12 Days post last ever iui

[Rags]

Well, here I am, 12 days after my last ever attempt to have a little brother or sister for my dear little boy. I was so lucky to get him at 41 using iui and I knew the chances were more than a bit slim of having success a second time. I've not been testing at all, I'm sort of putting it off, while progesterone is holding the witch off and i'm not looking at a negative hpt I can do a pretty good job of convincing myself that it could still happen. I wonder how long I can get away with that?! I'll be 44 in a few weeks, seems like a good time to count my blessings and make the most of everything wonderful I already have.

Good luck to you all on you journey.

 

[Rags]

Update. I have stopped taking progesterone today, 14 days post iui number 6, plenty of time for something to implant if there was anything there. I have booked a wee holiday next week for my lo and I and am moving on with a smile on my face, no more trying to conceive for me. Good luck to all.

 

[BabyBean14]

I wish you the very best.

 

[Rags]

Thank you for your best wishes but it wasn't to be. Af arrived before I'd even missed my progesterone for the day, I'm the only person I know who's started a period while on progesterone. I'm sad that it didn't happen but on the positive side can now arrange a champagne breakfast for Christmas morning, got to find a silver lining somewhere! All the best to you on your journey. Xx

 

[BabyBean14]

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[Rags]

You're right, it's so easy to get caught up in a tiny bubble of af, scans, cycle day numbers. Heard myself telling a friend that lo and I could join her on her planned trip to Australia in 2014 before he starts school, wouldn't have been thinking about that if I'd got a bfp. How is your journey going?

 

[BabyBean14]

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[Rags]

I have a good friend who's marriage was on the point of breaking down because at 40 , although she had wanted a family, she didn't want to go through the whole ivf treadmill, her husband did. On holiday she resolved to leave if he continued to press for this. A month and a half after coming home she realised she hadn't had a period, her lovely little girl is the same age as my lo. Her fertility issue was male factor and they'd been told there was no way of conceiving without assistance.
I wish you all the best and hope you get a wonderful BFP very soon.

 

[BabyBean14]

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[Rags]

I never wanted to go down the IVF route, it would have been my next option but I feel it would be removing me emotionally and physically from my lo. If I'd had a dh I would quite happily have had some fun continuing to try but I don't have that choice.
I'm really good this weekend, we''ve had a lovely time decorating gingerbread houses, and eating them. I'm going to finish off packing shortly and plan to put a sledge in the car in the hope that we''ll get some snow. I really am counting my blessings. When I first decided to try for a wee one I new that I had a very slim chance and was completely prepared to not get anywhere, I had a lovely life. I was so lucky to get to where I am now. This is a very good time of year to move on.
I'm sending you heaps of baby dust and am a willing ear if you need to know anything about iui.
All the best.

 

[BabyBean14]

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