TTC and awaiting Fertility treatment- anyone else?

@khanny I don't know about all nhs clinics but I know many nhs clinics also offer private treatment. It's at a far greater reduced cost than an independent private clinic

We have our first IVF appt tomorrow after 18 months of no joy. We’re going private so
hoping it’ll be speedy. I just want our baby now 🥺

Hi, my dh and I have not used contraception for just over 3 years with not a hint of a line on a hpt. I'm 42 (he is younger) and we have both had tests which are what doctors say are normal. We had our first gyno appt in April where I was told there is no apparent reason for us not being able to get a bfp and therefore we would need ivf - which we cannot afford. As I already have 2 grown up boys from my previous marriage we would have to self fund. I was sent for another blood test on cd1 and I also had a hycosy the week after. I read a lot of positive stories about Soy isoflavones on here so I took them on CD2-6 but they never brought my ovulation forward at all.

I decided a few weeks ago that I was going to try the CB advanced ovulation sticks that give you blank circles/flashing smiley/static smiley and I did get a static smiley on CD20 which I think was my body trying to ovulate but failed. I then got a peak opk on an easy at home opk on CD27 and a confirmed ovulation of CD30 on my app (based on bbt) so I am now wondering if I ovulate much later than I ever thought and we have missed the window all this time..I have a post further down somewhere.

I am going to continue with the CB advanced and easy at home opks but am going to do them all month instead of stopping when I think ovulation should have happened and hope for the best. The gyno said he would see us again 3 months after our first appt but I've not had my letter through yet. I don't know where we will go following the next appt as we cannot afford treatment.

Baby dust💕

We're awaiting our review appointment to then get put on list for ivf. In the meantime we're trialing clomid. On my second month now.

Hey! no worries at all - I get lost with stuff and I am on so don't worry at all!
Well, we're on Ovulation induction like you, however we're on injections rather than clomid as I was resistant to them. I was on Menopur injections, but they over stimmed me and I went into OHS, so they changed my injections to Ovaleap and seem to be going okay, but we've just had another cycle abandoned 😥Did you have no luck with Clomid then? xx

Hey! sorry to only jump on this now but I have only just joined and I saw your post! I am with you and also on FT round 3 underway. Happy to buddy as it's a hard time when you're having to go through injections / scans every day / other day. x