First time TTC?!! Let's get through this together!! Part 3

[summerbird]

A new thread for us to carry on.

Bring on the BFPs!!!

x

Hi Vix

Different stats range anywhere between about 10-20%. Although i think 20% is very optimistic and 10-15% is more realistic. The difference for us is £500 pm instead of £3500 pm and that it is less drugs and we can go every month. Think we're gonna try between 4-6 medicated IUI cycles before we look at IVF. Although IVF is about 40-50% success rate. Choices, choices eh?

Hi girls

Welcome holyguacamole! Loving your name too! Good luck with TTCing.

vix fingers and toes crossed for you this month!

dawn fantastic news about your bonus, and of course your little girl ? how fantastic! Now you can really start to plan and buy clothes and choose names! Yay! So thrilled that things are finally going well for you.

summerbird glad the summerbean is doing so well, and that you get to see the bean again soon! Yay! Hope you?ve had a better day in work today.

Welcome back linwin and heylottie and vix glad you?re still here with us. heylottie sorry you?ve been having a rough time? but glad to hear your mum has had the all clear.

fairy glad to hear that the bleeding has stopped and that your friends & family are being supportive. You hang on it there.

Also a big welcome back to MAF we?ve missed you! Glad to hear things are progressing with your plans. And glad that the boys are good too.

I can?t believe how soon some of the first time TTCers babies are due! How exciting is that? We can see baby photos and have virtual baby showers in a couple more months!

I?ve updated my stats:

Makingafamily: Hoping to start DIUI April 08.
Linwin:

FIRST TIME FROLICKERS
heylottie: Cycle 12 CD 10
Vix: Cycle6 CD 25
Wildfig: Cycle 6 CD12
Thandeka: Cycle 3 CD5
BubbaP: Cycle 4 CD3 (MC Oct 08)

FULLY PROFICIENT FROLICKERS
Flirty - EDD 24 April 2009
Hever - EDD 2nd May I think
Saz - EDD 15 May 2009
Summerbird - EDD 3 June 2009
Dawn: - EDD 11th June 2009
MichaelaS: - EDD 13 Aug 2009
Fairywing: - EDD 15 Aug 2009

Hi guys

I remember when flirty got her BFP - how cool that we are all here and supporting eachother. In just over three months we will have our first First Time TTC baby!

Today is no better at work - but that is because i have just thrown a raspberry smoothie all over myself - i thought the lid was on so i shook it......

Wow, thanks for all the welcomes and hi

Don't know if I will ever remember all these names

Thanks for the advice Dawn and Summerbird, I got my ov sticks in the other day so a just waiting on AF....woo-hoo!

Good luck to everyone.

Holy Have you heard about the CB Fertility monitor. Its fab

ooh yes, the CB monitor is great, i got pg the first month of using it! once I get past the 12 week scan i'm goign to lend it to a friend who is TTC too.

The CB monitor?

Pregnant first month.....do tell?

thats just coz michaela is a randy little minx!

The CB Monitor is fab

www.clearblueeasy.com/index.php?page=ourproducts&subpage=fertilitymonitor

You can pick one up for about £60 and it costs about £10pm in pee sticks. It gives you 2 Peak Fertility days per month and also a few extra high days and you don't spend hours discecting pee sticks trying to decide whether its positive or not, or was that just me

not that randy i'm afraid!

we were trying for 5 months and I decided to start temping and get some ovulation sticks too. Went into boots and came out with the clearblue monitor. you need sticks too, you either use 10 or 20 a week (depending on how long your cycle is).

like makingafamily says, it gives you 2 peak days and some high days too. also, if you use it for more than one month, it learns about your cycle too and gets more accurate. much better than looking at test sticks and trying to work out "how positive" an ovulation positive is!

i also had pet names for the levels, which in our house were called low, high, and EGG!

having said that, i'm sure we got pg the night before the first of 2 "egg" days.

i'm not on commission by the way!!

How is everyone today? Had a good weekend? I got to see my friend's newborn baby boy on saturday - he is adorable!

Hi Everyone

Happy Monday!! Hope all are well!!

I invested in a CB monitor last month and it's fab!! But think im obviously obsessed with weeing on sticks cos i still do ov sticks just to confirm things ha ha!!
Well my nasty nasty Af arrived yesterday so am now officially off clomid!! I have been going to my acupuncture so am just hoping that i start to ovulate naturally now!!

I also have my next hospital appointment in 2 weeks so will find out more then about what happens next!!

Thanx for the advice on IUI MAF I will see what the doctor suggests and go from there.

xx

Just to update i went for the second scan today. There had been some development. A fetal pole has grown to 7mm in the last 2 weeks. Unfortunately that only dates me at 6+4 when i should now be between 9 & 10 weeks and there is still no heartbeat.

I hae opted to leave it for 2 weeks to see if i miscarry naturally before going for medical or surgical management. Will probably opt for surgical.

Thank-you for the support through this.

sorry to hear that fairywing, not really sure what to say other than we're all thinking of you.

fairy i am sorry hun, again all i want to say is that i am thinking of you. take care hun and stick with us. x

Fairy I was so sorry to read your news. I'm thinking of you.

Take care - we'll be here to support you through this x

Fairy I am so sorry , really sorry if im being dumb or insensitive. But if the fetal pole has grown, is there still some hope?? xx

Fairy I am so sorry. My heart sank when I read your post I was thinking of you yesterday. I hope your story has a happy twist coming like Dawns did xxxxxxxxx

Not dumb or insensitie at all. Thats the bit i am struggling to get my head around, the baby can't have died if its still growing. Thats why i am opting for a natural miscarriage. I asked the nurse about this but apparently its still a non iable pregnancy as there is no heartbeat and it is too far behind.

Fairy I'm so sorry to hear that hun but as Hever said i hope there is a happy twist in your story
xxx

Fairy hun, I really hope that this is resolved for you one way or the other and I really hope that it works out for the best!!

Summer, sorry I haven't been in touch hun, it's been madness. When's your second scan to check out the little one's heart? Let's hope he/she parades it's heart proudly for the camera this time so that they can give it a good check over!! Little monkey hiding itself last time!! I've got my scan next Thursday which I'm really looking forward to.

Big waves and hugs to everyone else!! Sorry that I'm not able to answer you all individually, but have to get back to work!!

xxx

Just dropping in to see how everyone is doing - so sorry to hear the news fairy: I hope there's better news for you soon. x

Hi dawn dont worry i was going to say the same thing as we have been frantically trying to decorate a really tricky hallway! still nowhere near completion. my scan was fine on tuesday.

fairy how are you today hun?

big waves to all our lovely ladies xx