Hello Ladies
I've been lurking and reading for some time now but have finally plucked up the courage to post.
In a way I feel sad as it seems to make it finally seem like this is really happening to me. Think I've been burying my head in the sand up to now. On the other hand I feel like it will be good to share my experiences with others who have been there or are there. We decided not to tell any friends or family about ttc or tests/treatment at this stage.
I'm 34 and ttc for a year. Had bloods and HSG and boyfriend has had semen analysis. My periods have always been very irregular - 28 - 100+ day cycles which meant it was no surprise to be told that they don't think I am ovulating. Bit more of a surprise to hear that boyfriends sperm are "a bit sluggish"! Thankfully he's very laid back and took this much better than I had expected. He's taking my pleas that he cut out alcohol less favourably! We've reached a compromise that he can still have a drink but he cut down and start taking vitamin supplements (zinc, A, C, E and selenium) in preparation for a second SA in May.
I've been incredibly fortunate in having a great GP who refered me super fast to fertility clinic and a fab nurse specialist who is really approachable and understanding. I'm starting on clomid in May - I am due to start norethisterone end of April to induce a period and then go from there. My nurse plans to scan 3 times a week from CD10.
Bit less fortunate in having abnormal smear result in midst of all the fertility tests necessitating referral to colposcopy who have since had an insufficient sample result so i have to go through that again in June. I had elected to not have a smear test but was initially told I could not be referred for fertility tests without an up to date smear - has anyone else had this experience?
Anyway far too much poking and prodding all in all but I feel really positive about starting clomid which is what i wanted all along really - it's just taken a long 12 months to get here! In some ways I only really feel like we are just starting ttc as I knew it was pointless before.
So that's me! A lot longer than i had planned to write - apologies. Not too good with the abbreviations yet but I'm learning fast.
Look forward to getting to know you all better
A
I've been lurking and reading for some time now but have finally plucked up the courage to post.
In a way I feel sad as it seems to make it finally seem like this is really happening to me. Think I've been burying my head in the sand up to now. On the other hand I feel like it will be good to share my experiences with others who have been there or are there. We decided not to tell any friends or family about ttc or tests/treatment at this stage.
I'm 34 and ttc for a year. Had bloods and HSG and boyfriend has had semen analysis. My periods have always been very irregular - 28 - 100+ day cycles which meant it was no surprise to be told that they don't think I am ovulating. Bit more of a surprise to hear that boyfriends sperm are "a bit sluggish"! Thankfully he's very laid back and took this much better than I had expected. He's taking my pleas that he cut out alcohol less favourably! We've reached a compromise that he can still have a drink but he cut down and start taking vitamin supplements (zinc, A, C, E and selenium) in preparation for a second SA in May.
I've been incredibly fortunate in having a great GP who refered me super fast to fertility clinic and a fab nurse specialist who is really approachable and understanding. I'm starting on clomid in May - I am due to start norethisterone end of April to induce a period and then go from there. My nurse plans to scan 3 times a week from CD10.
Bit less fortunate in having abnormal smear result in midst of all the fertility tests necessitating referral to colposcopy who have since had an insufficient sample result so i have to go through that again in June. I had elected to not have a smear test but was initially told I could not be referred for fertility tests without an up to date smear - has anyone else had this experience?
Anyway far too much poking and prodding all in all but I feel really positive about starting clomid which is what i wanted all along really - it's just taken a long 12 months to get here! In some ways I only really feel like we are just starting ttc as I knew it was pointless before.
So that's me! A lot longer than i had planned to write - apologies. Not too good with the abbreviations yet but I'm learning fast.
Look forward to getting to know you all better
A
