Experiences with

Caesarean section

I am 42 and recently gave birth through a c-section to my beautiful baby boy. I am so happy my baby is here. However, the toll of the ivf and fertility journey, plus c-section and breastfeeding difficulties has really had an impact on my mental health. I am abroad in a non English speaking country

hey guys , I don’t really know where to start and have never posted before but always read on here for help and advice ! But I’m unsure where to turn now since I was 11, I have dealt with awful periods & typical endo symptoms and been fighting since then for some kind of help but never got far. I’m

I have been going back and forth on making this post but I know how reading positive posts has kept me going on my journey. My daughter is 6 weeks old born 3 weeks early via planned c section . She was my last of 5 DE embryos and my 8th attempt at conceiving via ivf overall . If ivf hadn’t worked this

hi all, Recently diagnosed with endo, and trying to find any information I can about if there are any additional risks associated with either C-section or vaginal birth due to endo? Interested to hear from anyone who has or hasn’t had laparoscopic surgery prior to becoming pregnant. we would like

hi all, I have recently had an MRI that shows possible endo on/near my uterus. My consultant is pushing for a lap, but I am unsure whether to postpone this as we would like to start TTC in the new year. I’m concerned that having the lap before could throw my cycle out of wack (although very painful

I have had symptoms of Endo for 11 years. Phobed of by GP with IBS numerous times. Symptoms have worsened over the years. Over the years I have been up to date with smears had all sorts of scans except MRI. I got told that it was all my contraception’s causing me these problems. I got told pain was due

A bit of a silly question.... I have surgery coming up in 4 weeks (prolapse repair) and I'm wondering if it'll make my thyroid problems worse afterwards? I ask this because I'm pretty sure the massive blood loss (3.8 litres to be exact) and the whole trauma I had with my emergency C-section nearly

Anyone had any luck with hormonal BC whilst managing their thyroid? I have had my thyroid managed for years with the help of my dr. She has advised only non hormonal options for BC which I’ve followed for years. Recently I got a copper IUD placed and had serious issues and had to get it removed

Hello I have adenomyosis and on mini pill but it doesn't make a difference, I was told I have this after a mri and scan ,can they really tell if it's this if they don't take a sample to test ,also am told I can't have a hysterectomy because I have arthritis and 4 c sections and they have told me it's

I just got these results (picture attached). Until now I was on 5mg daily (although I have skipped one day a week ) and now I was advised to take 5mg 3x a week. My results in June were: TSH 1.1 ( 0.465-4.68) Free T4 8.3 (10-28.2) Free T3 5.4 (4.3-8.1) haemoglobin 121 (115-145) ferritin 4.4 (10-

Hi all, I have written down a list of my symptoms - could you all advise if this sounds like endo please (I know you’re not doctors but I need some validation). For background - I’m 24 and have been having the pains since 2019. I have been for ultrasound which they said I had what they look for when

hi guys! I had a meeting in private clinic today with one of the top gynae docs. Within the appointment he diagnosed me with a 5-6cm endometriosis nodule in my abdominal wall. My C-section scar is inverted on the right side and I can feel the lump. I’m so glad after all this time to finally have a diagnosis

Hi all, new here 👋December 2022 I was feeling pretty rubbish, really low mood, spaced out and just generally unwell. I went to my GP and my bloods came back borderline underactive. In February I found out I was pregnant, during routine bloods I had a phonecall from the hospital saying I needed to

hi all! Recently had an ultrasound and my ovary is attached to my uterus and scarring actually very visible on the scan. I’m waiting to see a specialist - I saw a gp tonight and that was a waste of time as he didn’t know why the appointment had been booked and why I hadn’t received anything for the gynaecologist

Hi All, New here and would like to firstly send out my love to those of you struggling with pain. I have come here to share my (long) story to see if anyone has any ideas, any trees I can try barking up, any words of wisdom or guidance. possibly relevant history: Female, 37 years old. X 2

I wish not to cause any upset to others who are still struggling. I want to share our story that may bring HOPE to others. I am still so shocked that I am finally able to write a birth announcement post after so much heartache & a very long journey in fertility. Our rainbow🌈baby girl Poppy may

A little late in announcing but we were thrilled to welcome our wonderful baby boy to the world on 25th May. This completes our family as we also have a little 23 month old daughter also through IVF and immune therapy. Will try to explain to them both how our son is actually older then our daughter

Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago have performed a kidney transplant on a patient who was awake the whole time. They say the technique used updated anesthesia methods which may now be used for more patients who would be considered too risky to go fully under, which is the standard

Hey Everyone So Olive (and my body) decided to give us a bit of a scare Thursday night, I was watching England play ( the less said about that the better) and during the match I started getting really intense pain (like the Braxton Hicks I'd beeen having but stronger) then I got chest pains, then an

Hey there fellow warriors. I am agonising over IVF transfer protocols. After a year of batch stimming I am very fortunate to have 3 euploid blastocysts on ice ready to transfer. I have had five failed transfers (x2 miscarriages, 3 BFNs) and feel like I have tried everything already in terms of protocols