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[Gingerbreadlady1]

For old birds to support each other through the madness. New old birds are most welcome, join us in the chicken coop.

Happy 40th Birthday Ranchgirl ! Have a fabulous night tonight!! Xxx

Evening ladies - hope all is well with you all.

My results came back this morning as normal so have been referred to fertility clinic even though we're still waiting for DH sperm results.

Been trying to Google what comes next but can't seem to find out. Is it a scan of my tubes or would problems there have come up on the bloods?

Hi Ranchgirl, good news that your results came back ok, it's a nightmare waiting. I think it's usually the test for blocked tubes next, unless you've been pregnant before..

That's good news that the results are normal, not sure what the next step is but it's got to be a positive sign. One less thing to have to worry about.
Positive OPK test today :-) will have to get the DH to dtd tonight . Christmas party with work tomorrow night so don't suppose I'll be up for much when I get home from that!!

Still waiting for the hsg results. Doing my head in

Hello ranchgirl,

Blimey, I'm surprised that you got a referral before the SA results came back- my GP wouldn't move until they did, AND until I'd had a scan! It's all good though- the sooner you get the ball rolling, the better. I'd imagine a scan would be next- maybe in your area the clinic arrange that?

I had an ultrasound scan after about 9 months of trying....it was just before ovulation time and it showed everything normal, and a big fat follicle on my left ovary.....and blow me if that wasn't the egg that won through! (am now 15 weeks) .

(Oh, should clarify: the ultrasound scan doesn't show if your tubes are blocked very well. It's more to see if there's anything untoward going on in the womb & ovaries dept.- fibroids, polyps, cysts etc....).

Hi stubborn, yep I've got my letter today for my appointment for a scan. On New Year's Eve. I guess it gets it started before the year is out! DH gets his results on Monday. I must have had my utter desperate look on when I went to the Docs :-s

And congrats on the 15weeks! :-D

Hope everyone is managing to enjoy those Christmas parties. I avoid mine anyway so the decision is easy. Stay at home as usual!

Just checking in. DH got results back - below average numbers on everything and the swimmers he's got - about 1/3 are doing what they should be. So it will happen eventually if we don't get help but I don't think we have the time to wait so glad we've been referred. DH's a bit gutted but I keep saying there's some there and we only need one!

Hope everyone has a lovely Christmas x

That's some good news ranch, you sound really positive. Good luck for your scan!

Got to pick up my prescription for chlomid on Christmas eve. Starting to panic now. Have an enjoyable christmas ladies.

Yes ditto - hope everyone can enjoy Christmas and forget all the ttc-ing. Am in my 2ww so nothing to be done for now anyways apart from enjoying myself

Went to Dr this morning - saw nice gp and armed with form for the blood tests to show if am ovulating or not. She also recommended a private test to see how many eggs I've got left -AMH. Anyone done that?

Hi all - Ive been quite quiet how is everyone?

I'm wishing all the Old Chicks a happy christmas despite this trying to have a baby business. I'm being a saddo and looking at all these happy families and beautiful children on Facebook and it makes me want to cry it hurts so much.. I would love a wee baby so much but it's slipping away from being a reality.

It would have been the best Christmas ever to have a BFP but never mind I have my bum injection tomorrow to start downregging for Embryo Transfer in January. Woop woop.

Making a lovely trifle (for first time in life) at the same time as all this tragic stuff and having myself a large baileys with ice. Sod it. I know I shouldn't but I'm totally not upduffed, cramping and being an airhead so it will come tomorrow guaranteed.

I KNOW she's coming because of the hot flushes I was having in the supermarket earlier. Saying that, I think everyone was having a hot flush it was so manic. A kind lady helped me load my trolley, I must reek of the desperado.

Glacier I've done AMH test, it is quite reassuring if you find out that there are average no of eggs left but all it measures is quantity and can't measure quality so if you do it and get above average you feel great but if you get below average you feel crap. People with below average get pregnant and people like me with above average don't..

Right I'm off to find something funny on telly xxxx

Thanks annie. I might wait and see how I'm feeling in a few months time. Realistically it's early days and feel like I could go nuts fairly easily with all this stuff - there are soooo many variables.

I'm sorry to hear how painful you're finding it tonight - I think Facebook can sometimes be awfully difficult - somehow it's easier with the annoying smug people you can slate than the properly nice friends/ family who have lovely kiddies. Hugs xx

Thanks glacier, feel so much better now, will keep away from fb!

It's Christmas Eve!! ?? Have a happy and healthy one xxx

Hi Ladies, HNY & all that bollocks to you all.

Hope you all managed to stay positive and enjoy some festivities.

DH & I had our 1st fertility app on NYE and it looks like ICSI is the line we'll have to go down. My scans all seem pretty normal but DH has low numbers on everything.

Got next appointment on 12th Feb. Feeling very frustrated knowing family are constantly looking for signs of pregnancy and don't feel ready for telling them yet. I know how gutted and worried they will be. Turning 40 last month wasn't a big deal until this. Now I'm feeling very old and a bit useless. To add to it all we're utterly skint and I have no idea how the hell we'll pay for it if we have to (I presume we will, we never get anything for free!). But it's not going to stop us. I hear baked beans are good for sperm count so that's all we'll be eating from now on! Well, maybe a bit of cabbage too. I'll be buying friends some pegs for their noses!

Hne ladies

What a start to 2015. Took my first chlomid on 31st. Now starting to feel some side effects. Slept for 3 hours last night, feel nauseous and generally a bit rubbish. The joys.

Sorry you're feeling rubbish patch. Lack of sleep on top of everything else is pants.

DH is off the Nicorette and alcohol. He's also doing DIY. It's an explosive combination & I'm hiding upstairs!

Hi been reading all your threads and haven't written in ages... I'm 40 and have just found out I'm 6-8 weeks pregnant after trying for the last 6 months.. I'm having an early scan end of next week to know exactly the dates and also as I've has a very light bleed after sex (doctor reassured me it can happen) so fingers crossed.

Wishing everyone who's trying the best of luck too xx

Congrats Lola. Come join us on the old birg graduate thread.

Best of luck to you all xxx