Hi, this is first post but have a lot to get off my chest!
Been trying to get pregnant on and off for about a year now. When I say "on and off" - has been due to a few months off over the summer a) to retain my sanity from TTC (was getting a bit obsessed about it) and b) due to a trip to India (didn't think risk of food poisoning was ideal if HAD conceived).
Anyway, I guess I'm posting cos I'm beginning to get a bit frustrated/upset with the lack of conception and don't really feel I can talk to anyone else about it. Not many of my close friends are really thinking about having babies yet and those that have had babies have done so first time/accidently! I don't realy want to talk about it to family incase I raise hopes/ expectations etc....plus, I kinda feel it's quite a private stage for anyone close to know about it. But I guess I really do need to talk to someone!
I've done loads of reading about TTC and know that under a year of trying is normal for most people but a few years ago (due to really painful periods) I was sent for an endometriosis investigation (which they suspect is a likely diagnosis - however didn't do a laparotomy to diagnose due to the unnecessary risks). They did however diagnose a retroverted uterus! Lucky me!
Each month I get really excited just before my period at the prospect of not getting one but alas nothing yet. A few months my periods have also been a bit late (despite being regularly a 28 day cycle) but have done numerous negative pregnancy tests only to find my period just lurking round the corner! Typical!
PMT doesn't help matters (PMT+ nil conception = tears!). To make matters worse, people keep asking when we're going to have a baby and it's driving me mad!
I hope things will happen eventually for us but in the meantime does anyone have anything to say to stop me obsessing about this?!...or at least way-lay my anxieties!