trying for a baby

8 days ago I tragically lost my partner of 5 years in a fatal car accident. We’ve been trying for a baby for 4 years and had 1 loss during that time. I’ve been so angry and sad that his chance at being a father was robbed from him. I feel like my whole world just came crumbling down on top of me...

I want to start off by saying, this community has been my rock. Thank you to everyone! This is my first time posting here - please redirect me if this is inappropriate in any way! I hope this post answers questions of at least one other struggling person and I am hoping for some answers too...

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So, I performed an experiment this past cycle, which I plan to continue, so look for more cycles... I temp usin' a fever thermometer for my oral, and a basal thermometer for the vaginal, since the vaginal is what I now use for my temps... I temp both simultaneously, at the same time, to get the...

My s/o are going on cycle 7 of ttc. We’ve both been through fertility work up, and though my eggs/amh/ pelvic anatomy is all normal, I was told my tsh was mildly elevated for someone trying to conceive. For reference, my doc wants a level

Hi, We are currently on our second IUI cycle using letrozole 5mg day 2 to day 6 , followed by Gonal-F 75 IU on day 6. The day 11 scan showed 6 follicles - 2 on the right (14.5 mm and 12mm) and 4 on the left (15.5 mm, 11 mm, 11.5 mm and 13mm). Our RE observed that the larger follicles are...

Hope this is appropriate as a standalone post, wasn't sure if I should post in the daily. I've received my fertility blood test results from my GP. The receptionist said all the results look fine except the progesterone (I explained this might be because the bloods were taken on CD4 and I'd...

I remember on cycle 1, I had fully convinced myself it worked. I had quite the appetite, some nausea, bigger boobs, and overall just felt. It had to be it, I'd never felt that way before! Boom, period. Ok fine, obviously let's keep trying this was just the first time. By month 6, I'm...

Hello, My husband (30M) and I (30F) have been trying for a baby since September 2022. When I was 23, I was diagnosed with stage 2 endometriosis (laparoscopically confirmed and treated). I was then put on the pill Cerelle (progesterone only) to prevent the endometriosis getting worse which I...

I have lean PCOS that makes my cycle wonky - it’s like doing a jigsaw puzzle with the pieces changing size and shape regularly. Ovulated on CD 60 and accidentally had sex on the right day for my first baby, and I ovulated CD 14 after my first period when my baby was 4 months old (lost that...

We see a lot of questions about what people need to do to optimize their odds for each cycle, and, fortunately, there's actually a reasonable amount of evidence-based advice out there. This information is primarily coming from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s committee opinion...

TOMORROW - Monday, April 22, /@khobson will be doing an AMA starting at 5:00pm PDT (8:00pm EDT) Dr. Aimee will be here to answer your questions on personalized fertility care and talk about what that means to her. She is also taking questions about using technology to help people navigate the...

Seriously, why is that a thing? I’m obviously not talking about diagnosed health conditions that can make people justifiably concerned about their fertility. But I just had an argument with a friend who is about to start TTC, and is absolutely convinced she’s going to be infertile because of her...

Sometimes I feel Guilty or not worthy of feeling the hurt ,pain ,confusion,anger,lonely ness that my miscarriage has made me feel ..It’s been seven months since it happen ,seven months how crazy times just flies .......this month would have been my due date .And it’s just so heavy .its hard to...

I'm almost 37, and have been tracking my cycles for the past few years. My cycle length has changed somewhat after each pregnancy (5 pregnancies / 1 LC), but has gotten a lot longer in the past ~8 months (during which there have been no pregnancies). The past 4 cycles have been 36/37 days (all...

A great new paper of interest to the sub came out this week, and I wanted to draw attention to it and discuss it. Original research paper here A variety of popular press articles about the paper here Title: Real-world menstrual cycle characteristics of more than 600,000 menstrual cycles What...

Hi everyone! Fairly certain I ovulated in the last 48 hours due to a few positive OPKS! It would have been in my CD19-20 but I had to do my day 21 progesterone today which came back at level 6 I have PCOS controlled with metformin and hypothyroidism controlled well with synthroid. Is 6 an ok...

Hi everyone, I’m so frustrated this month. My husband (29) and I (28) are on cycle 6 of TTC. Before this month, my cycles have been 29-32 days long. Right now I’m going on day 40! I’m so sad and frustrated. I’ve read the statistics about percentages of couples conceiving by month 6 and that has...

So, I’m currently 9.8 lbs away from hitting my goal (this will put me at the higher end of a normal BMI). My cycles are about 27-28 days typically, so very regular. I wanted to go into pregnancy at least with a normal BMI, hopefully setting myself up for a healthier pregnancy for both my baby...

Hi 👋🏾 ladies I am looking to get some tips as I start my IVF journey. AMH - 0.08-0.22 FSH - 6.6-24.9 Both tubes are blocked and damaged per my RE. She said IVF is my only course of action. I have Progyny so I have two IVF cycles covered and two transfers covered. Despite my complex case I...