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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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jobobpip08 · 23/08/2010 21:14

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

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supersunnyday · 18/10/2010 20:06

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confu3ed · 18/10/2010 23:12

Congratulations sunny :) x x

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popsy1 · 19/10/2010 12:17

Lovely to see some good news sunny, i completely understand you being nervous, i still am and im nearly 20 weeks! I will be keeping my fingers firmly crossed for you.

I have been reading all your posts, welcome to all the newbies:) I am sure you will be well suppored on here.

I cant remember who asked about metformin, but i also took it along with clomid. They werent very forthcoming in giving it me but i had 2 BFPs with it, unfortunatelty the first didnt last and im now pg again:). It took about 2/3 months i think. Good luck to you all.

Waves to Jo and Lady. Hope you are both well. jo you cant have too much longer to wait. How are you feeling? I am ok, as i said nearly 20 weeks!! Been really well as well until last week n im now off work with high blood pressure. They think its a combination of working too long and stress but they are keeping a close eye on me, lots more monitoring. We've had osted in and im at a similiar time to when i lost my little boy so they think its probably that.

Hello everyone else, hope you are all good [hsmile] xx

jobobpip08 · 20/10/2010 20:01

Lots of new people! Hello and welcome

Hi pops and lady

Glad you're both doing well. I've got under 5 weeks now (still can't really believe it), altho I've also got placenta praevia and breech so it could be a c-section. Not that I mind, so long as LO gets here safe.

Pops hope you've got those feet up! I'm not surprised you're getting stressed, you sound like you have lots on your plate. Getting past 'that day' will be another hurdle out of the way.((()))

babydust to you all xxx

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stac14 · 20/10/2010 23:49

hey ladies, lovely to hear from you yummy mummys, i know when i was ttc it gave me hope. Always felt the women on these threads were more deserving iyswim. popsy must be hard right now but i hope you can try to relax. jo i had a c-sec and would totally recommend it, recovery bit slower but i was fine. lady so glad your well. Rileigh is 15wks old today time has flew by. fairy are you enjoying your birthday celebrations? I turned 30 and got bfp 3 months later fingers crossed your the same. How are you super? @ really high confused nonu, (hope i havent missed anyone) how are you all getting on? toffee apple and chocolate flavoured babydust** xxx

nonu · 21/10/2010 09:29

hey stac14 all is well it is just the same time of the month where i am hoping and praying that AF doesnt shows its ugly face, but trying to be positive about it, will keep u all posted........Smile

confu3ed · 21/10/2010 13:05

Hi stac 14 I am ok thanks!

I think I have given up on ttc though, seems pointless at the mo as it's not happening, clomid side effects are awful and the whole thing is stressing me out and causing probs at home. Apologies for being a misery but having a really bad day!!!

highheelsandequations · 22/10/2010 09:20

(((Hugs))) for you confused, so sorry everything is getting to you just now.

Question for everyone, I had 3 cycles of clomid (32, 28, 29 days long) and fairly certain I ovulated on each. Before the clomid my cycles were 36, 45, 53, 41, 46, 46. Now I'm CD61 and no sign of AF and definitely not pregnant. Did anyone else have a really long/weird cycle after coming off clomid?

confu3ed · 22/10/2010 23:30

Thankyou highheels! Hope your af comes soon as that is a really long cycle! X

reallygrumpy · 23/10/2010 00:07

confused sorry to hear you're having a rubbish time, it's so hard. I had an awful last cycle cos the clomid didn't work and felt so miserable. I hope you feel better soon. I've taken a little break from ttc and it's helped.

higheels that's a v long cycle but even on clomid my cycles have been 42-49 days so I'm probably not much help, v frustrating for you.

stac14 · 23/10/2010 00:26

high that would suggest you havent ov'd this cycle, ask for progesterone to start you off

confu3edp have you tried taking clomid at night? It lessens the side effects. We all know what your going through hun and thats what we're here to support you with. I used to rant and rave all the time, ttc is a frustrating emotional rollercoaster try to relax {{{hugs}}} for you

nonu keeping fingers crossed for you

really are you still taking the metformin?

reallygrumpy · 23/10/2010 07:42

Hi stac yes, I started met 2 weeks ago and today I have to up my dose to 3 times per day. So far the side effects haven't been too bad (only 1 bad attack of 'met belly') and I've lost 5 pounds which I'm v pleased about, this is the third time I've been on met and every time I've lost weight. AF arrived yesterday but I've been told not to take clomid this cycle and to wait until I've been on met for at least a month. I'm hoping maybe the met will work cos I was taking it when I got pg with DD. Sorry, selfish post all about me!

nonu · 24/10/2010 13:03

Hey, today is cd 32 and no sign of Af when should i test have been trying not to so am not disappointed, had mild cramps and boob pain yesterday but still waiting, usual cycle cd28-cd 30 guys help what to do???????

reallygrumpy · 24/10/2010 18:11

Hey nonu personally I'd test but I'm incredibly impatient and have wasted money on tests I've used too early.... Fingers X it's a BFP for you

popsy1 · 24/10/2010 19:00

Hi all hope you have all had a good weekend:)
I actually started christmas shopping!

Nonu i used to test as soon as af was late and then i got sooo when i got a bfn i stopped and only tested when i was a week late! Not easy but stopped the double heartbreak. I made sure we BD when i was due and that usually kicked started AF Blush!
Hopefully you wont see AF and get a BFP instead. Lots of luck :)
Keep us posted

stac14 · 24/10/2010 23:34

i'd have to say nonu i'd test lol

really i didnt have to take the clomid when i fell pg, fingers crossed hun

Wow popsy xmas shopping already your organised, i was last year due to pg and the thought of the busy shops frightened me lol x

nonu · 25/10/2010 07:49

hi, thanx for all your advice and am at cd-33 with no signs of AF, have decided not to test until i am a week late , dont want to be disappointed, need lots of baby dust and all your support, will keep you posted........[hhmm]

Brokenbits · 25/10/2010 10:17

Hi all. Can I join you? For the past year, I've been on the miscarriage thread - as a really hideous and long-winded miscarriage last October left me infertile. I'm now on my first round of Clomid after numerous tests, scans and an HSG. Everything seems to have come back relatively normal in terms of results, except my day 23 progesterone which was 6! Sad

I'm due to go in for follicle tracking on Friday which will be day 10. How often each month do they do scans? I'm trying to stay positive, but some days I just feel that I'm the only person who isn't pregnant! I know this is very OTT, but it seems everyone I know has announced their pregnancy in the last few months. This is made harder by the fact that I conceived DS within a month of coming off the pill after being on it for about 13 years. I come from a very fertile family and I suppose I'm in denial (still!) that this could be happeneing to me. I've been given a 3 month supply of 50mg Clomid and told that I can have a maximum of 9, before they will consider alternatives. So far, I'm just having horrible night sweats and finding myself really irritable and stressed, but that's not altogether outside of the norm at the moment anyway!

It seems an awful lot of people get their BFP on Clomid only to go on and miscarry. I'm not sure I can take that again. Sad

reallygrumpy · 25/10/2010 19:47

Hello brokenbits sorry you're having horrible side effects from the clomid, mine weren't too bad on 50mg but horrendous on 100mg and sorry about your awful mc experience. I had a mc followed by erpc in the summer and still find it hard somedays, Usually when I hear yet another pg announcement.

I've had 2 lots of follicle tracking now and both times I was scanned on cd9 and then a few days later. The first time there was a follicle so I only had 2 scans plus a blood test, the second time there were no follicles so they did a third scan but still nothing. I'm currently taking metformin and having a month off clomid and then I'll do 2 cycles of clomid plus met. As for people conceiving on clomid and then miscarrying, I'm not aware that clomid increases your chances of mc but clomid is often used by women with pcos and unfortunately having pcos is associated with a slightly increased risk of mc.

jobobpip08 · 25/10/2010 20:11

Hey really well done on the weight loss.

nonu fingers crossed for you

pops I've just about done all my xmas shopping - I'm determined to be organised this year!

welcome broken I had secondary fertility and it is very hard to live with. I took my clomid at night, don't know if that would make your nightsweats worse? Unfortunately the mc rate is quite high, between 1/3 and 1/4 of all pregnancies, no matter what 'means' you use to get pregnant, the best thing is to make sure you're eating/living heathily and doing all that you can that way.

I lost my baby 2 1/2 years ago and it seemed to completely mess my hormones up. I got pregnant after a year but m/c, then went on clomid to help me ovulate as I had stopped. It did make me ovulate again and the month I had a break from it (after 4 months) I got my BFP. It seems that the tracking/scanning is different everywhere, not much help I know!

Hope everyone else is well, halloweeny babydust to you all xxx

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confu3ed · 25/10/2010 23:03

Hi really! Yep I am going to take a break too, tge side effects and stress are all too much, I hope it will help. Is having a month off clomid ok then?

Thanks stac yep tried at night but can't sleep for the headache and hot sweats, nightmare!

Hi broken I also had an awful miscarriage experience a year or so ago a double erpc which has messed up my cycle completely and now on clomid. Can't help with the follicle tracking as I have not been offered it all I get is one blood test every three months.

Hello to everyone else x

nonu · 26/10/2010 09:40

hi, cd-34 and hopes are still up as no sign of AF just trying not to test and its been a struggle............

Brokenbits · 26/10/2010 20:31

Hey grumpy, thanks for the welcome! Yes, the pg announcement thing is so hard to take isn't it? For some reason, I find it a little easier on these threads when people fall pregnant than I do in RL, but it still feels hard.

I never in my wildest dreams thought this would ever happen to me. TBH I kind of assumed that once I'd had one DC, I'd be okay. It's a particularly cruel twist of fate to miscarry and then be completely messed up because of it. After a year, I think it's unlikely that my body would just suddenly correct itself! We've been trying for DC2 for 2 years now and I'm beginning to think my DS will never have a sibling remotely close to him in age. Thank God we started trying when he was only 6 months is all I can think, though we're not there yet!

Thanks for the info re tracking. I have an appt on Friday which will be day 10. Even taking Clomid is hard for me because I have about 5 days of spotting before AF kicks in, so I'm constantly hopeful that it might be implantation bleeding, but it never is and cd1 is a bit of a mystery! I have to just try and wait until I know I'm definitely not pregnant. Does anyone know if the day you take it has to be an exact science? Everyone seems to start taking it on different days from what I've read.

Can't imagine the impact of metformin and clomid. The things we put ourselves through eh?

Hi jobo. I'm still not entirely convinced that I'm not ovulating. I just think that if it happens at all, it happens in week 3 of a 4 week cycle, so I obviously have a LP defect and know I have progesterone problems. I tend to get a temp spike around day 22 at the moment. Does Clomid make you ovulate earlier or later? I'm concerned that my scans/ blood tests will always make them think nothing is happening if they do them too early. Sounds like you went through a lot to get your BFP. It is comforting to know I'm not the only one this has happened to and that there can be a positive outcome.
I am taking my clomid at night, as I'm told it's easier to sleep through the side affects, although the night sweats can cause disturbance. Maybe I'll try them at a different time next month, always hoping that there won't be a next month! Grin

confu3ed So sorry to hear you're in a similar predicament and had such an awful time too. Though I always find it reassuring to know I'm not alone. I've researched hormone imbalances after mc and there seems to be so little info out there about it. I basically bled for 3 months following my mc and nothing weird showed up in any scans so they just left me to it. I was so desperate to stop bleeding so that I could TTC again that I took the pill for a month to try and regain some normality and move on. I don't know if it made things worse or not, but I doubt things could have got much worse in all honesty! I find it astounding that in some places they don't track you and just leave you to it. Surely this puts you at greater risk of multiples or hyperstimulation, though I guess it depends on the dosage you take. In some ways, I quite like the idea of being left to it though. Makes it seems a lot less clinical if people aren't sticking things up your fanjo and telling you when to DTD all the time!

nonu Fingers crossed! I was there about a week ago and fully empathise with the endless POAS battle. Best of luck.

Ooh one other thing. Do any of you bother with OPKs and charting while on Clomid? I have heard that it can cause false readings and be a waste of time but, given that it's my first month, I want to do everything I can to SWI at the right time. Can you use OPKs effectively if you don't suffer from PCOS? So many questions...Smile

jobobpip08 · 26/10/2010 22:06

hi broken I found clomid made my cycles slightly longer than normal. My consultant said I had low progesterone and a lp defect (altho I think that was marginal) and that the clomid would help both. If you're getting a temp spike it sounds like you're ovulating. I think the OPKs don't always work. I didn't bother charting, but my clinic was very good at the whole scanning bit. The month I had off the clomid I knew I was ovulating as it was quite painful.

confu3ed the clomid actually made me feel depressed so if you feel you need a break from the stress of it all, and my god is it stressful, then that is a really good idea. Looking after you is really important. ((()))

nonu still fingers crossed for you

xxx

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