TTC - Clomid V -

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Oh no! I used up the last comment, I think! Here goes, hope this works, industrial strength babydust to one and all!

hey, just posting an update cd-35 and no whereabouts of AF, my hopes are getting higher as each day passes but have vowed not to test for another two days so as not to be disappointed thanx for all your love and support really need it..........

Everything crossed nonu.

Sorry have not been a regular poster on this thread but am still in limbo land waiting for my period to arrive before I crack on with my first cycle of Clomid.

Hey missflick if AF doesn't arrived you could ask doc to prescribe progesterone to bring on a bleed.

Yet another of my friends has announced she's pg so I'm feeling v impatient! I'm armed with cheapo opks from amazon and hoping I ov this cycle (I'm having a month off clomid so fingers crossed the metformin works). I asked the cons at my last appointment about using opks with clomid / pcos and he said they can work but there's a risk of false positives...

Fingers crossed nonu

Thanks reallygrumpy I think I will give it until 9th November as that will be equal to my longest cycle length and will then ask for the progesterone.

I hate the 'announcements' it's always such a mixed bag of emotions isn't it? I have heard so many stories of women who conceive on a month off Clomid so fingers crossed that you are one of those :)

Fingers crossed for you nonu

grumpy I believe that you should wait a few days after finishing the clomid before using OPKs as in the first few days after the pills you can get a false positive. Can't remember how many though...

waves at MissFlick

Best of luck nonu and excellent job in resisting to test. Hope it's a bfp. Wave to flick and HH.
broken I am going through my second round of follicle monitoring and typically it's two scans and a blood test.

Hi Broken - It is strangely reassuring that you are not alone, as most people around me get pregnat and have babies! My friend was pg at the same time as me, the baby is now 7 months old and I have not managed to get pg again! I thought it would happen right away, i had a miscarriage 12 years ago before i got pg with my DD, took me 4 weeks to get a BFP after that occasion and just thought it would be the same. I guess I had age on my side then as was pretty young. You had an awful time, the bleeding sounds terrible. Yep the dildo cam is not fun, but i have no idea if i am ovulating and if so when as apparently the day 21 test is inconclusive!

I also have bleeding before AF but only a little and surprise never did before the ERPC, did you? The doc told me to take it when AF comes properly and not before, for me this is sometimes 5 days after initial spotting. Not sure about OPK's the consultant told me not to bother as you get false results and TBH I reckon it puts extra stress on the whole thing.

Jobob thanks for the advice, i defo have the blues! We have just moved house too so loads of stress. I think a break is a good idea, DP doesn't though.

Good luck nonu and well done for not testing!

Missflick - Fingers crossed it comes soon.

Babydust to all x

confu3ed a month off can save your sanity, you must be really stressed with the move if you give yourself a month off you'l settle in and relax more

Wow nonu you have great willpower i'd have caved ages ago, fingers crossed for you

** at everyone have to get ds up for school be back later x

hiiii, cd-36 and AF is not there in sight i think another two more days and i should test, wat do you say i am very anxious, ........its exciting and also frustrating ,

Damn it my sister is now pg after 3 months of trying, feel awful and worse because I can't be happy for her. I really feel like it will never happen for me and just want to cry :(

confu3ed I'm so sorry. It really is awful when stuff like this happens. I know we want to feel happy for our nearest and dearest, but I've got well past the point where I can pretend I'm okay and not jealous as hell when everyone I know announces they're pregnant. Typically, people always seem to announce it whilst I'm struggling with AF. It's not fair. Having said that, this is your sister and I'm sure she will understand how hard this must be for you.

My SIL was desperately insensitive while I was miscarrying. It turned out she'd been waiting to announce her 3rd pregnancy and my mc wrecked her plans. She decided to come over and announce it when she knew I'd been in hospital all day - trying to find answers for the constant bleeding. I remember her saying, "How guilty do you think I felt about announcing this when I knew you were losing your baby?" It still makes me feel sick thinking about it now. At that point I was STILL losing my baby. If she truly did feel guilty, I reckon she would have sent an email rather than come round and watch my expression as I tried not to cry! Her baby was due a couple of weeks after mine would've been due. It's rubbish having a baby the same age around as a constant reminder of what you should have. You aren't alone in this, but I know that isn't any help.

I never actually had an ERPC because, despite the bleeding, they told me everything looked clear and normal. Having said that, I don't remember spotting before AF prior to the mc. It's as if some of us are simply not designed to recover once things go wrong.

womanly Thanks for the insight. Nice to have a rough idea of how many times I'll have to visit the hospital each month. I'm tempted to get a season ticket the way it is right now!

jobo Thanks for your help. I thought the same thing about the temp spike, but they don't seem interested in double checking. I suppose I still need help with the LPD, but I guess there's no way of knowing until my scan tomorrow.

nonu I would be POAS like a woman possessed by this point. You must have a will of iron! Any symptoms? Fingers and toes crossed.

MissFlick Hope it comes soon. It was the only month that I actually wanted to see my period and it came late! It's almost as if my body knew! If you are late, I'd do a pg test before inducing a bleed, just to make absolutely sure you aren't pg.

Broken that is awful I cannot believe that anyone can be so insensitive. Mind you my sis told me today that I should be happy for her! Fat chance!

I had one ERPC after a missed mc months later had no af and the docs wouldn't listen to me when I said something was wrong, I was in agony. In the end I took myself to A & E and went for a scan, turned out the whole missed 'product' as they call it was still there. Was rushed in immediately for a second ERPC this time they used a camera to ensure they got it all, but on my discharge notes said they found nothing. When I mentioned this to the doc she said it was incorrect that they had got everything. Took months for AF to come, and things are still not right.

I am glad for this site, as only people who have been through a similar thing can possibly understand.

Nonu - YOu are so good not testing, I would have given in ages ago!

Morning all,

Sorry to hear your stories confu3ed and broken. It is so hard to hear other people's announcements when you are feeling so frustrated and like it's never going to happen. I had a similar thing two weeks ago when my best friend announced her pregnancy. I knew she was TTC and we were 'TTC Buddies' sharing all of the details of our journey with each other. We both have long irregular cycles and I just thought for some reason that it would take us both a while to get there. If I'm being truly honest, I think I thought that I would get pregnant first- either way, her news came as such a shock to me two weeks ago and I found it so hard to cope with- I think it was the mixed emotions- being happy for her but feeling sad for myself and then feeling guilty for feeling that way! I'm feeling ok with it now but I see her everyday as we work together so I am reminded daily of the fact that she is pregnant and I'm not.

broken my cycles are so irregular that I never know when I am 'late'. I will test in a few days if my period has not arrived I think.

How are you doing nonu? You are so strong!

How is your plan of action going reallygrumpy?

Big waves to HH and womanly :)

hey, 8broken8 and confu3ed sorry to hear your stories and no not to many signs but have started having lots of constipation and wind TMI ..... and on and off bouts of nausea i just gagged while having water the other day and so i am not exactly sure whats going on,going to the loo so often just to check if AF has not showed her ugly face, guess i am becoming paranoid........

UPDATE: cd 37 and no AF fingers crossed testing on sunday if nothing till then[hhmm] [hhmm]

hey, looks like i am the only one posting here in two days, where is everyone, cd-38 and no AF someone pls do the test for me and tell me it is positive, am very scared dont want to be disappointed,.......

nonu how long are your cycles usually? And are they pretty regular? If this is highly unusual for you I'd test, but know exactly what you mean about not wanting to be disappointed. Hope you're okay!

nonu Just test and put yourself out of your misery! Fingers crossed for you. xx

Bad day for me. My best friend has just announced she is pregnant. I should be thrilled for her, but I just feel as though I've been punched. I just don't feel that I'm ever going to have another DC and I'm sick of pretending to be happy for everyone all the time. It's just hideous.

Yesterday I went for my first follicle tracking. They told me they were unlikely to see anything on cd10, but they didn't want to leave me over the weekend just in case I was overly responsive, or clomid had shortened my cycles.

I have two 10mm follicles on my right ovary and one 10mm follicle on my left as well as lots of other little ones. So, I have to go back in on Monday to see if the biggies have grown. I was told that if all three have grown I will have to use protection to prevent multiples. What if this is the case every month? How am I ever going to get pregnant if my ovaries are very responsive and they won't let me risk having sex because of multiples? I totally see where they're coming from, but it seems ludicrous to use birth control after a year and a half of infertility and desperation for a child. The constant pg announcements are almost too much to bear in the middle of it all. Can anyone shed some light on this question?

Hi ladies I would like to join your thread if that's ok?

I've just finished my first lot of Clomid 50mg after being told I have PCOS and a blocked right tube. Until last week hadn't had a period since May and before then all over the place. Been TTC for 18 months and have never had a BFP.

I'm looking forward to all your help and advice as I have no-one in RL in same boat.

I am in complete shock as I just got a BFP.

I am now terrified that something bad will happen and worrying as I've had cramps like my period was going to start for the last couple of days. This worries me as when I had my mc, I had period-like cramps that day. Trying to think positive and enjoy the moment, I was beginning to think this would never happen for me.

highheels congrats again! (I posted congrats on another thread too) if you're worried, why don't you talk to your doc and see if you can get an early scan?

Well I'm on CD8, not taking clomid this cycle (just metformin) and so far the opks seem to be working (no false positives). I'm feeling v fed up about the whole ttc thing, we'll have been trying for 2 years in jan and I'm starting to think maybe I'm only meant to have 1 child. But the silver lining to my big grey cloud is that I've lost half a stone (yay!).

broken i know of many ladies who just went for it regardless of advice and it worked for them. I'm sure you will go for whats best for you.

Congrats high try not to worry about cramping its usual at 4, 8 and 12wks as your body adjusts to no af. You must be so happy, how far on do you think?

Have you tested nonu?

fairy how you? Hows the weight loss coming along? You looked fab in your bday pics

really its so hard, we were about to stop trying when i fell pg with rileigh.

Try not to loose hope ladies, if it happened for me it can happen for you. Very hard hearing bout friends and family being pg when your ttc, my friend thought she was when we were trying and i actually cried more so because her partner hits her made me so angry. So i know how jealous and hurt you are feeling. Just keep positive it will happen x

oh and welcome boba to the thread a lovely supportive group of ladies x

oh and welcome boba to the thread a lovely supportive group of ladies x

Morning Ladies,

Huge congratulations again to HH- so thrilled for you sweet! xxxx

Welcome boba I am new too but everyone here is very welcoming and lovely.

nonu good luck for testing this morning- everything crossed for you xx

reallygrumpy congrats on the weightloss! That is fantatsic news and a definite silver lining. Glad the OPKs seem to be working for you- so far so good.

Sorry to hear that you had another 'announcement' to deal with broken :( With regards to the clomid and multiples, I am no expert but would be inclined to do as stac said and just go for it- I wouldn't want to 'waste' a month of trying but I am very impatient!

My period arrived this morning so will be off to the gynae tomorrow where she wants to scan me and will hopefully give me my clomid. I say hopefully as they wanted a SA from my DH before starting me off on my Clomid- We took DH's sample in yesterday and were told the results should be back in three working days which should be Thursday. I am hoping that I will still get the clomid tomorrow even though my DH's results are not back yet.

Will check back later to see if there is any news from nonu :)

hi, jst tested and its a BFN.... but no signs of AF i really dont know whats happening, congratulations highheels and yes this is very unusal for me my cycle is usually 28-30 days and today is cd-39 and no AF, any suggestions girls what do i do........