What was your experience trying to get pregnant?

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point

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<i>How long did it take you to get pregnant?</i>
2 years 2 months

<i>Were you actively trying to get pregnant? </i> The first 7 months we were not actively trying (no BBT, OPKs), just excited/scared and having fun with the whole idea. After the 7th month, I was paying A LOT of attention to things (BBT, OPKs, and timing of things).

<i>Did you have a gyn exam to see how thick your cervical mucus was?</i>
No formal test of cervical mucus w/ sperm though I was routinely told that I have thicker mucus.

<i>Did you have to have any fertility treatments? If so, what? </i>

We started seeing a reproductive endocrinologist (fertility dr.) after we were going into month 11. We went through the typical assessments for DH and I (sperm analysis, tube check, uterus check, medical history, blood work, etc). We were labeled as 'unexplained infertility'.

We tried 3 IUI's (a.k.a. artificial insemination) medicated with femara with no luck.
We then convinced dr. to prescribe me progesterone supplements b/c I spot A LOT post-ovulation.

Tried IUI #4 w/ femara & progesterone with no luck.
Convinced dr. to allow one more IUI cycle w/ Progesterone before we had to move to IVF.

IUI #5 w/ femara, second w/ progesterone = Blessed with a pregnancy. We are now into our sixth month and everything is going well. Baby is due 2/14/2011.

TTC is very difficult & draining if it doesn't happen fairly readily. It is a very hard path, and I think sometimes the CF made it even more so (i.e. feeling bad about infertility and then worse about having CF & unexplained infertility).

We did have my husband tested as a carrier about 4 years before we started trying. He was negative though we can never be fully sure until baby can be tested.

Best to you,
Christina <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
 
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point

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<i>How long did it take you to get pregnant?</i>
<br />2 years 2 months
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<br /><i>Were you actively trying to get pregnant? </i> The first 7 months we were not actively trying (no BBT, OPKs), just excited/scared and having fun with the whole idea. After the 7th month, I was paying A LOT of attention to things (BBT, OPKs, and timing of things).
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<br /><i>Did you have a gyn exam to see how thick your cervical mucus was?</i>
<br />No formal test of cervical mucus w/ sperm though I was routinely told that I have thicker mucus.
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<br /><i>Did you have to have any fertility treatments? If so, what? </i>
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<br />We started seeing a reproductive endocrinologist (fertility dr.) after we were going into month 11. We went through the typical assessments for DH and I (sperm analysis, tube check, uterus check, medical history, blood work, etc). We were labeled as 'unexplained infertility'.
<br />
<br />We tried 3 IUI's (a.k.a. artificial insemination) medicated with femara with no luck.
<br />We then convinced dr. to prescribe me progesterone supplements b/c I spot A LOT post-ovulation.
<br />
<br />Tried IUI #4 w/ femara & progesterone with no luck.
<br />Convinced dr. to allow one more IUI cycle w/ Progesterone before we had to move to IVF.
<br />
<br />IUI #5 w/ femara, second w/ progesterone = Blessed with a pregnancy. We are now into our sixth month and everything is going well. Baby is due 2/14/2011.
<br />
<br />TTC is very difficult & draining if it doesn't happen fairly readily. It is a very hard path, and I think sometimes the CF made it even more so (i.e. feeling bad about infertility and then worse about having CF & unexplained infertility).
<br />
<br />We did have my husband tested as a carrier about 4 years before we started trying. He was negative though we can never be fully sure until baby can be tested.
<br />
<br />Best to you,
<br />Christina <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
 
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Transplantmommy

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How long did it take you to get pregnant? It took us 6 years.

Were you actively trying to get pregnant? No, but we weren't preventing it either.

Thick mucus? I have no idea. I never had that checked.

Fertility treatments? We did no fertility treatments at all.

I actually found out I was pregnant about 2 months ater I started transplant evaluations for a bilateral lung and liver transplant. I found out August 1, 2005 that I was 9 weeks pregnant and was told to terminate the pregnancy due to the fact that I needed transplants. I didn't know what my chances would be to have a baby later in life, so I decided to go ahead with the pregnancy (that and I'm not partial to terminating pregnancies, although I know my condition permitted it). My son was born 7 weeks early, on purpose, through c-section and I continued my evaluations after that. My son is going to be 5 in January and I will be 4 years post bilateral lung and liver tranpslant 3 weeks after he turns 5. He's doing great and is a very smart little boy and I'm doing great too.

I had my tubes tied when I had the c-section as it is advised that you don't get pregnant after transplant because of the risk to your health and the medications I'm on could harm the fetus.
 
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Transplantmommy

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How long did it take you to get pregnant? It took us 6 years.

Were you actively trying to get pregnant? No, but we weren't preventing it either.

Thick mucus? I have no idea. I never had that checked.

Fertility treatments? We did no fertility treatments at all.

I actually found out I was pregnant about 2 months ater I started transplant evaluations for a bilateral lung and liver transplant. I found out August 1, 2005 that I was 9 weeks pregnant and was told to terminate the pregnancy due to the fact that I needed transplants. I didn't know what my chances would be to have a baby later in life, so I decided to go ahead with the pregnancy (that and I'm not partial to terminating pregnancies, although I know my condition permitted it). My son was born 7 weeks early, on purpose, through c-section and I continued my evaluations after that. My son is going to be 5 in January and I will be 4 years post bilateral lung and liver tranpslant 3 weeks after he turns 5. He's doing great and is a very smart little boy and I'm doing great too.

I had my tubes tied when I had the c-section as it is advised that you don't get pregnant after transplant because of the risk to your health and the medications I'm on could harm the fetus.
 
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Transplantmommy

New member
How long did it take you to get pregnant? It took us 6 years.
<br />
<br />Were you actively trying to get pregnant? No, but we weren't preventing it either.
<br />
<br />Thick mucus? I have no idea. I never had that checked.
<br />
<br />Fertility treatments? We did no fertility treatments at all.
<br />
<br />I actually found out I was pregnant about 2 months ater I started transplant evaluations for a bilateral lung and liver transplant. I found out August 1, 2005 that I was 9 weeks pregnant and was told to terminate the pregnancy due to the fact that I needed transplants. I didn't know what my chances would be to have a baby later in life, so I decided to go ahead with the pregnancy (that and I'm not partial to terminating pregnancies, although I know my condition permitted it). My son was born 7 weeks early, on purpose, through c-section and I continued my evaluations after that. My son is going to be 5 in January and I will be 4 years post bilateral lung and liver tranpslant 3 weeks after he turns 5. He's doing great and is a very smart little boy and I'm doing great too.
<br />
<br />I had my tubes tied when I had the c-section as it is advised that you don't get pregnant after transplant because of the risk to your health and the medications I'm on could harm the fetus.
 
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mamaScarlett

Active member
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>christian</b></i>

with my first I got preg naturally on the 2nd month of trying. we're currently ttc our 2nd and its been a year. we begin with a fertility center next month.

oh and i also used robitussin the first time. this time we used it too, but i just switched to mucinex. easier to take.</end quote></div>

updated-got pregnant naturally, ended up cancelling fert appt. so it was a full year of ttc-ing 'naturally'. something that helped i think was changing our timing. even though ovulation tests said i ovulated at a certain time, in fact my obgyn found out i was ovulating much earlier. so for months and months we probably started ttcing when it was actually too late.
you can't always trust the tests-each womans body is different. i am now 2 months preg.
 
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mamaScarlett

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>christian</b></i>

with my first I got preg naturally on the 2nd month of trying. we're currently ttc our 2nd and its been a year. we begin with a fertility center next month.

oh and i also used robitussin the first time. this time we used it too, but i just switched to mucinex. easier to take.</end quote>

updated-got pregnant naturally, ended up cancelling fert appt. so it was a full year of ttc-ing 'naturally'. something that helped i think was changing our timing. even though ovulation tests said i ovulated at a certain time, in fact my obgyn found out i was ovulating much earlier. so for months and months we probably started ttcing when it was actually too late.
you can't always trust the tests-each womans body is different. i am now 2 months preg.
 
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mamaScarlett

Active member
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>christian</b></i>
<br />
<br />with my first I got preg naturally on the 2nd month of trying. we're currently ttc our 2nd and its been a year. we begin with a fertility center next month.
<br />
<br />oh and i also used robitussin the first time. this time we used it too, but i just switched to mucinex. easier to take.</end quote>
<br />
<br />updated-got pregnant naturally, ended up cancelling fert appt. so it was a full year of ttc-ing 'naturally'. something that helped i think was changing our timing. even though ovulation tests said i ovulated at a certain time, in fact my obgyn found out i was ovulating much earlier. so for months and months we probably started ttcing when it was actually too late.
<br />you can't always trust the tests-each womans body is different. i am now 2 months preg.
 
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