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!

boba, nonu and confused sorry AF arrived, fingers crossed for the next cycle.

I can't remember who said they've been using OPKs, I've used the ££ ones and the amazon cheapies and the amazon ones didn't work for me.

I went to see the Drs this am. I explained that I'm feeling v anxious after my MC in the summer and she was v kind. she's going to do my referral and see if it's possible for me to have an early scan but she thinks it's unlikely so if I want a scan before 12wks I'm going to have to pay for a private scan which is £130.... Oh and she reckons my due date is 28th July but I think it should be later than that.

Sorry warlin it was you who mentioned OPKs, the only ones that ever worked for me were first response. DTD because you have to definitely takes away the romance, DH and I had a big row a few months ago when he said he was fed up with having to 'perform on demand' and I got v cross and said he wasn't the one having to take horrible drugs with crappy side effects. It's all fine now but ttc put alot of pressure on our relationship.

Reallygrumpy...so happy that is has worked for you and will keep everything crossed that it all goes well.

You should try and relax though as stressing won't help. Try and take your mind off it with Christmas shopping and stay positive.

I would love to be pg and at least have a chance!

really that sounds very expensive for a private scan, you should look around, maybe ask on the pregnancy board? I know that people there haven't paid that much. I know what it's like to be so anxious. We've had one worry after another over the past 5 weeks and even after seeing everything's okay on a scan I'm still terrified. Doesn't help that time has slowed to a snails pace. How many weeks do you think you are?

Sorry for arrival of AF nonu and confu3ed.

Yay for shorter cycles boba!

Warlin I gave up on the OPKs as never got a positive result, found temping and charting CM (once I got ever the a little more reliable. Do you have PCOS? If so the OPKs can be misleading as your hormone production does not follow a 'normal' cycle, which I believe can happen even when ovulating.

Waves to everyone else.

Well our little pip has given us yet another scare this week. Had spotting on Tuesday night and then again in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Dr didn't want me going to EPU as too risky driving in the snow so spent Wednesday in an absolute panic. DP phoned GP yesterday morning and convinced them to refer me as I was a complete wreck and absolutely terrified. Delighted to report that scan showed everything fine, healthy 8+ week embryo and heart beating away. Apparently I have some sort of separation of part of my uterine lining which has caused the spotting, midwife said this is common and nothing to worry about. Was so relieved yesterday but then today I have been having another panic. Spotting is still going on and although the midwife said it might continue for a while until the tear heals over or else that section comes away sompletely I just wish it would stop so I could relax. Keep asking DP thinks like "she did say it was okay if the spotting continued?" and "she did say this was nothing to worry about?". Sorry for me me me and I know that this is not something some of you will want to be reading just now but we just seem to be having one panic after another with this little pip!

glad all ok with your bean highheels

grumpy can't you just go to nearest EPU? x

Hello ladies. Is this the Clomid support thread? Got my prescription today and will be starting in a couple of weeks. No idea what to expect and I haven't got time at the moment to read through this - am marking my place for now and will come back next week once the inlaws have gone home. Just wanted to say hello!

hi all, justvstarted clomid round 5 and sorry about your panic high but just try and calm down if your scan is showing everything is ok so just take it easy , i know it is better said than done but relax fingers crossed for you...

welcome threisthesnowball

Another day another pregnancy announcement. One of our friends announced today Deep down of course I'm happy for them, just gets harder and harder to deal with. Sometimes feel like it'll never be our turn

boba sorry to hear you're feeling down, the pg announcements are really hard when you're ttc and it feels horribly unfair.

highheels so sorry about your scare, it sounds terrifying, I hope the spotting has stopped now.

Thanks to everyone who said nice things when I was feeling down last wk. I know I must seem v self-centred being on a thread like this and not being euphoric about being pg. It's just that it's taken me so long (2yrs) to get here and I had a miscarriage during that time with 3 weeks of weekly scans and not knowing if the pg was viable (scan 3 revealed the foetus had died) and so I'm really scared this is going to go wrong. I have managed to arrange a pregnancy scan for tomorrow so we'll see what that shows...

Take care all and good luck to those of you just starting clomid. The best tip I picked up from this thread was to take the tablets in the eve to reduce side effects.

Best of luck with the scan tomorrow grumpy, everything will be fine. x

Hi all hope you are all well. Sorry for absence but had this flu thing thats going around and its knocked me for six. Still feeling rough but hopefully its on the way out!
really i cant remember if i said congrats earlier so i'll say it again Congratulations :) I'm 26+ wks pg and still panic its all going to go wrong! I've lost 2 babies over the last 2 years and i dont think you can be estatic all the time with everything you have been through, even though you are thrilled:)I only bought my first baby item last week as i'm scared. Anyway wishing you so much luck for tomorrow. xxx

lady great to hear from you, i was starting to worry. So pleased all is well with you and little lady you must be soooo relieved:)Both having boys, how fab

My glucose test came back all clear Stac How you coping with all the snow?

I can't remember who said about TTC on their 6th cycle of clomid, please dont give up hope i conceived on my 6th, but unfortunately my baby wasnt well enough to survive past 12 wks but then conceived again on clomid 2 months later. Altogether ive had 17 cycles with clomid!! You will get there:)

Jack Frost babydust to all xxxxx

Boba wow 100 days is crazy, great that the Clomid is working though!

Warlin - Did you get a positive?

Has everything settled Higheels?

Welcome thereisthesnow!!

Boba - I feel exactly the same, I never think it will happen for me. Even my Mum has started saying things like it's not an issue if you dont have a baby...nice!!!

Really - Good luck with your scan :)

Popsy it was me who asked about conceiving after ages on clomid as I am on month 6. 17 cycles, I thought you couldnt have more than 9!

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Hi confused I had 9 cycles years ago and then decided to stay as we were. I was way too stressed!
Then I fell pg naturally but lost my boy at 19wks. After a hideous year we decided to try again and had clomid for 6months fell pg and then lost our son again. They have me 3 more months as they knew clomid plus metformin worked for me. I thankfully fell pg again after 2 months. I'm now 26+wks with a little boy. Everything is looking good with our LO. Fingers are firmly crossed.

I think because I had a break I was able to take clomid again. Plus they added metformin after 5months second time round.
Xx

Popsy what an awful time you have had. Mc at 19 weeks must have been terrible. I miscarried at 14 weeks 12 years ago before I had dd got pg straight away (young then) but was like you in so far as I wouldn't buy anything for ages in fact I had nothing until I had reached 9 months(good job she wasn't early)!! I am sure everything will be fine for you this time, more than half way through already :)
I think I will ask for metformin when I next see the consultant. I get one appointment every three months and it's in the new year.
And thanks I was thinking that clomid either works straight away or not at all. I just thought I would be of by now but here I am just finished my 6th lot of pills! :(
Xx

good luck for your scan tommorrow grumpy

i also think that after this cycle might take break from TTC as DH says atleast we have one DD, think about those who are struggling to have one also.....

anyways fingers crossed for all.....

Popsy1- what an awful time you have had but things def look promising for you now. Fingers crossed this time your luck is in. What does metformin do?

I am in my first month on clomid (regular MC but don't seem to ovulate). Day 19 now and no sign on ovulation. Depressing. Not due to go back for another month but want to take a higher dose next month.

Confu3ed- I thought clomid either worked straight away or it doesn't. Will they give you clomid again or what will they try next for you?

Nonu- a break will probably do you go as it does wreck your head all this TTC. At least you already have a child...this is my first and so frustrating that things aren't working properly.

I've just turned 30 and wish I'd tried sooner now!!

confu3ed I know I hate it when people say that, they just don't get it do they?

popsy good luck with the remainder of your pregnancy x

nonu maybe a rest will get you your BFP. x

warlin give it time. I didn't ovulate until CD28 and that's been my fist cycle. I'm hoping for shorter cycle this time!

Nonu - Lots of people get pg when taking a break from TTC as the pressure is gone. I was thinking of doing the same myself a couple of months ago, but DP convinced me we should go on. Maybe this month will be your month, fingers crossed x

Warlin - I have no idea what they will do next. I will find out after xmas I guess. I will ask for metformin though and some investigations as I have only had blood tests.

quick post, metformin is a drug usually used for diabetes that has been found to help women with pcos. It helps you ovulate. I got bfp while only taking metformin and my princess was 5months yesterday. Will pop bk ltr x

Hey All

Stac hope af wasn?t to bad, have you not got anything to take for the horrible pains, methanamic acid is really good, don?t know what i would have done without that when i was getting af. It?s so nice to have 9 months off.
I?m on fb, don?t think you have added me though.

Brokenbits i was also terrified of it all going wrong, i still am to be honest, i have days when i think how it could go wrong but i know the chaces are very small. When are you due?

Hey popsy sorry you started to worry, i don?t seem to get on here as much. So excited to meet my little man, wish it would hurry up lol. I also haven?t bought much, we?re going to start doing his room after xmas and buy everything then, wanted to get xmas out the way first.
Glad your glucose test came back clear.

Good luck everyone and stay positive, this time last year i was still plodding along trying to get pg and now a year on i am 23 weeks pregnant. Still scared but happy that i can get pregnant.

xxx

Warlin I've just turned 30 & been trying for 3 years! Clomid didn't work & now on 4th month of metformin. Got hosp app on monday!

Pops not long left now girl...

Hey lady long time no hear!!!

xxx

It's Broken with a slightly more Christmassy name! It's been a while so I thought I'd check in and see how you're all doing. Sorry to nonu and confu3ed that the horrible witch got you again. This TTC lark is so fraught with upset. boba Sorry to you too, although you do seem upbeat that things are getting back to normal, which is great. A step in the right direction, if nothing else.

confu3ed I'm sorry for what your Mum said. I'm sure that made you feel a million times better!

highheels Sounds like you've just had to contend with one thing after another. I hope things are a bit less scary now.

grumpy How did it go? I'm hoping no news is good news. x

popsy You sound like a very strong person to have gone through all that!!! It's not a wonder we all think it's going to go wrong occasionally, is it?

Lady By my estimations, I'll be due on August 1st, so very early days yet. I think I'm 6+3 today. Going for a reassurance scan on Monday and absolutely sh*tting myself!

Warlin Any sign of ovulation yet? Sometimes it takes a while for the clomid to get into your system and for the dosage to be accurate, so try not to be too disheartened. I didn't ovulate until day 20, and that was early by my standards.

Waves to stac, snowball, Fairy and anyone else I might have missed.

Hi All

Sounds like there are some real good news stories on this thread now! Good luck to all...it's great to see it's worth having hope.

Glitterybits- love the festive name!
I'm confused on the ovulation front. I did my OPK two days ago (day 20) and it was a really strong line...a tiny bit lighter than the test line but the strongest I've ever seen it. Was really encouraged so raced and DtD! Then yest there was no line at all. I'm not sure if this meant I have ovulated but I maybe missed the strongest bit of maybe my levels are up but not quite at ovulation...
I'm going to get my bloods done tmw and have a obs and g apt on Tue so I suppose time will tell. Slightly encouraged though. I'll keep doing the sticks and see.

Fairyonthechristmastree- What do you mean clomid didn't work..? Did you not ovulate or just didn't get pregnant on it? I don't think metformin would work for me as I don't have pcos....I just don't seem to ovulate. I feel your frustration though but keep the chin up. Look at the success we are having on this thread.

Confu3ed....maybe a break is the best thing. Everyone says it happens when you're least expecting it.

DH and me are off to a seminar tonight on eating for conception...will post any good tips tomorrow! DH gets annoyed when I get all down about not ovulating....so he thinks this will help me!!

Anyway hi to everyone!! Congrats and good luck to those pg and babydust to the rest of us! x

Warlin I know I ovulated the 2nd month & cos I did there was no more monitoring. So I don't know if & have since then! So it sisn't work because I didn't get pg!

Hey Glittery - Like the name! Yes my Mum made me feel great!!! Good luck for Monday!

Warlin - Clomid may not make you ovulate every month. It didn't me on 50mgs and don't know if I am each month now as I get one blood test every 3 months and I had it first month.

God I am going to be 35 soon, is there any hope for me??!!!!

Waves to everyone else x