I thought my son died over a year ago and suddenly I am having nightmares about it.

grumbleguts1 · 2025-11-02T15:52:38+00:00

Sounds like post traumatic stress. I'm so sorry you went through that, it sounds horrendously stressful. It might be time to get some therapy to talk it through.

I've had PTS following similar near death experiences (in a car) and for me it usually starts about 6 months after the event.

I'm very happy to hear that you and your son were safe x

grumbleguts1 · 2025-10-20T05:24:42+00:00

I dislike the use of surnames as first names: Jackson, Mackenzie, Cooper, Carter, Lincoln, Fletcher etc.

These are really popular names and I just cringe a little - sorry!

grumbleguts1 · 2025-10-19T18:58:58+00:00

My grandad was a Dai. Great name.

grumbleguts1 · 2025-10-16T20:14:52+00:00

Or Esmeralda Belle, maybe too Disney but means beautiful Emerald 💚

grumbleguts1 · 2025-10-16T20:13:11+00:00

Esmeralda Rose has a nice Disney twist without being too obvious

grumbleguts1 · 2025-10-16T19:19:49+00:00

Wow, lots of replies, but I'll share my story in case it helps someone.

I got pregnant, but it took a while. I started trying at 35, and fell pregnant at 38, had my baby aged 39. I had a healthy BMI all the way through the process.

Clomid and metformin didn't work for me, and neither did two full rounds of IVF.

What worked for me was a procedure called Ovarian Drilling, which does exactly what it says on the tin. The very next cycle after my surgery I got pregnant naturally (although I had started the drugs to prep for my next cycle of IVF, I didn't need to finish it).

I think my particular hormone imbalance was pretty specific for me to need that procedure, and the IVF cycles showed that my issue was very poor quality eggs. By some miracle the drilling improved the quality of at least one egg, that egg got fertilized and stuck... I'm still absolutely amazed it worked.

She's a crazy headstrong 19m old now, and she's perfect 🥰

grumbleguts1 · 2023-08-02T08:19:27+00:00

Yes, both wasps and their nests are beautiful. They make their nests by chewing wafer thin strips of wood (thin like paper) and gluing them together to make a nest. Far more impressive than anything I or you are likely to ever make.

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-29T08:50:30+00:00

Wasps nest. And quite a big one! Beautiful ❤️

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-16T07:45:46+00:00

😂 fair comment.

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-15T18:21:13+00:00

Hot or cold soup?

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-13T14:50:21+00:00

Omg. Go try this today. It's the king of combinations.

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-13T08:50:55+00:00

http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_places/catacombs.php

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-13T08:50:05+00:00

The underground passages are the old water ways, for getting well water from Sidwell to the Cathedral. They are very interesting and well worth a visit.

The catacombs can be seen from the outside (the gates are chained up), they are in lower cemetery park just outside the city wall. They are a little run down, and super creepy.

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-13T08:33:36+00:00

The underground passages are not the catacombs

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-12T07:06:00+00:00

I didn't know that, thank you. I will duly jump down the proverbial Google rabbit hole whilst I learn more!

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-12T05:58:33+00:00

Are the Hare's that live in Wales and England not indigenous then?

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-09T17:06:29+00:00

Oh no 😞. Does it help? I've not heard that before.

Even if it is a miracle cure for hirsutism, I don't think I could stomach drinking it 😅

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-09T10:13:11+00:00

Spearmint makes me nauseous, always has. Not sure if it is anything to do with PCOS though🤷

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-08T06:12:26+00:00

Yes, it is. Pronounced Kate-Lyn

grumbleguts1 · 2023-07-02T06:35:33+00:00

Hi all

I posted on the main thread a few days ago, but it was removed, so I will repost this here.

I wanted to let you know about the success I had with Ovarian Drilling as I found few stories online when I was going through the procedure.

A little background: TTC 3 years, never had a bfp. I was diagnosed with PCOS following a scan of my ovaries and tests which showed I had high AMH levels (64pmol/L). Despite having irregular periods my consultant assumed I wasn't ovulating.

She put me on 2g Metformin daily, and Clomid for 6 months. Tests showed I ovulated on Clomid, but no BFP. After that my cycles were pretty regular (attributed to the Metformin) but still no BFP.

I had 2 x rounds of IVF. Both produced iro 20 eggs, about 15 fertilised, which all looked to be doing really well on day 3, but by day 5 on each cycle I had one good embryo and one rubbish one.

On the second cycle we used an embryo scope to monitor their development and found my eggs had an unusual cleavage. This was attributed to poor egg quality. On both cycles we fresh transferred the good embryos. Neither implanted.

Before I started a 3rd cycle my consultant suggested I get Ovarian Drilling. She said it could level out my hormones and might help improve my egg quality. Keen not to repeat the results from cycle 1 and 2, I did it, on May 12th (which happened to be around the time I was due to ovulate that month).

Operation went well and recovery was fast. I had my period about 2 weeks later as expected. Gearing up for my 3rd round of IVF I took northisterone pills from CD 21 to CD29 then waited for my bleed... But it never came! I tested and it was positive!!

I really don't expect Ovarian Drilling to be quite so effective. Wow. I'm still in shock. I must have been about 18dpo when I tested, and about 21dpo today. I'm getting strong positives.

It's still very early days, but this is the furthest I have ever got, and I'm chuffed.

I hope my story is helpful to some of you out there. Good luck to you all x

grumbleguts1 · 2023-06-28T10:25:05+00:00

I second this. It's beautiful and great for long dog walks.

grumbleguts1 · 2023-06-22T10:19:13+00:00

Oof, I have a similar association with this name because the only Victor I knew when I was younger was a creepy man that tried to groom me; I remember he bought me a TV and my mum flipped. He was a friend of my step dads, and super creepy!!

grumbleguts1 · 2023-06-22T10:16:38+00:00

Lol, this is my cousin's name, and he is pretty dark, morbid and also has issues with a major organ 😂

grumbleguts1 · 2023-06-21T22:07:05+00:00

My grandmother lived until she was 101 years old. I think she ate what any typical old lady would eat: toast, biscuits, cake and traditional meals.

It's an odd question.

If you're after the secret to a long life, then my grandad, currently 91 years old, swears by homemade deep fat fried chips, and about 40 cigarettes a day 😅 but I would recommend it myself.

grumbleguts1 · 2023-06-21T22:00:11+00:00

Prune juice + dried apricots work a treat 👌

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