Immune/natural killer cell treatment when TTC or pregnant (aka the 14th pred thread)

[sunnyday01]

Continuing from 13th thread

Aw hope....I hope that the little bean is perfectly well and healthy in there. Your an amazingly strong woman! Sorry about the moon face and the tigh jeans! But will be worth it. Not long till the pred stops either.
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Hi All, just popped in to catch up on all the thread news and say Congrats to Free. Wonderful news - so happy for you. Although I am sure that you have your hands full to overflowing, when you look back to where you were when you started this thread, and now you are a mummy to two little boys - it is truly amazing and a Christmas message of hope and inspiration for us all. We are 5 years ttc and 7mc down the line now, but I still firmly believe DH and I will be parents one day. Happy 2015 everyone and lots of sticky bfp's to everyone ttc x

Thanks Belly! Lovely to hear from you. It's hard to stay strong and positive but there's every reason to be hopeful. How are you getting on? Yes you're right, I was swimming around in despair and confusion when I started this thread and thanks to the treatment I am now a mum of two! It seems surreal.

Hope, is your next scan tomorrow? Good luck with it! That wait between scans takes an age.

Hope everyone else is well. Just busy here adjusting to having two. Lots of help at the moment as Dh is off work for a few more weeks so hopefully will be more accomplished by the time he goes back. It's much less anxiety provoking the second time around though as you have more skills and experience to fall back on.

Good luck and lots of love to all xx

Belly thankyou and here's to your 2015, I hope it's your special year!

Free lovely to hear from you! Looks like your doing fab having a second to pop by
Enjoy enjoy! Happy new year to you and your gorgeous hard earnt family x

How's everyone else going?
I had a medi high on ovulation monitor crimbo day but as hadn't used it for 4 months started pred , however my high has only just arrived today? Will it hurt if I have taken 3 more than should?
How you doing trying? Hope?
Hi to all of you xx

Morning dildoos!
No won't cause any issues! Not to worry. I've seen a few women saying it may have caused their ovulation to be delayed if taken before but I don't know how definite that is. Now u know when u ovulate just take it then from next month!
I hope this is ur month!

DH had a stern word with me
Last night about me negative thinking. So I'm now also
Hoping I get a bfp this month! I'm not sure if we will be able to DTD according to ovulation exactly but I think it prob doesn't have to be that precise anyway!

Free congrats again! What a journey for u! And proof it can happen

Hi bellyD-hope ur Journey ends in happy news soon x

Thanks trying will take them for next 10 days and see, I think sometimes it is hard to stay positive but at same time we know we need too for it to be mentally helpful, I get worried for being positive does it then send me more crazy when bfn? However how's about we be positive together and then buy the nicest bottle of wine and chill it for if required? That way either way a positive xx

That's a good idea!
I think the same-if I'm postive then much more upset when BfN.
But yeah maybe a treat for the day we test !
After my awful drinking last week I've decided to give up Completely. I had soooooo much wine and champers it was just ridiculous! So maybe a chocolate treat or a dinner date with DH!
My diet also begins tmrw. I'm with u sunnyday! (God I'm gonna be a right laugh-no food and no wine )

When I was on slimming world I used to freeze muller light vanilla yohlfhurt with raspberrys in it fresh and was syn free x

Hi!

Ha ha trying my diet has gone out the window over Xmas - but I have been going swimming most days so hopefully that will help a little!! However I rarely drink so don't have to worry about that!

I know what you mean about being positive and then being disappointed, this month I am telling myself each day that I will have a good egg and it willve fertilised - power of the mind she all that!!

My dh mum waited seven years to get pregnant with dh, this was back in the 70s so slightly different but she dudnt have a bfp once in that time and was told nothing was wrong then one month it just happened! After 7 years of trying she got a bfp! Sometimes that's what I think about to keep me going

Git my scan tomorrow as day 10 for me so will likely be injecting my trigger on weds and ovulating on Friday!

Sunny wow must've been awful for her as research has come along so much since 70's!

Well done for swimming that's great!

I will get to gym I pay membership for in new year

Luck with scan tomorrow!
Keep us updated!

Positive mind positive eggs x

Postive minds and postive eggs! Such a good phrase! I'm being positive these next few months. I need to start eating better I'm sure my carbs/wine/mince pies/Xmas pudding binge for about a month hasn't helped my eggs or uterus!

I agree sunny-my dad always says it will happen it just takes one egg and one sperm. He also says he's seen women with x y z (infertility/endometrisosis/PID and a million other things) and also reccurent miscarriages and they have their kids. It can't be explained but its just nature.

He keeps telling me I'll have as many kids as I want! (dont quite believe him there but I get his well meaning!!)

Lets hope this is our month. Hope u got some good sized follicles in there sunny! And hope
Mine are ready to Pop soon too! And dildoos hope u have sperm and egg meeting about now!

Liking all the positivity here! I found the trying stage as hard, if not harder, than the miscarriage stage in some ways, but I absolutely know there will be more BFPs soon!
Thanks for your lovely message trying. I thought I posted yesterday but can't see my message! Counting down to not take the pred anymore. In some ways it is good because it has made all of the pregnancy symptoms so much easier to deal with but I really could do without the moonface!
Free my next scan is at 11 weeks with Dr S. I have another intralipids then too. Everything seems to be going so fast this time around! So exciting to hear all is going well with your little man and that it is a little less stressful the second time around. I was majorly anxious with DS1! Lovely to hear updates!
Good luck for this month everyone!

Scan been a nightmare - due to road closures and a crap diversion ended up in middle of nowhere and didn't make it - hopefully going tomorrow. I just had a total meltdown as was useless

Oh no!! R u ok? Have u got
One booked tmrw. I'm sure half a day doesn't make much difference? I can imagine it being stressful.
Sometimes situations like that make u want To scream whyyyyyy me! I hope there's some good eggs in there!

I'm day 12 today, using my sticks usually surge day 14....waiting waiting but have started DTd as can't day 14 so figured I try today instead!

Yes got one at 11.15 - they say bad things come in threes - firstly had no injection, now I have 2, secondly louise was meant to sort out my results tomorrow but she is off sick so hopefully dr s can do it but they are expecting results first thing so had to email to explain so fingers crossed it's still ok, and then tonight we can't get there - there better be done decent eggs!!

Oh no! What a complete pavlova and uness stress in our already stressful lives! Hope u get it sorted! Hopefully ur 3 are up and u have good news in about 2 weeks time!

Haha! I must be hungry! What a Pavolva! That's a much better phrase that what a palava!

That made me laugh. I think I'm going to use pavlova from now on!
Sorry you had such a nightmare with the scan Sunny. Hopefully there will be some super duper eggs waiting for you! It is horrible to have things like that happen when you are under so much pressure anyway.
So great you and trying are ovulating at the same time. Kind of bizarre to I imagine all of these eggs getting ready in different places around the country that could, and in many cases will, one day turn into little people!

Boo to scan sunny! Woo hey to the pavlova! Nom nom nom!

What a nightmare sunny...with all this hassle and non required added stress/pavlovas this could be the one!

Glad your are progressing well hope! :) so positive and happy news!

Those who are about to ovulate...am hoping that a relaxing xmas will work wonders for some good eggs!

Free - hope all is well with double the trouble - what a Christmas! Echo Bellys thought that it is such an inspiring story.

Sorry been quiet for a while. So many family do's then back to work and tbh a little bit frustrated and upset about my recent NHS appointment that offered no help and not really sure what to do next...Spent £75 on medication yesterday but still not made my mind up if I am going to use it all or not. Am tempted to go without for a bit and maybe take pred after BFP - anyone tried that with success? Tempted to leave super ov for a bit too!

Decisions decisions...still waiting for AF but I will need to make a decision pretty soon! Sorry that's why I stayed away as I hate being Debbie downer!

Hurry up 2015!! :)

xx

Determind never stay away as your down, that's when you need us most! We don't mind if your down, we would like to be able to help you through stuff.
Tough decisions. Thought about doing a month on everything for January and see what that brings?
Sounds like you have been very hectic and need a little rest and relaxation. Are you due any time off soon? X

Back from my scan! All was good, got three eggs this month which I'm v happy with and they are ready to pop so git to baby dance quite a bit over next few days lol (what a chore!)

Love the pavlova comment - I may have to use that!!

Don't worry about being down determined - that's what we are here for!

Hi determined! I was wondering where u and rosa were! Don't worry about being a Debbie downer! Like dildoos said that's what we here for and I've had a good few moans and complains on here!

I haven't taken pred or aspirin the last 2 cycles. I did for the first 3. I got sick of taking them and I know shehata is one of the only consultants to do it from ovulation not bfp. But then he has v good success rates so I should really follow his advice?! I'm undecided about what to do with the pred this month. I hate to miscarry again for not following his advice but I hate taking them and then getting a BFN!! I know hope didn't take it till BFP but she doesn't have high nk cells....I'm very 50/50 this
Month....I worry taking them might interfe with nature and stop be getting preg but worry not taking them might also stop be getting preg as nk cells can also cause infertility?!! Confusion!

Wow sunny! 3 in there?!! That's great! I'm hoping at Least one of those meet ur DH sperm!

Hope-hope ur still feeling ok and not too anxious.

Lets hope 2015 is the one for us all and that we get our bfp soon and hopes little on keeps growing perfectly!

I need to stop using my iPhone and not reading back my messages. Appalling spelling and grammar! I think u all just about get my jist!

Just to echo what Trying said, I didn't take pred or aspirin until I got BFP on day ten. My miscarriages have been due to an auto-immune response related to high gliadin antibodies rather than NK cells though. Don't completely understand it myself but Dr S was fairly certain about it and things do seem to be working out this time (she writes crossing everything). Dr S did advise I take the pred and aspirin from ovulation but I have never been good on any kind of medication and I decided to take a break for a month (which is when I got the BFP). I do really trust Dr S but the one thing I haven't been certain about is the aspirin. It is just that all other advice I've had had been to take it from BFP because it can interfere with implantation. On the other hand Dr S is the expert...
Glad the eggs are looking good sunny and no more pavlovas! Good luck with the bd. So know what you mean about a chore. I'd get all trussed up in my best underwear despite feeling massively unsexy just to get DH through it. Then as soon as I stopped ovulating he'd get in the mood again! Arrrrg!
Don't think anyone should ever feel worried about feeling sad on here. It is bl**dy awful going through recurrent miscarriages and I think it is normal to get terrible low sometimes. I know I have been on many occasions. Just knowing that you girls are out there too has helped me so much and I just can't wait for you to have your BFPs with treatment!