Thursday, March 24, 2016

Arcuate Uterus and EGGS!

So today I had my Ultrasound.
My shriveled up ovaries have some  good, mature follicles ready for O any time now. There is a "Prominent  Uterine Arcuate and pelvic adnexal vessels". This seems to mean there is  a 'dip' in the top of my uterus. Google suggests it is the lesser  concerning type of uterine malformation that occurs. I wonder though  whether this is a new development after pregnancy as I have never seen  this mentioned EVER in previous ultrasounds (and there have been a lot.
The  most stark item on the report (for me). G12P2. 12 pregnancies and 2  children. That is insane. Part of me wonders what the hell I am doing.

I  sat back this afternoon and read through this entire blog.  from my 2 major losses in 2008. I was so very lost.  So broken. I have come such a long way since then. Even reading back on  it it feels so surreal. It was so intense, clearly the worst year of my  life. But reading back on it I feel so, so very sad for 27 year old me.  It really reminded how much my eldest daughter's birth genuinely saved  my heart and soul.

So today's results..... I fell like this is  all going to come back to "bad luck:". Nothing significant that is  causing the losses, just another turn at bad luck. There has never been a  reason. I've had 9 losses now. 9. 9 losses with no real connection.  Nothing that signifies a simply problem. well, actually, nothing that  signifies any problem at all. These latest losses could just simply be  poor egg quality from an ageing reserve.
I did read some articles  that refer to "super fertile women". So women who conceive and implant  eggs that really should never make it that far. That would be one of the  things that make the most sense. I am super fertile. I usually get  pregnant if my husband just looks at me at the right time of the month.

Part of me thinks that the OBGYN is going to give me two options....
1. continue on and try naturally for as long as we can handle it emotionally
2. IVF with full PGD testing to ensure a healthy embryo.

I  was willing to do a medicated cycle, but my gut tells me that wont be  on offer. I think that the fact that you can see a dozen or more eggs  maturing on the scan will limit any medication use for the risk of  multiples.

It's all speculation I guess. Once again we continue  on try naturally this month (O imminent from scan) and then if not  successful we will go from there. OBGYN is first week of April on about 7  or 8 dpo. so just that tiny little bit too early to know if this month  is successful or not.

and for your viewing pleasure we even have pics!





Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Life, Children, And recurrent Miscarriages AGAIN

HELLO!!!
It's been 5 years or so since I updated this.
I snuck away to a pregnancy blog to document the pregnancy of our first child.
After my miracle girl arrived we lost another pregnancy (assumed by OB as an ectopic, but unconfirmed).

Next time round we were successful and we had our second little girl 2 1/2 years after the first.

We held off trying for a third (my idea) because Little Miss 2.5yr old had a huge stage of being a cranky chicken. Once her terrible 2's stage backed off a bit I felt more ready mentally.

Of course, as usual, we fell pregnant straight away. It lasted 5 days. The next cycle was a BFN, but we had really bad timing over Xmas due to the chaotic hours we were working. Month 3 of trying and another BFP...... that lasted a few days. Month 4 and another BFP.  This time I was confident. it was 10DPO, the line was visible without having to squint. My husband could see it, no squinting involved - proof enough that it was a real line! It even photographed well (clearly important when analysing with the two closest friends about it). The line was still good that night. It looked about the same the next morning. It was fainter in the PM. The next day it was definitely lighter in the AM. It got lighter and eventually I got AF (super heavy) a few days late. So I'm now having recurrent early pregnancy loss around implantation. Because this journey can never freaking be easy for me.

Saw the OB on CD2 and put together an investigation plan. 
Once again we have had a heap of bloodwork. Tomorrow I am booked in for a scan to check out my ovaries and uterus. 
We are allowed to try naturally again this cycle while we are undergoing testing. OUr next OB appt isnt until the first week of April. 

Bloodwork was done late on CD 3 but really it was only 36 hours into the start of the cycle. (Late PM arrival, OBGYN next day, Bloods following morning).

My AMH is 6.7 pmol/L
this translates into .9 ng/ml

So clearly I am now of "advanced maternal age" - such a lovely phrase.


FSH - 5.4 IU/L - I believe this is normal

Prolactin - 74 mIU/L - this is low but I dont think that is an issue