Magical March 2016 TWW

Thank you 1moregirl and I understand exactly how you feel questioning yourself but its a desire that just wont go away.

Thank you Maiden, my gp told me she'd only need to see me should my results fall out of the normal. With my struggle ttc, my miscarriage and now this apparent delayed o this cycle I feel I need to steel myself for whats coming iykwim. My history is met dh at a later age (married when I was 29). We spent the next five years getting ourselves prepared financially to have children (which I am regretting now, would give it all up in hindsight just to start earlier). Had my first ds1 at age 34 and had no idea about conceiving other than dtd in fertile window that internet site worked out hahaha so he took 4-5 months to conceive and we were dtd probably 5 out of the 7 day 'fertile period'. I had only just started researching and learnt about charting etc when I conceived him. Ds2 took 6 months of charting, opks, dtd every other day and extra attempt at pos opk from memory (the same tactic I reverted to recently) and I turned 36 a month after he was born. I turn 38 in June. Haven't had a hsg or anything like that. My gp told me to come back to her if I hadn't conceived after 6 months. Well cycle 8 I did but lost at 5 weeks. I had bw done prior to ttc to make sure all was good in that area however I'm not sure exactly what was tested for? I'll ask tomorrow. Dh hasn't had a SA and for some reason I struggle at the thought of asking him to. While he says he's on board one minute and we can continue and see FS if required, it still comes down to money and age. He already says he feels too old (he's 44). So I have to take his feelings into consideration too. I don't have exact hormone numbers results, the office lady would not give them to me over phone even though I pleaded a sleepless night lol. In any case I just feel like maybe I wasn't meant to bear another baby and it devastates me to think I won't. I daydream about meeting my new arrival (team green), think on names and just cannot bring myself to throw or give away any of my baby stuff. Its not like I'm not happy or satisfied with my boys, they mean the world to me and so will another boy, for me gender desire is long gone and plain simple baby desire has taken its place. I would LOVE a third son!!! Sorry for the long winded reply....

Oh thought I should add this is cycle 11 I'm currently in.

519b48 Ovulation charts on FertilityFriend.com

Maiden- I noticed in another post that you are having trouble with finding good opks in Germany. If you ever want Wondfos, I can purchase them for you from Amazon and ship them to you. I honestly wouldn't mind at all. Just PM me! I'm an Amazon Prime member and place orders for things all the time.


[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2[emoji577], & DS3[emoji602] completes our family![emoji170]

Pbn3, XX had an AMH of zero and ended up getting pregnant soon after getting her results. And as you know, her baby is now 4 months old! She did end up doing 1 or 2 things that swayed boy in the end to up her chances of getting pregnant. Hopefully she'll post specifics. I know that she TTC for about the same amount of time that you have.

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Pbn3, XX had an AMH of zero and ended up getting pregnant soon after getting her results. And as you know, her baby is now 4 months old! She did end up doing 1 or 2 things that swayed boy in the end to up her chances of getting pregnant. Hopefully she'll post specifics. I know that she TTC for about the same amount of time that you have.

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I just saw this and don't have time to respond right now. I will when my DS3 takes his afternoon nap.

Pbn3- don't lose hope! It will happen for you! Don't give up! I'll tell you my story and what I did/what happened when I finally got my BFP.


[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2[emoji577], & DS3[emoji602] completes our family![emoji170]

I had my cyst/ovary check today with the RE, got the all clear for another round of Clomid. He is going to up the dosage to 100mg this cycle since my estrogen and progesterone where still lower then they like to see. If they want me to do the progesterone supplements this cycle after getting my levels checked I decided I will take them. Want to give it my all this cycle and not leave anything untried.

AF is over after 2 days, they took blood this morning to do a HCG test, and then they will call in my script after it shows BFN. So CD3 for me today and I should start the Clomid this evening. This cycle is feeling very deja vu. My cycle this month started on March 12 and the cycle I got my BFP with my daughter 3 years ago started March 13, if it wasn't for leap year it would be the same. :)

PBN, I really get were you are coming from. Although my husband and I have been together 18 years, in the beginning I didn't want kids. When I hit my 30's I started thinking about wanting them but we were not in a place financially to have them so I waited and never said anything to DH. We both work Fulltime and daycare here is crazy expensive so that was the biggest cost factor, usually anywhere from 600-1000 a month. So at 36 we started trying and it only took 2 cycles off BCP to get pregnant and I had her 2 months after turning 37. For the first 6 months after her birth we TTP pregnancy and then NTNP for another 8 months. Well I just started into my 12th cycle of actively charting and trying, 2nd month on Clomid. I am now 39, DH 38 and sometimes I kick myself for starting out so late, or caring about the financial end, but better late than never.

I too have thoughts of just stopping, we have a beautiful daughter that I am very thankful for, but having another baby is something DH and I really want so not throwing in the towel just yet. Yesterday Facebook put up a pic I posted of DD 2 years ago and it melted my heart. She was only 3 months old and it confirmed that I really do want another baby. Hopefully we get our babies soon.

CD1 for me today so right on time. :) I'm really excited and hoping we'll get the go ahead to resume TTC this cycle. Called the nurses line and left a message so I can get the blood work and HSG scheduled.

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Originally Posted by essnce629

Pbn3, XX had an AMH of zero and ended up getting pregnant soon after getting her results. And as you know, her baby is now 4 months old! She did end up doing 1 or 2 things that swayed boy in the end to up her chances of getting pregnant. Hopefully she'll post specifics. I know that she TTC for about the same amount of time that you have.

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Ok. I'm back.

We had tried for 6 months and 5 cycles to get pregnant with our third child, when something didn't feel right to me. I made an appointment with an RE because I felt something was wrong. I know it can take a year, blah, blah, blah, but I felt something wasn't right. He ordered the standard blood work and an AFC. I was shocked when my FSH came back at 45!!! I was still BFing DS2 at the time and my prolactin came back within the normal limits. We were shocked! With FSH that high, no way should I be able to breastfeed a toddler, let alone have had my 2 boys! A level that high says I'm well into menopause! My AFC showed I had 25 follicles, which was great considering my FSH and my age, 35 at the time. My RE ordered a AMH test and a repeat FSH. It came back even higher at 46.8 and my AMH was less than 0.03!!!! But my AFC and my BBT charts said something completely different. My RE and I dug deeper and began to question the myoinositol I had been taking for non-swaying purposes. Lo and behold, we both found studies that show in normal healthy women without PCOS, high doses above 500mg daily can elevate FSH levels and cause egg quality to worsen, which is opposite of what is seen in women with PCOS. I stopped taking it.

I went on to have a miscarriage at 8 weeks. This was my 6th cycle TTCing. My other blood work showed I was slightly low in vitamin D, and I was low in zinc (goes hand in hand with my miscarriage). The RE had me take 1000IU of D three times a week, alternating with 15mg of zinc on the opposite days, and 800mg of CoQ10. He suggested I try acupuncture and keep trying. Since my AFC was great, he thought I would get pregnant soon. I wasn't a good candidate for fertility medications, because I needed my hormones to get back to normal on their own after discontinuing myoinositol.

I will never know what worked to get pregnant eventually or not, since I did many things at once. My sway looked like this:

Atomic's fertility diet with only eating less than 4 oz of meat and continuing to obstain from red meat (I was afraid of eating the recommended amounts of meat as allowed in the diet)
Exercise + Yoga
Fiber before meals
1600mcg of folate
1000IU d
15mg of zinc
800mg CoQ10
Acupuncture
Decaf coffee with Ceylon Cinnamon
Stopped alcohol after my miscarriage
BDing every 4 days unprotected

I mean I had a few blue things going on but not too much, yk? It would take me another 4 cycles and three more months to get my sticky, BFP. The month I did conceive, I couldn't get a positive opk on both Wondfo and CBD (the one with the smiley face). I didn't start testing too late either, I started on CD6 and continued through CD22. Crazy!

Hang in there sweetie! I know it sucks! Keep trying and don't give up. Don't give in to despair, because it will only bring you down. If you can, keep at it. It will happen but it may take longer.

I'll be happy to talk to more of you want to PM me.

I'm sending you all of my super, sticky baby dust [emoji597][emoji92][emoji93][emoji94]. Come on Goldie, release the healthy Golden egg already, geesh!! [emoji8]


[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2[emoji577], & DS3[emoji602] completes our family![emoji170]

I have a really low Amh for my age 5.6 it's is and I'm just 36. It's not impossible to get pregnant just a little bit more difficult x don't give up the fight!!! I think it's an inbuilt genetic desire, and the more difficult it is to do the harder and more you fight for it to happen. Hope everyone gets what they desire, all you can do is keep on trying and try not to let the many difficulties and let downs push you to the brink of dispair xx

Pbn I'm so sorry TTC has been such a difficult journey for you. :( Please don't give up just yet! I hope you get your super sticky bean very, very soon! :hug2: