Am I even ovulating??

[HopeNPray]

Hi everyone,

Just looking for some good advice really...

My husband and I have been actively TTC for coming up to two and a half years now. I have a 9 yo daughter and he has a 14 yo son and we are desperate to have a child together. I was prescribed Clomid to conceive my daughter and fell pregnant straight away after having tried for over 4 years.

I then assumed that obviously I had ovulation issues and would only ever conceive with help but then about 3 years after having my daughter and being with my second husband I spontaneously fell pregnant (which was a shock) but sadly did not have a successful pregnancy. So now we are TTC again and it just isn’t happening.

I have been using OPKs for about a year and (stupidly) would stop testing upon receiving a positive test strip, thinking that meant I would ovulate. This month though I have tested past the positive and am now on day 6 of a strong positive test strip! I assume this means I am not ovulating?? I’m a little confused and stressed by the whole thing. I also have very light but regular periods (about every 5 weeks). I’ve been to the dr who has done bloods and referred me to have an internal ultrasound which all came back ok.

I would like to try with Clomid again but my GP has told me that it’s not really an option as the NHS doesn’t give that sort of help if you already have a child 😞

Sorry for the long (and possibly incoherent) post. I am so stressed by the whole thing.

Can you see a different GP for a second opinion? I went to my doctor after having been TTC #2 for over six months (first pregnancy was very easy, fell pregnant second month of trying, this time nothing was happening and my periods have been very erratic since having #1, who is now six and a half), and she was happy to refer us for Clomid, she just advised there wasn't much help available beyond that as we already had a child. Which is fair enough. But I can get Clomid. We're just waiting for my husband's sperm sample testing to come back first.

Thanks for the advice. It's made me feel more positive about the whole Clomid situation. I didn't think about getting a second opinion tbh (was just getting stressed which also is not helpful). Hope everything goes well for you - good luck!

Thanks, good luck to you too. I'm not entirely hopeful about the situation. We've actually been trying, on and off, for about three years now for #2, and have had one mc in that time. Apart from that, absolutely diddly squat. I'm convinced I'm not ovulating at all. Plus I'm 37 now so time definitely not on my side. Hey ho. We just keep on, don't we.

Thank you.

Sorry to hear that. We've been through so many ups and downs with the whole thing. At times we decided to just be thankful for what we have but then we both desperately want a child together. Tbh I'm feeling pretty hopeless about it now. I also feel time slipping away as I'm about to turn 35.

How did you find the process of being referred for clomid; was it a lengthy business?