TTC way longer than 10 months past & present

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A group of lovely ladies who've seen it all

joy that is a great number twins that sounds about right for 5w4d its usually around 11,000 ish, do you have another test booked or will you have a scan next :) plenty of time of symptoms too. I found my old piss sticks, I refuse to say how many I did but there are enough to call them a collection

nelly the steroids used to make me a crazy lady yes crazier than normal but the last cycle they weren't too bad, they just made me super hungry piggier than normal

critter its sad to think people can be cruel to animals :(

ray sorry you are unable to try this coming cycle, you are having a shit time with timing this year

kl and toes welcome this is a great group for support :)

Joy that is really exciting news my lovely, such a comforting number, I just get good feelings about this, I really do though I'm sure every hour feels like a year right now.

Critter squeee at new furry friend. Whilst I am bemused by and can enjoy cats I am solidly in camp dog. If only my current furry companion felt the same. He doesn't, as time in vets waiting rooms have confirmed. I felt so sad to think of him being submissive, but how lucky he is to have you in his life (and headphones and slippers )

Pout I have very much enjoyed doggy tales! Pets really do have very human characteristics don't they? I say, as mine is currently throwing a tantrum having run out of strawberries.

Ray most folk get just a few tent stints and we've done more than our share. I was comforted recently when you told me it was my rubbish hormones and that they'd go away, they really make things crapper than need be. You'll be cycling before you know it.

Nelly, dr drugs I didn't do myself but that is because I am a wimp and can't see or really think of blood. The needle was very little and dr mostly didn't do much to me except make me spaced out and sleepy and that passed after a while. It also made all my excema go away so that's something for me to look forwards to! Hope the steroids aren't having too much impact. Will you be on gestone?

Cos how are things in your world?

Euro love seeing you here still, how are you doing? What's it like?!

I want to welcome toes and kl. please please don't be put off that we know each other well here, we've been talking a long time but always want to welcome folk travelling the same long hard road. Upcoming ivf and finding outs are scary but also promising times. We've all been there, all done ivf and have the t shirt so ask away. Also don't be alarmed that we are still going on with treatment as many many of us on here have has really rotten luck and that is all. Ivf and fertility treatments do work, sometimes it just takes a longer time than wanted.

I am in super busy work times. I leave in the dark, return in the dark and go directly to bed so apologies for bad mn keeping up. I'm in no mans land with treatment. We have a short October break then the plan is to have level 2 tests. I've had countless looks at my internal anatomy with 3d scans, dye, physical manhandling of womb and tubes, MRI scans, lap and feel hopeful that there is no structural problem. I'd like to know if ivig and steroids can boost my chance of de working successfully and can then move into it feeling I've covered all bases. If it fails at Care we have, with difficulty, decided on a new clinic and if no joy there we will try embryo adoption. That's the new plan with a new round of de at care jan/February even though not a good work time.

I have truly switched off from ttc for the first time since starting. My thermometer died and I think my cold stopped me ovulating, this has happened before, I had a quite a fever. No idea when period due, nor do I care and nor is there a remote chance of being pregnant this month. I had a c announcement today. It still stung and I barely know the couple. I hope I get there one day.

Ps Saturday!

Evening All!

Thank you for such a warm welcome !
Toes - good to have another newbie trying to translate all the acronyms.
Joy - just starting out on the testing front - biggest one atm seams to be just getting an appointment at our doctors!

I feel like I have entered a whole new world,,,remembering back to teenage years and being given the birds and bees letcure and the whole - "it only takes 1 time" speech,,,,yeah right!! So when me and the OH decide to throw out the contraception and start TTC I thought this would be the fun bit lots of fun DTD,,,Dare I say it,,,I actually was happy I didn't get the BFP in the first 5/6 cycles, we were enjoying and appreciating the excitement of wondering when, would be be parents before our next birthdays, before christmas, will I/won't I need to get a 2nd wedding dress! TTC is no longer carefree process I naively thought it it would be!

I feel a bit stupid for leaving it so long in finding out whats going on (head in sand syndrome).

And advice on what info to take along to an initial GP meeting?
Any questions that you later wished that you had asked earlier etc.

Thanks All

Morning ladies,

Toes and KL have prompted me to join too. I've been lurking for a while!

I've been TTC for 26 months. Conceived after 9 months but that ended in MMC at 12 week scan. Not a sniff of a BFP since then! Saw the GP in July (a year after MC) and they referred us to the fertility clinic but we haven't had our initial appointment through yet. Apparently it can take up to 6 months just to find out when your appointment is here! There are some known issues. I have quite severe endo (which I am having removed in December) and a bicornuate/septate uterus (different medical professionals have had different opinions which is always helpful!) so have been watching Cos's story with interest. Sorry if that's a bit odd Cos.

Loving all the talk of pooches. I have a 1 year old dog and she is slightly crazy but always makes me smile when I am feeling miserable about all of this crap. I hope Doug is cheering you up, Critter.

Hello berry, welcome to our cosy home. It's so nice that we have some new posters, we've gone a little bit quiet since so many have graduated recently. If there are any other lurkers, then do please make yourself known! We have been chatting a long time and as nelly says we don't really do the fake enthusiasm but this has been such an important place for me and the support is amazing, and truly heartfelt.

Kl, I would make sure the dr takes you seriously and doesn't fob you off. It's so much less work for them to send you away to try for a bit longer and I think many do that in the hope you get the bfp and don't bother them again
Ask for the blood tests, day three and day 21 to check for ovulation and there are various other standard ones that the GP should do. You also need to get your partner's sperm tested. I think sometimes you have to wait for all of these results before you can be referred to a fertility clinic but do ask if the GP can start the referral process. The thing with this game is that you have to learn to be patient, it all seems to take so long.

Cos, the Chinese stuff sounds interesting and it's good to be trying something new. I had a pregnancy announcement yesterday, from someone who moved to china 6 months ago so I'm putting great faith in Chinese ways! Although she was probably an insta duffer.

Pout, have the dogs made up yet? My cat is so huffy. I think she gets pmt despite having been spayed. She's a real madam who has a sense of real entitlement. I think she might be a narcissist. But I love her :)

Fox, you're right and this is just the hormones. I know I'll be out of the tent soon enough.

Joy, I really think it must be twins. I'm so excited for you, but I know it's such early days and you won't allow yourself to feel excited yet. As critter wisely says, you're doing everything you can. Someone told me yesterday that she ran a marathon when knowingly 11 weeks pregnant. She is super fit but I still found that confidence in your own body's ability to protect the baby despite the strain of a marathon really hard to get my head around. Her attitude was that she'd trained for a once Ina lifetime event and pregancy want going to stop her. I think I'd never leave the house if it would guarantee me a baby. The luxury of instant conception is so alien.

Oooo, newbies! Welcome. These ladies have been such a wonderful support to me. I hang around like a bad smell in the hope that my cheerleading and my story (4th round ivf success) can lend some encouragement when needed.

KL, my initial appointment just involved a referral for day 3 and 21 bloods, and asking me to tell mr euro to sort out a SA. It was very perfunctory.

Joy, that's a brilliant number. I really hope this is it for you.

Ray it sounds like they just missed the egg. How annoying.

Nelly, I had terrible insomnia both from the steroids and the hcg shot (and later the real hcg). I didnt have clexane until after my CS and it wasn't a treat but it wasn't that bad either. I referred to them as the stingy little bastards! But the sting didn't last long.

Critter we had a rescue lab who would cower if we raised a hand above our heads (to throw something or whatever). Poor pup. :( She had a wonderful few years being spoiled by us to balance out whatever had gone before.

Thank you for the kind welcome everyone. You all seem very lovely and it's nice to be able to just talk about things with someone other than DH!

KL - my advice to you re:inital appointments would be keep on top of the doctors/clinic. I went to my GP and was sent for bloods and DH for SA. And then we heard nothing. But I wasn't as confident back then so just thought it would take a while. Fast forward almost 6 months and I was going crazy, so went back to the GP (got a different doctor this time) and she realized that the previous doctor hadn't actually clicked send on the referral to the clinic. So we were delayed in seeing the fertility doctor by 6 months because someone forgo to click a button and I didn't kick up enough of a stink. I kick up stinks all the time now!

Cos - I'm kind of interested in Chinese medicine too so will be following your progress. I was thinking of maybe getting acupuncture because I have read so many blogs by people who swear by it. And if I have to be injecting myself with a million and one drugs anyway, what's a few more needles?!

Critter - my dog absolutely hates conflict and gets very stressed if we even raise our voices with each other (I don't think we've had an argument in the 4 years we've had her because she will literally stand between us if we start arguing!) but she definitely hasn't been hit in her life, we've had her since she was 8 weeks old and only ever used positive reinforcement! She was the only bitch in her litter though so I suspect the submissiveness comes from being bullied by her brothers. She's also scared of cricket bats, which is an odd one, as again, we've never even dreamt of taking a swing at her!

Thanks for the warm welcome, ladies.

I think just try and be firm with the GP KL. At our GP appointment she arranged all the tests for me but said she wasn't going to bother with a sperm test for Mr berrygoround as 'I had enough problems'. What a charmer. I meekly accepted that at the time but I'm annoyed with myself for that now as I know when we get to the fertility clinic they will want to do it and it will just take more time.

I find the chinese medicine fascinating too. I've had quite a bit of accupuncture and it helped get my cycles back on track after MC but it's quite expensive so I'm having a break from it at the moment. Would defintley think about having it again though if we were having treatment or once we have been to the clinic and have a bit more of an idea what's going on.

I have the opposite problem with my dog- if I raise my voice at her, she honestly couldn't give a damn! I think she knows we worship the ground she walks on and so knows she can get away with lot. I really do not understand how people can be cruel to animals.

Euro I think you posted on the miscarriage board when I asked for some advice on there after I had my misarriage so thank you for that. I'm really pleased to see that you've finally got your little one.

Hello. I have also been lurking and have to say you all look like the nicest group of people I've seen, and I would also like to join in please? I have been ttc for 34 months. decided in Feb to start the investigations and finally had my lap&dye in August. We are due our first ivf appointment on 15th Oct, as apparently i have lazy fallopian tube's so 'even if I did get pregnant it's likely to be ectopic'. nice, huh!?!
We're nervous but also looking forward to it, but it is such a long waiting game, isn't it.
I am looking forward to getting to know you and join in. I have to say I am very excited for joy. I am updating on my phone atm (and getting evils off the boss for being on the phone) but will say hi better later, if you'll have me x

Hello and welcome fluffy - that's great news that you've got your first IVF appointment coming up so soon. IVF is honestly ok, it's physically rough and the emotions around it are tough (you feel like a science experiment) but when you've been waiting such a long time already, it can be a relief to have it all taken out of your hands and just be on the conveyor belt so to speak. Maybe you'll be cycling around the same time as me and nelly!

KL I agree with everyone else, definitely don't let them fob you off at the GP. Make a list of things you want to ask about from ray's advice. And if they talk about clomid, make sure you get monitored on it. I feel like I wasted time not being seen by specialist doctors and there's so much waiting in this game that being a bit pushy will save you time and misery.

berry welcome, I am so sorry about your mc, that must have been awful to find out only at the 12 week scan. And then to have a year of trying afterwards. If only this could be easier. We have another 10 plusser who had really severe endo, thatwaymadnesslies, and she now has a beautiful little IVF-conceived son (on her second round). She had to take down-regging medicine for a long time, but she has got there.

toes Doug's submissiveness might be a personality thing - I'm hoping as he gets to know us better he will get a bit more swagger. He got incredibly overexcited today when he saw some squirrels in the street and did a lot of hoarse barking and hurling himself about in extreme excitement (let me at em! etc)… and then was very thirsty when he got home. He also seems to be scared of buses. I think it's all just a bit strange for him at the moment as he gets used to us, and he came to the city from a rural shelter so the noise is probably a bit frightening too. We haven't left him on his own yet in the house, hoping he won't get too much separation anxiety! Your dog sounds like an absolute sweetheart. I will probably be asking for tips, as although I had a dog as a child, it was a long while ago!

fox your work sounds like it's been completely crazy. January isn't far off - three months - although I bet it feels like it (maybe you'll be cycling with toes)? Did they say why they are doing the extra tests in between rounds? Will there be extra info they'll get that they can use in the next round?

euro hope you're doing ok with little C and she is continuing to chub up.

I met up a couple of days ago with a woman who also lost her son at birth two weeks after me. Her little boy was DE, (her younger sister's egg) and his heart stopped while she was pushing - they think maybe due to strep b, although it's super rare for that to happen. She has now just turned 42 and is trying again with their remaining frozen embryos (she was cycling at the same time as me and also got a BFN). It just goes to show there is always someone with a harder road, and also, that no matter how crazy your story is, there will be someone who has been through something similar. I felt so sad for her when she was telling me about it and also so amazed that she had got through it.

KL - as others have said, don't take any bs from the GP. Some are great, other people have poor experiences. Over the course about 3 years I kept going in for different tests and I just wish they just did everything at once. So on top of the usual lh/fsh and progesterone, I would get Vitamin D tested. I printed out the below Level 1 tests and took to my GP and got most of them checked.
And yes to getting your hubby checked! If you haven't had it checked before, just check rubella immunity as well.

1. Full blood count, liver function tests, Urea and Electrolytes
2. Thyroid function tests (both free T4 and TSH)
3. Immunoglobulin panel (IgG, IgA and IgM)
4. Autoimmune antibodies (must include anti-nuclear antibodies,

thyroid peroxidase and anti-mitochondrial antibodies)

1. Anticardiolipin antibodies (both IgC and IgM)
2. Thrombophilia (must include lupus anticoagualant, Factor V Leiden and Panthrombin gene mutation)

Berry - welcome! Sorry to hear you have had a mmc and to have got to 12wks must have been very hard. Sorry about the endo as well. Hopefully when you have it removed, this will help. Have you been advised to do ivf ?

Fluffy - welcome, it is such a long waiting game I'm afraid. But lazy Fallopian tubes, what exactly does that mean? Did they diagnose that because the dye didn't come out quickly enough??

So toes and berry , are you able to divulge what kind of dogs you have?

Buzz - yes you are right, thank you. That number is about average and not a twin number and not high at all. Well that's good.

Fox lovely- you sound in a better place and you have a kind of plan in place which is good. Work sounds tough though so look after yourself.

Ray - a marathon at 11wks?? Bet if she had had a mc previously she wouldn't have dared! I always think marathon runners look really blood deficient and unhealthy so it always surprises me that they seem to have babies with no problems.

Had intrallipids this morning. If I get there, I have a scan booked in one week.

Critter - that's a terrible story. Your poor friend. How has she been? Does it help you speaking to other people who have been through what you have? Part of me was just so shocked by what happened to you because I just didn't expect that kind of thing could happen in this day and age which is incredibly naive. And to hear your friend had a similar experience. So tragic. Actually my mum told me last week my grandmother had a still born child years before she had my dad. I always wondered why there was a 7 year gap between dad and his sister. But in those days I guess it was more common. I wonder how women got through it when the attitude back then was just to carry on and probably told not to talk about it. Beggars belief really.

Hi fluffy. It must be good to feel like you're finally getting somewhere. It will be nice for you to have some cycling company on here too.

Thanks, joy and critter. It hasn't been easy and finding out at the 12 week scan was a massive shock (especially after the 8 week scan had been fine) and I certainly won't be doing any marathons if I get pregnant again! IVF has been mentioned for my endo but not discussed in any real detail. The laparoscopy that I am booked in for in December is private so I've just taken it upon myslef to get that sorted, really. It sounds like others on here have had a much, much touger ride than me. I'm so sorry to hear about your little boy critter and, whilst it must be helpful to talk to others going through the same thing, it must also be so sad to hear their stories too. It really is so tragic and particularly cruel when people have struggled to conceive in the first place.

Congratulations on your pregnancy joy. I think I read up the thread that you have had previous mcs. I really hope this is the one for you. My dog is a miniature schnauzer. They're the ones who look like little old men with beards! Except that I recently went on holiday and when I got back, my mum had taken her for a haircut and she has practically been scalped! So know she's probably having a bit of an identity crisis, bless her, as she looks nothing like she should do.

berry ah schnauzers are so cute! Like little old men (or old ladies in your case). I think it's great that you've booked yourself in for the lap. They do seem to do the trick for a lot of people, anecdotally at least - they seem to flush everything out and make it easier for the swimmers to get to the egg. I am so sorry you've had such a rotten ride to get here. Hopefully we can make the wait less miserable.

joy hurrah for a scan! oh honey I have everything crossed for you. You so deserve this. Will be wishing away the days between now and then for you and hoping you get good news.

Sorry joy was going to say - she is doing ok, I think. She says she has had to have a lot of therapy to deal with it. It's actually worse… her and her husband actually got pregnant by accident when they were first dating and terminated because it was so early in their relationship. Then after they got married a few years later they started trying, and she kept getting pregnant and miscarrying. Finally they did donor egg IVF with her sister's eggs, successfully, and then lost her son right at the end. I am in awe of how they both have kept their marriage together and survived it. She actually said she has friends who are single and doing donor egg and donor sperm, and she feels lucky compared to them because she has a happy marriage. It does help talking to her, I guess it just makes me feel like less of a freak - it is incredibly rare to have something like this happen to you, but it does still occasionally happen (as I see from the Angels and Rainbows board which I joined a few months ago too, and which is pretty active). It's a balance because you don't want to scare other pregnant women, as the likelihood is so small, but at the same time you want to feel less alone in it. I guess it's one of the reasons why I love this board - we've all had crappy paths and talking to each other makes it less weird as a journey.

Schnauzers are great, berry. My neigbour has one and he's such a character.

Critter. That is so sad about your friend. I bet she finds it comforting to talk to you too. What happened is very rare, but it does happen and I think people can be a bit in denial about it thinking that full term death is something that doesn't happen anymore. I remember the first time I heard of someone who lost her baby at 40 weeks and I was so shocked because I'd never heard of it before. Since then sadly, I've known several others. I think it's just so incredibly sad that it happened to you and to your friend after an already torturous journey and that getting pregnant again isn't a simple process. I do think strong marriage or partnership helps enormously.

Joy, great news about the scan. I bet you're wishing time away.

I've taken the executive decision that we are eating out tonight seeing as I forgot to get the casserole out of the freezer this morning. I wish dh would hurry home because I'm starving.

Whoops. Forgot to welcome fluffy. This is definitely a good thread to be on!

Thanks for the welcome! When we had or first consultation I was told that I had a large number of chlamydia anti bodies from years ago. The heart breaker was my first sexual partner was a man I was with for 12 years who said he was clean. I wasn't someone who slept around and once when I had a water infection (looking back was probably the chlamydia) the docs didn't pick it up or treat me. fast forward to me now finding a wonderful man who we want to have a family and that bombshell hits. I felt such a failure and the horrid man from my past trying to ruin me again! I had the lap and dye private as I wanted to get things moving and she did the repair work on me. said the dye moved slowly so although my eggs are good and everything else is, they are just not getting to the right place.

I had hopes and dreams that a miracle would happen after the lap, like so many forums say, but 3 months on nothing.

You guys are the first people I have shared this with (apart from mum) about the chlamydia, as I felt really dirty about it all, and that it's all my fault. Now I don't feel so bad, no point crying just to get on with it. And you're right, there are so many other heart breaking stories out there.

I have a ton of consent forms to plow through and send off. my advice to any other new ivf ladies is to always call and chase and double check everything, I've found out today by doing this that actually half the forms need to go to Oxford and half stay for the consultation. wow!

I really love hearing about everyone's doggies. We don't have one but the more set backs I'm getting the more I want one.

Thanks for listening, I am really pleased to have found a couple of new ivf buddies, and at the same time hopefully support too for those going through it.

my next message will be jolly, I promiselol

Hello all. It is really nice to have some newbies too. Especially ones prepared to divulge incredibly personal information! We love a tmi overshare on this board and you def won't shock us. Fluffy that is really tough, and I think a few of us have gone through that cycle of wondering if that has happened to us. I did this sending of my af for testing to Athens a couple of years back and got a positive test for 'hidden' chlmydia and took anti b's for it, though haven't been retested since and docs in the uk said it was a load of rubbish. I still wonder if that is part of my story.

Ray I'm sorry for the tent dwelling. I know it's hard doing a mental u-turn but can you set yourself a 30 day mini challenge of some sort to get you through it and help prepare in some way? It's the never ending waiting which is so hard.

Critter I'm so glad you were able to meet that lady, terrible circumstances to bring you together, but how good it feels to have someone who really understands our darkest pain. I agree the talking through this crappy journey makes it feel less weird. Am enjoying the doggie adventures, keep us posted.

Joy oh Joy, I'm trying to hold in my squeals of excitement on your behalf. I'm sure they would have said if the levels were any kind of cause for concern for being so high. I'm sure it's a great sign of a healthy pregnancy. Hmm, would the possibility of triplets freak you out?! Just kidding, I'm sure it's not. Oh I hope the next week goes in a flash and you get great scan news.

Fox sorry that you're drowning in work. I'm so glad you've got a new plan and new way forwards that sounds really positive. You will get your baby I know it.

Hi Berry, no that's not weird at all, I'm glad to be of interest to anyone! Do you know if you've got either a bicornate or septate uterus? What have you been told about it so far? The research I've seen links them a lot with first trimester miscarriages. You have got pg naturally which is a really good sign.

KL good luck with the appointment. I think I def at the beginning assumed the docs would take responsibility for helping / have all the answers, and neither is true so perseverance def is required.

Toes, just from not clicking a button?! How frustrating, you must have been hopping. And I agree being super nice and patient doesn't pay off when dealing with docs and clinics.

KL, Toes and Berry do you feel you 'know' us well enough from reading recent posts or would it be polite to do some introductions?

Waves to everyone else. Really looking forward to sat. Nelly do we need a plan?

Cheers for all the GP advice, some rather comprehensive list making going on now . almost feel like i'm preparing for battle!.

Seams to be quite a few dog lovers on here - My dogs are our fury babies, we love them so much!. I first got henry (lab)7 years ago when my xOH said no to starting a family. My DH and I got Milo (chi) 9 mths ago. Its not the same I know, but its helped us have the fury babies to love and care & to make us laugh & smile.

Coz slowly trying to pick bit's but to get to know you all and your current situations, but anyone that feels like doing a little into please feel free

That must be so tough for you flufy. There's no failure on your part though. So do they think the problems with your tubes were a result of the chlamydia antibodies or is that unrelated?

Hope you enjoyed your evening out, Ray. We have just moved to an area where there are quite a few pubs and restaurants nearby, it's far too tempting!

Your friends sounds incredibly strong, critter. It must be incrediby difficult to remember the positives when you've been through what she has and it sounds like she has a really admirable attitude to the horrible cruelty that life has thrown her way. How is Doug getting on?

Cos, when I had my mc the hospital (NHS) said it was bicornuate. They talked about the baby being in the 'right horn' of my uterus, which they said was the bigger side. However, when I saw a private gynaecologist earlier this year, he did an ultraound and said it was septate. I then had a laparoscopy and hysteroscopy and he again said that the hysterosocopy suggested it was septate because the outside of my womb looks a normal shape. We are having a few private tests done soon in a fertility clinic so I will ask for a third opinion! I suppose at this stage it doesn't matter either way but I just feel like I need to know! I have read googled obsessively quite a bit about both. From what I have read, a bicornuate uterus is associated more with premature labour and septate uterus is associated more with recurrent first trimester miscarriage. I suppose the positive part of it being septate is that I might be able to have it removed if it causes more problems, whereas if it bicornuate I don't think there's much there can do if it is causing problems.

If definitely does help having the fur babies KL. I've been debating getting a little friend for our pooch.

I think I've got a rough idea where veryone is at the moment but it would be good to know a bit more about people's histories if you don't mid sharing.

Critter - your poor friend. What an ordeal. She sounds strong. Roy always says to me "at least we have each other" and I do think that's important to remember how lucky we are to have found people. But still sometimes it would be nice if things go smoothly.

Cos - you're so sweet. Have you started your Chinese meds yet?

Fluffy - I'm sorry about the chlamidya and about that horrid man. I do have quite a few friends who have picked up nasties from previous men and sadly often it is just unavoidable. I also had the hidden chlymadia test which came back positive but like cos was told it was rubbish. Anyway the most important thing though is that your eggs are good so hopefully it's just a matter of time for you.

I'll kick off with my history.

Me 35, him 33. TTC 4.5yrs. Every test under the sun. 1x natural pregnancy when first started. Mc 7wks. 1st ICSI 2013- twins. MMc 10wks. Erpc. 2nd ICsi BFN. 3rd ivf- tentatively 'P'. On immune treatment.

Hello old friends and the newly joined. I still read here quite regularly, think of you all often and so hope to see good news. I consider you friends here. joy all best wishes to you, well done getting through this far, I'm willing a healthy pregnancy on. critter fox nelly ray and all my old friends I'm willing you on too.
Lovely to see a flurry of new people - you have come to the right place. I'd only heard of MN a few months before finding this board -
-sheltered-- and came boasted as the ultimate 10+er - a full ten years of unprotected sex and not a pregnancy to show for it One thing I would add to the talk of investigations is be prepared that you may not find out much. Don't be resigned to it but know that it's possible. There is not a damn thing wrong with me or the other half Anyhooos mothers are made even from the likes of me - there is always hope - Little Doll is 5 years (adopted as infant) now and Tiny Doll (2nd round IVF born when I was 41) is nearly a year now.
Onwards .....

Good morning!

Firstly apologies i am writing from my phone so I cannot add to the list. if someone wouldn't mind adding me please?
me 35 him 28, ttc 3 years. never had a bfp. had lap&dye aug. 1st ivf apt next wed.

Joy- thanks for your reply. I have to be honest, after yesterday's outburst I feel really positive now. sorry all for the tmi! I am so encouraged by your story atm, and feeling v excited!

Ray- hope you are starting to feel better now. Did you have takeaway last night? i had Chinese! lush

fox- I have read back and am so in awe of you, you have been through loads and seeing you positive now with a new plan of action is great. well done.

Nelly- did i read right you are starting new drugs? how is that going? I have read through my paperwork and found out there's suppositories for your flu - omg, I didn't sign up for that! !!

kl-hope you are now feeling prepared for Dr's. just keep pushing and you'll get there. Toes- have you had your welcome evening yet? How did that go? Did you have a ton of consent forms to fill?

berry- any news on fc appointment? sorry if you've said and I missed it.

coz- hows the Chinese herbs? I have always thought acu was a good idea, but I get so caught up with work I never get around to booking anything

euro- it's been lovely to hear about your little one, although from what I can work out you had a bumpy ride? so pleased for you.

critter- hearing about Doug has really put a smile on my face. I want one!

sorry if I have missed anyone, and thanks again for the warm welcome x