Trying for a Baby Part Six

smash7

butterflylady wrote: »

Please excuse this interruption, I don't normally read this thread but for some reason I had a flick through tonight and read someone mentioning the injection as an interium contraception before trying to convince, please from the bottom of my heart do not have this. Myself and lots of my friends have had this and have had nightmare trying to get pregnant. After my last injection it took 2 years for my body to start working again!!

Again sorry for the interruption I'll go back to lurking again. xx

Candlewax wrote: »

Hi, I am a first time poster but have been lurking for a long time. I would really appreciate some advice. My boyf and I are planning to start trying for a baby and have agreed I will stop taking Cerazette (mini pill) in about 3 weeks (after holiday). I have been taking it for approx 3 years. However I have read a number of stories on the net about people having trouble TTC after comming off of Cerazette and also that there is more risk of mc. I am planning to go to my GP but wondered if anyone on here had any experiences of TTC after Cerazette? Also if it is better to wait a month or more after stopping the pill before we TTC? Any info would be gratefully received as I am worried!

Thanks.

I am very interested in the two above posts for lots of reasons. I was on the Depo injection for a very long time and in late 2008/early 2009, I decided to come off injection and go onto a pill to give my body time to recover from injection before we TTC (we were getting married in 2009). The cerazette gave me a recurring cyst and I was quite ill for a long time until they agreed to take me off of the Cerazette in April 2010 when (miraculously...) the cyst dissapeared.

I know I have only been actively TTC for 5 months now but, I wonder if the injection or Cerazette have had any long lasting effects.

butterflylady - thanks for your post, any advice/info you can give someone who was on depo for over 5 years? I stopped having it in early 2009.

Candlewax - I was not aware that ladies on Cerazette had probs TTC and with MCs. I am going to look on the net now but I'm not sure I'll like what I find.... My only advice is when you start TTC, try and be chilled about it and enjoy the ride. I find that if I worry (ahem, obsess) over everyone else, I don't obsess over myself!

As a result of my experiences with Depo and Cerazette (and the excrutiating pain I was in even on my wedding day:() I will NEVER put another contraceptive drug into my body again.

bigzippy

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

Sorry - this is slightly OT but you will all understand where I am in my mind about this (I hope)

Hmm I need some advice. My brother and his wife had their child took off them from social services (long story – both sides have played foul) and now social services are putting child forward for adoption. I’m in two minds what to do. Neither me nor OH have seen the child – was taken away at birth. Childs approx 4 month old now – Brother and SIL been in and out of court trying to get child back. Although there is no bond there as such – I have this maternal instinct that it is still my blood relative and I feel compelled to be considered to be the child’s carer. OH see’s my point but has pointed out that SIL would constantly be around and would be telling me how to raise the child etc and I don’t think I could cope with that. I really don’t know what to do L Obviously if we put in for this child we wouldn’t/couldn’t have one of our own (at least now yet!) I feel like I HAVE to have my SIL’s child for her because at the end of the day, they’re family but a part of me is being selfish and thinking “but I want my own” What would you do?

My friend went through a very similar process and was up for adopting her OH's niece - it was (presumably) quite different though in that she (the mother) was in prison and the father was either in prison or otherwise AWOL. It fell through in the end but it was quite a process to go though. I think it will depend on what the natural parents would be like - if they're around then how much will they be around, who would the child call "mum" and "dad" and would they think of your children as their siblings or cousins. All these things would, somewhat unfortunately, be issues to resolve, but if it's possible I would also be tempted. I've always been very open to fostering and adopting (although I think I'd now be discounted on the basis of my health issues) though, so I might be coming from a different angle.

Is it worth speaking to the natural parents? Gauge their reaction and how stressy it could/might be? I can't remember now if you said you'd talked to the social worker? Is that someone you could sound out to see how possible it might be? My friend had to go for visitation every week, then they got to the staying over for a night/weekend bit, so it's very gradual cos they want the child to know you and you to know them etc. Also I think (but I'm not sure) that the state offer some kind of financial help if you adopt a child that would otherwise "go into the system", so it may not be necessary to curtail your own TTC plans? I fully understand why you'd want to have your own biological child first though.

smash7 wrote: »

Quick post before I read back - The Sun newspaper says:
'Four in five UK couples rely on the missionary position to make a baby, a new survey has found. Just seven percent conceive with the woman "on top" and 12% with the man behind.'

If it's in the Sun, it must be true, right?!? Haha

Ah but do they say how many people rely on the missionary position full stop? After all, some people have no imagination


I still have that "it's CD47 in the TTC house..." thing running through my head lol.

QQuaver

Skint_Catt wrote: »

:hello: Hi all, still like to keep an eye on you all Hope you're all well

Hi there:wave:
We all will be over there soon:j

tinksy wrote: »

7dpo for me, also quite windy at the mo lol with very sore b o o bs! I also had af style cramps this morning to the extent I thought I was getting AF, I'm pretty sure I'm out this month which i'm very relaxed about so we shall see!

AF-like cramps at 7DPO sounds promising:cool:

BB1984 wrote: »

Caved and bought a BBT last night, at least that way I'll know if/when I ov'd. (LOL, DH was watching me type this and asked if BBT stood for Big Bad Takeaway... :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

butterflylady wrote: »

After my last injection it took 2 years for my body to start working again!!

Candlewax wrote: »

I have read a number of stories on the net about people having trouble TTC after comming off of Cerazette and also that there is more risk of mc.

I've never taken either, I was more of a condom girl:o
Butterflyladay, glad you got pg in the end:)
Candlewax, hope Cerazette won't cause you problems:o

QQuaver

bigzippy wrote: »

I still have that "it's CD47 in the TTC house..." thing running through my head lol.

Do you know when you ov'd?
Fingers crossed:)

phunkles

No AF and no ic hpks left now - Tested this morning(Thursday) and bfn.... so waiting game now although I was sure I oved on the Thursday.... so lp is 14 or 15 ... have af grumblings going on so I expect it to be here in the morning ....

QQuaver

phunkles wrote: »

No AF and no ic hpks left now - Tested this morning(Thursday) and bfn.... so waiting game now although I was sure I oved on the Thursday.... so lp is 14 or 15 ... have af grumblings going on so I expect it to be here in the morning ....

(((Hugs))) for BFN. But it's still not over:o

I had too much time on my hands so counted how many cycles I've tried with reasonably good timed BD, and excluding those 2 cycles where it was cancelled, it's only been 9 cycles:o On other cycles, DH was not with me. We re-started TTC (after mc) in Dec 2009:o

It feels like it's been 10 years:(

PS. My AFs are irregular, and I had some mega long cycles, and as I'm pretty old, I went to the fertility specialist early - private, not NHS.

bigzippy

QQuaver wrote: »

Do you know when you ov'd?
Fingers crossed:)

Not a shiny! I'm not even convinced I have tbh, further backed up by the PCO they've now found. I'm actually (although I'd obv love to be pg!) not too fussed about the idea of AF arriving, if only so I can take this blood test done (CD2-5 he said) and get the hormone levels checked so I know what I'm up against iyswim...that's the frustrating thing atm- not being pg and not being able to check out what's going on either!

I even bought white joggers (comfiest things ever) y'day and must admit, in the back of my mind I thought "this is just bound to be tempting fate/AF!" (LOL) but alas, hasn't worked yet and I've been wearing them all day!! :rotfl:

QQuaver wrote: »

I had too much time on my hands so counted how many cycles I've tried with reasonably good timed BD, and excluding those 2 cycles where it was cancelled, it's only been 9 cycles:o On other cycles, DH was not with me. We re-started TTC (after mc) in Dec 2009:o

It feels like it's been 10 years:(

PS. My AFs are irregular, and I had some mega long cycles, and as I'm pretty old, I went to the fertility specialist early - private, not NHS.

See, when you say 9 cycles it doesn't sound so terribly long, but really it would feel like it even if it was "just" 9 months...then you take into account long cycles that drive you mental...well, I can imagine it would be driving you potty. Would you (if it came to it) only be able to have the 1 cycle of IVF offered on NHS, or more (presumably privately)?

Wonder_Womble

phunkles wrote: »

No AF and no ic hpks left now - Tested this morning(Thursday) and bfn.... so waiting game now although I was sure I oved on the Thursday.... so lp is 14 or 15 ... have af grumblings going on so I expect it to be here in the morning ....

My almost cycle buddy!

I was sure I ov'd on the Thursday too, CD29 (28-30) for me today. Tested this morn and got a BFN

It's a glum day, I didn't get the job I was interviewed for yesterday, BFN on the hpt this morn, and OH is not speaking to me after a disagreement in B&Q last night about fence panels

I must be due to win the Euro millions tonight! That's just reminded me to put my online ticket on :T

SBDTA xx

QQuaver

Wonder_Womble wrote: »

It's a glum day, I didn't get the job I was interviewed for yesterday, BFN on the hpt this morn, and OH is not speaking to me after a disagreement in B&Q last night about fence panels

(((Hugs))). Hope you win the Euro million though:p

bigzippy wrote: »

I even bought white joggers (comfiest things ever) y'day and must admit, in the back of my mind I thought "this is just bound to be tempting fate/AF!" (LOL) but alas, hasn't worked yet and I've been wearing them all day!! :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Would you (if it came to it) only be able to have the 1 cycle of IVF offered on NHS, or more (presumably privately)?

We are thinking of IVF in April:cool: My next cycle is going to be non medicated, and will probably start IVF on the cycle following that. I have work trip in April, so have to ov late, after 30th March for it to work, otherwise it's May...

QQuaver

Testing list

Mon 21st Feb - BB1984
Thu 10th March - Darkphaery
Fri 11th March - QQuaver
Fri 11th March - Tinksy
Wed 16th Mar - Lynn
Thu 17th Mar - Smash7
Thu - 17th Mar - Penny1981
Fri 18th Mar - Kellyg
Sat 19th Mar - BezzyK
Sun 20th Mar - Jen151
Sometime in April - Blue Monkey
Mon 12th Never - Lemon Tree


March graduates
:j

February BFP prediction winner: :TKellyg - 9 :T

March BFP predictions

Tinksy - 5
BB1984 - 7
BezzyK - 7 (incl self)
Smash7 - 7
Kellyg - 8 (incl self)
QQuaver - 8
Bigzippy - 9
Jen151 - 10
x_charlie_x - 10