
mrsvicx: Trying naturally
Ruth26: Waiting for a scan then referral to FS. Chasing up DH's SA.
Skaps: Appointment in July
Skint_Catt: Awaiting referral for pituitary growth
Smookle: IVF/ICSI referral Jan 2014
vesper: Appt July 2014.
Wonder_Woman: Investigating drugs for DH


Recent graduates:

• Jammy26: Started Clomid (50mg) Jan 14. Diagnosed Fibroids. 19/06/14
• Part Mouse: IUI. Stims (Menopur) 24/4. IUI 31/5 12/06/14 (and 13/06/14 & 14/06/14! )
• emmaj30: Natural 21/05/14
• loveactually: LP. DR (Buserelin) 14/2. Stims 10/03. EC 26/3, 8 eggs collected, 2 fertilised. 1x5d ET 31/3. 11/04/14
• Star02: ICSI SP. Stims 5/3. EC 17/3, 17 eggs collected, 14 fertilised. 1x5d ET 22/3. 31/03/14
• Angeltreats: Natural 28/03/14
• Tinkwings: Monitored cycle. 23/03/14
• Chickpea: Natural 21/03/14
• Sewit: IVF LP. DR 13/1 Prostap. AMH4, Gonal F 375. Endo Scratch 3/1 (CD12). EC 10/02. 17 eggs, 8 embies. ET 13/2. 2x3dET 13/2. 26/02/14
• Whattodonow: IVF LP. DR 15/12. Stims 4/1. EC 17/1. 19 eggs collected, 16 fertilised. 1x5dET 22/1. 225iu Merional 02/02/14
• Time2deal: ICSI SP. Stims 3/1. EC 15/1. 9 eggs collected. 5 fertilised. 1x5dET 20/01 AMH 6.6. 450iu Menopur + Centrotide. 01/02/14
• Peonie: IVF SP. Stim 1/1. EC 15/1. 13 eggs collected. 8 fertilized. 1x5dET 20/01. 31/01/14
• teaandcakeordeath: Natural from 'just relaxing'! 26/01/14
• Purcy81: Natural 7/12/2013

pinkteapot

frozenpenguin wrote: »

ETA: I probably should mention that my 'food diary' looks pretty bad, for example my breakfast this morning was a slice of leftover Dominos pizza...

The joy of MFPing (much like Weight Watchers), is you can eat anything you like so long as you record the calories and stick to your daily limit.

Junk food makes it hard to stay within the daily total as it takes up so much of it, but it's allowed.

From a fellow Dominos fan.

frozenpenguin

pinkteapot wrote: »

The joy of MFPing (much like Weight Watchers), is you can eat anything you like so long as you record the calories and stick to your daily limit.

Junk food makes it hard to stay within the daily total as it takes up so much of it, but it's allowed.

From a fellow Dominos fan.

I like your style!

tea_lover

Absolutely. I've been trying to save a little bit each day this week as I will be having chippy tea tomorrow... oh yes!

I'm looking at it weekly rather than daily, so if I'm over tomorrow but ok the rest of the week I'll be counting that as a win.

It's really sad how obsessed I am after a week and a half lol. I really like the idea of having my budget for the day and working how best to spend it... then 'earning' a bit more with exercise. I'm such a sad geek!

pinkteapot

That's how it works on Weight Watchers, tea. You get a number of points you can use per day (about 40 IIRC), then you get an extra 49 for use during the week. So, you could add 7 to each day and spread them out, or save them for a big treat. With WW, so long as you stick within the total for the week as a whole, you're fine. You can't eat an apple a day for two months then pig out for three weeks.

Since all their research must have proven this approach works, no reason not to do the same on MFP and just keep your average daily cals for the week at the limit, rather than trying to stay within it every single day. That way it's easier to work in some treats/rewards.

tea_lover

Seems sensible to me. I've had some lovely, healthy meals this week - lots of fruit and veg, not too much sugar, etc. Tomorrow I will eat those chips absolutely guilt-free and love every single mouthful

Off to the gym in a bit to up my balance a bit lol.

Ok... back to the TTC talk ladies, I have distracted you all enough with my MFP obsession.