DizzyM brilliant news on the scan booking – full steam ahead! I really hope they come up with some answers and/or reassurance for you. Sometimes I wish we could have a little window down there to see what’s going on every day - would be so handy.
Nympho hope you’re rocking that dress! I’m a firm believer in feeling good about yourself whenever possible, denial is not a word in my vocabulary! No guilt allowed!
knickers has AF effed off yet??
Rainy hope the 2ww is being kind to you – anything to distract while you thumb-twiddle?
Boris how was the cheesecake? My absolute weakness…such a dairy fiend! Hope you ate the lot, I would have! How are AF pains today?
Pixa you are welcome at the back of the bus with your drinks trolley! Blooming eck, can I get a little umbrella in my drink please? I am pretty rubbish on recs for Nottingham as haven’t actually lived there since I was 18 (and you really don’t want 18 year old me telling you where to go, unless you like smelly rock pubs). I know Harts is the fancy fine dining place everyone raves about, but haven’t been myself. If you’re after city centre then Lace Market is a lovely area to stay in, and Hockley (which is just next to it) has lots of cool little cafes, shops and restaurants. To be honest, everywhere is in walking distance though, it’s only wee. You’ll have to go to the Trip To Jerusalem though (that’s where the chair is!) it’s an amazing pub, one of the oldest in the country and built into the rock under the castle. Hope you and DH have a restful/nice weekend planned together for some post SA tlc.
purdie HELLO!
Pug you jet-setter you! Where are you off to on hols? Not long now…
nomio sorry about AF. I know it might sound trite but I am seriously excited about this cycle for us all. It’s been ages since there’s been a rush of BFPs and I feel like we’re due some luck. This is going to be it! Grab a Pimms and join us at the back!
August hello! I hope you come back and chat to us soon!
Ibeka sorry about your temping… can we chant together to release the eggs? Would Zita approve? You shouldn’t ever ever ever feel like the MC is a failure. Wow, as if it’s not bad enough to deal with without thinking it’s your fault in any way, it just isn’t. Try and snap DP out of it, don’t let him harsh your buzz! Would he tell his best mate that he’d failed if it had happened to him? No, of course he wouldn’t. 
for both of you.
dizzynorth annoying to not have any answers, you would think with all those symptoms it would be a “thing” they could look at fixing…agree with nomio it might be worth chasing a second opinion. Great on the hearing test though. Gold star for your ears!
Fifi Resist the test! Resist! Who knows what voodoo these MCs wreak upon our cycles….
Fascinating to hear everyone talking about sharing their ttc stories, if and when to. I only told my best friend when we were TTC DS, I didn’t even tell my mum until well after a year of trying. I was trying to protect myself from scrutiny, but also scared of failing and not wanting others’ pity. Two other friends who had a long TTC journey talked about it quite openly, one blogged about it extensively. Both were under scrutiny in a way, I guess, but the support they got back far outweighed anything else – lots of others came out of the woodwork and joined them on their journey. Being open paid off for them, and while I’m not sure whether I’d talk about it quite so candidly, I do admire them for their courage. Incidentally both now have their babies – one on 2nd round of IVF (twins!) and one on first. I think their example is why I’m writing to all you lovely ladies now – I realise that this time round I do need to share a bit in order to get through it. I ended up in quite a dark place last time and I won’t let that happen again.
Having said that, even though I’ve been quite open about our fertility issues since DS arrived, it hasn’t stopped people making enormously insensitive comments! And I get really upset by them because I’m a massive softie! I think for a lot of people who’ve never had to go through it, they just can’t understand the agony of the journey when you don’t know when, how or whether you will get to your end point. No excuse for being a dick though, is it really 