TTC: 1 year!

[ashknowsbest]

So my fiance and I have been trying to have a baby since last October and I'm feeling very down since it's been a year now!
I can't believe people told me growing up that it was so hard to get pregnant and now I'm having such a hard time.
I'm going through testing right now to make sure everything is ok with me but I'm just feeling ... sad and a little depressed about the whole situation.
My fiance just keeps telling me to be patient and that we are doing everything we can at this point to get our baby but I feel like he just really doesn't understand.
I'm also getting angry at the doctors about not hurrying up on everything!!!
I was supposed to get AF on the 4th of this month but I'm still waiting. I went to the FS yesterday and he told me that I did ovulate (he did a progesterone test) and that it should be here anytime. That's annoying me because I want to know that if I ovulated should I now since maybe the egg is traveling down the fallopian tube!!!???? I'm just so frustrated with life right now.
I wish when I was growing up my mother and everybody would have explained a woman's body to me more because now I feel like I'm missing information or something!

Anyways, sorry for the rant. If anyone has an advice, it is welcome. Advice on anything really ... dealing with doctors, my fiance and just the struggle of waiting to get a !!

 

[ami1985]

we're all in the same boat on here chick, all ltttc 3 yrs + for me xx

 

[ashknowsbest]

we're all in the same boat on here chick, all ltttc 3 yrs + for me xx

I think the most frustrating thing for me is that my doctors haven't really diagnosed me with ANYTHING yet!!!

 

[mg80]

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[ami1985]

awful isnt it but fingers crossed for a bfp for u xxxx

 

[mrs c f]

I'm on month 17. It's frustrating isn't it!!! I have never wanted something so much. I did conceive may last year but sadly we lost the wee nipper.  I hope it happens soon for all of us. X

 

[Princess Lou]

We've been trying since July 2008 and in that time I have had four periods and all four were with Clomid.

I don't have PCOS but I don't ovulate or have periods by myself and nobody has told me why. That is what is getting me frustrated, not that I am not pregnant but because nobody seems to think I need to know what the root of the problem is.

Another appointment with the FS next month and I am not leaving till I have answers.

 

[readyformore]

I think the most frustrating thing for me is that my doctors haven't really diagnosed me with ANYTHING yet!!!

I've never had an explanation. I've been unexplained infertility. Everything is fine with me and DH. I ovulate every single month. He has a good sperm count, blah, blah, blah.

Yeah, it sucks.

 

[KJM2]

it took us 2 and 1/2 years to finally concieve we were unexplained but one month it just happened. We were due to start IVf the month after I got pregnant. I never thought it was ever going to happen and it really is diffcult at times especially when everyine is appears to get pregnant so easily. Just want to wish you all the best of luck and that I know how you feel

 

[NellyVille]

I wish when I was growing up my mother and everybody would have explained a woman's body to me more because now I feel like I'm missing information or something!

I know what you mean, sort of feels like you've been cheated somehow!

 

[ashknowsbest]

I wish when I was growing up my mother and everybody would have explained a woman's body to me more because now I feel like I'm missing information or something!

I know what you mean, sort of feels like you've been cheated somehow!

I do feel cheated and I feel like I don't know enough about the luteal phase and how long a cycle should be and what days are peak ovulation. It's all so confusing!!

 

[Impatience]

We've been trying for 13 months now. Just had my first scan and DH has his test. All fine so far. Now waiting for AF (again) to do some more tests. Looks like we're starting IUI soon. Don't get why you only have a 10 to 15 % chance with an IUI. Shouldn't that be higher than the natural way.
Promised DH not to stress him out to much anymore. We'll see how that works.

 

[ashknowsbest]

We've been trying for 13 months now. Just had my first scan and DH has his test. All fine so far. Now waiting for AF (again) to do some more tests. Looks like we're starting IUI soon. Don't get why you only have a 10 to 15 % chance with an IUI. Shouldn't that be higher than the natural way.
Promised DH not to stress him out to much anymore. We'll see how that works.

I'm in the same boat ... starting tests now .. been trying for 13 months ... pretty upset that it hasn't happened yet ....
Haven't talked about IUI yet ... not sure if we're even close to that yet since we haven't tried Clomid or anything like that ... I have very irregular periods and I've been reading that sometimes they put you on clomid because it forces you to release eggs into the ovaries, then down the fallopian tubes ... and so on....

We'll see what happens if my AF ever feels like getting here.
I'm 10 days late ... 2 negative HPT's and a negative blood pregnancy test from dr...

 

[getetly]

hugs to you, it is a very crappy hand we've all been dealt.

 

[KittyCat82]

We will be 2 years ttc in Jan and totally unexplained-even had one round of IVF that went fine and still no BFP-I have also got pregnant before (different partner) so all very frustrating. Nice to hear some success stories on here as I have almost given up hope! x

 

[Rin731]

we're all in the same boat on here chick, all ltttc 3 yrs + for me xx

I think the most frustrating thing for me is that my doctors haven't really diagnosed me with ANYTHING yet!!!

My cycles are 101 days long (if that) , and I haven't been to the dr yet bc of insurance issues- THAT is frustrating too, I can tell you.

 

[ashknowsbest]

we're all in the same boat on here chick, all ltttc 3 yrs + for me xx

I think the most frustrating thing for me is that my doctors haven't really diagnosed me with ANYTHING yet!!!

My cycles are 101 days long (if that) , and I haven't been to the dr yet bc of insurance issues- THAT is frustrating too, I can tell you.

Wow .. I couldn't imagine that!!!! I hope everything gets sorted out with the insurance that way you can figure out why you're cycles are so long and what they can do to help!

 

[Rin731]

we're all in the same boat on here chick, all ltttc 3 yrs + for me xx

I think the most frustrating thing for me is that my doctors haven't really diagnosed me with ANYTHING yet!!!

My cycles are 101 days long (if that) , and I haven't been to the dr yet bc of insurance issues- THAT is frustrating too, I can tell you.

Wow .. I couldn't imagine that!!!! I hope everything gets sorted out with the insurance that way you can figure out why you're cycles are so long and what they can do to help!

Thanks, me too. My Dr as a teen said my period would regulate itself when I got older...and I got on birth control when I was 17, then off when I was 20, and here I am at 22...and my periods are so irregular still.

( I had one in Feb 2010 and Sept 2010 due to Plan B and then Birth control pills, but they weren't 'natural', if you know what i mean)

I had a 'natural' one:

11/5/10
1/31/11
6/10/11
9/6/11

and now I haven't' gotten a period in October but I'm getting s when I test to be sure.

 

[Sophe]

hey hun, sorry you are feeling so rubbish, I do too most of the time.

just wanted to say, if your cycles are irreguler that could well be your issue, there are only a certain number of hours per month that a woman can get pregnant and even if you have sex at the right time i think its still only a 20-25% chance you will fall pregnant.

Your period will come aroun 14 days after you ovulate and if its not coming on time you may not be ovulating every month, or you may be ovulating later in your cycle and releasing an old egg... this might sound scary but its so easily fixed with drugs. I think Clomid will be given to you... I am on my second cycle of clomid really hoping it works for me

FX'd you get a BFP very soon.



good luck x

 

[ashknowsbest]

Well I went to the doctor 2 days ago and they did bloodwork and I just got a call back and they said everything looked normal so now I'm getting an MRI done on my brain today (scary!) and then on Monday I have an HSG test (also scary!). I'll do anything at this point though. Hoping they can either figure out what's wrong or at least try clomid or something. Clomid seems pretty promising!