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Infertility is something that is more common than people think .. I remember when I first shared my journey a lot of women reach out to me that didn’t think others were going through this .. it’s hard but it’s nothing to be ashamed of. Love Support

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1 year next month TTC.
15 Years on the pill.
History of crohns (1.5yr off all meds)
Laprosrosopy for Endo 6 years ago
So hard not to think there is something wrong 😭
Currently 8 days dpo and got a negative, feel nothing different.
Due to get my tubes flushed after my next period 🤞🤞🤞

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3 years of trying
Lost of blood work
1 HSG and 2 SHG
1 blocked tube making some months not even a possibility
7 rounds of Letrozole
2 miscarriages
3 IUIs
Many many tears
IVF consult
1 last IUI before we moved forward
18 weeks with my rainbow 🌈

I’m here for anyone struggling with infertility who needs an ear, encouragement, or support. We all deserve to have someone in our corner who understands and is cheering us on! ❤️

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I’d been testing for a year and my strips always looked to solid a d perfect I was so confused why we weren’t pregnant yet. Finally went to the ob this month. Bloodwork is pending but my femvue was done three times.... they couldn’t get fluid into either tube and decided it was “inconclusive”. I left hunched over crying from pain and sadness. Alone because of covid. No one to drive because I had no idea it would hurt so much. We have an appt with Boston IVF coming up but HOW do I afford that? It’s not even covered at ALL under insurance.... I guess pray my tubes can be opened? This journey is heartbreaking. It’s awful. And NO one understands... friends all have kids and just kinda. Stare and say... or that’s awful sorry... 😣

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15years of PCOS and fibroids.
5 years of trying without any medical assistance.
1 year of tracking with LH strips and no ovulation.
Recently had a benign polyp and DNC.

Just started my first week of Letrozole and full of hope for my infertility. Hoping meds will help me ovulate. Support from others matters! We all have our own stories and being able to tell yours to someone else helps tremendously! ❤️

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Hi girls. We are not alone. So many friends of mine are struggling but not everyone is wanting to talk about this. I am 9 months into trying. Blood work, meds, and vitamins are my new best friends. Sending my hubby to get his test done next month. So many mixed feelings. I always want to be optimistic but like you girls said every negative test aches your heart. It is very expensive too to want to have a baby. But I am here for all of you! I am willing to share my journey andto listen to yours! We are not alone!!! Oh, and I am 36. You know... That age. 😁 Love you all! Be Brave and sending my prayers for every one of you!

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Hi girls! We’ve been trying for 4 years. Several rounds of clomid, 3 failed IUIs. Unexplained infertility diagnosis and 35 are making me feel like it will never happen. We are definitely not alone, but it’s hard to talk about with others. I’m with some others, weight seems to be the first thing they go to as a reason.

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31 with diminished ovarian reserves, one miscarriage at 12 weeks and (depending on bloodwork) starting clomid today with a trigger shot. So many hugs to everyone on this journey 🤗❤️

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Good luck girls! We'll overcome all of our little adventures ♥️♥️♥️

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Thank you so much ! ❤️ sending you so much baby dust and prayers for this tww! It can feel like an eternity, my inbox is always open if you need an ear! When the days were hard and i wanted to give up i would remind myself that i was placed on this journey because i could handle this journey, and i knew more than anything I wanted to be a mother and had to be willing to do anything it took even experiencing loss and heartache to get there! I promise there is a light at the end of the tunnel and everything you went through will be worth it! Hang in there, you got this! ❤️❤️❤️

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36 years old with low ovarian reserve

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TTC can definitely hit stumbling blocks and it can be so frustrating thinking ur the only one going through it cause nobody really talks about it. Currently waiting on AF in order to progress to frozen embryo transfer. Of course this cycle was going to last f.o.r.e.v.e.r. and a day cause I’m desperate to get there 🤬 just want to be able to say it was all worth it in the end. 🤞

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Took me three years! 2 HSGs, one endo biopsy (do not recommend, still traumatized) and two rounds of Letrozole with TI to conceive my little embryo. Almost 8 weeks on now and I still can’t believe we’ve made it this far!

PCOS is no joke. I was anovulatory and had basically no cycles for 6 years and nobody cared until I had been trying for so long naturally, doing literally everything I could before I took it up with a fertility clinic. My SIL had one kid and was pregnant with her 2nd in the time I tried for just the one. She’s due two months before me after struggling for six months and I feel like it was meant to be, as we joked about having kids in tandem when her first was born.

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Almost 2 years of trying.
Friends that started trying a year after us now have their babies. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone but it seems so unfair at the same time. Why us? We’d be great parents.
I’ve now been diagnosed with PCOS and my husband with low morphology. Just waiting on a few more tests then likely to be referred for IVF.

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I’m 31 years old, had a blighted ovum miscarriage. Then had a hysterosalpingogram done, and realized I have a block Fallopian tube. Had surgery to unblock it,which was unsuccessful. Had 3 IUI’s which wasn’t successful , now undergoing IVF treatment.

Good luck ladies sending baby dust to all 🧚🏻‍♂️👶🏻xo

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34, started trying when I was 32. After an early term miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy, I’m finally at the fertility clinic that suspects that there are issues with my tubes (I only have 1 now). If that’s confirmed for the second tube as well, going to go for IVF.

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Hour night wakes and 5am get up

Can anyone shed some light as to why on earth my child doesn’t want to sleep??? My eyeballs are bleeding!!

Never been a good sleeper, but the problems always changing. He’s nearly 9 months old.

Beginning of the month he dropped to 2 naps. We could put him to bed at 7pm and he’d get up for the day at 6am, with multiple wake ups every 2/3 hours.

Now we put him down at 7pm, he can do a good 4/5 hour stretch, but come 1/2am he’s up every hour then getting up for the day at 5am. This then completely messes up the day because I can’t keep him awake long enough to even get to 7pm, let alone later.

He has 2 naps, roughly about 1hr10 each but it changed based on when he wakes and trying to get him to a reasonable bed time.

What could be the reason for this? 6am is fine, but 5am is not 😩😩

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Help! First time mum -

I have a 4 month old and now all of a sudden when he’s been asleep for 1hr30/2hrs he will wake up screaming (high pitched) I’ve tried winding him sometimes that helps, I’ve tried bicycle legs & bringing his knees up but that doesn’t seem to help but he brings his knees up himself sometimes but nothing happens. I’ve noticed since the 4 month mark he has started to struggle passing wind downwards! Any tips?

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Help meeee

!!All advice welcome!! My 5 month old (nearly 6mo) is just not sleeping . Not for naps and not at night . She can’t connect her cycles . We started sleep regression at 3 months but in like how is this nearly been going on for a further 3 months . Like surely not . She has 10 min naps in crib ( which take so much effort ) and maybe 20/30 min naps in my arms/pushchair . She wakes minimum every hour at night with guaranteed false start 20 mins in . I combo feed. I breastfeed her until almost asleep then place her in the next to me crib give her the pacifier and put my hand on her cheek/face for 20 seconds and she drifts off . It’s not really getting her to sleep that’s the issue it’s she just won’t stay asleep . She doesn’t even need to feed much at night usually 1-2 breastfeeds . The rest is comfort wakes needing her pacifier or my hand on her cheek . I’ve looked into sleep associations and independent sleep and I broke the feed to sleep association and rocking and do bedside comforting instead for most wakes which has now lead to my hand being a sleep association on her face . I’m just so exhausted my husband is working mon-fri 9-9 and it’s just me . I haven’t had more than 4 hours in a row since her birth . I can’t get anything done during the day . She is so clingy and cries if I leave room /put her down etc. I love her so much but we both need rest . If anyone has any tips or a routine that could help PLEASE tell me I’ll try anything 🥲❤️❤️

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Feeds

How many times a night are your little ones getting up? My daughter is every 90-110 minutes. I am absolutely exhausted and don’t know how much more I can cope

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Over supply of milk

I am nearly 5weeks postpartum and I have such a big over supply of BM.
Has anyone donated / sold their supply, if so where do you recommend for this?

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I think its fair

Me and my partner agreed to sleep in 1 day of the weekend.
He doesn't find it fair to look after both kids (my 4 year old isnt his) while i sleep so he looks after the baby while i sleep and my toddlers at his dads and ill look after both the next day.
Straightaway it was pretty unfair as i let him sleep in until he wakes up 10-12
He wakes me up when baby starts fussing because he wants milk (doesnt need it)
I cant pump as i dont supply enough.
So i get woken at 9/9:30 to feed baby then i get him sleep then theres no point sleeping in as my toddlers being dropped off.
I also find it unfair that i get both kids to sleep most night, i get my toddler to sleep everyday hes home (4/5days) and i get my baby to sleep most nights with the exception of maybe twice a month as his dad struggless then about 95% of his thru the day naps.
I have also been unwell for a few months (tumor scare) and am waiting 18 weeks to see a specialist so im obviously petrified for that, so unbelievably tired and alot of aches and pains, specifically these pounding headaches ive been having.
After i had been up til 11:30 getting both kids to sleep lastnight and my partner falling asleep at 10 then him ignoring the baby cries all morning until my toddler woke up im fed up slammed to door and rold him not to expect to sleep in unless he gets the baby to sleep the night b4.
I keep having issues with him not feeling the wet from baby being sick or weeing himself or being able to smell it do about 98% of the time hes given to me i have to clean him up n change him.
Including at night, we agreed my partner would change nappies (1 a night at 5am) while i feed (2,4,5,6:30) but every night when i get him hes pissed through and my partner gets annoyed when i wake him up n moan about it.
Then the morning after hes annoyed at how much washing there is (thats his job) and moans about how often i change myself (baby constantly shits thru and sicks on me) and baby
Honestly im just so tired all the time

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