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Sue, It's so good to hear from you. It means so much that you came on to give me your congratulations. Am so sorry that the IVF route hasn't been successful so far but don't give up hope....You will be a mummy some day soon... I just know it.

Do you intend to try naturally for a while or start into IVF again in the new year? If you intend trying naturally for while I have something which may help, it certainly did for me. I'm sure you had heard about the link between a low-fat diet and infertility? Well i certainly am one of these women who rarely consumes any dairy let alone full fat dairy. In order to try this out I started to eat a small bowl of full fat dairy Ice-Cream for my desert evry night for the past two months and the effect on my cycles was almost immediate, they began to be dare I say it normal and last month i had the best CM I have ever had in my life and I beleive it was this night that this little pickle was conceived... Its just something easy to try and it most definately was the reason for my success. I never had good cm and I think this was why it took so long to get pregnant...

On a lighter note, did you go to the Take That conmcert in Belfast? I heard it was fab... i bet you really enjoyed it...

Finally I wish you and your DH all the best for the next stage of your journey and will be looking out for you closely...

Lots of love

Lisa

Hi Lisa

Obviously I'm not Sue but just wanted to pop on here to leave a message for 2 of my old 2ww buddies...

Lisa so pleased to see you got your BFP after all this time. You truly deserve it and I will be keeping everything crossed for a happy and healthy 9 months for you - well done hun xxx

Sue it is lovely to see you posting on here again and I am so sorry IVF didn't work last time. However, I'm sure you're doing the right thing letting your body rest so it will be completely ready for your next shot at IVF. I will be praying for everything to go to plan next time for you xxx

Take care both of you
Mandy xxx

Hey Lisa,

Thanks for the well wishes hon, I came out of hiding cause I really wanted to come on and say congrats to you cause you were so good to me when i was trying

I only went through the IVF 2 months ago (had 2 cycles that were cancelled) so have another 4 months of "not trying" before going the IVF route again. However I am trying in a broad sense of the word, seeing as I know my cycles like the back of my hand and can pinpoint fairly accurately when I OV I am trying to get a few sneaky sessions in just to see what happens, who knows!!! I did read about you eating the ice-cream every night and when you got your BFP it was the first thing I thought of, like you i have actually a very low fat diet and certainly a low dairy one, don't drink milk, eat very little cheese and yogurts etc, but your story has made me think and especially since the outcome was so great, might just try that bowl of ice-cream too hon

Mandy, thanks too hon, I can't believe Jake is nearly 6 months old already!!!! Where has the time gone to????? Am sure you are so looking forward to Christmas this year

Love SueXXXXXXXX

I've also seen reports about how a low fat diet can contribute to infertilty. I'm not sure how much I beleive it but I've replaced skimmed milk with semi and I've also stopped eating fat free yoghurts. It might be a bit odd, but anythings worth a try! I wish I could remember who published this work so I could tell you all. I think the BBC reported something about 6 months to a year ago.

Chebs

Ok girls, the hormones must really be kicking in now as just had a wee teary moment there as it means so much to me to see how well Jake is doing Mandy and six months old !!! How amazing after evrything you went through to have him... What an amazing xmas you guys are going to have!!

Sue, so glad to see you back on the boards properly as you have been sorely missed. I always looked forward to hearing from you as you always knew what to say and how to cheer us all up, me anyway!! Will be saying a special prayer for you that your xmas and new year will bring you all you've ever wished for...

Hi to Chebs too and I hope your diet change has the same effect as it had on me.

All the best ladies!!

Lots of love

Lisa

Aww thanks Lisa we can't wait for Christmas. My hormones are still shot from pregnancy! I still cry at anything baby related very easily!

Enjoy your pregnancy

xxxxx

Thanks Lisa that means a lot to me And don't worry about the hormones, just means little beanie is snuggling in for the long haul over the next 8/9 months. I'll be keeping an eye on you in the due in July thread hon

Love SueXXXXXXXX