TTC with PCOS (Lucky Thread 5)

[Shellbell0403]

Hey everyone,
If you would to chat, rant or discuss TTC with PCOS with a lovely group of people going through the same thing and with some wonderful knowledge and experience then please join us ☺

Will post the links for stats etc shortly ☺

Im under Liverpool womens. My monitoring doesnt seem very good

If anyone wants to be in the whatsapp group I'm happy to start it and add people etc - think you just need to message me your mobile number swear I'm not a stalker!!!

nurse if you wana do it that's fab or if want me then that's cool too.. shame we can't link this to WhatsApp for other members and newbies haha...

glitter my cousin works in the Manchester hospital that deals with fertility and gyny etc. I took epo this cycle.

I'm only like day 4 dpo and boobs are sore

My Saturday night 😂😂😂🐺

😂😂 mine looked surprisingly similar shell!!

Heehee glad I'm not the only crazy one 😂😂 nurse

Hi, I'm so sorry I've been off radar. I've had a really hard few weeks. The last few days have been hell. DP simply does not want to try again, and its tearing us apart so I need to try and move on. I'm utterly heartbroken. The initial pain of losing our first baby back in February has come back and I have not stopped sobbing. I guess trying again kept a lot of the grief at bay.

So I guess this is goodbye. I just wanted to thank you for putting up with my whinging and for all of your advice and support on this horrid journey.

I wish you all so much luck with your babies, and I hope it happens really soon.
Much love
Frazzle xx

Aww frazzle I'm sorry!! I'm sorry to see you go but understand. Maybe once the dust settles you never know!! Sending lots of love and we are always here for you xxxx

Frazzle I hope that one day you get something worked out! Whatever happens, good luck and I'll be thinking about you anyway!

Frazzle Sorry to see you go I really, really hope your DP changes his mind soon & we have you back with us and you get your happy ending.

Shell Whatsapp group sounds great. Are we going ahead?

Well i'm on day 16. Clearblue advanced fertility monitor still hasn't picked up on ovulation, but my Clearblue smiley face test has? How can they both be in disagreement?! DP went out drinking last night, strolled in early hours, so the last time we dtd was Friday night (twice ) i'm guessing that's not good enough & I need to get cracking tonight? I'm fuming with him though! His sperm will probably be crap quality now.

Hi everyone
I have been ttc for a year now. Found out I had pcos September last year and started on metformin which didn't work for me. I had my first round of 50mg clomid day 2-6 of my cycle. Had blood test on day 21 which said I did not ovulate so I have to double my dose but have not yet had a period. I am on calendar day 33. Trying not to get stressed. Rant over. X

Lee, I'm in exactly the same position as you, although I've been TTC since 2011 & found out about PCOS in 2013 which was confirmed in January of this year. I'm currently on cycle day 36 and still waiting for AF to show!

Gosh Amy 2011 bless you. Hopefully you are on the right track now then if you are on clomid. It's hard to not let it all get on top of you isn't it!

Fluffy I'm being monitored at Chelsea and Westminster in London. While I don't know how my first cycle will turn out (I'm about half way through right now) I do feel like I am being well taken care of. I don't feel like I am being rushed out of the appointments and that all of my questions (as silly and naive as they may be) are being heard. For that I am grateful.

I have been on metformin for about half a year, have what is apparently "mild pcos" (though I am sure how pcos is actually mild given that you need 3 charming symptoms to be diagnosed with it!), took provera to induce AF and then 50mg of Clomid for cd 2-6. My husband and I are away right now. He is leaving today and I am staying until Saturday. So am just praying that some of our dtd efforts will work. Not to sure when I actually ovulate after a positive opk test. I've googled and the results are pretty generous saying that women ovulated anywhere from 12 - 72 hours after an LH surge.

How is everyone else doing? Any updates ladies?

Thanks both my GP and consultant are confident clomid will work for me. In the gps words I'm young, normal weight and not hairy ! Lol. I'm also mild pcos as my hormone levels are only just out and my fsh:lh ratio is just 1:2. I believe the pill has caused my pcos but that's another thread!

Shell ill be away for your ov blood results so Good Luck!!
Love your pic by the way!!

Fluffy I'm based in South Wales so things are a bit different crap here. I got metformin and clomid with no real discussion about my weight (I need to lose lots) and the only monitoring is day 21 bloods to check for ov. On top of that, even though I have 3 rounds of clomid left, I have been discharged from antinatal and told to use what I have and if it doesn't work, come back and they'll refer me for IVF.

Frazzle I'm so sorry Lets hope you become one of those annoying tales of they tried and it didn't work so they stopped and then when they weren't expecting it, they had a baby!

Village if you haven't already I would def dtd today just in case

Lee try not to stress. 50mg doesn't work for a lot of people, 100mg worked for me. Hope you found it ok? This thread is great for advice and a rant if you need it
I have used a drug (can never remember the name, begins with N) once because my cycle just ran and ran. It induced AF so I could start my next clomid cycle.

So ladies, this is my last post until I get back from holiday
General update from my TMI alert, I think the thrush has gone: it's taken 2 lots of canesten combi and baths with salt and tea tree oil but it finally started to shift Saturday / yesterday.
I'm going to be starting all my extra supplements when I get back.
Quick question - is it normal to be on the verge of tears a lot? I've only ever been like this on clomid, but everything is making me emotional. FFS I watched a programme about the best Disney song ever countdown thing earlier and cried intermittently through it Its getting hard to manage - been like it for last week or so?

Fingers crossed for good news on the thread when I get back

Hey ladies! Hope everyone is having a lovely bank holiday! I'm being naughty and having a glass of wine!

Isit Hope you have an amazing holiday! Just relax and chill! No thinking of baby making allowed!! I feel on the verge of tears quite a lot! Haha...

Village I'm up for it if everyone else is! Might be easier! Yeh dtd if you can, dont let it dictate though or that's when you start to let it get between you etc...

Lee welcome aboard the ttc train 🚆🚇 If your AF doesn't come within the next week to 10 days call the client. Maybe they also tested to early if you ovulated later! Did you have any symptoms?

pop I'm sure it will be fine! Positive thinking 😙

fluffy i feel the same way!!

Now ive stopped the clomid im feeling less emotional but having hot sweats too. I had an ovarian scan three years ago whilst on the pill that showed my ovaries were normal wtf? If clomid doesnt work what is everyones plans? IVF?

Fluffy I just don't know. I'm blessed to have an almost 7 year old (long story - had awful post natal depression, feel like I never got the chance to do it "properly" and to be honest, the first year of becoming a parent is a complete blur) So I don't qualify for IVF. Not sure it's an expense we can justify with no guarantee. I have PCOS but only developed it about 5 years ago, strangely. I'm thinking we'll just cut our losses, as devastating as it will be. My child really wants a sibling so bad.

village. Im praying clomid works as i dont think im keen on the IVF route

fluffy village our progression advised by the consultant is tabs, iui and then Ivf. If doesn't work then we have discussed adoption or fostering possibly. Would you consider adoption/fostering?
I'm on my 2WW but letting my hair down tonight and having a few wines but feel guilty in the back of my mind. Oh well... Won't hurt this once....

Fluffy I see what you mean. I'm not keen either. I just don't see how clomid can't work IF we ovulate from it (which luckily I do) Surely, it has to work eventually? How many month's worth have they given you? I got 4 months worth and this is my second month on 50mg.

Shell Do not feel guilty. Relax. When you've had as much disappointment as we've had then what's the point in abstaining from alcohol completely? I've done a bottle of wine in this weekend I like the idea of adoption, but because I already have a biological child, I worry we may not feel the same about an adopted child, or that our families won't. Could never take that risk.

Dont blame you Shell. Im not sure how far down that route i want to go as i dont do disappointment well

Ive only just started my first month. Ive got six months worth. Im on CD 10 so hoping ovulation will come in next week?

If anyone wants added into a whatsapp group feel free to pm me mobile numbers and I can get it going :)