TTC 18 months or more -moving on to IUI/IVF/ICSI part 3

[bluebird3]

We have relocated from the conception board where we were previously chatting under the thread 'ttc for 10 months or more'. A lot of us are now long term ttc-ers and are going through infertility treatment or looking to take steps in this direction so we feel this might be a more suitable home for us!

Feel free to stop by and say hi and hopefully we can share the journey together and make it a little easier along the way!

The waiting is so hard Scottish , I feel like I've reached new levels of patience I never knew I had. Well done on that weight loss by the way

Aww gee I wish! Yes completely get what you mean about these threads. We're having a little meet next month if anyone wants to join, pm me.

Hey how's everyone doing? We're all over the place atm, mil died very suddenly last week. Really has put a lot of things into perspective

Sorry to hear that angel 😔 how terrible for all of you. Yes that does give TTC perspective. Our bodies may not be pregnant but they give us so much and our health is so precious

So sorry Angela. How terribly sad. I hope you DP is coping as well as is possible.

So sorry to hear that angel. That's terrible.

Sorry for your and your DH's loss Angel

I'm so sorry angel, we are going through it as well with sudden unexpected death of DH's good friend, accident not illness :( It does put things into perspective doesn't it? 2017 is turning out to be a shitty year. We must be due a miracle at some point.

Thanks everyone, it was such a shock & we're still trying to process it. Really mixed feelings about treatment now, one minute I feel like I couldn't care less about it, & the next it feels even more important than it did before

That's so tough. Really puts things into perspective.

Sorry I've not been around much. Haven't been in a very good place lately.

Got a baby bomb text from a friend today. She was lovely and sensitive about it, but she texted me at 8am, just as I sat down at work with my morning coffee. Cue me running to the toilets to not cry in front of colleagues and feeling wobbly all day. I'm not upset about it really but just wish she could have texted me in the evening or weekend so I could process in peace. I know she tried to be really sensitive though and I don't hold anything against her. I know it was her first month trying or so, so it just hurts that it's so easy for everyone else.

I feel blue

I'm so sorry @bluebird3 they never get easier. If anything they get harder. It's nice that she tried to be sensitive but sadly the fertiles just don't get it do they. Vent away.

Thanks gee. You're right they never get easier.

Spoke to a friend who is going through ivf today. It's so nice to have someone in real life to talk to. I'm thinking about joining a support group. Does anyone else go to one?

Hope everyone is ok.

Sorry bluebird , it hurts every time . I went along to a London fertility group. It was helpful but the ladies were a lot further along with treatment than me - some had been through years and multiple rounds of IVF. So it was a bit scary and made me feel at the tip of the iceberg and that all this could be to come. They were very sweet though and it was good to talk about my experiences with people who totally understand.

Hey everyone. Sorry I disappeared for a bit, I actually found it really difficult to talk about the process as it was happening.

Hope you and your DH are ok angel. So sorry for your loss It's such a horribly sad time

My clinic run a support group but I haven't yet had the courage to go. At first I felt like you Jamon in that others would be further along. But now im at that stage too i worry that I wouldn't hold it together and i wouldn't want to take away from others, if that makes any sense. I'd like to go but I don't think I will. I'm also not exactly friendliest self at the mo!

I'm currently 7dp5dt. Not feeling particularly positive but glad we got to transfer. Just waiting to be put out of my misery on OTD next weds. I think I know the answer already tbh but, well, I'll have the test anyway. Nothing can change the outcome now.

Fingers crossed for you Bridget.

Well done bridget for making it this far. Fx for you for Wednesday. The waiting is the worst

Thanks both

Started bleeding, I'm out

I'm so sorry @NoImBridgetJones I've been there and it's awful and sad and depressing and scary. Try and remind yourself it's not the end - this is a journey and it takes a number of steps. You and your doctors will have learnt from this and you're closer than ever to having your baby. I really am sorry. Take care.

Thank you gee for your kind words last night. Last night was horrible but you really helped.
I'm really embarrassed to post this now but I tested this morning so I could see the bfn and move on but there were actually two lines. I've never seen that before in my life.
I've spoken to the clinic about last night and this morning and I have to wait for the scheduled blood test on weds for a definitive answer and to find out exactly what is going on.
Thank you for gee, I was in a bad state and you helped. I'm sorry for my alarmist post. Hopefully weds will be ok.

Everything crossed for you Bridget 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

We'll we'll all keep our fingers crossed for you till Wednesday then!! That's great news. I hope it was just a slow starter and the bleeding has stopped now?

Oh goodness Bridget what a rollercoaster. Hope everything turns out okay. This could be it after all!

Fx bridget! Sounds really promising but I know what it's like to not want to get hopes up too high just yet.

How are you doing @NoImBridgetJones? Any updates? Hope the bleeding stopped and all is going well.

Hey everyone, well yesterday went very well and the result was positive we're feeling like the luckiest people in the world right now. I'm very anxious and will be taking it step by step again but so far so good. Gosh I hope things go well. The nerves are unreal but I'm so happy.
Thanks so much for all the good luck wishes, being here has been such a help x