TTC - Clomid V -

[jobobpip08]

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

Welcome Supersunnyday the first app for me was blood tests, internal sweeps for potential infections & a general chat about my health & history with DH. He was also sent for sperm tests.We didn't get the clomid till our second app a few months later (thinking must have been 6 months later)as I had HYCOSY & scans.

I also have PCOS & no DC. Clomid made me ovulate but nothing stuck. Now trying Metformin. Glad you are getting tracking as I was left to it!

Which St Mary's do you mean?

Welcome also to lilysma One of the other ladies may help you as my tubes are clear. What do you mean by 'corrects' the 2nd phase?

How is everyone?

xx

Hi everyone

hope you've all had nice weekends. Sorry I've not posted since my first one just trying to learn as much as I can about thewhole clomid thing as possible

got my first scan tomorrow - cd11. Hoping for the injection. Then is it just bd every night for 3 days??

Clip x

Hi Fairygodmother, thanks for the welcome - I obviously don't really know what I'm talking about but I've read that clomid can help if there is a luteal phase defect, though I'm not actually sure this is the problem with me! Hmm, sounds a bit flakey when I say it like that - basically I am desperate and will try anything

Fairygodmother - I was told that it looked like I had PCOS when i had a miscarriage last year. My treatment was awful at the hospital so opted to go to another for the infertility treatment, only this time they have not even examined me, the initial appointment lasted 5 mins at most and I walked out with Clomid I was told to have one blood test and that was it. I wish now I had asked for more tests etc. I am scarred that there may be some scarring as the ERPC post miscarriage had to be repeated as they missed the products.

Having a bad day again as just got my day 21 bloods back and i didnt ovulate this month. I did last month only 37 though which I don't think is great either.

I guess that the doctor will just up the Clomid at next appointment? Has anyone else experienced this? Worried that 50mg has not made me ovulate.

Supersunnyday - I got Clomid first appointment but we had blood tests, semen tests etc before the appointment which sped things up. As you can see above not sure if that was for the best or not now

Lilysma - I also get spotting for a few days before my period, only happened since miscarriage though. The first month on clomid I still had the spotting on day 24, this month no spotting, I thought that the clomid must have kicked in but I didn't ovulate so I guess not. I guess I must have some issue with my tubes if I am not ovulating every month? It is so frustrating not knowing!!!

Fingers crossed for everyone, let's hope this month brings us all some joy!!!

Hi confused, thanks for the response re spotting - interesting - what has your consultant said about it if anything? I don't think not ovulating necessarily indicates issues with your tubes. I seem to ovulate every month but apparently the egg can't get down the tubes or the sperm can't get up to meet IYSWIM.

Hi to supersunny and lilysma, sorry i can't give any advice about clomid with blocked tubes as mine are (hopefully) clear. Supersunny my first appointment at the fertility clinic consisted mostly of lots of questions, already had the diagnosis of PCOS from a gynaecologist but they did another internal scan to check (!). Then had to arrange rubella and chlamidia screening through my GP and DP had to have semen analysis before we could get the clomid. I was given 3 cycles initially now have to go back for the HSG as we've been unsuccessful. It's taken us about 10 months from the original referral to get to this point.

Confu3ed 37 is a good score for progesterone, anything above 30 means you ovulated. My maximum result was 41 and the consultant was happy with that. As long as you're ovulating you shouldn't need to increase the dose. Are you sure the blood was taken at the correct time in your cycle? My results were taken at CD25, then 21, then 23 and the 23 was the one that was good. Consultant said that it was probably the case that I had ovulated on the other cycles but blood was taken a day or 2 out and the levels can drop dramatically within a day.

Hope everyone's okay and had a good start to the week. I'm shattered, haven't stopped yet and so am planning on putting my feet up for half an hour and doing nothing.

Hi everyone
Just a quickie as my brain has gone to sleep already!

Lily Hello and welcome I had clomid prescribed as I had low progesterone - with is effectively a luteal phase defect. The clomid tricks your body into producing more oestrogen, which in turn helps you ovulate, which in turn raises your progesterone in the second half of your cycle. It has worked for me. Can't help with the tubal problems tho.

Babydust everyone xxx

Lilysma my consultant said that the bleeding is normal for some people, not convinced as it has only been since m/c that I have had it.

Highheels Bloods were day 21 both months, only 20 this month though. The strange thing is that i had a + ov test both months but on very different days the first day 18 the second month day 14. I am not convinced that they work after this month! Have you used the tests?

have never had a + ov test :( but sure I've ov-ed, it sounds like you might be ov-ing but maybe having the bloods on the wrong day? Have you asked your consultant? sorry you're feeling down xxx

Thanks highheels and jobobpip. I'm not sure whether my progesterone levels are actually low - they didn't actually give me the result when I had them done, but seemed satisfied that I was ovulating. I chart my BBT and it shows a clear rise in temp which stays up for my full luteal phase, so maybe my progesterone is okay. I need to ask them more specifically.

Confu3ed I know what you mean - my consultant said it was 'normal' and 'irrelevant' but I definitely didn't used to get so much (before DD was born) and the web and books (clearly very scientific sources ) are full of stuff suggesting it is a problem. I dunno.

Have you tried charting? You would definitely know when to get the bloods done and it would give a fairly good idea about whether you were regularly ovulating. Ov+ tests on different days is no big surprise - I can ovulate anything from CD13 to CD19. But I don't know if there's an issue with charting and clomid (i.e. whether charting would be reliable). Anyway, hope you have a better day tomorrow.

hey ladies, soz not been on for a while. Just noticed some of you are using opk's very early on a lady on here advised they are a waste of money as pcos causes false readings. Also if you ov one month on 50mg but not the next the cons may keep you on that dose for another month to see what happens. Also you should always be monitored on clomid as it can over stimulate your ovaries which isnt good. I'l pop back later for a proper catch x

lily sorry, knew I shouldn't have posted when I was tired! My cons said I had a slightly short luteal phase, maybe the low progesterone was a seperate issue to that, but he did said the clomid would help. I agree with super your BBT temps do sound positive for ovulation.

clipclop how did the scan go?

fairy no mat leave for me - I'm already a SAHM. How are things with you?

lady how are things with you, all well?

confu3ed I didn't like testing - if you got a BFP it was a kick in the teeth followed swiftly by another when AF arrived! So I gave up in the end and just waited to see.

welcome super hope the appointment goes well.

hi stac rileigh's looking good!

Hi all, well I'm having a miserable day. This cycle was my first on 100mg clomid. I had 3 cycles of 50mg, got pg on 3rd then miscarried so I assumed the 100mg would work but.... I went for a CD9 scan today which showed nothing, no follicles other than the usual little ones and nothing over 10mm. They want to scan me again on Friday (CD13) but the doc didn't seem very hopeful. I cried all the way home on the bus and tube because what got me through after the mc was that at least the clomid had worked and I'd got pg but now it doesn't seem to be working. We've had to go private so going back to the cons is going to cost another £180 and I'm really not sure I can face going on with the clomid. Sorry, this is a post all about me. Has anyone else had a similar experience?

Ladies you are a huge fountain of knowledge!! How did people do without messageboards??!

My scan yesterday went well. Have three follicles, two on one ovary and one on the other. Going in tomorrow morning for the trigger jab.

My oh works away 3or 4 days a week making this all even more complicated!! So if I get the injection tomorrow morning do I have to bd before the 36 hours is up or is it before 48 hours?
Very specific question I know but those 12 hours could make a big difference!

Any ideas??

Hi Ladies

Stac thats great that the diabetes has gone.

Pops don't feel to guilty about ds, i'm sure he will be really happy one baby is here. It's good you sickness has gone, mine isn't as bad as it has been, god i have been feeling rough. It's all good though iykwim.
Some people have said it could be a girl as most people i know had lots of nausea with girls but not boys. Only 2 weeks till my scan on 28th Sept. Will be 12+4. Feeling nervous.

Cloud thats a great level of progesterone, your definately ovulating.

Jo hope your ok and enjoying the last few weeks, wish i was at your stage, must be so exciting. I'm ok, just wishing the next 2 weeks away until i have my scan, will definately relax more if everything is fine.

Confu3ed clomid used to play tricks on me, although i used to think i was pg every month as pmt symptoms are the same as pg symptoms, the month i got my BFP i didn't really have many symptoms. I got pg on 50mg but we also had iui, think i would be trying for the next 2 years if we didn't have iui as we were rubbish at timing sex ;)

Clipclop hope the injection went well and this is the month for you

Really stay positive, maybe they will up your dose, or it could be that you will ovulate late. Fingers crossed that you will just be ovulating late.

Sorry that i've missed loads of people, this thread moves alot quicker.

Feeling queasy now so need to have dinner lol

xxx

clipclop when i had the trigger jab i went in for iui 40 hours later and that worked for us :)

really ((hugs)) personally I think thats quite early for a scan, I never had one before CD12, follicles do grow at least a mm a day so they're not done yet! Fingers crossed.

clipclop I was told after the jab, not today (like we were going to rush home!!), not tonight, but tomorrow! But sperm does last a few days, so if DH is home tonight...and Thursday, Friday if hes there.

lady good to hear from you! Hate to disappoint you but I had 24/7 nausea and its a boy!

babydust everyone xxx

Thanks lady and Jobo

so gettng injection at 9am tomorrow and seeing oh at 1130pm the next day. So that should be ok?

V sorry to be so selfish and just talk about me!! I promise to catch up properly.

Really ttc can be so horrid. I've cried so many times in public. Hugs to you

clipx

Highheels - It was the secretary that said that I didnt ov this month, I am not seeing the consultant for another 6 weeks, will have run out of clomid by then too.

Lilysma it is just a guessing game I think! Thanks for the info on ov days, I seriously have no idea any more I guess just leaving the tests alone is probably best.

Reallygrumpy tomorrow is another day. I felt awful a couple of days ago when I found out I didnt ov. Chin up :)

Ladybird thanks for the tips, just got to try to forget about the whole thing and ignore all symptoms. I am just concerned that I am not being monitored at all apart from one blood test.

Positive vibes all round xx

clipclop sounds fine

God I'm struggling to keep up here. Guess I will work out where everyone's at eventually. Just a brief one tonight as tired - sunnyday my luteal phase is usually about 10 days before the spotting starts, sometimes 9, so supposedly 'enough', but sometimes the backache starts before the spotting and I know its on its way.... Not really sure what to make of it anymore...

Let's hope for a great positive day for us all tomorrow !

Hi all,

Can I ask the girlies that have experience of Metformin - does it put you off some food? I was totally put off my lunch today cos it tasted too sweet. It wasn't at all. The thought of it now is still turning my stomach!!!!

How is everyone? It's filling up again in here!

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Hi ladies. Welcome to all the newbies. I will post properly over weekend.
fairy I can't really remember going off food but I had a very dodgy tummy which stopped me eating. It only lasted a week or so. How's the weight loss going?
lady I had sickness with my second pregnancy and I had a boy. I vaguely remember you posting this but I'm in my phone and u can't see the post. So it may be completely irrelevant :) I have my next scan on the 29th:) DS is starting to feel better about being a big brother. Very relieved :) :)

Waves to everyone else. Xx