precious-gift
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Hi this is my story
started trying May 2004 (hadnt really used any contraceptives before that), and nothing happened. Seeing my friends having LO's was starting to hurt me, my best friend had 2 kids in the time we were trying. Went to GP nov 2007, and he referred us to fertility clinic for investigations, which i felt was a really long process, probably due to the waiting lists. Had internal scan which showed PCOS. They checked my bloods, have an underactive thyroid, which can also affect fertility. My ex's sperm count was fine, but motility wasn't good, they said that it shouldn't affect our chances of conceiving. Went on to have a laparoscopy, which showed mild endometriosis, and they managed to burn most of it away. So the decided treatment to start was clomid, was a bit dubious that it would work (probably because we had tried so long). Anyway, started that Nov 2008, they recommended 50mg to start and they gave me an internal scan, you are not allowed to produce more than 2 eggs, on that cycle i had produced 7!!! I was devastated as you get your hopes up. Redueced dose on next cycle and luckily i only produced 2
Plenty of 
that month! It was new year and i had invited friends over to celebrate, i had period type pains and symptoms, so was really just waiting for them to arrive, but because i wanted to have a drink and i was a couple of days late, ex went and got a test, and to our utter disbelief it was postitive (had to take 3 more to be sure!) We were both estatic, still cannot take it in. Unfortunately my husband had become scared of being a dad, and left me for another woman, maybe it won't hit him until baby is here, he is convinced he will turn out like his dad and be violent towards us, he said he could never forgive himself for that, and seems to have found it easier to leave rather than work it through. Reason i mention this, as it is vital to communicate and on reflection i think we just plodded along along with fertility problems, i never realised how much it drained me emotionally, so please communicate you feelings, i know i wish i had.
Now 7 months pregnant, ive had it relatively easy, and i just can't wait to meet LO, it is all ive ever wanted, i had resigned myself to thinking it would never happen, so this shows that it does, don't give up hope.
Wish you all the best
xx
started trying May 2004 (hadnt really used any contraceptives before that), and nothing happened. Seeing my friends having LO's was starting to hurt me, my best friend had 2 kids in the time we were trying. Went to GP nov 2007, and he referred us to fertility clinic for investigations, which i felt was a really long process, probably due to the waiting lists. Had internal scan which showed PCOS. They checked my bloods, have an underactive thyroid, which can also affect fertility. My ex's sperm count was fine, but motility wasn't good, they said that it shouldn't affect our chances of conceiving. Went on to have a laparoscopy, which showed mild endometriosis, and they managed to burn most of it away. So the decided treatment to start was clomid, was a bit dubious that it would work (probably because we had tried so long). Anyway, started that Nov 2008, they recommended 50mg to start and they gave me an internal scan, you are not allowed to produce more than 2 eggs, on that cycle i had produced 7!!! I was devastated as you get your hopes up. Redueced dose on next cycle and luckily i only produced 2
Plenty of that month! It was new year and i had invited friends over to celebrate, i had period type pains and symptoms, so was really just waiting for them to arrive, but because i wanted to have a drink and i was a couple of days late, ex went and got a test, and to our utter disbelief it was postitive (had to take 3 more to be sure!) We were both estatic, still cannot take it in. Unfortunately my husband had become scared of being a dad, and left me for another woman, maybe it won't hit him until baby is here, he is convinced he will turn out like his dad and be violent towards us, he said he could never forgive himself for that, and seems to have found it easier to leave rather than work it through. Reason i mention this, as it is vital to communicate and on reflection i think we just plodded along along with fertility problems, i never realised how much it drained me emotionally, so please communicate you feelings, i know i wish i had.Now 7 months pregnant, ive had it relatively easy, and i just can't wait to meet LO, it is all ive ever wanted, i had resigned myself to thinking it would never happen, so this shows that it does, don't give up hope.
Wish you all the best
xx
its really cheered me up! good luck with the birth!
