Thank you all for your kind words. aurora yes total shock I can't believe it, I always associated spotting with starting my period so whenever I got it I always thought it was gone over. chocolate I'm glad it gives hope, the last thing I want to do is baby bomb.
harry yes more than happy to share my story.
I'm 34 (nearly 35 now), my dc is 2.5, this is 19th month of ttc. All hormone tests / amh etc OK for my age. Dh sperm test good for his age (40). No obvious problems, so unexplained fertility. Although I ovulate regularly my periods were irregular and often had a short luteal phase, but acupuncture sorted out my cycles so more regular and luteal phase of at least 10 days.
First fertility appointment with Zita West who said keep trying naturally for another 6 months and if that fails ivf is the only option, as I already ovulate so no point in doing fertility drugs like clomid etc.
Found another doctor (Mumsnet recommendation) called Colin Davis (works in Marylebone). He said worth trying 'ovulation induction' first which is basically injecting a lower dose of gonal f (which is the same drug as what you'd use for ivf but much lower as you're only aiming to get one, max two, eggs). You then dtd naturally at ovulation.
The idea is it gives you a 'stronger' ovulation or something, so still worth trying even if you ovulate.
It's up to 4 appointments (2 with him) which cost about £650 Inc the drugs. I got my bfp on the second round.
Not saying it would work for everyone but I've not heard of anyone else doing this process on the fertility forums,but it might be pretty common, I don't know. Mr Davis is very nice, experienced and trustworthy, I would recommend him.
Hope that helps x