Increasing Fertility
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Low Thyroid and Tryin to conceive...prometrium??
Asked by M.V. from New York
on August 5, 2010
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hi everyone...
we've been tryin for baby#2 since dec 2009 and got pregnant but then lost it at 3 weeks on june 24, 2010.
now we're doing a round of clomid, hcg inj...
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- It makes sense to get your indocrine system balanced to get pregnant and be healthy to sustain both you and your baby. Your bodies response to the synthroid should ta...
- It will take three months for your thyroid to level out to normal. And once you get preggers it won't level out at all..while pregnant I increased my dose three times...
- I have never experienced the drugs you are talking about but here is my experience with low thyroid. My husband and I started trying to conceive in March 2009. In June...
40+ Mom Seeking Advice on Birth Control Pills or Other Options
Asked by K.R. from Houston
on June 25, 2008
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Good afternoon Ya'll...I'm 45, fixin' to turn 46. We have two grown daughters, whom are 20 and 18, and moving off to college in the next month. My husband and I had be...
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- Several people I know have the IUD. It's something that a doctor inserts into the uterus and it lasts for 5 years. Most people have a 1-3 day cycle of spotting per m...
- Hey, K.! Brief message...Husband-Vasectomy-ASAP! Worked for us!!! D. and Robert (aged 50 and 54)...parents to 21 year old and 12 year old........Much ...
- Is vasectomy out of the question? We are tryin' for number two...but have agreed to the ol' "snip-snip", if it is not in the cards for us. Your husband would be in and...
Missed Periods
Asked by L.G. from Chicago
on July 16, 2012
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Just wondering if anyone has had the same symptoms, hopefully it is not TMI. I have seen my doctor and she is not concerned....and it is not pregnancy nor premenopaus...
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- Some women don't ovulate during stressful times. (I learned this from Dr. Toni Weschler's "Taking Charge of Your Fertility".) Sometimes ovulation is delayed. Sounds li...
- If there is an acupuncturist in your area (or one recommended and convenient to you), I'd try them. They can help with hormone balancing, reducing stress and cycle re...
- Sounds very normal for a woman your age under stress. Things just start to change. You may go back to being very normal for months at a time, then back to this fluctua...
Fibroid Affected Baby's In-utero Growth; Removal Before Next? Need Dr.
Asked by C.H. from Dallas
on July 24, 2009
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During a c-section to deliver my son (and first child), the doctor discovered a rather large fibroid (little bigger than a tennis ball). It turns out the fibroid affe...
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- My sister had surgery earlier this year to remove several fibroids, endometriosis and a cyst on an ovary. She went to a reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Putman and h...
- Hi, I had the exact same thing! The doctor would not remove the fibroid because it was in the muscle tissue and said that removing it would cause more problems tha...
- Hi C.H. I have a daughter who turned 6 in May. I found out I had fibroids when I got pregnant with her. In other words, it was too late to remove them until after b...
Very Early Miscarriage. Will I Ovulate This Month?
Asked by H.M. from Columbia
on January 3, 2012
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Hi Mamas! I was five days late for my period last month and just knew I was pregnant. (We've been trying for a few months.) The day I decided I was going to test, I st...
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- You do not ovulate while pregnant. That just doesn't happen. Read the book Taking Charge Of Your Fertility. Wonderful book that every woman should read whether trying ...
- According to some really cool studies (ginourmous scandanavian ones, with hundreds of thousands of women in them), most women who are sexually active are "pregnant" 4-...
- You should ovulate this month, but you might be a little later than your normal time. Your body's hormones are still regulating and getting back to normal. I had a v...
Bad News on Friend's Pregnancy
Asked by P.C. from Fort Wayne
on June 22, 2007
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I wasn't sure if anyone would check back in on my past request, so I thought that I would post it for everyone. Past request summery: My best friend is 8 weeks pregnan...
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- Thanks for the update...I was wondering. Happy birthday to your little girl!!!
- You're a great friend for looking into all this for her. I've heard of this happening before. I had a really tough time getting pregnant - 3 yrs would have been gl...
- I had the same thing happey to me, except I didn't have the D&C at first. I started spotting a few days before my first OB appointment so went into the office and had...
Re: Adoption Options & Infertility
Asked by A.B. from Cleveland
on May 3, 2009
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Myself and my darling hubby have been struggling with infertility for quite some time. We have been through 3 In-Vitro's, plus 1 In-Vitro w/ an egg donor. All 4 were...
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- First let me say my heart goes out to you. My first daughter we conceived with just a little help. My second one we tried invitro and that failed then we had to go t...
- Have you considered private adoptions? My husband and I adopted our boys as newborns right from the hospital in 1998 and 1999. One birth mom found us through an attorn...
- Have you checked into Foster care? I know many people have done this and have ended up adopting the children placed w/ them for relatively little money (Just court cos...
Seeking Support/advice: Extremely Unplanned Pregnancy #3
Asked by H.H. from Detroit
on February 11, 2009
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I gave birth last spring to my beautiful 2nd baby. I also have a toddler too who is 3 1/2. My husband and I have been very content that we have the family we always ...
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- My MIL always says that every baby is a blessing! I have 3 girls all 2 years apart. I thought that the transition from 2 to 3 was a breeze! You will already have th...
- Hi, I know this is hard but I'm a firm believer in everything happens for a reason so, this was meant to be and it will all turn out ok. You and your husband sou...
- I'm sure alot of people will tell you this, but this must have happened for a reason. Because, you CAN handle it! And, you WILL be great at it! You have alot of lo...
NEED To Lose Weight
Asked by T.C. from Detroit
on July 12, 2009
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Hello AGAIN!
I am sure everyone is tired of all my requests ... but I REALLY do find GREAT KIND advice from a lot of the time here.
Here it goes. I am trying to...
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- i have the same proplem with the night eating. i know that best thing for me would be to just not eat then but i know that is proply not going to happen. so i stocked ...
- I have two young kids and my last baby just about did me in. My body was a mess(LOL). It was not until I started exercising did I lose the weight. My advice would b...
- Hi T.---I am taking a series of wellness classes taught by a Naturopath who has her PhD in Nutrition. When it comes to body weight, we should want to think in terms of...
Ectopic Pregnancy... Again
Asked by L.D. from San Francisco
on November 16, 2008
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I'm just curious if anyone has some words of advice or comfort for my current situation. I have a wonderful son who will be 4 in just a week. Before being blessed with...
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- My sister struggled for many years thru many rounds of IUI, invitro & God only knows how many miscarriages. The result via invitro, is my nephews who are now 8.5 yrs....
- I had 3 ectopic pregnancies after I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. Obviously I can't have anymore children as I don't have either one of my tubes and I'...
- I think the doctor should do a test to see if you have a blockage in your tube that is causing the ectopics. I am sure it is both physically and emotionally draining o...
