FertilityTies posts tagged with journey

Alicia's Journey

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:57:01 -0600

Well, I am finally going to post my journey. I went to the doctor today (Nov. 17) since I have not had a period since Aug. 5. I had a vaginal ultrasound and bloodwork to find out that I had PCOS, as I had suspected. I am going to take Provera to start my period and begin my 1st round of Clomid this cycle. I will be taking Clomid CD 3-7, Estrogen CD 8-12, and Progesterone CD 17 until I get my period or hopefully am pregnant (in which case I will keep taking it). I am really excited about starting this next chapter in TTC. I finally feel like I have gotten some answers and I really hope we get our little angel soon. I am going to continue to keep everyone posted on my journey.

aleleux

Our Journey of TTC has ended...Thank all you for everything!!!!

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:37:26 -0600

Hello everyone! I know I haven't been on this site for sometime due to many things. Over the past few weeks we have become aware that our ttc journey has ended. So we have decided to move on due to sperm issues and my age. IVF will be our only hope however both the dh and I decided long time ago if it came to IVF that we would not go to that direction because we would have only about 8% change of success per visiting with many IVF experts. Plus our risk of miscarriage would be high also...I have had 4 so far and I'm kind of tired of them. Please don't be sad because we are not and we were fully aware that this could happen and this is not the end of the world for us. However I'm very grateful that the dh has healed from his surgery and he is doing very well.

We wish you all the best of luck with your ttc journey, if preggo now, and/or just had a lil one. Congrats to all of the BFP's and the new additions to your family. Much love to all of the ppl that I have talked to during my time on this site and just remember to enjoy life as it is a long life ahead of us all. Peace to all!!!!!

angelfish

About Me =)

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:38:56 -0600

Wanted to start a post where we can all tell eachother about us, aside from TTC. I'll be posting pictures and posting about my life and stuff... to give you guys a better understanding of who I am =) It should be fun to see other pics of eachother and learn more about eachother, I think so anyway! LOL

I dont know about you ladies but I find it hard to read everyones journeys and often times the journeys are out dated so this will should help some =)

Jennifer Wolf

First IUI

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:47:57 -0600

Hi everyone! I am new to this site. Everyone seems so wonderfully supportive. Just what I need now!!

My Story: I went off birth control pill 1.5 yrs ago and my period never started again. The RE discovered I don't ovulate. I have very low FSH. She thinks its PCOS although I don't have any other symptoms. I have been on Metformin for about 1 year. Last month I did my first round of 50mg clomid with TI. I released 2 eggs (exciting since it was a low dose and my first time ovulating in years!)...but no luck.

I finished my second cycle of clomid Oct. 31 and just underwent my first IUI Friday. They think I had two maybe three good follicles. I came home from the appointment and had a good cry. I feel so discouraged. I want to believe the IUI worked but it seems every time I let myself get excited it ends in disappointment. Plus, I am still having a hard time coming to terms with needing fertility treatment to get pregnant. I feel like I am on a roller coaster...so many highs and lows. I am sure the hormones are not helping my psyche either lol. And any information on IUI process. The doctor says I should not take a Preg. Test until Nov 23. That seems like an eternity!

My husband is really supportive but I still feel so lonely in this process. I could use any support or encouragement out there.

babydreamz

Updating again

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:45:43 -0500

I'm 20 weeks this saturday. We're having a high resolution level 2 ultrasound on friday to check the baby's development and determine the sex 100%. DH's radiologist friend did a scan friday before last and said she was 85% sure it's a boy.

I'm still seeing my midwife. I'm looking into getting a doula for the birth since DH is clueless and can't even properly support me during pregnancy let alone labor. I'm crazy and hormonal and am a complete grouch today.

DH was supposed to get a promotion which would change our insurance to one that accepts our midwife and cover alot of the cost but his CEO keeps saying two more weeks and has been saying that since the beginning of July when he was going to leave for another hospital. DH says I should just try and get it approved with our current insurance, which is like talking to a brick wall, and then if our insurance does switch the midwife will handle it. It's stressful and it's stupid and I want it to be march so I can hold my baby and have a new set of stresses and worries.

My baby bump pics

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:50:20 -0500

Ok ladies, i thought i would start putting up my belly pics, and add more as i go along.

I am currently 13 weeks after loosing twins at 18-19 weeks and 3 m/c in about 2 years. so i am so very happy!! to post my changing belly, for anyone who would like to see:)

13 WEEKS

NICOLE { mrs raucho }

My Journey

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:37:13 -0500

Well I have been on here for a while so I thought I would finally share my journey! Let me tell you a little about myself. I am 29 my dh is 30, we have been married for 10 years and are expecting our first baby in June :)YAY!!! Here is how we got there!

I have endometriosis diagnosed in 2001. My dh and I had been ttc 18months when we got our bfp!

June2008 I went in to dr. He decided to do laporoscopy, hysteroscopy, hsg, and D&C. They found both tubes were blocked with endometriosis (did surgery to unblock), and stage 3 endometriosis.

July 2008~ I was told at my followup that unblocking the tubes is usually unsuccessful and that I needed to consider IVF. (my dh and I couldn't afford that so it wasn't really an option).

August 2008~ I went in a month later for a follow up hsg to see if the surgery worked and it showed one tube open, one still blocked. My dr. recommended IVF. We continued to try on our own.

September- October 2008~ We conceived the Sept. cycle. We found out we are pregnant in October (the weekend of our 10 year anniversary). We are thrilled. Went into my dr who was very concerned it was a tubal because of my tube issues. I have been going in atleast once a week for monitoring and saw the sac and yolk in the uterus yesterday!!! SO it is in the right place. My hcg numbers 19dpo were 228, 21dpo 619, 27dpo 8,888. The sac is measuring a week behind so they think I am not as far along as originally thought. It is completely possible because my digital opk gave me a high reading from cd 10-22 and never a peek and got bfn until 15dpo when I got a very light positive and then a much better positive the following days. I am thankful we didn't give up and kept thinking anything could happen! I feel great. My bb are sore, I have heartburn and I have never been happier to feel like crap :) The only thing we did different this month was use instead cups. Don't know if it was that or the surgery, fertil aid I had been taking, etc.

MrsM

My story (DC9)

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:54:47 -0500

I have had many requests for my story.

So, I decided to try to write a condensed version of it.

A long, long time ago...... :)

We were married Aug. 1998. We decided not to get pg right away, because we were young and wanted time to enjoy each other. I went on BCPs for a few months, then started having some problems with them, so went off. I found out I was pg. on our first anniversary, and was soooo excited! I waited until Sept. to go to the dr.s, because they recommend not going until week 6. I found out I was farther along than I had originally thought when they got the heartbeat! My due date was set for end of Feb. or beginning of March. I also found out it was twins, but that one was dead, and I would be passing it soon. (I passed it the following week)

Everything was going well (except for the morning sickness!). At the Oct. appt., the dr. said that we must have miscalculated the due date, because the baby was too small to be due that early. I told him "All the babies in my family are small." (They range from 4.0 lbs. to 5.9 lbs.) He said he thought maybe we should do some tests when I came in in Nov. So, in Nov., he was getting bigger, but still at a very slow rate. They did tests, but they came out fine. On Dec. 10,1999, we found out it's a boy!!!!!! He was soo excited! "It's a little me!!" We decided to call him JJ Jr. (nickname Jamey). He was still small, so the dr. moved the due date to April 16, 2000.

On Christmas Eve, I was at my sister's house, and I told her there wasn't much movement. She said that babies don't move a lot towards the end of the pregnancy, because it's too crowded in there. :) I woke up early Christmas day, and knew something was wrong. I called my sister, and told her we would be late, because I didn't feel good. We ended up going over there, but I told her my lower back hurt, and he hadn't moved all day. The last time I felt him move was the day before. She told me to call the dr. They said to come in the next day to be checked out. They figured it was just the excitment of the day. I didn't end up getting an appt. until the 29th. I knew the whole time that something was wrong, but no one would listen! I got there, and they did the ultrasound, and couldn't get a heartbeat. She went and got the dr., because she thought maybe she wasn't doing it right. He came in, and got the same result. He told me I had two options. I can have a c-section, or have him naturally. I chose natural. He said then come back in tomorrow morning, and we will get it started. I went back in in the morning, and was already 2 cm. They got the IV going, and it took 15 tries to get it in!

I had Emmanuel at 5:56pm that night. (I only dialated to 6!) We changed the name so that if we have a live birth, we can still have a Jr.. We found out after I had him, that he was actually due March 1st, and that I have the Rh factor and should have had the shot. He was 9.7 oz., and 11 1/2 inches long. He was buried near JJ's grandparents. We also found out later, that his "insides" never developed. He should have been closer to 4 lbs.!

Since then, I have had multiple miscarriages, including twins, triplets, and quads. I am seeing a different dr. now, and he is aware of the Rh factor. He is sending me to a specialist in Dec.

That is my baby story, the rest of my life story, is: I am the youngest of 4 girls, I have 4 nephews, and 1 niece. I am married to a wonderful man named JJ. He is the youngest of 3. He has 4 nieces and a nephew. (Yes, the exact opposite!)

My family has been through a lot, but have come out stronger in the end. I believe God will help you through anything He throws at you!

DC9

Our happy Journey

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:21:24 -0500

Hello My name is Jessica, I am 25 years old. My husband and I have been married 2 years this December. We decided we were going to start trying to have kids last Christmas, I always thought..how hard can it be!!!! But little did I know, how hard, stressful and sad it was going to be. We tried for 8 months doing it on our own and then we decided to talk to my doctor and he thought we should try Clomid.

Since my periods are Irregular, I was put on Provera for 10 days. Once I had my period on 9/26/08, I started Clomid on days 3-7. A little depressed but nothing too crazy. Once I was done with my pills, on to testing yourself with an Ovulation kit. I thought I was going to go crazy because it kept coming up negitave. Once I ran out of stix, thats when I started to worry. I finally went out and bought a new Ovulation kit, I began to test again. FINALLY on day 11 of testing, it came up with a happy face. I thought that day would never come. Lets just say for the next 2-8 days we were BUSY..

I am supposed to start my period on the 26-27 of October. I am worried, since my periods are irregular how do I know if I will have one this month or not.

Today I noticed my boobs were starting to feel sensitive and my body just all around different. I dont want to get my hopes up but I just keep imgaining that Preg test coming up postive and I get soooo excited. We shall see over the weekend...wish me luck. Sorry for the long Journey.. just excited to tell my story, I hope it calms someone knowing that they are not alone :)

********BABY DUST ***** To ALL ****

Jese James

Michaela's Journey-Baby #2

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:50:44 -0500

Here's the breakdown of the short version:

*20 months total of TTC.

*Started trying Feb '07

*Got pregnant Oct '07

*Miscarried Oct '07

*Found out had low progesterone in Apr '08

*Started Clomid in May '08

*3 rounds-got pregnant, Chemical.

*Got pregnant on Round 5 of Clomid, with the added Progesterone supplement!

We're thrilled to be pregnant with #2!

Here's the long story :

We got pregnant with our first child with no problem, in just 3 months of trying--no fertility drugs. When she was 2 1/2 we decided to get off the pill and start trying.

We started trying in Feb '07, and tried for most of the year with no success.

We finally got pregnant in October, and then sadly lost it on Halloween. For the next several months, my cycles were way off, from 37 days to 26 days, to 33 days, etc. At first my doc said it was normal for your cycles to be off for a few months after a m/c. But after 5 months of this he said "let's get you tested and hubby tested to make sure there's no other issue.

Well, my progesterone was super low--2.6. So he decided to put me on Clomid. My dh's tests came back, mediocre, having enough sperm to get me pregnant, said my doc, but they prefer more, and out of the total number of them, there wasn't the best motility rate. So we had both issues working against us.

So starting in may, we did 3 rounds of Clomid and i got a BFP in July, but it turned out to be a chemical just a few days later.

But on my 5th round of Clomid, my doc went ahead and added Prometrium (progesterone) and WE GOT PREGNANT!!!

So we found out Sept 26th, and it was the best day ever!

We went for our 7wk/2day U/S on Oct 20th, and we saw the heartbeat! It was still a little too early to hear it. So we'll go back Nov 6th for another U/S.

It took 20 months, but we're super excited this one is finally gonna stick!

michaela

This is my journey for another little life to love.....

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:30:57 -0500

I am Becky the mom of a active little 4 yr old named Will. I have been with my SO since I was 5 months PG with Will. We decided that we would go off of any type of birthcontrol when Will was 1 yr old. Since March of 05 we have had the if we get pg we do if not oh well! Well our Oh Well has turned into I really want another baby. I am 34 yrs old and will be 35 in Feb. My "Clock" is ticking. We have been trying since September of 07 with no luck. I went to my Dr. in Sept of this year. She is a family practice Dr, so she referred me to an OBGYN. He has been wonderful. I was able to get into see him right away...thank goodness for cancellations. He right away talked about the different kinds of testing they would be doing and how things like that would work. He did an HSG which turned out fine. And starting tomorrow Oct 18 I will start my clomid. I am praying that everything works this time around. I am not getting my hopes to high though. That is where things are with my journey. I would love any words of wisdom and such from you ladies out there. I have read a couple of your journey's and BABYDUST to you all!!!!

Willsmom

Chrissy's Journey to TTC first and only :)

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:07:54 -0500

Hi everyone! I have been on FT for a long time now, but I have never put up a journey. Here is my story. I am 28 years old and my hubby is 30. We have been ttc since July of 2007.

As I mentioned in the title, we are planning on having an only child (unless it is twins). It will be the first for both me and my hubsband. We have been married 4.5 years and feel that the time is really right now.

I never dreamed it would be this difficult. I went on birth control in fall of 1998 and was on it continuously until June 2007. I really think this is why I have ovlulation issues. Now I am on Clomid 100mg on CD 3-7 to help my body remember how to function.

Each month it becomes more difficult b/c the longer it takes the more likely it is that there are "bigger" issues. This will be the last month we try for a while. The holiday's are always crazy for us and I don't need the extra stress or emotional craziness from the Clomid. After our break my guess is that we will be referred to a RE who will decide the next step.

I am really trying to stay positive about this month. I have always wanted a July baby, so maybe this long wait was ment to be.

Christina Meives

working on lossing 90 lbs

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:08:39 -0500

well here I am I already loat 3 lbs

I am wanting to lose 90 lbs so i can be a great weight and not have to deal with back pain, and breasts that are gaint which make my back hurt even worse.

C&D_TTC_1st_baby

Our TTC Journey - Beginning 2002

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:57:02 -0500

Hello Everyone... I am currently 27yrs old and found this fertlityties.com website only 2 days ago... Loveing every minute of it, I have become addicted to all the postings and updates... So I decided to today I would begin posting a my own family journey and update as things progress along. Thank you to everyone for your support and words of encouragments... it's amazing I've been ttc for over 6yrs now and just came upon a site like this that offers soo much support for families such as mine.

To being, I had my first son when I was 18 just finishing high school... I was in a rough relationship and chose to get out after hearing I had been cheated on. The one friend that my ex-husband and I had since high school - the only male friend I had been allowed to remain friends with - had visited town prior to his deployment to Korea for the Army... he and I continued to speak long distance while he was in Korea and grew very close - he came home for a funeral and things were def differnt for the two of us - friendship had taken on a new level. He finally returned in 2002 from Korea and we took a few trips out of town together before deciding to move in together. He was very ready for marriage, I was a bit hesitant due to my past relationship - he was very accepting of my son, of which he'd known since was 2 days old. We decided only a few months later to get married and right away my son being more than 3 years old we were ready to try for our own children. November of 2003 we had our first miscarriage and from there began to wonder about things, prior to this miscarriage we had seen a doc for infertility - we had the inital tests ran and and HSG which was completely normal we were told we needed to do a few things differently and give it more time. We had the ectopic miscarriage, got down and depressed but remained on track for trying. DH deployed to Iraq in early 2004 for a year deployment, which put everything on hold. Thought we might get prego on his R&R, nope. He came home in spring of 2005 - to our surprise he'd been living with severe pain during the entire deployment, the medics told him it was muscle spasms - he returned home to finally have an MRI completed and found out he had a spinal tumor in the (forgive my spelling) theical sack *were all the nerves meet in the spine*

He was told this could be removed and we were warned to freeze sperm because of possible complications that could occur, we did not because of the $$$ money being an issue - how sad. Surgery went well, doc said it was "BADLUCK" that caused it and that it COULD one day come back. Just another set back in our attempts :-)

We began our journey further with the IVF clinic in San Antonio - thru the military program. There is a two year wait for IVF and they will only allow you to be put on that list after you have gone thru many failed attempts at all courses of medications - we went thru it all, another HSG that was showing right tube blocked this time in Dec 05 - Surgery to unblock tube in March 06 (which they decided not to unblock). Miscarriage number 2 two weeks after the surgery attempt. Again very discouraged. October 06 my DH deployed again for one year to Iraq. Feb we rec'd orders he would be extended to 15 month deployment. All in all we had made the effort to save and freeze sperm prior to this deployment, this allowing for me to continue IUI treatments during his deployment. Yeah right? No,my right ovary is alway the one producing the largest follicles and most eggs. IUI attempts 3 - how many tiems did I go thru the process and told we would try again next month.. prob 10 times. No Hope right? I had gotten pretty frustrated and one of the cos finally said hey I'm recommending you for the IVF list. So around July 07 we were put on the list. My husband came home from Iraq for R&R August 07 - came down with BellsPalsy - got to stay home. Yeah! Get back to treatments? No he was frustraged! So time passes - we got a call in April the IVF clinic had people cancel out and unable for their spouses to attend - they have openings for their August IVF cycle. They run 3 cycles a year, Jan, April and August. 65 couples in each. 50% success rates. Military Dicounted Co-Pay = $3800 for August cycle going up to $4500 in Jan. Yeah - we had from April to June 1st to save the money. My DH being very discouraged was a bit against saving for this risky and expensive process, I made it happen!! We began our BCP July 15th Stopped BCP August 31st. Had 21 follicles - grew up to 23 in size - retrieval was 15th Sept and Transfered 2 (graded 8A & 8B) back on the 18th of Sept. Had first BFP yesterday with hcg level of 327. Go tomorrow for 2nd blood test.

Long Story short, I am not telling my son anything yet - we didn't tell him about miscarriage #2 - because we'd made the mistake of telling him about #1 and had to explain it all. He's almost 10 now... but he knows about us visiting docs attempting for pregnancy but doesn't know results yet. waiting til 8wks or more to tell :-) to be a bit more safe. I want to see u/s first.

So I'll update as things progress... Thanks for listening.

**NEOne know how to post pics in these things? Photobucket get a code? I'll begin belly pics in a few weeks if all goes according to plan.

tinaleanne1;s Journey

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:43:24 -0500

This is my u/s at 7wks 1day

On the 28th july sadly i m/c 3days later:((

Its been a long fews wks for me, but im getting there...

This is my positive opk from 12dpo.

so my journey begins again.

Im now 1dpo:))

tina1_wants-a-BFP!!!

My journey starts here!!

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:15:01 -0500

This is my 7wks1day u/s

28th/07/2008

[IMG]http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr61/tinaleanne1/Mylovelyflowersanultrasoun.jpg[/IMG]

sadly i had m/c days after this u/s

My baby had heatbeat right till that day:))

121bpm.

tina1_wants-a-BFP!!!

Kelly's Journey With Secondary Infertility

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:14:10 -0500

Well I'm no stranger to this website but this is the first time I have posted my Journey. My issue is with secondary infertility.

After I had my daughter, Samantha, (who is 4 1/2 years old) I didn't think I would have any problems conceiving a second child. After all, even though I have always had irregular periods and my brother and I were both conceived with Clomid, I had barely been off the pill for a month before I found out I was pregnant. I was 2 months shy of my 28th birthday when I had her.

I'm now 32 and have been TTC for about 14 months. I had a miscarriage last January after 2 days of knowing I was pregnant. I don't count that pregnancy in my TTC months because it wasn't a sucessful conception. After my miscarriage, my OB advised me to wait 2 months before TTC again so my husband and I resumed efforts in April, which was my first month on Clomid. three unsucessful Clomid cycles and 1 cyst later, my OB referred me to an RE.

He determined that at the time I went to see him I was too far into my cycle to start Clomid so he had me do an HSG that month. My tubes are open and I had no structural abnormalities to speak of. My husband also had a sperm analysis that determined his sperm count is high with good motility and morphology. Therefore, I just waited for a new cycle to start to call the RE.

CD 3 bloodwork revealed a high estrogen level so I had an ultrasound but no cysts were visible. My CD 11 unltrasound revealed 1 developing a follicle and was on target to ovulate on CD 15. When I went back for an US and PCT on CD 13, however, the follicle was gone so the Doc explained that I may have ovulated early. Meanwhile, my PCT revealed no problems with sperm navagation through CM so I made an appointment for bloodwork the following week, which determined that my progesterone level was almost non-existent. Next month the RE upped my Clomid to 100 mg and once again CD 3 bloodwork revealed high estrogen but no cysts were found. At my CD 11 ultrasound though I had what looked like either a large follicle or a cyst so I was given an HCG injection and told to BD that night. Unfortunately, I started bleeding pretty heavily after that and havn't stopped yet. In response to my dillemma, I was put on birth control pills and will get injectables when a new cycle starts.

Believe me I thank God every day that I have 1 health child already but it doesn't erase the desire for another baby and the disappointment with what's happened in this attempt. My heart goes out to everyone who has had to experience infertility at any time in their life. Please tell me there's light at this end of this tunnel.

KellyK

Boo's Journey... feel free to come along for the ride!

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:57:39 -0500

Well, about me. I am 29 years old and I live in London, UK. I have been married for almost one year to a wonderful man.

Came off BCP in November 07, straight after our wedding, but didn't start actively TTC until March 08.

I have never had a regular cycle in my life, and was on BCP for about 13 years, which of course just masked the situation. So I decided to see a gynae who gave me lots of blood tests, and an ultrasound, confirming that I have pcos, but that I do ovulate on my own. The problem is that on my own my cycles last anywhere from 5-10 weeks, making it really difficult to pinpoint my ovulation. In May 08 I took my first round of Clomid (100mg) but didn't ovulate until CD26, which my Dr was not happy with, so she put me up to 150mg straight away (although we waited a month before taking the clomid as we were moving house). So last month (Aug 14th cycle) I took 150mg, but had a very confusing cycles with my OPK's turing positive several days before my temps rose. I think I ovulated on CD19, which was a huge improvement.

I thought we were covered anyhow, and thought we had done everything right, but spotting started on 12dpo and AF arrived the next day.

Went back to see the gynae 2 weeks ago who gave me a prescription for metformin 1500mg, which I am now taking, along with the clomid CD2-6. Currently on CD8. This month going to take expectorant again, as found it helped with cm last cycle.

Last week was the toughest hurdle of the ttc journey so far. My younger brother got married under three months ago, and last Thursday announced that they are pregnant, first try. We have been trying for six months and have not told my brother or SIL that we are trying. DH and I really are thrilled for them, but I can't explain how hard it was to hear that they are already pregnant. It sounds so selfish, but I am the oldest and I really wanted to have the first grandchild. I feel like a horrible person for feeling this. I know that there is plenty of love to go around for all of the future grandchildren in our family... but I am finding it really hard to deal with.

So I have put on a brave face for my brother and SIL and they have no idea what we're going through. I would be devastated if they thought for a second that we aren't happy for them... we really are... it's so hard to explain but I hope someone on here understands and doesn't think I am a terrible person.

It is so hard to want something so desperately and it be just outside your grasp.

Still, I have had a few days for the news to sink in, and I am excited for a niece or nephew. Also, if I can fall pregnant soon, my baby and my brothers will be really close in age, and SIL and I can be pregnancy buddies, so hopefully it will all work out for the best.

If we don't fall pregnant this month I am going to book myself in for a hsg, which really scared me. But I need to know if there is anything else wrong, other than the pcos. DH did his SA this week, too, so results should be back on a week or so.

I have been following the journeys of the amazing women on this site, and have picked up sooo much info here, this site is amazing. Thanks for reading, and babydust to all!!

Boo1

Jamie's journey...the beginning, or the end? We'll find out!

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:52:15 -0500

My name is Jamie, but my family calls me "James". My BF and I have been TTC for almost a year, during which I was finally diagnosed with PCOS, which I already knew for years. Once I was diagnosed my doctor put me on Metformin. He also prescribed Clomid which thankfully, I had studied on my own and knew what it was and what it was used for, because he basically wrote the script and sent me on my way. Needless to say I have since found a new doctor that went over my history, and started a new plan. Clomid for 3 cycles, if no pg then next thing is LAP to look for endo. If after that, still nothing we'll go for the HSG. I do ovulate on my own and have regular cycles, which was determined through progesterone/estradiol blood test last month. So the next 3 months will determine our TTC journey. This could be the end, or just the beginning. I also started charting last cycle and was pleased to see the biphasic pattern with no medical intervention!!

I should also mention that my boyfriend has 4 kids, which we have full time, so we know there's no problem on his part!! We're ready for one (or two! Twins are on both sides of our maternal family) of our own!

James

My journeyFive years later

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:06:19 -0500

Hello All well my story goes like this.I got pregnant when i was 17 at that time i didn't know how to take care of my self let alone a growing baby.I ended up going into pre term labor at 26weeks.She lived for five days and I was there every single day.It's been five years just this past August.I started TTC in Jan 07 with irreg periods(wishing on a star)I got preg after 3 months of no period but I had just took provera and took clomid and was barley on cycle day 14.I took a year off to just relax and now I'm back TTC.

Typhani