Thank you so much for your support. I really appreciate it. It really helps me out talking to people that are going threw same experiences or situations like that. I go to the doctor on weds for a US and blood work. Its limited to what treatment I can do. Thank you
Just looking for support
October 05, 2008
Hello all,
I was just looking to talk to women that are going threw the samething i am going threw. I am having a very hard time dealing with this situation. After being checked out by my gyno she said I dont ovulate. She put me on clomid for 3 months. After that didnt work she said there was nothing more she could do and sent me to a fertility doctor. My fertility doctor is great and since we dont have money we have to go the cheapest route. That is the natural IUI. He did an HSG on me and everything is fine on that end.My husband was checked out and everything is good on his part. I am always feeling frustrated and depressed, and i know that many women are feeling the same way. I feel bad because there are situations where women have put thousands of dollars into having a baby and it has not worked. We have been trying for 2 years and i am already older as it is. My husband does support me and it doesnt bother him that we might not be able to have a baby ever. I dont know if this is happening to anyone else but every female around me is pregnant or just had a baby. Ok not every female but lets say alot of women are, both of my sister -in laws, a few friends of theirs. my cousin, my neice, a couple of my friends.
I was just looking to talk to women that are going threw the samething i am going threw. I am having a very hard time dealing with this situation. After being checked out by my gyno she said I dont ovulate. She put me on clomid for 3 months. After that didnt work she said there was nothing more she could do and sent me to a fertility doctor. My fertility doctor is great and since we dont have money we have to go the cheapest route. That is the natural IUI. He did an HSG on me and everything is fine on that end.My husband was checked out and everything is good on his part. I am always feeling frustrated and depressed, and i know that many women are feeling the same way. I feel bad because there are situations where women have put thousands of dollars into having a baby and it has not worked. We have been trying for 2 years and i am already older as it is. My husband does support me and it doesnt bother him that we might not be able to have a baby ever. I dont know if this is happening to anyone else but every female around me is pregnant or just had a baby. Ok not every female but lets say alot of women are, both of my sister -in laws, a few friends of theirs. my cousin, my neice, a couple of my friends.
Storm-I know how you feel. A co-worker that sits next to me is pregnant. We were both pregnant at the same time before I miscarried. I had to listen to her comply everyday for nine months. How irritating. She's off on maternity leave now. Thank God. Now I have to deal with my cousin who is pregnant. Her baby shower is Saturday and I am already thinking of excuses of what I can't attend.
Hi Storm, Did your RE agree with your OB's assesment that you do not ovulate? Did your OB run all the bloodwork to rule out things like PCOS, thyroid issues or anything that might be preventing you from O'ing? Sorry to be asking all these questions. It seems that there are some holes here.
I thought I didn't O too after having tried to get pregnant for a year. However, all my bloodwork and tests came back normal, so the doctors just deemed it as unexplained infertility. I started charting my cycles and found out that I O'ed a lot later than the average woman (28 day cycle). My cycles were 35-38 days. So even with IUI and meds, my timing was just really off.
More questions: Do you have a history of irregular or late AFs? Or were you on BCPs like Depo that would have caused you to not have AF. Those things need to run its coarse and can take 1-3 years to get out of your system.
Anyhow, there are a lot of other ladies on this site that are going through what you're experiencing now. It's a great web site for support. I had also joined a local chapter of Resolve that offers a woman's support group. It really helped with my depression and to stop beating myself up as I was blaming myself for not being able to get pregnant. I would even cry everytime I'd see a baby commercial or see someone with a baby. When you want a baby so badly, it seems like everyone in the world is having one or has one.
But, try to stay positive and it's definitely a good thing that DH has no issues. It's easier to correct us(women) than it is men through fertility treatments. Also, I didn't O on clomid either. I took it twice with increased dosages but nothing. My RE immediately put me on Femera, which caused me to O. I was so glad that I learned all of this about my body because I was better able to time everything and try different things. I'm now 6 weeks preg, so I want you to know that it can and will happen for you. Don't give up.
And we are all rooting for you and here to offer our own experiences so that maybe you might be able to figure out the right steps that will get you your BFP, which I hope comes soon for you. Sending you baby dust.
I thought I didn't O too after having tried to get pregnant for a year. However, all my bloodwork and tests came back normal, so the doctors just deemed it as unexplained infertility. I started charting my cycles and found out that I O'ed a lot later than the average woman (28 day cycle). My cycles were 35-38 days. So even with IUI and meds, my timing was just really off.
More questions: Do you have a history of irregular or late AFs? Or were you on BCPs like Depo that would have caused you to not have AF. Those things need to run its coarse and can take 1-3 years to get out of your system.
Anyhow, there are a lot of other ladies on this site that are going through what you're experiencing now. It's a great web site for support. I had also joined a local chapter of Resolve that offers a woman's support group. It really helped with my depression and to stop beating myself up as I was blaming myself for not being able to get pregnant. I would even cry everytime I'd see a baby commercial or see someone with a baby. When you want a baby so badly, it seems like everyone in the world is having one or has one.
But, try to stay positive and it's definitely a good thing that DH has no issues. It's easier to correct us(women) than it is men through fertility treatments. Also, I didn't O on clomid either. I took it twice with increased dosages but nothing. My RE immediately put me on Femera, which caused me to O. I was so glad that I learned all of this about my body because I was better able to time everything and try different things. I'm now 6 weeks preg, so I want you to know that it can and will happen for you. Don't give up.
And we are all rooting for you and here to offer our own experiences so that maybe you might be able to figure out the right steps that will get you your BFP, which I hope comes soon for you. Sending you baby dust.
Thank you and congrats. I am happy to hear that you are preg. Yes, my gyno ran all those tests. She did it the 3rd day of my period. Then she put me on clomid and did the same blood tests and u/s. She said everything looked good on the clomid and to me when I should BD. The 3rd month i was on clomid I took the opk, and it showed up I didnt ovulate. My periods vary 28 days one month, 30 days next, etc. I was on birth control only for a week 5 years ago and I stopped taking it, I didnt wnat any problems in the future when ttc.I have a doc appt with my RE for blood work and u/s. Then I will find out more. My RE put me on 100mg of clomid. Its ok that you're asking me these questions.
October 06, 2008