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

pinkteapot

I've been lurking for the last little while as I've not had a lot to add.

I've overdue a full blurb on what's been happening with us, but...

I need you lovely ladies to talk me down... We've been TTC again since the ICSI BFN in the autumn... So I ov'ed last week and AF is due Sunday/Monday... Since a few days after ov I've had the weirdest feeling that I might be pg. :eek:

I know this is totally ridiculous and far too early, and I don't really have any symptoms I can pin down. It's just a feeling. I've had slight things like some cramping and bloating a few days after ov which have since gone, and today I was out for a run and had distinctly tingly nipples (TMI!), but then it was freezing out. :rotfl:

In our nearly four years of TTC I've only felt this way once before, about last April. I then had AF bang on time, but it lasted 11 days and I went to the GP as I'm always regular cycles and 4-5 day AF. The GP said I'd probably conceived and lost it so early that I just got AF as normal but that made it last longer. I hadn't tested that month because AF was on time, so we'll never know.

But now I can't help wondering! And I know it's ridiculous and irrational and I'm just setting myself up to be upset when AF arrives. Normally now I just get mildly disappointed as it's been so long. Help!

Slinky_Selina

Happy belated birthday code :beer:
I hate dates and numbers, I'm at that 3rd cut off point now, no babies after 40, 41, and coming up to 42, apparently its all healthy in there though.

Congrats emmaj and skaps:beer:
It's good to see all these pos results so early in the year!

I'm at optimum TSH levels so hopefully that will help, but my excrutiating abdominal pains werent due to Clomid side effects but gallstones. Lucky me!

emmaj30

Thank you everyone for your kind wishes.
Im so sorry to hear about your father Gelly. Sending out best wishes to you xx

frozenpenguin

IVF/ICSI/IUI/FET cycles currently ongoing

• Skaps: IVF. Stims 21/1, Cetrotride. EC 30/1, 12 eggs collected, 9 fertilised. 1 x 5d ET 4/2.

Ovulation induction
cwtw: Three rounds of ovulation induction by injections
lauraw82: Appointment 12/11, Clomid for 4 cycles
Slinky_selina: Clomid, HSG 5/1, appointment and scans booked


Awaiting FS/other appointment or making alternative plans
bigmomma051204: Appointment in November
choc-addict: Appointment early Nov, IVF Feb/Mar 2015
chocoholic_chick: Appointment 1/3
claretsgirl: Trying naturally
Fairy dust: IVF round 4, April 2015
Flee: ICSI
Floaty: Waiting for a date for the !!!!!! meeting at clinic
frozenpenguin: Restarting a medicated FET March 2015
Gelly123: Blood tests for chromosome testing, results in 4-6 weeks
Goodvibes: ICSI 2=chemical. ICSI 3= 2015, follow up appointment Jan 2015
Harleyquinn2016: Trying naturally
Isla_red: Further treatment Jan 2015
lisawood78: Filling in forms for embryo adoption in Spain
lucyloves: IUI
pinkteapot: Trying naturally and IVF follow up appointment end Jan 2015
Primmer: Adoption panel 19/11 - they said yes!
shrimpy_80: Referral in April, dye x-ray thing and ultrasound in the meantime
TamVilla80: Appointment 26/2
Think Pink: Trying the NTNP approach for 6 months
vesper: Referred for IVF


Team wonderbra (lovely and supportive aunties)
codemonkey
tea lover


Recent graduates

• emmaj30: IVF. Stims 18/1. EC 29/1. 1 x 5d ET 3/2. 16/2/15
• Wonder_Woman: IVF round #3 with immune meds. 2/2/15
• Clevernamehere: Natural 28/10/14
• jazz25: Clomid. 16/10/14
• Gettingthereslowly: Medicated FET. Oestrogen (Progynova). Scan 12/9. 2 x ET 17/9. 1/10/14
• Danielley: LP. DR (Buserelin injections) 4/6. Stims (Merionel) 29/6. EC 9/7, 16 eggs collected, 11 fertilised. 1x5d ET 14/7. 21/07/14
• Carrot34: Natural 19/07/14
• Jammy26: Started Clomid (50mg) Jan 14. Diagnosed Fibroids. 19/06/14
• loveactually: LP. DR (Buserelin) 14/2. Stims 10/03. EC 26/3, 8 eggs collected, 2 fertilised. 1x5d ET 31/3. 11/04/14

lauraw82

Congrats Emma, so pleased for you :j

So sorry to hear about your father Gelly, hugs to you xx

AFM, back from Thailand, boy is it cold here! Still no AF, although (TMI warning!) I've been having some spotting since Monday, just when I go to the loo, although once yesterday and once today there was a bit more, but now nothing. Lots of cm too, and the weird thing is I feel like I'm leaking, but nothing actually is. Its so frustrating, but I think that I might give in and do a test tomorrow, as that is a sure fire way to start AF properly

Hope everyone else is ok xx

pinkteapot

lauraw82 - totally off-topic but we're MFW buddies - both aiming for 2028.

lauraw82

Good spot pinkteapot, wouldn't it be nice if we could be baby buddies too, all if us from here together?!?!

pinkteapot

Imagine the party in 2028.

Primmer

I have had some good news today that I wanted to share with you, we are going through the adoption process and were approved to adopt at an approval panel meeting in November 2014. Since approval we have been trying to find the right child for us and today, fingers crossed, we may have found him. We met with his social workers and our social worker last week to find out more about him. Today we confirmed that we want to proceed with him and his social workers confirmed that they also want to proceed with us! There is still a way to go yet, more meetings and then eventually a matching panel meeting and if approved at that panel, then it will be more certain. Feeling happy right now

codemonkey

Primmer wrote: »

I have had some good news today that I wanted to share with you, we are going through the adoption process and were approved to adopt at an approval panel meeting in November 2014. Since approval we have been trying to find the right child for us and today, fingers crossed, we may have found him. We met with his social workers and our social worker last week to find out more about him. Today we confirmed that we want to proceed with him and his social workers confirmed that they also want to proceed with us! There is still a way to go yet, more meetings and then eventually a matching panel meeting and if approved at that panel, then it will be more certain. Feeling happy right now

That's fantastic news Primmer.