Well, no growth of follicles again today. They've increased my FSH dose to 112.5 IU and I'll have another scan on Tuesday. I briefly chatted to Mr Walker our consultant. He seems of the mind that I might well just suddenly ...
We've now been taking 75 IU of FSH for 7 days, and I had a scan on Tuesday to check progress. This was an extra bonus scan for us, as I'm at high risk of OHSS. This stands for Ovarian hyperstimulation ...
We've been doing IVFs for just over a week now. I'm done with the progesterone tablet, and am expecting the imminent arrival of shark week (yes, I Googled slang terms for period and this is my new favourite.) We've also been ...
The good news is - John's operation went ahead and he is now recovering at home and doing well. That pesky gallbladder has been removed, and he is now taking some time to reboot into version 3.0 (2.0 occurred after ...
I had a scan on Tuesday and another today. I think that takes us to 5 so far. This is possibly the most frequent action I've seen down there since Toby was born*. On Tuesday we saw one follicle that perhaps ...
It's been a while, and I'm blaming the bed crisis in the NHS for this. I began taking the drug to induce a period on 2nd January, as planned. It was pretty uneventful, though I did feel a bit more moody ...
As the day arrived for our appointment with our lovely consultant, Mr Walker, we had planned the morning with military precision to ensure we'd beat rush hour traffic and the Toddler Factor (normally +15mins to leave the house). However, despite ...
Hello! Welcome back! It's been a while. In all honesty, I'd sort of hoped to never see you again. This blog was a great catharsis to me when enduring the ups and downs of trying to conceive our first child, Toby, ...
As I walk past the card shops, florists and gift stores, there is a disconnect in my brain. The many Mothers' Day adverts still make me think of my mum and my mother-in-law and I'm normally several steps beyond them ...
Hello, it's been a while! We're four months into parenthood, and I think it's pretty brilliant actually. I still can't believe Toby is real at times, and I wonder when that will finally sink in. But we're into the swing of ...