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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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LemonDrizzler · 13/06/2016 22:42

Banana I'm sorry that sounds really frustrating and stressful. Hope tomorrow sheds some light on what is happening.

star1980 · 13/06/2016 22:49

Banana I'm so sorry. Just to echo the others, I hope your Dr can get to the bottom of this, it's so frustrating. If not, can they just give you drugs to bring on a bleed, or is it more worrying than that? Sorry for my ignorance.

Itsme247 · 14/06/2016 06:36

Banana fingers crossed its a quick fix and they are able to reassure that there isn't anything untoward going on!

lucieloos · 14/06/2016 08:51

Banana, sorry to hear there is no sign of af. I hope your doctor will be able to shed some light today. Keep us posted.

Hi to everyone else!

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loopylou1984 · 14/06/2016 20:47

So I got my hair cut tonight (which feels amazing as its been about 6 months!) and was complaining to my hairdresser about the fine wispy hairs on top of my head. She said its new hair 'you haven't just had a baby have you? It's really common in pregnancy' it was all I could do not to laugh!

Although thinking about it, I guess it could be all the drugs...

maplebaby · 14/06/2016 22:20

Itsme glad the stabbing a have been going well!

Banana sorry about the awol AF... How did the appointment go - I hope they managed to shed some light!!!

Oh sammy did you just laugh?! It could be the drugs!

As for me I was highly peed off that I had very slight spotting this morning (very light browny / pale pinky) at 7dpo. It's gone for now but not keeping hopes up as I started spotting this time last month too! Didn't stop me googling implantation bleeding all day though!

Bgy4hlr · 15/06/2016 08:04

Hi girls,
I a, new to this thread. Been trying for ten months now. Well actually I came off the pill ten months ago and I still haven't had a period.

I have been to the doctor and had my bloods done (at about month 6) and they came back fine. He said I was low on progesterone but that was normal as I hadn't started to ovulate yet.

I just wondered what I could do now? Do I really have to wait another two months to go back!!!!! Is there anything anyone knows to bring on ovulation? Does anyone have a similar experience?

Good luck to you all xxx

maplebaby · 15/06/2016 10:30

Welcome Bgy4hlr sorry you find yourself here. I'm afraid I have no experience of no periods for 10 months! What were your LH and FSH levels like? Have you had any ultrasounds?

AFM spotting suddenly heavier but still brown (sorry tmi!) - it's normally like this a few days before period starts so that would make me a week early (currently CD 25 / 8 dpo according to temps although it's my first time charting). I've obviously stolen your AF banana!!
Only new things I have done this month is take pregnacare conception and the one acupuncture session last week... can either of these have shortened my LP? Concerned about my progesterone levels now even though consultant had said all normal...

bananafish81 · 15/06/2016 11:52

Urgh well basically it's all a bit of a mess down there

Hormones were all normal, progesterone was low so basically the 2 days of black clots was my period. Scan showed there didn't seem to be any thickened lining, but there is a visible clot, so he's a bit frustrated as my uterus just doesn't seem to want to give stuff up. Showed me the photos from the hysteroscopy so we could see the bit of tissue that my body just wouldn't expel either.

He thinks the lining I grew this cycle was probably not good quality, as he's concerned about the blood flow if I've only had a clotty bleed. So we're back to needing a good clear out first before we can start a FET

Plan a) is a week of provera and a HyCoSy in 2 weeks time to have a clearer look at the uterine cavity

Plan b) is a month of cyclo-progynova (ie an HRT cycle) where we build fresh lining up with oestrogen and then try to have a withdrawal bleed off that.

Plan c) is another hysteroscopy with a copper coil to treat as if for ashermans, but he's keen to avoid another op.

Said was fine for me to take a daily aspirin, vitamin E, l-arginine etc in the mean time to help with blood flow, said they couldn't hurt. He's just as frustrated as I am, just really hope plan A works.

It's just really sad. The uterine artery blood flow was terrific. The thrombophilia tests showed no evidence of any underlying clotting disorders. But we don't know why I'm just clotting and not having bleeds. He said it might some kind of issue with the vascularisation of the endometrium which maybe compromised the blood flow to the foetus and that's why it died. Basically did my uterus choke the baby to death? Sad We just don't know.

On the 'whoa science' front, the PGS report showed no discernible pattern to the aneuploidies (which is good) - a few of them were complex chromosomal abnormalities which he said almost certainly wouldn't have implanted, and a few were trisomies or monosomies which he said would likely have miscarried. The other six were genetically perfect. He said DH and I were obviously 'very compatible' as our eggs and sperm were able to make beautiful embryos.

Which is great. Except that at the moment my uterus is so toxic we can't put anything back. Urgh.

Brenna24 · 15/06/2016 12:21

I think I might have cried if they said that to me Sammy. I bet it is the hormones and treatments. Big hug. It really smacks you when you least expect it, doesn't it?

Welcome Bgy. You might need a round of clomid to kick start it all maybe? Confused

Big hugs Banana. That really sucks. I hope they figure it out. Stupid uterus - behave yourself.

I went to the climbing wall last night and had a good session. Being the incompetent that I am I fell over on a slippy drain on the way there (I live on a steep hill) and I have a very bruised knee today. I got home from climbing and showed DH my knee. His comment was "Well, if you will do dongerous sports..."

Grin "Actually Dear, I managed the climbing fine, it was the walking there that I failed at." I should not be in charge of me let alone a baby, maybe I am safer this way.

stealthbanana · 15/06/2016 15:08

Ouch brenna. Hope the knee is ok. Love the basic klutz - my sister once broke her leg tripping over a log on the way home from a v competitive giant slalom skiing competition. Oh how we laugh.

sammy that hairdresser! Ugh.

lucie you must be off on hols soon? Have an amazing time.

Thought I'd pop back on and share some fun news - we got our panorama test results back and we are having a baby! Feels like it is getting somewhat real now. Have been having pulling & cramping today and even despite that am starting to hope that there might be a little baby boy at the end of all that.

Brenna24 · 15/06/2016 15:14

Oooh, Stealth how eciting. I am so happy for you. Grin Pulling and cramping can just be your uterus expanding too, so try not to stress too much. Your sister is a woman after my own heart.

loopylou1984 · 15/06/2016 17:36

Ooh maple, well you never know. Understand not getting your hopes up. Symptom spotting is the worst! I just said 'nope' - I didn't think the hairdresser needed to feel awkward wondering why I was laughing!

Hi bgy- no experience myself, but I do remember a girl on another thread using a drug to induce a bleed. Then using clomid to ovulate. If you're not ovulating you gp should refer you to a specialist. Lack of ovulation is relatively 'easy' to fix most of the time.

Maple - pregnacare and Accupuncture lengthened my cycle rather than shortening it.
It couldn't be implantation could it??

Banana - sorry for yet more rubbish news. It's so unfair. I'm glad you have lots of options, fingers crossed the first one works.
Did my uterus choke the baby to death You can't think like that, it was just a very sad thing that happened. It was not your fault.
Knowing you have good embryos is great, and this is just a blip.

Brenna - lol to your bruised knee... Sounds like something I'd do!

Stealth - a baby boy! Hooray!! What is a panorama test?

Thanks for all the support re the hair dressers. I was actually ok surprisingly. I think it might have been a different story if it was after a bfn!
Last day of my pill tomorrow, it's actually come round really quick! Xx

loopylou1984 · 15/06/2016 17:47

What has made me sad is a friends fab post of her bump at the half way point. She's actually not posted anything other than the announcement and this photo so by no means a prolific baby bomber. I just feel so jealous. I'm not happy or excited for them. Just jealous. X

maplebaby · 15/06/2016 18:44

Banana I'm so sorry for the shitty news. There seems to be good plans in place though. When will you start in provera?

Haha Brenna love that you bruised yourself walking there rather than on the climbing wall! Although sorry for the bruise - hope it goes down and isn't too painful!

Stealth a lovely update! And a little boy! I don't know what a panorama test is either... Will have to google!

Sammy I know well enough not to think it's implantation!! I spotted last cycle this early too just not so heavy. Also my nips hurt up until yesterday and now don't - pretty sure it's meant to be the other way round if I was to have that elusive bfp! Going to ask the nurse on 1st (when I go in to discuss and collect drugs for IUI) about it - I wonder if she can give me progesterone as I can't help but think it's that!

I felt like that too when my friend sent baby pics - it was the one time and she doesn't put anything on FB and didn't do a FB announcement when she was pregnant etc but I felt jealous and not excited for her at all...

Brenna24 · 15/06/2016 22:55

I am sorry Sammy. i think it is perfectly natural to feel upset, jealous and 'why not me?' especially in here. This is your safe place to feel like that and everyone will understand.

My knee will survive. Even though I forgot this afternoon and knelt on it to put things back in the freezer at work. #iamanidiot Grin

BorisIsBack · 16/06/2016 07:27

Banana - I'm sorry to read your update. I'm glad you've got a great doctor. You must be so frustrated. Chocolate and Flowers

JustTrixie · 16/06/2016 11:40

Hi everyone,

Sorry, not been around much. Trying to take a bit of a break from thinking about TTC/IVF, it's hard though as there are reminders everywhere. Found a rogue cyclogest in my handbag the other day...

Stealth that is amazing news, congratulations!

Lucie have an amazing holiday!

Itsme glad to hear the stabbing is going well.

Sammy how much longer do you have on the pill? Well handled with the hairdresser. Reminds me, last time I went my hairdresser was saying that everyone seemed to be pregnant/have babies, had to bite my tongue - everyone except me!!

Star how are you? How long until you test? FX!

Flowers Banana it all sounds incredibly frustrating, I really hope plan A works. Fab news about your embryos.

Welcome Bgy it must be so frustrating waiting so long for your cycles to come back. I know there is a thread for ladies trying to conceive after coming off the pill so there could be some useful advice there.

Had my follow up this morning, the Dr. said we could start our FET off my next AF which is due at the end of the month so we were very excited but then it turns out that we have to have another nurses appointment first (to sign more consents even though we signed loads before) and the next available appointment isn't until the middle of July so will have to wait for next AF at the end of July. Silver lining is that I can get my scratch done at Kings but they do it 2 cycles before rather than the cycle before so means that I can fit it in. So scratch next week and then back to waiting.....ooh, nearly forgot, Dr. said they can do a medicated or unmedicated FET so we are going unmedicated, my last FET was medicated so figure we'll try something new.

lucieloos · 16/06/2016 11:55

Trixie, that's annoying you have to wait but it will soon come around and great that you can fit the scratch in as well.

Banana, so sorry that things are still not running smoothly. Really hope plan A works and you can get on with the fet soon.

Stealth, amazing news! Really glad to hear everything is going well.

We are off on holibobs on Saturday. I really can't wait we are going to have such a relaxing time. I had a very positive opk last week so I'm hoping af will turn up whilst we are away and then I will have a better idea of when I will next be cycling and can get organising when we get home. Will try and pop in now and again to keep up with how everyone is.

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loopylou1984 · 16/06/2016 17:04

How annoying Maple, it's definitely worth asking. What was your progesterone level at your day 21 bloods?

Hi Trixie, it was actually my last pill this morning, so fx for AF on Sunday as baseline scan is booked for Tuesday morning! Here we go again...
That's great that you can fit the scratch in, but annoying about the extra wait for form signing. My clinic actually just posts them to us now! My natural FET felt so easy with no drugs, fx it's the one for you.

Lucie - have a lovely holiday! Where are you off to?

lucieloos · 16/06/2016 20:51

Thanks Sammy we are off to sunny turkey!

Trixie, one thing I would say about the scratch which I had read about before but which I was just chatting with some others about is that there is quite a lot of research which indicates that the scratch can trigger an immune response and therefore raise nk cells so it's something to think about. I didn't have it done on my last round as I got a bfn the first time with it and having read that I kind of thought it maybe a bit counter intuitive if I was doing intralipids, pred etc to lower immune response. Of course nobody can be certain either way so obviously something for you to make your own mind up about but just thought it was worth mentioning x

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JustTrixie · 17/06/2016 13:18

Thank you for mentioning that Lucie I'd done some reading and the inflammation thing did ring an alarm bell but all the positive stuff kind of overpowered it. Mentioned your post to DH and we are going to talk about whether or not to have the scratch at the weekend. Have an amazing relaxing holiday x

Hope AF arrived on time for you Sammy mine did after a few weeks in the pill before my cycke. Excited that you are going again, FX for a thicker lining this time.

I think I have done something I may regret....a close friend of mine is about 25 weeks pregnant and I have just offered to plan her baby shower Shock we used to be flatmates together with two other girls and one of the other girls has a nearly 2 year old and me and the other flatmate planned her shower so I felt like it would be unfair not to offer to plan this friends shower. I love planning things and tend to be the social instagator so don't want my fertility woes to affect that. May need some hand holding down the line though....

JustTrixie · 17/06/2016 13:20

Sorry, lots of typos there. Should be arrives, on and cycle!

Brenna24 · 17/06/2016 13:33

That is a lovely thing to do Trixie. We are all here with you. Flowers

JustTrixie · 17/06/2016 13:54

Thanks Brenna Smile