Super thin lining - is all hope lost?

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Hi all. Feeling pretty down after just having my CD11 scan (I'm on letrozole cycle 2) and being told my lining is only 1.7mm.

Last cycle it was 3.4mm on CD14 so still very thin hence why they wanted to monitor again this time round. I ovulated on CD21 last month I think so hopefully I have another 10 days for it to thicken up.

Just feeling like it's all a bit hopeless at the moment. I'm being scanned again in a week which will be CD19 so just hoping for a miraculous amount of thickening by then because I know these numbers are just totally not viable.

Does anyone have any nice success stories or tips to share?

The consultant seemed to think IVF would still be an option because they can use oestrogen then to thicken it up and do frozen transfer but oestrogen isnt an option at the moment because it will impact ovulation.

@JadeCat CD11 today and lining was 4.1mm, my follicle was 17mm - next scan is CD16 due to bank holiday.

so disappointed at my lining - feel like i'm losing all hope that it is going to happen.

IF this cycle fails - going to discuss going down the IVF route with my doctor. Although then i will still be concerned that lining will be an issue

@Optimistic66 Sorry to hear that. Could you get another acupuncture session in before your next scan? To see if that boosts things?

Don’t lose hope - we are going to get there!!

If you need a positive story Megan McKenna from Towie has recently announced she is pregnant via IVF - she has PCOS and said her lining was 5mm before treatment. So it can be done!!

I’m just on my way to my baseline scan to pick up my fsh injections, my husband is out tonight so I’m going to have inject myself for the first time. Not looking forward tonight.

@JadeCat good luck! I'm definitely going ask about injections for next cycle

Ahhh the anticipation of doing it is definitely the worst! Fingers crossed for this cycle! Which cycle is this again?

I'm so down about my lining! Just wish it would play ball. I've added in aspirin to the mix to help.

@JadeCat - How did injecting yourself go?

My lining got up to 7.6mm today - CD16 so acceptable or at the least better than last month.

Ovulated already so hoping i managed to catch it as didnt get a peak on OPK at all.

@Optimistic66 sorry I’ve only just seen this!

7.6mm is amazing 🤩 fingers crossed you managed to catch it, but at least it proves your lining can get thicker!!

I’ve had a disappointing month on the injections My lining was only 5.9 yesterday on CD14. As I had three follicles at 22 / 23mm I was told to abandon the cycle due to being at risk of multiples.

I don’t know whether to ask if I can continue being scanned to see if it grows anymore?

I can start IVF next month but now I’m worried my lining won’t get thick enough for a transfer.

@JadeCat ahh i'm so sorry to hear that your lining was so thin. I have the same fear regarding IVF and lining... but i presume as they give patches etc it will help? what are the doctors view on it?

Are you still going to try or are you going to abandon?

Yeah i'm the 2ww and actually don't feel as crazy and i think im just so disheartened at the moment that im just trying to forget about it until my period arrives. I'm happy it got up but wish it got to 8mm. is 7.6mm even thick enough to hold a pregnancy?

@Optimistic66 I was on patches and injections this cycle. Feel like my body just doesn’t want to play ball after years on the pill.

He recommended moving to IVF but a frozen transfer so they could spend time building the lining before transfer. The NHS won’t go straight to frozen so I’ll have to see how I respond to the IVF meds.

I decided not to trigger as I didn’t want any more hormones in me and I can ovulate on my own. I’m just going to DTD every other day and see what happens - not expecting anything even with three follicles!

I think 7.6mm is really good. I think the minimum for a IVF transfer is 7mm. But I know the feeling it’s hard to be hopeful when you’ve had so much disappointment. All the scans make you feel like you’re on a rollercoaster of information.

@JadeCat - ahh thats rubbish that the patches didnt help! I'm nervous about that too. I never was on the pill so dont know what is causing my thin lining.

How many rounds do you get on the NHS? I'm also consider going straight to IVF rather than do many rounds of let due to lining issues. However I am private so everything just costs lots of money.

Yeah so think its 'within' so still trying to hope that I have a small chance. Its all so deflating isnt it.

@JadeCat wanted to come back to give some hope! I've just tested positive with a 7.6mm lining Letrozole cycle! Praying this is a sticky baby! 🤞🏽

Wish you so much luck! ❤️❤️

Ahh @Optimistic66 CONGRATULATIONS!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

That is amazing news!! I’m so pleased for you.

You have given me some hope! Wishing you all the best with everything xx 😘

I just wanted to come back to this thread and update on things i did to improve my lining the cycle i fell pregnant. Currently 9w+6d today.

I did castor oil patches on my tummy daily until ovulation

I drank beetroot and pomegranates juice daily.

I ate lots of iron rich food to improve blood flow like beef and spinach, with spinach in most meals.

I ate brazil nuts and only had warm water.

Lastly i went for a daily walk for atleast 30 mins.

My lining got to 7.6mm the cycle i’ve caught! so it is possible on the thinner side of lining! Hope some of this stuff helps others as i spent hours searching mumsnet in some hope.

I was taking letrozole.

I just wanted to say thank you! This is the only post I’ve found that can relate at all to what I’m going through.

Currently had my first cycle of Letrozole cancelled yesterday due to no dominant follicle on day 25, despite Menopur daily injections for the last 10 days. My lining got to 7.6 which is amazing for me, previously only 2mm max and that was through using an oestrogen patch (and all the things you mentioned above- couldn’t do anything more if I tried I don’t think!).

My consultant said there’s a really low chance of this working for us and suggested we use these follicles to transfer to IVF today.

We’d been holding out hope for NHS IVF as I also have lean PCOS and stage 4 endo but they’ve said we’d need to try for another year first so whilst it’s so much money privately, I am tempted to pull the trigger and go for it so we don’t lose more time waiting.

anyway thanks to you both for sharing and it’s been so comforting that I’m not alone in this