TTC for 12 months +

Yay storm! It looks a bit darker than your others. .. I think that's a good sign. All the best in these next few days. I hope you keep posting darker and darker pics for us all to be envious of :-)

Oh storm I didn't look at the test but man oh man I hope this is the lucky one girl!!!! Everything is crossed for you hun.
Beaker that is one fricking long wait chick! I think it's just ridiculous to have to wait that long really.

Hugs and hi to all others. Off to mow my hay paddock lawn lol put diesel in the mower last week so that put paid to what was already a week behind....ugh. Quick q about messaries.....do they normally cause cramps?

Beaker - I feel your pain. We had a 17 mth wait, which we've done 10 mths of now - at least for us we were on the list at the very start of the year, so our funding comes through next year rather than having year year increase by two digits. Using the time to improve my health as much as possible though has really helped me feel like I'm 'doing something'. I think just getting on and doing life rather than putting anything on hold is the best for emotional wellbeing I've certainly found.

Thanks ladies! I can't help but worry, but it's nice to know you are all here hoping for me
A.girl *waves* I can't tell if it's any darker LOL cause I have no idea what DPO I am. I really thought I was only 9 and if so, then it's def darker than it has been before! Off to my GP tomorrow for bloods.

BC - yup Messaries are common to cause cramps. I certainly had them every time I used them. GL! It's so exciting you are getting your transfer this year, fingers crossed for some great xmas news for you!

Beaker wow!! That wait is just crazy! These long waits are so ridiculous when you first have to wait a certain amount of years before even going on the list! As for your temp question, I have been told in the past by both FA and the naturopath I was seeing, that it doesn't indicate anything if you are always low. I'm always at 35.9 - 36.1 pre OV, and only really get up to 36.5 at the most, after OV.

Storm YAY congrats hun, can understand your apprehension but hopefully this is finally it for you xxxx keep us posted! 

Nah BC I know what you mean. I had put my life on hold, and I've finally stopped, and I can't go back to living that way. We've certainly decided it is public or nothing. The counselor at FA was helpful we made a chart for advantages/disadvantages. We decided we will take our two funded IVF, and not pursue it after that. The choices thing was meant more that the choice we have isn't just "do or don't I have a baby" like it is for fertile people. Those things were choices we had to make in our life though, but my health and having a new career are so much more important than living in the limbo.

I am hoping studying will keep me busy, and I may look at going into an apprenticeship if there is a good one around.

You're right beaker you have to draw the line somewhere for sanity sakes.

Hugs ht, twinges of 'meh' are normal as you well know. Sometimes I walk round with an invisible force field around me that means I barely acknowledge yet another persons pregnancy announcement now (IRL). I just can't deal any more lol. And since I'm at a place where nothing surprises me it's pretty easy :)

Hey Charlie. I have IBS as a symptom. I saw a naturopath and she said dairy was a problem. I did it for a bit and my ibs got better and my eczema cleared, but it was too hard so I stopped. I just starting seeing a new Dr who is a GP but now specialises in women's health. She believes I have an overgrowth or disrupted gut flora called SIBO, causing leaky gut type stuff, which is in turn disrupting my liver and my hormones, causing IBS etc (as apparently your gut is your second brain, if you want to google it).. Dairy and gluten are inflammatory and feed the bad bacteria, also not good for endo (particularly the dairy). She has also recommended I do a "preconception detox" which involves reducing sugar, no gluten, no diary, liver detox etc which apparently can help increase IVF success. But that is a 3-4 month process. Let me know if there is anything else you want to know :)

This morning is the day I am going to FAW! My appointment is with Dr Simon McDowell. He specialises in:

laparoscopic management of menstrual disorders
female infertility
pelvic pain including endometriosis.

Can you tell if someone has those from blood tests? Does seeing him mean I have one of those?

I am so nervous and so excited. But mainly nervous.

Storm: Yahhhhh!!

**Lurker In**

Bambeana...I had Simon McDowell for all my surgery before we had to move onto IVF .... He's so so lovely!   I had the laparoscopic surgery, which included scraping the scarring in uterus and all sorts, to check for my problems, where he found the blocked tubes and fixed everything else. I don't have Endo or anything else wrong.    My bloods showed me to be perfectly healthy with no obvious fertility issues, and hubby the same.   We got referred to FA because our bloods showed nothing obvious, other than we couldn't get pregnant, yet easily got pregnant with our first, and then their tests were exactly the same. No issues.   His nurses are lovely too, especially Laura (who still rings me to see how the pregnancy is going!)

Hope that helps...   Best of luck! Ask lots of questions - he's really good at working you through every question and concern...   I didn't see him again once we started IVF, but I kept his nurses with me since they had our history - so that was good :-)

Waves to everyone else! Yay for the BFP Storm.. I really hope this is the one for you.. and best of luck BC for your transfer... I hope you have a BFP from Santa xxx

We just got our letter from FA yesterday congratulating us on our pregnancy and dropping us from the public wait list, for obvious reasons.... LOL...

**Lurker out**