Fall is here...now to plant my little pumpkin seed!!!

[froggyfrog]

Beaglemom I hope af stays away! Afm I just went to the bathroom and spotting pink and brown...so she should be full force any time now! I guess I just had extremely late ovulation this cycle. We are at the point in our journey where we aren't sure what road to take. So I guess until we figure that out we will sort of ntnp. I may opk this cycle just so I know when to expect af. If we don't bd in the right Window it won't be such a big deal. Im just really super exhausted of ttc!!!

 

[Prayingforno1]

Hi everyone,

Think I see a few familiar "faces" from an IUI thread and would like to join in. I am waiting on AF (who I felt would be here from last Friday) but so far a no show. I did HPT yesterday around lunch-negative. I expected AF to be due today based on when I Od but still nothing. If AF does show, we will give IUI another attempt after our first go at it was cancelled due to low estrogen. As you can see from my signature we have been on this journey a while and more ready than ever for our little pumpkin seed

 

[floridasian]

Hi Praying - definitely recognize you from the IUI thread.

Wow - there are a lot of missing witches around here. Let's hope they don't show up at all!

 

[floridasian]

It looks like we have quite a few long term TTC'ers here.

What's everyone's issue (if you know)? Mine's currently in the "unexplained" category. We discovered scar tissue at my HSG last October but miraculously I got pregnant right after the HSG. Unfortunately the baby was no match to the scar tissue and I had a mmc in Jan followed by a D&C. We were hoping the D&C would take care of the scar tissue but it didn't. I ended up needing a hysteroscopy and that's when we found out that I also had scar tissue around my cervix.

How was I able to get pregnant with all that scar tissue is a mystery. What's more puzzling is that now that the scar tissue is gone I can't get pregnant on my own. It looks like IUI #2 is also a bust with a BFN yesterday although I didn't test today.

I am hoping to have a repeat HSG next cycle to make sure the uterine cavity is indeed completely normal and the tubes are still open. After that, I'm thinking maybe we should add more meds - injectables, trigger shots, etc. I don't know if my doctor will prescribe them to me but I'll certainly ask if he thinks those will be beneficial for someone in my situation.

 

[Prayingforno1]

For us found out I had endo last January had laparoscoy last December. DH has SA issues in basically every category so doc has told us our best chance of bfp is IVF . Doc is giving us 1 go at IUI then if no success on to IVF. Hoping we don't have to move onto IVF but mentally preparing myself just in case.

 

[Prayingforno1]

It looks like we have quite a few long term TTC'ers here.

What's everyone's issue (if you know)? Mine's currently in the "unexplained" category. We discovered scar tissue at my HSG last October but miraculously I got pregnant right after the HSG. Unfortunately the baby was no match to the scar tissue and I had a mmc in Jan followed by a D&C. We were hoping the D&C would take care of the scar tissue but it didn't. I ended up needing a hysteroscopy and that's when we found out that I also had scar tissue around my cervix.

How was I able to get pregnant with all that scar tissue is a mystery. What's more puzzling is that now that the scar tissue is gone I can't get pregnant on my own. It looks like IUI #2 is also a bust with a BFN yesterday although I didn't test today.

I am hoping to have a repeat HSG next cycle to make sure the uterine cavity is indeed completely normal and the tubes are still open. After that, I'm thinking maybe we should add more meds - injectables, trigger shots, etc. I don't know if my doctor will prescribe them to me but I'll certainly ask if he thinks those will be beneficial for someone in my situation.

So sorry you had to go through that mc . Our bodies can be so confusing and difficult to understand amd this ttc journey even more confusing. Your still not out this cycle so don't count yourself out yet!

 

[floridasian]

I see. Endo is a tough one definitely but not impossible to conceive. I think you and beaglemom are both excellent candidates for IVF. I know it's expensive and you have to go through a lot (meds, travelling, time-off work, the emotional rollercoaster, etc.) but I think your chances are great for IVF. But let's hope IUI will do it for you!

I just can't help but think that my uterus is messed up ever since my Asherman's diagnosis, even after the hysteroscopy. Because if my uterus is messed up and can't be repaired then I'm pretty much screwed, unless I can find a surrogate, which I'm sure I can't afford!

 

[beaglemom]

The only thing they found with me is sperm issues...mostly low count.

So I went out & bought frer & of course I come home to the brown spotting has returned after almost 2 days of nothing. So annoying...cramping is pretty intense...pretty much feels like day 1 of AF. So if the spotting continues, I will probably not test again.

 

[Prayingforno1]

beagle I'm still not counting you out

 

[froggyfrog]

Sorry about you mc floridasian. I have a friend with the same scar tissue issues. She also has pcos. For us it all started with dh seeing a urologist, his count was3 on average 3 mill. He was diagnosed and treated for varicocel. That was supposed to do the trick and were went to an fs after 6 months only to find out his count was the same. He did 6 months of clomid and one test showed it had gone up to 4 mill. Our dr agreed to do an iui saying that she doesn't discriminate against any procedure we want no matter the count because it only takes one! Before iui #1 I had an hsg which was painful (I think it pushed through some blockage) and was deemed healthy in my plumbing. Then after iui #1 (unmedicated on my part and dh only had 1 mill post wash) I went in for my cd21 test and it was 10.3 which is low, I ovulated but not good enough. So I started on letrozole and the first month after that cd21 test was 27! Meanwhile dh still not having any kind of rise was taken off of clomid. And started taking a supplement called horny goat weed. We did two more iuis, both I triggered ovulation after an u/s comfirmed I was ready. And wholly horny goat weed! The first one dh had 7 mill post wash and the second was 8 mill post wash. Both were in the lower 20s prewash. Well our funds were low by this point so we decided I would continue letrozole and we would ttc at home a few months then go again for more iuis. Then we moved and now have no specialist within two hours any way around!!! Sorry about the book!

 

[FutureBabyG]

The only thing they found with me is sperm issues...mostly low count.

So I went out & bought frer & of course I come home to the brown spotting has returned after almost 2 days of nothing. So annoying...cramping is pretty intense...pretty much feels like day 1 of AF. So if the spotting continues, I will probably not test again.

Sounds like you just bought a hpt for your upcoming bfp whether tomorrow or next month.

 

[misaacs117]

I put everything in my signature but will tell you all the run down of my issues. As you can see DH and I have been ttc for a long while now. I feel like we have been through the ringer. After years of trying with natural supplements I went to the OBGYN and did 3 rounds of clomid. Little did I know then that I didn't O all three months. I didn't know how to temp and then what the temp meant. We went back in to meet with the OBGYN who said "there is nothing more I can do for you" So I found an independent RE. He did an HSG which revealed my right tube was "possibly" blocked and cleared out the left one. During my first appointment RE did a post coital test which revealed my mucus was much too thick. Therefore, not allowing any spermies to get past my cervix. The only way to do anything about it was IUI. So we did 2 IUIs and 2 medicated cycles (4 total) all BFNs. So I scheduled a surgery which showed I had endo really bad on my right side along with scar tissue that had my ovary stuck to my uterus. So no wonder the dye didn't go through during the HSG. And scar tissue near my cervix. We did another IUI after surgery but was a BFN. At this point I was run down emotionally and financially so we took a break. But I took my femara during the break also and nothing. Went back for IUI #4 and he saw on the ultrasound that I have PCOS.
DH also has low sperm count. The first IUI I think was 8mil post wash then the next was 13mil post wash IUI #3 was 4 mill post wash. I got him started on vitamins and his count went from 4mil to 23mill post wash!!
Wew! That about sums me up lol. Sorry for the big long post but wanted to give some more background.

 

[froggyfrog]

I just ordered vitex for me and more horny goat weed for dh! Im pretty excited to try an herbal route!

 

[froggyfrog]

Wow sounds like we have all been to hell and back!!

 

[Prayingforno1]

misaacs117-What a journey you've been on. GL on your IUI this month.

froggy- Yes I agree it seems we've been to hell and back.

 

[floridasian]

Thanks everyone for sharing your stories and reminding me of everyone's struggles in the TTC journey. I hope we all get our THB soon!!

 

[misaacs117]

People really don't understand what it's like to ttc long term. No one knows, unless you have been through it personally, the heartache, depression, and angry you go through. We all really have been through a lot and I wish people had some sort of idea. Then they would stop asking questions and being so insensitive. I don't know about you all but I am open about our struggle with friends and family because I couldn't take their questions and judgement. But then begun the well do this it'll work it worked for me blah blah blah! But I'd rather that then feeling alone in this. I like the support especially from family.

 

[Prayingforno1]

misaacs117-I think it's great you are able to open with your family but we've decided to keep our struggles private. If there were anyone I could share it would it would be my mom but I don't want her to be stressed and worried about us.

AFM-Well the witch woke me up this morning so I'm officially on CD1 AGAIN!! Guess I'll call my doc at some point today to set up CD2 scan and bloodwork. Feeling kinda blah yet a little hopeful that we will have success with our IUI this month. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers as I'm sure you know on this ttc journey seeing AF can be a bit depressing so I'm praying I don't fall into that slump this month

 

[FutureBabyG]

Prayingforno1.... sorry af showed today. Dh and i are the same we haven't told anyone in 9 our family; however, I accidentally sent my father a copy of my forum post stating dh sperm count and iui results. We were out of state at the time so I explained it away that I copied a text message and was trying to send it back to the person but I must have hit the back button on my phone and sent it to him. He seems to have bought the story/lie. I would love to tell my mom but know she would tell my dad and then stress.

 

[floridasian]

Praying - sorry about AF. Hopefully you'll be able to get the IUI worked out this cycle!

FutureBabyG - I just noticed that you also had a mid-follicular phase temp jump like I did. Do you know what contributed to it or have you brought it up to your doctor? I've had this for two cycles in a row now and I'm very confused about it. I don't know if it has any negative effects on fertility but I'm just curious why it happened.

We've chosen not to share the journey with family and friends. Mine are not so understanding. I do have a cousin who went through IUI & IVF and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl in May through IVF. She's the only person I confided in. But she's so busy with the new baby we don't really talk right now.

Another BFN this morning so I'm definitely out. I'm writing down questions for my RE again for next cycle.