TTC first baby 1 year + thread 2

Welcome @PrettyGirl5545 , I think it is fairly normal to be dry in tww, everyone is different unfortunately!

@Mrs71 that's great you have the thyroid sorted now! Hopefully that will make the difference for you and next cycle will be the one! 🤞🏻

Good luck @starkid ! I am hoping the same with this cycle after my laparoscopy and dye and the cyst removed! Fingers crossed for us. I have told DH if he gets me pregnant in the next two cycles it will be a £4000 sperm! As if we get pregnant we will save that much on ivf!

@KatBeCool how are you doing lovely? I hope you're ok.

@PineappleC sorry to hear it's taking longer than expected, i swear we are all going to be the most patient parents when it happens, we have had great practice!

We have decided to go with ABC clinic in this country instead of going abroad, it is a bit more money but I think for us will be worth it. It feels so good to have made a decision and to have it sorted now though!

It's our first baby planning😊

Hi guys. I'm new here. Ttc from 8 months. Joined this thread to pacify myself from this 2ww. Right now I'm 10 dpo. 4 days to go for AF to arrive. I'm having mild cramps since 2 days. Very tired and dizzy but no cm today. Is it okay to be dry?

@Mrs71 Great news about your TSH

@PineappleC I know what you mean about all the hoops to jump through... Sometimes I think that it's partly because health care professionals know that a lot of people conceive while waiting and queueing for the next step. A doctor told me some encouraging numbers about people who've been trying for a year, apparently a big percentage of them conceives within the second year. So it makes sense that they don't rush things. But I'm sure there are other and more important reasons, too!

@Mrs71 - great to hear things are moving in a positive direction!! :D

I'm in the fertile week now and we're giving it our all this cycle. Fingers crossed the post-HSG tubal flush does its magic like it has for others (doubt it, but hey why not hope!) :)

@Mrs71 that's great news about your tsh!

So I so think our situation was, as expected, to good to be true. Apparently the hiv/hep tests take 2-3weeks, then we get a referral for an "eligibility" appt (whatever the hell that is), then we get referred. Soooo many hoops to jump through!!!

@RosettaR oh gosh that sounds like a pain! We have to go to the hospital with no appt whenever we're free, so hoping the wait tomorrow is not ridiculous. It feels like it's all been a bit too "straightforward" so far though, so I'm a bit nervous to think it's as simple as they've made out (the wait, not the ivf itself which I'm sure is anything but simple!). Sorry to hear AF arrived for you xx

@PineappleC yes the three month thing is actually a pain with those tests. Particularly as my clinic wants me to get them at the gp and it takes ages to get an appointment and then the results! But hopefully it is a sign they will move quickly for you.

@rebecca121 sorry you have to take a month off. I know what you mean about still having hope. Try and enjoy being able to think about it a bit less.

@MrsChicken89 I'm sorry they are not willing to do more for you now. All this waiting is not easy.

I have af starting today and I still can't believe how much it hurts. I'd hoped maybe one of the new things I'm doing (diet, acupuncture, thyroid medication, vitamin d, co q10) might make a difference. I just feel so sad that it looks more certain every month that I'll never get pregnant naturally.

Welcone to all the new joiners 😊

@liveinhope100 sorry to hear about the SA but if it's an infection, hopefully they can do something about it quickly!?

@Broodyaf sounds like things are moving quickly for you, exciting! 😊

CD5 for me now. Got our first appt referral form but we need to get hiv and hepatitis tests done first. I read that these have to be done max 3 months before egg transfers, so taking it as a good sign that they've asked us to do them! We're going on Monday 😊

Thanks for the warm welcome ladies! Although its not great that we are all struggling with our fertility, its good to have people to talk to, as all of my friends either have babies or are pregnant. I've had quite a hard week. As part of the ivf criteria I had to get a second MMR jab (I appear to only have had one as a child). It wasnt until I was at the appointment that I found out I wouldnt be able to TTC this month. I got really upset as its one of the last months before IVF (and well I still live in hope). The nurse wasn't very understanding which didnt help either. It just felt like another unexpected blow.

@Mrs71 - sorry to hear you've been having a tough time. Sounds like we have the same concerns with our TSH levels. I've booked to go private on the at the end of November. Let me know how your appointment goes.

@KatBeCool - yea you're right. The more I'm reading about it the more I think its linked to my infertility. Its just frustrating how dismissive the endocrinologist was!

I had my first appointment with the fertility clinic yesterday. They are only willing to do my 1&21 day bloods & a pelvic scan.
They wont refer me for a hsg/hycosy until my weight comes down a bit & IVF when I reach a healthy weight.

@Broodyaf that's happening so fast for you!

@rebecca121 find another specialist. If your TSH is undetectable, that's not good, regardless of your T3 and T4, those just mean that not more is wrong.

So I'm stuck in a hotel, with my Gonal F leftovers on ice 😂 and opks ready to be peed on. Hoping that skipping IUI this cycle and doing it all natural will actually be our miracle.

@FlapJackered I fly out next Friday, EC sat or sunday! It's all haopening now 🙏

@Broodyaf ah ok, I am on minimal stimulation so maybe that is why I have the other one!
Thanks for all the advice! It is all a bit overwhelming!
When do you fly out there?

@FlapJackered yes, do shop about - the different in pricing is unbelievable!!

No I am regular IVF - well I think I am?! They didn't say I was min stim...

@Broodyaf
Ah ok, Thanks I will get a quote from both too, they said I could have them sent directly from the pharmacy in Brno so it will be good to check which is cheaper.
I wonder why they prescribed me Clostilbegyt and wonder what it is? You're on Min stim aren't you?

@FlapJackered
Ul only take the Orgalutran and Ovitrelle after ur scans. orgalutran stips u ovulating and Ovitrelle is ur trigger.

I'm only on Gonal F atm - after my scans I will be on Cetrotide (similar to Orgalutran) and I will either trigger off Buserelin or Ovitrelle (depending if I am OHSS or not)

My cheapest medication quote was Fertility2u but also try ASDA as they are non-profit for IVF meds

@Broodyaf
We are going with Reprofit...well 90% sure and not starting until January but he has already sent through the protocol.
It says Clostilbegyt 3 x a day from day 2-6 and Gonal 100IU from 2-8.
Is yours similar?
They are also prescribing Orgalutran and Ovitrelle but haven't put them on the plan.
He asked if I want the meds sent from them or a prescription to buy in the Uk, I am guessing they will be cheaper from the Czech Republic though.
It's weird as we haven't spoken to anyone yet. Did you have a call with the doctor at any point?

@FlapJackered did u go with abc or Reprofit in the end up? I can't remember if u said

Yeah i started the injections yday. they're grand. A wee bit queazy after this mornings but nothing to complain abt

No you have to book ur scans privately. And u will prob need 2
CD 7/8 and CD9/10

What is ur protocol? And when are u starting? Are u short or long protocol?

@Broodyaf ahh! I am so excited for you! How are you finding the drugs so far?
I have just had an email through from them with my protocol 😬 suddenly feeling very real!
They have told me I will need to have a scan done during stimulation, do you know if it's possible to get this done on the nhs or did you book one privately?
Also did you go for any of the extras like the Geri machine (time-lapse embryo monitoring?)

@liveinhope100 welcome! sorry to hear about your DH's result. It sounds like it could be quite easily fixed though if it is an infection? Fingers crossed for you.

@rebecca121 welcome! I have the opposite thyroid problem, but it sounds like your endocrinologist knows what he is talking about.

@Mrs71 welcome back. Sorry you have been having a rough time of it. X

I have had all the information through from the ivf clinic which is exciting but also bloody terrifying! Wish I hadn't read the consent forms with bleeding from organs such as liver, bladder etc and the very small chance my uterus and ovaries will need to be removed! 😳
I know they need to say these things so I am just going to try and forget I ever read it! 🙈

@Broodyaf it was just a routine scan they did at the fertility clinic when we signed the consent forms for ivf. They said it could be just an unevenness in the lining or a polyp, and I needed another scan after my next period. Hopefully it will have disappeared. If it's still there I'd be looking at a camera test plus minor operation to remove it, probably similar to removing a cyst.

@liveinhope100 I'm sorry to hear about the cyst, that must be so disappointing. Try to enjoy taking a month off and doing some of the things you can't do while ttc.

@starkid I will try to avoid radio 2, thanks for the heads-up!

@rebecca121 welcome. I don't have any experience with low tsh, mine was the other way. Hopefully someone else will know something.