Dear Belfie, Isla and Satya, Thank you so much for your replies. They offer hope and promise for the months ahead. We're finally in for an appointment at Hollywood at the end of October for some "investigations". Satya, I'm 41 in December and your post gives me hope. Like you, I suspect (and hope) its just a case of getting a good egg. How elusive they are!!! Isla, one of the girls I work with is currently undergoing IVF at Hollywood and speaks very highly of the staff also. Tis nice to hear positive feedback about such things. Keep us posted Isla. Sounds like you're in good hands. Thanks again ladies. Tis nice to know there is support "out there" in cyberland, and that others do know how the rollercoaster goes and most importantly, that I'm not alone!
hi Deljar, my story is three healthy kids in my 20's with no trouble falling pg at all, and here in my 40's three m/c so far this year - i agree with satya, it's really a numbers game, getting as healthy as you can and making a good quality egg. i'm taking blackmore's pregnancy and breastfeeding gold, blackmore's total calcium/magnesium, blackmore's 1000mg bio c, and vitex agnes-castus. i'm as healthy as a horse, have no trouble falling pg when i ovulate, but having trouble getting a "good" egg. i also have decided not to go IVF as my chances wouldn't increase by anything measurable.
why don't you come and join us in the Older Women TTC thread? you're most welcome! good luck with your TTC journey
Deljar - be prepared for the medical profession to push you towards IVF. I was basically told that my only hope of a successful pregnancy was to go on it. They were wrong.
Don't take Vitex as dragonfly suggested. It has been linked with early miscarriage. I had two miscarriages last years whilst taking it and my successful pregnancy occurred after I went off it.
Satya, i started on the vitex after my second m/c. it's indicated for uterine fibroids, low progesterone, ovarian cysts, and luteal phase defect, all of which i have and my naturopath has me on a low dose. i do very much appreciate your input, tho.
Deljar, all supplements, herbs etc should be discussed with your GP and/or natural therapies practitioner before starting on them. if you are going IVF, ALL supplements need to be discussed with your fertility team. the blackmore's website has a function where you can email a naturopath too, so you could "test the waters", so to speak.
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Hi Deljar, I am so sorry to hear of your losses and I hope Hollywood can provide you with some answers.
I don't have too much to add after what the others have said, but wanted to offer my support and hope! After 2 m/cs and thinking it would never happen, I now have a beautiful little DD. I saw Dr Hart at Fertility Specialists of WA and he did stacks of tests, mainly those that satya mentioned. I didn't get a bill at all for the karyotying (not sure why?). They took 20 vials of blood, and DH had to have a BT too and then they did cycle tracking to check my hormone levels. Other things they may want to do include a uterine biopsy to test for natural killer cells, but I never ended up having that one done.
I was also taking the blackmores pregnancy vitamins and also Mega B (as recommended by an OB). Interestingly, I was on that before falling pg with my DD but not when I had the m/cs.
I was told that IVF would not help us as we had no trouble conceiving, and it would not help to prevent a m/c. Of course you may be given different advice, but that was what I was told.
I hope some of this has been useful! Best of luck with your appointment
Wonderful feedback ladies, thanks to you all for sharing and giving us hope.
Dragonfly - Shall pop into Old Women TTC (can't believed I just admitted that!).
Satya - I'd a feeling they might try and do the IVF push, but am really not keen to go down that road. So shall stick to our guns, but at least we are fore-warned.
Tis all very tricky with the supplements isn't it?!* I too am on Blackmores Conceive Well Gold and the naturopath has us both on Zinc as well - apparently improves DNA for us old chicks!
Bun - Wow, that's a lot of blood, but I guess I'd best get use to that.
Thanks again ladies. I shall keep you posted and hope to be posting cheering news in the not too distant future.
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