LTTTC while feeling left behind Room - Welcome

[Pookabear]

Hey Lekker, soooo nice to see you!! Hugs and I hope that witch makes her way out soon I am on her too right now!!
It is so good to know about the cq10, he has taken it for at least a year, but the drs are afraid that the problem may not be related to the hormones or brain stimulation to produce sperm but more in the production making down below

 

[TeddyBearPug]

Haha, you moved it!!

I've been hearing a lot of good things about cq10. I need to get me and DH on it, but its so freaking expensive!

 

[here_we_r]

You're right. It is expensive. I do the liquid. I had DH taking it for a couple of weeks. He didn't need it but it increased his (spermies). I told him that he couldn't keep taking it cause it costs too much. The liquid is what I get and I get it from Amazon. I just ordered another bottle this morning. I figure I have about 4 days left on my existing. It's suppose to be the best. Oh..the pills you can get but there is some that is better than others but you can find sales buy one get one free.

I take 200mg a day. Some people on some CoQ10 threads I"m on do 400mg on up to 800mg. Some take too much and get diarrhea and stuff so you have to figure what your max is. I' m just sticking to the 200mg for now.

 

[GdaneMom4now]

Good to know. I was just talking to dh about it!! It IS expensive. Wonder if it'd help his morphology

 

[here_we_r]

Good to know. I was just talking to dh about it!! It IS expensive. Wonder if it'd help his morphology

Yes it will help with it. When you a chance google it and you'll see all the good results. there is also a coq10 thread and you should see all the bfp's after they started.

 

[TeddyBearPug]

Can you post the link tl the one on amazon that you get? What do you recommend in pill form or what should we stay away from?

 

[phrumkidost]

Hi! I'd like to join this thread, too.

About me and ttc: I'll be 36 in a week; hubs is 44. Ive never been pregnant but he has three kids from a previous marriage. We are ttc for 12 months - not one BFP. I don't think I ovulate regularly but when I do I think I have low progesterone after. And, I might have endometriosis, too. I've been seeing a fertility specialist since July and she just keep testing me. I am on CD 17 in a tracking cycle (getting blood drawn every couple of days - ugh). I started acupuncture almost a month ago. I like it, but still no ovulation this month. I take those OPK strips and they just depress me to no end -- I've had one positive reading in the past 3 months. I take vitex, EPO, omega 3, and prenatal vitamins. I eat goji berries and have a good diet. I drink grapefruit juice and spearmint tea on a daily basis. I am not overweight, get decent exercise, and in general have a healthy diet (home cooked mostly organic meals). Lately I feel absolutely ridiculous for putting so much energy into this to get zero results. In my non-ttc life I feel much less pathetic.

OK, I think that sums me up. Sorry if this is poorly written; I am writing from my phone and it's hard to see what I've written. I hope I don't sound too annoying. I am really happy to have this thread!

 

[GdaneMom4now]

Yay!!! We're so happy to have you!! I think it's an unwritten rule that poor grammar=smart phone lol. I'm so sorry that you're going thru all of this. It's never fun. I know what you mean ab out the
Depressing opks....I used to play that game too. Fortunately Clomid jump started normal cycles for me. Hopefully your fs pulls their head outta their asses bad does something soon beyond test. I think we're pretty close to being cycle buddies!!!

 

[Pookabear]

Welcome, and in agreement with gdane! So glad to have you to join us!! Clomid helped to to ovulate in the past too, but now I do it all on my own!! Af is on her way out for the most part woohoo!!! Still dreading but awaiting tuesdays results which are long overdue. Hubs also goes for his repeat s/a tonorrow too, hopefully it turns out better than the last since he will be doing it from home this time

 

[phrumkidost]

Thank you both, Gdane and Pooka for the warm welcome! It is so wonderful to read your stories a bit and know I am not going through this alone. Also great that clomid has helped you both ovulate in the past. I'm really hoping the FS prescribes it for me and it helps!

Gdane, yes, we are just one day apart; I'm on CD 18 right now. How long are your cycles? I think mine have ranged from 27-35 days, but I always get spotting a week before AF as well.

I had some potentially good news today. The bloodwork from this morning showed estrogen at 437 and LH at 13. They think I may have ovulated and want me to come in tomorrow morning for an ultrasound. I can't wait to see what my ovaries are (or are not) doing -- who knew having a large camera stuck up in there could sound so exciting! LOL

Well, thanks again for the warm welcome and forgiveness of the poor grammar. After my post I also felt I was too whiny, so am grateful you overlooked that.

Pooka, I hope you get good results on Tuesday! Sending lots of good wishes to all of you!

 

[here_we_r]

HI Phrum Nice to see you join us! Thanks for sharing your story. Keep the updates coming honey. I hope you get good news tomorrow on the ultrsound. Hopefully some good gigantic eggs have released.

Pooka: I pray your DH gets good results tomorrow. You know I think it's more traumatizing for a man to be told there are issues than I woman. I hope he's doing okay with everything.

 

[krystinab]

Hey ladies. Do you mind if I join? We have been ttc for 18 cycles now. I had a mmc back in 2010 after one month of ttc. Me and DH were both emotionally drained and decided to wait 6 months before trying again! I had 6clomid cycles with no success (ovulated at least 2 eggs on 50mg). I went to an RE and found out one of my tubes has a blockage. She recommeneded time intercourse and monitoring for a whopping $1400 per cycle...we have decided to hold off until January and just try natually while we save up our coins...anyway I must be lucky casue every thread I am on everyone get pregnant...LOL

 

[here_we_r]

Hi Krystinab. I'm so thrilled you have joined us. WELCOME Girlie!!!

This hard rollercoaster will certainly drain you. I totally know what you mean about the timed intercourse and monitoring expense cycle. I was doing it too. I then decided last month to let my OB-GYN do a clomid/estrogen/prometruim cycle with no monitoring. I just couldn't get with paying 40.00 everytime I went for a sono so they can tell me I'm about to Ovulate. Now My IUI cycles cost about 100 more than the 1400. Definitely expensive trying to get pregnant when it should be so easy. Will you have the surgery to see if your tube can be unblocked?

 

[here_we_r]

So I'm on Yahoo looking around and what do I see on the "Most searched" articles. The big letters "IVF". So curious as to what was being looked at it was an article with the title In-vitro fertilization tied to birth defects risks.

Every time I feel okay about doing it...something like this or other things come up. Is this a sign???

Probably

 

[TeddyBearPug]

Hi Kristenab and Phrum! welcome welcome! so glad to have you!

After this cycle, i will be going natural until i decide we are ready for ivf or something. Its almost feels like giving up, but i feel good about the "break"

Here-i think you're reading to much into it and second guessing yourself! lol! but i understand..i do that too!

 

[krystinab]

Here we are- I dont think thats a sign...I am no expert but I am gussing that wiht IVF they only use the top eggs and spermys so the chance of birth defects should be decreased. I get signs every month I am pregnant...LOL But if you have the money I say go for it! The chance of conception is so high

As for my tube the DR doesnt want to touch it she doesnt think its necessary to try and remove the blockage. I personally think it was a spasm during the HSG...at first both my tubes spased then he had me roll on my side and my left one opened...and the right one opened a bit then closed then opend some more...I should have coughed...LOL either way I have one good tube for sure and good eggs...hopefully that means a baby bump soon The u/s monitoring is $400 an appointment becuase my insurance doesnt pay...I wish it was $40...

 

[here_we_r]

The breaks are nice. I know that sounds crazy but when I went on bcp 2 1/2 to 3 months ago it was nice to know that I didn't have to watch for O or temp or anything. I didn't even get depressed, I'm more depressed trying.. DH told me yesterday he doesn't want to see charts, calenders ( I put a calender in my bathroom and marked it up with O day and clomid and etc... ) or even know when I'm fertile. He says just "bring it". So silly!!

But then he asked me Friday, if I think its going to happen. Is he confused or what???

Krys..tell me about it. I get signs that I'm pregnant and then signs that I could be and then signs of nothing that I think is a sign So.........UMMMMM...I'm mental!!
As far as your tubes that could be so. I went for an HSG and the guy charted that my tubes were open but he may have seen a little something in the opening parts leading to uterous. So I had to have a hystapinogram (ok..can't spell it) done and the RE said there is nothing of the sort. So that could very well be the case of nothing being in your tube.

 

[scerena]

is it okay to join???
Teddybearpug sent me the link to come over I've been in contact with teddy since I joined the site on a thread we belong to but a few of us have been left behind the others are all pregnant and had their babies- I'm very happy for them, just makes us left behind on a very quiet thread...

A little about me-
Been ttc since I was 18 (im now 25) with my ex and now my fiancé... I had one loss at 9weeks when i was 18, never been pregnant since
I have pcos!

I didn't get my 1st appointment at a fertility clinic until December 2010
I've tried 4rounds of clomid- I'm clomid resistant
Hsg... Showed one blocked tube...
Had a lap, ovarian drilling and hysteroscopy in jan this year...blocked tube unblocked now have two tubes!
I am on my 3rd and final round of Menopur now...

If this fails all I have left treatment wise is egg sharing...

I am sick of being left behind it breaks my heart of the thought of never being a mummy
Hopefully I can make some good friends with you ladies who are goin through the same

 

[TeddyBearPug]

Hey Scerena! so glad to see you here! I can't even make myself click on our old thread when i see a pregnant person has posted there now Like you said, i'm very happy for them, but its hard to see daily. It sucks being left behind after doing this fo soooo long!

 

[scerena]

teddy- I know I ignore it for days then evertually congratulate and then quickly get off! Seems its not about ttc anymore on there it's about pregnancy etc, its lovely to see but so sad when we thought we would have been one of them a long time ago!

Sorry for my long post above just realised how long it was