Girls TTC more than 4 months...HELP!!

Ok, so this is month 4 and im pretty sure im out. AF is due around 7/17 but i started spotting yesterday and it continued today. At first i thought implanatation bleeding but it has continued so im sure its my usual "spot for 5 days, then period for 5." Its like having a 10 day period. So my question is this....at what point should i be concerned about fertility issues? is the spotting for 5 days normal b4 AF? Im scheduled to see gyno next month for regular visit. i guess ill talk to her then. Also, how do you girls stay positive month after month? I'm not feeling defeated quite yet but im feeling close. I never thought this would be such a "task." I tried for 10 years sooooooo hard NOT to be pregnant, i thought it would be a cinch to get pregnant. The only thing that is keeping me from going over the edge right now is that DH and I are going to Mexico early Aug for DH's 30th and i'll be happy to be able to enjoy myself even if i only have a couple drinks a day...lol. If i conceive this upcoming cycle i could get my BFP while in Mexico...that would be exciting!!!

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Re: Girls TTC more than 4 months...HELP!!

I would definately look into the spotting - although an Ob might just say its normal - i would defiantely still look into it. I believe spotting before AF could signify a progesterone problem.

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Posted by ns1011

Posted by MrsG72907

Ok, so this is month 4 and im pretty sure im out. AF is due around 7/17 but i started spotting yesterday and it continued today. At first i thought implanatation bleeding but it has continued so im sure its my usual "spot for 5 days, then period for 5." Its like having a 10 day period. So my question is this....at what point should i be concerned about fertility issues? is the spotting for 5 days normal b4 AF? Im scheduled to see gyno next month for regular visit. i guess ill talk to her then. Also, how do you girls stay positive month after month? I'm not feeling defeated quite yet but im feeling close. I never thought this would be such a "task." I tried for 10 years sooooooo hard NOT to be pregnant, i thought it would be a cinch to get pregnant. The only thing that is keeping me from going over the edge right now is that DH and I are going to Mexico early Aug for DH's 30th and i'll be happy to be able to enjoy myself even if i only have a couple drinks a day...lol. If i conceive this upcoming cycle i could get my BFP while in Mexico...that would be exciting!!!

Have you always spotted for 5 days leading up to AF? I'd ask my doctor about that if I were you.
I've been TTC since last Fall, although the first few months were more or less just not being careful. I'm not gonna lie - its not easy dealing with the disappointment month after month. The one thing I do is to add a little something each time to my TTC regimen. For instance, I've never wanted to commit to temping, but after 5 months using the CBEFM and no luck, I decided to try temping just so I can be sure that I am Oing. This month, DH and I started some testing so I am waiting on the results of that.

I pretty much cry my heart out when TBAF shows and then the next day I just say to myself "ok, what's the next step?". I've found that for me its a little easier when I feel like I am somewhat in control. That and knowing that one day it WILL happen.

Don't be afraid to ask a lot of questions when u see your Dr. Hold nothing back and if you don't feel comfortable with the answers, go get a second opinion.

GL

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Re: Girls TTC more than 4 months...HELP!!

That has aways been my fear too :( Been off BP for 6 months now, really only ttc for 2 months, where we r checking with the CBEFM, but again a BFN Keep your head up. i plan to give another 4 months, and if no- see Fertility specialist. If you are very worried see soeone, if not, give it another month or two to try then look into help

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I would give it 6 months and then ask your dr, depending on how old you are. last year my OBGYN said once we started trying, to come see her after 6 months. she said normally a year but since i'm in my 30s then 6 months.

I am only on month 2, but like everyone else am afraid I may have issues. I keep positive when i think that I know so many people who have had success with IVF and while it's not an ideal situation, it's still a great option to have.

good luck.

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Posted by Egg

I would give it 6 months and then ask your dr, depending on how old you are. last year my OBGYN said once we started trying, to come see her after 6 months. she said normally a year but since i'm in my 30s then 6 months.

I am only on month 2, but like everyone else am afraid I may have issues. I keep positive when i think that I know so many people who have had success with IVF and while it's not an ideal situation, it's still a great option to have.

good luck.

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Try Vitex NOW!
I ovulated late in my cycles and also spotting for a fw days before AF. After a year of trying I saw a RE - I was also 26 at the time. I had a hsg and was talking a few months off before starting fertility drugs.
I decided to try Vitex after reading about it online and got pregnant that month!!!! I wish I wouldn't have waited.
It will raise your progesterone and is available in GNC or similiar stores.
Read more about it here.

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Posted by MrsG72907

Posted by julz33

Try Vitex NOW!
I ovulated late in my cycles and also spotting for a fw days before AF. After a year of trying I saw a RE - I was also 26 at the time. I had a hsg and was talking a few months off before starting fertility drugs.
I decided to try Vitex after reading about it online and got pregnant that month!!!! I wish I wouldn't have waited.
It will raise your progesterone and is available in GNC or similiar stores.
Read more about it here.

Thanks for the advice! I looked it up and sounds like it could help...do you remember what brand you used? Just going to confirm that im not pg and i will prob start asap...thanks again...

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Posted by MrsG72907

Posted by Egg

I would give it 6 months and then ask your dr, depending on how old you are. last year my OBGYN said once we started trying, to come see her after 6 months. she said normally a year but since i'm in my 30s then 6 months.

I am only on month 2, but like everyone else am afraid I may have issues. I keep positive when i think that I know so many people who have had success with IVF and while it's not an ideal situation, it's still a great option to have.

good luck.

im 26...so that means my dr might tell me to wait a year!! that stinks. im ready now! lol

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Re: Girls TTC more than 4 months...HELP!!

i am in the exact same boat.


every cycle, i spot 5 days before af too..and im on month 5 of ttc.

i always think - maybe this spotting is implantion bleeding? then i get my hopes up and then af shows up and i get devastated

i actually called my doc TODAY - and after telling her my story, she prescribed me with prometrium-a progesterone supplement.

ill let you know how it goes

good luck!!! worth calling your doc..at least you can get a game plan going...

Message edited 7/12/2010 7:50:22 PM.

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I was on BCP for almost 10 years. I went off the pill and I spotted brown blood a few days before my period. I never spotted before in my life. Then the month I actually got my BFP. I didn't spot. I took an HPT and it was a BFP.

It took us 7 months and I thought maybe it was a low progesterone problem. I thought every month It was implantation bleeding. But maybe it took my body 6 months to regulate and produce the hormones on my own.

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My gyno told me that if it took a year to come back (I'm 27)...I've been trying since Sept and finally got a BFP this month...the big change we had this month is that we got a dog in the beginning of June and I think we were more relaxed!!!

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