They all seem to differ don't they...
I always used to O around day 16 and have a 28 day cycle which isn't too bad but I haven't had a normal cycle for about 18 months. Between being on Zoladex for 6 months last year then straight into IVF after my lap the only natural cycles I've had have been after a stim cycle so completely messed up to the point I don't even think I did O. I'll make sure I get luteal support this time!
just popping in...
beau - i have used the progesterone injections (think they're sometimes referred to as PIO - prog. in oil). anyway, i didnt find them painful which was as big relief bc i had read that they were too. they are injected intramuscularly (in the butt for me!) & i had one jab every 2nd/3rd day from memory. the bottle was about $65 & there was about 3-4 doses in a bottle. i tried the injections bc i seemed to be having low prog. levels for a couple of transfers using pessaries/crinone. goodluck with it all. xx
my first double post... ill use it to wish all the ltttc ladies in here the very best of luck. i still stalk this thread and am thankful for all the support i got in here while ttc.
Sending positive thoughts for wherever you are in your cycle.
I had 2 bt (yesterday and today) and am booked in for iui tomorrow morning with acupuncture after work! So fingers crossed big time! Seems FS feels I don't need an ultrasound this time - not sure if I should be concerned about that or not?
Went to acupuncture on Saturday and yesterday, also did fertility yoga yesterday - since last night the twinges in my ovaries have been going berserk - I hope this is a good sign!
I see some of you have mentioned Luteal Support? What is that? Is it something I should be doing?
awesty sorry I don't know about luteal support either. Good Luck with iui tomorrow fx
faye i'm so sorry af arrived xxx
curtysgirl i'm so sorry as much as I love my dp he is not very supportive at times and I don't think its fair that they get the last say
like really who made them in charge and I hate being told what to do but that's just my rant for the day sorry. I really hope your DF
and you can come to an agreement ttc is really hard I just don't think they understand sometimes. Sending you lots of hugs xxxxx
Juniper could you please put me down as dpo 1 tomorrow
AFM: Had iui number 2 today and accupunture so fx.
Luteal support is designed to help maintain appropriate levels of progesterone during the 2ww. It can be in the form of either progesterone supplementation or hcg booster shots (which encourages your body to produce it's own progesterone). If you have done FSH injects (eg puregon or gonal-f), it's recommended to have luteal support because they can shorten your LP (making it less likely that the cycle will work because your lining can start to break down before the embryo has a chance to implant). If you use clomid, it tends to boost progesterone levels itself, so there's generally no need. I'm not sure about femara. For natural cycles there's also generally no need, assuming your body consistently produces a "normal" length LP (ie 12-14 days). If you have a short LP during natural cycles, then luteal support can help extend that.
Wide awake with terrible af cramps please let this be the month for bfp - cant deal with af anymore. Of course I haven't brought any drugs thinking last month would be the last.
Completely new to this thread and got pointed to here by a member named Faye after she saw a post of my issues on another thread. Which went something along the lines of :
Hey to all,
So im completely new to this type of thing and im not very sure as to what to say but ill take a stab in the dark.... (just to put everyone on the same page, i also suffer from depression/anxiety so this is a big thing for me to do)
My partner and i have been together for 6 years and with no luck in the baby department as yet, This time last year i got diagnosed with PCOS and it really shocked and scared me for a while there, you know thinking that i would never have a family of my own..... i mean i have the works... overweight, irregular periods, unwanted hair you name it, i have it.
So since then i have tried exercising my heart out/eating right plus i know this is going to sound crazy to most but i even set up a room in the house with baby items in it with my exercise equipment to keep me motivated, Which works well.
But what really gets to me is that ( i know this is going to sound sad or even hateful but its only true) family members and friends so happy with their newborns and children and i wonder why im not worthy, what have a done which makes me such a bad person that i shouldn't be blessed with having children. The toughest thing is that i have to congrats them and be happy for them in which i truly am but i just find it so hard to put on a smile and pretend everything is just fine. plus when i try to explain what im going through, they always say "you know, your only young, you have heaps of time for a family."
Its so crippling that i cant even hold my newborn niece because of it... silly i know.
Anyways i guess im hear to spill it all out because well my sister in law said it may help to find people out there which are battling the same battle.
Thank you for reading my story.
Anyways since posting this, i have received a lot of reply from a lot of lovely people in which im very grateful for.
If anyone else has any other stories or issues they would like to share, im all ears.
So I had my laparoscopy yesterday, feeling very sore today! While this was just exploratory for my peace of mind, had no symptoms or anything so I am in a lot of shock today as doc found severe endometriosis that had spread to my bladder and bowel. He also found a cyst on my right ovary and one of my Fallopian tubes was quite swollen. He said he got a lot of it but I may need more surgery, and he said we definitely need to talk about "what now". I just can't believe it, I really wonder if we did this surgery first if we may not have had to do three cycles of ivf?? Very very shocked!
Wow Kel. aren't you glad you got the lap done!! I guess in hindsight you may have been better getting a lap done sooner but how would you of known to without any symptoms. Rest up and FX you'll get your BFP very soon now that the endo etc has been removed...
Hi everyone.
We had our appointment with the FS today, to see what we needed to do in terms of getting ready for #2, as I want to start as soon as Spock is 1 year old (in a month). I'm keen to start ttc asap, because I know if I don't try as soon as I can I will regret it. I want to have as many kids as possible and that means as close as possible, because in a few years they might not be an option. I am also bf Spock and needed to talk to the dr about that and cycling.
It went well. I found out a few things when he did the internal too, like apparently I have a had a tear on my cervix, obviously from Spock's birth but I wasn't aware of it at all (and I don't think anyone else was), and it explains why I had a massive 2L PPH giving birth to her. He also said that the external OS of my cervix is more open that it should be, (internal was fine), but he mentioned that when I do get pg again, it would be worth seeing an ob to r/v it to ensure it will hold and not need a stitch. was good to have some answers there.
We worked out a plan. Simply put, if I am ovulating naturally, we can do a thaw cycle with me continuing to bf and not needing to go on hormonal support. If I'm not ovulating, means I will need hormone support to make me ovulate (like clomid) and might need to consider weaning. if that is the case we are going to wait a bit longer cause I am not ready to wean her yet. but i'm sure I am ovulating naturally anyway.
So this cycle is a trial cycle and I am day 1 if you want to add me to the list =)
hello to everyone else in here! later on tonight when I have more time I will go through and catch up on where everyone is, but I just wanted to get all that down before I forgot =)
Kel, trust me when I say you're not the only one to find herself in this situation. Especially when you had no symptoms (although IF itself is actually a symptom)! Imagine how many other women with no symptoms never get the lap done! I had my lap after 4 IVF, but it only took so long for me because our first FS kept refusing to do it, so we had to change to a new FS to get it done... We did IVF#5 two months after the lap and that gave us DD. Given that you had so much work done, expect to need about 7-10 days to start feeling more like yourself. My first lap I needed 8 days (my FS estimated 3-5 days) after he removed a lot of endo (it covered half my bowel, among other places). Hopefully the damage to your bowel isn't as bad as mine (I was told I'll need a bowel resection one day, and I've heard the recovery for those can be like 6 weeks!). Let us know how you go with your follow-up appt, but in the meantime, rest up and focus on recovery.
Pandabutt, hi and welcome. Since I responded to your other thread, I won't repeat myself here. If you'd like to be added to The List (just above your post), just let me know.
TT40, hi and welcome to you as well. Sounds like a good plan. We started TTC#2 as soon as PPAF arrived and managed a quick (but short-lived) BFP, so FX you'll also get a quick (and healthy) BFP too!
Last edited by juniper76; May 2nd, 2013 at 05:42 PM.
Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception April 2013
Wow lots going on....... Welcome pandabutt. You'll get lots of support here and I can imagine we've all felt that things are unfair or wondered why we are the ones. It's horrid.
Kel- you might be angry about not doing the lap before. It is frustrating. But thank goodness you've had it done now. I hope you can rest up and recover nicely. You've got some TTCing to do when you've recovered and been given the go ahead. My lap i had a tube removed and some adhesions around the ovaries and other bits. I think I then had three months off (other things popped up) the FET worked. Lovely fresh uterus did the trick I reckon. Take it easy and well done for having it done x
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please let this be the month for bfp - cant deal with af anymore. Of course I haven't brought any drugs thinking last month would be the last.
sorry you are feeling anxious beau. FX it is a BFP. We are here for you whichever way xx
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