The Beanstalkers (formally ttc buddy?)

[Chatnoir]

Hey lisa, try not to stress! We had the same thing when hubby got his SA results. Mad panic!!! Best thing we found to do was too write down all the questions and worries u both have and take them to your GP to answer and go over. Don't relie on your memory to remember things cos you won't. Most of all don't stess!

Im on day 28 today, think AF will come tomorrow though! Boooooo

 

[Lisa92881]

Hey chat. What'd the dr say about your hubby's SA? Forgive me, I don't feel like going back through the thead, even though I'm sure you've told us already!

 

[raelynn]

Lisa, was the cause of your long cycles ever diagnosed?

 

[Lisa92881]

Have my appt 9/27. But my bloodwork didn't show anything "wrong". So I don't know that the cause will ever be determined. I sure am hoping for Clomid though!

 

[mk8]

Lisa- what days did you get bloods done? What did they test? Nothing wrong?

 

[raelynn]

My blood work showed my LH levels higher than my FSH and slightly elevated testosterone androgen levels. Don't know if the timing makes a difference but I think mine was done sometime around ovulation. That's the only thing they used to diagnose PCOS for me since my ultrasound was normal. So I was just wondering if they found anything in yous but I guess not. Have you had an ultrasound done?

 

[Lisa92881]

I had them done on cd21. It showed that I didn't ovulate...obviously. It also checked a bunch of stuff like LH, FSH, I think testosterone, and various other stuff to do with my thyroid, and everything was normal.

I haven't had an ultrasound.

 

[raelynn]

So it is 14dpo for me and my temps are still high. I took my temperature 3 times this morning just to be sure it wasn't a fluke or something. I tested this morning but BFN...not sure what is going on. My temps are usually heading back down by now and AF normally shows on 13 or 14 dpo. Guess I'll see if she shows up later today.

 

[KendraNoell]

I didn't have a strong positive until 14 DPO... you could also try testing with afternoon pee instead of FMU because my tests were actually stronger in the afternoon.

 

[Chatnoir]

No worried lisa, hubby has low morphology- only 5% which
means Most of his sperm are deformed to can't swim! His GP straight away wanted to refer us for IVF but I took hi results to my GP and they are referring us to a specialist for a second opionon. A specilist may say the same thing but I want more info before going through the trauma of ivf! Just try and get as much info from the dr's as u can! If they can't answer ur questions ask for referal to someone who can.
We are not stopping from trying, we are gonna keep on going till someone tells us it's pointless!
I'm on day 29 now no sign of af YET, will wait tl Saturday though to test.

 

[mk8]

hey ladies

rae... i await the next update from you!

kendra- how you feeling hun?

chat- hey hun! hope you are doing ok.

lisa- did you manage to get the nos from the doc on hubby's sa? would be good to see what the nos are.

chat- you said that your hubby had 5% morphology and docs referred you to ivf clinics etc- interesting. another ttcer i chat to said her hubbys morphology is 5% but the doc said that it was normal. it was on the low end of the range considered normal, but still ok! definitely a good idea to get a second opinion. how was hubby's count and motility?

 

[KendraNoell]

I'm feeling great. Other than the fact that I had to stop taking my arthritis meds and I am pretty much dying without them

 

[mk8]

oh you have arthritis? oh no. hope that the aches and pains ease up! hey kendra, did you ever have tests before you got your bfp outta curiosity?

 

[Chatnoir]

Hubbies count and motility where all normal x

 

[mk8]

thats great chat. hope the second opinion proves helpful!

 

[KendraNoell]

oh you have arthritis? oh no. hope that the aches and pains ease up! hey kendra, did you ever have tests before you got your bfp outta curiosity?

Tests like what?

 

[mk8]

As in tests for ovulation - bloods, ultrasounds etc out of curiosity. Also wondering if you thought you did anything different the month you got your fabulous BFP or maybe it was just a matter of time?

How are you other ladies today?

 

[KendraNoell]

Oh ok. Yes I had PCOS testing because I am overweight and my periods were so light, they wanted to make sure I was ovulating. So I had the CD 21 tests and they all came back normal. So then I had a transvaginal ultrasound to check for cysts and everything was fine there as well.

Honestly for us I think it was timing. My previous methods of what I thought was the best time to BD was wrong. I just went with the flow this month- conscious of what part of the cycle I was on but if OH didn't want to BD then I was like, oh well, no biggie.

One of the things I noticed this month that was different was that when I was ovulating sex was a lot different. I believe it was because my cervix was so low because ovulation was about to happen shortly, but OH could feel himself bumping on it and I could feel lots of pressure and its happened before when I've had sex obviously but until recently I didn't know why it was like that. And I commented to my husband that my cervix was low because I was getting ready to ovulate. And so afterwards we laid there for like a half hour together, it was really good sex actually, good to know a baby came from it LOL. And we conceived the day before our 2nd anniversary so I think romance was a big part of it

Needless to say I was shocked because I had been trying so hard other months and it never worked out. This one month that I said ok I'm just going to let nature take its course is the month I get my BFP.

 

[mk8]

Awe, an anniversary baby Kendra Lovely.

I am happy to hear that a baby was conceived out of being relaxed. You give me lots of hope, especially as like you, I have light periods and like you, my 21 day bloods were ok (though progesterone could perhaps have been higher) and my transvaginal u/s confirmed everything was ok. I have a holiday booked with hubby at the end of this month so hopefully it will de-stress us. I am actually due AF when I am on holiday...GR!

 

[KendraNoell]

And don't worry about BD-ing reguarly or every day or every other day.. when I had EWCM at that point I BD-ed every other day until it was gone. Seemed to work.