Hello. I am new to this site and thought I would share my story. I am 33 years old and have been blessed with 2 amazing boys, ages 5 and 7. My husband and I have been trying for number 3 for 2+ years now. A little bit about my history. I had number 1 no problem. We tried for 7 months for number 2 and after discovering that I had a shortened luteal phase I used progesterone and got pregnant month 8 with number 2. For our third and current attempt to conceive we tried the same approach with the addition of clomid. After a year we sought help from a fertility specialist and he diagnosed me with secondary amenorrhea and hormone imbalance due to my lean size. This is where most of my struggles lie. I am 5'1" and weigh 109. I exercise regularly but wouldn't consider it to be excessive. After many tests we have discovered that I am not ovulating regularly nor am I getting a period without the assistance of hormones. I look at other women who are leaner than myself and they seem to have no problem getting pregnant. I struggled with weight when I was younger and did weight watchers in 2001 to drop from 140 to between 110-115. After both pregnancies I was able to relose the baby weight and have stayed relatively the same weight. I tried gaining some weight and decreasing exercise for several months but there were no changes to my hormone levels and this is where I have been for over a year now. It is hard to wrap my head around the thoughts of "Have I done this to myself?". We have tried clomid at different doses and I did get pregnant in summer 2010 only to have a chemical miscarriage at week 5. Since then my body stopped responding to the clomid all together and we have tried multiple cycles of fertility injectible drugs. I am looking for advice from someone who has struggled with these same issues or might have some helpful insight so that I may proceed or throw in the towell on our mission for number 3. Mentally and physically I am drained and while my husband and friends are supportive I am not really sure they understand what I am really going through.
It's so difficult to think, but you are very lucky to have 2 wonderful children with these issues, my husband and i cannot concieve after injections, as i cannot ovulate at all. If you are serious about number 3, IVF is a tough expensive road that still requires the injections. We just got done with our last round of injections. Wow, those suck! I'm not sure what your injection dose was, my guess is you did Follistim? And BTW, why do injectibles, have to be so expensive? I have PCOS, hormone issues, and a bicornate uterus... basically, and bunch of things that don't want to work together! With IVF, they ratchet the dose way up for 9ish days, and then you should be good. We were up to like 300 units per night with no response. If you are seeing a specialist, they are probably doing this, but I have noticed, even with some of my friends that some DR's offices monitor you differently, mine did every 3 days we had a visit for blood work and an ultrasound to monitor any changes. Make sure they are watching you closely! If you need anything, let me know! We have been through Clomid, and injections, we did injections for 38 days in 1 cycle before it was scrapped! Make sure you give your babies lots of love, it may not seem like it right now, but you are so lucky. Good Luck and God Bless your path.