Today we went for our 12-week pregnancy scan. I say ‘second time lucky’ in the title because almost six months to the day, we made the same journey to the same hospital where we discovered our missed miscarriage. Going back to Frimley Green hospital was scary for us. We were petrified it might be history…Continue Reading “Our 12-week pregnancy scan – second time lucky?”
11+2 – I’m 11 weeks pregnant and it’s only a week and a day to go until my 12-week scan. There’s not been a lot to report on the symptoms front, I’m pleased to report. My (.)(.) are still sensitive, I’m still exhausted and I feel mildly nauseous every now and then. I had a…Continue Reading “One week till the 12-week scan”
9 weeks – nine weeks pregnant on the nose was our booking-in appointment at the doctor’s. The midwife was lovely. She asked if we were excited and we said not really, as we’d been in that same office six months ago and it’d all gone wrong a few weeks later (we’d seen a different midwife…Continue Reading “Nine and 10 weeks – the danger zone”
7wks – what an up and down week it’s been to get to this point. I can’t believe I’m now at the seven-week mark. And I have big news. I was actually sick today. In the morning. I do believe that’s what’s called morning sickness! Proper pregnancy symptoms right here! A wave of nausea came…Continue Reading “Seven and eight weeks pregnant…”
6w+1 – today we travelled up North to a seaside place called Filey to stay in a little cottage with my parents and brother. The feelings of nausea from the day before had gone, although I felt yucky – I suppose a bit queasy and tired. I had quite a lot of spotting today, more…Continue Reading “Six weeks pregnant and counting”
Now I’m passed the two week wait and got a positive on a home pregnancy test, the next stage begins. The waiting. The constant knicker checking. The (.)(.) prodding. The googling. The count-downing. Here we go: 13dp5dt – nothing much to report. A few twinges down below, a little bit of cramping, and sensitive (.)(.),…Continue Reading “FET BFP – post 2WW progress”
Well hello there. Thought I’d forgotten about you? No way. I’ve been having a few months off to get over what’s been a tough 2019. But now I’m back, and here to tell you all about my first Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) – my fourth IVF cycle – recently undertaken at GENNET, Prague. So what’s…Continue Reading “My first FET – GENNET August 2019”
It’s been three weeks and one day since we discovered our missed miscarriage at the 12-week scan. And two weeks five days since the ERPC procedure. So let’s call it three weeks since the nightmare began. When we heard those words, that our baby had no heartbeat, my own heart broke. I looked at my…Continue Reading “5 ways I knew I felt ‘better’ after my miscarriage”
My IVF one-month challenges series begins in earnest! It’s been just over two weeks since I had an ERPC procedure for my 12-week missed miscarriage and I’m slowly starting to feel more like the old me. No, not that care-free old me that existed before trying for a baby, silly. More the one who was…Continue Reading “10 push-ups a day: IVF one-month challenge”
While on sick leave from our recent missed miscarriage and subsequent ERPC procedure, I went to the library (it’s one of my favourite places) and took The IVF Diet – Zita West out. The book was a pleasant surprise. I’m not normally interested in cooking or recipes, and generally find books like this a bit…Continue Reading “The IVF Diet – Zita West: my top 10 take-aways”