30 something and TTC #1 for a year

[mk8]

Best of luck cupcake! What are all the meds you're on? I hope you announce your bfp this month! Hope all goes well with your iui!

 

[mk8]

Best of luck cupcake! What are all the meds you're on? I hope you announce your bfp this month! Hope all goes well with your iui!

 

[MrsG2010]

Hello all!

Hello Mrs P. I'm wondering.... did your FS say why no IUI right now? Why wait the 12 months for the Clomid alone?

For me, I'm probably somewhere in my TWW of cycle 17, Month 19. Waiting either for BFP (That would be lovely) or AF to show. I will then call for our appointment for ultrasound and Clomid prescription.

I've been googling and reading IUI success stories to get myself feeling positive. There are A LOT of ladies who it works for. So why not me or any of you!?

 

[GettingBroody]

Good to see you MrsP! Taking a break is definitely good It's very easy to get a bit obsessive with this site!!

 

[mk8]

Hi girls

Oh yes, I think I'm obsessing for sure!

Fretting as I may get my results in the post today. Itching to go home to check! But the nurse may not have sent it yesterday or the post may be delayed. In which case, what an anticlimax! Scared and excited!

 

[GettingBroody]

Hope your results were waiting for you mk8!

Got a phone call from the nurse at the FS to say that dhs blood results came back and there's no chromosomal problems So we have an apt on Tuesday to go through the whole ICSI procedure and figure out our schedule etc - yay!!!!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Great news gettingbroody!

Exciting cupcake!

Mk, hope your results come back soon!

Mrsg, he said though IUI success is good (brilliant in fact at our hospital), because there are no sperm issues with us, clomid alone has just as good a chance He thought it too soon, but said it was up to us & we decided to wait.

Thanks so much for the welcome back ladies, it means a lot x

 

[mk8]

Yay broody!!!!!!

Mrsp- hope the clomid works this time!

Well I got my results from my various tests this morning:
blood tests seem ok.
- Disease screening all fine
- tsh 0.6 (normal 0.35- 5)
- Free t4 14.4 (normal 9-22). Report comment: euthyroid
- prolactin 300 (normal <1000)
- lh 1.4
- fsh 4.1
- progesterone 27 nmol (bit low?)

Transvaginal ultrasound
- uterus is Av (anteverted?) normal sized and regular cavity.
- et 7mm (what is this??)
- right ovary measures 30x22x23 and left one is 28x12x19 (why us left so much smaller?)

Hsg
- slightly irregular uterine cavity possibly due to submucosal fibroids. (argh!!! What does this mean????)
- both tubes fill and spill

My concerns are my lh fsh ratio and odd shaped uterine cavity. Hmmmmm.I'm worried and freaking myself out over the uterus comment as it says harder to carry a babe

 

[Regalpeas]

Hi! Thanks for the welcome. I saw that your dh's chromosome reports came back good! Wonderful. DId they ever try to increase his count? If so what method did you guys use? Also how old heis your dh if you don't mind me asking. Is his results due to age, illness, some other factor...unknown? Thanks. Dh is most likely a combination or age and lifestyle. Also they thought he had a varicocele but that test came back negative.

Welcome Regal! My DH also has low sperm count (low sperm everything in fact!). We are currently waiting on his karyotyping blood test to come back so we can get started on ICSI. In the meantime we're also more ntnp than ttc - it is hugely hugely unlikely that we will conceive naturally given his results do there doesn't seem to be much point in stressing about the best bd times every month!

Welcome rs!
Good luck with your results!

MrsG - I stupidly handed my day 3 tests over to the FS without photocopying them I'm fairly sure my FSH was around 6.3 but no idea about the LH sorry! I'm sure your dr would have mentioned PCOS if there were indicators....

 

[mk8]

Regal- have you looked into acupuncture and herbs?

 

[MrsG2010]

Mk - when is your follow up appointment to go over results?

 

[Regalpeas]

Not yet. I'm looking into a good acupuncturist right now but haven't chosen one yet.
I have been shy to take herbs because I have regular cycles and was told they're normally best for women who have irregular cycles.

Regal- have you looked into acupuncture and herbs?

 

[aleja]

Hi ladies
Welcome back mrsP! I like your approach of not obsessing over the cycle. Everything seems so less stressful .

Broody that must be such a relief to get the karyotype results back.. Now you are on your way!!!!

Mk .. Re the uterine cavity shape.. Did they see the fibroids on your last ultrasound? That is odd to say fibroids if the hadn't been discovered in the vaginal u/s

Regal, my dH has very low sperm count & some motility issues . He was tried months of herbs and now 3 months regime of vitamins but his last SA was still pretty poor results .
His brother has the same issues and they had to use ICSI too. They had 1 Icsi baby then fell pregnant naturally after the brother did a Chinese herb program. They swear by this.

Ok so for me no AF . Not prggers either Of course . FS has prescribed Provera to bring on af. Can't believe it has gotten to this.
I have decided to go back on herbs starting next cycle - this was the only thing that Kept cycle under 30 days when I was taking it last year.

 

[mk8]

Regal, I was thinking herbs and acupuncture for dh- will he be willing?

Aleja- sorry about your cycles. Herbs sound good but check with doc that it won't interfere with ivf meds. Have u tried acupuncture? I hear it's great for ivf cycles.

Oh and I had an internal ultrasound, two in fact in the past 12 months and both revealed no fibroids and a regular uterus, which one of the nurses showed me on the screen. The hsg however says my uterine cavity is "slightly irregular" and "may be due to submucosal fibroids).

Mrs g- Nhs appt end aug but booked a very expensive private one for next Monday. How are you doing?

 

[mk8]

Aleja- what type of fibroid did you have and what did the docs do about it?

Any help or info will be great. I'm having a mini meltdown right now

 

[cupcakesarah]

Having the iui done this morning.

Mk8 With regards to size of ovaries could be due to developing follicleson one overy making it bigger. Try not to worry about the results, your progesterone is similar to mine.

 

[mk8]

Thanks cupcake and good luck today!

Next mon can't come soon enough! Bring on the diagnosis. Slightly peeved as I called the Nhs hospital asking if the private doc can get a copy of the hsg pics. I was told no. Only the Nhs doc can see those as they are not printable! But the Nhs doc can't see me till end aug. 2 months for results! Lunacy.

 

[aleja]

hi mk, i can't believe how mean the NHS is about not giving copies of the pictures...however the private FS will probably look at the report and he will figure out what the verdict is. I still find it highly unusual that until now the fibroids has not been discovered. they would have seen it for sure on the ultrasound.
there is different types of fibroids and their interference on ttc dpends on where they are located. my one is in the Posterior(!!??) which is apparently inside the wall. It doesn't change the shape of the uterus so FS said it doesn't create probs.
Any fibroid that protrudes into the uterus cavity can intefer with the embryo trying to plant into the uterus. But as I said don't stress....my fibroid was clear as day on the ultrasound i can't see how they would miss yours.

I am going to an acu appt tomorrow to see if that will help with AF coming on. I really don't want to take provera..it just feels like more drugs. oh and yes herbs can't be taken when you are using IVF meds but I am supposed to be having a natural Frozen Embryo transfer without any drugs therefore the herbs is fine. I spoke to my naturopath and she said to give it a go.

 

[aleja]

Having the iui done this morning.

Mk8 With regards to size of ovaries could be due to developing follicleson one overy making it bigger. Try not to worry about the results, your progesterone is similar to mine.

GL cupcake

 

[cupcakesarah]

IUI done, 120million sperm injected. Now it's a waiting game.