CLOMID first timer....

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I can't seem to find any clomid threads that are active, so thought I would start this one.

Currently just finished taking my last tablet (50mg) on my first month of clomid, I'm very excited & nervous at the same time.

So many things going on in my head, no one to really talk to, symptoms are a bitch (but must mean something is working if I have symptoms yeah?!)

has anyone taken clomid without being monitored? My consultant isn't going to scan me to check on follicles, I just have to go back to see her in 3 weeks (not sure what for?)

Really hoping this works!

But if anyone wants to join me on a clomid ride, share info or success stories, feel free to......

goldengirl71 sorry for replying so late. I am 32 now. I have read CES story. Very impressive.
Summer I have reduced atleast 8kgs now but not with metformin alone. I am on strict diet now and gym. Doctor wants me to reduce another 6 kgs until then no medication

Golden I'm cd15.

Sorry magu I forgot to welcome, how rude of me please accept my apology

Congrats to ces!

I have been lurking for days. Still awaiting AF BPN today, oh well, lets hope the clomid works

x

Evening ladies

golden yep I started off pretty optimistic then went down hill from there lol I know I'm only 28 and probs got a few child bearing years left in me yet, but I have this mega hang up on age. My dad was a lot older than my mum he passed away when I was 16 and he always told me that he would never be able to see me grow up or walk down the isle and meet his grandchildren, in a way I'm glad he was open as when he died I felt I was able to get through it but I'm stuck with the age thing :(

So sorry to hear about your husbands family :( hope the stew has gone down a treat :)

I've made a pact with my husband that if this next cycle doesn't work then we are going to book a nice holiday for feb, we got married on the 1st sep this year and haven't had a honeymoon yet as thrown our sens into baby making. I think it gives me so ething to look forward to and will hopefully take my mind off things. I'm also gonna enrol my self at fat club and try my damned to get some weight shifted.

Hello to all the new girls you are part of a little community where we all have that one thing in common ttc and taking clomid. I've noticed you was talking about he side effects, I got the spots all through my cycle (normally I would get a few daa before my af) I had cramps more than I normally would. My af is due tomorrow just want to get going with the next cycle see if the 100mg makes me ovulate as you know I didn't eat a positive ovulation on this cycle :)

100% second what meluv said about giving people a second chance. Particularly in yours and DP's instance - alcoholism is an illness, you both fought it and came through the other side and deserve respect for that if nothing else! (And, having got to 'know' you a bit through this thread, there is so much else...)
I hope you and your DP managed to work through a lot of this last night, golden, and that he enjoyed his dinner even with the little lemongrass bits in it :) What have you guys got planned for today? Hopefully just a chilled, good one together.
By the way, have you ever considered writing DP's Dad a letter saying the things you said in your last post? It might not be worth it, but even if he never replies, it might just show him how worthy of love and support you two actually are.

Rosie, I hope you had fun last night, what did you do about the drinking? I had my birthday about a month ago and had a cocktail party (why do I do these things to myself?) I was on about CD15 so terrified of drinking, in the end I surreptitiously made myself virgin mojitos all night :)

magu big congrats on your weight loss, I imagine every kg is a hard fought battle, but you will get there!

annalou good to hear from you sweetheart! That's interesting about the age thing, I think one reason I always wanted to start my family young was because my parents were both quite a bit older. BUT remember even if it takes us both another five years to conceive, we'll still be in our early 30s - completely average age to become a Mum for the first time in today's UK.

Good for you booking that hol, you're right that you need other things in life to look forward to, plus when you do have your baby your holidays will change a whole lot! We've got a special trip booked for March which we'll actually have to cancel if I'm pregnant - sort of a win/win either way! But FC for the 100mg and you never even get to booking stage :)

Hugs to you all, especially those thinking of loved ones lost in conflict today xx

annalou I can relate to the age thing, my parents were older when they had me, my dad was 40 2 days after I was born and I've always been really embarrassed of having older parents, I hate myself for caring about what people think so much because my parents are sooo amazing and have done so much for me. But 28 is no age, especially these days.

summer I managed to get home with only drinking a sip of cocktail I managed pretty well! I had an alcohol free becks whilst we were getting ready and chatting (I made it last!) my pregnant friend took them and so i said i was going to start on that 1st but didn't drink anything else before going out then when I got out I was in a round with my pregnant friend (she's 1 of the few people who knows we're ttc & taking clomid etc) so we just got soft drinks, I was drinking 'vodka' lime and lemonade, even managed to swerve a cocktail - phew! I'm sure it's a complete over reaction but I just want to give myself the best chance possible.

Hope you all have a lovely day

Spent today in the hills as DH had to work. Beautiful, beautiful day. Now to bake bread, make a tagine and have a long hot bath with the supplements.

golden, I hope you haven't been at all offended by what we've all been sharing about older parents...I think when we were young most parents were also quite young so it did feel a bit weird having older parents (though my best friend at school had a Mum in her late 50s and Dad in late 60s!) but now I think it's totally normal (indeed I came across an article in the Guardian this weekend about a woman having her first at 51).

Hope everyone else having a good Sunday, what will we do without Downton? (Unashamed fan of any and all period dramas, possibly due to being the most nostalgic person on earth)

PS I was thinking about clomid stats as I wandered today. 75% of women on clomid ovulate. So far, I think only golden as ov'ed from our little tribe (though perhaps meluv - FC for Tuesday Not including CES because she ov'ed before the clomid)If we're an even slightly representative sample, there should be lots more eggs being laid in the near future.
Bring them on, ladies!

Hello lovelies hope u all ok I have been busy painting getting my Xmas decs down from loft in a while am so excited .... I have been reading all the post about older parents well mine parents were older and they were absolutely amazing two gems they fine an amazing job of bringing us up an we wanted for nothing sadly they are not with me now I have had a bad life in the way of loosing loved ones sadly I lost my dad when i was 14 he was only 52 died of heart attack then we lost r brother I was 24 he was only 36 he had a blocked valve to the heart my poor lil mum died inside that day she lost her son she only lived 11 months after he died she died of cancer never smoked she was only 62 I nursed her at home till the end she was my life my little queen my everything my lil quote to her ( shine on you crazy diamond ) although my heart is broken its all what you call life and you must carry on the best u can we can go at any time age don't matter as my losses prove so my motto for life is live it to the full what will be will be girls don't worry about age for child bearing as long as you have got the love to give your child then carry on trying age is what it is a number (rant over alls am trying to get across is we can go any time not just with age ) summer my af is due on Wednesday I have has none of my usual symtoms only thing I've had is af pains my bloods will tell all I suppose am not testing am just going to wait an see I was a lil confused with your results Hun ya bloods showed u never ovulated but ya nurse said ya grape looked like it had burst so u cud of ov is that right or am I confused ? When is your af due am cd 29 today what r u x big hugs to u all anna don't panic about ya age luv xxx *golden I hope u r ok lovely big hugs

Meluv your family history just brought a tear to my eye, reading it reminds me of how lucky I have been through life.

I do hope I haven't upset anyone by what I have written, it is the last thing I would ever want to do

Oh meluv, sweetheart, what a time you have had of it. Your parents sound amazing and you are absolutely right that all that matters is that you give your child love. Do you have any brothers or sisters left? It's just me and my brother now and I find it a real source of strength to have him. I love your motto and I bet you are an amazing Mum to your little boy.
(Coincidentally...my Dad also died of heart attack and Mum of cancer. Awful diseases that are sadly all too common in this world.)
You are abosolutely right that my bloods suggest I didn't ov but the scan suggested I might have, so totally confused as well! Getting more bloods done on Tuesday so we'll see whether that throws any light on it. I'm CD17 today, had my bloods done early this month cause my cycle last month was only 21 days, so if same again then this month then I'm due on Thursday but since that was the only AF I've had in 15 months who bloody knows!

Rosie, don't worry, of course you wouldn't! We're all here for each other and I don't think anyone on this thread would say anything to ever hurt anyone else.

Rosie you haven't hurt anyone lovely was just trying to get across age is just a number we can go at any time I am only 34 I am lucky to be hear I nearly died in 2010 of septicaemia it all stemmed from an operation I had on my spine they took all my family to the side an told them I may not pull through I did I had my beautiful son to fight for I had to live I have just been left with no feeling in my right leg but hey am hear to tell the tail an my little crazy diamond was watching over me ... This is so funny girls my lil queen died in June 2002 an I found out I was pregnant with my ds in August I have tried for another since he was born with no luck I truly believe my lil queen gave me him to share my luv with cause she new I wud if been lost without her an my son is the most well mannered loving caring boy boy he is beautiful inside an out an it's not just me that says this all his teachers in school say the same all my friends an my family I am so blessed an honoured to have an amazing boy an be his mum x summer I do have 3 sisters an 1 brother I luv them so much we all help each other ... I no am blessed to have one an I am truly happy with him I don't want to sound greedy in wanting another when sum of use lovely ladies have none I have lots more luv to give an I wud luv ds to have a sibling so they too will always have each other when I am not hear .. Not feeling sorry for my self girls or wanting sympathy just proves the thing about age means nothing big hugs lovely girls an I hope an wish we are all blessed with a beautiful baby sometime in the near future xxx

Bloody hell, girls! Don't you know me by now?! Nothing you could say would offend me and we would be doing a huge injustice to this thread if we held back from saying things which may offend although I do feel like a withered old hag and that I am everyone's grandma

Thank you, ladies, for your kind concern re DP. He is okay, if a little pensive. He is particularly crushed that his beloved (dead) grandmother may not have been his real one. Apparently they worshipped one another. Last night, as you know, I tried to make him a posh supper to return to: lemongrass beef stew. It was an unmitigated disaster - lemongrass stalks floating like flotsam and beef tougher than old boots - so we ended up having a chippy tea

Today was great, though! We decided to go on a 'proper date' to cheer us up and so, after trekking up three hills to wait for yet another bus that didn't turn up we eventually boarded the next one and went to the nearest town. We had Double Whoppers and milkshakes in Burger King and then went shopping for me a jumper. This is where I start to rant: what the fuck is going on when you cannot find a quality jumper on the High Street which doesn't end under your tits, have panels of lace or pictures of owls on the front? And why is everything tat? Why are we being asked to pay £40 for a 100% acrylic sweater which will bobble under the tits and down the cuffs before you've made the bus-ride home? Anyway, I found one (80% cotton, 20% acrylic) in cream with the word GEEK across the chest in burgundy. Please don't ask me why. I hate slogans across breasts and I'm not a geek (not even in the ironic sense). I guess it feels self-deprecatory. Or something.

..then we went to the cinema and watched Argo with Ben Affleck - utterly superb - and I polished off a bag of chocolate chewing nuts and giant white mice. There was an hour wait for the bus home so we went into a pub (the first time in over two years!) and drank two pints of blackcurrant cordial in tap water (£2.35, the robbing bastards - and what's with the odd number for the price of two drinks? How can one cost £1.17 and the other £1.18?) On the bus-ride home we snogged alot (wince) and concocted A Cunning Plan to get me preggo this month - more of that tomorrow (I can hear you snoring).

Meluv..a special shout out to you who has suffered so many losses and still has the generosity of heart to reach out to everybody else. Your posts are just bursting with love and care for other people and it's a pleasure to have you on this thread

Annalou, I am über-jealous of your vacation plans and chuffed to bits you are joining fat club. You go, girl!

Summer, I'm so sorry you lost your parents, too. Bloody horrible. How are you feeling about Tuesday, love? How was your tagine? What was in it?[ignorant emoticon]

Big waves to NPG1, Rosie and Mumalah x

Summer, DP wrote to his father when we were in rehab and asked him to visit so they could talk. He refused

Golden thought u had got lost luv ha ha glad use have had a lovely day can't wait to here ya plan for you getting pregnant is it one we can all follow thanks for the kind words big hugs lovely x

Golden you always bring a smile to my face. Your rant about jumpers - you should get yourself a little stand up comedy show. I bloody hate shopping and avoid buying new clothes at all costs. So glad you had a lovely day to cheer you both up, you crazy kids going for the Double Whoppers. We saw Argo on Friday night, bloody hell it was brilliant! My bladder was hurting too much to eat any white mice but made up for it today with a jar of peanut butter after tea
The tagine was delish thanks - it's basically a Morrocan stylee casserole (didn't want to use the dreaded 'c' word) - mine had lamb, honey, lots of spices and dried fruit.
I'm glad your DP is doing ok - I'm sure you already have but just remind him that even if his grandmother wasn't his biological grandmother, she was still very much his real one and nothing can change how much they loved each other. As for his Dad - well, he tried. It sounds like the two of you have a brilliant little family unit and if his Dad doesn't want to be a part of it, his loss.

I'm feeling pretty ambivalent about the appointment on Tues. As it stands I'm assuming I didn't ov and the fluid in my ovary was something else, so if it turns out that I have, that'll be great, but if I haven't, I think the nurse is going to move me onto the gonal f injections (can I still please stay on the clomid thread though?) which will just be another good step forward.

Another one here looking forward to the 'getting golden preggers' plan!

Summer, your tagine sounds like the Moroccan chicken one-pot I make with butternut squash, dried cherries, turmeric etc. Yummy.

My mum fell in love with my DP within minutes of meeting him and credits him with calming me down/burying my sexual deviance - stripping, dogging etc/keeping me sober/making me A Nice Person/my learning to iron/reducing my antidepressants. To this end, he is possibly the most-loved 'son' this side of the Atlantic. My whole family have brought him unto themselves with gusto and he loves the fact that he has found himself a 'proper' family. I so want to have a child with him.

Gonal f injections have a great rep, am I right?

Summer fingers crossed for you lovely xxx

Ooh, I am so putting butternut squash in as well next time! Great idea!

Your DP sounds like a wonderful man, golden, and you know how much I hope that the two of you have a child together. I think that's one of the hardest things about this whole journey - knowing what utterly brilliant Dads our other halves would make. If I'm being totally honest I think my DH will be a better Dad than I will be a Mum - he is so amazing and natural with little kids, they literally flock to him like iron filings to a magnet!
Gonal f, I'm not sure what their rep is! Since they're used for IVF I assume they're a heck of a lot stronger than clomid - having had a wee google it seems like they're much more commonly used in Oz as a first form of treatment (along with/instead of clomid).
Really interesting actually the level of treatment women get in different countries - e.g. when I googled Ovitrelle (the brand of the HCG shot I had) all the sites that came up were French, seems it is given to women in France as standard practice, but not so much here.

Hope everyone's week is getting off to a good start x

PS Thanks meluv, wouldn't it be great if we both got some good news tomorrow?!

R I no summer wud be amazing luv am so anxious excited but scared too good luck lovely .... Have a super week everyone x

Morning lady's hope you all had fab weekends :)

My af has arrived today as heavy as ever so my first tablet of my 2nd cycle will be tomorrow let's hope 100mg will make be ovulate. I'm going to ask the doctor if she can refer me now so I have 1 months head start but again I'm not optimistic on the referral thingy. I'm going to ring our private hospital today to see how much it will cost to be prescribed clomid through them as at least I will be scanned etc.

Golden can I have your chicken n cherry recepie :).

Summer, yes! I've heard Gonal f leads to 'superovulation' Your DH sounds lovely, too - I'll bet you'll be ace parents.

Annalou, sorry about AF, even though I know you were expecting it. I'm excited for you that you're going up to 100mg, I do so hope it works for you.

Moroccan chicken one pot (serves 6): 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 3 tbsp olive oil, 2 onions (1 roughly chopped, 1 sliced), 100g tomatoes, 100g ginger roughly chopped, 3 garlic cloves, 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tbsp each ground cumin, coriander & cinnamon, 1 large butternut squash, deseeded and cut into big chunks, 1pt chicken stock, 2 tbspn brown sugar, 2 tbsp red wine vinegar, 100g dried charries. TO SERVE: 1 small red onion, finely chopped; zest one lemon; handful mint leaves; 100g feta, crumbled; couscous and natural yoghurt. N.B: I don't use any of the serving ingredients. Feta and yoghurt is for gays.
1) Season the chicken. Heat 2tbsp of the oil in a flameproof dish, then brown the chicken on all sides. Remove the chicken to a plate. Whizz the choppedonion, tomatoes, ginger and garlic into a rough paste. Fry the sliced onion in the remaining oil in the dish until softened, then add the spices and fry for 1 min more until fragrant. Add the paste and fry for another few mins to soften. 2) Return the chicken to the dish with the squash, vinegar, sugar stock. Bring to a simmer, then cook for 30 mins until the chicken is cooked through. Lift the chicken out and stir in the cherries, then continue simmering the sauce to thicken while you shred the chicken into bite-sized chunks. Stir the chicken back into the sauce and season. 3) Mix the red onion, lemon zest, mint and feta. Scatter over the dish, then serve with some couscous and yoghurt (if you are gay).324 cals per portion!