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

codemonkey

Part_Mouse wrote: »

Code argh sorry to hear your pain meds arn't helping its not wrong at all to want things to be different at all I think to some degree weve all been in some stages of denial. As always hugs to you.

Unfortunatly it doesn't look like theres anywhere different I can go, it took 5 months to get refered to the new hosp. Intresting thought about sucess rate,I have no idea tbh she just talks about the overall clinic sucess rate

Can't imagine it'll be very good if they continually ignore patients and refuse to take their calls.

Part_Mouse

Code I to did wonder if were ever going to get 'there' if this cycle doesn't work its onto our 9th medicated in 7 years it looks like 5 more iui then ivf.Shes pleased tohough I get to ov as im so difficult to stim but ov is quite different to a bfp though one won't happen without the other.

codemonkey

PM, I know nothing about anything beyond initial fertility tests but...5 more iuis sound like a lot. Especially with your low response rate and your OH's sperm count, that could take a very long time. Hopefully you wont need them though.

tea_lover

PM, do you have to have five more iui attempts or can you bypass some and go onto something else?

Part_Mouse

Code I to am wondering about the iui's,I started injecting this cycle in April and I know each time takes roughly the same number of weeks with just one follie (got lucky with 2 this cycle though) Its going to taker well over a year to get through 5 more cycles with summer & xmas hols for fs and my very poor responce. Im hanging onto not needing another 5 goes.

Tea I'm not to sure but i *think* as im now on the iui route I have to carry on. Im worried that as im such a poor responder and we only get one fresh and 1 frozen the odds arn't great for us

Wonder_Woman

PM, so do you have 5 more funded iui's? Fingers crossed you won't need them! Are you still in the two week wait? Sorry I've lost all track, just been trying to get my head together.

Floaty thanks for asking, we did have our ZW appointment. It was nothing like I expected - clinic near Harley street and thought it would be super slick and modern like our current clinic but seemed very homey and a bit disorganised. They did not fill me with confidence tbh. The doctor thinks I may have an immune issue (whereby my body attacks the embryo so it cant implant) but in order to find out he needs to do some blood tests costing £1800 :eek: If I do have the issue, apparently it can be treated and if I don't then we try another cycle as it was 'bad luck'.

On the up side, he did say that in his opinion day-to-day stress has very little impact and its all about the embryo quality. Hmm.. I thought I'd come away feeling really positive but I didn't at all. Then I watched 'Quads: 1 year on' or whatever it was called and that made me feel a little better as they were successful on their 4th IVF attempt.

There is also another ray of hope on the horizon in the form of drugs for DH that *might* mean we could try naturally. Our GP had written this off as an option but we went to see a private urologist and he says that there is a chance. I'll take anything!

Frozen thanks for putting me back on the list

Part_Mouse

Ww

Ouch that's a lot for the blood test.sorry to hear your didn't come away with appositive feeling.the drugs for dh soud intresting, I hope they bring you the much needed ray of hope.

I do have funding for 5 more iuis.im still in the 2ww, this sat will be 14 dpiui.

tea_lover

PM, got everything crossed that you won't need anything further and that this weekend will bring you a much-deserved BFP x.

Part_Mouse

Tea thanks.its my mil birthday on sat aswell and we had iui a day before dh birthday.

becks92

Hi Everyone, this is my first post and reading back on the thread am a little confused with all the acronyms but am sure I will pick it up.

I am 38, had 2 IUI's which both failed last round of Gonal F did nothing so have now been referred for IVF but need to loose 5 kilos for it. Last round of bloods showed I had low AMH hence the IVF referral. My cycle is currently at 60+ days. So currently plan is to loose the 5kgs asap and get the IVF referral in and get it started.

Really hoping to find any hints and tips on making our 1 chance at IVF be THE one.

Not got kids, never been pregnant and mum had problems concieving me apparently. More bloods just done to check my thyroid levels and check re oligomenorrhea. Just waiting on the results..

Nice to meet you all :-)