Anyone LTTTC Number One?

[Feisty Fidget]

Welcome Cynthia We are quite a lovely bunch No-one wants to be in this group but we sure are supportive to each-other!

 

[Cynthia86]

Thank you feisty!

 

[lucylou7]

Welcome Cynthia

Hugs Sticky

How good is the weather in the UK girls? i think the sun makes every one a lot happier, and next weekend its meant to be like this too

AFM - feels like ground hog day and we start the cycle again.. i just think some times is it worth it with OH swimmers not hitting the targets i think we put so much pressure on our selves... tbh i have stopped charting etc and am a little bit more relaxed as i was getting too up tight... so im all about having fun now gotta try to stay positive hey

Hope every one has had a lovely weekend lucy xx

 

[Feisty Fidget]

Lucy I think relaxed cycles are vital for saving our sanity!

 

[ickle pand]

Hello Can I join in here please?

As you can see from my signature we've been TTC #1 for over 4.5 years now. We've been seeing a fertility specialist for about 3.5 years as I have PCOS and endometriosis but my weight has always been an issue to get any sort of treatment on the NHS.

Last Feb I had an HSG and was given the all clear. The following month the FS said that since our infertility was unexplained, we would qualify for IVF funding and he would put us on the waiting list, though again that place was conditional on my losing weight. The following month, I got pregnant naturally but sadly m/c'd a week after we found out. Fortunately this didn't affect our place on the IVF waiting list so we've been grieving and trying again since then. I've never been able to do anything about my weight but the FS recommended Lighter Life, so I started that on the first of Feb and I haven't looked back since. It's helped me so much!

We're due to go back to see the FS in July and I think we'll be near the start of the IVF waiting list by then, but I recently found out that the NSAID's (Non steriodal anti-inflamatories) that I was taking for mild arthritis and had been taking for the whole time we've been TTC can cause temporary infertility. So I stopped them immediately and am waiting for my referral to the rheumatologist to come through. I feel really cheated that we've wasted all this time when simply changing my meds could've been all that was needed, so needless to say I'll be having a good talk with the FS about why he didn't think of this sooner. I'm also hoping to defer the IVF so that we can have a few more goes at trying naturally first.

I'm not going to let it make me bitter though - I'm so much healthier now than I've been at anytime while we've been TTC so I know I'll have a healthier pregnancy, labour and be able to run around after a toddler so much more easily now, when our time comes.

I joined a thread on this site for women TTC/NTNP straight after a m/c and I've made some wonderful friends there, but I felt it was time to also find some LTTTC'ers to be friends with who understand.

Looking forward to getting to know you all

 

[ashknowsbest]

Welcome ickle pand!!!

 

[Feisty Fidget]

Welcome ickle pand

So sorry for your recent loss I really hope that once your body adjusts to being off the NSAID's then you will fall with a super sticky baby naturally

 

[ickle pand]

Hello ash! I missed you in the 2WW threads but this is where you've been hiding out lol!

Thanks Feisty Fidget

 

[Feisty Fidget]

Ickle Pand you have just inspired my latest blog post! I was intrigued when you mentioned NSAIDs and infertility so decided to do a piece

Do you suffer from Infertility and regularly use NSAIDs?

 

[ickle pand]

I'm glad you're getting the word out there. The GP I spoke to had never heard of it and was a bit dismissive, even though I'd printed off research papers about it and LUFS. I can't wait to see what the FS has to say about it!

 

[LeeC]

Hi Ladies, thought I'd pop into this thread. As you can see I have had 10 pregnancy losses, 9 miscarriages and 1 ectopic pregnancy (one tuber here).
DH and I have been TTC for 3 years now this time round and have gone over a year now without a sniff of a BFP.
I started spotting this morning after a BFN yesterday 13dpo today.
I need to take a break for a couple of months now as I have been taking steroids for several months due to recurrent pregnancy loss. Gutted that it just isn't happening for us now.
Can any of you lovely ladies advise the best thread for me to join for some support.
I usually hang out in the recurrent miscarriage thread but now feel it's time to seek support and advice from others that are struggling to conceive too
Big hugs to everyone xxx.

 

[Feisty Fidget]

Lee I cannot even begin to imagine the pain you have endured You are one strong lady for battling through and you have amazing courage

You are more then welcome to join us in here I would like to think that we are one of the most supportive threads on BnB and although we are all struggling to conceive number one each of our stories/journeys are very different which is what enables us to help each other.

Most of us in here are actively TTC or a few (like myself) are healing after a loss and WTT - although the majority of our conversations are ttc related (and usually the pain, anger and frustration this brings with it) we do also like to do a bit of general talk too

Hope you'll stay x

 

[LeeC]

Thanks for the welcome Feisty. I am looking forward to getting to know you all x.

 

[ashknowsbest]

ickle pand - I had to leave those threads because I saw so many girls get their BFP and it just wasn't happening for me! I'm really happy for them but I figured I would get a lot of support over here and wouldn't get BFP's thrown at me everyday. I'm glad you joined us over here and all of the ladies on this thread are very supportive and it's nice to be part of this thread!

Welcome LeeC!

 

[ickle pand]

I decided not to stay with them when AF came this time. The same person has been dominating them and not listening to the advice that was given to her and I couldn't take reading it anymore. You know you can check how many times people have posted to a thread? Well she was top of the list and had posted over 100 more posts that the person second in the list. I'm sure you can guess who I'm talking about.

 

[ashknowsbest]

I know exactly who you are talking about. I've left a lot of threads because of that person. I feel like, yes we are here for support but when someone just repeats themselves a million times and doesn't listen it just becomes ... annoying. My OH and I actually think she's a troll ... like not a real troll but someone who joins websites and lies about things and just pretends ... well we think that's what she does ...

 

[LeeC]

Thanks Ash, I completely get how you feel, there has been a number of BFP's on my usual thread and although I am delighted for the rm girls it's difficult for me as it just seems so long since my last BFP.

I have tried soy iso's, EPO and coenzyme Q10 and still nothing. My FF chart indicates that I ov every month but it's just not happening for us now.
I have had numerous tests and so has dh and nothing unusual, I'm so frustrated and each month that passes it gets harder and harder.
I'm sure you all know exactly what I mean. AF is starting today, so always makes me feel even worse when she shows her ugly face.
I am 39 in a couple of months and I'm worried I'm never gonna see another BFP.

I guess I am going to make an appt with my new gp for yet another referral. Joy.

 

[Feisty Fidget]

Lee

There are a few of us here that have had huuuuuuge gaps between pregnancies - I was convinced that we had something wrong and our first pregnancy was just a fluke as 18 months had dragged by. There is another lovely on here that has had quite a few MCs and now like you she has been waiting very patiently for a long time from the last one.

I am curious to know how to find out who the top poster in a thread is! I am very nosey and all to aware that I may sometimes have a tendency to dominate things This would be very handy for me to make sure I wasn't

 

[LeeC]

Thanks for the reassurance, I'm starting to wonder if we are actually doing it properly lol...

 

[ickle pand]

I'm glad it's not just me Ash. I've thought she might be a troll too.

I'm sure you're nothing like this girl Feisty!