Thanks for the welcomes folks, Twinkle, I don't mind the question at all, it's been long time since we have spoken to health professionals about it, a few years ago I had 6 months of clomid and from there we were given an appointment at St Mary's Hospital in manchester to go for IVF treatment, so I filled in all the forms, which, if you aren't familiar with ask you all the regular questions like height, weight, smoker etc. At the time I was overweight and being honest on my form I told them so, I didn't reduce my weight by a few pounds or anything as the consultant who arranged the appointment for us was aware that I was continuing to lose weight, don't get me wrong, I was just on the wrong side of a BMI of 30 by one, so 31. We received an appointment, both took a day off work, got our hopes up like you do, when we arrived at St Mary's, the first thing they did was weigh me, my weight had reduced from what was on the form by 2lbs according to their scales, I was promptly told to go home, lose weight as they couldn't even take a blood test until I had done that, which would have been fine and I understand that we have to give these things the best chance, however when I asked whether I do that then contact the hospital to rearrange, bearing in mind I was only around 9lbs away from being the maximum I could be, I was told that I would have to start again with the process and contact my GP! I broke my heart and haven't been able to even consider it since, happily my BMI is now only 26 and I have worked my butt off to get it there but I still can't do it, it was at this point we kind of gave up for a while so I think that as there is no explanation for it not having happened yet and honestly believing that we haven't perhaps tried as hard as we could have for a long time, it's worth getting back on the baby making wagon lol, anyway, sorry for the rant, it's nice to get it out thought, I promise I'm not always such a miserable swine hahahaha, I can't say that I haven't felt bitter about it before but I'm ok now and feeling a lot more positive which can't be anything but helpful, the weight loss has helped too I think because I feel healthier and I haven't been this weight since before we got married 8 years ago so all of these things have to help. Thanks again for welcoming me onto this thread, I was a bit nervous about posting because it's been going a while and I've just been lurking like a weirdo hahahaha. I'm on CD 8 now and CBFM says high but it is the first month so it's still getting to know me lol, but not to waste any possible high days was planning on seducing the husband last night when he got home from work, turned out that, in the words of a friend....seduction thy name is pipe cleaner, I'm at a 70's themed fancy dress on Friday night and was trying out the technique of making my hair afro curly using pipe cleaners so had put one in my hair, I was fast asleep by the time the husband got home and the first thing he saw was a tinsel like pipe cleaner in my hair glinting in the dark....can't say I'd have wanted to wake me up either hahahahahaha so in actual fact, seduction thy name is most certainly not pipe cleaner 
