Fertility Drugs
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Pcos
Asked by L.F. from Chicago
on November 14, 2008
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Has anyone with PCOS become pregnant on their own without the use of infertility drugs? I have PCOS and will be turning 30 this month. I have been seeing an infertil...
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- I also have PCOS. We tried for 1 year naturally and did not get PG on our own. We did end up going to an RE and that is when I found out that I had PCOS. I got PG w...
- Hi Jennifer. I was diagnosed w/ PCOS when I was trying to get pregnant with my first (at age 26/27). My husband and I had been intentionally "trying" for about 6 mon...
- I've had this since I was 14 years old (now 28)- right after I got married I went off the pill (at age 24), and within 5 months I was pregnant (at age 25) :) So I don...
Trying to Get Pregnant for over a Year
Asked by E.L. from San Francisco
on October 3, 2009
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My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant with our second child for over a year. I know all you mom's out there have great ideas to help make it happen (besid...
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- I was trying over a year and my obgyn put me on the mildest form of fertility drugs available and jackpot! I would mention this to your doctor. Usually, trying over ...
- You may be relaxing & enjoying yourself otherwise, but the waiting that you described may still be just stressful enough...does that make sense? I remember my cousin ...
- I tried for two years. I finally went to acupuncture by a fertility specialist and was pregnant in the first week. In addition to acupuncture, he gave me the book "Fer...
Need Advice About How to Proceed with Infertility
Asked by R.B. from Austin
on August 25, 2009
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My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for a year and a half with no luck. It's frustrating but I know others have tried much longer so we're staying hopef...
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- Hello R., I borrowed some of this response from another post I had responded to before about a woman interested in fertility drugs. I had long cycles and was diagno...
- Hi there. Just to throw this out there--I have a friend who tried for a year to get pregnant and was finally successful the month she saw a chiropractor. I've since ...
- I am a firm believer of accupuncture. It helped me with a lot of issues, including ovary problems that formal medicine couldn't help me with. I am sure that it can...
38 Year Old Preparing to Have a Family
Asked by K.I. from Boston
on February 11, 2009
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My boyfriend and I are planning to get married and have a family within the next couple of years. So, I hope to be pregnant by the time I am 40, sooner would be better...
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- I was 37 when I had my son. My husband and I were married in June of 2002 and by Oct/Nov of 2003 I still wasn't pregnant.I went to visit my sister for a week (ended u...
- i got pregnant at 40, and aside from prenatal vitamins and other things my doc had me take once the ball was rolling (fish oil etc), I think you're on the right track....
- If you know you are getting married, why wait? I am still sad we waited so long to get married and then only had one child. I got pregnant at 39, then it went to a hig...
Personal Experiences with Clomid?
Asked by Z.T. from San Francisco
on January 5, 2008
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After two miscarriages in one year, I decided to seek help from a fertility specialist. I have undergone just about every blood test out there, as well as an HSG. My...
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- first off, my heart goes out to you. i also lost 2 babies at an early stage. trying again can be so scary. after the 2nd miscarriage before 12 weeks i got pregnant ...
- I had 3 miscarriages, so good luck in the future and keep praying, it will happen. I took Clomid and got pregnant the first time using it; however, lost the baby at 9...
- Hi Z. T, I started Clomid at about 40 but I feel like I wasted time. I did it for one year. I would try it for 6 months then move on. I think if I would have start...
Coming off Birth Control and Having Issues
Asked by S.L. from Provo
on October 21, 2008
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I went off birth control in July after only being on it for six months. I'd never had anything irregular in my cycle before, and was hoping to get pregnant soon after...
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- I am also a jr. high teacher :) I agree with pp that mentioned the book, Taking Charge of you Fertility. So many of us rely on pills to help us prevent pregnancy and t...
- I would recommend reading "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler. It will help you understand your cycle, as well as teach you how to chart to find out if ...
- You've received some very good advice. I just thought I'd add one more thing. My hubby and I have been using natural family planning for a year and it works amazing....
Birth Control Options
Asked by A.H. from Omaha
on March 13, 2009
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Hi Moms,
After doing some unsuccessful fertility treatments, My husband and I had our first child when I was 36 and he was 40. We started trying again when our son wa...
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- Hi A., Have you ever considered learning natural family planning? My husband and I have used it for almost 15 years and it's been great for me physically and great f...
- I don't like taking drugs whatsoever, so I use the fertility awareness method. I also don't really care if I get pregnant, but the FAM isn't at all like the "rhythm m...
- I am a 44 year old mother of 2 boys. After my post-pardum depression my doctors recommened that I not have another child so birth ccontrol was very important. After us...
They Are Leaking...
Asked by S.R. from Kansas City
on August 5, 2011
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For the past 3 weeks my nipples have been leaking. It has gotten more frequent and heavier over this week. I am not pregnant (that I know of.) Chances are almost zero ...
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- I did once, I was drinkking alot of herbal tea with fenugeek in it. GRRR, it also made my fatty tumor grow. Stopped injesting it, and the tumor is shriking and no mo...
- Have the doc check your prolactin levels. Your hormones could be out of whack.
- Just happened this summer to me ! Mine were off and on leaking though. I had them checked by my gyn/ob. She was pretty sure they were harmone related but went ahead...
Does Anyone Have an Experience with Surrogacy??
Asked by C.S. from New York
on March 16, 2007
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I have two beautiful children, they are by far the greatest gift in the world. With that said,I have NO desire to have anymore of my own. But, I do love being pregnan...
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- I have no experience on either end. However, I just wanted to say that if you do decide to do this then God Bless you for help making other people, less fortunate tha...
- C. Unfortunately, I don't have experience but my heart jumped when reading your inquiry. I echo the other responses . . . God Bless and keep you. You're a wonderf...
- I've always wanted to do this myself, but I thought I read somewhere that it is illegal in NY? Maybe I'm mistaken.. but best of luck to you!! :)
Twins Twice??
Asked by J.H. from Lexington
on February 27, 2010
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Hi all-I am currently 30 weeks pregnant with my second set of twins. Including this set, my other children and my stepson we will soon have 8 children and the oldest ...
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- WOW......First off Congrats what a huge blessing to be able to be a mommie to 2 sets of twins! God must think you are a awesome mommie!!! :) I have 5 kids and they are...
- Strength in numbers! Yes, my mother is a twin and she had a set of twins ~ rare! As well, we had a friend who had two sets of twins. We had 2 nieces, the twins (g...
- Whoo hoo! Celebration time!!!!! I am a twin, and it is a lovely thing! God has really blessed your family. One of my homeschool friends hosted a foreign exchange...
