I feel like I should mention, just incase you couldn’t tell. I LOVE GIRAFFES ❤ I have been dreading turning 30. I think it is because when I was younger I had an idea of how life at 30 would be for me, and that was married, owning a house and with 2 to 3Continue reading “16. TURNING DIRTY THIRTY”
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15. LOCKDOWN & THE WAITING GAME
Lockdown 2020. As I said, shortly after my operation, The UK, well the whole world went into lockdown. Working from home was great to start with, the dogs loved it, I could do bits around the house during lunchtime or sit in the garden with my lunch when the weather was nice, and lets beContinue reading “15. LOCKDOWN & THE WAITING GAME”
14. LAPAROSCOPY & OVARY DRILLING
During my last round of letrozole, I had asked my private consultant to write to my GP and request a laparoscopy as in over 6 years of trying to conceive I had not had one to have a really good look at what was going on inside. New years eve 2019-2020 I went to seeContinue reading “14. LAPAROSCOPY & OVARY DRILLING”
13. ROUND FIVE – Merry Christmas!
Due to me being unresponsive to the last round, my consultant advised we should double up the dose this time and if it has the same outcome then we can triple the dose the time after. I asked if we could just triple up this time, to which they agreed. So, here we go roundContinue reading “13. ROUND FIVE – Merry Christmas!”
12. LETS TRY SOMETHING ELSE
Five months had passed since our last round of clomid. We went to have a chat with the fertility consultant about our options, we could either continue with 3 more rounds of clomid, as they only like you to do 6 maximum ideally, or we could try Letrozole. Letrozole is actually a drug given toContinue reading “12. LETS TRY SOMETHING ELSE”
11. TAKING A BREAK…
After the last round and what it did to me mentally when it was not successful we decided it was best to take a bit of a break from treatment. There was many ups and downs during this time. The amount of time I spent pretending to be happy probably should have won me anContinue reading “11. TAKING A BREAK…”
10. HERE WE GO AGAIN – ROUND THREE
Here we are for round three, we chatted with our consultant and decided to introduce a trigger injection to this round. It may be a case that my follicles are growing, but I am still not actually ovulating, once there is a follicle of the right size, I would do a trigger injection to effectivelyContinue reading “10. HERE WE GO AGAIN – ROUND THREE”
7. PRIVATE EXPERIENCE
The day had come for us to go and have a consultation at a private fertility clinic, we had to wait a mere week after calling for our appointment. Wow, private clinics are on another level. We walk in and are greeted immediately by a warm and lovely receptionist who takes all of our details,Continue reading “7. PRIVATE EXPERIENCE”
6. HONEYMOON PERIOD (literally)
Ok… Enough background, I would like to bring you to the present as soon as I can. So a brief story on what has transpired in the last few years since we got married. We went on a wonderful cruise for our honeymoon, it was amazing, however I came on my period yay! Story ofContinue reading “6. HONEYMOON PERIOD (literally)”
5. WE GOT MARRIED!
The 11th March 2017 – Our Wedding Day Exactly 4 years previously is when we committed to being in a relationship with each other, and we have not looked back since. It was finally the big day. I got ready with my friends, a pretty chilled morning, just how I wanted it to be. IContinue reading “5. WE GOT MARRIED!”
Tough Times & Chasing Lines 