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Trying to conceive/Planned parenthood/Assisted Reproduction Chat thread.
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A lot of the tests are send to labs outside of the country
which is why there is such a delay.
I didn't know that. I thought most fertility testing was done in Ireland apart from the more detailed blood testing for immune issues or in some cases smear tests but most clinics can now do smears tests with a two weeks turn around for a etra charge.
I've had a lot of testing done for fertility and most delays were due to waiting lists to get to see fertility Drs. Once you get your foot in the door it can be fairly fast moving with some clinics.0 -
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Hi all!
I'm new to this . . . both boards and trying to conceive! I've just come off the pill after 5 years and I haven't got a clue what my cycle length is. Both my husband and I are extremely impatient and now that we have decided to start a family we expect it to happen instantly! One instant family please!
Unfortunately, many of ye know that it's not that easy. I only hope that I can be as strong and as positive as you have been, should I need to be.
Because I haven't a clue of my cycle length, we're adopting the 'have sex every second day just in case' method, and I have to say we're having a lot of fun!!!
Of course because we are so impatient, I have also been using an ovulation prediction kit. This has only served to freak me out and panic me! :eek:
I'm on day 18 now and still no positive result. I'm beginning to wonder where my eggs are? Of course I'm blaming the stick. Surely it has to be the stick's fault?
I know it's early days but I just needed to get all that concern out of my system!! Phew, feel a little better now!
Before I go home to my husband to again embark on some baby-making (hopefully) I'd just like to ask . . .
does anyone know anything about measuring your basal temperature as I've heard it's one of the most accurate ways to predict ovulation?
Any feedback would be great.
Sorry for the big long rant! 0 -
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curly_girly wrote: »Hi all!
I'm new to this . . . both boards and trying to conceive! I've just come off the pill after 5 years and I haven't got a clue what my cycle length is. Both my husband and I are extremely impatient and now that we have decided to start a family we expect it to happen instantly! One instant family please! Unfortunately, many of ye know that it's not that easy. I only hope that I can be as strong and as positive as you have been, should I need to be.
Because I haven't a clue of my cycle length, we're adopting the 'have sex every second day just in case' method, and I have to say we're having a lot of fun!!!
Of course because we are so impatient, I have also been using an ovulation prediction kit. This has only served to freak me out and panic me! :eek:
I'm on day 18 now and still no positive result. I'm beginning to wonder where my eggs are? Of course I'm blaming the stick. Surely it has to be the stick's fault?
I know it's early days but I just needed to get all that concern out of my system!! Phew, feel a little better now!
Before I go home to my husband to again embark on some baby-making (hopefully) I'd just like to ask . . .
does anyone know anything about measuring your basal temperature as I've heard it's one of the most accurate ways to predict ovulation?
Any feedback would be great.
Sorry for the big long rant!
Hi and welcome to the TTC journey.
BBT is when you take your temperature each morning when you immediately wake up before you get out of bed or even yawn at the same time every day and note it down on a chart. I recommend www.fertilityfriend.com which is handy to jot your temps and your other signs (Cervical Mucus, Emotions, Moods etc) and it will often tell you which day (around abouts) you ovulated and even when the best time to test is. After a few charts I think you can predict when you will ovulate. It's a great tool but you have to be consistent and try not to over-analyse each little temperature change. Get a thermometer that measures to a hundreth of a degree eg. 36.55. Most thermometers only go to one tenth ie 36.5 but the subtle changes between those two figures can mean a lot.
I've done charting but really it can make you crazy. I'd suggest trying it after a while of trying without.
Also, with the OPK it is often necessary to test once in the morning and once at night to catch the LH surge. Sometimes it only lasts a few hours and if you are only testing once a day you might miss it.
I think an easier way of tracking ovulation is through investigating (gross I know) your cervical mucus and cervical position.
Good luck.0 -
Hi and welcome to the TTC journey.
BBT is when you take your temperature each morning when you immediately wake up before you get out of bed or even yawn at the same time every day and note it down on a chart. I recommend www.fertilityfriend.com which is handy to jot your temps and your other signs (Cervical Mucus, Emotions, Moods etc) and it will often tell you which day (around abouts) you ovulated and even when the best time to test is. After a few charts I think you can predict when you will ovulate. It's a great tool but you have to be consistent and try not to over-analyse each little temperature change. Get a thermometer that measures to a hundreth of a degree eg. 36.55. Most thermometers only go to one tenth ie 36.5 but the subtle changes between those two figures can mean a lot.
I've done charting but really it can make you crazy. I'd suggest trying it after a while of trying without.
Also, with the OPK it is often necessary to test once in the morning and once at night to catch the LH surge. Sometimes it only lasts a few hours and if you are only testing once a day you might miss it.
I think an easier way of tracking ovulation is through investigating (gross I know) your cervical mucus and cervical position.
Good luck.
Thank you so much for your advice. I feel more at ease now. I have to say this is an excellent thread. It's great to be able to communicate with someone on the same path. Thanks again. Will keep you posted!0 -
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CathyMoran wrote: »Well the hubby and I are going to have some sexy time tonight...fingers crossed!
best of luck with that cathy!
unfortunately i'm not having much luck myself. don't know if i'm coming or going with my flippin cycle. starting to think there's something wrong now. surely my cycle cannot be this long or irregular? maybe my body's still readjusting to being off the pill . . . but i'm not convinced. 0 -
curly_girly wrote: »best of luck with that cathy!
unfortunately i'm not having much luck myself. don't know if i'm coming or going with my flippin cycle. starting to think there's something wrong now. surely my cycle cannot be this long or irregular? maybe my body's still readjusting to being off the pill . . . but i'm not convinced.
I'm the same. I came off the pill in January and I'm currently in the middle of my second cycle. The first one was 42 days. I'm on day 21 at the moment and still haven't ovulated.
I'm tracking the basal temperature now and I'm 97.18 every day! I thought my thermometer was broken it's so consistent! At least I'll be able to see the change when it happens.
I went the first cycle without temperature tracking and I found it quite stressful, so I'm glad I'm doing it now, at least I'll know when I've ovulated, last cycle I thought I did on day 16, but it was probably more like 2 weeks later!
Don't worry about irregular/long cycles after coming off the pill, it could take a year to become regular again, but this is not to say you can't get pregnant!
I would advise getting a basal thermometer, then at least you can track when you've ovulated and when you can reasonably expect your period to come. It definitely took the uncertainty out for me this month, I'm much more relaxed about it, which can only be a good thing. 0 -
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No luck this month, even though I had all the signs I did a test that was 98% accurate and it said that we were not lucky...I was really hoping that we would be, even though it would have meant cutting down on birthday celebrations next weekend...really dissapointed 0
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CathyMoran wrote: »No luck this month, even though I had all the signs I did a test that was 98% accurate and it said that we were not lucky...I was really hoping that we would be, even though it would have meant cutting down on birthday celebrations next weekend...really dissapointed
Sorry to hear that. You'll get there though! Apparently you only have a one in four chance of conceiving if you do everything right and at the right time. I know I deffo put a lot of weight behind some symptoms I was having last cycle even though we hadn't done it any day near the ovulation date 0 -
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