#makeithappen TTC through Donor IUI or Donor IVF or just undecided – all welcome!

[kwick]

This thread is for anyone trying to conceive... or thinking about doing so through donor IUI or donor IVF. Nothing TMI - feel free to join, we are a lovely group here to support and help keep the cray-cray away!
Here is the link to the previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2769549-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome-makeithappen-loadsofBFPs
Here is the link to the thread before that: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2688511-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome-makeithappen
Here is the link to the one before that one: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2587046-TTC-through-Donor-IUI-or-Donor-IVF-or-just-undecided-all-welcome
And the one before that!: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1877198-Donor-IUI

Hey caution apart from needing to pee all the time not much lol! I felt a bit more bloated to begin with but getting used to it now :)

Great news shoes

Good luck miri it's funny how people suggest adoption without actually thinking the suggestion through. I'm single and I can't imagine they would ever suggest it to a couple xx

Yeh and I don't know why they think adoption is any less stressful or a mission to make happen.
I want one of my own probably just as much as I actually want one

OMG If I drank that much water hoping I would constantly be in the loo - now it is just every hour

You are amazeballs miri an inspiration kicking cancer up the arse!

Need to go to table for dinner - back soon
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Me too pickle I get excited about getting pregnant and growing a little person ( feel free to remind me of this when I'm pregnant with piles, swollen ankles and a weak bladder hehe)

Lol 😂 yeh same!!! I'm already looking into back supports as I have lumbar lordosis so curvey spine which no doubt will struggle but all worth it

This is fantastic news about you and littleshoes what a relief!!!

I was feeling like I was picking up a lurgy yesterday but had a hot drink with honeycomb in it, slept well and feeling ok today.

I have scoliosis pickle and bad hips and knees. My osteopath seemed to think that my body would be fine through the pregnancy- this often happens as we are geared to nurturing the baby.

No cramping again... still feeling anxious but not much I can do except keep thinking I am preggers and taking care of kwicklet through rest, food and exercise. My mum keeps on producing lovely pulse based dishes - which are fab both from a fertility perspective but also for weight loss/control.

I suffer with sciatica and had back surgery five years ago as a disc slipped out at bottom of back. I'm a bit worried what will happen when I get pregnant al have been doing strengthening exercises. I posted on here though and one woman reassured me she had sciatica and had an ok pregnancy. tBH it will be worth it for a little one :)

Hot drink with honeycomb that's sounds AMAZING!!! I had hot lemon,ginger and honey earlier and now having hot kir royal :)
Ditto kwick I'm falling apart at 32
Your mum sounds lovely,glad she is looking after you. Hopefully the scan will be able to put your mind at rest a bit next week xx
My mum phoned and said she wants to go away with everyone end of July time for her 60th,hoping she doesn't want to go abroad as won't be able to fly if not in second trimester!!!! (Still don't want to have to tell her tho!)

Oh shoes that's fantastic - I've checked back a few times today hoping for an update!

Pilates! To anyone with back or joint issues.

Just saying that while I remember. I'll say more when it's not the middle of the night

Brilliant news shoes - so pleased! Glad you're looking after yourself too kwick; fingers crossed for the next scan.

Glad everything is going well shoes!

That's excellent news shoes! I'm so glad she checked everything else out too - you must be so relieved. littleshoes is obviously growing nicely!

Glad you're feeling better kwick - sounds like you managed nip it in the bud before it starts! Is your scan on Tuesday?

pickle, keep going with the hot lemon, ginger & honey and you should be feeling better real soon 😘

I too have back issues, and sometimes wonder how I'll cope during pregnancy. My L5/S1 disc is degenerating, and I went to the pain clinic just two weeks ago (GP's suggestion as it's been on going for 5/6 years and he's done nothing about it!) and the dr said it's "unstable and quite bad for my age" as I'm only 25... He's suggested lots of physio & steroid injections - has anyone had the injections and had success with them? That's why losing weight is so difficult for me sometimes; because I get stuck in bed and can't move!

Glad your scan went well Shoes.

Caution what a pain, literally, about your back. I think back pain and head pain are the worst kinds because it's difficult to even exist when something so fundamental hurts. My fried has a degenerative back thing too and doing physio exercises seems to have got her to a point where she can exercise and enjoy life with only very occasional flare ups.

Snork I enjoyed reading your blog. I could identify with the part about it being nice to have other people excited about your plans. Weird adoption comment aside, everyone has been positive and mostly people seem really pleased for me. My mum has said the odd thing that shows she's imagining what it will be like which has been lovely, because otherwise it's just me - I guess if you're single you miss out on being excited with a partner.

witch; yeah it is a pain. Limits most things I can do - although I try my damned hardest to not let it! My dr at the pain clinic said that the surgery they used to do to stabilise the back/joint where I'm having issues has been proven to be ineffective, so there's no surgical options - which I'm secretly glad about... I hate operations!
That's good to know about your friends success with physiotherapy. At least I know it works!

I've just found this. Not sure whether I believe it or not, but thought you'd all like to read it. It's about blood pressure 26wks before conception can determine the sex of your baby... Seems a bit far fetched but apparently they've got evidence!

www.google.co.uk/amp/www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/01/12/mothers-blood-pressure-predicts-sex-baby-even-conceived-say/amp/?client=safari

I've got degeneration in two lower discs in my back as well (I can't remember which ones). The pain was worst in the morning and woke me up gradually earlier and earlier every morning in agony. Getting out of bed was traumatic because moving was so painful, but then as the day went on the pain would lessen. After a few years of this I was referred by my GP for physio, had a couple of one-to-one sessions with my physio who then booked me in for six group Pilates sessions with her. I cannot tell you the difference this made! After that I signed up for local classes and go every week. It has improved my strength and fitness a huge amount and I am now pretty much free of back pain.

I cannot recommend Pilates strongly enough

I'm a bit evangelical about it! I used to feel like a bit of a wreck with my painful back, osteopenia and weak ankles but Pilates has made such a difference to my strength and the way I move.

Did anyone watch call the midwife?

shoes me too! Totally evangelical about Pilates. I had bad luging disks in L2/3 couldn't walk with me it a limp, couldn't get up unaided, couldn't turn over in bed. (All because I was lazy, overweight and let me abdominal muscles crumble so my back took all the strain of movement). I did 6mths of chiropractic treatment to manage the pain (I don't enjoy painkillers), then moved onto private Pilates sessions. After 6mths I had regained full movement and built a core you could bounce a penny off.

And caution, I know what you mean about pain, movement and it impacting weight loss. But if you find the right food plan (mine was slimming world) and follow it religiously you could lose a lot of weight without exercising at all (I lost 6st, just by changing to food optimisation), it takes will power, but it is totally doable.

Hi to everyone else!

Oh good grief, my typing is abysmal on this phone!

shoes me too! Totally evangelical about Pilates. I had bulging disks in L2/3 couldn't walk without a limp, couldn't get up unaided, couldn't turn over in bed. (All because I was lazy, overweight and I let my abdominal muscles crumble so my back took all the strain of movement). I did 6mths of chiropractic treatment to manage the pain (I don't enjoy painkillers), then moved onto private Pilates sessions. After 6mths I had regained full movement and built a core you could bounce a penny off.

And caution, I know what you mean about pain, movement and it impacting weight loss. But if you find the right food plan (mine was slimming world) and follow it religiously you could lose a lot of weight without exercising at all (I lost 6st, just by changing to food optimisation), it takes will power, but it is totally doable.

Hi to everyone else!

Hi all

Probably a silly question... as I'm on progesterone supplements I guess AF won't come until I stop? Is that correct?

Really trying not to symptom spot (but I've done a fair amount of googling today) but I'm feeling that twinge/stitch on and off on my left hand side above my hip bone. I'm probably making it up!! I just want this week to be over and know!!!!

Hi pez. When I had a bfn my period came one day late while on the pessaries. With my last bfp I miscarried while on them. From what I can tell it's different for everyone. For some it only comes when they stop them. You are going to test on Wednesday, right? Even it's it's negative, you could still get a positive. I have my fingers crossed for you.

Hi guys!

Mr littlehoping arrived over the weekend and is absolutely perfect :)

Keep up your positivity - this really can happen!

Back when I've had enough sleep to be able to see in single vision again xx

Eeeek!!!! hoping humongous congratulations, a little boy 💙I'm so happy for you!!!!!!!! well done my lovely xxx

Hoping - this is wonderful news Well done and huge congratulations!