***TAKING CLOMID FOR THE FIRST TIME - PART 2***

[DungunGirl]

Hi ladies!

Hope you find the new thread!!!

Hi

Well it looks like keep my fingers crossed is the answer. I have read up on it and it seems I have a few things going for us

Im 31 yrs old
Neither of us have children already
we have been trying for over 2 yrs
DH has low sperm issue

Oh well whatever will be will be i suppose. AF is due next tues so you never know i might need to cancel the app after I get a +ive test. ( wishful thinking but stranger things have happened )

Hi, i Have children from a previous marriage since taking the contraceptive inject. 5 yrs ago have not ovulated. Took colmid for 6mth 3 yrs ago and mc 3 times. Have re married since, Dh has low sperm count. Anyone had similar problems ??

Hi all

Claire - hope your appointment goes well and your factors should mean they should help you out - let us know how you get on!

Aylesbury - sounds tough. I was on depo at one point, but went on the pill between that and ttc. Have you been offered clomid since you remarried?

I've just come back from the hospital - there are definitely signs that I am going to ov - the follicles are 14mm so they reckon I will ov on day 17, which is what I reckon too. Even though my consultant said it wasn't possible in a 26 day cycle! The good news is that there is no risk of multiple births so we are free to try this month.

Has anyone ever been told not to try due to risk of triplets etc, but has ignored the advice?

Hi, Have been given clomid again to start this month. Worried that even if i do by some remote chance get pregnant i will probably mc like before. Are you more lkely to mc whilst on clomid ? Does anyone know if their is anything consultant could presc. to higher sperm count ?

hi

thanks heebee ill let you all know what happens but i reacon the 1st app is just getting all your details and hopefully booking me in for a scan. ill let you know anyway. thanks for the luck

aylesbury - I dont think clomid increases your chances of mc but i have heard if your prone to mc you can take 1/2 asprin daily. Better read up on that though as its only something i heard.
reguarding sperm count, which my dh has too, i have been told the following
if smokes give up and keep alcohol to a min.
no hot baths, no tight pants, when tryint to concieve do every other day asit takes longer for them to replenish, get him on multivits with extra zinc, also selenium is meant to increase the mobility not qty - my dh is on these too.
good luck as its so much to take in and does take the excitement out of it a bit tbh.

What a few weeks! thanks for replying to me Dunnigirl, it does really help being able to vent your feelings to others who are in simular situations - i think i am driving all my work colleagues mad with my "clomid is making me psyhco"!

I am now on my second cyle of clomid and approaching CD31 so AF will be here by the weekend no doubt! we seem to be having the worst luck as 3 weeks ago BF got an absess in his groin and was rushed in to hosp for op to remove - needless to say no bd'in on ov days!
oh well hope this last cycle will prove productive otherwise they are refering us for IVF and i dont know how that will go.

Has anyone here had IVF or know anything about it??

Babydust to all xxx

Hello everyone i am newbee.
Me and DH have been TTC for 4 1/2 years, we have DD who is 7 so this is secondary infertility for us, we have had 2 MC but these were over 3 yrs ago now. I am on my first month of Clomid and am on day19 but Ov on day 16-17, from what i understood i thought i should Ov on day 14????? Not sure when to expect period to arrive. My periods are all over the place in july cycle was 38 days august was 28 days i think am just missing Ov every month. I am getting to the point where i have had enough so stressed with it all and everyone around me seems to be getting pg at first attempt of trying and is very upsetting and disheartening.
Has anyone got any advise????

Ps congrats to al of you that have fallen Pg i hope evetrything goes well for you and to everyone else lots of Baby dust to you.

hi all

its been very quiet on here of late??

Well the witch arrived yesterday so I wont have to cancel my clinic app on friday. I really thought it might be my month ( not sure why but think its coz I really wanted to fall and be due in June as its my wedding anniversary ). Oh well keep trying.

Ray - welcome, and hope you are not feeling to down about the ttc. We are all in the same boat so whenever you need a rant this is the place to go. I hope the first month on clomid is going ok for you and youve had no side effects. Have you been diagnosed with any problems or is it no ovulation??

Baby dust to all

Hi all,

no i have no problems all the investiagtions have come back as me and DH are perfectly healthy they say i am Ov but have given me clomid to hopefully increase our chances. Am now on d20 and am getting period pains already great so i dont think it has worked this time. No side effects other than hot flushes unless feeling realy down is one of them??!!

I am so sorry that the witch arrived for you, how long have you been trying? do you have any probs?

My friend has just started trying for her second, her first is 23 months and it is her first month she was due 2 days ago and was going to get a test and let me know, well she hasnt let me know so i think she is pg and just doesnt want to tell me. I feel realy bad coz am going to be very pissed off if it has worked first time for her i just think why not me, i expect we all think that on here and i know i am so lucky to have DD when other people have none at all but you know those feelings just take over its like im possessed.
God i'm ranting again may be doing that alot over the next 2 weeks. I am not looking forward to this wait at all.

hi cam

were are you ?

how are you doing darling is your partner back from buisness yet hope your keeping good take care love lauralou1

hello lauarlou,

i am here!!! yes honey buns got back yesterday. I have missed him.. just waiting for af to arrive and then back on the clomid cycle 5!!!!!
How are you have you been for your scan?
loving you xxxx

hi cam

yes i am good thanks hunni my sickness is easing off now

i had my scan yesterday everything is good looks like a baby now not just a bean ..........lol.....

how many courses of clomid have you got left ?

Hi all

Clairebear - sorry to hear AF arrived. It would have been so good to be able to cancel that appointment!

I got peak on my monitor today (day 18) and the sonographer predicted day 17 last week, so that's not too bad. The only snag is I normally have a 26 day cycle. I've been taking evening primrose oil as I've heard that helps (though stoppped yesterday) but hopefully the consultant might believe me now when I told her my concerns about my LP!

Ray - I think feeling down is a side effect (from the leaflet in my packet EVERYTHING is a side effect!). I was really snappy in the middle of the month, but haven't noticed much either. My best friend called last month to tell me she was pregnant with her second. It was my worst nightmare (friends getting pregnant again before I've managed it once) and I know she was dreading making the call..

Cam - good luck for this month!!!

Laura - congrats on the scan!

Hi

Yes feeling down is a side effect for me but its more like I have no patience and alot of things annoy me quickly. Im also quite teary all through the month when I normally just get like that at time of the month. Just try and pamper yourself and try not to get stressed it should ease as the months go on.

Laura - im glad all is going well and the sickness is easing. Cant wait to see your announcement in a few months.

Cam - Good news your dp is back and your all set for round 5. I hope the break done you both good and feel positive about the last 2 months of clomid. Im on round 5 too so fingers crossed for both of us

Heebee - I reacon you know your body better than anyone and its so annoying when doctors dont listen. keep going

Ray - I have been ttc#1 for 16 months since our wedding last year which doesnt sound long compared to some but when 2 other friends got married after you and one has just had dd and the other is 6 months gone it makes you worry.

Anyways on a good note my dh just had his 2nd sperm test results and after all the multivits/selenium and cutting down smoking he has gone from 18 million to 56 million in 3 months so thats brill.

Keep going girlies we will get through this

cx

my darling ladies,
thank you all for your best wishes..
Claire hugs and kisses sweetie, it is hard as hormones all over the place..

Heebee darling how are you? glad your ok.
I have been chilling, it's been good i have aqay from here but i am back now.

Hugs and kisses ladies xxxxx

Is tiredness another side effect. Just want to sleep all the time at the moment. or that may be to do with emotions i suppose.

Heebeejeebee, ov on day 17 and then having period at day 26 isnt good is it, surley they need to lengthen your cycle. How long have you been trying? are you on clomid at the moment?

Clairebear, 16 months is a long time and i know it feels like forever when TTC. since i started trying my sister has had 3 babies , my friend has had 2, my cousin has, my other friend has and she was told she couldnt have any!! my other sister is 22 weeks. It is very hard when people all around you are getting Pg and they jjust dont understand how you feel at all and you have to try and be happy when all you want to do is cry thats the worst thing i think.

Baby dust to all. I hope it works for all os us soon.

clairebear88

DH sperm count news is excellent!

lauralou

How many weeks are you now?

hi dungungirl

how are you i am 9+2 today had my dating scan on tuesday and i am due 6th may so not on that april thread anymore

gp just called me said i have a urine infection how nice ..........

hope everything is going ok with you how far along are you now

lauralou

Ahhhh that would explain why I haven't seen you on the April thread recently!

I am 13 weeks tomorrow! Hooray!

Still not said goodbye to indigestion yet - yuk....but nauesa is starting to show signs to lifting a little.

Hi all

Ray - that's exactly it. I told my gp and the consultant that I ov'd late in a short cycle but because I told them I used opks neither were interested and told me to stop wasting my money. I went along with the consultants dates this month and had the scan at 11 days (scan confirmed I would ov in a week) and had the day 21 blood test today, day 19!) so I'll see what they say next week. I've been trying for 18 months in total, though I had a mmc in January, so they reset the clock and I've only apparently been trying for 6 months now! This is my first cycle of clomid

Clairebear - excellent news on the count!

hi girlies

well i had my 1st fertility clinic app today and went well. It was mainly taking all our details but she has set me up for blood tests, scan, lap & dye, and swobs for clymidia/infections. As dh has good count now it seems to be a problem with me she said. She also slated my gp for giving me clomid without doing scan first and not monitoring me all way through. She told me to finish this months clomid and dont take next months. I can then get a proper reading for blood tests and see where we go from there.
All in all im happy as im going to get thoroughly checked out.
Im still secretly hoping this months tabs will work so I wont have to go through all that. You never know

Thanks for everyones support as I think I may need alot more in the next few months.

Hi all,

Need some support here. Just found out that friend is Pg after her month of trying and sex once.
Cant stop crying! i am happy for her but so depressed for myself, its going from feeling calm to breaking down in full blown sobs you should see me i look awful.
Does anyone else get these feelings i hate feeling this way everytime someone tells me they are PG. Plus i know the clomid hasnt worked, like clockwork ten days before period i have sore boobs and very bad back ache and period pains.
Why not me? Have i done something realy awful to deserve this in a previous life or something.
Any tips on how i can calm down guys.

Hi Ray81. I am new to this but have been reading the threads for a few weeks, wanted to say something. I am due to start clomid after 18 months of TTC and my sister in law and I were going through the same fertility treatment together. She was (and still is) a rock for me and we shared our feelings about it all regularly. I found out a month ago she is pregnant and completely broke my heart. I had no idea it was possible to feel so completely devastated and over the moon for someone at the same time. I went to see her the very next day with lots of presents and we sat and cried together. She is still my rock, and I am still there for her. One of the hardest situations I have ever been in. I totally understand. X

Hi

Ray I think all the girls on this thread are in or have been in your position. We al feel for you and are here for a chat. I have a few friends round me who have just had a baby or are pregnant at the mo. Im so good when m first told and am really happy for them but when im at home and start thinking about it i break down.
Please dont feel its karma and you done something wrong ( easy to say i know as I feel like that too sometimes ). Thing is you have got to be positive and stressfree to fall pregnant so its not good being in this place.
Try to pamper yourself and have a weekend away with dp to relax. Find something to take your mind off ttc ( also hard ).
I wish you all the luck in the world along with all the girls on here.

Love to you and big hugs
xxxxxxxxxx

Hi
I am new to this site but was looking for some positive feedback. Have been ttcing since got married and have just finished first round clomid 50mgs waiting for results of day21 blood tests and am sure af is on its way so disheartening