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The hut of gl/doom: ttc against the odds

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PhoenixFromTheFlames · 10/02/2012 22:51

This is a safe haven for those ttc with difficult, with ?sub-fertility or sub-fertility labels. Where like minded people offer encouragement at times and commiserations at others.
I've decided the theme is Cocktail style: Flanagans. With a pink neon sign: Cocktails and dreams. Blinkity blink.
Newbies are welcome. Come share your tales of woe

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Devilforasideboard · 28/08/2012 19:17

Another one saying book the holiday! We've had two lovely holidays since starting ttc and it did us a world of good both times.

How are you feeling pink? Still sniffing away?

I've got some spotting which means AF is on the way. I'm glad for once as it means I can start sniffing soon Grin

pinkapples · 28/08/2012 21:29

Yup still sniffing started on the 1st of this month and had northiserone and AF since then had enough now apt next week for scan and then injections...

Can't even think of a holiday cuz we seem to always be in treatment Sad hopefully some good news for Christmas... That's the plan anyway Grin if it doesn't work I think I'll start doubting even though I've been pretty ok thus far in that I think it will work eventually Hmm

Had my nails done on Friday and lost 2 this morning so found a local nail bar and think I'll be going there instead got purple glitter tips at the mo to fit in with work uniform and a suitable persons interview tomorrow with ofsted tomorrow to be a manager in my own building... Not nervous much I've been doing it long enough...

pinkapples · 30/08/2012 18:29

Have a cold x

Devilforasideboard · 30/08/2012 20:01

Oh that's pants! Hope you can wrap yourself up in a duvet until you feel better x

flixy102 · 30/08/2012 20:10

Oh pink that's Angry. Be very good to yourself over the weekend and see if you can shake it off.

pinkapples · 30/08/2012 21:55

Yea will try hubby and I had quite a funny sneezing comp at 4am this morning - not funny as its his own fault for not letting me have heating on.

Boot sale on Sunday no rest for the wicked

flixy102 · 31/08/2012 17:59

Had a tiny amount of spotting this morning so thought Grin AF is on way. Kept checking all day in work and.........nothing. Sometimes I hate my stooooooooopid body!!!

pinkapples · 01/09/2012 12:03

Oh no flixy. Any sign today?

I'm tired crabby and having trouble breathing most days now need to start the injections and get my body back on track on the up side I've lost 11lbs in 4 weeks it's slowing down now slightly just have to keep it up during the stimming x

flixy102 · 01/09/2012 13:27

Not a peep pink! All back to normal now Sad

Well done on the weight loss, I wish I could do that!

pinkapples · 02/09/2012 12:59

Just done a boot sale in the rain home now nice and warm no tea for me though, just cleaning the fish tank then lunch Grin

flixy102 · 02/09/2012 14:50

My step daughter is here today (as she is every Sunday). She's nearly 15 and doesn't need any looking after of course but she brings out my maternal instincts soooo strongly my womb nearly does somersaults and I yearn to be a mother so much more.

pinkapples · 04/09/2012 06:17

Got my day 0 scan today at lunch time that means I'm approximately 13 days away from the end of sniffing this god awful spray GrinGrin

Hope everyone else is alroght the huts a bit quiet

summerintherosegarden · 04/09/2012 14:23

Oops this dropped off my active threads again. Hope the scan went well for you today pink, well done on the weight loss.

I didn't know you were a stepmum flixy...I hope you had a good day with your SD and it wasn't too difficult for you.

I'm doing well, was very glad when September rolled around as I feel like treatment will start in earnest this autumn.

flixy102 · 04/09/2012 17:29

Hope the scan went well pink. Hope your keeping ok summer!

Yes I'm a not so wicked stepmother, lol. Its hard sometimes as I feel my DH doesn't really 'get' the whole infertility thing, because obviously, he isn't. He reassures me loads tho that the fact he is already a father doesn't negate the fact that he still really wants to be a father with me. By his own admission, he wasn't that involved when his DD was little (he was only 18 when she was born) and due to the breakdown of his relationship with her mum, feels he has missed out on a lot of dad things. He's probably more broody than me!

pinkapples · 04/09/2012 20:43

Thanks summer starting injections now though so hay ho the weight will come back on most likely but will continue to eat healthily and see what happens

I know it's not the same flixy but my dh is a bit like that even though neither of us have children it isn't him that has the problem and sometimes I think he doesn't understand but he assures me he does and wants it like I do don't know what we'll do if it doesn't work this time fingers crossed

flixy102 · 05/09/2012 09:12

I've got my first private app with the endocrinologist tonight. Just looking for a bit of reassurance from him that everything will be ok!

pinkapples · 05/09/2012 19:13

Ohhhh have you had your apt? How did it go?

flixy102 · 05/09/2012 20:22

Am a bit 'meh' about my appointment, doctor basically said that I would just have to be patient and wait for the meds to work. He's going to take my bloods on Friday so at least I'll see if my hormones are levelling out. Basically said he wasn't worried about me and that the nhs consultant I was with was fine. He then said he didn't need to see me again and discharged me from his clinic!

Hopes all built up for nothing. Sad

pinkapples · 05/09/2012 21:54

Oh no! Sad what meds are you on flixy? Is there hope for a natural conception then now he thinks all is well or are you not convinced?

flixy102 · 05/09/2012 22:05

I'm currently on Bromocriptine for high prolactin levels. Seems to think that a natural conception will be possible once hormones are regulated but it may just take time. I seem to be in a very small minority for which there is no real cause for the wonky hormones Confused

delilahbelle · 05/09/2012 22:17

Well fingers crossed they are right flixy and you get some good news soon.

pink hope the jabs are going well.

I did my 2nd Humira shot on Monday - blood test is the 24th. Fingers crossed my blood chemistry does what it's supposed to -I am fed up of the wait and wnt to cycle now.

Feeling a bit meh, as my two pregnant friends both gave birth recently, and are now texting and hanging out and I feel left out. They weren't even friends before their pregnancies. Oh well - Wine o'clock I think!

pinkapples · 06/09/2012 06:27

Oh no Delilah that's no good. Any idea when you'll start a cycle?

That's good that a natural conception is possible for you tho flixy fingers crossed the hormones do what there meant to and we have some good news.

1st injection yesterday I too and feeling a big meh just want it to be next Friday for my next scan hopefully I will have more than the 9 eggs I got last time although all 9 were mature so that's something to be happy about I guess but only 1 fertilised so it's swings and roundabouts I suppose x

Have a good day all x

flixy102 · 06/09/2012 09:09

Seems we're all feeling a bit 'meh' in the hut at the mo! Sad

summerintherosegarden · 06/09/2012 11:06

Hi ladies, sorry to hear that everyone's feeling a bit down.

flixy - really disappointing that your private doc was so unhelpful. Hopefully the test tomorrow will show some levelling out of the hormones. Do you have anything else booked in with your NHS consultant? Maybe you need to get a bit bolshy - ask how long the drugs can feasibly take to work and see what other routes or treatments there might be if the answer keeps on being "they take as long as they take"

delilah - fingers crossed for your next blood test; in the meantime, definitely Wine o'clock. Sorry to hear about your friends - maybe time for a wild night out with your non pg/Mum friends?

pink - good luck for the scan on Friday, hope there are lots of lovely eggs there.

On a positive note, it's almost the weekend... has everyone got fun plans?

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