Hi Katie,

The most annoying factor about the HSG was stumbling across this information while talking to a collegue at work about her first IUI and subsequently asking my gynaecologist a lot of questions. I was really surprised no-one mentioned anything at the IVF clinic. Could this have stopped the IUI procedure from working - who knows?

Now I'm in the never never world of waiting. I had a read of some information from the Donor support group and found out that it's not just our clinic that has run out of donors - it's a phenomenon around Australia. We are so lucky that a friend has offered to help out, but the waiting is driving me nuts!! This time last year I was getting ready for our first IUI, and going 100 miles an hour. Now it is dead calm.

I feel for you about the pregnancy feelings. I seriously thought that I was pregnant and miscarried in 1995 - but I have no medical proof that this happened. I also felt my body change after the sperm was implanted last year - but I've read somewhere that this can be a reaction to the drugs that you take. I was heartbroken when I got my AF - I had it in my head that we had gone through so many emotional highjumps that I would fall pregnant easily. How wrong I was...

I just think now that I was trying to get pregnant in my time, and not at the right time for me. I've learned a lot about letting things happen rather than pushing - but it's a hard lesson.

Fingers crossed for you that everything goes well. And I don't mind venting - where else are you going to find people that understand what you're going through?

Have a great day - all the best for 2 weeks time...