a year in pictures

Happy New(ish) Year, everyone. Here's to 2010 bringing us all what we hope for.

As is often the case at this time of year, I've been reviewing the past 12 months. They've mostly been pants but instead of boring you and me to tears with lots of words, dear Interwebs, I thought I'd say it with pictures.

January
12 week scan and everything seemed fine with Bean.

February
We lost her on the 6th.

March
First a little break on the lovely island of Malta...










... and then we got back Significant Other proposed, only take it back when I said "yes".

April
I re-started on Metformin and spent pretty much the next 8 weeks sick.

May
We started on a Cl0mid-only regimen, Significant Other and I had a lot of conversations about what we would do if we never had children - and reached no conclusions.

June
We went on holiday to Sant0rini, a ridiculously beautiful Greek island. At this time we were trying the old-fashioned way (i.e Cl0mid and timed interc0urse but no trigger shot).










The week after we came back, Significant Other got food poisoning from a dodgy egg sandwich. He was fit again in 2 days but they were a horrible 2 days.

July
BFN from the "natural cycle", Bean's due date and a very grey and wet birthday stroll along the S0uth Bank, 4th IUI.












August
BFN from the 4th IUI, Significant Other's birthday and an abandoned IUI cycle due to a spectacular lack of follicles.

September
We tried to mentally prepare for IVF and again started, but didn't finish, a lot of conversations about what if I didn't get pregnant again.

October
Preparation cycle.

November
IVF - 2 embryos transferred.










December
Not quite BFPs but positives just the same. Low beta HCg, followed by an even lower level. Told to stop progesterone pessaries and wait for miscarriage (though technically it's called "early pregnancy loss" as it was before 6 weeks) to start, which it did the day before Christmas. We spent a miserable Christmas but then Signficant Other changed his mind at the very last moment about going to visit some friends and we had a brilliant time in the West Country for New Year.










And so here we are, 2010. I don't really have any expectations or high hopes for the coming year. I would just really rather like it if it's not as bad as the past two.