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”
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 still consumed by IVF but ‘dared to dream’,…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”
It must be hard being the husband of a woman going through a miscarriage. “Are you the partner?” said the doctor to my husband as we waited for our ERPC procedure last Monday. I thought: who the bloody hell do you think he is (in my usual, convivial way)?! I can’t put myself fully in…Continue Reading “Six ways to support your husband or partner following a miscarriage”
Deciding how long to take off work after a missed miscarriage is tricky. I agonised over it unnecessarily for days. It’s been 12 days since we discovered I’d had a missed miscarriage. The pregnancy stopped at nine weeks, but there were no signs that anything was wrong until the 12-week scan. Finding out I was…Continue Reading “How long to take off work after a missed miscarriage”
First of all, I’m so sorry that you are having to go through this. I had my ERPC procedure following a missed miscarriage over a week ago, so my account is fresh, but not raw. Yours may be a bit different to mine, but here’s what having an ERPC was like on the NHS for…Continue Reading “What to expect from an ERPC on the NHS”
What do you do when you go to your 12-week scan and find out your baby died three weeks ago? I hope you never, ever have to experience what we went through yesterday. The pause when the sonographer sees the foetus. The pressing down harder. The questions: have you had any cramping or bleeding? Where…Continue Reading “No heartbeat – 12-week scan”