TTC #1, cycle 13 and fed up! Whose with me?

@thislittlebird I hear ya. I'm fed up of waiting on the nhs too so going private is defo the way forward!
Ooh eczema is so uncomfortable, both my sisters had it growing up (one still does) so I know how bad it can get. I hope they can prescribe you some good stuff to get it sorted! 🤞🏾

That’s so long @notyetamumbuttrying, glad you’re paying for it and it’ll be sorted. Getting my AMH and scan done privately was a good call, put my mind at ease on one front anyway.

No, the opposite of acne, it’s eczema. I definitely do not glow lol. Had it forever but for the last 17 months it’s been a nightmare off and on. Sick of my crappy GP not being helpful so just paying to see the dermatologist from the local hospital privately, I can’t wait 4 months or whatever and keep having these awful flare ups. So my attention is kinda on that right now, but ttc never leaves the mind fully

@thislittlebird yeah thank god! Getting it done privately as the nhs won't do it until
Fundings approved, that won't be for months yet!
Aw that's a pain. Hope they sort you out. Is it adult acne? I suffer with that a bit, it's more just oily skin for me. I literally glow!

That’s good! You’ll be able to see how it matches up with your AMH at least @notyetamumbuttrying

Yeah ok, I’ve been pretty distracted by my nightmare skin this week so I’m hoping to get that resolved (seeing a private dermatologist next week) because it’s too much to think about on top of ttc troubles tbh.

@thislittlebird yeah scan booked for Monday! How's things with you?

@notyetamumbuttrying do you have a scan booked too now you’ve had the AMH?

@Rosie189 that’s a lot of follicles yeah so they would definitely have to monitor you closely. But it’s good to know so you can make sure you’re monitored if on clomid or similar. I’m still stunned by how variable these results can be and have been for even us here, it’s such a wide range.

@Rosie189 good luck! Very frustrating they're not even scanning in your area. I hope the consultant call goes well x

Well we’re currently unexplained although the nurse at the clinic did say I could have pcos and that would fit with my numbers being so high. I’m 33 soon. We are considering ivf for when we get to the two year mark in late summer. I haven’t been able to get a scan via nhs as they aren’t running the service here hence why we went private initially. Can’t get referred to fertility on nhs without the scan apparently. Think I’ll wait till the consultant appointment though if they think clomid would be worthwhile will try and push to get that.

@Rosie189 got my Amh result bk today too and it's on the slightly lower side of 5.4. Lowest is 5.5 for 35-39 age range. Good you've had both done now. Was ivf going to be an option then?

How is everyone doing? Did you get the drugs sorted @CurbsideProphet?

Got my report back from tests but not got appointment with consultant for a few weeks. Amh is high at 72 and my follicle count was 96. Think I’d be at risk of OHSS if we have ivf.

Thank you 💐

@thislittlebird hope they get bk to you and confirm it! 🤞🏾

@CurbsideProphet that's exciting! Apart from the drugs situ, they defo need to listen to you!! Eek I bet it's a mix of emotions! This will be me and my Dh next month I reckon. Pls keep us posted and best of luck 🍀

That’s so soon, how exciting @CurbsideProphet. I imagine it’s a lot to get your head round initially, understandably scary too and I would be the same.

@CurbsideProphet how exciting and scary to have a start date! Will keep everything crossed for you.

I've got my start dates for IVF 😬
Starting this cycle. They'll want me to take norethisterone from day 16 to induce a period on a particular date, then injections will start.
They seem to have forgotten that I have epilepsy and my medication interacts with norethisterone and prevents it from working 🤦🏻‍♀️ hopefully they'll listen while I explain it again.
DH is miserable about what I'm going to go through. We've gone from feeling anxious that we don't know when we're starting to feeling anxious that we are starting 😬

I’m waiting for them to email me @notyetamumbuttrying, determined to get my few days away before June. Luckily both of us have very flexible annual leave, and obviously no kids/school to work around (for now!).

@thislittlebird yeah it's rubbish. Ah well! By fluke we'd booked the week off of the 21st June lol so we'll try and do a uk break then!

Looks like we’re both delaying our trips/plans @notyetamumbuttrying. Hoping my break will fall into self-contained accommodation

@thislittlebird yeah I bet! I've booked a long weekend off over my birthday in March with the small glimmer that we'd be able to have a spa day or something. But doubtful 😂 hope you get to go away 🤞🏾
It's so easy to drink more when at home out of boredom but we just don't include alcohol in the shop now so it's been ok reducing it.

We’ve got a little trip to Center Parcs in March booked a while back that we have had to reschedule already, but I’d love to even be able to do that just for a change of scenery @notyetamumbuttrying

We were really good in first lockdown actually. Not a lot of working out but a decent amount of walking and cooking. We aren’t big drinkers anyway but I definitely drank a bit more just because I was home and might have had a couple more drinks in the week after work, but not loads.

@thislittlebird god I hope this announcement inspires me too!! 🙏🏾
Oh wow, that's amazing! I defo didn't 😂 was getting takeaways galore and drinking more. Curbed the drinking tho, don't miss it when I'm not in a social setting anymore.

Yeah @notyetamumbuttrying I’m just the in overweight bit but need to get back under. Hopefully the announcement today will inspire me with holidays to come in mind lol.

Weirdly I lost weight in the first few months of lockdown. I think I was snacking more at work than I realised and sitting at home for a few months resulted in a loss of a 5lbs or something like that, I only realised when I started doing personal training in July ahead of the wedding.

@thislittlebird yeah mines in the overweight category 🙈 need to lose two stone in an ideal world but stone and a half should put me back into a healthy range. You're right that an official weigh in should kick me into touch. Especially if we go ahead with ivf through the private route as that'll start so much sooner, probably next month and I need to be in good shape for it! 😬 now that I'm approaching 35 I can defo see the difference in weight creeping on. Suppose being in a lockdown for practically a year hasn't helped matters either! 🙈

Oh god I’m the opposite @notyetamumbuttrying. I’m short so I can’t get away with it really. Think my bmi was 26 the last I checked and it needs to drop a couple of points to get back to “healthy”, which isn’t a mammoth task but it feels like one when you haven’t got the motivation. An official weigh in might be a good kick! I don’t want to weigh myself in case I’ve gained again lol

I definitely put on weight quicker now than I used to since mid 30s ish, it’s such a pain.

@thislittlebird haha yup 👑
Ooh you are lucky! I put on weight quite easily now, can defo feels the effects of getting older now boo 😒 yeah a holiday would be great motivation. I'm getting weighed by the nhs tomorrow, that should be my motivation 😂 I need to have a bmi lower than 30 for ivf which I do, but it's still pretty high at 29 🙈 luckily I'm tall so I don't actually look too fat (I think) 😅