30 something and TTC #1 for a year

[MrsG2010]

Mk - How annoying! But luckily you have a report and that should be sufficient.

Cupcake, those are great #s. I've been reading LOTS of IUI stories online. I've gotten addicted to it. Anyway, what were your follicle #s.

aleja, how frustrating!

As for me, still waiting around for my BFP (ehhh haha) or AF. So I can call the doctor to schedule u/s.

 

[aleja]

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

hey that's a lot spermy there! I can only wish my DH had some of that!!!

 

[GettingBroody]

Me too!! Fx'd for you cupcake, hope the 2ww won't be too hard...

Mk8, that is so annoying that they won't pass on the pics!!! What harm could it possibly do?!! Bloody red tape!

Regal, dhs sperm problems are unexplained. He doesn't smoke and only drinks very occasionally. I did buy him supplements (fertil aid and count boost) but he doesn't want to take them. He's very wary of taking stuff like that - says he doesn't really know what he's putting into his system and that it might do more harm than good. I figure that's fair enough - I wouldn't want him pushing me to take stuff I was unsure about (not that that would ever be an issue - I'm a total supplement junkie!! Think I've tried them all at this stage!!!)

Aleja, good luck with your acu. I've been reading a lot about it these days because my mums friend went through multiple ivf treatments and they all failed. Then she started going to a guy who specialises in acu during fertility treatment and it worked - her triplets were just born recently!! From what I've read there's significant evidence that having acu on the day of an egg transfer does make a difference. Apparently you should get 2 treatments - one before ET and one after (there were time limits but I can't remember them... Will see if I can find it again)

 

[cupcakesarah]

MrsG i had one nice foliicle that was mature, it was about 18.5mm on wednesday, there were about 6 smaller follicles on each ovary, but they don't think they'll do anything. They only really wanted me to have 1 good follicle for IUI so that's fine. Just spent the afternoon asleep on the sofa, i think this whole TTc thing is exhausting.

I'm very lucky hubby has got good numbers, they started with 140 million before they cleaned it up. Surely out of that lot 1 must find my eggy. Sending good vibes to the spermies and egg. But as we all know it only takes 1!

Reflexology for me tomorrow morning, ah more relaxing. I know you ladies are doing acupuncture but i'm terrified of needles so it wouldn't work for me. Every time when i sit down for a blood test i have to tell them. And you should have seen the nightmare of hubby injecting me on weds night. After having it done i burst into tears because i had all this adrenaline pumping round my body. What a baby!

 

[cupcakesarah]

MrsG i had one nice foliicle that was mature, it was about 18.5mm on wednesday, there were about 6 smaller follicles on each ovary, but they don't think they'll do anything. They only really wanted me to have 1 good follicle for IUI so that's fine. Just spent the afternoon asleep on the sofa, i think this whole TTc thing is exhausting.

I'm very lucky hubby has got good numbers, they started with 140 million before they cleaned it up. Surely out of that lot 1 must find my eggy. Sending good vibes to the spermies and egg. But as we all know it only takes 1!

Reflexology for me tomorrow morning, ah more relaxing. I know you ladies are doing acupuncture but i'm terrified of needles so it wouldn't work for me. Every time when i sit down for a blood test i have to tell them. And you should have seen the nightmare of hubby injecting me on weds night. After having it done i burst into tears because i had all this adrenaline pumping round my body. What a baby!

 

[aleja]

Hi gals
Broody yea i have read a bit about acu and the pre-post transfer sessions. I am planning to do it during my FET.
Today's acu appt was more about relaxation and to try and bring on AF. I go to a place that specialises is IvF Acu. For me it's a form of therapy . The clinicians are all really lovely and I usually spill my guts before getting the pins. Hope it works but i have also started taking provera today.

I really must be stressed as this morning on the way to the appt I burst into tears while I was driving
I had an epiphany moment right there in the car .. It has been just over 6 months since my beloved doggy died , then closely followed by being told we need Ivf due to DH's fertility issues. Since then it has been a bit of a blur of rushing through an icsi cycle and dealing with failure...no wonder my ovaries and body is on strike.
I blurted all this out to the acu lady who was very patient! (after all they aren't counsellors!)
So the moral of the story is tonight I am feeling so much better . Maybe it's the acu or just reflecting back on what's happened . I have to be patient and give my mind and body a break fro stress . The more i am forcing my body to do something the more its resisting!! before the frozen embryos are transferred I need to be physically and mentally ready to do so. I haven't felt this in the last few weeks at all

 

[aleja]

Cupcake surely there is the one champion sperm in there!
GL

 

[GettingBroody]

Sounds like you've had quite a day! So glad you're feeling a bit more relaxed now. Hope you have a lovely evening...!

 

[mk8]

So much has been going on... Good luck gals

 

[MrsPTTC]

MK, I’m not surprised you are worried, I would be too, but you know what I’m gonna say – try not to and I hope you get some answers at your private appointment though I think it’s disgraceful they NHS do tests then say they can’t see you until August to discuss it! It’s a pain they can’t print off the X rays for your private appointment I’ve no idea about the LH FSH thing, mine was fine but I didn’t get the results. Nor the progesterone.

Hope the IUI gets you your cupcake!! Brilliant numbers too!

Aleja sorry you had a breakdown but glad you are feeling better.

Regal/Gettingbroody and Aleja, a friend on my spotting group posted her DH’s SA results, I think there was 3 or 4 lots, her DH is on vits/herbs and his have improved dramatically. I’ll see if I can find it and post it.

AFM had my first scan this morning (great having to get up before 7am on a sunday - NOT!) That damn cyst is still on my left ovary, 3.2cm and they won't do anything unless it's 5cm or more. Hopefully it should go soon as the sonographer (or whatever her job title is lol) said they can last months but not years, and it must have been there at least 9 months now. No cyst on the right which is brilliant as I had such bad O pain last month I thought I might have one. Tiny follies on the left, can't see any big ones because of the cyst. 2 12mm follies on the left which is better than my last follicle tracking in October. Going back every 2-3 days for further scans. So much for me relaxing as I've no choice but to know where I am this cycle lol!

x

 

[MrsPTTC]

I forgot to mention, my lining is good which is a relief seeing as what clomid can do to it! x

 

[rmsh1]

I got my blood results back and I have to speak with a doctor tomorrow. I have elevated prolactin levels, which is probably causing my erratic cycles

 

[Regalpeas]

WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!



fxfxfxfx

Hoping for your BFP!!!

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

 

[Regalpeas]

MK8-After I read a few posts I realized you were talking about DH not me.Hhaha
To be honest I am not sure.He does take fertilaid but that's about it. Right now he does not want to talk about anything TTC related half the time. However, I will do research on both for men and see if he’s willing to try it while I lose weight.

Aleja- So sorry you guys didn’t get better results on vits/herbs. I pray everything works out for you both. Your brother in law's story is amazing. Also, I’ve had many break downs myself so know that you are in good company. Glad you’re feeling better. It’s a natural response to all that’s going on. LTTC is an extremely difficult process. Sometimes you just have to let it all out.

GettingBroody- I understand. My dh was apprehensive at first too. Then he started taking them randomly on his own schedule which most likely will not work. The FS also prescribed him clomid. So he prefers the vits over the clomid, but still he's being a slacker.

MrsG -fxfxfx

 

[aleja]

Regal my DH is pretty slack with taking herbs/vits but I just lay them out for him daily so he has no reason to forget! I noticed that he has been more slack than usual lately and I think it's because he knows we got 4 frozen embryos waiting for us. He must think his sperm isn't so important right now. However who is to say I won't need another stimulated IvF cycle?

In terms of the vitamins not working, well we may never know because maybe it did help..My DH took tribulus for 3 months last year and the regime of vitamins this year and we did fertilise 100% of our embryos during the IvF icsi cycle .. I guess every little bit counts in the end.

GL with your LTTC . It's not easy and sometimes our DH don't always understand the primal and biological urge that we feel each month . I think it's a real woman's thing!

I got my AF today! So happy !!!. I went to an acupuncture appt on the weekend and took Provera for 2 days and this morning there was success . The best thing about it is that the nurse told me that it was way too soon for the Provera to do anything so this was just my normal AF and not some fake 'withdrawal bleed' caused by the Provera .
I think Broody and MK you girls may be interested in this ,.. That I think the acu can help with cycles !!

 

[aleja]

I got my blood results back and I have to speak with a doctor tomorrow. I have elevated prolactin levels, which is probably causing my erratic cycles

How did your doctor's appt go today?

 

[rmsh1]

I got my blood results back and I have to speak with a doctor tomorrow. I have elevated prolactin levels, which is probably causing my erratic cycles

How did your doctor's appt go today?

Just spoke with my doctor, he said I have to have a repeat blood test at the end of June, and if my levels are still high, i have to be referred to an endocrinologist

So anything above 628 units is abnormal and mine were 870. He said that is not extrememly high but still higher than it should be

So I have to book another blood test at the end of June, then a doc appointment the week after to discuss results, and probably get a referral

So more waiting for me

 

[mk8]

Hi girls

How are you all today?

Mrs P - Yay to having a good lining! Outta curiosity, what was it? Do you know? How are you with the clomid?

RMSH - Sorry to hear its more waiting for you. I know it's really tough and I need to do as I preach but try very hard to relax. It can only do more harm than good. Keep us posted and continue trying to TTC in the mean time!

Regalpeas - I guess it is worth suggesting to Mr Peas about acupuncture. Not meds!

Aleja - Hurrah to getting AF (Who woulda thought I'd say that on a TTC thread eh? Haha). So what does that mean for you this cycle? Good to know about acupuncture working. I think I am putting that on hold right now until my docs figure things out for me.

Cupcake- how are you holding up? Passing good vibes your way!!!!!!!!!!!!

How is everybody else doing?

As for me, I had my appointment with a private fertility doc today (Bridge Clinic for you Londoners). It went well. I took my results to him for his review. The doc said:

- My progesterone at 27nmol/l was on the low side. I am def ovulating but the quality
may not be great. Though he said nothing he was worried about.

- HSG said I had a "slightly irregular uterine cavity, possibly due to submucosal fibroids". Doc said that the HSG isn't great at differentiating betw polyps and fibroids. The "irregular" could be due to a fold (???). HSG is great for checking tubes though. As a next step he suggested further tests - an "aqua scan"/"saline ultrasound" (same thing diff names). Basically like the HSG but they put saline solution in you and use ultrasound for imaging. It is great at differentiating between polyps and fibroids apparently. Unfortunately it is highly unlikely this will be covered on the NHS. It will cost me a few hundred pounds but I think it makes sense to do this. I think I will do this at Bridge as a fertility specialist can view it and let me know how it affects me fertility wise. He said polyps have to be removed (and thus may be covered by my medical insurance). Fibroid removal not so sure as my private medical doesn't cover fertility related issues and from what I have read online, docs seem to recommend you leave fibroids. There is a 3% chance that polyps are cancerous and I am kinda freaking! I asked the impact of surgery (for fibroids or polyps) on fertility. Doc said that there is a risk of adhesions, which will hamper fertility but he said that is something I will need to discuss with the consultant and I will need to ask for a specialist. Scan has to be done days 6-12 and I am on day 22 (I think) right now.

- AMH: he suggested I do this to check ovarian reserves.

- Bloods: Some of my bloodwork looked odd. I have high RBC (5.35 and normal range is 3.8-5). Haemoglobin is 14.6 (normal is 11.5-14.5). Mean cell volume is low at 82 (normal 84-98) and mean cell Hb is 27.3 (normal is 27.5-32). He suggested I go back to my GP to look into this. He will write a referral letter to my GP asking him to refer me for an iron profile to see if the cause of the weird blood is due to anaemia (though from what I have seen, low RBC is anaemia???) He said if it isnt due to low iron, then I need to be screened for thalassaemia properly (I am Chinese). But I have been tested and I am not so I don't gettit. If that isn't the issue then I may need to go to a blood specialist (eek!)

Other than that, nothing more. Just kinda a little worried over the uterine shape and bloods.

 

[rmsh1]

mk8, sounds like a very interesting appointment, and very helpful!

I hope all your testing goes well, and they help you acheive a successful pregnancy

 

[GettingBroody]

RMSH - more waiting, yuk! Poor you I think that's one of the worst bits about LTTTC - waiting, waiting, waiting!!

MrsP - so much for your relaxed cycle! Sounds like you are being kept very busy! That's great that your lining is good

Aleja - yay for af!! And fantastic that it was natural too! What's the plan of action now?

Mk8 - sounds like that was money well spent with the private dr, sounds like a very thorough apt. Hope they get everything figured out for you really soon. In the meantime, try not to be stressing about it (easier said than done I know!)

Cupcake, MrsG & Regal -

Afm, nurse consult this afternoon at the FS - hope we get some dates figured out!