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

Penny Dreadful wrote: »

Aww thats lovely.

My period was 2 days late and yesterday afternoon (despite knowing in my heart of hearts that I wasn't) I convinced myself that I could maybe, just maybe be pregnant. Bought not one but two tests on the way home from work...........tested and big surprise got a negative.
Was so upset!!
My husband was so lovely though. He gave lots of hugs, kisses, we went for a lovely walk in the evening sunshine. When we got home he made me tea and 3 Rich Tea (my fav) biscuits. We discussed (despite not being TTC for that long) a couple of options such as acupuncture should we need them.
Got period this morning and was ok with that.
Onto the Pink Pad app (really is great ladies, worth downloading) to check the April dates for getting jiggy with it.
Fingers (only;)) crossed that next month will be fun.

Penny dreadful I used Accupuncture while trying to conceive and would really recommend it ,not simply for conceiving but if you are any way an anxious person or a worrier (which I can be) I found it had a really really good effect on my mindset and calmed me down an awful lot! Just my two cents and best of luck

Hi girls, yeah from reading d forums i haven't come across anyone else that was recommended to take the raspberry leaf tea or the Dong Quai. Agnus castus seems to be the only thing that people have been recommended to take to regulate their cycle. However also from reading the forums i think my problem (crazily irregular usually very short cycles) isn't very common. i'm going to give the acupuncturist the benefit of the doubt for the time being and as i'm 32 i have a bit of time on my side i hope so i'll give it another 6 months and if my periods haven't calmed down i might come off those 2 and give agnus castus a go.

Girls think we need some good vibes, been a good while since we have had and BFP's. Sending everyone good vibes and hoping there is lots of baby dust out there this month xxx

stargirl.gra wrote: »

Went to see gyne today. I had three failed months on clomid so he told me today i seem to be resisting it (based on the fact that my day 21 bloods just got worse the more i took. He said the minimum he'd like to see is 35 and i only ever gotmover that once with clomid and never alone.) so long story short in three months he is doung ovarian drilling during a laporoscopy along with dye through my tubes, taking a sample of my uterine lining and doing a dnc.
I'm excited about it lol. Has anyone had ovarian drilling done?

Hi Stargirl

I was good to read your post as I am in a similar situation to you. Got diagnosed with POCS around September last year after about one year TTC. I've had 3 failed cycles of Clomid (1*50 and 2*100 cycles). Next steps for me are to have the Hycosy and after that the Ovarian Drilling. I was supposed to have the Hycosy today but I got my dates wrong so they couldn't do it. No surprise, I am very disappointed!

Anyway I am going to take another cycle of clomid so fingers crossed that works given the other cycles have had absolutely no effect.

It will be good to hear how you get on. When are your Hycosy and Ovarian Drilling booked for?

stickybean wrote: »

Girls does anyone who took Clomid know if it regulated or reduced their cycles?

It didn't really change mine at all. I only took it for 3 months though and then room a break, which low and behold I got pregnant on!!

I've been using Pink Pad app to track my cycles to see whats going on, whats my normal length of cycle etc - had a little giggle to myself when a notification popped up "Aunt Flow is coming" - nice of her to let me know

angeldelight wrote: »

I've been using Pink Pad app to track my cycles to see whats going on, whats my normal length of cycle etc - had a little giggle to myself when a notification popped up "Aunt Flow is coming" - nice of her to let me know

LOL I use the Pink Pad app too and when it told me Aunt Flow is coming I showed it to my husband.
He responded by saying "like we need an app to tell us that".

It would seem I had been a little............well lets just say over wrought.

angeldelight wrote: »

Hopefully! I don't think she's actually due yet, Pink Pad seems to take an average of your cycle length - my first one off the pill was 16 days and my last one was 31 days, CD 25 today so think it might be a bit early.



That's quite funny, I feel sorry for them sometimes having to put up with us when we get hormonal but then I remember its us who actually have to deal with the hormones so I tend to stop feeling sorry for them just as quickly

Got another little message from the Pink Pad this morning to say "The Flowers are Blooming".

Husband much happier with this message than the Auntie Flow one;):D

ah sticky bean i feel your pain. and i have had many arguements with my other half over him not seeming to be on the same page or the not understanding how annoying it can be to think you are and then the B**ch arrives.
allow yourself time to deal with everything and if your not feeling the clomid this month maybe give yourself a month off.
as for the age gap there is 9 years between me and my youngest brother and we get along great now and my other half and youngest brother there is 14 yrs and they get on better now and he was a easy option babysitter for his mam too. so try not to dwell on the age gap your not so little one will be happy no matter what.
i had a similar weekend though mine was a friend was minding her new nephew and said to come down and have a look i had to txt her and say i couldnt i wasnt in the right frame of mind to be looking at someone elses baby when i want one so badly myself. thankfully she understood and didnt push. i really wish these poor me weekends would feck off im sick of moping around but at the same time i realise i have to deal with it or it will end up coming out over something stupid.

pwurple wrote: »

Agnus castus shortens cycles, yours are already short. I would really see a GP and just get a few simple blood tests run to see what's going on, instead of trying random things from the internet.

oh also....i think that the blood tests a GP will do on you at the beginning are day 3 and day 21 blood tests no? So i would need to regulate my cycles first before going to the GP i think? i'm afraid that if i go to a GP and tell them about some of my recent cycles (10d, 13d, 15d) they won't know what to do with me, i could be wrong. are there other blood tests the GP will do at the beginning other than the day 3 and day 21?

Lucuma wrote: »

Ah jeez i'm not using random things off the internet i'm going to an acupuncturist who has trained in fertility issues and he put me on the Dong Quai and the raspberry leaf tea. i think the Dong quai is to lengthen short cycles. Thanks for telling me that Agnus castus shortens cycles, never knew that! i asked him at the weekend actually what the raspberry leaf tea is for and he said it's supposed to help bring on ovulation. Fingers crossed

can i ask a qn about OPKs actually, anyone using the cheapie ones from inhealth.ie (brand name unitest) ? ? Just wondering if it's normal to see just one line showing that the test was successful but to never ever see even a trace of the other line?

Hi Lucma,

The lighter line indicates there is some ofthe LH hormone present, but you need a line he same colour as the test line or darker to indicate the LH surge (which happens the day before ovulation). I ovulated day 14 this month, I got a light line on day 11 and 12 and on day 13 I got a really strong dark line, darker than the test line.

When I stared monitoring my ovulation, I used the cheapies, when I got a positive I used a clear blue one to confirm (it gives a definite result instead of you having to guess if the lines are darker)

Also if you check you cervial mucus it gets clearer and more stringy just before and during ovulation, it's described as looking like raw egg whites or you may see if referred to as EWCM (egg white cervical mucus)