Clearblue Fertility Monitor Support Group Buddies Vol 5!!

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Ladies from Vol4 - welcome to our new home.

Hi Keziahhopes, do i have to be referred by my GP to go private then? I thought i just needed to call my local Bupa hospital and get an appointment??

Roastie & Keziah, I completely bypassed my GP when I went private as I thought that she wasn't taking me seriously. I just phoned my the private clinic and was offered an appointment for a few days later. I have just had a follow up .... had to wait a little bit longer because my consultant has been on hols but again, there was no problem getting an appointment.

Have updated mine as was a aday behind. still on low, not sure whether i will ovulate at normal time of not.

In School
EmmaC29 TTC#1, Cycle #11, CBFM Cycle 1, age 29, UCL 26-29, CD61
Starlet22 TTC#1, Cycle #15, CBFM cycle 9, age 34, ucl 25, CD53
wantbaby TTC#1, Cycle #12, CBFM cycle 7, age 38, UCL 29, CD52
Littlefan TTC#1, Cycle 9, CBFM cycle 2 , age 31, UCL 32-38, CD46
AnytimeNOW TTC#3, Cycle #6, CBFM Cycle 5, age 38, UCL 28, CD44
Michelle2222 TTC#2, CBFM Cycle 1, age 27, UCL?, CD41
Birdietimesthree TTC#1, Cycle #3, CBFM Cycle 2, age 36, UCL 24-25, CD34
IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy TTC#3 Cycle #4, CBFM Cycle 4, age 34, UCL 26-30 CD34
Ses TTC#2, cycle #5, CBFM cycle #7, age 37, UCL 28-30, CD31
Missyraines TTC#1, Cycle #13, CBFM Cycle 8, age 33, UCL 32, CD26
Sufferingbabyfever TTC#1, Cycle #4, CBFM Cycle 1, age 27, UCL 28 , CD25
CrazyAlien TTCno.1 cycle 5 CBFM Cycle 2 age 28 UCL 31-35??! CD19
Lychees TTC#2, Cycle #14, CBFM cycle 10, Aged 36, UCL 30-35, CD17
Twowoulddo TTC#2, Cycle #6, CBFM cycle 1?, Aged 31, UCL 31, CD16
Keziah TTC#1, Cycle #28, CBFM Cycle 16, age 35, ucl 28-31, CD14
ZebedeetheZebra TTC#2, age 43, UCL TMI!, CD11
PinkCustard TTC#2, Cycle #12, CBFM Cycle 7, age 34, UCL 30-32, CD11
KnackeredCow TTC#1, Cycle #15, CBFM Cycle 4, age 31, UCL 28, CD20
IloveKittyElise TTC#1, Cycle 2, CBFM Cycle 2, age 34, UCL 28, CD9
Fr00tbat TTC #1, Cycle 6, CBFM Cycle 2, age 32, UCL 30-38 (av 34), CD7
Boba82 TTC#1 Cycle 19, CBFM cycle 6, age 28, UCL 30 (FX), CD7

The Dog Ate My Homework
Headbanger TTC#1, Cycle #9, CBFM Cycle 2, age 30, UCL ?, CD?

Playing Truant
FlyingCat TTC#1, Cycle #26, CBFM cycle 2, age 30, UCL 28-29, CD157
Rach879 TTC#1 Cycle #7, CBFM cycle 1, age 30, UCL 30-34, CD124
Jenni4 TTC#2, Cycle #5, CBFM Cycle 2, age 36, UCL 26, CD104

Graduates
Emmylou30 BFP 22/10/10
MissLolita BFP 30/10/20
Notnearly BFP 6/11/10
StormBird BFP 10/11/10

zebedee how is your cycle going..im on day 9 and still showing low; not sure whether the MC is going to delay ovulation (or whether it will happen this cycle at all)...

everyone else hope you are all ok. had our work christmas party last night; i work for a pub company...it was messy; but fun!

roastie - no you can self refer to go private. But your gp will be contacted by the private company if you need ivf/icsi etc for the welfare of child check so they will end up knowing at some point, if you get that far.

Sorry I got your dates wrong I love kittyelise when I updated, oops!

Just an update from me. We went to our consultant yesterday and we are having a go at medicated IUI in Jan. I have my Clomid and first scan booked for the new year.

It was a really tough decision to make; finally admitting that we need a bit of assistance after what will be 18 months of not a sniff of a BFP when [luckily] DS was conceive easily, a diagnosis of unexplained fertility and having to use savings which had been earmarked for other stuff ...

However, this month was the first month that DH felt upset at the arrival of AF, the first month that he hasn't been my source of positivity.

Anyway, I'm feling optimistic. I know, it might not work but there is always the chance. Who knows? I might get my natural BFP before ever needing to take the Clomid or have IUI. There might be a few Xmas natural BFPs to celebrate on here ... let's hope so .

hey lychees thats wonderful news. if its any help i had a friend who was trying to conceive for almost 2 years and was just starting to investigate and got pregnant naturally...either way i hope you have your BFP soon x

im on day 10, not a sniff of a hi yet. my first month was high day 8 to 12 then peak on day 13.

to anyone else with a 27/28 cycle and day 13 or 14 ovulation when do you normally get your first high?

Thanks for the positive story, Ilovekittyelise.

I generally have a 30-32 day cycle and get my peaks on CD14-16 but three out of four months, I don't get highs at all, I just get a peak that sneaks up on me. This is because, I believe, my LH surge happens at the same time as my oestrogen starts rising. Not sure if this = hormonal issues . When I do get highs, it's normally only for a couple of days before the peak. Hope this helps.

Hi everyone else.

thanks lychees....really got my fingers crossed for you and everyone else. christmas is a very hard time to be desperate for a baby, especially going out and buying gifts for other people's kids...you wish you had your own little girl to buy a fluffy pink bunny for, that sort of thing [fbear]

Hi girls

In School
EmmaC29 TTC#1, Cycle #11, CBFM Cycle 1, age 29, UCL 26-29, CD61
Starlet22 TTC#1, Cycle #15, CBFM cycle 9, age 34, ucl 25, CD53
wantbaby TTC#1, Cycle #12, CBFM cycle 7, age 38, UCL 29, CD52
Littlefan TTC#1, Cycle 9, CBFM cycle 2 , age 31, UCL 32-38, CD46
AnytimeNOW TTC#3, Cycle #6, CBFM Cycle 5, age 38, UCL 28, CD44
Michelle2222 TTC#2, CBFM Cycle 1, age 27, UCL?, CD41
Birdietimesthree TTC#1, Cycle #3, CBFM Cycle 2, age 36, UCL 24-25, CD34
IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy TTC#3 Cycle #4, CBFM Cycle 4, age 34, UCL 26-30 CD34
Ses TTC#2, cycle #5, CBFM cycle #7, age 37, UCL 28-30, CD31
Missyraines TTC#1, Cycle #13, CBFM Cycle 8, age 33, UCL 32, CD26
Sufferingbabyfever TTC#1, Cycle #4, CBFM Cycle 1, age 27, UCL 28 , CD25
CrazyAlien TTCno.1 cycle 5 CBFM Cycle 2 age 28 UCL 31-35??! CD19
Lychees TTC#2, Cycle #14, CBFM cycle 10, Aged 36, UCL 30-35, CD17
Twowoulddo TTC#2, Cycle #6, CBFM cycle 1?, Aged 31, UCL 31, CD16
Keziah TTC#1, Cycle #28, CBFM Cycle 16, age 35, ucl 28-31, CD14
ZebedeetheZebra TTC#2, age 43, UCL TMI!, CD14
PinkCustard TTC#2, Cycle #12, CBFM Cycle 7, age 34, UCL 30-32, CD11
KnackeredCow TTC#1, Cycle #15, CBFM Cycle 4, age 31, UCL 28, CD20
IloveKittyElise TTC#1, Cycle 2, CBFM Cycle 2, age 34, UCL 28, CD9
Fr00tbat TTC #1, Cycle 6, CBFM Cycle 2, age 32, UCL 30-38 (av 34), CD7
Boba82 TTC#1 Cycle 19, CBFM cycle 6, age 28, UCL 30 (FX), CD7

The Dog Ate My Homework
Headbanger TTC#1, Cycle #9, CBFM Cycle 2, age 30, UCL ?, CD?

Playing Truant
FlyingCat TTC#1, Cycle #26, CBFM cycle 2, age 30, UCL 28-29, CD157
Rach879 TTC#1 Cycle #7, CBFM cycle 1, age 30, UCL 30-34, CD124
Jenni4 TTC#2, Cycle #5, CBFM Cycle 2, age 36, UCL 26, CD104

Graduates
Emmylou30 BFP 22/10/10
MissLolita BFP 30/10/20
Notnearly BFP 6/11/10
StormBird BFP 10/11/10

Just updated my stats!

Kitty - My cycle's going OK, had 5 days of 2 bars on the monitor now, but that's common for me. If I don't get 3 bars tomorrow then I'll assume I'm not ovulating this month or my cycles a bit messed up.

I started the BBT thing but seem to vary widely from day to day between 36.0 and 36.4 so I'm not sure when I'm supposed to be able to work out when the ovulation peak on that is when I fluctuate so much - maybe my cheap thermometer is rubbish. Anyway I prefer the monitor, its more of an experiment doing the BBT thing.

Its the nanny's first settling in day today with DS. I've just left DS with her alone for an hour and it seems to be going OK. Haven't heard him cry yet - perhaps he doesn't miss me?? Should I be pleased?! He's had far more attention today than ever - he's probably quite enjoying it! Back to work straight after New Year, so I'm not really looking forward to Christmas this year, because that means the end of my wonderful year of maternity leave with DS! Here's hoping for another asap!

Any idea how to make a tree DS-proof?? We went round a friends yesterday for afternoon tea and once he'd spotted her tree there was no getting DS away from it. He tried to eat her baubles and pull off the lights. We had to leave after half an hour because he was doing my head in!

Zebedee - have heard of putting the tree in a playpen, if you have one, with the presents there also so they can't be opened early... bless him, eating baubles

Ilovekittyelise - my cycle varies from 26-34 days, which I never knew before I had a monitor... on a 28 day cycle I have 2 highs, from day 12/13, 2 peaks then 1/2 highs.

Frustrating this month, my lovely dh ill (in bed, been sick) just at the wrong time - isn't it awful to even write that... so missed my peak! Why this month matters more when others I have not got pg I don't know, but just have to hope the semen last long enough like they say in the text books - sorry for TMI!!!

Lychees, glad you have agreed action for Jan, hope that takes the pressure off you both for Christmas x

lychees that's great news, Clomid's not so bad but hopefully you get your BFP before then. At least you can try and relax & enjoy xmas now. x

keziah fx they lasted and have done the job!

Im on day 11 and still low; think i will probably ovulate late this time after the MC....hope for a high tomorrow !

Hi Girls

After I posted yesterday I thought that my ranting on about the end of my maternity leave was quite insensitive, totally forgetting that I was on a thread which included people who have had difficulty conceiving. I'm really sorry if I've upset anyone as obviously I am very lucky to have one child already.

Having had a mc I now know how it feels when someone you know says they're pregnant (one of my NCT friends is pregnant again) and it feels like a kick in the teeth especially when they are in very early pregnancy but obviously have the total confidence to tell people. When my friend told me I said nothing about my own precarious situation since I had had early bleeding already by then and was still hoping it was nothing.

Anyway 3 bars on the monitor today! Hooray............

I wonder who will win the x-factor?

didn't take it that way Zebedee at all... ttc~2 is still ttc. Yay for 3 bars!

Hello Everyone Just popping by to say "hi". Will try to catch up on posts over the next day or so.

Lychees Excellent news that things are moving forward for you now. This may be untrue, but sometimes I wonder whether waiting for things to happen and for referrals and decisions is the worst part of TTC?

Keziah Thanks for your advice re DH. That was a really helpful way of thinking about it a bit more positively. I'll make sure DH tries to remain healthy!

I don't know if this is normal at first SA, but my DH did have the antibody test done, which was fine - we were told this when GP gave us the resultsv. I think we are fortunate in that our local hspital has a ery good and progressive andrology service. Apparantly the guy who heads it up is pretty well-known in his field. Fascinatingly, one of my close friends rang me last week as she's a clinical scientist at the hospital and had just seen him do a lunchtime seminar on fertility. She said she was shocked to hear that the main factors influencing male infertility are genetic and the environment a male foetus is exposed to in the womb. Everyday environmental factors to which a grown man is exposed have a much more limited effect.

Well got to dash. DH tells me I've been geeking on the internet for too long today!

Hi Everyone, hope no one minds me joining in here but its really nice to know that im not the only one going through all this.

lychees, i have just finished my 6 month run on Clomid and it wasn't to bad had a few very heavy periods but nothing other than that. A good friend of mine fell pregnant on the first month taking it after trying for seferal years to get pregnant, so i will keep everything crossed for you.

We have been trying for 2 years next month and have both been told there is nothing wrong with us(which i am finding harder to believe every month) and im no longer taking Clomid and i dont go back to the hospital until February i thought we would give the Clear Blue Fertility Monitor ago. Today is CD8 and i have my first high day. I wasn't expecting to even have a high day until CD11. Has anyone else had a high day this early??

Its taken the stress out of trying to get pregnant for us as i dont feel under pressure to keep doing the deed every other day as i didnt reallly know when i was ovulating, so its really nice to do it just because you want to not because this could be the one! So my next question is last night my DH and I did the deed as i wasn't expecting a high day so soon. Should we still do it tonight or should we wait at least another day or until i am peak, so we have a few more strong swimmers?

Hi roastie. Welcome to this thread! I hope the CBFM gives you some good luck. I think its a great gadget and had success with it the first time I used it. Maybe that was luck as this time its not so easy but it certainly takes the guess work out of getting the timing right anyway.

I quite often have 5 high days before getting the peak, so perhaps doing the deed on alternate days is a good idea!

I was thinking that the best part about the 2 week wait is not having to pee on sticks every morning! Oh, and you can go to the loo in the middle of the night if you want without it messing up your reading the next day. Oh, and then you can go a whole day without even turning it on! Sad, aren't I?!

Thanks for the nice Clomid story, Roastie. I have my suspicions that despite a fairly regular cycle, I'm not ovulating as I have had two Day 21 progesterone tests, one done 7 days before AF arrived [so the right time] and my highest level was 23 which is a lot below the 30 mnol which indicates ovulation [esp as I've read of women getting 100+]. Good luck using the CBFM. I would also carry on bding every other day whilst on highs so you get a good concentration of spermies for your peaks.

Zebedee, I'm also liking the freedom to pee in the night .

Hi everyone else!

Roastie, I would leave it a day myself to cover all bases and have a rest. Perhaps the early high means you ovulate earlier which might be helpful info! we are all different.

Lychees my levels were 21 and 23 and I have been told my 3 different consultant that is it just "ok". I thought it was the problem but no apparently not!

Hi ladies,
I'm on my second month of cbfm (ttc again since mc in August, so had to do 2 cycles before I could start with the monitor)
Last month I had a 30 day cycle, with peak on day 17. I had highs since day 9! Although I expected it to be "getting to know me" the first month, 7 highs was quite frustrating.
This month I got a high today on CD 11. Am wondering what the "normal" or average number of high days to get is after the first cycle. If it's going to be 5 or more every month then I can plan accordingly, and not get over enthusiastic on the first few high days and run out of energy when the peak comes.
Does anyone who has been on the cbfm for 3 or more months get more than 5 high days on a regular basis?

Hi kat-had highs days 9-18 first month, then peak days 19/20- af got me day 32( or is that day 1-i guess is both!). Now had highs since day 10- also think is v strange, will shout when/if get peak and let you know how many highs have had.
Regards to all.

Good Morning Ladies

Today's updated stats are posted below.....

Could everyone have a check and update if they are wrong as I think we have got a little out of sync along the way!

Emma, Starlet and Littlefan Your CD numbers were getting quite high so I have moved you down the board assuming that you either need to be re-set or that (even better) you have some good news to share..... FX

FlyingCat, Jenni and Rach Are you still lurking?

If there is anyone who is not on the board and would like to be, please let us know and we can add you in.

In School
AnytimeNOW TTC#3, Cycle #6, CBFM Cycle 5, age 38, UCL 28, CD50
Michelle2222 TTC#2, CBFM Cycle 1, age 27, UCL?, CD47
Birdietimesthree TTC#1, Cycle #3, CBFM Cycle 2, age 36, UCL 24-25, CD40
IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy TTC#3 Cycle #4, CBFM Cycle 4, age 34, UCL 26-30 CD40
Ses TTC#2, cycle #5, CBFM cycle #7, age 37, UCL 28-30, CD37
Missyraines TTC#1, Cycle #13, CBFM Cycle 8, age 33, UCL 32, CD32
Sufferingbabyfever TTC#1, Cycle #4, CBFM Cycle 1, age 27, UCL 28 , CD31
wantbaby TTC#1, Cycle #11, CBFM cycle 6, age 38, UCL 30, CD27
CrazyAlien TTCno.1 cycle 5 CBFM Cycle 2 age 28 UCL 31-35??! CD25
Lychees TTC#2, Cycle #14, CBFM cycle 10, Aged 36, UCL 30-35, CD23
Twowoulddo TTC#2, Cycle #6, CBFM cycle 1?, Aged 31, UCL 31, CD22
Keziah TTC#1, Cycle #28, CBFM Cycle 16, age 35, ucl 28-31, CD19
ZebedeetheZebra TTC#2, age 43, UCL TMI!, CD18
PinkCustard TTC#2, Cycle #12, CBFM Cycle 7, age 34, UCL 30-32, CD17
KnackeredCow TTC#1, Cycle #15, CBFM Cycle 4, age 31, UCL 28, CD16
IloveKittyElise TTC#1, Cycle 2, CBFM Cycle 2, age 34, UCL 28, CD14
Fr00tbat TTC #1, Cycle 6, CBFM Cycle 2, age 32, UCL 30-38 (av 34), CD13
Boba82 TTC#1 Cycle 19, CBFM cycle 6, age 28, UCL 30 (FX), CD12

The Dog Ate My Homework
EmmaC29 TTC#1, Cycle #11, CBFM Cycle 1, age 29, UCL 26-29, CD67
Starlet22 TTC#1, Cycle #15, CBFM cycle 9, age 34, ucl 25, CD59
Littlefan TTC#1, Cycle 9, CBFM cycle 2 , age 31, UCL 32-38, CD52

Playing Truant
FlyingCat TTC#1, Cycle #26, CBFM cycle 2, age 30, UCL 28-29, CD156
Rach879 TTC#1 Cycle #7, CBFM cycle 1, age 30, UCL 30-34, CD123
Jenni4 TTC#2, Cycle #5, CBFM Cycle 2, age 36, UCL 26, CD103

Graduates
Emmylou30 BFP 22/10/10
MissLolita BFP 30/10/20
Notnearly BFP 6/11/10
StormBird BFP 10/11/10

Wanted to also say Welcome to Roastie and Kat

Kitty Have just been reading through the posts and saw your q. I have a 28 day cycle and normally get my first peak on day 14 or 15, generally ovulating on day 16. I get my first high on day 10 or 11. HTH. Have you had a high now?

Keziah Sorry to hear your DH has been poorly. It's so frustrating. I have my FX for you.

Hi KnackeredCow

I would love to be added

TTC#1, Cycle # WHAT IS THIS???, CBFM Cycle 1, age 32, UCL 2, CD9