Anyone ever rethink TTC

[Indigo77]

Yes, but you knew you had to do it. I keep thinking...maybe 1 more cycle...

 

[dachsundmom]

Indigo, maybe get DH's SA done again before you make any decisions?

 

[Mon_n_john]

Yes, but you knew you had to do it. I keep thinking...maybe 1 more cycle...

I see your point, it is different. I'm not sure if you have been trying for more than 6 months (I assume you have) but I'm sure you know that once you are 35 6 months of trying on your own is enough. There is nothing wrong with a little guidance from a specialist and if necessary, a little pill.

I can't wait till we all have our babies and these trouble are far behind us!

 

[googly]

Googly, so were you given Clomid even though you do OV every cycle on your own? That's how it was prescribed to me; OV was not my issue.

Yeah, I've ovulated every cycle I've charted, so no obvious problems with that.

In considering the cause of the LPD, the FS said there could be 2 or 3 reasons for it... he said that we could do further investigations into it, but all of them would end up with Clomid as a first thing to try. So his theory was to get on with that and see if it worked, and if not, then we could look into the specific cause of it and some more specialised treatment. But better to do the most obvious (and cheapest) thing first.

(I kinda liked that rationale)

I guess the theory of the Clomid for LPD is to try and grow bigger/more follicles, which would lead to a bigger/healthier corpus luteum, which would pump out more progesterone and support the LP for longer. I started on 50mg, but if this cycle is anything to go by (not looking too hopeful for a longer LP at this stage) - that might go up to 100mg eventually. I suspect I will also need estrogen and progesterone supplements at some stage - estrogen in the follicular phase to increase the lining (currently have VERY light periods) and progesterone, if I'm still not producing enough of that, to support the LP.

 

[dachsundmom]

Are you on 50mg now? I did 50 on CD3-7. I ovulated, but had no CM to speak of, LOL

 

[Indigo77]

I guess I really don't see the point to any more testing until we decide we are willing to try medical interventions. We are going away for a week in September and plan to discuss it then...

 

[dachsundmom]

That sounds like a good plan!

 

[googly]

Are you on 50mg now? I did 50 on CD3-7. I ovulated, but had no CM to speak of, LOL

Yep, 50mg for the first 3 cycles.

My CM has actually been fine - better than ever actually. That might be cause I threw a few things at it to try and preempt low CM. Have been taking L-Arginine and Royal Jelly; and then the usual Robitussin, green tea, and grapefruit juice. I don't know whether one of those made the difference, or a combination of them all, but yeah - more this month than any cycle I've had previously! (TMI)

My concern more is for it reducing the lining... might up the L-Arginine for that next month. I won't know for sure if it has had an effect on that until I do some monitored cycles (after the first 3).

 

[googly]

I guess I really don't see the point to any more testing until we decide we are willing to try medical interventions. We are going away for a week in September and plan to discuss it then...

We are going to have to do that at some point as well... as I said, DH is quite anti-IUI/IVF. I *think* I'm fine with it... I might be able to persuade him, but we'll see. I should probably also give him a chance to persuade me as well!

 

[Mon_n_john]

I think I'm the only one that likes the idea of IUI, I see it as the pregnancy expressway lol!

 

[googly]

I think I'm the only one that likes the idea of IUI, I see it as the pregnancy expressway lol!

Well that's my argument to him... we could possibly escape months of emotionally-tiring TTC, for a month or two of IUI.

Of course no guarantees.... but..........

 

[dachsundmom]

I think I'm the only one that likes the idea of IUI, I see it as the pregnancy expressway lol!

I don't dislike it at all; I'm just not there yet, lol

 

[googly]

I think IUI is easier to accept; I've had a couple of friends who have done that and said it's a breeze.

IVF is the thing I'm not sure about...

Watching LL's journey has been interesting though - doesn't seem so bad so far (FX for you LL if you're reading this! )

 

[crystal443]

I guess I really don't see the point to any more testing until we decide we are willing to try medical interventions. We are going away for a week in September and plan to discuss it then...

Its good to sit and have a good chat about it We always try to see it from a pro and con sort of way, the only thing I can tell you is that we always said we wouldn't go further then Clomid but after years of nothing I had assumed it was something majorly wrong. When we did bite the bullet and go to the RE or FS whichever you prefer we did find out its most likely something so simple with the sperm fertilizing the egg and it could be anything from a hard shell on the egg to the enviroment for the sperm. When we found out its something much simpler then we thought that made our decision easier to move forward. I'm not telling you to have intervention or not, I'm just saying that once we found out a possible reason we weren't getting pregnant and that it probably won't happen naturally it made our decision easy. I hope your decision comes easy as well

 

[crystal443]

I think IUI is easier to accept; I've had a couple of friends who have done that and said it's a breeze.

IVF is the thing I'm not sure about...

Watching LL's journey has been interesting though - doesn't seem so bad so far (FX for you LL if you're reading this! )

Well tbh IUI isn't always the best route I'll give you our example..to go down the route of IUI we were given a 5% chance of success because we're unexplained so cost in 6 cycles of IUI and we were already running into the cost of an IVF cycle. An IVF cycle will give us a 30-35% success rate because its thought our issue is only the egg fertilizing so we weren't given the option of IUI. I could have pressed for it but why really if it wouldn't work right? I always swore I wouldn't do IVF but I guess once its on the table and being discussed it becomes less scary and more realistic. It really comes down to each couple and what will work best for them

 

[Indigo77]

Crystal...How long did you TTC before going to a RE/FS?

 

[Mon_n_john]

I think IUI is easier to accept; I've had a couple of friends who have done that and said it's a breeze.

IVF is the thing I'm not sure about...

Watching LL's journey has been interesting though - doesn't seem so bad so far (FX for you LL if you're reading this! )

Well tbh IUI isn't always the best route I'll give you our example..to go down the route of IUI we were given a 5% chance of success because we're unexplained so cost in 6 cycles of IUI and we were already running into the cost of an IVF cycle. An IVF cycle will give us a 30-35% success rate because its thought our issue is only the egg fertilizing so we weren't given the option of IUI. I could have pressed for it but why really if it wouldn't work right? I always swore I wouldn't do IVF but I guess once its on the table and being discussed it becomes less scary and more realistic. It really comes down to each couple and what will work best for them

That is very logical thinking Crystal. I have read that IUI shouldn't be done more than 3 cycles as the efficacy drops after that. Besides that, at that point IUI stops being cost effective over IVF.

Are you going to be pursuing IVF soon?

 

[crystal443]

Well I never took any BC after DS but we really started trying about 2 years ago, went to the doctor and was given Clomid straight away because I needed with the other two and did 6 cycles of that. When we didn't get pregnant we moved straight to FS, so about 6 months because my regular doctor prescribed the Clomid.

 

[crystal443]

I think IUI is easier to accept; I've had a couple of friends who have done that and said it's a breeze.

IVF is the thing I'm not sure about...

Watching LL's journey has been interesting though - doesn't seem so bad so far (FX for you LL if you're reading this! )

Well tbh IUI isn't always the best route I'll give you our example..to go down the route of IUI we were given a 5% chance of success because we're unexplained so cost in 6 cycles of IUI and we were already running into the cost of an IVF cycle. An IVF cycle will give us a 30-35% success rate because its thought our issue is only the egg fertilizing so we weren't given the option of IUI. I could have pressed for it but why really if it wouldn't work right? I always swore I wouldn't do IVF but I guess once its on the table and being discussed it becomes less scary and more realistic. It really comes down to each couple and what will work best for them

That is very logical thinking Crystal. I have read that IUI shouldn't be done more than 3 cycles as the efficacy drops after that. Besides that, at that point IUI stops being cost effective over IVF.

Are you going to be pursuing IVF soon?

We'll be starting this cycle coming I never thought in terms of cost tbh, the FS broke it all down for us and I couldn't decide if she was trying to save us money or get us to pay for IVF but at the end of the day I do think she's right so that was the deciding factor for us.

 

[dachsundmom]

Crystal, are you doing an egg share?