Achieved your first pregnancy with our without fertility treatment? Share your Story

[Mommy's Angel]

I thought this could be a thread where we share our stories of Triumph to be of encouragement to those like us. Please share your stories!

 

[robinator]

I don't think clomid counts as fertility treatment, but that's how we conceived. It was on cycle 4. We were getting close to the 6-month cutoff, so I was getting nervous! I know I can get pregnant without clomid, as it happened 10 years ago (mc), but now that we were trying and what with my cycle lasting anywhere between 5-11 weeks, I wanted to get it regulated.

 

[Mommy's Angel]

Clomid is a fertility treatment. It may not work for a whole lot of women, but it DOES work. There are women using it and your story can be very helpful. thanks for sharing your journey!

 

[robinator]

What I meant is that I thought it helped you ovulate regularly, not do anything fancy to enhance fertility. But perhaps I am wrong?

 

[Mommy's Angel]

What I meant is that I thought it helped you ovulate regularly, not do anything fancy to enhance fertility. But perhaps I am wrong?

Oh that your right! There are women with PCOS like me though who don't ovulate. Anovulatory it's called. Clomid itself didn't work for me, but I know quite a few women who it HAS worked for such as yourself. One of my friends with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) actually DID achieve on her first dose.

As minimally invasive the oral drug actually is, it does help some to achieve that bfp. In that sense it IS a fertility drug for women whom otherwise wouldn't ovulate on their own.

So your input is certainly helpful!

 

[Springtime]

I have pcos and have been on metformin for years. I guess thats why I do ovulate . I got pregnant while on metformin.

 

[Mommy's Angel]

I have pcos and have been on metformin for years. I guess thats why I do ovulate . I got pregnant while on metformin.

My friend Michelle did too. Sadly that stuff was AWFUL to my GI system. I was on 1000mg of it and though I was on a strict lower carb but whole grain diet, we couldn't go ANYWHERE on the road where there wasn't a rest stop. It was just awful. My body never really got used to the stuff. My dad is doing fine on it and I can't believe the junkfood he eats with it and only gets gas. If that were me I'd be on the toilet for a VERY long time.

So glad Met worked enough to help you achieve your first pregnancy. I LOVE hearing stories of women and especially women with PCOS who achieve pregnancies.

 

[codegirl]

At 36 we decided to try for our first baby... before we agreed on "timing" we were expecting. then at 38 we decided we should try again and once again, before we agreed on exactly what month to start trying we were expecting.

We now have 2 healthy, happy boys

Still thinking about trying for #3 when I turn 40

 

[kellyb]

My husband and I are 36 and 35, respectively, and we decided to start trying for baby #1 in November of 2010. My periods were always very regular, but I was still concerned, as you never know how things will go. I figured out approximately when I'd be ovulating each month, so we were very diligent, doing the baby dance every other day, particularly during that week. I would always prop my hips up onto a pillow for at least a half an hour afterward, and I just kept eating very healthy, exercising regularly, taking my prenatals, as well as royal jelly. Finally, in January of 2011 I started tracking my temperature every morning, to get to know myself better. And wouldn't you know it? I conceived that month (well, start of February), so I never had to use my chart. All in all, took us 4 months, and we're thrilled. We're at 15 weeks now, and things are going great. Good luck to all!!!

 

[Pixie M]

Not sure if this counts or not but LO was conceived whilst I was using the Persona method of contraception! (https://www.persona.info/uk/)

I'd been using it for years without any scares or anything. It was fantastic! This particular time though, I was right at the end of my 'red' days and was expecting it to be 'green' in the morning. Well, it wasn't!
I took the morning after pill within 12 hours and, luckily, it didn't work.

I know a number of girls who use the persona to get pregnant. It tells you when you're ovulating and the red days are the days you could become pregnant. Very useful piece of kit!

This time though, my periods never quite settled down enough to use it again and so it was pot luck!

 

[Rowan75]

1st pg was after hsg
2nd pg was on clomid
3rd pg completely natural

 

[Amberyll23]

DH (37) and I (36) started trying to conceive in October 2009. I have long and inconsistent cycles (35-43 days), and I had a period of time in Jan/Feb of 2010 where I didn't ovulate at all and skipped a cycle. The doctor told me that I should keep trying for a few more months, and we became pregnant in July 2010. Sadly, that ended in a loss in September 2010.

In November 2010, we began trying again. For some reason, after the m/c my cycles were still long, but I was ovulating consistently around the same cycle day, so we were able to conceive in February of this year via charting and lots of BDing, about 2 months before we were going to begin consulting with a fertility specialist due to my late ovulation.

 

[K123]

We started trying in December 2009 when I was 33 and DH was 34. Nothing happened for a long long time, despite using a CBFM and knowing we were hitting the right days. In May 2010 we went and spoke to our GP as both of our parents took a long time TTC and I was 34 by then, and were told to go away for 3 months. We went back to the GP in August and were referred to see a fertility specialist in November. I had blood tests done which were all fine, and then was quite seriously ill and TTC was forgotten about..... Only DTD once in the entire month of Sept as a result - and we were shocked and delighted to finally get our BFP. Just impatiently waiting for his arrival now....

 

[Mary Jo]

I had no fertility treatment either time, though I did chart my BBT. and I took supplements (vitamins and minerals). I got pregnant with my son in Nov 08 on our 4th cycle of charting (I was 34). with this one, I charted from last summer and got pregnant in January 11, but we only actually tried in the November and the January, so I consider it took 2 cycles (I'm 37).

 

[seoj]

We started our TTC journey back in Oct 2009 when my hubby got his first (of two) reversals... we found out 6 mos later it didn't work... and decided it was worth ONE more shot to try and he underwent a 2nd surgery... poor hubby!!! Then we found out another 6 mos later that my FSH levels were higher (14) and my egg supply was lower than normal and our odds of conceive naturally (even though his 2nd surgery worked) was very slim!!! We went to a Fertility Specialist and started me on Clomid and had IUI the first month... but it didn't work and we found out our odds of conceiving, even with Fertility help was about 5%-- which seems silly to me... I just didn't believe it! lol. But my eggs didn't respond to the Clomid like they would have liked... I only had 9follies to start with that month... the next month I only had 6!!!! BUT... it worked! I conceived our 2nd try with Clomid and IUI!!!

So it CAN happen and it DOES happen... even against all odds So happy!!!

We are both currently 37yrs old and very thrilled to be parents again... this is my first and my hubbies second. We have his daughter, our kid, full time and she's also thrilled to finally be a big sis at 14yrs old!!!

 

[Mommy's Angel]

Wow! Thank you ladies! Very interesting stories here. I'm jealous of all you charters! Again, having pcos, some women have a tough time charting. My temps were all over the place. Not to mention I rarely got AF to detect anything.

My story is that I was told almost 10 years ago that I would NEVER conceive because I didn't ovulate. I didn't get a regular period either. We went to one OB in 02' who tried Clomid and did an HSG to check the tubes. While I passed out at the HSG, nothing was actually blocking the tubes. The clomid actually made me crazy So after three rounds then, we chose to stop thinking it would never happen like our first consult physician had said. We figured we'd always adopt anyways, so my husband finished school and we moved back to our home state of Central New York.

We settled and after a trip to the Adirondacks, I felt as though I had cancer. Went to the Dr.'s and lo and behold...I was told I was pregnant. You can imagine my surprise when I was told I neither had AF nor ovulated on my own. I even asked if it was the right chart.

Sadly after a losing my mucus plug, a horrifying issue with Bacterial Vaginosis that wasn't detected with testing, I was found 3cm dialated at 22wks and we lost our son 25 minutes after birthing him because his lungs were just too weak.

This time around, we started ttc again in 2010 it took 3 rounds of clomid one with IUI which never worked, and then went to Injectables Bravelle and Menopur with a trigger shot and IUI's. I sat out twice due to hyperstimmulation and two times we had an IUI. The last cycle was LITERALLY the last try as the medical staff were ready to give up. I had the IUI procedure with the midwife and it was slow, peaceful and didn't hurt at all. It was that cycle we have no conceived our little one today whom will be born in October.

 

[ellie27]

We conceived our first on the 3rd month of trying when I was 32.

Sadly that resulted in miscarriage.

We were 3rd month lucky again after the miscarriage and now our daughter, Anna, is 16 months.

We are now both 34, and were 2nd month lucky, we will be 35 when this baby arrives.

We used opks and I temped this time as we wanted to take control and wanted it to happen quickly!

 

[binlidsrock]

I never thought I could get pregnant, but then at 40 we convieved naturally, shock!!!!! unfortunately we lost that baby at 12 weeks...but now at 41 Im 7 months pregant with a little boy! yippee!!! I think your fertility changes alot throughout your life, and I think it can depend on lots of things...

 

[maybethisit]

My friend who is a bit younger than us has PCOS and was told she'd never have a baby. She is due 3 weeks before me so is about 32 weeks pregnant, natural surprise conception I have two teenagers so not my first baby, but I am 40; OH doesn't have any children - we were trying for a year without any intervention - just started fertility testing when we got this bfp. It was our second month using Preseed, which I really think helped xx

 

[Jellybean0k]

We started trying in about 2004/5 without success. Last year, I decided that I didn't want to be having babies into my 40's and so had begun to make plans to be sterilised.

In October I contracted pleuressy and was off work for some time, it wasn't until the end of November that I realised that I had missed a period, and assumed I had started menopause, or thought perhaps it was due to my illness. As a precaution, on the 9th December I thought I just take a pregnancy test, with the outcome being positive.

So many emotions in the space of minutes, but now, very VERY happy