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.

Be good to yourself today devil and have a lovely chilled day.

I am cautiously announcing that AF has arrived, it's been so long since my last one I've kinda forgotten how they start

Ahh devil I'm really hoping this is it for you. I have such a positive feeling for you about it!
Flixy bet you're glad its arrived, how long has it been since your last one?
I've been having a downer today. Day 11 of cycle, emotional wreck due to clomid (i hope it is due to clomid else I'm a psycho for no reason!) Thrush and I've made the mistake of buying ovulation sticks and I know I'm only on day 11 but no sign of ovulation but I just know It's not going to work. Feeling completly sorry for myself :(

Waiting - I truly know how you feel. I've felt it 3x months in a row. I also used ovulation sticks with no results. It is beyond hard. All I can say is we are all here to listen, try and keep positive as it really does affect your treatment. I know it's impossible to be positive all the time in our positions but keep giving yourself lots of little things to look forward to. Our time will come, don't ever forget that sending hugs.
Devil - got all my fingers and toes crossed for you
Hope everyone else is doing ok. Why oh why do weekends go so quickly! One more week then a week off
Take care x

Thanks mands, we'd reconciled ourselves to the fact that adoption was the only option when they wouldn't allow me to have clomid even though I was below the weight they wanted (we are not going to do ivf for several reasons) so I thought when I was allowed this chance I'd be over the moon but I just have a feeling of doom hanging over me that I just can't shake off.
I know this week will drag before half term, our students are shattered which makes them grumpier than ever and I want to go on holiday!

Devil, everything sounds really, really positive with your bobbles (I like that :))

• such good luck for tomorrow, I hope the doctors and nurses look after you very well without your DH there.

Flixy, HURRAH! Brilliant - well done you! Now you have to start watching out for signs of ovulation and all that good stuff!

Waiting, I'm sorry you're having a really crappy day, I find that they come along every so often and the thing to do is just ride them out and wait for the better ones. I know you know that 'normal' ovulation happens around day 14 so it would be a bit early for you just yet; also I remember reading somewhere that you need to be a bit wary relying on OPKs with clomid. And clomid can cause late ovulation - my nurse said up to day 17 in some cases.
I think the attitude to have is - adoption is still there as an option if you need it, but just give the drugs a try, and if they don't work, no harm done (apart from the emotional wreck part - and yes I have been a hormonal witch for the past few days).

I'm on day 17 right now and have been feeling all sorts of strange this weekend - crazy sore nipples, bloated, mood swings... Gah. I'm looking forward to the blood test this week as all this madness must mean something's happening

I was a moany cow yesterday, sorry ladies! It's all a bit overwhelming sometimes. I blame the hormones although I seem to blame the hormones for a lot these days

Waiting I hope you feel better today. If not as we always say on here: be good to yourself. One of my very wise friends (the one who is getting me through this rollercoaster, along with DH of course) once said the way she dealt with bad pmt was to acknowledge to herself that yes, this is horrible. Just acknowledging the feelings seems to make them less painful somehow.

Promising symptoms there summer!

I'm off for transfer at lunchtime so thank you so much for all the crossed fingers and toes. I hope you haven't got cramp yet

Just wishing you good luck for today devil!

I'm feeling rough today but I guess it's a good sign

Good luck devil! Everything's crossed for you!!!

Good luck Devil!!!!! x

Oh devil you weren't a moany cow at all! Good luck today - I hope you managed to get the extra half day off work so you can rest.

And yes - everything is the hormones' fault!

Another one popping in to wish you luck!

I'm back! One bobble on board and one in the freezer. We weren't given grades but the one on board had already started hatching and the other was almost there. So chuffed to have got this far . DH managed to get away from work in the end as well so chaffeured me home. I'm now tucked up in bed Thank you for all the crossed fingers again xx

Liking the name bobble I think I need one for mine that's fingers crossed still on board names ladies??

You're welcome to have another bobble I also like popple, pippin and squeak.

Ohhh pippin think ill have a mini pippin

Aww love little bobble and pippin!!

Brilliant news devil - fingers still very tightly crossed for you and your bobble (and pink and her pippin!)

Can anyone tell me what's going on with my body?!? AF isn't, ahem.....flowing as it should. Something is there, it's just very reluctant to make an appearance . Been like this since Sunday. Silly weird reproductive system!

Hmm, have you tried going for a run or something? Back in the good old days when I used to have periods I often found that exercise brought them on - also remember going on an activity trip in year 6 of primary school and the teacher telling us very awkwardly that girls often started their periods when they did an atypical amount of exercise so could we please ask all our mummies to pack sanitary towels in our duffel bags :)

Popping in for a very brief whinge...
Why oh why wont the doctors receptionist give me a print out of my blood test results? All I need is one bit of paperwork to wave at the new clinic to prove I don't have syphilis. She was quite happy to tell me over the phone it's negative, but when I asked for a print out said she would have to check with the doctor tomorrow. Grrr.

Avoiding alcohol might help (apologies if you're a sensible teetotaller not a lush like me )- I often find drinking can stop the flow.

Oh delilah...one of my biggest bugbears in the world is the fact that the NHS don't have a centralised computer database with patient info on it. If Facebook can manage to store the photos, games, videos, etc of 1 billion people then can't the NHS manage to store the notes of just 15 million?!

That sucks Delilah, my doctors have never had any problems with giving me printouts of blood tests etc when I've had consultants appointments. Is there someone you can take it up with? Practice manager?

Thanks for the suggestions ladies! I'm not a big drinker so don't think that's the problem but I might get on the treadmill tomorrow and see if that helps any!!

Hi Delilah, it took me a few weeks to wait for my test results to be printed out by the doctor, she said that she has to go into every different test and print out separately and their system takes a while to load. Because she works 2 days a week, it meant it took a while for her to get to. I'd maybe ring and ask for a call back from your GP, ask them personally, and see how you get on? Plead to their better nature!!

Well, went away on holiday with friends, walked loads and loads, didn't drink when they did on Fri/Sat night. AF started on Sunday.

ARGRRGGHHHH!!!

I'm feeling quite down about it all now. Am really considering giving up for the time being. I always asked myself, "how do I stop thinking of it all, how do I try to 'pretend' to give up?", well, how Im feeling now, I wouldnt have to pretend. (sorry that I'm on a downer).

Devil- good luck. Plenty of bed rest, fingers and toes crossed for you!!

Sorry you're having a bit of a downer Anna. Maybe 'giving up' for a while would help? Even a month of not worrying about it at all might help you feel a bit calmer. I did that this summer - we went on holiday and completely relaxed the ttc and it did us the world of good. We even ended up having a hell of a lot more of the sex because it didn't feel like doing it to a timetable (although I still knew exactly where I was in my cycle but I've just accepted that I can't switch that part of my brain off!).