Hope and ChrisW - welcome to our thread. I am sorry for your losses. No matter what the time, any loss is hard. I have found the most supportive group of ladies in this thread and hope you find the same experience.
Hi to Aries, SuzieQ, angelic, blessed, samcougar and everyone else.
Well I dearly wanted to post that I was #4 of the Cs but AF arrived on Thursday morning. The day after we had seen the FS so it was off to the clinic for a b/t for me for Day 1. It did catch me a bit by surprise and was thinking I would have another 5 to 7 days before AF would arrive (and secretly I was hoping that we were pg anyway).
The FS was enthusiastic about doing some monitored/supported natural cycles before moving onto IVF. Last time we saw her - 2 years ago - there was no discussion about that as an option. It seems Ryan's pg has at least given her some hope that we can fall pg naturally as well. I was relieved as I wasn't prepared mentally to start with the injections although it looks like I will be doing some progesterone support post O with these monitored cycles. I had a really bad headache on Day 1 and day 2, bordering on migraine like because of nausea. It's still hanging around today but not as bad. I think this is oestrogen withdrawal as I used to get it occasionally when I was on the pill, but usually from about day 3 or 4. Along with that I have had a huge emotional reaction to going back to the FS that has caught me by surprise. I feel a bit like we have gone backwards and really have very little hope that we can fall pg using IVF but I also know the stats show that we have 2 to 3 times better odds of an IVF conception than natural. Anyway, I am going to move forward as this is what we decided we are going to do. The difference this time around I keep telling myself is that the FS is going to be working with my TCM therapist so we will have a collaborative approach - hopefully the best of eastern and western medicine.
Anyway, that's enough rambling from me. I hope everybody is well. Sending everyone lots of
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