Just curious....
We have been ttc about 9 months now and we are trying for our 1st!
Baby dust to all of you..... Anne

Hiya AMS!! TTC for 11 years!! 31 and egggs are half baked over easy http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/tongue.gif....Long time no talks!!...Well I just waiting for AF at end of weeek...Got billed yesterday by DR...I was playing it coool...Paying than submitting to INS..and they caught me http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/tongue.gif...So instead of me getting 8700.00 back, I owe them 180.00 and no credits back..That was a bummer, but all good things come to an end for me..So I say, hey DH (and the D aint for Dear, we screwed, No refund and you owe buck eighty, well he went right for his Liptor and says Im eating it, cant afford nother 3000.00 this month, So I got a tad pissy and 5 minutes later, he say I didnt eat the pill, 1 more month, alls I can afford..So we do 1 more month but he still is a DH (not dear) http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif...How you making out AMS? You all ready to start shooting? Are you IUI'ing or IVF'ing?...Now, Im going to cash the income tax check be4 DH comes home, and I's, going to do little shopping, Been size 2 my whole life, tryed my hardest friday to put on size 2 and it did not work so size 4, Look out, here I come!..You enjoy your day and was nice seeing LOL you again...and I can see you! LOL..BABY DUST TO ALLL!!!! Mare++++++++++GOOOOD LUCK ON PRE LAP APPT TOMORRROW, I JUS CAUGHT IT ON OTHER POST!!!, Just clean out bellybutton day be4 surgery http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

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TTC #1 for about two and a half years. It is getting harder and harder to have these failures...and it is scarier and scarier to go on to the next steps (whatever they may be). It was also hard to hear "although you are only 33, you have the reproductive system of a woman in her 40s, and you don't have any eggs." Makes it difficult to get pg with no eggs!!!!

Mare....11 YEARS??????????? My hat goes off to you! You are an inspiration to many of us! Good luck to you!

MrsR

TTC for last 2 1/2yrs for 1st child.We never had the least hint that making a child was so difficult.

Mare........u really have tons and tons of patience which is worth appreciating!!!!

Hi- trying to concieve first child for about a year and 3 months. I am 36 soon to be 37 (Aug 03) DH will is 42 soon to be 43 (dec 03). We have only been married 18 months and started trying about 2 or 3 months after the wedding. I waited because we were having the house gutted and thought I wouldn't want to be pregnant during major house renovations. Little did I know! This SUCKS! God Bless those that can do this for 11 yrs. I don't think I will be able to do this for more than another year. Good luck everyone.

Hi there! Unprotected for 10 years - actively trying now for nearly 5 years. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif
PCOS and Endo

We have been TTC for 3+ years. We do have a DD who was adopted, although since I never have been pregnant I am still considered to have primary infertility. I guess you could say we are TTC our first "biological" child. I love my DD with all my heart and soul and am SO glad we adopted her, but I still long to experience pregnancy, breastfeeding, etc.

Hello,

TTC officially for 3 years now, unprotected for over 5 years

Denise

TTC for 2 1/2 years, unprotected for 10 years. I went through IUI with my first husband. I just thought everything happens for a reason and since our marriage ended up in divorce that was the reason. So***it's really hard to go through this again. I'm doing invitro this time, so I'm praying it will work.

Hi Sunny - Everything does happen for a reason - you keep the faith and it will happen. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif Have you gone through infertility workups and stuff?

Good for you Lemondog! DH is adopted so we are open to that, but just like you - I want to be able to see his face when I tell him "we're pregnant" and I want to go throught the pains of labor and stuff like that!

I haven't gone through fertility workshops. I guess I just wanted to ignore the situation and pretend it wasn't happening to me. I was always open with my 2nd husband before we got married. He is very supportive. We were looking into adopting from the child protective services. There is so much red tape! Everytime we were close to getting a child something happened. Then everyone I knew (it seemed) was getting pregnant. Maybe it was a sign. I'm going to give it another shot and it doesn't happen, maybe it wasn't meant to be. I'm staying positive and reaching for the stars!

I understand what you mean. You go girl with your positive attitude!!! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/dance.gif

I got pg when I was a teenager, but I had an abortion... http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/frown.gif so I consider this is my TTC#1.. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

me! been trying for 1.5 years. Unprotected for 4 years...and nada!!! diagnosed with PCOS feb 2002. Doctor said my ovaries and uterus are just normal and fine....

you said it guys! I never thought making babies can be difficult.

Its so discouraging - BIG thanks to all of YOU who inspire me and make me realize I'm normal, just need a little help from some drugs.

LOL

When I start feeling sorry for myself for not getting pregnant as easily as others around me, I try to "rationalize" it by thinking of it as my "problem." I have a sister who has allergies so bad she can hardly cope, I have several friends with diabetes who can't go 4 feet without their damn meds and special diets, and another friend who has asthma. I have a friend who can't get the police job she wants because of hearing loss, and another who can't do it because of a heart murmur. I'm not trying to belittle anyone's afflictions, but I try to see it that everyone has something that holds them back in some way, this is just my "thing." AT least I have all my senses and all my limbs and a brain that works http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

dh and I have been trying for 18 months. Unprotected sex for over 2 years. I am 29 (will be 30 in July) and dh turned 30 in March. Trying hard for our first child. I have been through Lap, Hystoscopy, and HSG. Everything normal. dh had sa and everything normal. We have Unexplained Fertility. No Cause??? I started going to a reflexologist to get my nervous system in line. Hoping this will help. Good luck to everyone here!!!

Baby dust to all***************************

DH and I have been trying sence November and I am 21 but he is 35 and he has a daughter. I have not seen af since feb. 9 and I have had two neg. blood test and urine test.

I stopped taking birth control pills 5 years ago and we've actively been TTC for 9 months. Began seeing RE in late December '02 and diagnosed with PCOS and hyperprolactenimia. DH also has a workable low sperm count.

It's so frustrating and emotionally draining to go through all these procedures http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/mad.gif , but reading all your posts actually keeps my spirit up. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

Thank you all and lots of luck!

I am ttc Baby #1. I tried with huband #1 for 8 yrs. And now with #2 for 2 1/2 years. I am 29(30 May 6th) and my DH is 34. We keep hoping it will happen soon. They say unexplained infertility, who knows what that could be. But we are doing our first injectibles/IUI this month as soon as AF comes around.

Kelly

Hello All http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

I am new to this board, but not really new because I have been lurking around reading all about everyone!! I have been trying to conceive #1 for 1 1/2 years, unprotected for 5 years. I had one very early miscarriage (so we know it can happen). I have been diagnosed with PCOS and DH sperm counts are low (he hates all of the vitamins and crap I have him on). You all are so informative and helpful. I just want to send (((HUGS))) to everyone and hopefully this will be all of our months!!!

Jody



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Baby Dust To All!!!

I am 33 and DH is 36 and we are TTC for the first time. We have been unprotected for 6 or 7 years (I lose count) and I just kind of buried my head in the sand making excuses (don't do it enough, never see each other, busy schedules, etc). We have been TTC for about the past year with the help of the RE. We've done all the workups, had a lap this Christmas, 3 cycles of clomid (2 without, and one with IUI), 1 cycle so far of IUI w/ injectibles. We will not be going as far as IVF, so I have about 2 more tries with the injectibles before we hang it up for the time being. Let's all just get pregnant and forget all this nonsense! It's hell on my social/love/work life! LOL

EM

My dh and I have been having unprotected sex for four years. We have been working with doctors that past 18 months. I'm 36, he's 37 and we are ttc #1. I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2001. I have had five rounds of clomid and timed intercourse, one round of clomid and IUI. I switched doctors in Feb because my old doc retired. I've been on a three month "break" to get my health back in order. I had a bad virus one month followed my two months of cysts in first the left and then the right ovary. I have three more bcp (last one on Friday morning), and hopefully, I'll be back at docs for day 3 u/s and blood work by next Tuesday or Wednesday. If I'm "cyst-free", then we are going to try clomid and IUI again. New doc wants to see for himself how I respond to clomid before he tries other therapies.

I have great hope for this next doc. First, because he found the cysts that the other doc did not even look for. First doc never did a baseline u/s. My ovaries are huge indicating to the new docs that I've had cysts before. Second, this new doc has a different timing schedule. He will base hcg shot based on day 11 or 12 u/s. Old doc based timing on day 16/17 u/s. I think first doc let the eggs overcook. I've read when follies are too big, > 25mm, that the sperm have a hard time penetrating. Mine were always on the 25 mm borderline.

I hope that I'm not setting myself up for too big of rollercoaster ride with all the great hope in the new doc. Of course, since I've been on a break for past 3 months, the memory of the roller coaster rides has faded just a little.

Good Luck and Baby dust to all.
Mindy

DH and I ave been TTC for 5 years.
We both just turned 41
I st 3 1/2 years were very stressfull .
We had alot of sickness in the famly.
My Mom + his SIL both died of cancer after lenghty battles . it ws hard to be TTC in the middle of all that . for the last 1 1/2 years we have been trying much harder . DH SA is okay , my FSH is heading towards the high side.

Gool luck to all

Wow,thanks for all the replies girls!!
It really helps coming here!!!!!!!!!! I am so glad I can reach out to you all!!!!
Mare!!!!! You crack me up..Why don't you do stand up comedy on the side?? You are a hoot!! 11 years girl!@!
You deserve a medal. That is a LONG time and it shows how much patience you have! and love!!!Youll make a great mom...I can tell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! baby dust to u all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow,thanks for all the replies girls!!
It really helps coming here!!!!!!!!!! I am so glad I can reach out to you all!!!!
Mare!!!!! You crack me up..Why don't you do stand up comedy on the side?? You are a hoot!! 11 years girl!@!
You deserve a medal. That is a LONG time and it shows how much patience you have! and love!!!Youll make a great mom...I can tell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! baby dust to u all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We've been actively trying to conceive our first for the past few months. My DH is 40, I just turned 35. My FSH came back high-19.2. Doc wants me to retest. No meds yet, all other tests come back normal. vaginal and abdominal u/s was also normal, pap smear, etc - everything normal. My DH is going for SA this month.
Silly me, I thought we would get our careers in order, then just go to bed, make a baby, then the second one and be done with it. Geez, never knew that many abbreviations in my life, FSH, HCG, AIF, bla, bla,bla.
Being impatient doesn't help either. Who knew that making a baby can be such a task.
I heard once that babies really choose us, so I am praying to little angels up there to choose us already. I am telling them stories how cool we are, and that we would love them so much and our dogs would be so happy and they could ride on our dogs backs and have fun...
To all the babies up there waiting to choose parents - just take a look at this board - who better?...

Ivona***you brought tears to my eyes. That was so beautiful. Thank you.

Ivona!
You touched me right in the heart!
simply beautifully said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
throws baby dust on all the girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ivona,

That's such a sweet sentiment! It reminds me of a story. When my sister was 3 years old, she got up from her nap one day and went downstairs to sit with my mom. She was very quiet (totally unlike her!) for a long while then looked at her and said, "when I was in heaven I looked to find the best mommy. Then I chose you." My mom still cries every time she tells the story. I get emotional just thinking it....

Ivona and Dknees,
Your stories warm my heart. It's moments like those, imaging the little angels that our children-to-be are, and those sunshiney moments after we are a family that make us want them so bad...almost to the point of OCD from dwelling on it so much. Knowing that there are others of us out there, maybe succeeding, maybe not but it keeps the hope alive.
May the baby dust rain upon you all!
Cathy
ttc#1 for 2+yrs

Thank you girls! If I touched your hearts it's becuase you all do it for me every day. Finding this board was a blessing. Even though we are still trying, not knowing if this is the month, just coming here and communicating with you, from all over the country and the world (Nela - Spain) - it's unbelievable. First thing I do in the morning before I go to work is to check this board. Somehow it is easier to go to the world knowing that so many of us are going through the same thing. No matter if we are white, black, yellow or gree, short, tall, skinny or more skinny (;-) - it seems like it doesn't matter - we all have pretty much the same dreams and the wonderful thing about it is that we all found in our hearts the way to support each other.
I have one older brother, but being here makes me feel like I have soooo many sisters out there.
THANK YOU.

Dknees - that only proves my point - those angels are up there choosing us as we speak. If for some of us it will happen later rather than sooner, I'm sure there is a reason for it. They know better when we are ready for them. Let's have faith and believe that our turn will come.

Baby (angel) dust to all of you.

Hi all, this is my 2nd IVF and I have gone through numerous IUI also. I am also trying to conceive my first child. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif It has been a long haul with a few surgeries and countless testing. But here I am 9 years later (I took a few breaks in between) and I am holding my breath for my blood test tomorrow. So far just have had some cramping but nothing else. Please keep your fingers crossed. Maybe I can be buried in baby dust. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/tongue.gif

Kel,

Hang in there. We are thinking of you and sending baby dust your way!!!!!

Thanks Ivona....all the support is greatly appreciated. Good luck to you too!