Immune / natural killer cell treatment when ttc or pregnant (aka the 15th pred thread)

[sunnyday01]

This is a thread for those diagnosed with high or very high natural killer cells and trying to concieve or are pregnant and taking steroids/intralipids etc

Newcomers very welcome

Thanks guys!

Sunny I hope next week comes soon. Great ur being so chilled ur prob still in a shock over ur bFp! I have everything crossed that this is going to be ur one...

Snoopy that's so shit of ur work. Wot r u goin to do? Can they place u somewhere else? Just go back when u feel Ready...they will have to understand . But it does just add stress to it all...like u need to be thinking of anything else right now...

Drtcc well done for getting ur hair done ive booked mine in too. Simple treats to make us smile! Have u got a scan booked next week? Keep thinking pistive and I hope ur bean grows.....ive had the life is bitch convo many a times with my dH-I still am shocked that this is my route to parenthood (if I get there). We have all been through so much...

Yes the process is actually fine so far! If it doesn't work im more than happy to keep repeating it until it does (although im aware I'm still in early stages). I've managed to plan my leave in a way that I think I won't need sick leave and won't be in late for scans etc PhEW as I can only take time Off 6 weeks notice which is a pain!

Sunny- I definitely admire your attitude! I think it's because you're getting to the stage where you can feel things are okay now :)

Snoopy, that is absolutely ridiculous about your work. It's the kind of thing that would tempt me into having a righteous rant at them! Just remember, they're in the wrong & it doesn't reflect on you.

Trying, haha you're sounding like an ivf advocate! We're all in that 'we'd do anything' to get our babies category though so ivf is definitely something is consider as well. Maybe we're all a bit more accustomed to being poked and proded than non-rmc lol!

Yeah, I think the rm world has made having scans and being thrown on meds normal! I found the emotional heartbreak of rm so much harder than the anxiety of ivf.....I had built ivf into this awfully scary thing that was going to be highly stressful. Obv things can go wrong and I'm literally not even half way through

I just hope it works

Drttc doesn't sound like u will need it, u get preg at blinking! I just hope u have a good sperm and egg combo this time so things go well.

My acu lady is amazing! She's going to book me in on Monday even though she doesn't work as she wants me to have a session ore egg collections and I'm at work/she's booked tuesday. She's so caring. Must give her a huge gift if I ever get preg and make it on the other end.

Waiting for intralipid nurse patiently....

i'm not sure i'm getting to the 'i feel everything is ok' stage but I have got past a couple of personal milestones without seeing blood which have made me feel stronger. However I have no idea what is going on down there, and a lot can still happen. Also I realised that all I can do is follow the treatment plan and look after myself, and as long as I do all of that I can't physically do anything else.

Ps who is going to start our new thread?

I'm too scared to do it haha

sunny you need to bottle some of that positive mental attitude and send it to me But I think I'm going to follow your example and put my trust in the treatment plan.

trying I've learnt so much about Ivf from you and I think the way you're approaching it can only increase your chances of a positive outcome.

drttc glad to hear you're treating yourself. I personally went for a walk in the park, to top up vitamin d and look at all the dogs because I'm getting serious about getting a puppy.

Regarding work, it's quite handy having DH on the same team. He's reiterated again that I'm not coming back to do the same job, that I will be on medication prior to conception and the side effects of it. Apparently they were under the impression I just needed a bit of counselling . I'm trying really hard to get this idea of 'letting colleagues down' out of my head, it's not my fault they're short staffed. And I've had colleagues on restricted duties for, what I consider, much lesser reasons and they never felt bad about it so why do I?

Evening ladies

Glad your scan went well Trying!! Brilliant news! Let's hope the rest of your plan goes as well. Will keep everything crossed for you.

Snoopy- ignore work and do what you need to do. If you're not ready to go back, don't go back. I'm glad your DH is there to stand up for you. You have to look out for number one.
And get that puppy...puppies make everything better
The breeder we're getting our dog from has just let us know that one for the 3 litters due have been born!! They look like little seal pups! I'm so excited!

Drttc - glad you're looking after yourself. I really hope things work out for you soon. Sending you lots of positivity and virtual hugs.

Sunny - glad you're feeling fairly relaxed. It definitely helps when you get past your MC mile stones. When is your scan? It's so weird not looking or feeling remotely pregnant, yet knowing something is going on in there! I wish I had my own personal ultra sound machine!!

Had my booking appointment today. Felt very weird talking about where I'll have the baby etc. I will be seeing a consultant to deal with my pt gene mutation, so feel happy about that.
And received my scan pics from Cheryl....

My scan is on Wednesday - scared, nervous and excited! I'm not sure if I'll be able to look!

I'll create a new thread

New thread
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2395744-Immune-natural-killer-cell-treatment-when-ttc-or-pregnant-aka-the-16th-pred-thread

Hi all,

I've been on prednisolon for the past 5months, on my 6th one now. I wanted to check does anyone know why we need to take it from ovulation and for 10 days then stop, why don't we just start taking it at positive pregnancy test? I feel all this going on and off is messing up my body and wonder if it's affecting my fertility? Does anyone know?

Tina we don't use this thread anymore, not sure how I stumbled across ur post. We are a few ahead!

But to answer ur question it's because it all begins with implantaion and the thought is if nk are not dealt with ASAP it can lead it a "bad" implantation and therefore mc - implantaion is usually 6-10 days post ovulation and it takes a few days for the pred to build up/work. This is particularly important if u have chemical pregnancies....if u take pred at a bfp it can be too late To have its affect

If u take the pred a day or 2 post a positive ovulation test and stop day ten hopefully won't impact ur cycles. Mr shehata may offer u super ovulation if not bfp at
Month 6.

All the best and join us on the current thread if u fancy!

Thank you for your advice tryingno1, really appreciate it.

Kind regards,
Kristina

Hi tryingno1, are you able to point me to the latest thread regarding this treatment? I can't seem to find it in search, there are only previous ones.

Hi Tina, I'm not sure if this will work
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2533463-Immune-natural-killer-cell-treatment-when-ttc-or-pregnant-aka-the-18th-pred-thread

Thank you!