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

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sunnyday01 · 06/02/2015 20:10

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

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dildoos · 19/02/2015 20:09

Go go go trying!
I have good feelings for you ! It's your turn !

I haven't ovulated yet so late for me but I just think am taking a month out this month and I actually feel in control again which is a lovely feeling, my decision, my choice, no drugs an it feels good. That's been a long time coming.

How are you smidge? Have been thinking about you.

How are you all hula? Determind? Hope? Snoopy? Sunny? And anyone I have forgotten xx

Tryingno1 · 19/02/2015 20:14

Am glad dildoos. Funny now u feel more in control off everything! To be fair I'm now only on pregnacare and have stopped all else for same reason. It's such a chore taking so much stuff and I conceived pretty easy on just plain folic acid before!

Rosa how did u get on with SO?

Hula2 · 19/02/2015 20:17

Dildoos thats a lovely saying and you re right we WILL get there !

Fair enough re the pred, many just take it from bfp.

Trying - looks like we re nearly in sync as i reckon i m gonna ov tomorrow or latest sat. However not sure i ll have much chance as this is crazy early (day 8 or 9 !!!!) and dh was away yesterday so last bd was mon and he s feeling really crap with a cold tonight but hopefully will rally for the morning.

I was going to try pred again but with this really early ov don t think it s worth it so maybe nxt month.

Tryingno1 · 19/02/2015 20:19

I'm due to ovulate on Sunday I think. Not doing a lh stick as its been postive day 14 for many months now. Plus got my ecwm today so tmrw we DTD in morning too! (Don't think of me though haha!)

dildoos · 19/02/2015 20:29

Trying I felt out of control for so long it's taken this first mc on the pred to make me totally insane and for me to get a grip on thinking about my emotional well being . It took a lot longer than normal for me to bounce back as usually so jolly and I feel so chilled at the moment and don't want to loose his feeling by taking pred I that makes sense?

Hula I found the saying on FB and thought wow that's the first useful thing on FB ad it related to is all on here.

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Tryingno1 · 19/02/2015 20:42

So true fb is such a pain in my ass I'm actually off it! Was sick of baby bombs and messages from
People who r not my friend from 10 years ago!

Wow dildoos, u have bounced back quick. Ur incredibly strong. I hope it happens for u-are u still keeping to the trying for a year thing? There's a lady on the "recurrent miscarriage and assisted conception" thread who had v high nk cells and decided to take nothing before or during preg and after 4 miscarriages is preg with no 2?!!! It's so confusing! Make me think when it's meant to happen it just does, despite the pred etc! If I ever get a bfp I'm def taking the pred though!

Hula2 · 19/02/2015 20:44

Oh no trying i m not going to be able to get that out of my head now - ha ha !!!!

It s great you ll feeling chilled dildoos and totally makes sense about the pred. i m also trying not to stress and take a more pragmatic what will be will be approach (rather than panicking about drugs/age gap/poor reserve/menopause etc etc ....!!!) . As long as we can preserve our sanity and determination then we can keep going until we get there, whenever that is going to be.

Tryingno1 · 19/02/2015 20:53

I know hula! I shouldn't have said that! Apologies! How hillarious and insane!

Good attitude, we will get there in end - we have to!

Smidge001 · 20/02/2015 02:50

Thanks trying and doldoos for your kind thoughts. I had the blood test today which confirmed the BFN. You'd think it would be easier, knowing it was negative already, but I found it just as hard. Sad

So now I have to start reducing my predisolone dosage over the next couple of weeks.

Hope you are all doing well. Glad to hear positive mental attitudes out there. Hopefully some of that will rub off on me over the next few days/weeks. Flowers

Hula2 · 20/02/2015 07:34

Oh smidge nothing is ever easy, there is so much effort involved in an ivf cycle that gets ur hopes up so for it not to work must be so so hard. Since you ve only really had one try with full immune tx id definetly say there is still hope if you can feel strong enough to try again. I guess it ll be a few more months before u can do that so i d say take that time to really spoil yourself and rebuild your strength, do lovely things with your dh and enjoy life and that will help rebuild those positive thoughts. Hugs

Tryingno1 · 20/02/2015 13:11

Smidge my acupunturist says that when she started her job she didn't feel comfortable saying it...but after 20 years exp she feels comfortable saying if ur strong enough and if ur mind is able to keep
Going u will get ur baby.

Her Moto is-not when u want it, now how u want it. But u will get it in the end. Enjoy ur life and it will come to u.....she's told me about the most amazing stories of women who have failed a number of ivf and then got preg naturally?! Or eventually got there with more ivf....
We all have to keep going!

Have good weekend everyone. I have friends coming to stay. Need excuse to not drink?!

Determined123 · 20/02/2015 20:13

Bloody mumsnet! I just wrote a really long post to you all catching up and it's lost it! Angry sorry been away...been so busy I haven't had time to breath!!

Smidge sending huge hugs to you right now! X

Waves to all and good luck where ever you are in CD XXX

Tryingno1 · 20/02/2015 20:13

Hi determined! Been thinking of u! How r u?

dildoos · 20/02/2015 20:48

Trying, your on metronidazole for wisdom tooth infection! Must never drink on metronidazole! X

Tryingno1 · 20/02/2015 20:56

Oh well done!!! What a great idea! I was on metro for the HSG till yest anyways! Ohhh also that explains my headache today!

dildoos · 20/02/2015 21:03

Shouldn't drink for 2 days after so you can say stopped today that covers you for Saturday and Sunday Smile
Have to have 3 bouts of infection before can refer for extraction this is why no extraction as your first wisdom tooth infection Wink x

dildoos · 20/02/2015 21:04

I take it you possibly drank on metronidazole?! It can make you really I'll bless you! Hope the headaches gone. X

Tryingno1 · 20/02/2015 21:25

No I didn't! I just always react to
It a bit with a mild headache. I know ur not supposed to ;) But I have drunk on it before coz I really wanted to get pissed post ercp! Wasn't the best idea had a stinkinh headache after 2 glasses of wine!

dildoos · 20/02/2015 22:20

Sounds like the perfect excuse to me Grin
How are you feeling at the mo?
I am day 15 still no ovulation but def not taking the drugs this month as just can't bare the thought x

Original poster
sunnyday01 · 20/02/2015 23:20

Hi everyone! Just a quick check in yo see how everyone's doing?

I'm sitting back a bit this month as just waiting to start again so nothing exciting to report!!

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Tryingno1 · 21/02/2015 08:53

Morning sunny! Hope ur enjoying having a break! How's ur swimming etc going?

Tryingno1 · 21/02/2015 11:25

Hula - when ur cycle is behaving when does ur ecwm stop? Do u chart too? I don't want to get into temping coz I'll drive myself mad! But I keep worrying I've missed ovulation and that's why not preg!

Hula2 · 21/02/2015 18:30

I tend to have 3-4 days ewcm, tho it tends to go more thin and a bit less obvious on day of positive opk and day after (which would usually be ov day). I charted for about 6mns and i did get a temp shift either one or two days after positive opk. I do get the feeling sometimes i ovulate late on positive opk day rather than the day after and I did a monitored cycle which supported this. It can be nice to comfirm ov with temp shift (and also that you haven t ov with low temps) so i tend to just do it a few day b4 ov and a few days (assuming ds doesn t have me up too much).

I think if you bd for 2-3 days after u last notice ewcm you ll cover bases.

I m on my ski weekend and so nice to just chill out (tho do miss my little boy!).

Hope you re all having a good weekend.

Tryingno1 · 22/02/2015 10:05

Oh lovely hula! Have a great weekend! Hope u manged to enjoy urself!
Thanks about the ecwm-I have the same pattern, it's not ecwm the day of surge and day after which I think it is odd, but urs sounds the same!

Waves to everyone x

Determined123 · 22/02/2015 10:12

Hey there

Hula you have your ski wknd? Where did you go? V.jealous!

Hi trying I am good thanks. Been really busy lately and trying to avoid any baby/ttc thoughts and just focus on other things...think it's helped! Great news on your latest scans and dh doing his tests!

Have booked my re do of bloods for next week, no idea what they will say!? I have managed to get my self a cold though and worried that may effect results? (I haven't had a cold for I reckon 18months) so wondering if something has changed?! Prob not!! Got an appointment with a nutritionist while I am in London to check I am on the right track...

Dildoos how you doing now? Sunny how is hydroxychloroquine so far? And Rosa SO? It's been all go lately ;)

Xxx