TTC - Clomid Thread

[MamaMaiasaura]

Hi just wondered if people ttc on Clomid wanted to join this thread unless i have been stupid and missed one.

We are due to fertility clinic on 22nd and expect to go on clomid again.

We have 2 dc. Ds1 is nearly 9 and was concieved without fertility help. THis was a big surprise as have PCOS and was told would never conceive naturally.

Ds2 was conceived after 1 course of clomid 50mg. My day 21 test was awful and still no period after 45ish day. Was put on progesterone to induce bleed. Didnt happen as was pregnant.

Was also on metformin but not currently, waiting for all clear next week. I have dodgy lft generally on medication and also bfing.

Ds2 is 1 now and still breastfeeding. Hoping this will not hinder any treatment as really want to continue this too. I am now 33 so fertility decreasing too.

I dont have a cd currently as all up the shoot so waiting to see what happens really.

Hello Everyone,

Sorry I went quiet there for a while. have been busy at work and trying desperately not to think about 2WW stuff.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, this just changed from CD29 for me to CD1 again just under an hour ago.

I'm 34 next Saturday - was hoping for better b'day present than this .

Still, I lost 3lb 6oz last week. Would be nice if I can do that again by next weekend!

Best dig out that Boden catologue too - I deserve a nice new dress to cheer me up. [smiles bravely]

Actually ended up with loads of new clothes when TTC DD1 as I bought myself something every time I got my AF. Not much of it fits now though, but another 3lbs and it probably will.

I'm wittering, but it's helping me.

Will start Clomid tomorrow eve again to make ssure it is really CD2.

Hope the rest of you get your BFPs soon.

{{{HUGS}}}mummycat Sorry to hear you got af, hope your ok. Well done with the weight loss though, what you doing to lose weight, I am always looking for ideas. Hope your ok chick xxx Next time we will be on 2ww round about the same time, I am on day 3 clomid

Hello Ladies

Today is day 23 for me! I?m almost there... The 2ww hasn?t been so bad for me. I babysat my friends kids overnight, cleaned the house, worked, and today is my husbands 31st birthday. So I have been keeping busy! I know this week is going to be horrible, because all of today I kept thinking if I was pregnant or not and how early would I be able to test. I remember a few women have told me that they tested on days 7 & 8 and it came up positive, but most women have said days 10-12 they test positive. But then again I do remember that 3 women told me there positive test did not come until day 15 or 16. So who knows!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just hope that this could really be the month.

Thanks Stac it will be nice to have a cycle buddy this time around - lets keep our fingers and toes and everything crossed and try not to think about it too much at the same time!!

I lost weight by doing a little excercise - short brisk walk at least three times last week plus eating mega healthily. Basically following the Carol Vorderman detox diet. So no meat (not hard for me as DH is veggie so we don't have much) no dairy and no wheat - not as hard as you might think and there are loads of lovely things you can eat like nuts and marzipan and avocados and stuff. I live off hummus mostly!

Will be having cake on Fri and Sat this week though for my birthday! I find that treating myself kindly helps

BrandyBaby go easy on yourself. I have just come from where you are at. I have come to the conclusion that avoiding test sticks until you are actually late is the only way forward.

I have been very low and didn't sleep much at all last night (no brisk walk for me today!) I woke after horrid restless sleep at 12.30am and then sat up, I realised that I had a headache and just burst into tears and couldn't stop. I felt so much grief. Every month I am not pregnant, I grieve.

Still, onwards and upwards - CD2 - time for Clomid (the not so miracle drug)

Hi to the rest of you girls - let's get chatting!

Good luck with 2WW Alfie Awen Dawni and Brandy

mummycat sorry your period came xx

Well i just called for my day 21 results and progeterone 1.2 so very low. Indicates i havent ov'd so opks were a bit misleading here. Am gutted. Even though i had practically told myself not to get hopes up blah blah blah.. i really secretly thought i had ovulated and just had a feeling it was all working. Waiting for my consultant to call to talk through next plan of action.

xx

Awen that's rotten, but if your period does come then that suggests you have ov'd and if it doesn't then well who knows...

I think it is best to expect that this month hasn't worked and then focus on next month just to keep you sane and stop your mind from wandering!

Good luck and chin up.

How's stuff apart from TTC?

Awen poor you, are they doing further bloods in case you ov'd later on the clomid?

Everyone seems v.down at the moment, need to do something to cheer the group up!!! This ttc is way harder than it says on the tin lol I know its hard ladies, think I had the same greiving session last month when I hadn't ov'd but you all told me to keep my chin up and keep going cos the end result is worth it and I say the same to you girls, remember we are all here to support each other.

mummycat will be nice to have a cycle buddie, as you say best not to get too bogged down by it so like you did last time I am going to make a list, think this time I have ann assessment due at the time so I will get stuck into that.

Hello everyone else, how are you all? xxx

hello all,

stac 10lb baby wow!!!! bet you cant wait to go through that again lol!!! did you concieve naturally with your ds?

mummycat sorry af came, but at least you can start next round straight away,maybe this is the month for you

on the subject of weight loss another great tip if you cant be bothered to mess around with food (like me) is drink lots of water, its so simple but it works for me, along with eating healthy of course and exercise, but give it ago you will be surprised...

brandybaby its so temping to test early. i always think its better just to get my af rather than sit and cry looking at a big fat not pregnant test result, and then when you are late take a test and get a big fat pregnant, like im hoping you will. we need a positive result soon.

i think clure needs an award for the distances she runs, i can only do a couple of miles and im done. clure have you always been a runner? do you run professionally (in local events and stuff) or its just for...fun

Hiya Ladies,

Sorry not been on for a few days.

mummycat1 sorry af got you. It's so damn shitty. (((HUGS)))

This is probably going to sound horrible but at times I wish everyone had to struggle to TTC and see what it's like for us. I know that sounds bad but I do get resentful at times lol. I've also had a downer of a weekend but I wont bore you and I'll probably make myself feel worse if i type it out.

CD21 today and expecting af any day now, but unsire of when it will appear. I'm not going to test early after last cycle fiasco. And I'm still not even convinced I ov'd this month anyway.

I have yet another quandry though, (here I go again). Well af will come this week so inevitably I will have to start clomid but I haven't had the results from swabs yet so haven't had any treatment yet. I dont want to TTC if I have an infection as it's probably pointless and deffo not worth the risk to any ptoential pg. Soooooo what do I do?? I'm geeting totally fed up of waiting to get the ball rolling. It feels like one hurdle after another. Someone really doesn't want me to have another baby

Any advice much appreciated. Thanks XXXX

Brandybaby try and hold out testing if you can, I know it's alot lot easier said than done but definately worth the wait as alot of times there can be chamical pg's and it's heartbreaking. Good Luck anyway hun whatever you decide.

Clure I take my hat off to you for running. I think I'd die running to the car and back, but seriously it's so good that you can do that. Well done hun.

Awen sorry to hear about your blood results but it may not be as bad as it seems. I know that sounds stupid but you never know. Is the consultant going to advise you on what to do next cycle??

Lisylou, Stac, Attila and Cheekymonkeywanted hope you are all ok and to anyone else I have missed.

I think we def need some more positive vibes on here. You never know ladies we could all be heading for a Christmas baby. Now that would be Fab!!

BabyDust ~ ~ ~

Hey cheekymonkey I did conceive ds naturally, stopped my pill in the may was pregnant by the August but I was only 19 and had no symptoms of pcos then. That is one performance I don't want to repeat but due to how bad the birth was and how big he was I may be in the too posh to push category this time lol,

Hey alfie, when are you due to see the nurse? I'm just thinking that if you have af it may be best to start clomid as you may be treated in between clomid and oving, does that make sense? Sorry your having a rotten time chick, we're here for you. xx

BTW I never thought about a crimbo baby before, that woould be quite nice, I'm going to visit a gorgeous baby girl tomorrow night for a wee cuddle, will probably make me even more broody lol

Hi peeps,
Heart goes out to all of you, you are all sounding so down.
First time on clomid days 5-9 as usually take 2-6 days but trying to get the ovulating dates corresct with when my partner is home (army)
Stac: it says i ovulate between dates 12th and the 16th i think, cant get back on site to check but its something around there. not 100% sure though as my 21 day bloods are on the 17th!!
I hope you are all ok and thinking of you all, we need some good luck on here
Baby dust to you all xxxx

hey lisylou
its www.babymed.com/tools/fertility/clomid/ there is a problme with that site just now, but if your looking for it again go to ask.com type in clomid calculator and it will bring it up as part of the results or add the sites to your favourite sites which is what I did. Maybe you should double check your day 21 bloods in case taking the clomid later may mean you need to be tested later, I got tested too early last month xx

Hey Stac I conceived naturally at 19 too and no sign of PCOS either until I was 29 when the only syptom was absent periods for 5 months. Blood tests showed I had PCOS and then a scan showed cysts on my ovaries, but this time round all the tests and the lap came back saying that nothing is wrong - but PCOS can't be cured can it? And I've been TTC for nearly 2 years now.

Womens' bodies seem to be made to drive us crazy!!

Alfie I agree with Stac, maybe you could get cured before ov day? Can you have a phone consultation with your nurse or GP?

wanting everyone to struggle doesn't sound horrible - I wish that too at times. The old, "I wish you knew how it feels" thing.

Desperate to have a chat with my sister and tell her what's going on in my life right now as we are usually very close, but don't want to burst her pregnancy bubble. Feel a mixture of and desire to be fab big sister and auntie.

Right, let's all get positive. What's everybody got planned for next weekend?

Whoops, just remembered, I need to take a clomid tab now! Just popping off to do so

i know exactly what you mean mummycat just got off the phone to my best friend in australia (who concieved first month of trying) she keeps asking me how i am, but dont really want to be truthful about it, knowone knows this time that we are back on the treatment after losing our little boy. Its actually quite difficult not to say anything, because i want to be excited about maybe concieving again.

alfiemax how you feeling, you sound a bit down, if you want to let it all out go for it, might make you feel a little better. I think we all feel the same, i work a couple of days a week in a babies shop (try that when your trying to get pregnant) the amount of people who come in and tell me all there lovely stories of how they concieved in the most perfect situation...

sorry for downer earlier, had big cry too. Consultant called me (she is fab) and my results werent 1.2 but 4.6. She said it looks like i havent ov'd but that the last time i did similar and then conceived ds2 so apparantly i'm an 'odd one'. great Anyway, I am to wait and see if i get period till 14th March. If neg preg test and no period then to start provera. Seems like such a long wait. She also said to keep up with the sex every other day as you never know. She is upping the clomid dose to 150mg, will then do a day 10 scan and then bllods day 21. She talked about putting me on metformin (iwas on it for ds2) but concerns about bfing and taking it so will just try with upping clomid first.

Alfie - sorry you are feeling down too at the moment. This ttc lark is tough. You dont sound bad or resentful at all. Just honest and it is hard that for some it is so easy and they just dont get the stresses of ttc.

Stac - 10lb! ow. I thought my boys were heavy at 8lb12 and 8lb14. Had sectionb first time and would not recommend it. Managed vbac second time.

Brandy - ditto avoid testing, hard to be patient i know but really is better psychologically.

Mummycat1 - Hoping this round of clomid gets you pregnant. I cant wait now to get started on next round iykwim.

Mummycat - CD 2
Stac14 - CD 5
Lisylou - CD 6
TishB - CD 10
Cheekymonkey - CD 14
Alfiemax - CD 21
Awen - CD 24
Dawnii - CD 24
Brandybaby - CD 24
Clure - CD 58
Loulabell - CD 62
Millymolly - CD ??

Hi awen yeah he has 10lb6 born with ventuese cap think thats vbac thing your talking about but the scarring is v bad down there so I dont think they would risk it for the scarring, soz for tmi! I'm also curious about metformin but I thought it was only prescribed if you are insulin resitant, are you?

mummycat your story is the exact same as mine, I conceived naturally at 19 then was diagnosed with pcos at 29 which leads us to were we are now so fingers crossed we managed to get bfps this month lol

alfie you don't sound bitter or resentful it is very hard when you hear of people who just 'fell pregnant' whe we have to go through all of this, it's a nightmare but the end result is worth it {{hugs to you}}

cheekymonkey {{hugs for you too}} are you feeling ok?

baby dust for us all ~*

hello all

wow its been busy on here today! Had a bit of a crappy day at school. some horrid year 6's with attitude and too many hormones!

Anyway, we certainly do need some good news on here now don't we? Its soooo tough.

stac can't believe weight of your DS, it makes my eyes water. my DD was 6lb 12oz and I had ventouse, had 3rd degree cervical tear, episiotomy lost over litre blood - yikes and I'm still going back for seconds. I also suffered a prolapsed uterus about 6months after the birth which I'm still living with because consultant wouldn't consider treatment till family complete.

Alfiemax so feeling for you. have you managed to speak to anyone about your swab results and how this will affect you TTC. Its like you really don't need anything else on top of TTC, its draining enough without extra worries.

mummycat I really know how your feeling about your sister. Its really hard as your so pleased for them but it seems to highlight what you want most in the world

cheekymonkey I've always been into cycling but got into running when trying to conceive first time round with DD. It was my therapy when lots of my friends were falling pregnant. it's still my therapy and yes it gives me a buzz, all those lovely endorphins!! I run in organised races though I'm a plodder but can usually go the distance.

Awen you cry all you need to and let it out. I havne't ovulated this (I say month but its two months now!) Good you have a plan and a brill consultant, I didn't realise you could take 150mg clomid. i may be joining you on the provera.

Still no sign of AF have decided to give it another week before descending on GP and requesting progesterone.

mummucat1

I think I will wait this month... I don?t want to drive myself crazy!

Awen

I?m sorry that you didn?t ovulate. Try and keep positive. Thanks for keeping track of everyone?s cycle days! If this month doesn?t work (I?m praying that it will!), next month I will take 150mg on days 2-6.I can?t imagine how I couldn?t be pregnant this month... I did everything so perfect this month. And talking to you ladies on here was the only time that I spoke about ttc. So I wasn?t stressing at all. We bding around the time we needed to every 24 hours (legs up and pillow under my bum), robitussin, vitamins, lots of water. I guess today I?m worrying a little bit because if I?m not pregnant this month I don?t know anything else I could do better! I wonder what?s wrong with my body. Maybe I?m putting to much pressure on myself. It just seems that women that don?t have a desire to get pregnant, and then myself and others try so hard for many months and years to conceive!

cheekymonkeywanted

That?s what I?m going to do. Today is day 24 for me and I always get my period on day 29. So I going to try my best and not test. It?s going to be hard though!

Alfiemax

Thank you and I will try my best not to test!

Brandybaby

I recongise the desperation to conceive, been there and have the t-shirt on that one.
I am going to suggest something here and you may think this is too radical/also a load of old garbage and thus to be dismissed but here goes anyway:-

Stop all the charting, taking robutussin, legs in the air post intercourse (particularly that one as it is just not necessary, enough sperm will get to the cervix from where it will not escape) as of now. Don't do all that any longer, just cut it all out. All that is clearly not working for you. You may not think you're stressing but you are. Doing all the above proves it. You can indeed do everything "perfectly" through the month as you describe - and still not conceive.

Rigourous timing of intercourse is not a good idea either. Having sex every day can weaken sperms. Again all that puts pressure on both of you and what if one of you does not feel like having sex anyway?. The whole act can become mechanical and the fun goes out of it.

Ovulation is not an exact science, it really is not. It can happen earlier, later or not at all in any given cycle. Take the pressure off yourself now.

My other concern is that your ob/gyn seemingly just gave you clomid without a diagosis of the underlying problem. It may have worked for her but this does not mean clomid will work for you. It may not even be suitable for you to take!.

Do you honestly feel you've been adequately investigated. What happens in the event that clomid is ultimately unsuccessful?. What's her Plan B?.

Following on from that you need to seriously consider seeking a second opinion. I realise however, the US system is very different to the UK and that will cost a lot.

With best wishes

Attila

Hey clure
I had all the same problems as giving birth to ds the nurse said I was a milimetre away from splitting in two (tmi I know) thats why I think this time theywould prob opt for c-section, especially as I have an increased chance of having another large baby, omg what am I putting myself through lol but I can honestly say my boy was worth all the pain which is why we are putting ourselves through it again lol.

Are you feeling any better today ladies? xxx

Hello Everybody,

Liselou sounds like you have a plan - good luck with timing your ov

Awen that sound smuch more hopeful - bet you are glad about the scan on CD10 - don't get too attached to those little follicles when you see them on screen! I have before now

Cheeky How do you cope with working there? I'm sure you will be shopping there yourself soon enough though. You have age on your side xx

Stac my dd was 9lbs 11 and a half oz, I had to push her shoulders out too, not just her head, but it wasn't so bad as she wasn't my first. She was a very chubby newborn!

I'm just about to plan a new kitchen on the Ikea site. We are off to Poland for a week at Easter and then we will tackle the kitchen when we get home. Once that's sorted we are going to put this place on the market. So plenty to focus on. Plus marking and reports to write before the end of the week.

xxxxxx to everyone

Hey mummycat
You sound really busy for the next wee while, are you going to try clomid before the holiday? DP friend just moved back to Poland, he says w2e have to go visit in summer so let me know what its like.

I didn't mean I am the only person who has had to push out shoulders what I meant was DS shoulders tore me further on his way out, not saying just cos he was big means I have went through a worse time its just because of the mess that has been left down there as far as I remember they're not sure I will be able to manage a natural birth, sorry if I sounded that way. xxx

oh no stop now with the birth stories haha!!! everyone will start leaving this site and join another one called...never having children EVER!!! only joking! best to be prepared!

mummycat do you know what after having mc i obviously had a few weeks off and wasnt sure if i was going to go back to work...but i knew if i hadnt i would of just secluded myself from the world and would of ended up hating women and babies. I only work 1-2 days a week, and at the beginning when i didnt work i was like that, i didnt want to see any babies or people happy with kids, so in some way it helped me and forced me to get on with life... and i think made me a stronger person. im not saying its not hard though. But to be positive i know every bloody baby gadget, travel systems, monitors, steriising kits etc etc .... so im ready whenever a baby is ready for me

should be ovulating today or tomorrow

got to plan something for the weekend, hubby going away driving to the other side of europe to see family...and im not going this time he's told me i have to stay, relax and make a baby lol!!!