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The Hut of Gl/Doom Part V- for the unapologetically despondent

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duchesse · 01/08/2007 08:56

The new hut. Ta-da!

This one is a snug little basement World War 2 type nightclub, with dim lighting, snug velvet sofas, red walls and certainly no politically correct smoking bans. Occasionally certain selected men may be admitted at our convenience.

Sit down, make yourselves at home, and never, ever apologise for feeling like shit. That's about it.

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herbaceous · 04/02/2008 13:15

Lissie - May I add my heartiest of congrats. And positive vibes.

ladylush · 04/02/2008 18:30

Duchesse my TSH was 6.8 and T4 about 15. I knew the result before going to the gp and armed myself with loads of references. There is strong guidance to treat women with TSH levels greater than 2 who are ttc. The optimum TSH range in the first trimester of pregnancy is 0-2 - ideally with a figure closer to 0. T4 should ideally be at the upper end of the range. I've got loads of links if you need any. According to so called average ranges (since when were any of us average )I have sub-clinical hypothyroidism. So why then, do I suddenly feel awake (rhetorical question).

soosy · 05/02/2008 13:08

Anniemac, just wanted to let you know about an article in todays Mail in the health section.

anniemac · 05/02/2008 14:54

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ladylush · 05/02/2008 19:17

Would you mind telling me what it was about.

anniemac · 06/02/2008 10:49

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ladylush · 06/02/2008 10:58

Oh i c. Thanks. How did she find out it was polycystic ovaries?

anniemac · 06/02/2008 12:01

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ladylush · 07/02/2008 11:29

Thanks, but it didn't show the article - said not found. The main thing I wanted to know was whether she had a type of PCOS that was not detectable via a routine transvaginal scan.

anniemac · 07/02/2008 12:02

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OracleInaCoracle · 07/02/2008 16:13

im back ladies, seems it was a chemical pg after all. arrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh im so pissed off, and now im worried about another ep because the blood seems funny (sorry if tmi) i hate my crappy body. and (please forgive me for this) i sometimes hate my beans for not holding on.

oh and tomorrow it is a year since my ep, was so relieved that i would be pg for it, but no! as usual!

ladylush · 07/02/2008 16:34

Shit and fuck. Lissie, it's so unfair

OracleInaCoracle · 07/02/2008 16:37

i seriously dont know what to do. our families keep telling us that we should give up, but i dont feel that our family is complete yet. how do you stop hoping? how can i possibley give up?

ladylush · 07/02/2008 16:40

I know. I get very annoyed if anyone even suggests that we have a break. I think I'd be livid if anyone suggested we stop trying.

anniemac · 07/02/2008 16:46

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wheelybug · 07/02/2008 16:57

Oh God. So sorry Lissie. Thinking of you.

wheelybug · 07/02/2008 16:58

LL - you can find the daily mail article if you go into the DM website, go to health, womena and family and yesterday it was on the headline page in that section IYSWIM. I can't recall how the PCOS was detected.

shreksmissus · 08/02/2008 08:29

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wheelybug · 08/02/2008 09:03

Sorry you're feeling glum Shreksmissus.... Thats so frustrating re dd/dh/ etc...

More hugs and thoughts to Lissie too this morning.

We're off this weekend with 4 other couples - 2 have 'completed' their family , 1 has only just had their first but the other has a 16 month old and i am so preparing myself for an announcement of impending smug-number2-ness. AF is about to arrive at a beginning-to-wonder-lateness so no doubt its arrival will coincide nicely with their announcing, I'll drink too much red wine and then have a horrendous hangover.

ronshar · 08/02/2008 11:21

Wheely get drunk and tell them all how fab your life is. That will stop the smugness believe me! I hate couples without children rubbing my nose in it about their fabulous nights out, the fabulous holiday in verbier, the wonderful weekend break where all they did was drink and relax in bed.
I know it doesnt change the fact that you want a baby soooo babdly but it will stop the constant baby talk! A friend of mine does it to me all the time bitch.

Shrek. The joys of trying to BD with a small child cramping your style!!

herbaceous · 08/02/2008 11:31

My dear DP has been v good on the 'keeping his end up' this week. He doesn't want me to say when the 'right time' is, but knows it's roughly two weeks after AF. So without saying why, he's been right rampant this week. Even though he's been knackered and doing extra sexing means he's got about five hours sleep a night. Bless him.

shreksmissus · 08/02/2008 11:50

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wheelybug · 08/02/2008 11:58

Thanks Ron - we do have a dd already so don't think they'd believe us about the weekends away with sleeping !!

OracleInaCoracle · 08/02/2008 17:21

i tell dh when the magic day is and if he doesnt feel like it then i manipulate him into it. tbh i miss having sex. its become a loaded act and i feel sad for dh sometimes, but then i think, well he gets to have sex, so its not all bad!

soosy · 10/02/2008 21:17

F*k, C*p and everything else, just got af on my 14th ivf attempt. I didn't even get the chance to pee on a stick. Am so fed up don't know what to do with myself. Sort of relieved that DH away next week as don't want to have to look after him too, an ill DS is quite enough.