TTC First Baby Thread 23

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@SunnyFlover @Kiza @lozzlepop @MIW01 @Anny27

@Anny27 I’m not sure if I will even bother testing now had the doctors on the phone about my tests results and I am officially freaking out!!!!

@lozzlepop that’s brilliant so glad everything went well for you today and you can move on! I’m still extremely grumpy! People can be so f-ing rude!!

Ladies I need calmed down, the doctor has called me back to redo my tests in 4 weeks as I have high prolactin, all google is telling me or all I can see when I google is the word infertility - I am crying at my desk!!! Does anyone know what this is??

Awwh hun @whatsthecraic91:( I dont know what that is or what it means but sorry that you are upset :( did the doctor seem concerned? Maybe Google "high prolactin mumsnet" and you might get some more information. Look after yourself xxx

@lozzlepop that's great news that everything is clear! The silver lining on the very big rain cloud 💗💗

@whatsthecraic91 I'm really sorry to hear that but from what I've researched there is treatment, they can reduce the levels which will rebalance hormones and increase fertility!

@Anny27 it was just the receptionist I was speaking too as I had to book again for 4 weeks time, I had another look and it can be caused by stress so I’m gonna try to be super relaxed when I get my next test and hope it was a one off 😓🤞🏼 I’ve calmed down now & im trying to keep positive that AF won’t show this weekend 🤞🏼

@MIW01 thanks yes I seen that too, it’s just so weird when I done more googling it said it’s the hormone found in breastfeeding women & it’s nature’s contraceptive 🤔 like why is this happening to me ☹️🙄

@anny27 got a lot to keep me busy till Thursday evening so I think I can resist more easily than last month.

@whatsthecraic91 I did a bit of reading as well and sounds like it can be lowered through meds which is promissing! Anymore symptoms?

@1990shopefulftm that's good only 2 more days :D

9dpo today, had a struggle sleeping last night and I have fuller boobs and super hungry!

@Anny27 yea I read that too but it’s just a setback isn’t it! I want to be pregnant now!!! 😂

10DPO - I am STARVING, like waking in the night starving 😂, moody and wee random crampies. I am very warm this morning too I don’t have my heater under the desk on for a change! Temps still up but slightly lower but I am keeping everything crossed!! Your symptoms sound really promising 🤞🏼

@Anny27 I also had trouble sleeping last night, which isn't like me even with the dodgy knees and my appetite is pretty high but that could just be from the extra exercises doing physio

Wondering if i should test thursday morning instead so it's fmu but i want DH to be home when the time does come and I'd be 14/15 dpo so surely it'd show up by then in the evening if i am.

@whatsthecraic91 my temps dipped today so I think that will be me out unfortunately! I'm so sorry to hear that your bloods need re-done, I've never heard of that before, try not to stress too much, fingers crossed the next test will be back in the normal range 😊

@anny27 I've never bought a frer before and the cheapies I think don't work very early anyways, so only ever used them if my app told me too 🤣

@lozzlepop pleased everything went well at the hospital and that you can finally move forward after such a distressing time ❤️

I know I shouldn't be on this board anymore apologies... but @whatsthecraic91 I saw your post re: high prolactin. I had the exact same thing, so wanted to share my story as may be helpful.

I had tests in spring/summer and my prolactin was CRAZY high (1,600). The docs were surprised I was still having regular periods. Though my hormonal acne was also really bad.

I had an ultrasound scan to show I had no signs of PCOS (whereas a scan a few months before and after showed I did - so I dunno about that!) I also had an MRI to see if I had a cyst on my pituitary gland. Totally benign and quite common! The wait for this was nearly 6-months, by which time my prolactin dropped to within normal range.

It can be due to stress - and I had a bereavement in early summer which may have triggered it. But even if you do have a cyst or ongoing high levels of prolactin, there are two drugs which are very effective (bromocriptine and cabergoline). I saw a study that showed in women TTC with high rates prolactin, something like 85% were pregnant within 6-months of starting the drug. So please do not worry... in a way, it can be reassuring they have found something they can fix, rather than infertility remaining 'unexplained'.

I also don't want to recommend a herbal supplement, especially as I didn't get on with it - so please do your own research. But vitex is believed to lower rates of prolactin. Do tell your doc if you start taking this however, as it can interfere with your blood test results.

Some 6 or 7 months after I was given this diagnosis - I am pregnant. So don't give up hope!

Umm so I am 9dpo and I went to the bathroom this morning and I have brown spotting!!! Hoping its implantation but I never had Implantation bleeding with my last pregnancy. Guess we will see 🤔🤔

@Lottiepink ahh sorry your temps have dropped:( has AF arrived?

@whatsthecraic91 the hunger and hotness is a good sign!!! I am also pretty hot today

@1990shopefulftm yeah I think at 14dpo,evening urine will be okay.just try not to drink 2 hours before :)

@KittieKath I am sure @whatsthecraic91 will appreciate that so thanks for dropping back in for support 🥰🥰

@Anny27 ohh that sounds hopeful, fingers crossed for you 😊

Not just yet but I think it will very soon! I've been exhausted, hungry and had heartburn bad too, and felt a little hopeful but with the temp drop this morning I know af is on her way :(

@KittieKath aww thank you so much for taking the time to write your story! Hopefully it was a one off and they will be normal at my next test, I wasn’t given what the actual number is but they said it was high ☹️ I haven’t had any stress this past year that I can think off! It’s the wait that makes me sad, if I get the diagnosis and have to wait 6months for an MRI then 6 months or medication, I know there’s nothing that can be done about it but after a year of trying I just want to be pregnant now! I’m still trying to keep positive for this cycle 🤞🏼 Is it still possible to get pregnant with this hormone being high, do you know?

@Anny27 ooo that sounds promising!! What about your temp is it still high? How much does your temperature drop before AF? I’m keeping an eye on my temps and mine did drop a tiny bit this morning, does it have to be below the cover line?

@KittieKath I also have very regular periods and I don’t have acne at all and have read they are both symptoms, it’s so strange ☹️

Hi Ladies,
Apologies for being quiet, readjusting to life back at work after the wonderful long holiday!
@Lozzlepop pleased to hear your scan went as you hoped and you can now heal and try to find a way forward with your partner in your own time.

@whatsthecraic91 sorry to hear about your results, I don't know anything about it but sounds like it can be treatable and managed by lifestyle. So frustrating though that you have to wait 4 weeks for the appointment to properly talk about it- I'd be getting myself wound up waiting 😞

Bought some preseed and tried it for the first time tonight- what a palaver 😂 super wet and sloppy and felt like I'd peed myself, it's a real mood killer saying to DP 'hold up whilst I insert a test tube of lube inside me first love' 🤦🏼‍♀️😆

@whatsthecraic91 high prolactin is super treatable. X

@whatsthecraic91 if you have no symptoms (one of the main ones can be lactating!) Then it is probably an anomaly. They will prob just retest. Even if you are scared of needles or are running late for the appointment can send it upwards... maybe doing the test at a different time of the cycle would be a good idea?

The main impact is high prolactin stops ovulation, so if you are regular, then you are probably completely fine! They gave me a scan when mine was sky high and it showed I too was ovulating... though I skipped a period the month my brother died. It shows how much stress can impact fertility.

Do you use OPKs? And get positives?

@whatsthecraic91 my temp usually drops to. Cover line before af, it did that yest, well just under cover line and this morning it's shot back up. My apps say I'm 11dpo, but I'm wondering if I'm 8/9dpo as I wouldn't usually ovulate that early and I had a few cramps and tell tale symptoms a few days after the ov prediction. I'm praying now that this was an implantation dip 🤞🏻🤞🏻

@Kiza 😂😂 i quite like using it, but I just have the tube not the individual ones so yours maybe has loads more in that what I would use. I always try and go to bed first when using it, so it's not as much of a mood killer 🤣🤣

@Kiza hope you had a lovely time! Yea I feel like 4 weeks is a lifetime away! Hopefully it flies by!

@ValidUser yes the more I read about it the happier I am, but I just want it sorted now I am so impatient! How are you?

@KittieKath my next test is first thing on a Monday morning so hopefully relaxing all weekend before it will do the trick! If my AF comes as expected then it will be on CD24 so don’t know if that will make a difference! 🤞🏼 Yes I have used CBs in the past and have got my static smiley so I’m very sure I am ovulating and my temperatures this month confirmed it!

@Lottiepink ooo fingers crossed it is implantation! My temperature jumped this morning again and I am just praying it stays up 😅

@Lottiepink think I need more practise, we often DTD when we get home from work as I'm too tired by the time bed time roles around 😄

@whatsthecraic91 try and keep yourself busy with some lovely things to keep your mind off it

So I got my peak OPK early today which is frustrating as DP had his 2nd SA on Monday so he was not allowed to ejaculate 48hoirs before so only managed to DTD last night! On it today and tomorrow and hope 3 days in a row is enough 🤞🏼

Caved and tested and got a BFN, just waiting for AF tommorow now.

@whatsthecraic91 I actually put my appointment out 3 weeks - still have a few kg to go to reach the healthy zone.

I'm embarrassed and ashamed and angry with myself. At the same time, I wouldn't hold anything against anyone else in my shoes for the same thing.

I also felt it was better to have things right. And still waiting on my latest AMH.

Next visit to the clinic is to sign IVF consent forms.

Glad you're feeling better, if impatient! X

@Kiza sounds like you have all bases covered! Thank you, still keeping positive for AF not to show this weekend! If she does then I will plan lots of lovely things to keep me occupied to my next blood test! Well I have one thing planned already I’m heading to Kraków next Wednesday for 4 nights 😁

@1990shopefulftm so sorry is AF due tomorrow?

Had a tiny bit of pink in my CM when I was at the loo earlier, it was creamy too & im usually completely dry by now 🤞🏼🤞🏼

@ValidUser don’t beat yourself it’s really hard! Definitely better to have everything right and then you will know you have the best chance!

Thank you I really am, holding on hope for this weekend 🤞🏼😅

Thanks @whatsthecraic91. Will cross everything for you!