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Re: is there any hope and any inspiration from others welcome, feelings shared.
From: Alison (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 24 Jan 2001 13:42:40 -0600 (CST)
I understand! Infertility is hell. We went through a years worth of
treatment before we finally conceived our dear son. It is good that you
are seeing a specialist. All the emotions you describe sound perfectly
normal. I don't know about drugs to inhibit prolactin, but I can tell
you I had low progesterone with my ds and now with this pregnancy too
(it got down to 0.6 at six weeks!!!) and we pulled through that, I am
now nearly 25 wks. FOr a website I would suggest http://www.inciid.org It more
than fits what you request, check out their bulletin boards for
infertility & pregnancy loss, they have BBs for medical as well as
emotional issues. You are not alone and what you are feeling is to be
expected, it DOES help to be able to cyber-hang out with other women
going through the same thing. Hang in there, my heart goes out to you.
Alison R.
At Wed, 24 Jan 2001, wantababy. wrote:
>
>hi,
>
>we have been married for nearly nine years and ttc to 11 months.
>
>I have irregular cycles with high prolactin and low progesterone levels
>and have my first appointment in a couple of weeks with the Specialist.
>
>Can anyone tell me the success rate of drugs to reduce prolactin and
>stimulate ovulation? And pregnancy success?
>
>The more the time goes by the less optimistic i get of ever becoming
>pregnant. I know ttc is a very stressful time for partners especially
>if it takes longer than hoped. I am trying to be calm and strong but i
>just dread each month of anticpating that period arriving and hope it
>won't and i am pregnant. Each month when AF arrives, i feel so
>depressed and cry for aleast a couple of days. Then its starting all
>over again and continued wishing that this month will be the month. Sex
>has become a chore and the thought of ttc and having a baby is in my
>constant thoughts each day. i know this is probably doing nothing for
>my stress levels but its hard not to get stressed when nothing happens!
>
>I know its probably only natural to have that fear of not being able to
>concieve but i am finding it really hard to keep positive. My husband
>is optimistic and he tells me not to be so pessimistic and being
>negative. But i just feel that my body is somewhat against me and that
>ttc is out of my control.I feel controlled by my menstrual cycle!!! I am
>tired of crying when period arrives and i am tired of each month hoping
>and knowing it probably won't happen.
>
>My husband has had the sperm test and all is okay in his department. At
>first i thought it was going to be a problem with him only because i
>have been pregnant before by a previous partner but miscarried. I feel
>guilty because before his semen results i had really nasty thoughts
>about him for his possible inadequacy of not impregnating me. Of course
>when he got the results i was relieved but just felt totally inadequate
>about myself when i got my own blood results.
>
>I hate going shopping because there are mothers and babys everywhere and
>its just a constant reminder of something in my life i can't have or am
>having difficulty achieving. I am sure these feelings are natural but i
>just feel a failure.
>
>I am sure there are many other women in more difficult circumstances
>than myself and maybe i am just full of of self-pity but are there any
>readers that can share some inspirational thoughts and have gone through
>the same emotions? I just feel alone and isolated and there is only so
>much i will say to my husband because he has heard my moans time and
>time again.
>
>Also are there any other websites that i could access that allow women
>to share their emotions and thoughts through such difficult and trying
>times when ttc?
>
>This forum is however excellent and i cannot fault the dedication of the
>doctors and nurses who contribute to it as well as the readers who make
>it, but i don't want to waste anyones time with my problems that could
>somewhat be tedious or less of a priority to other women that could be
>having worse problems than my own.
>
>BUT any response would be welcome and i am glad i got my thoughts off my
>chest!
>
>Thankyou.
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