Success after IF
TTC 3 + years
Just curious to know if anyone out there has been ttc this long or longer & hoping to read some success stories. I am new to the Bump boards.
I have been diagnosed with Unexplained Infertility. I am a little discouraged and hoping to see that there are others who have been through this. I have friends that had a hard time ttc but that only lasted 6 months or a year.
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Re: TTC 3 + years
Hi and welcome!
I see you found the Infertility board, that's kinda what I was going to suggest for ya. The T-TTC board is nice too... it kinda seems like the T-TTC board is a little bit less "IVF'y" and might be more your style? Kinda see what you feel comfortable lurking in, they all have their own style.
I would suggest a few things - make sure you're seeing a "RE" and not an OB that does clomid. Make sure they're monitoring you thru your stim and ovulation, so you know what's going on. So many of us found out along our journeys that we had endo, PCOS, DOR, clotting issues, chromosomal things... and all those scary words take tests and some trial and error to detect and determine. No OB is gonna sniff that out for ya. (well, some do, most won't)
I would push for more testing, and learn as MUCH about your hormone levels (cd3 & 21 day labs) and how you ovulate, etc.
If you've done all this testing, share the run down with the IF or TTC board and see what they think. Goodness knows *I* have been a tough nut to crack, but eventually, I'll get there!
GL !!!!
IVF #1 - BFP (6dt)
Unassisted Pregnancy #2 - lost at 15w6d due to T21, severe heart defects, and fetal hydrops
We tried for three years about 2 1/2 before we started seeing the RE for testing and found out we had MFI with low morph being our problem. We actually ended up getting PG our last cycle before our first IUI cycle was to begin.
Good Luck.
I TTC'd for 5 years on my on before going to an RE (H and I were not ready for treatment prior) I was then with an RE for 2 years and got my BFP. It was a long road but it worked.
It is hard when everyone else surpasses you having children. All my friends have kids in school and I have an infant so it is kind of strange for me. They never got what I was going through so I found other areas of support in my life, the IF board being a big one!
Good luck and I hope to see you over here soon for good!
After 7 years trying to concieve, 3 failed IUIs and 2 failed IVFs, my third IVF was a success!
My Christmas baby turned into a turkey bird! Dillon Richard was born at 34 weeks, 5 days on November 28, 2009 after 10 weeks on bedrest for preeclampsia.
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I'm so sorry you are still in the trenches of the IF struggle. I tried for 2.5 years until I got my sticky baby. I actually got pregnant at 1.9m into my stuggle but lost the baby.
It is so hard to go through IF. The IF board has women who know this difficult struggle.
We started in June 2005 and had our first 4 yrs later by IVF. We got blessed to get this next one on our own after only 3 PP AFs. We were fairly unexplained, lower motility and morph but we've gotten bfps 3 times without help, but 2 ended in m/c. It can still happen at any time for you, but it just sucks it takes this long.
N Luv
Thanks, ladies!
I definitely won't ever give up, but it just stinks. DH's SA came back with great numbers all the way around. HSG showed no blockage, blood work shows all levels are normal; went through a full monitored round of IUI with femara and ovidrel shot in May of 2009.
DH and I put the testing and treatments on hold. I will be going in for one more test the SHG to check for any polyps or fibroids. Haven't scheduled that one yet.
Insurance doesn't cover any infertility so everything is out of pocket for me which makes it even more frustrating. I am just so over the wait, as you all well know!