10+ cycles ttc anyone else?

[baby_rose]

Ladies just needed some support and i wanted to have a thread with other girls who've been doing this a little longer like me.....

Failed: semp vitex vitamins!
2nd soy cycle and progesterone cream

Stll have faith but it becomes difficult sometimes

 

[babylaw720]

My cycles are irregular and I only started temping 5 months ago, so honestly, Im not sure how many cycles its been, but weve been ttc for 15 months now. I totally understand where you're coming from, now being in the "long term ttc" category. Diagnosed with PCOS in may. Been taking prenatal vitamins since january, metformin since may. I've been temping and checking cm. I know how discouraging it can get. I have no idea how many BFN I've had at this point. But every time af comes, or I get another BFN, I get just a little more discouraged. We can be ttc buddies.

 

[baby_rose]

Hey girl i see u have long cycles has it always been that way? What have they given you to enduce your period?

 

[babylaw720]

As luck would have it, my cycles were always extremely regular, 35 days exactly. Once we started TTC, my reproductive system decided to go haywire, and it's been crazy ever since. They put me on metformin back in May in an attempt to regulate my cycles, but it really hasn't changed anything, my body does what it wants.

 

[zoeh]

My cycles are practically nonexistent without medication, but we've been trying for 14/15 months now, though I came off the pill in Feb 2013. I've done 7 rounds of monitored medications, and have only ovulated once during the past two years (confirmed by progesterone test on one round of Femara). So it feels pretty hopeless sometimes, although I try to have faith that my body will suddenly decide to surprise me. They usually put me on Prometrium to induce periods; even though I have PCOS, my current doctor is hesitant to give me Metformin because blood work shows no insulin resistance problems... I'm hoping a new doctor might consider it as an option just to see if it works.

What with such irregular cycles, I gave up temping because it caused far more stress than it was worth for me. After frequent intervals of 60-90 days with no ovulation and then completely random anovulatory bleeding, it just depressed me and I couldn't stay motivated to do it; I've wasted SO many HPTs hoping for a BFP when logically I knew I never even ovulated (all BFNs, of course!).

 

[baby_rose]

Babylaw have u thought about trying soy iso? Are u still on met?

Welcome zoeh ive heard applying progesterone cream can help induce periods and regulate them....

 

[babylaw720]

I stopped taking met in the end of October. I had an appt with my pcp on halloween, my prescription was empty, and we decided there was no use in taking it anymore because I'm not insulin resistant (never have been), it wasn't regulating my cycles, and I was having bad side effects. I have not tried soy iso. I started taking vitex today in hopes of regulating my cycles. I have my first appt with a specialist on Thursday and I'm cautiously excited....

 

[zoeh]

I've actually heard the creams can work even better than Prometrium/other oral progesterone supplements in some cases, too, but Prometrium seems to at least induce periods for me OK, even though it doesn't help me ovulate. I haven't tried soy iso or vitex; some people they work great for, but I always figure my body will always do the opposite of what I want or need it to do .

 

[laurac1988]

Cycle 19 here

 

[baby_rose]

Hey girls sorry ive been away this ttc journey has left me hurt and emotional.... this was the month i was actually going to give up already but then i got a surprisingly dark opk and actual ew then to my shock my temps started climbing unlike any of my other 14 previous charts giving me false hope..... today 11dpo a bfn with FR im broken im upset for the first time i thought my body finally did something and that i actually stood a chance but yes here i am jjst hoping the witch shows her face im just about ready to throw out all my ttc things how are u ladies doing

 

[laurac1988]

Cycle 19 over here. Positive opk the last two days so guessing ovulation was this morning. Got a timely donation

Don't give up! It will be so worth it when it happens

 

[baby_rose]

Thx laura and i hope its your month also! Fx for u

 

[laurac1988]

Thanks I'm doubtful as my ovulation was so late and it seems to be early ovulation that works out for me, but not pessimistic enough to waste an egg...