Any other irregular gals out there?? Let's stick together! (TTC#1 FORUM))

[sarah2211]

Inked, digitals are less sensitive. Got my FX!

Joy, yes AF came, one day late. I'm CD 6 today. I'm not sure if I'll go back to Oing my usual day (CD22-23) or later now because of the MC. I guess we'll just keep BDing around that time. Yay for the OPK!!

DH and I are in a bit of a pickle about what to do with our specialist appointment. He will probably have to go away for work in January to a country with zika which will mean we won't be able to have unprotected BDing until September 2017! So I think we will be paying to see in privately, to hopefully find a doctor who is willing to help with this time pressure.

 

[Inkedlady88]

Inked, digitals are less sensitive. Got my FX!

Joy, yes AF came, one day late. I'm CD 6 today. I'm not sure if I'll go back to Oing my usual day (CD22-23) or later now because of the MC. I guess we'll just keep BDing around that time. Yay for the OPK!!

DH and I are in a bit of a pickle about what to do with our specialist appointment. He will probably have to go away for work in January to a country with zika which will mean we won't be able to have unprotected BDing until September 2017! So I think we will be paying to see in privately, to hopefully find a doctor who is willing to help with this time pressure.

Sarah is there any possibility your doctor would agree to having OH's sperm frozen ahead of time and do IUI with it due to his having to work in a country with Zika? That way you aren't being forced to delay TTC for a year?

 

[Inkedlady88]

13 dpiui: 's across the board. Taking my progesterone today, and calling it quits tomorrow, stopping the progesterone and waiting for AF to rear her ugly head. Im not surprised the IUI didn't work. OH's count was so bad, my nurse asked me if I wanted to proceed with it after she read the results.

Not sure what we're going to do next cycle. I kind of don't even feel like thinking about it at this point.

 

[ILoveme29]

13 dpiui: 's across the board. Taking my progesterone today, and calling it quits tomorrow, stopping the progesterone and waiting for AF to rear her ugly head. Im not surprised the IUI didn't work. OH's count was so bad, my nurse asked me if I wanted to proceed with it after she read the results.

Not sure what we're going to do next cycle. I kind of don't even feel like thinking about it at this point.

im so sorry to hear that, praying that this can only get better for you. have you thought of any alternatives for TTC.

 

[Inkedlady88]

13 dpiui: 's across the board. Taking my progesterone today, and calling it quits tomorrow, stopping the progesterone and waiting for AF to rear her ugly head. Im not surprised the IUI didn't work. OH's count was so bad, my nurse asked me if I wanted to proceed with it after she read the results.

Not sure what we're going to do next cycle. I kind of don't even feel like thinking about it at this point.

im so sorry to hear that, praying that this can only get better for you. have you thought of any alternatives for TTC.

My guess is we'll continue to do a couple more IUI's despite OH's poor sperm quality. Once those don't work he'll either have to see a urologist, we'll look into IVF, or give up TTC and look at adoption.

 

[sarah2211]

Inked, I mentioned that to DH the other day about it being a possibility and he agreed it was definitely worth looking into. We actually talked about doing this if he got deployed for 6-12 months and that I could get pregnant with him being on the other side of the world haha. We are going to go and see a private fertility specialist at the start on next month. We've been going through the public system and the doctor couldn't really care less. So hopefully going privately, we can have a bit more say in all of this.

I'm so sorry about the BFN do they wash the sample before the IUI? Do you know why his count is so low? I'm so sorry you're going through this, I really hope that next cycle is your BFP.

 

[ILoveme29]

@Inkedlady seems like ill be having the same route as you. I have actually been trying to see when I can do IVF. I will try maybe 3 more iui's the im done IVF it is. I have seen the doctors office in the past 3 years way too many times it sucks. my advice is don't give up, ive though about throwing in the towel many of times but then I realize there are ladies that have gone through far worse than me and have their precious angels now. so just stay hopeful, my prayers to you.

@Sarah I think seeing a specialist or going private will be great for you, and hopefully they will be more considerate in your situation.

 

[rickyandlucy]

Anyone know anything about elevated prolactin and infertility? My doc just called, they got my bloodwork back and everything was fine except that my prolactin was a bit high. They are having me come in tomorrow to retest. What would high prolactin mean?

 

[sarah2211]

Ricky I got my test results back yesterday and my prolactin is elevated too. I'd be interested to hear if anyone knows anything too.

 

[MEPride]

Hi ladies, been a while. More on that in a moment.

Prolactin is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland in the brain. It is the same hormone that signals our bodies to produce milk for babies. If it is high in a non pregnant woman it can prevent ovulation or even cause a luteal phase defect. Since this is a problem with the pituitary gland... I'm not sure what they do for this to correct it. It'll be interesting to here what your doctors have to say.

 

[MEPride]

I've been rather absent from the board recently. Not completely gone but definitely staying away. My DH dropped a bombshell on me about a month ago. He said he wasn't ready for kids until he feels a little more financially stable. While I understand his view point it was still a blow to hear especially considering all the hard work I've been doing to balance hormones and such. He says he thinks he will be ready this winter. We talked more and decided to try Clomid in January/February officially. Probably start it after we return fromour trip to Hawaii. I just hope nothing changes between now and then. So until then I plan to keep doing what I've been doing and try to convince my ob/gyn to do more testing to see what hormone levels are off since absolutely everything is coming back 'normal'.

I'm convinced the Metformin hasn't helped at all. Been taking it for about 4 months and haven't seen any positive results. But I did start talking vitamin d and fish oil and I magically ovulated within 2 weeks of starting those so that made me do a little happy dance and celebrate. I've never been so happy to be woken in the middle of the night with horrible AF cramping before. Prior to that I hadn't ovulated since the beginning of April.


Also, I forget who said this but THANK YOU for saying something about having to wait until September 2017 to TTC because of Zika. We had been planning a cruise vacation to the southern Caribbean. At the time we booked it I didn't realize it was recommended couples wait 6 months to TTC after potential exposure. I lost my $500 deposit but saved a year's headache, heartache, and time for when we do start Clomid. So thank you thank you thank you!!


I'll be around the board but probably won't be posting often as we have reached a level of status quo on my end. But I'm still here!

 

[ILoveme29]

@MEPride maybe the little break will help you get your body in tune for when it is time for you to TTC again. Good luck to you and hubby. what dosage of metformin are you on?, I was told by RE it wouldn't help unless it is over 1,000mg daily to help with O.

AFM yesterday at my RE visit (lets just say prayers work), I got the go to start with treatment. I will be going back to clomid just to see with an increased dosage if my body will react. So I will be taking 150mg. then Ovidrel shot and Progesterone to follow after O. Words cant explain how happy I am even if I don't get my BFP I at least can start TTC again.

 

[joy8751]

Iloveme, I am really happy you are back on ttc with what looks like a solid plan. I wish you good luck.

Inkedlady, I send you loads of virtual and hope for the best for you, let us know how it goes with your next cycle.

Sarah, I also had high prolactine when I started my tests early this year (it was 47). I heard that petulinary gland tumors were mostly considered if the level was much higher (200 or 300). My doc asked for a second test a month later and it was just below the limit so she was not too concerned about it. Pcos messes up with our hormones in many ways I guess...
However, researches on prolactine show that it increases a lot if you often have orgasms, so we cut down our little post-bd handy routine... Maybe this is what helped in reducing mine... It does not make ttc any funnier though...

Afm, 7dpo today. I dont have much hopes as I am scared something is wrong with my O being painful. I am scared that the ovary lining is too thick and the egg takes too long to go through it, so it is not viable anymore when it finally gets to the fallopian tube... I know I am overthinking it, but I wouldn't be surprised that something is wrong in addition to pcos, which would explain that the clomid does not work...
Anyway, let's wait and see, I think I will start testing tomorrow ...

 

[MEPride]

@ILoveMe29: that's what I was thinking about the Metformin. She only has me on 500mg a day. I had been thinking about calling my doc before my appointment to ask about an increased dose. Glad someone else confirms my suspicions.

 

[sarah2211]

MEP, I'm sorry about DH. I hope he doesn't get cold feet again in January. That must be so frustrating for you. How come the doctor put you on Metformin if everything is normal with your hormones? I don't think it's helped me. I got pregnant on my first cycle on it but lost it. Since then nothing improved. I'm sorry about losing the deposit but I think it definitely is worth not going and no have to worry about it. We are having this problem at the moment. DH will be going away to a zika country between December-March. If I'm not pregnant by then then we will have to wait for 6 months. We might look at doing IUI with frozen sperm if we aren't pregnant by then.

ILoveMe, yay! What a great outcome. I'm so excited for you. FX this will be your cycle

Joy, thanks. I'm not convinced they are going to take too much interest in my prolactin. It's not hugely elevated. That's interesting about the orgasms. Some people seem to think an orgasm after the goods have been delivered can increase your chances. I've got my fingers crossed for you this cycle. Hopefully it's nothing serious. Thinking of you and hoping for the best.

Afm, I'm currently CD 14. I had a bit of EWCM a few days ago, but no surprises, it wasn't O. Tomorrow we see the new fertility specialist. I'm keeping everything crossed that they can help us. I just need a plan and a next step to me sane.

 

[ILoveme29]

@MEPride yes 500mg will do nothing for your pcos I had that confirmed by 3 doctors. 1,000mg one or twice a day. as soon as mine was increased I now get AF on time or closer to the time I should.

@Joy no need to overthink that much. O pain is normal. and the pain at least is telling you that you in fact are O that egg is released and hopefully turning into a bfp. good luck to you!

@Sarah Exciting you get to see RE tomorrow I hope they will give you some sense of relief.

Praying for all of you ladies and hopefully by the end of this year we will be sharing our BFP's!!

 

[sarah2211]

So appointment went well!

DH's swimmers are perfect (just what his ego needed to hear!)

I'm not ovulating (despite my chart saying I am???). Long story short, I'm taking 10 days of provera to bring on AF. Then I'm starting Clomid on the next cycle!

I'm feeling really happy, I needed a next step and a plan for something next. The doctor said there's a 50% chance that I'll be pregnant in the next 3 months. I'm feeling hopeful!

 

[ILoveme29]

@Sarah im so happy for you getting started with a plan. It gives a sense of relief. do you know how many Mg of clomid will you be starting on?.

 

[sarah2211]

I'm so releieved. I don't think I could have carried on without a next step. Just 50mg. He didn't say he'd up it if it didn't work but I have to have the CD 21 blood test, so I assume if it doesn't make me ovulate he'll be in touch to up the dose.

When do you start your next cycle?

 

[Inkedlady88]

Checking in after staying away for a while. We've had to take a forced break pretty much due to scheduling issues. I got my positive OPK last night (cd15), but can't do an IUI today due to OH being out of town. We did BD the day before I got my surge, but considering how horrible his count was with the IUI last cycle, TTC without IUI or IVF is almost literally a 0% chance I'm sure. We'll have to take a forced break next cycle too due to us being out of town the weekend that I am likely to O. I'm even tempted to not even do a clomid cycle next month but will have to see what my RE says.

I'll be honest, I'm definitely feeling pretty low and depressed anymore. Infertility is starting to put definite strain on my marriage. Maybe a forced break is what we need, I'm just afraid we'll end up totally giving up though because of it.

Hope everyone else is having better luck.