(UPDATE BFN ( I THINK) ON PAGE 2 )My heart is breaking Giving up/

[TattedDivaTTC]

My periods are irregular...i just got married in oct but we have been not trying but not preventing for a year now.. started taking OPKS.. and they are all wacked out..i am on day 37 or something of my cycle.. and AF has not shown up for may.. or for june either..so far.. took a preg test. :BFN: .. AND im just at my whits end.. i really wanna lil one.. and im afraid because im over weight i cant concieve.. or im not ovulating...my next cycle im going to take a first response Fertility test.. have any of you ladies tried them?... any advice would be nice..

 

[Emi14]

Hey! Don't give up. Timing is everything. We are TTC our first as well and have had BFN! Have you gone to the Reproductive endocrinologist to make sure everything is ok? Like checking thyroid, US the ovaries for cysts etc? We are all in this together. Use this group for help and encouragement...

 

[TattedDivaTTC]

US yes... ovaries were great...my endomitrian lining was great.. uterus was great.. it all was great.. i have not had a thyroid checked or anything .. because i dont have insurance...its WAY TO PRICEY here to go to the doc . i dont have that kind of $$ but if i could if there was a way i would be going to get my hormones checked and my thyroid checked....i DONT have pcos... ( no cysts on my ovaries at all) .. so i mean its possibly just those two things that could be wrong...i mean ..what if my thyroid is wacked out or hormones are wacked out . . what will happen from there ?

 

[gardeninggirl]

Has your DH or OH been checked? It may not be you.

 

[TattedDivaTTC]

we did a over the counter test for him.. nut i know its nt him.... i think in my soul its me..

 

[lovingmom32]

thats sucks you my have pcos like i have...or maybe unexplained infertility...either way dont get stressed about it....just let things happen....

 

[TattedDivaTTC]

yea .. i dont have pcos. i have NO cysts on my ovaries.. so NO pollycystic ovaries .. had an ultrasound and such done.. so thats not it.. im going to wait and if nothing happens go see a doc and get more information on what the heck is wrong with me

 

[bryceszwifey]

You can't give up and just because you are over weight that doesn't mean it's the problem. My husband and I have been trying for a year and eight months and we just got our BFP a few days ago. I find going to the gym and dieting distracted me and made me more relaxed about getting pregnant. My husband has low testosterone so we decided to fully try with OPK's for a while before he got a test shot which would affect it more... Whenever u get that positive OPK BD like crazy also tell your DH to start looking into taking zinc whether or not his spermies are fine it helps... that's what we did different the month we conceived. goodluck.

 

[bryceszwifey]

sometimes things just take time.

 

[Isobel345]

Start researching a supplement called inositol. It regulates cycles and promotes good quality eggs. Women who get the most benefit from it are the ones who have a long cycle. It brings you back into text book ranges; 28-30 days. Easier to predict that way. Good luck!

 

[TattedDivaTTC]

I will do that , ill look that stuff up now because i STILL have not started my AF.... its like it dosnt wanna come or something .. didnt have one at all for the month of may.and nothing so far in june..-_-

 

[PDubs10612]

So you sound a lot like me...We have been trying for a year, but got married on October...I also go months without AF sometimes because I don't ovulate...I am seeing a fertility specialist and this is what I found out...I have a low AMH which has to do with my ovarian reserve...so I am not ovulating every month because I don't have enough eggs and my right ovary is very small and probably not functioning.

I am also overweight and though I do not have any cysts on my ovaries my FS thinks I still may have PCOS since I have some of the signs (excess hair and signs of insulin resistance and where I carry my weight) so I am on 1500mg of Metformin daily and also taking DHEA, Ubiquinol (CoQ10) and FertilPro Woman to help with egg quality.

I have tried Soy the last two cycles to help with ovulation (called nature's chlomid) but I don't think it worked this time, and didn't last time either so FS gives me prometrium to get AF to show so I can start a new cycle.

Hopefully your body starts co-operating with you soon and you can get a BFP

 

[TattedDivaTTC]

Thank you, Yea we got married in October too..on halloween to be exact.. i got some vitamins today and such .. but my ovaries looked normal size and stuff... i cant afford to go to a FS right now .. would be nice to. is it expensive though ( i honestly dont know P

 

[PDubs10612]

I live in Canada and going to the FS is covered by OHIP (Ontario's health plan) and most of the initial testing is covered as well...the only base test that I got that wasn't normally covered by OHIP was the AMH test (mostly because it is a newer test) but my FS's office covers the cost for that. If you get into in-depth SA's they usually cost us extra too but we didn't need one since my DH's SA was good

 

[TattedDivaTTC]

OKAY so your telling me......ITS FREE for you up there : o ok we are moving to canada !!

 

[PDubs10612]

OKAY so your telling me......ITS FREE for you up there : o ok we are moving to canada !!

haha...not quite, but some of the basic testing is covered, and IUI is covered as well...I still pay for birth control (in the past) special tests (none yet thank goodness) supplements and prescription drugs (currently while TTC I spend about $250/month and take 10 pills a day) and in the future if we are elgible candidates for IVF we will be paying for that as well and any drugs required for that procedure (drugs, retrieval fees, freezing fees, etc.) But for the most part we get some help.

The only province in Canada that covers IVF so far is Quebec, though Alberta and Ontario are trying very hard to have it approved and it's a hot topic

 

[VP1228]

TattedDiva- I just to answer your original question about the First Response Fertility Test. I took that test back in 2010 because I had been trying for 6 months and was not getting pregnant. I test said that I have high FSH levels. I never went to the doctor to find out for sure if I did or not. But I will say even if I do have high FSH levels I know that it was also scar tissue from pelvic infections that may have been causing my infertility but I won't know until the doctor gives me the "go" since I just had a laparoscopy for pelvic pain.

 

[TattedDivaTTC]

Oh wow!!!! Yea yesterday i started taking vitamins, Prenatal ones ( the ones that are used before during and after pregnancy)...multivites and vitamin B50 for my energy ( been kinda low latley ).Im just going to keep hoping AF dosnt snow ( for the right reason) .. I have not had one in may ..OR June so far... ive been known to be Late sometimes but NEVER have skipped two months .. so lets just hope lol ..

 

[TattedDivaTTC]

Well here is my BFN i just got after weeing on a stick a few mins ago.. -_- im going to try again first thing in the morning ( i know its going to be a nother BFN) .. i dont have insurance but im going to start looking into getting blood drawn to see if i ovulate properly or my hormones are ok or something ... my LMP was April 27th-30th.. -_-

 

[TattedDivaTTC]

STILL no AF and BFNs