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TTC Super Ovulation part 2

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suemays · 17/05/2012 17:45

hey ladies,

There are a few of us who are ttc after mc's, however there will be ladies out there who are also ttc for the first time or second or third without success. If anyone is on, considering or had success on a super ovulation programme then do join us. How long did it take ? Did you try IUI with it.. ? Did you have PCOS?

Kicking this off and hoping some of you will join....

part 1 here:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1385998-TTC-Super-Ovulation

OP posts:
mollieboo · 03/10/2012 12:41

ari im on clexane as I gave birth prematurely to my son last year, and lost him in january, so I think its just time to throw everything at it now.

Yes lets hope we both get miracles x

Arianrhod · 03/10/2012 12:42

Oh lord mollie, I'm so sorry - I do remember reading your post(s) on the Pred Thread now, sorry I forgot, my brain is mush! You definitely need a good dollop of luck coming your way right now!

jaffajiffy · 03/10/2012 14:58

Trying to keep up from holiday, but lots going on!

mollie Dr Jaffa (i.e., no medical knowledge) wonders whether, as letrozole stimulates the follicles, it can't do much to whatever's in the uterus. Sounds exciting!

ari I've only had one v early miscarriage (the other two were at 8 and 10 weeks) so I don't know what it's like expecting it to go wrong in 2 wks, but I can't help feeling positive for you. Hope that's ok Smile

mollieboo · 03/10/2012 15:01

Thanks ari thanks kind. Dont worry it is so hard to keep up with everyone on the thread, I have to read the list as its too much to remember!

Keeping everything crossed for us both! X

Arianrhod · 03/10/2012 15:07

jaffa bless you, I need all the positivity I can get, so thank you very much! Have you gone somewhere nice for your holiday??

And I need need need to stop googling "low start hCG all ok" .. ! I'm obsessed, it's ridiculous!

mollieboo · 03/10/2012 15:40

jaffa thank you for the positivity! Are you away at the moment?

ari do you know that you're hcg levels are low? Im so obsessed with googling too, drives me insane.

I should be 3+ on a cb digi test but am not so that's why im trying not to get excited. Been here before.

Arianrhod · 03/10/2012 15:48

mollie I only know because at 12dpo my FRER test line was clearly visible but not strong, then at 15dpo and 16dpo subsequent FRER tests got no stronger. They should have if my hCG was rising at it should be. And like you ... been here before. Haven't even gone near a digi, I really don't need to see that wonderful "1-2 weeks" yet again ...

mollieboo · 03/10/2012 16:18

ari how many weeks are you? Im 5.5, but had a period since so thats another reason im sceptical it'll work out.

Oh the stress!

mollieboo · 03/10/2012 16:19

Sorry I take it you're 16 dpo roughly?...

Arianrhod · 03/10/2012 16:22

I'm 18dpo now, 16dpo Monday and haven't dared test since :(

I have heard of women who have a period and still go on to have healthy pregnancies, never understood how but I know it does happen - so fingers crossed you're one of them!!

mollieboo · 03/10/2012 16:29

That's good to know cheers.

It is still pretty early re the tests, but its hard not to think the worst I know when you've been there before.

We're in it together, keep strong!

jaffajiffy · 03/10/2012 19:26

mollie I'm not on the pred thread having only graduated to Pred after my last mc, but I'm so sorry to read of your ordeal. How absolutely devastating. Thinking of you in this very uncertain time, and well done for being strong!

Arianrhod · 03/10/2012 20:07

We can each be positive for the other mollie - I'll be your PMA, you can kick mine up the behind every so often :)

rsinbows how are you doing?? Coming along nicely I hope?

Arianrhod · 03/10/2012 20:08

Trying to be mellow here tonight ... curled up with a good book, Smooth Classics at 7 on the radio, candles lit and a fresh hot cup of tea. Can you tell OH is out at footy tonight? Grin

Chasinrainbows · 03/10/2012 21:35

Hi Ari all is fine so far . Bun still in the oven :) trying not to think about it and keep busy with work but to be honest I can't think about anything else. Still on constant knicker watch though ( running to the loo to find its the cyclogest ) soz tmi lol.

Great news for you too Mollie hope all is well with you.

Hope everyone else is good xx

mollieboo · 04/10/2012 11:01

Thanks jaffa that's kind. Been an extremely tough year.

Thanks rainbows. Glad you're going ok, how many weeks are you? Im knicker checking too. Im worrying the progesterone is the only reason im having any symptoms, just being a bit crazy, you know how it is.

ari what a lovely evening you had. I had a bubble bath. Just moved to our new house a week ago and the bath is huge, lush!

Hello to everyone else x

Arianrhod · 04/10/2012 12:31

Oooh for a large bath, I'd love one of those! Spoil yourself regularly, what a treat! :)

rainbows Bun still in the oven is a perfect way to be, understand the knicker watching though! :)

abney All ok with you? When's your next scan?

Pebbles73 · 04/10/2012 13:40

Hi everyone, is amazing and great to see so many bfp's on here. I know what an anxious time it is and hope it works out for you all.

Ari just read your post on the pred thread and so sorry to hear about your test that came up as matching. This is something I would like my dh and I to get tested, sounds like it could be happening to us as I find it so hard to get pregnant. Can I ask how much the test was? How are you feeling about it all and what does Mr S say?

Arianrhod · 04/10/2012 14:01

Hey pebbles .. yes, it's just thrown us another curveball. It seems we really are fighting hopeless odds - even if my eggs are chromosomally wonderful (which they can't be at my age), 50% of them are pretty much doomed anyway.

I'm not sure of the exact cost of the test as we had all three tests done at the same time, but looking it up it seems to be about £250 for the DQa test alone. Mr S hasn't commented yet, I just emailed Cheryl this morning to ask if the results had come through yet and she mailed them to me, which was kind. I don't believe Mr S offers LIT anyway, and since he doesn't test for DQa matching as standard, I presume he probably doesn't hold much store by it, so I'm expecting he'll just say we carry on surpressing my immune system. But by all accounts if you already have v high NKCs, even before a 50% DQa match, then standard intralipids/prednisolone treatment won't be strong enough.

How I feel about it .. truthfully like we're really up sh*t creek without a paddle. It just seems there are so many obstacles in our way, I just don't see how we can ever get a healthy baby out of this. I suspect once I tell OH he will say that's that then, there are just too many factors that weigh against us. And I guess he wouldn't be wrong. There are just too many IFs .. IF we manage to get a chromosomally ok egg (my age), and IF it's in the 50% that isn't a match with me, and IF we can surpress my NK cells enough, then it might work. They're very slim odds, by anyone's standards :( I don't know what we do next, to be honest.

Pebbles73 · 04/10/2012 14:22

Oh Ari I am so sorry and hope I didn't upset you by asking. Life seens to be very unfair if you ask me and I know how you feel about thinking if is never going to happen so phrase so please don't feel alone.. I still have everything crossed that your bfp isn't a chemical and will be the one that works, don't give up on it yet. Big virtual hug.xxx

mollieboo · 04/10/2012 14:34

ari I read about your results on the pred thread too. Im so sorry to hear that. It sounds ever so complicated for you. Really hope this one will be your little miracle x

Arianrhod · 04/10/2012 15:41

Thanks pebbles and mollie, appreciate your wishes. You didn't upset me pebbles, definitely not - it just seems like some kind of sick joke, somehow. I am also still crossing fingers, but given that the odds of success are now even lower than I already thought, it would have to be something of a miracle indeed I think. We'll see.

Havingkittens · 04/10/2012 16:40

Shit Ari, that's a real big headf* isn't it? You poor thing. I've got everything tightly crossed for you that this one works out.

How was your intralipids by the way? I think the girls in there had Monday morning syndrome. They didn't check on me at all during my infusion, apart from once when one of them popped her head in and saw that I'd dozed off and went away again. I woke up needing the loo and realised it had just finished so went out to tell the girl on the way to the loo and whilst I was in the toilet I noticed that since the infusion stopped the flow had reversed and my blood had travelled all the way up the tube. They didn't take my blood pressure or anything, even afterwards. The last couple of times they checked several times throughout the session so I was a bit surprised. It didn't start off very well either, it took 6 attempts to cannulate me! Shock I felt like a human pin cushion.

Duggs, I can't remember if I said anything but I'm sorry to hear your transfer didn't work out. I wish you the best of luck back on SO.

I've not been posting much lately as I seem to have a permanent headache. Can't wait to be off these bloody Pred! I guess I've been lucky at least not to have aches and pains but weaning off hasn't been much fun.

Mollie, your head must be all over the place too. I hope you get some answers soon.

Arianrhod · 04/10/2012 22:13

Just posted on the Pred thread - seems our results were actually worse than I first read, our LAD results are rubbish too. Sigh.

Chasinrainbows · 04/10/2012 22:19

Oh Ari I'm so sorry to hear that. I have everything crossed for you that against the odds everything will work out for you this time. I hate curve balls :( xx