Roll up, roll up!....Clomid cycle buddy needed please, dont want to do this on my own!

Hi all... Awen- fingers crossed AF arrives soon.

I know all too well about obsessing. Unfortunately, I am the obsessive type and can obsess about being too obsesssed! I've always been like this, so now there is really something to worry, be frustrated and upset about I am in overkill! I must admit, though, that I feel better than I did in the 6 months after my m/c and when there was no AF and no one was listening to me!

I am on CD19. I think I probably ovulated a few days ago as I think I felt the twinge, although it wasn't as painful as last time. So now just waiting (and trying not to obsess!)

forgot to say am a bit crampy down there and think she might be on her way (fingers crossed)

sorry pussycat af still hasnt arrived. Guess only 4 days since stopped progesterone so must be patient.. (very very hard tho)
What CD are u now? Have u finished taking the clomid? Did it go up or is it 50mg? I do so hope this is our month on here for all of us.

Welcome Flosspot, i understand your frusttrations. I am lucky to already have a ds(7) but he is my little miracle as havent had any luck since. I was diagnosed about 9 years ago now. I have been px metformin 500mg tds. I am now on 100mg clomid but impatientlyh waiting for AF so I can start 2nd course. First course of 50 didnt work for me.

Minxi - hope u ok. Where are u in your cycle?

Lulu - did u ov? Hope u bding lots

Pussycat.. my obsession got better of me and been trying to work out due dates etc if it all works and if AF arrives in next few days

I'm sure I'm overreacting in truth, but I really feel my appoointment today was a waste of time. I see a different member of the consultant's team every time, they don't seem to read the notes, they don't seem to be consistent with their advice and the woman today could barely make herself understood in English.

I didn't know half the things about Clomid that I learned just reading this thread. My cycles are consistently long, ranging anything from 40ish days to 122. I have to have my next scan on day 28, but the hospital has a two month waiting list, and beyond this cycle (CD5) I have no idea when that day will be.

Grrr. Sorry- am sure I'm preaching to the converted.

Doesn't help that DH too busy with work to take 5 minutes and make me feel better!

Flos- welcome! You are in good company here. I understand the clomid can affect people by making them very moody and tearful- one friend of mine had a horrid time on clomid, but so far I seem OK. I am on my second cycle. I think the tears etc are also due to how scary and frustrating all of this is. Especially, as you say, everyone around you is getting pregnant.

Hope everyone is OK. Not much to report here.

Hello everyone

never used a chat room before, so bear with me. Have just come from my second consultant's appointment in floods of tears. And found that I had no-one to talk to.

I'm on my second cycle of Clomid after TTC for 18 months. Was diagnosed with PCOS years ago when applied to donate eggs, so always knew I was going to have issues. Am so bloody fed up though. EVERYONE I know has achieved babydom in the time that I have been trying. The drugs make me so emotional I cry at anything. The NHS drives me crackers.

HELP!

PCM- don't worry about it, I didn't mean to freak you. I definitely say go with your instincts. Hope you are OK.

Awen- hiya. I hope AF comes soon (that's what you are waiting for, is it not?) Tell me about obsessing. Now that by bed bug situation is somewhat resolved I need a new obsession other than symptom twitching!

No news here. Feel a bit like I may be OVing, but not sure... Feel a bit of a twinge on my left side and it is about the right time, but not so sure. DH home now so will definitely take advantage of him!

Hi PCM & Minxi hope you all ok x

Still no AF here. Provera finished on Saturday. Keeping low profile as trying not to obssess too much ..

xxx

Clomid can make you go very hormonal and moody/weepy.
I think they like you to start on CD2 rather then CD1 so that you know that it is your AF for sure.

Try not to worry about it PCM...I'm sure it's fine...I didn't even think about testing for my first couple of months...and actually this month I was almost scared when I went for my first USS because I had started my injectibles after a light AF and thought I had buggered up a pg......just something else to play on your mind!

af arrived today so I think because there was nothing yesterday will take today as day one and then start the clomid on day 2 tomorrow....although feel like an emotional wreck which is not normal for me so hoping that this is the clomid.....

I wonder if anyone can help me or offer advice.... started clomid this month (ttc no 3 and came off depo in Nov 2004) saw consultant who said take the pills days 2 - 6 so I did that and on Saturday which is cd24 had a shock of blood when I went to the loo and since then tiny tiny grainy bits if I wipe (sorry tmi) a coupkle times.... I asked consultant if I take my day 1from spotting and he said yes....anyway since then nothing no blood nothing....my periods were always about 26/27 days long and now from the blood yesterday it would be 24 days...so I am a bit confused...and when will I take the next lot...? sorry for the essay, 1st month on this stuff and it stuffs my cycle length up...

One more thing had dreadful dreadful pains around cd12/13 which was obviously ovulation pains but really baaad is that normal ? no pain at the moment though ?

Thanks for any advice ....sorry for crashing in on the site but thought you know about clomid ?

PCM.....definitely do a test before re-starting clomid....always safest.
Not wanting to get your hopes up....or dash them.....my AF lasted far less days on clomid...it was one of the few side effects I noticed.

So basically now you will be even more confused as some of the advice sounds good and some sounds not good!!!
LOL!
Don't we just lurve having all this stuff to worry about!!!!!!

Lulu....the EWCM shows that you are beginning your fertile phase. It is usually taken that when it dries up you are about to or have OV'd...so if you see EWCM then BD like mad and carry on for another days or two after it stops.
HTH.

pussycat, when I fell pg with my ds I had a, what I thought was, heavy/painful period, but it only lasted for one day. I just figured it was a short period and paid no attention. however that month I'd been told to go for a day 3 blood test which I did, and when I rang for the results the doctors receptionist said that a note had been left on the results asking if I was on the pill. that same day I inexpectedly fainted at work, and initially I was devostated in thinking that my hormones were obviously all over the place, but then decided to do a pg test as a last resort. Dh thought I was mad and said "I ain't paying another bloody 8 quid for a test that's going to be negative", and we were both to say the least when it was positive.

If there is no bleeding now I would do a test. If you normally have 4/5 day long periods then this isn't normal. Also it's important to know as if you're pregnant you shouldn't start your next chlomid cycle today.

hth x

OK, I have a question... I have just noticed that I think I have EWCM. I hadn't been paying any attention to any of this, but just sort of noticed it and so looked it up here and on other sites. Some of you ladies are more experienced about all this than me. If I just noticed it today (and maybe yesterday) does this mean that I am most fertile today????

Definitely always something to worry about! OK- so DH went away on Thursday and we BD before he went. He returns tomorrow in the early afternoon. But we have to go to MILs before home (sigh).

My AF was WIERD. It was spotting for 2 days and then red and normal for 1 day and then very light spotting for a few more days. Mine was definitely neither heavier nor painful. How long has yours been? Now, I really don't want to freak you out... but when I got pregnant last time I was sure I wasn't pregnant as I had v. sudden and heavy period. I thought it wierd when it lasted less than a day, but just carried on. A few days later when I felt a little sick and my boobs hurt I took a test and got BFP. Did you take a test? I imagine our AF will just be a bit odd, but I just thought I should mention it.

Don't worry about the tears at work. I was doing it solidly for months after my miscarriage. I know what you mean- no matter how sure you are you aren't pg there is always that hope and an inkling that maybe you are. We all do it.

I think you are right re my cycle. I also heard about the 5-9 days after the last pill. So I should be OV CD12 (yesterday)- CD16. Great that DH is away for most of these days! Typical.

I'm not OVK or temping. Don't really see the point. I'm pretty sure you were all right and I that the pain I was feeling last time was OV, so I hope I will feel the same so I know where I'm at.

Awwe sorry for AF PCM. I am on day 3 of provera to induce AF. On a positive note your AF may signify that you ov'd.. so that means clomid working.

My clomid is going up this cycle to 100mg. You are right about days 5-9 as consultant said that to me.

I am not OPK or temping or anything as she advised against it. Decided going to be a bit more relaxed about the whole thing this time round. Also with AF arriving on a weekday (hopefully mine will) it means the blood tgest can be done on actual day21. They are going to scan me too.

Means we will both be on our 2nd runs. Hope we both get our lovely BFPS xx Btw thanks for asking how it was going x