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Trying to conceive for 10 months or more. Thread 5. All ten plussers welcome.

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lucieloos · 02/06/2016 13:59

Thread for anyone TTC for over ten months. Please feel free to join us!

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maplebaby · 02/08/2016 11:52

Just had the scan - there was one lead follie at about 12mm and several close behind. Lining was 4.6... Not sure what it should be for this time in my cycle!

Got another scan for Friday - if the other follies catch up they will have to cancel, they only allow up to 3 so fingers crossed they don't all have a growth spurt!

MPP81 · 02/08/2016 12:22

Afternoon all!

Maple, how are you doing? I'm afraid that I'm still not much use on advice on how things should be at each point in the cycle but I am thinking of you and hope you are ok.

Lucie, more fantastic news for you! I am so so pleased for you!

Banana, the wooze juice was so amazing that I (apparently) told DH that we should get some to take home because it would help him loads (he is a terrible sleeper!)

Star, how are you? Did you dtd after?

Sammy, Boris, how are you feeling at the moment?

Good news here today too. Out of the 10 eggs, 9 were mature and 7 have fertilised! We can relax a little now til day 3. Transfer is expected to be at 10.45am on Saturday. In other news, I hate the utrogestan. Its messy and I think it might be giving me headaches as I've only taken it twice and both times have been KO'd with blinders half hour/an hour later Hmm

Hope everyone else is good!

star1980 · 02/08/2016 12:49

Just popping on to say congratulations to Lucie and MPP!!

Lucie, that's such an amazing result. Great quality embryos and so many of them! I was struck by your plan to test and freeze any that you don't transfer. Do you think I'll be able to do that on my nhs go if I'm lucky enough to have something to test/freeze? I'd obviously have to pay for the testing.

MPP, I'm so pleased things are going well. Sorry you're having a tough time with the progesterone - could you see if there's an alternative that you might not react to the same?

Maple, lovely news for you too. Good luck for Friday's scan - crossing my fingers for a small number of big follicles and iui shortly afterwards.

Banana, I am really sorry it wasn't better news on Sunday. That really sucks. On the plus side, your dr really does sound incredible and your next steps sound sensible. Oh the irony of throwing eggs away, but it does seem like there's nothing else for it really. Hope you and your partner are holding up OK. Please look after yourselves Flowers

How are our pregnant ladies?! Sammy, itsme, stealth and boris - we have so many now! I am so sure Lucie and MPP will be joining you really soon (and hopefully maple, banana, Brenna and myself shortly afterwards - fingers crossed so hard!)

lucieloos · 02/08/2016 12:49

MPP, that's brilliant news! We have very similar numbers Smile I'm lucky I've tried a couple of different progesterones and Utrogestan is actually the one I like the most. I don't find it messy at all or have any side effects. I tried crinone once and didn't get on with that at all. Anyway enjoy your free day tomorrow. Have you been up to much in Brno?

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stealthbanana · 02/08/2016 12:53

Brilliant news mpp and lucie! Fx for lots of lovely day 5ers between the 2 of you. Really good news.

star bless thank you for asking! I am fine, 18 weeks and all seems to be well. Almost at the halfway mark. Unfortunately my morning sickness has returned with a vengeance this week but all for a good cause! Hoping very much you will all be following along very shortly (with pregnancy, not vomiting!)

MPP81 · 02/08/2016 12:56

Thanks Star and Lucie! I'm going to see how the next few days go with the utrogestan. Maybe its just coincidence. If not, I may ask if there's something else I could have instead. We haven't really done anything here yet, Lucie. Yesterday we vegged in our hotel all day and watched netflix and slept. Today, we intended to go out straight after breakfast but I got another pretty nasty headache so I crawled into bed and DH trooped out for paracetemol. Headache has gone now though, so we are getting ready to go for a walk and explore a bit. Anywhere you'd recommend? :-)

MPP81 · 02/08/2016 12:59

Crosspost Stealth! Thank you! The morning sickness doesn't sound like fun, but as you said, all for a good cause! Nearly halfway already! Blimey, time flies! Glad you're ok! :-)

lucieloos · 02/08/2016 13:03

Star, sorry I missed your post. I don't think the NHS will offer the testing unfortunately. I've enquired previously about whether I could pay for any extras but they said no I think it's just the straight IVF or ICSI.

Stealth, thanks lovely, glad to hear your doing well and hope the sickness eases up too.

MPP, lots of places you could go. You could have a wander around the town. There are lots of nice deckchairs and a pop up cocktail and lemonade bar by the fountain in the main square. Another day you could take a trip up to the big lake and have a cruise on one of the boats. There's also a big shopping mall by the big tesco it that's your thing or wander up to Spilberk Castle. Maybe just head into town for now though to get your bearings.

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MPP81 · 02/08/2016 16:27

Thanks Lucie. We've just come back from our wander. We saw the deckchairs and the pop up bar, had some lunch in the square and just generally acted touristy. Brno is beautiful!

lucieloos · 02/08/2016 16:43

Aww that's sounds lovely MPP. Glad you had a nice time. Yes it's a nice little town.

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Itsme247 · 02/08/2016 17:50

MPP great news!! some very positive news on this thread at the minute! I

I am OK. A bit of a nervous wreck if I'm honest, I've got it into my head that it's not a viable pregnancy. I don't feel any different and I tested yesterday and line is still about half as dark as the control line. No bleeding and no cramps so I'll find out at my scan (if not before) on the 16th for certain.

Just staying very realistic although I wake up everyday praying for morning sickness and sore boobs!

lucieloos · 02/08/2016 17:53

Aww itsme, if you are doing Internet cheapy tests then honestly stop doing them they are rubbish! If you want to see a nice dark line get a frer and also do the CB digitals so you can see the progression through to 3+ that should give some reassurance. I know what a nerve wracking time it is waiting for the scan though. Hope it comes around quickly for you.

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Beckajohn21 · 02/08/2016 21:08

Hi there. I'm quite new to all this. Iv been ttc now for quite some time with my second child. Today my period was due but no show as of yet. So this afternoon I did a clear blue pregnancy test but unsure what to think of the result. What do you guys think

Trying to conceive for 10 months or more. Thread 5. All ten plussers welcome.
lucieloos · 02/08/2016 21:15

I'm not sure really Becka. Most of us here are currently going through IVF or some sort of assisted conception so it isn't really appropriate to barge onto a thread with a pic of your pregnancy test when you have not even introduced yourself or read back on any other members of the group! Good luck to you though. I hope you get your BFP.

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Beckajohn21 · 02/08/2016 21:23

Apologies I didn't read all the comments only the title saying trying to conceive 10 months more. Wishing everyone luck

Itsme247 · 02/08/2016 21:53

Thanks Lucie, for the thread and the reassuring words! It is hard, that's why it's so good we have each other :)

loopylou1984 · 02/08/2016 21:57

Maple - lovely to hear from you.
Lol to the appendix removal!

Lucie!! Brilliant :).
You've found an acupuncturist in Czech?! How on earth did you go about that?

MPP - great news in your fertilisation, and good luck for transfer. I hate ALL the pessaries... Haven't tried utrogestan though.

MPP and star - thank you for asking, I'm ok. Started to feel a bit sick the last couple of days, but like itsme I'm convinced there's going to be nothing there when I get to my scan. Especially as the sickness seems to have gone off a bit this evening.

Itsme - I don't have any sore boobs either, and I've stopped POAS as its just too stressful. The ICS very rarely get dark.

lucieloos · 02/08/2016 21:59

Yes we all have each other here for each other and we have been through some ups and downs together. Would be great if we could get a few more bfps on here for the rest of us now and then we can all graduate together onto a new board Smile

I'm wondering if we should change the name of the next thread a little. I've thought for a while it's not really appropriate anymore as I don't think there are many of us on here trying to actively conceive naturally or if there are then they are way past the 10 month mark. The majority of us are going through the trials and tribulations of IVF now or other assisted conception? Maybe we could get some new members if its worded slightly differently?

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lucieloos · 02/08/2016 22:04

Hey Sammy, I think the acupuncturist is connected to the clinic in some way. A lot of the other ladies have used her so word of mouth really. She will come to my hotel before and after so quite convenient! I'm sure your scan will be fine but I remember that feeling well. No reason to think yours shouldn't be ok now though. The bleeding has stopped and sickness is a great sign.

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Brenna24 · 02/08/2016 22:34

I can't believe you are 18 weeks already Stealth. It only seems like yesterday you were where Itsme is and worrying about whether or not it would stick.

My sickness waxed and waned Itsme. That is quite normal. I still have everything crossed for you.

I hope you start feeling better soon MPP.

I have exercised like a lunatic for the past 10 days and been really good about my eating on all but the day when I went out for dinner, where I skipped lunch and had 2 courses at the chinese restaurant. I have put ON a kilo. Sad My getting fit and losing weight is not going well.

I think we may be one of the few ones still trying naturally here and we are nearly at 15 months trying and knee deep in tests and plans for how we can assist without damaging DH's principles. A change of title may be a good plan.

bananafish81 · 02/08/2016 23:27

MPP fabulous fertilisation news! Hoping for some beautiful blasts on Sat. Sorry the progesterone is making you feel so rotten - but glad you're enjoying Brno.

maple fingers crossed the underdogs don't get jealous and try to join in the party! 12mm is pretty early so lining won't necessarily have thickened up just yet. Clomid can affect the lining, but if this is an issue then later in the cycle they can give you some oestrogen tablets to thicken it up. Don't think there's any cause for concern yet, all sounds like things are developing beautifully

lucie absolutely incredible news about your embryos, thrilled to bits for you. And it's so great that Reprofit will do PGS per embryo - so much more affordable that way!

star how are things with you and your follicles? Forgive me if I've missed the latest as to where you are in the 'do we or don't we' decision! Re: PGS, it's something that not all UK clinics offer and not available on the NHS. The only genetic screening available is PGD - pre implantation genetic diagnosis (vs PGS which is pre implantation genetic screening), which tests embryos for specific genetic diseases, to avoid passing on inherited conditions. That's a v different process to PGS, which is basically counting whether the embryos have the right number of chromosomes ie do they have the potential to become a person. Most clinics don't recommend it for a first cycle - it's very expensive, and so tends to be only recommended if you're older or have several failed cycles. Or, if you have a LOT of embryos. We did PGS as you know - it cost £3000 to screen 8 embryos, and £300 per each additional embryo. We screened 12 so it cost us £4200 for the testing alone. The cycle needs to be elective freeze all to have the testing done, then transfer in a FET - so there's the freezing and the FET cycle on top of the PGS testing (on top of the fresh cycle and meds). For us it was massively worthwhile, as it turned out that ALL of our frosties were abnormal. One had Turner Syndrome which would likely have miscarried fairly late in the first trimester. It's purely an embryo selection tool - it can't improve the embryo quality, it just enables you to identify which (if any) are viable

DH and I are holding up. Just. Emotions were high at the weekend, it's all very challenging and very all consuming. And because we have no kind of timetable, we've just been in limbo since, well, the miscarriage in March. We didn't know when we'd be able to cycle again, and were waiting on my body to get un-pregnant-ed, then after the cycle in May we've just been going round and round trying (and failing) to get a FET off the ground. We're just in permanent standby / permanent treatment mode. And obv the constant curveballs and disappointment are pretty wearing. We're doing our best, but as you ladies all sadly know all too well, this shit is HARD.

Big hugs to the pregnant ladies and hope the scans come around very quickly itsme and sammy. I found the 3ww till the 7w scan was more stressful then the 2ww. I think because I never thought the cycle could possibly work, I wasn't really thinking 'has the embryo taken?'. Then when I did suddenly get a BFP it became very real and suddenly there was a lot more at stake. But when you see that heartbeat for the first time - magical.

brenna Chinese will be really salty so probably retained lots of water when you stepped on the scales! Seriously impressive exercise regime - I think it sounds like you're doing really really well. Don't be so hard on yourself!

Agree on thread change of title - deffo a good idea

AFM, had the Neupogen wash this evening - was all very straightforward, I go back in 2 days for a scan to see if it's had any effect. The studies said they repeated it 48h later in some cases, so we might do another one, depending on how things look. Really hoping we see some kind of response, as desperately hoping to avoid having to end needing a hysteroscopy and copper coil.

Consultant was fab, said he'd been reading up lots about it all (doing his homework!) to prep for it, was all excitable at trying something new, and really hoped it would have the desired effect. Just have to wait and see.

Triggered when I got home - 3 follicles were around 25-28mm and one was 34mm Shock so was about ready to pop!

Borisisback · 03/08/2016 06:49

Banana Flowers glad you've triggered. Xx

Mpp I found the ultrogestan messy at first and I head headaches too for the first couple of days - stress abd dyhydration from Ec didn't help.

Thinking of all thoes growing embryos in Tge Czech Republic lucie and mpp.

Itsme247 · 03/08/2016 07:45

Lucie I agree I think it's time the thread name changed, thinking back I've been on here for about a year and when I joined I was just about ten months ttc... It also goes to show that if you aren't pregnant by ten months it's probably quite likely you'll need help as all of us have had some form of treatment now.

the 3ww for scan is much worse than the 2ww, I'm torturing myself. Worst bit is when I'm asleep at night, I replay over and over and over the consultant telling me there is nothing there - I think it's my way of trying to prep for the news but it's so unnecessary, it must sound insane as there's been nothing to suggest it hasn't worked (other than lack of symptoms) it's just such a strong gut feeling. I should have got the blood tests done.

I'll get a clear blue digi today, apparently at 5 weeks it should definitely say 3+ right?

MPP81 · 03/08/2016 08:23

Morning everyone!

Sammy and itsme, I can understand that this must be a completely nerve-wracking time for you both. I imagine there's nothing that can really put your minds at rest before your scans, but I have everything crossed for both of you. Itsme, goofd luck with the CB digi!

Lucie, forgive me if you've already said but have you had the acupuncture before? We looked at one of the posters in the clinic and said we'd maybe try it if we come out here again. I agree on the thread name change, though I've no idea what we should call it instead.

Brenna, sounds like you've worked hard on the exercise regime! When is AF due? I ask because when I was dieting for the wedding, there was one week where I was really pleased with how I'd done but when I weighed, the evil scales said I'd put on half a stone! AF arrived shortly after and when I weighed the week after she had gone, the half a stone had gone again too, along with another 3 pounds, so could it be that?

Banana, good news on the wash. I hope it helps. Again, I am amazed by how fab your doctor is about trying things. Sounds like he's almost as determined to get you there as you are! :-)

Thanks, Boris, for sharing your experience! This mornings utrogestan I took an hour ago and I think my head is ok, so maybe I've gotten used to it or something! Either that or it was a coincidence and I would have gotten a headache anyway. Hope you're good :-)

Waves to everyone else!

Brenna24 · 03/08/2016 08:24

You are right Banana. I have lost that extra kilo by this morning. Phew. Everything crossed the wash works.

Itsme, the digi should say 3 weeks at 5 weeks, but don't stress if it doesn't. They are notoriously inaccurate.