Hi, FF

Thanks for your reply. In answer to yr questions: it's my 1st marriage and my H's 2nd (1st was v brief and volatile - a mistake from the moment they walked down the aisle). He has a daughter from a prev relationship. She's 12 and stays with us each Fri night. Generally, she and I have a v good relationship. I want children of my own and had infertility investigations about a year ago (I'm 38 now) which led to having major surgery to remove an endometrioma in March. Was told that this was preventing pregnancy. My ovary was saved (cyst was on the right ovary) and I'm now told we have the same statistical chances as anyone else our age. Trouble is, I think I got ML muddled up with trying to conceive and when it doesn't happen (conception), I get very down each month when my period starts. I suspect I may have started to think "why bother? I don't seem to be able to get pregnant even if we are having sex at the right time of the month and at the right frequency etc etc".

That pretty much encapsulates where I am at the moment, I think.

Thank you very much for your welcome and I will have a look at the posts you suggest.

Take care

C