Trying To Concieve

jiblets1

skintbutsmiling, sorry to hear your bad news. Maybe this will mean that you can get straight on to the next steps of things now, at least you've done the tests and can start sorting things through now. Good luck with it.

redmel have you been on the pill since your last mc? I'm sure some ttc-ers with similar experiences will be along to advise soon.

madmoobag

Skint I am so sorry to hear your news big :grouphug: to you. I'll keep my fingers crossed that things can get moving and, you get what you want after all.

redmel1621

Hi jiblet

I didn't go on the pill for a year after the mc as had no period until 6mths after and then another one another 5mths after that so went on pill after that one. BUT it was a different pill to my usual one as the one i had been on for years started to send me psychotic!! doc thought it would be best for me to go on mini pill, but it doesn't regulate... I was getting bad pmt headaches so decided to stop taking it for a while 6mths to see if they improved?

They didn't really so I went back on it but came of it ttc last summer...but I have probably only had about 4-5 cycles since then.

I know haven't done myself any favours going on and off the pill, but I know my body better than the docs and last time i asked any doc about these strange cycles and symptoms etc....I got met with a 'I don't really know' and the same answer when I asked if it is because of the mc, and if they will get better....basically he didn't have a clue. That was 2yrs ago and I haven't bothered to go back to see anybody since.

Mel x

shelly

Hi redmel.

Sorry to hear of your losses. I like you have had 2 early mc's but I didn't go back on the pill after either of them. My periods are regular but each one is different to the last. For instance one month I can only have light spotting for 5 days and no pain, the next month can be very heavy and painful for 5-7 days. My last AF, last week, was the best AF I think I have ever had! I had no spotting at all and no pain at all even though it was quite heavy but it only lasted 4 days.

I have spoken to my consultant about it and he says not to worry as long as I am having an AF and not missing any. He said the only time its good not to have an AF is when I'm pg

Only thing I would probably do in your situation is get more than one opinion. Could you go back to your doctors and see someone else?

Good luck

static999

redmel - I agree with shelly that perhaps you should go back to the docs as 2 yrs is a long time! Give it a try for a few months to regulate AF. If that doesn't work, then try alternative medicine eg. naturopath? It would be difficult to TTC if you dont know when you ovulate unless you BD every 2-3 days.

redmel1621

Thanks guys,

I will make an appointment to see a doc tomorrow preferably one who knows what they are talking about. I know I probably should have gone before now but just needed to be told:rolleyes:

I don't know what AF or BD exactly stand for, but I get the meaning:whistle:

Thanks, I will keep reading and will report back what the doc has said.

Mel x

static999

redmel1621 wrote: »

I don't know what AF or BD exactly stand for, but I get the meaning:whistle:

Here, meaning of some short terms used

2WW - 2 week wait (between ov and af)
AF - Aunt Flo (Period)
AI - Artificial Insemination
AO -annovulation
ART -assisted reproduction technology
ASA - anti-sperm antibody
ASAP - as soon as possible
BB - bulletin board
BBL - be back later
BCP - birth control pills
BBT - basal body temperature
BD - “baby dancing”
BETA= Beta = Beta HCG - it is a bloodtest to see if you are pregnant or not. A quanatative beta just let you now Yes or No. A Qualitative beta gives a number of how much HCG (The pregnancy hormone) is in your system. Most doctor's like to see this number double every 48 to 72 hours when you are pg.
BF- boyfriend or bestfriend
BFN - big fat negative
BFP - big fat positive
BIL - brother in law
BMS - baby making sex
BRB - be right back
BTW - by the way
BV - bacterial vaginosis
BW - blood work
CB - cycle buddy
CD - cycle day
CF- cervical fluid
CIO - Crying it Out
CM - cervical mucous
D&C - dilation & curettage- A d&c is a procedure where the inside lining of the uterus is scraped. It is usually done when a woman has a missed miscarriage (baby is gone but the body isn't passing it) or an incomplete miscarriage (some tissue passed but not all). There are other instances where it is performed.
D&E - dilation & evacuation
DE - donor eggs
DD - darling daughter
DH - darling husband
DI - donor insemination
DIUI - donor intrauterine insemination
DOST - direct oocyte sperm transfer
DPO - days post ovulation
DPR - days post retrieval
DPT - days post transfer
DR - doctor
DS - darling son
DTD - do the deed (sex)
DW - darling wife
DX - diagnosis
E2 - estradiol
EA - endometrial ablation
ED - endometriosis
FAQ - frequently asked questions
FHR - fetal heart rate
EWCM - egg white cervical mucus
ET - embryo transfer
FE - frozen embryo
FET - frozen embryo transfer
FIL - father in law
FRER - first response early
FSH = follicle stimulating hormone (starts building up during AF to cause follicles to grow on the ovaries and develop eggs)
GD - gestational diabetes
H/A - headaches (as suggested by websissy)
HPT - home pregnancy test
HSG - hysterosalpingogram
HTH - hope that helps
IC - incompotent cervix
IF - infertility
IR - insulin resistance
IUI - in uterine insemination
IYKWIM - if you know what I mean
IMHO - in my honest opinion
IMO - in my opinion
KWIM - know what I mean
LAP - laparoscopy
LH - luteinising hormone (causes the ripest egg to burst out of the follicle - it is a surge in this hormone that ovulation predictors look for, as LH peaks about 12-18hrs before ov)
LMAO - laughing my a$$ off
LOD - laparoscopic ovarian diathermy
LOL - laugh out loud or lots of love
LSP - low sperm count
LP - luteal phase
LPD - luteal phase defect
MC - miscarriage
MIL - mother in law
M/S - morning sickness
MWC - married with children
NPC - natural progesterone cream
O - ovulate
OD - ovulation dysfunction
OHSS - ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrom
OP - original poster (person that started the thread)
OPK - ovulation predictor kit
OT - off topic
OV - ovulated
PG - pregnant
PLS - please
POAS - pee on a stick
PUPO - pregnant until proven otherwise
RE - reproductive endocrinologist
SA - semen analysis
SAHD - stay at home dad
SAHM - stay at home mom
SC - sperm count
SO - significant other
STICKY - is a thread that the moderators want to stay at the top of a forum. MOst threads move down the forum when people stop replying. Stickies will always be at the top.
TMI - too much info
TTC - trying to conceive
TCYOF -Taking Charge of Your Fertility (book by Toni Weschler)
TSH -thyroid stimulating hormone
TX - treatment
US - ultrasound

Stargirl12

Thanks Static! always get a bit lost, so it's good to repost the list every now and then.

as i'm on the first cycle since comming off the pill (which i had been on for as long as i can remember) i have no idea what it going on ... but i've had all manner of strange aches and pains which i keep trying to not let myself think are PG symptoms...however for the last few days my nipples have been really sore to touch and - as my OH puts it - i've been smuggling peanuts

Do any of you get this around AF (which based on a 28 day cycle is due next monday)? don't want to let my imagination get the better of me as i'll only be dissapointed when AF arrives otherwise.

Thanks

skintbutsmiling01

Hi guys thanks for all your responses. Yes he did 2 hospital tests, this one came back worse!
My oh is such a "mans' man" iykwim, its hit him pretty hard.
Basically when he does these blood tests (which he keeps putting off!) we will know what the best course of action is, it may be a hormone deficiency which is relatively easily fixed, with a type of clomid but for men (very technical arent I!).
I know the good thing is that we can finally get things moving but (stamps feet) it doesnt seem fair, everyone around us seems to be popping out babies!

wishing4amoneytree

Hi, We've been trying to concieve for 4 years now had ALL the tests and both of us are totally normal and fertile!! I OV every month without fail and he is VERY generous on his sperm count!:j We are now on our 3rd cycle of IUI at the assisted conception unit and then its IVF next, seems so daft when we are both fine physically.

And YES we have tried EVERYTHING!!!!;)

Ovulation prediction kits are good, I used to use them all the time and they got me spot on and they agreed with the hopsital tests for ovulation so they could be really good for most people ( unless your me and timing ovulation isnt the problem!)