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I'm new to this & looking for some support and advise while TTC.

ashleyw563

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Hello All,
My name is Ashley and I just want to tell a little about myself.
So for starters I will start with the #1 blessing of my life, my 4 year old son(from previous relationship). I was with his dad for about 5 years and was in pure misery, i felt as though i was trapped with no way out. I was physically and mentally abused. So a year and a half ago I got smart and packed up mine & my son's things and left to stay with my dad. Not long after that I met my one true love whom I married this past June. He not only treats me wonderful but has also accepted my son into his life as his own. I could not be anymore thankful for that. So anyway, I'll get to the point. My now DH was previously married for 8 years and no child. So after we had been together long enough to talk about marriage, children,etc. he mentioned that he didnt think that he was able to have children due to the fact that he never did in his marriage before. So after we decided to start having a child of our own (1 year and so many months ago) with no luck whatsoever, only a few false hopes and BFN's we decided to go to the dr for him to have a SA. What a let down! We of course didn't get the results we hoped for, he had low sperm count, low motility & morphology. So now, months later we have made an appointment for him to see an Urologist (2weeks from now) to try to figure out or options. So, recently after searching and searching about of problems i found several forums on the topic of IUI's so depending on what we find out at the urology appointment, I was kinda thinking we would give this a try. So, that's my situation and a little insight to my life, now i hope to find others that are in my situation that can provide some encouraging words and support.
 
I have no advice or anything because I've been struggling for over a year with female-only infertility (DH is *perfect*, of course... ugh!), but I do know that IUI's are frequently a good option for low sperm count/motility. My RE said it was most common for the issue to be with the male or both partners, and they'd do IUI's if it ended up being both of us. I did have a friend who did them even with her DH's high sperm count just to make sure everything "arrived on time" as it were!

However I did want to say that it's so wonderful that you are with the love of your life now and how great it is that you and your son got out of such a bad situation!
 
I think it takes guts to get out of an abusive relationship and I think you are brave, strong and clearly persevere. I don't know much about the fertility part as I have not been TTC long enough for any testing to be warranted. I will say that I think you will find a way for it to work. I am unaware of any infertility issues for myself or my husband, but I have been with him for 11.5 years with no mistakes or oops babies, which makes me worried especially since for the last 5.5 years we did not use any birth control (before TTC)
 
Hi, Ashley! :wave:

Welcome to BnB! I don't have any advice for you regarding your TTC journey, but I too wanted to tell you how happy I am that you got out of such a terrible situation, found the love of your life and that he treats you as you should be treated!!!

I have found this forum to be extremely helpful. There are wonderful ladies here that give lots of advice and support. Even if you're having a down day and just need some encouragement, the BnB community is here for you.

Sending prayers and hugs your way, hun! :hugs:

:hug:
 
Hi ashleyw563

I am also in a similar position to you. Me and my dh have been trying for over 18 months to only find out he has low sperm count, motility and morphology. We went to the urologist a couple of months ago. He had all blood tests done and an ultrasound to be told there was nothing obvious as to why as the tests came back all ok so we have now been referred to liverpool women's hospital for fertility treatment. I'm not sure what to expect as we are still waiting for our referral letter. Do you have a date for the urologist appointment? There can be many reasons for low count etc so fingers crossed you find out soon. Wishing you lots of luck xxx
 

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