I’ve been struggling with unexplained infertility for 8 years! At first I was told to relax, not to worry… I eventually got pregnant naturally but had a miscarriage… had more tests… 2nd miscarriage… 1st Ivf… 3rd miscarriage… more testing…found out I had a clotting disorder… 2nd Ivf… total fertilisation failure… more testing… found out I have high natural killer cells… 3rd Ivf no blastocysts, 4th Ivf… transferred two 2 day embryos… 4th miscarriage… more testing with Reproductive immunologist… found out I have sub-clinical PCOS, still high natural killer cells, endometriosis (1-2 stage removed)… pcos diet and preparation for 5th Ivf… found out in February I am pregnant naturally!!! 🎉… started immune protocol to keep my immune system stable and taking anticoagulant injections… now 16 weeks pregnant 🥳
Wow that's a lot. I feel bad when other women have fetility issues. I just had my son a week ago today and I got pregnant so quick within 2 months with my boyfriend I always thought I was infertile since I been with guys prior for a long periods but must of been them not me. Congrats and I hope this baby sticks and you can hold your rainbow baby 👶 it's such a beautiful experience and I miss being pregnant.
Wow what a journey! Congratulations and we’re rooting for you!!! I’ve only started ttc and through tracking ovulation finding out my luteal phase is short.. it’s got me scared and just imagining the heartbreak of infertility.. you are so strong and I pray everything goes wonderfully for you ❤️
This week last year we transferred our first embryo after six rounds of IVF, my 16 week old is fast asleep in his crib beside me. An excellent doctor, amazing embryologist and host of other professionals helped us concieve. Science Rocks!
Thanks so much for sharing your story. I love how you two combine medicine and real life experience in your videos. Definitely an encouragement as my husband and I are on our first TTC journey. Praying you get your positive soon ♥️
My husband and I had been TTC for 3 years when his general doctor suggested getting his levels tested. He was told his testosterone levels were a bit low and the doctor put him on a cycle of Clomid for 90 days. He was retested after the 90 days and his levels had doubled. Then, three months after the cycle ended, I had a positive pregnancy test! I am currently 14 weeks! 🙏 Just putting that out there in case it may help someone! I personally had not heard of men taking Clomid. 🤷🏼♀️ Thank you both for sharing your journey. I stumbled upon your channel a couple months ago and your videos have been so helpful!
Hi! I wanted to share my story for inspiration for anyone having trouble. My husband and I tried for 3 years on and off on our own. We finally saw a reproductive endocrinologist and found out I had PCOS and he had severe MFI (male factor infertility). We decided to go through IVF we had 3 failed ivf rounds. We also did a hysteroscopy and a ERA cycle and found our issue. The next (our 4th) transfer is now next to me laughing. My beautiful daughter is here after 6 total years of trying and all of those meds. Don’t give up guys. It’s a battle but so worth it 🥰
We were fortunate to get pregnant our 2nd month TTC, but we experienced an early miscarriage. Heartbreaking 💔 to be so excited than crushed, but hopeful we will have our first healthy pregnancy soon!
Sorry to hear you're dealing with secondary infertility. Thank you so much for being so open with your journey. It took over a year to get pregnant with our first, at the ripe old age of 35. I was thinking if it didn't happen, I would let it go, since I had a happy life without kids. But it happened, and my outlook was completely different with the second! You don't know what you don't know, I guess. I really wanted our daughter to have a sibling, so after 2 years, we saw a fertility specialist, and were diagnosed with unexplained secondary infertility. I couldn't believe that our first intervention, a triple whammy of letrozole, HCG, and IUI, was successful. I was mentally preparing for a long, expensive journey, and trying to decide how far we would take it. We now have two beautiful daughters, 4 years apart, and our family is complete. I'm so grateful, and sending so much love to those struggling. I hope you find comfort in this online community, since it can be difficult to share with those close to you that mean well, but just don't get it.
Sara thank you so much for sharing. It means so much to us and the support from our YT fam has been really overwhelming and inspiring. We are so grateful for the support and well wishes and are excited/terrified about the next steps.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I’ve been watching since my husband and I have started trying to conceive. We recently learned why we haven’t been successful yet and it has been the hardest thing. Really helps not to feel so alone.
As an over achiever, it is so hard to come to terms with infertility. I’m 29.. I waited until I graduated college and met my partner and was finically stable.. and now it’s been a year and a half without a positive pregnancy test. It sucks.
I had secondary infertility - I ovulated like clock work/ normal periods, have fallen pregnant easily in the past, so I was confused! Turned out I had a bicornuate uterus (uterus with 2 horns), and a complete septum from the top to my cervix. I had surgery to remove the septate wall, and they were only able to remove half in that session. A month later we conceived naturally on our own. I recommend getting 3D ultrasound to identify any issues! Sometimes medication isn't necessary, but surgery is. It was a lonely, dark time - I feel for anyone experiencing infertility 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Best wishes for you two! I struggled with infertility with our first baby for 16 months. It’s so discouraging because it seems like you have to wait SO LONG to even try again (even though it’s only a month, it’s forever.) In our case we had reasons for both female and male infertility. Hopefully it’s sorted out for next time. I’ll be thinking of you, and hope you get your positive soon!
One thing I haven't heard you talk about is blood type and Rh factor. My daughter is 34. Two years ago after trying for several months to get pregnant, it finally happened. Everything seemed fine until she was almost nine weeks pregnant. One night, she experienced some cramping and a little spotting. Went to her doctor the next day and long story short, they did an ultrasound and there was no heartbeat. She had a D&E and needless to say, it was emotionally devastating. However, what was even more devastating, is the fact that it may have been prevented. Unbeknownst to her, and even to me, she is Rh negative. Her husband is Rh positive. We knew her blood type was "O", but never really paid attention to the Rh factor, nor were we ever educated on the significance it plays in regards to a fetus. And although, "O" negative is a universal donor, it can only be received by "O" negative - making it even more unique and potentially dangerous for both mother and fetus. I'm sure, as doctors, you already know what happened to her baby. The baby inherited the father's blood type and when that blood mixes with the mother's Rh negative blood, antibodies from the mom essentially attack the fetus's red blood cells and in her case, her baby died. Only after this happened and she had the D&C, did they give her an injection of Rh Immunoglobulin. They now recommend she receive the shot twice a year, since they are still trying to get pregnant. Sadly, now she is dealing with PCOS. It's been two years of fertility doctors, fertility medications, supplements, etc. and still nothing. She had another AMH blood test today and we're waiting on the results - praying and keeping our fingers crossed. She has an appointment with the IVF doctor in a few weeks. At any time in her life, if only a doctor, or anyone would have at some point told her about the Rh factor, her baby might have been a little over a year old today. Although Rh negative is rare, we should still spread the word and educate the world. We may help save the life of and unborn child and prevent an Rh negative mother's guilty heartache.
Thank you for sharing your story. As you would with a beloved friend or family member, please be kind to yourselves with anything and everything you’re going through. I’m wishing you two all the best on your journey to becoming parents to a second child.
Thank you for sharing! My husband an I are over 35. We got pregnant 🤰🏽 unexpectedly, I was on birth control and now we have an adorable 🥰 3 yr old. We started trying for baby 2 for an entire year nothing after multiple doctor visits saying nothing was wrong. So we went to an infertility specialist , all our test came back normal with the exception of my prolactin level, I took medication and we were pregnant a month later. Unfortunately, we lost the baby at 11 weeks 4 days no heartbeat 💓 and everything was progressing as it should with that pregnancy. They told us to wait three months and we did. Two months ago, I went to the ER for horrendous stomach pain and found out I was pregnant but it was an ectopic pregnancy that resulted in my left fallopian being removed. Now we are so afraid to try again or proceed with any option regarding ttc! My doctor gave us the go to try again….I don’t think my heart can handle another issue like this! I’ve been seeing a therapist to resolve my fears which has helped, I’m not sure 🤔.
Thank you as always for your transparency and your compassion. The discussion of ANY topic you two cover, however sensitive or difficult, leaves me thinking & feeling more at ease about all of these processes. And that is not an easy feat!
It took me 5 years to get pregnant. Went to a fertility clinic and got pregnant on my 3rd and final try of IUI (Quebec government pays for the first three tries within a year.) I had a beautiful baby girl. I recently saw a new episode of Dr. Mama Jones and she said vaginal birth should wait 6 month to a year to make sure everything is healed first and for a c-secion (which I had) wait 18 months for everything to heal correctly.
I'm so sorry. People can be unknowingly insensitive. I'm sure everyone means well but I can say from personal experience it does hurt to have people constantly asking. Thank you for the videos you put out. They are super helpful and informative. Many blessings on your TTC journey. ❤️
I really appreciate this video. I have PCOS and only ovulate once every 12-14 months. We wanted to have a baby but knew it was going to be difficult and it was really tough seeing the people around us getting pregnant so quickly. We had planned to go to the fertility specialist in January once I had gotten to a healthier weight, but ended up pregnant in November. It has been tough with all the curve balls during this pregnancy, especially dealing with the feeling that it was too easy at the start so something bad must be coming, but I am 27 weeks now and apart from a 8mm cervix and GDM on my part, baby is doing ok :)
My husband and I suffered a miscarriage in September of 2018 and then struggled to get pregnant again. We struggled with unexplained infertility and went through clomid, femara, trigger shots, all the ultrasounds and testing offered by my obgyn and his family dr and a reproductive endocrinologist as well as months of acupuncture. 4 days before meeting with the dr to resume treatments and begin more rounds of clomid with IUI I found out I was pregnant naturally… I would never wish infertility of any sort in anyone and will be praying for your next beautiful baby! 💙 Being open about the struggle is hard so thank you for doing so for others to not feel alone!
On month 7 of TTC baby no. 1, possible MFI. Moving to IVF next cycle, if this current one doesn't happen. Ready to pull the literal trigger, STIMS are ready to go! Thank you for sharing your story too. You are right, no one is immune!
This quote is so true. My husband and I thought about that during our first attempt. It was so frustrating that we did everything and got a negative after 2 weeks. Well, here we go for our second attempt. Fingers crossed. All the best for you and thank you for sharing so much with us
Very good content matter. Definitely needed. Much more common than people may think. I’m 30 & a close friend of mine and her husband has been together for 10 years; & she still hasn’t been able to get pregnant. I had to have a uncomfortable conversation with her. She’s now looking at other options. I support her either way weather it happens via IVF, adoption, or anything in between. ❤️
Thank you for sharing your journey! Having struggled to conceive for years with number one (now currently 36+2, woo!) those questions are so hard to hear! Even if well-meaning from fam or friends, it sucks 🙁
This is a sore spot for me since we got diagnosed with unexplained infertility. The doc has some suspicions but nothing conclusive. Lot's of not listening happened medically and lots of listening to the wrong people happened on my part. Eventually it worked out. 12 more weeks to go. Lessons were learned. That hsg test was burtal for me. Hurt worst than the first early miscarrage I had.
Wishing the best for you guys! There is more and more awareness about fertility but I had never heard the term secondary infertility. Always heard/assumed it’s easier to get pregnant the second time than the first
Thank you for sharing. It will be in God's time and it will be 🥰 sending good vibes your way. I have 17 yr old, 14 yr old, a miscarriage in 2020 and a year later I got pregnant again. My son is now 3 months old, I am 35 yrs old. I truly believe it will be In his time
Thank you for this video. We are ttc for 3 years now. We did see a fertility specialist very early and did all the necessary tests you talked about on both sides. We both have a healthy lifestyle. We did Insemination, timed intercourse with choriomon injections etc. Later on they suspected that I suffer from endometriosis and that this could be the reason. I had surgery last September. Still not pregnant. Now we are looking at IVF. Very scared of that step. It feels like final station. Also it costs a ton of money. It is very hard to see others having success without even really trying. And we do everything we can to our best but nothing. Not to mention that it also takes its toll on the relationship. It is the worst experience I’m going through.
I'm 38 my partner's 36 and we've been TTC for about 6 months now with no luck. This video helped a lot I was really starting to get frustrated that it just wouldn't happen that we had waited too long finding each other so late and that I just wasn't going to get to be a mom but I feel better after watching this going to keep trying and if we need help we'll get it
You could try Macca root capsules. I was told I would not be able to conceive naturally because of PCOS. After almost 3 yrs of trying.. I tried Maca and got pregnant after 1 month. Make sure you’re fully prepared cause it might work fast
Thank you so much for this video - very informative. Would love to see a video delving more into AMH. How does this help with fertility predictions and is there a natural way to increase or improve your ovarian reserve without medication? What do these levels mean and is there a time frame associated with your chances of getting pregnant if your AMH is found to be extremely low at a young age?
Really informative...especially because I have been considering being a single mom for a while now...and didn't quiet know how to go about getting the information I needed to make an informed decision...thank you 💝
Infertility was one of my biggest fears. I got pcos after birth control and my cycles didn't return to normal for over a year. They're just a bit long and irregular now, but no more cysts and hormones all normal. I don't think I even qualify anymore. Summer time really helped me, I guess vitamin D and destressing help out my body a lot. After 9 months/7 cycles, I got pregnant and I'm due at the end of may :D Just hoping it doesn't get all whacky after birth again.
Aww congratulations! Hope everything goes well for you.if I can ask , Which vitamin D supplements brand did you take ? Also how did you manage to distress!?
Thanks for sharing the video. I’ve been a silent watcher on your videos hoping to get pregnant soon. We are on a TTC journey and both have recently contracted Covid. Do you have any advice on when to start trying again? Whether Covid affects the female fertility too? Thank you
True.. then when you and soon to be fiancée get pregnant without trying. Her obgyn said something was wrong with us if we’d been having sex and she wasn’t pregnant yet… well
Hang in there! 2 missed miscarriages in a row, lots of tears, depression and finally pregnant with our rainbow. Currently 40+5 days :) My reason was a uterine polyp that was hard to diagnose. Changed 4 doctors to finally find out. You're not alone! Maybe you even don't have any reason and it's just a bad luck. Sending the warmest hugs!
A question about pregnancy after miscarriages: what is the evidence for checking a progesterone level in addition to serial betas early on to confirm viability?
Try trying just when your period is almost over or just over... I got pregnant twice like that. Not sure if it was just a coincidence. I'd like to hear about the opposite topic, is there such a thing of being too fertile? Which are the best contraceptive methods? Love watching your videos!
Can you please talk about recurrent miscarriages? I don’t have trouble conceiving, but have lost 2 pregnancies before the 8 week mark. Is there specific info patients should be asking their OBGYN?
Thanks for explaining so well what is infertility. What about getting pregnant but keep getting misscarriages? Specially missed misscarriages, there is not so much info on the internet and doctors keep avoiding the subject saying misscarriages are normal. Are there any tests that can be done to avoid having again another one? Thank you!
Thank you for all your amazing content! Could you maybe share your thoughts on 3% morphology.. and all good with the female.. wouod ivf be the best solution?
I first want to say thank you for you videos. They have helped me and some friends. My daughter is now 7m my Obgyn said to wait 6m before trying again ( due to a hemorrhage they can’t explain) This may be tmi or to personal to ask but when does the soreness go away? Also could you guys do a developmental video like the milestone or growth spurts obviously each kid is different but about where they should be at/ things they should be able to do at 3m 6m 9m 12m. Like Cooing, sitting up, talking (like ma da ba), standings, walking etc.
Hi, I have a question about the age. I am 30 years old and my husband is 40. We have been trying for 7 months now. We are waiting for the 12 months mark and then we will go to the spisialist. But my husband is over 35, should we go sooner than after 12 months? And of course thank you for this video, and the other ones with the theme getting pregnant 😊
I'm actually starting to get depressed because I've been trying to get pregnant for a year now and still no success 💔 and I'm under the age of 35 😭. But I'm have regular period every 27-33 days 😔.
I had a polypectomy before I could conceive with fertility treatment. The Dr that did my surgery was adamant that uterine polyps DID NOT cause infertility. Other sources said they could. What gives??
I had uterine fibroids and one was large enough to prevent implantation. It stands to reason that if a polyp is big enough, the same thing could happen.
For anyone struggling with infertility, I can recommend Dr. Neal Barnards book "Your Body in Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health". This book explains what we can do with our food- and lifestyle to undercut infertility problems. You can watch youtube interviews with him about this as well, for example: ruclips.net/video/bTSZbpngm5I/видео.html
We are on month 15 now, waiting to ovulate after taking Letrozole for the first time. I ovulate on my own and the only issue found so far is slightly low motility on my partner’s side. It’s the worst feeling ever, and it’s rare to find someone who understands. The fertiles love to come out with the “just go on vacation” and the “just relax and it’ll happen” advice… so unhelpful and annoying.
We were trying for about 6 months and my hubby takes testosterone shots. My first infertility step was the HSG and then my hubby was gonna do the sperm analysis. I got pregnant right after the HSG so I wonder if it cleared anything out. 12 weeks now 🤞🏼
Hi guys! Ive heard recently that some lubes may actually make it harder to conceive, is there any truth to this!? Thanks for another great video, lots of baby dust to your wonderful family! ❤️
If you only knew all the agents that are causing infertility, then you'd understand it is not a coincidence, but a planned outcome. The truth is always in the ingredients. Have you seen what ingredients they are putting in condoms? Benzocaine Benzocaine is a local anesthetic, and the purpose of adding it to condoms is to provide a numbing sensation to reduce the stimulation of nerve endings to delay a man’s climax. Casein If you’re vegan or have a dairy allergy, you definitely want to avoid using condoms made with casein. Nitrosamines Latex production creates nitrosamine byproducts. Nitrosamine is a chemical compound that, when ingested, can instigate tumor growth (specifically stomach and colon cancer). Nonoxynol-9 Can damage vaginal or rectal cell walls, which actually increases (14) your chances of contracting an STD or urinary tract infection (UTI). Parabens By the 1990s, parabens were found to mimic estrogen in the body and cause estrogen disruption. Breast cancer tissue has also been seen to contain concentrations of parabens, which has suggested that people should refrain from exposure to paraben. We haven't touched on food, drinks, Birth control poison, 'vaccines', medications, etc. After reading countless of books, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that in the next decade, 9 in 10 ppl will be infertile.
have you heard of the Hunza tribe where women are easily able to get pregnant at the age of 90 years? these are ppl who easily live to be 150 years old? what is it about their lifestyle and environment that makes them almost a 'superior' human in aspects of health? After reading countless books, I can say without hesitation the reasons why infertility rates are going thru the roof, are reasons many people will be too scared to face and acknowledge it due to ignorance and lack of motivation to seek the truth and make respective changes; do you know all the ingredients of what you're putting in your mouth? in your drink? what ingredients you're injecting into your body? have you done extensive research to learn how electricity and EMF radiation affect human DNA and hormones? were at a day n age where people are so frightened of the truth that they will subconsciously dismiss the truth as nonsense just to be comfortable because if the majority of ppl know what's truly going on, they wouldn't know how to live with themselves.
So sorry to hear about your secondary infertility, I know how this journey can be frustrating. I am also a type A person and had been lucky so far in my life that X amount of efforts resulted in X amount of success and it was always correlated. Our infertility story showed me otherwise and it was so hard to accept. We ended up doing a round of IVF after 18 months of TTC naturally (and being diagnosed with unexplained infertility) and are now expecting our first rainbow baby mid-August 🌈 Wishing you good luck and courage through this rough patch - I found the hardest part was to deal with people's expectations and questions ("when is the baby coming?") and once I started speaking about our infertility openly, it helped a lot as people stopped asking. So koodos to you for opening up about it. I have released my TTC and IVF stories on my channel if you ever want to feel less alone ❤️
I'm assuming you both got vaccinated so was it breakthrough covid? Breakthrough covid could cause infertility as well? I got vaxxed this pregnancy but it seems everyone getting vaxxed is getting covid anyways and having similar problems so whats the point
Great information, if everything goes well this should do the job. But listen, there's one factor that's usually overlooked that can considerably speed up the process, unfortunately I do not have it at hand, but it can be go’ogled Dobbie Nerkstrol's Infertility Cure, I think.
have you heard of the Hunza tribe where women are easily able to get pregnant at the age of 90 years? these are ppl who easily live to be 150 years old? what is it about their lifestyle and environment that makes them almost a 'superior' human in aspects of health? After reading countless books, I can say without hesitation the reasons why infertility rates are going thru the roof, are reasons many people will be too scared to face and acknowledge it due to ignorance and lack of motivation to seek the truth and make respective changes; do you know all the ingredients of what you're putting in your mouth? in your drink? what ingredients you're injecting into your body? have you done extensive research to learn how electricity and EMF radiation affect human DNA and hormones? were at a day n age where people are so frightened of the truth that they will subconsciously dismiss the truth as nonsense just to be comfortable because if the majority of ppl know what's truly going on, they wouldn't know how to live with themselves.
Drugs don't matter I've known people who smoked ciggs thier whole pregnancies one girl who did herion while pregnant...I've also convinced 4 kids with 1 guy that did herion and 2 guys that did meth regularly
Great video, and love your channel! Just a quick note - it would be more inclusive to say “opposite sex relationships” vs. “heterosexual relationships” or “heterosexual women” because there are situations where a couple might consist of a man and a woman but one or both of them might not be heterosexual. (Example: I’m a bi cis woman and my partner is a heterosexual cis man, so we have the parts to make a baby but that doesn’t make me heterosexual.) Thanks for considering! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
I’ve been struggling with unexplained infertility for 8 years!
At first I was told to relax, not to worry…
I eventually got pregnant naturally but had a miscarriage… had more tests… 2nd miscarriage… 1st Ivf… 3rd miscarriage… more testing…found out I had a clotting disorder… 2nd Ivf… total fertilisation failure… more testing… found out I have high natural killer cells… 3rd Ivf no blastocysts, 4th Ivf… transferred two 2 day embryos… 4th miscarriage… more testing with Reproductive immunologist… found out I have sub-clinical PCOS, still high natural killer cells, endometriosis (1-2 stage removed)…
pcos diet and preparation for 5th Ivf… found out in February I am pregnant naturally!!! 🎉… started immune protocol to keep my immune system stable and taking anticoagulant injections… now 16 weeks pregnant 🥳
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🙏 I'm praying for you and sending you warm wishes. I too have a long list of medical issues. It isn't easy. I'm so happy for you.
Wow that's a lot. I feel bad when other women have fetility issues. I just had my son a week ago today and I got pregnant so quick within 2 months with my boyfriend I always thought I was infertile since I been with guys prior for a long periods but must of been them not me. Congrats and I hope this baby sticks and you can hold your rainbow baby 👶 it's such a beautiful experience and I miss being pregnant.
@@christinajohnson769 congratulations 🎉 all the best for you & baby 😘I understand you’re missing being pregnant 💝
Wow what a journey! Congratulations and we’re rooting for you!!! I’ve only started ttc and through tracking ovulation finding out my luteal phase is short.. it’s got me scared and just imagining the heartbreak of infertility.. you are so strong and I pray everything goes wonderfully for you ❤️
This week last year we transferred our first embryo after six rounds of IVF, my 16 week old is fast asleep in his crib beside me. An excellent doctor, amazing embryologist and host of other professionals helped us concieve. Science Rocks!
Thanks so much for sharing your story. I love how you two combine medicine and real life experience in your videos. Definitely an encouragement as my husband and I are on our first TTC journey. Praying you get your positive soon ♥️
My husband and I had been TTC for 3 years when his general doctor suggested getting his levels tested. He was told his testosterone levels were a bit low and the doctor put him on a cycle of Clomid for 90 days. He was retested after the 90 days and his levels had doubled. Then, three months after the cycle ended, I had a positive pregnancy test! I am currently 14 weeks! 🙏 Just putting that out there in case it may help someone! I personally had not heard of men taking Clomid. 🤷🏼♀️ Thank you both for sharing your journey. I stumbled upon your channel a couple months ago and your videos have been so helpful!
Hi! I wanted to share my story for inspiration for anyone having trouble. My husband and I tried for 3 years on and off on our own. We finally saw a reproductive endocrinologist and found out I had PCOS and he had severe MFI (male factor infertility). We decided to go through IVF we had 3 failed ivf rounds. We also did a hysteroscopy and a ERA cycle and found our issue. The next (our 4th) transfer is now next to me laughing. My beautiful daughter is here after 6 total years of trying and all of those meds. Don’t give up guys. It’s a battle but so worth it 🥰
Thanks for sharing! Very inspiring 🎊🎉❤️❤️
We were fortunate to get pregnant our 2nd month TTC, but we experienced an early miscarriage. Heartbreaking 💔 to be so excited than crushed, but hopeful we will have our first healthy pregnancy soon!
Sorry to hear you're dealing with secondary infertility. Thank you so much for being so open with your journey. It took over a year to get pregnant with our first, at the ripe old age of 35. I was thinking if it didn't happen, I would let it go, since I had a happy life without kids. But it happened, and my outlook was completely different with the second! You don't know what you don't know, I guess. I really wanted our daughter to have a sibling, so after 2 years, we saw a fertility specialist, and were diagnosed with unexplained secondary infertility. I couldn't believe that our first intervention, a triple whammy of letrozole, HCG, and IUI, was successful. I was mentally preparing for a long, expensive journey, and trying to decide how far we would take it. We now have two beautiful daughters, 4 years apart, and our family is complete. I'm so grateful, and sending so much love to those struggling. I hope you find comfort in this online community, since it can be difficult to share with those close to you that mean well, but just don't get it.
Sara thank you so much for sharing. It means so much to us and the support from our YT fam has been really overwhelming and inspiring. We are so grateful for the support and well wishes and are excited/terrified about the next steps.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I’ve been watching since my husband and I have started trying to conceive. We recently learned why we haven’t been successful yet and it has been the hardest thing. Really helps not to feel so alone.
As an over achiever, it is so hard to come to terms with infertility. I’m 29.. I waited until I graduated college and met my partner and was finically stable.. and now it’s been a year and a half without a positive pregnancy test. It sucks.
I've never understood why people see fertility as an achievement, it's just luck basically.
I had secondary infertility - I ovulated like clock work/ normal periods, have fallen pregnant easily in the past, so I was confused! Turned out I had a bicornuate uterus (uterus with 2 horns), and a complete septum from the top to my cervix. I had surgery to remove the septate wall, and they were only able to remove half in that session. A month later we conceived naturally on our own.
I recommend getting 3D ultrasound to identify any issues! Sometimes medication isn't necessary, but surgery is.
It was a lonely, dark time - I feel for anyone experiencing infertility 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Best wishes for you two! I struggled with infertility with our first baby for 16 months. It’s so discouraging because it seems like you have to wait SO LONG to even try again (even though it’s only a month, it’s forever.) In our case we had reasons for both female and male infertility. Hopefully it’s sorted out for next time. I’ll be thinking of you, and hope you get your positive soon!
One thing I haven't heard you talk about is blood type and Rh factor. My daughter is 34. Two years ago after trying for several months to get pregnant, it finally happened. Everything seemed fine until she was almost nine weeks pregnant. One night, she experienced some cramping and a little spotting. Went to her doctor the next day and long story short, they did an ultrasound and there was no heartbeat. She had a D&E and needless to say, it was emotionally devastating. However, what was even more devastating, is the fact that it may have been prevented. Unbeknownst to her, and even to me, she is Rh negative. Her husband is Rh positive. We knew her blood type was "O", but never really paid attention to the Rh factor, nor were we ever educated on the significance it plays in regards to a fetus. And although, "O" negative is a universal donor, it can only be received by "O" negative - making it even more unique and potentially dangerous for both mother and fetus.
I'm sure, as doctors, you already know what happened to her baby. The baby inherited the father's blood type and when that blood mixes with the mother's Rh negative blood, antibodies from the mom essentially attack the fetus's red blood cells and in her case, her baby died. Only after this happened and she had the D&C, did they give her an injection of Rh Immunoglobulin. They now recommend she receive the shot twice a year, since they are still trying to get pregnant. Sadly, now she is dealing with PCOS. It's been two years of fertility doctors, fertility medications, supplements, etc. and still nothing. She had another AMH blood test today and we're waiting on the results - praying and keeping our fingers crossed. She has an appointment with the IVF doctor in a few weeks. At any time in her life, if only a doctor, or anyone would have at some point told her about the Rh factor, her baby might have been a little over a year old today.
Although Rh negative is rare, we should still spread the word and educate the world. We may help save the life of and unborn child and prevent an Rh negative mother's guilty heartache.
Thank you for sharing your story. As you would with a beloved friend or family member, please be kind to yourselves with anything and everything you’re going through. I’m wishing you two all the best on your journey to becoming parents to a second child.
Thank you for sharing! My husband
an I are over 35. We got pregnant 🤰🏽 unexpectedly, I was on birth control and now we have an adorable 🥰 3 yr old. We started trying for baby 2 for an entire year nothing after multiple doctor visits saying nothing was wrong. So we went to an infertility specialist , all our test came back normal with the exception of my prolactin level, I took medication and we were pregnant a month later. Unfortunately, we lost the baby at 11 weeks 4 days no heartbeat 💓 and everything was progressing as it should with that pregnancy. They told us to wait three months and we did. Two months ago, I went to the ER for horrendous stomach pain and found out I was pregnant but it was an ectopic pregnancy that resulted in my left fallopian being removed. Now we are so afraid to try again or proceed with any option regarding ttc! My doctor gave us the go to try again….I don’t think my heart can handle another issue like this! I’ve been seeing a therapist to resolve my fears which has helped, I’m not sure 🤔.
Thank you as always for your transparency and your compassion. The discussion of ANY topic you two cover, however sensitive or difficult, leaves me thinking & feeling more at ease about all of these processes. And that is not an easy feat!
It took me 5 years to get pregnant. Went to a fertility clinic and got pregnant on my 3rd and final try of IUI (Quebec government pays for the first three tries within a year.) I had a beautiful baby girl. I recently saw a new episode of Dr. Mama Jones and she said vaginal birth should wait 6 month to a year to make sure everything is healed first and for a c-secion (which I had) wait 18 months for everything to heal correctly.
I'm so sorry. People can be unknowingly insensitive. I'm sure everyone means well but I can say from personal experience it does hurt to have people constantly asking. Thank you for the videos you put out. They are super helpful and informative. Many blessings on your TTC journey. ❤️
I really appreciate this video. I have PCOS and only ovulate once every 12-14 months. We wanted to have a baby but knew it was going to be difficult and it was really tough seeing the people around us getting pregnant so quickly. We had planned to go to the fertility specialist in January once I had gotten to a healthier weight, but ended up pregnant in November. It has been tough with all the curve balls during this pregnancy, especially dealing with the feeling that it was too easy at the start so something bad must be coming, but I am 27 weeks now and apart from a 8mm cervix and GDM on my part, baby is doing ok :)
Go to chinese medicine because that can help you
My husband and I suffered a miscarriage in September of 2018 and then struggled to get pregnant again. We struggled with unexplained infertility and went through clomid, femara, trigger shots, all the ultrasounds and testing offered by my obgyn and his family dr and a reproductive endocrinologist as well as months of acupuncture. 4 days before meeting with the dr to resume treatments and begin more rounds of clomid with IUI I found out I was pregnant naturally… I would never wish infertility of any sort in anyone and will be praying for your next beautiful baby! 💙 Being open about the struggle is hard so thank you for doing so for others to not feel alone!
Thank you for being so open about your personal experiences! It really helps normalize infertility
On month 7 of TTC baby no. 1, possible MFI. Moving to IVF next cycle, if this current one doesn't happen. Ready to pull the literal trigger, STIMS are ready to go! Thank you for sharing your story too. You are right, no one is immune!
This quote is so true. My husband and I thought about that during our first attempt. It was so frustrating that we did everything and got a negative after 2 weeks. Well, here we go for our second attempt. Fingers crossed. All the best for you and thank you for sharing so much with us
Very good content matter. Definitely needed. Much more common than people may think. I’m 30 & a close friend of mine and her husband has been together for 10 years; & she still hasn’t been able to get pregnant. I had to have a uncomfortable conversation with her. She’s now looking at other options. I support her either way weather it happens via IVF, adoption, or anything in between. ❤️
Thank you for sharing your journey! Having struggled to conceive for years with number one (now currently 36+2, woo!) those questions are so hard to hear! Even if well-meaning from fam or friends, it sucks 🙁
This is a sore spot for me since we got diagnosed with unexplained infertility. The doc has some suspicions but nothing conclusive. Lot's of not listening happened medically and lots of listening to the wrong people happened on my part. Eventually it worked out. 12 more weeks to go. Lessons were learned.
That hsg test was burtal for me. Hurt worst than the first early miscarrage I had.
Wishing the best for you guys! There is more and more awareness about fertility but I had never heard the term secondary infertility. Always heard/assumed it’s easier to get pregnant the second time than the first
It’s been 3 years since we are trying. We are after 3 IUIs and 2 in vitros and still nothing. We are both healthy 😕 I am devastated.
Thank you for sharing.
It will be in God's time and it will be 🥰 sending good vibes your way.
I have 17 yr old, 14 yr old, a miscarriage in 2020 and a year later I got pregnant again. My son is now 3 months old, I am 35 yrs old. I truly believe it will be In his time
Thank you for this video. We are ttc for 3 years now. We did see a fertility specialist very early and did all the necessary tests you talked about on both sides. We both have a healthy lifestyle. We did Insemination, timed intercourse with choriomon injections etc. Later on they suspected that I suffer from endometriosis and that this could be the reason. I had surgery last September. Still not pregnant. Now we are looking at IVF. Very scared of that step. It feels like final station. Also it costs a ton of money. It is very hard to see others having success without even really trying. And we do everything we can to our best but nothing. Not to mention that it also takes its toll on the relationship. It is the worst experience I’m going through.
I'm 38 my partner's 36 and we've been TTC for about 6 months now with no luck. This video helped a lot I was really starting to get frustrated that it just wouldn't happen that we had waited too long finding each other so late and that I just wasn't going to get to be a mom but I feel better after watching this going to keep trying and if we need help we'll get it
You could try Macca root capsules. I was told I would not be able to conceive naturally because of PCOS. After almost 3 yrs of trying.. I tried Maca and got pregnant after 1 month. Make sure you’re fully prepared cause it might work fast
Thank you so much for this video - very informative. Would love to see a video delving more into AMH. How does this help with fertility predictions and is there a natural way to increase or improve your ovarian reserve without medication? What do these levels mean and is there a time frame associated with your chances of getting pregnant if your AMH is found to be extremely low at a young age?
Natalie Crawford, MD is another great RUclipsr who talks about infertility. She also has podcasts.
Really informative...especially because I have been considering being a single mom for a while now...and didn't quiet know how to go about getting the information I needed to make an informed decision...thank you 💝
Thank you for sharing your story! Makes me feel like I am not alone💞
Infertility was one of my biggest fears. I got pcos after birth control and my cycles didn't return to normal for over a year. They're just a bit long and irregular now, but no more cysts and hormones all normal. I don't think I even qualify anymore. Summer time really helped me, I guess vitamin D and destressing help out my body a lot.
After 9 months/7 cycles, I got pregnant and I'm due at the end of may :D Just hoping it doesn't get all whacky after birth again.
Aww congratulations! Hope everything goes well for you.if I can ask , Which vitamin D supplements brand did you take ? Also how did you manage to distress!?
Thanks for sharing the video. I’ve been a silent watcher on your videos hoping to get pregnant soon. We are on a TTC journey and both have recently contracted Covid. Do you have any advice on when to start trying again? Whether Covid affects the female fertility too? Thank you
Please, talk about contraceptives, your videos are an evident based medical reference, would love to hear about them from you ❤️
Thanks for sharing, in a future video can you share more about fibroids and how that affects pregnancy?
Please do a video on that!!
I agree!!
Thank you for sharing! Wishing you the best and it will happen . 🙏🏼🤞🏼🙌🏼
True.. then when you and soon to be fiancée get pregnant without trying. Her obgyn said something was wrong with us if we’d been having sex and she wasn’t pregnant yet… well
Hi guys, does any of your advice on the cause/ workup for infertility change for secondary infertility compared to primary infertility?
I'm dealing with miscarriage.... what are the reasons??... healthy life, no smoke, social drinker, good exercises
RH factor of the parents can be a reason, and a lot of couples don’t know it’s an issue until after a miscarriage or second pregnancy.
@@saramations thank you!
Hang in there! 2 missed miscarriages in a row, lots of tears, depression and finally pregnant with our rainbow. Currently 40+5 days :)
My reason was a uterine polyp that was hard to diagnose. Changed 4 doctors to finally find out. You're not alone! Maybe you even don't have any reason and it's just a bad luck. Sending the warmest hugs!
Read the book, "Radiation Nation' and learn the truth about what's contributing to so hundreds and thousands of miscarriages.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Are you able to clarify, do recurrent chemical pregnancy’s also count as infertility?
Yes, recurrent miscarriages are also a type of infertility
A question about pregnancy after miscarriages: what is the evidence for checking a progesterone level in addition to serial betas early on to confirm viability?
Try trying just when your period is almost over or just over... I got pregnant twice like that. Not sure if it was just a coincidence. I'd like to hear about the opposite topic, is there such a thing of being too fertile? Which are the best contraceptive methods? Love watching your videos!
Hello, could you please make a video about subchronic hematomas during pregnancy? Thank you.
Can you please talk about recurrent miscarriages? I don’t have trouble conceiving, but have lost 2 pregnancies before the 8 week mark. Is there specific info patients should be asking their OBGYN?
ask for a recurrent pregnancy loss panel.
Thanks for explaining so well what is infertility. What about getting pregnant but keep getting misscarriages? Specially missed misscarriages, there is not so much info on the internet and doctors keep avoiding the subject saying misscarriages are normal. Are there any tests that can be done to avoid having again another one? Thank you!
i know this is a bit old but yes there is a thing called a recurrent pregnancy loss panel. it can show clotting and autoimmune disorders
I had a baby in the fall of 2020, and we have been actively trying since July of 2021. I have my age going against me.
Needed this today. Thank you.
Why have infertility rates increased?
Thank you for making this video!
Thank you for all your amazing content! Could you maybe share your thoughts on 3% morphology.. and all good with the female.. wouod ivf be the best solution?
Are you trying to conceive while breastfeeding?
I first want to say thank you for you videos. They have helped me and some friends.
My daughter is now 7m my Obgyn said to wait 6m before trying again ( due to a hemorrhage they can’t explain) This may be tmi or to personal to ask but when does the soreness go away?
Also could you guys do a developmental video like the milestone or growth spurts obviously each kid is different but about where they should be at/ things they should be able to do at 3m 6m 9m 12m. Like Cooing, sitting up, talking (like ma da ba), standings, walking etc.
I’ve been wondering if creatine was safe to take. I’ve seen studies that were set up but couldn’t find results.
Hi, I have a question about the age. I am 30 years old and my husband is 40. We have been trying for 7 months now. We are waiting for the 12 months mark and then we will go to the spisialist. But my husband is over 35, should we go sooner than after 12 months?
And of course thank you for this video, and the other ones with the theme getting pregnant 😊
Thank you for sharing your history
I can’t believe Kurt didn’t paint his nails pink to match his wife’s shirt!
I'm actually starting to get depressed because I've been trying to get pregnant for a year now and still no success 💔 and I'm under the age of 35 😭. But I'm have regular period every 27-33 days 😔.
I had a polypectomy before I could conceive with fertility treatment. The Dr that did my surgery was adamant that uterine polyps DID NOT cause infertility. Other sources said they could. What gives??
I had uterine polyps, if they are large enough polyps do take alot of nutrients away that an embryo would need.
I had uterine fibroids and one was large enough to prevent implantation. It stands to reason that if a polyp is big enough, the same thing could happen.
For anyone struggling with infertility, I can recommend Dr. Neal Barnards book "Your Body in Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health". This book explains what we can do with our food- and lifestyle to undercut infertility problems. You can watch youtube interviews with him about this as well, for example: ruclips.net/video/bTSZbpngm5I/видео.html
We are on month 15 now, waiting to ovulate after taking Letrozole for the first time. I ovulate on my own and the only issue found so far is slightly low motility on my partner’s side. It’s the worst feeling ever, and it’s rare to find someone who understands. The fertiles love to come out with the “just go on vacation” and the “just relax and it’ll happen” advice… so unhelpful and annoying.
We were trying for about 6 months and my hubby takes testosterone shots. My first infertility step was the HSG and then my hubby was gonna do the sperm analysis. I got pregnant right after the HSG so I wonder if it cleared anything out. 12 weeks now 🤞🏼
Good luck with baby #2!
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Let's get to this conceiving TOGETHER lmfao 🤰
The kids are all fine
Hi guys! Ive heard recently that some lubes may actually make it harder to conceive, is there any truth to this!? Thanks for another great video, lots of baby dust to your wonderful family! ❤️
They talk about this in one of their earlier videos about trying to conceive
If you only knew all the agents that are causing infertility, then you'd understand it is not a coincidence, but a planned outcome. The truth is always in the ingredients. Have you seen what ingredients they are putting in condoms?
Benzocaine
Benzocaine is a local anesthetic, and the purpose of adding it to condoms is to provide a numbing sensation to reduce the stimulation of nerve endings to delay a man’s climax.
Casein
If you’re vegan or have a dairy allergy, you definitely want to avoid using condoms made with casein.
Nitrosamines
Latex production creates nitrosamine byproducts. Nitrosamine is a chemical compound that, when ingested, can instigate tumor growth (specifically stomach and colon cancer).
Nonoxynol-9
Can damage vaginal or rectal cell walls, which actually increases (14) your chances of contracting an STD or urinary tract infection (UTI).
Parabens
By the 1990s, parabens were found to mimic estrogen in the body and cause estrogen disruption. Breast cancer tissue has also been seen to contain concentrations of parabens, which has suggested that people should refrain from exposure to paraben.
We haven't touched on food, drinks, Birth control poison, 'vaccines', medications, etc.
After reading countless of books, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that in the next decade, 9 in 10 ppl will be infertile.
yes not all lubes are made the same way
10 yrs infertility, 3 miscarriage and still can't tell me whats causing me to lose my babies.
have you heard of the Hunza tribe where women are easily able to get pregnant at the age of 90 years? these are ppl who easily live to be 150 years old? what is it about their lifestyle and environment that makes them almost a 'superior' human in aspects of health? After reading countless books, I can say without hesitation the reasons why infertility rates are going thru the roof, are reasons many people will be too scared to face and acknowledge it due to ignorance and lack of motivation to seek the truth and make respective changes; do you know all the ingredients of what you're putting in your mouth? in your drink? what ingredients you're injecting into your body? have you done extensive research to learn how electricity and EMF radiation affect human DNA and hormones? were at a day n age where people are so frightened of the truth that they will subconsciously dismiss the truth as nonsense just to be comfortable because if the majority of ppl know what's truly going on, they wouldn't know how to live with themselves.
I'm not sure what's wrong with me, ectopic pregnancy last year then miscarriage last month. Heartbroken.
So sorry to hear about your secondary infertility, I know how this journey can be frustrating. I am also a type A person and had been lucky so far in my life that X amount of efforts resulted in X amount of success and it was always correlated. Our infertility story showed me otherwise and it was so hard to accept. We ended up doing a round of IVF after 18 months of TTC naturally (and being diagnosed with unexplained infertility) and are now expecting our first rainbow baby mid-August 🌈 Wishing you good luck and courage through this rough patch - I found the hardest part was to deal with people's expectations and questions ("when is the baby coming?") and once I started speaking about our infertility openly, it helped a lot as people stopped asking. So koodos to you for opening up about it. I have released my TTC and IVF stories on my channel if you ever want to feel less alone ❤️
I'm assuming you both got vaccinated so was it breakthrough covid? Breakthrough covid could cause infertility as well? I got vaxxed this pregnancy but it seems everyone getting vaxxed is getting covid anyways and having similar problems so whats the point
Getting vaxxed doesn't guarantee you won't be infected. It does significantly reduce your risk of serious COVID illness and hospitalization.
Great information, if everything goes well this should do the job. But listen, there's one factor that's usually overlooked that can considerably speed up the process, unfortunately I do not have it at hand, but it can be go’ogled Dobbie Nerkstrol's Infertility Cure, I think.
What's considered "regular intercourse"?
Twice a week.
have you heard of the Hunza tribe where women are easily able to get pregnant at the age of 90 years? these are ppl who easily live to be 150 years old? what is it about their lifestyle and environment that makes them almost a 'superior' human in aspects of health? After reading countless books, I can say without hesitation the reasons why infertility rates are going thru the roof, are reasons many people will be too scared to face and acknowledge it due to ignorance and lack of motivation to seek the truth and make respective changes; do you know all the ingredients of what you're putting in your mouth? in your drink? what ingredients you're injecting into your body? have you done extensive research to learn how electricity and EMF radiation affect human DNA and hormones? were at a day n age where people are so frightened of the truth that they will subconsciously dismiss the truth as nonsense just to be comfortable because if the majority of ppl know what's truly going on, they wouldn't know how to live with themselves.
Question.. is it true breastfed baby’s need vit d drops?
Yes
Yup
Yes, and our ped told us 2 drops after 6 months
Drugs don't matter I've known people who smoked ciggs thier whole pregnancies one girl who did herion while pregnant...I've also convinced 4 kids with 1 guy that did herion and 2 guys that did meth regularly
they matter for most ppl, but for some like you say, not as much. We're all different. A Differest set of DNA is passed down.
Great video, and love your channel! Just a quick note - it would be more inclusive to say “opposite sex relationships” vs. “heterosexual relationships” or “heterosexual women” because there are situations where a couple might consist of a man and a woman but one or both of them might not be heterosexual. (Example: I’m a bi cis woman and my partner is a heterosexual cis man, so we have the parts to make a baby but that doesn’t make me heterosexual.) Thanks for considering! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜