Trying for a Baby Part Six

emsbet

shell820810 wrote: »

Looks like the witch got me .
Cycle is 3 days shorter than normal tho. Was convinced this was our month. So many different symptoms plus it as
Our wedding anniversary yesterday.
Deffo 2012 for us then

sorry to hear that Shell. Fingers crossed for next month!

xx

SusanC_2

tinksy wrote: »

praline I know what you mean, I want to go skipping through a meadow - I do have a dandelion meadow in my garden........!!

Mine's a bit of a dandelion meadow too. It's better than it was when we moved in though - it was completely wild then:

tinksy

SusanC mine is not as bad as that but not brilliant either!!

well all the lawns have been mowed looks a lot better going to do a bit more later taking pics so I can see the improvements!

QQuaver

Icey77 wrote: »

I am starting to imagine all sorts of symptoms, I'm wee-ing loads and having niggly low tummy aches but it's got to be waaaaay to early to be anything - I was trying to convince DH that even if we did fall first month out the symptoms don't happen overnight

Whereabouts in the cycle are you? You are not on our list:o
OK found you, you are CD13? Have you ov'd? You can't SS until you ov'd and only from 7DPO onwards
Even that is not allowed, as pg symptoms are exactly the same as AF symptoms

He's on late shift, so no pouncing is going to be happening in the Icey household tonight, also he's wanting to wait for Friday so that he'll have lots of boys to send my way. He's worrying that he'll not be up to job if I keep leaping on him left, right and centre. So Friday is it then .

Every other day is recommended:)

shell820810 wrote: »

Looks like the witch got me .
Cycle is 3 days shorter than normal tho. Was convinced this was our month. So many different symptoms plus it as
Our wedding anniversary yesterday.
Deffo 2012 for us then

Let's be 2012 Olympic mummies together:beer:

SusanC wrote: »

Mine's a bit of a dandelion meadow too. It's better than it was when we moved in though - it was completely wild then:

:shocked:
Once you mow that, it'll be heaven:)

fannyanna

Hi Ladies,

Hope it's ok to post here rather than starting a new thread (let me know if I should post elsewhere).....

Hubby and I have decided to try for a baby - exciting!

I've booked a doctors appointment as I'm pretty sure I don't ovulate. Let me explain my theory behind this - as a teenager I would go months without a period and then get a really, really heavy period. I therefore started taking the contraceptive pill (microgynon) to control the bleeding. Was on this for about 5 years and was then put on the mini pill because of my weight. Was on the mini pill (with sporadic periods) for about another 5 years. I stopped taking contraceptives 6 months ago and since then I’ve not had a period. So either way something is not quite right down there.

So have booked an appointment to speak to the doctor about this. What should I expect from the doctor? I’d read a few different things – they will not look at fertility until you’ve been trying for one year (but as this has been ongoing since I was a teenager do I need to wait another year?), you can have a simple blood test to see if you’re ovulating and if you’re not ovulating you can be prescribed clomid (what is this exactly? I presume a tablet which kick starts ovulation?).

Also I am obese (size 22/24). I am working on this although am I likely to come across the doctors not wanting to do anything until I lose all the weight (which will take years to lose at a healthy rate). Also I do fully appreciate that my weight is likely to be having an effect on my periods etc but I have always had the same problem and have not always been this size.

Any advice grateful appreciated.

QQuaver

Testing list

Sat 23rd April - Mrs Dave
Sun 24th April - KimmyMarky
Fri 29th April - mrsvicx
Fri 29th April - Fellpony
Fri 6th May - Kellyg
Wed 11th May - svjenni
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emmylou - 7
Wonder Womble - 7 (incl self)
Alwaysbusybee - 7 (incl self)
Smash - 6
BB1984 - 8
QQuaver - 8
Bigzippy - 8
BezzyK - 8
KellyG - 8 (incl self)
GemmaE - 9
Cleomolly - 9 (10 if incl self)
Tinksy - 10
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QQuaver

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CD115 GG* - 14DPProvera:)
CD72 x_charlie_x - ?DPO:cool:
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CD23 mrsvicx* - 8DPO:cool:
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QQuaver

fannyanna wrote: »

Hubby and I have decided to try for a baby - exciting!

Welcome fannyanna:wave:
Would you like to be listed on the first page?
Would something like this be OK?

fannyanna (age? not compulsory:p) TTC#1 since 04/11

I've booked a doctors appointment as I'm pretty sure I don't ovulate. Let me explain my theory behind this - as a teenager I would go months without a period and then get a really, really heavy period.

Sounds a bit like PCOS.

So have booked an appointment to speak to the doctor about this. What should I expect from the doctor? I’d read a few different things – they will not look at fertility until you’ve been trying for one year (but as this has been ongoing since I was a teenager do I need to wait another year?),

Hmmm... That's a hard one.
You could say you've been off the pill for 6 month and had no AF which is true. They may say come back in 6 months time though:o

you can have a simple blood test to see if you’re ovulating and if you’re not ovulating you can be prescribed clomid (what is this exactly? I presume a tablet which kick starts ovulation?).

Blood test is called CD21 test, done at 7DPO. It'll be hard to do that if you haven't ov'd:o

Clomid is usually taken for 5 days at the beginning of the cycle to induce ov.

Also I am obese (size 22/24). I am working on this although am I likely to come across the doctors not wanting to do anything until I lose all the weight (which will take years to lose at a healthy rate). Also I do fully appreciate that my weight is likely to be having an effect on my periods etc but I have always had the same problem and have not always been this size.

They look at your BMI. They don't like it if you are over BMI30.
Losing just 10% of your weight can kick start ov, so you could try that.
If you do have PCOS, then they could prescribe you with metformin (drug used for diabetes), which can help with the weight.

Good luck:)

fannyanna

Thanks for such a quick response.

QQuaver wrote: »

Welcome fannyanna:wave:
Would you like to be listed on the first page?
Would something like this be OK?

fannyanna (age? not compulsory:p) TTC#1 since 04/11

Ooh yes please. I'm 26 by the way.

QQuaver wrote: »

Hmmm... That's a hard one.
You could say you've been off the pill for 6 month and had no AF which is true. They may say come back in 6 months time though:o

I was thinking that if I took it from the angle of I think something is generally up (like you've suggested perhaps PCOS) they might investigate more. Rather than me saying I would like a baby and be told I need to wait a year before they'll investigate.

QQuaver wrote: »

Blood test is called CD21 test, done at 7DPO. It'll be hard to do that if you haven't ov'd:o

Clomid is usually taken for 5 days at the beginning of the cycle to induce ov.

What does DPO mean?

I know you can get ovulation kits. Will they tell me whether or not I'm ovulating?

QQuaver wrote: »

They look at your BMI. They don't like it if you are over BMI30.
Losing just 10% of your weight can kick start ov, so you could try that.
If you do have PCOS, then they could prescribe you with metformin (drug used for diabetes), which can help with the weight.

Good luck:)

I am working on the weight issue. Started eating healthy food and am going to make a start at an exercise regime. Lost a couple of pounds already since Monday (although I'm sure most of it is fluid as I've only just started being good).

Thanks for your advice

QQuaver

fannyanna wrote: »

I was thinking that if I took it from the angle of I think something is generally up (like you've suggested perhaps PCOS) they might investigate more. Rather than me saying I would like a baby and be told I need to wait a year before they'll investigate.

They usually give you the pill to regulate PCOS:o
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/polycystic-ovarian-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Another option is to go private... Clomid is cheap, but testing and consultation may be costly.

There's Soy Isoflavones which is nature's version of clomid which you can get from places like Holland and Barrett.

What does DPO mean?

Days past ovulation. 7DPO would be 7 days past ovulation.
If you ov'd ok, then the blood test will show that.

I know you can get ovulation kits. Will they tell me whether or not I'm ovulating?

Ovulation predictor kits (OPKs) detects LH hormone. This hormone peaks 12-36hrs before ovulation. Good predictor for BDing (baby dancing:cool:). It doesn't necessarily mean you have ov'd, it only shows that you are about to ov. Sometimes LH surges, but don't ovulate. It may surge again later.

Only way to be reasonably sure is checking BBT temps.

I am working on the weight issue. Started eating healthy food and am going to make a start at an exercise regime. Lost a couple of pounds already since Monday (although I'm sure most of it is fluid as I've only just started being good).

I find cutting carbs the easiest:p