TTC for 6+ months? *20 bfp's and counting!*

[luna_19]

Luna--my spotting started today so it won't be long now! I'm trying to catch up to your cycle! Lol

I should o in 9 or 10 days, waiting is so boring!

 

[cntrygrl]

Sorry about the co-irker snowflakes; it's the worst having to pretend to pregnant people that you're just not that bothered about being pregnant when inside it's awful

Hope you go ok on the fertility blend cntrygrl, I've read good things. My stupid body couldn't handle them though - I had the worst break out of acne on my face I had ever seen! Safe to say I didn't try that again

SignoraL - Good progress with the IVF! Try your best to stay positive, might not be long now until you're pregnant!

Luna, hope this is your month. There have been a few girls way back on this thread who were trying for 9/10/11 even 12 months, then boom, they were pregnant! There may be nothing wrong, it will just take a little longer x

Thanks Sandoval. I'm only taking one capsule daily and it's at night. So far everything seems to be ok.

 

[flou]

Hi ladies i went to the docs about my period and he said not to worry about it. He didnt seem that concerned about it. I am going to see what happens next month and if im still not happy i will go back about it. On the positive side i got my cd21 bloods back and all my hormones are good and my progesterone was good at 36 nmol/l which shows i did ovulate. I am repeating the bloods this month to check that i am ovulating regularly but i think i am. DH has his SA on the 23rd but unfortunately that means we will need to abstain during the month i could be ovulating! Frustrating but we need his SA done. After i told DH about my results he is worried that the reason we are not conceiving is him but i have a suspicion we are going to be one of those couples who have unexplained infertility. We will just have to wait and see. Dont hold out much hope for this month due to DH's SA but we will give it a go anyway. Babydust to all. Lets hope we hear of more bfps soon on this thread.

 

[cntrygrl]

Best of luck to you Flou!!!

 

[Katikins612]

Hey girls.
DH met with the male fertility specialist last week and he is going to have to do yet another SA. This time they are testing to see if his swimmers contain an enzyme needed to penetrate the egg. If not, ICSI is our only option. So..hopefully at the end of this week we will know if it's going to be IUI or straight to IVF. Def feeling ready to get some answers and move forward. How is everyone else doing?

 

[HopeforFuture]

Hey girls.
DH met with the male fertility specialist last week and he is going to have to do yet another SA. This time they are testing to see if his swimmers contain an enzyme needed to penetrate the egg. If not, ICSI is our only option. So..hopefully at the end of this week we will know if it's going to be IUI or straight to IVF. Def feeling ready to get some answers and move forward. How is everyone else doing?

I'm alright, thanks Katikins. DH and I have decided that we're going to TTC for one more year, get further tests for me to see what's going on, and do whatever the doc recommends in that time. We're not going to go down the IUI/IVF route if that's our only option. Instead we'll start the adoption process. Its made me half sad, half relieved. I know I can't go on struggling month after month and I can't watch DH do that either. We were really happy before TTC and now the happiness is always marred by the sadness and frustration of TTC. I don't want that feeling over our relationship year in, year out.

I'm waiting for AF - not even sure whether or not I Od. I've got a day 21 on Fri which will clarify - if I did O, my CB OPK reader is faulty. CD19 today, AF due 25th. xx

How's everyone else doing? xx

 

[cntrygrl]

AF is due the 23rd according to my phone app.

Katikins- I'm glad you're getting the answers you need.

Hope- I understand what you mean. The let down every month is so hard on a relationship. There are plenty of children that need to be adopted and have a loving family.

 

[snowflakes120]

Flou - Glad it was nothing at all to be concerned with.

Katikins - Happy you will be getting some more answers soon.

Hopeforfuture - That is so awesome that you want to adopt! My sister wants to adopt 2 kids. I completely understand about the sadness each and every month. I can't believe I am soon approaching 1.5 yrs of TTC already. It's crazy.

cntrygrl - My AF is due somewhere around the same time. I don't really know bc my LP before the MC was 13 - but after went to 11ish. I was then put on Progesterone. And this is my 1st non-progesterone cycle since Feb. So it's really a guessing game.

Not much new with me. 6dpo. No symptoms. Just keeping myself calm, cool and relaxed as much as possible. And just really hoping the cyst resolves itself so we can get on with the IUI next cycle if AF arrives. Really hoping she's a no-show!! Really enjoying the Acupuncture. I LOVE it! Can't wait to go back on Saturday again.

 

[cntrygrl]

Snowflake- Glad you're enjoying the acupuncture. I think I need some massaging. When do you plan on testing?

 

[snowflakes120]

Snowflake- Glad you're enjoying the acupuncture. I think I need some massaging. When do you plan on testing?

In my head, I am saying 8/22 when I will be 14dpo because I would be considered "late" by my standards. But we'll see if I can hold out that long even though I am not all that confident about this stupid natural cycle...

 

[sugarpi24]

Hoping that this cycle where we aren't really trying...it'll happen... clomid 150mg took my last dose last night...so we will see. Ill get a blood test on cd21 so hopefully this cycle I ovulate!! Cant believe its been over a year of ttc grrr all I want is a baby!!!

 

[flou]

Hey girls.
DH met with the male fertility specialist last week and he is going to have to do yet another SA. This time they are testing to see if his swimmers contain an enzyme needed to penetrate the egg. If not, ICSI is our only option. So..hopefully at the end of this week we will know if it's going to be IUI or straight to IVF. Def feeling ready to get some answers and move forward. How is everyone else doing?

I'm alright, thanks Katikins. DH and I have decided that we're going to TTC for one more year, get further tests for me to see what's going on, and do whatever the doc recommends in that time. We're not going to go down the IUI/IVF route if that's our only option. Instead we'll start the adoption process. Its made me half sad, half relieved. I know I can't go on struggling month after month and I can't watch DH do that either. We were really happy before TTC and now the happiness is always marred by the sadness and frustration of TTC. I don't want that feeling over our relationship year in, year out.

I'm waiting for AF - not even sure whether or not I Od. I've got a day 21 on Fri which will clarify - if I did O, my CB OPK reader is faulty. CD19 today, AF due 25th. xx

How's everyone else doing? xx

Good luck Hope with what you decide. Ttc can really put stress on a relationship. If you do go down the adoption route there are plenty of children that need loving homes. Good luck xxx

 

[HopeforFuture]

Hey girls.
DH met with the male fertility specialist last week and he is going to have to do yet another SA. This time they are testing to see if his swimmers contain an enzyme needed to penetrate the egg. If not, ICSI is our only option. So..hopefully at the end of this week we will know if it's going to be IUI or straight to IVF. Def feeling ready to get some answers and move forward. How is everyone else doing?

I'm alright, thanks Katikins. DH and I have decided that we're going to TTC for one more year, get further tests for me to see what's going on, and do whatever the doc recommends in that time. We're not going to go down the IUI/IVF route if that's our only option. Instead we'll start the adoption process. Its made me half sad, half relieved. I know I can't go on struggling month after month and I can't watch DH do that either. We were really happy before TTC and now the happiness is always marred by the sadness and frustration of TTC. I don't want that feeling over our relationship year in, year out.

I'm waiting for AF - not even sure whether or not I Od. I've got a day 21 on Fri which will clarify - if I did O, my CB OPK reader is faulty. CD19 today, AF due 25th. xx

How's everyone else doing? xx

Good luck Hope with what you decide. Ttc can really put stress on a relationship. If you do go down the adoption route there are plenty of children that need loving homes. Good luck xxx

Thank you ladies for your kind words!

I spoke with an adoption agency yesterday and I couldn't believe that there were more children needing to be adopted than there are wannabe parents who want to adopt. It saddens me to think of children waiting. I think, even if we do ever have our own, that we'll adopt a sibling - I don't want to go through what I've been through this year EVER again!!!

I'm not out of the TTC game yet though. Day 21 bloods on Fri (hopefully it'll be done right this time!) and will be booking in to see a gyno next month.

Snowflakes - would you recommend the acupuncture? What does it do for you? xx

 

[snowflakes120]

Hope - I LOVE the acupuncture. I would def recommend it. TMI - It has already my inconsistent bowel movements under control and I feel more relaxed than I have been in months. And I've only done 2 sessions - I go back tomorrow for the 3rd. We'll see if it helps me to get PG. I am really enjoying it though.

 

[HopeforFuture]

Great stuff snowflakes!

FINALLY - some good news on this thread!!!

I'm not PG (boooooooooo!) but I finally got my day 21 progesterone test results back (it only took 3 months!) and I ovulated! Yaaaaaaaaaaaay!\

How is everyone? It's gone quiet! xx

 

[snowflakes120]

AWESOME news Hope!! So happy for you!!

Not much going on with me. I am waiting on AF. She is late. I am annoyed with her being delayed. I tested BFN 2 days ago on 12dpo so I am fairly certain that I am not PG. I think the stupid cyst from taking the Clomid is making her be late. I have to wait til AF comes to know if it resolved itself. If it did, then I start the IUI with meds. I am super scared though that the cyst will still be there and I will have to do another all natural cycle. I just wish my body could do one thing right. I am so sick of it not being normal and working the way it is suppose to!!

 

[OperationBbyO]

I'm headed off to a different section of BnB. Our RE recommended IVF with ICSI yesterday. DH's sperm sucks more than what we originally thought they did. Basically, he has almost no chance of making a baby ever (which obviously makes me wonder if my stepson really belongs to my husband).

I asked the RE to try three rounds of Femara + progesterone anyway because I'm not ready to pull the IVF trigger yet. I'll probably ask for 3 more rounds after that to carry us through the holidays and then start IVF in February. A more detailed account of all this is in my blog (link in siggy)

 

[luna_19]

Great news hope

snowflakes, it's frustrating that when you want her to show she's nowhere in sight

operation, I hope it all works out for you

I'm having a weird cycle, I would have sworn I o'ed on cd13 as usual but I had a big temp drop and a ton of ewcm on cd15 so I'm really confused. On top of that I don't know how accurate today's temp is because I didn't get a good amount of sleep before taking it so I guess I'm playing the waiting game for now...

 

[SignoraL]

Hey guys, it has been quiet!

OperationBbyO, I'm sorry to hear that. We're in the same boat with doing IVF with ICSI, but we're starting this month. I'm hoping everything works out with the Femara + Progesterone before you get there. I'll check out your blog - check out mine too!

Hope, great news on things moving forward with adoption! There truly are so many children out there who need a home and loving parents and it's wonderful that you and your DH are moving in that direction.

Snowflakes, glad you are enjoying acupuncture and I'm sorry about the BFN. I hope that the cyst is gone and that you can move ahead with your IUI.

Katikins and Flou, hope things go well with your DH's SAs and things start moving in the right direction!

cntrygirl, definitely go for the massage and consider acupuncture! I've been doing it too and I love it. How are things with Fertiliaid (sp.?)

sugarpi and luna, hope this is your month! sugarpi, getting past the one-year mark totally sucks. I can't believe it either. But hopefully by this time next year we'll have our babies!

Sandoval, hope you're enjoying your break and relaxing! Enjoy it girl!

Did I miss anyone? I keep going back to the last few pages to check, but if I did, sorry and !

The only news from me is that DH and I went to the bank and took out a massive loan for our IVF with ICSI, which starts next cycle. We're doing a three-cycle package so we needed to cover that and the medications for three cycles (but if it works within the first two, we'll get to pay off a big chunk at once). I was a little worried because I had a big benefit event for work (I work at a performing arts center) coming up at the end of September and I think I'll start my stimming shots right around that time, but DH might come to work and help me with that shot so I don't have to do it myself. So now just waiting for AF to come in full force. I have cramps right now and when I went to the bathroom earlier there was a little pinkish blood, but when I went an hour later there was nothing. For the first time in over a year I WANT my period to come! Bring it, cycle 18!!!

 

[luna_19]

Good luck signoral