Mumsnet Discussions - TTC - Clomid Thread Part 2

Fairy

You can complain and I would do so, you can complain to the Chief Exec of your Primary Care Trust.

You should be under the care of a gynae at a subfertility unit at hospital; PCOS is a condition that should not be messed around with by GPs. Also clomid is not suitable for all PCOSers and you should be carefully monitored whilst on it as it can increase LH levels markedly. As many PCOSers have an excess of this hormone to start with this is not always the treatment of choice.

You may find Verity's website www.verity-pcos.org.uk helpful

Devonmade

Is this doc you refer you your GP?. This is appalling if this is the case. Not everyone is suitable to take clomid to begin with, you should be monitored whilst on it.

Given your age and your previous gynae history (Unexplained subfertiliy is no diagnosis at all, all this means is that they have failed to find out what is wrong. Also this "diagnosis" can be given to couples who have not been adequately investigated) you should at the very least be under the care of a gynae cons at a subfertility unit.

I think they should be checking your egg quality and ovarian reserve if they have not done so already as this does decline with age.

I'm 44 and had a baby naturally when I was 41 after 5 years of ttc and 'unexplained infertility'. We've been trying for another baby and recently two day 21 blood tests revealed I was not ovulating so have had one month of clomid 50g and doctor has upped it to 100g this month. Would be good to hear from 'older women' as not sure whether our age means that we're less likely to be successful on clomid?

My doc told me to take the pills days 1-5 but I've read over and over it should be 3-7 or 5-9? When is most effective? Also people mention scans which they've had done. I've not been offered any monitoring (maybe because I already have a child)? What do the scans tell you?

I don't know if I can do anything. It was the specialist thats sending me for blood tests on day 21 so don't think GP will be able to access the results. I really don't know tbh.
Not really been given any advice. It's been such a struggle to get the appointments with specialist. That was put back a month in May. Thats how I finally got the Clomid at the end of June but had to wait another month for my cycle!
I can honestly say that since I moved here I have found the NHS to be utter crap! I went nearly 4 years ago to my old GP to say that my pill wasn't agreeing with me & was told that he'd never heard of that so i took myself off the pill & thats when the PCOS symptoms worsened. Then thats taken me a few years of complaining to GPs & a year of trying for a baby to get them to investigate!

Fingers crossed for this month!

xxx

Fairy, that's terrible. What can you do about it?

Thanks, Stac, I'm fine. It didn't hit as hard as it has done in the past.

Saraross, good luck with the scan.

How's everyone else?

hey saraross beleive it or not my side effects didnt increase when I upped the clomid. IF anything they seemed to ease up but that may your body getting used to it. Whens your scan?

Hey kiwikat soz af got you, are you ok?

fairy I agree with sara that isn't good treatment I would defo go back to the gp about your blood results I didnt ov on 50mg and it was increased after 2 goes on it.

How is everyone else today? It is a miserable day here yet again, but I should be used to it by now lol xx

FAIRY that is terrible! Has your GP not reffered you to a gyne? hmm

I must say that my gyne is very supportive and is following up my progress very well. They should be monitoring you as if the 50mg was not a strong enough dose to make you ovulate then you are just wasting your time until december angry

my first follow up with the gyne is 5th October and this is my 1st month on clomid and metformin! smile

I am hoping that 50mg is enough to make me ovulate though as i am sure the side effects of clomid will get worse as the doses get inctreased~! sad

They are giving me a scan to see if i have produced any mature folicles. Fingers crossed! Wishing you all lots of baby dust ................

You just can't misread those signs, can you - Kiwikat cd1. (Blah) Back on the clomid rollercoaster tomorrow.

Hope you're all having restful, pleasant Wednesdays.

hiya
thanks for all your well wishes i feel much better now. its just all the paperwork thats a nightmare when you have an accident.

im back on the clomid for the last cycle and tbh not very hopeful as had 5 months last yr and 5 so far this yr with no bfp.
I dont know anyone in rl who has been through IUI or IVF so really nervous about the next step.

baby dust ************************

Hi Sara,
i didn't have a scan but had a blood test on day 21 9well day 22 as day 21 was a Sunday). i have to go this month too. I really feel i've been left to get on with it. I bled again after a week after finishing p & then started belleding again at day 35 so thats where I am now with taking Clomid. I went to GP when i bled & he said it can happen but if it happens after taking this months Clomid then to go back & see him. i have an appointment with my specialist in Dec. Like i said, left to get on with it.
it was a bit of a nightmare in the first place because they only seemed to take us seriously once we were married 3 months ago. Before that they wouldn't give me anything although it was obvious that it was me at fault with PCOS & irregular p. They even lost my husband's test results & we had to get them done again via GP!
Oh well, fingers crossed for this month!

xxx

HiYA stac14 i have been taking metformin since mid june. I still get sick now sometimes if i dont eat enough which is hard as i find that metformin really puts me off eating! I just really dont fancy anything! The side effect of exhaustion is listed in the patient information leaflet with the met so i am sure that is why you have been tired too .... its very difficult feeling exhausted all the time and i have felt that its got worse over time.

fairy hi, i missed the fact that it was your 2nd month on the clomid .... i have my fingers crossed for you too! Did they give you a scan on day 12 to 14 of your 1st month? I am waiting to have mine aswell as a blood test on day 21 to confirm wether i have ovulated or not as if i havnt they will up my dose of clomid for month 2! What did your results show?

Hi Sara,

Tablet 5 today! Fingers crossed for this month (month 2).

Kiwikat - I agree, it's the getting preg not the actual babies thats heart wrenching.

Back to work for me after 6 weeks off tomorrow. Kinda looking forward to the new school year but also enjoyed having a rest all summer!

Side effects all gone really so thats a total bonus!

hey sara i have felt really tired but thought that was just me, how long you been taking met? I have provera but not due on for another week or so, so I will wait to see if the met brings me on. The clomid gave me hot flushes so i'm sure thats whats cousing yours. Everyone on here is great, defo know how to pick you up of your feeling down. Also helps cos they know what your going through, i would say its been a lifeline for me xxx

I took provera to make my af come perhaps you could ask for that? I am on 50mg levonthyroxine. The metformin made me very sick especially at night or if i didnt eat too much that day! Also when i first started taking it i got the runs pretty bad but now im used to it its really not so bad. I would say i have suffered from exhaustion since taking metformin as i have been tired all the time. I am getting hot flushes now too but i think that is from the clomid? Every one seems very positive on here! grin

Hi sara I havent had the clomid yet as no af, last af was 2 weeks long so not sure when it will come on for me to use clomid. I have successfully managed to go up to 1000mg without any problems, bit of excess tummy acid but thats all. I am on 75mcg of levothyroxine what do you take? What side effects did you have with the met?

kiwikat sounds like your relaxing a bit about ttc, I felt the same when my cuz and his partner had a baby girl in August she is the most gorgeous wee thing, I just cant wait to have my bfp.

clure have you got lots of things to keep you occupied during the 2ww? when does dd go to school?

fairy thats good you feel better with the clomid.

paddington hows you?

clairebear are you feelin any better hun?

Hope everyone else is good xxx

Hi everyone, hope you all had good long weekends. I've just logged onto the computer for the first time since Friday to see that three friends have had their babies - all girls. And I'm delighted to say that I'm delighted for them and not sad or jealous - that's a bit of a turnaround! Hmm, have just realised that it's the achieving pregnancy thing that hurts the most if I think about it, as that's the first step which I seem to be unable to take ... Ok, am getting better but am still not there yet.

AF due today/tomorrow, and all the signs are there that witch will arrive on schedule.

Hi all,

nothing really to report here, just on the 2ww! Hope all are well x

stac14 Nice to hear from you too! How are you getting on with the met and clomid together??
I find the metformin horrible i get sick through out the night mostly.

I mostly only take 2 500mg a day as i still find the 3 hard to stomach! The clomofine has had little or no effect on me. I am on cd6 and have taken 5 clomid so waiting for my scan day 12 - 14 to see if i have ovulated! Where abouts are you on your 1st cycle of clomid and metformin together?

Do you take levonthyroxine aswell???

I am so happy to have found people going through the same as i am!!!

Hi ya
sympathise with all y'all!
Fairy we seem to be going through a simular stage! I am on my 1st month of clomid today is the day i take my 5th clomid i believe you are on 4 today?

I wonder how things will go for us? So may questions, will it work? Am i wasting my time? Cant they just start the treatment with IVF?? LOL! I just want a baby so much, i know how it feels when people announce they are pregnant its like a heart wrench. I went to see my friends baby at the weekend and she is so beautiful i cried. They are so lucky to be blessed with her!
I have been very emotional, would you say this was the clomid?

I havnt had any bad side effects from the clomid though but perhaps because i am on metformin 1500mg and the horrid side effects from that have made the 50mg clomid feel like nothing! How are you getting on?

Hi all,

Stac14 & Clairebear - I'm on day 3 now of & no nausea this time but really off eating but thats not too much of a problem cos I could do with losing atleast 2 stone!!!!

I'm a lot positive today than I have been. One of my best friends told me a few days ago that she was preg by mistake! She was well worried about telling me. I had the initial shock & I needed a few days to get my head around it thinking "Not bloody me again!" As that is now 6 of my friends, family or work mates.

Another friend assures me it must be getter closer to my turn.

Big hugs for you Clairebear, hope the wine & chocs worked.

Stac14 good luck with the increased metaformin.

Peju - hope you're not waiting too long.

Spreading the babydust...

x

hi all, seems were all having a bit of tough time of it at the moment. i know i am not very pleasant at the moment, am very emotional- yes ladies the tantrums and hot flus and feel quite angry alot of the time at the moment. these pills are ust awful arent they. its so disheartening when when you have out this month isnt your month it doesnt help put the whole thing in much perspective.

plus some annoying bratish children keep ringing the doorbell grr!

anyhow rant over. i do hope everyone has enjoyed the bank holiday.

how is everyone else holding up.

sorry to hear af got you clairebear. peju- mine was really late this month too fingers crossed it will come without drugs.
how you doing stac and clure?

xx

Hiya

im still waiting!! day61 now - know im not pg as tested using fmu yesterday and BFN so just waiting for af to arrive. If not here by nxt week going to go docs - so annoying never had one not turmn up before!

good luck to you guys!

Been to see my brothers baby today born yesterday sooooooo jealous!!

Hey Ladies
Hows your bank holiday going? Kids are at school here and it is absolutely pelting with rain.
Well today I am putting my metformin up to 1000mg so hope I'm not too bad.

fairy Sounds like you've been having a hard time of it lately. Was it the clomid that has caused you all the side effects? clairebear is right they do generally lessen the longer you are on it but hopefully you wont be on it too long.

clairebear How you feelin now? Hope you had a nice night with a lovely glass of wine.

peju Soz about bfn, my cons gave me provera to induce af as I dont usually take them on my own. May be something to consider if af doesnt arrive soon

clure how did you get on with triatholon?

Hi to everyone else hope, soz if I missed you xxx

hiya

thanks for the thoughts and chocolate all. Feeling so emotional at the mo. just had a cry actually as anything sets me off.

Someone crashed into my car this morning and looks like a write off so just feels like my luck is way down. Im ok just really shaken up.

peju - it must be so frustratin waiting around for af or bfp to arrive. im pretty lucky as always 27-29 days and that 2ww is bad enough. hope you see some action either way soon

fairy - welcome. we all know its hard so whenever you need to release some tension pop along here. keep positive even though that seems so hard at mo. I hope your side effects lessen the longer your on clomid as it generally does.

well a glass of wine is needed tonight me thinks
I was all ready to do a car boot tomorrow but I dont think thats possible now angry

Have a good BH girls
x

Hi everyone,
I'm new to this & to Clomid.
I've been ttc for nearly 2 years - found out I had PCOS in Nov last year & only just been put on clomid. I've just taken tablet 1 on cycle 2 today. I've had a variety of side effect - headaches, panic attacks, hot flushes, nausea & bleeding. Dr assured me this was ok on first cycle.
I've been put on 50 mg till my next specialist appointment in Dec.

Feels like everyone around me is falling preg - I know at least 5 - some were trying & some were accidental!

life just seems totally unfair at the mo.

Thanks for listening & baby dust to you all!

Forgot to say, Stac, no news on the progesterone front. How long does it normally take to get this sort of result back?

Evening everyone.

Peju, how frustrating, not knowing. Hope you get one or the other soon.

Clairebear, sorry to hear about the witch. It can hit you really hard, can't it?

Hope you all get to enjoy some sunshine this weekend, and we hear some good news on this thread soon.

Hi all

Sorry to hear the witch got you clairbear.

Im still in same situation i was still waiting for af...or a bfp. Am on cd58 longest ever by 10 days.

did cave in a couple of nights ago - not sure it makes a difference but it was in evening and i had been peeing like a racehorse all night!! am quietly hoping the hour i gave it between trips to the loo would have made it too weak! 2 weeks since morning test now!

So have decided to wait until next weekend and do a test in morning after trying to hold it all night!!

I am not kidding myself too much and keep knicker checking sure i will come on but i cant help the tiny ray of hope that i could be pg??

Sorry clairebear sending virtual bar of chocolate to you and some hugs, hope you feel better soon x

sorry clairbear sad

its tough tough tough. Enjoy your chocolate and week off

Hi all

AF arrived this morning and I am so fed up of the whole thing now. This will be my last month of clomid and probably onto IUI if it doesnt work.
Its just so simple for some people and why not us. Im feeling so sorry for myself and want a big bar of chocolate sad

Well im now off work for a week and half so gonna relax and catch up with mates.

Have fun all and good luck
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hiya beanie Good to hear from you, how are you?

clure I wish I could bottle your motivation, I am so bad when it comes to exercise, good luck with the triatholon.

Kiwikat any news about your prohesterone test?

clairebear have you tested?

Hi to everyone else, hope your well

I think I have been lucky in my first week of metformin as I haven't had any side effects, bet next week I am ill with it lol

Anyone doing anything exciting this weekend? Its not a bank holiday here so just a normal weekend for us. Have couple of friends coming up so should be good to get a catch up xxx

Hi Beanie, lovely to see you again. Welcome back to the rollercoaster!

thanks both. Am kind of 'over' the miscarriage if that's the right word. Just fed up that after a couple of months off I am back on the merry-go-round of the two week wait.

hi beanie and clairebear with you on the knackerdness of it all! I don't use OPK's as both my LH and FSH levels are very high and OPK would (and have) give a false readings. I'm just going for it on the days around (hopeful) ovulation

hi beanie I remeber you. Im sorry about the mc and sorry your back on the rollercoaster.
I have read that OPKs dont really work whilst on clomid coz of hormone levels but not sure about the monitors. I think if you have regular cycles then cd8-18 is right. I know its knackering and its hard to keep up the fun tbh. Oh well we will keep on going im sure until we have the bundle we want so much.

x

Hiya - I am a sporadic poster in here.

Am back on Clomid after a miscarriage and am now on CD18. Feel like I am in Limbo now, just waiting and waiting until I get my period or can test.

Last time I was on Clomid I was using my fertility monitor and I ovulated around day 14 but after I got pregnant I sold the monitor so was just using OPKs but think I was doing them too late as I wasn't getting any lines so gave up on them. We just had a lot of sex from day 7 to 15 but now seem to have come to a halt because we are so tired.

Am just hoping we have done enough. The month I got pregnant we had sex around the same days and then again on CD 18 so perhaps I should try again tonight.

Clure, I'm humbled by how fit and active you are. Hope the triathlon goes well, and that you do it in good time.

hi all, think I may be oving - having those sort of niggling pains. Fingers x! Hope everyone else ok
I've got another triathlon booked for Saturday - its a local one so DH and DD are coming along to support. We've also got a bbq to go to so hopefully the weather should stay fine. Got to think about doing a bit of school work this week (boo hoo!)

Evening all. Stac, they just give me a scan to measure the size of the follicles and the thickness of the lining, but don't do any bloodtests at all.

Hope you're all well and have exciting Bank Holiday weekends planned.

Good luck to you clairbear x

Hi all

Welcome to the newbies smile

Im now knicker watching as am due thur/fri. Got the sore nips/little pains low down and bit queasy and dizzy but I had this a couple of months ago and built my hopes up, I definately wont be doing that again coz got very upset. Ill keep ya informed

Clure - get busy my love...

Cant wait for the BH weekend especially as Im off work all next week too woo hoo

Have a good one everybody x

kiwi I have low progesterone levels too. not sure what levels are, they've been rechecked and will find out when see consultant in a few weeks. However I knew that my progesterone levels were low before I got pregnant with DD and somehow the clomid helped and i fell pregnant first time. Its strange isn't it? Having said that I was 37 and now I'm nearly 42 and fertility does decline quite drastically in these years. Hopefully though now it has been identified (makes me cross when they miss something as fundamental as checking ALL hormone levels) hopefully it can be addressed

Hi paddington (big hug)

hi stac, hopefully the metformin will work for you x

I'm hoping I'll ovulate in next couple of days - fingers crossed
hi all x

Hwy paddington Its been fine so far, I must admit I am a bit reluctant to use the clomid again cos of the way it makes me feel. So I am giving myself a month to let the metformin get into my system then I will go back on clomid.

kiwi thats terrible do they not check your progesterone levels every month cos of the clomid? It was the way they monitored my ovulation, but you have got me thinking about whether I should query my levels being checked.

Hows everyone else? xxx

hey all, kiwi that is blooming awful! i hope your levels are good- fingers crossed.
not realy any news here just finished rattling with clomid for this month. i think dp and i are going to have a month off next month- need a break am sick of feeling down, miserable and frustrated. not that i probably would feel different after a month off but hey we can dream.

hope the metiform is treating you nicely stac

hello fifi and sara.

hey clure!

peju i admire your willpower

dust x x

Evening all, and welcome Sara.

My latest adventure is all about progesterone. Something on the 40+ thread (I can't recommend it highly enough, for anyone who'd like to join us) made me check out my temps etc, and everything adds up to me having low progesterone levels. I rang the clinic to find out what my progesterone level was, only to find out that they had no record at all, despite having done so many blood and urine tests etc four months ago when they first prescribed clomid. hmm

Luckily I could go in this morning for a blood test, as I am cd22 today, but I am NOT happy. If it does turn out that my progesterone levels are low, then that's four months wasted when we could have been that much further down the track. angry

Or maybe the levels are fine, but I'm pretty cross that they either didn't test for it, or have lost the information. And as they're talking about us starting the IVF process in Oct/Nov, I'm really keen to do everything possible to get pregnant before that. (Apologies to Fruit, who will have seen my rant about this already.)

Hi ladies
Thanks for letting me know how it goes fifi that has given me a boost. I took it last night for the first time and didnt feel too bad. gp suggested I take it in the middle of my dinner, looking forward to the loosing weight part lol

Hi sara welcome to the thread, how are you finding the metformin? I also have pcos and an underactive thyroid. I took clomid for 6 months on its own and only ov'd once so now I will be taking it with the metformin. There have been loads of success stories on here so keep positive.

Thanks atilla I was prescribed as alread have ds so can't get anymore treatment on NHS so hoping this helps

How are the rest of you ladies? peju you have good will power waiting till September

baby dust to all ***********

sorry if i have already posted but i cant find where i last posted and my system is saying im not on any threads so i havnt seen my replies!!

Hiya
My name is Sara.
I was diagnosed with pcos at the age of 22, I have been trying to concieve for a year now with my husband.I also have underactive thyroid which i take levonthyroxine for.
I am now 24 and am of normal weight, i definately have noticed more hair growth since being off the pill and an increase in acne.
I have been on metformin for a month now and am due to start clomid on the 2nd day of my period.
Have you taken clomid yet? any success stories out there???

Sorry to gatecrash your thread, but I have taken Metformin, twice.

It does indeed play havoc with your bowels. Its best to introduce gradually, 1 tablet a day for a week, then 2 for a week, then 3 (I was on 1500mgs per day). I found that I got "stuck" on 2 for a couple of weeks, my body just couldn't cope with 3, but I got there eventually. You need to take them 3 times a day, morning, lunch and evening, not, like I tried this time round, all in one go! Don't worry if you find it hard to move up to the next level, just give it a couple more days.

I had the metformin in conjunction with clomid the first time round, resulting in DD (3.5) and this last time, on its own while waiting to see my Fertility Consultant - baby is due in January (I only managed to get to 2 tablets)! So, in my experience, it is a wonder drug! It has the great (in my opinion) side effect of helping you loose weight.

I hope you don't mind me butting in, but I was sort of left in the dark the first time I was prescribed it and advice was very helpful.

Good Luck smile

Stac

I have no personal experience of taking Metformin but from reading about others who have, you need to take this gradually. It can indeed cause bowels to play up.

Hey ladies
How are you all today? I got the metformin from my gp, so will be starting it tonight, side effects dont look too good (sickness and the other blush

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Hey fruitbowl Mine varied during my time on clomid but a lot of the time it was really heavy but think that was the progesterone

Hope everyone is well xxx

hi fruitbowlnot sure I can offer much in the way of an answer about light af. Mine generally light and short last few years, not sure if thats a hormonal/old thing. I'm sure others maybe able to shed some light.
Wishing you all the luck in the world this cycle x

Hi Gals! Been lurking for a while but thought I'd say Hi and good luck to everyone.

I'm on my LAST PACKET! Kind of sad but kind of relieved, looking forward to coming off the little yellow buggers. Headaches and angryshouty mummy symptoms and they';ve made me eat loads of cakes, biscuits and choc. I had nothing to do with it. It was the tabs.

Any of you experienced a really light and short AF while on the clomid? I'm convinced the tabs have reduced the thickness of my lining as my AF loss is about a quarter of it's normal flow. Hardly even enough to wear a tampon (soz - TMI?!). Just wonderin if any of you had the same?

Good luck all (off to raid the biscuit tin - again...)

hey all, well stac tankini shopping was a big fat failure! so back to the drawing board may just wear bikini and shove a vest over it. its only for swimming just not feeing like i want to get my stomach out at the moment. only indoor pool for a weekend away in wiltshire- not very exciting.
we are planning an abroad hols next year dp doesnt really going abroad and i dont always want to holiday in sunny old england. so we rotate abroad every other year.

shrekmissus- agree with clure sometimes you need some time out and hey you might be lucky.

clure- 12k i feel bad im only going to the supermarket.

hey kiwi that does sound a lot of money but ive heard you could pay up to 7 grand! im sorry i dont really know of any alternative treatments- not very clued up tbh.

hope and dust- yet another massive post i do apologise!

hi kiwi your situation sounds pretty similar to mine. I already have DD who is 4 and I'm having much more trouble ttc a possible number 2. I'll be 42 next month.I'm not sure if ivf would be an option as my blood tests show low egg supply - these are things I will need to discuss with consultant in a few weeks at my appoinment. Its frustrating isn't it, especially as the clock ticks louder. Hope you get some answers about the ivf.

stac grin

at you soccer mom! Thats so sweet. my DD starts school on 7th but I've got 2 staff development days at my school before this so DD is back off to nursery- think she'll like this!!

shrekmissis sometimes its good just to take a break, its the emotional rollercoaster as well as the physical one!

Its a gorgeous day, just come back from a 12k run- it was a bit hot though! Have a good weekend all

Hi Stac, I've got a 3 year old ds.

hi all
well, i am having a month off clomid. i just couldn't face it. i definitely feel better for not taking it although i reckon it has ruled me out for definite this month - still clinging to the hope of au naturelle. we'll see hmm

hope everyoe else doing ok
sm x

kiwikat thats the only way I have been told we could get it cheaper, what about iui? Its cheaper but probs not as effective. Do you already have kids?

Hi everyone, sorry to hear that you've been having a rough couple of days with cars blowing up, feisty dd and very unwelcome AFs. To answer the question about egg sharing, I'm afraid I'm probably far too old for that, at 43. Can anyone recommend a safe but cheap way to get ivf done? They've quoted us £3500. Ouch!

Hi paddington how did the tankini shopping go? where you off to on hols? We arent going abroad this year but going to a caravan for a few days then will book summer hol for next year.

peju hope you get a bfp chick, I have had af for 2 weeks its doing me head in lol

clure how long do you have left of the hols, ds just finished first week and is already in 2 footy teams, so I am now a soccer mom grin

hi all, good luck peju i had a long cycle this month its so cruel just being in limbo but hey there is always hope.

thanks for your kind words stac i think sometimes i need to remember it is just hormones not me.

day 2 of clomid today kind of glad to get back on!

we do now have a car to any who were following the story which has made my day as we were running out of supplies!

have a lovely wkend all im going tankini shopping for my hols in a couple weeks am bit annoyed only time i have free to go and im all bloated grr!

how is everyone else? x x

hi all
im on cd52 now been knicker checking all week!! still no af. not tested again since bfn on cd45.
boobs feel more sore today so think it must be a real long cycle for me....i know it is said still hope until witch arrives but think it will be game over this month again..if no af by sept will do another test. been really hoping i would be pg as it would make it easier to share a room with the girl who keeps going on about being pg.
how you lot doing???

thanks for your words of support ladies!
stac I think she is looking forward to school, but not quite sure she really understands, think she thinks that she'l just pop in there inbetween nursery!
We had a nice relaxing day at home doing painting, cooking, tea parties etc and so not tantrums today!
I finished my clomid yesterday and so it begins again!!

baby dust xxx

clure my ds is like kevin and oerry roled into one his hormones are all over the place lol its a nightmare when they atart being like that, is she looking forward to going to school?

paddington try to keep in mind it is the hormones and not you, when i was on the clomid I felt like i was going up and down like a yoyo try to bear with it hun, it will be monday before i get metformin, just want to get it started try to help me get my baby lol xx

hey clure sorry to hear about your slight troubles with dd, im sure it wont last hun.

thanks for all your support gals i have no idea what is going on, on the car front but it has officially died a engine and turbo gone death.

oh well i am trying to remember its just a car, just metal not end the of the world but on this hormonal themed ride some moments it has felt like it.

am ok went to see my mum and dad- sometimes it does help!

hope all are ok, sorry to hear about the long period clure and stac. hope you get your metformin today! blooming doctors and pharmacists grrr!

sorry for my long long posts lately xx

thats rotten for you paddington sorry for you, and af on top of your car situation. I have to say I've had the worst period I've had in ages this time, and its lasted longer! Anyway hope you get your car fixed soon x

stac hi, I'm ok. just been having a bit of a difficult phase with our DD, going through that "if you say black I'll sat white" syndrome. It's very wearing as DH has been off on holiday this last week, we've been trying to organise some nice days out but DD has kicked up such resistance and we actually had to drag her kicking and screaming onto the beach - what child doesn't want to go to the beach? it did cross my mind she might be going down with something, she seems ok otherwise. WHo knows?? anyway sorry for my rant!

hope everyone else well x

{{hugs}} paddington back on the train hun, hope your ok.

My af has been here for 2 weeks now, still dont know if i should have took the clomid, got my gp on monday to find out were my metformin is, so hopefully by teatime monday I should be on that

Hows everyone else today? xx

hey, sorry clure... whoever did say that could let themselves known.

kiwikat- I would go privately as well when it comes to it- i have a funny feeling it will. Fingers crossed for the natural way!

i did try to show those young'uns until at ten dp's car blew up on a motorway. no nice wkend away for us now and no car living in a village so isolated that where public transport is some far away fantasy!

sorry am quite grumpy.
Also why oh why when your out and meant to be having fun does the wicked witch choose this very time to pop by? AF is truly here only a week late so getting on the clomid tonight. it would explain my mooods agression and crying though.

here we go again ladies!

hope everyone else is ok sorry for massive rant i have no one in rl to rant to!

Hey kiwikat has your cons offered you the egg sharing program? Mine said if I share my eggs I would get ivf for £700 may be worth looking into if you have to go down the root, but I'm with you naturally is way better

Hey clure hows you been?

paddington you may get bfp hun, fingers crossed

hope everyone else is well xx

Happy birthday Paddington! You show those young 'uns how to party!

Yep, paying for ivf ourselves, just one more incentive to get there naturally, if we can.

hi paddington - no sorry it wasn't me who said about mising a day and getting bigger follicles - I haven't been offered any monitoring at all!

hope everyone else well?

hi all, good news kiwikat, least things are starting to happen. are you doing ivf privately if you dont mind me asking?

hey stac, had lovely bday thanks didnt do too much but out tonight with the girls woop! i have however just discovered its a level results today so i think i will be drinking surrounded by 18 yr old's- oh how to feel old when i go home quite merry at half 10!

the doc said wait until monday if no period and no bfp- i have to do a test, i will not be happy about that!
then provera then up to 150mg for 5 days.

clure was it yourself who said about missing a day and getting bigger follicles? i get a follicle scan next month woop!

having a slob day with dp today making jam

Hi all, had a meeting with a nurse to talk about beginning ivf - it seems to have happened very quickly, and dh and I are both reeling a bit. We're just at the beginning of the tww of clomid cycle 4, for which we have high hopes, as we've been taking vitamins and I've been having acupuncture. At least we have two more cycles before the ivf begins.

How's everyone else?

Hi clairebear thanks chick i did mean the hcg lol but still dont think i will get it as already have ds and he says everything else requires monitoring which the nhs wont supply so I am hoping that losing weight, metformin and clomid will work for me

xxx

peju

Fellow PCOSer here.

I would not be retesting at all in your circs as cycles persistently over 35 days in length are more often than not anovulatory. If a test was negative on day 44 then there is a high chance that it will be negative again. Seeing repeated negatives as well can be soul destroying as I can attest.

You say you had clomid and it was unsuccessful - have you had any further treatment since?. I would seriously consider going back to the gynae if you were being treated by such a person beforehand. If you were not I would request a referral to such a person asap.

You may also find Verity's website helpful:-

www.verity-pcos.org.uk

paddington - ok i see i didnt catch up and read last page!!! hope you get some good news!

hi all - dont know if you remeber me was on here a while back then couldnt get my comp to load this thread for ages!!
been ttc 2yrs+ took the clomid and bfn. Been off clomid for 3 months now.
came back to this thread as know you guys know how it is with these sorts of problems!!
Have PCOS. just decided rather than go back to docs to see if anything just happens!!
Well im on cd 49 today longest ever cycle did a test on cd44 and BFN.
Guess ive still got the tiniest bit of hope but too scared to take another test in case of another BFN am guessing it poss a missed cycle although never missed before.
to top it all the girl i sahre a room with told me she is pg 2 days ago so quietly left the room and cried!
sorry to rant but guess you got to let it out somewhere!
Do you think tere is still a chance for me??? dont know if it maes difference but hae been using cheapie tests.
did have bad period pain a week ago but still nothing and now all i have are heavy boobs and feeling bit queasy but this could be impending af??

Paddington - i have heard that you should ask docs advice on this one they may give you something to start you.

Hi

Stac - getting confused with HSG (xray with dye for tubes ) and HCG ( injection given to release eggs )
HSG - I had all my tests done on NHS so free and my HCG injections just cost me the prescription charge ( £7.20 ). My clomid costs me the same for 6 months.
I live in Essex wink

so not sure if it differs around the country

I just hope after next month when clomid finishes I dont have to hang around for an app as ill be 33 in March and still no DC. I never dreamt it would be this hard.

xx

Thanks for the birthday wishes girlies

I knew there would be some irregular bleeding after the scan but its been nearly a fortnight now. Does anyone know if I should be taking clomid?

clairebear Do you pay for hsg? My cons hasn't offered me anything as I already have a son, he also didnt advise that I would be able to pay for jabs or meds, can you give me info?

paddington what you got planned for your bday?

Hey kiwi whats been happening with you?

clure do you live near the beach? ds went back to school yesterday so I am back to boring housework lol

hiya all! hoping you are all well. I'm having a lovely extended holiday, DH and myself took DD in the bike trailer and did a lovely 30k ride in the sunshine smile

Happy birthday stac hope you are recovering after scan, I agree with paddinton in that some irregular bleeding is to be expected

clairbear thanks so much for your information on HCG shot. I feel this may be another next step for me when I see consultant (fingers crossed they won't move my appointment again!)
paddington hope you receive all your birthday wishes x

I'm CD4 and had a really rough af this month (provera induced) feeling better today though.
Off to the beach tomorrow

babydust xxxxxxx

Happy birthday Stac! Hope you partied hard and had a fantastic time.

hey clairebear thank you for your info £7.20 is not bad at all i was expecting a couple of zeros on that.
agree with clairebear on this one vics hang on in there 1st month is always odd.

hey stac! hope you are well 30th woop woop! i have heard the bleeding is normal. i still have no af and its my bday 2moro

i am refusing to test again basically because if i see one more blooming negative test i will quite honestly throw it far out the window and perhaps tantrum... i admit now although no af the hormones and irrational thought are very much alive.

hope and dust x

hiya

The HCG injection is given to make your eggs definately release on time. Its good so you can time bding better or if you release late (short luteal phase ) this can prevent pregnancy too so it makes them release on time.
I have to pop along to the hospital pharmacy and pay £7.20 then go back to nurse and she does it for me. Im not sure if its only used alongside clomid but its just an extra help.

vics - If this is your first month on clomid it can throw your cycle out so can be early or late. I reacon this does smooth out the longer your on it. I was given 6 months worth of clomid which I think is standard. I was on it for 5 months last year too with no luck. I definately notice a positive difference when taking it before bed so good advice

welcome back atilla glad you had a good hol

hope you had a good bday stac.

cxx

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all OK this evening. AF is 3 days late, this NEVER happens to me, but only BFN's to show for it hmm

Goodness knows what's happening here!!

I had an ectopic preganancy a few years ago, I'm concerned it may have happened again. Trying to stay upbeat, but not really feeling it I'm afraid.

Happy birthday stac!

Take care all x x x x

Hi ladies
sorry I havent been on for a while, it was my 30th on Friday so been really busy all weekend.
Welcome back clure and atilla also hi to vics23

How are you all doing? paddington have you tested again?

I have been bleeding on and off since the scan is anyone aware if this is normal? Also should I have took the clomid by now?
clure metformin is a pill given to help with pcos which can be used in conjunction with clomid.

How are the rest of you girls? xxx

Hi all

clairebear, thank you for your optismism

i just wondered do you have the injection alongside clomid and secondly do you pay for the injections?

welcome back Attila, hope you had a good time.

sorry to hear about ds vics32.

its so frustrating waiting for af, my cons inst in til wednesday- funnily enough my birthday! grr!

hope everyone is ok

hope and dust x x

Thanks for that clairebear I will raise this with the consultant next appointment. I don't have PCOS but have imbalanced hormones and low egg supply so I'd need to chat to him to see if this would be suitable for me!
welcome back Attila

Am back from my hols as well and I'm half knackered through jet lag!.

BeanieB - am very sorry to read about your miscarriage.

Sending a warm welcome to all newbies.

Attila

Hi all,

It's not sunny here sad

and my ds has a tummy bug!

It's nice to chat to others in a similar situation who can help. I hadn't heard about the HCG injection, can I be nosy and ask why they give that to you?

Also, Claire, how many months are you allowed to be on clomid at a time?

Clure, thanks for your advice about taking clomid at night time. I will definately try that, I have only taken it once before but it didn't seem to like me very much!

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! grin

Hi all

Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine ( not that I can see it much from my desk in the office ) sad

Well I had my monthly cd9-12 scan and it showed 2 good size eggs so they gave me the HCG injection again so all good.
It seems when I take the clomid a bit later it seems to have a better reaction. I take it cd 2,3,4,7,8 ( miss 2 days in the middle )
Weird but hey it works so who am I to argue. I still have 1 month left on clomid as miscalculated so hopefully I will get lucky this month or next.

Clure - Hope you had a relaxing holiday. I know a bit about this HCG injection as Ive had it for the last 2 months. All I know is they can only do it if 1 or 2 follicles show on scan and they are similiar in size. Its just an injection into your belly or leg and you will definatley ovulate 36 hrs after. I do not know if PCOS prevents this injection though.

Paddington - After I had the HSG I was a day early but everyone is different and if you was a bit stressed about the procedure it may put you back a couple of days. You never know you may get a BFP (stranger things have happened ).

Vic - Welcome to the forum and hope you get some useful info and support from the lovely ladies on here

cx

paddington I've had to take provera to induce af twice now before I can take clomid

vics32 I have my consultant appointment 14th September. Its so hard playing this waiting game, especially as my appointment has already been put back twice. I usually take my clomid at night to help minimise experience of possible side effects. hope this helps

hey clure glad you had a nice relaxing break.
welcome to vics32 good luck on your 1st cycle. it is indeed a bumpy ride but luckily there is always support here.

does anyone know what happens if you dont get an af after clomid? im sure when i was late last cycle (but never as late as now) my cons said something about just start taking your clomid after a week you were due? any ideas?

hope all are well and had a good wkend. working long old day tomorrow and seriously not looking forward to it.

hope and dust x

Hi Clure,

I was meant to try it before, I took my tablets but my partner was too ill for the rest if you know what I mean! So we had to postpone for about 9 months. I ovulated once in the last few months that I know of, which may have had something to do with me losing a couple of stone, but I don't really know what's happening now.

So next consult on 23rd Sept, and go from there!

Thanks for your support, just a bit apprehensive at the mo. Also, everyone else ON THE PLANET seems to be getting pregnant at the drop of a hat!!!!! wink

hi vics32, it can be a bumpy ride but there are also successes (my DD was conceived with clomid on the first cycle!) Is this your first round of clomid? I'm currently trying for baby number 2, I've already had 2 cycles of clomid. Good luck, there's lots of support and advice to be found here x

Hi everyone!

Sorry to just butt in. I am due to start clomid next month. Been seeing the fertility doc for 12 months, had all tests etc, I wasn't ov. My partner became ill for a number of months, yada yada, now he's better we can finally get on!! I just wanted to make contact with people in the same situation as I'm expecting a bumpy ride!

Bit scared and not sure I can cope with lots of disappointment.

Good luck and hugs to everyone... wink

hello all,
just back from my hols. Had a really lovely relaxing break. Managed to remember to take provera and tonight af has come so I can begin clomid (again!) tomorrow.
paddington sorry, I can't offer any answer to your question, when I had my hsg done it was nearly 5 years ago! Hope you get a resolution soon
stac hope you are ok after your consultation. What does metformin do? I've been wondering about something I read (possibly on this thread) about having an injection of something (this is the bit I can't remember) to stimulate the release of eggs - think you take it in conjunction with clomid. Wondered if you knew?
hi kiwi
sorry to hear of your loss beanieb so sad for you
losingallhope I took 50mg clomid first time round and manged to concieve first time- that was over 4 years ago. This time its a lot harder! Now on round 3 of clomid and taking 100mg. ~Try not to lose heart

thank you kiwikat- yes i really need a hug, mucho appreciated x

I don't know anything about this, Paddington, but am sending you a very un-MN hug, because it sounds like you need one. x

girlies i have a question anyone that has had an hsg was your period on time after? i stupidly did not use opks this month as thought whats the point having hsg done we'll just bd afterwards- had hsg on day 15. im now on day 37- bearing in mind my cycle is either 33 or 36 days. am fretting one cheapie bfn later im all sad and totally fed up! had few pains here and there past few days and terible headaches last week but thats it.

anyone got any ideas?

sorry for long post xx

i dont know. How you doing kiwikat? Hope everyone is ok. No news my end still a waiting. Have a good wkend all x

Hi beanieb really sorry to hear about your mc hun xx

No news this end paddington just to phone docs about getting metformin

Has anyone had metformiun before? xxx

Hi Beanie - so sorry to read about your miscarriage. x

hi all, welcome losingallhope- agree totally with stac i know its so difficult to be positive but there are lots of things to try if clomid doesnt work. im not it will work for me even though im ovulating and everything seems ok minus some cysts on my tubes.

beanieb- am so so sorry to hear of your loss. welcome back to the rollercoaster that is clomid.

hope everyone is ok- any news??

take care dust and hope

xx

Hi all... I was a part of this thread briefly before falling pregnant very quickly on my first round of 50mg of Clomid. Sadly I miscarried at 8 weeks-ish but am now about to take my second lot of Clomid after a short break.

I'm on CD2 and taking first tablet tonight.

hey losingallhope there are lots of things you can go onto after clomid, unfortunately it doesnt work for all people I am one of those people. You can go onto using metformin with clomid or letrozole, then there is iui's and ivf so dont give up hope. Whats your diagnosis? I have pcos. xx

I need help with clomid, success s
tories, anyone know any? Am now on 200mg and this will be my sixth month sad

What next and why doesn't it always work?

Anyone on clomid? What comes next or how long can you stay on it?

Hi all you girls out there, I feel I can talk to without being told, "relax, it'll happen"

What stages are people on clomid at? I've been on it since march after 2yrs of TTC with one MSC.
Started on 50mg and am now on a whopping 200mg. Feel rubbish but finally in July my progesterone was 34. I only have this month just finished last clomid dose.

Does anyone know what could be next? Am so scared we'll never be parents. Pray this last boost of clomid does it for me!

hey stac- am so sorry the cons did not provide the news you wanted. fingers crossed about the next few months. I feel the same about egg share but who knows how i would feel if it came down to it.

had half day today and am exhausted dreading the rest of the week

my bday is next wed, spending the day with dp then seeing friends out and about the rest of the week

hope all are ok hope and dust

from a v. sleepy paddington x

Hey ladies

Just back from the cons who has told us that because I already have son my only option is private fertility treatment, unfortunately there is no way we can afford this. I asked about letrozole and metformin which can help with pcos and he said he couldnt give me them. When pushed he agreed to give me 6 months of metformin with clomid so that what we are doing. After this he has offered us the chance to egg share to get a shot at ivf for £700 obviously this is significantly lower than £3000 per shot the downside is the other person could get pregger with my eggs and I might not so I suppose I am pinning my hopes on getting pg within this 6 months. So fed up but trying to be positive. Soz for the long post xxx

hey all

Hope you have all had a good weekend.

Stac - glad your tubes are clear and the procedure went ok smile

Kiwi - i went away for 2 days last month and forgot to take my clomid with me so i ended up taking it cd 2,3,4,7,8. when i had my cd13 scan my eggs were better than they had been for the past 4 months on cd2-6. I have purposely done the same this month to hopefully get good size eggs again. so it made a positive effect on me but not sure if its the same for everyone. dont worry too much if its not the same time each day though.

x

Hey paddington Its my 30th this Friday and all my friends are coming up, decided it was ok to let my hair down as I will be back to the counting and checking and hopefully a bfp. Whens your bday? Whats your plans for it?

kiwikat I was absolutely shattered, defo getting too old for this, this will be my blowout before getting my sensible head on for ttc

For the first time I am actually excited to see the cons at least now we know its the pcos causing problems and nothing else.

Just had a late brekkie and going to visit dps mum, what you up to? xx

Out till 6 am, Stac? You party girl! No wonder you have a sore head - I would be dead on my feet at 3 am. Hats off to you. Paddington, do you think you can beat Stac's impressive session for you birthday celebrations?

hey stac- yeah its an amazing feeling! not had the period yet infact i had no spotting either. a few years ago after having a check at the doc's i h had a bled straight after that turned into a period.
hehe check you out and your hangover... its my bday in just over a week so am containing myself til then!
not doing anything very exciting baking mainly!
You having a quiet afternoon and sunday?

How is everyone else doing?

i had accupuncture kiwikat only had one session it kinda freaked me out tbh but was emotional at the time. also its too expensive

let us know how it goes hope your doing ok

hey paddington its soo good to be given the all clear isnt it? I have took a period again this month think the scan has brought it on. I was in agony after it but the proceedure itself wasnt too bad. Hows you?

How are the rest of you ladies? Doing anything exciting this weekend? It was my aunts birthday yesterday so I got a bit drunk (a big bit tbh) didnt get to bed till 6am so I am shattered with a sore head lol xxx

Have made an appointment for acupuncture on Wednesday - eek!

hey stac hurray i am so pleased for you well done fr getting your appointment in so quickly i have to wait til october- although i am still taking clomid til then.
dont worry kiwikat we all forget and although i dont know if taking it at different times makes any difference but hey

am seriously emotional at the moment but a nice glass of cider on my afternoon off is helping- cheeky but hey it is friday!

dust to all lets hope we get even more good news this month

Stac, I bribed our receptionist with the promise of muffins to get me in - worth it!

Hey kiwikat I cant wait till monday to see what he has decided for me, although I must admit the couple of months we have had off has been good. The clomid should be ok

Hey clure where you off to on hols? I had to fight with the receptionist to get an app so quickly after the scan, she was trying to put me off till the end of august but I lied and said the cons needed to see me quickly lol

hows the rest of you? xxx

kiwikat I forgot to take one of my clomid tablets like you and I remembered on the way to school and had to walk (ever so quickly!!) home to take it and walk (even more quickly) back to school arriving there very sweaty! I don't think that taking it later than your normal time will make a difference though. What dosage are you taking?

babydust to everyone xx

Really glad it's all over now, Stac, and that you've had the all clear re blockages etc. Will be interesting to hear what they say next.

Clure, forgetfulness must be catching. I forgot to take the clomid this morning (cd3) and had to go home at lunchtime to take it. A 1.5 hour return journey! I have no idea whether taking it 10 hours later would affect anything or not, but I just didn't want to chance it. (Now you'll all tell me that it completely doesn't matter what time you take it, and I'll feel even more daft than I do already.)

How's everyone else?

stac that must be such a relief - both the findings and the fact that its over! Good also that you have a consultant appointment so quickly. wish you the best of luck, I'm off on holiday on Saturday so won't be on here for a week. I've started the provera again today and (fingers crossed) I won't forget to take it. I'm not good at remembering, I have to take meds for my blood pressure and on occasions forget to take that too shock

hope the rest of you ladies are well x

Hey ladies
just thought I would come on to let you know I have no blockages in my tubes thank goodness, my womb is tilted backwards but that wont make a difference (knew that as have had one pregnancy) so I have the consultant on Monday to discuss our next steps yay. I am quite sore and have been spotting but the doc said this would happen and I was to go home and get the hot water bottle but its too warm for that lol

How are you all today? clure did you start your provera again? xxx

stac thanks, I'll take it today, hope you are well
paddington hope you feeling better x

clure just keep taking the provera, start it now, should still have the same effect hun

paddington I will let you know when I get home tomorrow, thankfully its at 9.30 so its a case of getting up and going still pretty nervous though xxx

hey stac, aw im sure you'll be ok hun its over and done with quite quickly

let us know when your ready. lemsip is for the stinking cold i have

feel bit better today.

im sorry clure i really dont know what to suggest on that one.

ive just made a cake and a cottage pie and done washing- all in an afternoon off

hope and dust x x x x

I can't believe I've done this but I forgot to take my provera yesterday (I'm supposed to take 3x10mg a day) AND I haven't taken any of today's. I think where I'm on school holiday my memory and routine are all to pot. Can anyone advise me whether I should just continue taking the course or leave it for a couple of days and begin again?
Doh!

hey paddington good to hear from you, think I am just panicking cos I am convincing myself that I have blocked tubes. Think I am on CD27 too as miscounted lol trust me. Whats the lemsips for?

Hey to everyone else, how are you all? xxx

Hi all i feel exactly the same kiwikat but always convince myself out of testing.

Dont worry Stac i think if you expect it hurt then it will probably hurt less than you think it will. It honestly is not that bad an experience. the worrying is the worst bit.

Sorry to hear your out clairebear it just doesnt get any easier does it.

all ok here just on the old lemsip waiting for af to come a calling next week then back on clomid and bedding... a lot a lot of bedding and eating super healthy and only one night of drinking for the month as its my bday in couple of weeks. Im sure this will not make it happen but hey ive convinced myself it will help.

hope all are doing well.

On same day as you Stac 26.. could be 27 have not really kept track this month because of scan and what not am sure i wont be this month.

love and dust lets hope some sunshine will help

Bum bum bum bum ...

Kiwikat cd 1
shreksmissus cd 13
Stac CD 26
Clure CD 45

Clairebear, let's dust off together.

HUG for you clairebear x

hi girls

well im out yet again. AF arrived 2 days early just to surprise me. I am so gutted as i thought the injection may have done the job but no. Im feeling so down as only got 1 month left on clomid and who knows what next. I feel like its never gonna happen as im 32 and no DC.

right im gonna dust myself off and perk myself up.

cx

sorry
hi stac haven't heard about bloods yet. DH off to do another semen analysis tomorrow. x

kiwikat that is exactly how I felt just before doing a test last week

shreksmissus cd 13
Stac CD 26
Kiwikat cd 29
Clure CD 45

Damn! Unmistakable and very unwelcome cramp, signalling the imminent arrival of the witch. Bum, bum, bum.

shreksmissus cd 13
Stac CD 26
Kiwikat cd 29
(and symptom spotting like crazy)

I toy with the idea of testing when I get to this stage, but always talk myself out of it with one simple argument - I'd rather think I might be pregnant than know I'm not. I love that feeling of hope and if I test, that hope is gone. I know it sounds a bit pathetic. If AF isn't here by cd32, Thursday morning - yeah, right! - then I'll do a test.

Hope you're feeling better soon, Paddington.

Stac, think of Thursday evening, when your test will be well and truly over. I hope it goes well.

shreksmissus cd 13
Stac CD 26

Hey clure and paddington {{hugs}} soz to hear you two are feeling rotten.
paddington I have heard that too and I am just counting down the days till thursday cos thats when mine is, but I am still nervous in case its really sore

clure hows your hols been? have you heard about your bloods?

kiwikat the 2ww is a nightmare, how have you been keeping occupied?

Hope all the rest of you are well xxx

Fancy trying to start a role call again?

Stac CD 26

paddington yes I have a friend who fell pg after having tube/dye thingy. hope you feel better soon

I'm feeling bit fed up as today should have been my appointment with consultant but they moved it. Today I'm going to start provera (again!!) as af hasn't shown up naturally and I'm now Cd 45.

hope eveyone else well xx

hi all, sorry its take me so long to write properly dp and i are rushed off our feet at the moment and i have come down with a bit of a cold- feel a bit of a fraud though dont feel ill, ill just bit head coldy.
hope everyone is ok not really sure what my next step is just hoping to fall pg soon. got another 12 days max of waiting to test but am not hopeful this month what with being so stressed out with this scan business but nevermind. ive heard that sometimes people fall pg in a few months after the hsg is done... anyone else heard this?

hope, love and dust x x

Evening all, this tww just seems to be lasting forever! How's everyone doing?

yeah i took them on a night for nthe first round but then i forgot the second round and so took it as soon as i got up and remembered the next day - won't be forgetting if i need again though - as this months experience has been none too pleasant hmm

hi stac and clure got provera today from the doctor. been told if i don,t have my periods by monday i have to take provera how are use

aw stac thats rubbish isn't it?

aww Clure love babies bet you went all gooey lol. Thats rotten about app, mine is next week but technically I should have af on 4th but cos of the pcos I doubt it will come but I have pmt which I get even if af doesnt come lol xx

hi shrekmissus Like stac, I also take clomid before bed and haven't had any side effects

stac not sure when results in but have consultant appointment in sept, this was originally moved from next week which i was cross about.

just got back from meeting my new nephew - totally in love!!

hey shreksmisses do you take it in the morning or evening? I used to take mine before bed so that I skipped most of the side effects only things I couldnt get rid of was the mood swings and hot flushes lol xc

hi everyone

i think american advice is to start clomid on day5, but it seems that british regimen is to start day2. actually i think it is anywhere within the first 5 days but preferably day2.

did / does anyone else feel like clomid gives them a sort of morning sickness type feeling? i feel awful in the mornings and then better later on - i felt sickly, dizzy, headachingly tired but then am much improved after lunch. hopefully now i have finished this month's course it might wear off and then start again in about another three weeks as the real deal grin

Hey clure how long till you get your results? I'm good thanks just plodding along till next Thursday seems like its been forever lol

Hey millymolly will the doc not give you provera to bring you on again? maybe worth asking for hun

hope everyone else is good xx

wishinanhopin I also take clomid day 2-6. I know some ladies on here have taken it starting on day 5. I don't use OPK's as my hormone level (the one that is measured in the OPK) are high most of the time so I get false readings. I know that a lot of advice is to not rely on OPK on clomid as the clomid can interfere with hormone levels and give false readings.
millymolly I too am waiting for af, have now got my prescription for provera and so may have to take this as I don't think af gonna show naturally!
stac how are you? Finally got my bloods done!
I'm off to visit my sister and meet my new nephew x

hi wishinanhopin i have to take clomid on day 2 as well. this time and the last time i fell preg with twins the last time they are 2 now. and am away to start again and its day 2 again

hi stac and clure how are u. am still waiting for my periods they late so can.t start takeing clomid till i get them. wish they would hurry up first time they been late in ages and they are not even late for a good reason

Thanks Kiwi and stac
everything I see online, just on general info about clomid it says CD5........which seems late to me, but I'll give it a go LOL.
Also, any ladies have experience with OPK's on clomid?? I've heard mixed things about it, like the results are inaccurate on clomid???
Babydust
xoxo

soz that advice was for wishin lol xx

kiwikat I came on early with clomid too and waited till cd 4 to start it but it didnt work the next month so take the clomid as soon as you can, hope it works again for you hun xxx

I was told to start on day 2, but I don't know if that's the same for everyone.

Hi Girls
I need advice. So I started clomid July 14th. I didn't wait for my period to start because I never get my periods. They are very random, and my Dr told me not to wait, just to start.
So I took the 5 pills 50mg. DH and I went to work for a week straight, and today July 28th AF arrived. Last night when DH and I were bding it was a bit painful, and now today here is AF in all her fury.
I can't get into my gyno until August 17th and really don't want to waste a month if I don't have to. So I'm wondering what you ladies would do if you were me......should I begin a second dose of clomid for the next 5 days. And if so what days of your period do you start taking it. (having never started the first round on my cycle I don't know what days to take it)Sorry for the novel, but I know you ladies have been through it ALL, and may be able to offer me some advice
hugs to all xoxoxox

Hey shreksmisses Glad your feeling a bit better. I always took mine at night so I could sleep through the side effects didnt stop them completely but think it was better than having to pu up with them all day.
I'm sure being 30 will be fine my DP sailed through it.
xxx

hi all
thanks for the support smile

i didn't feel this bad last time but i took the tablets at night - forgot this time, so had to start mornings. i do feel better as the day goes on - but it feels like morning sickness when i get up - pity it's not
how are you guys?
good news about your tubes paddington, asclairbear says - one problem to cross of list. glad your hcg was ok to clairbear
hopefully 30 is not that bad stac mine is up in a couple of months too grin

Hiya

Paddington - glad your tubes are ok at least its one problem crossed off.

stac - the hcg shot was ok and I didnt have any side effects, but I did get ill that night but dont think it had any link. I think im just run down and picked it up.

shrek - Its such a weird tablet as you cant control your emotions and they hit you in the strangest of places. I agree the side effects have eased the longer im on them too so hopefully will be the same for you.

well I managed to fit in 3 days of bding last week whilst trying not to breathe on DH and pass on the germs. I really didnt feel up to it but ill be damned if I was gonna miss the "good days". Still feeling rough 9 days on and getting fed up now. me and DH are off this week so gonna try and get better and be positive.

Good luck all

cxxx

Hey shreksmisses I felt like that on clomid it felt like it was getting better the longer I was on it but it was also the reason why I didnt take it last cycle. Hopefully you wont have to take it again hun

Hi clure how are you? have you took the provera yet?

paddington fab news about the scan (rotten that it was sore were you advised to take painkillers before?) Whats the next move for you?

Hey to everyone else, how are you all? I'm good just counting down the days till the scan and my 30th is the following week so a lot on in August for me aarrgghh lol please tell me 30 isnt that bad xxx

Oh Shrek ... sad

Glad to hear that your scan was ok, Paddington.

shrekmissis poor you x

hi all
hope everyone is ok and perhaps we will hear of some bfp's soon.
clomid is turning me into a loony this month sad

i started the second cycle this morning, and within 6 hours i was having hot flushes, later i began having horrendous cramp and bloating. we have been at a party this afternoon/evening and we were all having such a good time and i started crying blush

what a tit i felt. thankfully not right in the middle of the room - i did manage to wait til myself and my friend were in another room chatting. we have another pregnant friend who was there (she was on clomid too) - i am so glad she didn't see, although it must have been obvious from my blotchy face and watery eyes. i just can't wait to take the next one tomorrow...

LOL thanks fruitbowl
I thought so myself. Its the first time thats ever happened to me so it kinda caught me off guard.
Babydust to all

Oh wishin - forgot to say that I sometimes experience a little pinkish CM after BDing. I've always thought it was due to being a bit erm... enthusiastic! blush

Glad it went well Paddington! It's not nice is it? But some say it's not painful so you never know til you get there! Well done on getting the all clear!

Wishin & Hopin - I always understood implant bleeding happens (if at all) around the time your period is due so methinks 2 days later a tad optimistic! But ya never know, you've done the Bding so anything's possible eh? Fingers crossed.

x

hi all. well had the xray scan thingy hsg done and it was actually more painful that i would of liked but the good news in no blockages woop de woop! am quite relieved. not sure where that leaves us now but am pleased.
cant stay long as dp needs the laptop but hope all are ok and thank you so much for all your kind words.

x

Hi Girls.
So I'm looking to pick your brains. I'm on clomid. Took 5 pills starting July 14th. Was told to start TTC July 21st. So hubby and I had intercourse Tuesday and Wednesday, and tonight(Thursday). But after intercourse tonight I had some pinkish (assuming blood) discharge. It's way too early for my period, but is it too hopeful to think it may be implantation bleeding from just 2 days ago??
Probably wishful thinking, but I just thought I'd ask if any of you ladies had experienced it?
Thanks

hi fruitbowl know what you mean. I don't really know where I am in terms of whats happening with my cycle. For the past week I'm having lots of CM but today I'm on CD35?? Think thats why I got my hopes up, thinking lots of CM meant positive result. I also waiting for af now so can begin round 3. You let off steam, thats what we here for x

stac going to go for my bloods done today (Now I have my bfn) hoping you well?

It's second day of school hols and sun just coming out, DD filling up her watering can in garden and plodding around in her wellies!
Can't believe she'll be starting school in September, took her to buy her uniform yesterday but she had her stubborn moo head on and wouldn't try anything on. Had to take a chance on sizes!
Oh no, she's just shouting up that she's got wet jeans, must go
have a good weekend

hi stac my af starts on 27th of this month if they come on time

Hi ladies. Have't seen you all for a bit (waves).

Clure - sorry bout the BFN - I so empathise, it's crushing isn't it? Glad a bit of retail therapy cheering you!

Paddington - good luck for tomorrow or hopefully, it may be all over by the time you read this?

I'm on 5th packet of my 6 months clomid and frankly feeling like it aint gonna happen for me this way. Dunno bout you gals but I think it dries up any CM and also my period is so, so light, that I think it must be stopping a really good lining from developing which really is quite rubbish seeing as these two things are vital for TTC. Humpf (crosses arms and sulks). I have been an absolute witch to my lovely DD today as well. I'll be glad to finish the drugs.

(Thanks for bearing with my little letting of of steam.)

Hope you all feeling more positive! x

thanks girls, did a run and am now indulging in a little glass of something nice, and also done an internet shop on a few nice things to wear for DD and myself (makes me feel just a little bit better!!)

stac thanks, think I'll give it a couple of days in that case then do provera. hope you ok

clairbear glandular fever, poor you, though don't think antibiotics should interfere with anything. Really feel for you ttc when poorly- what a struggle. HUGS and hope you feel better soon

good luck tomorrow paddington and big hug

hi to everyone else, hoping you all well and throwing lots of babydust to us all this evening xxxx

Hi clure Sorry its bfn hun, regarding provera I used to start it on CD35 as thats when last bloods were taken, even if your pregnant the provera wont effect anything.

Hi clairebear sorry your feeling rotten, how does the shot affect you? is there many side effects?

paddington thinking of you for tomorrow, how are you feeling?

Hi to everyone else xx

Hi all

Clure - sorry about your bfn its so frustrating big hugs ((()))

alfie - sorry to hear your predicament its a shame you get penalised for having a dc already.

isle - good luck for testing at end of the week

paddington - sorry you are stressed but im sure all will be fine. When I had mine done they didnt find and blockages but in a way I wish they had as now mine is just unexplained infertility. If there is a blockage they can sort it out and hopefully a bfp will follow. Good luck but please dont worry

well i have been off work all week as have been well poorly, they think its glandular fever. I have had to force myself to ttc after having the hcg shot on fri but its hard when your feeling rough.
I will be very surprised if I get bfp this month.
Does anyone know if it causes a problem with ttc when taking antibiotics??

hi,
Well its a BFN for me sad

CD 34. Advice from those of you ladies who take provera, how long would you wait till taking provera? Not sure whether to give it a few more days to see if af arrives naturally or just take provera to avoid wasting more time. thanks x
Am gutted. sad

Hi paddington summer hols havent been to bad probably as the weather has been quite good thank goodness lol. I'm sure you will be fine on Friday, let me know what its like. I think what I am getting is slightly different as mines is a scan but who knows lol

clure My scan is booked for 6th August, so only another 2 weeks tomorrow, hoping its not bad news. Trying not to get too worked up. Is it primary or high school you teach? Bet your looking forward to the hols starting. It has been nice not thinking about ttc too much think that helped me have af on my own

millymolly I got bloods done on cd 21, 28 and 35 (only on cd 35 if af didnt show) Whens af due?

Welcome back kiwikat hows things with you?

xxxx

hi stac they are doing scans and bloods do u no what day of my cyccle i get blood takeing. hi clure how am fine am takeing 50mg of clomid

hi
stac it must be a bit of a relief to have a rest from ttc, have you got a date for your scan? I haven't had bloods done been so manic end of term haven't had chance to get up to the hospital (they only do bloods in GP surgery for half hour slot on certain days - not always convenient!) I'm now going to wait to see what happens in the next few days.
paddington hope it all goes ok for you on friday, you poor thing, you sound quite frantic. Its hard isn't it? big hug to you
millymolly thanks I'm ok, what dose clomid are you going to take?
islegrin IUI sounds like one tough ride. What CD day will you be when you test?
welcome back kiwikat
I'm also going to test end of this week. Baby dust to you all xx

Hello everyone, I'm back from holidays. Haven't yet read through your posts to get up to date with all the news - hope there's some happy news to read!

hi all. sorry have been on the quiet side if i am not bogged down with work i am worrying myself silly about the tube scan im having on fri at 2.30- practically counting the hours and days down and am really worried they are blocked and then what?!
Am in a bit of a state to be honest.

hope everyone else is well- good luck clure!!!

stac- mid august not too long! how is the summer hols treating you?

islegrin hope you are ok

hope you are all doing ok

love and dust x x

Hi islegrin I had no choice but to take a break in ttc due to waiting for a scan to check my tubes but think it has been good for us as its been so draining. Hope so much you get the implant, whats the iui like? do you get any side effects? I dont really know much about it thats why I ask

Hey Clure not long till you stop for the hols then, we are on the forth week here so not long till they are back (well mid august). You have loads of will power hun I would probably be dying to test already lol Did you manage to get your bloods done?

Hi millymolly I'm sure you will be fine on the clomd hun, have they decided what monitoring you will be getting?

Hope everyone else is well xx

hi islegrin how are u am starting bak on clomid next week hopefully if my periods come on time

clure I'm going to test the end of this week - not scared about that, but definitely scared about getting my hopes up! Round 5 of IUI and the light at the end of the tunnel is getting dim. You have great will power to wait this long! I have learned it's better to break the bad news to be early, in stages. That way I don't wait until Day 30 and build up irrational hope, but that's just me.

Stac I guess quiet can be good. Sounds like you are just making time with DH, then! Best of luck.

Hi to millymolly, bubblebell and paddington!

Hoping for implantation any moment now...

hi all how are u. am due a period next week so start clomid again then. how are u stac. and how are u clure

hi all
3 days to go at school. Am waiting a couple more days then going to test. Very apprehensive, can't let myself think too much about it. Scare if I am even more scared if I'm not.
hi Stac how are you?

Hi Ladies
How are you all? Any news? All quiet my end just missing our chat xxx

Alfie am in similar boat to you. Have had crap service - NO monitoring either x

Hi Ladies,

In answer to your question, they wont do anything else (NHS) as I have already had children which is fair enough. I'm more annoyed at the lack of testing and have had no monitoring on the clomid at all. No bloods scans or anything. The consultant explained to me about IUI but managed to get it completely wrong, the fool. It's something we have spoken about and maybe if we can we will save some money to have a couple of goes, but I'm not holding my breath.

Thanks for your words though Ladies.

XX

thanks clure... was worried it was something worse...

sounds like it could be ovulation pain? that means clomid doing its stuff. hot water bottle usually helps. x

im sorry to high jack... im on my 2nd cycle of clomid. this time its 100 mg.. the first cycle didnt work and i didnt come on so gp said to start 100mg on day 31 meaning that im back to day 1 hmm

(sorry if thats worded wrong)
so today is day 12 and i am in alot of pain. down below feels very tender and achey and just down right painful.

ive phoned the gp. is there anything else i should be doin?

thanks bubble xxx

clairebear thats really positive news. Havent heard of HCG injection, do they have to make sure you have follicles before offering the injection? Thats also intersting about taking your clomid a little later! Good luck with it.
stac bloods to test for LH, FSH, oestrogen and progesterone. Was going to try to go today but now having to wait in for plumber to fix leaking toilet. Life in the fast lane eh? grin

Hiya all

I have just returned from my monthly int scan and had one on each side 18 & 19 so really good. So good they gave me the HCG injection to make sure they release. Its the 1st time of having it so fingers crossed. I was really surprised as I missed 2 clomid tablets so took them 2 days after. Maybe I need to take them CD3-7 or CD5-9 to make the perfect follicles. Well off to get busy wink

and then the dreaded 2ww.
Its just so sad that we have to go through all this and that i feel my body is letting me and my DH down. We so want a little sprog and I would be over the moon with just one Dc.

hi stac well i have to wait for my next period which am due on 26th of this month if they come on time so i whould get the scan o
n 4th of august.

culre am hopeing it will be like last time am so nervous

wow clure had a mental block on how to work out cd there lol but I am on CD 10 so should be getting busy just in case lol. Glad your backs better. What are they checking your bloods for again? (I know I asked before but I have a crap memory lol)
xxx

hi stac chiro worked on my back for an hour. I was so sore afterwards but feel lots better today, apart from wrapping bag of frozen peas and tying it around my back! thanks for asking though. So where are you now in terms of CD? Are you going to discuss your next steps with consultant? I keep thinking af will be here any minute for me. Have got to go for my blood tests, may try to go tomorrow! xx

Hi ladies

How are we all? my af is gone yay lol

millymolly when are you due a scan to see if your oving? when I was taking the clomid I had to take the progesterone most months too as I wasnt oving so I would say you probably have been oving as your af has come on its own

alfiemax this is the best place to let off steam hun and we are all here for you. Can I ask why they wont give you other treatments after the clomid? you wont need it anyway I'm sure your bfp is just round the corner

clure how did the trip to the chiropracter go? hope your backs better and its bfp for you at the weekend

hi to everyone else xxx

hello Alfiemax, so sorry to hear of your difficulties. If you can't let off steam here then where can you?! I'm also dreading the same possibilty as you in that I'm not sure what my next step will be when I've used up all my cycles of clomid. We'll wish for a bfp in the meantime!
millymolly I fell pregnant last time with my DD the first time I took clomid and I'm also thinking it won't be an easy ride this time.

I'm CD 27 today and thinking I may test this weekend if the witch doesn't get me.
baby dust to you all xxxxxxxx

hi stac am nervous because am scared it won,t work. see when i was last on clomid i fell preg with the twins after only been on the tablets 2 months. but the doctor said it might not be that easy this time.

Hi Ladies,

Sorry I haven't been on for an absolute age. I have been having a very difficult time of late and finding it hard to cope with everyday life and emotions so haven't felt up to the internet. I still don't feel too good but I miss coming on here

I have has some seriously messed up af's as well and the GP thinks I may have mc'd on the cycle before last although in all honesty I don't think I was pg at all.

I had my last hospital appt on 29th May and they basically said there's nothing more they can do once the clomid has finished. This is all on top of the other problems I am faced with at the moment.

Anyway I am CD16 of this cycle and ov'd yesterday (I think). I have 4 month of clomid @ 100mg and then it's a choice of stopping altogether or saving for further treatment.

Sorry I didn't want to come on here and moan lol. I hope Everyone is ok and doing good!! Let's get these BFP's rolling.

XXXXX

Sorry me again, this is a hsc is this the same as hsg? thanks x

Heres what I found:

ACTION AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
ECHOVIST is an ultrasound contrast agent consisting of a suspension of micron-sized air bubbles, formed upon reconstitution of specially formulated galactose granules with an aqueous galactose solution. Following intrauterine administration of the suspension, the bubbles serve to enhance ultrasound signals from the uterine cavity and fallopian tubes, thus enabling better visualization of these structures.
This is called a HSC is this the same thing as the x-ray?

atilla how are you? I have been told I am being sent for an echovist scan which the consultants said was that they put air in your cervix and checked tubes etc on a scanning machine, have you heard of this or will it be the dye thing for me too? thanks hun x

Attila to the rescue

thanks hun

Paddington,

HSG is a tubal x-ray and is a useful test to have done as it gives information not easily accessible by other methods (like a laparoscopy for instance). Deformities INSIDE the tubes can only be seen on x-ray.

The proceudre should be painless provided the dye is injected both slowly and carefully.

They don't usually give antibiotics post this procedure but usually prescribe some painkillers in advance of the HSG being done. Do wear some sanitary protection afterwards; that dye comes out!. They should also be able to tell you there and then whether your tubes are patent (open) or otherwise.

Any other questions just ask.

Attila

does anyone know if you have antibotics after this hsg? and if they tell you if they are blocked there and then or do they just tell you something vague like ^'yes there are cysts'^ 'but what does that mean??- panicked ms bear. ^'oh i cant tell you not really sure- see your consultant'^ took me 2 months til i did and i spent a big bday just thinking the worst

-must stop googling myself silly emotion.

I really hope so stac oh well got to get to next friday now. no sex til then

i dont know about anyone else but im like a dog on heat on this clomid- i want all day everyday-poor dp.
thats encouraging news clure i hope it has the same effect on me.

hope all are ok- am bored at home

Hi millymolly how come your so nervous? did you have a rotten time last time? the consultant is sending me for an echovist scan to see if I have any blockages in my tube the he will decide from there xx

hi stac ye really nervous. so what are they going to do for u next

Hi islegrin that sounds promising hun, I'm not on clomid anymore either just come on here cause I love the support I get from the girls. How have you been?

clure poor you with bad back, hopefully the chiropractor will fix it. When do you go back to the consultant for these bloods? When do you finish up school?

paddington heres hoping we wont need any surgery, we are probably just worrying for nothing, and are just unfortunate that clomid doesnt work for us

xxxxbaby dust to all xxxx

good to hear from you islegrin also good news about number of follicles, wishing you lots of luck with the IUI

stac am supposed to go for another set of blood tests - aswell as the usual FSH and LH they particularly want to test progesterone and oestrogen. think thats to do with checking egg reserve

hi paddington its so tought this ttc. hope that your test goes ok on friday, a colleague of mine had a problem with her tubes - this was diagnosed through a laparoscopy, the lap dye must have done something to her tubes as she fell pregnant naturally quite soon after!

hello the rest of you. I also wondering where Awen is?
Still got a bad back and not able to do my gym classes - going stir crazy! Have got chiropractor appointment tomorrow so hopefully will start to feel better. Am nurofen-ed up here! xx

Hi Ladies! I know it's been awhile, but I've been reluctant to post here because I've been off clomid for so long (it seems). But I miss you all - so I had to stop by and say hi to stac, clure, paddington, clairbear and the rest! Pinkypanther - so excited to hear about the heartbeat of your little one! Awesome!!!

Has anyone heard from Awen? I wonder how she is doing.

Still ttc here - IUI today after straight injections this month (3x the scans and injections for me to try to plump up those follies - I'm so tired of needles!) but we have 2-3 follies on the good tube side, so hopefully one or two will take. What a dream that would be!

Love and sticky dust to you all!

Hey paddington when I spoke to the consultant about my scan she didnt say anything about any ops for unblocking tubes just said it would mean ivf, who knows lol. Where did you go for the weekend? Hope you get sloshed lol xxx

hey girlies. well after a girlie weekend away i found work on mon a massive comedown. the whole clomid sitiuation has made me feel so down have taken couple of days as leave to think through a few things- have my scan next fri and hey if they are blocked they are blocked. do they recommend having them unblocked via an op- i have only hear this to be the case but dp is dead set against me going under a general again- long story!
anyhow that is me being negative.

how is everyone hey stac and clure- you gals doing ok?

Hi millymolly it is generally day 10 for scans but if they are not scanning you then ask for cd21 bloods, that what I got. Are you worried about starting clomid again?

clure I would have thought they would have at least done bloods. When are you due to test? Meant to ask how dd's first visit at school went?

How are the rest of you ladies? all good I hope xxx

hi stac the doctors told me to stop till i moved just with stress of it starting again on my next period. i got 6 months worth of clomid. can u tell me is it day 10 u get the scans to see if your olv.

hi clure ye my twins keep me on my toes. the moves been nightmare but done now. hope your tests go ok.

hi awen how are u geting on?

hi

stac am not being monitored and they've postponed my appt with consultant from early august to mid sept. Very annoying.

millymolly I'm now on CD 24 and waiting to test in a weeks time. you sound very busy!

hi shrekmissis, clairbear, paddington and the rest of you ladies.

Well I've tweaked my back (done this before in the same place, have got a bit of a weakness in lower back/pelvis) in pain and hobbling, rubbish really as I'm supposed to be doing a local triathlon on saturday. Hopefully my visit to chiropractor on wednesday will sort it out!

paddington how are you? x

Hey ladies
how are you all today? any news? Af isnt so bad now just feel a bit drained because of how heavy it was. I was feeling a bit crap recently but back to normal now thank goodness lol

clure sounds like you have had a lovely weekend, how have you been? Are they not monitoring you at all?

clairebear did they just let you get on with the clomid the first time round? What made them do further tests on you? I have kind of kept at the consultant due to his lax attitude lol

millymolly thats a lot to be geting on with, hows things been on the clomid? sounds as if the clomid is working for you since your takin af on your own, have they been monitoring you?

shreksmisses I think on average you ov on day 14, but that varies due to the clomid hun, do you use opk's? I dont due to my pcos

hey thanks for that, everyone. we are doing it every other day but misssd a 'session' for various reasons, so irritatingly went four days. the reason i asked was i wondered when typically you ovulate (i know there is no hard and fast rule) in relation to when you take the clomid.

hi stac sorry to hear about it not working for u so what are they going to do for u next. i just been moveing house and runing after my 2 year old twins.

hi clure how u been geting on

how are the rest of u geting on

hi all,

been away for a lovely long weekend visiting family.
stac sorry af getting you again
shrekmissis yes sounds like you doing the right things in terms of timing it. There are never any guarantees with clomid (or without!!) but bding from day 10 sounds like you have a good a chance as any
pinky good news about your scan, as stac said we are pleased to hear of success stories - don't ever feel guilty, you've been through it too.
millymolly good to have you back, cant really offer advice on the scan thing as I've never been offered one! hopefully someone on here can
clairbear you seem to have been through a lot without getting monitored. Its tough finding out your diagnosis having gone through 6 months of clomid.
hello to anyone else I missed. have a good week all
xxxx

Hey shreksmisses
sounds like your timing it well, you would usually be advised to bd every other day from cd 10 so you have probably covered it, hope thats what you mean lol xx

please could someone explain to me the rough time scale of things when your on clomid. the doctor that gave me clomid did not tell me when i would likely ovulate in relation to the clomid. is there a pattern to it?

have not had a normal period for 6 months. took provera - didn't work. went on pill for three months which got me back to a regular cyle and then i took clomid day 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 and had a scan which showed mature follicles on day 11. have been at it since day 10 and thought i had some ov pain day 12 and 13 and again day 15 (i used to get this regularly back in the days when everything was normal). i felt quite nonchalant about the whole clomid thing and don't even want to hope that it might be successful but i can feel the pressure rising about the accuracy of timing and all that again, and i was trying too so hard to be relaxed about it.

sorry for all the questions. please could someone give me some idea though?

Hey pinkypanther dont think we dont want to hear about you, everyone on here has gone through the same things and we are so chuffed your little bean is getting bigger hun. Please keep us updated with your progress. Have you been given your due date? xxx

Well af has been kicking my ass this month, its soo heavy and I have been in agony, starting to ease off a bit now thankfully. How is everyone else? xxx

Hello all. Sorry to hear some of you are feeling so down.

Wasn't sure whether to post on here or not (don't want to be rubbing it in for anybody) but have decided to anyway, in case it encourages anyone that there might be light at the end of the tunnel...

I had my 6 week scan today, the little bean (and it was just one!) had a heartbeat. They said it looked ok, and although there are no guarantees, it was as good as it could be. I know where I'll be back if it all goes wrong again though.

Lots of baby dust to you all x

Hi millymolly sounds like the clomid is doing its job if you have been having af yourself. The clomid doesnt work for me so I am waiting to go for a scan to check my tubes, took a natural period just on wednesday so I am in agony with the cramps on a positive note I got onto the course I wanted so I am happy. What you been up to? xxx

hi girls sorry not been on for a while. something happend i don,t want to in to. but am starting to take clomid again on my next cycle. my periods have been comeing ever month since i toke provera that one time 2 months ago. i forgot can any one tell me what day of your cycle do u go for the scan thing to see if u are ov is it day 10 of your cycle. how are u stacs and clure and everone else

Hi all

It sounds like we are all so down on the clomid at the mo. Hugs to all ((()))

stac - concerning IUI I think everyone is different but as I had clomid 5 months last year before I had any tests done ( from GP ) with no results. Then had all tests done and all that showed up was curly tubes,wonky womb and high cervix so no pcos or other underline problems. then clomid again for 4 months so far with no results. My FC said beofre clomid this time that we will try 6 months clomid then IUI.
It toally depends on your problem and test results. DH has a history of slughtly low count too so IUI would be perfect for us apparently. I dont know anyone in RL who has this done though so am wary.
I really hope we dont get as far as IVF as dont wanna pump myself full of drugs and inject loads ( not good with needles)

Oh well I suppose Ill go through anything to get to the end and have a DC.

hi all sorry dp was nagging me to get off pc.

Stac its your boday take it if you want to- there is also hope. af finally came through today so ive already taken my clomid as i dont feel the side effects. So i am on day 5 to 10 on clomid which works out quite well as i ovulate late anyhow and my scan is booked for day 15 so could still get lucky this month after scan.

(hugs) for clure its horrible hun i agree with you stac its not fun at all hearing of all these women who just say the word pregnant and whoops there she goes!

hope all have a good day im going to the doc about my skin and clicky ears- i know girls ms bear leads a very rock and roll lifestyle

hope to all x x x

To be honest girls its dp puting me off taking it this month, as he says it didnt work for most of the time I was on it which is why I am being sent for the scan. paddington taking clomid wont ensure af for me I have just been lucky this time to take one as was on day 50 or something (stopped counting after cd35 lol)

{{{hugs}}} for you clure, I am happy to hear about success stories on here but very hard to hear about it when people say 'it just happened' or 'we werent even trying' soz girls rant over just in a bit of a stinking mood at the mo, cramp getting the better of me and I am tired so having an early night, at least thats what I am telling myself lol xxx

im going to give til fri and then crack on- totally fed up with this! only taking clomid this month to ensure a period- haha well mayebe if im lucky enough to get one!

tea is ready back soon glad all are ok. do what you think is best stac at the end of the day you know your body thats what im doing

xxx

hi stac, DD enjoyed her visit to school and was happy as my friends little one is starting at same time so they went into class hand in hand smile

Stac did you get many side effects from the clomid?
paddington - think clomid does affect af. The one I had (after my 100+ day break from af!) was very light, bit like you're describing, try not to worry (hard I know)

another work colleague pregnant. another colleague (who I am close to and knows my situation) gave me a big hug and acknowledged how difficult it must be. Bless her.

baby dust to you all x

paddington whole thing is confusing, my af is very light too so dont knowif I should take the clomid, to be honest I am thinking I might not bother as I may put myself through side effects for nothing. I'm sure you will be fine hun. xx

clure I remember when ds went to school I cried buckets but he skipped away quite the thing, he was used to nursery so it wasnt such a big change for him lol how did she like her visit? xxx

Hi all well spoke to doc who said test again on mon then start clomid- all well and good but today had more brown stuff than before but now its gone. i am so very confused i just did a cheapie and its neg so what do i do now? if this is a period its the oddest one i have ever had.

am quite down about the whole thing plus i wont be cycle buddies with stac this also makes me very sad

dont worry about your bubba starting school clure she will flourish and blossom

hi, I'm ok. On Cd 16 or 17 now. No way of knowing if I've ovulated. Not very optimistic this cycle.
DD had her first starting school afternoon today - she was fine, I wasn;t!! Can't believe my baby is starting school in September. Think you right stac to give the clomid another go. xxx

Thanks clure how you?

AF has started this end, came on at tea time, cramps are killing me, cd 1 for me, clomid 2m may as well xx

thanks clure- how you doing hun? x x

big hug for paddington and stac xx

poor us let us enjoy pimms in the sunshine instead!
testing is unbearable infact i would be happy never to test again!
i dont even have cramps few cramps right down there if you know what i mean! i'm bit down too and its raining! x x

Hey paddington I still have cramps but nothing else, havent even bothered to test as I havent had af in about 2 months, feel out of sorts too. Your hsg is before mine, mines is august just want it over and done with. Didnt get up to much today, tbh I am a but down in the dumps goodness knows why lol xx

booked hsg in for later this month. boo hoo.

i wish my body would work too! my scan is also on maternity section its awful isnt it.
are you going to take the clomid. am annoyed the consultant isnt working today i need answers damn it! I think i will wait but oh my word i wish i knew what was going on. went home from work today it was just all too much. I just do not feel right!
so fed up. am sorry your discharge stopped. i dont even have cramps now

what you up to today anything exciting? xxx

Hey paddington Its always a waiting game, I seem to have stopped having discharge (soz tmi) but still have cramps, wish my body would work the way it used to lol. I waited till I bled then took clomid the last time but that was because I was afraid it was an implant bleed therefore could be pg, of course it wasnt lol. Maybe you should wait to speak to consultant or ask if anyone else is available to give advice. Why wont they let you book your scan? Mine is on a bloody maternity section (soz if that sounds bad, just a bit jealous of pregnant women at the mo) xxx

well im having doubts about starting clomid as i have not have any TMI WARNING red blood still just this silly brown discharge im not even bothering with a pad. my doc doesnt work tuesdays- how useful so i am left to fret for 24 hours. my boobs were also really sore and veiny yesterday i did a test and it was negative(no change there) am due to start clomid today but i dont know if i should. i want to book my scan aswell but i dont know what to do.

oh grr!

x

yay

thats good news stac. Im gonna start 2moro onwards and upwards you know. This month girls its war! Over and out roger x x x

Hello ladies

Well I have had a bit of a surprise af seems to be turning up, I have cramp and discharge is light brown, sorry tmi. Anyway just wondering do you think I should take clomid? I have some from the doc, the way I see it I dont have anything to loose so what do you all think?

clairebear is it usual to go straight to iui if clomid doesnt work? I have to go for dye scan in August as I only ov'd on clomid once but I havent been told the options if my tubes are ok.

awen I was going to up date list but my cunt n paste isnt working at the mo lol Soz about bfn hun

paddington am ok just a bit sore, we may be cycle buddies this month xx

Can we do updated roll call please CD43 here. No AF and BFN on Thursday. No more clomid for now and just keeping trying without.

totally understand what you mean clairebear its such hardwork this clomid and when you dont get anything back but af teasing you its very hard. Ringing doc 2moro stac how you doing? Good luck shreksm. X

hiya

hope everyone is well and enjoyed there weekend. I done a test on Sat and BFN so went to party and got very merry and then AF showed up with avengence yesterday bang on CD28. I cheered myself up by meeting friends and having a pimms by the river.
I think I have given up falling pregnant on clomid now as had 5 months last year and now 4 months so far this year. Its so annoying..
another 2 months then IUI here I come.

everyone else ok

xxxx

Hey paddington did you get your scan booked? Clomid is a nightmare hun, has it come to much else?

Sounds good shreksmisses better get bding lol

How you clure?

Think we have lost the list on cycle days lol xxx

sorry paddington

have just had egg scan, day 11 have three mature follicles on one side and possibly a fourth and one on the other although that view wasn't as clear. i am so relieved i actually have some and it seems the clomid is working with relatively few s/effects

hope everyone else is ok

am just gutted as had 2 really regular months last month really late and now this with sore boobs. This all so very cruel

sorry paddington. Think stac maybe right and could be early af. I never get af on time but it came a day early last cycle (first clomid cycle) Good luck with hsg scan x

hey stac i think you are totally right going to call up and get my hsg dye scan booked in tomorrow. See what they say and take it from there as this is just the final straw for me this is draining me of everything i have

thank you for your help

hope you are ok x x

thank you for your help

hope you are ok x x

Hey paddington be could be af hun, clomid can change it. I had a very early af when I ov'd on the clomid I came on on CD23 so could be, soz hun hope thats not p**d you off

Any news on the weekend testers? Hope theres some positive news xxx

help help help: ok tmi warning! Muddy brown discharge day before af due not very much dont need a pad or anything. Any thoughts is this just the witch teasing me- its very cruel but normally when af starts i get red and more. Sorry am just confused done 2 cheap internet preg tests but both neg. Advice needed please hope all are ok x x

hey all, cycle buddies do we have any news yet? I guess no news is good news.
am feeling very frustrated today like this is never going to happen. just wish af would hurry up.

hope everyone is ok xx

hey stac drink is a demon but hey its bloody good enjoying it though. Good luck with mother inlaw shopping. I only got a new wallet as mr bear was with me but mon i can shop --without restraint-- sadly without him all alone woo hoo! Enjoy yourself clure hope you girlies enjoy rest of wkend x x

thanks stac. I'd better get BD-ing then!!

Hi clure Sounds like ovulation pains hun, clomids doing its job, fingers crossed for you. xx

Hi paddington I went to my aunts last night so a bit worse for wear today, hate drink its a demon lol think I'm letting my hair down in my time off meds, lazing about on the couch with ds and tomorrow have to take mother in law shopping. how did the shoping go? get anything nice? xx

hi, just a quick query. I'm on CD 15 and today I've had funny little stabbing pains possibly ovary area. Do you think it may be ovulatory? Has anyone else experienced this? Think its been so long since Ive had a proper cycle I've forgotten what it feels like! Thanks x

hey stac no my scan is not on monday but can book it from then.
Am glad its not just me with a positive man it would be helpful if pregnant people i know would for one stop moaning about it and secondly stop going on about it i get it your not fat your pregnant i get it!

Any nice plans for the weekend? i do not but hey i think i shall shop

how you lovely ladies doing?

xx

hello all, I'm still here! Just been having a horrendous time at school (all staff not just me!) so been a bit pre-occupied with that. I'm currently BD-ing everyother day and have felt no side effects from the 100mg clomid. Enjoying the gorge weather.

awen what CD are you on now?

clairbear I too have got a big occasion coming up and feel like I shouldn't have a glass of wine as "I may be..." oh well we can cross our fingers!!

stac hi how are you at the moment? Are you still waiting for AF?

paddington hi, its tought the wait. I've only experienced the 2WW once this time around and I'd forgotten how bloody hard it is.

wishinandhopin I had the dye thing done last time round when I conceived DD. I found it was ok whilst they were doing it but afterwards very uncomfortable, I had awful period type pains and needed a bit more than a panty liner! (sorry tmi) hope it goes ok, you'll be fine

Hey paddington do you have your scan on Monday?

clairbear hope its a bfp and you cant drink (in the nicest possible way of course) if not you can get blotto with a clear consience.

Has anyone heard from clure? Hope everyone is well. xxx

Hiya girlies

Where has the sun gone? and just in time for the weekend typical..

Paddington - I too have the most postivie hubby and it sometimes gets on my nerves but honestly think he is the only thing that has got me through ttc for the last 2 yrs. Its so hard to be positive for the future.
Have a lovely weekend x

wishin - I had the dye thing done and was a bit uncomfy but not painful. its a bit like a smear but the put a tiny catheter of due into your womb and it should flow through your tubes. They check this by an xray machine over your tummy. I found it really fascinating as they can see alot from this procedure shape/clear or blocked/polyps/fibroids. They showed me to and was interesting to see your insides lol.
Just take a few painkillers an hr before and take a pantyliner with you as may leak a bit of dye. Just have a relaxing rest of your day. I just had mild period pains for rest of day. All will be fine

Awen - i have them crossed for you. x

Well I will be testing tomorrow as I have my mates 30th tom nite so dont wanna drink if I get BFP ( fat chance ).

Good luck to all the girlies testing this weekend

Have a good onex

Hey Stac thats not selfish i understand what you mean.glad its not just me who feel like this. am just waiting for mon to roll on so i get this af over and done with book this bloody dye scan in and then i'll know what im up against- Wishin im hoping its not too painful but have had mixed opinions from others its either totally fine or your in pain for days.
oh well its friday and i am trying to eat healthily but i cannot be bothered so i am taking my grumpy arse to town to do some shopping!

awen good luck hun im hoping that even if you dont feel pregnant you could well be anyway- the body likes to play tricks and all that jazz.

right adios amigos x x

Hi Wishin, yes, the dye test is pretty uncomfortable, but it's over quite soon. And you might be one of the lucky ones - along with Stac - who breeze through it. Certainly hope so.

Hey paddington the clomid makes me a bitch and the 2ww is an absolute nightmare my dp has been saying the same as yours and I feel the same as you, but for me DP doesnt want to do ivf as we have a son each he feels we should be grateful, doubt I will see it that way soz if that sounds selfish to anyone who doesnt have kids.

Hey wishinhopin welcome back lol I am in the same boat as you but diagnosed with pcos. I have to go for the dye test on 6th August, so nervous. Most of the ladies have said its uncomfortable but not too bad so try not to worry.

Hey awen are you gettin organised for your school hols? My lots already off so I am trying to keep them entertained. No AF for me either, will you take clomid if af comes naturally?

Hope everyone else is well!! xxx

Hi all

still here. No af as yet, will be testing prob tomorrow but dont 'feel' preg.

Hi Girls
I was on this site ALL the time last year and took a break. Now I'm back it. Love the support of you ladies. I have period problems (never get it) My family physician was at a loss, and I FINALLY after a year wait have gotten into a specialist. He has run all the blood work, done ultra sound, checked hubby's sperm count, and cannot find out why I ovulate so irrugularly. So in 2 weeks I go for the dye test to check my fallopian tubes. Any of you girls had this done??? Just wondering what it entails???
Lots of love to all the baby makers

ammendment i just worked 27 hours on the trot, that should say.

hey stac feel crap totally crap and in this heat this is not fair. i hate the 2 week wait it makes me so foul.
dp keeps saying we'll have one by next year etc etc we wont need ivf but in my head im thinking just you wait matey when this all goes even more wrong i will say see,see mr bloody positive.

ok rant over and im very sorry incase i offended anyone but i really needed to vent ive ust dont 27 hours on the trot im entitled!

sorry your pmt is so bad in heat it just makes it worse

lets hope af comes along for youb

any wkend plans- sods law hot all week at work and wkend i hear its rain! xxx

Hiya ladies where are you all?? I'm still hanging about hoping af will appear on its own, as yet it doesnt look like it although my pmt has been shocking lol. How is everyone else? xxx

hey all at work so have to be quick. Know what you mean claire bear my skin is as bad as my moods and am wiped. One week to go now boo am couple days behind you and kiwikat fingers crossed. Im not confident about myself

back to hell work i go x

Hiya

Paddington - my hormones are raging as bad spots and am also very tired whilst on these tabs. The heat just makes it worse. I have to drive with all windows open to keep me awake Not good...

Shrek - I get scanned between CD9-CD13 but not sure if this is the same everywhere. I have to call the hospital on day1 or 2 of period and they book me in for between day 9-13.

Kiwikat & shrek - I have heard the same as tilla that OPKs are useless whilst on clomid due to high LH levels. I just try to get busy between day10 - 20 this should cover ovulation. Also checking CM is a good sign but clomid can dry this up.

Lots of cycle buddies this month with the wicked witch due Sunday so lets hope we get at least one BFP .

Really? Not use OPKs when using Clomid? I've just bought one and used it for the first time this cycle (2nd round of Clomid) because the scanographer (or whatever he was called) told me to get down to Boots, pick one up and go for it when I got the green light. But what you're saying is that what I thought was the green light may have been something else? Clarification, please! And what do you recommend using instead?

Am in the heart of the tww - cd24, with the witch due on Saturday or Sunday.

skreksmissus

Do not use OPK's when on clomid. This is because clomid can encourage LH production; these kits read LH levels so it would be reading this increased level.

hi all,

stac am from north of england but currently living in the pacific for a few years.

thought i could feel every side effect afteri took it grin

but actually think i only had hot flushes, and that might genuinely have been the heat grin

but woke up cold having been sweating.
have felt fine today, have just taken the second one.
someone just remind me, when do you scan? is it 7 days from the first or the last tablet?
also, does anyone use ovulation kits and do they work effectively if you are on clomid? when in relation to when you take the tablets do you start to test?
sorry, lots of questions but it's all a bit new still smile

hey clairebear am also in the last week as of tomorrow- cant say im looking forward to it. Am very sleepy but blaming it on the weather have couple spots too dont you love hormones! Hope all are ok x

Hi all

Good to hear from you pinky and all looks good still. Bring on the scan so you can start to relax and enjoy it eh smile

Had a good weekend of bbqs and laughs. Gonna be a hot week so paddling pool is out.

Im in the last week of 2ww so im sure it will drag.

have a good week all

Hello all, just popping by to say hello and check up on you!

Have had a lovely day, out with some friends, but a bit surnburnt now (whoops)

Am still feeling super-paranoid about my BFP, like it's not really happening, though have done a fair few tests since last Tuesday, all still positive, and no AF yet...I am going to the hospital tomorrow for a pre-arranged follow up appointment, and I'm hoping they will book me for an early scan next week or the week after to help set my mind at ease a bit. If not then I will be saving for a private scan!

Will pop in again soon to see how you're doing x

were are you from shreksmisses? How you feeling after the first clomid?

Whats everyone been up to this weekend? I was at my aunts yesterday, we were all playing the wii good laugh xx

hey,
well, that's the first one down the hatch. it's nighttime here so hopefully won't have bad side effects.
hope everyoone has had a nice weekend. take care all
sm

hey girls

stac- no seeing family aswell not really looking forward to that. hope your ok and your not to worried about the pains- fingers crossed for aug.

loving the pregnancy predictor kit- kiwikat

like the rollercoaster expression clairebear

have a lovely weekend all

Hi paddington nothing my end, had pains the other day but not sure what they were, if I have af myself I will be in shock lol, just have to wait till August and see what they tell me.

Think your right clairebear so easy to stress yourself out when going through all this and as we know thats not good for falling pregnant

Bring on a pregnancy predictor kit that will tell us the month we will defo fall pregnant, love this idea kiwikat grin

Is anyone doing anything exciting this weekend? We are visiting family

Any news from pinky? Hope alls well xxx

Hiya

ITS FRIDAY [GRIN]

Shreksmrs - Glad your staying with us. Im sorry to hear about your fertility probs but at least something is now being done. Clomid is not too bad and the side effects do vary so hopefully you will be lucky. It is a rollercoaster but all you can do is get on and scream when you need to. I hope clomid works for you x

Clure - Thats so crappy. They should know that its stressful enough with out blowing you out twice angry

. Hopefully sept will bring some good news

Paddington - its so easy to convince yourself there are problems and stress yourself out. I was also convinced my tubes were blocked but all was clear so try and chill and wait until the test. Good about having no side effects on 100mg. at least thats one less thing to worry about

Kiwikat - I keep praying there will be a new wonderdrug/test that means everyone whatever their fertility problem can fall on whatever date they choose. I think it may be a long way off sad

We are having a nice quiet weekend so trying to chill and enjoy the weather. I have got dentist this afternoon though for 2 fillings so at least my mind will be on that today.

Pinky - any news ????

Have a lovely weekend girls xx

We're in the two week wait and it's draaaaaaaaaaaaaaging. The whole thing is such a waiting game, isn't it? And you feel really out of control. It'd be fine if you could decide to get pregnant on 1st July, and take it from there. (I wish!)

Well next month just waiting for av after the old 2 week wait i guess im stressing as im just waiting for something to give- am really unhappy in my job/ cant seem to get pregnant and have no way to vent anything.

Anyhow rant over... how are you doing stac? any news? x x

I agree paddington I felt much better on 100mg but took this to be because of how long I had been on it. Whens your app to get tubes checked, try not to stress yourself about it, (at least thats what I am trying to tell myself)

Clure that really is shoddy treatment I wish there was someone we could complain too but we are pretty much left with what we are given.

Welcome shreksmisses I know excatly how you feel, so frustrating and stressful. I wish you every success

Hows everyone else? xxx

Hi all no news here other feeling negative have convinced myself its not happening because my tubes are blocked- i have no evidence to prove this and am probably just torturing myself!
on the two week wait now had lots of bding so did all we could.

Feel better on 100mg than 50- how odd.

Welcome shrekmissus am so sorry to hear about your situation I agree with you and clure it is such a rollercoaster.

clure am sor sorry the hospital are mucking your around that is ridiculous! And to receive such a letter is very cruel.

Hope everyone is ok hope and dust x x

hi shrekmissis so sorry to hear of your losses. It certainly is a rollercoaster. I too have a DD who is 4 and was conceived first cycle on clomid. My periods weren't regular after having her. Now trying to conceive number 2 and have had one cycle of 50mg clomid which was not successful, i took provera to induce a period as previously i was waiting 5 months for it to turn up! I'm now taking 100mg and haven't felt any side effects. I, and a few other ladies here take clomid at night and it seems to be a good way of escaping any possible side effects.

I've just had another letter from consultant putting my august appt back to september. Am cross as this is the second time its changed and we've rearranged our holiday to fit with the august date. angry

I feel after the last letter to tell me that my wonky hormones suggest low egg supply (and aged 41) my time is running out.

Sorry for rant. hope everyone else well xxxx

hi clairebear i think i had better introducce myself if i am going to stick around smile

i have a dd who is 4, had a mc before she was born and then had a problematic pregnancy with her and am very thankful to have her. had a mc when she was 18mths and have had a few very funny cycles and discussion with obstetrician who said they may have been very early mc's, but having not tested, we'll never know for sure. pretty sure have definitely not been pregnant in last 18 months. periods went completely awol in january and i had to go back on the ocp to get a period again (twas a bit of a blow after 2 and a bit years t and ftc), have now finished ocp and awaiting period so that i can begin clomid, in the next few days.
have heard some really positive stories aabout clomid (and some not so positive ones)
am a bit concerned about side effects
am hoping i won't need to take it for too long. in all honesty though, have gotten so used to this roller coaster that i don't hold out a great deal of hope of it's success (good start hey - i am usually not so negative about other things - i think it's a defence mechanism). i hope i'm wrong.
smile

Hey ladies
how are you all? All good I hope, nothing happening my end, the school hols started early for me as DS hurt his arm so hes not going back in till 17th Aug anyone else about to embark on the hols? xxx

Fantastic news, Pinky! Sending sticky vibes.

Have updated me and Lucygrif.

Lucygrif - CD4
Clure - CD4
Sgibbo - CD5
AmelieD - CD7
Fruitbowl- CD12
Beffy - CD16
Clairebear - CD16
KiwiKat - CD18
Peju25 - CD18
Bubblebell1 - CD19
Paddington- CD19
Islegrin - CD25
Mummycat1 - CD27
Awen - CD30
Tetleytea - CD30
Pinkypanther - CD33

Lissie - CD37
Stac14 - CD47
Boo - CD61
millymolly - CD61
Alfiemax - CD61
Ginstar - CD83

Hey clure I didnt get any other side effects when I went up to 100mg any monitoring this time?

How are the rest of you ladies? xx

hi
fantastic news pinky congratulations. Keep us updated on your progress x

awen stac and clairbear I'm not feeling any side effects (as yet) from 100mg clomid. Thank goodness - its tough enough having to face the witch turning up, period pains without facing clomid side effects too!!

lucy we are cycle buddies this time

hope rest of you ladies are well xx

congrats pinky!! we need some more BFPs!!!

the witch got me on Saturday so CD4 now

congratrs pinky hope its sticky hun, keep us updatd on your progress xxx

Hiya

Good news Pinky I hope its a defo BFP and is a sticky bean x smile

Clure - alot of women said they dont really notice alot of difference in side effects from 50-100mg so hopefully that will be you too.
Its weird as last month I had alot side effects like cramps,bloating and headaches but this month I have been fine. All very weird as on same dose of 50mg. hmm

me and DH have been on a marathon bding session this month as its been every day since last wed which is good for us as normally too knackered. Gonaa try and keep it up for a few more days wink

Have a good week ladies
x

CONGRATS! pinkpanther!!! Loads of sticky dust for you.

Hello all. Thanks for the good luck messages.

Well, the line is a bit pinker and darker this morning so I guess it is a BFP!

Never thought this would happen and still a long way to go - I had a MMC in February so just praying that this one sticks and grows ok.

Lots of baby dust to the rest of you. Will pop in again soon to see how you're all doing.

Updated for Tuesday:
(and updated sgibbo's)

Clure - CD4
Sgibbo - CD5
AmelieD - CD7
Fruitbowl- CD12
Beffy - CD16
Clairebear - CD16
KiwiKat - CD17
Peju25 - CD18
Bubblebell1 - CD19
Paddington- CD19
Islegrin - CD25
Mummycat1 - CD27
Awen - CD30
Tetleytea - CD30
Pinkypanther - CD33
Lucygrif - CD36
Lissie - CD37
Stac14 - CD47
Boo - CD61
millymolly - CD61
Alfiemax - CD61
Ginstar - CD83

Hi all
how are you? pinky let us know how you get on tomorrow

clure have you had any side effects?

hi awen hows you? are you keeping up the bding like me lol

hope everyone else is well xxx

Ok here, trying not to symptom spot too much at every cramp. Not doing clomid now till when ds2 weans fully though. How are you doing? Any side effects?

Have amended my CD from 4 to 3

Clure - CD3
AmelieD - CD6
Fruitbowl- CD11
Beffy - CD15
Clairebear - CD15
KiwiKat - CD16
Peju25 - CD17
Bubblebell1 - CD17
Paddington- CD18
Islegrin - CD24
Mummycat1 - CD26
Awen - CD29
Tetleytea - CD29
Pinkypanther - CD32
Lucygrif - CD35
Lissie - CD36
Stac14 - CD46
Boo - CD60
millymolly - CD60
Alfiemax - CD60
Sgibbo - CD72
Ginstar - CD82

hi Awen how are you?

Clure - CD4
AmelieD - CD6
Fruitbowl- CD11
Beffy - CD15
Clairebear - CD15
KiwiKat - CD16
Peju25 - CD17
Bubblebell1 - CD17
Paddington- CD18
Islegrin - CD24
Mummycat1 - CD26
Awen - CD29
Tetleytea - CD29
Pinkypanther - CD32
Lucygrif - CD35
Lissie - CD36
Stac14 - CD46
Boo - CD60
millymolly - CD60
Alfiemax - CD60
Sgibbo - CD72
Ginstar - CD82

Is this ok girls?

Clure - sorry you got AF

know what you mean about at least not having to bother with provera this time. Hope side effects arent too bad.

Pinky - good luck tomorrow.

Will try and update roll call but sorry if i cock it up x

Good luck pinky

thanks clairebear hoping the upped clomid to 100mg don't give me side effects!

how are the rest of you? x

Morning all. Hope you're all doing ok. Some news from me: I had the faintest of faint lines on a PG test yesterday afternoon shock

It was so faint that when I showed it to DH he said first of all that he couldn't see it, and then that 'that was just how the test looks'. So I made him pee on one as a control! There was no faint line on his.

Both of us are far too scared to get our hopes up on what could have been an evaporation line, so am going to test again tomorrow. Will report back then! Please don't congratulate me yet, don't want to get my hopes up...

Hi

Had a great weekend thanks and hopefully the celebrations will carry on tonight wink

.

Clure - sorry the witch arrived especially coz she was early ( how rude ). Also sperm count varies so much depending on stress and diet so maybe get DH checked out anyway for peace of mind. My DH had 2 tests 6 months apart and one was 18mill and the next one was 35mill. We worked out alot of crap was happening round time of the 1st test so may have had a big impact.

Shrek - HELLO I think it does vary a little to what day to start it but I think mostly in Uk its CD 2-6 then internal scan (egg scan)on CD 9-13. I hope you get on ok with the tabs. Stay with us to let us know how you get on

Any other news ladies xx

Hi
Well I have read the thread tonight but have now forgotten everyone's details argh!

I took Clomid days 2-6, had a few hot sweats in the night but this was last week when we had hot nights anyway. Been a bit short tempered with DH and DS but trying to contain that!! On CD24 today but as I know I had no follicle waiting to OV on CD21 I am being rather lax in BDing! Been too busy and pressure is off!!

Clure you sound like one fit woman!! My DH is very sporty and I am the complete opposite! Sorry to hear about AF but at least you haven't had to wait ages for AF (I waited over 100 days and I read that you did too earlier this month!) and you can start Clomid again.

Clairebear, I would be very excited if I were you, happy BDing, will be waiting with bated breath in a couple of weeks for news!

Hello to everyone else.

Must go and dry my hair before bed or will be a frizz head!

X

shrekmissus hi, I'm taking clomid day 2-6 and I think thats fairly standard although I know of some ladies who take it a bit later in their cycle (day 5 I think) not sure if its anything to do with when you usually ovulate, hth

stac hi hope you doing ok. DH sperm was done first time round when conceived DD. We are taking it for granted its still ok, though maybe we should request its retested to be on the safe side.

have a good evening. Off for my swim x

hi i am new to clomid - i begin next week and am really hoping it works (as everyone who takes it does). i have a question that i hope you girls can answer (i posted on the other thread too so some of you may recognise this)

when were you all advised to start it? we are not in the uk at the moment, and i've been told day 5 by my doctor but i thought you were advised it was earlier than that in the uk. he is not a fertility specialist and i wondered what you guys had been advised. i thought it was between day 2 and day 5 but preferably day 2? also, when do you ahve the egg scan in relation to the clomid?

many thanks

Clur I'm not taking clomid!!!! My mum did 20 years ago when she was trying to conceive my sister (read my first post).

DH and I are just living a healthy lifestyle and hoping that we don't need any intervention like clomid or such meds.

Thanks ladies for your responses.

hiya yes I think it is, although it is very rare for me to spot like this, normally AF comes with a bang

islegin thanks, I'm ok now. DH gave me a cuddle and we had a chat. I'm going for a run, thats my therapy.

lucygrif is that your af? its a b**ch isn't it? I've got period pains now which I very rarely get (mind you I very rarely get periods!!) hope you ok

takelovingchances welcome to the thread. I'm no expert but i don't think fertility problems are hereditary, there are many factors which affect fertility. The fact that you and your DH are taking a healthy approach to lifestyle and you're taking clomid means you have a good a chance as any! lots of luck to you

off for a run then a swim in the lake (triathlon training - mad woman)

Hey takelovingcanches Welcome to the thread, I dont think it mecessarily does go down family lines but in my case my mum took 5 years to have my sis, although not assisted but I have pcos and have wondered if maybe my mum did too. But I dont think they will test you for that reason, you would have to be trying for a yea before they test you unless any you have any probs x

Hey josie welcome to the thread hun, how are you finding the clomid? x

clure so sorry to here of double whammy, at least you know you ov'd this month as af came on its own so you know you still have hope, keep up the bding, have they checked hubbys sperm?

How is everyone else?

Hi, sorry to disturb this post with my lack of knowledge of clomid, but I have a Q that I'm sure you ladies can help me with.

DH and I ttc1, we're on 3rd cycle and so far we're hopeful.

I was talking to my mum yesterday who told me that she got pregnant with me in 1st cycle, but then it took her 6 years to conceive my sister (mum was only 29 when my sister was born). During those 6 years she went for many tests and ended up on clomid. Finally she got preg and went on a few years later to have my brother.

My Q is: do probs with fertility go down family lines? Just cuz my mum struggled, does that mean that I likely will? There are many health and lifestyle factors where we differ, so I'm hoping that myself and DH will be okay.

Any advice would be great!

started spotting yesterday, no af yet though I bet I am in agony tomorrow!!

Clure - so sorry about the double whammy! That's sh*t, first the test results/consult, now AF... while I'm happy for no provera or 100 day cycle... it's not the same as a bfp! Smile at least twice today, then you have permission to fume and fuss the rest of the day (but be nice to DH - you have to live with him even after this)

Thanks kiwi.
Can't believe this, AF turned up this morning. Day 27, its never been that early! Oh well begin 100mg clomid tomorrow and at least i don't have to mess about with provera!

Oh Clure, so sorry to hear that.

hello,

Welcome josie, hopefully you'll conceive again on clomid. I'm TTC number 2, was successful last time round, managed to conceive DD now 4 on clomid first cycle.

clairbear good girl, go for it and have a smashing anniverasary weekend

pinky and lucy sorry for your BFN. I'm still CD 26 and on the verge of testing

Well ladies, I received a letter from my consultant who was informing that the result of my last hormone blood tests (LH and FSH) are still on the high side and he said this could be a strong possiblity of premature menopause and that my ovaries may not have many more eggs. he said this will "Obviously make your chances of conciveing naturally reduced however it does not meant that you cannot become pregnant at all" He's suggested continuing with clomid but to increase dose to 100mg. I've also now got to have a repeat LH, FSH blood test and also he wants to test levels of progesterone and oestrogen.
Phew - sorry ladies this is a long one. This is a bit of a blow. I'm now doubly hoping for a bfp as I feel my time is really running out. I have an appointment early august with consultant. Tis a long time to wait as if I get a negative test, I've then more than likely got to take provera to get a period and that will then take a longer time, then clomid again - its never ending

Moan over, thanks for listening xx

Sorry to hear that a few of you have the witch blues - that's a horrible feeling.

Clairebear, glad to hear that you're going for it. We're trying tonight,too. Good luck - and happy anniversary! Hope you have a lovely weekend.

(sigh) alas, no more clomid for me sad

Hi

Thanks for the info Clure I may get a tube to try.

welcome Josie - Hopefully the clomid will work like last time smile

at least you will get lots of advice on here and virtual support.

Pinky and Lucy sorry about your BFN but try to not let it get you down and plod along to the next round of clomid once AF arrives.
It will happen for us but may just take a little longer x

I had my mid cycle scan today and had 4 follicles ( 12, 16, 18 and 22.5 )God knows what happened this month as I normally only get 1 or 2. Anyway the FC said it was up to us if we wnated to try this month as big chance of multiple birth. I said we had been trying for so long that the chances are low of me falling so im gonna go ahead anyway. I have said on here before that if we werent all being monitored we would never no how many follicles we had so would be trying anyway.
If its meant to be it will be. Plus its my wedding anniversary on Mon so we are out for a nice meal and busy weekend is planned grin

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend
cx

Sorry to hear that Lucy, it really sucks doesn't it?

In some ways though, I am quite looking forward to my AF arriving, because at least then I can start another round of Clomid rather than get stuck in the stupid endless waiting game which my cycles usually are!

Has anyone got any good news to cheer us up today?

pinky I am feeling exactly the same hun, I too got a BFN at 6pm yesterday, CD32 today so will test again on Sunday morning unless the witch turns up. Getting fed up of her now, wish she'd just f**k off grin

Hi Josie, welcome to the thread. Sorry to hear you didn't ov yet. Hopefully in the next week...

I tested this morning and it was a BFN. I knew it would be but am still feeling quite sad and like it's never going to happen for us. sad

Hi Ladies
Can I join you please?
I have PCOS and am TTC #2 at the minute. I came off the pill in Feb and started Metformin straight away. After 112 days I had AF then started Clomid. I am now on CD22. I had a scan yesterday which was planned from my last consultant appt and I didn't expect to be on CD21 when I had it. It was a bit disappointing as it showed no collapsed corpus luteum so I haven't ovulated and lots of small follicles but no dominant follicle sad

I conceived my son 5 years ago on Met and Clomid and think I ovulated late on the successful cycle so I have my fingers crossed I am going to ovulate in the next few weeks!

Am going to read up on all of you now!

smile

hi all,

preseed - you get it in a tube and you also get some plastic kind of like "injection" type tubes that you load with the preseed and pop it inside you. Its a lubricant that is sperm friendly hth

xx

Hello all. Congratulations Sarashy, hope this one sticks for you.

Amelie - you're doing so well with the weight loss.

If anyone is prepared to explain what you do with the preseed, then I might order myself some too grin

.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm now sure that I'm not pregnant and that AF is coming along soon, but will test tomorrow anyway so can drink with a totally clear conscience this weekend (also - may as well use one of the 40 or so tests I've got in the house!)

Baby dust to you all.

Hiya

Sarashy - That is fab news im so happy for you. Its nice to hear an IUI success story as I think thats where Ill end up in a couple of months after clomid finishes. whats your story concerning ttc?
What county do you live? was the IUI free and how many tries do you get?
Sorry loads of questions

amelie - wow thats great about your weight loss keep it up. Sorry AF got you but you sound like your on the right track.

Im gonna get me some presseed. x

congrats sarashy!! how did you find the IUI? and how much did it cost if you don't mind me asking?? DP and I are considering this as our next step in the coming months as we (I) don't fancy all the needles etc and we don't have the money for IVF.
Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly do you do with the Preseed?? Might try it next month if the witch turns up.

Paddy - I sure hope not! Best of luck, either way you'll know more info with which to ttc!!!

CD 19 - I was trying to forget about it!!!

but I did buy a HPT today for next Wednesday (or as close to that as I can get.)

Hi girls!

Congrats Sarahshy! Brilliant news - sticky vibes.

Kiwi - yeah - go for it. 2 eggs seems like a good number. My consultant recommended I have 2 as I'm over 40. Get to bed!

Me BIG preseed fan too! It's a necessity round these parts! It's one of the few lubricants that is "sperm friendly" (I think it waves to the little fellas and offers to buy them a pint)

No news from me except AF turned up as I was hoping this month because I had a very rare opportunity to go partying and think it did me the world of good to go out and get wrecked! makes a change from the years of trying to be mother teresa!

updating stats:

AmelieD - CD1
Fruitbowl- CD6
Beffy - CD10
Clairebear - CD10
KiwiKat - CD11
Peju25 - CD12
Bubblebell1 - CD12
Paddington- CD13
Islegrin - CD19
Mummycat1 - CD21
Awen - CD24
Clure - CD24
Tetleytea - CD24
Pinkypanther - CD27
Lucygrif - CD30
Lissie - CD31
Stac14 - CD41
Boo - CD55
millymolly - CD55
Alfiemax - CD55
Sgibbo - CD67
Ginstar - CD77

Just updating the list...AF turned up at tea-time, Day 35 - typical, after breaking into my new stash of ClearBlue Digitals!!Just updating the list...

AmelieD - CD1
Beffy - CD10
Clairebear - CD10
KiwiKat - CD11
Peju25 - CD12
Bubblebell1 - CD12
Paddington- CD13
Islegrin - CD19
Mummycat1 - CD21
Awen - CD24
Clure - CD24
Tetleytea - CD24
Pinkypanther - CD27
Lucygrif - CD30
Lissie - CD31
Fruitbowl- CD36
Stac14 - CD41
Boo - CD55
millymolly - CD55
Alfiemax - CD55
Sgibbo - CD67
Ginstar - CD77

Good luck to everyone!!!

islegrin- knowing my luck i will be in a lot of pain then!

preseed ladies is a sperm friendly itimate moisturiser that helps where clomid hasnt in terms of mucus and lack of it. were trying it tonight!
was anyone else sore for a few days after their follicle scan?
kiwikat- good luck on the follicle front hun!
stac- glad the exam went well.
amelied- mine was late last month its unbearable!

Congrats sarahshy!

Just a note about HSG - Most people say there is just a cramping sensation, but for me (probably because I have a tube blocked due to an ectopic years ago) it was quite painful. I went into pain sweats and nearly levitated off the table because I wasn't expecting it. It was as bad as kidney stones for me. All the docs and nurses told me it would be "a little discomfort" and I was shaking by the time it was over. I would have much rather been told "this will hurt like hell - but it will be over in 30 seconds" so I guess those are my words of comfort, even if it does hurt, it's over in 30 seconds or so. If your tubes are not blocked I'd say there's very little chance of pain.

Sorry to be the bearer of pain news.

congratulations sarashy

paddington I've used preseed. It helped! grin

Have held off testing, its too early but still resisting!

hope you all well. Off to DD's nursery parent evening xx

hi all of my old clomid friends clarebear ect.. just thought id let you all know i had a mc on my finally round of clomid in feb. Have since then had 3 rounds of iui and wuhoooo!!!!! got my bfp this week. hoping this one sticks around. Hope ur all well and get there.
sara
x

Hi Girls

Huge apologies for AWOL!! Broadband issues blush

will give you a quick "me,me,me" post then go back and read up on what I have missed out on. Thank you for thinking optimstically that I maybe on a pregnancy thread, unfortunately not -

Well, I am on Day 35 and still no AF. Did a Clearblue digital test on Day 28 and it said not pregnant, so waited until this morning and did another and it was the same. I think my missing AF maybe due to losing 16lbs in 3 weeks that may have knocked out my cycle.

Right off to read up on the past couple of pages - be back on later....

Hey ladies
Exam went ok I think, answered the questions to the best of my ability so hoping it was enough. I wont get the results of that till August either lol

Does anyone who has pcos get pains in the ovary region throughout the month? I have been getting a few pains over the past few days and was wondering what it was.

Now that you mention it I wonder how our grads are? If your out there ladies let us know how you all are.

Thanks for puting us at ease regarding hsg hopefully the time will fly in as of next Friday DS is on summer hols so I am sure he will keep me occupied. I also have a job interview on Friday, its all go my end lol xxx

wonder where amelie and fruitbowl have gotten to?? perhaps they have moved over to the pregnancy threads!!

ooooooooooh its that sperm friendly lubricant - saw an advert on TV

Just had second scan, and found out that two follicles are growing and the other two are not doing anything much, so he said that there was still a risk of having a multiple conception, but that we could go for it. I nearly kissed him - I would LOVE to have twins. Or just one! Please, please, please ...

Good luck everyone else. My half day is over, and I'm off to work.

(I'd also like to know what preseed is.)

hi all thank you for all your advice and kind words. feel much better about having it done now.
i would love a pet but dp still wont have any of it!
feel better about my one follicle now too... just hope its good enough.

will keep you all updated.

anyone had preseed? thoughts please ladies i have tube in front of me now!

dust and hope x x x

no news from me yet, am not going to test unless AF hasn't arrived by Saturday am - but I am thinking it is coming because my boobs REALLY hurt now like they always do pre AF, and I have got that "heavy" feeling. Bummer.

Ooh, Kiwikat, that sounds promising.

Stac hope your exam went ok yesterday and that the wait for your echovist test isn't too tortuous. I agree that there should be a more organised approach to infertility treatment - it seems to be a bit hit and miss really.

Lucy, Lissie, Amelie and Fruitbowl - any news from you girls?

I am super proud of myself for not testing this morning. Only two days to go! It'll probably be a bit early even then but at least I will have the hen weekend to cheer me up when I get another BFN...

Hi

Paddington + Stac - They say getting a pet is good when ttc as it takes your mind off it. Sometimes we all think way too much about it and it must make you tense.
Please dont worry about the test Im not sure its the same thing but HSG is ok i promise. Defo take paracetamol before you go in and take a towel with you. Just feet up, hot water bottle and a bar of choccy for rest of day.
I was sure I had problems but didnt show up anything Its natural your worrying but its good the tests are being done and then they can sort out the best treatment for you x

Paddington they also tell you not to ttc if you have more than 2 follicles anyway so one big follicle is ideal. good luck

Kiwikat - Do you have pcos? Its so hard when they tell you not ttc coz you have too many follicles as its against everything you have been trying to do for god knows how long. Up to you at the end of the day and as I have said before imagine you were not being monitored how would you know how many follicles you had so would be trying anyways. Whats meant to be will be x

baby dust sprinkled ~~~~~~~~~

cx

Hi everyone, am on cd11 of the second round of clomid, and went for a scan yesterday. I halved the dose this month to one a day, and STILL have managed to produce four eggs or follicles or whatever they are. So they've asked me to go in for another scan tomorrow morning to see what's going on - but I've already decided that I don't have any more time to waste and we're going to go for it no matter what he says.

paddington I had hsg done in my preliminary round of fertility tests when trying to conceive first time round. It was a bit uncomfortable. Definately need sanitary towels. Afterwards I felt really bad period pains but they were gone that evening. Good luck x

Hey paddington the first appointment they had for the scan is 6th August so I am off all treatments till then, so frustrating. As atilla say your best not to go through surgery unless you have to. You will probably have it done before me so you canlet me know how you get on lol. xxx

Thanks Attila will go have the hsg done next month. thanks for the towel advice- obvious but i probably wouldnt of remembered that. painkiller wise i cant have any kind of antiimflatory so i hope its paracetamol.

my doctor says its unlikely there is anything wrong but i am finding it so hard to believe her.

she has put me on clomid until october now this is my first cycle on 100mg had 3 cycles on 50mg. what do you think?

Paddington

Have had HSG done and its okay really, it is better if the dye is injected slowly and carefully. Do wear sanitary protection afterwards, that dye has to come out!!. I was given a couple of painkillers beforehand.

It is a useful test to have done as it can give information not easily accessed by other methods e.g laparoscopy. Deformities INSIDE the tube can only be seen on x-ray. Would not suggest lap surgery unless deemed necessary by the gynae cons.

HTH, any other questions just ask

Attila

hi stac no i havent had one yet am terrfied!good luck with your one- when you having it? you will let us know! im hopeful about the follicles but hey- am feeling all over the place so what ever happens, happens.

good luck in the exam you'll be great!

Hey clairebear The are doing an echovist scan is that the same as a HSG? They said at the hospital they scan your stomach and insert air in your cervix, but online it says its a dye they put in.

paddington have you already had HSG? My consultant wants to check tubes before continuing with treatment as if tubes are blocked they have said its straight to IVF. Sounds good bout your folicles hun xxx

awen yeah your right about a checklist but when dp and I were talking about it, it shows its all about money, if they can get away with sending you away with tablets then they will. I just hope my tubes aren't blocked we never really considered IVF

My exam tomorrow is part of my degree in health and social care, so nervous as I probably have already said lol xxx

i stupidly started looking on the internet about follicles. i only have one big one on one side is this enough? having a minor freak out now.
any thoughts?

*have day off work...spending too much time on here!*

clairebear thank you hun, by active i take it you mean in the bedroom or pilates type active? DP and i are doing both!

i also really want a rabbit but dp wont have any of it even though i want a house rabbit as we dont have big garden. have no dc either and miss the family dog terribly

the HSG i am so so scared- convinced there is something wrong which is why i think i would rather have the op. as then i wont be awake but dp is worried about the general had 3 in the last couple years always been fine but i know it is a risk. what you think?
what did they do for you after the hsg?

hope your ok x

Hiya

Stac - Sorry to hear about the wait its drags so much between appts. I had the HSG which is dye and xray to check tubes. Its ok just a little uncomfy and get a few cramps after as dye coming out. Its so fascinating to watch though as you can see your womb/tubes/ovaries on the screen. I found out I have curly tubes and a weird shaped womb. Hope it goes ok.
Good luck for tomorrow

Awen - He is a dwarf dutch boy called Maxwell and he is a cutie but likes to chew everything. He is a house rabbit so have to keep him clear of the laptop now. Im sure we had about 5 new telephone wires too. He is my little boy as no DC so I would be devastated if he had got electrocuted, mind you a little electric shock may have taught him a lesson grin

Clure - sounds like you have a right time of it at mo and they say try to relax ( yeah right). Hope things start looking up for you x

Pinky - fingers crossed for Fri x

Lucy - stilla chance hun so good luck

Paddington - sounds like a good size follicle hun so keep active smile

Its such a shame there isnt such a thing as a checklist as it would save all the toing and froing. Why does it make perfect sense but these things never happen. My doc put me on clomid without any tests or monitoring then after 6 months referred me to Fc and they done tests. Its so backwards aarrggghhh

cx

good luck with your exam stac!

had my follicle scan for day 12 it was all a bit of a blur but there is a big follicle on the left ovary woo hoo! think it was 14 and when i ov. it should be 18. but yay

i have to have the dye thingy on my tubes if i dont get preg soon.

my doc is continuing the clomid til oct. now on 100mg. hmm dont know how i feel about that. i also dont know whether to ask for the operation to look at my tubes so if something was wrong maybe they could fix it? what do you ladies think?

hope all is well sorry havent been on lately writing school reports and parents evening

so much dust!

congrats aunty clure!

good luck stac - what exam are you doing?

Hey awen yeah we are going to keep going anyway, have some clomid int he drawer so if I have af I will take them. Hope ds2 is better today hun.

Aww clure think we are all liable to be stressed out during all of this so no wonder you feel like this, try to keep the hpt till your due on as they can be inaccurate when testing early. I know I havent ov'd but I was very tempted to test but cant face another bfn lol

Hey pinkypanther Step away from the testing kit, best wait till friday and lots of luck hun

Well today I am cramming have my exam tomorrow, feel sick with nerves already as not had an exam since high school. How are the rest of you ladies? xxx

Morning ladies, CD29 and the sore boobs have started so I think AF is coming sad

still not tested so at least I haven't wasted any money grin

Morning all. Am starting to imagine pregnancy symptoms (sore boobs and feeling sick today) - please help me keep away from the test kit as it is too early! Have decided to test on Friday morning as am going to a hen weekend and don't want to drink if I'm pregnant.

Just updating the list...

Beffy - CD9
Clairebear - CD9
KiwiKat - CD10
Peju25 - CD11
Bubblebell1 - CD11
Paddington- CD12
Islegrin - CD18
Mummycat1 - CD20
Awen - CD23
Clure - CD23
Tetleytea - CD23
Pinkypanther - CD26
Lucygrif - CD29
Lissie - CD30
AmelieD - CD34
Fruitbowl- CD35
Stac14 - CD40
Boo - CD54
millymolly - CD54
Alfiemax - CD54
Sgibbo - CD66
Ginstar - CD76

awen your poor little ds2, that must be traumatic for both of you, bless him. Know what you mean about them creating. My DD used to howl and kick when getting feet measured, me a sweaty stressed out mess!

stac thanks for bringing some sense into my mad world at the moment. Suffering the aftermath of an ofsted which didn;t go well, sister having a baby, DH grandad died at weekend. Yes, I need to get a grip and wait a bit longer. (the first response is burning a hole in the drawer!! grin

Had a good sesh doing a body pump class so released a bit of the pent up stuff, thanks to all your kind and supportive words all xxx

baby dust xxxx

Clairbear - hehe about your bunny. My bunny did that to telephone wire. Sadly he died during the cold snap but he was a lovely lop eared black bunny with a real funny character. He used to play football and come up for a nice cuddle though didnt like being picked up much. What sort of bunny have you got? Girl/boy?

Stac - how bloody annoying. Why cant they organise how they approach investigating infertility in a more 'organised' manner, like a checklist so they can give best treatment? Sorry you have to wait so long till treatment. Are you going to keep bding just incase?

Clure - way to early to test.. Step away from the clearblue grin

It is so exciting to get test done to know either way. Have you have your day21 tests or did they follicle track you or are they just seeing what happens? ((hugs)) on the everyone pregnant. It is so hard when ttc and others already managed it. I hope you get your bfp soon xx

Took ds2 to eye hospital today for tests (poss lazy eye) and he created in a big way, poor boy. Made his pupils dilate so sunlight etc really hurt them so spent day indoors mostly. Had to listen to our diy obssessed neighbours taking down a wall whilst i was trying to settle a very tired and unhappy toddler. He is so frightened of strangers in general atm, even get his shoes fitted is a trauma for him. I know its a stage but so hard to see him so upset. DP out tonight on his monday night guys night so i get house (and telly) to self grin

. Both boys asleep so just me and the buttons now... yum. Oh and ds1 and ds2 were wearing my lacy bra's this morning hmm

ds1 thought it was hilarious (he's 9) and so i snapped a pic of them grin

haha... future bribery i think!

Hey clure yeah its a pain in the ass lol I knew as soon as she said I was to get a scan that it would be weeks away, you know how you get that feeling. The scan is to see if my tubes are blocked, they scan your stomach but puff air into your cervix to see if your the air gets through. I read online that its actually a dye stuff they put in so who knows what will happen.
I know how you feel about being envious of others its very hard, as I said to dp today, any babies we all have will be more wanted than anything else xxx

stac its infuriating isn't it? What is an echovist scan? I have my next consultant appt on 4th august. Long wait

awen how are you? I have to say I'm really finding it tough holding off on the testing. I really don't think I am pg but just want to test to confirm the negative so I can begin next course of provera (assuming my period will need a helping hand again!!)

clairbear sorry to hear about your laptop (I did have a little chortle about your bunny - hope he/she's ok. hope you ok too

lucygrif know how you're feeling at the mo!

Found out today a work colleague is expecting. Babies everywhere envy

I'm so pleased for them but can't help the "its not fair" feelings. Sorry, moan over

Have a great evening all xxx

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