TTC first baby 1 year + thread 2

[Mrs71]

@KatBeCool @FlapJackered @Broodyaf @bunhead34 @RosettaR @MotherOfShihTzus @starkid @Lina365

I thought I'd start a new thread as the other one is full. Sorry if I've missed anyone out.

@starkid I decided to try soy isoflavones, ohh my body certainly didn't like those, just like with Clomid, daily migraines. Then black cohosh and n-acetyl-cysteine. Exercising at home has been boring and annoying. And my DH hates it when I send him to another room while I flail my limbs to aerobics and Zumba on TV.

@KatBeCool - oh god i remember soy isoflavones from maybe a year or so ago when a few of us tried them, they turned me proper jittery and manic if I remember rightly haha
Well done on persevering with exercise at home! I need to get my wii back out to do some Just Dance in the evenings I think... can't really do it during the day when my husband is there trying to work

The spotting stopped yesterday and nausea started... I took a test this morning, and I got two pink lines.

I just don't know how I feel. My head says I'm lucky but I'm being cautious and I mentally prepare to see blood next time I go to the loo. I'm calling the doctor today to book a scan, but... I feel like a fraud now.

@Lina365 that's fantastic! All fingers crossed for a sticky one. I'd probably be in disbelief too. You got a picture?

@Lina365 wow yes let's see a pic! :) Fingers crossed for you

Thanks...! It's really light but much clearer in real life. Please stick!!! No more trouble and going to shitty scans alone please!

I've been drinking beer the last few days

@Lina365 it's definitely a line! And pretty good for not a frer. I guess the beer helped 😂

Fantastic to see a bpf @Lina365 !!

I made the step and called the fertility clinic yesterday and got the news I've been dreading; we were due to be contacted apr/May (6 months after final consultation discussing our test results) but alas - they are still closed as their staff have been re-deployed re. Corona virus. Where I'd be starting ivf now, it's now looking like next year. Yesterday was a bad day. Will have to move the wedding again. Friends are getting pregnant literally their first month trying which is amazing! But I just wish it could be like that for us. Starting to think about planning fir a life without kids... not fun.

Any other positive news out there?! Much needed!

Congratulations @Lina365 ! Fantastic news, I am so happy for you, and keeping everything crossed this time. 🤞

I hope everyone's doing ok. Keeping fingers crossed for more bfps on this thread soon. X

@MotherOfShihTzus is that a private clinic that is still closed? Maybe just try all the supplements you can get your hands on in the meanwhile.

AF is here, now onto cycle 25 with no hint of a bfp :(

@starkid - I feel for you 😔 are you ok? Where are you in terms of referral/ treatment?
I dialled one to a fertility call through work recently where they had someone from the fertility network there, and the way they described each unsuccessful cycle as being like a bereavement when you've been trying so long, really hit home. Have you looked on their site for support resources? May be worth a browse. My OH dialled in to a call just for men too, which he really valued.
Similar situation here; I've been tearing apart frers thinking there's a hint of a line but really I know it's just an evap as I've never had a real positive. AF due today, had the obligatory period headache since yest.

@KatBeCool thank you. I'm on pregnancies, vit c, vit b complex and vit d, have tried soy isoflavones. Is there anything else you'd recommend?

For anyone in need of a giggle, this month we even tried using a mooncup hoping it would help... and couldn't get it out!! We are still looking for new things to try 😂

@MotherOfShihTzus thank you, and yes it does feel that way the beginning of each cycle now. I always get my hopes up, and yet I get the same symptoms every time and bang on schedule (at least that's a plus I guess?)

I was being referred in February, but only after another pelvic scan on a cyst on my ovary. I rang the hospital and I'm on the list for am appointment for the scan still so waiting for them to reopen and send me an appointment. Then will be onto the IVF consultations.

@MotherOfShihTzus they say n-acetyl-cysteine is supposed to be very fertility-friendly, you basically take it until week 1- or something. And black cohosh is said to help Clomid work, so I'm guessing it helps with soy isoflavones as well. That's what I did this month.

So I had an appointment at the new clinic today. He was so thorough, didn't dismiss anything I said. And I realized that my old clinic was basically setting me up for failure with IUIs they did just so they could push me to do ivf. They weren't giving me enough medications to grow more follicles so the low number I had was giving me almost no chance of success. I wish I would've gone to this clinic sooner. I'm cd15 today, had + opk on cd13. I expected to ovulate yesterday or maybe earlier today. However, on the scan they did they saw a 22mm follicle. I'm going back tomorrow to see if it ruptured. I really want to know if I ovulate on my own. Impatience is settling in.

@starkid I'm sorry about AF. I wish a had some helpful advice.

@Lina365 huge congratulations! Keeping everything crossed for you too.

Sorry to hear you're still waiting @starkid. Hopefully they will re open soon now more and more things are opening up.

Glad to hear you have found a better clinic @KatBeCool! So frustrating to be told that about your previous IUI though. So are they now doing more tests to try to work out what's going on?

I'm down regulating now for IVF, not enjoying the drugs as they re making me feel knackered. But glad to have made a start. Down reg scan is on 23 Jun so it's all very slow.

@RosettaR so, hopefully my one big follicles actually releases an egg and I'll let a bfp. But I'm going to try IUI again if this month doesn't work, he'll give me a much higher dose of Gonal F. And we'll go from there.

So odd things happen... I went in for a scan today, that large follicle was still there. I was quite disheartened thinking I didn't ovulate. They suggested to do a progesterone blood test, and it returned that I ovulated! Which means there was another follicle. So strange!

@KatBeCool that's news! Fingers crossed for you this cycle 🤞

Just popping on to quickly update that I called up and got given an appointment for my pelvic scan next week :) so then need to give my consultant a heads up when it's done so he can keep an eye out for the results and fingers crossed finally moving on to the NHS approval meeting for IVF :)

@starkid good luck with the scan!

How's everyone getting on at the moment? :)

@starkid I'm CD11 today, IUI scheduled for tomorrow as my follicles grew to 13-14mm on CD9. That was a bit fast and it worries me but the clinic didn't say anything of concern. There was one other 24mm follicle, which is crazy for CD9 and it took over that entire ovary as no other follicles grew at all and there were four so I'm kinda upset. They were hoping for 3-4 follicles but I'll have only 2. Wish me luck tomorrow.
How did your scan go?