PCOS, Periods, Provera & Pals. Plus All The Bits In between.

[AmyC86]

Welcome to our third thread on PCOS. What we don't know isn't really worth knowing. We're a friendly bunch of women who have a few things in common. We all have either PCOS or unexplained infertility and we're all on a mission for a BFP!!!!

For new members, and old alike here are the links to our 1st and 2nd threads:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2481523-when-to-expect-period-provera

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2685865-pcos-periods-or-lack-of-and-a-lovely-bunch-of-ladies?pg=1&order=

Now without further ado, let's continue on our journey.......

Me too Amy. I would be offered two rounds nhs but to cut the wait would go private

Congrats Satsooma - get cracking! :)

Boggle I'm sorry you're feeling blue. I find that I can be totally fine all day and then BANG! Something will trigger and I feel rubbish again. Have you been told the point at which they will refer you for IVF? I dont really know anything about that and so not sure whether its a time thing or if you have to have jumped through all the hoops before they will send you? I am thinking of you. Just take each day at a time and give yourself enough time to look after yourself.

......and just to be curious, how much is IVF privately? I wouldnt even have a clue but can bet my bottom dollar we cant afford it!

We are eligible for IVF now and may decide that's our next option if this last round of clomid doesn't work. However, if they let me, I'd rather do injectables (menopur, gonal-f) as it's less invasive. Have to see I guess.

IVF is dependant one what you have done but it's upward from £4-5k I believe.

Cd27, went for my bloods today. I know it's 7 days late, but I put it off whilst ovulation was supposed to be later x fingers crossed for the result on Friday. I've got a horrible feeling that although I had the folicale on the scan it didn't ovulate..

No horrible feelings amy, positive pants on! Xxx

Ive realised if this round doesnt work im due af on Christmas day

Oh no fluffy that's absolute pants!

I'm trying to be positive boggle xx its hard though. I've had no symptoms whatsoever, not even tender breasts. Although, CM has increased but is like school glue

Amy

Like Ella I'm marking my place so I don't lose you.
Hoping this is a super lucky Christmas miracle magic thread!!

I'm a fellow north-wester Amy When do you get your blood results?

All okay here as yet, touch wood (6 +1 today). Lots of birthdays and various gatherings I've had to go to lately and appear not tired (which is exhausting lol) and so many people keep hugging me and my boobs are so sore I want to yelp when they do!! But bc of the whole 50/50 chance of mc we're not telling anyone (even parents) for a while yet

Good luck dani. Im NW too x

Should get blood work back by Friday. Fingers, toes, legs arms and eyes crossed until then xx

I must admit I've been sleeping the clock round lately, has anyone ever got a BFP without their boobs creasing them?!

Due to start provera tomorrow... have started spotting... well, browny discharge...

Oooh now that's quite positive boggle give it a few days and see how you go you might not need the provera

Yeah, I'm going to hold fire on provera for the moment. Would be quite nice to not need it!

Has it continued then boggle xx

I don't know what to read into this, if anything but last week I literally slept the clock round. There was one day where I had 15 hours sleep & I was still tired when I woke up for work.
This week, so far, both of my days off (Wednesday and Thursday) I've been to bed at midnight and woke at 5am unable to get back to sleep. I've been too hot, I've woke up to my stomach churning both mornings.
I don't even feel tired, even later on yesterday afternoon...

Hope it's a good sign Amy, on clomid before my period I felt knackered but it is a pregnancy sign too.
I can't stop thinking about not being able to have kids. I'm trying to keep it together but it's so hard

I broke down in front of my manager at work yesterday. I had to go in to make a statement about a situation which had occurred whilst I was at work & someone has also made complaint about me. After having a lengthy discussion about the situation, as I was about to leave my manager thanked me for popping into work at such short notice. I explained that I was on my way out for a blood test when she rang. She asked me if everything was okay and wham the floodgates opened. The stressh of clomid, having a folicale but no positive opk, then dreading the results of the blood test 2moro on top of the stuff which has been happening at work has just got too much.

Just remember fluffy we're all here for each other, I just can't believe how emotional I feel at the moment

I think it's the run up to Xmas aswell it's stressful. How I dread Xmas lol

I don't know what it is xx I just can't put my finger on it, today I just don't feel 'right'

Morning fluffy and amy. I'm with you completely when it comes to feeling like this christmas is going to be a difficult one. I'm a big one for thinking about the future and when DH and I first moved in I had such hopes for when we were married and had a little one on the way, I couldnt stop thinking about it. Christmas is the worst, as even things like putting up the decs used to make me so excited about the years to come and now I feel too scared to hope as its just too painful.

amy - sorry to hear your floodgates opened, but that kind of release is good for you and sometimes is the only way to then start feeling better if you've been on a bit of a downward cycle. I also dont think its a bad idea for someone at work to know whats going on just to give you the comfort. I too have my results back tomorrow. I'm going to see the doc late morning and am really hoping that even if its bad news she is going to follow it up with a plan.

......doesnt help that my GP is pregnant!! Found that out during my last test. Of course she is entitled to, but its just another bump to be around when I'm feeling blue. (god doesnt that sound selfish!! that in itself makes me feel terrible!) On the other hand, DH hopes that she might be more sympathetic to my feelings if she has just been going through the whole ttc thing herself.

to all x

AF is defo about. Will come on later or tomorrow I think. That changes things!

Those are all good signs Amy. Good luck for your test results. I just wanted to say, don't panic if the results aren't positive. It sounds like you had no idea when CD21 would be for you this cycle. If you don't get the results you were hoping for, you probably just got the bloods done on the wrong day.

I hope you don't need the Provera Boggle. I've found that all my cycles start with several days of spotting now that I am on clomid.

Fluffy, I don't know why the clinics don't give out more information about when they will prescribe IVF. I'm hoping that clomid will work out, but I think IVF might be the next step afterwards. It has not been made clear. I would only get one round anyway, so I want to try everything else beforehand. I want to keep my IVF cycle in the bag in case we need it for TTC#2 one day.

I think that a round of private IVF is around £5,000 Summer.

There is definitely something about christmas that makes it all harder. Even though I am lucky(?) enough that none of my friends and family are pregnant, or have little kids.

I am pretty much in my 2WW now. Although, after the disappointment of last cycle, I'm actually going to do a 2.5-3WW this time.

That's great news Boggle. I've lost track, where are you with things? Is this your first round since your early miscarriage/chemical preganancy?

Hi satsooma, this is my 8th and last round of clomid. I did do round 7 off the back of the miscarriage and it didn't work (as it wasn't technically a period, but my body getting rid of the bean that didn't stick). Fingers crossed this cycle works! Won't be doing any testing until January, if I get that far!