TTC first baby thread 24

Hi ladies,

How are we all doing?

@CoalCraft I know- its not even like it was a short commute it was over an hour each way. The company is struggling now so theres something else to worry about. How did the move go? How often are you having to go into work? Is that likely to change?

@whatsthecraic91 thats good you are still busy, everything here has dried up and I have no idea what I am meant to be doing with my days lol! How are your nips?

@Anny27 sorry to hear it was a BFN, I know what you mean its an uncertain time, just do whatever you feel comfortable with ❤️Yeah we were very slow to react- I can see that our boss was trying to continue to provide everything with a service so I do understand his reasonings. Just glad to be home and safe although weirdly missing my commute- can't wait to be properly allowed out the house haha! Was expecting my appointment to be cancelled but would be over the moon if my bloods still go ahead in 2 weeks time 🤞🏻

@XjustagirlX how did you get the results sent to you, was this something you requested?

@Kiza wow thats a lot of sperms 😂🙈Oh really? Thats not great, did they say why 3 months? My nurse said if they move hospitals she can still do it and tbh its a 5 minute drive up the road so would be a lot easier so I am remaining hopeful!

@XjustagirlX mine too however he completely stopped all caffeine and alcohol, wore loose boxers, stopped putting his laptop on his lap, took a load of supplements such as lycopene, zinc, vit E, coQ10, Ashwaghanda and it seemed to help.
We are also vegan and cook most things from scratch and workout 4-5 times/week so I do wonder if that helps also?

Thanks @kiza what were the lifestyle changes he made? My DH doesn’t smoke and isn’t overweight so it’s hard to see what drastic changes he can make.

Boy what a full on week already, our boss is refusing to let us wfh! All our patient contact has switched to phone or video call so no idea why he's putting us all at risk!
Think I'm going to O late again this month as on cd16 already and no peak yet or much ewcm 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Annny27 still got a while to go yet 🤞🏼

@whatsthecraic91 im guessing they're not usual AF symptoms for you? Know what you mean as I've had similar thoughts, scary times for sure.

@Lozzlepop so frustrating for you but as you said it's completely understandable right now with so many staff being redeployed elsewhere and wanting to reduce people in the hospital. I was told I can't have any more bloods for about 3 months due to the lockdown.

@Narwhal88 thanks for the heads up about that company.

@XjustagirlX
Hi, we had an in-depth chat with our consultant about SA on Monday. She informed me the average is:
Count: 15ml or above
Motility: 32% or above
Morphology: between 4-14%

Therefore according to the nhs averages he's within range. All of the above though can be improved with lifestyle changes. My DP count shot up from 108ml to 243million and his motility shot up to 79% following lifestyle changes. His morphology remained the same at 1% but due to him having a shedload or fast semen she said it's all good.

My DH SA was sent to us. Now we were told this is “normal”.
Volume 2.7
Count 47m/ml
Viability 88%
Morphology 6%
Abnormalities heads
Motility 39%

The motility and morphology seems far too low to be normal. What do you think?

AF has finished now for me. I think this month I am just going to have sex every other day (easier now we are both wfh). I’m not going to temp. I am still going to do my ovulation tests but because I’m at home I am going to do them more frequently so we hopefully hit the optimum time to DTD. My hospital appointment is booked in for 8th April so I hope it doesn’t get cancelled.

@Annny27 No, not yet, told myself I'd wait for a few natural periods so it'd be easier to make sense of the info and so as to not let myself stress too much. It is tempting though!

Morning! 11dpo, tested and stark white bfn :( no sore boobs atall and no symptoms whatsoever so that's me out for this month :/

I am not sure what we will do next month whether we will carry on ttc with all that's going on at the moment! Will have to have a chat with DH

@Lozzlepop sorry your appointment has been cancelled but I guess you kinda expected it. Yep we have been wfh for over a week now - I cant believe some companies havent acted quicker!

@kiza 🤞🤞🤞 that you conceive naturally before October or that your ivf with nhs can start before then

@whatsthecraic91 ahhh sore nipples sounds good! When will you test?

@CoalCraft are you using OPKs or temping etc etc?

Hey ladies just popping on! Still working flat out it's so busy! Loads of new procedures in place due to coronavirus so everything is taking longer too 😅

8DPO and when I took my bra of tonight and showered I noticed my nipples are KILLING. So aware of them now. Don't know if it means anything. Slightly scared incase I am pregnant tbh with the whole coronavirus thing as I can't work from home. It will be bad timing but hey I've wanted it for so long so we will see next week. What will be will be!!

@Annny27 how you doing?

Will catch up again later in the week. Be safe everyone x

@CoalCraft no AF just yet. A bit of spotting today so i thought she had turned up but it hasn't developed so far. My cycles are usually 27 or 28 days and I'm now on 30 so who knows what is happening. I will test in a day or two if nothing happens. Don't want to be disappointed because it could be down to a number of reasons. I certainly feel periody too.
Our bodies are funny old things!

@Annny27 95% sure I haven't ovulated yet since coming off the pill so doubt sore boobs meant much; probably just my body reequilibrating, though that in itself is a good thing! Did you test after??

@Factualmistakes Did AF show up yet? Wishing you luck!

@XjustagirlX I'm a bit jealous; DH and I both still in work and will be tired from filling in for anyone else, so not much chance for DTD atm. Really hope your appointment goes well

@Lozzlepop Thank goodness you get to wfh now, I can totally understand being unsettled by the public transport.

@Kiza Thanks! I'm definitely gonna wait for things to settle down a bit before taking anything further. I suspect the sore boobs (which are no longer sore) was just part of that settling process. I hope it doesn't take too long, bit no point worrying about it at this early stage, I guess. Encouraging for you that you should be able to conceive naturally though I'm sure it's all still frustrating. Hope you're feeling okay about things.

@Narwhal88 Good that you feel you have a plan; things are always so much brighter when you can see a path forward. Hope it all goes well.

I am the luckiest person on the planet; moved home yesterday, everything being pretty smooth. Can't imagine it would have gone ahead if it had been planned for today. Such a relief! Unfortunately am still in work as part of s skeleton crew though.

No idea what my body's up to. It seems to have reverted to on-the-pill mode in terms of CM and how I generally feel. Whatever; I'm not feeling particularly anxious about TTC and it's fun in a way watching everything adjust to not having hormones regulated (sorry if that's weird 🙈 )

Hi ladies,

Happy Tuesday! I hope we are all staying safe out there! I am guessing we are all wfh now?

@rathernotshare we have a lot of therapists rent office space from us and I know that most are offering telephone/ skype/ zoom sessions so i would definitely enquire if this is something that can be offered at this time.

@Kiza its good to hear theres nothing physically wrong to stop you conceiving naturally but understand that it must be frustrating given the current situation if waiting times etc are pushed back. Do you just have to have started the treatment by then or actually have the embryo transferred? Whats the options for you past October?

Just got a call from the hospital, my HSG which was scheduled for next week has been cancelled, which is to be expected really, she said we may still be able to go ahead with the blood test though so fingers crossed!

@Kiza Oh and I've not had tests online but I've looked into it and I think I would do the AMH if the NHS was a long wait too. Medichecks looked quite good when I looked into it. I think they send you a skin prick and you send it back in the post. Might want to check if they are still doing it at the moment though.

@Kiza Good to hear you still have a strong chance of natural conception. Must be frustrating being 19 months but maybe it is just taking you a bit longer.
Had our appointment this morning. Apparently my gp only referred my DH and not me so technically I'm not her patient so I need to get him to refer me to her as well. She still went through the questions with me and once referred she said she will send me for more bloods as they never did day 1-4 bloods (my gp told me they weren't needed when I queried this), scans and dye test. She wants another SA for DH in May and if they haven't changed then she will refer straight to IVF. I asked about chances for natural conception and she said they were much reduced with DH results. She said there is no wait time for IVF however obviously we don't know when things will restart at the moment. She was quite positive and we came off the phone feeling like we have a plan now.

Have any of you in England opted for private blood tests? I asked if I could have my FSH test again due to her saying it could fluctuate (as I felt disheartened that it was at the high end) but she said no and with it being a 3 month wait for the AMH test I thought of going privately.
I've seen some online tests but am wondering if anyone's done these and how they work?

@Narwhal88 hope you've managed to have some relaxing time whilst off work and let us know how your telephone appointment goes tomorrow.

@CoalCraft on/off contraception use can really affect our cycles. It's still early for you so may take some time for your body to adjust getting all those chemicals out your system. Once things have settled down a bit you could look into seed cycling or progesterone supps for your follicular phase to help balance out potential high levels of progesterone.

@Gem8930 you sound quite poorly, how you doing now?

@rathernotshare has your therapist given you some phone lines and online resources during this time? We are still offering telephone therapy to our patients during this time.

We had our follow up consultation. DP SA is the same but she's not overly concerned as the dude produces 16times the average semen! So 1% morphology equates to 16%.
My FSH was at the high end @ 8.8 which she said for a 39yr old is normal as the average is 4-8, but she said it's no reason why we can't conceive.
She's putting me forward for AMH test and referring us for IVF however she was very honest and said all IVF has been put on hold. Usually it's an 8week turnaround To start treatment and I need to start mine before October (when I turn 40). But who knows at the moment.

All in all nothing seriously wrong with our results just some low level stuff, she said FSH can fluctuate and there's nothing I can do to improve it. I also have a small cyst in my womb and she wants to rescan in 3 months to see if it's gone if it's own accord.
She said keep on DTD and everything points to us still being able to conceive naturally despite it being 19 months already.

Hey ladies,

How are we all? Sorry I have kind of dropped off the grid over the last couple of days, feeling a lot of anxiety over the current situation given our boss is still making us go to work- we are 2 days on 2 days off so I wont be back until Wednesday but its more the 1hr commute each way on public transport that is unsettling me. Did everyone have a nice weekend? Hope everyone is well and staying safe ❤️

AF was late for me by 3 days this month. My temperatures were high so I genuinely thought I was pregnant but I was just ill.

I spoke to my gp and we have been referred to the hospital for further tests. Appointment on 8th April. So not too far away. I was planning accupuncture this cycle but that won’t be happening now. So instead at least we are both stuck at home so hopefully we can definitely have lots of sex throughout the day.

Morning all.

So after some spotting on Saturday there is now no sign of AF but I do have some light cramping so I feel like she is tricking me and will arrive at any moment. Dying to test but going to hold out a few days. I have never before been so aware of AF haha. If this is what the 2ww is like I hope I don't have to do it too many times!

Morning all :D hows everyone doing?

9dpo today and itching to test if I am honest haha! But gonna try hold out till 11dpo at the earliest!

My boobs are slightly bigger and a little bit tired but progesterone does that in my tww anyway usually!

@CoalCraft sore nipples sounds promissing

@rathernotshare I am more anxious with all the virus stuff so it's not surprising others are feeling the stress too :(

@Narwhal88 thanks, I know I'm just being impatient, think I'm just tired of the bleeding haha But definitely plan on letting things settle down for a few months before docs as I'm sure they'd just tell me to wait it out anyway.

@Gem8930 sorry you've been feeling poorly... Or maybe not if it's a symptom of something good! Crossing fingers for you

@rathernotshare Oh no, sorry your therapy has been cancelled and your finding the pandemic tough. Any chance at all of taking to your therapist over the phone. I'm sure it's not the same but might help a bit at least? Hope AF comes for you soon

Well, my nipples are sore today on top of the spotting. Don't think it means much though, I've had random sore nips plenty before. Just annoying!

Hi all! 👋

Not been keeping up with the chat as I've gone into meltdown mode! I have OCD which is obviously not ideal during this pandemic. Further to that, all my therapy has been cancelled until further notice and I'm now working from home 🙃 cue me losing my mind! Anyway, my husband had wanted to hold off having kids til my mental state was in check, and this blip is scaring me that he may change his mind about TTC for the time being. Which is not really an issue anyway as I still have no AF since stopping the pill in January!!! SIGH

Sorry for the rant!! How are you ladies doing?

Good morning everyone. I hope we are all keeping sane in this craziness!

So for me it looks like AF may have shown up this morning. A couple of days early and with none of my usual symptoms such as spotting beforehand. I will keep an eye on it as could be implantation bleeding but also could be down to being the first month without my coil (copper).

Not sure if we want to make as much as an effort for the next cycle as calculations suggest a due date of the new year. But if it happens it happens.

Just an update. Been off work yest and today. Really bad cramps all day Thursday. Ended up. Vomiting alot on Thursday nite. Crampy yesterday. Today i have bad low back pain feel like ive been through a hard gym workout. Today i have alot of creamy white cm. Im currently 6dpo. Has anyone had similar symptoms. I know it's far too early to do a test x