Hi all,
I am new here ?? Utterly fed up and wondering if anyone else is in the same boat, it feels like I am the only one but I'm sure I can't be! Is there anyone else with T1 diabetes trying TTC ?
We have had to wait almost 2yrs before being allowed to TTC ???? I had to get my Hba1C (long term glucose control blood test) numbers down, which took a few months. I was then moved on to an insulin pump to supposed,y help improve these even further, which messed all that up again, a year later we are finally getting to grips ?ith it, the figures are better and we get the go ahead to start trying. BUT we have to then wait another 3 months because they insist that due to some apparent higher risk of neuro tube defects because of my illness, I must take a high dose of folic acid (for 3 months) before we can begin TTC!! 3 months later and 3 months in to TTC and nothing ... ???? I have a clear blue fertility monitor, we dtd every 2-3 days from CD 10-20 (!) and I'm living like a nun. But nothing. Since we started trying all I have had from said monitor is "high" days and no "peak" ... typical! ????
Does anyone have any helpful tips or advice, is there anything else I could or should be doing to help improve my chances??
TIA if you read this! Xx
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So fed up :-( Is anyone else T1 or even just have any general tips for improving chances?
HopelesslyHopeful1 · 31/08/2015 22:10
Jellybean Hello! There is someone else out there like ME! Lol! Meanwhile it feels like all our friends and family are just like "hey what shall I do today? Oh let's have a baby and whoops there we go!" 
Ugh.
Hba1c was 79 
got it down to 52 
within a year, then they said let's give you a pump to get it even tighter and it turned everything upside down. I have had horrendous problems with canulas bending and etc (very active job and lifestyle!) which all affected delivery and absorption and it took a long time for them to be able to work out my basal rates. Last blood test was 61 almost a year later at which point they said I had to balance out my scores versus my "advancing age" and risks (I'm 31!) so just to go for it and accept that I would probably have to deliver early 
Not sure how to message?? But yes please would love to chat xx
Junosmum Thank you, that is heartwarming xx
Writteninscars Thank you for also sharing your experiences. Although I was gutted to read the part about folic acid! 3 months we wasted for no reason then. I have tracked my cycles carefully for the last 8 months or more ready for when we got the go ahead. I have ovulated every month (according to my ClearBlue monitor), until the last 3 months, since we have been actually TTC .... ARRRRRGH!!! I am very worried now it's too late, they go on a lot about my "advancing age"!
I also have a Medtronic pump as it happens! Started off with the Quick set, which is what I think they start everyone off with but I kept kinking them and they were too long. Then tried the Silhouette but they kept getting knocked/pulled out with work. I also managed to kink a few once in even though they claimed you couldn't, trust me (!) Now on the Sure-T which is a very short metal canula with like an extra safety loop so I can't kink it or have it easily pulled out. It's all taken a long time to get here though and I'm not happy about a score of 61 but I don't seem to be able to get it lower
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