Keeping each other company (thread 2)

Interesting @Ladylou17 - maybe the hycosy will also help. I'm on another thread and 2/3 of the girls got pregnant 1st or 2nd month after the hycosy. One didn't. I know lots of people say different things about it, but I'm inclined to say it helps so fingers crossed. Urgh that's horrible - I think it is so important to really push and self advocate (whilst being polite 😊). A really sad lesson to learn. Sorry you had to hear and go through that. Xx

Glad to hear all is ok @Cruz86 so happy for you.
@FlyOnTheWall89 I’ve lucked out a little bit I think my consultant is the medical director for a tertiary woman’s hospital and he said letrozole based on studies just done are superior to clomid in overstimulating the follicle which hopefully means more eggs= more chances of conceiving though it could potentially mean twins but again it’s much rarer with letrozole. With the progesterone he said if I was his patient at the time (I bled for 4 weeks before mmc all scans fine) he would’ve started it asap. He said I likely would’ve continued the pregnancy which was sad to hear. He spoke about aspirin too but I guess see how we go. It’s a bit overwhelming but feel more positive this month xx

Arh that's so great @Cruz86. Just want it to happen for us now. Feels like it's taking forever. I think it's more about if there is a reason we can identify for the low count. For example as varicocele which is basically lots of blood vessels in the testicles which overheat the sperm. It count be a hormone thing. All these things will be checked next week via the urologist. Not sure what else it could be, but there are plenty of things for sure .... it's a learning curve and the NHS have zero to do with it. We are paying privately. I'm just so shocked that male factor isn't treated... it's just like oh okay IVF for you then.

Yes that is so bad that they didn't scan you @Ladylou17 - glad to hear the hycosy was okay. I'm curious - why have they given you letrozole if you already ovulate? Presumably the progesterone is the same ones you're given post IVF?

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@FlyOnTheWall89 size = other half 😂

@FlyOnTheWall89 that’s positive news about morphology, I think it’s really difficult for our size but actually with IVF they do very little 😂 hopefully in the meantime you will conceive naturally and have discussions with urologist.
All my bloods and tests were fine Hycosy was a bit sore but not unbearable definitely take some paracetamol before hand and you will have some spotting and pain afterwards but not bad. Reassuring to know everything is ok and all removed now. Feeling really annoyed that the NHS didn’t rescan me after my mmc in august the consultant was shocked.
He’s said see how we go this cycle and to think about letrozole next month (he’s given me 3 months worth) +/- trigger shot. He said if I get pregnant I should start progesterone immediately for 12 weeks too. Put my mind at rest to be honest I’d definitely recommend it. How are you feeling?x

Hi @Ladylou17 ! What else did the doctor say? How was the hycosy? How many months since the MMC ? I'm having a HSG in 3 weeks if nothing happens this cycle. My OH feels blindly optimistic after morphology jumped from 0% to 9% but total speed count is still borderline. He is totally burying his head in the sand about our probable need for IVF. We see a urologist next week so hopefully he will be a bit black and white with him about it.

Hey @Cruz86 @FlyOnTheWall89 @Mama500 and hope you had a lovely wedding day @Lucyasc sorry I’ve been MIA have been a bit down about things. I’ve seen a fertility doctor and had a Hycosy which showed a bit of something left behind from mmc which could’ve been causing my issues. Fingers crossed we catch this cycle or will try letrozole next cycle so feeling slightly more positive. Hope you guys are all doing ok?x

@Cruz86 thank you so much! That's so kind of you it was the most amazing day! Covid had no involvement in our day thank god haha. I did get my AF day before the wedding which was horribly timed but never mind! Hope everyone is doing ok x

@Cruz86 not too bad thanks my partner has been hit with the dreaded virus on Wednesday and we get married a week tomorrow so it's been all panic and tears! I moved in with his mum until he's negative and I'm still testing negative so that's a positive I guess x

How are you feeling physically @Cruz86 ? Keeping everything crossed for you.

Weirdly my FF has now moved ovulation to CD20... but I don't think it's right. Feeling fine. I know chances are so so slim so I am sort of used to the disappointment now. I'm going to have a HSG either this month or next depending if the hospital can get me in before we go away. X

How is everyone!? A little chart update. Where in your cycles are you if you're still trying.

How is everything with you @Cruz86 xx

@Cruz86 very exciting 💕🎉 how are you feeling?

@Cruz86 aw that all sounds so positive, really keeping everything crossed for you, you deserve it after everything. Hopefully you can see more at your scan next week!! xx

Aw thank you, yeah we're in a much better headspace now. Basically the first 12 months we didn't stand a chance because I wasn't ovulating (I'm going to blame 15 years of the pill on that!), so now things have sorted themselves in a way it's like the last couple of months have been starting afresh. DH does have low morphology though so may take us a while but at least we know there's hope xx

@Cruz86 yay how exciting for you. xx

@Cruz86 oh let me know how it goes - fingers crossed for you. Ye it's the first time we have purposely done it since I started tracking.

Ye it sucks @Lucyasc.

I haven't spoken to my family about it at all. We are attempting, for now, to deal with things in-house as it were.

I really don't like the 2WW, I am always in a worse mood for sure.

@Cruz86 good luck with your scan today, thinking about you and hoping it goes ok! xx

Sorry for my quietness, my spotting did turn into full AF on Sunday 27th so now on CD9 getting ready to go again this month! Our 15th month TTC no1 so it's beginning to feel like a really long time - but going into this month with more positive minds now we've had confirmation that I have started ovulating xx

@FlyOnTheWall89 morning lovely, weird how we are ovulating at the same time! Sorry to hear about the news you've had its so hard isn't it to not be upset or envious of others especially when it's family I know I always do whenever I see others sharing their pregnancy news 😢 really hoping you get a BFP soon! Xx
@Cruz86 I can't tell you how happy I was to finally get a positive OPK we DTD yesterday hopefully thats enough as he's said he has nothing left in him to try again lol. I did have cramps afterwards too which was odd! Fingers crossed for your scan today let us know how you get on xx