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

pinkteapot

Thanks tea - it's so good to have you ladies who have been through this!

I also got really down on Clomid. Irritable too, whereas this time is just down. Feeling irrationally resentful of my clinic. Their initial gubbins about the process said DR is usually 2.5-4.5 weeks. But they've made me DR for three weeks and one day prior to even doing the first baseline scan, and others being treated there have the same length of time from start to baseline scan (on long protocol). Feeling miffed that they didn't take a look after a couple of weeks - that might have been enough. I know this is unfair though as I'm sure they know what they're doing. Desperately hoping I'm ready for stimms come Friday.

lisawood78

PTP, put it this way. I was changed to short protocol very early on in my mammoth Run of cycles because I simply could not cope with DR! You are not alone x

pinkteapot

Thanks lisawood78 - good to hear you were able to switch to short protocol. I don't know why I'm on long rather than short, but if this cycle doesn't work I'll definitely query it at our follow-up appointment.

picklekin

Sorry to hear your feeling so rubbish Pink *hugs* is there anything you could do? Like take a couple of days off with OH and go for some nice drives or something? 2 weeks to go till I start DR here. I'm hopeful though as Clomid didn't do much to me (I'm usually an emotional mess anyway so maybe we just didn't notice!!)

I've always assumed there must be an advantage to LP as that's what they stick us on without asking, but maybe its a cost thing?

pinkteapot

I can't take time off work at the moment - planning to be off from EC for 7-10 days but no time off before that. Having said that, have given up and come home this afternoon as head was splitting. Snoozed for a couple of hours. Desperately hoping I can stim from Friday as should feel a bit better after that. I'm lucky really - three weeks of DR and it'll only be the last five days of it that have been bad.

pinkteapot

p.s. Have read that not all clinics do SP because with LP they can control timings for EC more and schedule everyone in. SP they're much more at the mercy of your body. Though assuming that's not the only reason we have to do LP!

lauraw82

Vodkashot I'm so sorry to hear that, I know I'm only a newbie here but sending you hugs. And hugs too to pinkteapot, and indeed anyone else who might need one. I would offer cake but I have eaten all the cake in a feeling sorry for myself after yet another baby announcement kinda way x

ricegirl145

Hi to all you lovely ladies -mind if I join you? I've been reading this forum for over a year now but never posted before. We've been trying to conceive for 14 months now with no success. I'm feeling really down about it and starting to feel like it's never going to happen. How do you all stay positive and not get frustrated all the time? Doesn't help that everywhere I go at the moment there are pregnant woman or babies!

TamVilla80

Sounds like you need one too Laura :grouphug:

Hi ricegirl. I was the same as you, been lurking and now just braved popping up. Everyone is lovely here, just sorry you have to join.

Do you live by me, pregnant women flipping everywhere this week?! (Not literally flipping, lol)

Clevernamehere

Even the flipping panda is flipping pregnant!