TTC Second but having no luck :(

congrats LadyHelen!!

There are so many TTC no 2 threads, I couldn't remember which one I had posted on so I had to dig this one up.

Anyone out there? Anyone expecting yet?

I AM!!!!
GOt my BFP on Sunday, making me 5wks. We'd decided to take a month or two off TTC and booked a holiday. So really were actively trying not to. Ok so didn't use contraception but BD'd well before and well after OV dates, and well, bingo.

Off on holiday on Sunday. Will be a bit different having to cut back on the evening glasses of wine, but fingers crossed, this one will be a stayer and mid september no 2 will be with us.

Good luck to anyone else TTC

Hi, can I join you? I have a DD, 2yr, and been ttc for quite a while since DD was 8months old.

Me and DH tried for 4 years to get our DD was put on IVF list but concived naturaly after having Hysterosalpingogram .

Not sure what to do now!!!! Just dont want to get stressed out about it

hey, everyone. Thought I'd join in - got a similar story as a few of you; ds conceived just after I came off the pill, didn't even get a proper period before the magic BFP.

Now I'm on cycle 4 ttc no.2 ... ds is nearly 8 months, we were hoping for as small a gap as possible between them. Had a m/c last month.

Feeling pretty positive - reading this it is in some ways good to know lots of people take longer to get their 2nd on board and it is not nec a sign that something is wrong.

Will be watchinf everyone's progess with much interest and crossed fingers.

Worzel - go and beat your GP about the head with a stick. 2 years seems ridiculous. If that is not an NHS standard, they should give you a GOOD reason for that policy. Good luck getting the help you deserve..

I'm 27 but have a history of Mc and various gynae problems so i would have thought they would have refered me sooner.

I'm doing the clearblue trial at the moment and have another 6 or 8 weeks to go on that then when i get the print out of that at the end i will go and see a female dr and demand to be refered, the nice guidelines say i should have been already anyway.

Hi Attila, I have been given Agnus Castus by a qualified naturopath, but it was because I suffer from severe migraine during af.She said to take it 10 days prior af and three days after as she suspected a drop in my progesterone levels.But I will do the blood tests as well, to check all the hormones. Thanks!

DD was an accident but a wonderful one and born March 05
Been TTC#2 but this is my 2nd cycle.
Am taking folic acid
trying to eat healthy and relax
but nothing yet!

we're in the same boat. DD conveived 3 after 3 months of using ' the withdrawel method' lol, she was born in Jan 05.

We have been ttc #2 for 15 months.

Drs wont investigate till we've been trying for 2 years.

good luck to everyone x

Morning. LO down for a nap before nursery so thought I'd treat myself to a quick 'chat'. I feel like a bit of a fraud as just re-read title of thread and realise that I'm not TTC No2 . Hopefully you nice ladies will let me keep chatting away. Please!

LadyH - Agnus Castus is a herb that helps you ovulate. Just google it and you can read up on its benefits. Although, given what Attila's said, don't want to recommend it. it['s certainly helped me ov for the last two months when I wasn't before. But then, haven't got pg for the last 2 months when using it so......

Attila - Thanks for advice. I actually had a blood test at GP's in July re: hormone levels. Everything came back OK, plus thyroid and uric acid tests OK too.So fingers crossed I don't have PCOS. Never had any probs with it the past. Will not take Agnus Castus next month and see what happens.

Has anyone else tried Pre Seed? Used it this month, but not sure if it's helped. It's a sperm friendly vaginal lubricant that mimics the cervix's secretions so helps the boys race up there and get to the egg pronto! Had noticed that my CM was getting less and less and had heard good things about Pre-Seed.

I think you're all way more advanced than me. Have no idea when my luteal phase is! Just pee on OPK sticks and that tells me when I'm ov.

If nothing has happened by Christmas then will go to GP and referred to a specialist. Hopefully we won't have to go down IVF route. Have two smashing girls, so it's not the end of the world if it doesn't happen (she says trying to convince herself!).

OK, enough jabbering from me.

Mamalex and Hey there georgie girl,

Do not self medicate with AC; it can make some hormonal imbalances worse. If you really want to take AC you should seek out the advice of a qualified medical herbalist.

If your periods are irregular this is often due to hormonal imbalances. A common culprit in this regard is a condition called polycystic ovaries. A blood test can be done to see what your hormone levels are like.
If you have been ttc for quite a while now I would have a blood test done. If your hormone levels are awry then ovulation will be affected.

With regards to the blood test it should be done early in the cycle (day 3 or the 3rd of the month) and the level of LH (luteinising hormone) should be compared against that of FSH (follicle stimulation hormone). If your LH and FSH are awry then progesterone will be affected as well.

PS What is agnus castus? Never heard of it!!

Georgie, I'm on the reflexology trip at the mo and one cylce in, not yet worked. I'm sticking with it. Its nice and can't do any harm! And am obviously hoping for a success this month.
Thanks for the acupuncture comments. Will be signing up for that next month if no BFP.
I'm on CD 6 and counting!!

Hi, can I join you? I have a DS, 3.5yr, and been ttc for quite a while. And, oh, yes, I am a grannymummy.It's CD1 for me today, very sad. I have a question for HTGG: when do you take Agnus Castus? As I am due to start it, do you take it throughout the cycle or just after ovulation? I think I have a short luteal phase with some kind of progesterone defect.

Hi there. Thought I'd jump on the thread as well. TTC No3. Am sprightly 37 year old (well in my head in anycase). DD1 - 6.1yrs (with ex-h) took 4 cycles TTC, DD2 - 20months (with new improved, younger DH ) complete shock as not even trying. Now we've decided that we'd like another, and big fat negative every month.

Am taking agnus castus to help ovulate, vits, gealthy eating, don't drink during week, peeing on sticks to check when ov. Ugh. It's all getting a bit strsful round here.

Periods haven't been regular since DD2 born in Jan 06. Range from 24 to 33 days. So not even sure when AF will visit. Although assume sometime soon as am getting those dragging pains in my tummy.

Am same as everyone else on thread. Looking wistfully at preggers ladies and counting how many of my mates are PG and about to drop. Sigh.

Anyone recommend reflexology? Does it work? Are you supposed to go at certain point in your cycle?

LadyHelen - Have had accu before and it doesn't hurt as much as you think it wil. More like tiny tiny sting when needle goes in.

Hope someone has some good news soon.

Happened to one of my mates - decided to start trying for number 2 in a very half hearted way thinking it would prob take 6 months and bingo. Pretty much attempt number one. She's a close friend and I'm chuffed for her and not envious (thankfully). I think its because her DD will be 15 months when she has no 2 and that will be hard work!
I'm thinking of going down the acupucunture line if there is no joy this month. Does it hurt??

Babadooba - I am the same age as you and pregnant with my second, although it took just over a year to get pregnant. I went to the drs and really had to insist on tests after 6 months. I was also told that the NHS will not fund IVF once you hit 40 and that at this age the chances of success are only 10% per cycle. Don't mean to put you off, just letting you know my experiences. Good luck .

Do feel better and slightly calmer (although not about getting pg) in general. Like you EVERYONE i know has had no 2 or pg with no 2. I go to the park with DS, or to our toddler gym class and everyone has a 2nd baby. I am obsessed.

THought I'd bump this thread with an update. Still no BFP here. Af arrived last Weds. I was really gutted this month as I've had three reflexology sessions and was really hoping they would work! I guess you can't expect miracles though. I had another session on Saturday and as I am not pg, she was able to really work on the relevant areas on my feet. Boy did i get a pummeling (sp?)! Fingers crossed for this month but the bugger is that I am on call for work from Fri 6pm until Sun 6pm which is CDs 10 and 11 for me, so not sure when we can fit some baby making in then.

Just wondering if anyone else has had any luck this month? I really hope there is some good news out there!

Hi there. Hope you don't mind me joining. We've got DS, born 2005 (conceived after only one cycle of trying) and have been ttc no.2 since June. Took a break from the conception boards this month after getting my hopes up majorly last month (AF was a week late), but feeling much more chilled out now. Hoping for a BFP before the new year. Doubt it will happen this month as haven't 'done it' much, as moving house on Friday and been very stressed out! A Christmas positive would be nice :-)

Hi, just thought I'd join this thread.
I'm 29 and have 1 daughter (born Oct 2004). I got pregnant in 6 months first time then had a m/c at 12 weeks. Got preg with my daughter 2nd cycle after m/c.

Have now been trying for baby no 2 for 2 years!!! I always wanted a 2 year age gap but it looks as if the closest they'll be now is 4 years apart!!!

I went to the doctor after 6 months but told them it had been 9 months, they did 21 day blood tests and sperm analysis on DH. Both were fine

I'm having a lap and dye this afternoon, I had an emergency c section with DD1 and I lost a lot of blood so they think my tubes might be blocked with scar tissue. To be honest I'm really hoping they are blocked cos at least then I have an explanation and can have an op to clear them.

Oh well fingers crossed and good luck to us all....