FertilityTies posts tagged with journey

Looking for Answers

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:53:49 -0500

I am hopeful that I will soon have some sort of answer as to why all of my pregnancies have ended in loss.

My History:

March 2008 - natural miscarriage @ 6 weeks

July 2009 - D&C at 8 weeks (baby stopped growing @ 6 weeks)

December 2009 - chemical pregnancy (3 days after + pregnancy test)

March 2009 - natural miscarriage @ 6-7 weeks

My husband and I have been trying to conceive for approximately two and a half years. There was a time when I thought I couldn't get pregnant easily, as it took 14 months to conceive after the first miscarriage. In June 2009 I finished graduate school, and since that time, conception has happened more frequently (I am pretty sure the lower stress level has helped with that issue). Unfortunately, the outcome has been the same for every pregnancy.

Now that I have had 3 consecutive miscarriages, I fall in the "recurrent miscarriage" category and my insurance will cover additional testing. I go in to see my doctor tomorrow to discuss the different types of testing. I am praying that we will soon know why this keeps happening, and I really hope it is something that can be addressed. Even if it is something that cannot be treated, I would like to know so that we can move on and turn our attention to different options (e.g., adoption).

The support of everyone on this site has helped me through the hardest times, and reading about all of the success stories keeps me from losing hope.

shep919

starting

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:09:00 -0600

im going to be starting my journey. on getting pregnant lets hope its a fast journey about me no now fertility problems i just only have one ovary because when i was younger i had to get one removed because i had a cyst on it and my DH had a vasetomy when he was younger so we are going through a donor and doing the home insemination. and i would like to say lots of babydust ... that are trying..

Fatham

Our journey TTC #3 after a M/C

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:50:16 -0600

Well, im new here - ive joined about a month ago after having learnt that im going to need some patience in my journey for baby 3.

I'll give you all some background of my TTC history, and my 2 beautiful babies (well, they're 3.5 and almost 2.5 now) that did make it here in very uneventful fashions ;)

First of all, i am 24, dh is 31. We've been married for 5 years. Tried to conceive our first after about 10 months of marriage, and got pregnant in 2 cycles after coming off the birth control pill. After my daughter was born, i was in love with motherhood and couldnt wait to have another. So when she was 3 months, we started trying to conceive again. I got pregnant after 2 cycles, and my son was born when my daughter was 1y2m (he was 3 weeks early). I decided it was better for me to wait a while, as i had bad symphis pubis pain with my son and was barely walking around by 30 weeks. He was exclusively breastfed and when he was 1 i started BCP, as i thought the protection the breastfeeding was offering me would end soon. I was only on them for 3 months because of horrible side effects, and fell pregnant again 3 months later. That was May 2009. I miscarried at 7w4d due to a subchorionic bleed, and really it was a horrible miscarriage. I bleed pretty much for a month straight...and not lightly either! Im talking period flow. I ended up anemic, of course.

Last month i went to my OB to inquire why i hadnt fallen pregnant again. She did an U/S and blood work and said it looks like im not ovulating, and my uterine lining was very thin - even if i did ovulate and conceive, the egg would never be able to implant.

So, this month i tried soy isoflavones. Ive read that it has similar effects on the body as Clomid, without as many side effects. I just had some slight headaches from it. I am CD13 now and it seems i may O soon. Im starting OPKs tonight, so that should give me the answer. My OB wanted me to wait until Feb before she puts me on Clomid, but i dont see the point in that - if im not ovulating, there's obviously no way i can conceive...so why wait? I am hoping if this month doesnt work, to go back to her and ask her for it in Jan. If she declines, i will try a higher dosage of soy isoflavones, as i tried the minimum this month (i took 80mg, will up it to 160mg next month if not on clomid).

Thanks for putting up with my babbling. Anyone is welcome to join in - i would love some cycle buddies in a similar situation to me :)

Amoura

Ready to start my journey!

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:34:33 -0500

Hello All,

I'm 26 and just about to start my journey of trying to get pregnant. I am meeting with my specialist next week to discuss my plan of action. Currently I do not have a monthly period and haven't had one for six months. I have to be given medication to bring on my period. At one point I was diagnosed with PCOS, but then a year later, my family doctor said that I was mis-diagnosed, so I'm not really sure what to believe. I have also been diagnosed with insulin resistance.

This is all new to me and I'm sure I'm going to have millions of questions to ask. I'm feeling quite nervous as I feel like a lost puppy dog and don't even know where to begin. Hopefully my specialist will be able to guide me along.

I am very happy to have come across this site as it seems to be very informative. Hope to learn a lot and to share stories with others out there that are going through the same thing.

Good Luck to everyone that is trying to conceive!

Could_It_Be?

Lucky's Journey continues........

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:53:25 -0500

Well I went to the doctor today and I had way too many follies so doc cancelled the iui. My doc and I had a long talk about everything and I decided that we would move on to ivf. So we are going to sit out a month doc is putting me on BC pills. Then we will get started on our ivf adventure! I feel very positive about our decision and I'm looking forward to getting started. Please wish us luck!!!!

lucky 55

Our Journey TTC #1

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:57:32 -0500

After being a memeber of this site for two months I've decided to post my journey. My DH and I have been trying to conceive for a little over a year. After going to the Dr. to address the issue I was diagnosed with Stage 0 cervical cancer, had surgery to remove it and so far am cancer free. After the 3 month no intercourse rule we have finally come to the point where we get the go ahead. I had an HSG run to find out I have endometrial polyps. Even so my OB does not want to do anything for it because it is very minor. Fine by me. On Sept 28th the Dr. gave us the wonderful news that I would be starting Clomid. 50mg CD 3-7!!! We are so so very excited, so Oct. will be our first cycle with Clomid!! We can't wait...ready for a BFP!! Ill keep everyone posted!! Babydust to all!!

Mykel Mizell

OVER 40 AND +++ WITH IVF SUCCESS

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:39:38 -0500

Give us your stories. Lets see the success stories and share your joy. This, I believe, will give us the hope to endure this journey. I for one need to know this has a hope and a chance to work. Please post how old you were when you started trying and how old when it worked. How it worked and protocol etc. THANKS ! ! !

still_trying

No luck trying for a baby

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:01:28 -0500

So been trying TTC really hard for nearly 2 years now without any luck :0( Done load of blood tests now having a HSG (really scared) but i can take anything now and due my first IUI next cycle -

chickchick

My New Adventure

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:43:09 -0500

My DH and I have been TTC since February with no success so far. Turns out I don't ovulate on my own so I have been put on Provera and Clomid by my OBGYN. If we can't get pregnant within the next 3 cycles I am going to go to an RE. This has truely been one of the craziest rollercoasters I've been on but I am hoping for the best. Hoping for our BPF soon and our 2010 bundle of joy!

Coopergirl

Sam's Journey so far

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:25:19 -0500

well im currently 20 weeks pregnant with baby boy number 2 im so happy to be having another boy but would have like to have a girl but hey i can just have another one cant i? lol well i have been told i have a dilated Kidney and can not seem to find the cause of it anywhere lucky i see the doctor tomorrow. i also have an Amnion Shelf i have no idea what this is either and would like to know if it dangerous. with this pregnancy i have had morning sickness and food cravings which is very different from my first (had nothing) i have been having alot more back pains with this one too (i think its due t the dilated kidney) i will be asking the doc lots of questions tomorrow i think just so i have some understanding of everything. well i will keep you guys updated.

samanthajane

ttc take 2

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:21:49 -0500

okay well take one lasted 3 unsuc years i have a very un informative doc so i just requested a new one i bout a whole new calender to chart and im doing things new and diff this time and i feel really good about this year finally . it just seemed like one jan hit and another full year went by i went into a dark state but after joining this site and soulcysters i have pcos im on metformin 1500 .penatal . i have hope i believe just ended ovulation i full of sperm and i have high spirits so lets let 2ww and the journey began

Mrs.Burkholder

BRENDA'S JOURNEY!!!!!:)

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:36:08 -0500

hi, my name is brenda im only 20 years old i been trying to have a baby for 2years one on my own and one with fertility meds. i had like 2 surgerys cause i had cyst and now im having an iui/clomid hopefully this month. when i was 17years old i had an ectopic pregnancy and lost a tube ever since its been so hard for me. i really hope this iui works if not im going for ivf cause im really tired of all this and hopefully the ivf works. so i had my iui with clomid in 2007 with no luck!!!:) i took some time off and changed clinics i was going to midwest fertility! now im going to fertility centers of illinois (fci) and i love it!!!:) they are so nice there! ok i did ivf in nomember 2008 it worked but i lost the baby at 6weeks cause it was a weak pregnancy!:( i was on lupron and follistim. so now i just started my second ivf im doing the short protocol with repronex and follistim! my retreival is 3/10/09 i have 20 follicles i hope is one sticks for me !!!:)

garcia

my journey for a baby after 2 miscarriages

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:52:25 -0500

well everyone lets start by saying i have 3 beautiful babies 2 girls and a boy ages 7 6 5 back in 2006 i found out i was pregnant which was pretty shocking cause we'd only been trying for one month well i was so happy but a week later i lost the baby it was the most devestating thing id ever been through i didnt know how hard something could hit your heart until 2006 well we kept trying and 2 years later to our suprise i was pregnant in november of last year well unfortunately come december i lost the baby another hit to my broken heart so in january i took my first dose of clomid and it didnt work now im on my second dose and hopefully it worked pray for me thank you all for listening to my story

jess-rahrah2

Can't wait to be the best mom ever!!

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:50:15 -0600

Hey everyone my nameis Kayla.. My husband and I have been trying for a baby Since July of 08.. We haven't had any luck at all. My Doc. put me on Clomid and prometruim.. I'm on my first round.. We are praying and hope we are blessed with a lil bundle of Joy!!! Baby Dust to all!!

Kayla R. M.

MaybeBaby's TTC Journey!...

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:43:50 -0600

OK Girls, i have been a member of this site a few weeks now & I totally love it! :)

So thought it was about time I introduced myself properly! - I apologize in advance as I think this might be a long 1! Ha ha.

Me & DH-(Metin) Have been married since Feb 07(Islamically) & had our civil wedding September 08.

& Have been TTC since the begining of August 07.

Metin is Turkish, so I have been living in Turkey on & off (as in I go back to England for 1 month here 2 months there :)) for 4years.

Ever since starting my periods at 13/14 they have been irregular, sometimes i would not get a perod for months at a time. So I was put on BC by my GP at 15, to try & regulate them. Well for a 15year old remembering to take the tablet everyday, it just didn't happen. They seemed to regulate abit more as I grew up, then at 20 i discovered the depo shot. I had this 2 times...which I loved (as i ever got periods) But i read somewhere that it could take years to come out of your system to try for a baby, so i never got it again. I got my period about 2months after missing my shot i think. & Everything went back to normal. Over the years my periods seem to have regulated alot on their own & i now have a cycle length of 28 - 39days.(av. 34 days) Never longer than 39(t39 happened once or twice since TTC)..although since TTC i have 1 cycle which was 59days!!

After almost a year of TTC (July 08) I was back in the UK so I went to see my GP, who ran some blood tests on me. (can't remember for the life of me exactly what these tests were, but I remember one was to check to see if i was ovulating) All the results came back fine, so i was immediately referred to the hospital to see a RE.

Unfortunately the time of my appointment with the RE, was when i was back in Turkey, so had to cancel it! :(

At the end of November 08 I was once again back in the UK until the end of December. My family had moved house, so I had to change my GP. I told the new GP of what had happened & he again tested me for ovulation, thyroid & for PCOS. All tests results came back normal apart from my thyroid..what he said would need to be retested in a few months, but it was not so abnormal it was cause me trouble when TTC. He again referred me to a RE.

I was very lucky to get a cancelation appointment at the hospital on 23rd December.

So 23rd December came & I was sooo nervous! I had no idea what to expect, but was sure i was finally going to get some answers.

I had an internal exam which she said was fine...& ordered for 3sets of blood tests during different days of my cycle (which I'm yet to do)..booked in for a u/s & given some information & a 'pot' for DH.

We are BOTH moving back to the UK in a matter of weeks now! Yay!! So hopefully we can get somewhere with all the tests ect.

I have my u/s appointment in March & My next appointment with RE in April.

Since TTC i've had a few months when i thought i could be preg, but it has never happened. Then last cycle Metin & I were sure of it!! I took a HPT for the first time in MONTHS on CD31 but it was neg. Then CD37 i got a really heavy bleed for 1day, with spotting the day before & after. I went to the Dr here in Turkey & had a transvaginal u/s, & a urine preg test done. The test was neg, & have no idea about my u/s as nothing was said about it. Anyway..since about 4weeks ago I look as though I'm 3months pregnant (I'm very slim) & I've had alot of symptoms this month. Hoping last months madness was my body preparing me for this months BFP!! Ha ha.

I'm now on CD28 & 8dpo.

For some reason i really dont think this is my month, I just don't feel it at all...but maybe I just don't want to get my hopes up like last month!

Well girls..I apologize again for my chapter from War & Peace!! Ha ha.

I'll keep you updated on my journey as time goes by!

***{{{BaBy DuSt To AlL mY tTc LaDiEs}}}***

(I did post this before, but not as a journey..so sorry for re-posting!)

☆MaybeIsHavingABaby☆

Four weeks to go!

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:45:59 -0600

I'm 36 weeks pregnant today. I can't wait to meet my little guy. I already feel like I've kind of crossed a finish line here because I hit the 36-week mark. Now unless there is some sort of emergency situation I can still have my homebirth. If he'd come any earlier than today I would have had to go to a hospital.

My husband took my first tummy pictures last night since probably my first trimester. Maybe he'll eventually hand over the camera and I can upload them :)

Hope everyone is doing well!

Thought It Was About Time To Share My Journey...

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:03:19 -0600

OK Girls, i have been a member of this site a few weeks now & I totally love it! :)

So thought it was about time I introduced myself properly! - I apologize in advance as I think this might be a long 1! Ha ha.

Me & DH-(Metin) Have been married since Feb 07(Islamically) & had our civil wedding September 08.

& Have been TTC since the begining of August 07.

Metin is Turkish, so I have been living in Turkey on & off (as in I go back to England for 1 month here 2 months there :)) for 4years.

Ever since starting my periods at 13/14 they have been irregular, sometimes i would not get a perod for months at a time. So I was put on BC by my GP at 15, to try & regulate them. Well for a 15year old remembering to take the tablet everyday, it just didn't happen. They seemed to regulate abit more as I grew up, then at 20 i discovered the depo shot. I had this 2 times...which I loved (as i ever got periods) But i read somewhere that it could take years to come out of your system to try for a baby, so i never got it again. I got my period about 2months after missing my shot i think. & Everything went back to normal. Over the years my periods seem to have regulated alot on their own & i now have a cycle length of 28 - 39days.(av. 34 days) Never longer than 39(t39 happened once or twice since TTC)..although since TTC i have 1 cycle which was 59days!!

After almost a year of TTC (July 08) I was back in the UK so I went to see my GP, who ran some blood tests on me. (can't remember for the life of me exactly what these tests were, but I remember one was to check to see if i was ovulating) All the results came back fine, so i was immediately referred to the hospital to see a RE.

Unfortunately the time of my appointment with the RE, was when i was back in Turkey, so had to cancel it! :(

At the end of November 08 I was once again back in the UK until the end of December. My family had moved house, so I had to change my GP. I told the new GP of what had happened & he again tested me for ovulation, thyroid & for PCOS. All tests results came back normal apart from my thyroid..what he said would need to be retested in a few months, but it was not so abnormal it was cause me trouble when TTC. He again referred me to a RE.

I was very lucky to get a cancelation appointment at the hospital on 23rd December.

So 23rd December came & I was sooo nervous! I had no idea what to expect, but was sure i was finally going to get some answers.

I had an internal exam which she said was fine...& ordered for 3sets of blood tests during different days of my cycle (which I'm yet to do)..booked in for a u/s & given some information & a 'pot' for DH.

We are BOTH moving back to the UK in a matter of weeks now! Yay!! So hopefully we can get somewhere with all the tests ect.

I have my u/s appointment in March & My next appointment with RE in April.

Since TTC i've had a few months when i thought i could be preg, but it has never happened. Then last cycle Metin & I were sure of it!! I took a HPT for the first time in MONTHS on CD31 but it was neg. Then CD37 i got a really heavy bleed for 1day, with spotting the day before & after. I went to the Dr here in Turkey & had a transvaginal u/s, & a urine preg test done. The test was neg, & have no idea about my u/s as nothing was said about it. Anyway..since about 4weeks ago I look as though I'm 3months pregnant (I'm very slim) & I've had alot of symptoms this month. Hoping last months madness was my body preparing me for this months BFP!! Ha ha.

I'm now on CD22 & have had elevated BBT's for the past 3days (starting BBT temping CD12) & I'm hoping the stay up! He he.

For some reason i really dont think this is my month, I just don't feel it at all...but maybe I just don't want to get my hopes p like last month!

Well girls..I apologize again for my chapter from War & Peace!! Ha ha.

I'll keep you updated on my journey as time goes by!

***{{{BaBy DuSt To AlL mY tTc LaDiEs}}}***

☆MaybeIsHavingABaby☆

my journey

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:43:45 -0600

well everyone i would just like to share with all of you my journey. It started back in june of 2006 when i found out i was preggo yeahhh. well a week later i lost the baby and it was the most devestating thing id ever been through. I got better and decided to start trying again 2 years went by and last november08 i found out i was preggo again yeahhhhhh. well a week later dec 3rd i lost the baby another stab to the heart. So january my dr put me on my first treatment of clomid but unfortunately it didnt work. So now its february and tomorrow i start my next dose of clomid please pray this will work this time around. MY deepest and most sincere hopes that everyone of you will have ur dreams come true. everyone deserves to experience motherhood. Thank you for reading my journey

jess-rahrah2

MaggieMS's Updated Journey 2009

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:19:25 -0600

I thought it was time to do a little update... haven't done that for a while.

My name is Megan. I never have really had a nickname and don't ever get called Maggie in real life, but it just happens to be my screen name :) Not sure why I picked it. I am 25 years old and started trying to conceive in 2006. I never really understood what all these women were going through until I experienced a slice of it myself.

So I guess I'll start at the very beginning:

I always had a regular periods since I was 13 years old. Once I met my DH I started on BCP's. I was on them for a little over 3 years. I knew I was about to get married soon and I knew that we wanted to have children right away. So, I decided in July 2006 to stop the BCP because I heard it can take up to a year to get your cycles back on track.

I had one regular AF after I stopped the pill in July 2006 and then nothing until December of 2006 when I decided to go see my OB/GYN. He told me that I was annovulatory either due to my weight or cause of the BCP's or both and that I should try to shed some pounds. Strangely a week later AF arrived. But again, had no AF after that until July 2007 after we got married. So basically I was having a period every 6 months.

Starting in July 2007 I had a regular AF every month with no success of pregnancy. My cycle was ranging from 30-34 days. I decided to try OPK's at that time to see the exact day I ovulated. Soon April 2008 rolled around and still no success. I was frustrated by then, and decided to go see my OB/GYN for my yearly physical and to discuss my infertility.

My doctor gave me the option of starting Clomid. It was all so overwhelming. He did a CD21 progesterone level and the result was 0.7. He told me I wasn't ovulating. So, I took Provera to get AF to start. It finally started 5 days after I took my last pill. I started the Clomid 50mgs CD 3-7. I had minor symptoms. Hot flashes, a few mood swings and some dizziness. Nothing horrible. I didnt get an LH surge thatmonth, so I was disappointed, but we BD'd every other day the week I assumed I was ovulating. Took my CD21 Progesterone and it was 7.2. Great news, it went up! But doc told me that I still didn't ovulate (He wanted it above 10) and that I was to up my dose of Clomid to 100mgs. This cycle I got an LH surge and BD'd 3 days in row. My CD21 progesterone level, ended up being 7.4. My doc told me I still didn't ovulate. I called my doc the day I started spotting to get my next round of Clomid 150mgs.

I pretty much had given up and was looking into my next options because my doc told me if the 3rd round of Clomid didn't work that I would have to be referred to a RE. But my spotting stopped that evening. The next day I took a HPT cause I thought that was weird. On June 20th 2008 I got my Positive! So unexpected. Cause I already was moving on to round 3. I called my doc and we did an HCG on 18DPO and it was 454.9. At 20DPO it had quadrupled to 1797.8!

I was enjoying my first pregnancy. Very tired and some mild morning sickness but very worth it. Had my first ultrasound at 11 weeks, everything was wonderful, heartbeat at 160 and measuring to be due on Feb 27th 2009. When I went in for my routine 16 week checkup on September 10th 2008 he couldnt find a heartbeat. The baby had died at 14 weeks. There isn't a reason for my missed miscarriage. They didnt do any tests since it was my 1st miscarriage. I had a D&C that Friday, which was the hardest thing I have ever had to do. The doctor told me I could continue trying for another right away.

So... it took about 1 month till my HCG went back to 0. The next month on November 3rd 2008 I got a +OPK and we BD'd 3 days in a row. The doc said I should try 3 months on my own before starting the Clomid again. Well 11DPO I got a + Pregnancy Test! I was so amazed. I did it on my own with no meds!

I am currently 17 weeks pregnant... I finally passed that dreaded 16 week mark and everything is going okay! I havent really been sick and am feeling good. I keep updates on my page on the right hand side. I am due July 28th 2009.

MaggieMS

am I pregnant? Ladies who have done IVF share with me your journey

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:09:00 -0600

ok here it is for the last time. I had my egg retreival on Jan 17th...36hrs prior was my trigger shot. Now we had embryo transfer on the Jan 22nd which was day 5 of the embryos. we go for our first Beta on Monday Feb 2nd. Thurs the 29th I got faint in the shower in the AM went to the Dr and had to get drained. I have mild OHSS. Then on the 30th Fri. I had to get drained again. Last night I was feeling nausea so I took a HPT, the ones with the lines. 2 lines came up ASAP! Ok positive test. So then we take a digital one this morning the 31st and it says pregnant. Everyone on this chat is like YOUR PREGNANT. My hubby doesn't want to get his hopes up. so Ladies----> how many people get ohss, take 2 HPT that are positive and then end up with a negative result in 48 hrs from their first beta? Please tell me? I will be online the chat so if you wanna share with me go there and type away!

Thanks everyone

JustJill