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

Gelly123

Hi all, a quick update from me.

Had a letter through from our consultant today following the chromosome testing both of us had 4.5 weeks ago - results now in and everything is normal so apparently that it promising.

Still doesn't explain why we've lost 5 babies over 3 pregnancies but we just have to keep trying for pregnancy number 4 and get onto the aspirin, progesterone and steroids this time - then keep everything crossed.

Gelly
x

lauraw82

Gelly, good news on the test results. Like you said it doesn't explain the miscarriages, but its one less thing to be floating in the back of your mind. Hoping you get your magic sticky one soon xx

chocoholic_chick

Just a quick update, scan this morning looked fine, they said the lining of my womb was nice and thin and my ovaries looked OK so I start my Stims tomorrow. Scan on Tuesday to check things are starting to work and to see if I need my dosage adjusting then another scan a week Friday which I'm guessing is to check whether everything's OK for egg collection the following week?

frozenpenguin

That's good to hear chocoholic! Your timeline sounds very similar to mine when I've had IVF - scan on Tues, scan the following Tues (day 7), then scan on Fri (day 10).


You're right, by the Fri scan they should be able to give you an idea of when they'll do EC. My first time, EC was the Monday (with the trigger shot on Sat night), second time around I had another scan on the Monday with EC on the Thursday (trigger shot on the Tues night). It just depends how well all the follicles are growing really! xxx

tea_lover

*limbers up for egg dance*

159

Chocoholic_chick thank you for that time line (and pinkteapot), from the looks of it I'm looking about 6 months at least before things really get going then. Good news on your scan - good luck!

Vesper thats terrible news on your house news - dont know how some people can live with themselves screwing others over like that. Good luck with the new house hunt!

Frozenpenguin thank you for the welcome. Not sure where I go on the lists... awaiting tests I suppose? Thank you!

Well OH has been good, got himself off to the doctors with his reg forms and is due to see a nurse on Monday, so fingers crossed he can get a doctors appointment soon after that for SA referral (although nervous of the expected wait!)

Still trying to get to grips with some of the acronyms on here so will try to familiarise myself with everyones journey

frozenpenguin

I'll pop you on the 'awaiting tests' bit 159 and I've got a list of acronyms which I shared with Elephant (who I know outside the forum, we're at the same clinic) - I'll post them on here in a bit xxx

frozenpenguin

IVF/ICSI/IUI/FET cycles currently ongoing

• chocoholic_chick: LP. DR injections (Buserelin) 2/3. Scan 24/3.
• frozenpenguin: Medicated FET. Provera 17/3. DR sniffer (Buserelin) 19/3.

Ovulation induction
cwtw: Three rounds of ovulation induction by injections
lauraw82: Appointment 12/11, Clomid for 4 cycles
Slinky_selina: Clomid, HSG 5/1, appointment and scans booked


Awaiting FS/other appointment or making alternative plans
159: Waiting for OH's tests
bigmomma051204: Appointment in November
choc-addict: Appointment early Nov, IVF Feb/Mar 2015
claretsgirl: Trying naturally
ElephantLovesMe: Appointment with FS 31/3
Fairy dust: IVF round 4, April 2015
Flee: ICSI
Floaty: Waiting for a date for the !!!!!! meeting at clinic
Gelly123: Blood tests for chromosome testing - clear
Goodvibes: ICSI 2=chemical. ICSI 3= 2015, follow up appointment Jan 2015
Harleyquinn2016: Trying naturally
Isla_red: Further treatment Jan 2015
lisawood78: Filling in forms for embryo adoption in Spain
lucyloves: IUI mid April
nightsky224: Trying naturally and waiting to see fertility specialist
pinkteapot: Trying naturally and considering options
Primmer: Adoption panel 19/11 - they said yes!
shrimpy_80: Referral in April, HSG 11/3 and ultrasound 14/3
TamVilla80: Metformin for 2 months then starting on Clomid
Think Pink: Trying the NTNP approach for 6 months
vesper: Referred for IVF


Team wonderbra (lovely and supportive aunties)
codemonkey
tea lover


Recent graduates

• emmaj30: IVF. Stims 18/1. EC 29/1. 1 x 5d ET 3/2. 16/2/15
• Wonder_Woman: IVF round #3 with immune meds. 2/2/15
• Clevernamehere: Natural 28/10/14
• jazz25: Clomid. 16/10/14
• Gettingthereslowly: Medicated FET. Oestrogen (Progynova). Scan 12/9. 2 x ET 17/9. 1/10/14
• Danielley: LP. DR (Buserelin injections) 4/6. Stims (Merionel) 29/6. EC 9/7, 16 eggs collected, 11 fertilised. 1x5d ET 14/7. 21/07/14
• Carrot34: Natural 19/07/14

frozenpenguin

2WW - Two week wait
AF - Auntie Flo (also known as your period)
AFM - As for me (as in, "as for me, I'm about to do xyz/abc")
AMH – Anti-mullerian Hormone
BFN - Big fat negative (on a pregnancy test)
BFP - Big fat positive (on a pregnancy test)
CD - Cycle day
D3 and D21 - Day 3 blood tests and Day 21 blood tests (as in day 3 and day 21 of your cycle)
DD - Darling daughter
DH - Darling husband
DR - Down regulation
DS - Darling son
EC - Egg collection
Endo - Endometriosis
ET - Embryo transfer
ETA - Edited to add
FET – Frozen embryo transfer
FRER - First response early result (a brand of pregnancy test that does what it says on the tin - gives early results)
FS - Fertility specialist
FSH - Follicle stimulating hormone
FWIW - For what it's worth
HSG - Hystereosalpingogram
IC - Internet cheapie (as in a cheap pregnancy test bought from the web)
ICSI - Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IF - Infertility
IUI - Inter Uterine Insemination (IVF, ICSI and IUI all tend to come under the umbrella heading of IVF so when people or society talk about having IVF, it doesn't necessarily mean they've had IVF as a treatment, they could have had ICSI or IUI instead)
IVF - In Vitro Fertilisation
IYKWIM - If you know what I mean
IYSWIM - If you see what I mean
LP - Long protocol
MC or m/c - Miscarriage
MMC - Medical miscarriage
NTNP - Not trying, not preventing
OH - Other half
OHSS - Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome (something to avoid!)
OPK - Ovulation predictor kit
OTD - Official test date
OV - Ovulation
POAS - Peeing on a stick (i.e. taking a pregnancy test)
PCOS - Polycystic ovary syndrome
PUPO - Pregnant until proven otherwise (used in the time between embryo transfer and the test date)
SA - Sperm analysis (the other half's 'jerk it in a jar' test)
Smug fertile - you know the ones, people who show off on Facebook or rave about how wonderful being a parent is or ask insensitive questions like "when are you going to start a family then?"
SP - Short protocol
Stims - Stimulation drugs
SW - Social worker
TBH - To be honest
TLP - Tiny little positive (a feint line on a pregnancy test, usually what you get if you are pregnant but you test a bit earlier than you should)
TMI - Too much information
TTC - trying to conceive
Trigger - the trigger shot, the injection you give yourself 36 hours before the egg collection
1 x 5d ET - translates as 1 embryo transferred in a 5 day embryo transfer procedure (sometimes people will have a 2 or 3 day embryo transfer and then in the equation, the 5 will just be replaced with a 2 or 3; equally sometimes people will have more than one embryo transferred so the 1 will be replaced as well)
1dp5dt - translates as '1 Day Past a 5 Day embryo Transfer' (or however many days it was, either a 2, 3 or 5 day embryo transfer). The ‘days past’ bit will obviously increase each day until you get your (fingers crossed) BFP.


Anything I've missed ladies? Feel free to add in anything extra

ElephantLovesMe

So DH had his appt for his SA this morning. Didn't have much of a dealing with staff as I literally checked him in at reception and then sat looking pretty on a sofa ( a very comfy sofa I may add ) while he did his 'jerk in a jar' in the designated room for jerking!

I was going to enjoy a hot chocolate at this point but the machine looked very confusing and I didn't want to look silly in front of everyone in the waiting room!!

Maybe frozenpenguin could explain to me how to use it so I don't look silly next time ;-)

Now just to wait a week for our appt with the consultant, all very scary now, i left the clinic earlier feeling all sorts of emotions and all I did was sit on the comfy sofa and take in the surrounding and pretend to read a magazine while really I was just thinking so this is the fertility clinic and I am actually here.