I’ve enjoyed catching up with everyone’s news. I'll add my update too (unfortunately its nothing exciting, still not pregnant) in a bit.
Ababs - have a
for battling on – I’m sorry you’ve had such a rough ride lately with your MMC. But yay for the negative test – weird as that sounds. Must be time for your luck to change! I'm interested in supplements too - I feel like I'm really on a final push with TTC now, so I do need to start making some proper effort.
Twinkly - So sorry for the sad-moment-while-shopping
. I'm quite familiar with that scenario, unfortunately - its horrid. I'm also experiencing the not-exercising guilt too. I'd love to know what's in your pharmacy - any magic bullets amongst those supplements?
Fatty - ooh I’m a bit excited now! Hope the headache is nothing and AF stays away. If effort is justly rewarded then it sounds like you deserve to be pregnant with twins!
But if it does turn out that you’re not pregnant, I can’t think it would mean that you necessarily should give up, just because you did everything right in October (and think if that didn’t work, what will...) What if you only ovulate a good egg in say, 9 out of 12 months, and October just wasn’t one of those months?????? On the other hand I think (if I remember correctly) you have a few lovely DC already, so maybe that gives you a different perspective on all this. Only you can weigh it up, obviously. From a totally selfish perspective I’d be sorry to see you go because you make me laugh – with your overactive knife and fork and all that.
Notsoold and Artioo - if you’re still around – hope early pregnancy is going well. Best wishes to you both.
Cloud and Grizzer - again if you’re still around – fantastic to hear you’ve both progressed so well and nearly have new babies now – wow! It’s amazing how time flies once you get it right.
If you’re reading Cloud - I remember you saying that you took DHEA for 3 months before conceiving this pregnancy. I’ve just started taking it myself. At the moment I think I’m going to continue it through the 2ww when we’re trying naturally. Can I ask whether you did the same – i.e. whether you took it when you conceived (and during the 2ww)?
Jass - nice to hear from you. Sorry for the BFN (is it still a BFN?). I hope you marked your baby’s recent due date without too much pain. Also hoping this next won't come out wrong, or appear insensitive, but it struck me that from your perspective it might seem like a long time since you were last pregnant - I just mean because you've been getting pregnant so often? But I was also thinking about when I saw Professor Brosens (the recurrent miscarriage consultant) and what he told me about the theory of a fussy vs not fussy endometrium (I know that you know about that theory). Do you think it might indicate that maybe your endometrium is now becoming suitably fussy, just ready for a sticky bean????
Green - thanks for the reminder of your positive outcome and its so great to hear how much you’re enjoying your baby DS. And thanks for sharing about your friend’s surprise baby at 47 – I do love a good ‘not trying’ anecdote.
You mention a frozen cycle in the New Year – have you decided when it might be yet?
Also, I'd love to hear how you’re getting on trying naturally – as we are the same age
. I wondered if having your frostie waiting for when you are ready is taking some of the stress out of TTC naturally? Not that I have the luxury of that position, but I’d certainly be interested to hear any other tips you might have!