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Trying to conceive/Planned parenthood/Assisted Reproduction Chat thread.
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...and sat night had sore pains on my lower right (assumed ovulation pains) and yet, still no positive on the OPK.
Just on this - I learned a new one at the clinic last cycle. I had these pains on one side the day before I went in and was convinced it was Ov pains, but when I got the scan the nurse confirmed that the pain is from the follicles swelling and that ovulation hadnt yet occured.
Dont worry too much about not getting the +OPK, I missed a good few but as I was getting bloods done every month it confirmed that I O'd. It seemed that the LH Surge only lasted a couple of hours (probably while I was sleeping) and therefore missed it. All your other signs are good, get riding
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Hey Lucyfur - I'm back girls and hello to all
I've got my final blood test tommorrow and period due too so we are on the same cycle give or take. I'm off on hols too so if it's a girl - Clare
Not as catchy as Lanzarote or nearly as hot
Going to order a load of OP kits but not the cheapie pregancy tests as they were rubbish. Happy trying all.
Whoop Whoop:D Welcome back girly:D How are you feeling?0 -
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DetectivFoxtrot wrote: »\O/ yay for trying again!
p.s. just got a cool (free) app, Photosynth. Takes a panoramic picture! simple to use and it's cool!
Yay indeed!!
Did you really just use that app & your iphone to take the pics on your fb? :eek: they're absolutely amazing!
Neyite that's really good advice - I often get cramps like that but not always accompanied with cervical mucus & it was at this time I was testing furiously with opk's but getting no positives.
Hopefully that darker line is a good sign that ovulation is very near!
Welcome back Grawns! Fingers crossed you will be greeting Baby Clare in 9 months from now Hope you had a nice break!
Lucyfur hope AF fecks off soon so you can commence trying 0 -
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DetectivFoxtrot wrote: »yip. Sitting on my fat bum on the sofa.
I'm glued to Sky News with these riots going on, scary stuff. One poor old man was on to say him family business was built up over 5 generations, survived WW1 & WW2 and has been burnt to the ground by these knackers!
I seen that man, how terrible
another bit of video footage showed a guy with a bleeding nose looking like the group of yobs around him were seeing if he was ok, but they ganged up on him & robbed everything out of his bag :mad:
God love anyone living in those areas, that has to be terrifying 0 -
Just wanted to acquaint myself with this thread as I am recently married and will be beginning to try for a baby in November after the honeymoon. I'm a bit apprehensive as we haven't been really careful for a couple of years (using contraception on and off due to trying to decide when to have a baby) and nothing has ever happened. We're both young uns, I'm mid 20s and he's early 30's so just a bit worried that there are underlying infertility problems. Hopefully just unnecessary paranoia
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Just need to sort out blood tests for checking vaccinations as asking my mother which ones I had as a child drew a blank- don't really want to get into it any further with her about it for fear of having to discuss our family planning with her but aside from that we're very excited.
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denhaagenite wrote: »I'm a bit apprehensive as we haven't been really careful for a couple of years (using contraception on and off due to trying to decide when to have a baby) and nothing has ever happened.
I wouldn't be too worried if I were you, me and my OH weren't too careful for about a year but I didn't get pregnant until we actively started trying. It can be so hit and miss that I am suprised there are ever any 'accidents'
Anyway happy trying, you can start preparing now by taking a good multivitamin (with folic acid) and charting your cycle, by Nov you'll be a TTC expert
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I think we'll prob just do everything as normal for the first 3/ 4 months, maybe start looking a bit more closely at things for the following 6 months and if nothing happens consult our doctor. We have a relaxed plan, but it's a plan none the less. I will start to worry if nothing happens within a year.
They say that trying for a baby brings up stress and we know in our hearts that it was never the right time before between getting the house sorted, getting married, tax stresses and making sure we'd done all the travelling we wanted to do. The fact that this is definitely the right time makes me more confident. 0 -
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denhaagenite wrote: »...Or maybe TMI? Nuttin' is TMI on this thread - All manner of durty (as in ewww) talk is acceptable. We have discussed the colour & consistency of all manner of bodily fluids, so we are pretty unshockable here . You know youve passed the TMI stage when you find your cervical mucus exciting :pac:
I think your basic plan is a good one. Take it easy for a few months, but if you have no luck within a year to go to the doctor.
I dont do charting myself, I tried but I found it too fiddly. I have a basic calendar in my diary where I mark my period as a teardrop shape, a little heart for the sexytime, and a smiley face for a positive OPK, 'M' for Mittlesmertz with a 'L' or 'R' to show which ovary the pain was. It wouldnt take much of a code-cracker to figure it out, but its not exactly totally obvious if my diary happened to be open at that page.
It was good enough reference for the fertility referral, but I suppose I did have 18 months of a track record for her to see if she needed.0 -
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denhaagenite wrote: »Honestly, if you have an iPhone or Smart phone then this app will make you're life easier. If you don't, sign up to www.fertilityfriend.com .What you're doing is exactly what I did before but this tots up all the correct dates etc.
Now that we have moved into the realms of 'assisted' conception I now have nice nurses to track my cycle. They tell me when to take my pills, tell me when to get scanned, when to inject the pregnyl, and even when to have sex. My own personal 'app' for a mere €300 per month I havent even used an OPK since June. 0 -
Neyite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need the lowdown (human) guide to trigger + TI, I'm starting next month. Give me the details!!!! I wanna know everything.. I got a booklet of course but need to hear from someone who's actually been there
Had my post op appt today. Was going swimmingly til doc said jump on the the bed there and we'll give you a quick scan. Both of us were shocked to see no egg growing. All follicles were antral, and I'm on day 10. Can't believe it, the cycle is bust before it even starts! I was very upset. He then said he wasn't happy at all with that and that he'll put me on Clomid. I said, errrr, I'm on it 11 months. He must have missed that when reading ove my chart before the appt :rolleyes: So then he recommended upping the dose, at which point I stated I'm done with clomid. So were going up a notch. He also read my mind about IVF and said he can book me in anytime, however he said I'd be mad to do it before trying trigger + TI as he reckons that'll be successful for us (how he knows/thinks that I don't know, poor man - at this stage I think he was just trying to keep my flailing spirits up).
I did ask him what my % chances were of conceving now that the surgery is done and was a success. He wouldn't be drawn on answering that, all he said was you chances were zero % and now they're higher :rolleyes: - doctors and their smugness eh.... Ah I shouldn't be too hard on him, he was nice and very comforting overall. He also said I was a great patient, which I thought was mildly strange
So trigger + TI, I have to say I never thought it would come to this. Bye bye any sort of a semblance of natural conception (well I guess that went out the window 11 months ago anyway)....
Welcome Denhaagenite. Have lots sex, and don't assume there are any fertility issues until you have been trying for 6 months to 1 year (actively ttc that is). It is actually quite difficult to get preggo believe it or not, a healthy couple with no issues have about a 20% chance each cycle. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress!
Sorry abotu the bust cycle Wolfpawnat, meet your sister!
Custard cream don't lose the faith yet, I know the two week wait is a pain in the a$$0 -
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Ladies I have been part of this thread/forum for the past year ttc so I wanted to share my news with you first (well after telling dh) - I got my BFP!!!
I'm going anon because some of my family/friends are on this forum & I don't want anyone else knowing so early.
I tested yesterday lunchtime on a cheapie and got the faintest of lines. So rushed to the chemist to get a clearblue idiot proof 'pregnant/not pregnant' digital test & to my utter disbelief it came up pregnant :O
I will say I must thank from the bottom of my boots Iguana for recommending MACA to me, as for a whole year of not a sausage happening - I got my bfp after one month on this supplement.
It didn't regulate my cycle, my ovulation wasn't until CD18. However come ovulation day & there was an abundance of CM & my libido was through the roof (unusual for me!) so I firmly believe it did the trick.
Sorry as this is TMI, but after 2 miscarriages I am nervous & find myself on constant knicker watch for spotting. Hopefully if all goes well and if this pregnancy is meant to be, then the nerves will die down as the weeks go on.
I hope you don't mind if I still lurk on here for a while. Part of it is because I'm still in disbelief after 1+ year of TTC that I finally have my BFP. But also because I've gotten to know a lot of y'all so well on this thread that I'd miss catching up with you all x
I truly hope mine wont be the only BFP here this month & that you will all get your bfp's very VERY soon.
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denhaagenite I love the fertility friend website (don't have an iphone for the app
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I'm a bird brain so needed something like it to keep track of things
Custardcream & newbie - best of luck on the 2ww, hopefully it'll fly by for ye
CC my husband sometimes says that to me. I'm only using him for his 'services' around ovulation time Just remind him the result will be worth it in the end!
Detectiv I'm so sorry the appointment today didn't go as planned Will they try you on the trigger shots for long before considering IVF? I really hope the new course of treatment will work for you - and soon!
As an aside, that's mad the doctor telling you you were a good patient. Sounds like he was only short of patting you on the head & giving you a lolly
If anyone has seen my motivation or has some to spare, will they please send it my way? dishwasher needs unloading/loading & sitting room needs to be de bomb sited, yet I find myself incapable of removing myself from the couch to get either done
Completely random this - Lucyfur did you decide yet whether to do the course or not?0 -
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DetectivFoxtrot wrote: »Neyite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need the lowdown (human) guide to trigger + TI, I'm starting next month. Give me the details!!!! I wanna know everything.. I got a booklet of course but need to hear from someone who's actually been there
Had my post op appt today. Was going swimmingly til doc said jump on the the bed there and we'll give you a quick scan. Both of us were shocked to see no egg growing. All follicles were antral, and I'm on day 10. Can't believe it, the cycle is bust before it even starts! I was very upset. He then said he wasn't happy at all with that and that he'll put me on Clomid. I said, errrr, I'm on it 11 months. He must have missed that when reading ove my chart before the appt :rolleyes: So then he recommended upping the dose, at which point I stated I'm done with clomid. So were going up a notch. He also read my mind about IVF and said he can book me in anytime, however he said I'd be mad to do it before trying trigger + TI as he reckons that'll be successful for us (how he knows/thinks that I don't know, poor man - at this stage I think he was just trying to keep my flailing spirits up).
I did ask him what my % chances were of conceving now that the surgery is done and was a success. He wouldn't be drawn on answering that, all he said was you chances were zero % and now they're higher :rolleyes: - doctors and their smugness eh.... Ah I shouldn't be too hard on him, he was nice and very comforting overall. He also said I was a great patient, which I thought was mildly strange
So trigger + TI, I have to say I never thought it would come to this. Bye bye any sort of a semblance of natural conception (well I guess that went out the window 11 months ago anyway)
Glad to be your TI buddy!
Righto. I got put on a 3 month trial of this in June, so I began 5x50mg clomid on CD1-5. Since I already ovulate, it gave me three whopper follicles so they cancelled the cycle, and we went home like a couple of teenagers being told to be careful.
If you overstimulate, they will scan you before your next clomid round because sometimes follies still hang around and can come to life again the following month with the next clomid dose. So you'd get a CD2 scan then take your clomid if this was the case. Then you get your follicle scan about CD12. In my clinic its 300 per cycle, includes any number of scans I need to get.
All going well, you will be told to take the Pregnyl (ovutrelle is the other trigger drug, but its really dear (about 150 because it does not require putting together the syringes and mixing the saline and powder the way pregnyl comes) Pregnyl is about 23-25 for all the bits and pieces. Pregnyl needs to go in a fridge but take it out a few hours before injecting so its not so cold (I didnt the first time and it felt wierd seeping into my blubber as it was freezing)
Mixing the pregnyl (probably the nurse will explain in detail and show you how to do the first one -Fooking gonna feel like Harry Potter with all the mixing next week) You get 2 ampoules of pregnyl, and 2 of water solution, a thin and a thick needle and a syringe, so you first loosen the lid of both needles to have them ready. Put thick needle on syringe. Flick water ampule so water bubble is at the top. put your thumb on the black dot on the top of ampoule and snap off. Do same for the powder and add to the liquid. draw into syringe. repeat with the other water and powder ampule. Then you need to swap to the thin needle. You pinch an inch on your belly about paralell with your bellybutton, and inject.
Ovulation occurs 40 hours after this injection (according to our nurses, but t'internet says 36hrs) Then you have a shag prior to ovulation, and one after. Apparently you are not to go at it like bunnies, as the swimmers need lots of hours to regenerate.
The bad news? The two week wait becomes the two and a half week wait. You cant test early, cos the HGC gives you a false positive. Last month my period came when it was due, and came 4 days before I was supposed to test.
It does feel weird that we are officially on the clinical road, and sometimes I do get a bit sad that we couldnt do it naturally but I suppose my drive to be a mother overrides this. The doctors are gonna be a bit more cautious with the stats - the nurses (which you will probably be dealing with on your scans) are a lot more forthcoming with the stats. I was told that TI works on 20% of infertile couples within 3 months.
I am going for my CD12 scan on Wed. I will keep you posted on it.0 -
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Glad to be your TI buddy!
Righto. I got put on a 3 month trial of this in June, so I began 5x50mg clomid on CD1-5. Since I already ovulate, it gave me three whopper follicles so they cancelled the cycle, and we went home like a couple of teenagers being told to be careful.
If you overstimulate, they will scan you before your next clomid round because sometimes follies still hang around and can come to life again the following month with the next clomid dose. So you'd get a CD2 scan then take your clomid if this was the case. Then you get your follicle scan about CD12. In my clinic its 300 per cycle, includes any number of scans I need to get.
All going well, you will be told to take the Pregnyl (ovutrelle is the other trigger drug, but its really dear (about 150 because it does not require putting together the syringes and mixing the saline and powder the way pregnyl comes) Pregnyl is about 23-25 for all the bits and pieces. Pregnyl needs to go in a fridge but take it out a few hours before injecting so its not so cold (I didnt the first time and it felt wierd seeping into my blubber as it was freezing)
Mixing the pregnyl (probably the nurse will explain in detail and show you how to do the first one -Fooking gonna feel like Harry Potter with all the mixing next week) You get 2 ampoules of pregnyl, and 2 of water solution, a thin and a thick needle and a syringe, so you first loosen the lid of both needles to have them ready. Put thick needle on syringe. Flick water ampule so water bubble is at the top. put your thumb on the black dot on the top of ampoule and snap off. Do same for the powder and add to the liquid. draw into syringe. repeat with the other water and powder ampule. Then you need to swap to the thin needle. You pinch an inch on your belly about paralell with your bellybutton, and inject.
Ovulation occurs 40 hours after this injection (according to our nurses, but t'internet says 36hrs) Then you have a shag prior to ovulation, and one after. Apparently you are not to go at it like bunnies, as the swimmers need lots of hours to regenerate.
The bad news? The two week wait becomes the two and a half week wait. You cant test early, cos the HGC gives you a false positive. Last month my period came when it was due, and came 4 days before I was supposed to test.
It does feel weird that we are officially on the clinical road, and sometimes I do get a bit sad that we couldnt do it naturally but I suppose my drive to be a mother overrides this. The doctors are gonna be a bit more cautious with the stats - the nurses (which you will probably be dealing with on your scans) are a lot more forthcoming with the stats. I was told that TI works on 20% of infertile couples within 3 months.
I am going for my CD12 scan on Wed. I will keep you posted on it.
Wow. Just wow. Squishy hugs for both of you:)
We'll all have to meet up when we have our babies:D
Cap, yup, I'm doing the course, have packed in my job...midlife crisis r us...hahahahahaa0
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