First time TTC - thread 6

Hey... Can I join you ladies please?

Snooze
26
Cycle 1!
CD 5

We only decided to start TTC today... I've been waiting for 2 years for us to try so needless to say I'm very excited. Turning 27 in July and hoping for some luck before then. I had a miscarriage at 8 weeks 2 years ago, so this is scary as hell too. Hope you don't mind me sneaking in!

Oops accidentally posted too soon! Was going to say that I'm having the usual AF is nearly here symptoms - sore boobs, mild cramps, backache, except that she's not due for another week. Very strange. If this month's cycle is any shorter than 32 days it would literally be the first time ever.

Flora yeah is it a bit of a double edged sword, Thanks to be honest i hadnt really looked into things like 1 year GP appointments and IVF as i just assumed It would happen as soon as we started trying ( HA!) Hope work went quickly for you today look after yourself :)

Loxy I completely agree with giving yourself a month to concentrate on you thats great news though that the GP was so understanding hopefully the tests give you some answers

Good luck for Friday Baguette.

Glad to hear the appointment went well Loxy. I think taking a break for a month to concentrate on you sounds like a great idea.

Doctor was lovely and understanding, he's booked me in to have some blood tests. Just looking through the paper work, that's a lot of tests! He's advised against trying again this month to give my body a break which tbh I couldn't agree more with. Def don't feel up to the pressure emotionally. Other than that it's sticking with the folic acid, eating right and getting exercise. A month of looking after myself, no bad thing. Should hear back from tests on the 1st of June, we'll take it from there.

It is 2 years here (I'm in Scotland) for unexplained infertility but might be a different set of requirements in another area. Incidentally if there is something wrong you don't have to wait - which sounded like a bit of a double edged sword to me.

Urgh so cannot be bothered with work today!

Basset ooh yeah let us know how your partner gets on with using them!
Baguette hope your appointment goes well on friday
Loxy yeah i would be asking the GP to start some investigations, you have been through more than enough heartbreak they need to make sure that doesnt happen again.
Flora i didnt realise its 2 years for IVF i think we would be the same and save up money to go private

So sorry Loxy - I'm not a Doctor but does sound like there is some sort of hormone deficiency that is hopefully very easily treated and in the circumstances they should now start investigating that. Hope you are OK, so sorry that you are having to go through this.

Hi Kitty - tests are currently through the NHS - (obviously I'm getting totally ahead of myself) but if there are no issues and we are unexplained infertility then we need to have been trying for 2 years before we quality for IVF so I think we'd likely just pay. I know it is a crapload of cash but we are lucky enough to be able to afford it if required. Sorry you are having a tough time at the moment, the long cycles must be so frustrating.

Happy belated birthday to Beauty

I'm CD10 so gearing up for ovulation hopefully but my boobs are sore! What is that all about....?!

Thanks everybody. I'm really hoping that the doctor can start some investigations into what's going on.

Sorry I vented without acknowledging anyone!

Beauty, Happy belated birthday, sounds like you had a great time.

Kitty Ugh, I understand that the whole waiting a year thing is to save money and all but it really sucks. One twisted upside of all these MCs is maybe I'll get to skip the queue. I think everyone should be able to have a check up when they start trying to rule out any basic problems.

Basset That's adorable that he thought to get one, I had no idea you could buy them. Good luck!

DH is finally home so I can cuddle up to him. Will let y'all know what the doc says.

Oh and a belated happy birthday to Beauty.

I have NHS consultation on Friday. Might be worth making a GP appointment Basset, it's 6 months since I first saw GP and only getting hospital consultation now (it's been 4 months since blood tests and SA all completed).

Oh lots to catch up on. I'm on my phone so sorry if I get names muddled..
So sorry Loxy, look after yourself.

Sorry AF got you Basset and for negative test Fairy.

Good news re Eva's fiancé's swimmers.

You're right Kitty, I always solemnly promise that I would not moan about pregnancy symptoms or sleepless nights if I could just have them I'd be over the moon.

Thanks guys

Sorry to hear about your dad basset. That's great about your OH's Amazon purchase though! Good luck with that!

Actually I'm not in the UK Eva. We moved to southern Germany a couple of years ago. We're right in the mountains. Normally I love the weather, hot in the summer and real snow in the winter! Glad you had lovely weather this past weekend though.

Thanks beauty and flora
flora yeah I was impressed how quick you get in for SA too. I love the phase where you're feeling good and optimistic! I'm now 6dpo and the total opposite, so bloated I feel like I'm a stone heavier! Yeah he said it must have been infection, probably urinary tract.
beauty happy belated birthday! You should have taken a trip up North, it was lovely here at the weekend good to hear you enjoyed it and it took your mind off TTC
loxy I'm so sorry - definitely good idea to See Doc, sounds like you may need progesterone injections or another hormone to make the bean stick. Look after yourself.
kitty ugh nightmare. I know what you mean, for me cycles 9-11 I was just going along with no hope, waiting to hit month 12 and start tests.
basset wow, I didnt even know they did them!!! Let us know how it goes?!

Loxy I am soo sorry to hear this, i hope that you are ok and the drs are able to help you guys

Basset Sorry to hear AF has caught you, its soo frustrating espcially when we do everything we are suppose to do at the right times and nothing, so frustrating. hope you are ok.Sorry to hear about all the baby bombing too, it really doesnt help when we feel like this.

beauty hope you had a lovely birthday :)

Flora Hopefully this will be your month! can i ask are the tests private or nhs?

Fairyann Sorry to hear it was negative, i havent tempted but have heard other girls say its best to do it at the same time every morning as soon as you wake up and to try not to move while you sleep. its the main reason i havent temped to be honest because i starfish in every position and direction when i sleep haha!

Think im in for another long cycle. Drs said I have to back when we have been trying a year before they do anything else so that will be June. but at least if we go then they can hopefully sort out whatever issues i have, Just feel like im wasting time until then. Was at a party with adorable new born and very heavily pregnant SIL feeling very jealous but was lovely to see how happy the parents are constantly focusing on that will be me one day i honestly dont think ill ever complain of a sleepless night or explosive nappy!

Loxy I'm so sorry. That's so shit. Hope the drs can do something for you. Think they can refer you for more testing. Thinking of you. 💐

So sorry Loxy I hope you get some answers from the doctor.

So sorry to hear Loxy

Ugh. I lost it again.

Woke up on Sunday and knew something was wrong. Convinced DH to let me test early and sure enough my line was only a whisper again. Glad I did, meant that I was prepared today when the bleed started at work. Going to the doctors tomorrow morning to explain the situation and see what they suggest.

Numb right now. It'll probably hit me in a few days. CD 01, Cycle 7.

Hi all, hope everyone had a good weekend.

Sorry AF has turned up basset.

Pleased you had good news from the SA Eva.

Good to hear you've got some positives to focus on flora. Hopefully you'll get some answers from the tests. Or even better, Sod's law will intervene and you won't end up even needing the tests!

Sorry about the BFN Fairy - sounds like a good plan for this month though

It was my birthday at the weekend and I actually managed to enjoy a lovely day without worrying about TTC. It had been hanging over my head that it was coming and that I would be another year older with no success, but I really made an effort to push the negatives away and be positive (At least I could have a glass of bubbly to celebrate! ) I really don't want this TTC business to take over my whole life! And surprisingly I didn't dwell on it at all. The only negative was that the weather was bloody awful!

Still sending my positive thoughts that you sail smoothly into uncharted territory Loxy.

Sorry about the BFN Basset and baby bombs are hard enough without it being so close by. I'm pretty sure my SIL will be pregnant again soon and bad as it is, I'm dreading it as know my reaction will be poor and hubby will think I'm a horror.

Excellent news about the SA Eva so do they think that the antibiotics made all the difference? Bet that news, plus the engagement will have given you both a good boost. I'm on Cycle 11 now, we started TTC in July last year, I'm on CD9 presently and at the stage where you feeling positive and ready to go! Also spent yesterday at a charity event for women with cancer so in honestly, I'm feeling pretty pleased with my lot as hearing those stories was tough. We are at the stage of getting tests though and been really positivity surprised by how quickly hubby managed to schedule his SA. Apparently our local clinic has a good reputation and reasonable waiting times so that's something positive to focus on.

So sorry basset. It must be so difficult and frustrating. Really hope this cycle is yours.