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Thanks both, the nurse called back to say she needed to speak to a doctor to find out if it was safe for me to take a second set of tablets so soon after finishing the first batch. She's going to call me back later this morning.

How did you go cave ?
I'm just back from our appointment. Very nice lady, made a plan to do SA, then clomid for 3 months then further investigations possibly (she would do Scans and progesterone to confirm ovulation). Then she examined and wasn't planning to do a scan (she trusts the other doctor who saw my polycystic ovaries), but I asked if she'd be able to tell if I ov'd last week (had some lower pelvic pain and tender nipples so was wondering) - so she had a look and I had a 19mm follicle... so either just ov'd or am about to she thinks. Very exciting! She's sent progesterone and all the other bloods today and we'll see her next week with SA results and make a decision about clomid - but if I have ov'd she thinks we should just give it another 3-6 months of ttc/swi. Which I'm happy enough with if it looks like I'm ovulating. So I think I may actually now be in a 2ww... am going to remember that even with ov etc it is still 1 in 5 chance per cycle.... and not get over-excited or obsessed .. fat chance !

Nurse never called back!

I'm waiting on my GP to call me to confirm that they can give me a prescription and then I'll phone the clinic again.

Glad they've got a plan for you mellow and fingers crossed for this follicle!

Hi Ladies, hope u all had a nice weekend and enjoyed the sunshine!
Cave how annoying about AF arriving, I hope the doc says its ok for u to take another round of clomid this month! You must be so angry because you knew you ovulated late but they wouldn't have it!
MrsMellow sounds like you had a positive fertility appointment, I'm pleased you feel happier. Hopefully you'll be one of those people who fall pregnant naturally while starting fertility tests :)

Not loads to report my side, got fertility appt for 29th may so am very excited about that! Only prob being that husband can't come but consultants sec said that is fine. Finally feel like I am getting somewhere :)

Glad to hear most people have appointments/plans all set up - fingers crossed everything works out for everyone!

It's day 2 for me, boooo. Might have some gin tonight, though :)

Hello all, sorry for not updating you yesterday. The clinic told me I'm not to take the tablets ths cycle as it is only a week since I finished the last batch.
I'm to "see how it goes naturally" and if I don't get pregnant this cycle, to start taking the tablets when I start the next one.

That seems like it makes sense, Cave. You'll only lose a month, at any rate - not much when you're this far into it, really, eh?

I suppose. The problem is that, without medication, this cycle could last a very long time! My longest cycle so far is 170 days, though I suspect they will only give me 40 or so days before bringing on AF chemically.

170days!! fingers crossed for something closer to normal.

Hi Everyone, i'm a newbie to this, read through a few comments and was hoping someone may be able to help. Me and my partner have been ttc since the begining of December. I stopped taking my pill (cerazette) and had my first period at the end of Dec. Since then my periods have been pretty regular. I have been using ovulation predictors since January and they have showed that I?m ovulating in the middle of the month. We have been having very regular sex around the time of ovulation but still had no luck. I?m a little worried because my sister, mum and cousin have all had trouble TTC and my sister has been told she will never have children. Can infertility run in the family? I just don?t understand, me and my partner are both very healthy, have regular exercise and only in our early 20s, we have regular sex around the time of ovulation but still had no luck. Also something that has been on my mind, my partner as a baby had an operation on his penis, although everything is working find, could that play a part in our difficulties? Would really appreciate some advice as its starting to really get to me now.

Having babycrack problems today :-S

Hi everyone, sorry I've been awol, it's been really busy at work and busy with cakes, and now my desk has moved so my line manager can see everything I do, so no more MN-time during working hours unless she's not here. Got an appt an new clinic on Monday so although I've been happier recently, I'm feeling a bit miserable now I have to get back on the train, but hey ho, we keep fighting. I've found someone at work who's going through similar so it's been really nice to be able to talk openly and frankly about how s**t it all is, no-one else in my RL understands how it feels. She's not started treatment yet but they've suggested IVF. Shes fed up but says she'll take inspiration from me as I'm not giving up, so that was really nice to hear. And I feel like I have to be strong for her so I'm feeling stronger myself. Off we go again......

Well done Josie- it's nice to find someone who can actually relate, but also to manage to inspire them despite feeling rubbish yourself. That's a great achievement!

Good to hear from you, Josie - having RL people who know makes a huge difference :)

No news from me again, as per usual. We're still sticking it out until Christmas when we reach our three-year mark and can be referred for IVF if we decide to go down that road. I've still got some weight to lose before I'm eligible though, arrrgh. In the meantime, though, SWI is always fun! DH and I are trying not to think about any of it too much and just enjoy each other's company :)

Hello all, thought I'd pop in and say hello. Not much happening with me, I've been hanging out on the infertility forum a bit but also been quite busy with life in general! Just waiting out our six months until we see the consultant to refer us. I've got an appointment with the GP tomorrow, I'm going to ask if I can have the day 3/21 tests every month until then to see if I am ovulating. He may say no but if you don't ask you don't get! I've started to be a bit more open now about my problems, quite a few people know but they aren't people who would then go around talking about it ifkwim. Hope all the long timers are hanging in there ok! It's a bit of a rollercoaster isn't it :/ xx

Evil and Raspberry I'm sorry you've both got to the stage where you're having to consider assisted conception, but for me I found it easier then because I was trying something different and not just shagging and hoping it worked. It's definitely a rollercoaster but worthwhile if it works, and even if it ultimately fails, you know you've tried your best. Give me a shout if you want to ask any questions, I feel like I'm an old hat at this now

thanks Josie, we are still having to wait until October to see the specialist again and he said if we haven't got pg by then we could think about a referral for IVF but I've no idea how long the waiting list is or what hoops you have to jump through to get on the list so we shall see. Dr said not to bother with day 3/21 tests as Ive had one which showed I ovulated and if my cycles are between 28-35 days then I must be ovulating. Suppose I just wanted some reassurance.

How are you getting on anyway Josie?

Hi guys,
josie glad its going ok and raspberry I know how you feel about wanting to know every month for sure... too many unknowns.

Sophie by all accounts, don't worry - it is normal for healthy couples to take up to a year to get pregnant - however frustrating that might be!

AF arrived last week and we saw the gynae for our results - which showed I ovulated, everything else normal and DH has supersperm... she mentioned the words unexplained infertility (which I think was a bit harsh )... and gave us clomid - so I'm on day 4 and we'll have a scan on Friday to see if it is stimulating ovulation...so fingers crossed. If nothing happens in 3 months, she's going to do a laparoscopy to check tubes and endometriosis then suggest IVF... (private healthcare not NHS!)

It's very quiet on here these days! Hope everyone is doing ok.

Sophie, as mellow said, try not to worry too much. Conceiving often takes longer than we expectand you are still in the early stages. Most Drs won't see you until you've been trying for at least a year, so you're a long way off that yet.

Hows clomid going cave? It was mentioned to us as a possible option but km ovulating so wasn't sure why. I asked the GP last week and he said it would just be to make me super fertile but that could obviously lead to multiple pg which DP was quite excited by! Me not so much.... Does it give any side effects?

Oh and why private and not NHS mellow?

Hi raspberry, Clomid can cause side effects but they vary from person to person. Some people complain of headaches and others say they get very vivid dreams. Personally the only side effect I have suffered is night sweats on Days 3 to 7 ( I take the tablets days 2-6). Not very pleasant, but not the worst symptom you can get.

I'd not heard those, I seem to remember someone here saying they had become really hormonal but it may not have been the clomid. Will have to have a think about it.

Right I'm off to see an oesteopath about my knackered rib. Not sure what's wrong with it but I can barely do anything at the moment, it's horrible :)

Raspberry that sounds painful, hope you get it sorted

Going ok here, saw the new clinic on Monday. They had all my notes already and knew what had happened at my last IVF, I was very impressed with the amount of research they'd done. Basically they said they're willing to do short protocol and would use a different drug which is supposedly stronger than the one I used last time, and at the highest dose. But they then said there's a waiting list so I won't be starting till October. I know it could be worse, but I'm going to tear my hair out waiting that long! Anyway, nothing I can do about it. They also said if I don't respond well and don't grow many follicles, they wouldn't automatically rule out EC, we would have to discuss it. They're being encouraged to go to EC even with a small number of follicles so that's good news too. So I'm going to have the rest of the summer off and enjoy my horse and gardening, then hopefully have the winter off as I'll be pg, with twins of course

Glad the new clinic is more inspiring Josie and fingers crossed for October

I'm on my non-medicated cycle at the moment (long story), but signs are starting to look hopeful that I may be gearing up for ovulation, currently CD18.

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