hi to drop a little encouragement to spur you ladies on..
I've also a long way since married in 2007 (well not really tried ttcing right away but 1.5-2 years later) HB had testicular cancer before and undergone chemo so swimmers very much effected. Thus docs gave us straightaway icsi. Did the followings:
#1 fresh long cycle overseas - bfn with no frozen
#2 fresh long cycle overseas- bfp but miscarried at 11.5 weeks, some frosties
#some FETs (medical + natural) overseas- Unsuccessful - some thaw fail some lining bad, or no ovulation etc
#3 fresh long cycle overseas - bfn with 2 frozen still
#4 fresh short cycle NUH - bfp twins with 1 frozen still
in between the waitings we tried natural which many times gave me chemical pregnancies and I miscarried soon after.
Took some years of eating well and exercising on wii games and also drinking lots of water, some supplements (hb some supplements like tribestan/vigor ace/CoQ+ nuts like peanuts/walnuts,cut down coffee) (me folic acid/CoQ10/royal jelly in ampore form+other supplements sometimes) Also drinking raspberry tea with honey/chicken essence on some days, LRD tea, self brew ginger drink with brown sugar and Bazhen soup every month after my AF finished.
This successful cycle
I had:
1) hysteroscopy
2) unintended/unplanned endo scratch cos doc did without telling me
3) hubby had pure dried cordecyps pounded to powder to take with water a few weeks before treatment-he didn't take the antibotics the hospital prescribed cos not enough time
4) short fresh cycle and a non hcg inj as flare trigger as doc said try short as I always hv long b4 see how this turns out+pill to lower prolactin level cos my level quite high 700+
5) much more progesterone support during 2ww and after +jabs since bfp
6) Brazil nuts 1st thing in the morning during 2ww on empty stomach washed down with water (I had previously too but not in the morning)
7) Rest rest and rest
8) Prayed and just let God..in a way made peace with ourselves and God..not angry not happy just neutral emotions and feelings, cos we had already signed up for adoption course.
This cycle
I didn't
1) have any TCM at all
2) take lrd tea everyday just 2x the 2ww
3) healing
These above are me and my hb's journey in ttcing..we are still counting a day at a time though now bfp...cos we will nvr be relieved until we hv a live birth. Ttcing is like a road full of ups and downs, there will be tears, there will be fears, there will be uncertainties, there will be times when we will ask ourselves is this the way we want to live our lives? Are we sure we can do without children? Must talk it over and over...come to terms even if you are too tired to try then take your next step. Just have to have this mindset that TTCing is not all of your life...even if don't succeed in 1st try, not end of the world, cry over and treat yourself/hubby good, maintain the good relationship. Treat yourselves to ice cream/alcohol/coffee/tea/movie dates sometimes then pick yourselves up and try again when ready. Try another hospital/doctor. Just keep the positive-ness.
My hubby and myself took these:
https://www.mypharmacy.com.sg/ShopFront/ProductPage.aspx?CatID=216&ProdSKU=882800310E
https://www.mypharmacy.com.sg/ShopFront/ProductPage.aspx?CatID=210&ProdSKU=993490216
http://oceanhealth-singapore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=26_1&products_id=126
https://www.mypharmacy.com.sg/ShopFront/ProductPage.aspx?ProdSKU=993050060&CatID=216
I have some extras to let go (inclusive of some foc unuse hpt sprinkled with twin bbdusts with purchase-1st come 1st served as limited numbers) + puregon pen in box foc
1) ocean health b-complex with vit c and CoQ10 60 tablets - Usual on webpage $40.90 (i'm letting go at $30) -expiry 06/2015
2) Kordel CoQ10 60mg- Usual on webpage $69.90 for 4 bottles (I'm letting go at $55 for 3 bottles unopened + 1 bottle opened but taken only a few)- expiry end 2015
3) Crinone progesterone gel x 7sticks (i'm letting go at $12 per stick) - expiry 2016
4) Estrofem tablets 14 tablets ($7 for all) - expiry 2016
all the best in the new year! For new year brings new hope!