We have been trying to conceive since December. A relatively short period of time, but it has been soooo stressful. I have been pregnant 3 times in this time frame .. however, each has ended in miscarriage in or around 6 weeks.

I always thought I would be relaxed about conceiving, but with the first two pregnancies I became psycho baby obsessed woman. I knew each time I was pregnant within days of conception and it felt like forever until I could take the test to prove it. Now I am physically and mentally drained and am going to take a break from ttc for a while to give myself and our relationship time to recover. I do not want the focus of our relationship to be about having a child and despite us both wanting a child, it is kinda feeling that is what is happening. (if that makes sense?)

I am glad to have found this group, it is good to meet others who are ttc.

im feeling sick, i could smell a gas leak this morning and noone else could, Sooo lucky, it was utside, the gas bottle, it had been left on, and i can smell things that noone else can, for last few days. Ive been feeling sick on and off for a few days too, really random, for maybe 5 mins at a time, 3-10 times throughout the day. this morning i had, *light pink* discharge. im due on sunday. Im trying really hard not get my hopes up, but im dying to take a test!Maybe this month??

we have now been trying for 10 months to concieve. its taking so long!!!! i went to my doc on thursday and asked him what to do, he said my last lot of test results came back that all my hormones looked normal so my hubby has to have a sperm count. im the problem though, i can feel it. nothing goes right for me.

Did the test last night after having a little spotting yesturday morning and guess what comes up 2 pink lines YEAH

Not sure where to start.....
ABOUT ME
I was diagnosed with PCOS on the 10th Oct and saw a GYNI for my first appointment in Nov. I have another appointmnt on thursday and hopefully she has all the bloody test results back and starts me on something to induce a period (I haven't had one for since April 07)

Anyway I live in Bendigo and have a great supportive husband so things should all work out. I have been doing my Basal Temprature but it doesn't seem to be very clear as it just keeps going up and down.

If there is anyone TTC at the moment let me know and I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

Firstly when trying to concieve try to maintain a steady weight so dont go on any crash diets!!

Breakfast IS the most important meal of the day! It not only helps stablize your blood sugar level but help you maintain a stead appitite thruought the day. Cut back on your morning coffee and swap it for a juice or water.

Try to have some sort of protien in every meal like eggs, fish, skim milk or tofu.

A yummy healthy breakfast could be A smoothie -

• 1/2 cup frozen peach slices
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
• 1/4 cup skim milk
• 1/2 cup ice cubes

1. In a blender, blend the peaches, strawberries, milk, and ice cubes until smooth.

Then if your a snack type or person like me fruit is always the best so a banana or whatever is in season is good.

Lunch should be the main meal, eating such a huge meal before bed isn't good for those trying to maintain a steady weight.

lunch meals could be things like -

Tuna salad, chicken ceasar slad, beef tacos (yum), or zucchini lasagne.

Or my fav Almond chicken salad-

2 cups asparagus tips, diagonally cut

1/2 cup plain, non-fat yogurt

1 teaspoon curry powder

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

2 cups cooked skinless, boneless chicken breast, chopped

1/2 cup red bell pepper, seeded and chopped

1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted

spinach leaves

1. Steam asparagus for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, curry, lemon juice and salt.

3. Add asparagus, chicken, bell pepper, cilantro and almonds and toss to coat.

4. Serve on fresh spinach leaves.

and Then dinner, try to keep it filling yet light so some soup or stew with lost of veges will do the trick.

My fav soup is Vege soup with beef -

2 cups canned or fresh tomatoes

2 cups cabbage

1 cup or 3-4 carrots, sliced

2 cups green beans

2 cups diced potatoes

1/2 cup celery

1 lb. stew beef or leftover beef and stock from roast

1. If meat has not been cooked, cook until tender in 1–2 tablespoons oil.
2. Combine all vegetables with cooked meat. Season with 1 teaspoon salt. Simmer for one hour. You may add broth or tomato juice if additional liquid is needed.

Now the part I hate is - its best to take it easy with dessert, but you can have fruit salad!!

Now if you want you can sprinkle some nutmeg on you hot choc milk before bed, its ment to increase sexual activity ;)

grrr its doing my head in!! It seems all around me people are pregnant, now, just for the record i genuinely AM happy for all of them, i just hate missing out, been trying to tackle my battle with the bulge, walking lots, TRYING to no eat as much, im 6 weeks late, been feeling really sick on and off last few days with headches and nasea, took a bt 3 weeks agoi it was neg, wondered if maybe it was possible it was to early, but why would i be pregnant?? I wnt to be so why would it happen?? sorry for my rant, its just not fair! i need someone to walk with and keep me motivated without feeling like a fat unfit slob lol. Sorry, just needed to get it off my chest. And i really am happy, for my friends who are pregnant, i can try settle to be aunty natz from afar hehe

Well its been a long 3 months but I'm back.  Anways I'm writing to say that a lot has changed since I was last on.  I can't believe it but I was emailed by an SBS writer inviting me to talk to him in regards to my articles!  I can't believe it because it was sent in may and I haven't been on the website since may.  Anyway I have taken a different course of action in the fight against my PCOS.  The clomide was unsuccessful for the first 2 months.  I am now on a contraceptive pill that will hopefully get rid of the syndrome.  I will be on it for 1 year and by the end of it I hope to able to conceive naturally.

I might also be a bit more mature!  But anyways people with PCOS holla me because it helps to talk about it!

Sarah

I had my op averw a mnth ago now and it all is good results the dr can not find andything medically wrongf with me so why cna ti fall preg. grrr]

we are now of to Canberra for fertility treatment up there

 

this month we didn't get lucky, so we are back at day one again so tomorrow i'm starting again on the clomid and on day 12 off to the doctor for the scan and the really painful injection,

i hope that all of you that are trying like we are have some luck soon and get the wish that you have been wishing for....

good luck everyone

hugs and kisses

Hi my name is Karley and my partner and I have recently trying to conceive...today got my period so another month gone by without any luck.
Any helpful hints would be great to hear!

Good luck everyone

well today is day 5 and the last day of the clomid course for this month and i feel fine, i did however get the flu from the MIL but that's a different story. 

i had spoken to a few friends that i found out had been using clomid for a while and they were telling me about how some of them got the side effects, well i don't think i got any but i really wouldn't know cause of the flu,

I'm off to see my doctor on Tuesday of next week,  to get the day 12 scan and an injection to help speed everything up just that little more,  when we saw him last he was telling hubby how day 13 was the all important day and it was his day to shine ( my doctor is so funny ) so what did hubby do ....  HE TOOK THE DAY OFF he tells me last night and then asks if my mum could look after charlie so that he could concentrate on his day 13 job....

god i love him and he was the one that was unsure if we should go on the treatment to start off with and he has just done a full circle,  and has told work that each day 13 he has to have off well until i get pregnant that is....

oh dear what i am i going to do with him

 

 and everything else is, today is the day the wonderful day 1, tomorrow i am starting clomid and some other meds i have just rung my doctor to make the app for day 12 for the scan and the injection,   i know that there are others out there that are trying as well and i wish them all the luck in the world and that i hope that you all have a positive really soon, can some one please let me know what i am in for with the clomid i have read all the info that i could get my hands on and i have talked to the doctor about it too,  but i just wanted to know from someone who is taking it themselves here goes day 1 and i am excited

Hello people..Just wanna know as to what is the ideal age to have your first baby?And also does planning have any effect in concieving after a certain stage?Any suggestions?

i just wanted to let you know that i just found out im pregnant after a year of trying and al my other kids were concieved within two weeks this was a suprise when it didnt happen straight away so after so long i am now pregnant yes i have two tests and they both came back positive

i hope this doesnt upset anyone but i wanted to post in here so you guys have something to go with and know that there is light at the end of the tunnel and it can happen when least expecting it

good luck girls and ill never forget what this group has given me even though i havent posted much i still come in here for comfort and now i want to be ableto give whatever i can back to all of you

take care and ill be thinking of you all and praying it happens for you all very soon mwah xx

I am still here and tryin to fall pregers. it has been 3 years and 4 mnths now and i am waiting to have a laproscopy done in abotu 3 to 4 weeks time to find out why i conceive. it has been 1 yr and 7 mnths since i started taking Clommid (fert treatment)a nd still it is not working. i go under the knife to find out why then possibly to Canberra to the fert clinic

It is very heart braking and i am really struggling wwith the emotional side of it all. Each mnth i jsut sit and cry I jaut wish I knew WHY

ok so that is my bit for today i will update after my op hopefully we get some answers.

I just want to say to all of you who are currently TTCing GOOD LUCKA ND I HOP YOU GET A BIG FAT POSITTIVE VERY SOON

So i think i got my period today which yes i know is odd but im thrilled! hopefully it means i can ovulate and have a baby... fingers crossed xxxx

Yes I too am starting this journey. Kinda came out of nowhere. I got married 6 months ago and I've seen a few posts on here that I can relate to about some desperation of wanting to have a baby.

I realised though that I need my husband to want kids as much as me or else it won't work so I backed off and waited and it took less time than I thought.

I've been off the pill for 3 months now but not actively ttc. I actually informed hubby of this and he was a bit surprised because he thought the moment I came off the pill this meant we were ttc.

After explaining it a bit he got and a couple days passed and then last night as I was just about asleep and he was chatting on, he suddenly say - "Do you wanna try and have kids?" That kinda woke me up. I checked to make sure he wasn't doing it just for (as I've been suffering depression - not related to babies) but he assured he had been thinking about it ever since I said we weren't actively ttc.

I'm feeling positive now as we start out. He told me to read all the 'voodoo magic' as he calls it - so working out when ovulation will occur, what prenatal meds to take and BBT and all that.

It's all very exciting and sometimes I stop and think that maybe we're doing everything too young, after all I'm only 20. But I just think that I wouldn't feel this way about everything if it wasn't meant to happen, and that goes for being with my husband and getting married and all.

Anyway this is kind of a long entry but yeah feel free to drop me a line if I'm making more than a little sense to you.

Alicia

Thank you for your advice on the alkaline foods. To answer some questions: after 12 months of trying my husband and I went to a fertility specialist and found that I have a hostile environment (acidic mucus) that was killing my husbands sperm. We then tried artificial insemination twice with no sucess.

We were then refered by a friend to a naturopath that had successfully treated people with the same problem as me. He has put me on a tonic and on a diet rich in alkaline foods. We've been doing this for 5 months....not sure how much longer we should persist without going the next step to IVF.

I'm not looking forward to the roller coaster that IVF is supposed to be...

i went to the dr today, he said im not concieving cause im to fat. Boy do i feel like s**t. i want to ball my eyes out, cut away my fat with a knife. I havent had a period for 6 weeks, ok so no biggi reallly and i know i dont have much to complain about alot of people have worse situations. And im sorry for that. But i have to vent or im going to explode. i have always struggled with low self esteem and this is just another blow.