thread: Sick + conceiving?

  1. #1
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    Jun 2007
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    Sick + conceiving?

    So today is O day, and we dtd yesterday morning,

    But today I am full of cold - bah blah! And just wondering, if you are sick does your immune system get all revved up and as a consequence is more likely to attack sperm and possible blastocysts etc? Am I less likely to get utd on a cycle where I am sick??

    Not trying to depress myself or anything!!! Just wondering...

  2. #2

    May 2008
    Melbourne, Vic
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    Our whole family has been sick off and on for about a month... and here I am, UTD!

    So I'd have to say no. For me.

    But maybe if your body is expending all its energy on getting better there might be an affect on successful conception? Like when a woman is stressed/starved/whatever, I'm talking EXTREME situations, they can basically stop ovulating until their body can handle carrying a child? Maybe?

    Who knows. Someone with an actual medical background might be able to offer some insights!

    But as I said: didn't hamper me!

    ETA: GL catching the egg...

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    Jul 2007
    Melbourne
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    We fell pregnant with surprise DS while my DH has glandular fever... he could barely get out of bed, but he had super healthy sperm =/

  4. #4
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    Jun 2007
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    I guess being sick has hampered me this month in that I didn't dtd on O day hahahaha!

    And I know there must be a mechanism so that the body doesn't get an immune response to sperm etc under normal circumstances... just wondered if my immune system be fired up with mess with that...??

    OceanPrincess - good to know you got utd while under the weather. Congrats on your preg!!!

    dragoncookie - haha, I guess having glandular fever your dh just lay there and you had to do all the work!!!!! ;P

  5. #5
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    Apr 2010
    Brisbane, Australia
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    When we were going through the IVF cycle that led to DD I got severe food poisoning. I was so sick on the day of embryo transplant that I was literally having to be held on the table because the shakes were so bad. I was having fevers and everything but we only had two embryos and doc didn't want to wait/waste them so we implanted one anyway. Couldn't believe it when we got pregnant. So I would say no- womens bodies can be incredibly resilient things! And My dd continues to be a little fighter!