The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Conceive when its just not happening (12m+)

onlywayisup_2

T2d- ttc#1 since feb 12. Me (29) pcos, long irregular cycles. OH (30) awaiting results of SA. Also awaiting fs appointment and results of possible partial molar pregnancy.

Thanks t2d!!

Sounds good rowin. It always feels better if it feels like your gettin somewere.

time2deal

IVF/ICSI/FET cycles currently ongoing.

Lucyloo: EC 14 August. Good luck!



Team TTC info

• Angeltreats TTC#1 since 08/12, NTNP for at least a year before that. 33 OH 33. Investigation so far: Scan & 21 day bloods for me, all ok. OH has low sperm count & low motility. Next step: waiting to see GP hopefully for FS referral.
• bigmomma051204 TTC#2 since 01/12. PCOS. One ovary due to childhood issue. Overweight, but regular 28 day cycle.
• Chickpea 40. TTC#2 since 09/09. Low AMH. 12 cycles Clomid BFN, 6 cycles ovulation induction (Gonal F + Ovitrelle) BFN. Natural BFP 06/13, MMC 08/13.
• codemonkey TTC#1 since Oct 2010. 33, DH 31. Possible problems on both sides, just started investigations into why it's taking so long.
• cwtw Ttc #1 since Jan 12, me 31 OH 32. Me: PCO normal weight and symptomless except bleeding too often; some anovulatory cycles. OH normal everything. Next Step: On inositol, first fs appt Sept 13 eek.
• Derby2 TTC#1 since 09/08. 34, DH 34. Stupidly low AMH, DH fine. Miracle BFP ended in m/c 01/13. 6 rounds clomid, 4 IUI. Next step IVF-first appointment on 5th August.
• Elsie37 TTC#1 since 02/12. 31. Next step: FS appointment 29 July
• Fannyanna TTC#1 since 05/11. 28. DH 25. PCOS. Primary infertility (not ovulating). Overweight - losing to get Clomid. Next step:Awaiting AF for HSG.
• Floaty TTC#1 01/09. 33. DH 38. No obvious fertility issues from GP tests, slightly low SA. Next step:1st FS appointment 19 Aug.
• FrozenPenguin TTC#1 since Dec 2011. 30, DH 35, Me: mild PCOS, irregular cycles and irregular ovulation. DH: low SA in all 3 areas (count, morphology and motility) and a varicocele. Currently on our fourth cycle of Clomid with the next step being IVF at the end of the year.
• goodvibes TTC#1 since 04/12. 36 OH 38. Investigation so far. Me no problems OH low sperm count. Next step: Current on 3 cycles of clomid on 2/3. Next appointment early Oct.
• lisawood78 TTC # 1 since 2003, I'm 35 hubby 38. Hubby no issues. No fallopian tubes due to ectopic pregnancies caused by severe adhesions. 9 Failed IVF/ICSI/FET cycles. Taking a break til we decide what to do next.
• lucyloo77 TTC#1 since 07/2011. 35, OH is 41. OH has low SA/motility, me no known issues. 1x unsuccessful IVF/ICSI in May 2013. Next step:About to start IVF/ICSI #2 at beginning of August 2013 (eek!).
• MrsDavo TTC#1 (together) since 01/2011. 25, OH : 35. I have 6yr old girl, he has 4yr old girl both from different relationships. MMC April 2012. Diagnosed PCOS Dec 2012 - i ovulate on my own maybe twice a year! Male slightly low. Next step: just been prescribed clomid 50mg for 6 months - awaiting day 21 blood test to see if it worked.
• onestep TTC#2 (dd 9) we've stopped actively ttc now, & are investigating adoption. Waiting to be assigned a SW
• Part Mouse TTC#1 since 2009. 29 DH 36. PCOS, blocked right tube, no ov. Waiting to start injections. Male problems as well. No response to tamoxafin.
• Peonie TTC #1 since 08/10. 34, DH 37. Severe endo. 1 MC 06/12.Next step: IVF.
• Picklepin TTC since July 2012. 35, DH35. No problems found on either side. Have had bloods, HSG and SA. On 4th cycle of Clomid, even though I was seen to ovulate it without it.
• Primmer TTC#1 since 2009. 39, DH 48. Unexplained infertility. Unsuccessful IVF treatment. Considering adoption but still hoping for a miracle.
• RowingGirl TTC#1 since March 2011. 30, OH 37. Regular cycles, no chronic illnesses, blood tests, SA, HSG & hysterscopy all came back normal. GP diagnosed unexplained infertility and advised us to relax & keep TTC'ing; she's not prescribed any fertility drugs. Referred to FS on 9 August. Awaiting appointment
• teaandcupcakeordeath TTC #1 since 04/2011. Me (29). BMI 31. Unicornuate Uterus, PCOS, Mild Endo. Irregular cycles. Elevated Prolactin. DH (30) Poor SA results (count, motility and morphology). Next Step: Brain MRI to check for benign tumour, Obstetrics appointment to check I'm physically able to carry a pregnancy, 2 cycles of NHS IVF with ICSI approved when results are in and BMI at target.
• Tea Lover TTC#1 since 2009. Me - 34, endo, pcos. OH - 41, v poor SA results (count, motility, morphology). Clomid - didn't do much. One ICSI cycle - BFP then early m/c. Next step: sperm DNA fragmentation test 1st August, next steps depend on results of this. (And she prefers coffee. Liar! )
• theonlywayisup TTC#1 since feb 12. Me (29) pcos, long irregular cycles. OH (30) awaiting results of SA. Also awaiting fs appointment and results of possible partial molar pregnancy.
• time2deal TTC#1 since 10/11. 36. DH 36. Low AMH, Low SA - but ovulating fine. Overweight (31 BMI). Cervical cancer 12/12 (remission 03/13). IVF 01/13 9 frozen embryos. AF problems since cancer treatment. Next step:Doing monitored cycle now, hoping to start IVF in September.
• vseviour TTC#1 since 04/2011. 30, DH 28. I have irregular cycle, he has poor count, motility, etc. Both overweight. Lost 4 stone to get BMI to 30, 6 month of Clomid no joy, just been for Prostap jab, Next step: 22nd Aug and having ICSI at end of Aug.
• Whattodonow TTC#1 for for over 2 years. 32, Had all scans - OK, OH has supersperm, I have around 11 AMH, so not great. Three rounds of clomid - totally eff-ed up my cycle and effected my eyesight, so didn't complete 4th round. Next step IVF, waiting for patient info evening invite.

Part_Mouse

Chick pea I'm so sorry xx

Balla huge congrats.

Rowing girl sounds like a positive move forward for you.

Xx

vseviour

Sorry for TMI, but I'm in middle of down reg (11 days after injection) and I seem to have small clots when I go to the toilet? Anyone know if this is normal? x

time2deal

Sorry - can't help vseviour. My experience of downregging was just being depressed and miserable. But, it seems to be that its such a messy powerful process that anything could be normal.

What drugs are you taking?

vseviour

I'm on just one injection (Prostap?) My moods seem ok (well, no different to normal!) and the side effects say some bleeding is possible, but I don't like the 'clottiness'. But it's not heavy. Hmm.. thanks anyway. Will try to ignore thinking about it, better than searching google! x

BugglyB

Chickpea, I'm so sorry for your loss x

chickpea

Thanks for your nice comments.

I have had the op now (nothing happened by itself, got fed up with carrying around non-viable baby and still feeling pregnant when I wasn't.) Hospital staff were very nice, although op was greatly delayed, so took all day. General anesthetic was best bit - wish they had laid me out for a week though rather than 20 minutes.

It's over now anyway, I am an empty vessel once again. I guess I will keep on TTC, having been given a glimmer of hope after getting pregnant at all - albeit a faint glimmer, since it took nearly 4 years. So I have ordered some more OPKs and HPTs - first step is waiting until HCG has left my system, which might take 7-10 days apparently.

In the first instance - back on the diet, I only put on 9 pounds during the whole 12 weeks of being pg, which is less that I had feared, so I am back on Dukan 'attack' to tackle that quickly.

And I managed to get a refund on all the maternity clothes I had bought, thankfully, so I went out and bought an antique single solitaire diamond pendant as a little permanent reminder of what was a life, albeit a brief one..

MrsDavo

Hi Chickpea,

I have a little box now, that I have many things that I have bought over the last year or so to remind me of our baby. It helps to go an look over these things sometimes.

It's not for everyone but helps me. There is a site online called Alexandras angel gifts - that's where I have got most little bits from. Take Care xx

AFM:

Day 23 today - really anxious about this first cycle on clomid and trying so so hard not to get my hopes up. Did the blood test on CD21 and I have to ring up Tuesday 13th to get the progesterone result on that. It's my birthday on Thursday and we are off to a Theme Park ( bad choice but free tickets that need to be used and booked months ago! ) So if the blood test shows I have ovulated I will be testing Thursday morning so that I don't take any risks whilst there. That will be CD28 and I reckon I ovulated ( if it worked ) between CD14-CD16. So that's enough time for it to show up if it did work.

Wish I could just sleep until Tuesday - can't stop thinking about it and wishing it would just bl!!dy work!!!

frozenpenguin

Just back from a week in Edinburgh so catching up on all the posts...

chickpea So so sorry to hear your news, there's nothing anyone can say to make it better but we are all thinking of you xx

angeltreats Your OH's SA sounds very similar to my DH. At his first test it was 2 million count, 2 million volume, 35% motility and 0% morphology. When we heard the last bit about the morphology and the doctor said if we were having IVF they wouldn't have been able to do it with that sample, it was like the bottom had fallen out of our world.

Since then DH has been eating brazil nuts (and other nuts), taking Wellman vitamins, eating oranges, and making sure all his bits are kept cool (evenings in our house regularly sees DH sat on the sofa with a cold wet flannel on his bits! )
His latest test results were 9.4 million count, 1.2 million volume, 48% motility and 7% morphology. Still not great but there's a little bit of hope there.

Anyway, it's CD19 here, pretty sure I ovulated on CD15 (temps, pain & OPK result) - just playing the waiting game at the mo!