TTC - Clomid Part 3

[stac14]

Follow on from the old thread for people trying to conceive using fertility treatments.

well start my provera today does anyone no how long to get af after u stop takeing provera

hi millymolly, it depends, think it took me nearly 2 weeks for af to come last time I took provera, good luck with it. hope you had good xmas

hi all, stac, fairy jobo hoping you all had lovely time. We've had a lot of fun catching up with DH's family and its my family turn in a couple of days we are heading over to the "land of my fathers" (thats Wales!!)

mega tinsel topped babydust with a smattering of snow on top xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

thanks clure hope u had a good xmas as well how are u geting on

hey ladies, just home after 2 days of celebrating. Dp is pd and bein a pest lol its the first time i was wishing i could drink so i was on his wavelength. millymolly i was the same as clure with provera, hopefully your quicker hun. How has everyones xmas been? Hope u'v all had a great time x

Hello ladies i hope you have all had a lovley christmas.
I hope you don't mind me jumping on this thread but the other clomid thread seems to be a little quiet lately, this one always seems so active ! Some of you use that one as well, hello stac [fsmie].

A lttle about my 'situation'. Currently on 6th month of clomid (now on cd11) this month combined with metformin plus they are going to scan me again this month. I have a 13yr old boy, conceived naturally, then 9 months of clomid without success. We believed it 'wasnt meant to be' so carried on with life as the 3 of us. Fell pregnant last october naturally but went into premature labour in february this year due to an infection. Unfortunately he was too prem to survive . It's been a really tough few months to say the least and to be honest i've really struggled.

Anyway, as i said i hope you don't mind me jumping on board, i've found mumsnets support invaluable.

Happy christmas to you all and i really hope 2010 is a good year for us all.
xx

Welcome Popsy!
Gotta say Feb seems the worst time to have a baby - this feb coming will be the 2nd anniversary of my friend losing her little boy who was stillborn. Big hugs (()). I'm on cycle 5 of clomid, first attempt at trying for a baby although it's now over 2 years since we started trying!

Hi stac, clure jobo & Milly

I feel so shattered & I haven't really done much. Seen my fam over the past 3 days. Got some more baby germs from my new nephew. DH's bro has been staying here cos he's been working over the hols & we live close to work so he comes in from work, has a few drinks, passes out & back to work (his idea of heaven! )

BDing going well as I think I might be ovulating at the mo - egg white type discharge yesterday evening so BDed as soon as back from my sisters & then again this morning!

Hope everyone is now relaxing!

mince pies with cream flavoured baby dust
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hi all

welcome popsy, you have had a rough time of it. Hopefully like stac the metformin will work for you.

Fairy, you sound like your in a good place at the mo, sounds like ov is happening for you!

hi stac and milly

I'm not sure where I am in cycle now, since september i have had one period, thinking it must be around CD 65, may even do another pg test before I think about using the provera. Have had a busy few days and this morning did a long run and think my hormones must be playing up cos all the jiggling about running has upset my uterus prolapse and have spent this afternoon having a lie down (unheard of!) with a hot water bottle! feeling better now though and geeing myself up for a friends 40th birthday bash this evening!
babydust xxxxxxxxxxxx

Aww Clure - hope your feeling a bit more in the party mood - go have some fun!!!!

I bloody hope so with the Ov!!!!! Not sure if I'm getting my hopes up, being really practical, or deperate! So far on this clomid my cycle has generally been 28 days except that very long one of 59 days!

CD12 today so it could be!!!! Hoping the baby germs for the past two days have worked.

mince pies with cream flavoured baby dust
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Thanks for the warm welcome fairy and Clure. Yes i have had a sh*te time but as i've found out from MN i'm not alone. Not sure where i'd be without the support of other MN's .
My heart goes out to your friend fairy it truly is an awful, heartbreaking time. I hope she has been able to move on with her life.
Looks like we are cycle buddies fairy i'm on CD11. I have my 2nd scan on Tuesday so will see if a follicle has grown
Hope you are feelin better clure and emjoy the party.

xx

Popsy thats good that you are getting scanned. When I asked my cons he said that our HA doesn't do that so I'm almost stumbling about in the dark as I have PCOS so OPKs don't work!
Originally we thought that DH had low count too but cons said it's all normal.
My next hosp app is 14th Jan where I think our next step is IUI but don't know untill we get there. Also need to lose weight.
I got the new WII fit for xmas so I'll try that as the old one worked for the first few weeks!
The first month on Clomid i didn't ov but I did the second month. Presumung I have since then but only got 2 blood test forms from hosp.
Great that we're cycle buddies - might be good luck for you as I was for Stac and she's now preg!

Sending lots of festive baby dust
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Hi all
I'm feeling rather like a stuffed turkey after xmas excess! Hope you all had a good time.

stac nothing worse than being the sensible one! it will all be worth it!

clure hope you're feeling better and having a good party.

Hi Popsy, I'm sorry for your loss, I'm an angel mum too, we lost our baby boy last March at 38+4 due to a knot in the cord and having previously got pregnant really easily, its just not happening. I'm now on cycle 2 with clomid.

With absolutely no offence intended to the lovely ladies on here - you're all lovely - but sometimes I daren't say how I feel as you'd think I was nuts or suicidal, altho as Fairy said, living with loss becomes part of your everyday normal - I don't know if you have every been onto SANDS but the forum is re-opening in January and can be a really good place to connect with other angel mums about all sorts of things, feelings, ttc etc. I have found it to be a lifesaver at times. Feel free to message anytime you want a chat. If you're anything like me, i just found once xmas was over there was nothing else but the anniversary looming.

Now all of you, no laughing - DH had said he had got us a joint present, sounds interesting hmm? I was expecting great things! When i opened it, it was scales with bodyfat monitor - 'the consultant said you needed to get your bmi down'. No, he hasn't heard of online bmi calcuators! Lucky i love him . He also bought me a big bar of toblerone. And fairy I got the new wii fit too.

mmm lindt chocolatey (from the neighbours) baby dust xxx

hi everone provera is makeing me feel really sick and sore stomach i have 5 more days to take

Hey ladies
Sorry for the moan earlier, your so right that it will be worth being the sensible one and of course when baby is born I can have night out with the girls lol

popsy I should have said to you before about this thread, I have used both since ttc and the ladies are fab. Hows the metformin treating you?

clure is it maybe period pains or implant pains your having? I was so crampy at the start of the pregnancy defo do the test befoer starting provera. Hope you felt better for the party tonight, we went to dinner with friends but were only out for a couple of hours as I am shattered

fairy good you have managed to fit in bding while bil is staying, when my sis lived with us it was a nightmare she seemed to come home at the worst moments lol

jobob love the pressie idea lol, we have a wii fit the games are fab, I was addicted to hula hoop, hold the record in my house. I think anything you feel regarding your baby is totally understandable hun, and I feel it for both you and popsy. Enjoy the lindt chocolate, my fave over the past couple of days was a pavlova at mil's house

Take it everyone is sick of the drinking now lol, so sending chocolate flavoured baby dust *fairy

Hi girlies

Think I'm still ov so more bding here today which has changed my plans. Might as well take the opportunity whiloe I'm off work & we can!

Bil is working so we can fit in BDing when he's not around!

Whats the plans for new years? Ours is uncertain.

Celebrations variety of baby dust
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jobobpip I'm so sorry for your loss. It truly is the most horrendous time i have ever been through and still on that journey unfortunately. Some days are still so hard and life seems a real shit!I'm embarrassed to say that i've hidden away this christmas. Just enjoyed spending time with my hubby and son
I completely understand what you mean about saying how you really feel. It's sometimes slightly scary, isn't it? Yep, the dreaded date is already there firmly in my head. even with the start of the new year preogrammes is a bit uncomfortable (my waters broke during dancing on ice!) Completely and utterly insane, i know .

I hope we both bring each other good luck fairy. I read my new new stars today and they said i need to look after my health and presserve my enjoy!! Hopefully for a very healthy, fulterm pregnancy and beautiful healthy baby .
I've had a few cramps/pains today but no CM so unsure if ov or not yet (CD13). Scan tomorrow so they will hopefully tell me more.It's been a bit hard to bd as much as we would like as our 13 yr old stays up as late as us now!!

Loving the lindt chocolatey baby dust.
xx

Ps. stac the metformin was making me feel a little dodgy to begin with but thankfully i only feel tired with it.
xx

Stac - think you jinxed us today. Just about to get down to BDing this afternoon & Bil turns up (he didn't come home last night as he pulled a girl).
I was laughing so much as DH run around the bedroom looking for clothes. lets just say both brothers were looking a bit sheepish not wanting to explain what they'd been up to. No Bil tonight as he has tomorrow off so he's gone home to get some clean clothes (obviously my washing machine aint good enough!!!). he'll be back in Wed so Bding undisturbed if we want.

Felt really sick this afternoon & now really want something savoury to eat - preb a reaction to the sweet stuff.

Lindt baby dust
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hi popsy we have had a quiet christmas again and haven't socialised, we too have a son, aged 5, and I cried when he opened his presents (he was too busy to notice!). It is hard to deal with sometimes, but it does get better, that much I can tell you.

fairy you're going to have to set up some kind of signal for your bil!

stac I love the hula too, I also have the record in our house (not hard to beat a 5 year old, tho, is it?) but I did sustain a knee injury from over exertion!

never thought I'd say it but just about had enough choc for this year! Seem to have got so many chocs given, feel like I'm gonna pop .

fruit salady baby dust! xxx

fairy i'm sorry for jinxing you, glad you are now uninterupted lol.

jobob dp and ds have tried it but they dont seem to be able to swing thier hips the right way lol i must admit its knackering, i'm waiting to get by my twelve weeks so i can do some yoga or slow moving stuff, wasnt very active before pregnancy so cant get too into it now lol
How are you popsy ven and clure? All good i hope xxx

hi girls how are u got 4 more days of provera leaved thank god they are really makeing me ill

Thats ok stac - was really funny though. Free tonight but he's back after that for a few times.

Lots of niggles & aches today so I hope it's all good signs.

does anyone know how long the egg white type discharge is supposed to happen and at which point can it mean you are ovulating???

Gotta agree about the hula hoop - I think women are just more looser in that area!!! lol

cranberry wensleydale & Ritz baby dust (cos I'm in a savory mood)
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I'm very jealous you all have wii's. I really want one!! I went to hula classes a while ago. Oh my god I was awful. My friend n I found it funny that I couldn't do it at first. Although after a few weeks of hula drop hula drop I got a little annoyed .
Just back from scan cd14. One follicle at 13mm! Back on Friday to check it.

Xx

Hi pops
How much should they grow to know you've ovulated? Do you get any niggles or that?
xxx

Hi fairy
Niggles and aches sounds good! I'm getting really uncomfortable before ovulating these days. I think the ewcm starts 4/5 days before ovulation and stops soon after ovulation. So as soon as you start noticing the change in your mucous, get to it! Now you've put me in the mood for cranberry wensleydale, we have some in the fridge!

popsy not sure I'd want to hula in public - you're very brave!

hi milly sorry you're not feeling well, the downside to all these drugs is they don't half make you feel off sometimes. Hopefully you'll be feeling better in time to toast the new year in!

I have now seen it all, on tv - an advert for Galaxy probiotic!

Off to get crackers and cheese. I'll be quite glad when all the xmas food is gone - no more temptation!xxx

The nurse said the follicles need to be above 17mm and they can grow 2mm each day. I've made a note in my diary how i feel at each stage of the month so i can monitor aches/pains/cramps/moods etc. I normally get really tearful cd7-10 and cramps start soon after, this month i only had a few slight cramps last night.
Maybe we haven't been bd late enough in my cycle?? This is the problem when they dont scan you!

xx