The Hopeful Hearts Circle 1 - December 2025🎄💖

[Iris2024]

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Welcome to a wishful December 🎄🤍💞

@BlondepeachI did. I’ve tested this morning. There’s a line but still incredibly faint. I’m worried that it may be a chemical as not darkened much between tests.

Did anyone take progesterone in early pregnancy? I know the EPAU said to ring them when I have a positive test but how positive does it have to be? 🙈 I realise this might be a silly question. I’ll add a photo of this morning’s test at 11DPO

I think that’s a good line @Fullofconfusion- I’m not having to turn my phone on its side and squint, it’s very clear. No idea when you can get progesterone but you are very likely pregnant right now!

@Fullofconfusion I would also say that’s a good line for 11dpo! I’ve attached my 9-11dpo tests, so mine was probably even a little fainter. Also remember hcg should double every other day rather than every day ☺️

I had progesterone ready to go which I took from my 10dpo test I think, so would say it’s definitely worth calling to try and get asap!

Thank you ladies.

@Blondepeachthat’s so helpful, thank you for posting them. My original test which would have been 9DPO looks like your second one so there is progression. I’m just totally in my head about it because our journey has been a very difficult one. I’ve also not told my partner yet as wanted to check it was progressing and wasn’t a chemical. He’s massively struggled with the losses and is stressed at work at the moment so I didn’t want to cause more stress for him.

I’ll give EPAU a ring and ask about progesterone today. And then keep fingers, toes and all other extremities crossed that this is finally a sticky one!

@Fullofconfusion completely understand keeping it to yourself for now, I think I tested for around 10 days and every morning I was just waiting for the tests to fade, but this time it didn’t (I had x3 chemicals and an ectopic prior).

All you can do is hang onto some hope which is an absolute mind game itself! Everything crossed for you ❤️

@Blondepeachits definitely not easy to keep the hope but it’s there. 2 miscarriages, 1 chemical and a TFMR for me.

I called EPAU and they will put up some progesterone. They’ve also booked me an early reassurance scan for 7 weeks 🤞🏻

@Fullofconfusion everything crossed for you, hope the next few weeks until your scan go quickly & smoothly!

My line this morning is incredibly faint. I think this is another chemical. I’m going to stop the progesterone and let nature take its course. Feeling very sad today again

@Fullofconfusion oh bless you, I've got no words, just sending you so much love x

@Fullofconfusion Im so sorry, what an absolute emotional rollercoaster. Did you take another test today or has anything changed? Sending you a massive hug ❤️

I didn’t take any further tests. I wasn’t feeling confident as the lines weren’t really progressing but the last one was much fainter than previously. I started to bleed today so it’s another chemical as I thought.

Roll on June when we have our referral to the early loss clinic. It’s got to the point where I’m not sure I can keep trying for much longer

@Fullofconfusion im so sorry 😞

Im just checking in with the thread I originally made and see how everybody is doing ❤️

@Taysonic any updates on a way forward?

Hi everyone,
Just sat thinking of you all and hoping you're all doing ok ❤

Ahhhh @LuckyDuck93 - more importantly, how are YOU getting on!?

All quiet for me on TTC front at the moment... currently anxiously awaiting my blood test results from the latest round of fertility tests. I was emailed on Monday to say they'd been reviewed and to expect a letter soon. Have been holding off TTCing or making a decision on whether to continue to TTC til we get these results so we'll see...

Had a big chat with DP until the early hours of the morning the other night discussing various scenarios... Talking about what was important to each of us when it comes to having a family together, what our considerations were and what would need to the focus or priority depending on what avenue we choose to go down.

Will report back if/when I get this letter... But, it has been quite nice in a way to not have the pressure of TTC hanging over us the last few months. We've had a lovely weekend away to Belgium, we've enjoyed lovely meals out, had a few drinks together!

@LuckyDuck93lovely to hear from you. How are you and baby doing? Hope all is well.

so after the latest chemical we decided to go for fertility testing. Bloods and scan all good for me. AMH of 8.1 which I think is fairly good for my age. My partner however has a low sperm count and the morphology is incredibly low so there are very few “normal” sperm. Clinics advice is to have IVF and sooner rather than later. She did say it’s not impossible for us to get pregnant naturally but it would be a lot harder and we don’t have time on our side due to my age.

So we have a lot of thinking and hard conversations to have. We can’t afford IVF so would have to look at borrowing the money somehow. This makes me nervous as it’s not a guaranteed outcome even with IVF. I’m in a complete pickle and have cried on and off since we got the results.

Not the happiest update from me but at least we kind of know where we are now

@Taysonic @Fullofconfusion we're good thank you, still wondering when i'll ever believe this is happening though!
@Taysonic glad you've had a quieter few months without any pressure, it's nice to give yourselves that break isn't it. Hope you get some answers soon!

@Fullofconfusion oh bless you that's a totally new type of pressure isn't it, i'm sure you're already doing this but my hubby had the same and we did the whole stopping hot baths, taking supplements etc for 3 months and it made a huge difference to his next results in a relatively short space of time x

@LuckyDuck93that’s reassuring to hear. Did your hobby have similar results? My partners morphology is only 0.5% which is very low and that’s what worries me the most. The low sperm count worries me less as I know this is easier to improve. He’s already on some supplements but we’ve added some more in and cut out caffeine completely

@Fullofconfusion his count was only just "low", morphology was 1.5% from what I can remember,it improved to 4% after 3 months, frustrating because we will never know whether it was just a bad result after a few hot baths or whether the supplements really did improve it!

Thanks @LuckyDuck93definitely food for thought. We’re still processing and assessing our next move at the moment. We can’t really afford IVF but if it’s the best option we might need to try and find the funds. Waiting for a retest for my partner just feels like wasting even more time…it’s a dilemma. Thank you so much for your input though. You’ve always been very supportive and it’s much appreciated. I’m so happy for you!

@Taysonichope your results give you some hope or at least some guidance. I feel like your situation is just so similar to mine. Glad you’ve had a nice break not worrying about TTC for a while

Hi ladies, I hope everyone from this thread is doing ok 💗

bit of a random one but back in December before I fell pregnant I had ordered a detailed STI test from AlphaBiolabs as had been reading about Ureaplasma and other underlying conditions that may be causing my early miscarriages. I’m 20 weeks now and had wondered if anybody on this thread would like me to post them the (unused obviously) sample collection test, as I paid £59 for it but don’t need it currently. Happy to give for free and just whoever has it pay the cost of me posting it to them. I believe all you have to do is register your details before sending the results away, this is all detailed inside the box.

no pressure at all as know most people on the thread have already had such tests done as part of fertility investigations, but just if someone on here was considering getting a Ureaplasma screening done I would be more than happy to donate it.

Hugs to all x

Forgot to add my screenshot of what the sample tests for!

Oh lovely ladies... I am freaking out.

Cut a long story short: I am pregnant again. We hadn't intended on getting pregnant this cycle, it was a bit of a misjudgment of where I was in my cycle. We were waiting for the blood test results before making any decisions...

I did get my blood test results last week. Same as previously: all fine except for testing positive for thyroid antibodies. No treatment offered except heightened thyroid monitoring.

We had decided to give ourselves three months: let me continue to take supplements and build up coq10 to hopefully improve egg quality and aim for one last go at it.

And now I've just found out I'm pregnant. You'd think I'd be happy but I'm just sad and terrified because I don't expect this outcome to be any different than the others. I started taking progesterone again last night so... I guess I'll do what I can do but... In my heart of hearts, I fully expect this to be over again within two weeks.

Oh @TaysonicI know that exact feeling that you’ve described too well. You’re doing all that you can. Every pregnancy is different and I have everything crossed for you that this is your sticky one. I’m not going to give any advice to relax or not test or anything. All the feelings you’re having are valid. Be kind to yourself.

@Blondepeachthats ever so kind. I think I’ve had those tests when I was pregnant previously so I’ll pass but it’s very kind of you to offer to anyone who may need it. Hope you’re doing well.

I’m currently in the 2nd again. Not expecting anything or even hoping for anything to be honest. I’m just tracking mainly to know where I am in my cycle. We have our NHS loss clinic appointment soon. Not sure if that’ll be at all helpful. My partner went to see the GP and he tried to dismiss his concerns (we’ve now confirmed he has a low sperm count) yet again. Very annoyed with GP on the male fertility side to be honest. But he’s agreed to refer him to urology for a scan. So we have a few things going on. No idea what the end result will be as we feel a bit hopeless at the moment but we’re waiting for a few more answers before we decide our path.