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[Jamon]

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Route that is so helpful! Thank you!! We (me and dh) have a session with our F.C. on Tuesday. I was seeing a counsellor last summer about this, but hasn't really specific enough and I didn't have time (and £). I will definitely pursue once my job is done...

Ugh autocorrect - roule not route!!

Wow big load of BFPs! Nice one people!

I'm 2 days late according to FF. But have very little hope. Hycosy on Monday, knowing my luck AF will be so late it won't be able to go ahead.

My dad's dying, mum says I'll get pregnant now because " there is always someone to replace them". I personally don't believe in some kind of intergenerational reincarnation! But it is a weird time. AF cramps have just stopped, no spots, no spotting. I can't face another shiney white BFN though, I'll wait til Saturday, but I won't have to AA AF will have come by then.

as not AA*

Thanks roule I'm fine - grouchy, but fine :) Afraid I can't offer any useful advice on the HSG - but wanted to wish you luck for Thursday

alice so sorry about your dad, hope you're doing OK. fx either good news or you're able to go ahead with the HyCoSy as planned

@limplettice hope you're OK today, xxx

Congrats on the bfp antonia - fantastic news! I wish you all the very best!

Hope everyone else is doing ok and good luck with your hsg roule. I certainly didn’t find it painful or anything, maybe just a little uncomfortable. You’ll be fine!

Hey everyone.
I'm a bit of a lurker and following this thread has really helped me feel like im not alone. Its the humour that really helped! you have to laugh at everything we do and try or a good old ugly sob
I certainly had a good laugh at myself as i was making my pineapple smoothie and walking round with a hot water bottle glamorously tucked in my jeans earlier!

So my stats
Age: 36 ttc1.
Trying since dec 2016. No whiff of a bfp.
Self diagnosed and then nhs officially diagnosed with PCOS
On my first official round of clomid but lets include the two rounds of clomid i bought online as test runs hey

Currently in fw, though dh has decided to get a cold so im really pushing my luck getting him motivated! I have been accused of using him as a sperm vending machine on more than one occasion 😂 which is closer to truth than i like to admit outloud

alice sorry about your dad. Hope you’re holding up. I lost my dad a few years ago. You found yourself poas yet?

roule good luck for tomorrow. Be intersted how you find it. Heard its not too bad and thats what i’m choosing to believe i’m a bit of a data hound so would welcome any more tests currently!

Err also as a lurker i’m really keen to hear how the other posters are! jamon geeup pyjammas flora struggle mouse hep kathrino jenebaguette and lots lots others! Have any of you bfps to share?
Success stories on here are great. hearing baby bombs irl are not welcomed though

Good luck tomorrow @roule - will be thinking of you x

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all doing well. I was really hoping to add another BFP to the group but I’ve tested today 8 days post transfer it it’s totally negative. Feeling pretty gutted. OTD is Sat but from what I can see online, most ladies would test positive by this stage. I wonder if anyone knows how soon after failed cycle you can have a FET? I guess I was overly optimistic to think I could have a a chance of success on first try. They gave me pretty good odds at the clinic and I think this got my expectations too high...

Wishing everyone success at whatever stage of treatment/ investigation you are at. I think I’ll probably go hide in a cave for a bit and collect myself for the next try. X

I'm so sorry for the negative test, @Tigerlily99 - I really hope it's just too early for you, but totally understand how you feel. When will you be able to talk to the clinic - after Saturday? Hopefully they'll be able to give you advice on next steps; in the meantime, take care of yourself and do what you need to do to come back for next time (if it comes to that) xxx

I’m so sorry Tigerlily. Really hope that it’s just too early and the blood test picks up your levels better.

Bad news here, I’m afraid too. I’m lying awake with agonising cramps and think it’s happening all over again. Symptoms disappeared completely at the beginning of the week, so it looks like mc #3. I don’t know where to start with this, I really don’t...

3 consecutive mcs and there’s definitely a big problem. I know that now I’ve reached lucky number 3, I’ll be eligible to have tests etc but I honestly don’t know whether I’ve got the strength to keep going with all of this. We’re both so close to giving up completely and are sick of the effect that infertility is having upon our lives. This no longer feels like a problem for which there’s a solution.

I’m also probably going to crawl underneath something for a while until I can make some sense as to why the fuck I’m being repeatedly punished like this, so will also probably be a lot quieter over the coming weeks. I’ll still be thinking of you all.

Frau- I'm so sorry. If it is a mc I hope you can get some answers, but I can understand that it must be so hard to consider more treatment. Take care of yourself

Tiger- That's tough- but it might be too early. Fx for Saturday.

Stripey- Welcome to the thread. It's shame you're here, but hope the clomid does its job.....

Thanks for all the good wishes guys. Hopefully it'll be ok. If not....well perhaps it's shit sandwiches all round

Oh ladies thats heartbreaking news. I’m still hoping for possible positive outcomes over next days.
tiger please look after yourself and know you had good egg numbers and will come back stronger when time is right.
frau I really hope it isn't. I can only imagine how hard it feels. There should be some official recognition of what women go through in this process. It's the toughest thing. Hopefully you'll be able to get some answers and next stage will be different.
xx

I don't come on the thread much anymore but just wanted to say I'm very sorry frau if it is another miscarriage. If it is what you fear, I hope in time you can get the answers you need to have a healthy, full-term pregnancy and take home a baby.

Tiger sorry too that the test was negative. I really hope that it changes by OTD but I can understand why you need to prepare yourself for the fact that is hasn't worked this time.

Hi everyone,

Frau- I’m so sorry to hear what you are going through, I really hope its not what you are preparing yourself for.

Roule- did you have your HSG yet? How did it go?

Thank you everyone for your kind words. I tested negative again today which was expected and have beta tomorrow to confirm I can come off meds. I had a good long think about it last night and have decided to carry on, keep positive and concentrate on next cycle which I’m sure will be recommended to be a FET. I think we have one more go at FET on NHS before we move to self funding. I hope it’s not too long a wait to start again! At the end of the day I am lucky enough to be in a position to have some frosties for FET and one can only keep trying.

Have a great weekend everyone x

Evening all

Sorry to hear it hasn't worked out this time Tiger. Hope you can discuss next steps & your FET with the clinic soon.

Thinking of you Frau
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Alice*- I meant to respond to you in my earlier post. So sorry to hear at about your Dad. Did you end up POAS?

Antonia & Kwick- hope you're both doing ok. Fx for your scans.

How are you doing physics?

Waves to expat & Quiet

Well....my HSG experience. The procedure itself was ok. Crampy & uncomfortable, but bearable. Radiologist said things look ok (phew) but will discuss results at our next F.C. appt in March....However, I started to experience very severe abdominal cramping in the evening & during the night. I was in fucking agony & couldn't sleep. I then started vomiting! After this, OH decided a trip to A&E was required. They were great, gave me anti sickness & proper pain relief. Seen by oncall gynae nurse who checked me out- apparently this happens to some people. Great. I'm now dosed at home up in bed with codeine. All I'd say is, if you haven't had one, maybe get some proper painkillers & don't go back to work like I did!

Hope you all have good weekends

Bold fail

@roule glad it wasn't unbearable but wow I've never heard of someone reacting like you did - guess you just got "lucky" 😂 Was looking at stats earlier as I'm just waiting for AF so I can schedule my HSG and Dr. Google has some very encouraging things to say about the odds of conception afterwards - esp if there are no other known issues. Fingers extra crossed for you in the coming months xx

Morning guys,

I still can’t believe this, but yesterday I went for my viability scan. The nurse took me into the ultrasound room and asked me how things were going so I told her about the pain and loss of symptoms and said I wasn’t anticipating good news. She was in agreement that these are not good signs, but during the scan we saw our baby measuring exactly 6w4d and a very strong heartbeat. Needless to say, it was emotional. I just wanted to share this because it’s so easy to lose hope and it’s so tough to stay positive. Of course I’m not out of the woods yet and a lot could still happen so I’m still pretty terrified but certainly reassured. This is the furthest we’ve ever got (even though my first mc was 11 weeks, baby had stopped growing at 5-6 weeks) and all I can do now is hope. Thanks for your support ladies and sorry for scaring everyone, but it looked so certain that it was over. Just shows that even when you think it’s completely hopeless - it’s not.

roule my gosh, it sounds like you’ve really had quite a reaction there. Must’ve been scary. Hope you’re doing better today. I’ve got my fingers crossed that the hsg does the trick.

Thanks again ladies. xxx

**roule- sounds like you had a rough time with your hsg! Good that preliminary results look ok though.

**Frau- Really really glad to hear that all looking OK with scan! I hope all goes well for rest of pregnancy!!!

I had my beta today at official OTD and it was 3 which is a really annoying number as they consider cut off as

That’s a wonderful bit of news @Frau, I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you!

How are you feeling after your HSG @roule? Hope you’re doing better.

Hello everyone else, hope you’re all as well as can be :)

Quick update from me, had my 1st beta HCG test done on my OTD (4th Feb) which came back at 1254. Had the 2nd test on 10th Feb and the results came back at 12170. So in 6 days it has gone up just under 11k.

So as I understand it, it’s currently doubling every 44 hours which is good. I’m still not too sure about what HCG numbers actually mean though!

Scan booked for Sat 24 Feb so cross fingers it still good news by then

Hycosy today. On the sofa now with bad cramps. Both tubes open. DH fine, I ovulate. No idea what's next.

Jamon where you at?

Skipper how's things?

Frau Yay! Hang on in there.

Great news Frau. Hope you're doing ok.

Antonia! thanks for the update. All looks v positive. Not too long to go before your scan.

Have you booked your HSG yet expat? I don't think you'll have the same after effects!! Thanks for the concern guys- I'm doing much better thanks. Just rested all weekend.

I've also read about the possible magical properties of a HSG....our issues seem to be the swimmers, but anything to facilitate easy passage is a help. I'll take what I can get tbh, although this cycle is a write off I think. Not really up for a shag at the moment- is it bad that I'm quite looking forward to a break from sex?! Nothing worse than pretending to be gagging for it when I'd rather be eating chocolate and watching Derry Girls.....

@roule not yet, will hopefully (or not I guess 🤔) be calling to schedule Friday. Don't feel bad for wanting a break, we were more casual this month and it was so worth it! Feeling much more energised to get back in the game haha

@AliceScarlett I hope the cramps pass soon x

Fab news @Antonia79 and @FrauNeuer!!

@Tigerlily99 That is so shit. :((

Hope AF doesn't show up expat.

Is everyone else doing ok? Well, as ok as you can be in this shower of shit. I'm going to the GP tomorrow to ask about my recent FSH results. Obvs convinced I'm perimenopausal.

Gin for all(and decaf for the ladies waiting for scans)