Hello to everyone who is ttc .....
I have been trying for 14 months to no avail. I thought that it was going to be so easy - my mum has 4 children and fell pg every time she tried so I thought that I would be the same.
For the first 6 months, I was obsessed. It didn't help that I had just got married and everyone was asking when we were going to start for a family. I bought books and read up on them, bough ovulation sticks and peed on them, changed my diet, everything, but nothing worked. It was last christams that DH said that we should relax a little and see whether it would be best if we didn't try as hard - still nothing happened!
I haven't bough any more ovulation sticks (I spent a fortune on them!) but I kinda know when I am likely to ovulate so try a little harder around that time.
Once it reached the 12 month stage, I visited my gp and told him my sad little story - he was great, really understanding and told me that he would refer me to the nurse to have blood tests. I had my first test booked in - as I calculated my cycle - well this is when it went wrong, my cycle which had been 33 days forever, now decided to change to 21! I had to cancel the test and re-calculate my cycles. My cycle is now between 30-33 days.
After talking to DH we agreed that I should wait until we had been on holiday and then I should go back to the doctors. We had a fab 2 weeks away in the sun, we relaxed and laughed and had loads of fun. It was exactly what we both needed.
Well we got home last Saturday, af arrived last Sunday!!! so first thing Monday morning, I was on the phone to the GP surgery making my 5 day blood test appointment. I went on Thursday for the test and had a chat to the nurse (who herself has also been trying since December). I have got my 21 day test booked in on 30th September and will get the results the week after, which I am really really scared about. The nurse was great though, she said that the worst that can happen is that I will be referred to the hospital whose job it is to make me pg. I suppose I shouldn't worry until I know what is happening.
So for anyone else who is in the same boat as me, my heart goes out to you. It's great to have this forum, to be able to speak to others who know what you are going through.
Baby Dust to you all Xxxxx
I have been trying for 14 months to no avail. I thought that it was going to be so easy - my mum has 4 children and fell pg every time she tried so I thought that I would be the same.
For the first 6 months, I was obsessed. It didn't help that I had just got married and everyone was asking when we were going to start for a family. I bought books and read up on them, bough ovulation sticks and peed on them, changed my diet, everything, but nothing worked. It was last christams that DH said that we should relax a little and see whether it would be best if we didn't try as hard - still nothing happened!
I haven't bough any more ovulation sticks (I spent a fortune on them!) but I kinda know when I am likely to ovulate so try a little harder around that time.
Once it reached the 12 month stage, I visited my gp and told him my sad little story - he was great, really understanding and told me that he would refer me to the nurse to have blood tests. I had my first test booked in - as I calculated my cycle - well this is when it went wrong, my cycle which had been 33 days forever, now decided to change to 21! I had to cancel the test and re-calculate my cycles. My cycle is now between 30-33 days.
After talking to DH we agreed that I should wait until we had been on holiday and then I should go back to the doctors. We had a fab 2 weeks away in the sun, we relaxed and laughed and had loads of fun. It was exactly what we both needed.
Well we got home last Saturday, af arrived last Sunday!!! so first thing Monday morning, I was on the phone to the GP surgery making my 5 day blood test appointment. I went on Thursday for the test and had a chat to the nurse (who herself has also been trying since December). I have got my 21 day test booked in on 30th September and will get the results the week after, which I am really really scared about. The nurse was great though, she said that the worst that can happen is that I will be referred to the hospital whose job it is to make me pg. I suppose I shouldn't worry until I know what is happening.
So for anyone else who is in the same boat as me, my heart goes out to you. It's great to have this forum, to be able to speak to others who know what you are going through.
Baby Dust to you all Xxxxx
