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Category Archives: 2014
Bye Bye 2014
Well. Wasn’t 2014 a big bitch? I have to say, I am very glad to be getting rid of this year. It has had its highlights, but for the most part it has been the worst year of my life. … Continue reading
Posted in 2014
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Big Fat Period
Well, I got my period. Should have seen that one coming ten miles off! I’m gutted about last cycle. I really thought that ovulating late was my problem, but it seems even with an early ovulation our chance is fairly … Continue reading
8dpo and 9dpo Big Fat Negative
This is why we don’t test early. This is it.
8DPO – Christmas and Going Insane
Merry Christmas to all my lovely readers and fellow bloggers! I hope today sees you filled with food and spending time with family. We had a quiet Christmas Day yesterday. Just Amy, me and the dogs. We didn’t have gifts … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, 2ww, artificial insemination, babies, baby, bfn, bfp, cervical mucus, cervix, charting, charts, clinics, Clomid, cramps, cycle days, Dogs, donor, donor sperm, donors, fertility, infertility, insemination, luteal phase, nausea, NHS, opk, PCOS, symptom, symptom spotting, symptoms, ttc, two week wait
Tagged christmas, symptom spotting, two week wait
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Paging Dr “Duh”!
This evening I had an appointment with the “fertility specialist” at my GP surgery. You’ll see the reason for the quote marks around fertility specialist as the post goes on… You may remember that after we lost Squishy in July … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, 2ww, clinics, Clomid, cycle days, doctor, dr, Education, fertility, infertility
Tagged clomid, doctor, stupid advice
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I’m VERY Bad At Waiting
Four days post ovulation over here. Yup. Just four days! This two week wait seems to be dragging like a biiiiitch. I think it’s because I ovulated early and therefore know we are in with a good chance this cycle. … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, 2ww, Clomid, cycle days, doctor, health, infertility, nausea, opk, symptom, symptom spotting, symptoms, ttc, two week wait
Tagged two week wait
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Ain’t That Some Surprise…
Last night (cd18) I got a very dark OPK, leaving me wondering if it would go positive this morning. I texted Superhero Donor to make him aware that we might need him today and he said he could (thankfully) donate … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, 2ww, artificial insemination, donor, donor sperm, eggs, fertility, insemination, luteal phase, opk, PCOS, positive, positive test, sperm, Sperm donor, Superhero Donor, two week wait
Tagged insemination, ovulation, two week wait
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Loki the Heart Healer
Part two of our dog saga. As you all know, we lost our lovely dog, Gizmo, almost three weeks ago now. Our other dog, Misty, has never been without him. The first couple of days after we lost him, she … Continue reading
Spearmint Helps PCOS? Sign me up!
Today a friend on a forum posted some interesting research about the effects of spearmint tea on testosterone levels and therefore symptoms of PCOS. I don’t suffer too badly with PCOS symptoms – I would say most of them are … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, diet, fair trade, health, healthy, healthy snacks, herbal, organic, PCOS, spearmint, Tea, weightloss
Tagged pcos, spearmint, tea
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Papa, Eden & Me 