Post Pill Party - Cocktail Club

[MissC07]

After a chilled garden soiree, it's time to shake things up and head to the cocktail club. Let's get into the spirit(s) - it's a whiskey business TTC so if you're feeling pretty fly grab a Mai Tai and have yourself some Sex on the Beach. Fingers crossed we get some BFP's and keep the Bloody Mary's away. Let the celebrations be-Gin!! Time flys when your having Rum!

Welcome to the 11th (!) post pill party thread for women who have recently come off the pill. Where we can all come and discuss the highs and lows of TTC.

Ladies already at the soiree:

@ChinChilly
@Juno231
@TheHotelCalifornia
@Moocher90
@Flowers222
@feliznavidad2
@MissM94
@Cams50
@HRHXO
@Kay00
@AllyCat31
@LauraT94
@Gracie2021
@FlyingGiraffe
@Emmgrem
@Tillybabs
@Kat668
@TheDaydreamBelievers
@mrsmacmc
@Ttcin2021
@pineapple2021
@MrsHInch
@Lovebug06
@JT90
@Sperr
@MancMama39
@Nellieee
@Robyn101
@LG93
@minipilling
@WhirlingD
@Springflower3
@crabette
@CaptainGT
@abi555
@ChillysT
@firsttimemummy321

Please tag anyone I’ve missed!

@Moocher90 good good - I couldn't remember what it was off the back of. Okay well they will test your AMH as well so hopefully you can appointment really soon.

@Juno231 I really hope the referral is quick but nhs wait times are ridiculous. How long did you wait after GP referred you?

Atleast privately I will have all the tests I need so when the nhs referral catches up they will already have all the results they need to progress it. If I have a low AMH I’m not really sure what I can be offered.

@Moocher90 gosh just realised I missed several words off in my last message lol. It was 2,5 months between referral and appointment. I'm not sure how much of that was luck though as originally the referral was sent through in Nov with an appointment for the 17th of May but then they must have had a cancellation and sent me a new time for 11th of Feb. With low AMH they go straight to IVF without waiting for the 2-3 year mark. Do you know what your FSH is?

@Juno231

So looking at my previous day 3 bloods on the nhs app they appear to be ok, however I haven’t had any for a while.

@Moocher90 I'd just triple check that it's definitely fertility gynaecology. I'm being referred to gynaecology because of no ovulation but because a year + of TTC hasnt passed they will only refer to generic gynaecology.

@Trying4one congratulations, she's beautiful 😍

Hi girls, my scan came back clear.. the sonography lady was expecting to find some cysts but luckily for me there wasn't anything there & blood test is clear so just have to put it possibly down to the vaccine.. so you can imagine how surprised I was that AF turned up yesterday while I was at work 😂😂😂 all that rubbing of my ovaries must of shocked the bitch into working hahahaha so as of now (when AF fucks off) me and DP are officially TTC and are no longer pulling out 🙌🏽🙌🏽 so excited to be properly on this journey with you all now! Finally part of the big girls club 😅♥️

@Moocher90 sorry to hear about your test results.

@MissM94 great news about your scans and tests being clear.

I'm actually considering putting a complaint in against my GP surgery, I feel so let down by them. I mentioned I was worried about my TSH and being pregnant, I mentioned the NICE guidelines and that UHB quite clearly states
TSH should not be over 2.5 during pregnancy but my TSH while I was pregnant and they knew I was pregnant has just been marked as no further action. I was never given the official results of the scan I had before I found out I was pregnant, and now I'm having to chase them up for a sick note for work. I feel like there has been no care and I haven't been listened to from the start. Maybe I'm just looking for someone or something to blame but bloody hell I feel so angry at them at the minute.

@Moocher90 what was your exact AMH result? I've just been diagnosed with premature ovarian insufficiency and mine with 0.36. Off the scale. My AMH was 70. I have a private appointment booked for end of July and amazingly my NHS referral seems to have come through also! My DP has children so I will have to self fund IVF. I have almost no chance of conceiving with my own eggs so I'm going to go straight to DEIVF. I'm ok with it. My genes are shitty anyhow. Loads of autoimmune problems which is probably why my ovaries have failed at 38!!! At least this way I can hopefully still be a mum. Fingers crossed there's nothing wrong with my uterus. I've had 1 period in 7 months since coming off the pill.

@WhirlingD my AMH was 3.3 pmol/l and should be between 4.1 and 58 pmol/l. I’m 31 in September but obviously concerned it’s quite low for my age and could mean early menopause for me. I also have Hashimotos and underactive thyroid.

My FSH hasn’t been tested in a while but my last bloods it was within range.
I am going for a private fertility assessment on Friday which involves bloods being taken and then in a few weeks a hycosy and DH is having a SA done and we should get results back on the day of my hycosy of the tests and his SA. I might have to go private whilst I wait for my nhs referral. I hope the private fertility clinic write a letter to the go with the findings if they are concerned about my ovarian reserve. We have no kids so I’m so upset at the thought I might never be a mum

POI and Hashimotos are linked, but POI is still very rare. Hopefully you'll get some answers at your scan. Since talking to other people with POI, I've heard of examples of people getting pregnant naturally, with an AMH of less than 1. Being young helps, which you are. My AMH is much lower and I'm a good bit older, which is why IVF with my own eggs is very unlikely to work. I have the same chance of getting pregnant naturally, which is around 5%.

@ChinChilly thank you! If I was you I 100% would.. especially when their failings are so obvious! You're not just looking for someone to blame you've been let down! X

@MissM94 Yey! Glad your body is finally doing something... anything! Even if its AF

@ChinChilly I think given that your TSH levels were a valid concern and you gave them the NICE guidelines I think you are well positioned to make a complaint. I hope you're OK xx hugs xx

@Moocher90 its really good that you have assessments lined up. Hopefully you will find the fertility clinic are quick to act once they know what your diagnosis is and you get recommended for IVF (if necessary) asap xx

@Kay00 hahaha I know right! I've never been so happy for AF to turn up before 😂😂 thank you ♥️

As if things weren't bad enough in my camp, my cousin just announced his girlfriend is pregnant and is due around the same time as I would of been, I actually feel like I've been kicked in the gut, genuinely don't know what to do with myself.

Oh my that's really awful. I'm so sorry @ChinChilly xx

I'm so sorry @ChinChilly. I know that pain. It hurts to fuck. All I can say is that I understand and im sorry

@Kay00 thankyou for your reply th either day. I've just seen it ❤️

@ChinChilly so sorry to hear that, how horrible for you. Sending you loads of love x

@Kay00 @TheDaydreamBelievers thanks both, it's harder when it's family because you can't block it out and everybody else is so excited and I'm just thinking that should of been me ☹ thank god it was an announcement on a whatsapp group and not in person because I don't know how I would of reacted.

@Lovebug06 thanks ❤ the TTC journey is not what I expected, I'm sure for none of us, I wish I was one of those people who fell pregnant and had a healthy pregnancy with a healthy baby at the end.

@ChinChilly I'm so sorry it must be really difficult for you right now, sending lots of love

@Moocher90 please don't be disheartened. I have a friend who had a low ovarian reserve and was told she couldn't get IVF on the nhs. She went private and had twins and then 15 months later, conceived naturally unexpectedly. It can happen

I know with my ccg you had to have at least 5.4

I've had my blood test and they have my results but they wouldn't give it over the phone so I have to wait till my appointment next week which has been pushed to Tuesday now.

@ChinChilly I'm so sorry to hear that. Hope you are doing as well as can be. I can only imagine how sad it must be to hear news like that.

@MissM94 congrats on AF, I'm glad she finally showed up

I'm on CD 67 now with nothing. I called my doctors this morning just to see if there is anything they could do (knowing they probably can't) and she was the nicest doctor and booked me in for a blood test next week and referred me for an internal scan, although I have to wait for a letter to get that booked in!

@MissC07 thank you! glad they're booking you in for a scan and blood test, I made it to CD92 so I honestly feel your frustration! Everything was clear for me so I'm hoping it is for you too, I just put it down to the vaccine - I just have no idea what else it could be

I've been quiet recently, not much to report. I'm now 16dpo, period late by 2 days. I did a test at 11dpo and it was stark white negative so I've just been waiting for AF really. Some slight bloody tinge to my cervical mucus, but only really when checking my cervix. My cervix is high and closed but still quite firm.
Also randomly - my right breast is leaking?? I've not breastfed for over 3 years now so it's a bit strange. I've also had episodes of nausea and dizziness.

@MissC07 its good that you've been referred for a scan, hopefully it comes through quickly for you.

@Tillybabs good luck for Tuesday

@ChinChilly I'm so sorry. Its awful when it feels like everyone around you is pregnant. One of my friends who is pregnant said she thought she had a bug then realised her period was 3 weeks late. Another had a one night stand with an ex and to the morning after pill but still got pregnant. Its so gutting when you're trying so hard.

@Tillybabs @MissC07 @Sunshinedaisybuttermellow thanks all, it's really hard but I really do need to stick my big girl pants on and start moving on. I think it will be easier once I've got something through from Tommy's as it will feel like there is some sort of progress at the minute I'm just stuck waiting around.

@MissM94 it is crazy that the vaccine could of done that to your cycles.