Spotting week before AF every month - anyone else?

[MrsPTTC]

Sorry AF came Soili . Yeah I was supposedly pregnant last month too! . I haven't temped for months now, & didn't opk last month & felt much better. Still been checking cm & CP though so I still know roughly when I ovulate x

 

[almosthere]

about the mothers day-mine is not until may-but I am aware in other countries it has already taken place. I think it may upset me if I am not pregnant by May! =(

 

[daydream]

happyshopper - good luck with your hsg! I had a saline infusion, and that wasn't painful. I hope yours goes well!

MrsP - GL with this last clomid cycle!

Solli - Sorry for the BFN. I hate those pregnancy symptoms! They make it the hardest!

AFM - Cycle #16 is here. After my appt with my RE, here's what we are looking at:
- Retest my FSH on CD3 (tomorrow AM) since I'm not getting as many follicles as expected (last cycle was only 1).
- DH to have a strict kruger morphology done to see what our starting point is
- DH to continue on the fertility blend for men and general multi for men & will retest in a few months before moving to IVF
- We are going to move to injectibles and IUI. She gave us the option of taking a break for a few months as well, but in the moment that did not feel right. So this cycle will be on gonal f and will have ultrasound on CD9 to see where we are at

I'm also going to start Jillian Michael Body Revolution (which is a fitness and diet plan for 90 days), so this time around I'm not really going to take it easy during the LP. The thought is, that once DH has taken his vitamins for 3 months and I do this workout plan for 3 months, we'll both be in our best shape for IVF if it has to go that route.

 

[happyshopper]

I had my HSG and everything is clear so I'm hugely relieved. I was extremely nervous because I was sure it would show I had blocked tubes but being the pessimist the I
am usually proved wrong thankfully. Thanks for your reassurances daydream & Mrs PTTC. I hope the spring clean helps xxx
I like your plan daydream. I really do think that a good diet and exercise will improve your chances significantly. Good luck xxx
Good luck everyone xxx

 

[daydream]

happyshopper - so glad that everything is all clear!! Yay!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Definitely sounds like you've a good plan daydream!

Happyshopper, so glad to hear it went well! You're supposed to be more fertile for a couple of months after it so FXd!

I had awful either ovulation pain or cyst pain last night. I was crampy for over 4 hours! Hope my little eggy didnt have bother getting out! And I thought as I've not had pain since starting clomid that it had maybe gone x

 

[Chloe597]

daydream, sounds like a good plan!

Happyshopper, i'm glad your tubes were clear. That must be a huge relief!

I spotted for a couple days, but no O yet. CD25 now. Got my AMH levels back and they are quite high. I guess that is an indication of PCOS, but its better than them being really low, which would mean i have a poor egg reserve. Saw some EWCM today, so i'll have to get DH to BD tonight. My heart is so not into that anymore. It feels like such a chore now!

 

[dreaminghopin]

Hi everyone,

Not been around much as just finding the whole TTC really stressful.

Bit of an update, started taking progesterone 6 DPO and think I had a chemical pregnancy last cycle (really faint lines 4 and 3 days before AF). Ovulated as normal, and started spotting at either 2DPO or 3DPO WTF. I normally start spotting a week before not 2 whole weeks before. Hadn't started progesterone as I wasn't 6 dpo yet. This has never happened to me and as much as I would like to think it could have been ovualtion spotting (we BD just incase) i know deep down that something is wrong. Just wondering if the progesterone from last cycle has completely screwed with my cycle. Has this happened to anyone else? Not spotting anymore as started taking progesterone last night.

To top it off, DH after a pretty rubbish sperm report was informed by receptionist that his second analysis was normal, only to find out that it was still low when I spoke to the doc

WHO Parameters
Count 14 million > 20 million
Volume 3ml > 2 ml
motility 30% > 50%
Morph 5%

DH now on loads of vitamins and Doc has advised us that we could still conceive but I really beg to differ and judging by women on here pregnancy only normally occurs following IVF or IUI. Really angry at my docs enthusiasm and positivity. My husband also has varicose and although there is a lot of evidence that surgery increases count, after a 4 month wait to see a urologist, then 2 month wait for a scan, he disagrees.

Doc won't refer us until Oct 2012 and from what I have heard, there are huge waiting list for treatments.

I am based in scotland and there is a private clinic that offers male testing (sperm analyses), and a female scan with initial consultation with a fertility specialist for £400 which I reckon is pretty good so think I am going to book us in. I wasn;t sure if scan showed anything, would i be able to show this to my doc to reduce waiitng times?? We really can't afford to go private (got married last year and totally regretting spending thousands of pounds on one day that could have been put to better use)!

So sorry for moaning, maybe i need to check in here more often rather than saving up my frustrations

I love my hubby so much and he was so supportive when we thought all the problems lay with me. He also told me that I was his first priority, that we will have a baby one day but need to enjoy and live our lives in the meantime. I'm finding it hard to be supportive towards to him. HUbby does not research online and becuase the doc has said there is still a chance that seems good enough for him. He has agreed to private consulation thought.

Daydream - just wanted to say that your plans for next cycle sound great.
Happyshopper - so pleased about your HSG results
Chloe - totally hearing you on the BD and lack of motivation.

Thanks ladies for listening. Sometimes never really sure where I belong (forums for loss, low sperm, or spotting) but always feel more at home here.

xxxxxx

 

[MrsPTTC]

Good news on the AMH results Chloe! Yes I find a chore too!

Dreaminhoping, so sorry you're feeling crappy and down hun . But you've proven you CAN get pregnant, if it's happened once it will happen again. I think paying for the testing is a good idea hun, and not too expensive considering. What's their reason for not referring you until October? Could you see a different doctor? I'm sure IUI would be successful with your hubbys sperm problems as they select the best so I don't think IVF is your only option. Chin up chick and you know we're here for you x

 

[dreaminghopin]

Thanks Mrs PTTC,

Not sure, i think cos thats the 18 month mark. how are you getting on? When is your fertility appointment. Is you ticker correct? If so I am one day behind you girl xxx

 

[MrsPTTC]

Yeah my ticker is correct, I need to update it every month as my cycles on clomid are all over the place! So I'm cd18 & approximately 2dpo . Have you O yet? Ah right, so even though your DH SA wasn't good they're still making you wait til 18 months?! .Bloody doctors...
My FS appointment is 25th April, 4 weeks on wed! x

 

[dreaminghopin]

Not long now for u. I know I dont understand either. If really feels like your just a number to them xx

 

[expatttc]

Chloe, hope the BDing is going okay and you've found a way to spice it up! We try to surprise each other now and then, but it can be really hard to not think of things as 'on schedule'.

Dreaminhoping, I understand your frustration with DH not doing more research, and not being worried about his counts. My DH was told by one person that his morphology numbers were on the low side, and then by someone else that they were fine, and always preferred to listen to the one that said they were fine! I think it's a boy thing to be positive and assume that everything is fine until proven otherwise, and it's a girl thing (look at us!!) to worry that there's something wrong, again until proven otherwise! I agree with MrsPTTC - that the testing doesn't sound too expensive and if it puts your mind at ease, that's great.

 

[dreaminghopin]

Thanks expat.. Oh how I wish we could be more like then when it comes to worrying. Contacted the clinic and we are booked in for testing on 26th April then meet with fertility specialist on 3rd may. feel so much better

 

[MrsPTTC]

Ha its funny as you said you were a cycle day behind me & now you are a day behind me for your appointment, mine is 25th! x

 

[dreaminghopin]

spooky.... have you ovulated yet? Cycle buddies x

 

[MrsPTTC]

Yes I'm sure I ovulated on wed when I was getting my cyst pain. You? x

 

[dreaminghopin]

I don't temp so can never be certain.
I got smily opks day 10, 11 and 12. I do back them up with tesco opks and (ifs the same every month) tesco opks turn always turn positive on day 12 and stay positive until day 14. BD on days 11, 12, 13 and 16.
Do u temp? I suppose it would take the guess work.

 

[dreaminghopin]

Hee he's just aware that never answered your question. I could have ovulated anytime between sun-thur x

 

[MrsPTTC]

Lol, its ok. No I don't temp, I used to but I found it stressful & my FS says its a waste of time I'm gonna stop opking again next cycle as I can tell from my CP when I ovulate. Sending you lots of x