The hut of gl/doom: ttc with the emphasis on trying!

[delilahbelle]

A supportive and slightly fluffy thread for those dealing with the issues of ttc longterm, whether with assisted fertility or not.

Good news then waiting what's tomorrow's apt for?

Appt tommorrow is to see top specialist pink and to decide on course of action. I imagine internal xray will be next but will see what he says.

Ohh exciting stuff then
Fingers crossed for a good plan heading your way

DH home with for me, and friends over for coffee.

Feeling better now, and a month delay is actually a good thing in terms of saving money up.

pink FSH is a hormone that indicates how much your follicles need to be stimulated. Low is good, high is bad.

Delilah really hope you're doing ok. It can be desperately hard some days we have to stay positive as I truly believe it helps. Fingers crossed next month's your month x

Oh delilah, I'm sorry to hear that this isn't going to be your month. So glad that your DH and friends are looking after you.

That's weird about the FSH - I thought I didn't produce enough and that's why my follicles don't lay eggs all by themselves. Sometimes I really wish I was a gynaecologist and really knew what was going on down there.

waiting that's great news that your ovaries are both fine, hopefully tomorrow will provide you with some answers!

DH is away for two weeks now on business, I feel so sad. Im not sure whether it's him being away or the pregnancy announcements yesterday or most likely a bit of a both.

Hi summer. Just wanted to make sure you're ok, I too have had days like yours - a lot of my very close friends are pregnant. It's the strangest feeling because of course you're so happy for them but at the same time so sad that they now have the one thing we desperately want too! It won't help with your partner working away, make plans and keep busy is all the advice I can offer. Just popping on here cheers me up sometimes x

Oh Delilah, I'm sorry you've had bad news but glad you're being looked after.

Hugs to you too Summer, sometimes it just gets to you I think.

Glad you survived the dreaded dildocam Waiting , hope all goes well tomorrow.

Hello everybody else hope you're all well this evening.

I did my first injection this morning. Took me ages as I was scared of doing something wrong but it didn't hurt and I feel fine. Trying to get as much protein as I can, I'm veggie so trying hemp protein but my god it's vile! DH did say he was proud of me going through all this which cheered me up .

Thanks Mands & Devil - you are both right, some days it just really gets you down and the thing to do is keep busy and also just let those days pass. With that in mind I am already in bed and hopefully will fall asleep pretty soon :)

I'm glad your injection wasn't too bad Devil. I haven't tried hemp protein but I eat a LOT of yogurt. I guess tofu is a bit of a funny one since it contains soy...I started eating loads of that when I read that soy was a sort of natural clomid, but to no avail :)

Sorry to hear your news Delilah - well done to your DH for the flowers and for your friends for hopefully taking your mind off it a bit and taking care of you. It can be so tough some days, and like Summer says, sometimes it only takes one bit of 'bad' news or a reminder of someone elses good news to tip the balance into really tough.

I've got friends who are on their second pregnancy - I just have to remind myself that they are my friends, and while I want the very best for them, I don't want their babies, I want mine and DH's, and if that comes a little more difficultly for us, then we just have to stick with it.

I managed to wig myself out last night be looking on google for 'dildocam' information, which provided a lot of alarming photos of the thing itself. am now consoling myself with the thought that it can't be nearly as bad as I am expecting it to be!

Chair - I don't want their babies, I want mine and DH's SO true. Must keep remembering that! (Even if our baby ends up being, biologically, someone else's baby..)

Can't believe you googled dildocam, that's like googling anything on one of those 'things you wish you'd never googled thread' :)

Hells yes - though at least I waited until I was home from work !

Just back from specialist with 3 months supply of clomid!didn't think it would happen that quick. When I told him I had v irregular cycles some v short he did do an "oh" but still gave it me. Am I just finding things to stress about? And no sign whatsoever of pcos either!
I know its only a 28% chance of me concieveng but It's 28% more than I had this time last wk! Happy happy!

We are off abroad at the end of the month - and whilst there may be visiting an IVF clinic with a view to a donor egg cycle.
Unlike here, there is still donor anonymity, and so very much shorter waiting lists.

My FSH levels mean the chances of conceiving with a cycle using my eggs is tiny. Need to have a proper chat with DH about going for it, but I am cautiously thinking this might be the right step for us...

Woohoo for the clomid... So excited for you

Woohoo for the holiday too Delilah good luck searching a clinic

Another BFP for me that's 4 now think on beginning to believe it still terrified tho hey ho fingers crossed

Hope everyone's had a lovely day

Oh great news waiting. Join Mands and I on the clomid rollercoaster :)

Delilah, good for you making plans for your next step. I imagine that one in particular takes a lot of thought and soul searching, so can see why you're approaching cautiously, but that all sounds really good. Good luck finding a clinic that feels right :)

Great news waiting! Summer and I will help you as and when you need it . I'm on 3rd day of triple dose. Had a scan today (CD3) and all ok but it's always next weeks that's the scariest. Booked in for a week today. Hears to lots more happy news in the hut for everyone x

Morning early birds up ridiculously early for no reason at all need to sleep as I'm knack weed (and I only did 1 afternoon in work this week )

Good their scanning you ladies on clomid I never got scanned just given the tablets and told to dtd around the time (probably why they put me through 8 cycles of it whilst it wasn't working )

I'm alright only 1 day left of the whole "your at work and in at home" thing left to enjoy. Dh stayed at his mums last night so my sister came round (don't like being on my own) another fun filled busy day for me... Not

Have a good day x

I think all I'm getting is the CD12 scan on my first cycle, going in tomorrow for CD29 bloods as the CD21 didn't show anything and I guess they just want to double check it wasn't a late ov before cracking on with 100mg.

Mands how are you feeling on the 150mg? I hope it's all going okay and not having all the side effects you were dreading.

Can't believe they didn't scan you at all pink for 8 whole cycles, ah well all in the past now. And you get your offical POAS this weekend right? Only one day left before the weekend...this week feels like it shot by, probably not for you though pink :)

Anyway, happy Friday everyone. Chair, enjoy your encounter with the dildocam today!

Morning.. Yup official poas is Sunday not sure how many weeks that makes me?? The net says its from egg retrieval but others say its from transfer so who knows... Anyone?

I know I was a bit miffed at the no scans to but I did have monthly day 21 bloods at my gp to check ov... I never ov'd like you say all in the past now tho and fingers crossed with all the monitoring they'll be more good news in the hut soon x

Morning all. Hope everyone's ok. Days holiday which is lovely
I get scanned 3x per cycle at the moment. Around CD 3 then 10 then 17. I have to take progesterone to bleed and have yet to ovulate so I'm hoping 150mg does the trick. Summer the side effects hit for me for a couple of weeks once I'd stopped taking the clomid. Really hope it's an easier month. Can't help but think this month will be the same but the lady yesterday said they see many women ovulate on triple dose... We'll see
I have great feeling there will be lots (more) positive news in the hut this month
Take care all x

Ps good luck chair x

Yay for clomid! Good luck Waiting

Also a very quiet yay for Pink and all your BFPs! I thought the dating went from two weeks before egg collection as that's effectively ovulation and most people (but not most of us here, obviously, because we're special ) ovulate on day 14? Does that make sense? I'm a bit addled from all the drugs so it probably doesn't!

I'm having a lazy morning, dropped DH at work because I was up anyway to inject and have gone back to bed because I'm absolutely knackered.

Mornin all. Cracking news about the Clomid - fingers crossed for you all. Is nice that the hut has such a positive vibe at the moment, let's hope it continues.

Day off for me, just the scan this afternoon to interrupt things! I mentioned to DH that it was 'ahem' an internal scan, he was baffled by the notion, bless.

Chair - my DH asked how it could be so uncomfortable when it is so dildo-esque. I had to point out I wasn't exactly aroused sitting there with my legs in the stirrups

Mands do stay as positive if you can and try to really believe that the 150mg will work. It's a bit like the placebo effect...lots of scientific studies show that patients who are convinced their meds work have a higher success rate. Easier said than done I know, because I'm totally sceptical about my chances too, BUT maybe we can just believe each other's drugs will work and that'll help :)