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GeraldineMN needs your help with conception ideas/thoughts

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GeraldineMumsnet · 12/09/2008 14:35

I'm doing some stuff for the site but before I get too far wanted to ask what anyone who has had problems trying to conceive (first time, or subsequent times) wished they'd been told (or known) beforehand/ would want to highlight for other women. Thank you.

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GeraldineMumsnet · 13/09/2008 17:52

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GeraldineMumsnet · 12/09/2008 16:10

Thanks pinkmook.

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pinkmook · 12/09/2008 15:09

and before anybody stamps all over me, I know not all GP's are like this, but if you read the conception threads a very large portion are. Not necessarily the GP's fault (training/knowledge gaps etc) but well worth knowing that if you have any trouble TTC its probably best that you read up and know whats normal/not normal, what tests need to bve performed and when as an uninformed GP can delay the process of seeking help and some of us have precious little time to be able to afford these delays.

pinkmook · 12/09/2008 14:44

I wish I had been told how unlikely it is that your GP will have the first clue about fertility issues. Nearly everyone I know who has had problems has been misinformed by their GP about some aspect of TTC.

I also wish my DH had never been allowed to have vasectomy aged 29 with only one child aged 6 months old, a wife with PND and probably suffering from some kind of PTSD himself after a difficult birth - but I guess thats another story.

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