30 something and TTC #1 for a year
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hi ladies,
rmhs, i am not familiar with the role of prolactin...what does high levels mean for ttc? waiting and more waiting is the name of the game. I think it is what we do most of all when LTTC is involved
MK, that doc sounded very thorough..so did he give any verdict of why no BFP right now? it sounds like if there is polyps, are they impacting on the embryos implanting? a friend of mine had polyps that had to be removed. they sound scary but i think they are pretty common and most times not dangerous at all.
Are you thinking of going down the private sector now rather than NHS?
GL Broody, I can't wait to hear what the dates are for your cycle
Me: i have never felt so happy to have the witch..it really is funny after all as for a while there i thought she wasn't going to return (and not because of BFP).
The plan is to have a FET (frozen embryo transfer) this cycle.
I have to go for my first monitor (bloods and US) on CD12 to see how my normal follicles are going. they will give me OPKs to track my surge while having more clinic visits . When I ovulate the FS will do the FET five days after OV. then wait wait wait. I am a bit worried about my very late OV ..which could lead to them cancelling my cycle. I am waiting for my herbs to arrive and I am doing Acu in the lead up to my OV.
I AM DETERMINED TO OVULATE AT A REASONABLE CYCLE DAY THIS CYCLE.
This is my new mantra...its a bit long!
rmhs, i am not familiar with the role of prolactin...what does high levels mean for ttc? waiting and more waiting is the name of the game. I think it is what we do most of all when LTTC is involved
MK, that doc sounded very thorough..so did he give any verdict of why no BFP right now? it sounds like if there is polyps, are they impacting on the embryos implanting? a friend of mine had polyps that had to be removed. they sound scary but i think they are pretty common and most times not dangerous at all.
Are you thinking of going down the private sector now rather than NHS?
GL Broody, I can't wait to hear what the dates are for your cycle
Me: i have never felt so happy to have the witch..it really is funny after all as for a while there i thought she wasn't going to return (and not because of BFP).
The plan is to have a FET (frozen embryo transfer) this cycle.
I have to go for my first monitor (bloods and US) on CD12 to see how my normal follicles are going. they will give me OPKs to track my surge while having more clinic visits . When I ovulate the FS will do the FET five days after OV. then wait wait wait. I am a bit worried about my very late OV ..which could lead to them cancelling my cycle. I am waiting for my herbs to arrive and I am doing Acu in the lead up to my OV.
I AM DETERMINED TO OVULATE AT A REASONABLE CYCLE DAY THIS CYCLE.
This is my new mantra...its a bit long!
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Aleja- come on down ovulation! Hope that Acu works for you. I found daily yoga for 20 mins helped me o earlier, that may have been a fluke though. Good sleep patterns and healthy diet n all that too. So fet is done post o- I never knew that? Can you TTC in the meantime (hey, things can still happen!). How many eggs are they putting back?
And yup, the doc was thorough, at £180 for the 45 mins session with him it was good! He said I kinda fall into the unexplained category as everything looks ok. The polyps or submucosal fibroids could be the issue if I have them as it can cause implantation issues. More waiting, more tests. Blah!
In terms of whether I'm going the Nhs or pvt route- I think pvt. Nhs won't cover fertility related things, they will prob do polyp removal (if reqd) but no doubt there will be a looooong waiting list!). I will see if I can get that on my pvt medical. If not, then will need to rethink it. Appointments with the pvt doc have to be paid by me, as do the saline ultrasound and Amh test as neither my private medical nor the Nhs will typically pay for these. I've put away some savings so it's ok but if I need to pay for surgery (polyps removal) then ouch! That money was ring fenced for ivf or the actual baby!
Are you private Aleja?
And yup, the doc was thorough, at £180 for the 45 mins session with him it was good! He said I kinda fall into the unexplained category as everything looks ok. The polyps or submucosal fibroids could be the issue if I have them as it can cause implantation issues. More waiting, more tests. Blah!
In terms of whether I'm going the Nhs or pvt route- I think pvt. Nhs won't cover fertility related things, they will prob do polyp removal (if reqd) but no doubt there will be a looooong waiting list!). I will see if I can get that on my pvt medical. If not, then will need to rethink it. Appointments with the pvt doc have to be paid by me, as do the saline ultrasound and Amh test as neither my private medical nor the Nhs will typically pay for these. I've put away some savings so it's ok but if I need to pay for surgery (polyps removal) then ouch! That money was ring fenced for ivf or the actual baby!
Are you private Aleja?
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Aleja, prolactin is normally high when you are pregnant or breast feeding, it is the hormone that triggers you to produce milk. So high levels mean my body thinks it does not need to ovulate, and can stop me ovulating completely. So it is quite important with TTC. I hope that is my explanation for my long or anovulatory cycles, as it can hopefully be easily fixed with medication
RMSh, that makes perfect sense. I have heard of prolactin and new it had something to do with breastfeeding..so basically your hormones think you are preggers already! fancy that! the good thing about all this TTC struggle is that we learn so much about the reproductive system. In my case I have because an arm chair IVF expert
We know stuff that normal people wouldn't have a clue about!! Ah well sometimes we have to look at the bright side....
MK, I am doing weekly yoga but daily long brisk walks. I think I will be okay. Last cycle was definately not normal given that I was post - ohss.
Yes the FET is timed with the age of the embryos. Our embryos are Day 5 blastocysts so they implant 5 days after OV. We are putting 1 back in again. FS wouldn't let us do more.
As much as the TTC cost hurts, going private means you don't have to be stuck on a waiting list for eternity. That would be too much right now. The cost of 'infertility' and assisted repro is outrageous but what can we do? The alternative is not having these tests, surgeries but then we are left with no baby.
I am a private patient. I started off in the public health service but they could only take us as far as a IUI. Because we needed ICSI it was straight to the private IVF clinic. Funnily enough I kept the same FS as he works at the women's (public) hospital AND for a private IVF clinic.
Australia has Medicare, which is a govt funded rebate system. IVF patients receive almost half their money back in govt subsidies. THis is awesome but still adds up in the end.
We know stuff that normal people wouldn't have a clue about!! Ah well sometimes we have to look at the bright side....MK, I am doing weekly yoga but daily long brisk walks. I think I will be okay. Last cycle was definately not normal given that I was post - ohss.
Yes the FET is timed with the age of the embryos. Our embryos are Day 5 blastocysts so they implant 5 days after OV. We are putting 1 back in again. FS wouldn't let us do more.
As much as the TTC cost hurts, going private means you don't have to be stuck on a waiting list for eternity. That would be too much right now. The cost of 'infertility' and assisted repro is outrageous but what can we do?
The alternative is not having these tests, surgeries but then we are left with no baby. I am a private patient. I started off in the public health service but they could only take us as far as a IUI. Because we needed ICSI it was straight to the private IVF clinic. Funnily enough I kept the same FS as he works at the women's (public) hospital AND for a private IVF clinic.
Australia has Medicare, which is a govt funded rebate system. IVF patients receive almost half their money back in govt subsidies. THis is awesome but still adds up in the end.
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Hey girls! So, had our nurse consult today... I will be starting bcp around July 25th and staying on it until I come back from hols on the 18th. Then onto Buserelin, followed by Menopur with ER in early-mid Sept. it's great to have a plan! 
DH was a bit overwhelmed by all the medical info today - he looked a bit like this 
(or maybe even 
!!!) He doesn't see any need to know all the nitty gritty of what's going to happen - he'd rather just show up on the day, give his SA and let the experts take care of the rest - Men!! (On the other hand I'm a total research hound - love knowing exactly what's going on!!) The nurse said that given my age and good results we probably have a 50% chance of each ivf cycle succeeding which don't seem like too bad odds! She also said that unless the embryos are poor quality then we'll only be putting back one because of my age (boohoo, no twins!!!!)
DH was a bit overwhelmed by all the medical info today - he looked a bit like this (or maybe even !!!) He doesn't see any need to know all the nitty gritty of what's going to happen - he'd rather just show up on the day, give his SA and let the experts take care of the rest - Men!! (On the other hand I'm a total research hound - love knowing exactly what's going on!!) The nurse said that given my age and good results we probably have a 50% chance of each ivf cycle succeeding which don't seem like too bad odds! She also said that unless the embryos are poor quality then we'll only be putting back one because of my age (boohoo, no twins!!!!)TWINKLES80
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Hi Ladies:
Just thought I'd say hello. My DH and I are TTC and holy smokes, why is it so difficult!? lol
Still optimistic because it's only been 2 months, but since most of us tried so long to prevent pregnancy, thought it would be so easy at least that's what sex ed class preached to us.
Wanted to ask if any of you ladies used fertilaid?
Just thought I'd say hello. My DH and I are TTC and holy smokes, why is it so difficult!? lol
Still optimistic because it's only been 2 months, but since most of us tried so long to prevent pregnancy, thought it would be so easy at least that's what sex ed class preached to us.
Wanted to ask if any of you ladies used fertilaid?
Hey gals
Aleja, Glad AF has finally arrived! And now you are moving forward.
Broody, Glad you have a plan in place. 50% <-- Great odds. haha I agree w/ you, I'd rather do it 2 at a time as well.
Cupcake, When is testing? Hope relaxing is going well.
MrsP, Hope scans are going well.
rmsh1, Sorry you have to wait more. So frustrating. Hope the blood work comes back Ok at the end of June.
MK, glad you were able to get in and get some questions answered. I was interested to review your blood results. They are slightly, but only slightly, off. I tested positive as a thalassaemia carrier but DH did not. I was not surprised. My grandmother is Italian. Anyway, sorry you are back in the waiting boat. I've been a frequent guest there.
Broody, glad you got a plan of action in place!
Hello to Regal and anyone else I missed.
As for me. FINALLY some advancements. First the bad news. AF came today.. No big shocker. That's what it's been doing cycle after cycle. However, the good news. I can start my first IUI/Clomid/Trigger cycle. I called the dr. My baseline ultrasound is set up for Thursday. Then I imagine I'll get my prescription to start the Clomid.
I've been obsessively reading IUI stories. And there are a lot of BFPs and a lot of BFNs. No real way to know if it'll work for us. Sometimes I'm like yes, Im the perfect candidate. This is totally going to work. And then other days I'm like this isn't going to work, I should save my money and go on vacation.
However, I'm not doing that. I'm going full steam ahead!
Aleja, Glad AF has finally arrived! And now you are moving forward.
Broody, Glad you have a plan in place. 50% <-- Great odds. haha I agree w/ you, I'd rather do it 2 at a time as well.
Cupcake, When is testing? Hope relaxing is going well.
MrsP, Hope scans are going well.
rmsh1, Sorry you have to wait more. So frustrating. Hope the blood work comes back Ok at the end of June.
MK, glad you were able to get in and get some questions answered. I was interested to review your blood results. They are slightly, but only slightly, off. I tested positive as a thalassaemia carrier but DH did not. I was not surprised. My grandmother is Italian. Anyway, sorry you are back in the waiting boat. I've been a frequent guest there.
Broody, glad you got a plan of action in place!
Hello to Regal and anyone else I missed.
As for me. FINALLY some advancements. First the bad news. AF came today.. No big shocker. That's what it's been doing cycle after cycle. However, the good news. I can start my first IUI/Clomid/Trigger cycle. I called the dr. My baseline ultrasound is set up for Thursday. Then I imagine I'll get my prescription to start the Clomid.
I've been obsessively reading IUI stories. And there are a lot of BFPs and a lot of BFNs. No real way to know if it'll work for us.
Sometimes I'm like yes, Im the perfect candidate. This is totally going to work. And then other days I'm like this isn't going to work, I should save my money and go on vacation.However, I'm not doing that. I'm going full steam ahead!
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Welcome Twinkles! 
MrsG - sorry af arrived but yay for getting started on IUI! Hopefully this time next month you'll be announcing your bfp!
MrsG - sorry af arrived but yay for getting started on IUI! Hopefully this time next month you'll be announcing your bfp!
Hi gals
MrsG it's a shame that AF has shown up but at least now you guys get a chance to give it all you got. Its hard to keep completely positive about doing a treatment cycle but I guess if we don't try we will never know.. It's good you are reading all the success stories. Have faith. There's a good chance it will work x
Broody!! It's going to happen!!! Very funny about your DH.. Mine was the same, he came to all the consultations with the FS and kept saying that we hadn't been told anything new! N
Is this an antagonist protocol?
Rmsh, I really hope you will not need IvF...its no walk in the park unfortunately. It sounds like if they sort out your prolactin levels you will be on your way to a natural bfp
MrsG it's a shame that AF has shown up but at least now you guys get a chance to give it all you got. Its hard to keep completely positive about doing a treatment cycle but I guess if we don't try we will never know.. It's good you are reading all the success stories. Have faith. There's a good chance it will work x
Broody!! It's going to happen!!! Very funny about your DH.. Mine was the same, he came to all the consultations with the FS and kept saying that we hadn't been told anything new! N
Is this an antagonist protocol?
Rmsh, I really hope you will not need IvF...its no walk in the park unfortunately. It sounds like if they sort out your prolactin levels you will be on your way to a natural bfp
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Hey gals
I've been obsessively reading IUI stories. And there are a lot of BFPs and a lot of BFNs. No real way to know if it'll work for us.
However, I'm not doing that. I'm going full steam ahead!
Mrs G, I often think this too about being a good candidate. I'm surprised that IUI has such low success routes as you're giving the sperm such a head start. I pray it works for both of us. But i've had tummy pains on and off for 2 days so feels like prep for AF but way too early to be it for real.
Positivity statement - iui WILL work for us.
Hey girls. Did my day 3 ultrasound today. Honestly seemed kind of pointless. Don't know why I had to spend $200 dollars to be told I don't have any cysts. Does everyone have to do this before getting clomid? I don't have a history of cysts. Anyway. It's done. I start 50mg clomid tonight for 5 days. I go back next Saturday, day 12, for ultrasound and blood work.
You girls should be warned I'm going to grumble about every dollar spent. I'm so stressed about paying out a lot of money and it not working. I'll pay whatever money if I know it'll work.
Anyway. Hope you all are well. I'm nervous about taking the clomid. Hope it doesn't make me moody!!
You girls should be warned I'm going to grumble about every dollar spent. I'm so stressed about paying out a lot of money and it not working. I'll pay whatever money if I know it'll work.
Anyway. Hope you all are well. I'm nervous about taking the clomid. Hope it doesn't make me moody!!
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I know how you feel! I would happily pass over any amount of money if I knew it was going to work. It's the thought that this might be money totally wasted that scares me... Good luck with the clomid! Hope the only side effect you get is a nice pink bfp!!!
Aleja, not sure if it's antagonistic - drs here just call them short or long protocol. I'm on the long which which includes down-regulation before stims...
Cupcake, how are you feeling today? When is af due? (or hopefully not due!!!)
Aleja, not sure if it's antagonistic - drs here just call them short or long protocol. I'm on the long which which includes down-regulation before stims...
Cupcake, how are you feeling today? When is af due? (or hopefully not due!!!)
Yes the $$$$ is really painful but can it really be money wasted of its helping us have our long awaited babies? I really hope we get our bfp's from this .
Broody, the short protocol is the antagonist one . Do u know why they are doing the long protocol for u?
Broody, the short protocol is the antagonist one . Do u know why they are doing the long protocol for u?
MrsG i am on a similar cycle to you .. Just a few days ahead .. Hopefully I will do a frozen embryo transfer this cycle
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