Trying to conceive/Planned parenthood/Assisted Reproduction Chat thread.

iguana

dublinlady wrote: »

Actually I forgot to say this and it might be some use to some of you if ya haven't tried it... Since day 14 of this month I have been taking quarter of a disprin regular strength every day, I.e aspirin 75mg , as the tablets are 300mg. This low dose is meant to thin your blood a little and u read somewhere this helps with imPlantation and blood supply to the blastocyst. I think this gas definitely helped me, however my problem I'd now I don't know when to stop taking it as the higher dose anyway is not recommended in pregnancy.... Confused.com!
I'm just glad it worked tho... But don't know the correct thing to do now and don't really want to ask doctor as I started it by my own accord to begin with!!

I might try that next month if I'm unlucky at the weekend. I'm sick of eating pineapple cores.

barbiegirl

I'm did exactly the same :-) and I also don't know when to stop

Plus the clear blue ovulation kit and benylin non drowsy :-) When I told my doctor he looked at me rather strangely but he said he wouldn't argue if it worked.

Today I keep going between confident and convinced she's gone. The spotting is very, very little now but there are still some dodgy cramps. My boobs aren't as sore as last week, but I have a headache, some constipation (TMI) and the smell of my steak cooking last night (unfortunately well done instead of nice and bloody as I like it) so I have some symptoms. Plus a tiny little bump which I know is wind etc but it's still nice to have it.

So it's fingers crossed til tomorrow.

dublinlady

Pineapple cores???? YUCK! cant blame ya for being sick of them...the thought of them makes my queasy!!

Barbiegirl - best of luck tomorrow - if theres that little spotting everything must be fine, just stay positive and as relaxed as you can! (coming from chief panicker over here...:rolleyes:)
The aspirin thing is a weird one.... i might confess to my gp and see what she says! Im afraid to book an appointment with her yet though as im still afraid none of this is real! I think ill go one monday though cos ill be 5 weeks then, do you think she will refer me for an early scan cos of one previous miscarraige or does it have to be more than that? Im going on holidays for week 8-9 and would really love to have a scan done before that cos until i see...i wont believe...:p

I will fingers, toes and legs crossed for you tom barbiegirl

dublinlady

hmmm. getting nervous about some cramping. its not too severe but its stronger than the half hr i had of it yesterday... i can function with it but its very like period cramps and if i wasnt pregnant it would cause me too take 2 nurofen. I know cramping can be normal..but how much and for how long? about to start a busy time with work over next couple of weeks and so cant really rest much or anything to help with it... worry worry worry...:(

Tigeress

dublinlady wrote: »

hmmm. getting nervous about some cramping. its not too severe but its stronger than the half hr i had of it yesterday... i can function with it but its very like period cramps and if i wasnt pregnant it would cause me too take 2 nurofen. I know cramping can be normal..but how much and for how long? about to start a busy time with work over next couple of weeks and so cant really rest much or anything to help with it... worry worry worry...:(

DL I wouldn't be panicking about the cramps as they are very normal! A week before I found out I was preg I went to A&E the cramping was so bad and it stayed that way for about 5/6 weeks! I was super worried about it & cause of it I was sent to an early scan but everything was & is perfect! It seems to be pretty normal enough..

iguana

Fingers-crossed the cramping is normal DL. And also BarbieGirl. It really can just be the stretching as the uterus gets ready to start expanding. How are your other symptoms and have you taken another test to check your HCG levels?

When I had my mc I knew it was going to happen from the day before as in pretty much one instant my breasts stopped hurting. I got really paranoid and decided to take another test to "reassure" myself and there wasn't even a trace of the second line. I ended up doing 4 tests over that night and the next day and they were all negative. I didn't actually start to miscarry until the next day but once I saw the last negative I had accepted it.

Lucyfur

DL and barbiegirl, as Iguana said, can you go and get your hCG levels done? And repeated 48 hours later? It's great for a bit of piece of mind. They need to go up by at least 60% every 48 hours for the pregnancy to be viable. You won't see anything, not even the yolk sac and foetal pole on a scan until the levels are at 1000-1500.

I had my levels done on the last pregnancy and I found it a great comfort at the time. I know it didn't result in a baby in my arms but I thing I was an exception to the rule as when my gynae doc saw how much mine climbed in 48 hours (from 335 to 789) she thought we were home free....I don't know if I'm making things better or worse but suggesting it but when I get pregnant again I will be requesting that my levels be done between weeks 4 and 6. I've been told I'll be scanned at 6 weeks but those weeks between 4 and 6 are going to feel like years and I want the security of increasing hCG to ensure that the pregnancy is going in the right direction.

dublinlady

Thanks iguana and lucyfur and tigress, I'm bothered now.. My boobs are not as sore as they were, still slightly tender but not as much. Have booked apt with gp for thurs morn, so will try get blood test done then and Monday, that's all I can really manage with work. Feel very negative about it really. Don't know whether to tell husband or not cos he'd be devastated. I feel like I know there's sonething wrong. Fooooook

Lucyfur

My boobs weren't sore everyday in any of my pregnancies. Agony one day and only slightly tender the next. Used to drive me silly. And, in my successful pregnancy, they weren't sore at all.


Sending you lots of sticky bean thoughts and wishes xxx

dublinlady

Thankyou, I need to calm down and stop panicking! I need a slap or something!! I'm in some sort of panic frenzy! Ok and 1.2.3.4.5 breath..

Lucyfur

Do whatever makes you feel good, be it painting your nails, having a bath (not too hot) or having a good rant here:D

I'm keeping everything crossed for you xx

DetectivFoxtrot

guys please don't worry (easy fro me to say I know), cramping is grand and should be expected, as long as it's not to painful or accompanied with red blood.

Here's what I found out about aspirin, the main point to note is it doesn't casue harm, it's benefits continue to be questionable but there seems to be a lot of positive info out there about it so it must do some good. I think I'll give it a go next month


If you are trying to conceive (ttc) then you may find that taking baby aspirin can help your fertility. Of course, aspirin has other benefits such as reducing fever, relieving pain, and its benefits to the cardiovascular system. Many people who suffer from heart problems take aspirin every day. Even if you don’t have any of these problems, taking a daily aspirin could help your chances of getting pregnant. It is important to talk with your health care provider before you begin to take aspirin or any other drug.

If you have had a miscarriage in the past then you may benefit significantly from taking baby aspirin. Nevertheless, even if you have not had a miscarriage taking aspirin could prevent a miscarriage from occurring because of a uterus that does not have a sufficient lining. Some women have antiphospholipid antibodies, which are related to problems with coagulation. If clotting is causing problems with fetal blood flow then a baby aspirin may be enough to reduce the clotting.

Another benefit of baby aspirin for your fertility is that it is believed to increase blood flow to the uterus and ovaries. This has not been researched sufficiently as of yet, however a baby aspirin could potentially help and certainly will not hurt. Most doctors will not give you the okay to continue taking aspirin while pregnant so you should talk with your doctor once you become pregnant to see if it is time to stop taking aspirin.

Choosing aspirin is simple because it is all the same. Just make sure you don’t choose a bottle that has more than 81 mg per tablet. The brand is not important, but the dosage is. Baby aspirin may come in chewable form or else you can take adult aspirin in a low dose form. Remember, although the pills are small you only need one per day. Don’t take too many or you could cause problems. Please make sure you talk with your doctor before beginning an aspirin regimen.

Tigeress

DL Hun are you ok? I don't know if this helps but I haven't really has soar boobs this preg! Just a little tender.. Nothing anyone here can say or do will help you relax and believe nothing is wrong but as annoying as it is to hear, you need to relax and be positive when you go the Doc tell them you want an early scan rather than asking them and hopefully you'll get one! But if you're not happy just go to the EPU yourself hun.. My thoughts are with you and your little bean xxx

Neyite

*adds baby asprin to the shopping list*

might as well add it to the tablets -Parlodel, Clomid, Folic Acid and now baby asperin. Im gonna rattle when I run

I cant figure out if its the muggy weather or the clomid that is causing me to be all roasting all of a sudden. Is that what a hot flush is? Am I going to turn out like the auld wans I work with who fling open windows in december cos of their gearbox? eeep! Its probably the weather.

DL, I hope its all grand for you - baby is probably just having a good stretch in there. Fingers crossed for you and Barbiegirl that your worries ease soon.

Ms2011

DL my thought are with you, I hope and pray you and your babs are ok x

Neyite

I think I have a theory for the soar bewbs!

The prolactin hormone causes them to get all swollen and sore during pregnancy (some of you might remember I have high prolactin so had sore boobs constant).Since my prolactin levels is artifically managed by tablets, if I forget to take my daily dose I can feel it in my boobs a few hours later, such is the effect the rising prolactin cause to the boobs.

Anyway, prolactin can fluctuate, generally being higher in the morning, causing the soreness, and lower in the evening which might be why they are not so sore as they were earlier in the day.

barbiegirl

Dl sending you lots of hugs and luck

I will ask for hcg to be checked if tomorrow has any doubts

newbie!

DL and Barbiegirl...hope you both sleep well and all your worries are unfounded.... Chin up

Hope all you 2week waiters are ok....PUT THE PREGNANCY TESTS DOWN AND BE PATIENT !

Nite nite all.

ps...have also mentally added dispirin to my shopping list!

dublinlady

Thanks again ladies...will try not to be so irrational....:o
Neyite thats really interesting about the prolactin! Mind you they really havent been very sore today at all, but they are still mildly tender so ill presume its like Lucyfur said and is just fluctuating!
DF - maybe they call it baby aspirin for a reason... it makes intersting reading alright, i will def say it to my doc on thursday and see what she as to say, i have a strong feeling she'll tell me to come off it...however im not sure about that...my sister in law took it up to six months!!! altho that was under specialist advise along with progesterone pessaries and some other stuff i didnt catch the name of. I dont know....but i miscarried before without it....went 10 months since not being able to get pregnant and then ..boom the one month i take it i fall pregnant...it just seems for me it has worked. Altho whether or not it can prevent me miscarrying again i dont know....and i really just need to be sure it cant be harmful!

You Ladies are a fantastic support, thanks again! And i promise to try the breathing and counting to ten before i start typing next time...:rolleyes::D:rolleyes::D

SmellyBF

Hi all, im new to this site but have read your posts as we have been TTC for 3 years now. We have been to fertility clinic & discovered problem of bad sperm motility / mobility. We were recommended for IVF but kinda feel that there may be a simpler way because I have no fertility issues? Possibly IUI? (This has never been given as an option to us) Is IVF overkill, no guarantee of success, its very expensive and invasive?

Any comments / advice would be appreciated.

iguana

Neyite wrote: »

The prolactin hormone causes them to get all swollen and sore during pregnancy (some of you might remember I have high prolactin so had sore boobs constant).Since my prolactin levels is artifically managed by tablets, if I forget to take my daily dose I can feel it in my boobs a few hours later, such is the effect the rising prolactin cause to the boobs.

Anyway, prolactin can fluctuate, generally being higher in the morning, causing the soreness, and lower in the evening which might be why they are not so sore as they were earlier in the day.

Can I ask a couple of questions about the prolactin levels. Did you have a lot of pain throughout the month or only in the luteal phase or PMS times. Was the pain just sore, swollen boobs or do you ever get a feeling like your nipples have recently suffered from minor burns? I started getting a little tenderness and burning nipples on CD19 it got worse for about 3 days and has stayed constant since. The burning nipples feeling is worst at night and the tenderness is worse when I move. I'm CD27 now and I don't feel very pregnant this month as my uterus feels too full and heavy today, like early PMS. (Though I know that might also be a pregnancy sign as I felt just the same before I found out I was pregnant.) I want to find out more about the symptoms of high levels of prolactin because it seems unusual to get such bad breast pain for pms, although maybe it's normal as I have F cup breasts, so maybe it's just size and age.

Neyite

SmellyBF wrote: »

Hi all, im new to this site but have read your posts as we have been TTC for 3 years now. We have been to fertility clinic & discovered problem of bad sperm motility / mobility. We were recommended for IVF but kinda feel that there may be a simpler way because I have no fertility issues? Possibly IUI? (This has never been given as an option to us) Is IVF overkill, no guarantee of success, its very expensive and invasive?

Any comments / advice would be appreciated.

hello and welcome!. Unfortunatly with Fertility issues, even if its the man that has the issue, the woman still goes through the similar procedures. I'm Unexplained - all our tests are grand, but they have now put me on Clomid, I will get my follicles scanned in 10-12 days and get the trigger shot. As far as I know, there is little difference at this stage between this, IUI or IVF- you will take the similar steps - Whereas we will be sent home to have a shag or five, yours would involve the lab processing and putting your partners semen back into you.

Clomid for me is costing 300 a month for 3 months. Thats 900 assuming I go the full 3 rounds. if that does not work I will be moved on to IUI then which would be 600 per cycle. The odds for IUI working first time around are quite low, so in theory that could be a few tries. My roundabout point is, that money could be better spent on your first IVF or would ISCI be better due to motility issues?

Its no harm to go on an "improve sperm" regime and see if that helps you out, or get a second specialist opinion.

iguana wrote: »

Can I ask a couple of questions about the prolactin levels. Did you have a lot of pain throughout the month or only in the luteal phase or PMS times. Was the pain just sore, swollen boobs or do you ever get a feeling like your nipples have recently suffered from minor burns? I started getting a little tenderness and burning nipples on CD19 it got worse for about 3 days and has stayed constant since. The burning nipples feeling is worst at night and the tenderness is worse when I move. I'm CD27 now and I don't feel very pregnant this month as my uterus feels too full and heavy today, like early PMS. (Though I know that might also be a pregnancy sign as I felt just the same before I found out I was pregnant.) I want to find out more about the symptoms of high levels of prolactin because it seems unusual to get such bad breast pain for pms, although maybe it's normal as I have F cup breasts, so maybe it's just size and age.

They were always a tiny bit tender, then increasing to 2 weeks of achey pain - I would have a padded underwire on but would have to fold my arms around my boobs if I needed to dash down the stairs at work to stop any wobble because it hurt. I am a 32b - tiny so if I was an F I think I would have been ready to cut them off! Put it this way, it could be quite sore if my partner would give them a feel. The nipples would get itchy, and redder, but I dont really remember any burning sensation - chaffing maybe would be a better description.

Do you have short cycles? sometimes it can be indicative of this. They check for it on the CD3 and CD21 bloods and anything under 400 is normal. Have you had any bloods done? if so you can ring them to ask about it. Last year I started a thread on it and got some responses and added my subsequent findings to it: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056025057
any other questions, ya know where to find me

ceadaoin.

dublinlady wrote: »

Thanks again ladies...will try not to be so irrational....:o
Neyite thats really interesting about the prolactin! Mind you they really havent been very sore today at all, but they are still mildly tender so ill presume its like Lucyfur said and is just fluctuating!
DF - maybe they call it baby aspirin for a reason... it makes intersting reading alright, i will def say it to my doc on thursday and see what she as to say, i have a strong feeling she'll tell me to come off it...however im not sure about that...my sister in law took it up to six months!!! altho that was under specialist advise along with progesterone pessaries and some other stuff i didnt catch the name of. I dont know....but i miscarried before without it....went 10 months since not being able to get pregnant and then ..boom the one month i take it i fall pregnant...it just seems for me it has worked. Altho whether or not it can prevent me miscarrying again i dont know....and i really just need to be sure it cant be harmful!

You Ladies are a fantastic support, thanks again! And i promise to try the breathing and counting to ten before i start typing next time...:rolleyes::D:rolleyes::D

I haven't posted in here before so I hope you don't mind me weighing in!

I was under the impression that it's not recommended to take aspirin during prenancy unless a doctor advises it? In some cases it can help to prevent miscarriage but if it's not needed it can cause harm.

http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/isitsafeto/aspirinexpert/

I would speak to your doctor and see what she says.

I'm 14 weeks pregnant now and my boobs have been sore off and on. Some days they are normal, others they are very tender so I wouldn't worry about that!

dublinlady

ceadaoin. wrote: »

I haven't posted in here before so I hope you don't mind me weighing in!

I was under the impression that it's not recommended to take aspirin during prenancy unless a doctor advises it? In some cases it can help to prevent miscarriage but if it's not needed it can cause harm.

http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/isitsafeto/aspirinexpert/

I would speak to your doctor and see what she says.

I'm 14 weeks pregnant now and my boobs have been sore off and on. Some days they are normal, others they are very tender so I wouldn't worry about that!

All advice valued and welcome!!!
I will discuss it with my g.p but from what I can see the low dose 75 mg aspirin is not harmful in pregnancy, I'll let you know what she says tomorrow tho! Obviously if she thinks I can sustain this pregnancy without it then happy days of course I'll do that, it's just it clearly did help get me pregnant and I am terrified of my dream ending...
Thats good to know about the boobs tho! Mine are slightly sore again today and I only have v. Mild cramping every now and again so I'm trying to be optimistic!!
Thanks so much for your input - I really appreciate it
Best of luck with your pregnancy also!!



Any two week waiters at the mo? If so hope ur ok!
And I hope the clomid takers arent roasted out of it and haven't smashed all the dishes in the house yet!!
X

barbiegirl

Well we had our scan and they out us at 5.5 weeks rather than nearly seven which is what our dates have. So either we have our dates wrong or more likely baba has stopped growing The doc said sac looked healthy etc and not to worry about brown discharge or cramping.
We've to go in again next Wednesday and then we'll know for sure. We're expecting the worst though.

Dublinlady I hope you are having better results.

DetectivFoxtrot

Oh Barbiegirl, I hope you have youre dates wrong:(. They told me I may have had my dates wrong, but I new categorically they were right....
I remember the tech saying that at this early state a millimetre in the difference of measurement can set it to look like dates are behind by up to a week or two, so she said on that basis to try not to worry. I know it didn't work out in my case but that made a lot of sense to me - what they're measuring is so tiny, and then they're trying to apply a gestational age in weeks and days, there must be regular inaccuracies, especially if the tech is not well skilled or if the scanning equipment is old. She also said that at this early stage growths spurts can happen, so what you might find is that baby has a spurt for the next scan and will be measuring on track. Also, your bean may have been a late implanter. I have everything crossed for you lovey.

Ms2011

Oh Barbiegirl every part of me is crossed for you, I pray your dates are wrong or implantation was late x

barbiegirl

I have a retroverted uterus which can seemingly throw dates out quite considerably so maybe that. It would explain why at first she could see nothing then she spotted it.
Clutching at straws me thinks

carolinespring

barbiegirl wrote: »

I have a retroverted uterus which can seemingly throw dates out quite considerably so maybe that. It would explain why at first she could see nothing then she spotted it.
Clutching at straws me thinks

Oh Barbie, I am sure all will be ok. You have to stay positive. Keep telling yourself baba is fine. Your dates could so easy be wrong. A friend of mine was sure she was 3 wees ahead of what the scan said.

I have a gut feeling it will be ok. xxx

Lucyfur

I've everything crossed for you too barbiegirl xxx


I feel like sh1t. I hope I'm not coming down with something. Period is horrendous. Worse than the miscarriage and the bleeding after the ectopic put together. Started taking iron today. Still glad it came without intervention but my god, right now, it's a man's world.