30 something and TTC #1 for a year

[aleja]

hi ladies,
Mrs G so glad you have an action plan now. yay!
I can understand your Dh's reluctance and distrust of the doctors but i guess a second SA will absolutely rule out any spermy issues which is great news. MrG may also keep in mind he may need to do more fizzing into a cup if you guys every have an IUI!!!!! I hope the doctor can convince him!

Gettingbroody, the transvag is a piece of cake. no pain whatsoever. You get to see the follies which are growing in your ovaries as well as checking out the uterus. They will see the shape, size and if you have any fibroids, cysts etc but hopefully none of this will apply to you.

mrsP, enjoy your clomid break. i usually oV around CD18 as well ...

Me: well i have been feeling really sorry for myself but that is to be expected. I got my official big fat nothing after doing a blood test this morning. It is routine to do a test and I really didn't need it. I have had the nasty witch since Monday. She has been a real cow this month too. I must be purging all the hormones which the meds gave me..
Mk, I am giving acupuncture a try. I am making an appt tomorrow. I found a clinic which caters for IVF patients and it is conveniently located right next door to the IVF clinic. They must make a fortune out of gals like me!!!


I also spoke to DH about him doing acu as well given he is the one with the male factor issue. He wasn't keen on the idea of needles (he is phobic) but the reality is that I am doing needles and injecting myself with all these hormones so i think its only fair he gives something else a try.

 

[cupcakesarah]

Broody i had a trans-vaginal ultrasound at my last appointment. It was completely painless, a little uncomfortable but not too much. By far the worst thing i had done was a HSG.

Aleja i can't remember if i've already said this but i'm sorry your first ivf attempt didn't work.

It is odd all this unexplained infertility a lot of us seem to have on this thread.

AFM off to the fertility clinic tomorrow to find out what they're goign to do to us. Had a bit of a rollercoaster week - been pretty down/aprhensive about this appointment and AF came along to spoil the party on Weds....grrrr - wicked witch is in town.

Need to be more of a 2%er this week and think positive - it will happen, we will have a baby (soon)

 

[mk8]

Yes keep positive cupcake! You have had all the tests and everything is fine so I wonder whether you have tried other things such as acupuncture, reflexology, traditional Chinese medicine, more exercise, healthier diet etc? It could be a load of rubbish but maybe it will aid relaxation and bring a bfp?

 

[mk8]

Oh, cupcake, were your hormone levels perfect? Was progesterone a little low or fsh higher than average for example?

 

[MrsG2010]

hi girls quick update: DH had his blood work done yesterday. Now I'm waiting for FS nurse to call me w/ results and I assume to set up a follow up appt.

 

[aleja]

Good luck with the appts girls I can't wait to hear how they go

 

[GettingBroody]

Yay for MrG!!!!

 

[cupcakesarah]

So we went to the feetility clinicon Friday. The nhs will fund us 3 cycles of iui and if it's necessary 2 cycles of ivf. The person who talked us through it was a complete cow calling us impatient a few times. I personally don't think 18 months is impatient! So anyway we start next cycle on iui. Apparently it obly has 12% success rate. Don't know how i'm going to get out of school, from day 9 you have to go every other day for bloods and a scan first thing in morning. Then call at lunch to see what they say. Then at that point they might call you straightback to have it done. Gave to take clomid, then do an injection to bring on ovulation.

Excited/nervous. But most of all sad that it's come to this. Maybe we are impatient and should just keep trying naturally??? All good things come to those who wait!?

 

[GettingBroody]

I can't believe she called you impatient!!! Once you hit your 30s in ttc world time is not your friend!! IUIs, IVF etc all have a much higher success rate when you are under 35 so what's the point in waiting any longer? I think 18 months is definitely long enough!

That is very exciting that you will be starting IUI soon! What date will your next cycle start? That is a nuisance about the time off from school every second day... Its very annoying and unsettling getting someone mind your class on and off like that. Would be easier for everyone if you were just off for the week and proper sub cover could be arranged! Is your boss understanding? Will you tell him/her or just try and come up with other reasons you need to be off?

 

[MrsPTTC]

Aleja, sorry about the blood results Good luck with the accupuncture for you and DH

Cupcake – gosh your FS sounds similar to mine! Mine didn’t call us impatient but I know that’s what he meant! Can’t remember exactly what the success rate was at our hospital but I think it was around the 40% but that might be after all 5 they will fund. Have you tried clomid on it’s own yet? Maybe that’s worth a shot without the IUI?

CD1 here, arrived during the night when I was up & down vomiting. Think I’ve got a bug. Haven’t been sick since 6am but I still feel sick and feel dreadful. At least I can go to Turkey (on Thursday) & enjoy myself & hope the clomid will work this time around x

 

[cupcakesarah]

MrsPTTC, hope the vomiting bug goes soon, and combined with the witch that's one rubbish day!

Not tried clomid before, they've never suggested it. We've talked a lot this weekend about whether or not to proceed. I think the work impatient has hit us a lot. We decided as we have this booked in we'll proceed but if it doesn't work then we won't go any further or try another attempt of it for 6 months after that. Hubby and I would both rather go down the route of no intervention and do it naturally and i suppose what we've been discussing is if we are after all impatient. Who knows? I do get depressed every month when the witch arrives and say i can't cary on any more but i always manage to make it through...

 

[aleja]

Hi cupcake I am glad you and your DH have come to a plan . I guess it's worth giving it a shot and you don't have a lot to lose given its funded by your health service . Do u know what time the hospital opens in the morning for appts? My clinic opens at 7am so I don't have to miss out on work in the morning. Oh and you are not being impatient 18 months is a long time to try . GL

MrsP hope you feel better soon . Your Turkey holiday has come around quickly . How long are you going for?

 

[MrsPTTC]

Hi cupcake, thanks hun, feel much better today but have had to take the day off work as my cat has a poorly tail. Just dropped him off at the vets & he's going to have to have it amputated They'll be able to save most of it, he'll maybe loose 2 inches bless him. Great start to my holiday week not!! Ah right I just thought as they were going to put you on clomid for the IUI, maybe they could try you on clomid by itself, but then if you're ovulating there's not a lot of point - but then why give you it with IUI? Hmm...

Aleja, I'm just away for a week. I wish I'd booked it for June but I was so sure I was gonna be preggo by now so didn't want to leave it too late!!

x

 

[GettingBroody]

Hi girls!

Cupcake, I really hope IUI does the trick for you! Fx'd! When do you start treatment?

MrsP, poor thing - vomiting and af! That really can't have been fun! And your poor cat! What happened to his tail? We had a foster kitten recently who had to have her tail amputated after a car accident - she had no problems being tail-less! (We foster for a local cat charity - at the moment we have 2 mother cats with 9 babies between them! They're very sweet!) Hope you have a fab time in Turkey - are you all ready to go?

Aleja, how are you feeling a the moment hon? What's the FS's plan of action? Will you be doing a FET this cycle or taking a break?

MrsG and Mk8 - How ye doing girls?!

No news on my side really. Have had all my bloods done now and am just waiting for the FS next Tuesday....

 

[MrsPTTC]

Hi getting broody, hope your bloods come back good!

He's had about 2 inches off, he isn't a happy chappy as he can't go outside for 10 days! Brother in law will have hell on when he stays, he'll have to give him medicine too! The vet seems to think it was jammed in a door, but it wasn't in our house as we would've noticed/heard him! God knows where he gets off to. He's neutered but still goes off for hours on end. How lovely of you to foster those kitties!

Getting a bit stressed now about the holiday, we go tomorrow! I'll probably not be back on now. Though might pop on when I'm away depending on the weather. See you all soon xx

 

[Sarahrn04]

Hi girls! It's been awhile since a posted. My last cycle was a great one. I got to the end and too a test and got a so I was destroyed. I took ten days of progesterone to get my period and then on a whim I decided to take another pregnancy test and I got

I took 6 tests and they were all as positive as positive could be!!!! I had blood work yesterday and have my first ultrasound on the 24th!

We are so incredibly shocked, and thrilled!!!

It can happen ladies!

 

[aleja]

omg Sarah congratulations!!! that is amazing news!!!! this is the first bfp we have had in ages too...yay

how random about the late bfp? well there you go if AF doesn't come she may away for a while. You must be so elated right now. GL luck with the ultrasound and I wish you all the best over the next 9 mnths

MrsP, one week in Turkey doesn't seem long but it will be good to just get out of your daily routine for a bit of culture. And your poor kitty cat ouchy that sounds painful.

MrsBroody,I am ok but getting impatient now. I was thinking today I am going to try to talk DH into doing acupunture for male infertility. It won't hurt to ttc naturally between FETs and maybe my DH's sperm might improve with a little eastern medicine! And I am starting my own acupunture on Saturday - its supposed to help prepare for the frozen transfer.
Can't wait to hear about how your FS appt goes next week.

Hi other girls..whats happening

 

[GettingBroody]

Wow Sarah!!!!!!!! That is such fantastic news!!!! Super Huge CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Am absolutely thrilled for you!! We have definitely been long overdue a Did you do anything differently this month? How long had you been trying again? Congrats again!!!

 

[GettingBroody]

PS What's going on?! - when I type in the smilie code for BFP it shows a big cloud9 instead?!!!
BFP -
Cloud9 -

Edit: Looks like they've fixed it!

 

[Sarahrn04]

I had tried for 7 months, and that was my second round of clomid. I didn't do anything different except we upped my clomid from 50-75, and I tried to be really positive.

Blood HCG results from yesterday were 696, so something's cookin' in there!