ladyf, i hope you soon find an FS who can do better than just write sick certificates.
aleja - it is exciting to hear an update about your first consultation. I really hope you can time it the best way and as early as possible. You FS seems to know what he is doing and it is great that he has a positive aura about the whole thing.

My HSG was on the leap day of february - a life changing day it was for us. HSG was extremely painful for me esp since my tubes were blocked and for the same reason they repeated the procedure thrice in an attempt to unblock my tubes. And the doc who did the procedure was always screaming at me to not push the dye out. Where else would the dye go if tubes are blocked I had bleeding afterward for 3 days and spotting for another 2 days. I had crampign afterward the procedure which made it difficult to stand straight or walk. The pain went away the next day, but still felt a little sore. The pain while BDing is there, but then i think it is more of a psychological thing after the excruciating pain of HSG. It is going away slowly, but i guess we BDed just twice in a whole month, which has never happened. I kind of lost my drive too.

And I actually told my mom about it today and it wasnt as bad as i was making it up in my mind.

Aleja - sending you a truckload of for your IVF

Honeycheeks - glad you were able to tell your mum. and hope the pain from the HSG goes away soon and you. if it is still bad maybe you should get it checked out .

aleja- seems like you got yourself a good Fs and seems like he know what he is doing. hope l get a Fs like that one. just don't change anything in this cycle and hopefully the cycle days will be the same. lots and lots of baby dust your way.

Afm: DH just went to leave his 'boys' at the clinic after 5 days of abstinence. l will ask the Fs about the 2 weeks abstinence although we all know it's not right . maybe he will request one after 3 days of abstinence. l am going to ask for an HSG, if there is no blockage & DH's spermies are 'good' = IUI. lm praying that they will be better.

have a lovely weekend ladies!!!!

Oh honeycheeks that HSG experienced sounded traumatic
I am not surprised youre still feeling fragile during BD . And fancy the doctor screaming at you to not let the dye come out???!!!! It sounds horrible. My Hsg was painful enough and my tubes were all clear . Big hugs for you .
It's lovely you were able to tell your mum about what's going on.

Ladyf when do u expect to get all the results ? I hope u find a nice fs too I think it makes a real difference with feeling confident and at ease .. GL girls x

Ladyf _ i really hope the results come out good and you can settle with IUI. A good doc can make a huge difference. I really hope you find a good one.

Well Ladies, I dint tell my mom about the "IVF" per se . But we told her that there is stuff "going on". I told her enough to make her and DH happy that we are not keeping my parents in the dark. Thats everybody happy, wooof.

AF came today and I have never been so pleased to see her. Towards the end of this new cycle I would have my first appointment at the IVF center. I am praying everything goes well.

Hope you ladies had a nice weekend.

Yay for AF!!!! Like l said before , when it comes to telling your family or friends about ttc don't say what you are not comfortable with. Still glad you talked to your mum, they have an idea of what is going on.

Aleja- when are you having your nurse orientation? Fxd all goes according to plan.

Afm- l have the appt on Thursday , will let you girls know how it goes. Hoping we can get DH's results on Wednesday so that l have all the information l need when l see the FS. Hope DH can come with me, but he might be busy at work.oh, well.....

Oh, how i wish time flew and I had my appointment too. I told my mom just the bits I wanted to share, it was an understanding with my DH. I dint say anything that i was not comfortable.

Ladyf - good luck for your appointment. I really hope your DH can come with you for the appointment. And good luck for the results.

Aleja- good luck with your schedule of nurse orientation.

Honeycheeks- your appt is just around the corner, the wait will be worth it.

Got results for DH SA it was 14.5 million and 20% motility. A big improvement from less than a million. I am thankful for that, now hoping motility improves too. Will get the full results on Wed and then FS on Thursday. Can't wait !!!help is on the way !

Aleja- how are you doing?

Thats an awesome report when comapared to his last time. Im sure this gives you a good chance since the count itself has increased a lot. So in pure numbers it means you have more motile sperm. It would still be great to see an improvement in motility. Im sure the report will make his swimmers go ecstatic.
Looking fwd to hear about about your appointment. I hope everything goes very well.

hi all
i thought i would throw my journey story in, I got the news 3 weeks ago that we would have to get ivf with icsi, due to male probs, i dont seem to have anything major wrong at the mo.
To say i am devasted is an understatement and i know my hubbie is too as the problem at the mo seems to be with him.

I never thought i would have to go through this..we are trying 18mths and nothing so after a year went for all the checks and here we are.
I had the HSG 3 weeks ago and it was fine, a bit crampy but nothing major, the doc said straight away that it was clear so i was happy, i thought the next step would be IUI but no...it had to be my luck and the biggie ...ivf isci...

sorry for rant just thought i would share and rant at same time

hugs to all ...we so deserve to be mammies xx

Hi Mammywannabe, welcome in here.
We are all here with problems, to share and support each other through the emotional and physical roller coaster of IVF. IVF is never a good thing to happen, but I have come to accept it. I have really come to think of it as a blessing as ppl like me would otherwise have no choice but to remain childless. I hope you will soon start feeling more positive about the next step ahead.