Clearblue Fertility Monitor Support Group Buddies Vol 6!!

[boba82]

Welcome ladies to our new home yet again!! I hope this one will be as lucky as the last one was!

Argh, caved and did a test at lunchtime. BFN obviously.

AF - either show up or F Off!

rrrrr Farfalla im :( its so rubbish aint it i hate that feeling then BFN normally when ive done that my AF shows up hope your not left too long im felling grumpy today just not gettting this peak is drving me mad dispite what everyone says i know they are right but its soooo hard :( :(

good luck with blood tests and semen sample MiniH and remember if bloods not on right days to go to gp and get forms for next month if you can so they are useful - as if you are referred to a consultant the first thing they will do is re-order them which will delay you by a month.

far sorry for bfn. You are right Dr will not do anything in 2nd month ttc - some people use multivitamins and accupuncture - why not find a good accupuncture person near you and ask them what they would do to help your situation, that can't cost anything to find out?

minih Happy Birthday! Hope you've had a lovely day I hope your tests come back with some positive news too.

jazzy fx all the swi does the trick for you this month!

farfall sorry about BFN. You could have underlying problems but also it does take sometime for pill to leave some peoples systems. I know how frustrating absent periods can be. Maybe make an appointment with your GP just to discuss, can't do any harm.

sorry about bfn farfall

Hi, can I join in?

My DH and I are in our 18 month of TTC. We had a miscarriage at 12 weeks in Feb. This is my first cycle using CBFM. I'm on day 17 (with yesterday and today being high) so dtd this morning before DH went away on business!

I was actually quite surprised to get 'normal' results (3 highs followed by two peaks) as I heard that CBFM can give all lows/highs for the first couple of cycles until it gets used to your body. And I've not had the best results in the past when I've tried temp charting or OPKs.

So now, just waiting for everything to happen. Fingers crossed!

Hi and welcome WaterKelpie - sorry about your miscarriage in Feb. Hope CBFM works for you. If you want to add your stats, just copy and paste them with yours inculded, or write yours out and someone kind might do it for you!

:( ok im on day 17 still high no peak and AF is only 11 days away yyyyyyy have i not had a peak feeling really grumpy this past few days

Welcome Waterkelpie

Morning all!
Feeling a bit more positive today, more spotting - this time red so I think AF is finally on her way. Annoying but in some ways a relief as I know where I stand, roll on the next month.
I am going to order the Zita West vits for me and DH.
Have also booked some accupuncture and am going to focus on eating uber healthily over the next few months.
The really exciting news chez farfal is that DH has stopped smoking (literally overnight, no cigs for 2 days) having been a committed 20 a dayer. He says he can't explain why but jsut does not feel like it anymore. I am thrilled that years of nagging my support might have got through to him at last.
I am thrilled, not just cos of TTC but for his general health.

Welcome water . very sorry to hear about your miscarriage and I hope you get your BFP very soon!
jazzy any peaks yet?
boba thanks for all the advice, I am going to give it a month and then if my cylce is still all over the shop I will go and see the GP.

Sorry jazzy just saw that.
Try not to worry I think it is just the first month!

its ok farfalla im just a bit disappointed i think :(

That is understandable but it does not mean that you did not ovulate.
You have been covering the bases anyway haven't you!?

Thanks for the welcome.

Sorry to hear about no peaks, jazzy. Have you had highs all this cycle? Hopefully CBFM will sort itself out soon!

I've added myself to the stats:

OlisMum TTC#2, Cycle #1, CBFM Cycle 1, age 26, UCL 30-31, CD67
aMuminwaiting CD56
Mollydefoe TTC#1, Cycle #2, CBFM Cycle 1, age 31, UCL 32-33, CD 53
Littlefan TTC#1, Cycle #13, CBFM Cycle 6 , age 32, UCL 28-38, CD41
Karbea TTC#1, Cycle #7, CBFM Cycle 2, age 37, UCL 22-26, CD34
Loup TTC#1, Cycle #4, CBFM Cycle 4, age 31, UCL33-35, CD33
Tilly TTC#1, 3years, CBFM Cycle 11, age 36, UCL 28-34, CD31
Jayebird TTC#2 Cycle 8 UCL 32 CD26
Farfallarocks TTC1, Cycle #2, CBFM Cycle 1, age 31, UCL 22-24, CD23
Keziah TTC#1, Cycle #33, CBFM Cycle 21, age 36, ucl 28-31, CD 19
Clockspotter TTC#2, Cycle #6, CBFM Cycle 2, age 38, UCL 28-31, CD16
Jazzy283 TTC1, Cycle 8, CBfm Cycle 1, age 32, UCL 28-30, CD15
ElmMum TTC#2, Cycle 5, CBFM Cycle 3, age 39, UCL 30-31, CD15
SlightlyBabyCrazed TTC#1, Cycle #27, CBFM Cycle 5, age 35, UCL 28-32, CD7
KnackeredCow TTC#1, Cycle #21, CBFM Cycle 10, age 32, UCL 28, CD6
Scoobielou TTC #1, Cycle #1, CBFM Cycle 1, age 32, UCL 31, CD??
Buggerlugs TTC?, Cycle ?, CBFM Cycle ?, age ?, UCL ?, CD ?
WaterKelpie TTC#1, Cycle #17, CBFM Cycle 1, age 24, UCL 30-37, CD18

Graduates:
Emmylou30 BFP 22/10/10
MissLolita BFP 30/10/20
Notnearly BFP 6/11/10
StormBird BFP 10/11/10
AnytimeNow BFP 20/11/10
IloveKittyElise BFP 30/12/10
Boba BFP 07/01/11
Chocciechip BFP 11/01/11
MissyRaines BFP 19/03/11
Frootbat BFP ??/05/11
SES BFP ??/04/11\

waterkelpie i have been having high readings since CD11 now on 17 but my cycle is only 28/29 days so im some what worried now i think i have been worse this month than other other month TTC i now convinced myself there is something wrong my cervix feels high but i dont really get EWCM so i cant judge on that and i have has no real pains or anything this month :( :( :( :( i have been DtD nearly evet night if not every other during my high but i so desperatly wanted a peak :( :( and now im worried if it comes to late mt LP is too short for implantation ohhhh how we torture ourselves with all this

Ok moan over sorry ladies i know we are all going through

jazzy - it might not mean that you haven't ovulated. It is most likely just getting used to your hormone levels. You could have ovulated and the machine just didn't pick it up. Regular cycles are a good sign, usually. I get absolutely no ovulation symptoms either, but it doesn't mean that it doesn't happen!

farfalla - don't be disheartened....it's only your second cycle, it's normal to take longer, it's more likely that it's taking a few months and everything is normal, than you have an underlying problem xxx

waterkelpie thanks for that :) :) :)

Very sorry about your miscarraige waterkelpie sending positive thoughts ! As for me` back to CD 1 :( AF showed her ugly face this morning.. it just makes no sense how it just wont happen..he tested fine, i had 2 peak days, I was able to have a child 7 years ago so why not now? I wonder what has changed in my body?

Hi All.

So sorry to hear your news waterkelpie, there are lots of people here, me included who are able to give you lots of support.
Just wondered if any of you ladies to help me out with some tests I should be requesting from my lovely sleepy country practice GP! I've been diagnosed unexplained infertility. i've had 2 IVF become pregnant both times and then miscarried. I've used CBFM since last mc 9/12 peaks. Cycle range 28-36 days. I'm very spotty and have been for many months, but never used to be - just wondering if I could be a lean pcos??
Any thoughts baout what I can be asking for?

Love to all
Tilly xx

welcome waterkelpie, i think you will find us a very supportive bunch around here! theres a real mixed bag of experiences, some of us had some early losses (im so sorry about your not really very early at all loss xx), some have had terminations for abnormalities (that was me last summer), some of us long term TTC-ers, and some of us just meaning business from the word go!

there seem to be quite a few of us 'graduates' still hanging around, im not sure if thats good or bad for those of you still peeing on that bloody stick every morning, but i do hope it gives you ladies hope that the indiginities of the TTC process can be replaced by such delights as not being able to tell how horrific your bikini line looks and not being in a great position to do anything about it!

sorry you are back to day one jayebird - have a ginormous glass of wine on me

Love to everyone x

I for one really like the grads, nothing like a bit of experience and happy success stories!

Jayebird - am also on day one, cylce buddies!
Is it really very sad that I have already worked out that our holiday in 3 months time is NOT going to co-incide with my fertile time and that has really got me down??? Freak alert.

Tillydream - spotty to me suggests low progesterone? That can also lead to miscarriage I have read as the progesterone prepares the lining of the womb and if there is not enough it can lead to early break down and makes implantaion hard.

Did they give you any hormone tests before IVF?

tilly when you have had 3 miscarriages (hope you don't) you can ask to be referred to a miscarriage clinic - might your gp do that anyway to see what tests they do for you? If not you can pay (sadly) for Immune testing - level 1 and level 2 tests (know several clinics do it - London more choice, otherwise in middle of country there is Care, might be more). This is what we are doing. Gp funded half of level 1's :-)

Thanks again for the welcome. I actually had another miscarriage (5 weeks). It was unplanned before DH and I married but was dearly wanted. The second one was just as horrific and heart-wrenching, for completely different reasons.

I was a bit all over the place for a while, but having the CBFM has really helped me feel like I have the tiniest bit of control over TTC, especially since my cycles are irregular (OPKs and charting never work for me). Although, now I know I've definitely ovulated, I'm going to spend the next two weeks counting days and looking out for the smallest wave of nausea!

Sometimes I think it would be best if I just knew that we will conceive in X month, so that I wouldn't have the worry and then that glimmer of hope each week before AF! I could just relax and know that it was definitely coming in X months' time. But that would be too easy!

Jayebird, sorry you're back to day 1 again. I usually spend days 1-3 of my cycle stuffing myself silly with chocolate and cakes - my healthy eating resolve just goes completely out of the window! There's nothing like a bit of wallowing before some fresh positive thinking!

Waterkelpie Hugs i cant imagine what you have been through or anyone else that has been through the same i know what you mean about AF and that last week of hope i will pains away :( im on CD18 and still just a high me and DH have been DTD every other night this month so im still living in hope i just worry now that casue i aint got my peak i did not ov hey ho we will see in 10 days to be fair this month i normally get painful nipples and some stomach twinges and i have had nothing this month at all

Jaybird sorry AF arrived FX for nxt month i know that dont help the way you feeel xx