Carol M, 35y/o, cycle 21, TTC #1 since 7/99, EDD 11/11/01

After over a year and a half of trying to conceive, I can't believe I'm pregnant. I mean I'm really having a hard time believing it's real.

My DH and I started trying to conceive in July of 1999. Since then my DH and I have been through all of the tests and one operation each (varicocele op for him; lap for me). My DH has low counts, but still in the normal range. All my tests indicated everything seemed normal. After working with 2 endo. repros. and after 2 failed IUIs, I was surfing the Net when I decided to check out RESOLVE'S website (RESOLVE is an nationwide infertility support group). On the site I read a paper by a doctor who wrote about a study of men on high bood pressure meds--specifically calcium channel blockers. They seemed to render 95% of the men who took them infertile! I couldn't believe our doctors never mentioned this. My DH had been taking this kind of med for 5 years! Our current dr. was very apologetic when I talked with him about it. He did remember reading about the study. We were told it would take 3 months to get the calcium channel blocker out of his system and for him to develop new sperm (DH switched to another kind of med). Well, he changed meds on 11/16, and it looks as if I conceived on 2/18 or 2/19--exactly 3 mos. later. Of course we were hopeful that this was our problem all along, but I didn't let myself believe that. After 20 cycles of disappointment, I just couldn't let myself get too hopeful. I REALLY still can hardly believe it.

I actually tested too early this month and got a negative result ( I think I was about 10 DPO at the time). I was not surprised. I had no symptoms. The only reason I tested again a few days later (15 days DPO) was that I had a very vivid dream in which I was told I was pregnant. I was sooo very happy in the dream. When I awoke, at first I was sad, but then I decided to let the dream be an inspiration to go on, and I savored the feelings from that sweet dream all day. That evening I headed for my parents' to sleep over. I decided to buy a pregnancy test on the way over. But I was mad at myself for wasting the $ and for setting myself up for disappointment; I did not have one symptom and I had already taken a test, which came back negative. So when I awoke Wednesday morning, took the test, and saw the second line quickly appear, I was floored to say the least.

I took a blood test yesterday, and my doctor just called to tell me my beta HCG and progesterone levels were good, so I am very relieved...for now. I take a follow-up test on Sunday to make sure my levels are doubling.

MY DH doesn't even know yet! He is out of town on business, and will be back this evening. I am just counting the hours until he comes home. I think he will be as floored as I am.

I always thought I would KNOW when I was pregnant. I am pretty in tune with my body and my sisters told me they "knew " before they missed their periods. Well, I don't have any symptoms to speak of. My breasts aren't very sore. I do now have some weird uterus "pings." And the only other thing is the occassional shooting headachy twinges, which I often get soon after ovulation when my progestone levels start to build up.

Even though our infertility experience was very difficult, I really worked at staying positive. I tried looking at TTC with a wonderful DH as a blessing in itself. I have a couple of friends in their late 30s who still have yet to meet their DHs and would love to be in the position of TTC. Anyway, to think that way helped me sometimes.

My prayers are with ALL of you. And I send baby tons of baby dust your way.
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My dh and I were married on Dec. 28, 1996.
From that day on we didn't use any form of birth control.
We just figured that if it happened then great.

Well, two years went by and I wasn't pregnant.
We weren't "really" trying so we didn't give too much though to it.
Then we started trying and nothing for another year.
Then my dh contracted chicken pox when he went on a mission trip to Haiti.
Well that set us back about six months. It was a year and a half and nothing.

Every dr. I saw said that I was still young and to not worry about it.
Then came along 2 years and 3 months (four+ years total).
Finally I had all of the preliminary tests and all was fine.
Well finally I was put on Clomid, 50 mg on days 4-8.
After the first round I hated Clomid,
but I thought that I had to give it a shot.
After the second month I was starting to get discouraged.
I started to take flax seed oil.
My cm improve the third month but I had also gotten very sick.
I thought that because of the vomiting and fever
that I had had that I surely screwed up the third clomid cycle.
I couldn't even figure out if or when I was to ovulate.
So, I just went along thinking that this cycle was a bust.
Then my period was two weeks late.
I said to dh that either we're pg or I really have messed up my body.
Well, sure enough I was pg.
We couldn't believe it.
I give all the glory to my Lord God, for without Him
this precious child would not be here with us.
We are due September 19, 2001 (one day before my birthday).
What a precious gift.

Lots of Love and Smiles :)
Jenn W. & Little Blessing

Hi,

I'm 33 yrs old and DH is 34. We have been ttc#1 for about 10 months. I had 2 miscarriages last year.

The first one was awful, I didn't even know I was pregnant and I started bleeding real heavy while at work, so much that I thought I was going to bleed to death. I should have suspected something ominous because I saw some pink implantation spotting about 3 dpo and it eventually turned brown and continued right up to my heavy bleeding day.

Anyway, that misfortune may have been due to an Arthritis med that I was taking at the time and have since found out that you are NOT supposed to take it if ttc because it causes miscarriage. My doctor knew I was ttc but didn't know or didn't bother to tell me this info. Four months later I conceived again, This time I suspected it because I saw some implantation spotting again about 8 dpo, it turned brown again and never really stopped until it turned into a full blown period at about 20 dpo after I had already tested positive with an HPT (very faint line though) and blood test also positive(but weak numbers). Needless to say, a few days later doc confirmed I had lost the second one. I was dreading that I might need to see a fertility doctor and was already in the process of waiting to see one. I was honestly believing that I would never have a baby-- at least not on my own.

I went to see a naturopathic Doctor instead who put me on some amazing homeopathic drops that were meant to regulate my cycle and perhaps cause stronger ovulation. Well now, here we are at cycle #10 and because of the Homeopathic drops I o'd earlier than ever!!! CD#15. DH and I BD'd only 3 times before O due to hectic schedules. At about 9 dpo I noticed I was feeling some awful heartburn, queasy, and feeling real hot (sort of like hot flashes), also nipples sore and very erect. I knew something was up. This time no implantation spotting, no bleeding at all. I decided to do an HTP at 15 dpo. I did the test and left it on the bathroom counter and told DH to go look after 5 minutes because I was shaking. Well he brought the test to me and said 'YOUR PREGNANT' and then kissed me. I looked at the test and saw the most beautiful, darkest blue line I have ever seen in my life. I am now at 20 dpo and using some progesterone cream that naturopath doc suggested just incase.

Everything looks good this time and I am thankful to God everyday for this little miracle. By the way, my BBT never did go triphasic but continues to be high. I heard that some woman are like that. EDD is October 24/2001. Best wishes to all ttc'ers. Never give up!!!
Olga

IVF IUI Discussion Board Sunday, 18 February 2001, at 11:37 a.m.

Okay girls..things have finally slowed down a little so here are my details...(m and vlong)

This was the one month that, from the beginning, I was sure things didn't work. Every IUI we've done before this one, I had some glimmer of hope that it would work but this time I had NO hope at all!! This was our 8th IUI and we had just about decided it was going to be our last. I took Follistim injections and only had one mature follice. At IUI I had 48 million sperm but only 27% motility. I started feeling crampy at about 10dpIUI and had some brownish spotting at 11dpIUI. I was sure af was here!! So sure I called and cancelled my beta for that Thursday which was 15dpIUI. (I just couldn't handle a negative on Valentine's Day - it's my anniversary too) Well...my spotting went away that Tuesday and I didn't have anything else that Wednesay. So I decided when I woke up on Thursday, if I hadn't gotten af and there was no discharge at my cervix, I would take the one HPT I had. There was nothing so I took it and within one minute I had a faint line. I rushed around home trying to get ready and rode out to my husband's work and showed him - we both sat there saying "Do you believe it or not?" I guess we were both too scared!! So anyway I called back to my RE's office and told them I had a +HPT and they told me to come in at 11:30 - so dh and I took off for the one hour ride to Chattanooga. When we got there I asked Trudy (the lab girl) how accurate HPT's were. She said if they were dark, really acccurate, it's when they were faint that she'd seen false positives, so that really bummed dh and I out because mine was faint. She said it would be a couple of hours before my HCG and progesterone numbers were in but she could do a quick yes/no for $25 more so we told her to go ahead. She takes dh and I down to this little room and tells us to wait there. So the whole time we are waiting we are convincing ourselves it's a false positive. Dh was so sweet...he was like "I'm worried about you if it's negative!!" Anyway..a little bit later (seemed like forever - was only about 20 minutes) Trudy, our nurse (Debbie) and the other two doctor's nurse (Andrea) all walked in there with these really solemn looks on their face - Debbie says "I hate those home pregnancy tests!" When I looked at Trudy she was trying her best not to crack up laughing and I said "Is it positive?" Debbie was like "It's positive - you're pregnant!!" Dh just busts into tears and starts hugging me!! I was laughing and crying at the same time!! When I looked back up at Trudy, Debbie and Andrea, Andrea had tears just rolling down her face. All the way back home dh and I were silent - if we looked at each other we just busted out laughing!! I think shock had set in!! We had been trying for 2 1/2 years this month and I think we had finally decided we would just never have children. Debbie called me at work later that day and my HCG was 383 and my progesterone was 54.8. They took me off of my progesterone support.

I have thanked God everyday since we've found out that He's let this miracle happen to us and I've changed my prayer now from "Please let us get pregnant" to "Please let this pregnancy go safely." I have high blood pressure as it is so we've been kind of worried about that, but after I go to Chattanooga tomorrow for b/w I have an appointment with my internist to change my medication to something that is completely safe for the baby so I know they will keep a close watch over me.

I want to thank everyone on this board for EVERYTHING!! The comfort, the support and the tears you share with everybody. I know I've shared quite a few with others!!! I would also like to say NEVER give up because it can happen!!!!

Rhonda and pumpkin, IUI success, EDD 10/27/01

Hi,
I have never written before--only read and read and read! I am now 38 years old. We had been ttc for over a year for our first. My dh and I were planning to go to the fertility doctor the next month. We even saved our money and bought a $199.99 Clear Plan Fertility Monitor. Without even using it once (you have to wait until the right day of the month), we did become pregnant (and warning, Clear Plan will not take it back, even if it is unused). I think it is like washing your car if you need it to rain.

My temps were as follows:

Dear MommKath,
I wanted to thank you for providing 18 months of
solace. My husband and I were ttc since Aug. 99.
...And it FINALLY
happened. I'm officially preganant and due on
October 14th.
I often "lurked" around the site reading messages
and feeling better that there were other people who felt my pain.
So, thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for
making this site available.
We're all so lucky to have you!
Sincerely,
Carey

As you may already know, I've had 2 ectopics. After my first one, the Canadian government announced that there would be a year long maternity leave effective Jan 01/01. I figured that I didn't want to miss that, so instead of TTC, I went on the Pill until it was likely that Baby would be born after Jan 01/01. I got pg right away after coming off the Pill, only to have another ectopic. Pretty devastating. Then we started TTC tight away. Well, before my ectopics when I wasn't on the Pill, af came VERY regularly, and now she arrived whenever she felt like it. 22 days 35 days...Temp charts were a disasterous mess. So after 6 months of TTC, I broke down and went on the Pill again (for 3 months) to regulate my cycle. I swear, I will get to the point here!!!

After taking my last pill, I got back into temping, observing cm and position. I took prenatal vitamins, and an extra folic acid tablet (I heard from a friend that it creates more EWCM, and figured what the heck, it won't hurt me). I guzzled Robitussin around 'O.' I O'ed a day later that usual, so we bd'd the day before and the day of, and I thought all was lost because we did it 2 nights in a row. On 11-13 dpo I had cramps just like af cramps, and spent the entire 3 days whining that she was coming. I was continually checking for blood. Finally 15 dpo, it didn't feel like the hag was going to come...cramps had stopped, my breasts were sore, I was having weird dreams, I felt slightly nauseated...So I went and bought an HPT. IT WAS POSITIVE!!!! My dr said that I am the poster child for increased fetility after going off the Pill. It took 6 months to conceive DS with temping and the full deal (I had been off the Pill for 6 months prior, so that it 'got out of my system'). Every time I got off the Pill and started TTC right after, I got pg first cycle after. Not that I am recommending the Pill to anyone. It is sooooo frustrating being on it when you really want to get down to business and TTC!!!!!

But that started a whole new set of obsessions and worries. Now instead of obsessing over temps and cm, I was always wondering whether something as simple as an earache was a sign of an ectopic pg...I had a lot of cramps that felt vaguely famillliar and not nice. But I had an U/S done at 6 1/2 weeks and there was a heartbeat and Baby was in the right spot.

Now I am just over 13 weeks along and hear the heartbeat regularly. I am sooooooooo thankful and happy that I have been blessed in such a way.

Thank you all for being such a big part of my life during this time. I hope each and every one of you are soon as blessed as I am.

Nat

Got Pregnant!

Hi Momma Kath,

Just wanted to thank you for having such a great web
site to come to when we need it! I enjoyed it a lot:
it made me laugh when ttc and mostly helped me through
my hardest 4 years of my life. I made friends
easily and got right into conversations with women
sharing similar experiences. I am glad I could come here to chat,
loved it. Nobody else in my surroundings would understand as much as
those women. I felt a great solidarity between us and I have been back
tonight to thank the girls for their support and hopefully give them some
light at the end of the tunnel.

I am now 5 months pregnant, and very easy pregnancy.
I am loving every growing inch of fat on my body and loving the
curves! thanks again and again!


Isabelle

Posted By: ARIANE 13 dpo 98.6 50 mgs clomid days 5-9 2 ++++ tests!
Tuesday, 13 March 2001, at 11:29 a.m.
Details! -LONG!(m)

Okay, well I am 22, and DH is 24. WE have been trying for 20 months! Yikes. Anyways, I had a cyst for the first few months, so didn't even have AF. Went on the pill to get rid of the cyst and it went away within one month. Then, we tried, but I noticed I had a short lp (9 days) and tmeps were always at a plateau, always staying the same temps, and they were low after O. I didn't know much about ttc at this early point, though. Then I started getting really, REALLY bad AFs, and went back on the pill. I started taking Vitamin b6 and that made my lp 11 days. The dr said that was better, but still not good. Anyways I eventually found out that I had low progesterone (8.5 on 7 dpo). day 3 blood test, Dh's SA, and tranvag u/s were all fine. This was my first month on Clomid for low progesterone. I've always O'ed late and on my own. This month I took 50 mgs of Clomid days 5-9.

Here are symptoms:

Posted By: tiffanie, ttc#1, 3rd round
Tuesday, 13 March 2001, at 3:43 p.m.
I'm preggo!!!

I've been dying to put this on the board. I usually post on the clomid board, but it's been down forever!

Here's my story...I've been "officially" trying for 9 months. The last three on clomid (50,75 & 75mg). I bought the clearplan monitor this month and got an egg symbol on cd13 & 14 so we bd'd both days. I o'd on cd15. On 7 dpo I got sick and threw up and I started getting a metallic taste in my mouth. On 10 dpo I finally gave in to my urge and tested with a First Response Early test and it was immediately positive! I freaked out, not expecting to see a +!

I just got the blood results back and I'm due on 11/24/01!!!

I'm so excited! I still can't believe it! For all you ladies, don't give up hope, I was psycho on clomid, crying, emotional, driving DH crazy, stressing and all - and i still got pregnant!!

Positive thoughts your way and lots of baby dust!!!
Tiffanie

Posted By: EmilyP ttc 31 3+ years
Tuesday, 13 March 2001, at 11:12 a.m.

Congrats to all the new preggers and add me to that list!! (m) Ok i posted yesterday that i tested with an ANSWER brand HPT at 9dpo and got a faint pink line(in less than 2 mins) that faded away to like a greyish pink strip.
Tested again this morning with Clear Blue Easy...
INSTANT LINE!!!!! and at 10 dpo..

It was mentioned yesterday that testing with Answer and getting a + so early could mean twins.. anyone have any info that could support this? I would LOVE to have twins!!! Or MORE ! he he .. My chart is below, and here is the only thing i noticed different about this month

2-3 dpo my breasts were larger, but they felt soft and mushy? 5dpo breasts got even bigger and now they are hard and firm. I also had that snotty yellow CM. 7dpo I started getting SOOOOO hungry and all I wanted to eat was roast beef sandwhiches. I also had that yellow snotty cm this day. also when I woke up that morning and I stretched in bed I had a sharp shooting pain in the left side of my abdomen.

For those who check. My cm has been kinda sticky/creamy and (sorry this is gross) it's almost been like tissue.. except for it's white? I've never had that before. My Cp from 1-5 dpo was really low and hard. My CP now is higher and starting to feel kinda mushy.

Good luck to all ofyou! I am sooo excited! Going to my dr's office today to DEMAND a beta (you all have me a bit weirded out about the twin thing) and to make my 1st appt in person :-)
EmilyP

I can't believe it,
but I am pg the first month of trying
your herbal supplements! I took the
Red Raspberry, Vitex, EPO and FSO.
I also used Robitussin and baby aspirin.
My doctor told me that I may need to see an RE,
but I wanted to try some of these natural approaches first.
I am so glad that I waited and gave these things a try.
I had no side effects at all.
I am now approaching the 6 week mark
and tested + very early with your
TTC Store HPT. I found out about 10 days earlier
than I did with dd.
I was only about 9 dpo.
Thank you very much for the help.

Cindy K.

Posted By: KrisAnn ttc#1 since 5/99, 15dpo. We're having a lil gobbler! EDD 11/23/01
Tuesday, 13 March 2001, at 10:04 a.m.

We're finally pregnant---here's all the details! *m* We’ve been TTC since 5/99 and found out yesterday that we are definitely pregnant!—beta was 135 and progesterone was 34.9. Our due date is the day after Thanksgiving! What a wonderful blessing!

This cycle, I definitely did not think I was pg. I just started seeing my second RE (we’ve had unexplained infertility), and he put me on 50mg Clomid (days 3-7) and planned our first IUI. On day 10, I got a positive OPK. I went to the dr’s on day 11 for a follicle scan and they saw one—it was 24mm. I got an HCG shot that morning (10,000miu) and returned the next morning for the IUI. My temp shot up that morning, so I thought for sure that I had ovulated the night before, especially since I got the + OPK 2 days before. Their office reassured me that the egg was still viable. DH’s washed sample gave us 22 million with 99% motility and rapid advancement. Also, I’ve been taking 100mg B6 and baby aspirin for almost 2 years.

I left the doctor’s feeling quite discouraged, and continued to feel that way throughout the 2ww. I started mentally planning for the lap I was supposed to get in April. I temped for a while, but wasn’t really into it because I’d gotten my hopes up one too many times because of temps! Here they are:

Posted By: CarrieD(29)ttc#1cy6,cd34,11 dpo,vitex,rr, +++ hpt!!!!
Friday, 16 March 2001, at 5:03 p.m.
OMG! ++++++++ hpt!!!!! Details... m

I tested this morning with a regular FirstResponse and got a second line!! It is faint, but it is still there now that I am home from work! I cannot believe this. I had hit bottom last week, accepting that I was infertile. And now, a miracle. God knows when we are ready to surrender to his will. It amazes me.

So, here is what I did: Vitex, red raspberry, and baby aspirin. Vitex and rr 3x a day, baby aspirin once a day. DH and I bd'ed every other day from cd7 until after O. I know that I would not be posting this message without the help of the herbs and the aspirin. My temperature pattern became much more "textbook" since I have been on the herbs (about 9 weeks now). And, I could not post this without this wonderful website and all of you. Thank you for being here. This is a wonderful supportive place. Don't let some "anonymous" loser who has no life ruin this place for us. IGNORE every anonymous/nt/amused post!! (That must be the hormones talking. :) )

My pg symptoms have been: REALLY sore bb's that are now not as sore as the past few days (Body getting used to hormones?), very thirsty, a bit dizzy and nauseous, and really mild "warm" flashes. Because I have low progesterone and was going to go on Clomid, I'll be on progesterone the first 14 weeks. Please pray that this sticks, and I will keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers. You are the best!

+++ thoughts
Love, CarrieD

Hi! I'm a long time lurker - it's been wonderful reading the site, all the info. and especially these stories. Couldn't wait to write my own.

Well, I can't say I NEVER thought I'd be writing this, but I didn't think so soon after getting everything resolved. Here is my story: Went off BCP in 1/2000 in preparation to begin ttc. While I had never been an "every 28 days" kinda girl, what happened to my cycles was absolutely RIDICULOUS - they were 60-70 days in length, completely unpredictable. I went to my OB/GYN to ask what was going on and he gave me Provera and Clomid, even though I told him I wasn't even ready to try yet. Just take the pills and everything will be fine. When I asked him WHY he thought this was happening to me, he sort of threw up his hands and said he had no idea. I was not satisfied with this explanation. I tried herbs - vitex especially - and still no luck. I had no idea what else it could be. Out of sheer frustration and stubbornness (I'm Irish), I started doing all sorts of web searches - anovualation, amennorhea - just weeding through all sorts of info... and finally one day I stumbled onto something that said nutra sweet (aka aspartame) can cause "menstrual cycle irregularities." A lifelong diet coke drinker, I gave it up cold turkey that day in November. Didn't look back, I figured it couldn't hurt to try. This was the only lifestyle change I made during this time. Well, wouldn't you know, 35 days later, af came. I was delighted. The next O was over Christmas, so we couldn't really get all the days we needed in. However, I was due again at the end of Jan/beginning of Feb. We BD'ed all week, and I am pleased to say that IT WORKED! EDD is 10/18. I just had the usual symptoms - a little nausea (not bad), sore bbs, tired. Not to mention thrilled! Sorry I didn't chart or temp or anything - so I can't show you that.

The one thing I want to stress to everyone is that you should never accept "unexplained" for an answer, at least until you've done all the homework yourself. I believe there is always an answer, it could just be that the person you're asking the question to may not know it. In this day and age, there is no reason why you shouldn't try to find it on your own! Check message boards, ask questions, do web searches... you never know, your answer might just be waiting out there for you to discover it.

When I went to my doctor for my first visit, he was so impressed with my story he said "I'm going to write that up!" I said "great - anything that can help other women is OK by me." So, to summarize, be your own best resource. And good luck to you all.

Jennifer

Posted By: SandieR
Friday, 16 March 2001, at 7:57 a.m.

I posted this yesterday on the alumnae board BUT (M)
I wanted to post here for those of you who don't visit that board. I need to tell all of you that NO matter what.. No matter how frustrated you get, no matter how long it takes, NEVER GIVE UP FAITH because it will happen.. Most of you already know my story but for those of you who don't here is a brief summary.. TTC 2+ years to conceive #3 for me and #1 for my wonderful husband Marc.I was PG last month and suffered ectopic PG.. It was really miserable, but luckily we caught it on time and were able to treat it with methotrexate and a D&C. My RE had put us on hold for TTC until May and to be honest, we really didn't think we would be returning at all. However my sister in law came to stay with me for a few weeks to help out and while she was here she found out she was pregnant (after TTC for 3 years) .. She went home to be with her family this past weekend..

I started thinking about how happy she was, and how patiently she waited for her prayers to be answered, and I realized that I just didn't want to give up. Marc and I were planning on returning to TTC as soon as we got the A OK... THEN.................

Tuesday I went to my follow up appt at my RE.. they wanted to do blood work, and u/s to make sure everything was ok, and to check my uterine lining.. Apparently they wanted it to be at least 7-8 mm before we returned to TTC.. well guess what???

You guessed it.. I am PREGNANT.. I just can't believe it.. Dh and i only had sex 2 times since the D&C and we weren't trying at all.. My doctor is going to have me come in and have my HCG levels checked for the next couple of weeks to make certain everything is ok this time, and I am having another U/S on Monday and then another on April 4th. Needless to say Marc and I are ... shocked, freaked out, anxious and excited all at the same time. It seems so unbelievable that this could be happening.. ESPECIALLY when my sister in law is PG and is due the week before me.. My due date... 11/28/01 ... kinda ironic.. I have a little gobbler after all the teasing I got about "basting my turkey" Thank you all for the numerous emails and support while I was gone. YOu have no idea how very much it meant to me to know that all of you cared

Don't ever give up the faith... ~!!!
Love and prayers
Sandie and my sweet stuffing!!

The following is my success story with TCM/acupuncture and fertility. I would appreciate remaining anonymous for at least another month.

I'm 33 & my husband is 39. I've always had irregular periods and my husband had low sperm motility. After 2 years of trying, including the use of Clomid, we decided to see a specialist of Traditional Chinese Medecine. Susannah Neal, MA, Dipl.AC, treated me with acupuncture once a week, plus herbs (in the form of pills which were easy to take), for 2 months. My husband took several vitamins in relatively high doses.

I just found out I am 8 weeks pregnant, without Clomid or any other fertility drugs! Even though our insurance did not cover these treatments or the vitamins or herbs, the total cost was less than $1000, cheaper than fertility drugs, inseminations, or a laparoscopy! Also, I felt that Susannah Neal cared about me personally and wanted to get to the cause of the problems, not just treat the symptoms. The acupuncture was not at all painful and there were no negative side effects (unlike what I experienced on Clomid).

GENERAL SITES

Dear Momma Kath--

Just wanted to thank you for your website and the
services that you offer.
My last cycle my husband and I started using the
herb supplements we purchased from you
(me: epo, fso, vitex; dh: whole body tonic, ginseng).
As of today I am 7 wks 3 days pregnant with our first child!!!
I'm not sure if it was the herbs or the good timing,
but after 6 months of ttc, we finally did it.
And, I guess it doesn't really matter what did the trick!

Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Your website was such a huge help to me during this process!

AmyA
EDD 11/3/01