Hi Sunbeam - that's so exciting wishing you every luck in the world! Would love you to pop in and keep us posted x
AFM - sorry I've been MIA, I've been struggling with my "you'll be unlikely to have another baby" diagnosis after my failed PGD cycle. The specialist told me last week that even though they'd rather have tested from 10 to get a proper idea the fact I've had so many miscarriages just proves it's my eggs not just one of those things grrr. He basically told me to enjoy my daughter and enjoy my life in a nutshell. Was pretty depressed for a few days and struggling to deal with some friends who are pregnant and whinging about it but i'm trying to stay positive. Got in to see a great fertility naturopatI , who said I am one of he ryoungest clients and she has another client with premature ovarian dysfunction, low AMH, high FSH like me, had failed IVF and then after 3 months working with her she got pregnant with a healthy bub. So it re-sparked my faith again that perhaps I can still do this. We're taking 3 months off from TTC and hitting the naturopath's diet and herbs and we'll see how we go. Have found a lot of interesting info on the whole affects of IVF drugs on egg quality and flaws in the PGD testing so I figured it was worth one last shot. I just don't feel ready to quit yet, I really do feel I'm meant to have another baby, not sure if it's denial or what - off to see a psych about it anyway to get some coping with pregnant whinging women strategies ha ha ha. Oh and I turned 40 yesterday, scary milestone when I really hoped to end my 30's with a baby in my belly at least. Ho hum.
Hope everyone is well, sorry for the woe is me post! xx
Hi ladies, was wondering if you wouldn't mind me joining in ur grp. I used to be on BB a lot a few back and the support helped me so much. We have been trying to conceive our 2nd for 13mths. 1xiui, 2xfresh, 3xfets all bfn. I just waiting for af to arrive from our latest fet. We saw our FS yesterday and he feels PGD is the be t step for us. Feeling quite overwhelmed and I guess just searching for ppl to chat to about it cause Icsi is one, but PGD is a whole new level that no one really understands!
Welcome T-hopes! You certainly have been through a lot. Did your FS say what they would be using the PGD for? Just general abnormalities I'm guessing. The ladies here are really supportive & know that we are all going through the same thing so feel free to rant/vent/whinge & ask as many questions as you like.
AFM...follow up with FS today after m/c cycle to discuss options for moving forward. Still haven't decided if we are going to go again but have started taking DHEA to see if that will help with egg quality/numbers if we do decide to go again. FS thinks we should go again but I reckon if that doesn't work, then that would probably be it! A lot to think about I suppose
Thanks for the welcome nice to be on bb and in a group that speaks the same language, however I'm new to PGD so I'm sure I'll have many questions. I'm so sorry to read of ur recent loss. From experience Id say that nothing ever eases that pain, you will get thru it but never get over it. More than 3yrs on from my loss and the very thought of it still brings a lump to my throat. Xxxx
Reading in ur last post I just wanted to ask about DHEA. I see a lot of ppl talking about it but my FS has never mentioned it. I'm wondering if you could tell me a bit about it? Perhaps I should ask my FS if he would recommend it for me. I also have read a lot of pol taking melatonin for egg quality? Our embryos have all been of very average or below average quality so Im really interested in finding ways to improve them. I'vw just turned 31 so I'm still young, hoping PGD can give some answers.
We are on the ivf path because I have PCO, NKC and endo and Dh has 96% abnormalities with his sperm.
And yes they are looking for general abnormalities. However I do have a nephew with a very rare genetic disease called Ectodermal Dysplacia. We aren't sure where is has come from in our family and it is normally carried from females but presents in males so that is something we will speak further to the geneticists about.
Hi T-Hopes and welcome - I have been taking DHEA on and off for 12 months, it's a relatively new drug that your body produces normally but as you get older it produces less and less. It's actually in affect an anti aging hormone so there is some evidence to show that it may help with egg quality, but nothing substantial as proof. You have to be on it for 2 solid months before it can take affect, I found it interesting as my clinic kept making me stop when I came up to doing a collection cycle which to me defeated the purpose as it mean you were off it for 2 weeks at a time, so on off on off. I'm still taking it now even though I won't at this stage be doing any more IVF, we are going through a fertility naturopath and going back to the a la naturale way to see if I have a better response. Good luck with your IVF/PGD journey xx
AFM - so I am feeling in a better headspace now, I've got past the failure of the IVF and the results of the PGD and moved on to better things hopefully. The naturopath was very positive that I can still produce good eggs and she was very interesting in that she explained exactly how the IVF drugs work and what they can do to your body and personally I'm starting to wonder if they didn't make things worse, but I guess it's an individual thing and it's definitely something I had to try. So I'm on a detox diet at the moment, which is a little sucky but i'm losing weight too so that's a plus and I'm feeling more energized and certainly less stressed. We are taking 3 months off ttc as the ovaries apparently have a 3 month cycle to produce good mature eggs so we will boost myself with goodies in that time and start trying again probably August/Sept. I just turned 40 last week so my mindset has changed somewhat, I've decided we might just try naturally for another 6 months and then call it a day )
Hope everyone else is doing well and will pop in occasionally to see how you're all getting on xx
Hi T-Hopes and welcome - I have been taking DHEA on and off for 12 months, it's a relatively new drug that your body produces normally but as you get older it produces less and less. It's actually in affect an anti aging hormone so there is some evidence to show that it may help with egg quality, but nothing substantial as proof. You have to be on it for 2 solid months before it can take affect, I found it interesting as my clinic kept making me stop when I came up to doing a collection cycle which to me defeated the purpose as it mean you were off it for 2 weeks at a time, so on off on off. I'm still taking it now even though I won't at this stage be doing any more IVF, we are going through a fertility naturopath and going back to the a la naturale way to see if I have a better response. Good luck with your IVF/PGD journey xx
AFM - so I am feeling in a better headspace now, I've got past the failure of the IVF and the results of the PGD and moved on to better things hopefully. The naturopath was very positive that I can still produce good eggs and she was very interesting in that she explained exactly how the IVF drugs work and what they can do to your body and personally I'm starting to wonder if they didn't make things worse, but I guess it's an individual thing and it's definitely something I had to try. So I'm on a detox diet at the moment, which is a little sucky but i'm losing weight too so that's a plus and I'm feeling more energized and certainly less stressed. We are taking 3 months off ttc as the ovaries apparently have a 3 month cycle to produce good mature eggs so we will boost myself with goodies in that time and start trying again probably August/Sept. I just turned 40 last week so my mindset has changed somewhat, I've decided we might just try naturally for another 6 months and then call it a day )
Hope everyone else is doing well and will pop in occasionally to see how you're all getting on xx
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nice to be on bb and in a group that speaks the same language, however I'm new to PGD so I'm sure I'll have many questions. I'm so sorry to read of ur recent loss. From experience Id say that nothing ever eases that pain, you will get thru it but never get over it. More than 3yrs on from my loss and the very thought of it still brings a lump to my throat. Xxxx
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