Another newbie

Hi there. My name is Tarsh, and a friend of mine recommended these boards. I am a forum addict but usually read and post at an American site.
Anyways about me - I'm 30, my hubby is 30 as well, and we are TTC #2. We've have a 2.5yr old girl who is absolutely adorable..of course! We have been TTC #2 for 18 months now - and are getting into the infertiliy/fertility specialist stuff. I have had 2 miscarriages, 3 unsuccesful cycles of clomiphene, and this month had an HSG done. Hopefully that does the trick! I would love to hear from anyone, but especially those dealing with infertility/secondary infertility. Thanks - and I look forward to getting to know you all.

Thanks Jax!  I will take all the baby dust I can get!  lol.  I know I'll become an addict, it's gonna be great to be able to talk to people in the same time zone! 

I'm in Chch.  Trish (tastic) was the one who put me onto this site.  We met thru other forums, and are in a Mum's group together.  lol

Hi Tarsha. Welcome to Oh Baby! You'll find we're pretty much all a friendly bunch here! I swear we should get recommendation points or something.

Hi Lizzle, hi Vanessa - nice to meet you!  I am sure I'll be an addict to this place in no time.

Hey Trish!  Thanks for letting me know about this place - it looks like a lot of fun.  BTW - after we dropped you guys off the other day, Bethany started crying!!!  "Bay!!!  No!!  Bay!!!!"  She thought we were taking him home with us and was very very sad when you took him.  lol

Hi Jezsika.    I have PCOS too, but still have a regular cycle.  I found that very confusing!  I hadn't realised that you can have PCOS without the ovulation issues.  Learn something everyday I guess!

Clomid isn't fun thats for sure.  I had totally different side effects each month beleive it or not.  The first cycle I just had a few hedaaches and hot flushes.  The second cycle I was the bia*ch from hell, and the third cycle I was overemotional and cried at the drop of a hat!  lol.  My body responded incredibly well to the clomid, I had fantastic ovulation, and multiple follicles, but nothing came of it.  I just had an HSG done last week, and it turns out one tube is completely blocked, and the other had closed itself, but the dye reopened it.  So that explains a lot aobut why clomid wasnt working.

Hopefully when I get back to see Pete Benny my specialist, he will be willing to try clomid again.  I couldnt get an appt til what will be aobut CD7 of my next cycle though, so it looks like we'll have 2 cycles without help in the meantime.

Not too long for you now!  How exciting!  I hope you have a wonderful birthing experience!

Hi Leish - nice to meet you. 

Well, I found out I had PCOS after going to see a fertility specialist since it had been 12 months TTC,  and they orgnaised to have an ultrasound done.  I would think if you bring up your concerns to your GP then they would be able to organise an u/s to check it out - I really dont know for sure though. 

Ultrasound is one of the best ways of checking if someone has PCOS - it shows the cysts in the ovaries. 

Clomid (or clomiphene) is a fertility drug they use to induce ovulation in people who aren't ovulating, or too assist ovulation for those who are ovulating but having issues.  Its a hormonal based drug, so does weird things to your moods etc!  It's a 5 day course - usually starting on about CD3.  Most of the time they will monitor your cycle while using clomid, by blood tests.  This just makes sure your body is doing what it needs to.  On my 2nd clomid cycle they also did an ultrasound prior to ovulation to check how many follicles I had.  It turns out I react very well to clomid and had 3 follicles, so possibly 3 eggs.  That was a bit nervewracking waiting to see if I was pg since there was a possiblity of triplets!  But I wasn't, which was a bummer.

Hopefully I have answered your questions but feel free to ask any others.  I'm not an expert by any means, but am getting used to a lot of pricking and prodding during my TTC journey. 

Hi Lou - nice to meet you.

Hopefully we will both get pregnant soon!  I really hope working with a naturopath is successful for you.

What kind of things do they look at - recommend?  I'm always interested in anything TTC. 

Tarsh - the naturopath I am seeing specialises in fertility issues and has success with 2 out of 3 patients that he treats. He even flies overseas to consult patients. Anyway, he is also an iridologist so after viewing the eyes and going through questions regarding your cycles etc he then prescribes natural supplements to get everything in order. Lots of things that I thought were 'normal', like having pain with my period, apparently are not normal. I now have a pain free period and am generally feeling great. According to the naturopath, all is looking good for me to be able to conceive, so I guess I will give it a little time. Patience is the hardest thing! Still, I have waited this long so what's another few months right!

Hi ladies

I am finally pregnant after 18 months of TTC!! I got diagnosed in Nov 2005 with PCOS and started on Clomid (fertility drugs) in March 2006 at 50mg. Metformin was also being taken. After 3 cycles of Clomid the dosage was gonna be increased this month to 100mg, but I'm now pregnant 5 weeks and 2 days!!

I was due to have a lapscropy and tubal patency op in another 3 months so no need for it.

Its been a harrowing time as this is my second time of trying for a baby. Gave up after over 4 years of trying back in the 90s!!