Clearblue Fertility Monitor Support Group Buddies Vol 3!!

Morning ladies,

Thanks so much for the welcome back.

Well I'm on cd12, still reading high, but horrendous pain from my left side today (the side with the missing Fallopian tube) which makes me think that I'm going to ovulate from my bad side this month - very little hope of actually conceiving in other words! Oh well, there's no harm in trying!

Hi Ladies,

This is our first month with the monitor and i am on day 19 and still no high or peak days....anyone else have this and did they come?
need some reassurance
xx

Today's stats:

Boba82 TTC#1 cycle 13, CBFM cycle 2, age 28, UCL 35, CD72
Pamsie ttc#1, cycle 13, CBFM cycle 3, age 32, UCL 28-32 CD66
Missyraines TTC1, Cycle 9, CBFM cycle 4, age 33, UCL 32, CD33
FlyingCat TTC#1, cycle 26, CBFM cycle 2, age 30, UCL ??, CD32
Lychees TTC #2, Cycle 10, CBFM cycle 6, Aged 36, UCL 30-35, CD1
chocciechip TTC#1, cycle 5, CBFM cycle 5, age 39, UCL29, CD29
ljg72 TTC#3 cycle 2, CBFM cycle 1, age 38, UCL 28-29, CD29
Rosieposey TTC#5 cycle 9 CBFM cycle 1, age 38, UCL 29-33 CD 27
BabyHoping TTC#1, CBFM cycle 4, age 33, ucl 31-38, CD 26
vnewmummy TTC#2, CBFM cycle 5, age 41, UCL 26 -28days, CD 24
PinkCustard TTC#2 Cycle7 CBFM Cycle2 age 33 UCL 30-35 CD 20
Keziah TTC#1, cycle23, CBFM cycle 11, age 34, ucl 28-31, cd 20
Starlet22 TTC#1; cycle 11; CBFM cycle 5; age 33; ucl 25; CD14
Harry2007, TTC#2, Cycle 3, CBFM cycle 3, age 28, ucl 29-31, CD13
Storm TTC #1, Cycle #2, CBFM Cycle #2, age 27, UCL 28 CD12
Ses, TTC#2, Cycle 1, CBFM cycle 3, age 37, UCL 30-34, CD7

Graduates:

Cupc4kes BFP 08/05/10
Angelgirl BFP 08/04/10
Salander
Vikks

AF arrived last night so on to cycle 10 for me.

Keziah sounds like you've been through a really tough time. Wishing you all the best for your op and hoping for a very speedy recovery.

vnewmummy, did you get your GP to refer you privately or did you approach the private clinic yourself? Also, does anyone know what I would do about getting past NHS test results to the private consultant?

I have been giving this a lot of thought lately but still not committed to doing anything about going down the private route yet. I feel like something must be up as I have not had so much as a hint of a BFP in the 10 months I have been trying properly [and the two months before that when we were not really really trying. It's really the twelfth month for me now].

Boba82 TTC#1 cycle 13, CBFM cycle 2, age 28, UCL 35, CD71
Pamsie ttc#1, cycle 13, CBFM cycle 3, age 32, UCL 28-32 CD65
Missyraines TTC1, Cycle 9, CBFM cycle 4, age 33, UCL 32, CD32
FlyingCat TTC#1, cycle 26, CBFM cycle 2, age 30, UCL ??, CD31
Lychees TTC #2, Cycle 9, CBFM cycle 5, Aged 36, UCL 30-35, CD28
chocciechip TTC#1, cycle 5, CBFM cycle 5, age 39, UCL29, CD28
ljg72 TTC#3 cycle 2, CBFM cycle 1, age 38, UCL 28-29, CD28
Rosieposey TTC#5 cycle 9 CBFM cycle 1, age 38, UCL 29-33 CD 26
BabyHoping TTC#1, CBFM cycle 4, age 33, ucl 31-38, CD 25
vnewmummy TTC#2, CBFM cycle 5, age 41, UCL 26 -28days, CD 23
PinkCustard TTC#2 Cycle7 CBFM Cycle2 age 33 UCL 30-35 CD 19
Keziah TTC#1, cycle23, CBFM cycle 11, age 34, ucl 28-31, cd 19
Starlet22 TTC#1; cycle 11; CBFM cycle 5; age 33; ucl 25; CD13
Harry2007, TTC#2, Cycle 3, CBFM cycle 3, age 28, ucl 29-31, CD12
Storm TTC #1, Cycle #2, CBFM Cycle #2, age 27, UCL 28 CD11
Ses, TTC#2, Cycle 1, CBFM cycle 3, age 37, UCL 30-34, CD6

Morning girls...wishing you all a good day xx

Boba82 TTC#1 cycle 13, CBFM cycle 2, age 28, UCL 35, CD70
Pamsie ttc#1, cycle 13, CBFM cycle 3, age 32, UCL 28-32 CD64
Missyraines TTC1, Cycle 9, CBFM cycle 4, age 33, UCL 32, CD31
FlyingCat TTC#1, cycle 26, CBFM cycle 2, age 30, UCL ??, CD30
Lychees TTC #2, Cycle 9, CBFM cycle 5, Aged 36, UCL 30-35, CD27
chocciechip TTC#1, cycle 5, CBFM cycle 5, age 39, UCL29, CD27
ljg72 TTC#3 cycle 2, CBFM cycle 1, age 38, UCL 28-29, CD27
Rosieposey TTC#5 cycle 9 CBFM cycle 1, age 38, UCL 29-33 CD 25
BabyHoping TTC#1, CBFM cycle 4, age 33, ucl 31-38, CD 24
vnewmummy TTC#2, CBFM cycle 5, age 41, UCL 26 -28days, CD 22
PinkCustard TTC#2 Cycle7 CBFM Cycle2 age 33 UCL 30-35 CD 18
Keziah TTC#1, cycle23, CBFM cycle 11, age 34, ucl 28-31, cd 18
Starlet22 TTC#1; cycle 11; CBFM cycle 5; age 33; ucl 25; CD12
Harry2007, TTC#2, Cycle 3, CBFM cycle 3, age 28, ucl 29-31, CD11
Storm TTC #1, Cycle #2, CBFM Cycle #2, age 27, UCL 28 CD10
Ses, TTC#2, Cycle 1, CBFM cycle 3, age 37, UCL 30-34, CD5

Hello everyone! Taken me ages to catch up but here I am
I've updated my stats as AF arrived so we're now properly ttc

Storm - fingers crossed for your DP's interview. When does he hear?

chocciechip - hello! I didn't realised you'd namechanged until I just read the last page of posts! I was wondering where shaggy was!

Keziah - poor you! Hope the op goes well and your couple of months delay pale into insignificance when you get that BFP

rosie - that really was a rubbish Saturday. Hope your weekend improved.

Boba - good luck with your appointment!

Hello everyone else - Lychees, vnewmummy, PinkCustard, missyraines, starlet, harry, Bessie and anyone else I've missed. I'm going to try and keep up a bit better now - honest guv!

Evening All.

Welcome back Harry.

boba Are you going to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary? If so, please take notes because that's where I might end up too!

I've seen Dr Thong privately, and he's apparently part of the fertility set-up there. And I've seen Dr Duncan who I think is associated with there as well. Dr Duncan I saw a few times and he is really very nice; Dr Thong I've only met once, and I'm sure is nice as well, but a bit more abrupt and matter of fact.

When I saw Dr Thong he sent us away for DH to get SA done, and me to get progesterone done. He also suggested an AMH test, which can only be done privately. And he told us if we hadn't conceived in 6mths we needed to consider IVF. Next cycle will be my sixth of TTC since last MC.

Hello everyone. Better day here (well no nasties in the post apart from rubbish bills anyway!)

Kezia, i really hope your operation goes ok and you are on the mend soon. Its a pain when you lose a month ttc as it seems so long till the next time, really hope you start to feel better and are on the mend soon

Boba good luck for your appt, hope it gets some answers for you.

Choccie, i might have a nose at the charters thread, i think i might try and do it in tandem with CBFM but the only problem is that DS sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night so not sure how conducive it is with a toddler that sleeps sporadically.

Im going to test (if i dont get af with a short luetal phase this month) about the 29th of this month that will give it enough days between the on the opk and a possible pg - definately not getting my hopes up though because of how late i ov'ed.

Gosh its hot here today, its going to be raining again tomorrow though i think so ought to make the most of the sun i guess The DC's are all on holiday and hanging around the house and arguing (in only the way that teens can) they are driving me nuts!

Hi Boba I have been to see specialist. If you can write down as muchmedical info about you as possible including your cycle and issues.

They will then require blood tests for you, scan to check your egg reserve and to see if any cysts etc. Sperm analysis for other half and one last option is a HyCosy scan to check out your tubes!

Dont worry hon all are painless and it will offer so much relief to know what is going on.

Im tired today too. So could have a sleep but too much to do!

xx

I have no idea Boba but good luck with your appointment hun xxx

Hi Everyone

Hope you are all doing well...

Keziah I hope things start getting better for you soon. Good luck with the Op hun XX

chocciechip I don't know what I'm doing when it comes to charting, I know what I'm looking for but I don't know what it all means!!! Uuuurgh!! Thanks for the advice I'll certainly hop on over the the Charters thread and hurl question after question at them - I do ask alot of questions LOL!!

CD10 for me today (got my CD wrong when I posted yesterday! der) still lows on the monitor - I'm presuming this is correct as I started getting highs on CD10 last month!! I've just put this down to the monitor getting used to me and becoming able to pin point OV based on more refined hormone levels!?!? Would I be right in thinking this? (sorry another question )

I feel really anxious today, its not like me and all I can think to put it down to would be that DP is currently waiting to hear back from a Job interview. Oh I do hope he gets at least a trial, he's self-employed ATM and work is speradic which obviously puts alot of pressure on us financially and now that we're TTC, he/we could really do with the relief and stability of a full time Job. I can't even eat my lunch I feel so sick!! Finger Crossed eh!

xx

Hi everyone

keziah You poor thing, you are having a horrible horrible time! I'm so sorry.

boba That's good news about your appointment. We've possibly got one sometime in September on the NHS. If we pay we can maybe get on at the end of August at a clinic alongside the NHS , or if we go totally private we could probably get one next week. Thing is, IVF totally private costs nearly £1,500 more than the paying clinic option ..... seems a no brainer. EXCEPT, I've no idea yet what the waiting lists will be like. I bet there's a sting in the tail somewhere.

storm I was really hoping the BFP would be me this month ... but its not, my temps are dropping right on schedule . How is the charting going? Don't get hung up on single temps - its the biphasic overall pattern that counts.

lychees Have you finished unpacking yet? House moving is a nightmare!

starlet I still haven't got my test results. I know ... pathetic. I will try go this afternoon. I was really hoping for a BFP so even if they were bad they would feel irrelevant, but I guess I'm going to have to face up to it no matter what. Wish I could go on holiday and just avoid them totally.

storm a whole bunch of us chart on FF. Come join the charters thread if you want to pour over charts, discuss ewcm, what your cervix is doing, and the nitty gritty details of FF . No such thing as TMI over there!

rosie What a crap day you had. Monday is here - hope it hasn't been as bad as you feared. You usually do have to use a lot of sticks the first time you use the monitor, and then after that it asks for fewer each month.

Hi pinkcustard

harry I remember you too. I've name changed since then - I used to be shaggy. Welcome back.

Morning everyone,

Hi Harry and sorry to hear about your loss. One of my friends has one ovary - they removed one when she was PG with number 1 due to a large cyst growing on it. Anyway, she went on to have three children (and her mum had a similar issue and had four children) so hope that gives you a boost!

Keziah - sorry to hear you've had such a tough time recently. Hope the surgery goes well tomorrow.

Rosie - hope you're feeling more positive/upbeat about things today.

Hi to everyone else.

Not much to report my end, other than hopefully booking a holiday for October (our belated summer holiday). Can't wait.....

XX

Hi everyone,

Welcome back Harry! Regarding one of the things you told about the ovulation, I remember reading somewhere in a National Geographic program that if you loose one of the ovaries, the other one will replace it completely and you will start ovulating every month from it, which makes sense for me and is probably worth checking with your doctor.

Keziah - it looks like you've been having a tough time of it. Hope you get better soon.

Hope everyone else is doing OK.

I go away for ten more days today. Boo. But it's approaching my usual cycle length. Reckon it'll be another 36 as I peaked 17&18 again. I'm determined I won't test until at least 40 days - not getting my heart broken again this cycle!

I won't be online until Wed 28th but will update then.

I've done the stats (sorry for never doing it before) and BTW I'm on cycle 4 not 3 so I've updated that too.

Boba82 TTC#1 cycle 13, CBFM cycle 2, age 28, UCL 35, CD70
Pamsie ttc#1, cycle 13, CBFM cycle 3, age 32, UCL 28-32 CD64
Ses waiting to TTC#2 ,CBFM cycle 2, age 37, UCL 34, CD 35
Missyraines TTC1, Cycle 9, CBFM cycle 4, age 33, UCL 32, CD31
FlyingCat TTC#1, cycle 26, CBFM cycle 2, age 30, UCL ??, CD30
Lychees TTC #2, Cycle 9, CBFM cycle 5, Aged 36, UCL 30-35, CD27
chocciechip TTC#1, cycle 5, CBFM cycle 5, age 39, UCL29, CD27
ljg72 TTC#3 cycle 2, CBFM cycle 1, age 38, UCL 28-29, CD27
Rosieposey TTC#5 cycle 9 CBFM cycle 1, age 38, UCL 29-33 CD 25
BabyHoping TTC#1, CBFM cycle 4, age 33, ucl 31-38, CD 24
vnewmummy TTC#2, CBFM cycle 5, age 41, UCL 26 -28days, CD 22
PinkCustard TTC#2 Cycle7 CBFM Cycle2 age 33 UCL 30-35 CD 18
Keziah TTC#1, cycle23, CBFM cycle 11, age 34, ucl 28-31, cd 18
Starlet22 TTC#1; cycle 11; CBFM cycle 5; age 33; ucl 25; CD12
Harry2007, TTC#2, Cycle 3, CBFM cycle 3, age 28, ucl 29-31, CD11
Storm TTC #1, Cycle #2, CBFM Cycle #2, age 27, UCL 28 CD10

See you all in ten days and hopefully they'll be good news from at least one of you.

Harry - I remember you - waves, sorry about ectopic, but great you ttc again, hope not too long for you.

Lychees - hope unpacking, cleaning, sorting going well - I remember moving all too well!!

Boba - let us know how it goes when you had your 1st apt.

I am annoyed, as lost another month ttc ... due to being poorly (ok, was taken my ambulance to hospital as out of hours nurse spotted what the dr the day before didn't, eek, which was I was tachy and septic due to tonsillitis - so 4 days in hospital, 4 canulas and lots of needles, I am now home), and missing fertile time of cycle. Bless dh for bringing in my monitor to hospital with hope .

Tomorrow I have laser surgery on bowel to get rid of adenoma that they couldn't remove in colonoscopy in spring, as biopsy results not great (cells begun changing already although small adenoma), so lack of food plus side effects of meds to take before op rule out today and op rules out tomorrow. Month gone!!

Agree - we need a bfp that sticks here!!

Boba82 TTC#1 cycle 13, CBFM cycle 2, age 28, UCL 35, CD69
Pamsie ttc#1, cycle 13, CBFM cycle 3, age 32, UCL 28-32 CD63
Ses waiting to TTC#2 ,CBFM cycle 2, age 37, UCL 34, CD 34
Missyraines TTC1, Cycle 9, CBFM cycle 3, age 33, UCL 32, CD30
FlyingCat TTC#1, cycle 26, CBFM cycle 2, age 30, UCL ??, CD29
Lychees TTC #2, Cycle 9, CBFM cycle 5, Aged 36, UCL 30-35, CD26
chocciechip TTC#1, cycle 5, CBFM cycle 5, age 39, UCL29, CD26
ljg72 TTC#3 cycle 2, CBFM cycle 1, age 38, UCL 28-29, CD26
Rosieposey TTC#5 cycle 9 CBFM cycle 1, age 38, UCL 29-33 CD 24
BabyHoping TTC#1, CBFM cycle 4, age 33, ucl 31-38, CD 23
vnewmummy TTC#2, CBFM cycle 5, age 41, UCL 26 -28days, CD 21
PinkCustard TTC#2 Cycle7 CBFM Cycle2 age 33 UCL 30-35 CD 17
Keziah TTC#1, cycle23, CBFM cycle 11, age 34, ucl 28-31, cd 17
Starlet22 TTC#1; cycle 11; CBFM cycle 5; age 33; ucl 25; CD11
Harry2007, TTC#2, Cycle 3, CBFM cycle 3, age 28, ucl 29-31, cd10
Storm TTC #1, Cycle #2, CBFM Cycle #2, age 27, UCL 28 CD #9

Graduates:

Cupc4kes BFP 08/05/10
Angelgirl BFP 08/04/10
Salander
Vikks

Hi Everybody

Welcome (back) Harry - I have reposted the stats and added you in hun! So sorry to hear about your ectopic my love. I hope this next month is fruitful for you. Fingers crossed.

Rosie What a shit day you had yesterday!! Sorry to hear that. Hopefully your BDing made up for it . Fingers crossed for you.

Lychees I don't blame you....have a day off

Well the monitor is asking me to test again. It started on day 8 this month, still at lows at the mo.

Does anyone on here chart with Fertility Friend? I have been charting my temp along with using the CBFM for the past few days. Just wondered if anyone took any notice of the 'Forcasted' OV days?? ATM fertility friend is saying that today and the next few days should be high days, obviously the monitor doesn't mirror this!?!?

XX

Hi Harry welcome back. I remember you hon x

It sounds like you have things in order and I guess patience is going to be difficult! Well done on peak. FC for you x

Good afternoon,

Hi to all who remember me from Feb/March time and also to those who have joined the thread in my absence [harry waves hello to everyone]

So I'm back after my ectopic at Easter time (I also list my left Fallopian tube). We're trying again! Woohoo . We've actually been trying for the last two months, but no luck as yet. I think I was expecting it to happen really quickly because for those of you who remember, it happened on the first attempt last time!!! Anyway, I can only conceive every other month given that I only have one tube and I don't actually know which month is actually the right month to be trying - if that made any sense at all!

I'm on the third cycle using the CBFM since the ectopic and for the last two cycles, I've gone straight from low to peak. This is the first month that I e had high readings so fingers crossed that's a good sign.

I'd love to rejoin the statslist so would be grateful if someone could add me:

Harry2007, TTC#2, Cycle 3, CBFM cycle 3, age 28, ucl 29-31, cd10

I have been lurking since I left so am totally up to speed with the thread - looking forward to being a part of the madness again!