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I was just lurking over here to see how everyone was and I saw this post and just wanted to thank you for your kind thoughts. It really means a lot to me! So far everything is going well...17w3d today. Still terrified all the time...worried that something is going to happen but Im trying to jsut have positive thoughts. This is the furthest we have ever made it so I'm hoping this is our rainbow baby! Good luck to everyone here...hope to see you over on the PAL board soon! Baby dust to all.View Thread

Not fair...this is the only federal holiday we do not get off where I work. I could really use it too

Pray: Sending you lots of O vibes. Hope it happens for you soon!
Jenny: Glad to hear that your doctor is willing to do testing after 2 m/c's. Really wish mine had been. She just told me I was young and healthy and had nothing to worry about. Had to have a third before they tested and found out there really was a problem. I hope you get answers. Not knowing is the worst feeling. Best wishes!
My update: CD #33. Tested on Sat. BFN. I thought it would be but still made me sad. I figure AF will take her sweet time this month with the failed letrozole cycle and the fact that I probably did not ovulate. Just waiting to be able to try again. Found out that my cousin is pregnant with her second...we started trying for a first about the same time so thats been pretty hard to deal with

Hope everyone has a great week!View Thread

Also, the heparin, from what I understand, is supposed to help with the placenta attachment. He thinks that my problem is that something in my genetic makeup is not allowing the placenta to attach properly--and the heparin will help it attach. That is my guess why I only have to do it for the first trimester--after that the placenta should be attached well??View Thread

Ani--Sending you BFP vibes!! KUP
Amanda--also sending you BFP vibes! I know its so hard to wait to test. Good Luck
My update: ugh...tried the letrozole this month. Went back in for the u/s and had no good follicles and estrogen too low (he said there were some but too small so that means I was not responding to the letrozole and probably would not ovulate) We tried on our own anyhow but the cycle as far as he was concerned was cancelled. I decided to go to a different doctor in the same practice--had met him before and liked him a lot--much friendlier and nicer. Had an appt with him last week. He asked why I was using the letrozole. I said b/c the other doc told me to basically. I never understood why I had to use fertility treatment when we got pregnant 3 times on our own. I just need help staying pregnant (and I voiced this to the other doc and felt like he was not listening). He said he agreed. He asked what the other doc had told us about the genetic test results? I said that they found a few insignificant things. He said that he interprets the results differently and basically something genetic in my cells is not allowing the placenta to attach properly. So he thinks he found an answer for us and can treat it with a heparin shot (daily I think) for the first trimester--once we get pregnant on our own. This is all good news but now back to trying on our own--which works but could take a while
Today is CD 26. That first doc said he didnt think I would ovulate this month but we did bd anyway so I'm hoping but probably no good news for me this month. I've been feeling some strong heartburn for the past few days which I had with all 3 other pregnancies but I'm trying not to get my hopes up because its pretty much impossible.View Thread

Sorry I havent been around in a couple weeks. Its been very stressful at work--the kids just started back so we have a whole new batch of brand new preschoolers who do not how to be at school (sit for circle time, clean up their own messes etc.) plus the beginning of the year has a lot of paperwork to complete.
I have also had a lot on my mind...about two weeks ago I found a lump in my breast and totally freaked out. I started thinking the worst and that this could be the reason for all the m/c but finally had the breast ultrasound today and they said everything looks fine. They would have done a mammogram as well if we were not actively trying to get pregnant (although there is no chance I'm pregnant right now)--so that makes me wonder a little bit still but the doctors said everything was fine so I'm feeling very relieved.
That update was a good one but right before that appt. i had an appt with the RE for an u/s to see if there were any mature follicles after taking the letrozole. He said there were some small ones but not mature so we might be cancelling this month
Its possible that it is too early (its only CD #12) so they did an estrogen test and if that comes back high enough, they will check with the u/s again later in the week and then possibly give the trigger shot. Thats what I'm hoping for but DH said after the good news of today he does not care about anything else. i will be dissapointed if there are no good follicles this month because we have spent a good deal of money on the medications and u/s etc since none if this is covered by insurance.Krisitn--hopefully the clomid will work for you!! If not, good luck with the home study meetings. We have a friend who adopted a newborn right out of the hospital and she just turned 3 yesterday

Ani--congrats on the weight loss. I keep trying but the scale does not seem to budge! I hope you get your BFP this month!View Thread

Pray: I hope you can fit it in...its so hard trying to schedule all these things when you are never quite sure when O or AF will come!
Ani: Sorry about AF but its a new cycle...new hope! GL
B: Good luck! Sending you BFP vibes!!
Becky: Great news that you made it past that difficult week and had a good u/s. Hopefully you can beginto feel more confident but we all know how hard that is.
Perry: I'm so sorry about the numbers
My thoughts are with youBritt: Good luck! Hopefully one of the three bd was the one!
C: Hope everything works out for you and AF stays away!
My update: CD #28 for me. Having some light brown discharge (sorry TMI) so I dont think this is the month. I guess in a few days I'll be calling the RE to get started with letrozole. I'm nervous about it but I'm sick of waiting to have a baby so I think I'm going to go for it. I guess I just want it to happen as soon as possible. If I dont get pregnant in the 3 cycles of letrozole, I'm not moving on to injectables (mainly due to cost and I'm not infertile, just have miscarriages) so it will be back to trying on our own. Really hoping to get my BFP in the next 3 cycles and hope it sticks this time!View Thread

Kristin: I hope everything works out with your job and your husband's job. Sometimes things have a way of falling into place all at once. Are you considering IVF or just looking to adoption? Good luck with whatever you choose!
Britt: Sending you O vibes...good luck I hope you find time to BD!
Perry: Sounds like good news for you!! Good luck!
My update: CD 19 for me. We BD a few times while on vacation and then every other night since day 14. Fingers crossed. I really hope this is the month because then I will not have to make a decision about the letrozole
I had a dream the other night that I had a baby. Maybe its a sign?? Good luck to all this month!View Thread

Thanks! I'm kinda thinking about trying the acupuncture...
Britt--I'm glad you got a solid answer and can now move forward, and I'm glad you feel good about moving forward and are not too bummed.View Thread

As for OPKs I have used them but they dont work well for me. I used them one of the cycles that I got pregnant and never had a positive result (and obviously I ovulated). As for O signs...sometimes I notice them and sometimes I think its all in my head. Temping is another good idea I have heard but I have never done it.
Since scheduling our BD like this, I got pregnant in 3 months then again in 2 months and then again in 5 months (unfortunately all m/c but its seems to work well to GET pregnant--if I could just figure out how to stay pregnant)
Hope this helps. Good luck!View Thread

Britt--I'm so sorry you are still waiting for an answer, although this recent bleeding may be the answer??--just not the one you wanted (sorry--hugs). But at least you can go to the doc tomorrow and find out why you would skip a whole period and see what is going on--then be able to move forward and start TTC again. KUP about wednesday
Vybe--I'm so sorry for your relationship. That is a lot to deal with. I hope things get better for you soon.
Perry--glad your cycle is going well this month! I've thought about trying acupuncture. Good luck! Hope this is your month.
Ani--sending you O vibes

B-Thats strange about the short cycle--but i guess its sooner to get back to TTC--I know I always feel better during the times I know we're trying or I could be pregnant.
My update: CD#6 for me. Went back to the RE today--they said this last bloodwork came back and they wanted me to come in for a consultation...I'm thinking I have an answer. No, it was normal. I had to come in for that?!! Ugh! He again pushed the letrozole. I guess we'll do it next month. We'll be out of town right around the time of O this month and doing the letrozole requires close u/s monitoring I guess, so we cant do it this month but we can try on our own. We'll see. He says that my best chances are with the letrozole because it will help the lining of the uterus and help form a "healthier" egg (or two?!). If that does not work in 3 cycle he said we would move on to injectibles--I'm not doing that I'll tell you right now. Its great for people who need it but I just dont see how I need it--I got pregnant on my own (well with help from DH
)3 times in one year. I just feel like the RE is lumping me into the same category as infertility patients but I feel different from them. We'll see what happens I guess.View ThreadSee Related Trying to Conceive Communities
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