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Immune /natural killer cell treatment when ttc or pregnant (aka the 16th pred thread!)

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sunnyday01 · 05/06/2015 19:22

This is a thread for those diagnosed with high or very high natural killer cells and trying to concieve or are pregnant and taking steroids/intralipids etc

Newcomers very welcome

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Determined123 · 25/06/2015 06:55

Yes good luck today trying! I'm crossing everything for you x

Hula2 · 25/06/2015 00:07

Trying - thinking of you for tomorrow. Praying u get the bfp you really deserve.

Seekingmiracles · 24/06/2015 19:18

Fantastic news Hope!! Glad little man is recovering well after his stressful arrival. Hope you have been able to enjoy a cuddle with your precious one. Keep us updated with his name SmileSmile

Hula2 · 24/06/2015 15:16

Such great news Hope. Well done for getting him safely here, sounds like it was probably pretty scary at the end but so pleased for you and your family he is here and doing well.
What a journey but you ve done it ! Smile

Tryingno1 · 24/06/2015 12:29

Wonderful news hope! How lovely! I hope u are recovering! Ur little boy got the brother he wanted so much :)
Congrats to u and ur dh!!! :)

Xx

Determined123 · 24/06/2015 12:09

Ahh massive congrats hope! So so pleased for you and your family!! FlowersSmile

#inspirational Wink

Xxx

Drttc · 24/06/2015 11:31

Yay!!! Congrats Hope :) What beautiful news. Enjoy those first cuddles with your little one!

sunnyday01 · 24/06/2015 10:33

oh wow, thats fantastic news Hope! Sorry to hear the end was a bit stressful but so glad that he is doing well! Hope you are recovering well too! Do update us when you decide on a name!

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Hopender · 24/06/2015 10:23

Hi all! Just to say our lovely little man arrived five weeks early on Monday after emergency c section due to a placental eruption. All a bit stressful but little guy is recovering well in the special care unit and he is a real-sweetie. Now we just need to decide on a name! Xxx

Tryingno1 · 23/06/2015 15:46

Yay congrats seeking. Hopefully a new home new puppy and then stick bFp. They come in threes no?!

Hi drttc I missed ur post. Really glad ur feeling hopefuly despite it being so recent. It will def happen, it's just a matter of when. And that's what the stats show and that the reality it's iust how much crap to get there!

I think that's why ive really taken a huge dive in my attitude as I actually feel like it may not now. No sperm no baby. Frozen soerm doesn't always defrost well. And we are taking of my dh having like 10 sperm in there as oppose it 30/40 million. But I've been v philosophical about it today. This is just life and it's what has been thrown at Me and Dh. It's scary to think we may have lost hope as before when we used to get preg I always thought Eventually this is will happen for us. Just how long!? But We can't change the situation all we can do is grab it and try everything we can to see the right people to make sure we freeze/surgicaly extract/have ivf at argc next cycle as their rates r amazing. I really just hope in the next sample we are not told it's game over. Anyways sorry for the moan ! again! I think I'm still in shock over the news I suppose will take some time to get my head around it....

Seekingmiracles · 23/06/2015 15:02

Drttc... You have written pretty much exactly how I feel. It's amazing that we have underlying faith even after what we've been through. I do know that one way or another I will have a family but the process to getting there scared me. And I'm paranoid that there is yet more miscarriage hell I my future.

Trying I REALLY REALLY hope you get a happy surprise when you do test.

In other news...after my rant this morning about the move going pear shaped I 'think' we could be exchanging today!!

Tryingno1 · 23/06/2015 10:49

I know i used to be such an optimist. I hate how this whole TTC has changed me into a pessimist. It's not me at all! U will pick ursrlf up soon, and I'm really hopeful u will be lucky next time. If the results show chromosomes u know mr s will work for u...and if it doesn't he can tweak things for u.

I've not been tempeted to do a test and I'm fairly sure it's negative (had a good cry yest). And I just don't want to know. I actually just never want to test and live in denial! My dH is shocked I haven't tested, but I just don't fancy the tears right now! Xx

Drttc · 23/06/2015 10:48

*yell at them (not tell at them lol)

Drttc · 23/06/2015 10:47

Seeking, reading your posts sometimes feels like reading what I would have written myself! As for that appointment coming through... Unbelievable. Wish I could tell at them on your behalf!

We were just so full of hope despite our history & also looking forward to starting again in a new home. Then within one week we find out that the person buying my flat has had their mortgage declined, and have the ectopic scare. I try SO hard to be positive & I suppose that's what's made it possible for us to still have some fun days recently. However, my confidence in just about everything, especially pregnancy, has gone up in smoke. I have that general 'eventually things will work out' view but, I just don't have much faith in the near future. I've somewhat accepted it and am trying to make the best of the current situation. Wouldn't even say I'm unhappy... Just disillusioned!

Good luck for Thursday Trying!

Congrats on getting to 10 weeks Sunny!

Hope everyone is doing well (Hula, Hope, Rosa, Snoopy...)!

Seekingmiracles · 23/06/2015 10:33

Thanks Trying Smile
Generally I'm a really positive person. And I'm trying so hard to be positive now. I don't want to mope and be down. I just really want be pregnant again. And the fact that when it does happen again I've got weeks of uncertainty again fills me with dread!

Hope you're ok today.... Stay away from the hpts! Positive thinking... You're little one is getting cosy.

Tryingno1 · 23/06/2015 08:52

Sorry seeking. It's normal to feel
Overwhelmed with what u are still going through. I think I've said but my 9 weeks miscarriage after a good scan really shook me to the core and took me a lot longer to get over it. It's prob good in a way u have some distractions although stressful ones are prob not helpful right now! I really Hope ur puppy comes soon-I think that will really really cheer u up :)...and hopefully won't be long before another BFP for u xxx

Seekingmiracles · 23/06/2015 08:37

Just another reminder that I'm in this shitty position!
Feel like everything that can go wrong at the moment is going wrong. Problems with the house move.... TV broke last night...plus all this crap. Now just need something to put the stoppers on getting the puppy and we'll have the full monty! Hmm Sorry to moan ladies ...

Tryingno1 · 22/06/2015 23:39

Oh seeking so sorry u got ur appt through. That's so pants ESP as u told them. Hugs Flowers

Tryingno1 · 22/06/2015 22:10

Yes thanks seeking! I've Bascially comfort eated my way through today! My diet starts next week if it's a BFn. I've def put on a food 4/5 pounds since I started ivf and I'm
Not happy!

Sunny 10 weeks amazing! Yay. Hope sat comes soon..

Hula how annoying! But sperm survives a few days so get some DTD before too? And i rem rosa still being puzzled how she got preg coz her Dh was away. But if I were u would be frantically counting on a Calander too!

Xx

Seekingmiracles · 22/06/2015 22:01

10 weeks already, that's gone quick!
I'm sure you'll be fine on Saturday lovely.
I got my NHS scan appointment through today...Sad Hate that I'm going to have to phone and cancel it despite already having told the Dr and the midwife. It's such a slow, unorganised system.

sunnyday01 · 22/06/2015 21:28

On SO they say to try the day you ovulate and the day after, however We always did it more, I never actually asked if it was right or wrong! I've always followed the sperm meets egg plan too.

I'll be 10 weeks in Saturday. I'm liking forward to it but also completely scared. Most of the time I don't even feel pregnant which worries me massively. Just got to get through the next 4 days!

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Seekingmiracles · 22/06/2015 20:49

All this SO talk sounds so interesting. What is DrS' advice about dtd when doing SO? I always worry that I'm either dtd too much or not enough. Ironically this last pregnancy was the cycle we'd dtd the least. I've always tried to stick to the Sperm Meets Egg plan but now I'm concerned perhaps it's over kill.

Is it your birthday today Trying?? Happy Birthday!! Grin

Hula2 · 22/06/2015 19:59

Hmmm thanks for that, I have ov as early as day 10 so really hope we don t miss it all together as scan isn t till day 10 and dh is also away the a few days before. Oh well just gonna have to go with it and keep fingers crossed. How r u feeling ? How many weeks will u be for the scan on saturday ?

sunnyday01 · 22/06/2015 19:47

I have never actually tracked when I ovulate but would guess it would be between day 14-17. My cycle was shorter by a couple of days too, I found once I stopped the pred my period would come a couple if days later - 26/27 days rather than 28/29 days.

No idea if eggs grow faster but there were a few months where I went for scan on day 11 and when I sent off the results, the answer back is that one was a good size and ready to pop at any time! I usually had one dominant one and 2 slightly smaller ones.

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Hula2 · 22/06/2015 19:28

Just wondering if you re eggs grow faster or not ?