Month 14 ttc, anyone else

AF came for me sadly. I sort of knew when I woke up this morning and temp was 36.62! 12 day luteal phase again.

MFI = male factor infertility. Last two semen analyses both showed some issues, though last one was slightly better. We were about to book a third one and then go to a fertility clinic but then my husband got ill and had a fever so we were advised to wait 3 months. Not that long in the grand scheme of things until December. Just really want to know what our options are. I'm hoping there'll be other things we can try ahead if IVF as we've conceived naturally once (even though it took forever).

How are you doing today? Any symptoms? Wishing you lots of luck for this cycle! 😊 x

Ah sorry I misread, the words are so similar! I don't have any lining issues, had so many scans etc to check, the last loss was definitely genetic as we had it tested, so we're waiting on genetic blood tests for myself and my partner currently. Because all 3 of my miscarriages were missed miscarriages of a similar nature, the EPU thinks they have all had genetic causes. If the bloods come back normal, this means we've just been super unlucky unfortunately.

its different to endometriosis what my dr treated me prophylactically for was endometritis which is infection of the lining so affects implantation . I’m 5 dpo so maybe it’ll be the thing that works but after this long I’m assuming I’ll get another bfn next week (although having a bit more hope than usual is nice)

@Threepointfive I've had explorative surgery, no signs of endometriosis so it's not that 🫠 although never heard of anyone having a "just in case" treatment for endo, that is really interesting!

@Ladyinpink1 ah don't worry about it, so many conversations on the go here 😅 I'm day 7, so ovulation testing begins again in a couple of days. How about you?x

That sounds really good about the ashwaganda! Reducing stress definitely played a key part in me conceiving after so long I think. Yeah the blue line is BBT on the chart. I think AF should come tomorrow or friday. What about you? For ages I had a 9-10 day luteal phase but since I started on the Proceive Max (🤢) it's extended to 12. I definitely ovulated too this cycle as finally checked my progesterone and it was over 50 at 7dpo. I suspect our issues are mostly with our MFI so just want December to hurry up for clinic visit! X

Have you had prophylactic treatment for endometritis? I had a 14 day course of doxycycline in September as a ‘just in case this is the reason’ treatment as we can’t find any other problems . It can affect implantation

Yeah I'm fully in the OPK/BBT life. My temps are still above the coverline, if slightly dropping now. I'm basing on nothing really. I guess I sort of don't feel any different than usual? I was so shocked when I finally got pregnant after 3 years the first time - I feel like deep down I find the possibility of it happening again slightly hard. Which is silly as it definitely doesn't help. 🙈 Yeah I feel super positive about having some next steps coming up. Just really want to know if there's a chance of it happening naturally again. I'll have to look up the ashwaganda. What does that help with? I'm on Proceive Max (absolutely rank - have to choke it down with orange juice 🤣), two Omega 3s and extra iron. How's your chart looking? 😊

Unfortunately as we do home artificial insemination we don't have the option to go down the relaxed route. In some ways it's good because it prevents sex becoming a transaction 🙈 but in other ways it's annoying because we can't just "see what happens" as for us the answer is obviously nothing.

Ahh excellent, glad you have a referral for immunology for Dr Shehats. I was thinking that you hadnt had immune checked yet. It may be that you have antibodies that kick in around that time. I know the NHS waiting is pretty bad. I hope you get to see Dr Shehata reasonably soon and that he finds a treatable issue for you. I did read somewhere that the NHS waiting list for him was around a year. Crossing everything for. I think there are always going to be some losses caused by genetics but going down the immunology route will be new and may well give results.

10dpo! Just the usual cramps I get on and off every month and feeling a bit blue so fairly sure Aunt Flo will be making her appearance in a few days! I finally checked my progesterone this month and it confirmed ovulation at least, which is good. I'll be heading to a fertility clinic in December to find out what things can be tried as an alternative to IVF if any! I hope the next few days pass really quickly for you! 😊

Thanks for your kind words and I'm sorry to hear you've seen the effect stress can have on cycles! Hopefully better now 😊 x

I went weekly, and continued weekly for the 1st trimester, then every 2-3 weeks after that until birth, which happened prematurely. I was really a sceptic at best but i had heard so many positive stories that i thought it worth a try. Of course, I'll never know if thats why I fell pregnant but it can't hurt. I wish you all the luck.

@Objectiontime I'm waiting on a referral to Dr Shehata that was put in earlier in the year. My last loss was definitely genetic causes, and I get to 8-11 weeks so they don't think it's that but no harm in the referral, although as it's NHS even though it's been 6+ months already I don't expect an appointment before my July deadline unfortunately.

Moosey89, I think I asked you this somewhere before but I've lost track, I know you said you had had every test but have you had immune tests? Just wanted to ask in case x

You are too kind but we were lucky in the end…..I took it when we were trying (when I started) and then everyday until 12 weeks can. I asked my doctor and he said it was fine. All fingers crossed and I mean this kindly and not in a condescending way but really try and relax. When I let it go and tried not to be so stressed that helped too. Sure a lot easier said than done I know, Everyone’s journey is different and sometimes it takes longer or you need a little help.

Grand total of 54 cycles (4.5 years), 3 MMCs. Had every test under the sun and all are totally normal 🤷 had an HSG too, didn't work for me, kinda got my hopes up (just like when they say you're more fertile after a miscarriage) and so felt worse when it didn't happen. Starting to think it's just not the path that I was meant to go down. Giving it until July (with a review in Jan to see if I want to keep going) before we stop.

I tried for 2 years, 2 losses in that time. I did fertility acupuncture and fell pregnant 5 weeks later, and my baby was born earlier this year. No idea if it was the acupuncture but I had tried what felt like every single supplement/trick in the book and was willing to try anything. Lots of luck x

I had the same and day 21 progesterone tests showed immature eggs. Just needed clomid tablets to conceive