Infertility is no fun!

[TXLeslie]

Has anyone had any fertility issues?

Leslie

[Kimberli]

We did when we were trying to get pregnant with Nicholas - it took us about 15 months to get pregnant with Nicholas after I lost our first baby.

[TXLeslie]

We did when we were trying to get pregnant with Nicholas - it took us about 15 months to get pregnant with Nicholas after I lost our first baby.

I am sorry for your loss, but I am glad you have Nicholas.

Leslie

[Kimberli]

Me too, thanks! :)

We ended up having to use a reproductive endocrinologist to get him (3 tries of IUI), but he was well worth all the time and energy, not to mention the money, to do it!

[TXLeslie]

I had Ryan via IUI. It was my second attempt. I was on Clomid for 3 cycles with no success. I was put on Bravelle and many other meds and now I have Ryan. I had aC since then. David and I are TTC again while he is home.

Leslie

[Kimberli]

I was on Femara during my IUI cycles.

Good luck and have fun trying!! ;)

[dotgirl]

I'm very sorry for your loss Kim :(

[4BlueBlessings]

we did when trying for Brian. We ttc for over 2 years (the last two cycles 1 resulting in pregnancy obviously were while using clomid) had one loss during that time. A little girl lost at 13 weeks.

[Sydangle2]

Fertility issue? Oh yes. We've been trying for a family for almost 8 years. :( All our trouble started back in 2002. Dh & I decided to ttc it was june I was trying to lose a few pounds I was successful. By august of 2002 ... I started noticing my hair was falling out in clumps. There was hair everywhere. I went too my pcp; she ran some bw.. & found me to be Hyperthyroid w/ multi-nodular goiter. I had an u/s more labs it showed I had graves' disease which triggered the hyperthyroid state. My heartrate was in the 150's most of the time/ I was short of breath... she put me on inderal/ & atenolol... & tried sending me to an endocrine md which I had to wait 2 months to see she was booked solid till nov.. I went to the er several times due to my elevated heart rate in October I started getting hives... I was allergic the atenolol & inderal... I was put on prednisone to counteract the hives... it helped then the endocrine md put me on tapazole the hives got worse after a few weeks tried another drug to treat hyperthryoid state PTU I was allergic to all the hyperthyroid drugs all 2 of them! I had an u/s guided biopsy of my thyorid gland ...Cancer could not be ruled out.... so ultimately surgery was planned for a total thyroidectomy 1/03 I started synthroid middle of january. by feb... I had hives again.......... I went to an allergist... I was allergic to the dye in the synthroid pill!?

After a few months of med adjustments I got the ok that we could start ttc again it was oct 03 By dec o3 I had my first mc it was an early mc ... I was heartbroken I know it was triggered by my thyroid level being out of wack... I was adjusted in January.... by June 2004 We got pg again... it was confirmed then in a few days lost.... I had all the s/s of pg even after the mc... it was awful ..I went to my ob- gyne after AF didn't return for 7 weeks & 3 days. .....she said, after looking at my history... & knowiing I had a mc... ' well you know you are at that age' meaning I may be going into menapause???!!! I was shell shocked. Angry . HOw on earth could she be soooo rude???!!! I've been coming to her for years I'm hardly an old woman! I'm in my mid thirties. Needless to say I never returned to her again & AF returned shortly there after.

From 2005-2007 I under-went RE treatments .... 6 rounds of clomid all w/ a BFN & 2 IUI's w/ BFN .... I have a mild case of PCOS as well no meds are needed for that ...Then after my Re 'Fired us' in 2007 for what they called ... 'NO shows for bw'. ... Let me explain I guess they expected us to get bw regardless of what 'we no the outcome to be' they rattled off all these dates 8 dates of NO shows ... I guess EVEN if AF came & I knew I NOT pg as AF is here.. ... they still expected the us to go through the emotional rollercoaster & 3oo$ expense of having a serum pg test!!??? Even though I called & said Af is here; we're starting another cycle or having a rest month... Well everything came to a head in 2/2007 They siad they sent a certified letter 'firing dh & I 'saying we are not welcome to this office anymore.. & if we wanted to contest there would be a formal hearing ... but we signed for the certified letter & didn't show up to the hearing ..... in beginning of feb... I was calling to make an appt. to see RE because I knew I was PG it was a rest month... & I get hit w/ all this ..... I ask ............. WHO ON EARTH SIGNED THE CERTIFIED LETTER ... BECAUSE I SURE AS H**** DID NOT??!!
They said they are not allowed to divulge that nfo??!!! I was sooooooo angry & heated... I could not believe this I was w/ this RE for 2 years!! Our bill was always paid in full.... & Now THESE GREEDY B******'S SAY WE are not allowed in the office??!! I wanted to make the appt w/ RE immediately because I had a sense this pg was going to end in mc... & I believe all my mc's are somehow linked to my thyroid condition & graves' disease ... & I felt I was thisclose to finally getting answer!......... then I realized regardless of how this turns out I could never trust these people again ......... I was crying & bawling for days! I couldn't believe how these people treated us... then in a few more days I had my 3rd mc. ... s/s were very similiar to the 2nd... AF did not return for 7 weeks & 3 days again......... Then we took a break & after 2007 mc... WE FINALLY took the leap to pursue adoption. ... & got our homestudy/ clearences & such done but then in 2008.

We thought of ttc again... but I was having a lot of gi symptoms... then in aug 08 I had my first gallbladder attack... omg! that pain literally sucked the breath out of me.. I went to my pcp immediatiley.... I was diagnosed w/ gallstones. & Surgery was planned for october.. I took 6 weeks off work recovered... & in late october decided to get my life undercontrol I lost 40 lb; updated my health found a gyne I love & trust / had my first mammogram which wasn't that bad- had gallstones removed ........ i'VE NEVER FELT HEALTHIER. I now have an increased energy level. & a contentment... I've never felt healthier... I know now that thoughs gallstones were brewing in me for years... & were most likely there when I mc'ed .... maybe god saved me from a fate worse than mc'ing?? who knows?... But I knew we had to ttc one last time esp. since I never felt healthier...... & we did in Jan 09 .l.. I found I needed a med adjustment for thryoid level...

but feb...09 I had a plan..... I drank green tea ... did my opk's & tried another month w/ pre-seed ...... & I got the bfp I've been waiting for I was pg for 14 days.... & ofcoarse ... it ended like all the others. .... I knew now it wasn't meant to be ... How looooong can I keep putting my body through this..... Dh & I have finally fully embraced the idea of adoption; we always had the idea of adoption in our brains but we had to try ourselfves ... we may try again in the future but for now we are completely ok w/ having a baby through adoption. ... & that 's my condensed story.
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[*Leandra*]

I had secondary infertility. Any kind of IF sucks, we tried for 3 1/2 years for #2. I have PCOS and so I was on Clomid and Metformin. I ended up getting a laparoscopy done in October of 2004. I got Preggo in January of 2005 but lost that baby in February. I then got Preg again in May and had my daughter in January 06. I was very surprised with #3 because my daughter wasn't quite a year when I got PG with him. I wasn't taking any precautions but after trying for her for so long I didn't think we had anything to worry about LOL.

[Lady Caillean]

My husband and i are currently struggling with infertility. We have been ttc for 2yrs, in Sept last year my cycles became very short, lasting 16-18 days. I hoped it would correct itself but it didnt. In feb my doctor ordered up blood work and reffered me onto the OBGYN at the hospital. My blood work showed a borderline underactive thyroid, and high levels of androgens. In April i had a weird AF, lasted only a day, but what i though was just going to be another short cycle ended up 116 days long. I had my first gyn appointment on June 1st, where she done an internal exam, and took a little blood (only a little because it was all she could get!). She decided to send of for the blood results the doctor had and to make sure i was up to date with my rubella. In the mean time she told me to get weekly bloods taken when AF started, and to comeback in 3 months! The joys of living in the UK! Well as i said my cycle lasted 116 days, my nurse at my gp practice decided to take me in for weekly bloods anyway until AF started. On August 15th AF finally arrived. And i got some bloods taken before my appointment on August 31st. On August 31st i had my second appointment where i was told i have PCOS and Annovulation. The gyn told me they were going to try 3 months of clomid starting on 50mg cd2-6 on the first month and if no ovulation 100mg the second and if nothing 150mg the third month, and thats all they are willing to give me dosage wise of Clomid. If nothing they are refering me onto an infertility specialist where they will check my tubes, possibly remove some scar tissue and then try a few rounds of IUI, and then onto IVF. Im hoping the Clomid works tho! I have been taking Norethsterone 5mg daily for 5 days to induce my period. Today was my last day of the tablets so now i wait!

I want to wish everyone TTC all the luck and lots of babydust!!

[MommaRoberts07]

Yes! And it SUCKS!!!! :(

[Sydangle2]

My heart breaks for anyone who has had to deal w/ the unfairness of IF.
:bighug: everyone.

[Sydangle2]

Hi-ya Everyone... I just wanted to say w/ IF -some days are harder than others
today is one of the harder days.:(
No particular reason ... just normal frustration that seems to be a part of this life... it's always under the surface the sadness of not having family is always there. :( Today more so .... The ache in my heart is more pronounced... sigh. :( I know it will get better but for now it just sux. Sorry to be such a downer today.

[TXLeslie]

(((HUGS)))

Leslie

[tonya1006]

we have been ttc for about 10 months, which might be very long to some, but for me its a lifetime! this is our 2cd month on clomid. last month i didnt ovulate with 50mg, so this month i am on 100mg. today is day 7 so i have a long time to go but i feel confident this month! good luckk to everyone and i hope we alll get our BFP this month!!