https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:20:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2446754 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:39:19 +0000 HamilAbbey 2446754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you so much for sharing your story, @pachamama! I came across another of your threads while googling to find stories of other women trying to conceive for a while who had pre-menstrual brown spotting. I have this same issue (brown spotting for up to a week before my period) and have been TTC for going on 10 months. I started seeing an RE early because I was so worried about the spotting. It is nice to see it can still happen naturally even with the spotting and less than ideal numbers, as I've been reading so much on threads about women failing IVF that I'm totally freaked out and depressed. I hope I can try to stop obsessing about this and enjoy other things in life. Maybe it will happen for me after all :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/update-on-the-spotting-ttc-issue#post-2446728 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:24:40 +0000 HamilAbbey 2446728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <br /><p><i>This comment has been deleted by the original poster.</i></p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2403992 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 08:09:35 +0000 FaithFertility 2403992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Beautiful!<br /> congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2403991 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 08:08:27 +0000 pachamama 2403991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AmeliaBedilia: I remember you from before :) From what our numbers say, we don't have a lot of eggs and maybe they're not all the best quality but it just takes one little strong one. There's a lot on our side biologically even with "bad numbers". Our bodies and eggs are more than just those lab readings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2403966 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 07:57:01 +0000 pachamama 2403966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sapphire: Exactly. My lab results and numbers were - on paper - SO "bad" and if I had really listened to them (and my RE) I would have gone ahead with sooo many treatments when maybe that's not really what I needed.<br /> @SweetiePie: I 100% agree. Maybe relax wasn't the best word... I was so resistant to people telling me to give up control. Actually, my acupuncturist was really adamant about that and I think that advice helped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2403601 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:56:05 +0000 SweetiePie 2403601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: Congrats, a very happy story!<br /> I think some of the other posters are missing the bigger point of your post - that even when you're told it's not possible, miracles can happen. Whether you think it was relaxing or just sheer dumb luck, you wanted to share a positive outcome.<br /> I don't like when people jump on the "relaxing worked for me" threads. You didn't say relaxing will work for everyone. But you feel it worked for you so why would anyone find that insulting?<br /> (And FWIW I am an IF graduate, I have a 15 month old from IVF w/PGD. I spent plenty of time being bitter about people telling me to relax. But I think there's a big difference between you saying relaxing worked for you and sharing success from bleak odds, vs Fertile Myrtle who gets pregnant easily and has never had a MC telling me if I relax it'll happen). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2403584 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:29:54 +0000 AmeliaBedilia 2403584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations! I love hearing positive stories from fellow IF-ers. We've been trying for 2.5 years. I'm 35. FSH 6 (twice, once on CD3 and once after femara challenge), AMH 0.27, AFC was 10 5 months ago, now 16. 3 failed IUIs, so starting IVF (injections start Saturday). The AMH is so depressing, but thanks for a reminder that even with bad numbers, it's still possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2403426 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:34:21 +0000 sapphire 2403426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! And thanks for sharing your story.</p> <p>While obviously just relaxing won't get you pregnant, I do get what you are saying. If you'd been able to relax, you would t have gone to an RE at 9 months of trying. You would t have had lab work that scared you and led you down the road of intervention. You might have been blissfully unaware of your issues, and with enough time, gotten pregnant naturally.</p> <p>Everyone's situation is different though, and infertility is a real thing. However, I do think sometimes, esp on these boards, that there's a jump to recommending seeing an RE, getting testing, getting in mess, etc. lab work and interventions aren't always a good thing. Because you can have abnormal labs and that still doesn't mean you won't conceive without intervention. Think of all the a normal semen analysis results out there...and try the truth is most of the #s don't matter that much since it only takes one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2403419 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:28:20 +0000 Mrs. Pinky 2403419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: congratulations!! Thank you for sharing your story!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2403376 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:48:16 +0000 Colette1285 2403376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>WOW! I am so glad that it all worked out for you. Congrats :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2403355 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:34:39 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2403355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!</p> <p>I didn't suffer from IF but with #2 it took longer than expected and it really was the month I just thought it wouldn't happen, and when I had started focusing on other things. So although I get what others are saying (it's not like one can force themselves to relax anyway) I can also somewhat relate to that (less stress and a positive outcome.) Hope your last few weeks are uneventful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2403318 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:59:44 +0000 pachamama 2403318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Trailmix: It's what worked for me though, ya know? Once I gave up control over the situation I think that helped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2403076 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:14:16 +0000 Trailmix 2403076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats on your pregnancy! I had a very similar diagnosis (FSH of 21, AMH of .3) but was never told I couldn't get pregnant. We did one round of injections plus IUI and it worked the first time. But it is a little hard to read that 'relaxing' is what worked bc that often doesn't work and is not particularly helpful to someone in the thick of it. Maybe you could re-word to be a little more sensitive about that? Just a thought. Congrats on your success story again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2402980 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:14:15 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2402980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: just what I was thinking, thanks for putting it out there! Best of luck to you :heart: </p> <p>@pachamama: always nice to hear when someone with IF gets pregnant! Hope all continues to go well :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2402898 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:32:35 +0000 pachamama 2402898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: I didn't mean to upset you. I was always so upset when people told me to relax about getting pregnant which essentially blames the woman. In my case though I sort of do think it was my fault. Sometimes I wonder if I hadn't even gone in to the fertility clinic and just been more patient I wouldn't have even known I had the FSH/ AMH issues and maybe could have saved myself some stress (and terrible side effects, and money!). I think maybe it just would have taken me longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2402845 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:08:51 +0000 erinbaderin 2402845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First of all, congratulations - this is great news for you and you must be thrilled. </p> <p>That being said, I think it's a bit damaging to say that you stressed yourself into infertility and you got pregnant just by relaxing. I spent five years trying to get pregnant and the number of people who told me I just had to relax was ridiculous. Infertility is a real medical condition that can't be cured by relaxing. I had poor egg quality and DOR, high FSH and low AMH, and IVF did work. You are lucky that you didn't have to do it, but I hope you remember that you are just that - lucky. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2402832 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:00:42 +0000 pachamama 2402832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LoveHope: Thanks :) My husband was always like, post your story, it's a freakin' miracle! Tell those girls about it! But I wanted to wait til baby was all big and healthy :)</p> <p>@travellingbee: It really is a roll of the dice. We decided we will not ever go back to ART. I'm not a doctor but I just don't believe it works with the crappy egg situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2402763 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:01:35 +0000 BandDmommy 2402763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2402761 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 08:59:50 +0000 LCTBQE 2402761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cried too! This is so beautiful, thank you for sharing the whole story. Congratulations :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2402759 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 08:57:37 +0000 travellingbee 2402759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats. I have a similar story. We ended up finally pregnant on a timed intercourse cycle too (but still medicated on clomid and trigger and monitored). I think with egg quality/quantity issues it comes down to rolling the dice each month. Will this month be the month I ovulate one of the few good eggs I have left? If you are getting sperm to egg every month, then it's just a matter of getting an ok egg. It's so frustrating and a long process. I actually had 2 losses while trying too because those eggs were not great quality. But. Even at 37, almost 38, we did finally get pregnant. Thank goodness. I'm sure there will be many people encouraged by your story! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2402756 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 08:56:14 +0000 LoveHope 2402756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: I'm literally crying as I read this. What an amazing story. I read stories about women whose odds are against them and bam it happens one day. Your story really gives me hope. I'm about to embark on my medicated IUI journey with injectables and I'm trying to not lose hope. My DH and I fall into the category of unexplained. All of our tests came back fine but no I can tell us why we haven't conceived in almost 2 years. Thank you so much for sharing and I wish you all of the best with your little peanut! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-high-fsh-low-amh-infertility-story-happy-ending#post-2402745 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 08:44:46 +0000 pachamama 2402745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi everyone. I wanted to share my infertility journey as it has a positive outcome and I was hoping to give some ladies some hope. This will probably be long!<br /> I was 31 and husband was 32 when we started TTC. I am a real "planner" in life so I put a lot of pressure on myself to get pregnant immediately. I wanted to time everything around my teaching schedule.<br /> I have a BMI of 21 and exercise a ton - 6 days a week vigorous. No family history of any fertility issues. No health issues on my end but some apparently harmless follicular cysts about 3 years ago which apparently the NuvaRing took care of.<br /> We went off BC 1 year before TTC. About 2 months into TTC, I started spotting brown 3-5 days before my period. My period also lightened up and shortened. I was worried and started to freak about about not getting pregnant.<br /> After 6 months of TTC I was absolutely convinced something was wrong. My OB was not concerned and told me to relax. I was using OPK's and BBT temping. This made me really nuts, stressed, and super controlling about timing. My husband was very stressed.<br /> After 9 months I lied to a very reputable Fertility clinic near me (I live in upstate NY), saying we'd been trying for a year, and got everything checked out.<br /> The test results from the clinic were “bad”- sky high FSH of 23, low progesterone, super low AMH of .3, low testosterone. But genetically I was fine and other blood, thyroid and cystic fibrosis measurements were all perfect. The doctors said I most likely would never conceive naturally as I had either diminished ovarian reserve and or poor egg quality. They DID say however I was young and this would give me a chance. But I felt vindicated and believed the elevated FSH issue (meaning it was in overdrive trying to get my ovaries to release an egg) was why I wasn't getting pregnant.<br /> We immediately started monitored cycles, checking for follicles and FSH. Usually it was “bad”...between 3-8 follicles and FSH varying between 14 -30! We had to cancel two cycles which is when Fertility clinics basically say it's a no-go, there's no way you will be getting pregnant with our interventive services. We were devastated. One miserable IUI with injectables failed (meds: Menopur, Cetrotide, Follistim, HCG trigger shot)<br /> Here's the good part:<br /> About 5 months in to the hellish world of cycle monitoring/ ART, I got a terrible FSH reading of 30 and the clinic would not proceed with treatment. My husband and I decided to still try but in a more relaxed way- starting from day 11, intercourse every other day, no temping, no OPK's, just acknowledged I had absolutely no control over the process as we thought it was impossible to conceive. We had given up. I actually did decide on my own on CD 18 to start Endometrin Progesterone supplements which I had laying around- I believe 200mg per day. I was also taking coq-10 (Ubiquinol) and DHEA supplements because I was like, f*ck it, might as well! I went to NYC, got drunk, went to weddings, climbed a high peak and even ran 7.5 miles the weekend we conceived!!<br /> Other details about what I was doing when I got pregnant: I reduced dairy (tried to reduce the amount of animal hormones), went to a fertility acupuncturist every week or so, exercised a LOT and still drank alcohol. Like I said, coq-10 and DHEA supplements, progesterone supplements.<br /> I also did a lot of positive visualization and meditation in which I imagine myself holding an ultrasound and showing it to my students. Isn't that weird? But maybe it worked.<br /> Well, CD 29 of “the bad FSH reading of 30 cycle” I hadn't gotten my period. I had absolutely 0 expectations I was pregnant, not to mention no symptoms whatsoever. I took a cheap HPT. POSITIVE! And pretty dark. I woke my husband up saying, "Babe, the stick has two lines." He was like, "Um, I don't know what that means." Took a FRER and it was nice and dark. Called my fertility clinic and a few days later my HCG was something like 500!!! I was definitely pregnant. But would it stick, after they told me basically my eggs were crappy and/or I didn't have any left?<br /> The little baby embryo stuck. I did end up staying on Endometrin (progesterone) supplements until 12 weeks. (I did have some very consistent brown spotting from weeks 4-7, I think due to it irritating my cervix.)<br /> Long story short, I have had an absolutely wonderful pregnancy without any issues. Baby is growing perfectly on schedule and appears to be perfectly healthy. It's a boy and he is due in 5.5 weeks. I feel great. </p> <p>What do I attribute this pregnancy to? I think it was a combination of things. I think for women with poor or low egg quality/ quantity (high FSH, low AMH, etc) IUI and IVF usually are not successful. I think just giving up and relaxing about the whole process helped. I believe the positive visualization, progesterone, DHEA/ Co-Q 10 supplements, exercise, and acupuncture helped. </p> <p>TL; DR: healthy 31 y/o basically stresses herself out into infertility. Fertility specialist tells her she has terrible eggs, IUI monitored cycles fail, and she gives up. On a supposedly “bad” cycle in which docs said she wouldn’t get pregnant, she gets pregnant by realizing she has 0 control over the situation and making a few little changes. Baby stuck and appears to be perfect! Due February 2016!</p> <p>[attach=5254/15/o04gum.600x337.IMG_20150728_101001728.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/update-on-the-spotting-ttc-issue#post-2260585 Tue, 11 Aug 2015 08:32:10 +0000 Smilomarie 2260585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Try cutting out all sugar/carbs and increasing antioxidants, omega, vitamin 6 and b complex for 3-4 months. PCOS can be insulin driven and if you eliminate the insulin spikes and get your hormones in line, you may improve your numbers enough that you won't need the most extreme treatment options. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/update-on-the-spotting-ttc-issue#post-2243239 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:59:06 +0000 pachamama 2243239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AmeliaBedilia: I would have LOVED an FSH of 6 hahs! Any experienced woman and good fertility specialist will tell you: there's way more to conceiving than amh and fsh! Please don't stress. Trust your body and its timing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/update-on-the-spotting-ttc-issue#post-2243177 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:34:01 +0000 AmeliaBedilia 2243177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: congratulations! I'm 35, FSH 6 on CD3 and CD11 after clonus, but AMH 0.3. I'm feeling so discouraged, but stories like yours help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/update-on-the-spotting-ttc-issue#post-2237316 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 12:08:41 +0000 pachamama 2237316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjd: iui did not work for us (we did one in March, I conceived in May) I firmly believe ART would not work for us.... I simply had too few eggs and supposedly they were quality. People like me do not respond well to IVF, that research is decisive. I had 2 cancelled IUis and honestly the whole monitoring /medicine/ fertility center experience was harrowing and not worth it.<br /> I did do 100mg of progesterone suppositories (doctors didn't even tell me to do it, I made the decision to take the Endometrin and I do think it helped baby stick!!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/update-on-the-spotting-ttc-issue#post-2237144 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:23:09 +0000 travellingbee 2237144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: yay! That's really wonderful! We got pregnant with an FSH of 11, AMH of 0.79 and I'm closing in on 38 years old. We had two miscarriages then used Clomid for a little extra boost and now I'm 15 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/update-on-the-spotting-ttc-issue#post-2237053 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 09:36:10 +0000 mrsjd 2237053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama! I'm so happy for your. I pray everything continues to go perfectly for you and the little one. I have low AMH for my age (27 almost 28), but my FSH is normal. Stories like yours give me so much hope! If you don't mind me asking, were you doing any type of intervention (Clomid, meds, IUI, etc) when you conceived? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/update-on-the-spotting-ttc-issue#post-2232719 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 10:17:56 +0000 pachamama 2232719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shantuck: What I did read too is that high FSH is not a predictor of miscarriage. That comforted me in the first weeks when I was SO nervous about MC.<br /> I'm really not sure how much stake there even is in FSH. I mean, how on earth did I conceive with an FSH that mnth of 30?!!! If you listen to the stats and research it's not encouraging to say the least, but I think getting pregnant is about more than that. Bets of luck. I'm sure you will be ok :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/update-on-the-spotting-ttc-issue#post-2232617 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 08:57:14 +0000 ms.line 2232617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: congrats!! </p>