Feb Bus Pt 3

[Juno231]

@MimiArm
@paintfairy
@MrsTwentyEight

Figured I'm not ready to let you ladies go ☺️

Right. Have results. Its confusing because there's no date on anything and several sheets of paper. Some which are repetitive. But I think I've worked out the problem!

It looks like the did the fsh test on the wrong test. So although they can take the progesterone reading from the day 21 test as that's been done both times, the day 2 test they didn't do fsh? Literally sat here ages trying to work out what was what. I'll attach photos.

@paintfairy I see what you mean - although likewise your FSH/LH results look like they could be FP ones so it's a shame it doesn't say a date??

@paintfairy it's a good thing your CD2 is already next week so you don't have to wait ages for it at least. What a mess!

@Juno231 I know I spent ages looking thinking- how am I even meant to know what's what? Honestly.

@paintfairy jealous of your TSH though!

I find your tests quite stingy btw - mine covered way more than that and I thought it was standard... incl androgens, T4 and testosterone.

@Juno231 I did think- well at least my thyroid is ok. Even if nothing else is. 🤣
And yeah I thought that as I saw what my friend had done. She'd got prolactin and all sorts?

@paintfairy ah yes and prolactin! Might as well ask about that for the CD2 as that's when all of those are done :)

@paintfairy how did the other results go?

@MimiArm RHR update please

@MrsTwentyEight what's the latest?

Nothing interesting on my side - CD4 and AF is still in the house which is unusual for me! Kinda pleased to have a real AF this time though.

Did that home AMH test yesterday and sent it off - already got a text to say they have it and that I can expect results within 3-5 biz days.

@Juno231

I was really sure yesterday that this was it - and now today there is red ... 😩 RHR is a load of bollocks I say now. I'm never up this high!

Hi girls how do I up load a picture I want to share with you, I don’t know if I’m just imagining ☺️

@MimiArm could still be just spotting and not AF hopefully? Had a few ladies on my post pill bus despair over AF coming recently only for them to have BFPs anyway and it wasn't AF at all. Fingers crossed for you.

@MimiArm fingers crossed its not AF.

@Juno231 I don't have any other results?

I'm cd 25 today. Ordinarily AF would be about due so it's odd for me it's not sure until next week. No spotting still so far. I've stopped the b6 though because of having this other blood test now next week.

@paintfairy ah sorry, I misread then when you said you could collect your blood results from the other surgery - I thought it was separate from the screenshots for some reason! You ovulated later this cycle right? By how many days?

@Juno231 ovulated CD15 by my calculations. Usually its day 11 (12 if lucky). But I think it was definitely late as I get 3 days minimum spotting each month and I've not had any. I'm on CD 25 so I'd never not be spotting by now. So I'd expect spotting to commence Sunday (if not before). I'm just pleased it hasn't been all the way through this month like the last 2! Does my head in.

@Juno231 no update - CD11 and waiting around for OV window here! Btw 100% agree on the Christmas announcement dream...I've been doing the same 🤣 My DH jokes that he doesn't need to get me a xmas or Bday present if we make it this month as that's the gift - I said YES ANYTHING TO SEE THAT BFP

@paintfairy I know you don't like to get your hopes up but I'm hoping the fact you're not spotting is because you might finally get your BFP this month 🤞

@MrsTwentyEight haha I totally agree that it would be present enough but imagine betting on that to happen and ending up with nothing on Xmas day 🤣

@Juno231 if I am not spotting by Monday, I might dare to dream. 🤣 But there's been times I've felt hopeful before because its come later than usual, and it's never amounted to anything. I always feel like the months I ovulate later, I should have more of a shot (more mature egg?) so it makes me feel more optimistic it might happen (one day at least) but who knows.

@MrsTwentyEight yeah you are risking no presents! 🤣 My next one will fall after Xmas so this is my last shot. Although the next one would fall around new year so it could be a new year surprise I guess. 🤣

@Juno231 how much was the amh test in the end? I do wonder if to do one.

@Juno231 @paintfairy I'm not hopeful at all tbh. Had cramps all day, and a banging headache, but then I worked about 14 hours yesterday and was doing a presentation all morning today which stressed me out!

I'm a bit down tbh honest now. Boobs are still sore and RHR still high - Why? How? Why does it screw with your head so much! If RHR had dropped over last 2 days, and boob pain went away, I'd be prepared for AF but no !

Pity party over.

@paintfairy £71 after the current 40% off they're offering. It's with letsgetchecked. Should have the results next week already :)

@Juno231 fingers crossed for a good result!

@MimiArm well your not out yet? It is only month 1 though? And at least you are ovulating which is fantastic? I've been doing so a year and still can't manage it. 🤣 So it never will be instant. But hopefully it'll work one time for you. Don't panic yet. Keep your fingers crossed!

@paintfairy I'm assuming the blood means I'm out. Plus, it's day 26 (or day 1) which is same as last cycle to the day. It's month 3 - 1 month of letrozole and 2nd month of Clomid. But still into month 12 now TTC like you ladies so I'm frustrated. I would have been fine had the RHR thing not got me excited for the past few days tbh. Anyways ...

I looked over your blood results. Deffo ovulating so that's good! Hopefully results for second day 2 bloods come back clear too.

@MimiArm is it proper bleeding? Like AF bleeding? And yes you have been waiting 12 months but you weren't ovulating? So you are almost starting again. Which is frustrating but I think you need to draw a line and kind of start from here? I think you can be optimistic about it and just think- if it doesn't work then you can have ivf. So it doesn't matter anyway. Don't stress. Just enjoy dtd and the free time before ivf starts. I personally think if you get hung up on it, it does affect you. Try to chill. 😚

@MimiArm any update?

Tiny bit of spotting for me today. I reckon I'm due AF on Tuesday so I've definitely done well this month for me! Still terrible trapped wind though. 😩

@paintfairy Hey. It's so bizarre to me your spotting a few days before AF. I've never had that ever - but it seems quite common.

This is AF for sure. It's like a normal period, so I will start round 3 of Clomid tonight since this will be CD2.

My cycle was 25 days long, exact same as last month. I'm glad it's regular, and fairly sure I'm ovulating now thanks to Clomid but I'm still concerned about the short cycle. At same time, I'm not sure I want to mess around with supplements to try and extend cycle whilst I'm on Clomid. I'm not sure how long LP is as I've not tracked ovulation. Maybe I should track it this cycle with OPKs?

Re your trapped wind - I suffer with that a lot and have for years (I have IBD). I find lying on the ground with legs bent, feet on floor and raise bum off ground slowly, up and down, helps sometimes. Also, standing with arms straight above head and then bending hips to right, then left, also helps 😂😂

@MimiArm I think if you are taking clomid CD 2 then that's likely why your cycle is short. I found the same with the soya. You can start it any time from day 2-5 and I found 4 the best for me. I guess it's trial and error and why they have advised what they have, I don't know? Might be worth asking them before next time and telling them your concerns? It might be beneficial to adjust it slightly? Everyone will react different so you'd have thought they'd reassess? Could be worth tracking ovulation. I use the cheap one step ones from ebay. They seem to work as good as any. I ran them alongside the clear blue once to see if both matched up. They did.

Yeah the spotting is annoying. I don't remember it as a teenager and my periods were like a week long too. But I was on contraception from young (suffered bad pains) right up until summer 2018. And it's happened ever since. Sometimes it's red bleeding almost like a light period. Sometimes for up to 2 weeks too. I thought it was low progesterone but the month they tested mine the reading was ok and that was a month I spotted (brown and light ish) pretty much from ovulation onwards. So?

I'll try the trapped wind method! 🤣 It's both ends too. Really gets uncomfortable. I'll be glad when AF comes! 🤪