Hi everyone,
I’m wondering if anyone has gone through similar and what you’re experiences are/opinions on this matter…
Me (28f) and my OH (32m) (both of us are not overweight, hardly drink and never have smoked) have been trying for our first baby for 10 months now- not long in the grand scheme of TTC but at 5 months we booked in for a private couples fertility consultation.
These tests included a SA & anti sperm testing for my OH and the following tests for myself;
- TSH
- AMH
- Rubella
- Prolactin
- BMI assessment
- internal US
For myself, my bloods all came back normal. My internal US showed I had a much thinner lining that expected at that point of my cycle. I have another scan to see if it was just a fluke- my first scan taken on CD30 (day before my period was due) showed my uterus lining to be a shocking 2.5mm!! My second scan taken on CD20 showed an improvement but still very thin at 5.7mm (should be at 6mm at the very, very least). However, we was told it wasn’t impossible for conception to happen.
My OH had two SA- first came back at 7million and second came back at 9.5millon, he was tested the 2nd time just 2/3 weeks later. But good motility and morphology on both- quality over quantity we like to say 😂
That was now 5 months ago- in this time my periods have gone haywire. They are now irregular (started becoming irregular this year)- I used to be 27/28 days on average, then it bumped up to about 28-30 but now it’s anywhere from 26-31 days. I have to say though pin pointing my ovulation isn’t terrible on the majority as I do get ovulation pains.
Another issue is my mid cycle spotting seems to be getting more and more. Sometimes I spot for 5 days before my period.
I started taking Fertility Smart tablets at Christmas so I do wonder if this could be something to do with it… but it has everything I have been recommended to take in it, so I’m a bit worried to stop taking them. My OH also takes the male version. I also take 1000mg vitamin E.
I had a strange cycle March/April time where I spotted for 2 weeks before my period was due, then missed my period and then got a positive ovulation test at CD39 and then a super light period after that… but since then my periods have seemed to return to ‘normal’.
I’ve been quite lucky in the fact that my doctor hasn’t just dismissed me and she sent me for blood tests covering lots of different things- the same things that the fertility clinic tests along with progesterone but this was done at CD5 and I’m waiting for a call back to see if I can be tested for the typical CD21 tests.
But the results came back fine… but my worries are that if everything is normal then why do I (hopefully I don’t anymore) have such a thin lining and why do I spot so much?
We already have a hurdle to deal with, with my OH sperm count so I want to make sure that my body is ready just incase some of the sperm does actually make its way to the egg!
Im just at such a loss at what to do next… my fertility clinic said they wanted to see us nearer to the year mark (which in 2 months it will be), but that means another £500 to test both me and my OH. Not to mention they said about getting a HyCosy done- another £400… it’s a lot of money to pay out on something that might or might not have changed. I just felt so deflated from our last results and they couldn’t tell us what to do to help improve our chances!
But after researching we have tried the following;
- walnuts & Brazil nuts- me
- Sunflower seeds- OH
- Supplements - both
- Raspberry tea leaf at the beginning of cycle- me
- pineapple core- me
- reflexology- me
- cutting down on caffeine- both
- eating healthier and a more med diet- both
I have to admit that we have both started to lose hope and slacken on these things in recent months… this is the first month I’ve stopped testing for ovulation and I’m attempting to go with the flow. I’m so nervous for how long things are going to take, potentially going for IVF and more importantly if it is ever going to happen.
I’m heartbroken all the time. I try not to be sad but there are so many babies in my family and pretending not to be hurting every time I see them is exhausting. I just want it to be our turn so badly.
thank you to anyone who has managed to get through this mammoth essay and to anyone who is able to offer advice/wisdom. Im wishing baby dust to you all ✨