Welcome to LT TTC & Assisted Conception - Please Read before Posting

[Sarah_H]

Hello and welcome to the BellyBelly Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception Forum.

Your Moderators of this forum are:

Sushee Senior Moderator
Gargy Moderator
Dusty Moderator

Your Administrator of this forum is Sarah_H If at any time you'd like to make a suggestion (which we always welcome!), provide any feedback for this forum or make a complaint, please contact her by email or if you prefer one of the moderators.

To contact any of the above, please see this post.

We appreciate all your feedback as it does help to make our forums a much happier, relaxed place to chat! Your comments will be taken seriously and treated with confidentiality, so please feel free to contact us anytime!

Best wishes to all of those who are going through a long & complicated TTC journey. We hope to see lots of BFPs soon.

You might also like to check out the Conception Articles on the main site of BellyBelly. New articles are added every month or two.

[sushee]

Ladies,

Just a reminder to everyone who posts in the LTTTC/AC forums that there is an extra need for sensitivity when contributing to these forums.

The internet can sometimes make messages come across the wrong way, or insensitively, causing hurt and frustration to other members, because internet communication is the written word rather than face to face. There isn't the value of the spoken word with internet communication. So please be very mindful of not only what you post, but also the way in which you phrase your posts.

BellyBelly's forums all demand a lot of support, understanding and kindness, but specifically this is even more of a necessity in LTTTC/AC. The frustrations of LTTTC/AC along with hormones and meds means that everyone is understandably very sensitive, and this really needs to be a place of positive support - be careful if you are ever tempted to use sarcasm or humour, as even with the best intentions, these messages can be read as very hurtful.

Please find following some updated guidelines for the LT forums. Please read them carefully, and should you wish to discuss the content of this post with me, please feel free to contact one of the moderators of this forum.

LT Vent Forum: This forum will be restricted to those who are LT TTC only. If a member becomes pregnant, their membership to the forum will be removed. If the member starts to TTC again, they are encouraged to resubmit their application for membership. This is to allow the members who are still TTC to vent without fear offending anyone. This is effective immediately.

LTAC Forum: this forum is for women who have gone through many cycles of AC/IVF. It is a 'veteran's' forum, and there is a great need for sensitivity when posting there. There is also now a seperate forum for Donor Conception. Please be sensitive when posting and that you ensure that your child/pg related tickers are not displayed in either of these forums. There are specific guidelines that relate to the LTAC forum, please read them HERE. Information relating to the Donor thread can be found HERE

LTTTC: this thread is for anyone who has been trying to conceive for longer than 12 months, and includes anyone who has recently started trying with the aid of medical intervention. Again please be sensitive when posting and that you ensure that your child/pg related tickers are not displayed. However, we have a seperate thread for anyone (no matter how long you've been trying) who are using Clomid/Metformin.

LTTTC Support Group: this is a forum in the Social Groups area where topics are raised on the emotional side of LTTTC. LT posters are welcome to join and can apply by PM any of the LT moderators for membership. It can be found here. The format is slightly different to the normal forums and is a continual discussion with new discussion questions regularly raised.

As a LTer myself, I can assure you that it is a celebration indeed when a LTer finally falls pg, and it is very common for someone in those early stages of pregnancy to not wish to leave the support and familiarity of their LT discussion group. But please be aware that you may have been cycling with someone who did not get their longed-for BFP and to see your progress can sometimes be heart-wrenching.

However, we do understand that falling pg after LTTTC has challenges all its own, and it is in recognition of this that we encourage you to join the Pregnancy after LTTTC forum, where you will be able to obsess with women who have BTDT, while still being sensitive to the very people in the LT forums who supported you.

Thank you for reading and again, should you wish to discuss anything, please feel free to contact one of the mods of this forum. Our contact details are in the post above.

If you have been removed from the LT Vent thread and feel that you should still have access as you are still TTC, please email me. I have removed members who had been inactive for a long period of time, as well.

[sushee]

As we've recently had an influx of new members, I thought this might be a good time to bump this thread so everyone is aware of the guidelines for the LT forums.

[dusty]

Please make yourself aware of the LTTTC guidelines above especially if you are new to the forum

LTers and those undergoing AC can have much in the way of history to add to their signature, however you will still need to adhere to Belly Belly's signature guidelines on the number of lines, font size, tickers, images etc that can be included. Please ensure you are aware of the Signature Guidelines and amend your signature as required.

Thanks