Charlotte and me: Time line.

1/5/07 Started TTC, i came off birth control.
16/9/07 Diagnosed with PCOS, excess hair, lack of periods, weight gain.
15/3/08 lump removed from right breast, turned out to be nothing.
9/9/08 Specialist suggested losing weight with the help of weight management appointments.
2/12/08 Start weight management.
13/1/09 Follow up with weight management, lost 6lbs but bloods show no ovulation.
4/2/10 Finish up weight management after losing 21 lbs, No signs of ovulation, referred back to specialist.
24/3/10 Back at the specialists, put on metformin, sent for sperm analysis.
17/6/10 Follow up at specialist, metformin not for me, offered first round of clomid and day 21 progesterone test. Results not found for SA.
10/8/10 Rang the MR's doctor to find the SA results and they couldn't find any.
19/8/10 Follow up with specialist. No results were found at the lab for the SA meaning not tested, all treatment stopped until another SA tested. Appointment in a month.
24/8/10 Appointment date arrived for 2 months time not 1 month for 14/10/10
27/8/10 Second sample handed in.
30/8/10 day 40 BFN
7/9/10 AF finally showed up after a 48 day cycle
15/9/10 AF finally over.
28/9/10 AF here again.
14/10/10 appointment today, SA results in and very low quality, no more clomid cycles, bypassing IUI, being referred for IVF.
26/10/10 AF turned up today (2nd cycle using mooncup, lot more comfortable)
15/11/10 rang GP today letter came from specialist with referral for IVF appointment 17/11/10 to run through application for NHS funding
17/11/10 went to appointment, BMI was 31.1 which was too high but doc says she will put down that i was on weight watchers, have to wait to hear from them could be over a month.
30/11/10 AF here with force feels like my uterus will fall out its so heavy. (3rd cycle using mooncup. best product ever!!!!!!!)
6/12/10 3rd week of weight watchers, 4.5lbs down in 2 weeks, 3.5lbs to be under BMI of 30 and qualify for IVF.
4/1/11 AF arrived still using mooncup and still great buy, definatly would have used more money on pads and tampons.

14/5/11 Met my new partner.
21/9/11 registered at new doctors and had initial assessment with the nurse who went though all my problems with fertility and suggested that i start folic acid one to help with the bit of anaemia i sometimes suffer with and if i do fall pregnant i am covered for that.
25/9/11 AF very light.
26/9/11 Started taking folic acid and AF ended in 2 days.
11/11/11 BFP!!!!!!!! very light on cheap test, got CB digital and in minutes it confirmed PREGNANT.
4/12/11 10 weeks. booking appointment at home due to it being Sunday, midwife to fax over scan referral in the morning and should get it in a week.
13/12/11 11 weeks. no scan date so rang maternity to see if i was booked in and they had no note of me at all. I had to give them all my details and they made appointment for 28th December. 13+3.
28/12/11. Had scan dates were out by 2 and half weeks, dated 10+6, CRL 40.6mm, too early for NT reschedule scan for 18/1/12. EDD 19/7/12.
18/1/12 13 weeks 6 days. Rescanned all healthy, 79.5mm, baby too wriggly couldn't do NT, needed quad test.
3/2/12 16 weeks 2 days. MW appointment advised flu jab.
5/2/12. Quad test results very low risk of downs at 1 in 54,000, great relief.
2/3/12 20 weeks 1 day. 20 week scan, don't want to know sex, Placenta: Anterior. BPD: 47.6mm. FL: 34.0mm. HC: 183.0mm. AC: 147.7mm. EFW: 342.26g or 12.08oz or 0.76lbs. Next appointment 30/3/12 with MW should hear babies heartbeat.

21/6/12 36 weeks. Last day at work
22/6/12 36 weeks 1 day. MW appointment, worried about PE due to swelling and high BP so sent to hospital. Put on monitor and doc had a feel, thinks baby is small, growth scan and monitor in the morning.
23/6/12 36 weeks 2 days. Back at the hospital, growth scan show baby few weeks behind, little bit small BP all over the place monitor fine sent home to do 24 hour urine test for PE, put on BP tablets, MW to visit next day.
24/6/12 36 weeks 3 days. Major headache and sickness MW came and BP 180/120 so sent back to hospital. Doc decided i was to be kept in till baby comes. and keep taking BP tablets.
28/6/12 37 weeks. possibility of being started today. Updated. Started off at 9:30pm contractions started right away, uncomfortable night very excited.
29/6/12 37 weeks 1 day. Very uncomfortable pressure down below decided to go for a walk around. 7pm OH arrived and went for another walk and back for 8:30pm asked for birth ball and a fan, before MW came back i coughed started to bleed and was sorted for EMCS. Charlotte born at 9:10pm, most amazing but scary moment of my life. Weighed 6lb 7oz.

4/7/12 day 5. BFing, weight dropped to 5lb 6oz. review in 2 days.
6/7/12 day 7. Stopped BFing switch to FF weight still 5lb 6oz. review in 3 days.
9/7/12 day 10. Weight up to 6lb 1oz. very pleased.
16/7/12 day 17. Up to 6lb 11oz.
26/7/12 4 weeks. 7lb 9oz
8/8/12 6 weeks. 8lb 11oz. length 54, HC 34.7
30/8/12 9 weeks. 9lb 11oz
20/9/12 12 weeks. 10lb 14oz.

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