TTC - Clomid IV - A New Hope

[Fairygodmother1]

Hi ya girlies,

New Thread, New Hope.

To Newbies -
We're all very friendly, have had different experiences, are all very wise in the ways of clomid and more adventures to come I guess...

lets keep chatting!!!

Industrial-we-will-get-pregnant baby dust
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Lady you need square brackets
I hear ya! I don't believe there's too hard, just people trying to think they're being helpful when they're not!

Stac gonna do minted lamb in a bit. Spent earlier with my niece & nephew watching films. That was really nice!

Bailey's truffle easter egg baby dust *

Hello all i hope you are all well and have had a lovely Easter.
Thank you all so much for your kind words of support, it really meant alot. I have been reading your posts, its been keeping my mind occupied. fairy thank you for asking after me
Well news from my end. My baby boy was born on the 19th March and we have the funneral next week. Its been a tough few weeks, but unfortunately it hasnt been a first for us and i think i did alot of learning in the grief department first time around.
I was 100% certain that that was the end of the ttc road for me, I tried all the lines, its too emotional, what happens again, we would have more money, we could have lot of holidays and weekends away ....... the list goes on,but who was i kidding Its just fillers, they dont compensate at all!!
We have an appointment at the fertility clinic on tuesday to discuss the next steps. I have a box of clomid left and metformin, so maybe they will let me finish those. Who knows!
Anyway i thought i would pop back on and catch up whist scoffing an easter egg.
Sending hugs to you all xx

popsy i simply dont have the words to say how truely sorry and saddened i am, we all are for you and your family. XxX

Pops I want to say welcome back!!! We missed you loads! xxx
I'm so sorry for your news. Life just truely isn't fair is it?
Big hugs to you and your family!

How was everyone's easter?

Hope everyone had a good Easter weekend & now the sun is shining.

Phone cons this morning & waiting for a call back on IVF referral. Got lunch with a friend planned & waiting on the washing machine to finish & I can get that dried. Not looking forward to the ton of ironing piling up upstairs!

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hey everyone, did you have a good easter? The sun looks like its trying to come out but its been raining all day, ds is champing at the bit to go out lol. Hope your all good.

popsy hope today goes as well as it can. Thinking of you and your family. {{big hugs}} x

Ahh thats why the easter smile didn't work fairy Doh!

Welcome back Popsy, hope your ok, all of this must be making you so strong, i hope the appointment at the clinic goes well and hopefully you can try again as i beleive you will go on to have a healthy baby after all you have been through, you so deserve it xx

Fairy have you heard back from the cons?

Ven how are you? has it sunk in yet?

Hope everyone else is ok?

This is the first month that i don't know what cycle day i'm on, decided not to check this month and just wait for signs of ov and then get some bd'ing in
I'm trying to be a bit more relaxed this month with cycle days but feeling myself getting anxious as dp still needs to have a semen and blood tests before we start iui and the semen test can take up to two weeks to come back and i'm worried that if he don't go soon then we're going to miss our chance of iui next cycle, but i don't want to keep reminding him. Arghh Men!!!!

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Thinking of you Pops stac the weather was lovely here!

Lady I'm a bit p*ed off really. I finally phoned back PA at 4 cos hadn't heard anything to say that all my test (taken 1 month ago) are all there now but the referral hasn't gone off yet as they are not sure whether DH may have to do a more recent sample! Why didn't they say that at the appointment 2 months ago or when they were chasing my results???? She said she'll talk to the cons & get back to me so if I haven't heard by lunch tomorrow then I'll have to chase again!!!!

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Hi all, wow this thread is really quiet now.

fairy i am not surprised you are annoyed, the cock ups drive me insane!!

Well my appointmnet went as we had expected really. I didnt see the same doctor AGAIN, he didnt know my history. I had to tell him that i was pg, even though i went there for my early preg scan. The list goes on....
Anyway he was actually really nice, said how determined we both must be to have gone through all we have and still want to continue. He said he couldnt believe all that we have faced!! Makes 2 of us then!!He mentioned time wasnt on my side and to keep an eye on my weight!Hmph!! 2 pregnancies in 12 months, comfort eating and drinking, plus clomid really dont help the waist line Anyway he has given us 5 months till we have another appointment. 3 for my body to repair and my periods start again then 2/3 months of clomid plus metformin. He said it worked last time, he doesnt see why it wont again.
I completely fell apart after the appointment. Going back to the fertility unit was pretty stressful, plus its right next to the womans hospital. Too many memories!!
I am so confused and scared if i carry on ttc then it may all go horribly wrong again. Yet the desire to actually have a healthy pregnancy and a beautiful healthy baby is overwhelming.
Just returned to posting and ive dumped this all on you sorry ladies

How are you all?
xx

hi all,

pops just wanted to send you a massive hug

will pop back later as tea and DD are calling1
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Big hugs Pops We're here whatever you decide to do. Gotta say my life seems to be picking up (apart from chasing referrals) so maybe the times are changing for you!

I can't tell you what to do but I think you must be determined if you were there for that appointment. It's what you want and the dr was wise in suggesting a few months to repair yourself.

Well I phoned cons again this morning - PA said she hadn't seen cons as he was in surgery. Phoned back this evening & she's off on holiday. The up side is that I've spoken to another cons PA who has said she will get someone to fill in the forms for DH to repeat the tests as she feels that it will support the referral. Hopefully in a week we can be on the road I thought we were on.

Also learnt my lesson & we need to chase these people!!!!!

Is everyone back from Easter hols?

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Hi All

It really has gone quiet on here.

Popsy don't worry about dumping on us, we all do it and it helps to talk. The doctor is right, you have done it before so you could easily get pg again. Surely if this happened again then you would need to have tests to find out why you keep having mc.
The desire to have a baby is very overwhelming, i feel that every day. Good luck with the choices you make.

Fairy can't beleive the clinic didn't tell you that your dp needed another test. I would be very annoyed, but it's true, you do need to chase them. My clinic isn't to bad apart from the waiting times, sometimes wait an hour or more which really frustrates dp.

Hope everyone is ok?

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Hi everyone,

Pops I think you're quite inspirational for even considering having another go, even if you decide not to. Why not take a couple of months out to recover and then see how you feel?

Fairy, that is so frustrating - the nhs is so piecemeal it feels like no-one ever has the overall picture, they just look at the tiny piece in front of them and that's it.

Lady am liking your relaxed attitude - I'm trying to keep that way too but is harder some days than others. Peeing on sticks is working for me - this month rather than spending 2 weeks wondering if i was oving I knew when it happened and could relax the rest of the time. Not that it worked, af got me yesterday. Still feeling much more positive than earlier this year, maybe it is spring or probably as I stopped the Clomid.

I've got my next appointment next weds - have tried to request not to see the same guy as last time who really upset me, but they can't guarantee I won't see him so am dreading it.

Its my friends hen do tomorrow which I've organised and should be great fun, except that about half are fairly new mothers now so am steeling myself for a fair amount of baby chat. Have promised myself a massive easter egg on sunday!

Hi Clure and Stac and everyone else, sending you happy nice weather thoughts. x

Care good luck at the hen do. I think we all understand how you need to prepare yourself for the baby chat.

Lady I hope we are getting somewhere by this time next week.

Weirdly, I'm being relaxed about TTC this month. Had EWCM since yesterday so could mean I'm ovulating...who knows!

Dog sitting for my parents this weekend so pretending I'm on holiday! Well different house!

Gorgeous weather too

Care sorry af got you, i tried poas to see if i'm ov, but they never showed anything so i gave it up, don't know if it's because they were cheap ones from ebay, i know i ovulate as the blood tests show ovulation, we're obviously just missing the right time every month
Hope hen do goes ok. Just keep thinking to yourself that one day you wiill be able to talk about your baby.

I found out that a girl i know is pg after 3 years of trying through ivf and i was over the moon, usually i'm screaming inside when i hear of people i know getting pregnant but i was so happy for her, it's obviously because she has been trying for a long time so i think she deserves it more than someone who only takes a couple of months, i'm sure you ladies will agree

fairy i had ewcm about a week after af and we dtd then but haven't had it since, only creamy cm, so maybe i haven't ov yet.
Hope you have fun dog sitting, at least you will be able to get out for nice walks in this lovely weather.

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Thanks for the hugs and kind words ladies, much needed and appreciated.
My emotions are very up and down at the moment. I am hoping once the funeral is over then there's one less thing to stress about.
Carebear I am very conscious about leaving trying to conceive as everyone seems to be telling me 'i haven't got time on my hands!'. It took me a year after my last pg which would make me 36yrs. Anyway i cant do anything about my age but being told im fat and old wasnt nice to hear so off to weight watchers on tuesday!!
Carebear good luck with the hen do, hopefully the baby talk wont be too overbearing. You have my sympathies hun.
Fairy i'm glad your life is improving, i can remember you struggling before. Maybe you wont need to iVF after all Have you got a starting date?
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Lady that sounds like us. The cons can't understand why I aint pg when taken clomid as it made me ovulate!

Hi Pops. Boy have we missed you! life is a little better - DH is working now so thats a bit of a relief. Work for me has been up & down. Hope this term calms down a little now - counting down to summer hols. No start date yet as DH now has to repeat his tests. Will phone hospital on Monday to collect his form etc.

Hope everyone enjoyed the lovely weather today!

Hi all, sorry I haven't been on for a while.
AF got me today i'm gutted as this was the last month on clomid. gotta wait til next month to see the doc again.
How is everyone?
Good luck to all ttc xxx

hI EVERYONE Hope your all well. Fist I would just like to say......pops my thoughts are with you hun....take each day has it comes and youll not go wrong,try not to look round corners,youll only see whats not there(hope you understand what I mean) You take good care of yourself hun.xxx

Im still not too good after my best friend passed away so not really been up to posting lately, but I must be getting better cause here I am again.
Cd 8 today.......I dont know but is it poss to ov so early? I went loo and I saw white eggy like sfuff with a little red spots(sorry but cant think of another way of putting it ) Ive not seen this before so im just wondering if ive ov VERY early. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

hugs Beck sorry af got you. Clomid just aint having the success rate it should at the mo! Who's still on it????

Deb I have EWCM since day 9/10 & I've been having nearly 40 day cycles. Have no idea what's going on.

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Where is everyone????

hiya

I'm still lurking. Been trying to catch up with house stuff as have been away for a few days. Then doing school work and now psyching up for my half marathon tomorrow. Its not good as I went for a run on tuesday and tripped on a sticky up flagstone and fell flat, badly grazed hands but more worryingly pulled quad muscle, its still a bit tender and so hoping it won't give me too much trouble tomorrow - will soon find out!

Deb - good to hear from you, sympathies about your friend. I think it may still be possible to ov on day 8
Fairy - how are you? Are you enjoying your hols?
stac- how are you?
Pops - you are so strong, can't believe how determined you are (big hug)
becky - sorry af got you
care - good that you are able to use peesticks, I haven't been able to this time round, hope you get to see a consultant who is understanding
lady - I know exactly where you are coming from, its so heartening to hear that others who are having difficulty ttc have success. sure we'll get there ourselves (big lump of luck and babydust to us all)

Can;t believe still waiting to hear from fertility clinic and still waiting for af to turn up. Going to have to take a leaf out of fairy's book and start chasing (and with a big stick I think)

hi to everyone else hope you are enjoying the gorgeous weather. I took DD swimming then to a museum with a huge adventure playground. She was TOTALLY shattered come tea time
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Have we frightened everyone off fairy lol
Hope everyone is well.
xxx

morning all, sorry i havent been on much.

popsy you are doing brilliantly and are an inspiration to all ttc. Been thinking bout you hun

becky and care sorry af got you both. How have you both been?

deb sorry things have been crap for you hun must be so hard to deal with

lady how have you been?

clure good luck with the half marathon hope your muscle doesnt give you grief

fairy hows you? Found out my friend is from ashford, shes home at the mo as her dad passed away

Hey to anyone i have missed. Hope your all good x

Stac thats not too far from me! Have you come up with any names yet?