Age & Fertility
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Need Help with a PCOS Question!
Asked by C.A. from Dallas
on September 2, 2008
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Hi Moms!
I need some advice. I have PCOS and my husband and I have been TTC for almost 5 years. I've had 2 failed IUI attemps, 1 failed IVF and I failed frozen cycle...
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- Hi C., I saw one other mama mention acupuncture. I would like to recommend a great practitioner if you choose this route: Kim McLaughlin at The Center for Healing Ar...
- Good morning. I am finding that PCOS is more common than I thought. I have been dignosed as well and have conceived 3 times after my diagnosis (1 before) but lost one ...
- I have PCOS also and I know what your going through. We went through the same treatment and 12 miscariages before we got our son. I only have a small part of my left...
32 Weeks - 2 Periods
Asked by P.B. from Dallas
on June 30, 2008
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My husband and I decided to go off birth control and "see what happened" last November. Now I'm getting a little more impatient to just be pregnant all ready! I star...
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- We never had any issues with me tracking my cycles with my Temp. In fact I just did it before I got out of bed each morning then got up and went about my day. When I g...
- Take it from someone who waited to long and is now not able to have children. Don't be afraid of the tracking. It is only a short time and the benefits (a child) are...
- Hi P., I am a mom of two with PCOS so I can speak to thats side of rhings. If you do have PCOS its definately not the end of the world. Its inconvenient and in my e...
Question Regarding Laproscopic Surgery Due to Etopic Pregnancy
Asked by V.Z. from Tampa
on September 23, 2009
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Hello everyone,
I am looking for some help, guidance and positive motivation. I am 31 years old. I have a wonderful 6 year old son. My husband and I have been ...
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- Hi V., I actually just had an emergent laparoscopy for a ruptured ectopic pregnancy last Wednesday. A little of my back story... My 3 yr old was conceived via...
- A Laparoscopic surgery is not really a surgery. They go in and look around with a small scope. My daughter had it done about a month ago. They make a small incision an...
- Hi V., When I first got pregnant at the age of 29 I had an ectopic pregnancy. It was in my left tube and they had to go in and surgically remove the egg. When the...
Frustration
Asked by K.L. from Oklahoma City
on October 22, 2006
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Right now I'm feeling VERY frustrated with my fertility issues. I was diagnosed over 3 years ago with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). I had to take clomid for 4 ...
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- I know exactly how you feel. I was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure at the age of 24. The year and a half we tried to get pregnant, I had a lot of trouble with...
- DON'T TRY!!!!! LOL. I understand easier said than done. I tried for almost 7 yrs for my number 2 daughter who will be 7 months old on the 4th. I tried for almost 1...
- I too have battled PCOS since I was diagnosed at 18. After 5 years of trying and multiple rounds of fertility drugs, we just had our first child in July. I used a Re...
HCG Levels
Asked by J.G. from Albany
on April 22, 2011
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I wrote a few days ago as I had tested positive on some tests and negative on others. I'm 43 and we had gone through three years of fertility (6 clomid, 3 IUI, 5 IVFS...
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- I, like you, am a firm believer that all things happen for a reason. I went through two pregnancies that ended in stillbirths and I was devastated. We decided that w...
- i know this is easier said than done - but RELAX!! Take a deep breath. I know the stress of trying to conceive - we tried for almost 4 years - stopped short of IVF...
- I really don't know the answer to your beta question but I wanted to give you a virtual (((((hug))))). I am the same age and went through fertility treatments as well ...
Having Trouble Getting Pregnant
Asked by A.M. from Indianapolis
on July 6, 2011
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We are trying for baby #2 and have been since Nov/Dec of last year(2010). I thought this month was the month because I was/am 12 days late and no bleeding and nauseou...
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- It took us almost one year to conceive baby #2 - we were a few weeks away from my yearly exam and to start taking clomid when I found out I was pregnant. I think stre...
- You poor thing-I think you are really stressing out about this too to much first of all. Secondly let me tell you I was on birth control pills for the first 5 years of...
- a cyst can cause your period to be late. Normally they aren't a big deal and go away on their own, but that could be the cause of your missing period. other than...
Endometriosis
Asked by C.L. from Los Angeles
on March 23, 2010
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Hi there,
I‘d like to know if there is any one if similar experience like mine. I had a daughter 5 years ago then we didn’t try to get pregnant for 3 years ( Ah I...
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- Are you looking for alternatives to help with endemetriosis. I have know other women to overcome it. God Bless! J.
- Hi, I think it is great that you already have a daughter. Which also means you area able to get pregnant, so hopefully it will happen again soon. Here is my stor...
- Did you start fertility drugs right after the Lupron/birth control treatment? I don't know much about fertility treatments for people with endometriosis, but my doc...
Is It Wrong to Want to Get Pregnant in Your 40"S
Asked by L.R. from New York
on November 29, 2008
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I have 5 kids and my youngest is 12 and she's still a twelve year old child and i'm happy about that.i'm not rushing her to get older,but one day she asked me why have...
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- Hi Lectica, I don't think it is wrong to have a baby in your forties, but not because your 12 year old daughter think you should. You have to weigh all of the fa...
- it's not wrong but I think you have enough kids
- Come on L., you have FIVE kids already! Love them, enjoy them, support THEM. Don't make a decision based on what your 12 year old wants. My 12 year old wanted a dog...
Can My Sister-in-law Claim a Baby Name?? She's Not Even Pg.
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on December 5, 2009
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Here's my situation. First of all, I was told I was having a girl, so I had my name picked out. Then at my 20 week ultrasound, I was told I was having a boy. Okay, ...
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- I guess it all depends on the person you are dealing with and how much you want to listen to her complain about it for the rest of your lives. I have a relative who, w...
- I don't get this "reserving a name" thing. If she loves the name, she's welcome to use it. It's her business if she wants your nephew to have the same name as your son...
- You have every right to name your baby whatever you want. If there is any other alternative that you like, though, you really may want to consider it, to keep the pea...
Friend with No Kids/mate.
Asked by K.B. from Chicago
on November 18, 2012
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Me and a group of friends recently got together. A friend we hadn't seen in a while was there. She is married (no kids by choice). Not everyone has kids, but two are...
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- I've been on both sides of this, and it take sensitivity from everyone. I didn't get married until 37 and was 41 when I had my first child. So I had decades of listen...
- I think you're being insensitive to be hurt that she's left the room. She didn't stop your stories or get upset with you. She left the room because of her own emotion...
- I've been that friend who was unattached and wanted a baby. I, too felt sad sometimes but rarely left the room. My friends continued to share about their families an...
