Summer Babies for the Sub-Fertile

[Lolly2803]

Hi ladies! Starting a new thread for those of us who have spent a while on the infertility board while going trough various treatments and are technically pregnant but too scared to join a pregnancy thread!

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bear did you just stop the cyclogest or were you weaned off?

blue moving is most definitely not fun. We will need to move if all goes well but I have no intention it being any time soon.

fraggles welcome to the thread. This is a thread filled with good news

Scan day for me tomorrow. I can not wait. I need to know this baby is ok now

I also have a wide selection of very pricy drugs stacked high if anyone wants them. Won't be doing IVF again even if this one doesn't work out x

Lolly no problem at all! Don't want them to go to waste.

Mistletoe my clinic just say stop at 12 weeks, so I stopped yesterday at 11+6 ;o) In all honesty, as this was supposedly a 'natural cycle' I didn't even really need to be on it at all but I was erring on the side of caution.

Massive good luck for scan tomorrow. Really hope everything goes smoothly. I'm one day behind you!

Fraggle we decided the same about no more IVF. We would have carried on with 1 or 2 more tries if this hadn't worked but I never want to be pregnant again, it's too stressful!

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That's interesting to hear Bear. What's your story if you don't mind me asking? We've just had a full on 18 months of IVF and i had actually come to terms with having just one. Going back to Uni etc! I can't go through any IVF procedure again x

Myself and my partner had DD 3 years ago with my partner's egg and me carrying, worked first time. When she was 2, we did natural IUI with the same donor but I MC at 10 weeks. We tried a fresh IVF with my eggs that failed miserably with only 1/15 eggs fertilized. We then decided to go back to OH's eggs so started with FET from DD's 'batch'. This was our last embryo and i'm 12 weeks today.

My anxiety has been off the chart this pregnancy, partly as the MC was v traumatic - I lost pints of blood and had to be hospitalised. This will be my last pregnancy whatever happens, enough is enough! Xx

Thanks for sharing your story. Sounds really tough for you both. I feel the same, if this doesn't stick I'm done. Can't keep putting my life on hold. Has such a huge impact on family life as well.

When our DS was a prem i was lucky enough to be offered a whole host of scans and tests. My cervix is only just in the normal range when not pregnant. I'm already consultant led and he's very pro stitch, although they can still burst!
Scared witless reading all the horror stories of them being taken out with no pain meds! Trying to be positive but i just don't think I'm good at carrying babies! x

Can i ask why you're having a stitch BlueRose? x

Fraggle I had a second trimester loss at 21+3 last year. My cervix was never measured during that pregnancy but it's suspected that incompetent cervix was the primary cause due to almost painless dilation, with a secondary infection. There was nothing wrong with my son, he was physically and genetically perfect, so the loss was all because of me 😰 I had my cervix measured in this pregnancy and it's 3.5cm, shorter than average but not worryingly short on its own. But given my history, a stitch has been offered. I'm 12+6 in my second pregnancy, and I've had 3 fresh IVF cycles in less than 18 months. Am also terrified about it not working xx

So sorry for your loss Blueroses. I can't even begin to imagine how you must feel. You must be so worried? Do you trust the consultant? I have such a raft of questions if i get that far! 50/50 at present about agreeing, even with my history. x

Sorry, feel like I've taken over the thread a little this evening. Please forgive me x

Thank you Fraggle. I trust my consultant(s) but have had my anxiety raised at 6w by a pre-term midwife who said that I probably didn't need to have a stitch and that they would 'wait and see'. Thankfully when I saw the consultant at 10w, she backed up the original recommendation for me to get a stitch.

Fraggle yes it's just all a bit much isn't it. I think after a while it's also a bit hard on your existing child Hopefully these will be sticky ones for us all.

Fraggle and Blue I can't even imagine the extra element of stress with prematurity as well.

Thinking of you today mistletoe!! Xx

Hi fraggle and welcome to the group

Good luck with your scan today mistletoe!

Im currently sat in the EPU with a very long wait ahead of me

Oh yikes mrscrab hope you're not there all day, and it will be so worth it for peace of mind xx

Good Luck today Mistletoe! Let us know how you get on.

Hope your ok too MrsCrab. Thinking of you.

Morning to everyone else! xxxx

Hello ladies
Logged on especially to say hope goes well today mistletoe, thinking of you
Mrs crab hoping you aren't at the EPU too long and all goes ok
Hello fraggle!

Sorry been so awol.. am really struggling with how uncomfortable and anxious I am.. especially when I am at work. Have consultant in a couple of hours so going to be really honest and see how long she suggests I work until.
Scan tomorrow which am anxious about argh!
How are all of you anyway? X

Thanks everyone. Really means a lot
Aim of the day is to keep busy, stupid late in the day appointments.
I'm somewhere between excited and terrified at the moment. As the day goes on it'll turn into nerves

Good luck today Mistletoe and Mrscrab xx

Hi all, everything was ok. So relieved and you were all right I would have gone insane if I hadn't have gone. Do feel like a drama queen tho. Fingers crossed for equally good news for you mistletoe x

Ps hope consultant went well elles x

Hoorah mrscrab Please don't feel like a drama queen. I think anyone would get checked out after that xx

Brilliant news MrsCrab!!
Hey elles! Good Luck with the consultant. Let us know how you get on.

Hang in there mistletoe! Not long to go!

I am off to the clinic later for another blood test. Checking how the wheening is going. Feeling really sick today and so tired.

I fully realise that I am probably just mental/full of gas but I swear I have felt 'something' moving in there a few times over the past 24 hours. Crazy times!

Hahaha! Bear I think it is probably gas but you never know! I have no idea about these things so can't say!! Still exciting though! What time are you up tomorrow? xxx

Lovely to hear such great news. You can easily drive you're crazy! Do it frequently x