Trying to Conceive 2016 onwards Chat Thread

lunamoon · 28-01-2018 2:47pm

I’d probably skip your GP all together and go straight to a clinic. Whichever clinic you decide to go to should be able to do both yours and your partners tests.

Do you have health insurance? I know VHI offer discounts in Repromed but I never got around to going to them so I’m not sure how good they are.

Raven747 · 28-01-2018 4:17pm

lunamoon wrote: »

I’d probably skip your GP all together and go straight to a clinic. Whichever clinic you decide to go to should be able to do both yours and your partners tests.

Do you have health insurance? I know VHI offer discounts in Repromed but I never got around to going to them so I’m not sure how good they are.

Thank you for your advise Lunamoon
Unfortunately we don't have health insurance, unless my EU medical card is considered as one - according to my research it's not.
I have to admit I'm a bit confused, in my country I would see a gynaecologist for a test. Are clinics the only ones that do the tests?

Which clinic can you recommend?

Lucyfur · 28-01-2018 5:30pm

If you have a GP referral you'll save the cost of a separate consultation in a clinic. Some clinics will take you without referral but some won't. You can get many tests done pubically with a gynae which also needs a GP referral but will be free as opposed to paying for the tests privately. Where are you from? Many treatments are cheaper abroad.

dorito92 · 31-01-2018 3:40pm

hi guys back here again after having my first in 2016! back then it took us 2 years and on our 3rd round of clomid to conceive so im nervous about trying again, does anyone know since ive already had 3 doses of clomid can i use it again if needed?

mirrorwall14 · 31-01-2018 5:40pm

dorito92 wrote: »

hi guys back here again after having my first in 2016! back then it took us 2 years and on our 3rd round of clomid to conceive so im nervous about trying again, does anyone know since ive already had 3 doses of clomid can i use it again if needed?

Afraid I’ve no knowledge on that.

I’m due cycle day 1 on sat. Negative test yesterday so fairly certain I’m out already which I’m some ways I’m happy with as I need an X-ray guided steroid injection in my foot and I’m on strong anti inflammatorys twice a day for the next month

MBCF11 · 01-02-2018 12:38am

Hi Ladies,
I am new to this. I have stage 4 endo and we are ttc for over a year now. My cycle is between 26 and 31 days. .. before my diagnosis I always had a regular 28 day cycle. Just wondering if cycle day 30 is too late to experience implantation bleeding? Had tiny amount this morning but nothing since.

+Symptoms
Day 30 of possible 31 day Cycle
Fatigue
Mucus in urine
Cramping in the morning
Faint line on Tesco test 2 days ago

-Symptoms
Day 30 of cycle 26-31 days... mostly 28 days
Temp down from 37 to 36.3 deg celsius
Tiny bit of brownish blood on paper when I wiped this morning (no sign since)
BFN on First Response yesterday Clear Blue today

Would love people’s opinion thanks

lunamoon · 01-02-2018 12:32pm

I think the fact that your temp has gone down shows that your period is on the way.

Don't give up hope though. Do you know when you ovulated?

mirrorwall14 · 02-02-2018 5:46pm

BFP. I have been in a fog all day and now it’s finally sinking in I’m crying. Can’t decide if it’s happinrss or fear but gonna roll with the first for now!

Nothing different this cycle and tbh it’s easily been one of the most stressful in real life so I’m stunned

Fingersandtoes · 02-02-2018 6:00pm

Congrats to you both. Look after yourself and I hope you have a happy and healthy well deserved nine months. Great to see good news on this thread

Nerd Queen · 02-02-2018 6:16pm

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

BFP. I have been in a fog all day and now it’s finally sinking in I’m crying. Can’t decide if it’s happinrss or fear but gonna roll with the first for now!

Nothing different this cycle and tbh it’s easily been one of the most stressful in real life so I’m stunned

Delighted for you. Congrats

catrionanic · 02-02-2018 8:28pm

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

BFP. I have been in a fog all day and now it’s finally sinking in I’m crying. Can’t decide if it’s happinrss or fear but gonna roll with the first for now!

Nothing different this cycle and tbh it’s easily been one of the most stressful in real life so I’m stunned

Ah ive been following your journey so this is lovely to hear! Hope everything goes smoothly for you this time around and that you really enjoy all the excitement!

mirrorwall14 · 02-02-2018 8:40pm

catrionanic wrote: »

Ah ive been following your journey so this is lovely to hear! Hope everything goes smoothly for you this time around and that you really enjoy all the excitement!

Awh thanks!

Anne_cordelia · 02-02-2018 9:05pm

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

BFP. I have been in a fog all day and now it’s finally sinking in I’m crying. Can’t decide if it’s happinrss or fear but gonna roll with the first for now!

Nothing different this cycle and tbh it’s easily been one of the most stressful in real life so I’m stunned

Yay yay yay!!!! Delighted for you. Congratulations

angeldelight · 02-02-2018 9:26pm

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

BFP. I have been in a fog all day and now it’s finally sinking in I’m crying. Can’t decide if it’s happinrss or fear but gonna roll with the first for now!

Nothing different this cycle and tbh it’s easily been one of the most stressful in real life so I’m stunned

Yay!!! Brilliant news xx

lunamoon · 04-02-2018 10:18am

Congrats mirrorwall!

Millem · 04-02-2018 10:52am

MIrrorwall I am delighted for you

CCCHIA · 05-02-2018 11:07am

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

BFP. I have been in a fog all day and now it’s finally sinking in I’m crying. Can’t decide if it’s happinrss or fear but gonna roll with the first for now!

Nothing different this cycle and tbh it’s easily been one of the most stressful in real life so I’m stunned

Congratulations Mirrorwall14!! Brilliant news xxxx

Roma2020 · 04-06-2018 1:42pm

Hi All,

Just looking for some advise. Myself and my partner are TTC with over a year. I am 35 and he is 37. I have PCO and went for a scan and nothing major came up, cysts are not that bad. My periods are approx 35 days apart. The doc took my hormone levels and they all seem ok, I was ovulating pre clonmid at 9, took my first 50mg of Clomid and went back for day 21 test and it had dropped to 7. Gyn then put me on 100mg of Clonmid this week so hopefully this works.

I must go for a hysterosalpingogram this week to see are my tubes blocked, my partner did a sperm sample and it came back a little low...

She said at this stage she would recommend a fertility clinic.. does that seem very fast or is there more options I can explore. I was taken back a bit, she said "just with your age and partners results I would recommend it"

Sorry its baby number 1 so I am clueless to a lot of tests etc.

I thought the very LAST route would be IVF.

bee06 · 04-06-2018 4:34pm

Fertility clinic doesn’t mean IVF straight away unless tests indicate it’s needed. I have PCOS and got pregnant on my 9th cycle of ovulation induction (first 8 were with clomid and last one was with FSH). Next step would have been IUI and then IVF. I think better to go to the fertility clinic now and start the process rather than potentially wasting another few months.

LCD · 07-06-2018 11:37am

Everything in the clinic takes a long long time. Considering typical cycle is give or take 30 days, you can easily take a medication & be told to wait 6 months plus to see if it works. A year passes in them in the blink of an eye.

Best go as soon as you can.

squigglyd · 04-07-2018 9:05am

The fertility clinic is where the fertility experts are so don't worry - it's the best place to be. As bee06 said, a fertility clinic doesn't mean IVF there are other options that might be suitable for you to try first.

Roma2020 · 13-07-2018 10:40am

Thanks all,

I have booked my appointment for next month so at least I am heading in the right direction. If I do have to go for IUI does it require some time off? With scans etc? I live over an hours drive from the clinic so going before work wouldn't be an option and I think they would get suss if I kept asked to start late on certain days.

Any advise is welcome. I know I might not be taking that road yet.

Neyite · 13-07-2018 11:47am

I was luckily very local to the clinic but my GP at the time very kindly offered to re-write any absence notes I needed on her headed paper, rather than hand in a cert from the fertility clinic which would kind of give the game away at work. Never needed to do that as I was usually able to get appointments at 8am but it was nice to have one less worry heading into it.

You could pass it off as gynae investigations maybe?

I've never done IUI, so not sure how long it takes to do. Mine was just scans and meds so it was short appointments.

angeldelight · 16-07-2018 11:16pm

Got my coil out on Friday - it’s a bit of a surreal feeling really! Having withdrawal bleeding at the moment so will be interesting to see how things pan out

Roma2020 · 26-07-2018 12:27pm

Thanks all, I have booked an app with RePormed in Dublin - anyone any experiences?

GaGa21 · 26-07-2018 2:42pm

Sims have an offer on for National Fertility Week for a free AMH blood test. Book by the 28th of July and they will contact to arrange a date. Check their website/ Facebook for details.

squigglyd · 27-07-2018 2:27pm

GaGa21 wrote: »

Sims have an offer on for National Fertility Week for a free AMH blood test. Book by the 28th of July and they will contact to arrange a date. Check their website/ Facebook for details.

More info there http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=69gsnveab&oeidk=a07efgh4d83ace76846

angeldelight · 01-10-2018 2:42pm

angeldelight wrote: »

Got my coil out on Friday - it’s a bit of a surreal feeling really! Having withdrawal bleeding at the moment so will be interesting to see how things pan out

9 weeks later had my positive pregnancy test... absolutely crazy as it took us over 18 months to conceive our first

GaGa21 · 01-10-2018 10:41pm

angeldelight wrote:

9 weeks later had my positive pregnancy test... absolutely crazy as it took us over 18 months to conceive our first

Wow! That's great news. Congratulations.

Millem · 03-10-2018 6:31pm

Hi All,

Can anyone recommend ovulation tests? I am still breastfeeding around the clock and haven’t had my period back yet.

Tried the dealz one before and found them rubbish!!

Thanks a mil

angeldelight · 03-10-2018 6:53pm

Millem wrote: »

Hi All,

Can anyone recommend ovulation tests? I am still breastfeeding around the clock and haven’t had my period back yet.

Tried the dealz one before and found them rubbish!!

Thanks a mil

I got mine from Access Diagnostics - very reasonable and because they’re cheap I didn’t mind using them from pretty much day one of cycle to make sure I didn’t miss it!

Nerd Queen · 19-10-2018 9:28am

Hi All, Can anyone recommend a good fertility lubricant? I had bought preseed a few years ago and now its out of date without even being used! Finally into serious ttc mode after 3 years of frustration, medical issues and stress.

LizzieE88 · 08-02-2019 3:25pm

Hi all,

As you can tell by the title myself and my husband have just started our baby journey. This is the first month we have tried so very early days but I already feel that this month it hasn't happened and I am so dissapointed.

I know that this is completely irrational as it takes time etc but I just can't help feeling very down about it. Just wanted to share in case anyone had / is having a similiar experience and any tips etc would be most appreciated.

Also thought it might be good for any of us starting our journey to have a place to chat

cnlbel · 04-03-2019 10:08am

Hey LizzieE88,

We are in exact same boat. Didnt really think it would happen in first month but then was sad to see I got my period. Trying to get as healthy as possible this month now and looking into plenty of vitamins etc. would v much like any tips or advice from people too!

Thanks!

Nerd Queen · 04-03-2019 10:53am

Don't go too heavy into tracking every little thing as your body can start to mimic symptoms (As per my gynae). Try temping its great. Make time for each other to do fun things and have good honest conversations about how you are both feeing.

LegacyUser · 09-03-2019 7:28pm

Iâ€™m in the same boat. Weâ€™re only really trying since after Christmas. My cycle exactly 26 days after coming off the pill but since we started trying Iâ€™ve been 1 day late Jan & Feb and 2 days late this month.

Every time Iâ€™m late I get my hopes up so even though logically I know itâ€™s very early days I canâ€™t help but feel disappointed

LegacyUser · 04-04-2019 10:56pm

Hi

First time posting here. We've been trying for over a year now. We'd been to fertility clinic and they said both of our counts were normal for our age and to keep trying for a while longer before going the IVF route.

Thought we had left it too late, we've both turned 38 recently. The clinic visit was in December. We said we'd give it 6 more months before paying for IVF.

Posting anon as it's far too early to tell anyone this in real life but my wife took a pregnancy test the other day and it showed as positive immediately. She had it confirmed at doctors too. She's been told to arrange a meeting with her GP.

Feel excited but also trying to temper that because I know how early it is, only a couple of weeks at this stage.

Sorry, just had to type this somewhere. I think it's too early for the "Expecting in..." thread.

Fingers crossed everything is ok :-)

Good luck to everyone trying!

LegacyUser · 05-04-2019 11:50pm

Myself and the boyfriend decided to try starting this whole making and growing another person

I came off the pill in Dec after many years on it and my periods have been a bit all over the place but hopefully starting to get a bit more regular now.
I’ve been using the Flo app to track things so hopefully that gives some good guides. Anyone use any others?

I’m also finding it awkward planning things like holidays/events etc as I’m wondering will I be pregnant or not then? I probably just need to relax a bit more about all that stuff, once you start ttc its dissapointing each month when it doesn't happen!

LegacyUser · 08-04-2019 1:41pm

gmcidev wrote: »

Myself and the boyfriend decided to try starting this whole making and growing another person I came off the pill in Dec after many years on it and my periods have been a bit all over the place but hopefully starting to get a bit more regular now.
I’ve been using the Flo app to track things so hopefully that gives some good guides. Anyone use any others?

I’m also finding it awkward planning things like holidays/events etc as I’m wondering will I be pregnant or not then? I probably just need to relax a bit more about all that stuff, once you start ttc its dissapointing each month when it doesn't happen!

My wife came off the pill ages ago, a couple of years, I'd say. We weren't really trying at first, just seeing what happens. When it wasn't, we went to a fertility clinic for tests. As I said above, we were told to keep trying naturally for another 6 months. We started timing it better around her ovulation, and now she's pregnant.

If you're in your mid to late 30s and it's not happening (it can take a good few months to become regular after coming off the pill), then maybe consider having tests. It's worth it to know if you need help or even to be told everything is fine.

But don't let it rule your life with regards to planning things. You don't know how long it will take, and even when it does, you can still do everything for a good 7 months or so (that's a guess, this is my first child).

It is disappointing each month, but you're not the only one in this situation. Hopefully it'll happen for you.

Mubre · 09-04-2019 10:11am

Hi everyone! We are into our third year of fertility treatment. We have had three failed IUI’s. We then started IVF last May but none of the eggs made it to blastocysts. We did a fresh embryo transfer in September and we got pregnant with twins but unfortunately miscarried in December. I have a frozen embryo transfer today so fingers crossed everything goes okay this time round.

angeldelight · 09-04-2019 2:35pm

Mubre wrote: »

Hi everyone! We are into our third year of fertility treatment. We have had three failed IUI’s. We then started IVF last May but none of the eggs made it to blastocysts. We did a fresh embryo transfer in September and we got pregnant with twins but unfortunately miscarried in December. I have a frozen embryo transfer today so fingers crossed everything goes okay this time round.

Will have fingers crossed for you - good luck!

squigglyd · 11-04-2019 5:21pm

gmcidev wrote: »

Myself and the boyfriend decided to try starting this whole making and growing another person I came off the pill in Dec after many years on it and my periods have been a bit all over the place but hopefully starting to get a bit more regular now.
I’ve been using the Flo app to track things so hopefully that gives some good guides. Anyone use any others?

I’m also finding it awkward planning things like holidays/events etc as I’m wondering will I be pregnant or not then? I probably just need to relax a bit more about all that stuff, once you start ttc its dissapointing each month when it doesn't happen!

Fertility Friend is another good app to use, you can record ovulation, symptoms, etc. and after a few months it'll be very accurate at preducting your expected period dates and ovulation.

What you said about finding it awkward to plan holidays etc, struck a cord with me - try your best not to stop living your life. This ttc journey could last longer than you think and in the meantime you'll have paused your whole life for it - take it from someone who has been there and done that, just keep living your life as normally as you possibly can. Maybe leave off the bungee jumping type stuff

Mubre · 11-04-2019 10:11pm

I completely understand what you mean about not being able to plan stuff. I feel like our life has been put on hold because of fertility treatment. We have to be close by for treatment during my cycle and because of the costs we are trying not to spend money. But it will all be worth it...eventually!!

GaGa21 · 12-04-2019 11:52am

Mubre wrote:

I have a frozen embryo transfer today so fingers crossed everything goes okay this time round.

Fingers crossed for you x

squigglyd · 29-08-2019 12:18pm

Not much chat in here these days, how is everyone doing? We're currently concentrating on losing a bit of weight and making our diet more healthy before we take any more steps, hopefully a bit of weight loss will help things, I probably need to lose about 2stone :eek:

Toastytoes · 07-03-2020 1:06am

Anyone taking a break from TTC to see how this corona virus pans out?

Trying to Conceive 2016 onwards Chat Thread

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