First fertility appointment

[sammy1987xxx]

A month! That sounds so long!! Thanku for ur info uv been great xx

 

[pcsoph2890]

Yeah but it'll zoom by. Think xmas new year, then by the time everyone back to work you'll have your appt.....
Make the most of this christmas with your other half..... that is what i'm planning on doing..... with the hope that this time next year we'll be a family.....

 

[sammy1987xxx]

I got the appointment 7th January!! So excited and scared lol xx

 

[pcsoph2890]

ha brill - same date as mine at the QMC......

Will have to compare notes when we get back!!!!

See I told you you' d get your appointment!!!!

 

[sammy1987xxx]

What times urs at? How weird is that. We can def be buddies going through the same thing at the same time xx

 

[pcsoph2890]

2pm..... the other letter they send is is a questionnaire about General Thu vs and says to allow for a 3 hr appt. So hopefully they will go through the results they do have and then do more testing then discuss what is available for us. Then wait for the other results to come back and going back at a later date!!!!

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Mines at 2.50! We can countdown together. Did all the basic tests come back ok? Where r u in ur cycle? I'm hoping for clomid due to irregular periods.
R u temping? Xx

 

[pcsoph2890]

I'll be CD 13 on that day. I'm on CD 8 today, just about to enter my "fertile" period"

My tests have come back fine so far, i'm pretty much bang on time each month - give or take a day either way. It seems the hubby as a bit of a low sperm count. Altho my doctor was pretty unhelpful to be hinest and couldnt get us of the room quick enough, and didn;t explain what each result meant. But his doctor explained it a bit better. he has 10.98m per ml, and think that his motility is above average.... but as GP's are jack of all trades and master of none - waiting for the doctor at the clinic to tell us in more detail what they mean....
Troubls is hubby is very into his excessive sports, my which i mean marathan running, swimming and cycling - and he knows that this must have some detrimental effects on his swimmers.... but we'll broach this subject with the specialist, as spending 1 hrs swimming then 8 hrs on a bike, then running a marathon all in one day - plus the hours upon hours of training he does beside that a week cannot be good for his nether regions... Also he drinks quite a bit of coffee too (he does have decaff tea and coffee at times, but he needs his kickstart in the mornigs) - but our doctor said that this has no effect, but this is contradictory to what i read - again something to cover with the specialist.
On average 25 day cycle, and ovulate roughly day 11/12 each month if i go my EWCM.
I did temp - but to be honest i gave up last month as it never showed ovulation, so just stuck by EWCM. I did do OPK, but then got complicated when at work, as peeing into a pot, got a bit difficult to explain when walking to the loo with the pot. Also got too hung up on dtd at the right time and temping/testing - thought i was getting too stressed about it all which didn't help matters....
I'm due to ovulate on the 11th/12th of this month, so trying to get in as much as possible. We are both getting over colds this month tho - but see how we go.

Had a right wobble the other day, as neigbours one side have baby twins, the new next door neighbours is 4 months pregnant. Every celeb annocing they are pregnant, Kate and Wills pregnant, people at work announcing their pregnancies all over FB and detailing each bout of sickness and movement they get... all got a bit too much and had a right woe is me moment. Then we spent a week at Centre Parcs where everywhere we looked were kids, babies and children... probably not the best place to go when TTC!
but snapped out of it pretty quickly as no point dwelling on things that we have no control over yet...
Which makes me quite excited to be going and seeing exactly what they say to us.
Althou at work in a dept of 12 people, one couple had IVF sucessful, another IUI as his swimmers were doing the backstroke in the wrong direction as he described it, and another on clomid - all sucessful... so whatever they throw at us, i'm sure we have all bases covered at work, so there is always someone here i can talk to about it as they have the t-shirt to proove it!!

 

[sammy1987xxx]

In still reading but no word of a lie I'm on cd 8!!!!!

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Yes the cycling on its own is pretty bad let alone everything else
My cycles are irregular had a 31 day cycle last month which is great. As month before was 45. Iv started taking angus castus and spearmint tea. Right now I will try anything lol.
I'm glad uv got ppl to talk to I don't know anyone who doesn't fall preg at the drop of a hat!! I know what u mean preg news is everywhere. Really bums me out.
Oh swimmers are all good so kinda worries me more about the apt.
I didnt have any ewcm really last month so iv said wer going to bd a lot more often just incase. Luckily he doesn't mind too much. Bless him. They don't really understand when Theyv got to do it Theyv got to do it lol.
Did ur letter say fertility gynaecology unit? Oh is wondering if iv been referred on my own? Surely this isn't the case? I think I need to tell someone now as its so hard keeping it in xx

 

[pcsoph2890]

re the letter - no idea what dept it said - just fertility clinic at QMC.

We are going together to our appt, as they need to speak to both of you and you have been refered as a couple, so i would say both of you need to go to make sure - nothing worse than just you going and they need both of oyu - or call them up before to see whether it's just you or both of you needed!

Re the cycling not too good i know - but if he didn't train he'd go crazy..... but see what the specialist says - least he's in winter training, so not as much as he is used to, so we will see whether this makes any difference or not!

 

[Zebra2023]

I have just got back my results after a long wait, it goes surprisingly quick. At first when I got my appointment through, I had to wait 6 weeks. I was like really? Next minute I was sat in the EPU getting my results. Still waiting on one set of bloods as I had them done later, have to wait a month which isn't so bad as the first time.

I hope everything turns out ok for those who are going through tests

 

[sammy1987xxx]

We will go together just it all worries me over active mind lol.
It's been really nice speaking to someone so close and with the same appt date lol. Hope u keep me updated with ur progress and ur ups and downs. Maybe exchange email address? I'm not sure if u can send messages on here? X

 

[pcsoph2890]

oh definately keep each other posted - nice to know in a strange way of someone else doing what i'm doing at exactly the same time .....

Have had ewcm past two days - but hubby just wanted to "hug" last night. Not too worried as we bd'd the night previous... Kinda thinking this is last chance to go au natural without any offical intervention....
Will see - but he's already saying he has a headache - honestly it's like role reversal sometimes!
Normally i O day 11 or 12, and today is day 9.....

 

[sammy1987xxx]

I think itl def be last time for us natural.
How frustrating that u couldn't bd last night!!!! What's the deal with that?
Ur lucky to ovulate so early.
Bd is actually meant to help headaches according to research lol.
U must be so frustrated
Wer going to start properly trying Wednesday which will be day 12 gives him a little rest lol. Then go every other day Ish until I have ewcm. Or positive opk. Altho last month I had no signs really so hopefully that was a one time thing.
How long u been trying? Is this for ur 1st?
X

 

[pcsoph2890]

yes very frustrating and annoying!!!!! I get very upset at times.
I've tried telling him I'll be fertile - doesn't work, tried keeping stum - doesn't work. Tried seducing him, he's tired, achy, late off work and hence late to bed and I'm asleep (ie 1-2 am), or ill!!!
So yes get a bit peeved with him and haven't quite worked out how to broach it with him without laying the blame - bearing in mind the problem looks like him so far..... its not that hard surely to have sex for 5 days running???? it's been like this the past 4-5 months now..... So each month I can write off....
last night he went to bed with a headache, but then aged on his phone with a game til late.... give up at times!!!!!
yes it's our first ...... been trying for come Jan 17 months.

 

[sammy1987xxx]

I don't understand. Surely he wants a child as much as u do. It gets to my oh at times because of how irregular my cycle is and means it ca be longer. But 5 days wow some men want it that often anyway lol. Luckily oh doesn't objective too much. I think u need to broach the subject lightly. How does he expect to get u preg? I really feel for u.
They don't see how stressful it is for us. Oh says it stresses him but surely it isn't lol xx

 

[pcsoph2890]

I know think I will if af comes! Just surprised him in shower sorry if Tmi....... so we may have a chance this month...... I just don't think he really understands the cycle we go thru. you can only get pregnant thru a small window. but I don't want to be . patronising to him, so got to tread lightly.
Yes he does want kids, very badly ..... but with most men they probably think they know the female body but in actual fact know very little.

Just wait till AF is supposed to show and broach it then..... Dec before the hospital appt!!!!

 

[sammy1987xxx]

Atleast uv got a chance this month then. No such thing as too much info when ttc and in forums lol.
I show oh websites and things at the beg to help him understand and then he looks into things so its reassuring to know he wants to learn more.
He will have to do it on demand for the clinic espc if u iui
Did his results come bk lower than normal?
Xx

 

[HBrockmyre]

Just a recommendation...always ask for a copy of your medical records with every appointment. Due to human error, important info can be lost that may hold up proper fertility treatment. In addition, it's easier to seek out second opinions at any point in time if you don't need to request that a copy be sent to a new office. Second opinions are so helpful, even if you get a great first impression of the first clinic your visit. It's smart to be prepared. I see it all the time as a fertility acupuncturist. I work in San Diego where there are over 5 clinics. Getting copies of records is important from the start.