The Clomid Crew - Part 2

[goldengirl71]

"Come on, ovaries! Let's get this party started, yeah?!"

OMG girls wtf is happening with me am clomid u will never believe this they no I don't ov till cd 20 to 22 it's took this long to get se follies there an now I've been advised not to get together because there r 3 big follies measuring 14 an 3 others all under 12 I have got to have another scan on Monday an If 3 r 16 & over I've got to leave bed rocking this cycle well hears my answer to the advise I've already started my bed rocking marathon and I am going to finish an hopefully in first place do use think an wrong girls ?

Grr. Bloody message didn't save again! Meluv, if it were me I'd go for it. As for me, pos tests turned out to be another chemical as I thought. CD12 now. Don't know if/when I'll OV. Think HCG is out of my system now and CBFM on high. Wonder if the Clomid will have any effect as I only took 3 before advised to stop due to testing pos.

Meluv, I can only tell you what I would do in your situation and that is bed-rock until the bed collapses. Seriously, love, they just don't want the financial burden of dealing with you if you have sextuplets.

Doobeedee, I'm sorry about another chemical. What an absolute shitter. I can't answer whether those three tablets would've worked, sorry. I hope they sort you out, love.

R V am I made up with the news luv I am beaming they said I can't bedrock incase of triplets that is there worry but that wud be my dream am carrying on my bedrock marathon no matter what they say luv I hope an pray dh lil swimmers wins the race and smashes there lil heads in to my egg doobeedee am sorry about your chem hunny big hugs an V I have all crossed dor u x

Meluv, you are bloody hilarious. I'm hoping that my egg was gang-raped this month

Pmsl V what r we like luv I feel like me & u r the only oldies from when we started on hear were the hell as everyone gone luv ? Anyway have a fab weekend an I will let u no on Monday how my family of follies r getting on an see how much they have grown up big squeezes lovely xxx

Hi All ! I have been lurking but not posting, sorry too pissed off to post.
Congratulations Rosie !!!
Meluv Bloody fantastic ! Go for it !
Viv Good luck on your temps , fingers crossed for you!
I went for scan cd 11 last week cycle 3 of clomid (no ovulation yet ) , two good size but not mature enough for hcg shot, so had to go back for scan on cd16- no appointments available, nothing until cd18! I thought straight away , we gonna miss it ! So cd 18 my two follicles couldn't wait and bloody well pissed off, right before my hcg shot ! Where do my eggs go i ask ? They are there one minute, gone the next, but all three cycles say i haven't ovulated ! well annoyed, had positive opk on weds, and thurs ( dont usuallly register on opk s ( no idea why?)So now have to go for 21 day test on Monday which is way too soon. So next step is a Hysterosalpingogram, to see if my tubes are blocked if progesterone test comes back low(it was 1 last month, cant get much lower !) Normally i ring for my results, but was told we will contact you, this time, am i being fobbed off ? Having a well deserved pino gregio or two as i am soooo fed up! Thats two bottles not glasses--

Ha ha did that wrong ! Sorry!

Ha ha did that wrong ! Sorry!

Mumalah if u don't mind me saying I think the shud of checked your chubes and done all the investigations before handing u the clomid that's so back to frount what they have done ... Am sorry clid not worked out to well for u and I hope they help you out an make your dreams come true lovely big hugs .... As for me I have gone for it well an truly and am not about to stop untill cd 25 then I've covered all nowt more I can do then will let use now how big my family of follies have grown tomorrow x

Hi Meluv , yes I thought they would have suggested checking tubes first, but obviously dishing out clomid is the cheaper option for NHS! Im a bit worried about HSG though, but I will try anything. I cant belive how many follicles you have!, its so exciting ! I'd like to know where mine bloody go, if im not ovulating ! I'm off for a spa day with my mum tomorrow so I will go for 21 test on Tuesday, that gives me an a extra day so it will be 6dpo if i did ovulate (that would be a miracle!)according to opk positive tests. Not really looking forward to tomorrow, my mum wanted to go and persuaded me, then said it was my christmas present. She doesn't know we are ttc so got to focus on other topics of conversation (not easy when ttc is always on my mind!) oh well maybe some relaxation will do me good !

Am sure u will enjoy a pamper day Hun ttc is the hardest journey ever I already have 1ds age 9 so when you've got to bed rock at important times its so hard trying to do the deed an not get caught lol lol I hope u have ov Hun that wud be great news my day 21 bloods never show because ov later on with having longer cycles so they so mine cd 27 an they show I have ov maybe u can ask for later bloods Hun ? I can't believe I have a family of follies but in tomorrow's scan if 3 r 16 or more in size they said I will have to leave this cycle out an half my 50mg next cycle when I ask y they said because of the chance of multiples well people may not agree with me but I've gone against there advise an bed rocked away an will continue to do so they prob wont do my 27 bloods if they cancel this cycle tomorrow I will just have to find out if I get my period or a BFP ... I can't afford another cycle of clomid anyhow that's another reason am giving it my all good luck lovely an enjoy your pamper day x

Elo girls well had my scan an all big follies have gone so it looks like I have ovulated over the weekend they said I have been bed rocking so fingers crossed that one lil swimmer has win the race am going to have another go tonight just to make sure ... Quick question I had quite a bit if pain low down in both sides yesterday evening & into the night do u think they cud of been ovulation pains .... I realy hope so x

Hello ladies,

Sorry for such a long silence (and for being massively out of the loop - just spent the last 20 mins reading through your posts to try and catch up). Took a month off the chlomid, CBFM, mumsnet and googling symptoms over Christmas to save my sanity.

Has been good to catch up with all your news (for good and for bad). Rosie - so delighted for you - you must be over-the-moon. You've given us all a little bit of hope and something to smile about.

Also, had some good news from a friend who had been trying for two years. She had IVF with her husband and they got lucky. So it feels like it could happen for any of us.

Npg - was sorry to hear about your AF. I totally get how crushing it is. Each month I promise myself that I won't get my hopes up, but each month I can't help but wonder. And then massive disappointment on the inevitable bathroom visit that delivers the bad news.

Hopefully - sending you a big fat HUG and hoping you're doing a little better .

So the latest from me is that it's CD29 today and think AF arriving. Cramps and some very light spotting. At least on the bright side can look forward to a large drink on my birthday next weekend . Starting cycle 3 of chloride this month. Am not holding out huge amounts of hope that it'll work. But am starting to feel more philosophical overall, by looking ahead to the avenues we haven't explored (acupunture, IUI and beyond), and even trying to appreciate the benefits of being married without kids (date nights, holidays on a whim etc). I know this may sound flippant, but starting to wonder what lengths we'll actually be prepared to go to to have children. Feel lucky that I have such a strong relationship with my husband. Maybe we'll find other ways to give, if we can't have a family.

Anyway, the long and short is that I wanted to wish everyone a healthy and happy 2013, wherever the journey takes us. Welcome to the new girls, and thanks to you all for being such an invaluable support.

LF xxx

p.s. apologies if I've missed important news from anyone along the way.x

LIttlefilly sorry to hear af arriving this ttc journey is so dam hard an emotional luv .... Question y have I ov so early this month it makes since when they say I have because my egg white was there an I had pains low down in abdomen at the side which I think may of been ov pains the mor I have sat an thought about it the more it's baffled me an sum if them dam nurses r thick they don't have a clue grrrr it's so frustrating .... I got quite irate there am said I have paid £370 for 2 months of nothing now an am not happy so she said they will give me another couple if months back .... Suppose I will av to wait for blood results an see then

Meluv, calm down! It certainly looks as though you ovulated - what cycle day are you on now?

Hello again, Little Filly and Mumalah.

Well, my period turned up late last night at 15DPO!! Not impressed. This Clomid has delayed ovulation for two days every month and is now lengthening my luteal phase, too. Totally unnecessary and downright annoying. Anyway, I have now set up my brand-new CBFM and have decided not to take the Clomid for this fourth cycle. There are several reasons for this: I am very curious to see what my day 21 progesterone score will be without the help of Clomid. This will be useful, information, I feel, when I start the IUI soon. Also, I wanted the CBFM to have a fair shot at deciphering my hormones without being skewed by the Clomid. I also feel maybe a month off this drug is not a bad thing despite my getting older

Hi ladies I am hoping that you could help me, I started clomid 100mg this cycle as I have pcos. I got my day 21 prog results today and it was 28.8 (before clomid it was 5.1) so it is most definitely an improvement though still not over the magic 30.
My question is....I think I actually ovulated on cd18 which is slightly later obviously than between cd14-16 so do you think the day 21 gave a true indication of my prog? Also should I take it that at 28.8 its pretty likely that I'm not preggo! TIA

Aww V am so sorry hunny this dam journey is heartbreaking it upsets me so much sometimes wish I had a magic wand hear r some an a big squeeze to go with them .. A month off clomid may well surprise u as my month off with cyst I still had 3 big follies on my left but cud not do nowt with them cause of op they say clomid still works in your system for some time after .. How long av u left on clomid luv an what is a cbfm luv too .... As for me am cd 18 an baffled to bits with it all now don't no weather I've ov or I av phantom follies babes I wish I cud speak to u on the phone or in person grrr what do u think y av I ov now when I morn ov cd 20/22 .....

Tilly, 28.8 would demonstrate you have indeed ovulated if you were under my consultant. Your clinic may well set 30 as its measure of ovulation but I think that's bullshit. Only time will tell. Indeed, if you ov'd on cd18 you have been 'day 21' tested too early anyway.

Meluv, a CBFM is a ClearBlue Fertility Monitor and they cost between £70 and £100 (the sticks you need to pee on are a tenner for ten and you need at least ten every month!) If you put CBFM into the mumsnet search engine you'll find tons of threads dedicated to this 'magic' machine. Lots of women with PCOS have sworn it has got them pregnant I do not have PCOS and I'm damned if I know why I've bought one of the fuckers .

Meluv, I wouldn't worry if Clomid has finally brought your ov date forward - that is good news. You don't really want to be ovulating around cd20 for the rest of your life (who wants 35/40 day cycles if they can help it?) There is no reason to believe your follicles were 'phantom'. Once the eggs pop out our follies disappear very rapidly - it's normal that yours were seen one minute then not the next. You did absolutely everything humanly possible this cycle and you should be very optimistic this next fortnight. Please try to relax. My fingers and fanny-flaps are crossed for you (until ovulation when I will have to uncross my flaps).

P.s..I have three more months of Clomid to use up.

Vivienne thank you for the reply....well fingers crossed until I can test! Meluv I'm dying to find out if you get preggers with a bumper crop of babies! I would be very happy if I ended up with clomid twins....as they say beggars can't be choosers! It would also save you having to go through the trauma of infertility treatment again!

Oh V u make me efen howl Hun I luv it I have just been crying reading ya post watching the news with my dp sat beside me I av just told him what u av crossed for me an even he himself is howling ... I go for cd 21 bloods on fri & them cd 27 ones next week which bloods will tell if I have ov do u think ? ... Cbfm sound good am going to have a look at them can't buy one like my bank is empty lol .. Has clomid altered your cycle in the way of shortening it luv oh V i do hope we get some luck lovely we do deserve it big hugs an thanks for getting back to me this thread has gone so quiet it's horrid there used to be loads of us all there for each other at least I have u luv an u av me to chat to lol lol ....Tilly welcome lovely we r hear for each other an golden is right u need a later blood test can you not ask to cd 21 & cd 27 so then it can't be missed I wish u lots of luck hunny in this ttc jorney X X X

Meluv, what day of the cycle were you when the nurse said the follies had 'disappeared'? Was it CD16? If so, your progesterone test should be done on day 23. However, day 21 should be plenty of time to detect ovulation. If you did ovulate on CD16 I honestly think your day 21 test will be well-timed, whereas day 27 will be too late. I have a strong feeling, from what the nurses were seeing (and then not seeing) on screen, that you have ovulated. I really do. So, you're CD18 today, right? Only three days until your day 21 test, then. I'll bet you my left ovary you'll be over the fucking moon on Friday

Meluv, what cycle day did you feel the abdominal pain?

Soz V went out for a lovely seafront walk Hun I was cd 14 when they were all partying an then mon was cd 17 an they had made a sharp dart from the party I am having both sets of bloods done luv anyhow an my abdominal pains were on cd 16 but I had ewcm fri an sat but not a load only a small amount Hun I've bed rocked wed Thursday Sunday an Monday .... I won't get my results till next week from my Friday bloods anyhow xxxx