BabyandBump - Success Stories

Clomid success stories here please!!!!

wantababy1 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:22:47 GMT

I'm 26 and started my first round of clomid on jan 27th cd 5-9 @ 50 mg and I am now 2 dpo and just looking for some clomid success stories to give me a little hope. I have been ttc for 2 years with no luck so hope is something I'm lacking at this point lol. Please include your ttc journey and what cycle of clomid were you on when you got your bfp, also your dose and cycle days.. Thank you ladies I look forward to reading your stories :flower:

Clomid success stories here please!!!!

wantababy1 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:17:46 GMT

First IVF

HopeflWarrior — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:59:14 GMT

Hey there community. I've been reading these posts for two years and now I am here, on the cusp of my first IVF retrieval, and longing for some support in a very intense way. I feel like I have never felt such sadness and fear and hope all at the same time. I am so afraid this is never gonna work. Here we are on the "final protocol" before last option, and I should be thinking "this is gonna work!" but instead I only am thinking "I am broken, this is never going to work, I am a failure". I hope this is just today's response to the meds or the levels or numbers, but I am feeling hopeless and having a seriously hard time keeping the faith.

I do acupuncture and yoga, and eat a warm diet... and I do feel good most days. Today is not one of those days. Only 5 follicles look ready to go, and a year ago when we started injections I had responded so well they actually cancelled the IUI because 12 follicles were mature. But this month, only 5. Quantity not quality, right?

What I am hoping for from this thread is some semblance of peace and hope and togetherness... Some reminders of how grateful we all should be that we live in a time where we can have such wonderful scientific intervention, and to not feel so pitiful, just because we are struggling.

I just talked to the nurse and she said quality not quantity, and to chin up... it was all going to work out. Why don't I believe her? Have I just been let down so many times before that this wound of infertility feels it will never heal?

Thanks for listening.

Low Sperm Count Miracle BFP

fertilesoul — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:24:06 GMT

We were trying for #2 for 18 months when we finally decided to try our first medicated IUI in January. I was so excited. On the day of the IUI, as a lay naked with my legs in the stirrups, my doc delivered the bad news. Post-wash sperm count was only 1.2 million (although motility and morphology were ok) and we needed 10 million to have a fair shot at IUI. We decided to have the IUI and hope for a miracle. Doc said we should try IVF our next cycle. Instead we got a BFP. I still don't quite believe it. HCGs look good so far (as shown on my sig). Ultrasounds are coming up to ensure this is a viable pregnancy since I've had 2 missed miscarriages in the past. Nervous. Excited. So very grateful to be blessed with a miracle BFP.

Anyone have success after PCOS & Septate Uterus??

IwantMyTurn — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:47:20 GMT

Hi ladies!

I am just looking for successful pregnancy stories while dealing with PCOS and a Septate Uterus??

My DH and I have been NTNP for 5+ years and TTC for 2 years. Started with an RE Dec 2011. I'm not so worried about my RE being able to get my pregnant, as I am with STAYING pregnant....hence my Septate Uterus...he hasn't mentioned a resection or anything like that at this point, but with all I've read about a uterine septum, it seems like I should push to have the resection right away..??? But he says "why fix it if we don't know it's broken?" ...which I guess is true too. I've never been pregnant thus far, but I do know that if baby implants on my septum, that it can't survive becasuse there is no blood flow or nutrients there...
I really don't want to have to deal with multiple miscarriages before going onto the resection surgury..

Any success stories or advice would be much appreciated!
:hugs:

Success following lap for endo/ curved tube?

GemmaD1 — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:56:01 GMT

Hi everyone,

I had a lap & dye done yesterday. I knew I had some endo from a previous lap but yesterday my consultant found 'widespread' endo. It included endo on my right ovary. He didn't say anything had 'fused together' or stuck to anything else though. My womb was fine. They did find when they did the dye test that although the dye went through on both sides, on my left tube it went through slowly which has shown it is curved. He removed all of the endo that he found.

Has anyone had success following the removal of their endo? Or any info or experience with a twisted/curved tube?

Thank you

endometriosis success story

stephj25 — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:03:58 GMT

Hi all

I just wanted to share my story and the depths I went to to get pregnant. I'll cut it as short as possible.
So...we were trying for 2 years and the docs said it's very unlikely I would get pregnant as I had severe endometriosis. I was also suffering very bad pains monthly with it and had the paramedics out a few times I'm sure this sounds familiar if you are getting pains.
Anyway, after 22 months, I decided that I would look into having a hysterectomy, but first I looked online to see if anything could stop the pain. So I did and I cut out the following foods/drinks:-

Caffeine
dairy
chocolate
wheat
alcohol
red meat

I know it was a huge change but it was worth it as it stopped the endo pain!! I was also shocked to see a positive pregnancy test 2 months later!!
I just wanted to pass this on before you lose hope as I very nearly did. Stay positive xxxxx

any vitex sucess stories???

j1405 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:58:48 GMT

has anyone has sucess using vitex???

Any success stories with using Pre seed?

WanaBeMum23 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:17:58 GMT

hi there.

Been trying for 2.5 yrs for our first jelly bean.
the words 'pre seed' has been floating around for a while and i was wondering if there was anyone on this site that has concieved while using pre seed. i saw my doc today and asked her what it was all about. she wasnt to use about it so she called the fertility clinic while i was there. the lady on the other side of the phone said many of her patients use it. so it seems safe to use.

hope everyone is having a fab week.

Miracle BFP while waiting for ICSI

doodles999 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:53:45 GMT

After 18 months of ttc, a diagnosis of fairly severe male factor infertility, four failed IUIs, and having to switch insurance and wait 4 months to get IVF approved...I just got a BFP when AF didn't come so that I could start BCP to being the IVF cycle. The doctors all said we needed ICSI...that we *could* get pregnant naturally, but the odds were slim...yet here we are! I never thought I'd be that natural miracle BFP....:cloud9:

Hope my story can give some of you ladies some hope. :hugs:

Anyone had success with softcups?

brittany12 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:32:27 GMT

Just curious if anyone used softcups and got a :bfp: please enlighten me with your stories! I'm using them for the first time this cycle!:happydance:

Success after reflexology anyone???

Rachiebeth — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:56:46 GMT

I've booked 6 sessions for the next 6 weeks, my first session is tuesday.. Just wondered if anyone has had any luck with it before x

BFP After FOUR and a half Years!

DragonTamer — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:27 GMT

Well my hubby and I had been ttc for 4.5yrs and had all but given up. He lost hope but every month I continued to watch my symptoms and occasionally test. On Tuesday I decided to poas and figured it would be a bfn but after a couple minutes I was like...what is that? There was a very faint second line. I wasn't jumping for joy...yet I have had evaporation lines before. So Wednesday I took another one, same thing. I was like ok one of 2 things I'm pregnant or I got a bad batch of tests. I went to the store and bought some digital tests. Went home took it and sure enough a BFP! I couldn't believe it! I'm currently at the clinic to get my "official" test performed and to receive proof of pregnancy for my insurance...sooooo happy!

Any one know anything about endometriosis, and laparoscopies?

arj — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:37:20 GMT

Hi, this is not about me but about my sister in law who has unexplained infertility/subfertility. She is 29 now, never has smoked or drank alcohol or done drugs, and is a small person, bmi of about 20. Very healthy!

She was married at 19 and started trying straight away, and after two years of no results she got tested to see if she was ovulating which she wasn't. (her DH above average sperm count).Took a whole tablet of Clomid and got 4 eggs. Pregnant naturally and one egg took.

Second time round she was ovulating and nothing was happening. Got HSG dye (clear tubes) and got pregnant straight after, but lost it at 5 weeks. (chemical).

Third time she did clomid again for a year on and off and got nothing. Then did IUI and 1/2 a tab clomid, got 2 eggs and one took, and she has a second baby.

4th time (now) NOTHING is working. She has done round after round of IUI, clomid, and also Clomid combined with 2 rounds of IUI, and had 2nd HSG dye scan which was completely clear. Things seem to be getting worse not better.

The only other option is IVF, or get laparoscopy to check for endometriosis. She has no symptoms of endo apart from 24-26 day cycles, and dodgy bowels around period time. She is getting a lap done sometime this year to see if it is endo, but is at her wits end and angry with her body, and every one (including me and her other SIL) seems to be all getting pregnant!! =/

She doesn't really know any one with fertility problems and doens't use the internet, and I feel so helpless as I get pregnant every time on cycle one so I cant really give her any advice!!

Does anyone out there have any similar experiences with this kinda thing, or had a laparoscopy done etc????

Thanks ladies

Looking for more success stories with low morphology

pumpkinil — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:47:06 GMT

My Hubby and I are ttc.

His first SA shows good count (223 million) and motility (65%) and very low morphology (2%). Most boards I am finding are leaving me very concerned and thinking we will never conceive. He has his second test in a few weeks.

The way the nurse told me was awful. All she said was things don't look good, but when I asked her for more info she told me she isn't an RE and cant give me any sort of numbers, %'s, advice.

So now we are playing the waiting game. I have been having issues ovulating regularly, that is why we were having the test done, I had never guessed it would be him too. Of course this month I got a positive ovulation test.

Any success stories with similar SA results out there would be so nice to hear.

We literally signed a contract for our dream home (made for 2 kids) 1 day before they gave me the SA results; results that they had the week prior but called to tell me that the dr's notes were illegible and would have to call me back (wtf why would they even call to tell me they had the results then??)

I am completely lost right now. I want nothing more than to get a bfp

clomid success with progesterone cream?

Jessie21 — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:37:08 GMT

I'm currently on my 2nd cycle of clomid 100mg. Been Ttc for 4 years. I'm going to try progesterone cream to help. Any success stories?:flower:

help !! need advice

usaf wifey — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:19:47 GMT

Ok ladies .. I have been ttc for almost a year and this is the closest I've ever been as far my hopws.being really high I get my af every 17th never late I have a 30 day cycle Im on day 31 and no af syptoms i get like a few types in the day like tender breast but rhan it will go away I also have a lot of cm today very water like I got scared ran to the bathroom think af! But no I'm still in the game :)) I also get dizzy spells everytime I get up I took an hpt lastnight bfn!! Woke up this morning took another and bfn! Has this happend to anyone any advice what to do I hate the waiting game :(

any success stories after laparoscopic surgery??

greekgirl — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:50:49 GMT

i recently had both my tubes cleared - one had a lot of scar tissue removed and the other was a hydrosalpinx which was unblocked. we are on month 1 of trying (naturally) and i wanted to know if there are any success stories around to give me hope.
i read somewhere that the tubes don't always stay open forever... is that true?
thanks in advance

how many BFN before your BFP??

neetu — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:50:22 GMT

hey guys! im 8 or 9 dpo and im going crazy testing!!!
i remember with my first pregnancy i had no symptoms what so ever! i didnt know that i was pregnant until a few days after my period was due. but now im more concious about it all, cant help it! and im a BFN today:'( did anyone else have the same, and test positive later on??? :dust:

Anyone with Clomid success stories?

Diamonique — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:28:57 GMT

Hi, ive been trying to concieve for two years now after a miscarriage. I have a 6 year old daughter. I have hypothyroidism and am not ovulating. I have been on Clomid for 4 months now. months at 50mg and 1 month at 100mg. The side effects are so intense and ive had them on every cycle but this month its alot worse (im guessing its because of the higher dosage) I have had a metallic taste in my mouth for about 10 days now, i am 14 dpo (so my af is due) I know a metallic taste is a sign of pregnancy, but I was just wondering if anyone has had it on clomid? I cant find anywhere on the internet that says its a side effect yet I have tested negative on a hpt.

Keep the faith: A story from a mans perspective about loss and creation

groggtw — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:24:31 GMT

I�ve consolidated a few posts after some people were getting confused, here is our story. I hope you enjoy!

Me and my beautiful wife met in Emerald Isle, NC. In no time at all I knew that she was the one. After 7 and a half years of military service and being a stubborn, independent, man who wasn�t looking for a woman to slow me down I finally found one worth downshifting my life for.
I proposed April 3rd 2011, the morning before I was set to leave for Afghanistan. I know I know, how clich�. I planned on waiting till I got back but the moment was right. After a few month of being gone we started talking about having a child once I got back. I knew she had endometriosis and a history of previous miscarriages. I also knew she was going to be a high risk patient with her heart condition and we had some long serious talks via Email and phone.
My Story: I was in the Sangin Valley in south west Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician. I was the "Hurt Locker" guy for those of you who have seen the movie. I had 4 close calls with IEDs exploding a little too close that resulted in 3 concussions. Let�s not forget the Lord knows how many bullets that came whizzing by my head. As the fighting picked up and the days got longer I looked forward to our conversations about having a baby. After seeing life taken away from boys the age of my youngest brother, the thought of creating a life kept me going, gave me hope that perhaps I will make it out in one piece. (I did, not a scratch, someone up there likes me) I began having dreams of me and my wife playing with a little girl. A beautiful girl who looked so much like her mother, except with my smile! I could always muster the courage to call my wife and say "Baby, I got blown up today and I�m ok" or �Can I call you back? The base is getting incoming fire� but not to say "Sweetie; I had a dream about our future child". My 4th brush with Mr. Reaper, I was 2 feet maybe when the IED detonated on my team leader. Again, not a scratch and I have no idea how. That explosion rattled more than my body, it rattled my spirit. I went back to base and couldn�t stop crying. I called my wife to tell her what had happened but that I was ok. I broke down and told her about some of the dreams I had been having about a little girl. Dreams that gave me hope, and I�ll never forget the rest of that conversation. She was having dreams too! We started comparing what the girl looked like and it is scary how similar she looked in our dreams. Hope and faith filled my heart. I was determined and I knew in my gut that I was going to make it out; I was going to see my wife and someday hold a child.
Her Story: While I was dealing with bombs and bullets my wife was undergoing surgery to clear out her endometriosis, visiting fertility doctors and seeing her cardiologist to see if a baby was even possible. With her heart condition and history of miscarriages needless to say these medical �experts� said "Nope, not going to happen". Both of us were hurt, crushed, and devastated but defiant. She�s a Leo and I�m a stubborn mule thanks to my blood line. We were determined to not let these quacks get us down! Long discussions, stories, talking about names (we decided Elora Graclyin Lillyana Grogg for a girl, haven�t talked about a boys name yet, I threw in the liliyana so I can call her my "lilly pad") and all of this made our child come to life and rekindled our dream.

November 4th 2011: After days of traveling and the anticipation building, we were finally reunited. 7 months in hell and I was finally holding the one woman who makes my heart beat faster and slower at the same time. Our reunion night lined up with her ovulation period, a sign? Perhaps. After several attempts we still got our negative. She was devastated and I was hurt too. How? Why? I survived the most dangerous stretch of land, endured blistering heat, explosions, dehydration, food and sleep deprivation, and gun shots. When is it our turn? This negative almost tore us apart. I�m sure those of you reading are thinking "Why? After only one cycle of trying??" Yes, true, but with a long history of miscarriages, endometriosis and fertility doctors telling her it was impossible, she viewed this as the last stand, the last ditch effort and it ended in failure in her eyes.
Mother Nature did have other plans in store for us. We reconnected and were reminded of how much we care for one another and decided to give it one more go before going to get medical advice. December 17th 2011 I received a message with a picture or a home test stating: Pregnant. My heart skipped, tears came to my eyes, and I couldn�t stop smiling and laughing. I was in the airport on my way to visit my parents. I leaned to the guy next to me and said "LOOK! My wife is pregnant!!!" It later hit me I had no idea who this guy was and I�m sure he thought I was out of my mind! I didn�t care.
January 1st 2012, our little embryo is exactly 6 weeks and we were looking forward to seeing the little heart beat on the ultra sound. She had been spotting and having some brown colored discharge that she swore was a sign of her miscarriage. I tried to stay strong and reassure her �Don�t worry sweetie, you�re not going to miscarry, this is our time.� My father is an OB/GYN so needless to say he is on speed dial 24/7 with any and all questions we have. He assured us this was normal, �Each woman is different; I�ve had patients bleed everyday for 14 weeks and still have healthy babies.� Hearing stories like that from Pa makes me feel better and helps her mind ease as well.
January 3rd 2012. We went in for her 6 week ultra sound with the high hopes of seeing the little flicker on the screen. As time ticked on and on the ultra sound tech finished up and left the room without saying anything to us. This was weird, in the movies they always make pictures and say �There it is!� She was convinced the sack was empty and it was another miscarriage, I continued to stay positive and try to be strong. Bad news, the doctor reported an empty sack. �I�m sorry, it�s just not there� is all he could say. He gave us two options: Wait it out and come back in a week for another ultra sound or take a prescription to quicken the miscarriage. She leaned to me and said �What do you think?� My gut instinct and every fiber of my body screamed �WAIT IT OUT!!!!!!� We left the office and I had prepped myself mentally right then and there to comfort and be ready to wipe tears. I wasn�t ready for what happened that night. We both went home and took a nap, I ran to CVS to fill her prescription, she decided she didn�t want to wait. When I came home all hell broke loose. Screaming, yelling, tears, name calling, finger pointing, so many hurtful things said, pictures flying off shelves (don�t worry, we didn�t throw anything at each other and I never would lay a hand on her out of anger) Eventually we calmed down, the tears went from tears of anger to tears of grief, by both of us. We talked about taking the prescription or waiting. Waiting seemed ok because we had a follow up appointment in 2 days. I called Dad to get some advice from a medical and personal level. He said "I�m sorry son, I tell my patients to wait, stranger things have happened, but if they saw nothing I�m sorry." I couldn�t have felt any worse than I did at that moment. I�ll never understand the pain and suffering you ladies feel from a miscarriage. My mother called me and told me the story of when she the doctors think she miscarried my twin and again 11 years ago. She said �I felt useless and a failure as a woman.� Of course this didn�t make sense to me; I don�t view my mother or wife as a failure. But it does hurt, I felt helpless. It�s my job as the Alpha Male to protect and fix, and I couldn�t, I had no power, no control, there was nothing I could do. A feeling I do not like.
January 5th 2012: We had a follow up appointment from a previous scare. We had been talking the previous night and she informed me that she thinks she miscalculated how far along she was. She put her last menstrual day into an online calculator and came to the conclusion that at as of January 4th she was 5 weeks 5 days. Not the 6 weeks 3 days we thought when we had the other ultra sound. There was still hope, the ultra sound we had would have been normal for 5 weeks. The doctor ordered another ultra sound and away we went. The lights went down, the probe went in and my heart jumped to my throat. Prepared for the worst I grabbed my wife�s foot and hand (I couldn�t stand next to her because of the way the exam table sat) We were both looking at the "empty sack" that now had a grey dot in it. When all of a sudden the ultra sound tech said "See that flicker?" My mind was racing, I kept thinking "no, no, no, no, where, where, where? DONT MESS WITH ME!!!" Then it was almost like time stood still. There it was a tiny flicker on the screen. �That could be an artery from your uterus wall I�m seeing, one second.� ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?! I thought to myself. DON�T TELL ME SEE THE FLICKER AND SAY IT�S AN ARTERY!!!! Still in freak out mode in my mind she said �Listen to this��*thump, thump, thump* my jaw dropped, my eyes got wide and my pulse went through the roof. We were hearing the pulse of the �empty sack� that now housed what was quickly becoming our little miracle! When the tech left the room my wife and I embraced each other so tight, a miracle had just happened. Tears welled up in our eyes, "I love you!", "can you believe it?", "it�s a miracle", just a few of the phrases we both uttered. I don�t know how long we were hugging and kissing, it felt like forever. I didn�t want to let go until I heard "can I put my pants back on now please?" I laughed and said "of course, I�m sorry baby." Two pictures of our little peanut were printed and immediately she got on her cell and sent the picture to all our friends and family who had just gotten bad news two days prior. Texts and phone calls came pouring in, all the pain, anger, sadness, everything we felt two nights ago went away in a flash, it didn�t matter anymore. We had our miracle, we had our second chance and we still have our growing peanut! Stubborn like her mother, strong willed like her father, we both figured she just wasn�t ready to make her appearance via ultra sound. I did have to scold her that night for scaring both of us and I thanked her for giving me my first grey hairs at the age of 25. I can�t stay mad at her of course so I apologized to the little flickering heart beat.
2 days, 2 days was the difference between our almost loss and our growing peanut. 2 days ago I felt like all hope was lost, today I am looking forward to meeting my future son/daughter. (Still think it�s a girl) We are still not out of danger just yet, and the next few weeks are crucial, but I look to the next few months with so much excitement, hope, a little bit of worry but my heart says it�s going to be ok, and so far my heart hasn�t led me astray.
In conclusion: I hope our story has somehow inspired you, I pray you have taken away some tid bit of information that touches your heart and gives you the strength to keep going. I will never understand the pain you ladies go through or what it feels like to miscarry, but I can say without a shadow of a doubt that from a husbands point of view: You are not failures, you are not unworthy, you are NOT any of the negative things you may be telling yourselves and we are hurting too. Trust in yourself, trust in your significant other and trust that miracles can happen.
To you ladies who are pregnant: Take care of the gift that�s growing inside you now
To you ladies who are trying: Give it time, it can and will happen
To everyone out there: Sending my love, faith and prayers. God Bless

<3 Tyler