TTC first baby... mega thread!

@MrsR16 bless him. It's great when they're so on board. Mines the same. Was talking to him about potentially testing next Saturday for the wedding we're going to instead of waiting till the Monday. He was excited, little sweetie.

I think it would be easier to deal with if they could find something, at least that way you would know what your dealing with bambionice80. They not considered you for Clomid? Maybe if you got a few more eggs on the go would give you a better chance. I know they give it to a lots of women with unexplained fertility issues.

CrossFit I had an ectopic last year with right tube removal. So I think there just trying to up my chances. I'm not being monitored and to be honest my doctor is a bit pants. Had scans ect but just living on a wing and prayer at the min. Xxx

@BabySquid 😁😘 it's only a few more days right?!? Even DH is getting excited about the prospect of me poas Monday morning!

@MrsR16 hang in there girl. You can do it! 💪🏻
Willpower

@shelleybear0313 no I haven't tested yet - willpower is winning at the moment!

@Crossfitgirl, the doc might see you after 6 cycles for fertility investigations seems you've got a PCOS diagnosis. It can't hurt to make an appointment if you get past cycle 6 with no joy. They give you clomid to make you ovulate more, so you'd be releasing multiple eggs instead of one to increase your chances of getting pregnant (more targets for the sperm to hit 😉). They used to recommend it for unexplained infertility, which is why they gave it to me, but they commonly give it to people with PCOS to up their chances of ovulating. If I get investigated this time I don't think they'd give it to me because the guidelines have changed for unexplained infertility treatment (no evidence that it helps with that), but it's certainly got lots of evidence that it helps people with PCOS 👍

That's the HSG x-ray @shelleybear0313. No blockages or anything abnormal there 👍 Someone I used to know had the HSG and found out she only had half a uterus with one fallopian tube and one ovary, which certainly explained why she was struggling TTC! She had IVF after that and now is a mum, so success story there 😊

I kind of wish they could find something wrong with me just so that I'd then know why I can't get pregnant! Being told there's no reason means you don't know how to fix it or if it can be fixed - total head 🤬!

@BambiOnIce80 I almost found a whole new use for my gopro then! 😂 Would love to know what my ovaries are doing right now with all this poking going on down there.

Also I definitely recommend the younger models I'm glad at least one of us is young so conception has a bit of a chance!

Bambionice80 well done on the swap! 😂 I keep telling my dh that I'm going to trade him in for a younger model, I'm 36 him 42! 😂 although this is a lie and I do currently quite like him! 😂 he's spent the last week chuckling to himself as I may be slightly hormonal, one minute I'm chasing him round the house brandishing a knife and next minute I'm wanting showering with affection or crying! 😂😂😂 going to be quite sad Monday for him if we get a bfn as he's really convinced this is our month.
You say you have had all the tests but have they put a die through your tubes to check for blockage? My best friend had that and is now a mummy to two girls after years of trying. Xxx

@shelleybear0313 I had the full monty of tests 5 years ago - bloods, HSG x-ray and intrauterine ultrasound and still none the wiser 🙄 Then marriage broke down and got divorced after we'd been given the go ahead for IUI, so starting the whole damn process again with lovely new DP (a younger model 😉). Expecting to have to go through the full battery of tests again 😕 In fairness, I'm 38 now so something could have changed with hormone levels, etc. Time will tell - just need to be patient 🙄

And you're very much welcome to complain 😉 We're all on a tough journey for various reasons. Some journeys are nice and short, others not so much!

That's just it bambionice80 my body used to work until that blasted doctor took away my tube! 🙈 now I don't even seem to be getting close! I try my best to be relaxed and some months I'm fine where as others I'm climbing the walls.

Have you had all the tests, tube cleared ect? Have you not been put forward for ivf? Or is that not something you would like to do? Iv definitely got no reason to complain, you sound like your road has been far tougher than mine. 💖xxx

@expatgirl17 welcome lovely xx

@stormtrooperjulian I've only ever used flo and it got me pregnant last month. Xx

@shelleybear0313, no munchkins for me. Accumulatively 4 years of trying, but no luck yet. Sounds like you've had a pretty rough road - can totally understand why you'd want to give DP a baby of his own. Must be very frustrating when you know your body can do it, but it isn't happening 😔 My problem is more that lab tests say that everything is 'normal', but I still can't get pregnant. Very frustrating 🙄

I'd really like some clever biomedical engineer to develop the world's smallest go-pro so they could station a couple by my ovaries, maybe another couple in my fallopian tubes and one with a good panoramic view of my uterus for 1 cycle. They could film if an egg is being released, if the sperm are getting anywhere near it, if an embryo is being made and if said embryo is getting anywhere near the womb lining... in other words they could film what's flipping going wrong! 😂 Maybe an idea for a crowd funding page 🤔 Who's with me?! 🤣 😂 🤣 😂

@LondonKez it's tomorrow hun xxx

Bambionice80 do you have children? You sound like you have had a long road? I feel like a cheat if I'm honest, I have 3 beautiful ds but separated from there dad years ago due to violence, Iv now been with my dh 5 years and would love to give him a baby of his own. I feel like a fraud as I know there are so many of you wonderful ladies that would be happy to just have one munchkin and here is me with three complaining. I will understand if anyone would like to show me the door! Really do wish baby dust to all! 💖xxx

@expatgirl17 Hello! I'm also a newbie here and like you have joined to have people to talk to!

@Delilah7 good luck today!

Does anyone use multiple apps for tracking? I usually use Ovia but downloaded Flo cos I was bored and wondered whether it would say anything different to Ovia.

Flo says that I O’d on CD15, despite me entering all my info that made me think it was CD16.... first +ve OPK on CD15, cramps and sore breasts and nipples starting on CD16. It doesn’t really matter I suppose, just wondering why it doesn’t match!

Mrsr16, have you tested yet? Iv never felt this pregnant since I was pregnant, if I get a bfn, this Clomid has a lot to answer for! 😂😂 how cruel the drug that's supposed to help you get pregnant makes you feel pregnant. 🙈 fingers crossed we all get them two lines Monday. 💖

Welcome @expatgirl17 😊

@shelleybear0313 I'm due AF on Monday too... there's a few of us currently on the TWW! Fingers crossed for you!

@shelleybear0313, I can't remember my dosage (it was a good 5 years ago that they tried me on it). A close friend south of the border was TTC for 7 years with no luck, started investigations and found she had PCOS. They gave her 6 months of clomid and a lot was riding on it because they weren't eligible for IVF on the NHS. Cycle 6 on clomid came and they were dreading what to do next, but BAM - pregnant on the last clomid cycle! 😁 Keeping everything crossed that clomid does the job for you 🤞 🍀

Hi everyone,

Just found this thread and would like to join. currently living overseas and haven't shared that we are TTC so would be great to join this community and have someone to share all the craziness with!
My stats:
Age: 32
TTC

Been charting with Natural cycles since early this year and actively TTC, in 5th cycle now. All went fine (albeit with no results) for first 3mths but now cycles and ovulation have gone a bit haywire - so frustrating but trying to stay positive!

@shelleybear0313 oh I'm ok. These lovely ladies helped me through it a lot and I'm more positive than I thought I'd be tbh.xxxx

Oh delilah7 I'm so sorry. 😢 I honestly don't know what to say. How are you feeling now? Xxx💖