TTC - Clomid Part 3

[stac14]

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

Hi Carebear

You should ideally be seeing the cons earlier than April. Its not good enough particularly if you are on clomid because you should be monitored whilst on it. No monitoring of any sort is a no no.

It should be properly established why one tube is blocked and this can happen for many reasons (btw have you had any form of abdominal surgery e.g appendix removal?). Can it not be unblocked?. Has a HSG (tubal x-ray) told the cons anything about the nature and or extent of the blockage?. Presumably something like this has been carried out.

Clomid's main and only job is to make the ovaries work harder - it will have no effect whatsoever on the workings of your other fallopian tube.

I wish you well

Hi all, stac What does Metformin do? My gyne hasn't mentioned it. So glad it worked for you, its great to hear peoples success stories. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy.
I'm feeling a little rubbish today but DP is taking me out for a meal tonight so hopefully I'll cheer up and feel better.
Good luck to all ttc xxx

Hey attila Long time no see, hows things with you?

yummymummy sorry for your loss, thats a terrible situation for you to have been put in. I too have an underactive thyroid and while they say its can make it harder to fall pregnant if its controlled it should have no bearing on ttc, when was the last time it was checked? Always good to make sure your up to date. Have they done any investigations into if there are any problems or are they saying you have none as you have been pregnant before? I didnt have pcos when I had DS but now I have pcos so I would defo ask them to check you out.

carebear thanks hun, attilas right regarding you being monitored while on clomid and that you should be seen by a cons before April. My GP gave me clomid in December with bloods being taken cd 21, 28, 35 but only because I was seeing the consultant in January. As my gp said he didnt know enough about it to continue monitoring me on it.

Hey to the rest of you ladies xxx

hiya all,
wow its getting really nicely busy on this thread!

Fairy - hope you are now feeling a little better and you know where I am if you need a chat x

stac - hi hope you are feeling well and taking it easy

attila - how are you? I was interested in your comment about the raised LH and FSH, I actually have a very high FSH and consultant has taken this to mean premature meno which is quite distressing.

yummymummy - you have been through the mill abit haven't you? wishing you well

carebear - both fairy and attend same clinic and we have been offered no monitoring. I think its dreadful that it depends on your health authority/clinic as to whether monitoring is offered. I had to ask for bloods but no scans offererd.

hi to the rest of you and welcome to new ladies - its a very friendly and supportive place to be x

meant to say fairy - if you have another go at the clomid it can;t hurt your chances

stac - feeling apprehensive about my appointment on monday. Have got to sit down with DH and write out our list of questions

large sprinklings of chocolate babydust xxxxxx

Hi Clure,

A big shout out to Stac as well.

I am doing okay thank you for asking.

Hi to all the newbies.

Clure - Good luck with your appt on Monday - write down anything you want to ask well ahead of time. No question is silly. If at all possible get your DH to come along to this with you. Such appts can cause considerable nerves and he can also ask questions and provide moral support.

Was always glad when DH came along with me to my appts with the cons, DH also came in handy after being told I needed surgery!!.. Seem to recall he helped me back into my chair!. Was not expecting that at the time by any means.

large sprinklings of choc babybust to all.

Welcome yummymummy - my best friend lost her first in very similar circumstances of not being monitored through labour & sent home when in fact her son had the cord around his neck! She went into full blown labour knowing she'd already lost him. I admire her courage so much. Her daughter was born under a year later with more monitoring & a c-sec & is almost 1!!!!
good luck with the clomid.

I'm gonna do my last course of clomid this time! maaybe it'll work.

Thanks Clure - feeling less overwhelmed, so much for no drama day...but thats another story. Thank you also for being there! feeling rotten with this cold/flu thing so you won't see me mon/Tue.

carebear as clure said, everything all depends on the HA/clinic you go to & your cons. I just hope they do what is best for their patients in regards to what they can offer.

attila I was offered 3 options - clomid, pinpointing ovulation & IVF. He felt my highest chance of conceiving was IVF. My hubby & I are willing to undergo this, at the end of the day it was our decision with the cons backing. I am ovulating with clomid & it may have kicked started something. We are all different people who react to the treatments in different ways & have different HA so inconsistencies can & will happen in regards to what we are offered. It's the luck of the draw. LOD is more for those who don't ovulate even with drugs.

stac how's the glowing mummy-to-be? When's your next scan? Are you going to find out?

What I fancy right now & we can't have is...

Large glass or two of Ros'e (spelt like that cos I don't have the right keyboard letters) baby dust
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Btw beck we are cycle buddies!!!!

Thanks for all your comments
stac14 ive had tests done and they cant visualise my ovaries properly on scan due to my BMI. my own doc said this is a bit silly as i am only a couple of stone overweight. Anyway due to the fuzzy scans they cant do the follicle tracking with me but they said due to blood tests they can see im ovulating normally and by cycles are like clockwork so thats why they cant give me a reason why im not preggers! I hope to lose the excess weight and get scenned again(lost 20lb already)even though i had my babies at 14.5stone. So i guess if clomid doesnt work in next 3 months ill have to go for HSG test im v.worried about that as i find smear tests hurt!will have to be done though!anyone here had the HSG?

Hi all
Not been on for a bit so been doing some catch up!!

Welcome to all new lot and hi to everyone

Fairy - i was told that although clomid worked or making me ovulate it didnt work well enough and we were referred for ivf (i got PCOS and dp got low sperm count) guess we relaxed into a state of wait for all that to start and i ended up pg so who knows it could be the trend for u too!! Defo go for clomid - i would!

I have my scan on the 26th bit nervous. still got sickness but found ginger biscuits do help!! craving sweet stuff which is not good all the weight i lost is gonna go back on!!

Hope everyone ok baby dust to you all

Thanks peju Does sound like me. DH has 'normal' so thats a little plus for us! We intend to take it easy. Haven't realised how much everything is taking it's toll until getting sent home yesterday & today really feeling it. I've told work I'll be off mon & tue as I do think I need to think about me for a bit!

I heard ginger cake was good too for sickness!

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peju - good to hear from you, yes ginger biscuits and dry toast i think help (didn't suffer the morning sickness myself but sympathise)

yummymummy - I had HSG first time round trying to conceive. It wasn't the most pleasant experience. For me it was a bit painful afterwards like a bad period but other people i know who have had it have all had different experiences some better than others. Like you say, its something that needs to be done.

Attila - yes thanks DH is coming with me to this appointment. I always find you are bombarded with information/stats/blah-de-blah and by the time you leave the consultants office you've forgotten half of what was said (well I am bit of a sieve brain!}

Fairy - glad you are taking it easy. When you said about getting upset in Heads office and feeling like death warmed up I just knew everything had taken its toll.

Just been putting the finishing plans ready for my DD's 5th birthday party. Can't believe she'll be 5, doesn;t seem long since she was a tiny long streak of a babe!

well its CD13 for me both a clomid free round but still BDing just in case

babydust x

yummymummy I am a couple of stones overweight but they done an internal scan to get a good view of the ovaries, to be honest I wasnt offered an external one lol

peju try not to worry about the scan it is a fab thing, dont get me wrong I felt so sick before mine lol I am on the July due date thread too, all welcome if you fancy it let me know and I will post the link

fairy I am good thanks, my 20 week scan is 1st March, we are going to find out, dont care what we're having just want to be prepared. Glad your doing the clomid hun

clure defo a good idea to get a list going, I found being on here gave me loads of ideas. It also annoyed my cons lol

Hey to everyone else xx

clure I was told by cons that DH HAD to be at all the apps with me! Yep it has taken it's toll, also needing to keep it quiet is also bloody hard. Told most people that have asked yesterday & today that we're having further investigations. Want to let little people know as possible.

My niece was 5 in Sept & I can't believe how big she is. I saw her come into the world & she hasn't stopped amazing me yet.

Stac I'm all for knowing. Want the name & bits sorted before arrival. Also, being a close family, my niece & nephew will want to be involved so having a name for them to use for the baby just really helps. My bro used the nickname for his baby all the way through - I'm still calling him 'it' at times cos the nickname was stupid! lol.

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Wow its been so busy on here, it took me a while to catch up.
Hello to all those i haven't met before its great on here, everyone is so lovely.

I'm gunna try and catch up now.
fairy glad you've taken some 'me' time, its such a stressful time and you have to take care of yourself.
yummymummy Sending hugs {{{}}}} your way. Hope you have had lots of support. Re. scans i've always had internal scans, wasn't offered anything else! Could you ask for one? They r a little uncomfortable but i've had so many now, its just the norm!!
clure DH and i made a list to take at last appointment in December. It was really useful. She was a Registrar and was crap and had to keep going to find out answers to our questions!!! Enjoy DD bday party
stac glad your feeling well, are you showing yet?
We are still feeling a little confused bout my blood results so i'm going to commit a huge MN sin. I'm going to GOOGLE it ladies!!!

Extra strong Baby dust to all.

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hi everyone
gosh, hasn't it got popular on here all of a sudden! hello everyone new, i can't keep up!

yummy I'm so sorry for your loss, to hear of someone losing a baby due to lack of care whilst in labour is just shocking. I know it happens, but still . I'm an angel mum too, there is a couple of us on here. We lost our baby at 38+4 due to a knot in the cord, he just went quiet one day. Since then I've had problems conceiving, apart from a miscarriage at 8 weeks in the summer. My cons has put me straight on 100mg (after checking my age ). I am at least 3 stone overweight and they saw my follicles good and proper, and we've got quite cr*ppy equipment!

fairy hope you're feeling a bit better, I was having a conversation only the other day with someone who was quite scathing about the attitude of some in the medical profession and she thought that some of them were abit 'out there' and out of touch! I'd go with clomid again, as you've got it.

stac hope you're both feeling well

clure bathroom all done?

I've had a lovely day care of a good friend, whose daughter I collected from school for about 4 months. We went to a hotel spa, had a swim, steam, sauna,hydrotherapy jacuzzi and then full body massage (heated massage bed), followed by healthy lunch. Bliss.

babydust by the skipful as there is so many of us! Perhaps the new thread could be 'clomid part 4 and friends of clomid'? lol
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Hey popsy sometimes I think I am showing other times I think its just the fat thats there, I am in the limbo part where the pregnancy symptoms have calmed down and your waiting for the movement. I am feeling good now the sickness is going but appetite is rotten. How you?

jobob sounds like you had a fab day hun, would love to do that with a couple of my friends.

fairy my friend says she feels rude calling the baby it, so we kind of refer to the baby as the bump lol Still trying to agree names with DP

ros'e wine flavoured baby dust to all ***

Hi all,
it was internal scanning i had...they saw the ovaries but jus couldnt get clear enuf pic of follicles.
When i hav another stone lost ill book another scan. but as i said im not that much overweight in the first place! Hopefully wel get lucky in the next 3months and there will be no need for that scan! has anyone success stories with clomid?

Hi Fairy

Would like to wish you the very best of luck with the forthcoming IVF. BTW you may want to read "The IVF Revolution" written by Prof Robert Winston as I seem to recall it is about women's experiences of this treatment.

yummymummy

Yeah I had the HSG (tubal x-ray) done and its in the house here somewhere. It is a useful test to have done as it can give information not easily accessible by other methods. For instance deformities INSIDE the tube can only be seen on the tubal x-ray. It should not be painful providing the dye is injected through the catheter both slowly and carefully. I was given the results of the test straight away and was told that both my tubes were patent (open).

I was given a couple of painkillers beforehand. I did not feel pain (and I have endometriosis as well, it did not detect that though) but it all felt very strange. Would suggest you wear some sanitary protection afterwards as that dye (a teaspoonful of it is used) does come out!.

anything else you want to know about it just ask.

Hi girlies,

Feel like I'm hitting rock bottom - maybe it's because I've had some tiume to think about everything & realised how much stress I've been under. It's as though the surveyors have come in to assess the bridge supports that is me & realised that I'm beginning to buckle!

Took clomid last night. Also gonna enjoy BDing for the fun of it this month. The IVF will now give us a chance o relax now we're going down that road.

Sent DH (in the pouring rain) to get some fresh veg from greengrocers. V healthy eating coming this way. Clure I may need to get ideas for veg as I normally do roasted Mediterranean veg or your usual sunday roast type stuff but feel inspired to be way more daring. I've missed being in the kitchen!

Hope everyone else is having a better day

lashings of baby dust
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Morning all. Well the snow has gone and the rain has taken over Roll on spring & summer full of BBQ's, lazy evos in the garden and picnics
Research didnt tell me anything! Lots of different articles saying ovulation occurs after 15, 20 and 30 (blood results) so i have no idea . CD32 today. Nothing i can do this month apart from wait for Af to arrive and start my 7th month!!
yummymummy i had a hycosy back in May. I just took painkillers and bleed after for about a week or so! I felt a little woosy after but nothing during. But i have a little phhobia of hospitals so unsure if it was the procedure or my phobia!! I'm also an Angel mum so there's plenty of support and understanding ladies on here.
Very jealous of you day jojo. It sounds like just what i need!!

Anyone doing anything nice this weekend?
I haven't got any plans, still trying to shake this cold DH woke up and said how sore his throat was so i think i've past it to him

Warming apple crumble with lashings of custard baby dust to all
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Yummymummy I had HYCOSY too - just felt like having a smear done & a bit squdgy in my undies after! I think we all react differntly to things. I'm slowly getting over my blood test phobia. I used to faint. Then I used to manage with a fizzy drink & a bar of choc, then it was just a bar of choc & yesterday I just got on with it (even looked at the vials yesterday but never the needle!).

I think we can only give you our experieneces, you take it on board & know we are with you in thoughts.

Pops thats cheered me up thinking Spring then summer!!!!

Sending sweet spring breeze of baby dust
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Fairy so sorry your having a tough time. It can't have helped feeling so poorly as well. My friend had IVF at the end of last year and she is the complete picture of calmness and she found it stressful. She had reduced her hours at work earlier in the year, she was really poorly the year before and lost her baby at 21wks and decided she wanted to be at home more, she was really glad that she did it. It gave her some time to cope with all appointmnets and injections at a convenient time. What i am trying to say is you are only human hun, and you have alot on your plate. Take some you time. Maybe take jojo's lead and book into a spa for the day with a good friend and relax! It wont take all the stress away but it'll give you something to look forward to. In the mean time get a trashy chick flick, comfort food at its best and enjoy some you time.

Take care hun xx

fairy we must be posting simultaneously!