The hut of gl/doom: ttc with the emphasis on trying!

[delilahbelle]

A supportive and slightly fluffy thread for those dealing with the issues of ttc longterm, whether with assisted fertility or not.

I'll be having mine - we get offered them through work and having had flu a few years ago am very keen to avoid it again!

Plus, with all the needles and other unmentionables that have recently found themselves in an around my body I'm far less concerned than I used to be about a small jab!

How is everyone? Sorry to hear you're having such a tough time of it imisslieins - it really does seem a lottery in terms of NHS responses. So far our GP and hospital have been great, but have a secret 'just in case' stash building, in case this ever stops!

I'm good thanks Chair. Scan today showed all 6 follies growing nicely and possibly a couple of others behind the cyst (which is now known as 'the beast') so I've just had my final sniffs and then it's hcg jab this evening and collection on Weds. Woo! Feeling much better in myself although the beast is making me a bit uncomfortable

How's you?

Hey everyone, back from my holidays, I didn't manage to trick the evil witch into coming while I was away, so still holding out for a period this side of Christmas!

Sounds like there is lots going on in the hut, hope to get a few mins to myself later to catch up on where everyones at

I'm good - blood test this morning, am getting pretty used to the needles now! Great news about the 6 follies - fingers crossed for a healthy haul.

Wow great news about the collection on Wednesday fingers crossed they all fertilise and make it through r you hoping for a day 5 transfer?

Hope you had a lovely holiday?

Brilliant news Devil, sorry about the Beast though - will they be able to get rid of it when they collect the eggs?

Flixy, sorry the witch stayed away, hope you had an amazing time though.

Chair, what blood test was that for you?

I've got dildocam tomorrow morning to see whether there's anything growing with the 100mg. If not - it's my birthday this weekend so I shall be going wild :)

Hi Summer - hope you get on OK with the camera - I'd built it up in my head as a figure of fear so was surprised when it didn't live up to (down to?) my wrost expectations. Still probably not going to make my top 10 lists of fun though.

Yesterday was repeat Day 21 bloods - they were optimisitic when I had my scan that one of my ovaries looked like it might be up to something, so wanted to run the bloods again. Fine by me, it all gets us one step closer to some treatment...

Hi guys. I'm net to mumsnet and have been ttc for 15 months... It's getting pretty rough and just waiting for the fertility clinic to call me after my GP sent a referral through. I feel that I could use a bit of extra support, esp. as I have had 5... wait no, it went up to 6 last night... people in our friends/family circle announce pregnancies in the last 3 weeks.

Can I join in with you guys? :-)

Hi Anna of course were a friendly bunch really despite the gloom however we seem to be having a lucky streak at the moment

Hi Anna

Welcome to the hut. I'm a relative newbie too, and can confirm we're all pretty friendly.

And to add to the positive vibe, can confirm that this month I have ovulated! Go left ovary, you little try-er you. (Take note right ovary...)

That's very good news Chair! Well done Chair's left ovary

Hi Anna . We're all familiar with the feeling that everyone else in the whole world is pregnant except you round here. Fingers crossed you get an appointment quickly.

Hi Pink, I'm hoping they'll go to 5 days as the consultant wants to put a singlie back if possible. How are you getting on?

I feel a bit pants today but that's me finished work for a few days so going to chill the hell out after tomorrow morning's over and done with!

Hiya devil
I'm alright still no bleeding and hoping that continues till the scan on the 29th then midwife on 5th November if I get that far

Good news on the ovulation front woohoo let's hope it brings some good news x

anna i'm a lucky graduate and can say that the Hut kept me sane during the latter year of a two and half year journey to find out why pregnancy was proving illusive.

I still pop in now and then to see how everyone is getting on.

Hi Anna & welcome! Extra support definitely provided here - and as others have said we all know that awful everyone else getting pregnant feeling..

Chair, go go GO that ovary of yours! Fingers crossed there are exciting things happening inside you right now.

My appointment today was pretty optimistic. Two follicles this time and one is almost 18mm. My lining's still pretty thin though, so the nurse took bloods to confirm my oestrogen levels and they were high so she thinks there's still a chance of ovulation. Am a bit concerned that even if I do ov and the egg does get fertilised (big ifs) the lining will be too thin to implant, but hey. It's a definite improvement on the last year of pre-pubescenthood.

Thanks guys, I feel very welcome! It's good to hear that there has been a lucky streak and some ovulation in the works (woop woop!) so hopefully it's catching! You know how easily a winter cold goes around? Don't you wish pregnancy goes around that easily?!

Well, my story is that I was on the depo for 3 years and came off it 15 months ago to ttc our 1st. My cycles are only just starting to regulate after going to acupuncture. I'm on day 26 which is amazing seeing as I was having fortnightly bleeds!!

I feel pretty dumb though. I just realized that a lap and dye, which I'm assuming I'll have to go through, is a surgical procedure. The GP explained that they put ink into your system and have a look. Now, how did I think they were going to look??!! I feel a great sense of dread at hearing back from the referral and just really hope I do get pregnant soon! I mean, I'm not ovulating, but does that mean I have to go under the bloody knife? Seriously?

Anyway it's nice to have a vent where I know it's understood :-)

Anna, what were your cycles like before you went on depo? Fortnightly bleeds sound horrific. I've been at the other end of the spectrum with no bleeds at all since coming off Microgynon.

As for the lap & dye - depends on your PCT but a lot of places don't do them until quite far down the line so you may end up not having to have one. The other method of checking out your insides is what we in the hut affectionally call the dildocam which is basically an internal ultrasound - not as horrific as it sounds and all over in about 10 minutes.

As I say, it seems to be different just about everywhere, but if you're not ovulating the first port of call will probably be to give you a clomid prescription (a drug which most of us are either on or have been on!)

Either way, don't feel any dread about the referral, honestly it's such a good treatment when you're through the doors of the fertility clinic and starting treatment.

Hi Summer, I've been at the other end as well- the depo took my periods away for 3 years, and it took me 6 months afterwards for anything to happen. To top it off, my symptom were crazy- I felt pregnant all that time and spent a small fortune on tests! Before the depo they were actually regular-ish. I knew roughly when to expect them. So I'm hoping it will eventually go back to that.

Phew!- about the lap and dye. Even a dildocam sounds nicer, I can handle that! I was sort of hoping they'd just bung me on the clomid but my GP said they will probably want to do tests before prescribing it, so we shall see I guess.

How long were you on microgynon, and how long have you now been off it? I never realised the effect that these chemicals can have! You spend so long hearing how easy it is to get pregnant, and then when you start trying, it's another story.

Well, have a good day folks! :-)

Anna - they may refer you for HSG too, which is a way of checking your uterus and tubes with dye but while you are awake.
I had dildiocam (showed no probs) then HSG (which showed a blocked tube) and then a lap and dye (to unblock the tube and treat the endo they found when they went in)
Lap and dye is keyhole surgery, done under general but is day surgery. It's really not so bad, just gives you sore stomach muscles for a few days.
I got pregnant the month after mine and am currently 23 weeks.
As others have said though, different trusts have different ways of approaching diagnosis and treatment.

Welcome to the hut Anna I'm sure you'll find it very helpful and supportive here.
Sorry not been on in a while, off work with a sickness bug was hoping it was a 24hr thing but gone past that now.
Final scan tomorrow CD17 and then it's goodbye clomid for us - I'd heard so many success stories on it I supposed I'd wrongly assumed I'd be one of them!
Hope everyone else is doing ok and having decent weeks so far x

Oh my goodness queen 23 weeks doesn't seem that long ago at all hope alls well?

Fingers crossed for tomorrow mands but I guess if its not working it'll be good to move onto something else?

i'm fine Pink struggling to put my own socks on now!!

That's me back. Seven eggs (which I keep hearing as a Len Goodman style SEVEN!). They're going to ICSI four of them and IVF the rest. I was slightly confused by all the percentages of how many might fertilise so am just praying we get at least one. Sedation was rather nice and I just feel a bit tender at the moment so so far so good. I have retreated to bed as a precautionary measure and had a lovely nap accompanied by one of my cats .

Devil - seven eggs! Well done you! Enjoy your rest (am deeply envious of your cats, DH will not tollerate the idea of a kitten, and my sense of injustice at this is nearly as high as the one about continuing lack of pregnancy!)

devil that's great! Fingers crossed for you.
mands what will they try next?
I had my last of my first round of clomid yesterday. So just waiting to dtd lots :) theyve made me horrifically emotional and I'm crying at anything and I've also got thrush. Grrr! Snuggled up on the sofa now while dh makes tea so not all bad. :)

Woohoo devil that's fantastic!!

They do bamboozle you with percentages but you've got a good shot with the icsi do let us know my first icsi worked so take it easy