New 'Anyone trying to get pregnant and want to talk about it' thread! (No. 4!!)

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New thread starts here - may it be a lucky one for all who post in her!

Congratulations from me too Dot1!

Oh that's lovely Dot1, congratulations!

thanks - Quackers I haven't got a DH I've got a DP who's female! (she had our first baby, so this is my first!).

I think my due date = March 31st, so I've been thinking about starting an April thread, as I'll more than likely be late. And yes, I think I'm 4 weeks + 2 days!

Hi all got my blood test results on monday and found out im not ovulating
Doctor has reffered me to a specialist and told me its a long wait.Can anyone tell me what the average waiting time is for an appointment ?
And what happens when i go there.
Still waiting for my period to come and its going to feel like a double blow knowing im having them yet im not ovulating

so sorry Lexy to hear your news - do you know why you're not ovulating?

I'm not sure what the waiting times are like. I wasn't ovulating, but was fortunate enough to already be seeing a specialist about something else, so I could get what I needed quite quickly (Metformin). Once I started taking Metformin, I must have started ovulating fairly quickly - within a few months anyway.

Is there any way you could maybe go privately for an initial appointment - queue jump? (I know, it's cheating a bit...)

Dot- that's brilliant. So pleased for you.

Lexy- hope you can get the help you need soon.

Congratulations Dot1, am really happy for you.
Thanks for the info Bunny2, am going to see what happens between now and December when I go back to see consultant, fingers crossed it will happen on it's own but will see. Am not going to ttc again until end Sept to let body get back to normal after m/c. Hope you are lucky this month. Are you having treatment on NHS or privately?
Quackers, how are you feeling today, good I hope.
Good luck everybody

Dot1, that's fantastic news! You must be so pleased after all that rushing about when you were ovulating (I have been catching up on previous ttc threads).

So sorry to hear about your news Lexy75 .
Re wait to see specialist, I have my first appointment on Aug 4th (so that has been just over 7 weeks for me on the NHS). However during those weeks he's kept me busy by ordering my Day 5 and Day 21 blood tests, DH's sperm test and I've had an ultra sound scan, so he will have all that information ready for my first consultation. I didn't think this was too bad, because I was definately considering going private initially and queue jumping

Brilliant Dot!! So happy to see another of us graduate from this thread. Well done for all your perseverance, you inspire me.

Lexy, I second Dot, queue jump if you can. I had the same problem as you and paid £95 to see the consultant as a private patient. Well worth it. If you cant or dont want to go private, ypur gp surgery might be able to ring the fertility clinic to find out waiting times.

sorry to hear your news Lexy but we're all here for you, and definately go private don't worry about feeling that your que jumping cause your not.

Dot I'm so pleased for you

Isn't that 1 pregnancy a week since this thread started. Lets hope some of this good luck rubs off onto the rest of us as well.

congratulations, dot1, fantastic news!

congratulations dot 1. that's great news, you most be in total shock if u have been trying since march 02. well done!!

Gosh Dpt1, now I'm in shock, didn't realise - sorry chuck!!

Congratulations dot1 - well done - brill news

Wow - have to say starting this thread must be very lucky with all the recent graduates so far.

Congratulations dot1 - well done - brill news

Wow - have to say starting this thread must be very lucky with all the recent graduates so far.

dot1, how long have you been on metformin and how much did you have to take? thats if you dont mind me asking.

Doctor doesnt know why im not ovulating (21 day blood test showed im not) I have ovulated in the past as i have an 8 year old son so its strange that i was and now im not.Still waiting for my period to arrive it cant be far off as ive got premenstral feelings
Will definetly think about going private providing my partner agrees.If i dont go private am i likely to get an appointment before the end of the year?

Congratulations dot and good lucky everyone else Forgot to put that on my previous message

Congratulations Dot1 - fantastic news

This does seem a really lucky thread...here's hoping for everyone else too!!

Oh Dot - Wow wow wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How utterly fantastic - I'm on here so rarely I missed it ! Typical!
I quite understand that you won't be able to relax - but try to enjoy anyhow...
Am so pleased for you - this is so very deserved after all your patience and waitng and driving up and down the country ( no enjoying the ttc process for either of us!)
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dot1, I've just logged on and seen your news. Congratulations and good luck.

Lexy, I think time scales on the NHS probably vary a lot. I can't remember how long it took us to get to see a consultant when trying for ds, 5 years ago - I think it was several months, but not as long as from now until the end of the year.

I've had a couple of scans this month, and unfortunately I'm ovulating on the wrong side - again. I'm not feeling too negative though because we've got a plan - we're going to try clomid next month to try to produce 2 eggs and increase our chances.

dot1, just checked mumsnet for the first time in a while and found your message. Many many congratulations to you and your dp, I am so, so thrilled for you both. Good luck for the next little while, I hope everything goes smoothly for you from here.

Congratulations Dot! Well done and good luck..

Lexy, if you do stick with the NHS, go to your gp prepared. One contributor here (sorry, I cant recall who right now) was sent away by her gp to keep a record of when she had sex for the following 6 months. If you can go armed with that sort of information, there might be a better chance of an immediate referral (I know of several women who have been told to go away and keep trying for another 6 months before they would get a referral too, perhaps it's worth exagerrating how long you have been trying)).