Where there’s a Yam, there’s a way

More uterus confusion incoming - AF started last Wed and ran until Sat. Pretty average. But today I've had dark brown blood, some weird kidney pain and stringy dark brown/red cm. Not had this before so not a clue what my body is up to now... -_-

Lexie, last cycle I assumed I'd ov'd but then had ewcm about 5 days later - got af 2 weeks after that so looks like I did ov when I had the ewcm. Always worth dtd if you can!

Thyroid tests can be affected by illness so if your t3 and t4 are normal and just slightly high tsh I'd retest in a few weeks/months before assuming abnormal.

Thank you @sirlee Thank you for not forgetting how shit TTC is after your bfp

@sooz mine was worried about my cold uterus too! Lots of warm food, wrapping up my feet etc! 🤞 it all works. Glad it’s making you feel a bit more positive.

Cd17 here and I’m confused- more ewcm today. But I ov’d on Sunday according to my opks, so then I stopped using them. Could I be ov again? Or is my body just being weird?

@milk they won't test thyroid antibodies if your tfts are normal... it's pointless as its basically looking for an underlying problem when there isn't one iyswim.

D24 progesterone bloods got taken today post Clomid.... hopefully get the results this week. Finding it very easy not to do a PT actually.... probably because I'm convinced it'll be negative so no point rushing out to buy one

Gosh @BiscayTrafalgarFitzroy - that's a true positive!

Hi everyone. Just wanted to share my story.. TTC for over 3 years.. DH and I are both young and healthy.. there seemed to be no reason it wasn't happening.

I went to a bad place. Couldn't watch TV shows that had babies in. Couldn't stand to be around friends who were pregnant. Lost my shit when I got a baby shower invitation from a colleague who wasn't even trying.

It. Was. Shit.

Everyone seemed to just get pregnant. And the worst were those 'undeserving' scummy Jeremy Kyle parents already with 5 kids and couldn't care less about the fact they were pregnant again. I'm sorry.. the whole journey has made me quite bitter.

We started fertility treatment. The waiting was crap. No one knew what was wrong with me and I got referred (after a long battle) from one place to another with no answers and what felt like, no help.

I was in a very dark place.

Then one day, completely out of the blue...bam. bfp. One of those moments that you think will never happen to you.

So I just wanted to say to anyone who might be struggling... It's okay and it will happen. And I'm sorry it's so shit. It is soo shit. It's not fair and it's honestly one of the most stressful shit times every. But I promise you... It will be okay.

Just wanted to give a glimmer of hope and share my experience even if it only helps 1 person.

I wish anyone TTC the absolute best of luck. You deserve your babies and I hope that your wait is short and speedy. All the best x

@Milknosugar1. I apologise if you've already said but have you had your t3/t4/thyroid antibodies checked? My tsh is .93 but I am symptomatic (previous hyperthyroidism) so my GP is running the other tests.

@bubble could you not do an air b&b in Spain and then just get flights. It’s likely to be a lot cheaper than a package holiday. I’ve got a friend with an apartment not far from the beach, nice decor and a roof terrace. I can send you the link to her fb page for the apartment if you want.

That sounds great @Sooz!! Maybe I should look into that as my feet are always bloody freezing even though the rest of me is often too hot, they are like two blocks of ice and I almost always have socks on!!

Appt at half 9 tomorrow. Printed out results from when I had blood tests done at private work gp. Can’t be arsed to read them at the moment but I did notice that they were done on cd24 and at that point my progesterone was 19, whereas at my nhs GP day 21 tests my progesterone was only 18! Riddle me that!!

@Bubble I would go for the holiday option. This is all hard enough as it is, we need some light at the end of the tunnel sometimes!

Bubble I've just got back from a week holiday in the sun. God, I needed it. I think both me and DP needed it to take time off from the stress and worry of things. It really helped us reconnect and we managed to dtd lots without it feeling like a chore! I really think it did us a lot of good & If you can afford I'd definitely go for it. You need a break.

At my HSG the nurse told me on the day that tubes seemed open/ no blockages but had to go back to FC for detailed results.

Happy dtd @BiscayTrafalgarFitzroy good luck

Yep @Si1ver going to really try to stick to SMEP this month to try and get some post positive opk dtd in.

CD10 and stark white opk although ewcm is getting there and having ovulation cramps.

Bubble, can you not book something cheaper? Maybe a shorter holiday somewhere closer to home? I'm sorry you feel you have to choose; not a nice situation to be in. :(

I've just had my first acupuncture session! She said some interesting things including the fact I have cold feet and get period-type pain around 7dpo are indications of a 'cold' uterus which is a factor in infertility. She seemed positive there were things she could try that would have an effect and said acupuncture can be really good. So we shall see! It just feels good to have been, like I'm doing something to help myself. Yay! A positive post from me! x

@Bubblegum89 The Radiologist gave me an indication there and then (she said one side was definitely open but wasn't sure on the other) but said she couldn't say for certain until she'd been able to view the films

Just got in from work and retested OPK. All systems are go! Now where is DP!?

I would 100% book the holiday Bubblegum but I do also love a holiday. Is there any mileage in looking at a Cyprus / IVF holiday and trying to combine the costs?

((Milk)) sending a hug. On this thread I don't care if it's 'unmumsnetty'.

Bubblegum I'd book the holiday. But I do love my holidays I guess i can see where others are coming from though.

@RhiBee29 yeah you need to get the post ov shagging in really. Cut a couple of times off the front if you're running out of steam.

I regularly get to the point where I'm too tired to carry on post ovulation, so I've been trying hard not to front load the sex schedule. It's a bit counter intuitive isn't it?

@Bubblegum89 I agree with @Si1ver, maybe hold fire on booking until you get your results so you know if ivf is going to be necessary.

I think I've been dtd at the wrong times, we dtd up to and on the day of positive opk then usually stop as too tired but perhaps we should also dtd the next couple of days too? Think I've focused too much on lead up to ovulation and not post egg release