TTC first baby thread 26

It is, still no af trying to wait a few days now to test again! I don't know how I will do that though but really going to try as I've read some people get negative results testing on the first couple of days when af us due but then get a positive a few days later 🤞

@Lozzlepop the nk cells test involves a small tube going through your cervix and then they scrape off some of the lining. The procedure actually only takes 5 minutes but it’s quite intense. The gas and air does help a bit though.

Hi all,

Sorry for dipping in and out- the long days at my current job are allowing little time for anything else! A big hello to all the new ladies, I will recap as I haven't been on much, TTC for 26 months, had 4 MC, 2 natural and 2 MMC- all recurrent MC tests have come back as normal and currently not actively trying as we are due to get married on May 1st. On the waiting list for IVF but have also been offered a course of Clomid if we want to try this route first but still trying to figure out which route we want to go down!

@MIW01 @Kiza @Annny27 thank you so much! I have actually been working since I got made redundant from my last role so I have been very lucky- but so glad I will be back to doing more normal hours- the 5:50am alarms are killing me slowly lol!

@Kiza hows things? how are you doing? Wedding planning is going ok, I have done as much as I physically can until things start to reopen- having a slight panic about timings but just need to hold my nerve lol!

@XjustagirlX what is the procedure for the NK cells biopsy? Thats annoying they messed up your appointment but good its all sorted now!

AF showed up early this month, seems to be one month I will have a 26-28 day cycle then the next month will be 30days + up to 35, so strange!

So we have our first IVF appointment booked in for April 5th, was actually meant to be March but worked out the week after I start in the new role so felt a bit cheeky asking for time off so soon! It will be to test my AMH levels, not really sure what to expect but guessing its a good starting point but have told them we dont want to start treatment until the end of the year.

Hope everyone is will, hopefully from next week I will be able to be more active on here again!

@Annny27 i should get the nk results in about 6 weeks but I’ve been told there are delays with covid. Annoyingly you have the second biopsy before getting the results from the first. Which seems lots of pain for nothing. I’m tempted to delay it until after my results but I’ll have to see how things line up.

I also got a letter saying I had missed my hysteroscopy appointment. I’ve phoned up and complained as I was never even told I had an appointment! She then said that I would be put to the bottom of the queue after 70 people. It’s sorted now though and I’ve got it booked in for 2 weeks time. Lots of unnecessary stress though. It’s just shocking how badly the nhs services are run.

@Annny27 I hope it's that!! If I don't get full AF by tmo evening I'll test Thursday

Hi, I'm new here but always check what you are all saying when I feel really stressed and you always help. Been trying now for 18 months and now going crazy! 2 days over due AF but BFN 🙁 hoping it could be BFP tomorrow

A chance of getting clomid would be a fine thing @Annny27. Spoke to a private clinic today who think I am ovulating based on that result and didn’t even mention clomid. No one wants to even talk about it with me, I’m so tired of tests (which I have to have more of) when other people seem to be on clomid at the drop of a hat, I don’t get it and it’s exhausting.

@MIW01 ugh that’s awful how long it’s taken. Something is better than nothing I guess, but not great. I honestly think the stress is making everything a million times harder for so many of us. The speed of all this is appalling and no one seems interested in the impact of that.

Welcome to the new people! @AClick @Rmd123 @XjustagirlX and sorry if I’ve missed anyone.

Think I'm out! Have AF cramps and slight spotting. Only 11 DPO so she's coming early! Hopefully next month 🥺

Appointment is with the fertility team @thislittlebird though I'm anticipating they'll tell me that now I've changed areas they won't be able to help me anymore and I'll have to wait for the referral to go through in my new area. We'll see. The original reason they suggested Clomid is because that's all they can offer on the NHS as that area can't fund me for IVF because the age limit is 35 and they took so damn long doing all the tests I've now passed my 35th birthday which was in September (I was 32 when we started TTC) sorry if I sound bitter but I am! We purposefully didn't plan to put money aside for private fertility treatment because a) we thought we would find it easy to get pregnant based on family history and b) we were confident that we would be seen well before my 35th birthday! The amount of stress this is causing is beyond belief.

Hi everyone

So I had my first biopsy for nk cells in Coventry. I found it quite painful but the gas and air was amazing.

I’ve also got my hysteroscopy in a couple of weeks to see what’s going on up there. Then after that I’m going to request to be put on the ivf list just to get the ball rolling.

Im still waiting for my recurrent miscarriage tests due in March.

So after months of waiting it feels like all my tests are happening at once which feels nice. We have stopped trying this cycle and next cycle while the tests are going on.

I’ve noticed my mood is so much better when we are not trying. Either the trying really gets to me or my hormones go crazy when we are trying.

Hi Ladies,
I hope you don't mind me joining.
I'm 33 and currently 7DPO on cycle 5 of TTC.

Not feeling very hopeful this month, I've spotted at ovulation and around when implantation might be the last couple of months, so am really trying not to symptom spot!

Have just ordered supplements for both me and DH to start taking and going to ovulation test in March, I've been tracking on "my days" up to now as I am super regular, but better to be sure I've been getting it right. Also going to give pre seed a go!

fingers crossed for lots of BFPs

Is your appointment with your GP @MIW01? I never really got readings on those, but I do get lh surges on CB. I wasn’t sure what criteria would need to be met to go on it, I am assuming my shitty progesterone level will qualify.

My sister gives me a bit of hope @CycloGoose but she was much younger than me when she started having kids. Hopefully our double bubble of problems will be resolved.

17lb is really great, I love MFP. Need to get back into using it myself.

I've got an appointment about Clomid this week @thislittlebird and have some questions to ask in light of my lack of readings this month on the cheap OPKs. No doubt they will just tell me they're not accurate and to ignore them! Anyway, I'm keen try the Clomid to see if it does male a difference

Well done @CycloGoose thats fantastic about the weightless and generally healthy lifestyle. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a year ago, even though I'm healthy BMI, eat well and active I'm still mindful that living a healthier lifestyle supports our fertility amd been researching this. I think a lot of it comes down to how stressed your body is so I'm putting a lot of effort into reducing stress!

I saw the RG documentary advertised somewhere but not seen it. Think I'll give it a go.

Sounds like an absolute mind 'expletive'.

Ahhh that makes sense with the Clomid. I suppose it's all tied together - I'm clearly no expert!

Thought the RG thing was great. Long way to go before I think it will stop being a taboo thing though.

Sounds positive about your follicles! Also sounds positive that your sis has gone on to have multiple pregnancies, too.

If you can afford the private, then go for it, absolutely!

I've actually lost 17lb since June so I'm chuffed with that. I use My fitness Pal to track my food as it helps me to be more mindful of what I'm putting into me! I was jogging with a friend and trying to walk more which helps. Bonus as I do feel better about myself now, too.

I look forward to seeing the day you get your bfp :-) Hope it's sooner rather than later.

@MIW01 yeah it’s really low, makes me think it’s definitely not getting as high as the normal numbers even if it’s a bit earlier, you know?

@CycloGoose I’m pretty sure she and I have (or had, in her case, she has loads of kids now) the same low progesterone slash lack of ovulation issue. My understanding is the clomid encouraged egg/stronger ovulation makes the body produce more progesterone. I think so, anyway. I’m speaking to private clinic tomorrow to see what next steps would be from there POV, I also have my nhs referral in now, it’s hard to know what to do but speaking to the private clinic can’t hurt. I’ve already had a consultation with them for scans and bloods and they recommended supplements for the husband.

I did see the RG doc! I really enjoyed it and thought it was fascinating. It’s good to hear a man talking about this and trying to get other men to.

Good to hear about your healthy weight! My BMI is a couple of points over what it should be right now so I guess I should work on that, will give me something to do too. I want to try to start doing regular yoga or Pilates but need to convince myself to start.

No signs whatsoever really. I have always had very regular periods, I don’t get spotting between periods, I feel like I ovulate and I get o pains. My periods have suddenly got very light from last summer/autumn but neither my GP nor the private nurse I spoke to at the scan were remotely concerned by that, they said it’s fine as long as you’re regular. The only thing of note was that I had a transvaginal ultrasound recently and I had quite a lot of follicles for my age (28 at age 37). Maybe they’re not releasing? No idea really but the clinic were not concerned by that. They said that and my high AMH were in line and my womb lining was good so thought I was fine and the DH was the main problem because he has high count but low motility. Then we got this result and maybe it’s both of us 🙃. Honestly it’s a minefield.

@thislittlebird
Funny that your sis needed clomid and you're suffering with progesterone - opposite ends of the cycle, no?
Hopefully the fertility clinic will be able to help you both.
Did you see the This Gilbert documentary on the BBC?
I've got 6 months of natural trying to go before we'll get any testing so I should remain hopeful!
Did you have any signs other than lack of bfp? I have very light period but my doc doesn't think that should be a problem.
I'm hoping that my healthy weight has a positive impact. First month with healthy BMI in a while!
Hope acupuncture goes well!

Sorry to hear this @thislittlebird that is quite low. Mine was 28 amd I thinknI was 1 day out and others were high 30s and 40s on the "right" days . . . The first 1 I had they effd up and tested my day 3 as a 21 day and got 0.3 but then that went towards confirming my cycles look OK

@MIW01 can I what was slightly low or normal for you? Progesterone is weird tbh, but my last result was 10 which is way below what it should be even if it’s a couple of days out to the best of my understanding. In July it was 17.5 on the “wrong” day which they weren’t happy with and said suggestive of defective luteal phase in the notes (and yet told me “normal” when I initially called for results), but this month I got a CB peak on cd15, FF thinks I might have ovulated cd17 and I tested a week after cd17. Looking at my temp chart it could have been slightly higher a couple of days earlier but I don’t think it would have been 30+.

I’ll let you know how acupuncture goes, I’m looking forward to it and really hoping it will help.

@thislittlebird let me know how the accupuncture goes. I'm planning to give it a go myself. Of course very sorry to hear about your results . . . Are you certain the timing was right? I'm asking because my 1st one showed slightly low progesterone but I think that's because I didn't time it right woth my ovulation pattern. Previous two have been normal

Hi everyone! Hope you don't mind if I join.

I'm 26 and TTC #1 and this is our 2nd cycle trying and also 2nd cycle off the pill. I'm 9 DPO today and got a BFN on FRER this morning. Have had mild cramping on and off today but like AF cramps although about a week early so hoping it's implantation. I hope everyone get their BFP soon!!

@Lizbb yeah, the day 21 test. Had to do a couple to get an infertility clinic referral from the GP.

@CycloGoose it is stressful yeah, I won’t lie, but it’s also sort of a relief to understand why we aren’t conceiving. It’s been over a year and we finally know there’s issues for us both after a lot of delays and frustration, next step is addressing them. I had really reassuring test results before that one so thought everything was probably ok with me until this result came back. I’m also sort of not shocked because my sister needed clomid to conceive her first, so I guess something is running in the family.

Thanks for the welcome ladies!

Congratulations on your BFP @Kiza!

I promise I don't feel like that all the time and I'm not trying to belittle anyone else's journey. I know it's fairly early days. Just needed to rant a bit after AF coming super early this month and confusing me.

@thislittlebird sounds stressful. I suppose knowing is at least a step forward?

@miw01 thanks for the luck. Right back at you. Hope I can stay strong. Wish I wasn't such an obsesser!