Sporty. Nice of you to drop by.

Summer, you have no idea just how much of those posts could have been written by me at some point in time! I so wanted the problem to just be me - to take all of the burden on myself and not let DH have to feel bad about it. But in some ways, I think it's bringing us closer together that it's a shared problem and not just one of us. The decreased number of normal forms is morphology, just under a different name. DH actually kept the results of his second analysis from me. This was the one done by a specialist semenologist, and the assessment on that one was "unsuitable for natural conception". He didn't tell me that until the second FS appointment when we were told that he had absolutely no sperm capable of making it to the right place even with IUI. I know it's utterly depressing, but have faith! There are things that can be done to overcome every single one of those problems. Metformin will fix the insulin resistance, there are drugs to make you ovulate if needed, the technology is around for IVF, and ICSI can be done if sperm numbers aren't up to scratch. I know it's expensive! We have to produce $3600 for Monday morning... but most of that will come back to us from medicare fairly soon afterwards. Try to think positively - the delay has actually allowed you to become eligible for maternity leave before you'll actually need it. The advantages of having a guaranteed job to go back to after bubs is born are enormous! You may eventually decide not to, but the knowledge that the job will be there for you should be comforting. Don't ever feel bad about posting, we're here to support each other through the bad times as well as rejoice with each other for the good times. :hugs: It will be ok! Trust me. Friday isn't far away now, and you'll very soon get things underway... and then it will all happen so fast your head will be spinning!

BG, I lost my Grandmother late last year to cancer. I knew that the one thing she loved most of all was her family, and that nothing would have made her happier than to have another great-grandchild... I am still quite sad that I never was able to produce one for her while she was alive, nor even tell her that we were trying hard but were having a few problems. It's tough, and very hard to deal with, but I'm taking comfort in the fact that where she is now there is no more pain and she knows everything now... and hopefully is helping God pick out the right little soul to be our child. Once again, I'm so very sorry that your Nan is gone, and very sorry that it happened on such a special day for you.

Alex, I know exactly what you mean! Everyone here is wonderful, and we seem to have bonded so very quickly. Hopefully one day we'll be able to gather small groups of us together and show off our gorgeous babies. It's certainly giving me some inspiration into talking DH into taking me around the country a bit to meet up with people where possible.

Hollybolly, my clinic will also only put one embryo back, which is a little depressing as I quite like the idea of twins. Although I have heard stories about one embryo being put back and resulting in twins - identical ones! Also a freakish FET cycle that resulted in boy-girl twins, with both the frozen embryo sticking, and natural conception with the egg that was released at ovulation. Lets just hope all those signs are positive and the decision will be completely unnecessary.

Loula, Dreambub, I'm sure sushee gathered up all the left over baby dust in the other thread and brought it over here. Plus Sporty's dose. I think we've got enough to take care of you two and guarantee Megan some good news for Friday as well.


After waking up with synarel headaches, arthritis pain and period pain this morning I am finally starting to feel a bit more human! I have acupuncture tomorrow and that should have me feeling a heap better. Does anyone else sound like they have a permanent head cold while on synarel? People are starting to comment on how stuffy and nasal I sound!

BW