Blabla: :wave: nice to see another fan! I have been obsessed since season 2. I hadn’t heard of it when season 1 was out, but by season 2 my good friend sat me down to watch it, knowing I would LOVE it! After that my fan-craziness has grown and grown. I read all the books this autumn in the space of a few weeks and have been avidly following filming news. This same friend and I are going to watch Kit Harringotn’s play in a couple of weeks. Cannot wait to see him act live - though I did already do that once long before GOT when my husband and I went to see War Horse years and years ago. We had the most amazing seats near the front a few rows in; wish we could do the same this time, but too expensive!!
Camp: It really is sad how people can’t let one another be in their own pregnancies. The internet is such a dangerous place for people just venting their own frustrations and anger at the world at total strangers. You would never catch people speaking to one another in such a fashion face-to-face, so why berate someone online? Especially in a place like this, where everyone is hormonal and emotional, but trying their very best. If people can’t be supportive, then back off! Seriously! Grrrr. I too am a massive LOTR/Hobbit fan. I am a bit of a fantasy/sci-fi nut; always have been. A massive nerd basically, but very happy to be so
You are so right on the breastfeeding too - about going into it prepared that it might not work or that it might be the hardest thing you ever do in your life. I wish I’d known how hard it was going to be to feed Oscar. Those first 6-8 weeks of his life were a disaster for me. He was tongue tied, but the midwives wouldn’t believe me as the tip of his tongue wasn’t tied down (instead he had an 80% posterior tongue tie, it could barely move!). The damage I incurred from his bad latch left me howling in agony every time he fed and due to his terrible latch, he would come off all the time and swallow a lot of air, which made him get trapped wind pains all the time. He fed constantly as he couldn’t get enough milk in one sitting due to his terrible latch and that made my pain worse as he was constantly feeding. It was Easter bank holiday weekend when I finally gave up and due to everyone pushing ‘breast is best’ on me, I cried for hours as I tried to feed him a bit of formula (but he didn’t take the bottle). A few days later and I marched to the doctor and demanded they check him for tongue-tie and it was at that point it was revealed. The next day it was cut and after that our lives changed and we ended up breastfeeding for 13 months. Had I not had the dogma shoved down my throat, I never would have put us through those first few months. It wasn’t fair on either of us and he probably would have been better off on formula at first. I shudder to remember what it was like and I too am a firm believer in arming women with information before they have a baby on what to do if breastfeeding doesn’t work.
Smille: That is awful about the bottle feeding comments! How do people think it’s okay to say that to mothers? However a mother chooses to feed her baby is her decision, that should be the end of the discussion. What is it about babies and pregnancy that makes people feel that it’s everybody’s business?
Pompey: Thank you - I hope those follicles are getting the message right now. I need to tell most of them to calm the hell down and let only 2/3 take the lead (I have signs of PCOS and too many follicles want a piece of the action apparently, I need less to grow on the whole, but only a few to take the bait and swell! Come on follies! ). GOT does get pretty complicated (nothing compared to the books! They are something else!), but it’s sooooo worth it. The range of emotions that show can make me feel. I have never wept nor laughed so hard as I have watching that programme. Hope ovulation comes soon for you. have you had a thyroid function blood test recently?
Texas: Sorry your appointment didn’t go as you’d hoped
At least he’s happy with your charts, that’s a great sign! And him not being worried about one cycle with a possibly weak-o is good as that means it shouldn’t affect things. Fingers crossed you get your BFP soon and don’t have to worry about undergoing any testing!
Mommyxofxone: I’m sure you have nothing to worry about
having this new little one won’t push your daughter away, I am sure of it. Your special bond will stay in tact, try not to worry! And also, wow, your mum sounds like she had some issues there! It’s pregnancy that ruins your boobs, not breastfeeding
Bee: I replied on your journal, just wanted to high-five my cycle-buddy :wave: we’re going to do it this time! Twin BFPs!!
Conundrum: That’s terrible that the hospital wouldn’t respect the mothers’ choices!! That really is shocking!!
AFM: Boring boring boring
waiting to ovulate is so boring!! CD6. On my last clomid tablet today. I’m vaguely looking forward to Friday’s scan to see if I have two follies again. I really want two to develop at the same rate this time if there are two to begin with as I’m pretty sure last cycle the smaller one probably didn’t rupture. My brother’s twins are due soon and it leaves me hankering after a set of my own.
but don't let your mom's experience scare you away, you are both different moms and your babies are different from her babies and the support and equipment and tricks available to us today are all so different (they didn't have a breastfeeding pillow! Woah!) 
i was getting SO much pressure from my midwives to have to be induced, or at least schedule the appt for it the following week, so it was really nice to go naturally!
And the thyroid def seems like something worth looking into more. I know here that when I got mine tested, that 4 would have been out of the normal range. I hope that upping your dose of thyroxine will do the trick for you...!
I hope that you are holding up okay and will join us again when you are feeling ready 
