[Admin-pattyandthemoos]

I know there are quite a few of us that have or are going to the docs soon to get a little help.

How many of us are getting help with ttc?

Come tell us how long you have been ttc and what made you decide to go see the doctor? Also if you can please share your experience with making your first appt because I think it is hard to take that step. Sharing your story may help someone else.

Dh and I have been ttc since August 07. We got pregnant pretty quickly but I had an ectopic pregnancy in Nov 07 and lost my tube. It was my second ectopic. I was back through reading my posts and right after I had my ectopic I expressed my concerns that I wouldn't get pregnant but said in one of my posts I didn't want to be the doom and gloom girl. I see lots of gals jump to conclusions and think they are infertile just to wind up pregnant three months later so I just didn't want to do that. But, in my head I kind of knew missing a tube was going to slow me down.

It took me a really long time to go to the doctor. I think for me my hold up was what other people would think. And generally I am not the type to give two flips what people think but for some reason I am sensitive about this. I still worry that people will judge me for getting help ttc since we are ttc number five. I am not obsessed with having babies. I just long for one more. I have tried to get over it and move on but my heart keeps saying that my family is meant to have one more. So I finally just made the appt but it took me getting close to the two year mark before I accepted reality that I probably won't get pregnant again without some help.

I think what finally made me call the doc was that I just want to be done with this whole ttc business. I feel like I won't have any closure until I either have my baby or at least know in my heart I gave it my best shot. I also don't want to get older and look back one day and live with regrets. If I don't get pregnant again I will be okay but I don't want me to not try because I am sitting around worrying about what other people think.

[jensma]

I have been TTC for 16 months. Took me a year to get pregnant and i had a miscarriage at wk 4 days in August. Since then i think i have had at least one chemical and i think its time to get checked. I was due for my annual anyway but wanted to talk to her about testing. From what i can see i have text book LP, charts are perfect, no period issues like heavy bleeding, no cysts, no history of medical problems. I'm not sure where to start other than talking to my OB about it. So that's the plan. I see her in a week.

[forest]

We have been TTC since March and since then I have had 3 miscarriages. I decided to go see a specialist after the 3rd miscarriage. My Dr gave me to option of trying one more time or going to the specialist now. I decided to go now and he referred me to an RE.

I really like my RE and am very excited that we will be TTC again next cycle! (come on AF!!!!) The whole experience with the RE has been great for me so far and I am glad that I will have much closer monitoring next time I do get pregnant.

[alicenwonderland]

We have been TTC since September 2008. We finally got pregnant our 10th cycle, only to miscarry at 5 wks. At my appt for that, i mentioned how long it took us to get pregnant in the first place. My MD was concerned, because i am 22, and should be at the most fertile time of my life. We did a blood test and found that my lp progesterone is low. Recently we did an ultrasound and found out i have mild polycystic ovaries. We'll be starting clomid soon.

[DeepSouthMommy]

Well DH and I have been TTC since July. And although that's not a long time at all, I've been having extremely long cycles. My AF is normal (lasting roughly 5 days), but the time before my next AF kept getting longer and longer and now I am currently 75 days since the start of my last AF. I decided that I would call my regular doctor for an appointment because well, let's face it, if you aren't ovulating or ovulating regularly, it's pretty darn hard to get pregnant. At first I was nervous about going to the doctor because we haven't been at this very long and I was coming off of BC (ended in May), but when I called for the appointment they were very glad that I'd take the step forward. My doctor explained that although she can not label us as "infertile" right now because it's not been a year (you have to be labled as infertile to be seen by a RE), she COULD start treating me for my irregular cycles (and that includes some of the less aggressive treatments for fertility issues).

So all in all, I'm VERY glad that I took the step forward and called my doctor. Because now I'm on a path to pregnancy a whole lot sooner than if I'd waited.