When the going gets tough, the tough get Yams

[SoozC]

Thread five!

A safe place for those of you who have been trying to conceive for 6+ months and even yams aren’t helping. Come and have a good ol’ bitch and a moan without judgement.

The Yam Commandments are as follows;

• Thou shalt not arrive one day and post BFP next day

• Thou shalt not give advice to others when TTC for one month only

• Thou shalt not participate in one-up-manship and realise TTC is shit for everyone in different ways

• Thou shall allow posters to be fucked off with the world and everything in it at regular points in the month

• Thou shalt not be offended by strong language

• Thou shalt not tell everyone to eat yams

• Thou shall accept being called a muppet for testing at 7dpo at 9pm at night

And most importantly...

• Thou shalt not symptom spot during the two week wait and must be prepared for a telling off if you do so.

Ooh Milk i really hope that this is it for you x

Having a bad day and feeling blue, af arrived and I'm into cycle 19. I don't think I'll ever be a mother

On the plus side, as the nhs have taken 8 months to do a set of bloods and a hycosy I'm paying to go private for some other testing. This way I might at least get some answers or at least advice.

Fingers crossed @Milk

Remember that you could have ovulated late, or drunk more water last night.

Hoping it's good news for you @Milknosugar1

@fairy I wish they’d consider the big ticking body clock when making us wait 12months unsuccessfully before even starting investigations!

@milk fingers crossed for you!

Fingers crossed, Milk!

Nausea this morning - had a cheeky McDonald's breakfast and then took a coffee to drink on the way home; felt nauseous drinking it which is unlike me (I have a McDonald's coffee most mornings, I'm a caffeine addict!). Also felt nauseous last night after dtd, again, unlike me. Now lying on sofa feeling some twinges and odd lower ab feeling.

Someone help me not to get my hopes up?!

Lexie I'm astounded that you can be 'too old' for IVF at 36. It's just another way of rationing the service I suppose - there is still a decent success rate at that age. My CCG has ceased all funding for IVF, so it's private or nothing for me. Still holding out some hope of it happening naturally although I'm on cycle 23 and feel about to give up.

Keeping everything crossed for you Milk

I was told by the doctor not to do any tests or get my hopes up until 2 weeks late. I don't know if that helps or not but I've saved a fortune in pregnancy tests.

I'm waiting for a call back with my amh results, has anyone else got this done?

@sooz just to balance it out I often get nausea after/around ovulation and in the tww. Always made me hopeful until the 4th or 5th time it happened.

Hope it actually does mean something for you!

Fingers and toes crossed for you @Milknosugar1

How many dpo are you @SoozC?

If af rocks up on Saturday I'm calling gp first thing Monday. 23rd feb marks 1 year since Mirena was removed

Yeah, June, I'm clasping at straws! But I've been charting two years now and it's definitely not normal for me. Before I got my bfp in Oct I definitely had a strange hunger/nausea thing going on, it made me think that perhaps I was preggers. So I'm remembering that while trying to remain realistic.

Just a normal tww, then!

Rhi, I'm not sure, based on ewcm I'd say 8dpo though. Very early, anyway!

FF has me ovulating on cd8. I'm like "pfft", since when have I ever ov'd that early?! I'm sticking with my instinct of 8dpo.

@rhibee29 fingers crossed you don't have to make the appointment. Do you like your doctor?

@catherine I got my amh back last week- 8.Something and supposed to be 12ish. So a bit low but the consultant wasn’t concerned. I was concerned though. 😬

Good tip with the pg tests too- I’m just not bothering until I’m waaaay late. It’s just not worth the disappointment for me.

Yeah, I have up on tests ages ago! I like to think I've saved myself a small fortune that has otherwise been spent on clothes

@biscay I’ve just seen your other thread!!!

@lexijean @sooz I wasn't really one for tests anyway like I only used ovulation sticks once. I used a pregnancy test on month 2 and 3 when I was excited about ttc then month 14 when I was 3 days late. I thought doctor's suggestion was a helpful one.

One of the girls I work with didn't know she was pregnant with #2 till 7 months in. I've spent 18 month staring at the gusset of my knickers and some people don't even notice. Symptom spotting can go f* itself.

I called at 11 for the results and no one has called back, I wonder what it feels like to not wait for stuff.

Serious infertility rage 😡 might have some yams for dinner

Afternoon all. So I did an FSH at home test this morning and it has come back negative (phew!) So at least I know that my issue isn't low AMH and high FAN, but just low AMH. Been on the phone to my doctors to try and get testing done (Like to check for vitamin D levels) and stupidly mentioned that we had a private fertility check done. They are insiting that they get a copy of the results before seeing me. :-( Turns out I don't have a copy of my scan annoyingly but I have the rest... why are these things never simple!!

@MynameisJune I'm still in shock. Can't believe it. I got my bfp this morning yammers. AF due and wanted to go and drink real ale with DP so did a test to rule it out and boom - BFP.

Anyone heard of Maca powder?! Just reading an article about Anna Friel and saw this. Am obviously now going to google it furiously but thought I’d share with my fellow yammers too!

@biscaytrafalgarviceroy congrats well done you

Congrats @BiscayTrafalgarFitzroy !

Congrats Biscay

I got my amh results at 21 and was told that was fine, does that sound fine? I panicked and didn't ask the limits. I don't want to phone back now and come off like the crazy I am. Does anyone have them?

Oh @biscay that’s great news, Congratulations! 🎉 don’t worry- I’ll have a real ale for you 😊