TTC for 10 months or more, and now we're moving onto thread 4! Ten plussers welcome!

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Thread for anyone TTC for over ten months. Please feel free to join us!

Took the liberty of starting a new thread (with what is obviously a brilliant piece of rhyme!) as I assume everyone else is sleeping peacefully right now :)

Lucie hoping the sickness abates and you can move on and put this all behind you. I also felt the same as you when it came to it. Although I just wanted the miscarriage to be over, when I finally saw the BFN it was like suddenly it was very real that any shred of pregnancy had gone (and that I had in fact been pregnant)

We don't know if I'm PCOS or what, just that I seem to have lots of eggs which consultant is very pleased about. And he told me before they wouldn't thaw the frosties for biopsy, too much stress on the embryos. Seems there is new data all the time and now apparently they will?! Anyway. Stims are go and just fingers crossed tbe eggs don't all go into hiding or end up like total shite

Brenna cold showers prescribed!!

Hey banana - can confidently say I'd be (even more of) a wreck without you!

Brenna - I'm impressed by the stamina!

Brenna I have everything crossed for you - come on little embryos! What banana said is so right - yes, a total head fuck but you are in a better position today!

Banana what on earth?! But yay to lots of eggs!! Collection in 2 weeks eek!

Lucie hope the nurse is wrong and you don't feel too sick in the next few days and the headache clears.

I have no news except I emailed a acupuncturist just now - I think some of you ladies go, does it help and how often do you go?! DH totally poo pooed the idea but I'm willing to try!

And by Brenna I totally meant bean ...

I think I may need everything crossed for me too Maple and Banana's ice pack for my lady bits. I texted DH saying "Ovulation pains today." He texted back "Ready for tonight . " I am going to be raw and flattened by the end of this month.

I will keep everything crossed for you bean.

Maple I started acupuncture last year when I found out I wasn't ovulating. I have endo and all my symptoms disappeared and I did conceive. I've started it again in the last couple of months and find it very relaxing. My acupuncturist has recommended I go twice a month pre and post ovulation.

I got my progesterone results today. My level is 43 which means I am obviously ovulating. DH rang our local hospital to book his SA and was told the next available appointment will be in July. He has now decided to get these done privately.

Maple - I have acupuncture. Started after miscarriage last year hoping for a spontaneous miracle and have done it along side Ivf too. I go once a week. During dr it helped with headaches. Not sure How much difference I believe it makes but it's good for me to have time out and relax. And frankly I'll try a anything!

brenna

maple I do acupuncture too. Tbh I think it has made fuck all difference to anything fertility related for me. But it is relaxing and I also get them to stick some pins in my hips and ankles whilst I'm there (as am hyper mobile and have aches and pains from that) and that DEFINITELY works so it's not a complete waste of time. I think you just need to try it and see!

dizzy great news that you're ovulating

bean what's the latest on your little embies? Fx they are dividing and conquering. Sorry it's been such a head fuck.

Stealth - no more update until tomorrow. I assume they would have called if it had all gone tits up. A wise alternative banana is telling me to chill out....

I had acupuncture during the last two cycles, and because the last one worked, I now have to keep going as a form of emotional blackmail to myself, so I can't say to myself I didn't try hard enough

If the last cycle had failed I'd have sacked it off this time, as I'd have been able to say 'well I did all the fertility woo and none of it made a difference so I don't have to do it this time'. Except I didn't so I'm back to acupuncture

I have no idea if it makes any difference or not - I don't feel more relaxed from it, I don't feel any different at all, and no way to tell if it's done anything for my follicles or lining. I think the only difference for me personally, is probably that it makes me feel like I'm doing something proactive

Yes bean - they're just letting them chill out in the love lab to do their thing, they won't go in and check them cos they don't want to disturb them too much. Right now, you have two embryos. Hope you can do something nice for yourself when you're back home, thinking of you xx

I'm at the airport waiting for flight, but just wanted to quickly update you.

I spoke to a different nurse today who said 'is there a reason you're not starting off the back of your bleed due 24th May?' I was like 'errrr because you can't fit me in'
Long story short after double checking her system she has booked me in, due to start the pill when AF arrives for 3 weeks ish and then off we go. Meds being delivered next Saturday.
It was such a relief not to have to worry about causing miscarriage vs waiting 2 months for no reason that I burst in to tears!

Will read and post if we have decent hotel wifi, but otherwise see you Monday! Xx

Thanks Maple and Banana for your comments. I am going to see what the GP says tomorrow and then just probably bite the bullet and make an appointment with Care in Nottingham. I just need to feel like I'm proactively doing something rather than letting the months slip by.

My mum just called me and I know she's so completely in tune with my cycles now that she was basically ringing up to find out if this was the month. So had to say "nope I'm still not pregnant" Really can't wait to tell her I am!

See some ppl mentioning acupuncture, I've been having it for about 10 months. Clearly hasn't done anything yet but I find it so relaxing and love the lady that does it. It's like a therapy session ha! Definitely would recommend.

Got my fingers crossed for all of you going through treatment. I'm sure I'm going to be bugging you with lots of questions soon!

How exciting Sammy best of luck. What a lovely pre-holiday present too.

Fingers crossed for you Panda.

Oooh lots of news! I'm on my phone though so will try and remember what I can but huge apologies if I miss anyone!

Bean That's fab news about your two embryos! I have absolutely everything crossed for you!

Banana I am absolutely fascinated by your reappearing eggs! Do they have any possible kind of reason for what's going on? Glad youre starting stims!

Lucie I hope you're OK, and your headache is easing. Thinking of you.

Maple I've never tried acupuncture but I'm seriously considering giving it a go if I can convince DP. He has also poo-pooed the idea!

Dizzy we had a similar wait for an SA appointment. It was irritating having to wait that long, so when he needed a retest we went private. Dropped off the sample on his way to work and got the results before he'd arrived there, compared to the additional two week wait he had after giving the sample with the nhs. Definitely worth it in my opinion.

Stealth Hope you're doing OK! :)

Sammy that is bloody brilliant! I am so glad the timing has worked out better for you. So exciting!

Brenna Good luck with the dtd! You'll be walking cowboy style for the rest of the month!

Welcome back Panda!

Hope everyone else is OK No ttc related news here really. AF is imminent and has brought her headaches from hell, and I've got norethisterone from the GP to take next month as she's due on my honeymoon. Does anyone know if this means we should actively avoid dtd at ov this month (due to ov LITERALLY on our wedding day btw!)? If by some miracle we got pregnant would it be damaging to take it? Under different circumstances, I wouldn't bother taking it but considering pregnancy is so unlikely at this point, I could do without af next month!

Have my fingers crossed for good news for you this morning bean. What a bloody rollercoaster.

banana, good luck with stims and amazing you have your eggs back! How weird our bodies are sometimes. Hope you're doing well.

Sammy, so glad you can start straight away. Hope you're having a lovely hol.

mpp, I'm afraid I know nothing about norest... but exciting this means your wedding day is right around the corner!

Waves to everyone else... Hope you're all bearing up

Hi all from Tennerife!

MPP - when you stop taking the norethisterone this brings on a bleed. My clinic said that if we had conceived but the withdrawal of the medication then forced a bleed it would most likely take an embryo with it. That's why I was a bit
If I were you I'd actively prevent ttc. Xx

Bean - ps just read about your 2 embies, amazing! Keeping fx for you. Xx

Bean great news about your two embryos. Fx it all goes well for you now.

MPP I think it's definitely worth going private too and that's initially what I wanted to do but DH didn't. It worked out well! DH still rolls his eyes at the acupuncture but I really feel it helps. I don't have any advice about norethistesterone but see that Sammy has some advice.

Sammy so pleased you don't have to wait around. Hope you have a fab holiday.

Thanks all! Yeah, that's what I suspected Sammy. Thanks for the confirmation. I'm a bit disappointed as I kind of hoped for a miracle wedding night/honeymoon baby but it's so unlikely and af is due smack in the middle of honeymoon so I think we best avoid just to be on the safe side. I missed that you were on holiday! Hope you're having a fab time and have some lovely weather!

Star Two weeks tomorrow!!!!

Thanks for all the acupuncture stories! I think I will give it a go, even if DH doesn't think it's worth it!

brenna how are you holding up down below!?

dizzy good idea going private for SA - can't believe it would be 2 months otherwise!

sammy have a fab holiday! So pleased you can get going in a few weeks!

Panda hope the GP appointment goes/went well today.

MPP I'm afraid I have no idea about norethisterone but eeeeeep about wedding!!

AFM I've started spotting brown today on CD26 - sigh. Not sure what I was expecting but I can't help getting my hopes up each month! It's started a bit earlier than usual too - maybe I missed ovulation when I started dtd on CD14. This month we will be on it as soon as AF is gone!!

I did take my very first temp this morning though! I was meant to yesterday but I had a dream that I had and when I actually woke up and had my shower etc I realised I hadn't doh!

The roller coaster continues. Have a 2 cell that they think is duff and a 3 and a 4 that they want to transfer both today. They said they aren't optimal and increased chance of miscarriage and prob only 10% chance of a live birth but from where we were its pretty amazing.

That's fab news, Bean! Wishing you the best of luck and have everything crossed for you!

Maple I'm surprised I'm not walking around constantly going 'eeeeeeeeeee', my excitement is so high! It's a little bit tempered by my last essay though, which im really struggling with and is due in two days before the wedding. Sorry about the spotting. It's always a bit sad when af arrives isn't it? Mine is due today any time now, and the cramps and headaches tell me she's on her way. Great news on the first temp though! I kept waking up stupidly early the first few weeks, and usually fell back asleep with the thermometer shoved in my mouth!

Sorry AF is on her way MPP and for the essay. 2 days before the wedding! Will you try and get it in earlier?

I don't get any symptoms of AF coming - I wonder if it's something I should worry about?! Very occasionally nips hurt (if I prod them haha) but otherwise I get no warning except the spotting. I also don't get period pain (sometimes lower back ache) - makes me sound lucky but worried it isn't normal! I might mention it to the nurse if I ever get my letter about IUI!

Bean that's such lovely news given how things sounded a few days ago. It's a proper emotional roller coaster you've been on. Good luck for the transfer.