TTC 10 Months Plus, Supporting Eachother & Staying Positive :) new thread!!

Hi Ladies,

Laura well done with the diet im just exercising and not eating anything to bad.

Non good to see everything is moving quickly. I had to have my Hsg between 7 and 14 days I think it was.

lady normally I wouldnt worry but hes specifically asked me to loose a couple of kgs and I dont want him to refuse help if I havent done it.

Vicky I agree its so unfair that some people get pregnant with out trying. I hope the letter turns up really soon I hate waiting for anything.

Metal It is hard, I have some months where I just cant deal with anything. I feeling quite positive this month which is rare but only because I know im ovulating now.

8 or 9dpo for me today and feeling mega sick barely kept my breakfast down and just ate lunch and feel the same. Mega sore boobs to.
Setting myself up for a fall again arent i booo

I totally agree vic, just read some where today that about 100 babies a week are born addicted to heroin, and you think how can their mothers get pregnant but not me?! It just doesn't make any sense.

Great news that things are moving forward for you non, and vic I hope you get your letter through soon.

ginger I am still considering the option to go private but will wait until after this cycle and then talk to my GP first. He has been fairly sympathetic in the past so I'm hoping I can persuade him to get us some initial tests done.

My emotions are a bit all over the place at the moment, I keep swinging from one extreme to the other. At the weekend I felt really sad as we visited DH's cousin and her DD played so nicely with mine. There's four years between them, which is the age gap we were aiming for initially, and it was just so hard to see what could have been. But since we've come back I've kind of resigned myself to the fact that we might never have #2, and have decided to stop obsessing about it. Having said that, this new relaxed approach probably won't last very long if past experience is anything to go by...

Exactly lady, here we all are taking all sorts of vits, special diets, cutting out caffeine and having acupuncture when malnourished crack heads and alcoholics are getting preg all the time!

Great news non things are moving quickly now! I've also heard you have to have hsg around day 10. Sounds like you have the same 'allowance' as us, 3xiui and 1xivf. Urgh. I wish we had 2xivf I'd feel there was more of a chance then. I've read that if your first cycle fails they can adjust the drug regime for round 2 to try and make it more successful. But if you don't get a 2nd cycle?!?

I'm waiting impatiently patiently for a date for my referral. They said 'early next week' when I called them on Friday as they were currently writing our letter and it would be in the post that afternoon. Everytime I post a letter within the city it arrives the next day! What is so different about nhs post? I know it's all 2nd class but still! I live 4 miles from the hospital and less than a mile from the royal mail sorting office (which is midway between my house and the hospital). God I sound desperate and obsessed! Me? Really?

Hello everyone, I was very excited this morning as I got a 'high' reading on my Cbfm.

Dp is not safe tonight.

blue - don't worry too much about weight. When I saw my gp about my early MC he said the only advice he'd give me would be to continue taking folic acid. I am overweight (16-18) and he could easily have said something.

I think it may only be a problem if periods are irregular as a result. Of course they say being in prime health should help but that's not true for everyone who gets pregnant.

Morning ladies, good news non, you seem to be progressing quickly :) when I had my hycosy they told me it had to be in the first two weeks of my cycle, I think the procedures are similar, maybe different areas have different ways though. Might be worth phoning them to check, it'd be a shame to miss a month (or at least that's my slightly mental take on it!)

the latest I read hsg being done was cd12 but each clinic is different. can you phone and ask them if the date you've booked being after ov will be a problem? nurse may have thought consultant talked to you about dates and vice versa

Ah right ok i've heard of that procedure just didn't know the name! Seems that a few people on here have had +ve results after one of those so fingers crossed!

I'm weirdly looking forward to the 20th (but secretly wish it'd just happen before that and we won't need to go!) and it's coming up quickly which is exciting!

Laura-HSG stands for hysterosalpingogram. Basically,an X-ray of the uterus and tubes.A dye is injected into the uterine cavity,they take X-ray pictures which will show any problems. Good luck for the 20th!

Great news Non that it's all happening! I'm watching with interest as we have our first hospital appt on 20th Aug too. What does HSG stand for? I've seen others have it and seems fairly intrusive but not entirely sure what it is??

Blue I need to lose weight too which is going ok on this low GI diet - I figure it can only help, not harm so keep going!!!

I'm eagerly taking ov tests daily this week to see if good things repeat themselves after af last month - I really can't face another 7 months of being the great barren woman!!

Well, just got back from our first fertility appointment today which went well.

The consultant was really chilled, was expecting loads of questions about our sex life but wasn't even asked! Wanted to do an HSG next week but we're on holiday so have arranged it for when we get back. The results of that will determine if we go for a laparoscopy or treatment begins.

We're entitled to three rounds if IUI then only one round of IVF. The treatments will start as soon as my next cycle post HSG so will be around October. Can't believe it's happening so quick! He told us it keep trying in the meantime too.

Quick question for anyone who's had a HSG. The nurse that books it didn't mention about having it done before ovulation/start of cycle and booked a date. I've worked out it will be 2dpo so I presume that it will flush the egg away that month? Should I change it to the start of my cycle?

god I lost you all for a bit then couldnt find the thread.

lil dont blame ya for not dtd lol not the best of situations.

Non good luck at your appointment!!

Jesse I had a HSG a couple of weeks ago and was allowed to ttc still she actually said it was for the best.

Had my hopefully last day 21 blood tests today so no more appointments until the 2nd gynae app in sept just gotta keep trying to loose weight which is not working out to well, but then I know im ovulating so him putting it down to weight is wrong.

hi everyone. just back from a week camping. glad to see some good news for you Vic. sorry to hear sad news for nord. gl for appt tomorrow non.

I ovd last Saturday when we were at campsite in a tent with my mum so only DTD on the Thursday before we left. not holding any hope for this month! no next appt on the doormat when we got back. hoping we'll hear this week if not I'm chasing end of next week when it's been 4weeks since seeing consultant.

Hello lovely ladies,

Sorry I've been AWOL for a bit. Good to catch up with you all and see where we're all at. Good to see the ball is finally rolling for those needing referrals. Hi to all the newbies too!

We have our first appointment at the hospital tomorrow (eek!) so will fill you all in when we get back. Can't believe it's finally here, was slightly hoping that we would have to cancel it be caused we were finally successful but never mind.

Lindsay - We celebrated our 6 year Wedding anniversary on the 2nd of August too! We had a lovely meal out celebrating last night plus I ovulated yesterday, woo hoo!

I'm cd8 and my CBFM is still reading as low. So from now it's earning it's keep as it's disagreeing with the FF app I'd been using. I'm worried my luteal phase is going to be short now because my cycles are normally only 26-28 days. What does anyone think about it?

Dtd only once so far this month as we have family stayed over, but hopefully that doesn't matter as Cbfm hasn't got excited yet lol.

Just a quick update, sorry I don't have time to mention everyone!
I had an echovist scan which is basically an HSG, but with ultrasound scan instead of X-rays. The solution they inject in is just sugary water which shows up on ultrasound.
All was normal, but more importantly, because there is no radiation or horrible dye, we can still try this month. Happy days.
Hope you are all well. Xx

victoria Yeah feeling pretty good so thought i'd come on here and sprinkle some positivity over our wee thread. lol :-) Six years married today! Happy shopping by the way! I love a spree like that :)

ginger Emerita is progesterone cream. I'm not convinced how much of this could actually be absorbed through the skin but my LP is good right now so I'll keep using it! Apparently no issues with continuing to TTC after the HSG? I've read to the contrary too though. I can't remember, have you had it done?

Ooh vic shopping spree sounds like so much fun! Go mad with it! You deserve it after all the crap you've been through. Hope you are throwing in plenty of coffee and cake too!
My DHs SA doesn't show a test for MAR but it does say Antisperm Antibodies as negative, is this the same thing then?
Nordic I am so sorry to hear your story. You poor thing having to go through all that. Have you been back to see anyone recently? Maybe a new pair of eyes on the whole thing will put you in for some further/different testing. have you looked at nutritional/herbal treatments, or acunpuncture? Sorry if you've already tried everything under the sun, wish none of us had to go through any of this crap.
Lindsay glad things are progressing well for you! Have your Drs advised you whether or not you can DTD after your hsg? high fives on the progesterone and normal LP too! Are you still taking anything to try and lengthen it? My cycles seem to have gone back to 28 or 29 days last few months so mine is a reasonable 11-13 days now. Oh and what is Emerita Pro-gest?!
may hope you have a nice time camping and manage to take your mind off things, even if only briefly!
Laura fantastic that you have family paying for it! I know how you feel about having to push DH to get with things. I have to do all of the chasing up and running around here with all of the app etc. I guess most women would be the same, but a bunch of flowers would be nice every now and then.....
metal have you thought any more about going private? I asked the GP and she said an initial assessment (chat basically) is between £100-£200 and then any follow ups would be more. I think I might go for it though, just for peace of mind more than anything and to pick their brains as to what they think could be going on, or what they think about acupunture/supplements. I am supposed to be going for an ultrasound scan in a week but haven't had the app letter yet
Sorry if I've missed anyone.....

How awful for you Nordic sorry about your latest news :-(

Happy anniversary Lindsay, how many years? Good luck with your hsg, the flush worked for m33r! And even blue is oving after having it done! You sound nice and chipper in your post, hope that's how you feel?

As for this weekend for me, not a lot planned really. Sunday my bff has managed to get a kid free day (she has 3!) and we're hitting the shops :-D not had a shopping spree for months! Looking forward to it. Need to buy some brighter colour things, my wardrobe is so dark and miserable...

Yes I've had all the tests , experts and steroids etc im the years back . No reason found . Used to literally conceive everytime we tried for dd and then loose it . Another woman was able to carry her to term after a second go of ivf with our egg and sperm . Now it's been years and am older so not conceiving as easily but have had 3-4 cycles of cp of 9 . International surrogacy that we did took 3 y years and cost a huge amount so it's not a realistic option right now and am 39 so time is running out on my eggs so it kills me since am clearly not getting there on my own :(...

Oh Nordic that is very sad :-( It has put a lot of other things into perspective for me. Have you ever had any kind of help or diagnosis?

Well, I'm all booked into for my HSG and ultrasound this month. I got my second set of Day 21 bloods back from the fertility clinic and progesterone was 34, so much better than the 20 of my first lot done at the GP. Presumably this was a better quality ovulation/ egg too because my cycle was 27 days and luteal phase 12! Go me! doing the "normal" LP dance lol

So CD1 today (not a surprise as our DTD frequency was not great this month!) and feeling like a beached whale crossed with a hungry hippo but that's usual for me. Should feel more normal by Sunday and then gearing up for a bumper shot at it this month as I'm hoping the HSG might "flush me out" or something!

My emails this morning read:
Pre-seed has been dispatched!
Your order for Emerita Pro-gest has been received!
Clearblue fertility sticks have been dispatched!

;-)

Any nice plans for the weekend? It's my wedding anniversary (I know, nice timing AF!) so we are out for dinner tonight. Steak and cocktails!

Oh nordic, I'm so sorry! Have you had any tests done for recurrent miscarriage? (You probably have, sorry if that's a dumb question...).

I'm yet to read back sorry .
Another f chemical for me then :(. Had three faint positives and then started bleeding again on 13dpo. So that's 3-4 cp since we started trying again in nov/ dec last year and 10 previous early mc and chemicals to add to that before having dd through gestational surrogacy . I've f had it and feel like nobody really cares since they don't expect it to work out for me ever like this in darling DH words last night .

Yay may! Progress. If things don't seem to be moving quickly a phone call sure does help! ;-) good luck and have a fun week camping! Hope it stays dry for you.

Good luck with your referral too cooper

Great news vic. So pleased things are finally moving for you.

Off work and camping next week but telephone appointment with gp Monday to confirm he will be putting in the referral now all the tests are done. Fingers crossed things move as swiftly as the have for you in the end vic.

Been feeling low this week and just want to feel some progress.

Have a good weekend all. X

Brill Victoria at last feels like someone's on your side and trying to get things moving for you! Very pleased and excited for you!