Trying To Concieve

Miss_Penny_Pincher_2

Sarah_Joanne wrote: »

Yeah I am suffering too. I have decided to take myself off the meds since I am TTC...

As far as the other sypmtoms go there is a machine you can buy from Lloyds chemists which uses infra red light to stop the production of histamine in your body - much the same as antihistamines stop the production. Except all you do it put the 'prongs' into your nostrils about 2-3 times a day for about 5 minutes. It is meant to be quite effective although I haven't tried it myself. it's not too expensive either - last time I saw them they were half price at £15.

Anyway hope that helps at all!!

Waddy80 and Sarah Joanne I'm suffering with hayfever too - trying to cut down but pollen seems high this year! I use beconase nasal spray and eye drops which are supposed to be safer than anti-histamine tablets because don't get into the blood stream as much but going to check how safe they are with doctor.

I bought the lloyds infrared allergy reliever machine yesterday from Lloyds! I've been using it every 5 hours so far. Waddy80 have you noticed much improvement at all from it with yours? It doesn't mention on there anywhere about not being suitable for use during pregnancy and i dont think there would be a problem but I might just double check with doctor to be on the safe side.

Gong to start the BD tomorrow as think I'm due to OV around Wednesday. Mr Pincher seems to be prepared - he likes as much advance notice as possible to psych himself up! Last month we didn't manage to finish even once which was really disappointing but I'm trying to stay positive. Sorry if tmi

MrsTinks

The advice I got from the doctors was NO MEDS at ALL!!! There is one painkiller I would be allowed (I get quite bad inflamed tendons at times) but no anti-inflamatories, no painkillers apart from one (and this time of day I can't remember what it was! Think it was paracetamol...) and that's it. Obviously they recommend no alcohol just to be sure (actually they said with all the conflicting medical advice on what amount of alcohol is safe then it would be better to err on the side of caution and just abstain - I agree...).

As for what anti-depressants etc... I really think you need to see a GP and get professional advice rearding what effect on your unborn baby taking that cocktail of drugs might have on it. Personally I'd think it would be very bad, but I'm not a doctor...

sparklygirl1

Well we are deffo TTC..... been BDing and looking forward to a bit more.

re any medication you are taking deffo see your GP and don't just stop taking any prescribed medication without talking to Dr. Also have a look on internet before you go then you can ask any questions you may have.

chickpea

Wow - I just posted a huge reply and it's vanished into the ether..damn!

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Mrs Tine (and others) - for what it's worth, here's some advice from me, who's been trying, unsucessfully to get pregnant for 3 years..:

-Don't wait after you come off the pill before TTC. The pill is evil, and (for some people, myself included) it harms your fertility for a long time after you stop taking it. However - you have a brief spike in fertility in the month immediately after you come off it. Thereafter your fertility (if you're like me) will plummet like a stone. I'd understand why you might choose to ignore this, but if I could turn back the clock, I'd give it a go.

-If you do try and nothing happens - don't hang about. Consult a doctor early on. IDing problems can take time, and the older you get the harder it gets. Time ticks past very quickly when you're trying and failing to conceive.

-Get and expensive fertility monitor early on -hang the expense.You need to get to know your cycle, to maximise chances. Not forking out £100ish now could prove a false economy if you then end up spending untold amounts on pregnancy tests, cheaper ovulation kits, thermometers, and other stuff.

-Start folic acid now.

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I'm now 35, and 3 years down the line of TTC, still not pregnant. A lap and dye in Feb revealed nothing untoward, and DH is fine too. I'm on my first cycle of Clomid and have lost all interest in everything, and I mean everything, to the exclusion of TTC..

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On that depressing note...good luck! You'll probably find it goes to clockwork - it does for most people, but just in case, it doesn't do any hard to be informed I guess.

I wish I'd known when I set out what I do now anyway. I'd have gone private for a start - I can't imagine that if I'd gone private, I'd be in this position now.

waddy80

Miss_Penny_Pincher wrote: »

I bought the lloyds infrared allergy reliever machine yesterday from Lloyds! I've been using it every 5 hours so far. Waddy80 have you noticed much improvement at all from it with yours? It doesn't mention on there anywhere about not being suitable for use during pregnancy and i dont think there would be a problem but I might just double check with doctor to be on the safe side.

Last month we didn't manage to finish even once which was really disappointing but I'm trying to stay positive. Sorry if tmi

The lloyds thing - not sure if it's making much of a difference or not. I'm trying to take local honey (been doing this for months), a homeopathic remedy from Holland and Barrett and the Lloyds light thing. I'm that used to just popping a pill that I'm scepital to anything working as well. See this thread for other people who have tried it. I'm going to try everything for a solid month and see how I am!

As for TMI - Having similar problems this month with my OH. He's really tired from work which seems to be affecting his 'performance':o . We've both decided that we will have a month of looking after ourselves, I have cut down on my drinking but OH has continued to drink, so we're going to quit for a month. (It was his idea, honest!:cool: ) Tonight is the last night at the pub.:rolleyes: I will let you know if we manage it!

ScENeYmE

thanks for the reply and I'm definately going to see my GP to see if it helps to wean myself off the meds. Also does anyone know where I can get a decent ovulation kit from? I really don't have much money at the moment, so it would have to be a decent price as well. I know I might be asking a bit too much, but any input would help

waddy80

Try access diagnostics they have very reliable tests, and I know I'm not the only one who uses them. I ordered last week and the stuff was here the next day.

My_Fathers_Daughter

Hey guys,

Feeling a bit down today. OV has been and gone (I think - not testing) and so therefore have my fertile days for this cycle. Rather than feeling buoyed up and 'did we do it' excited I just feel a bit flat. Anyone else feel like this sometimes?

I am trying not to obsess about it but I can't help thinking about disappointed I was when AF came last month and not wanting to go through that again - maybe I am subconsciously making sure I don't get my hopes up too much again this month.

Hope everyone else is feeling a bit happier than me

MFD

xxx

li'l_p

chickpea wrote: »

Don't wait after you come off the pill before TTC. The pill is evil, and (for some people, myself included) it harms your fertility for a long time after you stop taking it. However - you have a brief spike in fertility in the month immediately after you come off it. Thereafter your fertility (if you're like me) will plummet like a stone. I'd understand why you might choose to ignore this, but if I could turn back the clock, I'd give it a go.

Got to say I quite agree with you on this... I have been off the pill just short of a month now and am of the opinion that if it happens, it happens, and to be honest I haven't thought twice about not starting TTC. How I see it, if I get pregnant anytime from now, then technology that's available now means that they can quite easily and quite accurately work out when you will be due so I think that the days of working from your LMP are long gone.

Something's definately happening. I am either expecting AF in the next week or I have already conceived...??? (something's going on with all the aches pains and symptoms I've got!) Either way I won't be disappointed... AF means my cycle is returning in some shape/form, BFP means I'm pregnant.

jiblets1

Hi girls. Feel a bit loopy at the moment. I'm very disappointed with this, as I'm on cycle day 10, and there's not normally any silly hormones around at this point. I had to fight against losing it with my OH last night because he put a glass somewhere silly then I broke it. Today I've also been to my SIL's baby shower. I'm not sure what I was expecting really, I knew it would be a little hard for me, but another of her friends there was pregnant, and most of them were mothers. After the presents were opened they all started sharing pregnancy stories and I just couldn't handle it. I'd been there about 45 minutes, so it was too soon to make a subtle exit. So I'm afraid I went for the not so subtle exit. I told SIL that I didn't think I could stay, and to be fair to her she figured it out straight away (she knows we've been trying) and let me scoot off. She kept saying sorry, which made me feel really bad. Then before I was ten minutes down the road my husband had phoned because she gave him a ring to let him know and her friend who organised the party (who I don't know very well) had texted to say she's sorry it was hard for me and she hopes I'm ok.
I feel really bloody foolish. I can just imagine them all exchanging oohs and poor things about me whilst sitting in a flood of baby bibs. Makes me feel stupid. I know that doesn't really make sense, but that's how its going for me at the moment.
I don't like the way I am at the mo. I just can't seem to hold it together for 24 hours at a time. I'm going back to the doctors (a nice one this time I hope) on Friday, and I'm taking hubby with me this time, but I'm so worried they're just going to tell me to plod on again. I'm fed up of being so uptight and unpredictable and uncontrollable. I just want to be me again.

Went to mothercare on the way to the baby shower too, to pick up a pressie. It was a huge one, and it felt like a bit of a slap in the face too. One big santas grotto that I couldn't have any part of. Can't wait till it's my turn to nosing through all those beautiful things.