Long term TTC buddy wanted!!~UPDATED~Most of us did it!! ~

[wanabe22]

hiya sparkle..thanxu for poping in! awww thats the same age as me and dh were...although not ttc ..NTNP..although i would of gave anything to be blessed with a miracle. its only the last few months we finally decided it should of happened by now. so our journey continues..... x
i hope ur blessed with ur miracle very very soon hun. so i see from ur sigi march is ur next appointment for treatment. u should stay around ..the gals on this thread are luvly...PMA all the way!! xx

 

[cazd]

Hi there
we've been ttc since I was 16 and DH was 19, also ten years, however we know that pcos is my problem. DH is disgustingly fertile lol. We've done various treatements (currently cy 11 clomid, one round of iui that I didnt respond to)
just thought I'd say hi!

:wave: hello you!
sorry that the IUI didn't work but fingers crossed for the clomid.
If that doesn't work are you going to try IVF?
would that get round the PCOS?

 

[sparkle83]

clomid isnt likely to work tbh. the iui we cancelled due to lack of response, which they said was weight related (I started the cycle at 12 st 7, and by the time I had the scans I'd gained 1 and a half stone, making my BMI more than 33). I was on 75iu of stims, which tbh isnt very high, but they wouldnt give me more when they saw how much my weight had gone up. IVF is similar meds, and we know from my hsg + m/cs that my tubes are fine, and dh has a count of 460million, so it wouldnt be financially worth while. The issue we have is getting me to ovulate, and getting eggs that havent been damaged by the over-exposure to high LH.

Weirdly, I usually get loads of pos opks each cycle (my cd3 result was 14 last time it was checked!), but this cycle its all very stable, the lines are light and dont change much. Not very promising for O, but a possible sign that the pcos isnt as bad!

I've also lost another 3lbs this week, BMI now 33.3, gotta get it below 30 to have the ovarian drilling.

 

[wanabe22]

hi gals..how are we all?
cazd good luck again for 2morow! FX for ya xx
im still getting these cramps/twinges on alternating sides...very strange! i dont know even my dpo iam so not even sure when to test! i know the "sensible" thing to do would be to wait till /if AF is late but i wana use me new clearblue digi's lol! xx oh told DH last night id got them..i was so excited lol...he was actually ok with it and said they would come in handy as at least there would be no mix ups like the line test have sometimes! oh i loves him!!!!!! xx

 

[cazd]

Blimey Sparkle - sounds like you've really been through the ringer
my CD3 LH was 4.4 - 14 is EPIC!!!
So what're they doing for you - is it just lose weight and then we'll look at it?

Well Good luck for losing that - I'm 5ft 2 and I was 12st7 when I was at school.
Thankfully it came off slowly after I left home over about 3 years.
But can you imagine waiting another 3 years!!! I really hope you can lose it quick - and safely and all that - but more importantly - Quickly!

Wanabe - I'm testing (too early) tomorrow and it'll defo be a
but do you fancy joining me with a on Thursday morning (10th)?
you'd only be testing 4 days early - and CB are supposed to be sensitive enough for 4 days early aren't they??
I've only got the superdrug sticks so they're not as snazzy - but I do love tearing them apart - just to be sure

 

[wanabe22]

hiya cazd ! oowwwhhhhh...oh go on then!...y not ah! cazd im not gona ginx it but i do feel different so FX!! so thurs..when early morning?? then we can get on here and give eachother the gud news ah!
FX today again hun xx

 

[obe]

Hi ladies, how are we all? Ohhhh - wanabe and cazd, good luck with the tests hope you both get BFP!!!!!!!!! FX for you both!
Hi Sparkle - well done, 3lbs! How much more do you need to go to get below 30 BM? Can I ask what ovarian drilling is?
I hope everyone is getting on ok anyway. Im close to my ov date, ive not bought any ov tests this month, im going to try and watch out for the signs my body gives me.
x

 

[grneyednurse]

Well a little update here, I have my appointment for Jan 12th to plan the IVF, but have no money as of yet, so need to save and should have enough by my payday on January 15th 2010... sooooo this has me so stressed no money, but appointments lined up as the economy here is iffy and patient load goes up and down therefore my overtime (which I need in order to have enough $ by aforementioned date) goes up and down or is either nonexistent...I had a good cry last night....it just sucks...I hope we have enough money by my appointment...sigh...how is everyone paying for their IVF?

 

[cazd]

YAY for IVF appointment but definitely not YAY for the financial state of everything.
Really hope you can save enough to pay for it

obe - good luck for the body awareness. I'm not gonna buy any more OPKS 'cos CM and temps tell all!

Wananbe - testing tomorrow then?
I'll be testing first thing in the morning and if theres even the slightest whiff of a
I'll be straight online to tell you!!!

 

[obe]

Hi all,
Grneyednurse - I hope you manage to save enough before your appointment! It is shit having to worry about money at a time like this. We have had to take loan out to pay for ours. We wont be able to take another out if our first attempt doesnt work. Im constantly worrying about it, but at the same time im trying to stay positive. We are still waiting for our nurse appointment which is ment to be in Jan, I think this is when we sign all the paperwork. I think I might chase them again today.
Caz - my temps today say im ov but I havnt had any signs. Good luck with the testing FX !!
XX

 

[cazd]

That's strange - you don't get changes in CM?
My CMs always a good indicator but CP is totally random and moves around all over the place and never seems to be 'open'

How come you're paying for IVF - I feel like I should already know why - but I can't remember - sorry xxx

 

[obe]

I do get cm, but I tend to only get it for one day and it seems to come quite a few days before I get a positive on an ov test. So I dont know how that works but I always go by my ov tests.
We have to self fund our treatment as my OH has children already, which I think sucks but thats the rules : ( so hoping we either get lucky on our own or the 1st IVF/ICSI works.
I called the AC unit today and they still havnt booked any appointments for Jan (they are moving to a new building so everything seems to be up in the air at the moment) so I think its going to be very unlikely we will get an appointment for next month. x

 

[cazd]

Oh bloody hell - that TOTALLY sucks! what - you have to pay for treatment 'cos HE's had children - how's that fair?
don't they know its the WOMANS drive to have babies!!!!

Oh - and I'll happily join in ranting about the NHS- moving buildings so everything stops!
aaaarrrrrrrrrrrgh!!!!

 

[obe]

I know, it sucks! I suppose they do have a point with the fact that he has had a reversal but I dont really agree with the rules of no NHS help if either partner has children. It would of been great if we could of had just 1 free attempt but its not going to happen.
And with self funding there are no 'perks' such as a shorter waiting list, its just the same as NHS!
Its just our luck that they decide to move buildings!! Im really wishing we had gone to a private clinic now. Rant over!!!!
So your seeing the FS tomorrow!!!! Looking forward to it??

 

[grneyednurse]

I live in America is why I have to pay for it..insurance covers $5000, but that still leaves us with $3700 or so.....really sucks.....that also sucks that NHS doesn't give a rat's ass if the woman doesn't already have children...what a crock...

 

[obe]

Thats not good, I hope you manage to get the money together grneyenurse! Theres all those poeple who get help boob jobs, weight loss etc but they wont help people like us!
Cazd - how did the appointment go?
xx

 

[cazd]

heya ladies.. Any good news for us Wanabe? did you test?
Mine was a stupid negative - most annoyed.

FS appointment was a total waste of time - they told us NOTHING we didn't already know and that they'd refer us for IUI / IVF. they could've done that by letter - but instead we waited for 2 hours at the hospital.
I've just had a massive rant about it in my journal but wouldn't want to bore you with it.

Suffice to say... We've got about 6 months wait so we're gonna do everything we can to do it naturally before IUI

Ooh - and Obe - its time to make a baby GO !!!!

 

[wanabe22]

hiya ladies!how is everyone doing? sorry havnt been on me stupid laptop crashed the other nite and iv just managed to borry one!
cazd..sorry huni.r u gona test again ? well..i got all the test out and put it next to bed lol ready for this morning but...this may sound silly i just had a bad vibe that it would be neg so i declined. but im gona def test tomoro morning..promise! and i shall be straight on here to tell u"s all. FX xx

 

[wanabe22]

hiya everyone! well i tested this morning and...................................................

im "whispering" a quiet..BFP!! Oh my god cant beleive i just typed that..im still in shock! im very cautious though as im not due AF till tuesday and its only friday..i did i aclearblue digi test and it said that a result will appear within in 3minutes but it must have taken all them 3 mins as seemed ages! it came up with ...Pregnant 1-2. i stood back and my heart raced more than it has ever done..started crying..shaking in disbelief.this was at 9am and its 1pm now..im in adaze..these things dont happen to me..they dont.im not sure if this makes alot of sense as shocked. i have an appointment to see the nurse for 2.20pm today and they are going to do a blood test to see if iam for sure.my DH is away for afew days..havnt told him yet..he is due back 2morow..dont know when to tell him. the blood test takes a couple days to come back.im not shouting this out through the roof tops yet as going to wait till it is confirmed.its very early i know and i may have this taken from me just like that. i would appreciate if whoever reads this keeps it to themselves untill i know for sure if iam or not and them i will announce it properly and put a pic of test up .i cant stop staring at this test...it feels like im in adream............. xx

 

[cazd]

Oh My Bloody Hell !!!!!!



CONGRATS !

and a CB digi saying 1-2 weeks - its REAL !!!!!