A little update on our attempts to give Nicky a little sibling.
First of all the blood results are in.
Insulin Fasting: 4.5 (should be between 2.1 and 10.4)
Thyroid TSH: 1.54 (should be 0.35 -3.5)
Free T4: 15.9 (should be 7.6-16.1)
Prolactin: 8 (should be 3-27)
Day 3 test:
Oestradiol <73
FSH 10.1 (should be 3.9-8.8)
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Dr R says these are numbers he can work with, so that is good news.
However we then went and had the Day 10 scan and he hummed and hawed and said that what he was seeing didn’t match up with the blood tests. After the scan he said my uterus lining was a bit on the thin side. He asked if I had any sugar lows, even though my insulin test was fine, it could be affecting things.
So he prescribed Glucophage. Let’s see if this helps!
I guess I have been so concerned that Nicky has all his snacks and I offer him food frequently, but I don’t do the same for myself and it’s a bit of a wake up call to look after myself and my health.
I’ve also been doing my own research and came across this post which recommends pomegranate juice, raspberry tea and Vitamins B and E. I’m already taking a lot of B with my multivitamin but I guess I can just add some E to the mix.
Holding thumbs! Yes, we do forget to look after ourselves, don’t we?
Thanks Karen.
Thank you for sharing my blog post! I hope the remedies work for you – I’ve been hearing from a lot of ladies that they had great results, too. Let me know if you have any other specific questions. I’m not a medical professional by any means, but just like you, I did my own research and found something that worked great for me, and I was excited to share it with everyone. 🙂 Good luck!
Thanks for your helpful post and comments. 🙂
Holding thumbs xxx
Thanks Muffs!
Hoping to get some good news soon from you. 🙂
I hope so too…
Stay positive, from my interpretation those results look very promising just work on the sugar lows.
Thanks Sula. I will.
More positive than negative.
I do the same thing with food. Feed everyone but forget about myself.
I guess we do need to remember about ourselves 🙂
It’s so easy to get caught up with our kids and forget about ourselves.
I hope it’s all good from here on out!
Thanks Cindy!
I’m here via ICWL and I add to the well wishes! I often find myself skipping me to help them –
Hi there,
Stopping by from ICLW. Will take some time and read more of your journey when I get more internet data.
I agree, we do tend to think more about what our little ones are eating and forget about ourselves – although I think my daughter is picking up my bad habits at the age of 16 months. She can’t talk but she can clearly get her message across: “I don’t want to eat my sandwich for lunch Mummy, I want those Twisties over there on the table! NOW!”
Crossing all fingers and toes for you!
Holding thumbs it all works out for you all.
I’ve seen plain pomegranate juice at Impala (just off Hendrik Potgieter down the road from us), Woolies and Clicks. Impala also had plain raspberry tea when I was there over the weekend (its Fifi’s favourite)
Holding thumbs that everything works out for you. Big hugs