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Faith, trust & baby dust! βœ¨πŸ’•βœ¨ TTC 12 months + 🀞🏼 On this rollercoaster together with a little love, support and giggles to get us by! πŸ’•

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HopefulGlow · 30/10/2021 10:20

Hi all!

We were getting to the end of the previous thread, so thought it’s best to start a new one.

A quick catch up I think mainly everyone on the old thread is as 12 months + TTC.

Newbies are always welcome.

Just sharing our journeys, supporting each other when possible, and having somewhere to moan and let it all out

βœ¨πŸ’•βœ¨

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Amy259 · 30/10/2021 21:15

Welcome @xoJellyBean too, I’m sure I recognise your name from an old thread x

Amy259 · 30/10/2021 21:13

Thanks for the new thread @HopefulGlow!

Welcome @Msrivia sorry to hear you’re going through it all too, it’s such a tough ride isn’t it? Your GP seems on the ball though, that’s great that they’ve checked so many of your hormone levels already.

I’m a bit of a tag along here atm, DH and I were trying for 15 months and during cycle 14 I had a hycosy, where they put dye up and check your tubes are patent. My right tube was blocked and the procedure managed to unblocked it, and I fell pregnant last month. So I’m about 5.5 weeks now, and living somewhere between elation and petrified - much closer to petrified tbh. The girls have let me stick around to keep in touch though β™₯️

Hope everyone has had a good Saturday? Mine has ended with strictly and a dominos - the dream! Xx

AZ1992X · 30/10/2021 21:00

@Msrivia Sorry to hear that, it’s awful when that happens as you get your hopes up to only get them broken again.

It’s completely normal to feel down, I always find it particularly hard too once AF arrives. I know it’s hard but try and keep positive - I’ve seen quite a lot of success stories where people have gone on to get positive tests and have babies after trying for so long.

I’m sorry that you’ve got to have at least a cycle off due to your mmr, that must be the last thing you want to do.

Thank you ❀️ , im trying to remain positive and just think everything will be ok. I defo have my ups and downs though like most of us do. I’ve not long ovulated so have a while yet till AF is due.

xoJellyBean · 30/10/2021 20:52

πŸ‘‹πŸ» hi everyone, hope I can join you. Been trying 20+ months tbh I've lost count. Loosing the will!!

Msrivia · 30/10/2021 20:34

Thanks everybody! AF arrived a few days ago, it was a day late (very very unusual for me) so I had gotten my hopes up - pretty gutting when it arrived. I've been pretty emotional about it for the last few days, starting to feel like it will never happen. I'm getting the mmr next week and you're not supposed to get pregnant within a month of having it, so have to take this cycle off - and possibly next cycle too depending on how my fertile window falls, I have a 26-27 day cycle usually.

I'm so sorry to hear about your miscarriage @AZ1992X, that must have been so hard. Where are you with this cycle?

HopefulGlow · 30/10/2021 20:18

Looping you ladies in too πŸ’•
@Amy259
@LA9610
@User1400

Welcome to the new thread @AZ1992X πŸ‘‹ I agree, you ladies have been such a support! πŸ’•

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AZ1992X · 30/10/2021 20:11

Welcome! @Msrivia

You’re more than welcome here. I hope having others to speak to that are also going through the same will help, it certainly has been for me - the girls on here have been so supportive ❀️

I’m on Cycle 15 I believe, I did get a positive in April but sadly had a miscarriage the following month and nothing since. All my bloods have come back fine and I’ve been told I need to wait until April to be referred for further investigations and fertility services.

I’m glad you’ve got the ball rolling and had all your bloods checked - they sound very similar to what I was checked for. Hope everything comes back ok for you and that there isn’t too long wait until you get your fertility appointment.

How are you getting on this cycle? X.

HopefulGlow · 30/10/2021 19:50

@Msrivia that’s really good that they’re covering all bases. My OH hasn’t had his SA yet, he has a chat with the doctor this month so hopefully that will get done soon.

I know what your DH means, having everyone knowing can feel like pressure too!

I’m feeling the same as usual this month, which makes me think it’s a another month down. My boobs have been a little achy, but that can fluctuate for me after ovulation anyway. I remember one month my boobs were swollen, new veins appeared and they were so sensitive! I thought for sure that was it….but nope πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

No I know what you mean, infertility at all is horrible. But I suppose if you know what’s wrong you can try and work with it & get the right help.

Are you in the TWW too? βœ¨πŸ’•βœ¨

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Msrivia · 30/10/2021 19:19

I've had the day 3 and 21 progesterone, Gp is also checking thyroid and a few other basic health ones like b12 - hopefully results next week. She's said if there isn't anything abnormal then she will refer us to a fertility clinic, so that will mean a few more months of waiting and trying. My DH has already had sperm analysis and everything was fine.

I think my friends have some idea because we've been married for 2 years and I've always said I wanted kids, but nobody knows how long we've been trying. DH isn't too keen for people to know because he hates the idea of anyone feeling sorry for him!

How are you feeling this month? Unexplained infertility is so hard - obviously no one wants to find a problem but just not knowing is stressful!

HopefulGlow · 30/10/2021 17:50

@Msrivia Hi! And welcome πŸ’• of course you can join, we are all in the same boat here but I’m sorry you are!

It’s good that you’re starting the process of getting answers though. Which bloods have you had?

I’m just going into month 13, cycle 16. I’m due on in my period in 4 days.

I’ve recently had my scan. After having both bloods and everything okay. The scan came back okay too so now my doctor has referred me on to gyno to investigate the unexplained fertility. πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ The journey continues!

I’m so sorry you have to deal with friends announcing too, that must be so hard. Are they aware of your journey? βœ¨πŸ’•βœ¨

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Msrivia · 30/10/2021 17:32

Hope it's okay if I join? TTC 14 months now with zero success. I'm 30, DH is 32, no obvious issues but waiting now for the first lot of blood results from the gp. I'm apparently not immune to rubella despite having had two mmr vaccines so we're having to take next month off while I get a third jab. Starting to find it very hard now, especially because several friends have recently announced their pregnancies- I'm delighted for them but it's hard when I never imagined it would take us this long. Would love to have some support from people going through the same thing!

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